Tea with her

A Souseiseki and Shinku fanfiction

It was a only 11'o clock at night at grandfather's house. He and grandmother were asleep and I was awake in my case, rest not finding my doll body. I just couldn't sleep. Not when a blonde bombshell was all I could think about. It was because of the previous day that made me think about this.

She seemed to radiate perfection in her crimson dress. Her hair in pigtails and her eyes were sparkling. Father must of used some impressive materials to make a doll like her. I must have stared at her so many times that day, I hope Suiseiseki didn't notice. The last thing I needed was my older sister worrying about me.

"Jun, I thought I told you that I wanted Earl Grey?" Shinku remarked as she took a whiff of the arouma that lay in the china cup.

We were all around Jun's house again, as we were most days, but unknown to Shinku that Jun had left a few minutes before she stated her complaint.

"Erm, Shinku... Jun's not here, nor is Nori." I said to her from the sofa. She looked up from the table and stared directly at me. I felt a shudder fall down my spine and a warm tinge fill my stomach.

Now that I took notice, there was not many of us home at all. Hinaichigo and Suiseiseki were out on a adventure to gather grocceries and Nori and Jun were at school. It was just me and Shinku in the house, watching tv.

She was still staring.

"Shinku? You ok?" I asked her. She never usually looked at me this long. It was getting quite embarrassing and yet it was nice. Then her glaze left my mismatch eyes and looked back down at her cup.

"Very well. Souseiseki..." She started and made me pay more attention to her words. Her face looked back up at me. "You shall make me a Earl Grey tea."

I was stunned. "What?!" I asked as she started walking over to me.

"You will make me a cup of Earl Grey. Honestly Souseiseki, do you ever listen?" She asked with sarcasm. But her words were not spiteful, just with a tinge of annoyance.

She stood infront of me and held out her hands. I looked at the small palms and before I knew what was happening she was holding my hands. She pulled me off the sofa and led me to the kitchen.

To be honest, I had never made Earl Grey tea before, let alone for someone like Shinku.

"Now you do know what you're doing right?" She asked.

Nope. "Sure I do" I lied.

"Fine I'll leave it to you Souseiseki" She said as she turned and went back to the dining room area.

I looked around the kitchen. There were pots and pans and there in the corner was a kettle. I walked over to it and flipped the switch and started to get the necessary equipment out to make it. Thats when I noticed just how tall the shelf was where the china cups were. I reached out but there was no chance that my hands could reach the china. So I climbed on the table top and stood up, nearly getting my finger into the cup ring when-

"Souseiseki!" Shinku shouted as I turned and found her stomping towards me. "What do you think your doing?"

"I was trying to reach your cups for you" I replied to the blonde doll. She looked so angry.

"You could have got hurt by doing that!" She shouted at me. I was so confused.

"But how else shall I get them down?" I asked her. She then surprised me by climbing on to the counter herself and reaching for the cup with her cane. She hooked the cup up with it and turned around to show me.

"See this is how a lady should do it" She declared with pride. "Now if you had one of these, Souseise-" She started but suddenly when she started to move her foot slid and she was suddenly falling forward. Her cane and cup fell right out of her hand as she landed on top of me.

It was so weird feeling her small body on top of mine as I lay on the tile floor. It wasn't a hard landing but it defintely shocked me. And Shinku.

"I'm so sorry Souseiseki" She panicked as she started to move off me. But then without thinking I stopped her. I put my hands on hers and looked at her face. She was bright red and was almost avoiding eye contact with me. Then she noticed my actions. "Souseiseki?"

"Are you ok, Shinku?" I asked her. She nodded in return and looked into my eyes. My stupid red and green eyes. "Thats good then, I think Jun would probably kill me if you got hurt" I said with relief and took my hands off hers. I let her up and we both sat on the kitchen floor for a minute without talking.

"I think Suiseiseki would start the Alice game early if anything happened to you, Souseiseki." Shinku chuckled. "You have people who care about you too" she stated.

"Oh yeah? I have Suiseiseki and her army of plants, but thats about it" I replied, laughing a little at the idea of Suiseiseki on a war path; her and the plants against the world.

"No you also have your grandfather and grandmother, and us here" She said with a smile.

My smile faded slightly. "I don't think anyone here would really miss me, you know. I'm just the younger sister to Suiseiseki. No one would miss me, they'd just miss her-"

"You're wrong!" Shinku stated loudly. "You're so wrong! Everyone would miss you. Even Jun and Nori. And especially me!" She said then blushed when she realises what she just admitted. I couldn't believe it. Shinku would actually miss me?

"I never knew you cared about me that much" I said as red spread across her face.

"Well a lady has to care about her family, even if they are different or if they don't like her"

"So you think I don't like you?" I asked as I comprehened what she had just said.

"Of course not. Its just the way you look at me sometimes. Your eyes are usually full of suspcition and it makes me feel like you don't actually enjoy my company" She said as her eyes left my face and looked at the marbeled floor. I had to try and cheer her up. I got up from the floor and summoned the gardeners sheers. Shinku looked at me with horror. Did she really think I was going to use them on her?

I then stretched out and hooked the end of the sheers on to one of the cups in the cupboard. I got it down and started to make the Earl Grey for her. If it would make her smile then I'd do it.

"Go sit in the dining room and I'll bring it to you" I said to her as I lent out a hand to help her up. She smiled as she put her hand in mine and I pulled her to her feet. She then stood in my arms for a few seconds as I felt her hair brush my cheek. I couldn't help but sniff it as she stood there. She then walked off, leaving just her scent on me.

When I took the hot drink to her she was sitting patiently at the table, waiting for me to bring it to her. I couldn't but smile at her grace as she sat there. Its no wonder why so many of us sisters are envious of her.

I laid it down in front of her and did a little bow to humor her. She smiled back and nodded a response.

"That was nicely done, Souseiseki." She said as she sipped her tea. I seen a smile. My work was done.