STORGE: The Familial Bond
STORGE: CHAPTER 2
Anri and Her Hectic Year
It all started when she officially became a seventh grader…
Anri had always sat silently on her table during lunch break, ignoring the people socializing to each other around her as usual. She wasn't lonely. Nope, not one bit. She's fine. She doesn't need anyone.
Being a person who is socially awkward and seemingly unapproachable to people who doesn't bother to interact with her in the first place, she always ignored the longing feeling of having a companion of sorts. After all, she still has her family and Vicchan. Well, that's was what she thought until a certain chicken nugget barreled into her life in the most literal way possible.
Minami Kenjirou, the ninth grader, was a charismatic ball of energy and she, the so-called "antisocial" student of her class, didn't expect that they're ever to meet. To be honest, she was just minding her business, peacefully doodling instead of cramming her homework when an upper classman slammed opened their classroom door and run towards her table. With the grace of a flailing duck, he crashed onto the younger girl, the chair dragged with them as they fell to the ground together. Ignoring the snickers and shocked squeals, he then proceeded to ask her with the loudest voice that he can muster:
"ARE YOU KATSUKI YUURI'S SISTER!?"
That was the start of a beautiful friendship that will last for decades.
At first, Anri questioned her life choices. She never expected that she'd befriend someone in school, let alone a fan of her brother! He had some sort of talent in bringing out the fun, wild side of her into the open. This didn't really stop her from unconsciously wrapping herself with the unapproachable and uncaring shield whenever she's in class, or anywhere else other than the inn, the rink or whenever Minami, who she now calls Rou-kun, is around.
Later on, however, the boy ended up being a regular visitor of their bathhouse inn and she became his house's regular visitor as well. Heck, Vicchan is so familiar with him that he gets greeted with a tackle and happy kisses whenever the upper classman sets foot in the building.
Whenever Yuuri is competing live, they cheer for him together, and if he gets to win a medal or stand on a podium, they would shriek like maniacs, not caring if some customers look at them oddly when they watch it in the inn. Minako joins them sometimes when the live stream is on and she became their awesome, drunk aunt.
As weeks pass by, the duo was finally able to communicate through the language of "fangirling". They can speak to each other via incoherent noises and understand the wild hand gestures of the other. It was fun, especially if they get to see people's reactions in the corner of their eyes.
It's much fun, now that she has a friend with her.
"Have you been taking care of Vicchan?"
"I have," Anri beamed proudly as she played with the poodle's paws, even if she seemed to look like she would fall asleep at any moment.
It was late at night when Yuuri called, being in different timezones and the lot. Not that the girl cared, she may be tired from her solo training but her energy was restored when he called through FaceTime, "He's getting real old already, so come and visit us sometimes."
"I'll try," Yuuri said as he began to look homesick, probably travelling in the memory lane as he mumbled softly, "I hope I find the time to do so."
"You will!" Anri hated it when Yuuri's mood goes from positive to negative, so she tried to reverse the damage she somehow caused. Thinking of a way to divert his attention from being homesick, she mentally listed off the things that she was to say to him in the first place. The moment a box entered her peripheral vision, she said hastily, "By the way, thanks for the hand-me-downs, they're so comfy!"
To prove her point, she stood up, placed Vicchan down and showed that she is already wearing a set of clothes from the package and twirled as if she was wearing a breezy dress. This display erased the melancholy looked from her brother's face, replacing it with a happy smile, "Glad you liked it then!"
"Oh," leaning closer to the screen, glasses glinting due to the brightness of it, Anri grinned like a shark, "and you kinda placed some extra things in here, though."
Yuuri blinked and uttered a "Huh?" confusedly.
The girl then ran to the box beside her bed. She took something that the camera couldn't see before she held it up for Yuuri to see.
It's his missing briefs. She was holding the paw print patterned ones, his favorite and so-called "good luck" underwear.
"OH GOD! I DIDN'T MEAN TO!" Anri laughed hard as he tried to form words other than apologies and failed in the process. The best part was when Yuuri didn't seem to realize that his roommate got curious at some point and witnessed it all. The Thai understood everything due to Yuuri and Anri conversing in English, even if there a few Japanese words thrown into the mix.
The male laughed out loud on his bed, much to the older man's embarrassment, "Man, do have any idea how much Yuuri freaked out about his missing underwear?"
"Oh, hello there," Anri greeted breathlessly, somehow at ease with the new person in front of her screen, "Boku wa Anri – I mean, my name's Anri, but you may call me "Ki-kun"! What's yours, oh dear stranger behind thy brother?"
"I'm Phichit Chulanont," the fellow smiled and waved to her, "nice to meet you, too!"
"My, Yuuri, you never told me that you have a cute roommate!" The girl teased the poor male that seems to be hiding in the corner of her screen, "You dating?"
Phichit grinned not-so-innocently and excitedly said, "Actually, we are!"
"Holy – Yuuri, how dare you not tell me about this!?"
Yuuri shouted, turning and glaring at his rinkmate, "We aren't dating!"
Dramatically, Phichit clutched a fist on his chest and held out the other to the ceiling, "Oh! My poor glass heart! It has been broken by a wicked man!"
Anri faked as gasp, also dramatically covering her mouth, eyes wide open from fake shock, "Yuuri! How dare you treat your boyfriend like this!? Shame on you!"
"We. Aren't. Dating!"
The two laughed as they continued teasing him all night long. Afterwards, they followed each other's social media accounts to share Yuuri's Daily Life TM.
TBC
OMAKE: Ice Cream Queens
Part 1
RaisingStar logged in
Fran logged in
AdrenalineJunkie TM logged in
IceQueen logged in
RaisingStar: So girls
RaisingStar: What happening ;)
Fran: Fous le camps et morte!
RaisingStar: #r00d
IceQueen: Please don't fight
IceQueen: Fran, please don't be rude to RS
IceQueen: RaisingStar, im still doing your art request
IceQueen: what about you?
RaisingStar: Darling, I'm glad you asked! :)
RaisingStar: I've been practicing my spectacular jumps and spins!
RaisingStar: My photoshoot went really great as well
RaisingStar: After all, the edgy French wasn't there to ruin anything
AdrenalineJunkie TM: Aaaaaaaaaaaand Ill stop u b4 u piss Fran even further
RaisingStar: Jeez, girl, why are you all being rude to me today? :(
IceQueen: but im not? ? ?
Fran: Because I don't like you, salope
AdrenalineJunkie TM: Jegus, clam down bitch
Fran: Non
Fran: Va te faire mettre
IceQueen: what? ? ?
RaisingStar: ALRIGHT
RaisingStar: STOP RIGHT THERE
RaisingStar: DON'T TAINT THE CINNAMON ROLL WITH YOUR FILTHY LANGUAGE
IceQueen: um…
IceQueen: whats even happening? ? ?
AdrenalineJunkie TM: U dont need 2 kno
AdrenalineJunkie TM: I dont need 2 kno
RaisingStar: Заткнись сука
Fran: Make me
AdrenalineJunkie TM: ちくしょう
AdrenalineJunkie TM: Ill personally go 2 Rus and Fra to slit ur throats w/ my knife shoes
Fran: Go ahead and try
Fran: I have my hockey stick
Fran: And I'm not afraid to stick it up your Asian ass
IceQueen: uM? ? ?
RaisingStar: You can't threat me with that either, smol child
RaisingStar: Everyone has Knife ShoesTM in this chat
IceQueen: i
IceQueen: i have an ice pick? ? ?
RaisingStar: Honey
RaisingStar: Let the grownups handle this
IceQueen: technically, youre all younger than me
IceQueen: but okay then
A/N: EXAMS ARE FINISHED! IM DE C EA SED, PRAY FOR MY POOR SOUL FAM
Anyways, IDK about the other OCs. They sorta... just happened.
So what do you guys think? Does it suck? Should I continue the drabble? Will Vicchan live?
Comment your woes and they shall be answered :D