Chapter 1
Sakuragi carried his precious sliver topped bundle and tiptoed down the hallway to the gym. He had just fed Sakura and had just gotten her to sleep. Creeping precariously round the corner, he made his way to the courts. He knew he was late, but he didn't have a choice, he just hoped that Akagi would understand and was sure he would, since he himself had a little sister.
Sakuragi sighed. He had been followed the whole day by hordes of girls who wanted to play with Sakura. Sakura, not being one who liked strange people (wonder why since her brother is the definition of strange), had cried the whole time and Sakuragi had had a hard time trying to calm her down.
He stopped outside the gym and took a deep breath. He put his ear to the door, strange; there wasn't a single sound. That was good, that meant that Sakuragi could explain his situation without walking Sakura up. He put a hand to the door and was about to slide it open when…
"KORA!!!"
"KA-POW!"
"SSSSSHHHHHHH!!!!!" Hissed Sakuragi as he nursed his head in one hand and carried Sakura in the other.
"NANI?!!!!!!" shouted an enrage Akagi.
"SSSSSHHHHHHHH!!!" Hissed Sakuragi, hurriedly turning his attention to Sakura. Putting his finger to his lips to silence Akagi, he showed the still seething Akagi the sleeping baby.
Sighing with relief when Sakura didn't wake up, he looked up to face a slightly puzzled Akagi.
"What are…" asked Akagi.
"SSSHHHHH!!" hissed Sakuragi pointing to the sleeping baby. Nodding, Akagi lowered his voice and asked, "What are you doing with that baby Sakuragi? Don't tell me…" With a horrified look, Sakuragi shook his head and whispered, "She's my little sister and …"
"OH HO HO HO HO HO!!" a familiar loud laugh came from behind them and Sakuragi spun around and hissed, "SSSSHHHHHH!!!!"
Ayako looked at the sleeping baby and nodded before whispering, "Eh, Sakuragi Hanamichi, whose the unlucky woman?" Sakuragi glared at Ayako and hissed, "She's my little sister not my daughter!! And what do you mean unlucky?!"
Ayako laughed and said, "You know what I mean. And are you sure she's your little sister? She doesn't look anything like you, except maybe the hair." Sakuragi was about to throw back a retort when, "OI! Sakuragi since when did you have a daughter eh?" Miyagi and Mitsui came up from behind and slapped him on his back, hard.
Sakuragi turned around and hissed at them, "SSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH!!! Don't you dare wake her up! She is NOT my daughter! She's my little sister!!!" Miyagi nudged Mitsui and sniggered, "Yeah right!"
Then for the irony of it, the thing that Sakuragi didn't want to happen, happened. In his anger at being teased the whole day he shouted, "KORA!!!!" and dropped Sakura.
Everyone gasped and watched in shock as the baby fell out of Sakuragi's hands. Everything moved in slow motion as the baby fell to the ground.
Then, just as the baby seemed to hit the ground, a blue clad body dived into them and caught the baby with its body.
Sakura woke up from the sudden shock and started to cry. Her large clear violet eyes filling up with tears. Sakuragi watched in shock as his sister lay on the body of the guy who had saved her and watched as she cried. He was too stunned to say or do anything. He had nearly lost his little sister there and he didn't want to know what his parent's would do to him if he did. He was shocked back into reality when he realized who had saved his little sister.
Rukawa picked the crying baby up from his abdomen and cradled her gently in his arms as he got off the floor. Talking quietly to the baby, he soon soothed her and was dusting her sliver haired head as he turned to glare at Sakuragi.
"Do'aho. Can't even do a simple thing and carry a sleeping baby," said Rukawa in his usual monotone.
"KORA!! TEME!!!" shouted Sakuragi. Rukawa glared at him and said, "Quiet, do you want to shock her some more?"
Sakuragi's mouth dropped open and kept opening and closing like a goldfish as Rukawa glared at him, Sakura still in his arms. Still glaring at Sakuragi, he said, "Where's her stuff?"
"Wha?" asked Sakuragi. Rukawa glared at him, sighed and said, "I think that she should have a drink to calm her down don't you?" Sakuragi could only nod dumbly as Rukawa reached for Sakura's baby bag and as he watched Rukawa sling it over his shoulder and walk away to settle down in one corner with Sakura.
Everyone watched in wonder as Rukawa gently cradled the baby in the crook of his left arm and as his right arm reached for Sakura's bottle in her bag. They watched how he spoke softly and gently rocked the baby as Sakura contentedly suckled on her bottle and could not believe their eyes.
Rukawa spoke softly to the baby trying to soothe her. He offered her her bottle, which she grabbed on sight and guzzled the moment it reached her lips. He rocked her gently and watched as she drank from the bottle, seemingly having forgotten about her fall.
Rukawa watched as she finished her drink and was not surprised when she threw the bottle onto the floor. Sighing and shaking his head, Rukawa picked up the bottle, set it back in the back and started to play with her.
Sakura giggled and laughed as Rukawa tickled her and peals of baby laughter could be heard as the two played together.
Rukawa set her on his lap and looked at her. He couldn't understand how a big moron like Sakuragi could have such an adorable little sister like her. She had long slivery hair that was as fluffy and light as it was smooth. Her big violet eyes stared up at him as Rukawa looked down at her. Her skin was soft and fair, the way you'd expect baby skin to be. A flicker of a smile came on his face when Sakura placed her tiny hand in his.
Everyone watched in stunned silence as to how Rukawa handled the baby so well. Kogure was the one who broke the silence by asking, "So, Sakuragi, who's baby is that?"
"She's my little sister. Her name's Sakura, Sakuragi Sakura. She's actually my half sister, since my mom had her with my step dad. She's a little over ten months and a real handful," explained Sakuragi.
"So…how'd you end up with her?" asked Akagi.
"Well, my parents upped and left during the night. I found her crying last night with a note from my mom in her crib. My parents won't be back for a few months, meaning that I have to look after her by myself…"
"I'm moving in with you," stated Rukawa.
Everyone looked up in shock at Rukawa. He stood up, held Sakura with one arm and dusted himself off with the other.
"There's no way in hell am I leaving you alone with this baby." Everyone looked at each other. Rukawa had a point. With the way Sakuragi handled the baby, it wouldn't be safe to leave Sakura with him.
"WHAT?!" shouted a stunned Sakuragi, "There is no way I am going to let you move in with me!" Rukawa shrugged his shoulders and said, "Fine, then you'll move in with me."
"WHAT?!"
"I told you already, there is no way that I am going to leave this baby with you."
"But…But…"
"He has a point Sakuragi," pointed out Kogure. Akagi nodded and said, "He has a very good point. Looking after a baby can be very tiring. I know from experience." Mitsui nodded and added, "Yeah, I'm the oldest of six and I can tell you it's very tiring for one person to look after a baby alone."
"But…but…"
"So it's settled. You move in today."
"But…but…"
And that was how Sakuragi and Sakura ended up in the same house as Rukawa.
Sakuragi carried his precious sliver topped bundle and tiptoed down the hallway to the gym. He had just fed Sakura and had just gotten her to sleep. Creeping precariously round the corner, he made his way to the courts. He knew he was late, but he didn't have a choice, he just hoped that Akagi would understand and was sure he would, since he himself had a little sister.
Sakuragi sighed. He had been followed the whole day by hordes of girls who wanted to play with Sakura. Sakura, not being one who liked strange people (wonder why since her brother is the definition of strange), had cried the whole time and Sakuragi had had a hard time trying to calm her down.
He stopped outside the gym and took a deep breath. He put his ear to the door, strange; there wasn't a single sound. That was good, that meant that Sakuragi could explain his situation without walking Sakura up. He put a hand to the door and was about to slide it open when…
"KORA!!!"
"KA-POW!"
"SSSSSHHHHHHH!!!!!" Hissed Sakuragi as he nursed his head in one hand and carried Sakura in the other.
"NANI?!!!!!!" shouted an enrage Akagi.
"SSSSSHHHHHHHH!!!" Hissed Sakuragi, hurriedly turning his attention to Sakura. Putting his finger to his lips to silence Akagi, he showed the still seething Akagi the sleeping baby.
Sighing with relief when Sakura didn't wake up, he looked up to face a slightly puzzled Akagi.
"What are…" asked Akagi.
"SSSHHHHH!!" hissed Sakuragi pointing to the sleeping baby. Nodding, Akagi lowered his voice and asked, "What are you doing with that baby Sakuragi? Don't tell me…" With a horrified look, Sakuragi shook his head and whispered, "She's my little sister and …"
"OH HO HO HO HO HO!!" a familiar loud laugh came from behind them and Sakuragi spun around and hissed, "SSSSHHHHHH!!!!"
Ayako looked at the sleeping baby and nodded before whispering, "Eh, Sakuragi Hanamichi, whose the unlucky woman?" Sakuragi glared at Ayako and hissed, "She's my little sister not my daughter!! And what do you mean unlucky?!"
Ayako laughed and said, "You know what I mean. And are you sure she's your little sister? She doesn't look anything like you, except maybe the hair." Sakuragi was about to throw back a retort when, "OI! Sakuragi since when did you have a daughter eh?" Miyagi and Mitsui came up from behind and slapped him on his back, hard.
Sakuragi turned around and hissed at them, "SSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH!!! Don't you dare wake her up! She is NOT my daughter! She's my little sister!!!" Miyagi nudged Mitsui and sniggered, "Yeah right!"
Then for the irony of it, the thing that Sakuragi didn't want to happen, happened. In his anger at being teased the whole day he shouted, "KORA!!!!" and dropped Sakura.
Everyone gasped and watched in shock as the baby fell out of Sakuragi's hands. Everything moved in slow motion as the baby fell to the ground.
Then, just as the baby seemed to hit the ground, a blue clad body dived into them and caught the baby with its body.
Sakura woke up from the sudden shock and started to cry. Her large clear violet eyes filling up with tears. Sakuragi watched in shock as his sister lay on the body of the guy who had saved her and watched as she cried. He was too stunned to say or do anything. He had nearly lost his little sister there and he didn't want to know what his parent's would do to him if he did. He was shocked back into reality when he realized who had saved his little sister.
Rukawa picked the crying baby up from his abdomen and cradled her gently in his arms as he got off the floor. Talking quietly to the baby, he soon soothed her and was dusting her sliver haired head as he turned to glare at Sakuragi.
"Do'aho. Can't even do a simple thing and carry a sleeping baby," said Rukawa in his usual monotone.
"KORA!! TEME!!!" shouted Sakuragi. Rukawa glared at him and said, "Quiet, do you want to shock her some more?"
Sakuragi's mouth dropped open and kept opening and closing like a goldfish as Rukawa glared at him, Sakura still in his arms. Still glaring at Sakuragi, he said, "Where's her stuff?"
"Wha?" asked Sakuragi. Rukawa glared at him, sighed and said, "I think that she should have a drink to calm her down don't you?" Sakuragi could only nod dumbly as Rukawa reached for Sakura's baby bag and as he watched Rukawa sling it over his shoulder and walk away to settle down in one corner with Sakura.
Everyone watched in wonder as Rukawa gently cradled the baby in the crook of his left arm and as his right arm reached for Sakura's bottle in her bag. They watched how he spoke softly and gently rocked the baby as Sakura contentedly suckled on her bottle and could not believe their eyes.
Rukawa spoke softly to the baby trying to soothe her. He offered her her bottle, which she grabbed on sight and guzzled the moment it reached her lips. He rocked her gently and watched as she drank from the bottle, seemingly having forgotten about her fall.
Rukawa watched as she finished her drink and was not surprised when she threw the bottle onto the floor. Sighing and shaking his head, Rukawa picked up the bottle, set it back in the back and started to play with her.
Sakura giggled and laughed as Rukawa tickled her and peals of baby laughter could be heard as the two played together.
Rukawa set her on his lap and looked at her. He couldn't understand how a big moron like Sakuragi could have such an adorable little sister like her. She had long slivery hair that was as fluffy and light as it was smooth. Her big violet eyes stared up at him as Rukawa looked down at her. Her skin was soft and fair, the way you'd expect baby skin to be. A flicker of a smile came on his face when Sakura placed her tiny hand in his.
Everyone watched in stunned silence as to how Rukawa handled the baby so well. Kogure was the one who broke the silence by asking, "So, Sakuragi, who's baby is that?"
"She's my little sister. Her name's Sakura, Sakuragi Sakura. She's actually my half sister, since my mom had her with my step dad. She's a little over ten months and a real handful," explained Sakuragi.
"So…how'd you end up with her?" asked Akagi.
"Well, my parents upped and left during the night. I found her crying last night with a note from my mom in her crib. My parents won't be back for a few months, meaning that I have to look after her by myself…"
"I'm moving in with you," stated Rukawa.
Everyone looked up in shock at Rukawa. He stood up, held Sakura with one arm and dusted himself off with the other.
"There's no way in hell am I leaving you alone with this baby." Everyone looked at each other. Rukawa had a point. With the way Sakuragi handled the baby, it wouldn't be safe to leave Sakura with him.
"WHAT?!" shouted a stunned Sakuragi, "There is no way I am going to let you move in with me!" Rukawa shrugged his shoulders and said, "Fine, then you'll move in with me."
"WHAT?!"
"I told you already, there is no way that I am going to leave this baby with you."
"But…But…"
"He has a point Sakuragi," pointed out Kogure. Akagi nodded and said, "He has a very good point. Looking after a baby can be very tiring. I know from experience." Mitsui nodded and added, "Yeah, I'm the oldest of six and I can tell you it's very tiring for one person to look after a baby alone."
"But…but…"
"So it's settled. You move in today."
"But…but…"
And that was how Sakuragi and Sakura ended up in the same house as Rukawa.