Chapter 4(DTH)
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"OK, so that's 3 caramel Sundays, 1 pineapple shake, 2 chocolate bars, 1 strawberry blizzard, and a plain vanilla cone?" asked the drive-thru person through the intercom.
Chichiri, sighing exasperatedly, agreed. It had taken almost 15 minutes standing there in line to decide, courtesy of you and your unimaginable trial and error mind. "Yes please…" driving forward, Chichiri shook his head at his sisters' immaturity. "(y.n), next time…decide BEFORE hand what you want ya know…"
You smiled innocently, sweat dropping. "There were so many choices Chichi! You can't expect me to give you an answer right away!" Laughing nervously, you passed the others their various ice creams.
From the front of the car, Hotohori laughed at your innocence, causing you to blush. While going quiet and blushing secretly, you had Tasuki on hold for his chocolate bar. "Excuuuse me…I'm kinda hungry… (y.n)…" But Tasuki's ranting stopped as soon he saw a little bit of your face, and the shade of red on your cheeks. Instead, he simply tapped your shoulder which made you turn towards him.
"Oh! Sorry Tasuki! Here." You apologized and gave Tasuki his chocolate bar, then became silent again.
Tasuki rolled his eyes, then behind his back, glared at Hotohori. 'The guy's got some nerve…' Scowling in his mind, Tasuki licked the chocolate on his ice cream.
After dropping everyone off at their houses, Chichiri and you finally got to your apartment. "Ok, we're here (y.n). Now go and get ready for movie night ya know!" piped Chichiri enthusiastically getting out of the car.
You yawned then noticed this wasn't your car. "Hey bro…" You pointed to the car plainly.
Chichiri turned back to you, "Hm?" clearly confused.
You looked at your brother, then at the car, then back at Chichiri. "This…isn't our car…is it? It's Tasuki's…" You stated bluntly.
Chichiri nodded casually and shrugged it off. "Yea, I know. Tasuki is joining us for the movie, so he's gonna pick it up ya know." Then, walking back to you, Chichiri picked you up bridal style and carried you into the apartment, closing the door with his foot. "Now get out of your uniform." Showing off as a big brother with that caring smile, he dropped you flat on your butt and left you there in the entrance.
Staring after him, you yelled, "WHY I OUGHTA…" but you didn't get to finish your threat as the phone rang in the living room. Getting up, you walked into the living room and grabbed the cordless and plopped onto the couch. "Hello, Kuwaru residence may I ask who's…"
"You should know who's calling sweetheart…" snickered the voice on the other line.
You instantly froze. "Who…who are you?" You stuttered shakily.
The voice on the other end laughed, "Oh, I'm heartbroken (y.n)…you don't remember your ol' buddy Tama from middle school? Or are you just pretending…" His voice felt as if he was smirking.
You sat up and made sure Chichiri wasn't listening. "Look…leave me alone Tama…I…I thought I told you that…"
"What if I don't WANT to leave you alone sweetie? What if I WANT to keep you? Hm? What then?"
Shutting your eyes, you counted to 10 once more, wishing the voice on the phone would go away. You didn't reply, just sat there breathing heavily.
After a few minutes, the voice on the other line was replaced by a beeping sound indicating he had hung up. You let out a sigh of deep relief. 'How…I thought he had left…for good! How did he…'
At that second, Chichiri came in dressed in his red and blue sweatshirt, and pajama pants. "Hey, how come you aren't out of your uniform yet ya know? Tasuki will be here any minute," informed your brother cocking an eyebrow. He looked a little bit closer and saw that you were shaking. Immediately he placed the popcorn on the table and sat next to you. "You alright? You look like you've seen a ghost." Concern was glazed all over his speech.
You nodded slowly then ran out of the room clutching the phone in your hand. Sprinting upstairs, you locked the door to your room and got out of your uniform as quickly as possible. 'Don't find out! Don't find out!' you prayed in your head. The last thing you wanted was for your brother, or worse, TASUKI to find out about Tamahome calling once again.
Suddenly, the door bell rang and you could hear Tasuki start his entrance speech downstairs, and again, Chichiri stopped him before he could finish. "Geez! At least let me finished my entrance!" whined Tasuki shutting the door. You could also hear Chiriko's voice asking where you were, after greeting your brother of course.
After putting on one of Chichiri's LARGE T-shirts on and your long pajama pants and approached your door. Reaching out for the door knob, you stopped short. Instead of turning the knob, you fell to your knees. 'I can't let Tasuki OR Chichiri find out…they'll hunt Tamahome down…and…' turning your head to the side you bit your lip trying not to release the moisture from your eyes. '…and I don't want to pester those two…I can handle this…'
Staring down at your hands, you saw how frantically they were shaking. You were a mess. Getting up, you stumbled backwards and landed on the edge of your bed, with your head in your hands. 'I think I'll…stay up here for awhile longer…in the dark…' You crawled across the bed, switched off the lamp and sat against the headboard of your bed, rocking back and forth slowly.
Downstairs, Chichiri, Tasuki and Chiriko sat on the couch ready to start the movie. All that was missing…was YOU! Chiriko was getting a little tired, so he asked for some pop. Chichiri, being the host, got up from the couch and had Chiriko follow him to the kitchen, leaving Tasuki alone.
"Oh thanks Chichi…I feel so unloved…" in thought, he wondered where you were. "Hey Chichiri! Do you know where the hell (y.n) is! We're about to start!" Tasuki asked as Chichiri and Chiriko came back to the living room.
Chichiri looked up the stairs at your bedroom door. "She ran upstairs after she hung up the phone ya know…she looked pale as a ghost if you ask me…but I didn't wanna ask ya know." Looking puzzled, and a little worried, Chichiri turned to go up the stairs when Tasuki put a hand on his shoulder.
"Here, I'll go and get her. You and the pipsqueak can pick a movie ok?" After giving Chichiri a reassuring smile, Tasuki went up the stairs while Chichiri went back to the living room.
Once he got up to your room, Tasuki knocked… (ok I won't lie, a guy like him doesn't knock…rolls eyes) Once he got up to your room, Tasuki silently opened the door and peered inside. Your room was pitch black and the blinds were open to let the moonlight in. Tasuki entered and then closed the door behind him, looking around in the dark for your figure.
"Who's there…" you called through from your bed. Looking towards the door, since your eyes were adapted to the dark, you saw Tasuki's form walking towards you. "Tasuki…it's called knocking…try it sometime okie dokie?" You tried to sound cheerful, but there was still a bit of shakiness to your voice.
Tasuki came closer to you and eventually found the foot of your bed. "Hey squirt, how come you aint coming downstairs to watch the movie? Unless you're trying to avoid your boyfriend?" Even through the dark, you could tell he was smirking.
Reaching out to hit him, your hand found his shoulder, but instead of hitting him, his hand came and tugged on your arm so that you came forward and fell against his chest. "Idiot, how many times do I have to tell you…I'm KINDA on the karate team…" He wrapped his arms around you, which took you by surprise. He had never done this before and it kind of took you off guard.
"Tasuki…?" it was like words had failed you. You felt safe in his arms right now. Like you could tell him anything and everything would be alright. But you knew you couldn't tell him anything. "Tasuki…I'm ok now…you can let go block head…" you struggled against his arms, but he wouldn't loosen his grip around you. Which, deep down, you thought was perfectly fine.
Tasuki held onto you, not wanting to let go. "Why are you hiding things from me (y.n)? I'm here for you…not only me, but your own brother too. If you don't tell someone…you might end up getting hurt, and you know that's the LAST thing your brother and I want."
This almost brought you to tears. You knew there was something wrong, and you knew there was something you had to tell him…you just didn't know how to come out and say it without giving him the wrong idea. "Tasuki…" there was a lump in your throat that just wouldn't go down. "Tasuki…I…can I tell you…later?" you pleaded hugging him tightly.
Tasuki looked down at you with softened eyes. He nodded and finally smiled. "Sure…just…tell me ok? Whenever you're ready…cause…" He released you from his arms, but you clung onto him a little longer, making him smile a little more. "…cause I would like to know…" And slowly but surely, you nodded, then let him go.
"Thanks Tasuki…" you smiled up at him. He really was always going to be there for you…and the thought of that warmed your smile even more.
Tasuki smiled back goofily. "Yea…no problem kid, now come on! Your boyfriend is waiting for you downstairs!" Chuckling at your expression, he came up to you and poked your nose, then turned around and motioned for you to climb onto his back.
You stared then grinned toothily. "Piggy-Back-Ride!" Your eyes lit up like stars and you energetically leaped onto Tasuki's back like a little kid. Even though you couldn't see it, Tasuki's face lit up also, not because of the free ride, but because you were happy and weren't depressed anymore. To him, that's enough to brighten up his day.
"Shit you're heavy…lay off the chocolate and caramel morsels (y.n) they're throwing off your balance if you know what I mean…" Smirking widely, Tasuki carried you out of your room and down the stairs.
Slapping him across the head, you told him to shut up. Reaching the last step, Tasuki looked over his shoulder and smirked once again. "Garbage disposal!" With this, he dumped you on the ground and made a run for it into the living room, where he dived over the couch.
Seconds later, you entered the living room looking like you were gonna kill. "Tasuki!" Spotting his red hair, you lunged at him and placed all the pillows on his face trying to suffocate him, but Chiriko had to be polite and say hello. Distracted by the little kid, you waved at him, which brought upon your downfall.
Tasuki took some of the pillows and threw one at your face. "Bunny got shot!" Laughing, he gave you a playful noogie and pulled Chiriko besides him. "Hey midget, which movie are we watching?"
Chichiri answered for Chiriko. "We're watching Alien vs. Predator ya know." Plopping down next to you, Chichiri wrapped his arm around you shoulder, pulling you closer to him. Softly, so as not to have the others hear, he whispered in your ear, "You ok now?"
Not turning to face your brother, you nodded and hugged him warmly. Then, snatching the remote from Chichiri, you pressed the play button.
Author's Note: YAYNESS! I TOTALLY DID IT! I FINISHED MY CHAPPIE 4! Hope you guys liked the 'you and Tasuki' one on one part. I thought that part was really heartwarming and sisterly, brotherly love-ish kinda scene. Lol I got warm fuzzy feelings going down my spine while writing it
Oh! And for those of you who kinda found the fact that you are a pig when it comes to ice cream a little odd…I'm sorry, but I had you act like Miaka for a few minutes. Gomen-sai:P Well, that's all for now! Hope you liked it! Byez :P
