Despite Kirino constantly rolling over and adjusting herself, Kyousuke slept pretty peacefully. Kirino must have too, considering that she was still asleep when Kyousuke woke up. He looked down to Kirino, she was lying on her side with her head resting in the middle of his chest. She had one arm underneath her head and the other one was still wrapped around the stuffed animal. Kyousuke smiled as he looked down to her, and then very carefully he started to move. He placed his arms underneath Kirino and lifted her up so that he could free his legs. Once he had them free and hanging over the couch, he stood up and set Kirino back down very gently. He put the pillow underneath her head and then pulled up the covers on her. He then bent down and kissed her cheek.
Now that Kirino was tucked back in, Kyosuke made his way over to the kitchen, where inside was Akagi standing in front of the fridge. He had his back to him and was holding the door open, he was probably scanning for something to eat. Akagi looked over his shoulder when he heard footsteps enter the room.
"Morning," Akagi said in his usual friendly voice.
"Good morning," Kyousuke replied back, his voice still very sleepy. He went over and sat down at the table, stretching his arms up over his head.
"Did you guys sleep alright? I couldn't find a lot of extra blankets or pillows so I hope you had enough."
"Yeah, we slept fine. Thanks a lot again for letting us stay here, you really helped us out."
"What are friends for right? Oh, that reminds me, how'd it go? With your father I mean. Did you get all of your stuff?" Upon hearing this, Kyousuke's eyes widened a little and he fell silent.
"Well…not exactly…things didn't go very well…" Kyosuke explained what had happened to Akagi, about the accident and what they were going to do. Akagi had sat down at the table with him as he listened to Kyousuke explain his situation. He didn't know what to say, he was in shock. He had sympathy for them, but at the same time there had to have been some sort of 'you did this to yourself' kind of feeling.
"Damn dude…that's rough. If there's anything I can do, just let me know."
"Yeah…thanks. You're a real friend Akagi," Kyousuke smiled at him. Akagi smiled back, and then stood up and went back to scouting through the fridge.
"Hey…there's something I want to ask you. I don't want this to come out wrong because I don't want to sound like a dick but I want to know…do you feel like it's worth it? Your relationship with her?" Kyousuke stood up from where he was sitting and headed back towards the living room. He stopped at the door and leaned against it, looking out to where Kirino was, staring at her as she slept.
"You know, I find myself asking the same question quite frequently…and I always come back to the same answer. Yes, I do feel like it's worth it. Everything I do, I do to put a smile on her face. There have been a lot of times where I just want to give up, but every time I get close to that point, she always does something to bring me back…there was a gap in our lives where I wasn't there for her, so I guess you could say that I'm making up for it now, but really it's more than that. I've developed feelings for her like no other girl I've met before…" Kyousuke paused and let out a sigh. "Sorry, you probably don't want to hear about an older brother's deep feelings he has for his little sister-"
"Kyousuke," Akagi said interrupting him. The interruption startled Kyousuke a little, as Akagi was now standing and walking towards him. "I would do anything to see my little sister as happy as Kirino is when she's with you." Akagi smiled a soft smile at Kyousuke. Kyousuke wasn't sure how to reply to that, he just started back at Akagi. "When I came down the stairs and saw you guys on the couch…I'll admit I was a little jealous. The two of you looked so comfortable and happy with each other; it put a smile on my face. Like I said before, I don't care if you guys are siblings or not, the love that you two have with each other is something that's stronger than what most lovers feel. I know it might not mean a lot, but I want you to know that I support you guys." Akagi had made his way over to Kyousuke and had placed his hand on his shoulder. Kyousuke smiled at him before he replied,
"It means a lot Akagi, thank you." Akagi removed his hand from Kyousuke's shoulder and headed back to the fridge to continue scurrying around for food. Kyousuke headed back out to the living room and took a seat on the edge of where Kirino's head was. She had her back to him as she was lying on her side, her face practically buried in the couch. Her arms were still wrapped tight around the little stuffed animal that he had received from the little girl. Kyousuke placed his hand on her shoulder and shook her a little.
"Kirino," He mumbled softly. She inhaled deeply and then exhaled as she flipped over so her back was now to the couch and her face was towards him. Her eyes were still closed though, so he shook her again. "Kirino," He mumbled again. This time her eyes slowly opened, and she raised her head up a little. The first thing she saw was Kyousuke's face and his dark colored eyes.
"What do you want Aniki?" Kirino groaned as she rolled onto her back and put her arm over her face, blocking her eyes from the light.
"Good morning to you too," Kyousuke chuckled at her.
"Ehhhh? Morning already? I swear the nights don't last long enough…" Kirino rolled back onto her side and buried her face back into the couch. Kyousuke put an evil smile on his face as he placed his fingers on her side.
"If you don't get up I'll tickle you," He threatened as he started wiggling his fingers on her side. Just by touching her, she was quick to squirm and start to laugh a little.
"Fine fine, I'm getting up geez…" Kirino pushed his hands off of her and sat up on the couch. She stretched her arms up over her head and let out a big yawn. She brought her arms back down to her sides, and then leaned over, plopping her head down onto Kyousuke's lap.
"You're a totally different person in the morning than you are during the evening," Kyousuke laughed a little as he placed his hand on her head, brushing her hair a little.
"Shut up," Kirino replied with a slight smile on her face.
"You should get up and get ready so we can leave soon; we have a lot to do today." Kirino let out a sigh but eventually she sat herself back up. She stood up off the couch and went and peered into the kitchen, where she found Akagi sitting at the table eating a bowl of cereal.
"Do you mind if I use your shower?" Kirino asked him. He finished chewing the food in his mouth before he gave a reply.
"Yeah go ahead, its right up the stairs, second door on you left." Kirino thanked him and began to make her way up the stairs. Kyousuke watched her disappear around the corner of the stairs, and then he went to join Akagi at the table.
"Is Sena still sleeping?" Kyousuke asked him as he took his seat, resting his arms on the back of the chair.
"Probably, she usually sleeps pretty late on days she doesn't have to get up for anything. Hey Kyousuke…do you mind if I ask you something?" Akagi rested his spoon on his bowl as he looked at Kyousuke.
"Sure, go ahead," He replied.
"Feel free to not answer cause it really isn't any of my business but…what's the farthest that you and have Kirino gone..?"
"Eh? well we usually don't go past Akihabara but-"
"I wasn't talking about that…I mean, you guys have kissed and stuff right..? Is that all..?" It took a Kyousuke a few seconds before he finally caught on to what he was saying. The realization caused him to jump back a little.
"Wh-wh-what?! Of course not!" Kyousuke's face lit up red as he shouted back. He was telling the truth, they hadn't done anything like that, but still, the question embarrassed him.
"Relax, just asking! I didn't mean to offend you, just curious is all. I apologize if I asked about a touchy subject."
"I'm not offended, the question just caught me off guard is all. We've never really talked about it, I'm not even sure the thought has crossed her mind."
"Only her mind?" Akagi put a smile on his face as his eyes narrowed at Kyousuke. He flinched at his question, he had set himself up for this.
"W-well, yes, I mean no…ehh." Kyousuke dropped his head as he let out a sigh.
"Oh well, it's a thought that almost every guy has when he's in a relationship, so I can't really blame you. You guys are just so comfortable around each other that I just got curious, I won't ask anymore," Akagi chuckled a little and smiled. "Okay I lied…one more thing." Kyousuke raised his brow as he studied the humorous expression on Akagi's face.
"What..?"
"If you want to go visit her in the shower, I won't tell anybody." Akagi winked at Kyousuke as his face turned bright red. He was left speechless, which made Akagi burst out into laughter. "I'm just messing with you man, it's not too often I get a chance to do that anymore." Kyousuke shared a laugh with Akagi for a few seconds before Akagi got up and offered him something to eat.
Kyousuke hung out with Akagi in the kitchen for about twenty minutes before the familiar voice of his little sister grabbed his attention.
"I'm all done now; did you want to get in there too before we go? If so do it now cause I want to leave soon," Kirino said as she stepped into the kitchen, leaning up against the wall. Kyousuke finished the cereal that Akagi had got for him and then stood from his seat, carrying the bowl to the sink.
"Yeah, I think I might take a shower really quick," He replied, setting his bowl down. He thanked Akagi for breakfast and then made his way through the door and began to walk up the stairs. He climbed to the top and then looked for the door that Akagi had mentioned earlier, and once he found it, he made his way towards it. He stepped inside the bathroom and was about to close the door behind it when something from the outside stopped it from closing. Kyousuke opened up the door, and then was nearly taken off his feet by Kirino shoving her way inside.
"K-Kirino, what are you doing?!" Kyousuke shouted, his face glowing red. She closed the door behind her and leaned up against it.
"We haven't really gotten a chance to be alone yet this morning so I figured this would be our best chance," She replied.
"Our best chance for what exactly?"
"Well, for starters," Kirino pushed herself off the door and into Kyousuke's chest. She pulled his head down to hers and delivered a kiss upon his lips. The kiss caught him off guard a little, but he gladly accepted it. Once the kiss was over, Kirino pulled herself away from him, and then looked shyly away, grabbing onto her left arm with her right.
"A-and there is something I wanted to ask you…"
"And what would that be?"
"After we get done shopping, can we go back home? Back to our house?" Kyousuke smiled at her and placed his hand on her head.
"Of course we can," He said softly.
"Nobody is going to be there though…right?" Kyousuke placed his hand under his chin as he thought about it.
"Hmm…mom did say she was going to stay elsewhere, so yeah, nobody will be there. Why do you ask?"
"W-well, we each have our own rooms at home but…I was w-wondering if…" Kyosuke smiled at her once again and placed his arms around her waist, pulling her to him.
"Kirino, you're welcome to stay with me any night you want." He bent his head down and kissed the top of hers. Kirino looked up and smiled at him.
"I'll remember that," She said happily.
"Now may I take my shower? Or would you like to stay and join me?" Kyousuke smiled creepily at her and pulled her closer to him.
"You're such a pervert!" She shouted, breaking free from his grip. She used so much force breaking free though that it made her lose her balance and she tripped, falling forward towards Kyousuke. Naturally, he put out his hands to catch her, but they still ended up crashing down on the floor. She landed on top of him, her body over his, like she was straddling him. Kyosuke grunted a little, but he was alright. He opened his eyes to find Kirino staring straight down into his, she had a slight blush on her face as she looked at him. She slowly moved her face down to his, and the two kissed again, but this one was more passionate then the last. Kyousuke put his arms around her and pulled her body down onto his. Kirino pulled away from the kiss and looked at him again, but now her face was fully red.
"Kirino…" Kyousuke mumbled, raising up his right arm and placing it on the back of her head, slowly brushing her hair. As she looked down to him, a smile emerged on her face and she chuckled softly.
"What's so funny?" He asked her, a smile now appearing on his face as well.
"I was just thinking about the time I had Ayase and Kanako over at our house and you had fallen on me like this…that's the day that Ayase swore that she would never let you do anything indecent to me." Kyousuke laughed a little as he reminisced the day that she was describing.
"I could never forget that day…from that day forward I was known as the perverted Onii-sama…I don't think I'll ever be able to live that down."
"Not if things like this keep happening," Kirino smiled and brought her face down to his once more. She gave him a soft kiss on the lips and then pulled herself off of him and stood up. "Now hurry up with your shower so we can get going." After she said that, she opened the door and left, closing it behind her. Kyousuke remained on the floor for a few seconds as he let out a deep sigh.
"No girl on Earth teases as bad as you do Kirino…" He mumbled as sat himself up. He started down at the floor, rethinking what had just happened, how close her body was to his, how warm it felt. The thought made him smile.
It didn't take Kyousuke as long as Kirino to shower and get ready, appearing back downstairs in only ten minutes rather than twenty. He stepped down to the living room to find Kirino sitting on the couch, her shoes already on.
"Finally! Come on, get your shoes on, we're leaving," She said as she stood up and walked to the door.
"I'm coming, geez, it's not like the stores are going anywhere…" Kyousuke mumbled as he slipped his shoes on. While he was getting them on, Akagi had appeared from the kitchen.
"You guys taking off?"" He asked them.
"Yeah. Thank you so much again for letting us crash here for the night…sorry to be such a burden," Kyousuke replied.
"Hey, what're friends for right? Well take care, and good luck." Akagi smiled at them as they got ready to walk out the door. Just before they had closed it, he had shouted after them. "Hang on a sec!" Kyousuke stopped and opened the door back up, looking at Akagi confused. "Don't forget this," Akagi tossed the stuffed animal at him, Kirino must have left it on the couch.
"Thanks Akagi, catch you later," Kyousuke held the animal in his left hand and closed the door with his right. The two began to make their way to the train station, where their fun filled day of shopping would begin.
"You and this animal really cuddled up last night," Kyousuke teased her as he held the animal out in front of him, staring at it. Kirino blushed a little and looked away.
"S-shut up! Stupid Aniki…" She replied.
"You know…I've noticed something about you lately."
"Oh? And what would that be?"
"You don't insult me as much as you used too…you're actually almost being nice." Kyousuke smiled and chuckled as he said it. Kirino looked over her shoulder, back at him, and slowed her steps down so that he was walking next to her.
"Well… it's just… it's because of my bad attitude that you've gone through some of the bad things you've gone through…"
"Kirino..?"
"I'm just saying…don't take that the wrong way or anything." Kyousuke moved his hand down to his side and took hold of hers. The sudden movement made Kirino stop and look to Kyousuke. He was smiling back at her; that big happy grin that only he can wear.
"Kirino…I appreciate that you're trying to control your attitude, but you don't need to change for me. Sure, some of my worst experiences have come from it, but it's also that same attitude that brought us together. Don't get me wrong, it's nice not having you calling me a freak or a pervert or telling me to go die, but I'm used to it by now, it doesn't affect me at all, in fact I kind of get a kick out of it." Kirino studied his face and she could tell he was being serious. She didn't say anything back, she just smiled a little and continued to walk.
It took them a bit to reach the station, but eventually they made it. They were able to catch the first train since not a lot of people were traveling yet. They stepped aboard the train and made their way towards the back, near the rear exit. As they got situated in their seats, Kirino let out a big yawn and rested her head up against Kyousuke's shoulder.
"You're still tired?" Kyousuke asked, teasing her a bit.
"Maybe I wouldn't be if some stupid brother wouldn't have woken me up," She replied closing her eyes.
"Well if that idiotic brother wouldn't have woken you up we'd still be at Akagi's and you'd still be sleeping." Kyousuke chuckled a little.
"Shut up…just stop talking so I can fall asleep." Kyousuke sighed and rested his head back against the headrest of the seat. He could feel the train start to move after a few minutes, but then he too must've fallen asleep for a bit. He was only out for maybe twenty minutes though before he felt something tug at his pant leg. He slowly opened his eyes and looked down in front of him. There standing before him, with a bright smile on her face, was the little girl that had given him the stuffed animal.
"Niko..?" He mumbled as he rubbed his eyes.
"Hi mister!" She shouted happily. Kyousuke looked over to Kirino, who was passed out on his shoulder. "Did your Christmas get better?" The smile that was on her face was one that only a child could wear. He continued to look at Kirino for a second, and then turned towards Niko and smiled.
"You could say that…so what're you doing? Are you on the train with your mom again?"
"Yup! We're on our way home, our stop is the one before Akihabara."
"We're actually on our way to Akihabara to do some shopping, so looks like we'll be riding most of the way there together."
"Looks like it!"
"So did you have a good Christmas this year?"
"I sure did! I got a lot of new toys and clothes! Mom says I'm spoiled, so does my dad actually, but oh well!"
"Oh! That reminds me…here," Kyousuke reached over and grabbed the stuffed animal that was over by Kirino. He handed it back to Niko with a smile. "You can have Mr. Cuddles back, thank you so much for letting me hold onto it for a while."
"You don't need his luck anymore?" Kyousuke shook his head and then looked over to Kirino.
"I've got everything I need right here." He smiled at Kirino, and then looked back to Niko.
"If you say so mister!"
"Oh, by the way, my name is Kyousuke. Kyousuke Kousaka." The little girl looked up to him and tilted her head a little.
"Kyousuke Kousaka..? That's weird, but it's nice to see you again!"
"You too, it's too bad Kirino here is asleep, I'm sure she would've liked to meet you too."
"Kirino..? Kirino…Kousaka?" Kyousuke looked to the girl confused…how did she know her name?
"T-that's right…how'd you know that? Have you met her before?"
"Of course I have silly! But it looks like our stop is coming up soon, I should get going. Bye Kyousuke!" And with that she turned around and ran back up the train. Kyousuke watched as she soon disappeared back into the crowd of the train.
"Well that was weird…" Kyousuke mumbled. As he spoke he felt Kirino move her head up off of his shoulder. He looked to her as she rubbed her eyes and let out a yawn.
"Now you decide to wake up…" He sighed as she looked to him confused.
"What?"
"Nothing, it's just that the little girl who gave me the stuffed animal is on the train. She came to say hi but you were asleep and she just left…but she seemed to know who you were. Have you met a little girl named Niko before?" Kirino thought about it for a minute, but in the end she ended up shaking her head.
"Nobody comes to mind…I'm sure that if I met somebody named Niko I'd remember, that's a really pretty name." Kyousuke let out a sigh.
"Oh well…maybe she just knows you from the magazine or your book or something; it wouldn't surprise me at all."
"That could be true…I am petty popular after all," Kirino smiled with pride as she let her ego show. Kyousuke sighed again and then leaned his head up against the window of the train. He looked outside and that's where his attention stayed for the rest of the trip.
It took a bit, but soon they finally arrived in Akihabara and they were off the train and in the streets. Kirino tossed her hands in the air and got a big smile on her face as she ran out a ways into the street.
"Akihabara!" She shouted joyfully.
"Must you do that every time we come here?"
"Shut up! Nobody asked you!" Kirino looked away from him with a blush. Kyousuke chuckled a little before he stood by her side.
"So where should we go first?" He asked. Kirino smiled evilly and pulled a piece of paper out from her jacket pocket.
"Well…" She said as she unfolded the paper. Written on it was probably twenty different store names.
"YOU MADE A LIST?! When did you do this?!"
"While you were in the shower…these are just some of my favorite places though, that doesn't count some of the stores we'll pass walking through town." Kyousuke's head sunk down as he let out a sigh. His head raised back up when he felt Kirino take hold of his hand and start to pull him.
"Come on!" She shouted. The smile that was on her face was one Kyousuke hadn't seen in a long time…a smile of true happiness.
And so their day of shopping began. Kyousuke was dragged from store to store, being forced to admire the hundreds of outfits that Kirino picked out for both him and her. They went everywhere for everything, new clothes, new shoes, new jewelry for Kirino, and of course, new eroge. By the end of it, Kyousuke didn't have enough strength in his body to carry the sheer weight of the shopping bags. Time had come and gone in the blink of an eye, and soon it was almost time to leave. Kyousuke did have a lot of fun though, even though he didn't really like waiting for her to decide on something, he still enjoyed spending the day with her. It had been a long time since they had gone out like this and spent an entire day together, from day to night.
The amount of money Kirino had spent had well exceeded what he thought she had in her bank account, but Kirino never fails to surprise him. The smile that Kirino had when they started the shopping trip was there from start to finish, even now, on the way home, the exact same smile was still there.
The train ride back seemed to be a lot shorter than on the way up, but that was probably because Kirino wouldn't stop talking about all of the new games she bought. She was planning her schedule days in advance on what games she would play and for how long before she would switch to a new one…her true eroge side was in full bloom. Once they were back in town, they only had a little bit of a walk before they would reach their house…thinking about it, Kyousuke was almost excited to get into his room again. He wondered how much of his stuff would still be there, and how much of it would be trashed by his dad. He didn't have long to wait as their house was now within his sight; the front door never looked so good to him. His feet, his arms, hell his whole body was tired from the day of shopping. Kirino was the first to approach the door, she searched around outside for a second to find the spare key, but it didn't take her long to find. Once she had it she unlocked the door and they stepped inside. It was freezing cold inside, nobody had been there in a while, so the heat was never turned on. Of course that was the first thing Kirino fixed when she got to the thermostat.
"You can set those down in the living room, I'll carry them to my room later," Kirino said looking back to Kyousuke. Not arguing with her at all he let the bags fall from his hands and land on the floor.
"I feel a thousand pounds lighter…that is the last time we do that much shopping at once…oww" Kyousuke was making fists with his hands over and over as he could feel the blisters on them. He messed with his hands for another second, but then he raised them up over his head and let out a yawn.
"I don't know about you but I'm beat…I think I'm going to go lie down."
"That sounds like a good idea…I'm going to go change and I'll meet you in your room okay?" Kirino smiled at him as a slight blush appeared on her face. Kyousuke blushed for a second as well, but he just smiled and nodded his head. Kirino began to dig around in the bags for one of the outfits she bought, and while she did that Kyousuke trucked himself up the stairs and into his room. He wasn't sure if he wanted to see what was going to be left, but as long as there was a bed, he didn't really care right now. He turned the handle to his room and opened the door. He stepped inside and looked around, and he was shocked. Nothing had been touched. Everything was still there. He walked around and looked in the closet, all of his stuff was still there. He was about to check his dresser when something on his bed caught his eye. It was a piece of paper that was folded up; on the outside was his name. He walked over and sat down on the bed, picking up and unfolding the paper. It was a note.
Kyousuke-
Your mother and I sat down and had a long talk about the way you and I both acted…and we both agreed that it was out of line. I shouldn't have said the things that I said, you will always be part of this family…no matter how far you fall you will still be my son, and as your father, I will always love you. I know you think I'm being hard on Kirino by sending her away to America, but it's for the best. While I am apologizing for the things that I said, I don't disagree with them though. A relationship with your sister is just wrong, plain and simple. Hopefully after a few months this whole thing blows over and we can go back to being a complete family again. If you can forgive your father for being out of line, then I can forgive you.
-Daisuke.
Kyousuke was stunned by the note that he had just read…one of the last conversations he had with his dad he was told he wasn't welcome in the house anymore, that he wasn't his son. But yet…the note was placed on his bed like his dad was waiting for him to come back and find it. He was confused, it didn't make sense to him. As much as he was sure his mother really didn't want to speak to him right now, he pulled out his phone and began to dial her number. The phone rang a couple times, but soon there was a voice on the other side.
"Hello?" she answered, her voice very soft and quiet.
"Mom…it's Kyousuke, can we talk for a second?"
"…I suppose. What do you have to say?"
"It's just…Kirino and I stopped back at the house and I found Dad's note on my bed…I was wondering if you could tell me why this is here."
"I see…so you did end up going back… the night before the accident, the night when you had that fight, your father and I had a long conversation that night. He was just trying to teach you a lesson by kicking you out…once Kirino was gone he was going to let you come back, so that's why he placed it on your bed."
"But nothing in my room has been touched…when I came back for my stuff, he had it all packed up."
"None of that stuff was yours…it was all his clothes…he just needed you to think you weren't going to be staying there long enough so we could get Kirino to the airport…after she was gone he was going to come find you."
"…I see…well, that's all I wanted…I'm sure you don't have anything else you want to say to me right now."
"Actually…I want you to know that I miss you and your sister very much…it pains me to think that our family is falling apart like this…"
"Mom…"
"Kyousuke, please just listen to me. Whatever love you feel for Kirino, it isn't normal. You're her older brother, you're family."
"I know…I know it's not normal. I've known that all along and so has she…but it is real. I know you can't accept that, but my feelings won't change. I will always love her…five years, ten years, fifty years, it doesn't matter how much time passes, I will always love her."
"Kyousuke…"
"I'm sorry, I didn't call to fight with you…I was just curious about the note. Kirino and I will be staying at home, come back and stay with us soon. I love you mom, goodbye," And with that, he hung up the phone. He tossed his phone onto the floor and let out a sigh. He folded the note back up and stuck it in his pants pocket. He was adjusting his position on his bed, when he noticed Kirino standing in the doorway. She was wearing pink short shorts with a black stripe down the side and a light pink tank top. She had a very sad look on her face as she looked at Kyousuke.
"Kirino…" Kyousuke muttered as he noticed the look on her face.
"That was mom, wasn't it?" She asked with sadness in her voice.
"…Yes, it was. I was the one who called her though, had some things I needed to ask her."
"How is she?"
"She sounded alright, but I didn't ask…she did say that she missed us though…I told her we were going to be staying here and that she should come home soon."
"I see…" Kirino stepped out of the doorway and into his room, shutting the door behind her. She made her way across his floor until she got to the bed. Once she was there she placed a hand on Kyousuke's chest and pushed him back onto the bed. She went down with him until her face was close enough that she could kiss him. Kirino pulled away after just one kissed and got herself situated in his bed. Kyousuke tucked himself in next to her and pulled up the blankets as best he could; it was still pretty cold in the house, the heat hadn't really kicked in yet. Kirino pulled her body as close to Kyousuke as she could, letting her head rest just under his shoulders. He put his arms around her and held her tight. Kyosuke closed his eyes as he held onto Kirino, but just before he fell asleep he heard his phone ring. He pulled his arms off of Kirino, and got up out of the bed. He bent down on the floor and looked at the caller ID, he didn't recognize the number, but he answered anyways.
Kirino rolled over so that she was looking at Kyousuke now, and she just watched as he slowly pulled the phone away from his ear and hung up.
"Who on earth is calling you this late?" Kirino asked, her voice very groggy. Kyousuke took a second to answer as his voice was crackly.
"That was the hospital…" upon hearing this Kirino quickly sat up out of bed and walked over to Kyousuke. It was pitch black in the room, but she could tell that he was crying.
"What did they call you for?" Kirino was trying to keep her voice calm, but she was starting to panic a little.
"Kirino…" Kyousuke muttered. He stumbled backwards and plopped hit butt down on his bed. Kirino went over and bent down so that their faces were eye level.
"What is it Kyousuke..?"
"Kirino… dad… passed away…" His sentence was broken as more tears came from his eyes as he actually spoke the words. Kirino's eyes too now began to tear up.
"W-what did you say?"
"You heard me…" The tears now started rolling down her face as well.
"What do you mean?! The doctor said that he was going to make it through this! What the hell happened?!"
"I don't know Kirino! I didn't stay on the phone long enough for them to tell me anything…" Kirino didn't reply…she couldn't. She was sobbing to heavily to form any kind of sentence. Kyousuke took her by the hand and pulled her down onto the bed with him. He embraced her in his arms as hard as he could, and that night, the two of them cried. They cried until they couldn't anymore. What in the hell went wrong? The day was so perfect…how could a smile so pure and real, be turned upside-down in a matter of seconds?
The loving couple keep trying to tell themselves that things will be alright, that things will get better, but now reality has smacked them both in the face, and it swung with full force. It's time for a true test of love…how far can it really take you? How many winding roads will it lead you on? With this harsh reality check, will it bring the end down upon them? No. There's no way that can happen. There's no way this is it.
*AN* I hope you all enjoyed it and continue to follow this story as it continues to unfold!
