Chapter 25

The Lullaby

Gakupo sits up again and looks at the bedroom door with narrowed eyes. "Are… you… alright…?" Neru asked him.

"Someone is at the door," he answered not looking away from the closed door.

"Again?"

"It's more than likely your brother."

"Yeah." She gets up, goes over to the door, and opens it.

"Sis! There's a rat in my room…!" Nero shouted loudly.

"Shhh! You're going to wake the baby! You're a guy so you kill it," Neru said in a harsh whisper. Ranee wakes up and starts crying again. The baby's father glares at Nero.

"You had to go and wake her up again?" Gakupo asked angrily. "I'll kill your rat problem…" He leaves the room and Neru sighs. Gakupo goes into the room that Nero shares with Gakuko, kills the rat, picks it up by the tail, and then takes it to the kitchen garbage. Finally, he heads back to his own room. "There it's dead."

"Thanks… let me sing to her please," Nero pleaded.

"Fine," Gakupo said with a glare that never leaves Nero's face.

"It's the least that I can do since I woke her up."

"Go for it." Gakupo sits on his bed again. Nero walks over to the crying Ranee and sits on her bed, he starts singing 'My Girl' to her with a smile. Gakupo lies on the bed with a yelp. He cradles his right arm as Nero finished singing with a smile. Ranee has fallen asleep again sucking on her right thumb.

"Thanks Nero," Neru said.

"T-thanks N-Nero…" Gakupo stuttered.

"No problem… well goodnight. You have other people to attend to…" He smiles slightly. Neru walks over to her brother, kisses his check, and then hugs him tight.

"Goodnight Neru, remember that I will always love you, okay?" she said to him with a smile.

"I will always love you to, sis," Nero returned with a smile. He walks out of the room and quietly closes the door behind him. Gakupo remains silent on the bed as he looks at his sleeping daughter. Neru goes over to the bed and lies down with him again. He looks at her.

"What?" she asked him.

"Neru?" he said.

"Yes?" she replied.

"I want to go down on you," came his answer causes her to blush a deep red.