Mamoru Comes Around
"Mamoru just fainted," Wataru said to Karen seriously. "so I had to catch her."
"Why did Mamoru pass out anyway?" Karen asked Wataru.
"I don't know." Wataru answered.
Suddenly, there came a knock on Mamoru's bedroom door.
"Enter!" Karen called out.
Chikage entered Mamoru's bedroom with a double chocolate fudge brownie and a small bowl of homemade instant peanut butter & banana swirled pudding on a tray for Mamoru.
"Mamoru, Mamoru," Chikage said. "I have your favorite dessert, a double chocolate fudge brownie with a small bowl of homemade instant peanut butter & banana swirled pudding made by Shirayuki on the side."
Mamoru didn't even stir.
Another knock came on the door.
"Come in!" Karen called.
The rest of Wataru's sisters entered Mamoru's bedroom and crowded around her bed.
As Chikage set Mamoru's dessert down on her night table, she noticed Mamoru's motionless body lying flat on her back in her bed.
"Mamoru! My beloved guardian!" Wataru shouted out, trying not to cry.
"Mamoru! Our kindhearted guardian!" Karen, Sakuya, Kaho, Hinako, Haruka, Marie, Shirayuki, Rinrin, Yotsuba, and Aria shouted out in unison, also trying not to cry.
Mamoru's eyes showly began to open.
"Welcome back, Angelic Guardian." Chikage said gently to Mamoru.
"Angelic Guardian? Are you referring to me, Chikage?" Mamoru asked.
"Yes she is, Mamoru," Marie answered. "we nearly lost you and your smile again, but Chikage, Hinako, and I prayed to the angels that you would return to us safe and sound."
"Hey, Big Bro?" Mamoru asked.
"Yes, Mamoru?" Wataru answered.