Yo. So it's been a while.

Chapter 3 is now out. And it's rushed a bit. But please enjoy this :D

I woke up to see Rin's peaceful face next to mine. Her long, blonde hair spread across the bed. It's probably because of all that tossing and turning she has been doing for the past few hours. I don't know why, but I have this feeling something's bothering her.

I decided to wake her up. I shook her just a little bit. Now that I think about it, how did she get that muscular in the first place? She stirred a bit but didn't open her eyes. I decided to not wake her and went to get my things ready.

But I was interrupted by a knock on the door. Before I even went to the door, it opened to reveal mom. She looked stressed out, as proven by her lack of sleep. I wonder what happened when I was asleep.

"Good Morning..." I greeted. She smiled a little before going back to the expression she used to have. "Lily was here last

night," she started. She took a deep breath and told me what was going to happen.

"Meiko, your father and I are going to a meeting today, and I don't want Rin to be left alone in the house," Mom explained while fidgeting with her long pink hair. It's a habit whenever she feels anxious.

"So...I'm giving you the responsibility to take care of her while I'm gone," she finished. I dozed out for a bit, processing what she just said. 'I'm supposed to babysit Rin?'

The sound of shuffling along with a groan emerged from behind me. I turned to Rin, trying to find a comfortable area to sleep.

"But mom, why me?" I asked, still taking small glances at Rin. "How come you didn't ask Miku?"

"Well...Rin is comfortable around you, and I don't think your sister would like...y'know...this," She hesitated. Ever since Miku treated mom this way, she's now hesitant about trying to interact with her.

"Oh...Alright."

Meiko called out from downstairs, indicating that it was now time to leave. Mom gave me a small wave as she shut the door with a tiny thud. After a few minutes had gone by without Miku coming into my room telling me to go to school (for the first time), I decided it was a good idea to take a shower.

After undressing and putting on my towel, I walked into the bathroom and the shower. Right next to it in the bathtub. Which I assume Rin usually goes into. Nothing perverted about that. It's just an assumption.

I turned on the shower and started to wash as the cold water slapped against my skin. Cold showers help me clear my mind, and they sometimes have me thinking about things that would have me awake for way too long.

I yanked my hairband and started to wash my shoulder-length hair. I don't know how it got that long, but I like it either way. I do look pretty handsome with a ponytail. It's obvious knowing that some girls in my class do have a crush on me.

Some girls have a crush on my friends too, but I don't think I know how the others reacted. At least I don't have to go to school to deal with rejecting these girls. I don't know how to deal with girls crying.

The sound of a thud interrupted my thoughts. It scared me for a bit until I realized who it was.

"Rin!?" I yelled, still shocked about this sudden appearance. Rin groaned in pain. She then placed her hand under the door and tried to reach my feet, making me panic.

"Rin, what are you doing!?" I shouted, "You can't just go inside a shower room! B-Besides, I'm a boy!"

She didn't hear that. She made things worse by poking her head under. Meaning she saw everything. I think I'm the first-ever guy she saw naked in the shower. Rin didn't even care that she just saw me, fully naked with my hair down.

It didn't take long until I started to freak out. My face turned into a light shade of red as I tried to cover my you know what from Rin's view. She didn't understand why I was hiding it and almost (and I mean almost) went into the shower.

Thank god I was nearly done rinsing all that shampoo in my hair.

Everything else was a blur to me. (Since I had to finish washing my hair...And I don't know what happened next). Now Rin is in my room looking a bit sad. Maybe it's because of that incident, but at this point, I was embarrassed.

I don't think I want to tell Piko when school finishes for him.

"Rin. Next time I'm in the showers, just don't come in," I scolded. My face was still red, but I don't think Rin would notice all that.

I hope.

"Now, you need to apologize for what you have done," I said. Rin's eyes widened in a panic, and she started to flail and make random noises. I forgot she doesn't know what the word 'apologize' means.

"Aahh!" She started to yell out. Still flailing all over the place. Her now wet clothes began to spray some water that had stuck to her. (They're my clothes but Rin has gotten attached to them)

I tried to cover my face from all of that sudden water until something clicked inside me. I don't think Rin has taken a bath yet. Usually, Miku's the one who has to do all of that, but it's only Rin and me in the house. Alone. With no adults around to at least help her.

I don't think I would want to help Rin bathe herself. So I should help her wash her face instead. She doesn't smell as bad as before when I just met her. I looked to Rin, who flailed her arms around while panicking over something I'm not mad at anymore.

"Uh...Rin?" I called out. She still didn't listen as she was still flailing around. "Rin, are you there?" I repeated. This time, she listened to me. She was hesitant until I grabbed her hand and led her to the washroom.

Rin stumbled during each step but was starting to get the hang of it.

Once we made it to the washroom, I grabbed a hand towel and dipped it in cold water. After doing so, I carefully washed Rin's face. I avoided some new bruises on her face (which I found out were from her constant tripping and falling) and dried them off with another hand towel.

I don't know why, but this sudden shift in the atmosphere entered the room. It's gotten stronger when I turned to Rin. Her facial expression caught me off guard. So off guard that it startled me.

She looked like she's gotten more comfortable being around me. Something is telling me that.

I'll just brush it off for a while. I don't think it would come back again. I grabbed Rin's hand again and brought her downstairs. I think everything would go back to normal after breakfast.

My cooking is decent. At least it's better than Meiko's cooking (no offence to her, but she really needs to take some cooking lessons). I looked for something we could at least eat for the day.

Rin, who was now seated, was looking around the area. Something felt a bit off about it. I know she's been in the kitchen before, but I have never seen her this anxious. I'm excluding the fact that she threw a tantrum once in the kitchen.

I don't know how to approach her. If I did, she would probably start flailing around again. It's probably better to ignore it until something agitates her even more. I looked around to find a cookbook to show her some images. Once I did, I took the book and looked for a dish that Rin and I would enjoy.

I tried to find a page and stopped at one. Maybe she'll like a batch of cupcakes for the day.

[Chapter 3: End]

As mentioned, it was rushed. But I hope the next chapter would be a quick one :'3

Hopefully