by Ranma Inverse ^_^
part two
Author's notes: Wai~! Five reviews! Happyyy~! n.n Thank you for reviewing, readers!
Remember, this might be different because i've only seen up to episode
nineteen. Please excuse any differences. And..
I know, Akira was the one their father didn't really pay attention
to. Mei was the one he favored. Just wait..wait, and all will
be revealed. Not in this chapter, though. ^.~
Warning: The following chapters will have some angst in them.
Discretion is advised. People under the age of 11 should not read this.
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previously used japanese words:
(1) - Onichan = Older brother/brother (I think! ^-^;)
(2) - Otousan = Father
(3) - Oneechan = Sister/Older sister.
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(half a year or so later...)
Tears sprung out of little Mei's eyes.
"You mean...I can't go with Onichan?" Their father frowned.
Akira blinked and smiled proudly. "Mei, I have to go, that way I'll get to be better than you so I can always make sure you're okay!" He layed a hand on Mei's shoulder.
"B-but I wanna be just as good as you! I don't want to be all alone at home without you! It'll be boooriing!" Mei was picked up by her father as he pushed Akira out of the door. Akira stared at the closed door, then pressed his ears to it to listen.
"But father, I wanna go with Onichan..."
"It's good that you like your brother so much...but you have to let him be. You'll become a burden and a bother to him someday if you don't leave him be sometimes." At this Akira frowned.
"But..he wouldn't think that! I'm his little sister!"
"Which increases the fact that you and he will fight eventually..and if you keep bothering him you'll become a burden."
"...I don't wanna bother Onenichan.." The voice seemed even more sad, more quiet than before. Akira clenched his tiny fists together. Why couldn't his father stop hurting Mei's feelings? Mei wasn't cared for by him. Their father treated Mei like she wasn't even there, unless he specifically called for her to come into his office.
Akira turned his back to the door. He'd talk to his father later. He grabbed his bookbag tightly, and then ran down the street heading for his school.
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When Akira came home, he found a vase broken and a small trail of blood on floor, blending in with the red of the carpet in the living room. His eyes widened and he ran upstairs, following the tiny trail of blood, which led through his sister's bedroom. Mei's bedroom door was closed and locked. Akira pressed his ear to the door and heard sobs. He knocked on the door, worried. "Mei? It's Akira...open the door."
The sobs stopped and there was deafening silence. Akira blinked as a the click of the lock was heard and the door opened a crack. Through it, one of Mei's eyes looked through and what was seen in them shocked a boy his age. Terror and sorrow. "Mei, what's wrong?" His voice filled with an elder brother's concern. Mei sniffed and let him in, then locked her door again.
When Mei turned to face him, she looked down at the floor. Her tiny right hand clutched her left arm tightly. Akira wrapped his arms around her as she began to sob again. "Mei, what's wrong?" He repeated softly.
"I asked Mrs. Berley if I could help her clean the house..and I dropped father's vase. It went to pieces and I got scratched. Mrs. Berley told Father and he was mad. He yelled at me..." She said through sobs. Akira held her closer.
"What else did he do, Mei?"
"I told him I didn't mean to do it and he hit me. I ran upstairs and he followed me...he grabbed me and threw me into my room. He shook me and told me not to be so clumsy and stupid around important stuff. I said I'd try not to do it again and he said it wasn't good enough...he shoved me into the wall again and left. When my arm stopped hurting so much I locked my door..." Mei leaned into her brother and let out a whisper. "...I was so scared..."
Akira picked his sister up with ease and set her on her bed. "Where did he throw you?" He looked around and saw part of the carpet near a wall had blood on it. His eyes widened and darted back to Mei. "Father hurt you..." He frowned, his eyes narrowed and anger flowed through him. How could Father have done this to his sister? How could he?
He climbed onto the bed after checking to make sure the door was locked. He looked at the arm Mei was so preciously clutching. "Mei..can I see your arm?" She nodded and let go of her arm. She flinched and Akira saw the trickle of blood running down it and onto the bed. It wasn't bad, but... Akira's eyes filled with anger and protectiveness that a brother would rightfully, should rightfully hold when seeing a sister like this.
His hand reached down and lightly lifted her off the bed. He jumped down off it with ease and unlocked the door with one hand. Mei knelt her head on his shoulder as he walked out and carried her carefully down the steps. "Onenichan..you're so strong." Akira blushed as a six year old boy would when complemented, and smiled at her confidently.
"I'm gonna get stronger though, Mei! Because i'm gonna protect you from Father. From Father, Mrs. Berley, and anyone else who tries to hurt you."
"Only Father's hit me..he won't do it again. I'm his daughter, so he loves me and does what's best for me. He hit me to make me remember what I did was wrong-"
"No, Mei! I'm a man now, I go to school! They told me Father's aren't supposed to do that!"
Mei flinched at his loud words. Akira softened. "I'm sorry Mei...but...here." When he reached a chair in the kitchen, he set her there and got the first aid kit. Mei blinked as he took out a roll of bandage and began wrapping it gently around her arm. Firmly, but gently, he fixed the bandage up and stood up on his tiptoes to kiss his sister on the cheek.
She blushed and wrapped her arms around him, sliding off the chair. "Thank you so much, Onenichan! I love you!" Akira's younger-by-a-year sister smiled happily and gave him a kiss on the cheek in return. "You hafta be the best onenichan in the whole world.." Her words became quieter and quieter, until heavy, sleepy eyelids closed and she slumped in her brother's hug.
"Mei? Mei?" He blinked and smiled as he realized she had fallen asleep. He carried her back upstairs with ease and set her down on her bed, tucking her under the sheets and making sure there was a contented smile on her angelic, innocent face. Akira brushed the bangs away from her face, then noticed the time and went to bed, but did not fall asleep until he heard his Father's bedroom door shut, and that there were no sounds of pain or nightmares from Mei.
His Father had hurt Mei. He would never forgive him.
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for it taking so long to come out!