Title: Kaede Jr.
Author: Aki Midori
Rating: G - PG
Genre: Romance/Humor/ A bit of Drama
Warnings: Watch out for typographical/grammatical errors. They're all over. No matter how many times I edit, they're still there. And yeah, this is a YAOI.

[No blahs today]...

[No blahs today]...

Okay, can't help it...
Just wanna say a big thank you to the latest batch of reviewers. Can't mail you guys... sooo... I'll just hug you right here. *biiiiiiiig hug!*

DiSCLaimErs: Slam Dunk and those yummy boys aren't mine. Everyone knows that. BUT!!! Major but- Kaede Jr. is MINE. MINE, ya hear? MINE!

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Kaede Jr.
Chapter Seven: Oniichan

(Kaede Jr.'s POV)
I want to go home.

Why did my okaachan and otouchan let that bad woman take me away? That woman cries and cries, but she makes my okaachan cry, too. I hate people who makes my okaachan cry. I want to kick them in the arse, even if I don't know what the arse is. I only heard that word from the big meanie. I want to kick them in the arse, but my okaachan would be disa- dis-a... what's that word again? Disap-...

I don't know anymore. But if I kick those bad people in the arse, then my okaachan will be dis-ap-whatever.

The bad lady said that her name's Kireii, and that she is my real okaachan. She said that I'm just a-dop-ted by okaachan and otouchan. She said she gave me away when I was a baby, but now she wants me back, because she told me that she loves me. I don't love her, though, and when I told her that, she started to cry. I told her not to cry and not to tell me lies, but she just continued to cry. Then she turned to my okaachan and asked her if she could just borrow me for a while. She said she just wanted to spend some time with me, and then she'll bring me back and leave us in peace forever.

Why does she want to borrow me? Am I a toy or something? Okaachan said that only things could be borrowed. Am I a thing, then?

And then that woman begged and begged. And she promised that she'll give me back. The big meanie started to act mean again. He said no, they can't take me away. He said that they can go to hell.

He is a big meanie.

But he is MY big meanie.

But Okaachan knelt down in front of me, hugged me real tight and told me to listen well to what she has to say. I nodded and smiled so she would think that I'm a good boy.

"Kae-chan, listen to me," she said. "I am not your real okaachan and otouchan is not your real otouchan. You heard that two days before, right? You heard us talking to your Kaede-niichan and Akira-niichan."

I said yes, but I became confused, so I asked them to please explain. The big meanie told them all to shut up and grabbed my hand and told me that we would go to the park. I smiled. I love the park. But then, otouchan rep-ri-man-ded the big meanie and told him that I needed to know the truth. Okaachan continued to tell me her story.

"Kireii-san is your okaasan, and Shiiyo-san is your otousan. When you were a baby, they were still too young, so they gave you to me and your otouchan."

"I don't understand, Okaachan," I told them. If those bad people are my real parents, then why did they give me away? Don't they like me? I decided to ask that to Okaachan.

"Yes, Kaede, they didn't want you," the big meanie snapped. Okaachan gave him an angry look and turned back to me.

"But we do, Kae-chan," she said. "We love you so much. That's why we raised you as our own kid. We all love you, Otouchan and Oniichan and I. Please believe that, no matter what you think. You are our baby."

"Yes, Okaachan," I said. She started crying again.

"But now, baby, your mama wants to spend some time with you-"

"Hell, no!" the big meanie said.

"Shut up, Kaede!" Otouchan said.

"They won't take him away!" the big meanie said again.

I wished they would stop fighting. I suddenly wanted to cry. This is all very confusing. I didn't understand what's happening!

"It's her right, Kaede," Otouchan said. "She is the bio-lo-gi-cal mother. At least let her spend some time with her son."

"She gave him away like a shoe when he's a kid," the big meanie said. "Tell me now that she still has the right to have him back."

"Please," the bad woman said while crying, "I understand now that you've come to love him very much, and I won't try to take him back anymore. Just please give me some time to get to know my son."

I didn't know what to do anymore. They were all crying and they were all fighting and they were all mad. I wished everyone would be happy. I wished everyone would stop fighting.

Okaachan hugged me and told me, "Kaede Jr., you go upstairs and wait for me, okay? We'll all talk and later I'll prepare your things."

I decided to do what she wanted me to do, so that she would think that I'm a good boy. I don't want to go away. Maybe if I'm a good boy, they'd decide to keep me here. I don't want to go anywhere. I walked up to my room and found Mr. Teddy. I just hugged him real tight. And then I heard the shouts and the yells. The big meanie doesn't want to give me away. He's being mean for me.

I waited in the room for a long time. I didn't destroy anything this time. I behaved. When they grew quiet, I thought that they won't send me away. I smiled at Mr. Teddy.

"They won't send me away," I whispered to Mr. Teddy.

But my okaachan opened the door to my room and dressed me up. I remained quiet, so she would think that I'm a good boy. She spread that mos-qui-to-re-pe-llant on my skin again, and then helped me put on my clothes. She was crying.

"Don't cry, Okaachan," I told her. I am a good boy if I showed her that I care. She just smiled at me, carried me downstairs and gave me to the woman.

I panicked then. I started to kick and scream and cry, but the woman held onto me. She was crying, too. Okaachan and Otouchan were hugging each other. I can't find the big meanie anywhere. I need him to be mean for me again. Where is he?

And then the bad woman carried me out.

"I'll bring him home the day after tomorrow. I promise," the bad woman said through her tears. She said thank you to my crying okaachan and otouchan and brought me to her car. I fell asleep on her car, and when I woke up, I'm here at this blue room with many teddies and toys.

I don't like it here, though. Whenever I think of what happened this afternoon, I suddenly wanted to cry. I want my okaachan and otouchan back. I want my big meanie and Akira-niichan, too.

The big meanie said that the bad woman didn't want me, so she gave me away. Okaachan and Otouchan gave me away this afternoon. Does than mean they don't want me, too? But Okaachan told me that she and otouchan loves me no matter what happens, so I guess that she wants me. But then why did they give me away? The big meanie doesn't want to give me away. Does that mean he's the only one who wanted me?

If that is so, then he's not a big meanie, after all.

He was never a big meanie.

In fact, I am the meanie.

I always destroy his favoritest things since I was a baby. He never did anything wrong to me. When I was a baby, I could still remember those times where he wanted to play with me, but I was being naughty. I always fought him and I was never nice to him. I've been a very bad otouto to him.

He always took care of me, even though I'm a bad boy. He always makes sure that I'm always ok. He always tells me to take care. He hates it when I get a scratch on my knee whenever I play. When I get dirty, he gives me a bath. He cooks me breakfast. He buys me Ice Cream. And he gave me my favoritest toy in the whole wide world.

He gave me Mr. Teddy.

Mr. Teddy is his first gift to me. That's why I love it so much.

"Mr. Teddy, I miss the big meanie," I said. Mr. Teddy smiled back at me. "He promised me that we would go to the park today, but that bad woman took me away."

Mr. Teddy still smiled. He's always happy, that's why I love him.

Akira-niichan wanted to take Mr. Teddy away from me that day, but I wouldn't let him. I won't let him take away the big meanie's gift even if just a short while. I don't care if he's cool or if he likes the big meanie a lot. No one can take Mr. Teddy away from me.

I re-a-lize now that I haven't even thanked him yet.

When I get home, I'll start calling him oniisan.

I don't know why I never called him that. I guess it was just that way since long ago. He never called me Kaede, either. He always calls me a maggot ( I don't know what that means, too), or a twerp, or a midget, or a nincompoop or whatever. But now, I'll call him Oniisan. Maybe he'll be happy if I did.

He doesn't even know that he's my favoritest person in the world. I always have his picture with me. It's always in my pocket. In the picture, he was like flying in the air and holding the ball and he looked as if he's going to slam the net with his ball. I got that picture in the newspaper, and when I cut it off, Okaachan scolded me because scissors are dangerous. Oh, anyway, I got the picture. At first I was planning to paste that picture on the street dog's back (just for fun), but I decided it was a good picture, so I'll just keep it. He's so good at basketball, and he's cool, and he's calm. And I loved his trophies and I'm proud of him. I'm never gonna paste that picture on the street dog.

I never told him that, though. Bad boy, Kaede Jr.

*Sigh*

I want to go home. I miss Okaachan and Otousan.

I miss my Oniichan.

I want to go home so I could eat Otousan's great food again. I want to go home so I'll have my Okaachan to fuzz over me again. I want to go home... because I know now that Oniichan doesn't hate me. We'll play together, and we'll fight, and he'll call me names, and I'll still be a little maggot.

Things won't change.

But now, it'll all be okay, because I know now Oniichan loves me and I love Oniichan.

I want to go home... so I could see his face if I called him Oniichan.

"Hey, Mr. Teddy! I have an idea!" I exclaimed! Tensai Kaede Jr! "Let's go home!"

Mr. Teddy smiled back at me.

"Is that okay, Mr. Teddy? Let's go home to Okaachan and Otouchan and Oniichan! They'll be so happy!"

Mr. Teddy still smiles, so I guess it's okay.

Mr. Teddy's growing up. He's getting larger and larger everyday, but it's okay.

I walked to the door in tiptoes, and I opened it and peeked outside to see if anyone's still awake. I guess it's late now, since it's so quiet. Mr. Teddy and I got out of the blue room and walked across the huge living room, and we headed towards the door.

Bye-bye, mean woman! I'm going home!

Shocks, it's called here outside. Keep me warm, Mr. Teddy.

Oh, a gate. How do we get outside, Mr. Teddy?

Oh, right! This gate's the same one that the big meanie has! This is easy. Just flip a little here, and press that there, and here we go, Mr. Teddy! We're on the street!

Let's run now, Mr. Teddy, or the bad woman would see us.

This is so fun! Let's run, Mr. Teddy! Let's run! Let's go home to Okaachan and Otouchan and Oniichan! When we get home, I'm sure Oniichan's gonna call me a maggot for running away, and Okaachan's gonna rep-ri-mand me, and Otouchan will be mad, but it's okay, ne, Mr. Teddy? We'll be home, and that's all that matters.

I don't care if I'm not Okaachan and Otouchan's real son. I don't care if I'm not Oniican's real otouto. They love me. That's the only thing that matters, ne, Mr. Teddy?

When we get home, Otousan's gonna fix us a warm cup of hot chocolate! And then tomorrow, we'd go to the park with Oniichan and Akira-niichan! It'll be so fun, Mr. Teddy! And then maybe, we could go to Oniichan's practice. We could watch that funny looking do'aho and that guy with a head like a muffin. We could have those nice two ladies cooing over us again, and we'd see Kim again!

Wai! Let's go home, Mr. Teddy! Show me the way! You know, right? Yes? That's great, Mr. Teddy! Yes, we'll go home!

Careful now. Lotsa cars on this street. What big buildings! Let's be careful, Mr. Teddy. Oniichan said that Kanagawa's not a friendly town. We should take care. Let's stay on the sidewalk, ne, Mr. Teddy? We're such good boys!

Ne, Mr. Teddy. This street is scary. I want my oniichan. He'll protect me. Hug me tight, Mr. Teddy. I think we're lost. Those are scary shadows. They look like monsters. Why are there no people on this street? It gives me the creeps. Is someone following us, Mr. Teddy? Oh no... I want my okaachan. I want my otouchan. I want my two oniichans.

Let's sit down, Mr. Teddy.

We'll get home, I'm sure. I just hope it was daytime, so I wouldn't get scared.

*Snif*

I feel like crying, Mr. Teddy. Where are we?

I want my Okaachan's warm embrace. I want my Otouchan's comforting smile. I want my Akira-niichan's funny jokes. And I want my Oniichan.

*Sob*

Why is this happening to me? Maybe this is my punishment for being a bad boy. I promise I'll be good, Kami-sama, just bring me and Mr. Teddy back to my home. Please bring me back home.

Maybe I should have stayed at the bad woman's house. Maybe I could have just asked her to bring me home. Maybe we did the wrong thing, Mr. Teddy. We're lost. No one would find us here. It's scary here, too, Mr. Teddy.

Oh, no! What's that creeping sound? Let's get away from here, Mr. Teddy. Let's walk faster!

It's still there! What is is, Mr. Teddy?

Oh no! It's an evil cat! It's running after us! Run, Mr. Teddy! Run!
Faster Mr. Teddy! Oh dear! We have to cross the street, Mr. Teddy. Oniichan said that you only get to cross the street when the green man is blinking. He said it's safe that way. Let's go, Mr. Teddy.

Let's go away from that evil cat! At the count of three, we run across the street. And look! There's someone at the other side of the street! Let's go to him for help!

Run now, Mr. Teddy! Geez, you're too big, I can't see!

We're in the middle of the street now, I guess.

What's that noise?

Let's hurry up, Mr. Teddy. Hold on. And don't block my view.

What's that blinding light? What's that noise?

"Hey kid, watch out!"

What was that, Mr.-

It's a car! It's going straight at us! Run, Mr. Teddy!

Screeching tires. Blinding light. Noise. Pain.

The car got us, Mr. Teddy.

It hurts.

So much blood. I'm scared.

I can't see.

It hurts.

I can't move.

Mr. Teddy.

Help.

"Oni-ichan."

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tsu.zu.ku
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*Angry mob chases Aki-chan*
Aki-chan: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh! Don't kill me!!!!!!! Sorry, minna! Sorry, WM! I thought about the words of comfort I gave you... This chapter isn't comforting at all! Don't kill me! Waah! Gooomeeeeeeen!!!!
*WM kills Aki-chan*
*Mob kills Aki-chan again*