"What?" asked Miki in disbeleif.
"Yes....when we were in college, Chiyako and Jin were dating, and Youji and I were dating." said Rumi. "As fate would have it, Chiyako became pregnant with Jin's child--Yuu--, and then they were married soon. I became pregnant also. With Jin's child. Youji and Chiyako were shocked when they heard about the affair. Chiyako was devasted. She became so angry that she walked out on Jin. And Youji out on me. Jin and I were left alone to deal with our new baby, and Chiyako and Youji moved away. Youji visited Chiyako often and helped her raise Yuu, and one thing led to another and they eventually married. We knew nothing of this of course. We, meanwhile, didn't want to take care of a child. Not after all the greif we'd caused already. So we gave it up for adoption."
"You gave me up for adoption?" asked Miki, wondering how on earth she was here now if that were true.
"No. You weren't the first child. He was a boy." said Jin.
Miki said nothing.
"About a month later we felt terrible for doing it. Abandoning our own son. Then we realized that there were lots of abandoned children out there. So we decided to adopt one. And it was you. You were only a month old." said Rumi.
"So I'm....adopted?" asked Miki.
"Yes." said Rumi.
"That means we aren't blood related!" said Yuu suddendly.
"No, you aren't." said Rumi.
"What happened to the first baby?" asked Miki.
"We don't know."
"Oh." said Miki. "May I be excused?"
"Of course." said Rumi. Miki stood up and headed for the stairs.
"I think I'm done, too." said Yuu, standing up. Youji nodded in approval and Yuu tried to walk as calmly towards Miki's room as he could. As soon as he was out of the kitchen, he bounded up the stairs and burst into her room, shutting the door behind him. Miki was sitting on her bed, staring at the ceiling.
"What?" she asked, not even looking over at him.
"What do you mean "what?" We aren't related! We can date again!" he said.
"Oh, yeah, let's just forget the fact that you didn't tell me you thought we were blood related. And that you moved away to school just to get away from me." she said.
"I didn't go to school to get away from you..."
"Oh yes you did. You couldn't stand to be anywhere near me anymore. So just go." said Miki, still staring at the ceiling.
"Fine. I'll be in my room." said Yuu calmly, and with that he left. Miki heard the door click and listened to his footsteps across the soft carpet towards his room. She waited a few moments and then jumped down from the bed and walked towards her dresser. She opened up the top drawer and pulled out what she'd stolen from Yuu's room. She looked at it for a moment then quickly put it away, embaressed at what she was thinking.
Yuu sat down on the edge of his bed. He decided he might as well start unpacking. He looked around for his bag and sudduendly remembered he'd thrown it on the couch when he first came in. That seemed so long ago. He got up and opened the door to go downstairs and almost crashed into Miki.
"Miki!" he said. "What are you doing here?"
"I need your help." said Miki.
"What for?" asked Yuu.
"I want to find out who that baby us." said Miki.
"Why?" asked Yuu.
"I keep wondering what happened to him." said Miki. "I just want to see if he has a good life." Yuu was about to protest, but then realized this was a good oppurtunity to get Miki to warm up to him again. He smiled.
"Sure, I'll help as much as I can." said Yuu.
"OK. Where should we start?" asked Miki.
"I dont know. He could be anyone." said Yuu.
"Well, not ANYONE. We know that he's two months older than me and he's adopted." said Miki.
"Gee, that really narrows it down." said Yuu.
"Yeah, this is going to be hard. We'll start tommorow. Okay?" asked Miki.
"OK." said Yuu.
"Great!" said Miki, and she turned around and skipped down he hallway to her room.
"Yes....when we were in college, Chiyako and Jin were dating, and Youji and I were dating." said Rumi. "As fate would have it, Chiyako became pregnant with Jin's child--Yuu--, and then they were married soon. I became pregnant also. With Jin's child. Youji and Chiyako were shocked when they heard about the affair. Chiyako was devasted. She became so angry that she walked out on Jin. And Youji out on me. Jin and I were left alone to deal with our new baby, and Chiyako and Youji moved away. Youji visited Chiyako often and helped her raise Yuu, and one thing led to another and they eventually married. We knew nothing of this of course. We, meanwhile, didn't want to take care of a child. Not after all the greif we'd caused already. So we gave it up for adoption."
"You gave me up for adoption?" asked Miki, wondering how on earth she was here now if that were true.
"No. You weren't the first child. He was a boy." said Jin.
Miki said nothing.
"About a month later we felt terrible for doing it. Abandoning our own son. Then we realized that there were lots of abandoned children out there. So we decided to adopt one. And it was you. You were only a month old." said Rumi.
"So I'm....adopted?" asked Miki.
"Yes." said Rumi.
"That means we aren't blood related!" said Yuu suddendly.
"No, you aren't." said Rumi.
"What happened to the first baby?" asked Miki.
"We don't know."
"Oh." said Miki. "May I be excused?"
"Of course." said Rumi. Miki stood up and headed for the stairs.
"I think I'm done, too." said Yuu, standing up. Youji nodded in approval and Yuu tried to walk as calmly towards Miki's room as he could. As soon as he was out of the kitchen, he bounded up the stairs and burst into her room, shutting the door behind him. Miki was sitting on her bed, staring at the ceiling.
"What?" she asked, not even looking over at him.
"What do you mean "what?" We aren't related! We can date again!" he said.
"Oh, yeah, let's just forget the fact that you didn't tell me you thought we were blood related. And that you moved away to school just to get away from me." she said.
"I didn't go to school to get away from you..."
"Oh yes you did. You couldn't stand to be anywhere near me anymore. So just go." said Miki, still staring at the ceiling.
"Fine. I'll be in my room." said Yuu calmly, and with that he left. Miki heard the door click and listened to his footsteps across the soft carpet towards his room. She waited a few moments and then jumped down from the bed and walked towards her dresser. She opened up the top drawer and pulled out what she'd stolen from Yuu's room. She looked at it for a moment then quickly put it away, embaressed at what she was thinking.
Yuu sat down on the edge of his bed. He decided he might as well start unpacking. He looked around for his bag and sudduendly remembered he'd thrown it on the couch when he first came in. That seemed so long ago. He got up and opened the door to go downstairs and almost crashed into Miki.
"Miki!" he said. "What are you doing here?"
"I need your help." said Miki.
"What for?" asked Yuu.
"I want to find out who that baby us." said Miki.
"Why?" asked Yuu.
"I keep wondering what happened to him." said Miki. "I just want to see if he has a good life." Yuu was about to protest, but then realized this was a good oppurtunity to get Miki to warm up to him again. He smiled.
"Sure, I'll help as much as I can." said Yuu.
"OK. Where should we start?" asked Miki.
"I dont know. He could be anyone." said Yuu.
"Well, not ANYONE. We know that he's two months older than me and he's adopted." said Miki.
"Gee, that really narrows it down." said Yuu.
"Yeah, this is going to be hard. We'll start tommorow. Okay?" asked Miki.
"OK." said Yuu.
"Great!" said Miki, and she turned around and skipped down he hallway to her room.