(Resurrections - 7)
"Ryu…" Erica said. Ryuichi was sitting on the floor in her room right now. He had his eyes closed. He opened them slowly to meet Eric's. "Ryu…"
"Leave me alone." He answered softly. Erica walked in and turned on her Play station. He might want to be left alone, but she wasn't going to leave him completely alone, she was worried about him. He watched it; she was playing Final Fantasy Seven. "I like Vincent."
"Hmm?" She asked looking at him. He wasn't happy yet, but at least he was interacting. "Yeah? I like Cloud."
"Tifa is hot." He said. Erica blinked at him, and he grinned at her softly.
"I wouldn't know." She said bashfully. Ryuichi came up and sat on the bed next to her, lying down so that his head was in her lap.
"I miss Kumagorou." He said softly, sniffling some. She would put the controller down and run her hand over his head.
"Me too." She said.
"Do you think Kate can fix him?" He asked.
"She said she'd try." Erica answered.
"Ok." He whimpered as she started to play again he just watched her. Finally she would stop playing. Running her fingers through his hair gently.
"You really gonna be ok?" She asked.
"No." He answered. Erica sighed, sniffling. He turned and looked up at her. His eyes getting all wide and sniffling.
"What?" Erica asked glancing around nervously.
"I am making you upset!" He gasped. Revelation of revelation, no one ever accused him of not being completely oblivious before.
"Wellyouareupset,andthatmakesmeupsetbecauseyouareupsetand thatissadbecauseIbroughtyoutoschoolandbecauseofthatMr.BearisgoneandI'msorry!" Erica wailed.
"It isn't your fault." Ryuichi said blinking.
"People here just don't understand you." Erica said sniffling.
"But you understand me?" What was that! A smile. Erica smiled too.
"Mmhmm" She answered.
"Ok! Than I am alright!" He answered, his eyes going wide again and he would hug her, kissing her cheek. She sat there, blushing like a fire as he skipped out of the room.
Before long Erica came out and Ryuichi was lying on the floor in the kids room playing with them. He had one of the Barbie dolls and was talking to one of Raven's Barbie dolls. Jaimey was sitting on his back trying to get him to roughhouse with her. Usually her sisters annoyed her, but even she had to smile, because it meant that Ryuichi was alright.
And side form that, one of the conditions of people being in the house is that they got along with the kids, and it seemed that Ryuichi was perfect in that category.
"Erica diner." Kate said. She was feeding all of them because her mother was working late tonight. "Lets hurry, mom will be back in an hour."
Erica looked around.
"Where is Shuiichi?" She asked nervously.
"He is out back, sitting on the deck." Kate answered.
Erica walked out and sat next to him. He had his knees drawn up and was sitting where Erica normally sat when she was drawing. He however, was writing. In Japanese, which sucked because now she had no idea what he was writing.
"Hey" He said as she came out. "What's up?"
"Nothing." She answered. "Diner is ready. Cheeseburgers."
"YAY!" Shuiichi yelled running into the house.
