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A/N : Hey. My second story...okay...well my first one was a one-shot...but...who cares. It was a story just the same. This story...is well...something I felt I needed to write. I don't know how good it's going to turn out to be...but...It's worth a shot...eh? The chapters are going to be considerably short. However, the story is completed so I'll be updating chapters daily. Literally. I'm usually online at midnight...even later...but...that's a new day...So I will probably update then. There are going to be a total of 19 chapters. This note is getting long so...I'll just let you have at it.

The Rain Washes Away All Guilt

Chapter 1: The Chronicles

-----8:30pm Thursday-----

"Alright, alright, alright, alright!" Yumi said exasperated at her mother. Her parents were going to Japan for a whole month and Yumi would have to care for Hiroki. Yumi was Hiroki's seventeen year old sister. He, however, was only ten. They told her again and again that if she needed any help with him or any help with ANYTHING that Mrs. Fletcher next door would be home anytime except 10am to 3pm. Her mother couldn't help but worry, and Yumi understood that, but...Mrs. Ishiyama crossed the line of worried into paranoid. Yumi tried hard to calm her down. As did Mr. Ishiyama. Eventually she cooled down...a little.

"Well...I'll miss both of you and remember...if you need help with anything Mrs. Fletcher is right next-"
"I think we've got it mom! You guys have fun. Say 'hi' to the family for us" Yumi told her mother and father. They finally finished their good byes as Mr. Ishiyama practically dragged a reluctant Mrs. Ishiyama out the door.

Yumi turned around and asked Hiroki what he wanted to do.
"Let's watch a movie!"
"What do you want to watch?"
"Chronicles of Narnia!"
"Didn't you watch that yesterday?"
"Yes. What's your point?"
"Aren't you sick of it yet?"
"No. LET'S WATCH IT!"
"Alright...go get it set up and I'll make popcorn." Yumi didn't really want to watch the movie. She'd seen it at least twenty times within the past two weeks. Hiroki had to have seen it at least fifty within the same time span. Oh well. Watch a movie. He falls asleep in the middle. I put him in bed. I have theTV to myself. Where's the flaw?

"Hurry Yumi! I'm about to start it!"
"Alright, alright," Yumi replied, "I'm coming!"
The movie started, and as predicted, Hiroki didn't even make it through the part where the Pevensie children meet the Beavers. She gently stirred Hiroki awake and led him to his bedroom so he could go to sleep in his bed. Yumi returned to the living room where she turned off the movie and put on School of Rock. Even though she wasn't even the slightest bit tired when she started the movie, she didn't even make it twenty minutes before dozing off on the couch.

When she awoke, the screen was the movie menu and looking at the clock she assumed it'd been over for a while. She stopped the movie and headed to bed herself.

-----6:15am Friday-----

BEEP BEEP BEEP BE-SLAM

Yumi woke up to the beeping of her alarm clock and slammed her fist onto it. Another morning. Scratch that. The first early morning. She'd have to get up early to get Hiroki some breakfast because he wasn't allowed to make his own after the last...incident...

After eating breakfast, getting dressed, and packing their bookbags, Yumi and Hiroki headed to school. Even though Yumi could drive, they walked to school anyway. It saved gas and money. It wasn't even that long of a walk. Granted, Yumi didn't arrive to school the same time as usually because she had to walk Hiroki to his school, it was still worth it!