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Here's a little follow-up to episode 6. Slight OOC warning. Enjoy.
Shido sighed as he closed and locked the front door, "Shido," Shido looked up to see Tohka and Yoshino staring at him, "Shido, it's Kotori, she-"
"Huh? Kotori?" Shido took a deep breath and slightly smiled, "She's fine, nothing can really bother Kotori and-"
"She's in her room," the young blue-haired girl answered shyly, "We heard her crying and she won't talk to us," Shido frowned and slightly narrowed his eyes, "She's been like this since Mana left."
"What? Yoshino, she was completely fine all throughout dinner and-"
"Yes, but she's upset now, Shido," the puppet snapped and Shido stared at the white rabbit hand puppet, "She's locked herself in her room and are you just going to stand here and do nothing about it?" Shido inhaled slowly before he walked past the two and up the stairs.
Shido stood outside of a door and knocked on it, "Kotori? Kotori, it's me, can you open the door?" hearing the bed shift and the sound of feet moving from behind the door, Shido heard the lock tumble and saw the knob turn before the door opened slowly and he saw a saddened Kotori on the other side of the door, "Kotori, what's wrong? Tohka and Yoshino told me that-"
"I'm fine, Shido, I just want to be alone," Shido frowned as Kotori turned and began walking back into the room and Shido followed her, "I said that I wanted to be a-"
"And something's bothering my little sister and I want to know what it is," Kotori groaned before crossing her arms and looked away, "Kotori, Tohka and Yoshino said that they've heard you crying, and what kind of big brother would I be if I just ignored that?"
"It's nothing, idiot, I just had some dirt in my eye," Shido frowned and Kotori looked back with narrowed eyes, "Now can you get out of my room?"
"Kotori, I can tell when you're lying. Something's bothering you, and if I had to venture a guess, I'd have to say it's something to do with Mana," Kotori huffed and turned her back towards him, "Kotori, you're my little sister and I want to be able to help you, but I can't do that if you won't talk to me,"
"It's…it's just…you're my big brother, and I don't think it's right for her to come into our home and claim to be your little sister like that. Like I said, all little boys look the same, so there's no proving that she's your little sister,"
Shido took a deep breath before pulling the redheaded girl into an embrace, surprising Kotori slightly, "Kotori, you're my little sister and I'm proud of you and nothing in this world will ever change that. Whether or not Mana is my biological sister will not change how I feel about you. I love you and I always will," Kotori frowned slightly before she wrapped her arms around Shido and hugged him back.
Tohka and Yoshino poked their heads through the door and saw the two in their embrace, "Should we go?" Yoshino questioned, "This is something that seems private and-"
"You're right," Tohka took a deep breath and began pulling Yoshino away from the door, "We'll see how they're doing later,"
"What? No way," Yoshinon complained, wiggling in Yoshino's hand, "I want to see what happens next. Let go, Tohka! No, stop her Yoshino!" Tohka dragged Yoshino out of the house and closed the door behind them.
Shido broke from the embrace and slightly smiled, "Are you feeling any better?"
"Y-yeah, thanks, bro," Shido nodded and rubbed the top of Kotori's head, "And I love you too, Shido,"
"I know," Shido leaned closer and kissed her forehead, "And like I said, nothing will change what we have between us, okay?" Kotori hummed and nodded.
Like I said, OOC. I know Kotori wouldn't be bothered by it that much, but…enjoy.