"Kyaaa~" Ayako squealed as one of her siblingssplashed water at her. She wasn't sure who it exactly was, because he hadn't gotten a good look. The fine, golden sand felt squishy under her feet as she tried to run back to the safety of the shore.
The girl was now only wearing her swimsuit, which made some random guys who were also on the island to stare at her body shamefully. One of those random guys had enough courage to decide that it was a good time to approach her.
"Hey!" He called out, catching the attention of the female teenager.
Ayako glanced at him, a quizzical eyebrow raised. She doesn't remember if they had met before but she definitely know that he was not someone that she know of. So, she figured that he was talking to her because he was finding someone to hit on.
"Yes?" The girl asked warily but before he could respond to her using a corny pick-up line, her attention immediately shifted when she heard the panicked voice of Ema calling out to Louis. She could vaguely make out his listless figure, underneath the umbrella he was at.
Her eyes widened as she ran towards the direction where her family was at, leaving the guy behind to gape at her when he saw her running towards a bunch of hot and gorgeous guys which he had no idea that they actually are her family members.
"What the..." were the only words left that he could mutter, out of surprise.
"Louis-nii!" The blue-haired girl ran to her brother's side who fainted because of the heat, a wet towel in her hand. She made the others make way for her and they immediately did so, knowing that she'll take care of the matter at hand.
Ema, on the other hand, was looking a bit pale and anxious. Ayako sent her a reassuring smile before getting back to wiping Louis with the wet towel she had brought. She laid his head down on her lap, despite her not wearing that much clothing except for her swimsuit.
"Masa-nii, can I have a bottle of cold water?" The oldest passed one to her and cradled light-haired male in her arms, helping him up to drink water. Masaomi seemed calm as he saw how Ayako was handling the situation pretty well.
"Sorry for worrying you like this, Chi-chan..." Louis managed to utter softly, which made their newest sister to breath out of relief. However, Ayako was quite annoyed at the fact that Louis had only apologized to Ema. She bit her lower lip, slightly upset.
"Louis-nii, it's not the time for you to worry about others! Why'd you have to come out in this heat, when you know you can't handle it?" Ayako exasperatedly scolded the light-haired male who was back to laying on her lap. Louis just smiled at her tiredly, his eyes barely open.
"I wanted to spend time with all of you, since you just got back."
This made the girl furrow her eyebrows, a frown settling on her lips because of his response. Then, she glared at the others who were silently watching over them. They all jumped, startled when they met eyes with her. Ayako was definitely not letting the matter go easily.
"And you guys? We all know, Louis-nii's weak against the heat! You could've made sure he was rehydrated or at least was feeling cool." The frown wasn't leaving her face anytime soon. But, she decided against it and just sighed tiredly. When she saw the worried expressions on her siblings though, Ayako was immediately overcame with guilt.
"I'll accompany Louis-nii in the villa for a while to make sure he's okay. You guys go have fun. Don't do anything stupid, you all hear me? Also, look after Wataru-chan properly or else I'll be gutting you all if anything happens to him too!" Ayako slightly threatened and they could all feel shivers running down their spine, except for the eldest ones since they have the same train of thoughts as the girl.
"Ah, Aya-chan's so reliable as ever~" Tsubaki cooed affectionately as the girl walked, supporting Louis, towards their villa. The others just nodded their heads, confirming that they agree with what he said.
Ema, on the other hand, was still looking worried. She felt guilty for not noticing earlier that one of her brothers, especially one of the closest ones to her, was not feeling well. She would have to pay Louis a visit to his room later on, before they retire in the night.
"Geez, Louis-nii..." Ayako sighed, as she entered his room and laid him down on the large bed in the middle. She could hear his soft chuckle as she brought a small basin and newly washed face towel back from the bathroom connected to his room.
"I told you, I'm fine already, Aya." He gently assured the girl who glared at him in response, but did not say anything anymore but put the cold towel over his forehead.
"Could you remove your jacket? It's too hot for that sort of clothes. I'll turn on the aircon so change into a set of new ones, alright? Tell me when you're done." The girl did what she needed to do and Louis went to his walk-in closet and changed, coming back out to lay down on his bed.
"I'm done." Ayako turned around when she heard his declaration and sat on the armchair near his bedside, staring intently at his face. When he squirmed uncomfortably, the blue-haired girl laughed lightly.
"Rest well for today, Louis-nii. I'll check up on you later, okay? I'll bring you something to eat too." Ayako smiled and kissed his forehead, which made the male smile at her gratefully, before she left the room completely.
The whole afternoon, Louis did rested well in his room after Ayako left. He was thankful to have a thoughtful and kind sister who takes care of them well. All the fatigue that he had at work, vanished completely as he wandered in dreamland.
Ayako went back to where the others were. She was immediately bombarded with questions and whatnot by her brothers which made the girl a bit irritated. But she calmed herself down, knowing that they were only concerned for Louis's well-being.
"Stop, will you? Louis-nii's just fine. He was sleeping and I made sure it was cool in his room before I left him at the villa." She assured the rest and it earned her a chorus of relieved sighs. Masaomi patted her head, proud at the fact that she was able to do a job well done.
"Then we can go have fun, Aya~" An arm wrapped around her waist while a voice cooed in her ear, slightly startling her. However, she recognized it too well. The blue-haired girl made sure to glare intensely at the male who dared to touch her bare skin.
"Let. Go. Tsuba-nii." She spat the words out in a dangerously low voice.
"No."
Tsubaki grinned at her like a chesire cat when another arm wrapped around her shoulders from her other side, making Ayako squirm uncomfortably. Their bare skins were against each other and she was sure that she was turning red by the second.
Seeing each other half-naked when they were younger was alright. But being next to them, especially when they are grown-ups now and barely having any clothes to cover their upper body, was a whole other matter to be discussed.
"Fuuto... Tsuba-nii..."
Ayako's eyes were closed shut, her body slightly trembling and her fists clenched beside her body. She was definitely about to blow up, but someone beat her to it and saved her from her brothers who were teasing her out of their own amusement.
THUMP, THUMP
"Ow!" Both boys yelped in unison, Ukyo towering over them with a nasty glare in his eyes. They let go of Ayako and the girl immediately went to their second oldest brother, seeking protection behind his broad back.
"You two deserved that." The girl stuck her tongue out childishly when she felt something draping over her shoulders. She looked up to see the blonde lawyer covering her with her towel.
"You should go change now before you get cold, Aya. Go and bring Ema with you." Ukyo patted her head gently before giving Tsubaki and Fuuto warning looks. The light-haired male cowered in fear and laughed awkwardly, while the young idol just sighed and left without a word.
"Aya-nee!" Wataru called out from under the umbrella, eating a watermelon. She smiled and approached the youngest, who was sitting beside Masaomi.
"You want some?" Still smiling, she sat beside the youngest, covering her lower half with her towel while Masaomi handed her his shirt.
"You should cover your body with something. You might catch a cold, Aya."
Ayako nodded gratefully at the oldest before adding, "Thanks, Masa-nii. Perverts everywhere. Tsuba-nii and Fuuto even tried to hit on me." She sighed, shaking her head in disbelief. Masaomi just laughed, light-heartedly.
"You know, they really missed you. They were one of the closest to you, right?" Ayako looked down on her lap, feeling down all of a sudden.
"All of you are precious to me, Masa-nii." She tried to reason out but he cut her off, "But they're the ones whom you spent most of your time with, right? You don't have to feel guilty." Masaomi smiled at her kindly as he handed her a piece of watermelon that they had cut earlier.
Wataru was just quietly looking between their eldest brother and one of his older sisters. He somewhat guessed that they were talking about something complicated, since the mood was kind of heavy.
But it was soon over, like they weren't talking about something sentimental a little while ago when Ayako wiped Wataru's face with a tissue paper since the fruit's juice was spilling.
The blue-haired girl quietly nibbled on her watermelon while Masaomi watched over his younger siblings. He just hoped that Ayako would somehow open up to them. Or even to one of them. He wished that their younger sister would soon get over the painful memories that she had during the time that she wasn't with them.
Masaomi did not want to see even one of his siblings suffer in any kind of pain. And definitely not Ayako, whom they treasure so much.
Author's Note:
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