Blind to the world around him, Kuwabara ran all the way home. He didn't stop running until he was inside the house and he threw himself on top of his father who was sitting on the couch.
"Whoa, Kazuma!" his dad said. "What happened?"
Sobbing, Kuwabara poured out the whole story. He hadn't meant to hurt Yumi. When she tried to hit him, he'd just reacted.
But worst of all, he felt as though he'd let down his mother. Not hitting girls hadn't been a part of his oath specifically, but he had sworn to defend the helpless and uphold the weak. Yumi might not have been helpless exactly, not compared to her sister, but she was definitely weak enough that Kuwabara never should have touched her.
I broke the oath I made Mom…I broke my oath.
Mr. Kuwabara was silent for a moment when Kuwabara stopped speaking. "I don't think I need to tell you what you did was wrong," he said.
Kuwabara nodded miserably. He wished his father would get angry at him. Anger would be easier than the disappointment in his eyes.
"You know what we have to do now," Mr. Kuwabara said.
Kuwabara nodded again. His dad had told him more than once. If you messed up you had to make it right. This meant Kuwabara needed to apologize. "Will you come with me?" Kuwabara asked. Shameful as it may be, Kuwabara was scared to face Yumi and what he had done by himself.
Mr. Kuwabara patted his head. "Of course. Let's go."
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