It was an ominous sign indeed when Shizuru stomped into the house after another date with Shiro, slammed the front door shut, stomped down the hall to her room, and slammed her bedroom door closed.
Kuwabara sat on the couch wide-eyed, staring in the direction of her bedroom. Usually when Shizuru came home from a date with Shiro, she was in a good mood; he'd never seen her upset like this before. He bit his lip, trying to decide if he should go ask her what was wrong or just leave her alone.
I wish Dad was home from work already. He'd know what to do.
Finally concern for his sister won out over Kuwabara's sense of self-preservation, and Kuwabara slid off of the couch and went to her bedroom door. He hesitated for just a second before knocking.
"Go away!" Shizuru yelled.
"Are you okay?" Kuwabara asked.
"Leave me alone!" Shizuru snapped, but Kuwabara was certain he'd heard a sob in her voice. Righteous indignation filled him. Had Shiro done something to hurt her? Any goodwill Kuwabara had towards Shiro disappeared in a flash.
Kuwabara tried her door, but it was locked. "Shizuru, tell me what's wrong or I'm calling Dad!" Kuwabara said.
Shizuru cracked the door open and glared at Kuwabara with red-rimmed eyes. That upset Kuwabara even more, because Shizuru never cried.
"Shiro's family is moving to Spain," Shizuru said. "Happy now?"
She slammed the door shut in Kuwabara's face before he could say anything.
Kuwabara's anger evaporated when he realized that Shiro hadn't done anything wrong. Kuwabara wanted to do something to make Shizuru feel better, but she didn't seem to be in the mood for comfort.
Wait, I know what'll make her feel better!
Inspired, Kuwabara headed towards the kitchen.
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AN: Just wanted you all to know I haven't forgotten about this story. My main focus right now is trying to finish Assassin (I attempted to finish it with NaNoWriMo and totally failed T.T Writing 50,000 words in the busiest month of the semester is hard...). This story will probably get some sporadic updates every so often, but I won't be focusing on BE until I finish Assassin. Thank you so much for your patience!