Chapter # 2: Ryuichi's Dad & Keiko's Brother
( GOMEN NASAI THAT RYUICHI BECOMES OOC IN THIS CHAPTER A BIT, GOMEN NASAI!! )
"Dad, we're home!" Ryuichi called into the house as he and Shuichi entered. No response.
"Guess he's out buying groceries again."
Ryuichi lead Shuichi upstairs to his room,
"Sorry, I'm still kind of unpacking ... I just moved in last week from my mom's ..."
"Why'd you come to live with your dad?"
Ryuichi froze.
"Ryu? Ryu, what is it? What's the matter?"
"It's nothing," he said dropping his bag on the floor.
"Uhm, so, what do you wanna do Shu?" Ryuichi questioned as he changed the subject.
"What do you wanna do Ryu-chan?"
"Well, I dunno ... How 'bout we go get a bite to eat, or somethin'?"
"Sounds good to me ... I have money, do you wanna eat here, or do you wanna go out to eat?"
"Uhm ... I know I have money too, I'm just trying to decide if I wanna eat fast-food."
The front door opened,
"Ryuichi! You and your friend, best be stayin' home! I'm cooking a pizza!"
Ryuichi opened his bedroom door,
"Ok dad!"
"Oh, and
Ryuichi!"
"Yeah dad?"
"You going down to the thing tonight?"
Ryuichi froze in his doorway.
"At seven, like always?" His dad questioned.
"Maybe dad ... Maybe."
"Well, lemme know soon, 'cause I've got work at seven thirty."
Ryuichi turned and looked to Shuichi,
"Uhm, Shu-chan ... Do you mind being left here with Jiji-chan?"
"Uh ... For how long?"
"'Till 'bout ... Ten thirty?"
"Sure ... I'll probably get bored though, so if you come home and I'm sleeping, don't be surprised!" Shuichi laughed. Ryuichi laughed as well.
"Ok, well, as long as you don't mind."
"Well, if it's become a routine for you, I won't cut your routine."
"Thanks Shu," Ryuichi turned to the doorway,
"Dad?"
No answer.
"Hey dad?"
No answers.
"Dad ...?" Ryuichi stepped out of his bedroom. He checked his watch.
"Five thirty ..." He ran down the stairs as fast as he could.
"Dad! DAD!" He yelled grabbing hold of the shaking man, he sat him down at the kitchen table.
"Dad! Did you take your pill?"
His father shook his head 'no.' Ryuichi got up and rushed over to the kitchen cupboards, searching. Shuichi stood at the bottom of the staircase, his violet eyes wide.
"Mr.Sakuma? Ryu-chan, what's wrong with him? What's going on?"
Ryuichi didn't answer as he continued ripping his way through cupboards.
"Damnit, where is it?"
His father pointed a shaky finger to Shopper's bag that sat not to far from him. Shuichi rushed into the kitchen and looked in the sink. To the right, sitting in a dish strainer, were all the clean dishes that'd just been washed the previous night. He grabbed a glass and turned on the cold tap water, filling the glass half way and then running to the table. He put down the glass and grabbed the Shopper's bag. He emptied it out onto the table.
"Ryu-chan, what colour are your dad's pills?"
"Green and blue ..." Ryuichi kept ripping through the cupboards. Shuichi spotted the bottle and popped it open.
"He only takes one, right?"
"Yeah, I'm trying to find them, they're important, so can you shut-up?" Ryuichi hollered.
Shuichi placed the capsule in Mr.Sakuma's mouth and grabbed the water. Placing it to Mr.Sakuma's lips and tipping it back. The shaking slowed to nothing. Shuichi put down the bottle of pills.
"Ryuichi, you're only going to make a mess," Shuichi said simply.
"Shut-up! Just shut-up! I don't care if I make a mess! If he doesn't take his damn pill, he could die you idiot!"
Shuichi froze.
"Ryuichi, Shuichi's right. You're only making a mess," his father's voice came. Ryuichi spun around. There was his father, sitting perfectly normal, no shaking. His pills sitting open on the table and him putting down and empty glass.
"Shuichi, my boy, mind getting me some more water?"
Shuichi picked up the glass and walken over to the sink, filling it 3/4 of the way with cold water and handing it to Mr.Sakuma.
"Thank you my boy ... Do you mind?" He pointed around the kitchen area. Shuichi nodded and began emptying bags. Ryuichi just stood there, staring at his father.
( MEANWHILE )
"Please brother? Jiji-chan says I'm welcome to stay at her house."
Her elder brother sighed, massaging his temple.
"Please?"
"Sakuma, Jiji?"
"Yes ... Sakuma, Jiji!"
"Sakuma, Ryuichi's younger sister?"
"Yes ..."
"You remember him, I'm sure," he said, opening his green eyes to look at her.
"Yes."
The blonde male wasn't sure if he should say yes, or not. So much had happened with him and Ryuichi. Should he trust his little sister, Jiji?
"Please brother?"
"I don't know Kei-chan."
"Aw, come on Toh-chan ... Let her stay with her friend. We're staying in a hotel, why make her stay with us?" A brunette said, finally making comment. Tohma looked to the brunette. His girlfriend. Uesugi, Mika. He sighed and returned his gaze to his sister,
"Fine."
( GOMEN NASAI ONCE AGAIN FOR RYUICHI'S LITTLE OOC MOMENT!!! )