Breath of Life
Schooled
Yuzu headed up the stairs to her room and sat down at her desk and pulled out her books for school. Instead of working on her homework she found herself doodling yet again, this time in one of the notebooks, filling the pages of the booklet with notes of how she and "Kaien" would get married. This held her attention for only so long and she found herself sighing as she leaned back and stared at the ceiling.
The door to her room clicked and the brown haired twin found herself shoving her books under something to hide them from whoever came into the room. "Why are you so jumpy? You and I have always shared a room Yuzu."
The one twin looked at her sister, before quickly packing her books into her bag. "It's nothing."
"Did you finish your homework?" Karin went and sat on her bed, crossing her legs as she did.
"No... I didn't get anything done." The small female suddenly felt a soft hand against her forehead.
"Well, you're not running a fever. Why is it that you're not acting like yourself?"
"It's..." Yuzu shook her head. "I don't get it."
"You don't get what?" Silence greeted Karin before her twin stood up and got into bed, pulling the covers over her head. "Never mind I guess."
The sound of the light clicking off could be heard and both girls soon drifted off to sleep. The next thing they knew the alarm for Yuzu to get up and start making breakfast went off and she found herself hurrying to pull her uniform on. The small female then hurried down the stairs and began cooking the food.
The first person to get up was Isshin as he could smell the food and then Toshiro soon followed suit. Yuzu watched as her father placed an arm around her sister's "boyfriend" and hugged him as if he was a member of the family. Her lips pushed together as she wondered how her father would react if she told him that she was interested in a certain someone.
Yuzu pushed her lips together and found herself slapping her head to get such thoughts out of her head. "He's your uncle..."
"Did you say something Yuzu?" Isshin's comment caused her to look up and see that both male personages were looking at her, Toshiro's eyes wide from shock.
"No... I mean... if you didn't hear anything... I mean..." The small female glanced back at her pan and let out a deep sigh. "Umm... Toshiro-kun, you didn't hear anything did you?"
"Me?" The boy continued to look at her with wide eyes.
"You had a kind of surprised look on your face." Yuzu found herself smiling at the boy. Isshin however frowned, almost as if he knew something was up.
"I was surprised t... your dad said anything as I didn't hear you say anything. You're rather... quiet." The boy continued to stare at her. "Is something wrong?"
The brown haired teen opened her mouth to say something, only to watch as her father started to mess with Toshiro's hair and cause said person a great deal of irritation. The spatula scrapped the pan and various breakfast foods began to go onto one of the serving plates. Yuzu carefully placed it on the table, only to find herself nearly jumping out of her skin as she saw her uncle Kaien standing behind her with another one of the trays that she had prepared.
"Sorry... I thought I would help." The man's dark eyes looked right into Yuzu's and she felt her cheeks suddenly heat up as she hurried away to get the other dishes. Soon everyone was eating breakfast in a hurried fashion to either get to class or work. The small female paused though, suddenly realizing that their uncle was taking their time. "Leave the dishes. I can handle them."
The small female found herself hurrying upstairs to grab her book bag and then back down and out the door, her cheeks heating up even more. Ichigo. Toshiro and Rukia headed off in a different direction, but Karin suddenly tugged on her sleeve. "What ever is the matter with you Yuzu?"
"Nothing... nothing at all." The girl suddenly paused. "Since Rukia and Toshiro know about Uncle Kaien, it should be all right to talk about him at school?"
"I don't know." The dark haired twin frowned, her eyes directed at the sky. "No."
"No what?"
"I think the people dad was worried about telling already know." Karin frowned. "But I also wouldn't want to go against his trust."
"You brought Toshiro home despite the fact you weren't supposed to."
"Actually, I didn't and you know I didn't. Ichi-nii didn't bring home Rukia-nee either." Upon arriving in the classroom, the two separated and went to speak with their friends who were also in the same class.
Yuzu began to pull her items out of her bag and one of her friends spoke up. "Can I copy your homework again?"
"Sorry... I actually didn't get my homework done this weekend." The brown haired twin gave them a weak smile. "We had a visitor this weekend."
Another friend picked up her notebook. "Whose this Kaien person?"
Two small hands reached up and grabbed the notebook. "Shush! Don't let Karin hear you!"
"Why? Does she also have a crush on him?"
"I don't have a crush on Uncle Kaien!" Yuzu slapped a hand over her mouth and glanced over to see if her sister had heard her. She closed her eyes in relief when she realized that her sister was oblivious.
"Your uncle? Aren't you guys... like related?"
"I don't know. He just showed up and my dad told us to call him uncle."
"Your dad's kind of weird. I wouldn't trust a word he says."
"But what does this guy look like that you're interested in?" One of the girls spoke up.
"He... umm..." Yuzu glanced at the ground. Her cheeks heated up.
"I think you should go for it."
"Wait... this guy is way older then her. Even if he isn't her real uncle."
"But he's cute, right?"
"What's going on?" Karin came over. "Are you guys bothering Yuzu for her homework again? She didn't do it... and I'm not letting you copy mine either."
The brown haired twin yanked her notebook back. Karin raised an eyebrow before holding out her hand. "What are you hiding from me Yuzu?"
"I... you wouldn't understand." The other girl stuffed the notebook into her bag. "Tell the teacher I'm not feeling well."
