"Shunsui, what is the meaning of this?"
"Mom, I-"
"A slave in the house? Hadn't I taught you better than this?"
"But mom, he's-"
"Shunsui, sweet heart, I don't know what happened to you in the court yard today, but for the sake of our family. For the good of our ancestors and-"
"MOM, he's my new personal body guard!" She stopped, and everything went quiet.
They'd been arguing almost all night. Jyuushiro actually fell asleep; his snoring didn't help the situation. Shunsui's mother was sure to point out every flaw in the poor boy within a matter of a few minutes. She spent the rest of the argument trying to shame Shunsui for saving him; saying it was a waist of time because of his disease, and a disgrace because of his family history.
Sensing the tension and silence in the air Jyuushiro woke up, and assuming the battle was over and won by his new friend, he turned to the angry older woman with a smile.
"I'm very grateful that Shunsui saved me from the Bad Men. Can I have some of that sandwich now?" Shunsui's mother gave him a disgusted look.
"So, he calls you by your first name does he?" She watched as Jyuushiro, ignoring her glare, grabbed the sandwich and practically inhaled it. "And we're feeding it table food as well?"
"Mom, please." Begged Shunsui. "You always wanted me to take on a body guard didn't you? And now I have one. I promise to keep him in line…" He felt like a monster referring to another human being as though he were an animal, but if it's to keep him safe…
His mother smiled. "Fine." She said at last. Then she turned to, the now ketchup infested, Jyuushiro. "You'll do as your told at all times! Just because your master is young doesn't mean you can get away with anything. I'll be helping my son with your house breaking…you do use the toilet don't you?"
"Mom, I've got this under control, honest. If I need your help I'll tell you." Mrs. Kyouraku nodded and turned to leave. She stopped at the door.
"Young slave boy, if I catch you gnawing on my collectable china set again I'll make sure you're sorry!" Jyuushiro gulped and nodded, and Mrs. Kyouraku left.
"…One question…why were you knowing on the china set?" Shunsui asked slowly.
Jyuushiro smiled apologetically.
"…I also like tea…"
Gotta love Juu, he's so cute the way I picture him in this fic. He's shorter than Shunsui, but they're the same age, and he's a lot more innocent minded. Anywho, tell me what you think. I wrote this a while ago, but I'm just now getting the chance to finish some of my unfinished fics. :)