Hey guys! I updated late again, didn't I? Crap, that's sucks I should seriously update earlier… But yeah, I can't help it! I'm rewatching Kimi ni Todoke. If you haven't watched it yet, watch it. It's a lovely anime and is anything but over fanserviced, aimless and cliché! It's sweet, pure and realistic. And I'm also reading Kamisama Hajimemashita. I already watched the anime and now I'm reading the manga, it took me 3 days and now I've reached chapter 109 and have to wait for a update T-T. But yeah, I should get on with this chapter… Thanks for reviewing kitkatbarmeow, Shugo Fairy 4eva, Ikutolover93, Amuto12345 and animals202!
Recap
"I missed you nee-chan" She said and I knew she was crying as well. "Missed you too" I gently caressed her hair.
End of Recap
Utau's POV
Ikuto pushed me away from him and looked me straight in the eye with a serious expression. "Alright Utau, now why are you here?" He asked curiously yet still looked very serious. I sighed and removed his hands from my shoulders. "Alright, the thing is. I'm kind of here to make you come and live with me…" I nervously explained looking down at the floor.
Ikuto looked at me completely stunned before his eyebrows slanted downwards. "Utau you know I can't do that" He sighed disappointed, I know how badly he wants to leave and I defiantly can make that happen.
"Yes you can and will do that" I argued as I glared at him. "Well, please oh mighty Utau tell me how are you going to get me out of that shithole?" He raised an eyebrow, impatiently waiting for my reply.
Shit, this is not the best thought through plan I have but I'll get him out somehow. But how? Come on, think Utau think! Oh I know maybe I could-
"Well?" Ikuto impatiently snapped me out of my thoughts. Ugh, that idiot I almost had an idea and now I lost it!
"Okay, so I don't exactly have a plan yet" I sheepishly laughed. Ikuto, in return, heavily sighed while rubbing his temples. "Utau, you can't just waltz in my life and drag me into yours" Ikuto explained and I could tell he seriously wanted to facepalm at the moment.
My eyes twitched when he said that. "I'm your sister, your blood relative! And you tell me I can't help you! You're such a pessimist you know. I bet you think I can't do it, well guess what Ikuto. I already came this far so I'm not going to quit! You hear me aniki? I am going to get you out of that hellhole and you can't stop me!" I threw my tantrum and then waltzed out of the school building.
That baka Ikuto, always underestimating me!
He has a point though… I need to come up with a plan to get him out of there and I definitely will! I, after all, did inherit the Tsukiyomi intelligence. Even though my name is Hoshina I am a Tsukiyomi but I think you already got that since Ikuto's my brother.
I can definitely get Ikuto out of there, but it can't be with just a plan made up within a second. It needs to be a good, waterproof, brain cracking plan! So no one can stop me, not even Ikuto.
Then it hit me. 'Utau, you can't just waltz in my life and drag me into yours'. 'He's been doing really good, his grades are outstanding and he has some good friends and his fangirls haven't been bothering him lately'.
I see, I almost forgot… Ikuto has friends and school and probably a job and who knows what else here. This is his home, it'd be selfish of me to just take everything he treasures away from him because I want him back.
But that doesn't mean I'll just leave the situation the way it is. I'll still find a way to get him out of there.
Let me just scratch everything I've tried so far and start with a new with a blank sheet. I need to get
Ikuto out of there and make sure I take nothing precious away from him.
Ha, I'm such a fool. I just keep rambling on about how I'll get Ikuto out of there, leaving you guys to wonder what 'there' is. Well, it's cruel to let you out of the loop so let me explain from the beginning…
Amu's POV
"So nee-chan, you must tell me everything that's been going on for the past two years!" Ami demanded, rubbing the tears out of her eyes with her small pale hands.
I scanned over Ami's appearance, her skin was really pale as if she was a corpse, but was also fair. And her once beautiful, long light brown hair was now short and dull. But her beautiful honey golden eyes were still sparkling and filled with happiness and hope.
"Nee-chan?" Ami's voice interrupted my thoughts. "Ah, gomen Ami I'll explain everything!" I reassured her with a genuine smile, a smile that wasn't forced or just because of the current situation but a smile because I was happy and wanted to smile.
The only person who has ever been able to make me genuinely smile is Ami, because she was always there for me. Also there's nothing you can hide from Ami, trust me I've tried.
I explained the whole story to Ami, from my boring everyday life till the day I could finally go outside. "Nee-chan you finally did" Ami proudly said. "I'm so happy for you". "Arigatou Ami".
"So… This Tsukiyomi guy, kind of sounds as if you have crush on him" Ami mischievously grinned as my face started to heat up.
"Eh? N-No Ami, h-he's just a really good friend t-that's all" I stammered waving my hands in denial. "Hm? You dare to lie to me nee-chan?" Ami asked in a mocking tone since she sees right through.
In front of Ami I'm an open book, like I said you can't hide anything from Ami. "Ami, I told you he's a really good friend that's all" I sighed, explaining Ami that Ikuto and I are just friends.
"So you like him just as a friend?" She asked, I in return nodded. "And what is it you like about him?". I
put a finger on my chin, thinking her question through very well…
Why did I like Ikuto? In the end I just shrugged, much to Ami's confusion. "I like him, because he's him" I simply said. "And how is he?" Ami asked resting her head in the palm of her hand.
"He's nice, easy going and is just good to be around… But I can't help to think that there's more to him and that he's not completely as he seems. He's a mystery. And because he is the way he is, I can't help but wanting to know all about him and figuring out his mystery." I explained leaving Ami with a very puzzled expression. S
he raised her eyebrow and then looked at me. "You're sure that you don't have a crush on him?" She once again asked.
"AMI!" I yelled completely flustered. "Gomen, nee-chan I guess that love is your soft spot" Ami laughed and hearing her sweet laughter fill my ears I couldn't help but to laugh along.
Utau's POV
So it all started when I was 6 and Ikuto was 7 and about to turn 8.
Our father suddenly seemed a bit distant of our family, he left in the early morning and came back in the late night always completely stressed. Yet when he talked to us he smiled, a smile that wasn't real I could tell. He pretended to be happy and that everything was alright in front of us. But Ikuto and I knew better than that.
After a while we got a little suspicious of what was going on with our father, so on a late Tuesday night we sneaked downstairs and eavesdropped on our parents while they thought we were asleep.
Papa ran a hand through his hair and looked down at some paper with a frown clearly visible on his face.
"Aruto what's wrong?" Mama asked worried, walking towards papa and put a hand on his shoulder. "I… Don't think we can afford the rent this month either" Papa sighed and my mother gasped.
"B-But if we can't afford rent this month we'll be thrown out of the house" My mother put a hand over her mouth in shock. "Aruto what are we going to do? If we get kicked out where are we going to live? What are we going to do with the kids?" My mother fell on her knees.
Papa put a hand on her waist and help her get back up. "Don't worry Souko, we're going to get through this together." He promised her.
Ikuto and I exchanged worried looks with each other and then quietly sneaked back upstairs before mama and papa could catch us.
That week everything seemed to be calm and settled down until the next day of Ikuto's 8th birthday arrived.
"Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday to you~ Happy birthday dear nii-chan~ Happy birthday to you~" I sang for Ikuto giving him a hug.
"Arigatou Utau" Ikuto ruffled my hair and I pouted. "Don't just because you're 2 years older now that you can treat me like a kid" I scoffed and Ikuto laughed.
Mama walked in the living room with a small chocolate cake, since Ikuto loves chocolate, with just a enough pieces for the four of us. "Happy birthday Ikuto, make a wish and never ever tell it to anyone and it might just come true" Mama quietly said before giving him a peck on the cheek.
Later that afternoon papa walked in to the garden with his precious violin to where Ikuto and I were playing.
"Papa!" Ikuto and I yelled in unison, tackling him into a hug. "Wow take it easy guys" He laughed. He then looked at Ikuto and smiled. "Happy birthday kiddo" He said ruffling Ikuto's hair.
"How about I play you two a song?" Papa got his violin out of the case. "Yes!" Ikuto and I immediately lit up at the sight of papa's precious violin.
He played us a song, but it was different from his usual songs, this one was sad and emotional and it sounded so like a goodbye.
Tears started welling up in my eyes from hearing the song, Ikuto didn't cry but he was frowning from the sad melody.
Papa sadly smiled and handed the violin to Ikuto. "Here, I want you to have this" He sadly said. "Huh? B-But papa this is your precious violin!" Ikuto was completely stunned.
"Exactly, because it is so precious I'm sure you'll take good care of it" Papa explained. "Just see it as a birthday present" Papa said walking off.
Papa didn't come home later, and the next day he still wasn't home. Mama started to get worried. She called to police and asked them to look for papa.
After a stressful week the police came by our door and said papa had escaped overseas and they didn't know his exact location.
Mama was already a very fragile woman and being put in so much stress of not being able to pay the rent and having the possibility you can get thrown out, your husband gone for an entire week only to then find out that he's gone overseas. Mama finally gave in and collapsed.
She got hospitalized but it seems that all the stress did mama no good as her poor heart decided to surrender and she passed away, leaving Ikuto and me to be orphans since papa had ran off and we have no godparents we were all alone.
We got an foster dad, Ichinomiya Kazuomi he was a cruel man. He always went away in the early evening leaving Ikuto and me by ourselves and came back in the late mornings when we were already off to school.
So we, luckily, rarely ever saw him. But when we did he always reeked of sake and was very violent if we just said something, Ikuto protected me though.
Whenever Kazuomi tried to hurt me Ikuto would stick up for me and receive all the wounds instead. It hurt to be around such a monster who hit my big brother right in front of my eyes.
By the time I was 7 and Ikuto was 9 I got adopted. I was so sad, it meant I'd have to leave behind Ikuto and I could never see him again.
I once asked why they didn't adopt Ikuto as well and they said it was because they only wanted one kid and they wanted it to be a girl.
And the reason why my name is Hoshina is because when I was adopted they wanted to change my family name to theirs but I requested them to change it to Hoshina, because it was my mother's maiden name.
That's not the only reason though, I also wanted it because I wanted to go to the same high school as Ikuto and if my name was Hoshina that monster Kazuomi would never find out who I am.
It was difficult but now I am definitely not going to let Ikuto go. I want to protect and save him just like he did for me when we were kids. I don't care how but I will. Ikuto, I'll save you.
And the end! Finally! It's 4 AM right now and I'm exhausted. But hey I guess I deserve it for such a late update. Well yeah I just through the part of Amu and Ami in so you could bond a bit with them and for a little distraction I suppose, besides the chapter would be pretty short if I didn't but I'm tired now so I'm going to sleep. Review please!
