AN: Yes, I am updating because this is my favorite story so far. I am glad you all liked it, and sorry about how it turned out earlier. If you haven't already read the notice, what happened was that my mom was shouting at me, so I submitted it really quickly and the borders dividing the scene switching got deleted. Anyway, here's the story.
Chapter 2: Meet the Family
Sasuke headed to his room, what would he do? What could he do? How to escape the torture?!
He pulled out a black suit and headed into the shower. 'There must be some way out.' He thought to himself.
These orphans would be the end of him, all the noise they would make, all the things they would break…!
Sasuke calmed down, well, he would just have to teach these little kids a thing or two, and maybe he could hire someone to supervise them, so that they wouldn't get on his nerves.
Feeling a bit better, he finished up his shower and got dressed. He blow-dried his hair, used a little gel to keep it in place, and Voila! Sasuke was looking like Sasuke!
He looked at his reflection; the mirror was a bit steamy. He used a towel to wipe away the steam. Onyx eyes met onyx eyes. He looked like he was going to a meeting.
He scoffed 'A meeting with the Devil, maybe.'
He then left the room, only to find his brother leaning against the opposite wall with his arms crossed.
"Itachi?" he asked, confused.
Itachi looked up, "Hn."
"Were you waiting for me?" asked Sasuke narrowing his eyes in disbelief.
"Hn." Said Itachi again.
Sasuke raised a brow.
"Better you than Father, now let's go," said Itachi turning to leave.
"What can I say?" said Sasuke with a smirk, "I feel flattered."
The two brothers headed down the hallway and down the stairs. Down another hallway and down another set of stairs. Hallway. Stairs. Hallway. Stairs.
(I did mention that they lived at the top of the mansion, didn't I?)
They finally reached the main entrance. The front door opened into a HUGE hallway, following down this hallway you would reach a GIANT living room.
This living room, in which Sasuke and Itachi were now standing, had marble floors, uber-expensive furniture, and seven chandeliers.
That's right, SEVEN CHANDELIERS, This living room, is really, really big.
Uchiha Fugaku stepped into the living room. "There you two are."
He paced back and forth, "This could be used against me… But no, it's a good cause... it doesn't matter… it does matter…" He mumbled to himself incoherently.
Uchiha Mikoto, Sasuke's mother, joined them and patted her husband comfortingly on the back.
"Don't worry dear, I'm sure everything will be fine." She said smilingly.
"Well," she said turning to her two sons. "They will be here any minute."
She was beaming as her eyes passed over first Itachi, then Sasuke. No one knew it but Mikoto loved her sons at least twice as much as their father did.
She noticed how tall they were growing, and how handsome they were, and her Mother's heart twinged with pain. She sighed and put her arm around Sasuke.
"How are you, then, Sasuke?" she asked.
Sasuke raised a brow at her.
"I haven't seen you in a while." She said with a grin. She then turned away from Sasuke and patted Itachi's cheek.
"I love you both, and no matter what happens, that will never change, understand?" She still smiled.
But this is reasonable. She, of course, had no idea whatsoever what these orphans would do. Let's let her remain in this false hope for a while, because, after this, the Uchiha family would never be the same again.
DIIING DOONG!
Sasuke looked at Fugaku. Mikoto looked at Fugaku. Itachi looked at Fugaku. Fugaku looked at Itachi.
Itachi lowered his head a moment, then he clapped his hands. A maid stepped forward.
"Show them in." He said.
"Alright, everyone! Come on! You're late as it is!" Ayame shouted to the orphans trying to hurry them up.
Sakura rushed to the Matron's office hastily looked through her drawers and cupboards. If the Matron found her, she was dead, but there was no time to worry about that.
Pulling open a drawer, she caught sight of a white stone, plain and non-glowing.
She grinned and pulled it out of the drawer. She also caught sight of a turquoise necklace, and remembered a story Naruto had once told her. She took that as well, shut the drawer and turned to rush out of the room.
As she reached the door, she saw it open and saw the bulky body of the Matron standing in the doorway.
With a gasp Sakura realized there was only one thing she could do. Clutching both necklaces tight, she braced herself and threw herself against the Matron with all her force.
The Matron stumbled backwards and Sakura ran down the hall, forcing one foot in front of the other, faster and faster.
"Hey!" the matron shouted angrily.
Grinning, despite her scary situation Sakura tied her necklace around her neck as she ran. Now only the turquoise one remained in her hand.
She kept running past the main hallway and out through the front courtyard, where Naruto was trying to delay the limousine that was waiting for them.
Sakura barely had time to register the limousine's presence. Naruto held the door open for her and she rushed in, beaming as she struggled to catch her breath.
"Yata!" said Naruto. "You got it!" She nodded with a big smile, still trying to catch her breath.
Seated next to Naruto, Sakura noticed the other nine orphans sitting in the limousine. Ino was hitting Shikamaru on the head.
Chouji was munching on some chips. Kiba was talking to Akamaru. Tenten was resting her head on Neji's shoulder and he had a comforting arm around her.
Hinata was sitting on the other side of Naruto. A heavy blush was on her cheeks, probably because she was sitting next to Naruto.
Sakura looked around the limo. It was really long. The seats were not placed horizontally like in normal cars, they were vertically aligned against the sides of the car, each seat extending from the wall separating them from the driver to the back of the car. In the back of the car there was one more seat against the back wall, on which Lee, Ino, and Shikamaru were sitting.
Sakura looked at her hand and held the turquoise necklace up to Naruto. He looked at it in surprise.
"Eh, Sakura-chan, is that…?" He took it from her. "Tsunade-baa-chan…" he whispered affectionately. He stared at it for a long time before sighing and putting it down.
"Aren't you going to put it on?" asked Sakura eagerly.
"Ehehe…" Naruto scratched his head sheepishly. "Actually, I…" he shook his head, "Tsunade-baa-chan would be really disappointed in me, I don't think I can…"
He sighed and looked at the necklace again. "Besides…" he pressed a hand to his heart.
"Tsunade-baa-chan lives in here," He grinned at Sakura, not sure if she understood.
"Yare, yare" said Sakura with a smile. "Naruto has gotten mature…" She stuck her tongue out at him.
"Oh," Said Naruto as if he suddenly realized something. He turned to Hinata who had been sitting quietly, looking out the window the entire time.
"Ne, Hinata-chan." He said calling her attention.
Startled, she turned around. "N- Naruto-kun?"
He tied the necklace around her neck. Hinata went bright red.
"This is a gift from me, and you can think of me whenever you wear it." He smiled at her as he scratched his head.
Sakura grinned as she watched the scene unfold.
"N- Naruto-kun…" Said Hinata looking at the necklace.
"I- I can't accept this." She said firmly, but sadly.
"Eh? Why not?" asked Naruto with confusion.
"Because, this necklace means something special to you, it's important to you, so I can't accept it." She clarified regretfully.
"Ah." Said Naruto nodding. "That's true, but, I can't wear it." He explained.
"So, it's kind of pointless. That's why I'm giving it to you. Then it can mean something to you, and you can wear it, understand?"
He sighed and tried to explain further. "What I mean is, it shouldn't go to waste, it should become special to you, and then you can wear it all the time, ne?" He grinned at her.
Hinata stared down at the necklace. "A- Arigato, Naruto-kun."
Sakura smiled at the pair, Hinata's feelings for Naruto were no secret. Everyone knew about it, or everyone except for Naruto, that is.
"Hey," Said Tenten suddenly.
Everyone turned toward her. "The limo is stopping."
"Hm," Said Neji in confirmation. They all sat up straight in grim anticipation.
Eventually the limo careened to a smooth stop and the chauffeur opened their door.
They all piled out, one by one.
Then they stood there, unsure of what to do as the chauffeur got back in the limo and drove away.
"Uhh…" said Kiba intelligently.
"Where should we go from here?" asked Lee.
Neji scanned the area with a critical eye.
A manservant with a French moustache stepped forward, "Allow me the honour of showing you to your new home." He said, bowing deeply.
"Er…o.k.?" said Ino.
They all followed him as he led the way down a long courtyard, where they caught glimpses of statues and fountains and all sorts of strange things until they arrived at a pair of large, magnificent double doors.
He pressed a button, and they heard a ring inside the castle.
'At least they have a normal doorbell...' thought Sakura.
The night was chilly, and Sakura shifted from one foot to the other as she waited for the door to open.
She was standing in the back of the line of the eleven orphans and leaned to one side trying to see if the door had opened.
A shaft of light let her know that the door was, in fact, open.
"Please step in!" a cheery voice said.
Knowing the Uchiha Family as well as we do, we know that that voice could only belong to one person.
Uchiha Mikoto.
As the orphans crowded into the hallway, Mikoto smiled, Fugaku shivered, Itachi frowned, and Sasuke scowled.
Fugaku was wearing a black suit with a grey tie. Mikoto was wearing a black knee-length dress with a pearl necklace and pearl earrings. Itachi was wearing a black suit with a black tie, and Sasuke was wearing a black suit with a red tie.
Thus, with their black eyes and black hair, they looked SIMPLY EVIL.
As the door shut, Mikoto said "Please introduce yourselves as you step into the living room."
Sasuke watched them through narrowed eyes. The first one forward was a male of average height, who had his hair tied back in a spiky rebellious ponytail.
"My name is Shikamaru…" he paused.
" I am 17 years old," he paused and sighed
"and I like shougi…" he paused again.
"geez, how troublesome." He stepped aside.
Sasuke panicked. Seventeen?! These kids were close to his age, they would never accept his orders and would never leave him in peace.
His only hope was to stay by himself as much as possible.
The next one forward was a blonde with blue eyes. "My name is Ino!" she announced happily.
"I like my friends and I hate anyone and everyone who tries to hurt them" she narrowed her eyes at the Uchiha family.
Fugaku and Mikoto shivered.
"ANYONE." Ino emphasized. Then she stepped aside.
A boy with a dog on his head stepped forward.
Sasuke's inner self screamed. A dog?! A dog! This would be the end of him, the end of his furniture, the end of his homework, the end of his room, the end of his life!!
"My name is Inuzuka Kiba! I like Akamaru and Stew, and spicy food, and I dislike cats."
He grinned and stepped aside.
A fat kid with a bag of Doritos in his hand stepped forward, Sasuke saw his Mother wince.
Uchiha Mikoto abhors junk food, and she abhors anything and everything related to fat.
"I am Chouji. I like food, and I like tasting all the different kinds of food, and finding out which cuisine is best. I dislike…" he paused.
"Things that smell good but are not edible, like strawberry bubble bath."
With that he stepped aside leaving all eight Uchiha eyebrows twitching. (LOL!)
A girl with her hair in two buns on the side of her head stepped forward.
"I am Tenten!" her voice was energetic. "I like cars, and weapons, I like studying the history of weapons and I hope to have the world's largest weapon collection one day!"
She stepped aside.
"And?" asked Uchiha Mikoto.
"Huh?" asked Tenten looking up in surprise.
"What do you dislike?" asked Mikoto.
"Oh…. Make-up. I despise Make-up." Tenten said firmly.
Mikoto smiled and Neji stepped forward.
"I am Hyuuga Neji. My likes and dislikes are irrelevant." He stepped aside.
The Uchihas raised their brows.
Next up, some jacket-kid.
"I am Shino." He said as if he were saying "You will die in three hours."
"I like bugs." He continued.
"I dislike people who dislike bugs."
Sasuke had a sudden urge to say "I HATE BUGS!" even though, he didn't.
As far as he knew, he had never seen a bug in his life.
A smiling boy with a strange bobbed hair-cut was next,
"I am Rock Lee!!!" He announced, kicking the air.
"I am the youthful green beast of the city of Konoha!! I love training and hard work and of course, my beautiful Sakura-chan!! I dislike people who give up!!!" He announced with tears streaming down his eyes.
"I also love Martial Arts and I dream of becoming just like Gai-sensei! Yosh!!" his eyes were pouring rivers as he jumped and punched the air, nearly breaking a chandelier.
Next was a girl with purple hair. "I am Hi- Hinata. I like… erm" she searched for something to say.
"… I like sunlight." She finally said for lack of anything better to say,
'Duh.' Thought Sasuke. 'who doesn't?' then he corrected himself.
'Actually, I don't. Not really.' He shook his head and ignored his inner conversation.
"I dislike… People who give up…" she said looking at the ground.
She looked thoroughly relieved as she stepped aside.
A blonde boy with deep blue eyes stepped forward.
"I am Naruto!" He announced. "I like Ramen! Allsorts of ramen! Especially miso Ramen! I also like experimenting with different ramen flavors. I dislike the three minutes I have to wait for the ramen to come out of the microwave… and…"
Everyone watched him.
"My Dream is to become the Hokage!" He said with his thumbs in the air.
All the Uchihas looked at each other.
Each of them was hoping the other knew what the heck Hokage was.
They all shook their heads.
"Er, that's nice." Said Mikoto finally.
Naruto stepped aside.
Lastly, a pink-haired girl with a white stone necklace stepped forward. Sasuke's narrowed eyes widened for a second.
Pink Hair?
She looked at each of the Uchihas and then frowned. "I am Haruno Sakura." She said and stepped aside.
The lack of any introduction, more than anything else caught Sasuke's interest.
"What a lovely name, dear!" exclaimed Mikoto. "and what are your likes and dislikes?"
Sakura looked up at Mikoto.
"I… I like…" she couldn't think of anything at that moment that had not already been mentioned by one of her friends.
"I like independence," she said finally, "and I dislike being indebted to people."
Itachi narrowed his eyes as if a suspicion had been realized.
Sasuke raised a brow as if this arrogant girl was getting on his nerves.
"Oh… well. I hope you all feel comfortable and at home. We are your new family." Said Uchiha Mikoto.
"My name is Mikoto. I like fruits and vegetables." She gave Chouji a meaningful look, but he seemed oblivious.
"There aren't many things I dislike, and I'm proud to be your new mother!" she smiled sincerely.
Sasuke winced.
An awkward silence followed. Mikoto elbowed Fugaku.
"Oh! Aa I am Uchiha Fugaku, your new father." He said. "I am responsible for all of you and I'll have you know that I take that responsibility very seriously."
He passed his gaze over all 11 orphans seriously. They were all more or less paying attention, all but one.
Haruno Sakura was looking determinedly out the window with her arms folded across her chest and her back to the Uchiha family.
Fugaku narrowed his eyes.
"In return, I expect you to take the Uchiha name seriously. Do not do anything to insult that name. I will take care of you all as I take care of my own children." He finished.
They all looked at him in surprise.
'That doesn't mean much" thought Sasuke 'He doesn't do much taking care of us anyways.'
Everyone stared at Itachi next and Fugaku gave him a look.
"I am Uchiha Itachi' Itachi began.
Sasuke noticed that the pink-haired girl who had been pointedly ignoring them the entire time was suddenly paying attention.
'Fangirl…' thought Sasuke hatefully. (or jealously?)
"You will answer to me during Father's absence." Said Itachi.
And really no more needed to be said. That was scary enough and Sasuke smirked at their shocked expressions.
Sasuke watched them all, the fat kid's face was … well, blank.
The blonde kid looked… thoughtful? That seemed strange on such a stupid looking face.
The pink-haired girl was watching Itachi observantly and judgmentally.
The blonde girl was frowning arrogantly.
The girl with the buns looked thoughtful with her arms crossed.
The pink-haired girl was… wait, he had already passed the pink haired girl.
He then noticed that everyone including his own family was looking at him, they seemed to be waiting for something. Sasuke raised a brow. What?
He then realized they were waiting for him to introduce himself.
"I am Uchiha Sasuke." They all looked at him, judging him instantly. He disliked it.
"My likes and dislikes are none of your concern." He finished. The pink-haired girl frowned and turned back to the window.
The blonde girl seemed to have hearts in her eyes. The pale-eyed boy nodded.
"You're weird." The blonde boy announced. The pink-haired girl smiled at his comment.
He opened his mouth to reply when his Mother interrupted hastily, "Alright! Sasuke please show them to their rooms!"
Sasuke's POV
I raised an eyebrow. I seemed to be doing that a lot lately.
"Alright, follow me." I announced, turning down the hallway without checking to see whether or not they were coming.
I eventually arrived at the first floor of spare bedrooms.
"Choose whichever room you like best." I said, secretly hoping they would all choose their rooms before we reached the floor on which my room was.
They scrambled off in various directions, opening random doors.
"SUGOI!!" shouted someone.
"Na- nani?!' shouted another.
"Impressive." Said one.
"Dattebayo!" said another.
I put my hands in the pockets of my suit, how immature of them. I then noticed one person had not rushed off in search of a room.
I turned towards the pink-haired girl, "Aren't you going to choose a room?" I asked.
She shook her head, "I'll just take whatever's left."
I decided it was irrelevant and turned back to the people who had chosen their rooms.
I ordered a maid to hang up a plaque with the orphans' names on the corresponding doors.
Leaving behind the orphans that had chosen their rooms, I led the rest of the group, four people to the next floor. Two people chose rooms on this floor.
Now only the blonde kid and the pink haired girl were left, both of them stared at me.
"Choose your rooms." I said.
The pink haired girl looked towards the blonde boy who grinned at me.
"I want to see what you'll do if we keep refusing the rooms on these floors." He announced smilingly.
My eyebrow twitched involuntarily. If he kept this up I would have no choice but to eventually take them to the top floor.
I clenched my teeth… my floor.
"Follow me." I forced myself to say as I headed up the stairs.
I caught them both grinning at each other as they followed me.
Damn them.
On every floor they refused the rooms and I had no choice but to take them further. Kusa…
Finally the blonde said "There sure are a lot of floors in this place…"
I smirked… Finally.
"So?" I asked, turning around.
"So, what's on the top?" he asked.
As a matter of fact, the top floor was the very next floor. If I could somehow keep them from reaching the top, my floor would be totally unoccupied.
"Well," I said feigning innocence "You'll find out if you get there."
"Ne, Naruto" said the pink-haired girl "Let's just take these rooms, I'm tired and it doesn't really matter anyways."
The blonde boy looked back at her, "Yeah, I guess you're right, Sakura-chan."
Finally, my lucky break.
"But…" he looked at the stairs.
But what? I narrowed my eyes at him.
"I really don't want to give up now that we've come so far…" he said sheepishly.
No! He couldn't!
"Alright then, Naruto." Said the girl, Sakura "one more floor."
No! What could I do?!
… nothing.
They looked towards me, waiting for me to lead the way.
"Follow me." I said through gritted teeth.
They followed me. My legs felt as if they were made of lead.
We finally reached the top. Naruto looked for another staircase and finding none he announced, "Hey! This is the top!"
Sakura smiled at him. Why did she smile at him so much?
Naruto rushed to the rooms and Sakura followed him. He headed to the first room and read the plaque, "U…chi…ha… Sasuke."
He stopped and stared at the door. "Hm."
He ran to the next door. "Uchiha Sasuke." He read again.
The next door, "Uchiha Sasuke." He said again.
Sakura frowned.
Naruto turned towards me, "Hey! Why do you have three rooms?" he asked.
I walked towards them, "That is irrelevant." I said in reply.
Sakura shook her head "Naruto, let's just choose our rooms already."
Naruto headed to the other side of the hallway. "This guy has three rooms too!" He then laughed. "Makes you wonder, doesn't it Sakura-chan?"
She raised a brow, "Wonder what?"
He just laughed.
I didn't get it either; this kid was weird.
"Well, there's two rooms free." Said Naruto "Let's each take one."
Sakura nodded and checked out the rooms. "I'll take this one." She announced suddenly gesturing to the room that was next to mine.
Typical fangirl… I thought with narrowed eyes.
"Eh?!" said Naruto "But I don't want the room by this Uchiha Itachi guy, he gives me the creeps."
I smirked, that might work to my benefit.
"Aa, gomen Naruto, but this window here will wake me up with the sunrise, so I'm not going to switch with you."
She smiled at me, I must admit, it was surprising to see her smile at me.
"Arigato, Sasuke-san." She said with a polite bow before retiring to her room.
"Sakura-chan…" the blonde called after her weakly before sighing and heading to his own room, ignoring me completely.
I rubbed the nape of my neck; these orphans were troublesome. I headed into my own room.
I closed the door behind me and already felt the invasion of my privacy. Even with a whole room between us, I felt as if that irritating pink haired girl was in the very room with me.
When would I ever be at peace again?
I stood up and headed to the window, she was right about the sunrise, that was the very same reason I had chosen my room.
With a sigh, I retreated to my bed and relaxed for a few moments letting my head rest against the cool pillow.
Dinner
We sat around a large table. It was the same table we always sat at for our family meals but this was the first time it actually held as many people as it was designed to seat.
I looked at my plate. Escargot?
Was that a wise decision?
Pin-drop silence fell upon the table.
The orphans stared at their meal in surprise and disgust and confusion.
Part of me felt sorry for them. Most of me was feeling a gleeful sadistic joy.
Served them right.
After a silent 5 minutes, the boy with markings on his face looked up at his dog that was sitting on his head.
Let me repeat, on his HEAD.
"What Akamaru?" the boy asked. "No, not now…"
The dog whined.
"Are you sure you can't hold it?" asked the boy.
Was he talking about what I think he's talking about?
"Ano, Miss…" said the boy.
Miss? I looked around to see who he was talking to.
He was talking to my Mother.
"Ha- Hai?" she asked she was entirely uncomfortable with the fact that there was a dog at her dinner table.
"Akamaru needs to go pee." Said the boy bluntly.
My eyebrow twitched involuntarily.
"Ah!" my Mother did not know what to say.
This was altogether too much for my Father, "He can hold it." He said gruffly.
"I told you Akamaru. Just hold it." Said the boy.
This was insufferable for the dog. He jumped off the boy's head and onto the table.
What the…?!
The dog ran down the length of the table stepping in people's food. I noticed my mother turn deathly pale.
"AKAMARU!!" shouted the boy and a few others who knew the dog's name.
The boy jumped onto the table and crawled/ran after the dog. He accidentally kicked a plate that went flying into the face of the person across from me, Haruno Sakura.
Her face turned red with fury and she picked up a random plate and threw it at the boy. The boy continued running and the plate missed by a mile.
It flew directly into my face.
I glared at the pink-haired girl but before I could do anything the boy tripped over the tablecloth (don't ask me how) in an attempt to catch his dog.
He fell on Itachi, knocking him over.
Akamaru then relieved himself on the table.
My Mother fainted.
15 minutes later…
After Sakura and I had changed our clothes, we returned to the dining room.
My Father held my Mother and was fanning her face with a piece of paper. His face was white with concern and worry. Apparently, she had not yet regained consciousness.
The boy was trying desperately to apologize.
My Father turned on him furiously "You! You- you- YOU!"
Apparently, he was at a loss for words.
Itachi stepped forward and said "I will take care of this, Father."
Father nodded and Itachi turned towards the orphans. Most of them shivered with fear.
Something inside me grinned with evil glee.
"Follow me," said Itachi to the orphans.
He led them down several hallways and eventually into a room with several chairs where fish tanks lined the walls.
"Have a seat." He said. They all obeyed him immediately.
He scanned their faces with an unmoving eye.
"The fiasco that occurred at tonight's dinner table will not happen again." He said.
All the orphans were seated except for Aniki and myself. Aniki stood at the front of the room lecturing the orphans and I was leaning against the wall by the door with my arms folded.
"Kiba you will suffer a punishment for your lack of control today." Said Itachi.
A collective shudder passed through the orphans.
"Your dog will be released from your care." Itachi announced.
"Huh?! But-!" Kiba began, how did Aniki remember his name?
Itachi cut him off with a glare that said "I'm in charge."
The orphans were quiet and Sakura was scowling.
Sakura stood up "No, Itachi-san." She said calmly.
"This punishment is not just." She said.
The orphans were surprised, Sakura seemed ticked off.
"We do not live and we have never lived the way you do." She said.
"You have never known a world where no one cares for you and where you are the only one who can bring about the fulfillment of your wishes."
She looked up at him defiantly.
"But we have known that world. And when you find a friend in the midst of that solitude, it is something important that lasts a lifetime! Akamaru was all that Kiba had and if you think that you can just take Akamaru away you're wrong!"
"We don't need your pity and we don't need your sympathy! We don't want to be here any more than you want us here!" She finished determinedly.
I looked at Itachi to see his reaction, he didn't seem surprised at all.
"Haruno Sakura" said Itachi. "I advise you to keep quiet when you are not asked for your opinion."
Sakura's jaw dropped and the rest of the orphans seemed surprised too.
I smirked. One point for the Uchiha siblings.
Itachi turned back to Kiba. "Your dog will stay with a veterinarian for one week, after that time he will be returned to you. If you fail to take proper care of him he will be released from you permanently. Understand?"
"Hai!" said Kiba obediently.
Not that he had much of a choice considering who he was talking to.
I saw Sakura's face go bright red as she realized her mistake.
"Well, then." Said Itachi standing straight. "For now, you should all return to your rooms and get some rest. You will all be starting school tomorrow."
They nodded and filed out of the room one by one until only Aniki and myself were left.
"Well done, Aniki." I said in my usual monotone.
He merely nodded and we headed to our rooms. As I passed the dining room, I noticed that Mother was still unconscious and Father was now holding smelling salts under her nose.
I shook my head and continued up the stairs.
Truth be told, I'm not too happy with this chapter, I was actually planning to stop after I told their first day of school but then the chapter was getting too long.
Im getting really involved with another story "proving innocent" thanks to which, I am now neglecting my other stories.
Well, I hope you liked it, even though it wasn't so good. Sigh...