June 4th,
"Papa! Papa! Look, I drew us!" a 4 year old girl exclaimed to his father, jumping up and down with excitement.
The old man chuckled at the sight of his daughter looking very happy. He lifted her up and came nose to nose at her, earning giggles from the child. He took a peek at her drawing and smiled, there showed him and her wife, her daughter at the middle while holding their hands. The child in his arm squirmed, signaling that she wants to go down. He chuckled again before he gently placed her down. After placing her down, the said girl ran away through their door and went outside, closing the door shut. Confused, he was about to chase after her when the door creak open and a head popped out. Her daughter was smiling, silently asking for permission to go and play outside. He nodded after knowing that she was just going to play. He heard his daughter saying 'thanks papa!' before the door was shut again. He wondered when did she got friends, after all they don't actually have neighbors near by. They lived in an open field which is his farm. He works himself as a farmer 'now' after his wife got deceased when she bore their child.
It was a tragedy when his wife didn't make it, but the child does. He felt a heavy weight in his heart knowing that his wife would never come back but at the same time he needs to be happy for her, to raise their child to be a healthy girl. The baby's eyes got his color yellow, and the hair from her mom's orange strands. Of course, he struggled through the years when his daughter is not old enough to walk by herself, he keeps running back and forth just to keep things safe and sound. But that all ended when his teachings and scoldings paid off. He was proud that his daughter can now understand him easily than before.
It's already late in the evening and Rin's still not yet home. Being the father he is and is responsible , he went out to find his daughter. As he searched around their field, he couldn't get a glimpse of his child. He became more worried and panicked at the same time. Random thoughts invaded in his mind: Where is she? What if something happened to her?! What if she- his thoughts stopped immediately when he saw a cat, staring at him.
"A cat?" he said almost like whispering. He was about to get closer when he heard a very familiar voice. "Rameeeeeeen" 'Ramen?' a sudden figure of a child came in front of him. 'Orange' he said in his mind, then he snapped out. It was his daughter, hugging the cat and it looks like she's scolding it.
"Jeez Ramen, I thought you're going to wait for me nya?" she paused and sighed, "Next time wait for me okay, nya?" right after she finished her sentence, she heard a chuckle. The little girl turned around and gasped. "P-Papa?!" the girl said, sweating as she saw her father in front of her.
The old man stopped chuckling and smiled, "So this is your friend?" he asked as he bent down to his daughter's level, still smiling.
The said girl got flustered, "W-Well, I don't really see any kids around here so..." she paused.
The child was hesitating to continue, but her father patted her head. "You can have friends whoever or whenever you want to..." he continued patting the girl then stopped, continuing his sentence, "Besides, that's what your mother wants you to, Rin"
"Papa..."
May 23rd;Morning,
Eyes wide open while her sweats keeps running down through her skin.
A dream?
She sat up, palming her hand into her face. Then after a minute of thinking, she looked at the clock beside her. 7:43 am, she read in her mind. A yawn escaped her lips and stretched her arms out wide, helping to wake her up a bit more. She got up walking towards her bedroom door. As she was about to touch the door knob, she stopped. Seems like she's forgetting something. But to her surprise, the door in front of her suddenly slammed open.
"Rin, you idiot! Wake up! I thought-"
THUD
The person who opened the door, suddenly stopped. She looked around and found the girl she was looking for was on the ground grinding her teeth, it looks like she fell from the sudden impact.
"Oh..."
Rin groaned from her place. "What the heck nya!" Rin stood up ready to tackle the other girl, feeling a bit dizzy.
Sora sweatdrop, "Wait Rin I didn't mean to... I mean, I d-didn't know that you're-" her throat got caught and gulped. She really needs to remember that 'Don't ever piss an awoken person'. And now she stood still, bracing herself from what will ever happen to her as she closed her eyes.
"Hey, what's all the yell- oof!"
Okay, that sounded weird and she knew she didn't felt anything or that was her voice. She slowly opened her eyes, confused of what's happening. She saw her friend landed on the certain red head, face buried in her chest.
"Oh god..." Sora blushed, sneaking away from the scene, "I'll-I mean, we'll be just downstairs... I hope you remembered something, Rin" and without second thought, she dashed down the stairs not even looking back.
Soft she thought. Just what the hell did she landed to? Nearly minutes ago she was about to tackle the girl who accidentally slammed the door right to her head. But something or someone got in her way, she wasn't so sure 'cause she felt really dizzy at that moment, her vision's blurry. Put that aside, she slowly lifted her head, just to see lots of red in front of her. Is it blood? Of course not, why would a blood got randomly appeared out of nowhere? She steadied her gaze and focus in front of her.
"Urghh..." she heard a groan. Amethyst met chartreuse. "R-Rin?!"
"Huh..? Maki-cha-NYAOW!" great, now what's next? First, her kind friend slammed the door(accidentally) right into her head. Second, she got slapped by a certain red head. And maybe later she'll fall off the stairs! Oh what a great morning to start a new day, really. Did she get a karma? Probably no, 'cause the falling off the stairs will not happen. Definitely.
Rin hissed in pain and got dizzy again, eyes circling round and round. The red head noticed it and quickly apologize multiple times. She helped her up to balance her heaviness.
"I'm so sorry..." Maki repeatedly said. Trying to balance her body she could see double Maki in front of her, it must be the effect of her dizziness. Maki supported her to walk. Come to think about it, she's just the same age as me and she already have... those... things... she thought. Her mind went wild imagining where she landed earlier. Just when they were about to step down the stairs, Rin realized what she had thought.
She screamed.
"NYAAAAA!"
It startled the red head and let her go. "Wh-What the- Rin!" Maki was too late to grab her by the wrist. She can only watch in horror as the girl went rolling down the stairs. "Oh god..."
At the living room, "HAHAHAHAHAHA OH MY GOD RIN YOU'RE SO AWESOME!" Ryuu laughed hard when he heard what happened to Rin. Instead of continuing further he got a smack from his friend. "OW!"
"Atleast be concerned a little, you dimwit!" Sora yelled at him, also feeling guilty that she was a part of it.
Ryuu rubbed the spot where he got smacked, "Hey! It's not my fault that she fell down the stairs! Damn it!" Then he heard laughs across from him, he saw the red head's two friends were laughing at him. He glared at them, "The heck are you laughing at?"
"Why are you affected? Pfft..." Honoka snorted.
"Defensive are we?" followed by Nico, holding her laugh.
But before Ryuu can react, Rin who finally gathered her strength and balance (also her focus) stood up. Maki who's been at her side looked confused.
"Alright nya! Let's start our adventure!" she said with excitement.
"Eh? Are you okay now?" Sora asked a little worried.
"Of course nya! Thanks to you, I'm fully awake now nya!" Rin said with a hint of sarcastic tone as she smiled. Sora shivered, thinking Rin is still mad at her. Rin was about to walk away when she suddenly felt a tug on her clothes. She turned around and saw her younger sister looking up to her as if she was begging to come with her also.
"Looks like Arisa-chan wants to go on an adventure with us too?" Ryuu said smiling at the little girl.
Rin was about to refuse but she was cut off when Eli came into view, "Don't worry, I'll be coming with you also. I'll be the one who will take care of Arisa, alright? She just wants to go outside" she said as she prepared the bag for Arisa's needs.
"Ooohh! That's rare of you Eli-nee-chan nya!" Rin said while she grins at her sister then she took Arisa's hand and walks away. "Come on nya! We need to go now before the bridge is crowded with other kids nya!" Eli can only sigh and gestured everyone in the living room to go out first. Well, Nico left behind.
"You know, you're more like a babysitter than a sibling in that outfit. Not to mention also the bag" Nico pointed out.
Eli smirked, "Oh yeah? Then I suppose you know better than I am?"
Nico hummed, "Well... I don't know? I also have siblings to care of but I just let them off free. Just let them do whatever they want. Until they come back home full of dirts..."
Eli raised an eyebrow, "Isn't that dangerous?" she asked while they started to walk outside.
"Huh? What dangerous?" Nico replied.
"Uh... Letting them go off on their own?" Eli paused, "I mean, they're still young to uh... you know?" she continued.
Nico also raised an eyebrow, "Well of course, maybe, but... they need to experience new things, enjoy their childhood while they can" she smiled. Eli walked quietly while listening to her. "Because... time flies so fast, right?" she continued but her smile faded and walked a little faster. Eli noticed this though she shrugged it off, going with her pace.
At the bridge,
"So, what are we exactly doing here?" Maki asked twirling her hair.
"You'll see Maki-chan! You'll see" Honoka said.
"Eh? You know what we'll be doing nya?" Rin said tilting her head to the side.
Honoka giggled, "Sort of? But yeah, I think I have an idea of what we'll be doing. I used to do this with my friends back in my hometown" she said then held a peace sign.
"Ooohh! Then how about we race? First who comes out off the water wins!" Ryuu exclaimed.
Sora snorted, "Says the one who got drowned on his first try"
Ryuu glared at her, "That was my first time!"
"Challenge accepted Ryuu-kun!" Honoka said.
"W-Wait, wait, we'll be jumping at the river?!" Maki said, unsure of what's going on.
Rin laughs, "Don't worry Maki-chan! It's not that deep nya! Besides, Eli-nee-chan and Nico-chan will be watching us nya!" Then as she said that, they already saw Ryuu and Honoka climbing on the edge of the bridge. Maki panicked.
"Hey! Are you serious?!" Maki yelled.
Honoka started to count, "One..."
"What the!"
"Two..."
"Honoka!"
"THREE!"
Ryuu and Honoka jumped at the same time. Eli and Nico who watches them from a far only sighed. At least Arisa isn't old enough yet to do those kind of thing, so Eli let her stayed with them playing at the side of the river.
"Sheesh, Honoka's really into challenging things" Nico said placing her palm under her chin.
Eli was about to reply her until Arisa came running to her.
"Onee-chan, why can't I join Rin-nee-chan?" Arisa asked.
Eli smiled, "It's because you're still young to do that... maybe when you get big enough like your Rin-nee-chan" she patted her head. Arisa pouts then ran off again from them to the side river playing with the fishes.
Nico observed her, "Hey, can I ask you a question?" she said.
The blonde girl turned her head to her, "You're asking one now"
"Yeah right," Nico smirked. "Anyway, I've been wondering why Rin's surname is not the same as yours? I mean, she called herself a Hoshizora..."
Eli stayed silent, thinking of what she should reply to the raven haired girl. "She's not really my sister..." words finally came out from her mouth, but slightly feeling guilty. Nico kept quiet waiting for the blonde girl to continue, "Mom found her at the alley when she was still five, and that's also the time when mom decided to take her in with us 'cause she doesn't have a family... anymore" Eli paused. "Rin was really hesitant at first because she was still hanged up on her previous parents, but then, one day she changed her mind finally accepted to be with us. True that she agreed to stay with us and be part of the family, but she rejected when mom was about to change her surname into ours. She said she still have hopes for finding her parents or at least... So that's the reason as to why she is still a Hoshizora" Eli finished and smiled. Nico remained silent.
"Did your mother tried to ask the police? Does she have any other relative?" Nico questioned, wanting to know more the story of the girl.
Eli just raised an eyebrow, "Well... Mom did tried but, the police doesn't know anything unless Rin has evidence when her parents suddenly disappeared"
Nico hummed in agreement, she thought if she's in that kind of state she'll also be needing evidence... wait, evidence?
"As to her relatives, we asked them if they can take Rin in but refused. They said they're house is already full, I didn't get it but somehow I got a hint like they saying, they got their hands full with their duties towards their children" Eli said finishing her sentence. She turned to look at Nico who's staring into space right now. "Yazawa-san?"
Nico snapped out from her thoughts, "Huh-what? Oh, I'm sorry. I kind of spaced out"
"Okay...?" Eli replied, don't know what to say next 'cause the girl kept silent.
"Ah! Elicchi!... and Nicocchi?"
Both Eli and Nico whipped their heads to see a familiar purple haired girl waving at them.
"Huh, Nozomi? What are you doing here?" Nico asked raising a brow.
"You know Toujo-san?" Eli said, confused at the situation. Nozomi just giggled.
"Ehh, I thought we're on first name basis now" Nozomi pouted.
"Of course I know her same question to you, how do you know her?" Nico said.
"Wait, wait, wait... One question at a time, this got me confused" Eli said rubbing her temple. "First question, sorry uh... Nozomi, it's just... I'm not yet used to it" she paused. "Second question, I kind of bumped into her last night while I was searching for Rin, Yazawa-san" she continued.
"It's Nico for your info" Nico said crossing her arms.
"Harsh as always Nicocchi?" Nozomi giggled. The mentioned girl frowned and glared at her.
"Oh sorry, then Nico it is" Eli said
"So! What are you guys doing here?" Nozomi asked and sat down beside them.
Nico huffed, "Meh~ none of your business"
Eli just smiled, "We're just watching the kids"
"Ehh~ Nicocchi's a babysitter?" Nozomi grinned and put her hand on her mouth. Nico was about to reply but she continued, "Oh right, Maki-chan's flight is today right? Has she already sent off?"
Nico kept silent for a moment, Eli surprised from the news.
"No, not yet" Nico said, her face turned gloomy. "She's over there-WAIT WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING MAKI GET DOWN FROM THERE!" Nico panicked and ran off to the bridge as she saw Maki was about to jump.
Eli and Nozomi also saw the red head. "Does she know how to swim?" Eli asked.
"No" as Nozomi replied she also ran off, leaving the confused Eli behind.
Arisa walked near to her sister and tugged her shirt, "Onee-chan I'm hungry..." she looked up to her begging. Eli snapped out and just nodded bringing out their snacks, she just hope that the two of them are enough to stop the red head.
At the bridge,
"I don't think I can do this..." Maki shivered looking down.
Rin also climbed onto the edge of the bridge to join Maki, "It's okay Maki-chan, I'll join you!" she said and held her hand. "We'll jump together!"
"Why do I feel something weird will happen..." Sora muttered. Her eyes caught Nico and a purple haired girl running towards them.
"One!" Ryuu yelled unaware of his surroundings.
"Two!" Honoka followed Ryuu also not noticing Nico and Nozomi approaching them fast.
But Sora already noticed it, "Hey wait! Stop!" she tried to grab them but to no avail she heard the word three and they got off the bridge and jumped off.
"What the f*ck Honoka?!" Nico yelled as they arrived late, earning a surprise look from the said girl. "You know that Maki can't swim!"
"Nicocchi calm down, we'll go look for them now come on" Nozomi grabbed Nico's arm to pull her away from Honoka, who's face still surprised.
The both of them ran off down the bridge, a moment of silence when they left.
"I knew it..." Sora muttered once again.
"Uhh... What just happened?" Ryuu asked, confused.
So yeah, that's it chapter 3. I'll leave you guys there hangin'... I'm sorry it's too short but trust me, even I got confused in the story itself HAHAHA I'm not a good writer and like I said this is my first time lol and I don't know when will I update again 'cause I recently entered another idol hell... don't wanna mention it.
To those who reviewed thank you so much that you like this (stupid) story, even though it's really stupid and there's nothing in it. Lmao.
dArKSiDe iDoL H3lL: You'll see in the future my friend...
FIRESTORM from Lunarian Empire: Thank you~ even though it's not worth to read it lol
Nyaanyaarin: Gonna wait for it but I already put the first one. :3
JoaquinHawke: I love Rin and Eli as siblings, they're like brotp lmao. And yeah, sorry for the grammar bud it's not my first language hehe I'm trying hard to correct it.
Again sorry for this short chapter and I'll leave ya guys hangin'. Sorry for the late update and the grammar also. I'm a bad writer, bad! See ya!~