Feeding our fish
It was an ordinary day, without a doubt, only a little (or rather a lot) duller than usual. Tsukasa had spent the whole day doing nothing more important than reading manga, and she was bored. The television was not offering interesting programming at the moment, there was nothing to do at home and everyone was going about their business, paying no attention to Tsukasa's urgent need for something that would catch her attention and entertain her.
─ Tsukasa, aren't you going to do anything but read manga? ─ Kagami asks angrily.
─ I'm sorry, onee-chan, but I'm dying of boredom ─ Tsukasa complains almost squealing ─. Kona-chan and Yuki-chan are busy doing other things and they don't answer when I call them, and there's nothing to do here, not even homework.
─ Yeah, I guess I understand you ─ Kagami sighs and goes to the backyard of the house ─. In that case, could you come with me to feed Gyopi-chan, it's about time he'll be waiting.
Tsukasa sees her sister's proposal as a good idea, so she puts the manga aside and goes with her sister.
Garden
Kagami's goldfish was swimming in circles in a small pond that Kagami and her father had prepared together, and the truth is that the work had not gone bad at all: the little fish seemed very happy in his new home. Kagami and Tsukasa look at the fish sticking its mouth to the surface, it almost seemed like it was kissing her in a somewhat comical way. Kagami tosses him some fish food and watches him swimming again to catch up with every bit she dropped. It was quite a pretty sight, and somewhat funny, Tsukasa's it seems.
─ Did you learn how to throw food at Gyopi-chan? ─ Kagami asks, Tsukasa nods slightly ─ Fine, then you just throw a little bit of food ─ she leaves her sister the bag of food.
─ Well, then I'll add a little bit and... ─ She had inadvertently filled her hand with fish food, and that earned her a scolding from Kagami.
─ Very bad, Tsukasa. A lot of this food can make Gyopi-chan, you weren't adding breadcrumbs to the pond, it's food with concentrated nutrients.
─ Sorry, onee-chan ─ Tsukasa almost dropped the huge handful of food into the pond, but Kagami managed to help her hold it.
─ You are a case, Tsukasa. Let's try it again.
─ OK.
This time Kagami gives her sister the necessary amount of food to give it to the fish, she teaches her over and over again how to throw it into the water, taking care not to scare or hurt the fish, and chopping it up so that it is able to eat it, and Tsukasa was slowly practicing until she could do it naturally, only at the end she tried with breadcrumbs to avoid accidents. Kagami was pleased to see that Tsukasa showed some aptitude to take on such a responsibility.
─ You see it? Gyopi-chan is enjoying it. I guess you're better able to feed it now, Tsukasa.
─ Sugoi! Thank you, onee-chan, now I can come from time to time to feed your fish...
─ Not my fish, Tsukasa, it's ours. Remember that ─ Kagami corrects with such affection that she was almost like a mother ─. Remember that animals do not belong to one person, they are the responsibility of the whole family, and that includes you.
Getting the idea that she was also the owner of the goldfish makes Tsukasa very happy, so much so that she almost jumped headlong to hug the little fish, but it was time to go back into the house, time had flown by and that game show that the family liked so much was about to start.
─ Onee-chan, what do you think Yuki-chan and Kona-chan are doing? Are they also thinking of Gyopi-chan?
─ Knowing them the way I do ─ Kagami laughs ─, Konata must be absorbed in her videogames, and Miyuki must be at the dentist. You'll see tomorrow that's exactly what they're going to say.
End
I did the original version of this fic a long time ago, specifically in 2016. Still, I don't think it hurts to share this very short fic, and I hope you liked it. I send you greetings and a big hug.