Of course my uncle was standing by the doorway, watching for my arrival. I slowed my walk up the driveway a little so i could calm myself before speaking to him. The man had taken it upon himself to become our keeper, and protect my twin sister's and I. Ever since his wife died he had become a thorn in my side.
The way he looked at me.
With unwanted lust.
It was sickening.
"Good evening Ichigo," he called, bowing slightly.
"Kaien, Good evening," I said in greeting, handing my school bag to one of the servants, my tone light and airy.
"I take it Father is working late at the hospital again?" I asked, already knowing the answer. That hospital was his child. He spent more time there than he did here. Throwing himself into his work after his wife took her own life. I couldn't remember the last time i saw him to be honest.
"Actually Isshin is home this evening, he has asked me to pass on a message about having dinner together as a family. It's why I was waiting for you Ichigo, you're home later than usual. Is everything alright? I was worried," he said, opening the door for me as we headed towards my room, ever the gentleman.
Those eyes.
So sickening.
"Everything is fine Kaien, I lost track of time. I was discussing an assignment with a teacher," I explained, providing him with the answer he was seeking. Kaien never outright asked where you had been but you could always tell he wanted to know regardless so he could report everything back to father. I flagged down a passing maid ordering her to wait for me in my room, stopping and facing Kaien.
"Dinner will be in a hour, I look forward to seeing everyone," Kaien said looking down on me with what he supposed was love in his eyes.
It was lust.
"Thank you Kaien, I am looking forward to dinner as well. It has been a while since the whole family has been together. Please excuse me," I said, darting into my room to escape his presence.
Disgusting. I wanted to scrub off the skin where he had touched me.
I exhaled loudly through my noise, tossing my blazer onto my bed, the maid immediately picking it up as I did so.
"I need something formal for dinner, find me a dress," I ordered, my skirt and stockings quickly following the blazer.
"How formal will dinner be Lady Shiba?" the maid asked, fingers lingering on my kimono's. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes at the use of my title, I only held it by default.
"Well it's a family dinner so the chances are it won't even happen but a simple dress would be best for this occasion," I muttered, grabbing my school bag and sorting through the days school work. By the end of that the maid had a dress laid out on the bed for me, nimble fingers were pulling my hair into a braid as I worked at the buttons on my shirt.
"Ichigo," Kaien called, knocking on my door as he opened it. I turned to face the door automatically, forgetting my shirt was in my hand and not on me.
"Isshin has been called into the hospital…" his words trailed off as he realised I was just standing there in my underwear, looking me up and down. I scowled at him, hastily pulling my shirt up to cover myself about to scream at him when the maid literally shoved him out the door, spewing criticism at him for his indecent behaviour.
"Please excuse my behaviour Lady Shiba," she muttered, bowing to me.
"It's fine, thank you for that. I never thought he would just enter my room unannounced," I said, semi collapsing into my desk chair. I would have to be careful around him now. I sighed once more dismissing the maid, choosing to start my homework rather than dwell on what had just happened.