Healing
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Chapter One: The Phoenix and The Green Bug
Andromeda SHun's Point of View
By: Sassy Little Owl 808


9:32 a.m. Star Children Academy~ Child Home

I'm betting Ikki could dump Hell or Mount Fuji on my head now. I knew he would. I blackmailed my brother to come with us today. I hoped my brother would recover and become more sociable, rather than always being alone.

Ikki, being Ikki, hung back in the shadows as usual until I noticed Ikki watching one little girl who was always alone. To my horror, the little girl is nine-year-old Rosemary Clare Cross, whom Seiya nicknamed Mini-Shun.

Rosemary has spinach-green hair and gorgeous sapphire-blue eyes, instead of the blue-green eyes I have. Rosemary lost her parents in a car accident. The poor girl has not uttered a word since then.

The grief and shock robbed her of her voice. So Rosemary stays by herself.

To my surprise, Ikki walked over to the little girl, kneeled beside her, and made a few hand gestures that Rosemary responded to. My brother responded similarly. I watched my brother and Rosemary communicate with each other using sign language. I'm in awe and a bit jealous of my brother. My brother laughs at whatever Rosemary has signed for him.

Ikki stood up and held his hand out to Rosemary, who took it, smiling. I watch as Ikki brings Rosemary in front of us. Rosemary began to sign to us, with Ikki translating for us. Rosemary pins Seiya with a death glare as she signs to him. Ikki smiles softly at Rosemary as he turns to Seiya, smirking. I could tell my brother was trying not to laugh.

"Seiya, Rosemary says if you call her "Mini-Shun," one more time, she will Mini-Shun you all right."

We all started laughing harder when Rosemary raised her tiny fists at Seiya.

Rosemary glares as she signs to Seiya again. Ikki only smiles at Rosemary as Ikki looks at Seiya once again.

"Seiya, Rosemary says you must be blind or something because she's not a boy, or can you be that stupid, and you can't tell the difference?"

The statement makes us laugh even harder while Seiya glares at us.

Rosemary is smirking mischievously at Seiya like she is daring Seiya to call her "Mini-Shun again.

What would happen if he did?

Seiya walks over to Rosemary, who openly glares at him. Seiya kneels beside Rosemary and hugs her gently.

"I'm sorry, Rosemary; you look so much like Shun when we were younger. I couldn't help; Seiya said, "I can tell the difference between boys and girls. I'm not stupid or blind, either."

Rosemary gives Seiya a doubtful sigh but says nothing further to my brother.

Ikki then looked at the kids and told them that Rosemary wanted to hang out with them and even play soccer. She will teach them to sign. The boys liked the idea and pulled Rosemary into a game of soccer.

Ikki smiles fondly, watching Rosemary play soccer with the boys.

At sunset, we left the academy. Ikki promises Rosemary he will come by again. I'm surprised Ikki pledged to Rosemary. He would visit her. If I did not know any better, Rosemary has wormed her way into my brother's heart in such a short time. I know they both need each other. Thank you, Rosemary!

Has my brother noticed yet?

Week after week, we all watched as Ikki visited with Rosemary each morning, and Ikki always came back to the manor smiling. We all noticed the changes in my brother. Ikki smiles more, laughs more, and is more talkative than usual.

Ikki has not seen how much he has changed since meeting Rosemary. I won't tell Ikki, though. I'll let him figure that out for himself.

8:44 a.m. ~ July 30th~Rosemary's tenth birthday

It was Rosemary's tenth birthday, and Ikki brought her a gift. We're all surprised he'd gotten the offering. Ikki never does this kind of thing for anyone, even me. And I'm his brother.

We headed to the academy when we heard Eiri shout,

"No, Rosemary, come back; it is not safe. Let the ball go."

The next thing I knew, Rosemary tossed me, and Ikki got hit by a pickup truck. Rosemary shrieks for the first time in weeks since her parents' death, and the sound is deafening to my ears.

Rosemary struggles against me for a ten-year-old girl; she's strong. Rosemary twists around and kicks my shin pretty hard, making me yelp slightly in pain, thus letting her go. Rosemary races over to Ikki, crying loudly.

"Don't leave me, Brother Ikki, or I will be alone again," Rosemary said harshly.

Ikki opened his eyes as he wiped her tears away and kissed her cheek gently.

"I am not going anywhere, my Green Bug (Ikki's nickname for Rosemary). Now, be a good girl and stay with Shun. Shun will look after you while I go to the hospital to check my injuries," Ikki crooned.

Rosemary nods her head and kisses Ikki's cheek.

Rosemary ran over to me and held my hand as Ikki was being loaded into the ambulance to go to the hospital. Rosemary and I would visit every day before Ikki was released from the hospital on his sixteenth birthday.

6:45 p.m. ~ Ikki's hero/birthday~ August 15th

Miho and the kids threw a hero/birthday party for Ikki. Everyone is here except for the person who matters most to my brother. It's evident how Rosemary healed Ikki's heart, soul, and spirit, and how Ikki, in turn, healed Rosemary's heart. I was right; they both needed each other. I now have a little sister who is as precious to me as Ikki. Yeah, she wormed her way into my heart, too.

Suddenly, a clear voice rang out. It was Rosemary. I watched as she sang (A/N: Reader-insert song of choice)to Ikki, who was in tears. We're all in tears. Rosemary ends the song with a gracious curtsey to my brother.

Rose whispers to Ikki,

" Happy Birthday, Big Brother, and thank you. I'm not lonely anymore. You've healed my heart."

Ikki pulls Rose into a tight hug.

"I should be the one thanking you. Green bug, you've saved and healed my heart and soul." Ikki whispers to Rosemary.

I could not restrain myself anymore as I walked over to them, hugged them both, and whispered,

"I love you both, and thank you so much, Rose, for healing Ikki."

Rosemary kisses my cheek while everyone congratulates us.

The three of us laughed happily and hugged each other.


To Be Continued!