Oniisan
Just a quick note: This is my very first Yu Yu Hakusho fanfiction, my fav. character is Kurama, but I am writing from his brother, Shuichi's point of view. This is a non-Yaoi fanfic, so any non-Yaoi Kurama fans out there, please enjoy. Also, my English is not very good, please don't mind it, as I am Cantonese.
A few translations:
Oniisan = elder brother
Kaasan = mother
Tousan = father
Kitsune = fox
Hai = yes
Konnichiwa = Hello
Mushi Mushi = Hello (on the phone)
"Shuichi-chan!"
"Hai! Cumming, Oniisan!"
*It has been four months now, since Oniisan and I have become brothers, after his Kaasan, Shiori; and my Tousan, Hatanaka, got married. My Oniisan is very special in many ways, and also, he is a very... mysterious person. But he is my Oniisan, the person who I most admire in this world. Thinking back to four months ago, I didn't really like him at all...*
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It was Tousan, who introduced Oniisan to me.
"Shuichi-chan, come here to meet your new brother, he's also called Shuichi like you. But it's Minamino Shuichi, not Hatanaka Shuichi, off course."
My first impression was:*'What kind of Oniisan is he? Long, blood-red hair with grass-green eyes, and Minamino sounds stupid, unlike Hatanaka. I'm glad that he doesn't changes his name to Hatanaka.*
He offer a hand to greet me. "Konnichiwa, Shuichi-chan, hope we can get along together." With that, he gives me a welcoming smile.
I grin back and shook his hand, reply with, "me too."
*But in reality, I don't want anything to do with him. What if my new mates asks: 'Why is your brother so feminine?' How am I supposed to explain? I don't want an Oniisan like that. I want an Oniisan who I can show to my friends. I don't expect him to be really strong, or talented, or even clever. Can't he at least just look masculine? If someone mistook him as my sister, what shall I say? I shudder at that thougt.*
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After our parents' marriage, Tousan and I moved into my new Kaasan and Oniisan's home, because it was nearer to where Tousan works, anyway. So I had to change school too. Meiou high was the one I moved to, same as my Oniisan's. At lunch, my new classmate, Akira asked me:
"So, which school did you move from then?"
"X X high" (I don't know the real name. Does anyone happen to know? ^o^)
"Heard you moved cuz your father got a new wife recently, and that means you've a new mom. Am I correct?"
"Yeah..."
"Heard you've also got a new bro, who's also in Meiou high, right?"
"Yeah..." 'Unfortunately.'
"So, who's your lucky brother then?"
'Oh! Heck! What shall I say!?' "Oh, em... er... you... wouldn't like to know."
"Heard that Minamino Shuichi's got a new bro too. Would he happen to be your new brother?"
"Oh, he's..."
"You should be proud to have a brother like him."
"Why?"
"Why? Don't you know that he's an outstanding top student in our school? Or should I say in this district, or maybe even in the whole of Japan."
"Really? I didn't know about that..."
"Not only that, but he's also very popular and attracts many girls. I wish he was my brother."
"..."
"Oh, yeah! Does your brother have a girlfriend? He doesn't seem to have any interest in any of the girls in our school."
"I don't really know about that."
"What abo..."
RRRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Ah! The bell! I think we should go to our class now." 'Phew! Saved by the bell! If this conversation carries on, wonder what he's gonna ask me next! But there's something very weird.'
*God! There is something very weird about him! Minamino Shuichi... he's supposed to be the top student in our district, or even the whole of Japan, but he doesn't seem to be studying a lot. I've been spying on him for ages, he spends no more than one hour everyday for his homework and revisions, even on the night before tests and exams. How does he manage to stay as top student? I mean, even I had to study at least for two hours, and I'm nowhere near to be classified as one of the top onew in our year. Just what kind of person is he? Does he have special powers to tell the future? Or was he just born with all these knowledge? Apart from that, he usually spends his time helping Kaasan with the work around the house, or do some shopping for her. Is that what he really enjoyed doing? Or is it because he had no Tousan, so he treated his Kaasan with more love for the loss of her past husband? One other thing. Why does he always goes out in a hurry and always so sudden? Even when he gets phone calls really late at night, he still had to go out, and he never explained clearly where he was going, and why so important.We don' understands why Kaasan always get upset and worried whenever he goes out. But she never suppressed him and only said thing like: 'be sure to come back early' and 'take care'. She doesn't even asks where he was going, her discomfort face tells me that she desperately want to know in reality. Why does she not ask Oniisan? She has the right to know. Tousan gets really angry sometimes when Oniisan goes out late, but it can't be helped. There seems to be some secrets going round in our household... At times, I would try to follow where Oniisan's going whenever he gets strange phone calls. But I can never keep up to his speed, he runs so fast, like a kitsune, yet people in school said that he is not a good sportsman; and it's really weird, cuz I'm supposed to be a top sprinter in my year.*
After a few weeks, I didn't bother to follow or spy on him anymore.
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It was at that time when I got bullied...
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" I turn round in surprise.
"Just shut up kid, and surrender."
There were three of them, all surrounding me in a circle. The tall one push me hard, I lose my balance and fall onto the ground with a great thud. "Now, take out everything that's valuable!" He threatened.
The one with bright purple spiky hair, holding a baseball bat seems to be the leader. The others doesn't seem to have any weapon on them, but powerful fists. I was too frightened to resist their command. I was shaking all over, I take out my purse and give it to the leader, unwillingly.
"WHAT! DON'T LIE TO ME, KID!" He spit on me and I could smell his stinky breath. "I know you're hiding some other stuff from me! Get it out now!"
The leader nod to the one with the bright orange jacket, he grab my arm to pull me up, and then twist it round the back.
"AH! AH...... P-l-e-a-s-e let me go......" I plead and cry with horror. *I can't believe all this is actually happening to me!* "P-l-e-a-s-e...... I've given you all the money I've got..." *I AM telling the truth!*
"Really?" He then punch me hard in the stomach
"Aaaaaaahhhh...!!" I can feel the pain spreading inside me, I use my hands to cover my stomach and drop down on my knees, but it doesn't seem to help at all.
"Look what we got here?" He takes my wrist and pulled again to reveal my sleeve-covered watch.
*Oh no, I forgot about that, I only thought about the money...*
"What shall we do boss? He thinks that we are fools." The tall one asks in a foolish way.
"Well, show him that we are no fools..."
He then grab me by my cheeks and squeeze my face hard. "This'll teach you a lesson, never to lie to us again, kiddie."
"Uuuuuuurrrrrr! Uuuuuuurrrrrrrr!" I try to scream for help.
"Nope, nope. You've gotta scream louder than that!" Then they give me a few punches each and laugh stupidly, which I recieve with everlasting pain.
"Enough."
I turn round, hoping to see someone with power to rescue me. The others pause and turn round too in surprise.
"It's... Oniisan..." I whisper under my breath.
"Who's that?" The boss asks the orange jacket one.
"Don't really know. Oh, no, wait... I remember now. He's some kind of top student that I saw in some papers the other day."
"Top student, eh? We've no business to do with you! I think you'd better run if you don't want to get involved, or you'll regret. You're no such fool, so keep yourself outta this!"
"What if I chose to interfere?" Oniisan's eyes sharpened. *I've never seen him like this before, so cold, yet warm at the same time... so warm because he want to interfere, to get involve, to save me...*
*I was very troubled. I didn't know what to do, I was glad to see him came to my rescue, but he's got no chance of winning against these three, also, I didn't want to take this risk.*
"Oiisan! Run! Run while you can!" I shouted, with my last bit of breath. A single tear roll down my cheek to indicate I'm in great pain, as I said out these words reluctantly. I didn't want to show that I need help, if I got him into a fight, it may ruin his life, and never again as a top student. But Oniisan refused to leave me...
"Oh, they are brothers, boss." The tall one turn to look at his boss for further instructions.
"Oh, big brother's come to save little brother, how cute!" He teases. "Ok, so you're related, so there's no way you can get out of the game now!"
"No! No! I don't know him! He's not my brother! Just let him go!" I then turn to face Oniisan. "RUN NOW! RUN!"
Oniisan also turn to face me. "There's no need... You are my brother, even if you deny it, I'm still your brother for ever and always..."
I feel my body temperature rising after I heard that. "Oniisan..."
"Oh, what strong brotherly love you two share, you should be happy to share this nightmare together, not everyone has this oppurtunity. You two should really thank me, he he he." He gives a crackled laugh. The other two joins in and they laugh together.
"Have you finished?"
The three ugly face stopped laughing and stare at Oniisan in a shock, surprise. Oniisan then grip his fist tightly, as if 'ready-to-fight'. All was silent... The tall one suddenly rush forward with a flying fist, aiming at Oniisan's head, but the red head dodge away with no difficulty, the long red hair flow beautifully, with the wind. Oniisan then raise his right arm slowly to the back of his hair-covered neck. Then the expression on his face change, his eyes flash at everywhere, and his ears seems to be detecting something. He's face transforms to a more relax expression. Oniisan dashs forward towards me, and leaned over me, as if using his body to... protect me...
"Ha Ha Ha! Are you a coward or a hero? Trying to protect your little brother! Thought you were going to pick up a fight with us then! Man, you're not fighting us cuz you don't wan't to get injured, yet, you're protecting him, so you suffer instead of him? Oh, well, you'll suffer in both ways."
With that, all three of them starts to torment him by giving him punches and kicks, the leader used his baseball bat and whack Oniisan's head. Blood was pouring out of his head like river, down onto his innocent face, down to my guilty face... Blood... the same colour as his hair... I can feel he's suffering from great pain, but he didn't even scream or moan, he was willing to accept the pain for...me.
"Oniisan, why are you doing this? Why don't you just run away?" Another tear roll down my sticky cheek.
He was in pain, all the same, he continue to give me his warm smile, and shook his head. "I... wo-n't leave you-..."
I can tell he's finding difficulty to speak, tears roll down my eyes like river. "Oniisan, a person like me's not worth for your protection... I spied on you and followed you... I feel really guilty now..."
"You don't need to be guilty. I didn't expect you to apologize, but I didn't put it in my heart anyway."
"You mean... you knew all along?"
He nods.
"You knew that all along, but you forgave me and didn't tell anyone so that I won't feel embarrassed... Why do you treasure me like this? I didn't even treat you as my Oniisan..."
He didn't reply to my request, maybe he IS finding difficulty to speak. But that smile... again, the smile through his suffers seem to asure me that 'everything will be fine, I will not leave you, even if you betray me a thousand times'. He was willing to sacrifice himself for his brother, me.
He clench his fist much tighter, I can feel the power in him, trying to burst out, but he seems to be trying hard to control he angerness. Blood begin to pour from his fist, his very own blood, because he gripped his fist too tight.
*Why don't he use these powers to fight those guys? Or why didn't he took me and run? Afterall, he does run fast, there'll be a big chance to escape.*
He's eyes seem to be looking for something faraway, as if waiting for someone, someone who can help us...
"What are you guys doing here!?"
The three stopped, and we all turn around to see who the fool or hero was.
"Don't you know that KUWABARA KAZUMA, the great hero is incharge of this area? How dare you go bullying people in my area, to make it worse, you're bullying my friends too!!"
"Kuwabara-kun..." Oniisan moans.
*Is this Kuwabara Kazuma really a friend of Oniisan? Behind him, are three other guys, who seems to be that Kuwabara Kazuma's subordinates. He seems to be very familiar... Oh, yeah! He was the one who attended Tousan and Kaasan's wedding! But... why would a top student make friends with the leader of a gangster?*
The three guys gave a regretful look at Kuwabara, they all knelt down to apologize.
The purple spiky hair leader cry out "We're very sorry, great hero, Kuwabara-san, but we didn't dnow they were your friends, if we know, we wouldn't be that foolish to hurt them in anyway, please forgive us..." They seem to be really frightened of Kuwabara.
"Well, it's too late to apologize now. You should know that I don't like people picking up fights in my area! Even if I forgive you, my friend wouldn't agree on that." Kuwabara turns to Oniisan, and gives a foolish, but friendly smile.
Oniisan gives a little laugh and says "What do you think, Kuwabara-kun?"
"Guys! Teach them a lesson!"
The three coward starts to retreat.
"Ok, don't worry, we will, Kuwabara." Kuwabara's subordinates then chase after the cowards.
Kuwabara comes forward to us and helps us to get up. Oniisan had difficulty to stand, I took his arm and placed it on my shoulder to support him up, I can see that he's leg was badly injured, his head still pouring red blood.
"I don't understand you." Kuwabara comes to help me to support Oniisan. "Why did't you..."
Oniisan gives hem a quick nudge to stop what he wanted to say, then flashed a quick look at me, then returned to Kuwabara. "I want you to come and teach those guys a lesson, so that Shuichi-chan would get his revenge and feel better; that's why I didn't retreat with him." He smiled again.
Kuwabara scratches his head. I knew he wasn't going to ask about that, but for some reason he didn't bother to ask Oniisan again.
"Oh yeah, Kuwabara-kun, come and meet my brother, Hatanaka Shuichi. Shuichi-chan, this is Kuwabara Kazuma, the baka-..."
"Hey, I just saved you, and you're rewarding me with this address!?"
"Ok, ok, I'm sorry. I'ts the HERO Kuwabara Kazuma." He chuckled.
"That's more like it."
I take out my blood-stained hand to great him. "Arigato gozaimasu. I'm please to meet you, Kuwabara-san. Please don't mind my dirty hand."
He shakes my hand politely. "Nice to meet you too, Shuichi-chan."
*It's very weird, he's the leader of a gangster, yeat he can be so... so kind and friendly to us. Is that how he treasts all he's mates? he doesn't seem to be a bad guy afterall.
After that hard day, Kuwabara-san walked Oniisan and I home, I explained how I first got into that mess...
"Oh my god! What have you two been up to?!" Kaasan exclaim in surprise when she saw us two coming home, with Kuwabara-san helping Oniisan to walk, our clothing stained stained with blood.
"I think I better be off. I'll leave all the explaining to you two. Excuse me, Minamino-sama." Kuwabara-san gives a nod, wave good-bye, and left.
All was silent...
"Shiori? Who's at the door? Tousan shouts from the living room.
Kaasan and I help Oniisan inside and shut the door behind. We enter the living room, not desiring to know what Tousan's reactionn will be like.
Tousan looks up from his newspapers, and begins. "Why are you two... Quick! Take them to the hospital immediately!" With that, he snatch hes car keys and dash out of the entrance.
We were in shock after seeing his reaction, that is not what we were expecting from Tousan. Kaasan and I helped Oniisan towards the door again. I support Oniisan to the car, while Kaasan locks the door.
"Come on, Shiori! Hurry it up! Your boy might have a broken bone there!"
Kaasan run to the car and sits on the front seat, next to Tousan. Kaasan was trembling all over. Tousan then starts the engine, and pulled the jcar off the drive, targeting the nearest hospital.
Tousan drove really fast, he didn't even stop at the red traffic lights...
"Honey, can't you just calm down a bit? We might get into an accident..."
"Can't you see that your boy is seriously hurt? If we don't get him any medication quickly, it might be too late!"
We was so shocked with what he said. We all thought that he didn't care about Oniisan, because Tousan hardly ever talked to him and he gets angry when Oniisan goes out late at night. Throughout the jorney, all was silent. Maybe because we were all thinking of something.
Kaasan's watery eyes showed worriedness.
Tousan just wanted to get us into hospital quickly.
Oniisan gave a sort of grin or smile. He was happy that Tousan cared about him.
I was thinking of everything that happened that day.
Oniisan was given medication treatment at the hospital, to be honest, I was surprised we didn't get into an accident with Tousan's over-limit-speed driving. Tousan was correct, he WAS seriously injured and almost a broken bone. Oniisan had to stay in hospital for two whole weeks. Compare to him, my injuries were very light. I didn't need to stay, they only gave me little bandages, and said that I was ok to rest at home, but have to come back for check ups.
Tousan, Kaasan and I entered the patients' room, where Oniisan rested. The patients' room isn't very large, it allows up to six patient beds, each with a curtain around it. We spotted Oniisan at the far right corner of the room, next to the window. We walked in quietly, afraid of disturbing other patients. Oniisan had bandages all over him, he was sitting on his bed, his back leaning o a pillow, supported by the wall. Oniisan's face lightened as he saw us walking towards him.
"Shu-chan, how do you feel now?" Kaasan asks softly. She uses her hand to stroke Oniisan's red, bandaged head, treating him like a little boy.
"I'm ok, Kaasan. I'll be alright, don't worry about me." He then turns to face me. "How are you feeling, Shuichi-chan?"
I return him a warm smile, the smile he always gave to me. "My injuries are very light, compared to yours. I don't need to stay. The doctor said that I may rest at home but I need to come back for check-ups."
"Ok, just tell us what happened, why are you two in this state of mess?" Tousan's worried face had disappeared. He changes back to the Tousan we all knew.
"Oh, that... er..."
"Oniisan." *I stop him because I know he was trying to find an excuse, so that I won't be embarrass about it. But I will not hide it. I don't care if everybody know I was bullied, I just want everyone to know that my Oniisan is very brave, and that he got his injuries cuz of protecting me.* "Please let me continue for you."
He nodded to me, and I told hem the whole story...
Kaasan's eyes began to water tears after hearing my story. She hugged Oniisan's bandaged head and cried...
"Shu-chan, you must have suffered alot by protecting your brother, if anything should happen to you, what am I supposed to do without you?" She cries harder.
Tousan put his hands on Kaasan's shoulders. She turns away from Oniisan and cries on Tousan's chest. Tousan comforted her by stroking her back, lightly.
"Kaasan, please don't say that, look, I'm still here. Besides, you've also got Tousan and Shuichi-chan.
"You boys shouldn't make your Kaasan worry like that. If you face this situation again next time, for godness sake! Retreat!"
I turn to Oniisan and he looks at me. We both shrug our shoulder. We decide to keep the reason why we didn't retreat as a secret.
"Sorry, but visiting time is now over. Please come tomorrow." We spin round to see who the disturber was, a nurse.
"Sorry to bother you, we'll be going now." Tousan turns to Oniisan. "Sorry Shu-chan, but I don't think I can visit you tomorrow, I've an important meeting."
"I understand." He nods back.
"Oniisan, Kaasan and I will visit you tomorrow, just have a good rest for now."
We wave good-bye and went into the car.
The journey home, all was silent. Kaasan gives a few sniffs and begins. "I couldn't believe Shu-chan got into a state like this. Even when he was little, he never got into a fight before... this is the very first time."
That night, I couldn't get myself to sleep. All that had happened that long day I cannot forget about them, and I knew I never will. Up till now, I still cannot forget everything that happened. Althougth it was two months ago, but I can still remember every little thing, every little scene, every little reaction, every little emotion, all seems to be flying in my head, as if it only happened yesterday... Yes every thing is still as clear as ice...
the feeling of being bullied...
Oniisan's sharp, cold eyes...
the everlasting pain Oniisan suffered from protecting me...
Oniisan's red hair pouring out blood... the same colour as his hair...
Tousan's reaction... I think Oniisan will never forget aswell...
And lastly, these words... "I... wo-n't leave you-..." so warm, so protecting...
I knew from then on, my life will be very different, and never again will I ever experience my old life. I hd to change my views about Onnisan.
"How are you feeling today?"
Onnisan looks up from the book he's reading. "Morning, Kaasan, Shuichi-chan." He tries to get out of bed, to pull a chair for Kaasan and I to sit down.
Kaasan stops him. "It's ok, Shu-chan. You must rest. If you move about, you might make your injuries worser." Kaasan gestures him to the bed. "Now you two just have a little chat while I get a vase for these flowers." She exits the room.
We exchange smiles. "Do you feel better today, Shuichi-chan?"
"Yes, I'm almost recovered. Oh, yeah, Kuwabara-san came to see you this morning, I told him that you're here. He said he'll come and visit you later, today. And Kaasan told me to bring this for you." I show him his plant which's usually in his room. "Kaasan said it will make you and the room more lively." I put down the plant by the window sill.
"Kaasan always knew what I needed."
"Just give me a few more months, I'll understand you as much as Kaasan do."
We both laugh together.
"Need a drink?" I ask him.
"Oh, ok. Just past me a glass of water, please." I pass it to him, and to takes a few sips. "You and Kaasan don't look too well today. Did you have much sleep?"
I smile shyly and reply, "Not really. I couldn't get myself to sleep, because of what happened yesturday. I think Kaasan is the same, she got really upset on the way home. She cried and told us that this is the very first time you got into a fight, she must have been really worried about you. I felt really bad, I'm very sorry, it's all because of me..."
He gave me a comfortable smile and shake his head. "It's not your fault. Tell you what, if you want to make Kaasan and I happy, help her with the work at home. It's really hard work for her to look after all three of us, I think I'll be all recovered in two days time, then I'll take back all the work."
"Don't worry, I'll take over your work for helping Kaasan. But haven't you gotta stay for two weeks?"
"Is that what the doctor said? I think I just over-estimated myself." He gives a funny sort of laugh.
We talked happily, then someone from behind gave us a jump...
"MORNING! WAKE UP, NICE AND SHINE!"
We turned around to see who the big voice belongs to.
"Botan-chan!" Oniisan exclaim in surprise.
Coming behind, were dozen more people, all unfamiliar, except one. That's Kuwabara-san!
"Kuwabara-kun, Yusuke-kun, and everybody, thanks for coming!"
They all exchange smiles and greet each other happily.
"Oh, let me introduce my new brother, this is Shuichi-chan."
I smile shyly and give a nod to everyone.
"Shuichi-chan, you know Kuwabara-kun from yesturday, this is his sister, Shizuru-san." He points to a tall, straight hair girl, in her twenties. "Beside him is Yukina-chan, Kuwabara-kun's girlfriend." They both look at each other embarrassly and blushed. Oniisan then points to a black hair guy, about his own age. "This is Yusuke-kun, and Keiko-chan is his girlfriend." He nods to a brown hair girl beside Yusuke-san.
Yusuke-san gave a cheeky smile a exclaims, "She's lucky to have me as her boyfriend, many people gets really jealous, you know."
Keiko-san gives a 'I-don't-care' sort of look. "Yeah, they get jealous because I have fifty boyfriends, and you're just happen to be one them."
"Nani!!!"
We all laughed.
Oniisan continued, "finally, this is Botan-chan, who has a deafening voice..."
"HEY!" Everyone covers their ears, except me, cuz I wasn't expecting. "I'VE COME TO SEE YOU, IST THAT HOW YOU GREET YOUR VISITERS?"
"See what I mean?" We all laugh again. Botan-san didn't really minded, it was a way to keep everyone cheerful.
*I've know Oniisan for two months, but this is the very first time I have seen him truly laughed naturally. I can see happiness from his face, these people must be his very close friends. I've never seen him that happy before, there seem to be three different person flowing inside him. A caring, protecting, son and Oniisan at home; a clever, well-talented top student in school; a lively, with a sense of humour friend, when he's with these people. Which one is the true Minamino Shuichi? I do not know. But I accept all three as my Oniisan.*
I notice that Oniisan keeps on having quick glances at the window. I turn round to look too. There's a tree outside, and I can see a dark shadow too. *Who is that guy standing on the tree branch? Is he one of Oniisan's friend aswell? Why doesn't he come inside? Did they have an argument?*
After that day, I took recent visits to the hospital, and as Oniisan asked me, I got homework form his sensei for him to do. Everytime I visited him, we would talk about what we did in our childhook times. I really enjoyed talking with him. I just wish I had known him ealier. I also noticed that he doesn't really have any true friends in school, none of his classmates came to visit him, but sent in a few 'get-well-soon' cards. Apart from that, many girls came. Akira was right, he is very popular and attracts many girls, but Oniisan didn't really took any interest in them. I wonder what kind of girl Oniisan likes. ...Yukina-san's got Kuwabara-san, Keiko-san's got Yusuke-san, Botan-san... Yeah! Would Botan-san be the one that Oniisan liked? If they are to become a couple, would they be like Kuwabara-san and Yukina-san or Yusuke-san and Keiko-san? I didn't ask him that, because I knew even if I did, he will deny it, cuz even Kuwabara-san and the others didn't know.
"Welcome home!!"
That day, Oniisan was all recovered, he was allowed to go home, we all missed him, as a part of our family. As usually, Oniisan helped Kaasan with the cooking, I tried to help aswell, but there isn't really a need, so I prepared the dining table instead. Oniisan always cook nice and tasty foods, I wonder if he enjoyed testing and creating new foods. After the meal, I volunteered to wash-up. It is strange, because I used to hate washing-up and I took it as a chore, but not anymore. It was Oniisan who made me change the way I look at things. It is important that we share jobs around the house to keep us all united as a family. Sometimes, Tousan would join in aswell, Oniisan and I would then creep upstairs, and let them two be alone, together. It feels really strange, after my real mother's death, I have not experienced this 'family-love' feeling for so long. The feeling is so warm, so familiar, and new in somways, new because of Oniisan. I think it's because I used to be an only child, experiencing happiness and sadness alone, no one there to share my feelings, but not anymore. Oniisan is now with me, to share all my feelings, I won't be alone anymore. Sometimes we will play games on the playstation together or play chat to the internet, it's always great fun. I really enjoyed our time together. Every night, we would have little chats about what we done in school, I would tell him about some of my mates, he would tell me about Kuwabara-san and the others.
Although, our 'brother-relationship' does come stronger everyday, but I know that he has some secrets that he doesn't share with me. But I didn't realy minded. I understand that everyone has their own secret, if he wants me to help him solve the problem, he would tell me. If he thinks that I can't help him, he wouldn't tell me the truth even if a asked. So I didn't ask him about that.
RRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNGGGGGG!!
"Hai! Cumming!" *Why does the telephone has to ring at this time of night!* "Hai! Moshi moshi?"
"HEY, KURAMA! COME IMMEDIATELY! IT'S AN EMMERGENCY!"
*Who's Kurama? That voice sounds like Kuwabara-san's.* "Is it Kuwabara-san?"
"Oh, yeah. Shuichi, is your brother here?"
"Yeah, just hold on a sec." I turn round to shout for Oniisan, but he was already standing behind me.
"Is it for me?"
I nod and pass him the phone. I went to the living room, so that I won't over-hear their conversation, and also waiting for Oniisan to tell me that he needs to go out. It's always like that, everytime Kuwabara-san or anyothers phone him, he has to go out, it must be something important, to make it worst, even dangerous. Who is Kurama? Why does Kuwabara-san always ask for Kurama? Oniisan had explained to me once that 'Kurama' is his nickname. But, what kind of nickname is that? The name sounds powerful, I can predict that 'Kurama' is no human soul... And Botan-san... What is the relationship between them? Sometimes Botan-san would come and call for Oniisan. They would usually have a quick chat outside the house. Kaasan wanted to invite her in, but Botan-san always seems to be in a hurry.
At one time, I had to do some shopping for Kaasan, when I left the house, I turned to glance at Oniisan's bedroom window. I spotted a blue hair girl, talking to Oniisan... it was Botan-san. When did she come in? I was in the living room, watching TV, but nobody went through the door. How did she come in? Their expressions on their faces showed they're on a serious and important topic, not like that day at the hospital. What they are discussing may even be illegal. I can't imagine how big the secret is. Who is Botan-san? What about the others? Are they all in it aswell? I do not know. I don't want to know, I don't have the courage to accept what I think may be true. Maybe it is better to know less... When I returned from shopping, Botan-san was not in the room anymore, Oniisan was studying on his desk.
Oniisan knows that I feel uncomfortable when he goes out with the others, so does Kaasan, but we always kept quiet. he will comfort us by saying "Don't worry, I'll be back as soon as possible."
At one time, I did have the courage to ask him:
"Will you ever tell me why you and the others are doing this?"
He only replied with: "Shuichi-chan, I don't really want to hide anything from you, but I don't want you and Kaasan to be in danger... I will tell you when it's time." And he gave me a sad look, that look tells me that he wants to tell us everything, but he cannot. He cannot tell us...
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"Shuichi-chan! Are you up there?"
"Hai! I'm Cumming!" I rush down the stairs. "Oniisan, are you going out again?"
He nods. "Yeah... If Kaasan phones back and ask about me, just say that I'm staying at Kuwabara-kun's, I don't want her to worry about me..."
"I will... but, Oniisan, promise me that you'll be careful, and come back early..."
"I promise..."
- END-
Written by May
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So that's the end, what do you think of it? Like it? Hate it? Well I was only writing this so that Kurama fans will understand more about Kurama's feelings towards people around him. I don't think that I have done it as successful as I imagined because my English is very bad, if it was in Cantonese, I think I would have done it better. Please e-mail me for any comments concerned about the fic, or anything.