"'Kaasan, 'tousan, I... I have something to tell you." Shuuchi-niisan said. From his 
tone, he sounded like he got something very important. Driven by my curiosity, I also walked
into the living room, wanting to know what he intended to say.

	  As I walked in, I saw an unfamiliar boy. He was thin and short, his skin beautiful 
as snow, but he did not look weak at all. He had very strange clothing on. Even in the middle 
of the cruel summer, he was completely covered with a long black cloak and a scarf-like white 
cloth. But the strangest thing was his spiky hair. At that moment I was thinking, "What a 
strange guy!" I lower my head to hide my laughter. If I laugh out loud right now, 'tousan and 
'kaasan were going to scold me for being impolite for sure.

	  While I had my head low, I noticed that Shuuchi-niisan was holding that boy's hand. 

	  "Shuuchi, is this your friend? Why don't you invite him to come and sit here? Shuu-
chan, you come here as well! Don't just stand there." Just as I was feeling a bit curious, I 
heard 'kaasan asked.

	  Me, Shuuchi-niisan, and the boy who's hand was still securely held by him went
together to the sofa and sat down.

	  I had no idea why I felt so weird and uncomfortable when I saw 'niisan's hand
clutching the other boy's. Questions raised up restlessly in my mind. "Why is 'niisan holding 
the other's hand? Why is 'niisan and that boy acting to tensed? Who's that boy? And, why......"

	  "O'kaasan, o'tousan." A voice interrupted my trails of thoughts. That was Shuuchi-
niisan. I saw him taking in a deep breathe, as if trying to gain courage. Then, he uttered the
most unbelievable thing.

	  "This is Hiei, my... lover." With that, 'niisan and that boy named Hiei started to 
blush. My parents and I just stare stunned at the homosexual couple before us.





~~To Be Continued~~