Volume 1: Chapter 2 - Part 8
Author: Geraint
The sun has already setting when I came out of Ramen Shop on which Riko treated me one bowl as an apology for her rudeness. She's still the same as I remember from the past; chatty and very friendly girl. Her parents are also kind to me and they told me about how stubborn Riko and became frivolous which she ended getting on wrong circle of friends with bad influences then she ended up getting in a big trouble which caused them to leave and change their residence for her sake.
Seems like her cheerful and friendly approach is being misunderstood by some guys and they are having their own delusions about it which is actually not her intentions. This made her a popular girl in her school and her female friends didn't like it which made them do schemes behind her back and destroy her reputation.
Now, it's widespread humor at her school that she was a slut and she had relationship with different guys, having slept with each of them. Riko was unable to stop the spread of the false humor and she ended up unable to attend her school and quit with her reputation getting worse. That's why, they ended living here in the new city though those delinquents was still able to find her since it's not that far from here.
"Well, I have to back now before it gets dark."
"Eh... Seir-kun, don't tell me... are you afraid of the dark?" Riko tried to tease me.
"I'm not that childish. It's already my turn to take care of my baby little sister at home."
"You have a baby little sister? I want to see her. She must be really cute."
"Yeah, I'll show you to her next time. Well then, Riko. I'm going now." I bid a farewell to her.
"Hehe... See you soon, Seir-kun." she smiled, waving her hand.
When I left, walking along the side of the road, my phone rings and there was a message. I opened it and it was from Riko. We shared contacts before I left their shop.
[Let's continue our chat here.]
"Seriously?"
[Later. I will be busy.]
Just after sending my reply, she already sent a response.
[Okay, Goodnight.]
I sighed, putting back my phone in my pocket.
When I entered the gate and arrived home, Yuuka was standing at entrance with angry look on her face while I'm taking off my shoes.
"Onii-sama! Do you know what time is it?"
"Well, it's time for me to take care of Fuyumi."
I put my shoes in the rack then changed to my slippers.
"Wrong!"
"Then what is it?"
"Today is Sunday and I have no schedule work in the office. You and I are supposed to have bonding today!" she pouted.
"We still have enough time tonight. What do you want to do then?"
"Well..." she was still thinking about it.
"See? You haven't gave it any thought."
"Then come with me."
She grabbed me in the wrist and pulled me.
"Hey! What are we going to do?"
"Sit right there!"
She made me sit on the couch then she hopped and sat beside me. She moved closer then rest her head in my shoulder.
"Don't move. Just stay like that, Onii-sama."
"Okay."
"Hehehe..." she looks happy while snuggling and clinging to my arm. While she's being affectionate of me, I didn't notice that Shiina was sitting on my other side with pouty face.
"Huh? Shiina?"
She was also mad at me but she didn't say anything and just leaned her head in my shoulder.
"Hmph!"
"Hey, I'm not a pillow. Please give me a break."
Both of them fell asleep on my shoulders.
"Uwaaaaaah~"
Himiko-san came to me with Fuyumi crying in her arms while looking very tired.
"I'm sorry, Yuki-sama... but I'm already at my wits end."
"Yes... Thanks for the hard work, Himiko-san."
Fuyumi suddenly stopped crying when she got in my arms.
"Ugh... I'm going back to sleep. Taking care of two babies is really hard."
"Well, you're also taking care of own daughter."
"No, I have no problem taking care of Ayaka. I'm talking about the big guy, your Dad. Just because Mia-sama is not around, that perv is now asking me to pamper him too. He is really a shameless."
I was speechless, seeing her face turned red and became embarrass as she walked away.
"I'm gonna head back to sleep now, Yuki-sama. I'm sorry."
"It's fine. Goodnight, Himiko-san. Rest well."
Himiko-san walked back unsteady to her room.
Now, I'm stuck between Yuuka and Shiina while Fuyumi is in my arms.
"Lilith!"
As I called her name, Lilith appeared kneeling in front of me.
"Yes, Seir-sama!"
I saw traces of sauce around her mouth.
"Lilith, you're sneaking out food from the refrigerator again, right?"
"Of course, I'm not."
I sighed with how she lied to me face to face.
"Forget it. Just help me out of here."
"Yes."
Since Himiko-san is resting, I'm the one who prepared dinner and I woke up the two to come and eat. After eating dinner, I left Fuyumi sleeping on the crib then I slowly walked out of the room and closed the door. I went back to my room, change to my sleep wear then I hopped on my bed and I slept quickly.
It was midnight when I woke up from Fuyumi's cry and I went to check on her while still feeling sleepy. I yawned when I entered the room and I picked up Fuyumi from her crib. She slowly calmed down until she stopped crying and went back to sleeping in my arms. Since it's kind of pain to always check her on another room every time she cries, I decided to bring her to my own room then I laid her down on my side in the bed.
While watching her, my eyes slowly close down then I fell asleep.
"Huh?"
I woke up again when someone knocked at my door. Light was flashing outside the window and I noticed that it was raining hard outside. Sound of thunder was roaring that made me unable to hear that someone was calling me.
"Kyah! Onii-sama! Wake up! Please let me in!"
It was Yuuka screaming and panicking as she keeps knocking on my door. I went out of the bed and opened the door just to see her frightened with tears in her eyes while she hugged her pillow in her arms.
"Onii-sama, you dummy!" she was trembling. She was wearing a sleeping outfit with cream colored, sleeveless blouse and shorts.
I let her inside my room as she looked around then she saw our baby little sister Fuyumi sleeping on my bed.
"Oh, she's here too."
She lied down beside her and smiled while watching her.
"Umm... Yuki-kun?"
It was Shiina who appeared next, trembling while hiding behind the wall.
"So, you're scared too. Come in."
As she enters my room, lightning suddenly flashes outside and she jumped on me, holding to me tightly in fear. She screamed at the same time with the roar of the thunder. I thought that something was strange with her.
"Kyah!"
The two soft thing which was pressing on me and I realize that she wasn't wearing a brassiere on her top. It surprised me that her chest was already that developed at her chest. I wonder how bigger it can get when we get older.
With my perverted mind, I slapped my cheeks to return back to reality which I let her sleep beside me with the four of us now in my bed. Shiina moved closer to me then she laid her head on my shoulder. It seems like she's scared of something aside from the thunder.
"Don't worry, as long as I am here, nobody will able to harm you even if it's something superstitious. After all, I'm the demon prince Seir feared by everyone just hearing my name."
"Pffffft!" she chuckled.
"Oi! I'm trying to calm you down. Why are you laughing at me?"
"You are like someone in my class and she spouted those kinds of words which full of delusions."
"So, you're saying that I'm delusional?"
"How could I say that when something like curse from my family generations has nearly killed me. If you hadn't save me at that time, I won't be here anymore. I just want to run away from those superstitious things and live a life as a normal girl. It's better for me not knowing those things."
"It's fine if that's what you want."
"Nee, Yuki-kun. Are you really going back there someday?"
"---Yeah, I have to."
"Isn't it better if you just live here with us?"
"Sorry, Shiina but I can't. Someday, I have to go back whether I like it or not. Also, I still have unfinished business over there to settle."
Especially, with my father.
Shiina was holding tightly on my shirt when she heard my words.
"Even so, I haven't given much thought about it since I still don't have any means to return back to my old world and we're stuck here. If this continues, I don't have pretty much choice but live here with the rest of my life."
Those words cheered her up a little. She became silent and slowly down her eyes until she fall asleep.
The next day,
I woke up seeing Dad and Himiko-san staring to me when I felt heavy on both my arms and legs, realizing that Yuuka and Shiina on both of my sides and they were sleeping soundly while embracing me with their legs wrapped on mine. Fuyumi was already in Himiko-san's arms, carried by her.
"I didn't do anything malicious to them."
(To be continued.)