꧁ LIFE and DEATH ꧂

BABYSITTING

(Please enjoy my movie-theatre-Mokke-eating-popcorn, which-- sadly --has nothing to do with the story)

Nene smiled.

Today, she was going to see Amane.

"Mom, I've got another job, so I'm heading out!" Nene called before closing the door behind her.

It was a short walk to Amane's house, and she didn't bother riding her bike. She quickly arrived.

"Hello?" Nene asked, knocking on the door.

"Nene-san, hello," Mrs. Yugi threw open the door and gestured for Nene to come in. Nene quickly entered.

"The boys haven't eaten yet. Amane's allowed to be on his phone, but Tsukasa's not." Mrs. Yugi leaned forward to whisper to the girl. "Keep an eye on Tsu. He found the hiding place for all the dangerous things we've tried to keep from him. I think I took everything, but I'm not certain." She leaned back and smiled. "I'll be back around eleven. Bedtime is whatever you think is good." Mrs. Yugi quickly dashed out the door.

Nene was going into 9th grade that year, and she was used to these kinds of jobs. Babysitting was something that came naturally to Nene, so she did it often.

Nene wasn't surprised when she entered the house to see something on fire.

She was at the Yugi's, after all.

"Tsukasa, put down those matches!" Nene quickly grabbed the tiny wooden sticks from the boy and dunked them in water. Tsukasa grinned.

"Hi, onee-san!"

"I told you not to call me that," Nene sighed. She did a quick scan of the room to make sure nothing else was burning/about to explode/in danger/imploding.

Tsukasa was only 13, 3 years younger than Nene. He insisted on using 'onee-chan' with her, no matter how much the older girl hated it.

"Should I call you 'Yashiro' like Amane does?" Tsukasa asked innocently. Nene blushed.

They were both overly aware of how the nickname made Nene feel.

"No, just Nene-san, like your mom does."

"Nene-chan!"

Nene laughed. "Close enough." She glanced around. "Where is Amane, anyway?"

"He's probably putting on a suit."

"Huh?"

"And doing his hair."

"Excuse me?"

"And using cologne!"

Nene frowned and raised an eyebrow. "Why would he be doing any of those things?"

"Because he's--"

"Hey, Yashiro."

Nene turned away from Tsukasa.

In the doorway from the living room (where Nene and Tsukasa currently were) to the dining room stood Amane.

Nene's eyes widened when she realized that Amane was wearing a white button-down shirt and khaki pants-- definitely fancier than he would on a normal day.

"Amane, did you use hair gel?" Tsukasa grinned. Amane blushed and crossed his arms over his chest.

"What if I am?" he asked, blushing slightly. Nene raised her hand.

"I, uh, think it looks good," she said.

As a babysitter, Nene should be trying to increase Amane's self-confidence.

Right?

That was all it was. Nene was trying to be a good babysitter. And she definitely didn't think he looked impossibly hot.

Nope, not even a little bit.

"What do you guys wanna eat?" Nene walked into the kitchen. Amane and Tsukasa followed the girl. Tsukasa walked with confidence, but Amane looked like a lost puppy.

"Anything's good." Tsukasa sat down on a stool. Amane grinned and sat next to his brother.

"Anything's good if you make it," he grinned. Tsukasa smirked.

"Oh, so now you're confident."

Amane blushed. "I, uh, don't know what you mean."

"Boys, stop it."

"Yes ma'am!" Amane said, smiling at Nene. Tsukasa rolled his eyes.

"Shut up, lover boy," he whispered to his twin. Amane blushed again.

"D-d-don't--"

"Cool, I'm making pizza." Nene quickly pulled one of the ever-present frozen pizzas from the freezer. She quickly preheated the oven and turned back to the boys.

The Yugi's kitchen was a great place to be. It had a large oven, stove, and refrigerator-plus-freezer. It also had an island with bar stools. Amane and Tsukasa sat on one side of the island, and Nene sat on the other.

"What do you guys want to do while we wait?" Nene asked, leaning against the marble counter and towards the boys.

"I've got some things to work on, so I'll let you and Amane have some nice bonding time." Tsukasa slid off the stool and started to walk to his shared room. Nene grabbed his wrist and pulled him back into his seat.

"Nice try, but I got the warning from your mom." Nene raised an eyebrow at the ravenette. "You hiding anything in your room? Hand it over now, and I'll go easy on you."

Tsukasa smirked. "I don't have anything worse than Amane."

"What does Amane have?"

"You should check his search history! He's been looking at bad things!" Tsukasa grinned and produced his brother's phone from his pocket.

Amane's jaw dropped. "Where did you get that?"

Tsukasa handed the phone to Nene. "His password is your birthday."

Nene blushed. "R-really?"

Amane looked away, still flushed red. "Y-you just talked so m-much about it, so I'll n-never forget the date. I don't c-care if you go on my phone, by the w-way. I don't have anything to hide," he promised.

Nene unlocked his phone, noticing the space-themed cover and wallpaper. She opened his search engine and pulled up his history.

And promptly blushed even harder.

Last 3 Hours

-- how do i get a girl

-- make an older girl fall in love with me

-- Make Your Crush Like You Back: A Guide

-- What Girls Like

-- what do 16 year old girls like

-- make a girl like me

Nene stared at Amane. "Uhh . . ."

His eyes widened in horror, as if just realizing what she'd seen.

Before she could do anything, Amane grabbed his phone and raced down the hall, presumably to hide in his room.

Nene just sat there, eyes wide, cheeks covered in blush. 

A/N:

Don't worry-- there's totally a part 2 for this. 

I've wanted to do Younger!AmanexBabysitter!Nene for a while, but I've been putting it off for some reason. Fun fact: I almost made Amane 11, but 5 years seemed like too much time.

I'm in the middle of doing another Choices story. What did you guys think of the first one?

Stay safe and healthy!

~~ Author-chan ~~