I'm In Love With My Baby-sitter's Best Friend

I'm In Love With My Baby-sitter's Best Friend (Part One)

Sakurai Sho, a second year high school student, was browsing a newspaper to look for a part-time job to support himself in his studies. He was forced by his father to live on his own so that at an early age he would learn to be independent and he would be able to manage their business empire in the future. He loathed his father so much, but as the firstborn and a son at that, he had no choice.

“Ne, Sho-chan, what are you looking for?” his bestfriend asked. Ninomiya Kazunari or Nino to his friends, a first year high school student, their school’s baseball ace player, was always hanging out in their house before living here in his small apartment. That apartment was paid by his father before the start of his second year but not without any condition. Once he graduated from college and got to manage their business, he will pay back the one his father paid for the apartment.

“I’m looking for a part-time job,” he said.

“Oh yeah, you have to support yourself in your studies starting this year. Ugh, I really can’t understand your father, Sho-chan!” Nino said.

“Me neither. But that’s him, the authority of the Sakurai household and you don’t go against him,” he ranted.

And the something caught his attention in the advertisement section.

Wanted: Baby-sitter

Must be good with kids, with good personality and have patience
Call Mrs. Ohno Satomi to discuss the salary.
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Hmm, baby-sitter? Not bad. I’m good with kids anyway having to take care of Mai before.

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Interview day:

“I’d like to ask why the son of the famous Sakurai Shun of the Sakurai Corporation is applying for this kind of job.” Mrs. Ohno asked.
Sho cleared his throat as he replied: “You see Mrs. Ohno my father forced me to live on my own at a young age and I have to support myself in my studies so that someday I could become independent and manage our business”
“Oh! What an interesting father you have there, Sakurai-kun,” Mrs. Ohno said.
Oh you have no idea, Sho thought as he just smiled in reply.
“Do you have any experience in taking care of kids, Sakurai-kun?”
“I do have an experience, Mrs. Ohno. I was the one who took care of my sister as both my parents were busy people, you see,” he said.
“Well, that’s good to hear! Wait I’m going to call my son so that you’ll get to know each other, ne?”
“W-wait! I’m hired already?” he asked, bewildered.
“Yes! I like you to be my son’s baby-sitter. Maybe someday he could be like you! We’ll discuss your salary before you leave later, okay?” Mrs. Ohno said as she went to her son’s room to fetch her son.
A few minutes later she came back in the living room carrying her son.
“Sho-kun, meet Satoshi my six-year old son. Satoshi, this is Sho-nii. He will be your baby-sitter. Say hello to him, baby,” says Mrs. Ohno.
“Hello, Sho-nii,” Satoshi said in his small voice.
“Hello, Satoshi-kun!” Sho croons as he looked at the chubby-cheeked baby with sleepy feature that he’s going to baby-sit.

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Few months later....

It’s going to be their exam week and Nino asked Sho to tutor him in one of his subjects so that he can maintain his scholarship. But since he has to babysit Satoshi on that day, he decided to let him come with him. He’s going to teach Nino in the Ohno’s household while baby-sitting Satoshi. It’s not that difficult to babysit Satoshi. He’s such a quiet kid, prefers to sit in a corner and draw endlessly on a piece of paper so Sho has time to study. And when the kid shows his finished product, he’ll show it to him and he will be amazed at how good at drawing he is even as young as him, then tells him that it’s beautiful. Then Satoshi will beam at him, gets another piece of paper and start drawing another masterpiece. That’s practically how their day went. So he has no qualms in bringing Nino over to help him with his studies.