mamoritai | f. megumi

六

"I'll be going to do some shopping in the grocery." Megumi announces, zipping up the top of his track suit as he slips his feet inside his shoes by the doorway. "Should I get you anything?" He asks to his older half sister, Tsumiki.

"No need to." Tsumiki responded, shaking her head before waving her hand to him. "Take care on your way and back!"

After listening to her words, Megumi turns around and leaves their small apartment home. As he leaves, Tsumiki had started to mentally count one to ten inside her head.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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10

Slowly, she walked through the front door, quietly opening it before extending her hand out, making a ' come here ' hand motion to someone in particular hiding in the corner of the hallway.

"Come here now! He's already out!" She says.

And upon hearing her words, Momoka emerged out of her hiding spot with a smile painted on her lips, her left hand holding onto a box of cake and her right hand holding onto the straps of the floating balloon, careful not to release them everywhere.

"Where is Megumi going, Tsumiki san?" Momoka asks, entering their home and removing her shoes by the doorway before releasing the floating balloons everywhere in their living room, the cake on top of the table.

"I just lied a little and told him that were out of eggs and milk!" Tsumiki responded, chuckling softly. "He'll most likely be back within fifteen minutes. So let's hurry and set the table before he arrives!"

"Noted!" Momoka hums.

And within the fifteen minutes that Megumi is out, the two girls hastily prepared the table, filling it with cone shaped sushi to takoyaki to cream puffs to mont blancs, both Tsumiki and Momoka shared small laughter together as they prepared.

"Oh! Congratulations in landing first place in the national exams, Tsumiki san!" Momoka begins to say, scattering confetti everywhere in the floor of the living room. "I'm sure you'll have no trouble being accepted in any university or college you want to go to!"

Tsumiki smiles with her eyes closed, placing bottles of milk sodas onto the table. "Thank you so much!" She tells her, sitting down on the couch as she looks at the younger girl.

"Momoka, can I ask you something?" Tsumiki asks

"Of course! Anything!" Momoka is quick to reply, looking back at Tsumiki.

"Since I only have a month left in high school before graduation, please look out for Megumi for me. I know he's been causing little trouble here and there by getting into fights in school, but I believe that he'll listen to you." Tsumiki says, smiling at Momoka.

Hearing her words made Momoka stop and stare at the ground. For she knew to herself that she too didn't have much time left to spend with Megumi as she has other plans for herself. But nevertheless, she still tried to do what she can in the bare minimum.

"Alright!"

At the exact same time, the front door of the Fushiguro household opened and in came Megumi holding onto a white plastic bag filled with a carton of milk and eggs.

"I'm home-"

"Surprise!"

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