Benefits come with catches~⚣ sanegiyuu.

I HATE MY DAD.

I went to the library to grab a book I've been wanting to read, there I saw a beautiful girl, Shinobu's elder sister - Kanae. I had a crush on her since we met. She was beautiful, and crazy smart. She's had straight A's since 1st grade. She was 2 years older than Shinobu, [NOT CANON BTW] and very much responsible. She looked my way and smiled, I swear my heart almost leaped out of my chest.

I smiled back nervously, I turned around and went to the checkout. God, I'm so not going to last this year.

~~~~~~S-a-n-e-m-i-'s POV~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Genya was trembling. I just came back from my after school job at the fastfood place down the street. I felt a vein pop from my forehead as I registered what was happening. My bastard of a father was yelling at my brother, Genya. I saw my mother defending him, crying helplessly. The piece of shit slapped my mother. I don't remember the last bit, because I went into a rage, but when I came back to my senses I realized my eye was swollen and so was my cheek, but the bastard's nose was bleeding. I felt myself scream.

"YOU PIECE OF CRAP, TOUCH MY SIBLINGS AGAIN AND I'LL CALL CPS ON YOU- YOU BASTARDIZE ASSHOLE!"
"I'M YOUR FATHER, GODDAMMIT! YOU FAG, YOU'VE RUINED OUR FAMILY, YOU KNOW?! ALL YOUR NONSENSE WITH YOUR LIBERAL SHIT!!-"
"WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH YOU ABUSING MY DEFENSELESS BROTHER?! HE'S ELEVEN FOR FUCKING SAKE!"
A silence filled the room, I felt myself hold back tears as I saw Teiko and Hiro shaking from across the room, terror painted on their expressions.
"... Tsk, whatever."
He walked to the fridge and grabbed a beer, he chugged it and plopped onto the couch again, the noise of TV muffling his grunts. What a deadbeat. I walked over to Genya, he was still shaken by my good for nothing father.
"You okay..? Did he hurt you..?"
He shook his head, whimpered a bit while I lifted him up from the ground, I looked at my mom, her eyes still swollen with tears.*
"Are you okay..?"
She nods, she pulls me in for a hug.
"My brave baby boy.."
She kissed my forehead, I felt the smallest bit of comfort in her embrace.

(2 hours later. 7:48pm.)
I was talking with my brother, he was talking about some kid he met in school, he was two years younger than him but still befriended him. His name was Muiniro... Manito.. Muichiro! Yeah, Muichiro. He called him Mui. He had an identical twin brother, Yuichiro, but he could tell the difference in them. Muichiro had more of a sweet aura or something, and Yuichiro had a huge scar on his right arm.
"Sounds like you really like the kid, hm?" I teasingly said.
"Y-yeah.. I mean, he's sweet and kind and smells like peppermint and everything nice.. By any chance, Nemi- do you like someone..?"

...
Now that I come to think of it, I've never really had someone that I truly liked, I mean - there was this girl, Kanae. She was sweet and beautiful, a real catch. But, she was my friend's older sister so it felt wrong dating her. I broke up with her in person and she understood, thankfully. She had pretty lilac eyes with jet black hair, she smelled like cherry blossoms. Speaking of, that cute guy at school had pitch black hair.. Huh..
"Sanemi??"
"Oh. Uhm, no I don't think so.."
"Aw, I was hoping to have an in-law!"
"Oh, shut your yappers."
He laughed, we chatted for a couple more minutes until he decided to fall asleep, oh well. I kissed Genya on the forehead and went to go and lay in my bed. I prayed and shut my eyes..
-Zzzz-

(Next morning, 4:30am.)

My palms were sweating, my ears were ringing. It was the same nightmare, I lose everything.. Everyone.. And it's my fault. I shake it off, not wanting to keep thinking about it. I get up and look at my brother peacefully sleeping, his chest rising and falling steadily with each soft breath. I turn th bathroom light on, my eyes flash black and white for a second before I regain my vision. I put cold water on my face and sigh. I looked like a mess, a hot one though I have to admit. I look at my watch, 4:36am.
"I guess it's better now than later..." I said, my throat hoarse. I get a white tee and a red cardigan, I also grab my favorite pair of baggy grey jeans and head to the bathroom, I turn on the cold water, I take off my clothes in a hurry and jump in, not wanting to wait. I sigh as I feel the cold water run my back, a cold shower does wonders, especially after sweating your ass off while in an overheated room.

[Time skip.]

I put my clothes on right after I dried myself. I ruffle my hair and accept that it's good enough, I brush my teeth and floss, then I used some mouthwash, gah- it has the grossest aftertaste. I put my watch back on, it says '5:09am' in white text. I Huff and to my room, I look up to the shelve where Genya's and my deodorants and colognes stay in place. I grab my favorite one, PDM Layton. It sat next to Genya's, PDM Herod, we got both of them for Christmas, I'm guessing mom bought them since my deadbeat of a dad complains to even drive us to school.

I spray some on my neck and one sprit on each shoulder, and lastly on my wrists. I sighed and sniffed in its scent. It was seasonal, so that's why I wore it in autumn and autumn only. But, if I had a choice, I'd wear it each day of the year. I walked up to Genya's bed and ruffled his hair, God, he's so cute. I felt a smile creep on my face, but I pushed the feeling away as I saw his eyes slowly open up.
"Hey.. Big bro..."
"Get up, its time for school."
He gave me a small nod and smiled tiredly. I went downstairs and saw my dad on the couch with my mom cuddling, ugh. He might seem like the perfect husband, but he's just in reality a big jackass. She fell asleep in his arms, he was playing with her hair. If only he was always like that..
I sighed and got breakfast ready, I whipped up some pancakes with the last of the mix, I made 7 plates, each with 6 pancakes. Tbh, I outdid myself.

I placed each plate, the maple syrup bottle and the honey bottle next to the plates, I went upstairs and rang the bell. (It was a bell we installed for everyone could wake up faster, it works.)
"Wake up, sleepyheads! Rise and shine!" Pancakes for breakfast!"
And with that, Genya, Teiko, and Hiro rushed downstairs, I sighed and smiled as I heard them argue who got to wash their hands first, they were a handful but boy did they make me smile. I headed to the nursery, I looked at Sumi, peacefully sleeping next to Shuya.
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𝓝𝓸𝓽𝓮: 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾'𝓻𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓱𝔂 𝓘'𝓶 𝓼𝓪𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓽 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽, 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓐𝓤, 𝓢𝓪𝓷𝓮𝓶𝓲 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓵, 𝓪𝓷 𝓱𝓮'𝓼 𝓼𝓲𝔁𝓽𝓮𝓮𝓷, 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓪𝓼𝓽, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓪𝓰𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮:

Sanemi: 16
Genya: 11
Teiko: 9
Hiroshi: 9
Sumi: 2
Shuya: 1
And for the other's wondering where's Koto, Koto isn't born until 3 years later.
Now, back to the story.

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I woke Sumi up, she sighed.
"Baba..."
"Don't worry, brother Nemi's here.."
I kissed her small forehead, she giggled as I seated her at the table. I went back to Shuya and changed him, he cried until a fed him apple sauce.. Typical.

I served everyone a glass of milk except Hiro, he's lactose intolerant so I just served him orange juice. I made mom and the old man some coffee, I checked my watch and it was 6:04. I shrugged as there was time, I walked to the man, he was twirling my moms hair.
".. I made you breakfast."
"... Okay. Be right there.."
Surprisingly he agreed, that was out of character for him. I didn't show my surprise and walked back to the dining area, I heard him wake up my mom with words that surprised me.
"Shizu... Baby... Wake up.."
Holy fuck, what?? He was being NICE? I didn't want to get my hopes up. I really didn't, but it made me believe that maybe..

...just maybe... there's a God.

𝓐𝔀𝓮𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓮! ☺️
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