Accidentally Roommates | TanKana

Chapter 1: Departing

Third Person's POV

Three young women sat around a coffee table, shaped in a circle. Their littlest sister have call them for an important meeting that should be discussed among them, the three sisters. As the little sister brought a tray with the newly brewed teas, she sat down across her elder sisters, whose sitting in front of her. They fiddled on their cups when they get theirselves ready for her news, an indeed important news.

The little sister, Tsuyuri Kanao, whose hair clipped in the side with a butterly pin, hued with pink and purple wings, her eyes which has a pinkish-lilac color, and her jet black hair, which has pink tipped in the end, has set herself down the floor, and faced her two sisters, Kanae and Shinobu. She exhales before she parted her lips to speak.

"Kanae nee-san, Shinobu nee-san. I'm moving out." she said.

Her two eldest sisters, eyes widen in surprise. As if in reflex, they looked at each other to know if they heard the same thing, in fact they did. Their gazes shift to their little sister again, their reaction were violent- "WHAT!?" the both of them shouted in unison.

Kanao, obliviously, thought that they were happy for her, she took the surprise as a happy one. She smiled, and responded joyfully. "I already told mother and father, and gladly, they accepted."

The two eldest took a glance of each other again, confused to how she responded, and they understand it that fast, their little sister might have taken their reaction the wrong way. Kanae, the eldest sister among them, sighs, and speaks.

"But Kanao.. You don't have to, we can always take you to your shop." she said. She knew that it was one of her reasons on why she would want to move out suddenly.

A little confusion was painted on Kanao's face, but it didn't take her long before she grasped what she meant. "Oh." she muttered under her breath, realization hitting her. She sighs at that, and only answered them, rationally. "Kanae nee-san, next month, aren't you going to be living under the same roof with Sanemi-san?" she asked, kind of reminding her that.

"That's true..." Kanae trailed down, realizing what she said, her head sunk down to the table. Shinobu, seeing this action, could only sigh. She turned to look at Kanao, as she did the same. She opened her mouth to speak, "Kana-"

"Shinobu nee-san, you already have your own life ahead of you, and I want you to focus on it, while I do the same." Kanao said, not even letting her finish. In reality, if they think logically, Shinobu can't actually respond to that, they're growing old, and they have their own lives too, so Kanao is already making a point, and she can't give a rebuttal on that.

Upon seeing that they don't have anything to say anymore, and seemed sad for her departure soon. She showed a reassuring smile to the both of them. "I'll be fine, I'm already twenty-four, can't you guys trust me?" she attempted to give them her pleading puppy eyes.

Shinobu returned the smile, she doesn't want to keep the gloomy atmosphere. "Well, we know this will come eventually, but this is all so fast, Kanao." she said, that made Kanao chuckle awkwardly. Her index finger scratched her chin lightly as she sheepishly responds.

"I know... but I just want to try new things.. Given the fact that.. I'm already old enough to be independent on my own. Out of all people, I know you guys will understand that." she said. Shinobu nodded, still a smile plastered on her face, "I can't disagree with that."

"Nee-san, show some support." Upon hearing the words, Kanae raised her head up, and straightened her back, trying to stay mature, although her eyes were already starting to tear up as she pull her two sisters to a hug.