Blending In [A Brothers Conflict Fanfiction]

Chapter 2

Roxy's eyes dart around the scene surrounding her, taking in every detail. Everything from the lamp beside her to the bright lights on the cars as they speed by on the road in front of the pair to the awfully feminine man standing beside her.

She still didn't know how her father could so easily leave her with this stranger. He never used to be so careless. Heck, after the divorce he tried to work from home so that he could bring in enough money to keep him and his daughter alive whilst taking care of her at the same time. It was only when she turned ten and his brother moved into town that he was able to let go a little bit and start working outside again.

Sure, that was several years ago, but the fact still remains that he was barely able to leave her. And when he did have to leave on his trips to different countries, he'd always leave her with a relative, never a babysitter, just to be extra safe. Now, to her surprise, he simply let her go with some man he barely knows himself, foolishly thinking that he'd get his precious daughter to her new home without being harmed.

No, she shook her head. There was no way that he'd do that out-of-the-blue, surely. He had to know Hikaru better than that. She just sits there, mentally praying that he knew what he was getting her into.

"He should be here any minute now," Hikaru breaks the silence between them. "Is something wrong?"

"Well, what if they don't like me? Or I don't fit in?" she makes up, though after hearing those questions out loud, they invade her head and only add to her earlier doubts. She isn't supposed to be here! She was supposed to be with her uncle, eating sweets and watching movies.

"I'm sure at least one of them will like you. You have twelve other brothers, you know, not just one or two. They're all so different you're bound to fit in just fine," Hikaru reassures her.

"Yeah, maybe," she stares down at her feet.

"By the way, I won't be coming with you. I've called a taxi and I'll be heading home. Don't worry though, Ukyo will take good care of you."

Before they know it, a couple of minutes pass and the car arrives. The luggage is loaded in, followed by the passenger.

Seeing his brother standing outside the car by his window, the blond man rolls down his window.

"Hello, Ukyo," Hikaru greets the man in the driver's seat. "Having a good night, were you?"

"You're lucky I had paperwork to finish for tomorrow, Hikaru," Ukyo sighs. Looking briefly at the passenger to his other side, a small smile graces his face. "Hello, I'm Ukyo, the second oldest brother. I'm a lawyer. It's nice to meet you."

"Hi," the girl starts. "I'm Roxy, an only child. I'm unemployed. Nice to meet you, too."

Hikaru's about to speak again when another car pulls up behind Ukyo's. "Oh, it looks like my taxi's here. Bye bye."

"Goodbye," Ukyo says, closing the window.

Roxy waves a little goodbye of her own to the feminine brother who then wanders off to his taxi.

Before long, the car starts moving again.

"Azusa should be nearly done cleaning out your room by the time we get back," the blond man says. "We weren't expecting you to be here until tomorrow."

"So I've been told," she replies.

During the silence, she takes in the blond brother's appearance. His glasses and tidy hair give off the impression that he could be strict and his job enforces that assumption further. At least he looked a little manly, though, unlike his brother. Though, in all fairness, it wasn't really that hard to look manlier than Hikaru. She snickers at the thought and rests her arm against the car's window, supporting her head with her hand as she gazes at the sights passing by.