A Heart To Heal (BL)

CH 5.2- Carnival Cuties (PU)

As promised, Asuna was allowed to sleep over at Jaehwan's condo the day before the festival. Aki collected her from his grandmother's house after school along with her things and brought her home. "Is this where Jaehwan-Oniichan and Nii-chan live?? Wow!" She gasped at the size of the place. "Yeah. Someone bought it for Jaehwan. He's a lucky boy, isn't he?"Aki chuckled and put her schoolbag down.

Asuna ran around to check the place out while the doting brother just laughed to himself. Jaehwan would return from work soon, it would be his second time ever seeing Aki's little sister. "Suna? Is there anything you want to eat?"Aki called out to her and she ran down the staircase and plopped herself next to him. "Curry?"She replied and squeezed her big brother. "Okay then. Don't run down the stairs. That was dangerous. Okay?" Aki advised her.

Aki had been taking care of Asuna since he was in junior high. His parents left him in Japan with her at the age of 15 after finding out that he was dating a boy in his school. They thought that sending him somewhere as conservative as Japan again would force him to stop. They sent Aki and Asuna there to live with their grandparents. Asuna really didn't have to go but when she knew that her older brother was leaving her, she cried her eyes sore so they sent her with him.

However, Aki's grandparents would only take Asuna in and they acted like her older brother never existed. They let the little girl live under their roof but she wasn't attending school and Aki was worried about her. So the 15 year old took on multiple part time jobs to raise his 5 year old sister alone. He lived a lonely life in the school's dormitory. But now that he's watching her grow up just fine, he didn't worry as much anymore.

As Aki was heating up some curry in a steel pot, Jaehwan had arrived home from work. "Tadaima, A-" He began to say but Asuna beckoned him at the doorway with a tight hug. "Jaehwan-Oniichan!!"She squealed and it made the older male laugh. He bent down a bit and petted her head. "Hi Suna-chan~ Are you sleeping over tonight?"He cooed and the girl nodded before she dragged him to the living room.

"Oh? Okaeri, Jae. We're having curry tonight. Asuna wanted it,"Aki spoke up and stirred their dinner in the pot. Jaehwan nodded and turned to Asuna. "I'm going to go change my clothes first okay?"He smiled at her and Asuna giggled but she let him go. Aki turned the stove off as he poured the curry into a bowl.

Whenever he went on a date in the past, his partners would be annoyed that he brought his little sister along most of the time. Even though Aki had told them multiple times that he was the only one taking care of her and he couldn't just leave her home alone, they still couldn't understand. In the end, the relationship never lasted long anyway and they just broke up with Aki. Yet somehow, Aki was never really upset over breaking up with them as long as his little sister continued to laugh with him.

He watched Asuna braid her hair while sitting on the futon and smiled pathetically to himself.

"It's okay if my world falls apart for hers to continue blooming,".

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"Nii-chan! Jaehwan-Oniichan! Wake up!"She laughed and shook them on the bed. "What? What...time is it, Suna?"Aki groaned as he sat up. Asuna grinned at him and showed him the clock on her phone. "It's 6 am. My class told me to be there by 8 am,"She whined and Aki complied, getting up.

Shaking Jaehwan's shoulder gently, Aki pecked him on the lips. "786. Wake up sweetheart,"He chuckled and noticed him opening his eyes. Jaehwan rubbed the sleep from his eyes before he returned the quick kiss. "787. I'm awake now," He smiled and sat up. Asuna emerged from the bathroom in her uniform, grinning.

Hurriedly, Jaehwan got changed so that he could make breakfast for them. Aki smiled at him as he was picking out his clothes from his half of the closet. 'I feel like going out with Jaehwan is the best decision I've ever made. He already treats Asuna well and makes her happy. I'm sure that one day, I can raise my own child with him. I'll be waiting for that day to come'.