Her Shooting Star

Chapter 16: Matsui Vacation House (Part 1)

"What on earth happened here?" Yuki said as soon as she stepped inside their house. It looked like a tornado came in and ruin everything inside the house. Pieces of broken furniture, shards of broken glass can be found scattered on the floor.

In a corner, she saw her best friend picking up pieces of broken glass from the picture frame that got hit by a baseball bat earlier. Yuki walked towards her carefully so as to not to step on the sharp objects scattered on the floor. "Sasshi," She called but Sasshi didn't lift her head to see her, instead she just continued on what she's doing. "Oh, you're here. Welcome back." Sasshi said coldly.

"Are you mad at me?" Yuki asked as she held on her shoulder which made her friend flinch. "No." she replied as she continue to pick up the broken glass. "Hey listen, I-" Yuki turned her and to her surprise, she saw the bruises on her best friend's face. "Did they do this to you?" Yuki asked.

Sasshi didn't answer and she shoved Yuki's hands away much to her surprise. Yuki try to hold on to her but Sasshi moved away which made her think that something was wrong with her. Yuki moved and grabbed her hand making her whimper in pain. Yuki rolled up Sasshi's sleeve and that's when she saw her arm that seems to be swollen. "What exactly happened here? You told me on the phone that you were alright but right now I think you're not. You're arm seems broken. Did he also ordered to beat you up?"

"No, actually they were trying hurt Nanami so I tried to protect her. There's nothing that I can do other than that. It's the first thing that came into my mind." Sasshi explained.

"I'm sorry that you have to experience this because of me." Yuki said as she pulled her into a hug. "It's okay. That's what friends are for, right?" Sasshi replied as she returned the hug. "But please, don't hug me tight. My body still hurts."

"Sorry, I forgot." Yuki said as she released the hug. "By the way, where is my sister?"

"She's in her room. She was asleep when I left her." Sasshi replied. Yuki then went upstairs to her sister's room.

Nanami was lying on her bed and was having some kind of nightmare as she was tossing and turning when Yuki arrived. She walked towards her and laid down beside her and pulled her into a hug. "N-No! Please don't hurt my sister!" She shouted in her sleep. "Shhh... It's alright now. Your sister is here and I'll make sure that no one is going to hurt us again." Yuki whispered to her ear which made her sister calm down. And slowly, she too slowly fell asleep.

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Nanami woke up and felt that there's a presence beside her and tried to struggle against it.

"Nanami! Nanami, it's me!" Yuki said as she held her sister's hands. "O-Onee-chan?" Nanami said after she calmed down. "Yes." Yuki replied and then she guided her sister's hand to her face so that she would recognizer her.

"Onee-chan! It's really you!" Her sister said as she hugged her tight and started crying. "Where have you been onee-chan? Some bad guys came into our house and they were looking for you. I... I was so scared." She continued.

"It's alright now. I'm here already. We're going to move to a place where those bad guys won't be able to come. I'm to take you there."

"We're going to leave our house?"

"Yes. Because it's no longer safe here. Those guys might come again and hurt you and I won't let that happen that's why I'm here."

"But if we move, what will happen to your job?" Nanami asked. "Don't worry about it. I can find a new one. Right now, all I want is for you to be safe. I don't want anything bad to happen to you again." Yuki said as she caressed her sister's head. "Alright. As long as onee-chan is coming with us, I can go everywhere."

Yuki patted her head with a smile. "Alright, I will prepare everything that we will bring because we will be moving there today."

"But before that, are you hungry? I will cook whatever you want to eat." Yuki said. "I want your omurice. I already miss the food that you make for me." Nanami replied. "Alright. Omurice it is. Come, I'll help you get down with me." Yuki said as she helped her get down from the bed and guided her to the kitchen.

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Later that day, Yuki and Sasshi were done packing everything that they are going to bring to the Matsui's vacation house where they will be staying for the mean time. After putting everything to the trunk of the car, Yuki helped her sister to get inside the car. Sasshi followed and once Nanami's all settled, she went to the driver's seat and started driving.

After an hour of drive, they arrived safely to their destination where they were greeted by Jurina who was already waiting for them outside. "Yuki-chan!" Jurina said with a smile as she waved at them. 

"Who is that?" Sasshi asked. "The owner of the house that we'll be staying." Yuki replied as she parked the car. "That kid is the owner of this huge house?!" Sasshi exclaimed, unable to believe that the high school student that's walking towards them is the owner the house that they will be moving into.

"We meet again, Yuki-can!" Jurina said happily then noticing the two other girls who came out of the car, she immediately bowed down to greet them. "Hi! I'm Matsui Jurina. Nice to meet you."

Sasshi and Nanami bowed their heads as well. "Rena-chan told me everything. I already prepared your rooms and everything that you will need during your stay." Jurina said to Yuki. "Thank you. By the way, this is my best friend, Sasshi and my younger sister, Nanami."

"Sashihara Rino. You can call me Sasshi if you want. Nice to meet you, Matsui-San."

"Jurina. Just call me Jurina. It makes me feel old to be called like that and it will surely create confusion when my sister comes." Jurina said.

"I'm Kashiwagi Nanami. Nice to meet you, Jurina-San."

"Oh! You have a cute sister here Yuki-chan!" Jurina said then she turned to Nanami who was holding on to Sasshi tightly. "Nice to meet you Nanami-chan!" She said as she held out her hand to her. Sasshi guided Nanami's hands towards her, much to Jurina's surprise. Jurina looked at Yuki in confusion. "Ano, my sister can't see. She's blind."

"Sorry to hear that." Jurina said. "Anyways, let me help you unpack your things. My sister told me that I will be staying here as well for the mean time."

"Sorry to cause you and your sister trouble. Don't worry, when everything's settled down, we will also move out." Yuki said. "Don't think about that. Just treat this as your own house and stay here as long as you want. We are glad to be able to help, Yuki-chan."