chapter 4

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Kei pov
I wake up on the living room floor in darkness. i notice Emai curled up in my arms, and I glance up and see tobio and my brother cuddling. In the dim light of the stove light, I see my glasses on the coffee table. I slip them on, then check my phone. I gentle untangle myself from emai and sit up, grabbing my phone. I snap a quick picture of the two boys, snickering as I save it and slip my phone in my pocket. I grab a blanket and a pillow and drape it over emai then gently put a pillow under her head. I cover up tobio and akiteru, then head into the kitchen to pour myself a bowl of cereal. I sit quietly eating my cereal, scrolling through the pictures on my phone. Feeling thirsty, I pour myself a glass of orange juice, then chug the whole thing. I glance at the clock, noticing how early it is. I sigh, knowing I won't be able to go back to bed. I sigh and gently put my dirty dishes in the sink. I grab the notepad and scribble a note.
I went for a jog because I couldn't sleep, I'll do my dishes when I get home.
-kei
I sigh again and grab my earbuds. My phone vibrates with a text from yamiguchi.
"Hey if you're up early, want to practice for a bit?" He asks. I scribble out the words "for a jog" and wrote "volleyball practice with yami"
I slip some tennis shoes on, and grab my jacket. Emai sits up and yawns.
" where you going babe?" She whispers.
"I can't sleep so I'm going to practice with yami." I whisper back.
"Go back to bed. You can use my bed if you want." I say, kissing her on the cheek. She yawns and nods, wrapping her arms around me. She grabs the blanket and glances at the couch. She hurries upstairs trying not to wake the two cuddling boys with her giggles. I smile and head out the door, carefully closing it behind me. I glance at the clock on my phone.
3:23 am. I sigh again, knowing my insomnia is starting up again. I plug my earbuds in and jog to the park. I meet yamiguchi at our usual practice spot. I pause my playlist and set it on a bench along with my jacket, leaving me in my sweatshirt.
"Why you up so late?" I ask. He shrugs, setting the volleyball.
"Same as you I guess. I woke up early and couldn't go back to sleep" he says, grunting as I set the ball back to him. He bumps it, so I bump it. We chat quietly as we practice, the hours passing slowly. After a while we take a break and decide to jog through the park. I slip my phone into my pocket and we make our way through the park, passing time easily. I check the time, and notice how fast time has been passing.
"Hey it's 7 now, I should probably head home." I say when we take a break.
"Can I come hang out? I have nothing better to do." He asks sheepishly.
"Yeah you just have to be quiet in case people are still sleeping. Oh you want to see something go hilarious?" I laugh, raising and eyebrow. Yami grins as we set down the road together. I open my phone and show him the picture I took earlier. He breaks down in laughter. I smile.
"Those dorks. It's kinda precious actually." I snort. I look at our surroundings in the morning light. Children are out playing. Neighbors are talking. I notice the elderly lady on the block struggling the water her plants. I head over, worried she might slip.
"Mrs. Kyoka, do you need any help?" I ask, and she turns around, startled.
"Help would be much appreciated. I can't quite reach this one." She tells me, smiling gratefully. I grab the watering can and start watering it. She watches me intently, then pays my arm, telling me to stop.
"Thanks young man." She bows gratefully.
"No problem. Anything else I can help with?" I ask. She shakes her head.
"No but thanks for asking!" She says, dismissing me. I walk back to yami who was waiting patiently.
"I didn't know you were so nice, Tsuki!" He laughs. I swat him on the back of the head and frown.
"Rude." I snort and start back up down the sidewalk. Soon we reach my house, and we slip inside quietly and take our shoes off. Tobio and akiteru sit on opposite sides of the couch, making yami and I bust out laughing when we walk in.
"Oh my gosh these two." I laugh, wiping fake tears. They both blush and sigh. My mother walks downstairs and greets us.
"Did you guys have a nice exercise?" She asks, pulling my shirt off. I yelp in confusion.
"Why are you like this?" I sigh as she gestures for me to take my pants off. She rolls her eyes.
"Because I'm doing laundry and cleaning. Go take a shower. You too yami. You can borrow kei's clothes, I will wash yours." She demands. Yamiguchi splutters and looks between me and my mother.
"She's not even kidding yami." I mutter, walking upstairs. I knock on my bedroom door gently and open the door. Emai lies curled up in my blankets. She sits up and wanders over to me and hugs me from behind.
"What are you doing, you dork." I sigh, grabbing some jeans and a t-shirt.
"Babe I'm horny." She sighs. My ears go red.
"Nope, not today." I groan. Her hand slowly slides down my stomach and she grabs my junk. My face goes red. I grab her arms and she struggles against me, laughing hysterically.
"KEI DONT YOU LOVE MEE?" she squeals.
"TOBIO THIS WOULD BE A NICE TIME FOR A BROTHERLY COCKBLOCK!" I yell, fighting against her, trying not to laugh.
"NO TOBIO EVERYTHING IS FINE, GO SUCK AKITERU'S DICK!"  She shrieks and I whip around to tickle her. She collapses in giggles, so I dart out of the room, and downstairs. She chases me around the house, yamiguchi, tobio, akiteru, and my mother watching the two of us. I stand at one side of the table, avoiding her. She dashes to one side so I dart to the other. Tobio watches us with a bewildered expression. My mother laughs.
"Why do you goofs always do this?" She snorts as she glances at tobio a expression. Emai and I chase each other, giggling and snorting at the other.

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