Dollars to Yen, Strawberries to Cigarettes (Jotaro Kujo x Reader)

Chapter One: I'm Not Opposed

  "It's not your fault. It's never been yours, mine, nor Magi's." I somberly said as I comforted my brother. He was once again, ranting uncontrollably. "They hate us, I hate the world, it is my fault, and I wanna die!". He screamed various exaggerated and almost random statements, loudly sobbing. With autism and being so young, he had difficulty grasping the situation with our parents, no matter how much of it we've dealt with growing up. I held Boruto close and gently rubbed his back. I softly cried as well, but felt empty, as I was so numb after more than 10 years of this roundabout. I started to contemplate if this cycle would really last forever, and my mind drifted to my little sister. I wondered how Magudarin was feeling, and if she was numbly used to this, the same as I was. We don't talk about it much, in fact, we usually ignore it the same as our parents "forget" afterwards. I had previously let her go to a friends house about an hour ago. I figured she'd want to get away from all of this, and I hoped they could comfort her in some way. Snapping back to the reality of the boy in my arms, I brought a distraught nine year old up to face me, and held his teary cheeks soothingly. "Bori, Mom and Dad have very big issues with each other, and that is their fault. But they love you so much. I pinky promise. I love you too, and it's my job to take care of you for a while. Be strong for me buddy, please." I gently coddle him as I say these choked up words, and he nods calmly before he nuzzles back into my chest.

The tender moment is interrupted by the sound of "(favorite song)" playing loudly, and a buzzing in my back pocket. I grab my phone and quickly answer as I see my parents' custody attourney's number. I put the (color/pattern you like) cased phone to my ear and listen to him speak. He almost mumbles a greeting before he drops the elephant on my chest. "You and the kids are going to Japan." he says with little effort or care. "....Huh?" I croak, which is a reasonable response. "Your parents have decided to take this opportunity to let you kids travel. You are to be exchange students in Tokyo." he replies flatly. "Woah, wait, what? What about our family and friends here, what about the pets? What about costs? Will the kids be fully in my care? That's so far! How long is this for?" I threw every word that came to my mind at him. He decides to try to put my mind at ease. "Please (y/n), relax. It's up to you and the kids, you have a school year to live out there and you can either stay or return.This opportunity was presented to your parents with the government funded budget on your temporary care." This statement made sense, as my parents always dreamed of homeschooling us and traveling the world. He continued, "You can get a part time job there for extra money if you'd like, but necessities are covered. The pets will be distributed between family members for now. Boruto will also have a government issued habilitation worker as usual, who will help watch him and guide his therapy as they normally do for your parents. The big difference for them is that now a part of their responsibility will be to keep an eye on you and be there every weekday afternoon and weekend with little exception. There's no need to panic, take this as a blessing for you and the kids. You should have some fun."

As I slowly process this, I almost smile knowing that the kids will have the opportunity to explore and get away for a long while. Time alone with the kids in a place that doesn't remind me of this fiasco sounds like paradise. Regardless, it's not permanent, so it's almost easy to look on the bright side. "I'll talk to the kids about it tonight, but I'm not opposed. Thank you." I speak calmly as to not give him hope, in case the kids and I choose not to go. I'm sure we have plenty of time to decide. He interrupts my thoughts with a slightly impatient voice. "Okay Miss (l/n). Call me tomorrow, let me know how everyone's feeling. Your flight is on Saturday, so you have three days to pack and decide."