Adorable Little Sweets Demon | Haninozuka Mitsukuni

Chapter 10: The Twin's Fight Part II

Warning: This chapter mentions abuse throughout. There are no explicit scenes of abuse, but please be advised and read with caution.

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I woke up the next morning sore from the fresh beating last night. Nii-Sama was passed out in the chair next to my bed, his head resting in his arms on the side of the bed. It was nice to get a break from the chaotic host club, but it had been unlucky that it just so happened to be the day that Father had been in a bad mood. Something about how he had been gambling and lost a ton of money. I sighed at the reminder. I'm sure Father was going to start signing me up for competitions again to make up for the loss. I surprisingly didn't have any for a short time, but it might've been because Father no longer needed a reason to beat me.

It didn't take long after I woke up for Nii-Sama to stir and rise. His eyes immediately met mine before doing a once over to check my injuries. I smiled slightly to reassure Nii-Sama that the beating hadn't been all that bad considering I could still walk myself back into my room without collapsing. Knowing he couldn't exactly fight me on it, he ruffled my silver hair before standing up from his chair and stretching.

"You sure you're okay to go to school, Karino?" Nii-Sama asked as I slipped the covers off of me and swung my legs to the side of my bed.

"I'm fine, Nii-Sama. It's better than staying at home anyways. Father wasn't in the best mood yesterday, and I'm not sure I want to be around if he's going to be home today."

"Good point," Nii-Sama replied. He ran a hand through his short, silver hair and sighed. "We need to get away from Father as fast as possible..."

"I can hold out until you turn 18, so don't put yourself back in danger for us to escape," I said, smiling as Nii-Sama sent me a sad look. "Just promise that we'll escape together."

"Of course," he said without skipping a beat. "I promise I'll get us out. After all, how could I even think about leaving you behind and running away?"

"Then that's settled." I hopped off the bed and began to push Nii-Sama toward the door that joined our two rooms. "Now go and get ready for school. Kyoya-Senpai is already ticked enough about losing the twin package. I don't think he'd appreciate it if the second sibling pair is late to school..."

"Kyoya can go complain to himself in his little diary for all I care," Nii-Sama grumbled. I giggled, knowing that Nii-Sama actually considered Kyoya-Senpai a pretty good friend despite Nii-Sama's constant grumbles about how Kyoya-Senpai was like a persistent tax-collector or something.

"Yes, yes. Let's not get on his nerves anyways, Nii-Sama," I replied as I finally shoved him back into his room. He glared at me, but nonetheless turned to start getting ready. I closed the door between our rooms and headed back to my own closet. Now, I suppose the first task would be to re-wrap my bandages.

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"Morning, Haru-chan," I said with a smile as she entered the classroom. I had gotten there early, surprisingly, so I decided to compose a bit before the class got too loud. She took her seat and I gently stashed my composition away before heading to stand by her desk. It was in the last row, which was the row I was in, but just a few seats down. The twins sat on either side of her, if I remember correctly.

"Morning, Karino." Haru-chan seemed surprisingly tired today. Perhaps she had been studying too much? I tilted my head cutely to the side.

"What are you thinking about Haru-chan?"

"The twins and their fighting yesterday..." As she trailed off, a voice at the door pulled our attention away from our own conversation.

"Hey Haruhi!" It was Hika-chan's voice... but...