Taking care of Mizuha
--- Chapter 5 ---
[The next day]
*Cough*
"Brother, you don't have to take care of me..."
Mizuha could be seen laying weakly on the bed while coughing from time to time.
"I will take care of you, your my sister, Mizuha."
"And I also told you not to go outside because of the weather. When do you ever listen to me..."
Keiki complained slightly while giving Mizuha a cup of water.
Mizuha listened to what Keiki said and smiled gently.
"Yeah, but you wouldn't be able to eat today if I didn't buy the ingredients..."
Keiki just shook his head lightly before putting his hand on Mizuha's forehead.
"I won't go to school today...", said Keiki whilst getting up from his chair. "I'll take care of you until your better."
Keiki then walked towards the door while wearing his jacket.
"I'll buy medicine. Don't do anything stupid while I'm gone.."
Mizuha stared at Keiki's back for a while before turning away.
*Sigh*
'This is why I...'
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RING!
The shop's bell rang the second the door opened, causing the owner to look at the person who came inside.
"Hello, gramps."
The owner smiled slightly when he saw who the voice belonged to.
"Keiki, you finally visited this old man."
Kieki just looked at the owner and shrugged lightly.
"Yeah, yeah. I need some medicine for Mizuha, she got a high fever."
The owner looked back at Keiki in surprise before chuckling slightly.
"Eh? Your finally taking care of your sister now? You've grown up, haven't you."
Keiki smirked a little when he heard what the old man said.
"Well, here is the medicine. That will be £5.00 but I'll make a discount and bring it down to £3.50. Anything else?"
Keiki shook his head and took out the money before handing it to the owner.
"Nope. I'll see you next week then."
The owner opened up a bottle of water and looked at Keiki in surprise.
"Eh? Your coming to visit me next week as well? That's a surprise."
Keiki just shrugged his shoulders and waved goodbye before leaving the shop.
RING!
The owner watched Keiki's back and sighed.
'He really has grown up...'
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"I'm home.", shouted Keiki from downstairs whilst taking off his shoes.
He then proceeded to take the medicine out of the bag and walked upstairs.
CREAK!
The door opened quietly, causing Mizuha to turn her head towards the sound.
"Mizuha, take these tablets with water.", said Keiki while scratching his head.
Mizuha nodded slightly and took the tablets with the water before swallowing.
"Wanna go outside and get some fresh air?", said Keiki while sitting down on a chair.
Mizuha looked at him for a few seconds and nodded.
"Yeah."
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(Mizuha PoV)
"Hah."
I breathed in the fresh air and smiled happily.
I was about to speak but stopped when Keiki said something.
"The stars look beautiful, don't they?"
'Hm?'
I looked at Keiki in confusion before looking above.
'Amazing...'
I gazed up at the pitch-black sky that was covered by innumerable flickering stars.
I stood still and looked at the sky in a daze before snapping.
"You see that star? That's the Orion Constellation, named after the son of Poseidon in greek mythology."
I snapped put of my daze the moment Keiki spoke, causing me to look at him.
'Cute...'
Keiki was smiling widely, just like a child that had gotten a new toy.
'I wonder if other people would accept us...'
I quickly shook my head and looked at the specific constellation that he pointed to and listened to what he had to say.
"You see that constellation? That's named after the woman who had many titles, Andromeda."
I looked at him in surprise and asked him a question.
"Well, what are the titles?"
His eyes brightened the second I said that, making my lips curve a little.
"Well, she was called the mythical princess Anromeda. Daughter of Queen Cassiopeia, The Chained Maiden, Cepheis and the wife of the Greek hero, Perseus."
He then suddenly smiled even wider and pointed to another Constellation.
"And that one, that's called Cygnus. It was named after the brother of Phaethon. According to mythology, Phathon was the son of the sun god, Helios. Apparently, Phaethon took his father's chariot for a ride one day and couldn't control the reins."
"Zeus had to shoot Pharthon down because of this, killing him. After that his brother, Cygnus spent many days grieving and collecting the bones of Phaeton which touched the gods. They then turned him into a swan and gave him a place in the sky. Though there are many different version of the Cygnus Constellation."
I listened to everything he said whith interest while slowly leaning my head towards his shoulder.
Keiki suddenly stopped speaking whilst I enjoyed the warmth of his body.
'This feels comfortable...'
We then stood still in that position for a few minutes before Keiki broke the silence.
"The moon is beautiful, isn't it?"
'Huh?'
My heart suddenly skipped a beat when he said that causing me to look at him in shock.
'Wow.'
I stared at Keiki in a daze, entranced at the way the moon shone on him while he looked st the stars with interest and passion.
Yes, people might say that he is average looking, someone that you could see any other day, an ordinary guy.
But for me...he is the most stunning person I've met, overshadowing even the stars that watched above.
'Hah, as they say, love makes you blind...'
I shook my head lightly before staring at him for a few minutes.
'He is probably unaware of what he said before...'
This made me shake my head in dissapointment.
'Ah, he was just saying that the moon is beautiful...although...'
I turned my head towards the moon and gazed at it shine brightly, even more than the stars above.
"I can die happy..."
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(A/N: For those who don't know, "The moon is beautiful, isn't it?" is an indirect way of saying "I love you." That's why Mizuha was shocked when Keiki said that. "I can die happy." is a way of accepting that love meaning "I love you too" Though, Keiki didn't know that.