𝗘𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮

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A small knock from the front door echoed through the house, making me glance at the door while holding a folded blanket in my palms. Sanemi, who was on the couch, glanced up from his book and looked towards the door with furrowed brows, and turned to me with a confused demeanor. "Who the hells that?" He questioned while pointing at the door, slightly glaring at me.

It had now been about three days since I took in Sanemi after his injuries. He was now thankfully able to stand without much problem, though I have convinced him to stay sitting down as much as possible to save his own strength.

Surprisingly, we have gotten along pretty well and things seemed to be slowly getting back to normal between the two of us.

I placed the blanket down on the coffee table before answering. "I have no clue, but don't worry. I don't have a boyfriend." I smiled when his face lightened up with a small blush.

He scoffed and looked away before turning back to the book. "Shut up. Go answer it." He huffed out, his face was still slightly red.

I chuckled before moving over to the door and opening it, revealing Takeo, Hanako, and Shigeru. My mouth parted in surprise as they all grinned up at me before jumping on my form, making me squeal as I landed on the floor with a thud.

Each of them clung to me with a warm embrace as I sat completely still and was slightly confused. Sanemi glanced over the couch and his eyes widened when he saw my position. He shut his book and placed it down before moving off the couch and standing up.

I blinked in surprise and smiled down at them softly. "Hey, guys. What are you all doing here? Is your mother with you?" I questioned as Sanemi made his way over to us with a plain face.

Hanako shook her head in my chest and clutched onto my haori. "No, but she said we should visit you." She took her head from my chest and looked up, into my (e/c) eyes. "She's really worried, you know?" She pouted and looked at me sadly.

Takeo tightened his grip on my left side. "Yeah, she's tried to get to you, but she's been so busy recently, so she sent us to check on you instead." He sadly murmured into my shoulder, making me frown.

"What the hell is going on?" I looked up to see Sanemi standing directly behind me. He had one hand running through his hair, while his other sat on his waist.

The children immediately tensed up and began squirming uncomfortably at his scary face. "H-h-h-hey m-m-m-mister..." Shigeru chuckled nervously as he slowly let go of my arm and began to move back, away from Sanemi, with a bead of sweat rolling down the side of his face.

The other two slowly let go of my body and moved back, next to their brother, all having fearful expressions on their young features. I tilted my head at them as they all began to chuckle nervously. "Are you alright?" I inquired the children, only to get no response.

"I think these kids are broken." Sanemi approached the children, walking past my form. The kids moved back until their backs hit the wall, making them tense and squeal.

He approached the shaking children with a gentle look. Once he was in front of them, he crouched in front of them, making them tremble. I slowly stood up and walked toward the scene.