Following Tsutomu

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I run after my brother. “Tsutomu-niisan!” I call out. Why did they fight? Maybe he knows about Tsuyoshi-niisan’s plan to take the baby? No…

I go upstairs. Is Yukiko-san around? I go and try to open the door to his room. “Tsutomu-niisan wait!” I say.

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8 thoughts on “Following Tsutomu”


  1. She’s stubborn. I ignored her coming all the way up here but she kept calling, even going upstairs and now she’s knocking on my door.

    “Go away.” I shout back.

    “Tsutomu-niisan wait!”

    Then she knocks again and then she starts calling for Nee-san. I sigh and stomp to the door. I don’t want Yukiko-nee-san coming up here to.

    I throw the door open.

    “What do you want Makoto and make it quick.” I frown.

  2. What do you want Makoto and make it quick

    I squeeze into his room, so he can’t close the door on me again! “Tsutomu-niisan, why were you fighting?” I throw my arms around him. “I just got brothers and I don’t want you fighting. You were really fighting not play fighting!” I frown. “And you’re a lot stronger than him.”

    Unless…

    “Or are you onto his plan?”

  3. “Tsutomu-niisan, why were you fighting?

    I look at her and walk to my futon that hasn’t been put away yet and plop myself down there. Then she throws her arms around me. I close my eyes as my forehead twitches.

    “You were really fighting not play fighting!” I frown. “And you’re a lot stronger than him.”

    “He was being stubborn and I was teaching him a lesson.”

    I cross my arms.

    “You can call it fighting if you want.”

    “Or are you onto his plan?”

    “What plan?” I finally open my eyes and take her arm and lead her to sit on the futon too facing me. “He is prone to mischief.”

  4. He was being stubborn and I was teaching him a lesson

    I tilt my head and look at him. “Is that what brothers do to each other?”

    What plan? He is prone to mischief

    My eyes open wide. Maybe he’s figuring it out too! He -is- very smart!

    “He said that you have me, and that -he- wants a baby sister.” I lean in a whisper. “Do you think he’s going to take hahaue’s baby?” I sit up a little. “I don’t know how the baby comes out, but maybe he does?” There’s just -too much- that I don’t know. “I don’t want him to take the baby, even if everyone will like the baby more. We need to keep it here.”

  5. “Is that what brothers do to each other?”

    I look at her and sigh. Of course not. “Yes when the other brother is being a moron.”

    “Do you think he’s going to take hahaue’s baby?”

    I raise an eyebrow at her.

    “I don’t want him to take the baby, even if everyone will like the baby more. We need to keep it here.”

    I think for a moment. I know Makoto-chan has had issues not liking the baby. If I tell her he won’t take the baby, we’re back to square one. But if does take the baby, which he really can’t.

    I pretend to think really deeply. “He’ll probably take the baby because he wants a girl and if it’s a boy, he knows you want a boy so he’ll probably take the baby boy too.” I tilt my head and look at her, “So I guess you’ll have to make sure to persevere and protect the baby whether boy or girl… Well especially if it’s a girl.”

    I nod my head confidently.

  6. Yes when the other brother is being a moron.

    Oooh… “Well then that sounds like the stories hahaue tells about her brothers.” I think. “Didn’t chichiue have a brother? Did they fight over being morons, you think?”

    Oh! Tsutomu-niisan takes me -very- seriously! Maybe I’ve been more… per per … perceptive than him!

    He’ll probably take the baby because he wants a girl and if it’s a boy, he knows you want a boy so he’ll probably take the baby boy too.

    So he thinks so too! Oh wow!!!!

    So I guess you’ll have to make sure to persevere and protect the baby whether boy or girl… Well especially if it’s a girl.

    He nods, and I nod back! “Hai! I will!” I stand up. Then I think.

    “Can you show me some moves? So I can stop him?” I think. “I don’t want to hurt him. I just want him to know that he can’t take babies!”

  7. “Can you show me some moves? So I can stop him?”

    “No. You saw he wasn’t very good.” I sigh, “just hanging around your mother will probably deter him.”

    Then I had another wonderful idea and I grin,

    “Or instead of being close to your mother, you can follow Tsuyoshi around – that way he never gets close to her.”

    I nod again at myself in approval. “Now you better go and stick to him like glue. Follow him around but don’t stick too much to your mother or he’ll be on to you because he’ll see you’re sticking by Yagi-san too much.”

    I hope she goes away soon.

    (OOC: you may close unless there’s something else)

  8. No. You saw he wasn’t very good. just hanging around your mother will probably deter him.

    “I don’t know, niisan. You’re very good – you’re the Futuba School champion!” I’m still really proud of him!

    Then he has a great idea. To watch Tsuyoshi-kun and not hahaue! That’s good, because he -would- be onto me.

    “I’m also going to ask about where the baby comes out. Just in case.” I nod. One of the big girls at school -has- to know.

    I think at first I’m going to use some of the paper on niisan’s desk, but then I think – “Oh no! They’re downstairs together! I need to go!”

    “Thank you niisan!”

    (Makoto exits, close thread)

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