Sister�s Vacation

*Yuki*

My cell phone rang early one morning two weeks later. I tried to ignore it at first. I pressed my pillow over my head. I hoped whoever was calling me would hang up and let me be. Well, that didn�t happen. I grumbled to myself as I reached for my phone on the nightstand. �Okay!� I mumbled. �You win! You win!� I flipped open the phone and held it to my ear.

�What is this that?� I grumbled.

�Yuki!� the voice on the other line called. �Where are you?� I paused for a moment confused.

�Sasuke?� I asked. �What the hell are you doing calling me so early in the morning?�

�Early?� he asked. �Why aren�t you up yet? Do you even know what day it is?�

�No,� I said. �Why?�

�It�s Monday, dude!� my pal pointed out. I paused for a moment as that dude slowly woke me up.

�What?!?� I nearly yelped. I peeked from under my pillow at the clock. It almost eight now. My eyes widened at my discovery. �Aw shit!� I mumbled to myself.

�Aw shit is right! What the hell is going on? This isn�t like you to sleep so late, Yuki!� Sasuke pointed out. I sat up as I began to piece together what was going on. Then, it donned on me.

�Asuka�s out on vacation for two weeks!� I exclaimed. My friend didn�t seem to get it.

�So?� he asked.

�My sister is the one who get me up on time!� I told him.

�Bummer, dude!� Sasuke said. �Well, get a move on! You don�t want to be anymore late than you are now, do you?� He hung up after he said that. I nearly fell out of bed after that. I had to rush to get ready for school. Not a fun time to be had by all.

I finally managed to make it out the door. Shizuma stood beside the doorway smirking at me. I could hear him snickering at me. I looked him crossly.

�It�s not funny!� I snapped.

�I thought it was!� my love said. �Boy, you�re a mess without your sister around!�

�Shut up!� I barked red-faced. �Why didn�t you wake me up on time?!?� Shizuma shrugged at me innocently.

�I don�t know,� he said. �You just looked so cute lying there asleep.� I became irritated by his little game. I wasn�t in the mood.

�Never mind that now!� I snapped. �Let�s go!� I grabbed my love and dragged him with me. Shizu-kun laughed the whole way.

We managed to make it to school in a close amount of time. Just in time for our first class of the day. If I can just get us inside the building and straight to class, it�ll be a sure shot from there. No one else will notice that I�m already late getting here. I turned to my love.

�Okay Shizu-kun,� I said sternly. �No games for today. I just want you to behave and act normal for my sake. I�m already falling apart today as it is. So, nothing too funny, okay?� Shizuma nodded at me once.

�Okay, I�ll be good!� he assured me. I looked at him uneasily. I mean, this is Shizu-kun we are talking about here. He just does what he pleases whenever he wants. I didn�t say what I was thinking. I just breathed out and nodded back at him smiling.

�Good!� I said with my breath. �Let�s go get this over with!� I took him by the arm and dragged him to our English class. It was a close call, but Shizu-kun and I managed to make it to our seats without being seen. No questions asked, of course. Well� almost. Once I sat down, I had the feeling that all eyes were on me. I slowly looked up and around me. Annette and Katsuya were looking right at me. I felt myself getting small in my seat. Uh-oh! I�m in for it now.

�How you�re late?� Annette mouthed at me. I looked away from her sheepishly. Something tells me that she�s not going to give up on me until she learns the truth. Oh boy! This day just went from bad to worse. I just realized that when looked down at my feet. I noticed that my shoes and socks were mismatched. I dropped head back so that I was facing the ceiling. Aw crap! Late and I�m mismatching! Can this day get any worse? Suddenly, I heard a low grumbling noise. I looked around really confused. It donned on me that it was my stomach growling. Drat! I haven�t had a good meal since Asuka left for Okinawa three days ago. I slowly sank down in my chair. Oh great! Late, mismatched, and hungry! I�m a mess today! Actually now that I think about it, I�ve been a mess for the past three days.

I couldn�t focus in class because I was so hungry. I also left my homework at home because I was in hurry to get up for school. I just wished that the day would just end and fast forward to when Asuka came home. By lunch, I found myself up the creek even more. I realized that I didn�t have enough money to buy lunch. Again, I was in a rush to get to class and forgot along with my homework. I cursed myself for my error. Asuka couldn�t make me lunch, I didn�t know how to cook, and I had no money on me. I sat in the cafeteria looking on at the other students eating their lunches. My stomach growled again as I sighed in misery.

Suddenly, I noticed a bento shoved right in front of me. My eyes grew wide at the food�s beautiful colors. The smell made my mouth water. At first, I thought that I was imagining the sweet tempera, rice balls, and seaweed salad before me. I blinked hard. The image didn�t change. The food was still right in front of me. I slowly looked up. Shizu-kun, Annette, Toyota, Katsuya, Sasuke, and Dave all stood around me. I sat up blinking.

�What�s this?� I asked. My friends all smiled at me.

�Thought that you would like this,� Toyota said. I looked up with happy tears in my eyes.

�Oh thanks guys!� I cried. I brought apart the chopsticks that Annette handed me and I began chowing down. My friends all watched me eat. Sure, I looked like a pig, but I didn�t care. I was just hungry! You try living off of shrimp crackers for three days! When I had finished eating, I was a happy boy! I noticed all of my friends looking at me seriously.

�What is it?� I asked. They all looked on at me with worried looks.

�Yuki,� Annette spoke up. �What is the matter?�

�What do you mean?� I asked forgetting about my situation for a moment. She looked on at me still.

�You have been coming in late for the past three days,� she pointed out. �Your clothes are a mess and you don�t seem to be eating properly. Is something the matter?� I looked down at the table looking sheepishly. Could I even tell them the truth? Might as well, I have no choice. I slowly breathed in some.

�Asuka is on vacation for two weeks,� I explained sadly. �I am a mess without her now. I am reduced down to shrimp crackers for three meals a day, your guys have to call my home to wake me up for school, I can�t even get myself dressed right.� I sighed after I explained myself. I looked down at the empty bento tray before me. �I just don�t know what to do with myself or how long I can�t last without Asuka taking care of me!� I sighed once again. Suddenly, I felt someone rubbing me on the shoulder. I slowly looked up to see Annette rubbing me on the shoulder. She smiled at him kindly.

�Don�t worry,� she said. �We will take care of you until Asuka comes home you!� I looked at her in surprise. My oldest friend looked at with eyes so sincere.

�R-Really?� I asked.

�Of course!� she said. He looked over at the boys. �Am I right fellows?� she asked.

�Yeah!� the guys agreed with her. Annette turned back to me.

�There, you see?� she asked. �You�re in good hands for the rest of the two weeks! Just relax and let us look out for you!� I looked at my friends and lover happily.

�Aw thanks guys!� I said happily. �I don�t know what I would do without you!�

�You can just make it up to us later!� Shizu-kun said in a sultry voice. I blushed at him some.

�H-How?� I asked. He leaned in close to my face.

�With me, your fine body!� he whispered. I froze up staring at him. I could hear my friends snickering at me. Shizu-kun began massaging on my hands. Oh damn, that sexy demon sure knows how to mess with my mind! Oh man! This is going to be a long two weeks! I don�t even know if I can take �paying� Shizu-kun for the care of all of my friends! *Sigh* Aw man!!!

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