Ubu: Naïve.

I watched as the wind blew....

It was pretty.

The trees swayed back and forth.

Some of the leaves strayed from their home, swaying by themselves in the wind.

I heard children's laughter.

And the scurrying of pencils on paper.

The sun blazed ahead, warming me up, even from this window.

I watched as life went on around me.

Such a wonderful thing.

Life.

"-u! Ubu!!" I heard a growl and turned to see Onii-san with his bag over his shoulder. "School's done, baka. Come on, let's go home."

"Oh... Right!" I chirped, following him out of the door.

What I didn't know was... that tomorrow would change our lives.

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I sang a tune, washing my hair when I heard a knock.

"Hm~?" I replied, my pace of washing my hair not faltering.

I knew it was Onii-san- he's the only other one that lives here.

A long time ago, he'd taken me in. But that's for another story.

"Oi, Ubu. You've been in there quite a while."

"I have~?"

"Yeah. About an hour."

"I'm almost done~"

"...... Ubu, do you sense anything strange?"

My ears perked up, and I finally stopped rubbing, opening my eyes, looking at the door.

"What is it, Onii-san?"

"I don't know...." he admitted. "Something seems off. I don't really know what iiiuhh..." I heard a thud, and my eyes widened in shock and fear, though no other part of my body moved a centimeter until I rushed out of the bathroom, forgetting about my shower.

There Onii-san lay, looking weak and a bit pained.

But though he usually looks like this when asleep, this is a bit more... intense.

"Onii-san? Onii-san!! ONII-SAN?!!!"