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"Talking" Thinking

Third Person's POV

Satori Tendou was a first-year student when he was put in charge of his one-year-old sister Sayuri Tendou. It's been hard at the time, but he wouldn't change it for the world.

Sayuri's POV

Today was my birthday, and I'm turning three. My nii-san, Satori, was setting up for my birthday while I waited in our room.

"Satori-nii, are you done yet?" I asked, opening the door a little.

"No," he yelled, running to close the door. "You little monster, no looking."

"But," I whined. "I'm bored."

"I'll be done soon," Satori retorted, smirking to himself.

My nii-san is crazy. I thought, listening to him through the door.

"Keep on breaking them! What, you say? Their hearts," He sang.

"Keep on shattering them! What, you say? Their spirits," I finished as Satori opened the door.

"Right," Satori screamed, bending over backward-pointing at me. "Ready to party little monster?"

"Yes!" I yelled, running into the living slash dining room.

When I got there the room was covered in used party streamers, vanilla and chocolate ice cream in bowls on the table, and a present on the couch.

"Satori-nii, I love it," I said excitement shining in my eyes. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"Anything for you, Sayuri," he said, picking me up and set me in my chair at the table. "Now, let's eat our ice cream."

We ate our ice cream and then moved to the couch to open my gift. As I was about to open it, nii-san's phone rang.

Satori's POV

Ring Ring! I heard my phone going off as we sat on the couch. I picked it up and saw that it was Semi.

"I'm sorry little monster, I have to answer this," I said, getting up to answer the call. "Don't open that without me."

"Okay," Sayuri replied.

"Hello Semi-Semi, what can I do for you?" I asked.

"Wakatoshi wants to practice early next week," Semi said. "He also wants you to stay after a little later a few days."

"Fine, but I can't really stay late," I told him, walking to our bedroom.

"And why not?" He asked, sounding annoyed.

He must think it's one of my jokes. I thought, passing back and forth in the room.

"I ugh... Have studying and other things to do for next week's exams," I half lied.

"Satori, You Will Stay Late At Least One Day, Or You Will Have Run Penalties For A Week!" Semi yelled into the phone.

I hung up after that. I didn't wanna hear any more bullshit from him.

Maybe I should have told them. I mean, I've been hiding her from them for two years now. I wondered, walking back to the couch.

"Well, Little Monster, did you wait for..." I started to ask until I saw she had fallen asleep waiting for me. "Damnit, I was hoping to see her face when she saw her gift."

I picked Sayuri up and walked her to our bedroom and put her on the smaller of the two beds.

"It's only noon," I said to myself. "Sayuri is asleep, so maybe I can read some Shounen Jump."

I got bored of reading after a few minutes. So, I decided to clean up a little. I know what you're thinking the Guess Monster cleans his house. Well, I have to Sayuri is only a child still, so I have to look after her. While I was cleaning I thought back to the day all this started.

~Flashback~

It was my last day as a first-year and I was at volleyball practice when the principal asked the coach if I could go with him to his office.

"Tendou," Coach yelled. "You need to go with the principal."

He didn't look mad, so I knew I hadn't done anything wrong, therefore I didn't know why he needed me.

"Okay," I replied a little hesitantly.

When we got outside the gym, the principal started talking.

"Mr. Tendou, I'm sorry to tell you this, but you're parents have died in a car crash on their way to work," he said as I just looked at him. "We have been told you have no family to take you and your sister, so the school is willing to work with you in any way you need."

I couldn't speak at all after that. I couldn't believe this was true. I wanted it all to be a joke.

"Sir, I want to be the one to tell Sayuri," I finally replied. "Also, I would like to be able to stay off-campus. It would be easier, plus I know my parents saved up money for both Sayuri and me. I can use that until after high school. Besides, I have a sports scholarship for here and that covers all three years, right?"

"Yes, it does," the principal told me. "Also, I see no problem with you living off-campus, but it needs to be close."

"Hai, sir," I yelled, running off to the bus stop to get Sayuri.

The ride home felt like a lifetime. I didn't know how I was going to tell Sayuri what happened. However, what I do know now was not the time for self-pity. I am now in charge of another person's life. So, I started to make a checklist of what I needed to do.

First, I have to tell Sayuri.
Second, we need to make funeral arrangements.

Third, I need to call the bank and get the money sorted.

Fourth, We have to pack to move and sell our home.

Fifth, I have to find a place for us to live and move Sayuri to a new daycare.

Sixth, I need to keep up my grades and keep Sayuri safe.

Lastly, I want to keep her a secret for now.

After I had finally made my checklist, it was time to get started with it. When the bus stopped, I took off running to Sayuri's daycare.

"Hello, I'm Satori Tendou," I said, panting. "I'm here to pick up Sayuri Tendou."

"Right," the front desk lady replied. "I'm so sorry about your parents."

"Thank you, but I would like to take my sister home, now," I explained.

She walked back to the classroom and came back with Sayuri.

"Nii-san," Sayuri yelled, seeing me. "Where's mommy?

"Little Monster," I screamed back, picking her up and spinning her around. "Mom couldn't pick you up so she asked me to. Dad was also busy. How about we go get some ice cream, then head home?"

"Yay!" she screeched. "Ice cream!"

We left after that and headed for the ice cream shop a few blocks from our home. It didn't take long for us to get there. When we walked in, I told Sayuri to sit by the window, so I could order.

"Hello, what can I get you?" the employee asked.

"Ove vanilla cone and one chocolate," I answered.

"That'll be $3.50," replied the employee.

I paid, got our ice cream, and sat in front of Sayuri.

"Sayuri, I have something really important and sad to tell you," I said, looking down at my ice cream. "Mom and Dad had a bad accident in the car."

"Why?" she asked not knowing what I meant.

"I'm so... sorry, Little Monster, Mom and Dad won't come home today or ever," I replied. "They will be put in a really warm place and turned to ash and be put to rest at the place they met."

She started to cry after that and threw her ice cream, not wanting it anymore. After about an hour she asked me questions.

"Nii-san, will we ever see mommy and daddy again?" She asked.

"Yes, but not for a long time," I explained. "However, from now on Little Monster, you will be living with nii-san."

A few days later, we had my parents cremated. We also had everything packed, and ready to move when I found a place close to the school. My school had given me a week off and coach had said I was excused from practice until I had everything under control. I was looking at ads for apartments close to Shiratorizawa, and I had finally found one. So, I called the realtor.

"Hello, my name is Satori Tendou, and I saw your ad for a one-bedroom apartment and was wanting to rent it for the next two to three years," I said before they could ask why I was calling.

"Which apartment?" the realtor asked.

"The one close to Shiratorizawa," I replied.

"We just need this month and next month's rent and the apartment's all yours," the realtor said. "Also, no pets allowed."

"You have a deal, and we don't have any pets," I explained. "I can get the money to you by the end of today."

"That will be great, I'll have the keys to you by tomorrow," the realtor told me before hanging up the phone.

My next call was to my school, telling them my new address, then, I had to call around to find a daycare. I found one a few blocks from Shiratorizawa and called them to sign Sayuri up.

"Hello Sunrise Daycare," a lady said. "How may I help you?"

"Hi, I'm looking to sign my sister up for daycare," I told her.

"Okay, how old is she?" she asked. "Has she ever been to daycare before? Is she allergic to anything?"

"She is one-year-old, yes she has, and no," I replied.

"Okay, so when will she be starting to come here?" she questioned.

"Next week," I answered. "We just moved and I don't wanna overwhelm her right now."

"Oh okay," she said. "She can start next week."

"That's great," I replied. "Thank you so much."

"We will see you next week," she said, hanging up.

After a few weeks, we had everything down finally, and a year later, I was a second-year student. I was taking care of a two-year-old, and I was barely passing my classes.

~End Flashback~

"Satori-nii, where are you?" Sayuri asked, waking up from her nap.

"I'm here!" I yelled from the living slash dining room. "I'm sorry, I took so long and you fell asleep."

"It's okay," she said. "Can I open my present now?"

"Yes, Little Monster," I replied.

I handed her the present and sat down beside her. It took her only two seconds to rip open the gift. I had gotten her a new volleyball because some kids at her daycare stole her old one.

"Thanks, Satori-nii," Sayuri yelled. "Can we go to the park and play?"

"Sure, but first we need to eat supper," I said, tickling her. "Some, Little Monster, sleep through lunch, and I know she must be hungry."

Sayuri giggled as I tickled her sides.

"Nii-san," she screamed. "Stop please!"

"Haha... Fine," I told her, getting up to make us peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

After we ate, I walked her to the park so we could toss her new ball. We had been there for a while a Sayuri was starting to look sleepy.

"Come on Sayuri," I said, motioning for her to come over to me. "It's time to go home. Do you want nii-san to carry you?"

"Yes...," Sayuri replied, yawning. "Please."

She fell asleep as soon as her head hit my shoulder. I walked the few blocks back to our home in quiet thinking about when to tell Wakatoshi and everyone else.

Man, Toshi is really going to hate me now. I thought, opening the door to the apartment, walking in, and going to bed.

"Good night Sayuri," I said, kissing her head.

"And sweet dreams Satori," she added in a cute sleepy voice.

(Can't Hold Us || Haikyuu!!「AMV」)

https://youtu.be/bhRCq_RpkjY

(Haikyuu- Tendou's song)

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