■Y/N's POV■

I'm hanging the bed sheets and clothes that have just been washed. I look at the younger children at the age of 6 to 8 years old, running around and playing in this orphanage's yard. Their laughter brings a smile to my face. One who used to be sad all the time, now laughing with the other kids, just like how I used to be.

It's been three years since I live in this orphanage. I look at the living room area from the window, seeing Kiyoomi nii reading a book to the younger kids. Our eyes met and I can see that he's smiling at me through his eyes because he's wearing a mask.

This year Kiyoomi nii is thirteen years old and I'm eleven. We're at the age where it's hard to be adopted, but we don't mind. As long as we're together it's fine, we hope one day we could live as a family in a warm house. In the past, some family wants to adopt me or him, but no one would take two not so young kids together. That's why we never agreed to be adopted, but sometimes I wonder, is Kiyoomi nii staying because he feels bad. 

"Does he want to be in a family? Did he regret not agreeing to be adopted?"

I sigh when Mrs. Mayu calls me. I turn around and meet face with the gentle lady's face. Mrs. Mayu is really kind toward me and Kiyoomi ever since we arrive in this orphanage. 

Y/N: what is it Mrs. Mayu?

Mrs. Mayu walks to me and hands me a shopping bag, a list, and some money.

Mrs. Mayu: I'm sorry Y/N, could you please help me to go to Mrs. Inami's grocery shops? I need to look after Kaiji.

Kaiji is a newborn baby who just arrived yesterday. The poor baby was left in front of our door last night. It'll be hard to look after a baby, he needs more attention than the other kid. I take the bag from her hands and give her a smile.

Y/N: okay, I'll go there Mrs. Mayu

Mrs. Mayu smiles at me and pats my head. I walk inside my room and put my jacket on before walking out of the orphanage.

Kiyoomi: Where are you going?

■3rd Person POV■

Y/N turns around to see Kiyoomi walks her way. 

Y/N: I'm going to Mrs. Inami's place...

Y/N lifts the folded shopping bag and the lists on her hands, showing Kiyoomi that she's going grocery shopping. Kiyoomi tells Y/N to wait and runs inside. He comes back wearing his jacket and takes the Shopping bag from Y/N's hand. Kiyoomi opens the door and walks out, waiting for Y/N to follow.

Kiyoomi: come on, let's go... I already got permission to go with you from Mrs. Mayu.

Y/N smiles, liking the idea of going together with Kiyoomi. She approaches him and the two walk together to the store. 

Y/N and Kiyoomi arrived at Inami's store. They walk inside the store, and an old lady greets the two from behind the counter.

Mrs. Inami: oh my, hello Kiyoomi, Y/N... what do you need honey?

Kiyoomi and Y/N both greet Mrs. Inami and walk closer to the counter. Y/N hands the list she brought to Mrs. Inami, and the old lady reads the list.

Y/N: we would like to get what Mrs. Mayu wrote in that list, Mrs. Inami...

Mrs. Inami: okay honey, I'll go get these for you... you sweet kids sit here and drink this.

Mrs. Inami gives each Kiyoomi and Y/N a bottle of yogurt. She's really kind to these two, Y/N loves to visit her on weekends along with Kiyoomi. The old lady lives alone after her husband passed away four years ago. She enjoys the company from Kiyoomi and Y/N when the two don't have school and decided to visit her in their free time.

Mrs. Inami: here you are...

Y/N was about to take the shopping bag, but Kiyoomi already grabs the bag and hold it.

Kiyoomi: thank you Mrs. Inami... and thank you for the yogurt too...

Mrs. Inami: oh dear, such a good brother aren't you Kiyoomi... how lucky you are to have him right, Y/N?

Y/N beams a smile at the lady.

Y/N: yes! I'm so happy to have Kiyoomi Nii

Behind his mask, a blush spread across his cheeks as he watches Y/N's beautiful smile. Kiyoomi averts his gaze somewhere else.

Kiyoomi: well, I guess we should take our leave... Mrs. Mayu and the other probably waiting for us.

Y/N: okay! Goodbye Mrs. Inami... I'll see you tomorrow...

Y/N and Kiyoomi bows to the kind old lady and turn around to go back to the orphanage.

On Their way back home, Kiyoomi holds onto Y/N's hand whenever they're about to cross the street, and eventually, the two keep holding hands all through the way. 

Sometimes, Kiyoomi would steal a glance at Y/N, listening to whatever she's saying. Hearing her sweet voice, seeing her happy face, all of that makes him happy inside.

Unknown to the young boy, the feelings he thought as love, was a different kind of love. Kiyoomi doesn't realize that the feeling he has for his step sister is a feeling a boy has for a girl.

Kiyoomi tends to get jealous when Y/N's getting too close with other boys from the orphanage. Though he has no hard feelings for them, he just doesn't like it when Y/N's too close with another boy.

The two arrived at their current house and walk straight to the kitchen to deliver the things they've just bought. Kiyoomi washes his hands right away and tells Y/N to do the same, so the younger girl stands next to him and waits for her turn.

After washing their hands, the two help the orphanage caretaker to make dinner. They're currently the oldest kids in this orphanage. Well, Kiyoomi is, because he's thirteen. There's also one 12 y.o boy and another 11 y.o boy in here. The rest are younger than nine years old.

After the foods are ready, Y/N helps to calls the kids while Kiyoomi prepares the utensils for them all. Then everyone eats dinner together and cleans up after they eat before going back to their own room.

■Kiyoomi's POV■

We walk through the hallway and Y/N stops in front of her room. It's been six months since Y/N and I sleep in a different room. She now sleeps with a nine years old girl named Kamiki and my new roommate is a boy a year younger than me called Souta.

Y/N: Kiyoomi nii, good night... have a good sleep

Kiyoomi: you too... don't forget to close the window, the dust might get in... and... sweet dream...

I lean in and kiss her forehead, it's something that I used to do since my mother married her father. Y/N's father used to kiss her forehead every night, and somehow she asked me to do that too after her father passed away. At first, it's just a normal thing, but lately, whenever I kiss her forehead, I feel different. 

Y/N peek behind the door one last time before she closes it. I continue to walk to my room and get on my bed. Souta is already on his bed and just puts his glasses on the bedside table.

Souta: oii Kiyoomi... Y/N is getting more and more cute.... today... she's so kind to me...

I look at his way and found that Souta is staring at his hand. There's a bandaid on his pointy pinger, he rubs it gently with a smile. I could see that there's a slight pink tint across his face. 

Kiyoomi: she's always like that...

Souta: ah right... she really is kind... um Kiyoomi... what if when we grow u-

I slam the mask that I've just used to the bin.

Kiyoomi: you won't... and she won't...

Souta: wha- but she'll have to marry someone in the future!! and you too will eventually settle with someone when you're an-

Kiyoomi: sleep Souta... 

I get on my bed and face the other way, thinking about what he said. In the future, Y/N might fall in love with someone and will start a family with that person. 

As I close my eyes, my head keeps on wandering around.

The thought of her being with someone else...

I don't like that...

I... want to stay being her family forever...

I want to be her real family...