Family: Chapter 4
Author: Aki
Focus: Osric, Oroka, Shizuka
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: n/a
Oroka had ran back to the apartment, Osric close behind her. When she swung the door open, she was shocked to find that the flat had neither been burnt to a crisp, nor had that delusional girl fried herself to charcoal, though that wasn't to say she wasn't dead. Though she was certainly not much resembling burnt coal, she was flopped over the kitchen chair, looking rather corpse-ish. "She... did she... has she already...?"
"God, not again." Osric strode past her, shaking Shizuka off of the chair, "Hey, wake up! Up and at 'em!"
Her eyes suddenly opened wide and she sprung up. "I'm so sorry, nii- Mr. Oroka is back! I'm so sorry if I made you uncomfortable, so I bought everyone some yakisoba. I know it doesn't make up for what I did, but at least no one will go hungry!"
"Er, alright then." The blonde girl said, ignoring how alive the formerly cadaver-like girl had just become and steering her way over to the said noodle dish. Since it wasn't prepared by the brown-haired girl, the food was actually pretty good, although it was a bit cold.
"Hey, Orca, Shizuka and I have to talk, okay? We'll be right back."
"Whatever." She said through a mouthful of noodles, pretending to not hear them as they went into the hallway and started their discussion.
"Hey, what is it nii-cha-"
"Can Oroka have the bed?"
"Yeah, that's fine. How long..."
"Oh... a couple..."
"So I'll..."
"...alright..."
The discussion wasn't entirely hearable, but it seemed like Oroka was getting the bed like she requested. She finished her yakisoba, and decided it was about time to barge into the conversation. "Hey, am I getting the bed as promised? I'm tired from all the running around."
"Y-yes, Mr. Oroka, but I need to get my clothes and stuff out of my room, okay? It'll be just a second, okay?" Shizuka said, rushing away to the bedroom.
"Jumpy, isn't she?" The blonde remarked offhandedly. She then glared at Osric, "YOU, however, are just an asshole."
"How do you figure that? I just negotiated to get you the bed, like you requested." He said, confused as to why she would be upset with him.
"You lied to me. I do not see any charred or suicidal girls here, nor did she particularly seem on the brink of it." She said, jabbing him accusingly with her finger.
"Oh, would you like me to tell her to kill herself?" He said deviously, "I thought you came here to make sure she didn't. I swear, the only reason she didn't kill herself was because you, the beloved guest, showed up just in time."
"Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have an indentation of your head in the wall?" The blonde raged, "She wouldn't have cared if I left, only you, you moronic, selfish brat!"
"If that were true, why would she have bought us all bowls of yakisoba?" Osric asked.
"In case you didn't notice, she only bought two." Oroka said, in an unusually quiet voice. She then looked back up at Osric, "If she's done in there, I'm going to bed."
"Oroka, she wants you to be around, I mean, if she didn't she wouldn't have given up her bed, you know?" He said softly, realizing she seemed to be hurt that Shizuka seemingly had intended to get a meal for two.
"It doesn't matter. Why should it? Ugh, nevermind, I'm just going to bed, whether she's still getting her stuff out or not. Goodnight, Ozzy." She said, sulking off into the room, while Shizuka gave hurried replies of not being finished with cleaning yet. Oroka told her she was tired and needed the sleep, then fell onto the bed onto half-removed sheets and blankets. She crawled underneath them and drifted into an apathetic sleep.
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