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Tsumugi's so happy, ever since he's started living with his Eichi-neechan.
She's so nice to him ! She plays with him, talks to him, listens to him, she even bathes him everyday and never forgets to feed him ! It's like a dream, and Tsumugi sometimes feels like he doesn't deserve it, to have such a nice onee-chan taking care of him. It's like it's too good to be true.
Though, it's not totally perfect, of course. Eichi-neechan doesn't let him leave the house at all. Even when Tsumugi just wants to accompany her to do groceries, she gets this really serious look on her face and always says no. She gets scared when Tsumugi gets near the front door. She also makes him swear he'll never leave when she has to go to school every morning. So Tsumugi's stuck in her apartment all day, and he kinda misses his family. Especially his mom, he hasn't seen her in months. He'd like to know at least how she's doing, but it's better if they're apart, surely, because now Tsumugi isn't a burden to her anymore. Eichi-neechan even makes his mom happier, indirectly ! She's just too awesome. He's so lucky to be with her, he's so lucky that she was nice enough to take him in.
Tsumugi really, really loves her.
…Tsumugi loves her. He really does.
But sometimes, she's just a little... off.
Sometimes, she comes home really late carrying trash bags that smell weird, and won't say anything to him. She'll lock herself into her room and not come out until very late at night. Sometimes, she looks at him with cold, scary eyes, even though she's smiling. Sometimes, she holds him close, too close, too tight, so tight he can't really breathe anymore, and says things that Tsumugi doesn't really understand.
"Eternity may be meaningless, but stay with me forever, okay ?"
Weirdest of all, though, is that she forces him to only ever wear skirts and girly stuff. At first he thought, maybe she only has these at home, maybe she's just giving him her old clothes from when she was his age. But often, she comes home with new clothes she specially bought for him, and they're always cute frilly blouses or flowy dresses.
She often does his hair, too. Tsumugi likes it, he loves having his hair played with. But she always puts it up into pigtails and adds little bows and hairpins into it. She always tells him he looks cute, and Tsumugi's glad she likes it, glad she's having fun when treating him like a doll.
It's still weird, though, because Tsumugi is a boy.
He's tried telling her that, because maybe she just didn't know, but…
"Tsumugi-chan, rather than me simply bathing you, would you like to take our baths together tonight ?" She had asked with a gentle smile, petting his head as he looked up from the picture book he was reading to gaze at her.
"Oh, yeah ! I'd love to…!" He answered, smiling back ; but quickly correcting himself. "Ah, but is it really okay ? Eichi-neechan is a girl, and I'm a boy… Wouldn't that be-...?"
Eichi shushed him with a finger over his lips, before he could finish that thought.
"What are you talking about ? I think Tsumugi-chan is a little confused. We're both girls, so it's fine !"
Tsumugi pouted, embarrassed that she always insisted on that. True, he always wore what she gave him, but it was just because he wanted to make her happy. He was still a boy…
"But, nee-chan…"
Before he could really make any kind of rebuttal, though, she effortlessly grabbed him from below the shoulders and lifted him up, his legs dangling in the air.
"Ah…!" He gasped, surprised, as she brought him to her full-body mirror. Tsumugi didn't bother struggling ; she was stronger than him anyways.
"Look at yourself, Tsumugi-chan," she cooed, her voice still as sweet as honey. "You're so small and dainty, you're even wearing a pretty skirt I brought for you. You told me you liked it, too. Right ? Anyone who saw you on the street would probably gush about what a cute girl you are… How could someone as adorable as you be a boy ?" She affirmed, and Tsumugi couldn't deny it.
He really didn't look like a boy anymore.
"...Nee-chan, y-you're right. I'm sorry, I was being stupid," he mumbled, "I'm a girl."
She made a pleased sound, and hugged him tight. Again, Tsumugi could barely breathe ; but he was scared Eichi would never hug him again if he ever complained, so he stayed silent.
"Don't worry, it's okay to be confused sometimes, Tsumugi-chan. But your nee-chan is here to remind you when you forget… Tsumugi-chan's the cutest girl in the whole world~ Now, shall we go take that bath ?"
…Every time he tries telling her he's not a girl, it always ends like this.
It's not that big of a deal, though. Thinking about it, if he just has to pretend he's a girl to have Eichi-neechan dote on him like she does, it's a small price to pay, in the grand scheme of things.
And Eichi-neechan really treats him so good ! When they shower together, she always makes sure to thoroughly clean each and every small part of his body, even embarrassing places. Sometimes, he gets a little awkward, when her hands always seem to gravitate towards his chest, his butt, or even his weiner… He tries telling her he can do it on his own, but she always says she knows better and that he should just let his oneechan help. She always tells him there's nothing to be ashamed about, too, because he has a very cute body. So, in the end, he thinks it's better not to complain, it's not like she's hurting him, since she's always so gentle.
Tsumugi really loves her, and she's so nice to him, it's only natural he'd do stuff for her too. Sometimes, she puts him in very cute dresses and asks him to perform for her.
Right- Tsumugi's mother runs an idol training school, and Eichi-neechan really loves idols. So, Tsumugi does his best to sing and dance for her when she asks, because the wide smile she shows him when he does makes him feel so happy ! Like he's finally giving something back to her after all she's done for him. She gives him songs to sing to and he always makes sure to memorize each and every word, each and every step of the choreography for her. Even when he messes up, she always always applauds him at the end, and tells him he'll be the greatest idol, just for her. She tells him seeing him dance for her eyes brings her joy and happiness. Tsumugi doesn't understand, because people would usually just yell at him when he got something wrong.
But Eichi-neechan is different. She truly loves him, even if she's a little weird sometimes. She loves him, so it's okay. He'll pretend to be a girl for her, he'll let her touch his body how she wants, and he'll perform for her when she asks, he'll be her humming bluebird of happiness if it means she'll keep being so nice to him.
Tsumugi is truly, truly so happy that Eichi-neechan took him away.