Chapter 9

Natsume was making breakfast in the kitchen. Mitsuki came to the kitchen.

"My child, why are you cooking breakfast? Where is Sakura?"

"I wanted to make breakfast today. So, I told her not to come in."

"You don't need to do this. Just go back. How dare that bitch make my child cook for us."

"Mom, I said I was the one who..."

Mitsuki interrupted.

"Sakura, you bitch. How long are you going to sleep. Come down and make breakfast. It's already morning."

Mitsuki shouted.

"Naomi, call that brat down. She still seems to be sleeping."

"Ugh! Why me?"

"I.. I will call her down."

Natsume went to call Sakura to her room. She heard that Natsume is coming up. She pretended as she was still crying.

"Mom is calling you. Stop crying now. Your eyes are swollen."

"Emm. I will go down now."

She said while wiping off her tears.

"No need. Wash your face first. I am making breakfast today."

"But... But madam will..."

Sakura pretended to be sacred.

"Don't worry. I can convince her. From now on please let me take care of you okay. My cute little sister." 😉

He smiled while winking his eyes. Sakura smiled as well.

"But..."

"Why is he suddenly being so nice to me? I am confused. I hope he isn't planning to blame me for something I didn't do like he used to do before to me. Just in case, I need to be careful." She thought to herself.

"I am fine now brother. My fever has already gone down. I will go make breakfast myself. And thank you brother for worrying about me."

"No need. You get ready to go to school. I'll make breakfast. I'll go now."

Sakura was a bit worried not because her stepmother would scold her but sudden change in her stepbrother behavior.

"It's fine okay."

Natsume pat on her head.

Natsume went down to make breakfast.

Sakura's smile fades right away. She had a cold look on her face.

Natsume started to make breakfast. Naomi saw her handsome elder brother making breakfast. She found it really strange.

"What's wrong with my handsome older brother? Why are you making breakfast? Where is Sakura?"

"I want to make breakfast today by myself. So I came here. I told Sakura that I will make breakfast so she doesn't need to come to make breakfast today."

"Oh, well it's Okay then. Don't make anything for me. I will eat outside. I will definitely have a stomachache if I eat the breakfast you made."

"You.. " 💢

"Haha.."

Natsume got angry. But he knows that Naomi was just teasing him. While busy teasing her brother her stomach growls.

"Oh well... I am starving so it doesn't matter who makes breakfast as long as I can get to eat."

"Alright, go back to the dining table. I will bring out your food too.."

He patted Naomi's head as she smiled.

"Hehe, okay..."

Natsume took out the breakfast from the kitchen and put it on the dining table. Everyone started to have breakfast. After a while, Sakura came down to leave for school. Natsume saw her coming down.

"Sakura, where are you going? Come to eat breakfast first."

Everyone was shocked by what he just said.

"What's wrong with you brother today? You making breakfast was already too weird. Now you are telling her to come to eat breakfast with us?"

"She doesn't need to come to eat. We are already giving her too much for free. One meal a day is enough for her. Just get lost from my sight now."

"I won't have an appetite to eat. It was the first time my son had made something. I don't want you to ruin the mood here."

Mitsuki was glaring at sakura.

"I don't care about it. I am starving. I am eating first."

Naomi starts to eat her breakfast and Yuto stays silent as usual and has his breakfast.

Natsume sighed.

"It's as usual. Father always stays silent no matter what. He doesn't care about sakura at all. And Mom... she is always trying to find faults on her to scold her and to beat her up."

"And Naomi is also as usual. It depends on her mood if she is going to bully Sakura or not. If she is not in a bad mood then she doesn't care about it at all."

"But I won't let Sakura suffer anymore. At least maybe I will be able to atone for what I did to her in the past."

Sound of door opening.

Natsume snapped out of his thoughts and realized Sakura was leaving.

"Sakura wait. At least have breakfast. I made it for the first time. At least have a taste of it."

"No brothe... I mean Natsume. Thank you but I am late for school now. I am leaving first."

"Hmm... Okay. But wait for a minute here. I will be right back."

'What?....."

Natsume hurriedly ran to the kitchen. He packed the breakfast in a Tiffin box and brought it to her.

"Here, take it with you. Eat it later when you are feeling hungry."

Sakura looked at her father's face. And it was as usual he completely ignored her. The stepmother was glaring at her angrily.

"No thanks. I am leaving now."

Sakura was about to leave but Natsume held her hand.

"Don't worry about them. I will take care of it. Take this Tiffin box with you."

Sakura was standing still for a while but she took the Tiffin box with her before leaving to school.

She left.

"It's better to eat food before getting beaten up. Or I won't even be able to stand up."