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“So you’re telling me… none of you have seen Sunny?” What was once an emergency meeting (started by one Mari) to discuss why Sunny was flaking on Recital Practice and to nag on the person hiding him… is turning into a meeting of concern because literally none of the four people in front of her have seen her little brother in the past month outside of school.
“Nope.” Kel replied.
“Which means I wouldn’t have either.” Then Hero.
“Nu-uh.” Which led to Aubrey throwing in her piece.
“I haven’t seen him either.” Then Basil, rounding out the four.
“... Well that’s not good.” Which leads Mari to ask herself one question. “Well where the heck is Sunny?”
“Mari.” Luckily the voice of reason Hero is here, “Have you considered that Sunny… maybe has other friends?”
“Oh pish posh, Hero.” Mari waved off that outlandish claim, “Any other friends Sunny would have, I know them. Can’t have my baby brother get in touch with some shady characters.”
“So you know Cris?” Kel said, throwing a name out into the ring.
“Of course I do, she comes over sometimes with Mincy.”
“What about Charlie?” Then there’s Aubrey doing the same.
“She teaches Sunny how to knit. He’s even started on a nice scarf for me.”
“What about Vance’s little sister, Kim?”
“Oh there’s nothing to worry about there. Vance said Kim hates Sunny.”
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“What?”
“And you think Sunny is just going to take that fact lying down?”
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“We’re going to Vance’s house.”
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“Oh I absolutely hate Sunny.” Kim said without pause or concern for how her tone could be misconstrued.
“See Hero I told you.” Mari, more concerned about being right than the fact that someone on this planet would willingly hate her amazing little brother, was satisfied with that answer. Well luckily the only type of person on this planet who would willingly argue with Mari on this is someone who likes being right just as much.
“Hold on there Mari.” Oh wait, Hero is literally one of those people, “Can I ask why, Kim?”
“Oh don’t even get me started, for starters I hate his dumb face.”
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*About a Month Ago*
“What are you looking at Kim?” Sunny asked, glancing over to see Kim staring right at his face with an analytical glare in her eyes.
“Your face.”
“... Why?”
There was a whole grocery list of reasons why Kim was staring at Sunny’s face. She was staring at his eyes whose irises were so dark brown they looked almost black, she was staring at his perfect complexion, she was staring at the faint rosiness of his cheeks, and most of all… she was staring at those two tufts of hair that were sticking out that she wanted to just flick and mess around with. Which… was what a normal person would have said.
“B-Because I can, dummy! Grumble Grumble.” But Kim wasn’t exactly normal.
“... Hehe.” And Sunny couldn’t help but laugh and smile at her outburst… adding his wonderful and bright smile and his cute giggle to the list of things she (loved) hated about his face.
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“I see…” Hero commented, glancing back at Mari and her blanching face with a smirk, “And what’s another reason Kim?”
“Oh I got plenty, another thing I hate about him is how he always remembers my Birthday!”
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*About Three Weeks Ago*
*Ding Dong*
“Kim! Can you get the door!” Kim’s mother yelled from the kitchen, and after giving her trademark ‘Grumble Grumble’ she paused her game and dragged herself to the front door.
*Click* *Creeeeak*
“We’re not interested in anything you’re selli–” What she expected was to see a door to door salesman for some random thing, not a large present with a large note that said ‘Kim’ on it. She pretty much knew who sent it, but didn’t want to ruin his fun. So placing both hands on the side of the present, she lifted the box–
*Fwooon*
To see Sunny sitting on the concrete walkway with a party hat, a cheap 10 cent party blower, a smaller present to his side, and a cake on his lap “Hap Birf.”
Kim honestly didn’t know how to react… so she went with ole reliable. “Y-You dork! You didn’t have to do this… Grumble Grumble…”
“But I made your favorite. Triple Layer Dark Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting and Rainbow Sprinkles.”
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“Mmmph, just come in so we can eat.” Kim grumbled, dragging Sunny inside and thinking about how much she (loved) hated how he always remembers her Birthday without fail.
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“No fair, he hasn’t done that for us in a while!” Kel complained, which caused Kim to smirk for a split second before going back to her frown.
“Don’t interrupt. So what other complaints do you have?”
“Oh tons. Like how I hate he always does stuff for me, no matter how dangerous it is.”
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*About Two Weeks Ago*
“Ow ow ow…”
“What happened?”
“Nothing Sunny, just some stupid wasp stung me.”
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Sunny stood up from the grass and grabbed a stick that laid off to the side. “Sunny?” He set his sights on his target, a small wasps nest that hung off of a branch of a nearby tree. “Sunny don’t, it’s not worth it.”
But it was too late, Sunny took a swing at the nest causing it to crumple onto the ground as a small hoard of wasps angrily rose out of the rubble and set their sights on the aggressor. It was a tough fight, and casualties were suffered… but in the end Sunny emerged victorious against the Wasp Nation.
“... Oww.” And got a few battle scars from his (stupidity) bravery.
“Y-You idiot! You didn’t have to fight wasps for me!”
“They–Oww–hurt you, they had to pay.” She sighed, wondering what she did in a past life to (willingly) be forced to spend time with an absolute idiot. “Oww…”
“Come on you dummy, let’s see if your Mom has medicine for those bee stings.” While Kim (loves) hates how stupidly brave Sunny is, she hates wasps even more.
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“Oh so that’s why he had all of those wasp stings on him.” Aubrey recalled seeing him in class a few days ago with red spots on his face.
“Next?” Hero has already made his point clear to Mari, but now he’s just curious to hear all the other stories.
“Well I also hate how he always finds time to help me with homework.”
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*About a Week Ago*
Disclaimer. Historical Nonsense Upcoming
“I don’t think I can pass this test Sunny.”
“Nonsense, it’s just Revolutionary War events.”
“Oh yeah, ‘just Revolutionary War events’. You’re saying that like it's easy.”
“Kim–”
“I mean who would know that it all started after the end of the Seven Year’s War between France and Great Britain, France would surrender all of its North American Land east of the Mississippi to Britain but the cost of the war was so great that Great Britain started heavily taxing the new territory.”
“Kim.”
“Which led to the Stamp Act of 1765 where basically anything and everything that needed a Stamp was taxed, which pissed off literally everyone. So much so that they fought against it with their very being. Which somehow worked and the Stamp Act got repealed which gave the folks over in the 13 Colonies the thought that they can fight anything.”
“Uh huh, and?”
“But as an unspoken compromise Britain sent over troops to Boston to enforce the other taxes. Taxes on stuff like paint, paper, tea, etcetera. All of which was passed around 1767 by the way. But that wasn’t their only purpose being in Boston, they were also sent to deal with any radicals who wanted to revolt against British Rule of their homes. Their presence angered the locals so much so that street fights broke out, which eventually led to the Boston Massacre in 1770.”
“But what about the Coercive Acts–”
“Coercive? More like the Intolerable Acts…”
*30 Minutes Later*
“Two years after the penultimate battle of the war, the Battle of Yorktown, the Treaty of Paris was signed and the 13 Colonies were dubbed ‘The United States’. Due to their alliance with Great Britain via the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the Native Americans were pushed further west by the increasing pressure of settlers moving out west. Then after Alexander Hamiltion, John Jay, and James Madison’s 85 Essays titled ‘The Federalist Papers’ urging New Yorkers to ratify the newly drafted US Constitution to replace the much more lenient Articles of Confederation that was adopted in 1777–”
“Oh my God can you two stop nerding out I’m trying to eat here.” Snapping her out of her historically crazed stupor, Kim snapped towards the sound of her unamused Big Brother, Vance.
“V-Vance!!”
“No he’s right, I think it’s a good time for a break. Mainly to rest your voice you’ve been talking about the Revolutionary War and the Formation of America for the past 30 minutes.” Hearing that made Kim’s face erupt crimson.
“W-What?!”
“But you were basically correct in the order. So what do you have to worry about?” Sunny said, before packing up his books and notebooks. “Anyway it’s getting late and Mom will be mad if I’m not home before dinner. Don’t forget to sleep before 9:00 Kim.”
“Who do you think you are– Hey!” Before Kim could complain about him telling her how or when to go to sleep, the door shut behind him. Which led Kim in a pouty state to (love) hate how he’s always willing to help her with her homework and studying.
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“Huh I forgot how much you love History Kim.” Aubrey commented, also recalling how Kim scored a perfect 100 on that History Test last week.
“Well History is just memorizing dates, English is just a mess.” Amen to that, sister.
“So uhh… what– what else?” Oh now Mari is into this.
“Oh right. Ahem. Another thing I absolutely hate about Sunny is the fact that… well… he’s always there when I need him.”
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*About Six Days Ago*
“This sucks.”
“I’m here.”
“Huh?” With the willpower of 1000 suns, Kim rose out of bed to see one Sunny Suzuki, standing before her with a clear plastic bag. “Sunny? What are you… mmph, blech. What are you doing here?”
“You’re sick, so I came to take care of you.” Now here is around the time where Kim would go all TsunTsun and yell at Sunny about missing school and throwing in a ‘Grumble Grumble’ but she has an awful stomach bug that decided to kick her right after acing her History Test.
“You’re supposed to be… mmph, at school.”
“Ditched. Happens to the best of us.”
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Now common sense says to not completely break out into laughter while you have a stomach bug to reduce the risk of throwing up. “PFFT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!” But Kim decided to throw a mental middle finger because that was hilarious. “Oh… oh I’ve been rubbing off on you Sunny.” Sunny was well aware, and he was kinda proud of it. “Well ta– mmph… MMPH!”
Well well well, if it isn’t the consequences of being hilarious. Kim threw off the covers and sprinted into the bathroom, while Sunny followed close behind to pull her hair back. And while Kim (loved) hated how Sunny would drop everything to take care of and be there for her… she hated the concept, the action, and the headache that comes after throwing up so… so much more.
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“So that’s why Sunny wasn’t at school on Tuesday.” Basil said, as Mari remembered how Dad got on Sunny’s case about skipping school. Now at the time she was super disappointed at the act of truancy, heck she even threw her own words in on the act. However, after hearing his reason as to why, she felt bad.
“Which reminds me of another thing I lo– hate. Another thing I hate about Sunny.” Nice catch there Kim. “He has the bes– most obnoxious laugh.”
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*About Five Days Ago*
Kim had… literally no idea where this came from.
“I’m afraid for the calendar. Its days are numbered.” Maybe it was the fact that she just came from her Dad’s place and he would not stop making those jokes that were seared into her memory… either way.
“Pfft.” Sunny clearly loves them considering his face is red, his eyes were almost screwed shut with mirth, and it’s taking all of his willpower to not just burst out into giggles and get them kicked out of the school library. A new game of attrition that Kim was more than happy to play.
“I only know 25 letters of the alphabet, I don’t know y.”
“Kim…” His will was waning.
“Where do fruits go on vacation? Pear-is.”
“Kihihim.” He knows they might get detention if he cracks.
“Where do you learn to make a Banana Split? Sundae School.”
“That one was sohoho bad.” Bless his soul he’s trying his best.
“What do you call a broke Santa Claus? St. Nickel-less.”
“Kihim! You’re gonna get us kicked out.”
But Kim has had enough of this boring ‘studying’ stuff, so she recalled something Aubrey let slip one day and decided to go for the kill shot. “Hey Sunny, do you know how many tickles it takes to make an Octopus laugh?”
Hearing the dreaded ‘T-Word’ made Sunny freeze rigid. “Y-You wouldn’t dare…”
“I heard it takes… ten tickles.” However, it took only two for the pair to get kicked out and be slapped with afternoon detention. But it was worth it for Kim to hear the rare Sunny Laughter that she absolutely (loves) hates.
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“Wa-wa-wait. You’re telling me the secret to make Sunny laugh… is Dad Jokes?” The wide smile on Kel’s face did not go unnoticed by the other members of the Faraway 6. Lord have mercy on their souls because it’s gonna be Dad Jokes Galore after this.
“Yup!” And Kim was not apologetic about it in the slightest. If anything she welcomes this as her new form of chaotic entertainment. That and maybe she’ll get to hear Sunny’s laugh more… I mean she hopes that… gah forget it.
“Anyway.” Basil said, wanting to hear more stories, “Any more things you love about Sunny?”
“That’s a good question Flower Boy–”
“Oi.” While Basil was not fond of being dismissed as just ‘Flower Boy’ the fact that Kim didn’t correct him stood out to him, Hero, and Mari immediately.
“Hmm… well he’s also extremely hard working.”
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*About Four Days Ago*
“Okay… what am I looking at right now?” Kim asked, as she saw Sunny riding a bike with a built-in booster seat. Which was being housed by a 4 year old girl.
“I’m doing pizza delivery while babysitting Joy.” Sunny replied, either not noticing the ridiculousness of his statement or ignoring it.
“Hi!” The toddler, Joy, waved excitedly at Kim.
“Okaaaay… why?”
“Money.” Aah of course. The internal drive for the bag that lives inside all of us.
Meanwhile, Kim just pinched the bridge of her nose, took a deep breath, then looked back at Sunny. “Need some help?”
“Yup.”
“Right, I’ll get my bike.”
After getting her self pedaling vehicle of choice, Kim instantly regretted her offer the minute she saw the sorry excuse for handwriting that gave chicken scratch a good name. But she developed a huge amount of respect for Sunny after seeing him not only read the thing, but managed to decode the location of the house because apparently… the manager of Gino’s, Cesar, didn’t understand the concept of ‘Home Addresses’.
Still they managed to deliver all the pizzas, score some nice tips, and gave Joy the time of her young life.
So not only was Sunny extremely hard working, but by how happy Joy was when he dropped her off with her parents, he’s also extremely good with kids. All things she loved about him.
“Alright, now we gotta help the Principal’s Kid, Brent, with his Math Homework.”
But one thing that kinda annoyed her is that Sunny… cannot say no to a task when asked. (But she grew to love that fact about him too).
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“Oh also, also also also I like how he’s super nice to hug.”
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*Technically this took place Three Days Ago, but he does it all the time*
*Scribble* *Scribble* *Scribble*
“Kim?”
“Hmm?”
“You comfy?”
“Yup.”
“Kay.”
It was pretty much a regular thing between these two. After school Kim would drag Sunny to her home so they could do homework.
… Well okay Sunny was doing the homework, Kim was being a Heat Vampire and opted to spend her time huggling him. Yes, huggle is a word invented by Kim, it was a portmanteau of Hug and Cuddle. She filed the trademark for it, don’t steal.
“Want me to grab a blanket?” Ooh a blanket? That might bring Kim to a level of comfort that’s too much for a mortal to handle!
“Yes.” Sunny after draping a blanket over the near slumbering mass of Kim realized that he’s 100% doing the homework for both of them. But he didn’t care either, he was content with his lot this afternoon.
As for Kim, she was more than willing to relax into the warmth she loves so much.
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“Did I mention that he’s goofily creative?”
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*About Two Days Ago*
As the pair were sitting on the bench in the park, Sunny pointed to a random ant hill on the ground. Kim was confused by the act “... Sunny what?”
“... Those ants came back from a war.”
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“Pfft, what?”
“I’m serious, look.”
Kim leaned in for a closer look, seeing the ants carrying giant white sacks… and also dead ants. “Oh shi–”
“Territorial dispute with the rival ants up North. After the bountiful harvest of Last July–”
“Pfft, you mean your Birthday Party?” At first Kim was shocked and kinda disturbed by the sight of the natural food chain… but that feeling quickly went away after Sunny’s abridged version of it.
“They thought there was plenty of food to share. Peace lasted for a few months… until supplies were running low. Winter was approaching, in this world it’s eat or be eaten.”
Kim just rolled her eyes and leaned on Sunny’s shoulder, soaking in the entirety of Sunny’s made up story about the ant colonies. Something something rival Ant Queens, something something betrayal in their ranks, it was ridiculous but super fun to listen to. That, and Kim found Sunny’s voice super soothing.
“And after the workers stormed the… Kim?”
“Hmm?”
“Are you listening?”
“... To every word, dork.”
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“He also loves cooking for me.”
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*Literally Yesterday*
“Well?”
“Holy crap Sunny, this is good!” Kim exclaimed with her mouth full of the crispiest Chicken Parm she has ever eaten. “It’s kinda messed up that you kept the fact that you’re so good at cooking from me.”
"Well Hero made us Grilled Cheeses waaay back in the day, and I thought that was really cool and I wanted to do it too. So I asked my Gramps to teach me. I didn't tell the others though. Being the group cook is Hero's thing.”
“Well if keeping it a secret from your other friends means I can have you all to myself then I’m all for it.”
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“*Ghh* *Cough* *Cough*.” Well that’s a bit of chicken parm that went down the wrong pipe, but after beating her chest and drinking water she recovered, “I-I mean!”
“... Only cooking for you? That… sounds kinda nice.”
Welp, Kim is blushing, “S-Shut up you dork! I mean you nerd! *Grumble* *Grumble*” Aaaand now she’s pouting. Only one thing can bring her back now.
“... I made dessert.”
“... What kinda dessert?”
“Triple Chocolate Cookies.”
“All is forgiven.” Sunny didn’t understand why he was apologizing, or what he was apologizing for… but that’s been a staple of their relationship ever since they were four years old.
And he wouldn’t change it for the world.
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“And he also has a really nice–”
*Click* *Creeeeak*
“Kim, I’m back from Othermaaaaaarrrrrr…” Time seemed to have stood still, as the five kids sitting in the living room locked eyes with Sunny, who came back from a trip to Othermart to cook lunch for Kim. Deciding to cut his loses he slowly backed away…
*Creeeeeak* *Click*
And closed the door behind him. “OH NO YOU DON’T!” But Mari wasn’t going to let this slip through her hands. She had a million questions… all of which surprisingly don’t have anything to do with the recital practices.
Nah that’s -4 Priority right now, what matters to her is making her little brother spill the beans on… literally everything she learned from Kim. Like how long has this… this… debauchery been going on? What other special skills Sunny had that he kept from her? And above all else!!
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Actually those are the two questions, but those two questions are gonna spawn a bunch of other questions depending on his answer!! She may have a bad knee, but a Sister’s Desire to tease her Little Bro fueled her.
“Should we… stop her?” Kim asked.
“Nope.” Hero said, watching Mari and Sunny run back and forth in front of the door, “They’ll wear each other out eventually. Maybe in 5 minutes tops.”
“Well in that case, what was the last thing you were gonna say Kim?” Aubrey asked, rather invested in this story.
“... Oh right! I was going to say Sunny has a really nice butt.”
The End