Red Yarn (Oshi No Ko > Aqua X Kana)

End of Winter (2)

Aqua and Karma walked into the place where the child's clothes were. Choosing clothes for the village children. Aqua wants to give gifts to the children there through Karma. In addition, Karma also has the need to buy orders Kana ordered some new clothes.

"Do they need shirts?" asked Aqua while taking a shirt for a 10-year-old.

"Not necessarily like it, they prefer to play with shirts and pants only." Karma answered while taking a black t-shirt. "For boys, dark color t-shirts only. For girls give clothes spring dress."

"Why is that?" asked Aqua confused. "Why not buy a shirt and a dress?"

"Yes, it's up to you anyway. Because it's your money, so I'll give you some advice." Karma grabbed a dark blue dress.

"Yes, just a shirt and a dress." Aqua approached Karma with a few shirts in her hand. "What a good color? Is it different or just similar?"

"Varyingly." Karma grabbed a few shirts Aqua's choice. Black, grey and light brown. "They're not orphanages, so every child is a different color."

"OK.." Aqua returns the shirt that Karma did not choose.

"This is for girls how?" karma asked as she pointed at the knee-length dress with long dark red sleeves.

"It's good, just pick the color." Aqua approached Karma.

Karma took 3 dresses with the same design but different colors. Peach, dark red and sky blue. It didn't take long, they immediately went to the cashier to pay for their order.

Shirt shopping is not something that Karma and Aqua like. But, because Aqua was being leisurely and wanted to buy gifts for the children in the village, so she was forced to surround the department store. Karma gets a lot of orders from Cana, so inevitably Karma comes with Aqua.

After that, they went into a women's clothing store to buy Kana's order. Aqua accompanied Karma while looking at the clothes there. Karma even looks upset to see the list that Kana gave her.

The list on Karma's phone is not much, but it is not clear also the explanation given. Only in the form of spring dress without color, size and so on. Given that Kana is super noisy if there is a mistake to make lazy Karma should look for it according to order.

"Do I have to buy female daleman too? Damn it Kana!" pekik Karma sees Kana's list on her phone. 

"Didn't anyone sell like that in the village?" tanya Aqua peeked at Karma's phone from where she stood.

"Must go to a new city. If in the village, it is only food that is sold the most." Karma rattled her hair in annoyance.

They meet Ruby and the others. Aqua approaches Karma whispering that they are all Kana's friends, so Kana must be renamed onee-chan. At first Karma's face turned irritated, but Aqua's serious gaze made Karma finally comply.

"You bought girls' clothes?" frill asked Aqua and Karma as the girls approached the two youths inside the female-only shop.

"Order of his brother Karma." Aqua answered while glancing at Karma.

"Ah... Sorry, can you please buy a pink daleman with no lace?" ask Karma on Mem.

"Huh?" ask them together.

The orders the girls put on the younger brother sounded strange to them. Plus Karma had no intention of getting into the special section of the lady daleman in the corner of the shop. He did not want to be the center of attention among the women who were visiting in the store.

"Yes, it's fucking brother. His sister's time was told to do some of his courtroom shopping anyway!" pekik Karma is upset. "Until the house I throw it in the face of him!"

During Aqua's time as Ruby's twin sister, she never bought Ruby's daleman. Knowing the size or the favorite of the court is not. So, he thinks it's very funny. Aqua turned her body, holding back her almost exploding laughter.

"Laughter, don't get arrested! Damn you too!" Karma kicked Aqua's butt in agitation. He realized Aqua was laughing, because her ear lobes were reddened.

"Can, what size?" minami asked Karma.

Unbelievable, there was also a good girl among the four of them. In addition, he offered himself with a smile without giving a strange look or intimidation to Karma.

Karma whispered beside Minami, she did not want anyone to hear the size of Kana's underwear. Actually, Karma is ashamed because she's a boy too. But, he knew Kana had never had new underwear for two years in the village, so he helped Kana even if forced.

"What kind of you want? A set or just a brand?" minami asked Karma.

"One set. Another one that's black but a bikini." Karma lowered her voice.

"Well, how is this black?" ask Minami. "Do you want me to choose?"

Karma massaged his nape slowly. "No need, just buy it like the order. Because he's so troublesome."

"I'll get you first." Minami smiled and stepped away from Karma with Ruby.

"Is your brother close to Aqua there too?" tanya Mem was curious about Karma when Aqua was already nowhere to be seen around Karma.

"It's more familiar with him than I am. I was forced to buy his needs in the company of Aqua." Karma replied while looking at the rows of dresses nearby.

"So that's the reason Aqua can smile as widely as now because of your older sister?" tanya Mem full of probing. 

Karma glanced at Mem and went back to see the dress nearby. "Aqua always smiles. He also laughed a lot, let alone laughed at us. Ever since Aqua came, my brother has been talking more and smiling a lot. It might be weird, but my brother lost his expression and didn't want to talk at all."

"Did Aqua and your sister have a special relationship?" ask Me again.

Karma looked at Aqua who was quite far away from her. "If you guys know, my brother even yelled when he met Aqua for the first time. So, I guess a special relationship doesn't exist."

"Your brother?" ask Akane curiously. "What's his name?" Akane begins to feel that there is a connection between Aqua and Karma's older sister.

"Is that important? I'm keeping a very secret about who my brother is." 

"Why is that?" ask Akane.

Karma fell silent, lowering her face. He recalled how Kana had fought for her life these past few years. "Because I don't want others to know." Karma smiled faintly at Akane.

"This how?" minami asked with two sets of women's underwear. Pink and black.

Karma shoots both of them and sends them to Kana. "Just put it here first. I'll ask before I pay for it."

Minami put two pairs of dalemans on Karma's shopping bag. "Say me if you want to change it." Minami smiled looking at Karma.

"Arigatou.." Karma looked at Minami while bowing. Finally he finished on a search for underwear that embarrassed him.

Mata Karma circulates throughout the store, looking for Kana's order dress for spring. Karma is blind to fashion, so she doesn't understand anything except t-shirts and pants. The rest, especially the clothes of many and various women, did not want him to understand.

"Want me to help you?" ask Minami. "I know enough about fashion." 

"Is this bad?" ask Minami while pointing at the mannequin next to her.

"You can buy the latest one" Minami commented. "It's nice, but don't you want to look for another color?"

"To be honest I don't know what his taste is, I just know he likes to wear oversize shirts with cargo trousers or overalls with denim material. That's it, for a dress like this I don't know." Karma smiled wryly.

"Why black?" ask Minami. "Your sister's skin is white or yellow?"

"Milk white" answered Karma.

Aqua who suddenly came, stood beside Karma, looking at Minami who chose the dress. "What other colors?"

"White it then." Karma checked his phone. "He said long-sleeved white or black, round collar or ruffle."

"Long arms huh? What about the sleeveless dress?" minami asked.

"He had a cut on his back, so he always wore long sleeves or short sleeves. He never wears a shirt with no arms except sleep." Karma remembered.

"Wounds?" ask Aqua. "I never saw."

Karma glared, he looked at Aqua seriously. "Did? Whatchu mean?"

"I'm just asking. It's worth always wearing long pants and oversize sleeve shirts anyway." Aqua remembers Kana changing her outfit.

"Yes, the wound is big on his back and head. That's why she's growing her hair too. To be invisible and to be of concern to people." Karma grabbed a white dress nearby. "Is this good?" ask Karma to Aqua.

Dress with short-sleeved balloons white edelweiss floral motifs. "He doesn't like motives, does he?" Aqua asked back.

Karma put the dress back. "I like it…" 

Ruby looked at Aqua full of probing. Karma's older sister means very close to Aqua. Ruby does not believe that Aqua until she knows the favorite clothes of Karma's older sister. Even Karma who does not really understand his brother's taste. Feeling something strange with her brother Ruby followed Aqua and Karma who were busy choosing a dress with Minami.

"Here you go." Aqua thrust a knee-length white shirt, with a balloon short sleeve, a front zipper.

Minami approaches Aqua. "It's good, the latest release too." 

Karma gave her shopping bag. "Just put it in, he's forbidden to nag because of the nitip." 

Aqua stuffed one clean white overcoat with fur on her collar and arms into a Karma shopping bag.

"What's this?" ask Karma to Aqua.

"I'm for him, I don't see him wearing a jacket very well. His body is small, but always wears a t-shirt and overalls." Aqua stepped away from Karma and the others.

"Why white isn't dirty fast." Karma approaches Aqua followed by Ruby and Minami.

"He likes white, right? So, it matches the clothes he ordered." Aqua stopped at the hat. Grabbing a white beret hat that is his trademark. "This too…"

Karma held back the hat that was going to go into her shopping bag. His head shook slowly. "He was afraid of the hat. So, just buy another hat."

Aqua returned the beret hat to its place. "Fear huh? She's beautiful with this hat."

Karma hit Aqua's head slowly. "Let's go!" 

Ruby observed Aqua who stepped up with a sad look. He even said a beautiful word when he saw the hat. The same Mem watched Aqua and Karma standing beside Ruby.

For almost half an hour Karma had circled the clothes shop, stopping in front of the cashier. Open her phone, call her home number. He was sure Kana would stand by near the landline today.

"Hey! You can't protest!" exclaim Karma when connected to Kana.

"I agree, be free whatever you choose. I'm lazy to argue, my head hurts since morning." Kana chuckled softly, covering up the pain that seemed to hit her head.

"Have you taken your medicine?" the sound of Karma softened instantly. Making Mem, Ruby and Aqua stare at Karma in wonder. "There's dad, right? You can tell him."

"Yes, I've been taking medication. But, my head hurts so much. So, I'm closing ya." Kana held her head while laughing softly again.

"If it hurts, don't cry dong! What's shortness of breath? A nosebleed?" ask Karma to worry. "Is dad not home?"

Feeling worried for Kana, Aqua picks up Karma's phone without her owner's permission. "Is your father not? You have to take medicine!" 

Instead of answering, Kana laughed again. Aqua's voice sounded extremely worried and panicked, leaving Kana astonished and confused as to what she was responding to it.

"Already, Ah-kun. I closed…"

"Yes, just rest." Aqua turned off Karma's phone and returned it.

Karma checked his cell phone, contacted his father. And directly connected. Aqua, Ruby and Mem were still waiting for them to be finished. Ruby glanced at Aqua who was giving a worried expression.

After contacting Akito and slightly moving away from Aqua and her two friends, Karma approached them with a smile. Trying to express her well, seeing the look on Aqua's face shrouded in worry.

"Tomorrow to enter the hospital in the city. You don't have to show that expression." Karma embraced Aqua, stepping towards the cashier.

Aqua averted her gaze, she tried to hide her worries and panic. Because he knew how the girl had suddenly fainted, vomited, pale l, the body trembled and was still trying to be strong with a smile or a chuckle.

"My brother knows. He could've gotten through it again." Karma precedes Aqua to the cashier.

"I suspect, Aqua-tan likes her sister Karma." Mem steps in with Ruby.

Ruby was just pensive, seeing Aqua's worried face explain everything. In fact he saw how Aqua pulled the Karma phone from the hands of its owner. They were definitely close, Aqua's tone was a little pushy filled with worry. There is envy in Ruby's heart seeing her brother who looks worried about other girls besides her.

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