The Promise Made to My Little Sister

THE PROMISE MADE TO MY LITTLE SISTER

A short story by Chita Tsumura

**Story Designation**---Canon

**Synopsis**

Two siblings grew up very close and sociable with one another. As children, the older brother used to dress his younger 'brother' as a little girl, but that is something that the younger 'brother' wanted anyway. Plus, the older brother made an unusual promise to his younger sibling. When the younger sibling saw a wedding dress, she wanted to be able someday to wear one. Therefore, the older brother made the odd promise that they would marry one another when they became older. Being young children, they did not realize at the time that siblings can not marry one another. However, it turns out that the younger 'brother' was actually all along a male to female transgender child. By the time that the two siblings become teenagers, they finally realize that they are actually big brother and little sister, as the younger sibling, knowing now that she is a trans girl, has been wearing girl's clothes and presenting as a girl all along. The two come to realize just how close they are to one another, and how much they love one another, after all. But what about the promise to marry one another ?

**Character Profiles**

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Little Sister KaedeMy Big Brother
THE PROMISE MADE TO MY LITTLE SISTER, by Chita Tsumura

MANY YEARS AGO---

Two siblings are window shopping downtown. They both come upon a window display of a pretty, adorable, pure white Wedding Dress. The younger sibling, about 7 years old, themselves wearing an adorable little girl's dress, wants to know from Big Brother what that dress in the window is for ? The older sibling, about 10 years old, answers that it is called a "Wedding Dress". A woman wears that kind of dress on the day that she gets married. Big Brother goes on to say that you, Kaede, were born a boy, so you will probably wear that outfit. He points to a formal tuxedo also in the window display. Kaede, although being born a boy, is today, as always, wearing girl's clothing. And now with a wide smile on their face, announces that they want Onii-chan (Big Brother) and themselves to marry one another, so that they can wear the Wedding Dress, and Big Brother can wear the tuxedo ! Big Brother is a bit puzzled, but smiles back and says, "Sure, I will marry you, Kaede!" Kaede boldly announces that this is a promise, a solemn promise from Big Brother. For the rest of the afternoon, Kaede repeatedly tells Big Brother, **"I love you, Big Brother! I love you!"**

SIX YEARS LATER---

The door to Big Brother's bedroom swings open, and Kaede, wearing a spaghetti-strapped cami and a cute bib-style, short hemline, denim jumper dress, announces, "So you were hiding in here ?!?" Big Brother replies that he told you earlier that he had come home, but you paid no attention. Kaede states that she is hungry, and do we have anything fun to eat ? Big Brother goes downstairs and gets a Popsicle for Kaede. He returns to the bedroom, and tells Kaede to be sure and wash her hands before eating. *"Gawd! You're so annoying!"*, responds Kaede, wheb she comes back from the bathroom after washing her hands. "Is that any way to speak to your Big Brother?", quips Big Brother. Soon, watching Kaede sucking on the Popsicle, Big Brother silently remarks to himself that Kaede used to be so small, cute, and adorable, and now they are old enough to be ready to enter middle school. In a while, Big Brother tells Kaede to go to her own room, as he is going to do his homework now. Why ? Because my room does not have an air conditioner, and you will start complaining about it being stuffy in here. Big Brother silently observes that Kaede has become rather cheeky lately.

Left to himself, however, Big Brother doesn't actually begin his homework. Instead, because of his thoughts just now about Kaede, he gets down a photo album and begins looking through it. There, he finds a picture of Kaede, wearing, as always, a lovely little girl's dress, and with a flower garland in her hair. Suddenly, ambushing him from behind, Kaede is leaning over Big Brother's shoulder, admiring the picture of herself, and holding on to another, drippy Popsicle. "Look! It's me!" Kaede takes the picture album from his hands, and flops down onto Big Brother's bed, to begin looking through the album for herself. Big Brother objects, "Don't eat drippy Popsicles on my bed!" With a comeback, Kaede implores, "Then, you have to finish this Popsicle, Big Brother!" This he does !

After the Popsicle is gone, Big Brother, rather emphatically states, **"Don't you think it is about time you stopped wearing girl's clothes ?"** *"WHY?"*, retorts Kaede. Because you are a **"boy"**! Kaede responds, saying that it does not really matter anymore. Everyone says that I look cute as hell, I'm a trans girl anyway, and I am old enough to decide for myself what to wear. Besides, wasn't it you, Big Brother, that first began dressing me in girl's clothing, and had me continue to wear girl's outfits, together with you in boy's clothing, with the both of us going out in public as such, way back when until now ? Big Brother sheepishly replies that might be true ! Kaede then puts down the album, and implores Big Brother to forget about his homework, and play video games with her ! Why, we would always play together when we were kids. Whether we were at home, or were going to the playground, you would always dress as a boy, then have me wear the cutest little girl dresses, and the two of us would have a lot of fun together ! Remember ? Then play with me now ! "Sure....sure....", mumbles Big Brother.

A few days later, Big Brother is in his bedroom. He gets down a box that he keeps hidden in the closet of this bedroom, and carefully opens it. Inside, meticulously folded and stored, is a pure white, frilly little girl's party dress, styled just like a miniature wedding dress ! He had bought it a little while after that day when Kaede and himself had looked at the Wedding display in the shop window, the display of a Wedding Dress and a Formal Tuxedo. Sadly, he remarks to himself, throughout all these years, he has not found the right opportunity to tell Kaede what he had bought for her, a lovely dress, just like the wedding dress that she had greatly admired that day, so long ago. After longingly staring at the dress for a while, he refolds it and stores away the dress into the gift box. He then places the gift box on his bed, next to the pillow.

Later, Big Brother notices from his upstairs bedroom window, that Kaede, wearing a lavender boob-tube halter top and a dark gray bib style mini-skirt with suspenders that criss-cross in back, and some unknown boy about her age wearing a t-shirt and shorts, are on the sidewalk out front, talking to one another. He opens the window, and shouts to Kaede, asking her if she has finished her homework for today ? Kaede looks up at the window, then remarks to the boy---

"Looks like I'm busted ! I gotta go ! Sorry, go on ahead, I'll see you later !".

The boy replies that he will, fer sure, see you later, Kaede ! Then ***he puts his hands on Kaede's shoulders, and provocatively kisses Kaede on her lips***, before waving at her and running off ! Big Brother is flabbergasted, and feels like he has just been 'hit with a ton of bricks' ! "WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST SEE......???"

In Big Brother's bedroom, a defiant Kaede is kneeling on the floor, looking up at Big Brother, who is raining 'fire and brimstone' down upon her.

"Blimey, it was just a simple kiss ! Nothing wrong with that, ya know !", squeaks out Kaede.

"IS NOT....NOT BY A LONG SHOT !", barks out Big Brother.

"It's nothing more than an Indirect Kiss(\*)...", points out Kaede.

"What you did is completely different !", spits out Big Brother, "WHO WAS THAT KID, ANYWAY ?"

"He's just a friend."

"Friends do that to one another ?", asks Big Brother.

"We were just fooling around, nothing more. It's just a game.....Look.....I'm outta here....!", quips Kaede, as she gets up and begins to leave the bedroom.

"***WAIT!*...Please!....Just wait a moment, Kaede!"**, implores Big Brother.

Stopping at the door to the bedroom, Kaede looks back at Big Brother. He looks like he 'changed his tune and did a 180' from moments ago, and now looks concerned and apprehensive. Why, Big Brother is 'shaking like a leaf', like he is freezing or something, and has his hands over his face. What gives ? Slowly, carefully, Big Brother goes over to the bed, and takes a gift box in his hands. He opens it, and gently lays the contents of the box on the bedcovers.

"WHAT IS THIS...?", questions Kaede.

"It's your dress...the 'wedding dress' that you said you wanted, so, so long ago !", feverently remarks Big Brother, "You said that you wanted the two of us to 'marry', and you said that you wanted to wear a 'wedding dress' at that time ! So, I bought it for you shortly thereafter."

Big Brother now begins to tear up, and has to hold a hankerchef to his nose, as his face is becoming all wet with tears and such.

"Ehh...???", sighs Kaede.

Big Brother continues, "Years ago, when I went back to the store that had the wedding clothing display, the saleslady told me that they did not have that style of wedding dress in children's sizes, so I was not able to get that particular style for you. Therefore, I bought a girl's white party dress that looked so similar to the white wedding dress, in the size that would fit a teen/tween girl. Someday, I thought, you would be old enough to be able to fit into it. Therefore, I have kept it hidden all these years, until now. But you are probably to big, and the dress is probably too small, for you to wear it, Kaede. Too bad !"

***"I'LL WEAR IT !* Give me the dress, I'll wear it right now !"**, blurts out Kaede !

"But it's probably too small.....", intones Big Brother.

"It would be a big waste if I did not at least try it on, ya know !", remarks Kaede, "Maybe I can wear it, or maybe I can't. Let me decide that ! You never know.....!" Kaede lovingly gathers the dress in her hands, and walking out of Big Brother's bedroom, heads for her own bedroom. Big Brother lays down on his bed, and begins softly crying to himself. He wanted for so long to find a time to give this special gift to Kaede, and yet today for some odd reason, he goes and does so, after giving her a good tongue-lashing about kissing that boy. How stupid can I get ? What more could go wrong ? After a while, he hears the door to his bedroom door slowly opening. Silently, Kaede comes in and stands in the center of the bedroom. She has a smile on her face, and is silent for a few moments. Finally, she remarks, "**See, look ! THE DRESS FITS PERFECTILY !!!"**

Big brother quietly stares at her for a few more moments, then suddenly bursts into tears. Tears of joy, or tears of remorse, it is hard to say. His profuse crying begins to puzzle Kaede, as she asks why he is so given to tears ? Inbetween sobs, Big Brother relates that he was thinking how you, Kaede, have grown up so much. From a cute little girl, to a robust, beautiful, adorable teen/tween trans girl, ready to 'take on the world' ! He then falls into reminiscence. Do you, Kaede, remember when we were much younger; when we would play 'Pretend', and would many times pretend to 'marry' one another ? Kaede says that she only vaguely remembers doing something like that, it was so long ago. Big Brother continues, saying that the two of us would repeat our vows to one another, and then seal those vows with a long, loving kiss. Don't you remember ?

Although having a blank look on her face, Kaede is piqued by Big Brother's memories. She impreceptablity knods her head. Yet Big Brother, inbetween his tears, pours out his heart and soul. He says that, come to think of it, you being okay with dressing and presenting as a girl, and subsequently kissing boys, that was all because of me, wasn't it ? He then apologizes reverently, and crying all the more for revealing the secrets of his heart by saying what he did. Kaede's eyes become moist, as she implores that it was not all his fault; she has known for some time now that she was a real girl inside of a fake boy. Dressing as a girl, and being a girl is something that she wanted all along. Showing his private feelings, Big Bother lovingly hugs Kaede, as he reveals that he as always thought that you, Kaede, were cuter and more attactive than any other girl, in school or otherwise, that he has ever known, bar none ! And now I'm worried....please don't go kissing unknown boys who may or may not like you, even if it is just a game for you ! Save all of your kisses for me and me alone !

Quite taken aback, Kaede, nevetheless, states, "You mean like this.......?", as Kaede comes forward and embraces her older sibling, then tenderly and passionately kisses Big Brother !

"Well, something like that.....", remarks Big Brother.

Kaede disengages from her brother, and with a touch of worry on her face, observes, "Yo, Onii-chan (big brother), I got it, since I am wearing my 'wedding dress', and we just kissed, does that mean that you have done what you said that you would do, that you would 'marry' me ?"

A surprised and puzzled brother mumbles, "Well, something like that....!"

Big Brother releases another waterfall of tears. "You know, Kaede, we can't legally marry, at least not in this Prefecture or Country. Yet, when you are a bit older and ready, we can exchange vows to be together as intimate freinds and life companions, me a boy, and you a trans girl, and seal them with a sacred, loving kiss. I will always be by your side to protect and defend you, for being a trans girl. That will have to be the best I can do with my Promise to you from long ago."

"Sounds good, Onii-chan!", confirms Kaede. Yet, imploring Onii-chan to 'lighten up' and stop crying, Kaede offers, "Can we still be together, like, as friendly video gamers ? Will you continue to play with me like we always have done, Onii-chan ?"

After an another round of tears, Big Brother stops crying long enought to manage a weak smile toward Kaede.

"Well, something like that....."

For the rest of the afternoon, Kaede repeatedly tells Big Brother, **"I love you, Big Brother! I love you!"**

(The End)

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**\* Indirect Kiss**

Indirect kiss (English)

Noun

Indirect kiss (pl. Indirect kisses)

The act of kissing an object that someone else kissed recently, symbolizing a backhanded, remote kiss between the two people.