A/N: Finally. A new fanfic. After a long break from the last one.
Dorm.
Minato was dozing in his seat with the news rattling on the tv, when a squeal from the third floor jerked him off his seat, startling Koromaru. Minato looked up at the ceiling with a dark scowl. There was no need to guess who was the one who squealed for there are only three of them inside the dorm: him, Koromaru, and his younger twin sister Minako.
Minato shook his head and turned to the tv. He yawned once, changed the channel to some random Italian cooking show, and ignored the rest of the world. Until his sister came running down the stairs and literally flew towards him, despite the fact that there's a small divider standing between the kitchen and the lounge. Koromaru jumped out of the way, startled and scared.
"Minato~!" Minako giggled. She had her brother tackled down the sofa, clutching his head to her chest that Koromaru had to look away. Minato struggled to sit up and pried his sister away from him.
"What now?" Minato said sourly, as Minako settled down on his lap. He noticed her blush as she giggled yet again and held out her cellphone. Minato read the message that was from Akihiko.
" 'Hey, are you free today? Why don't we go out for a movie or eat somewhere? I'm bored. -Akihiko' " Minato read aloud. Minako giggled yet again and tried to hug his brother out of girlish glee. Minato glared at her coldly.
"And so?" Minato said sullenly.
"He~asked~me~out~" Minako said in a singsong tone. Minato raised an eyebrow, then sighed.
"Well, then get going you little twit." Minato said, suddenly letting his knee straighten to let Minako slide down onto the floor. Hard. Minako pouted at him.
"Just because Mitsuru-senpai won't go out with you, you're venting your anger at me." Minako said. "If only you'd study harder..."
"Shut it Minako."
Minako stood and went up to her room to dress up. As she goes out of the dorm Minato called after her, "Don't even think of doing anything stupid with senpai."
Minato sulked in his room, looking angrily at the books he borrowed from the library. He never really liked studying...but since Mitsuru highest priority is studying, he has no choice. He has to show her that he's diligent and a genius enough. He picked up the nearest book, Advance Trigonometry, when his cellphone rang.
"Yo, Junpei here. There's a good movie-"
"Not now, Junpei." Minato snarled.
"Uh...okay..." Junpei said, a bit unnerved. He hung up.
Minato stared at the book, then sighed. Since his shallow concentration had been shattered to pieces thanks to Junpei, he thought of just going to sleep the whole day. At least Minako's having fun with Akihiko. Alone.
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Minato bolted out of the dorm, leaving Koromaru alone with enough food for a week, and went after Minako.
Minako was enjoying another bowl of ramen when Minato bursted into the Hagakure. Akihiko saw him and waved him over.
"What brought you here? Minako said you were busy studying." Akihiko said as Minato sat down beside his sister, who seems to be scowling at his sudden arrival.
"Well, I got hungry." Minato said as he ordered two Hagakure extra large special.
"I've noticed." Minako said dryly. "But you could have just cooked food back at the dorm."
"I'm too lazy."
"It's about time you get motivated."
"I don't want to."
"Don't be such a baby."
"I'm not."
"Stop annoying me."
"It's fun annoying you."
Minako glared at her brother. Akihiko only chuckled.
"The two of you really are close, huh?"
"No, not really." Minako said.
"Yep, really close." Minato said through a mouthful of ramen. Minako kicked him on the shins. Minato only looked at her dully, before returning to his other bowl of ramen.
"Excuse us, senpai." Minako said suddenly, pulling Minato up by the arm and dragging him out of the Hagakure. Minato scowled from being dragged away from his food. Once outside, Minako turned to look at her brother with an angry face.
"What do you think you're doing, crashing into my date with senpai?" she hissed. Minato shrugged.
"I didn't know the two of you were here, to be honest. I thought the two of you went to a movie?" Minato said innocently. In truth, he had his cellphone track down Minako with the GPS function. He's grateful that Japan makes good cellphones.
"There wasn't a good movie line up." Minako replied. "Now, stop ruining my date with senpai and go back to the dorm."
"You're forgetting I'm the the older twin."
"And so? I'm old enough. I can take care of myself."
"Whoever said that I'm worried about you? Even the most hardened criminal will flee after they've witnessed your strength."
Minako gritted her teeth. "Go. Home. Now."
"Let me just finish my bowl." Minato said with a pained expression. "I did pay for it."
Minako brooded about Minato's date-crashing for a whole week that she refused to go up to Tartarus. It wasn't of a great handicap, but the exploration team doesn't have anyone to lift their spirits up. Minato isn't much of a talkative person, let alone cheer them up when they're getting tired.
Minato ignored his sister's brooding and instead focused on his studies and duties to the Music club and the Swimming team. He had much given up on Mitsuru and had decided to live his life as a High School student whose only life is about sports and music. And that, having a romantic relationship with a senpai means a lot of problems and awkwardness during the Dark Hour.
But at the second week of Minako's brooding, Minato finally decided to talk to her. Not because he wants things better between them, but to stop Akihiko and Junpei harping on him to talk to her sinc they had deduced that he was the only one that Minako is avoiding.
Minato placed an arm around Minako, who looked at him darkly.
"Hey, ease off." Minato said. "I'm not here to annoy you or anything."
"Then what do you want?"
"I want you to talk to me again like everything's okay again."
"You know that's not going to happen." Minako said. "Akihiko-senpai didn't ask me out again after what you did."
Minato rolled his eyes. "He's busy studying too, you know."
Minako sighed heavily. "I know that." she said, frustrated. "But..."
"Look, I'll make it up to you. Why don't we go out for a date then?"
"I want to go out with Akihiko-senpai, not you."
"My treat." Minato said dully. Minako looked at him.
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah. Anything to get back to your good side."
"Fine. I want to eat Chinese food."
A/N: I'm quite disappointed nothing had happened here. Yet. But I did enjoy the part when Minato was annoying her...On to making chapter 2~