Natsuki spun around on his chair to turn to the group of people settled on the two beds at either side of his and Syo's dorm room.

"Glad you guys could make it," he told them with a wide smile. "Even though I'm sure you have a lot of priorities right now. Syo-chan told me you had an exam this Wednesday, Kaoru-chan."

The said blond waved his brother's roommate off and gave him his own dimpled smile. "It was an opportunity, and I wanted to do something special for Syo-chan. Who am I to say no, right? It's for Syo-chan, after all."

"Spoken like a true brother, Kaoru!" Otoya said approvingly.

"Always the sweet boy, aren't you?" Tomochika said, patting Kaoru's head affectionately. "I can see why everyone seems to like you."

"So what's the plan, Shinomiya?" Masato asked, leaning back against the frame of Syo's bed.

"Well, I wanted to give Syo-chan something that'll help him out when he's down-in-the-dumps."

"Like a pick-me-up," Kaoru suggested.

"Uh-huh, a pick-me-up. Something that'll make Syo-chan smile, or be comforted. I thought of a book. It'll be really thin, but it's going to be a list, and the our own messages to him."

"A list?" Haruka repeated, cocking her head to one side. "Of what?"

"Of what makes him great, of course!" Natsuki said enthusiastically, leaping off his chair with a notebook and pen in hand.


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[ 6 THINGS THAT MAKE SYO WHO HE IS FROM 9 AMAZING PEOPLE ]

A LIST
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An egotistical, stylish person
who may be small, but is braver than anyone else.