*I'm back. Missed me already? #kicked. As usual, sorry for my bad English, it's not my mother language so I suck in it*

"Usagi-san, if you want to cry, that's okay…"

Day by day passed since we hugged each other under the snow, but there's no slight difference of how he treats me. Usagi-san is still the Usami Akihiko I know. He's stubborn, and he often forces his own thoughts to me, even if I hate it. But at times, he can still be so sweet and caring. He still teaches me, as well.

"I will make you pass that Mitsuhashi test, and make Takahiro smile" he said.

His attitude towards Niichan is never changed, as always. Even if he knows that Niichan will get married, he still gives Niichan affection, and even tells him tips for a successful marriage. I know that Usagi-san is deeply hurt by his decision, considering his devotion and years he spent for this unrequited love, but he and Niichan still get along very well, maybe because both of them think that this is only a bound of friendship.

As there's nothing changed, I continue to live as I expected to. I still come to Usagi-san's condo to study, since the university entry exam is getting closer. And Usagi-san seems to never mention any word about Niichan's marriage. And tonight, I drop to his house again.

"When will your exam be held?" he asked me.

"Next week"

"Ah, it's getting closer. Be sure to prepare yourself well, I don't want you to fail" Usagi-san then gives me a bundle of paper. I opened it and breathed. It's last year's exam paper.

"If you want to pass, do these equations. I heard the problem type never changed year by year, they're just changing the numbers. Such a lazy ball" Usagi-san continued his word, and I already writing, trying to solve this hard problem.

"You know? Niichan's marriage day is the same as my test day. Will you come?" I finally asked the thing that I hesitated to ask before.

"Of course I will. Who wants to skip his best friend's marriage ceremony?" Usagi-san smiled, and then rubbed my hair. "Make sure you do well in your exam, and make him proud"

"Yes, sir" I smiled. Usagi-san seems very brave, but I noticed something different. I see loneliness in his blue eyes. I know, deep inside he doesn't want it to happen, but he also hates it when he becomes a burden to Niichan. I feel that somehow, Usagi-san had some characteristics in common with me.

"Ah, Usagi-san…"

"What's up, Misaki?" When he answered, I suddenly lose the words that I'm trying to say. It may be filling his already messed-up head, and I hate it if he thinks too much about me, and my beloved Niichan. I just want to make him feels at peace…

"N… Nothing, I just don't know how to do this…" I moved the topic.

"Baka. How many times do I need to tell you? First, you need to do this, and put this in the result. Divide it by two, and that's all…" as usual, he scolded me. I just want to see him like this…

After the lesson finally ends, I got back home, with a pile of exam papers to learn. I know that I must be really serious if I want to enroll to Mitsuhashi. When I got home, there's already Niichan and Manami-san, my soon-to-be-sister-in-law, inside. They're talking about serious things, so I just slip to my room. I don't want to intrude their discussion, though.

"Osaka?" a shadow of Manami-san's sound comes over to my room.

"Yes, my company suddenly…" then comes Niichan's sound. He sounds very serious.

I don't mean to overhear their conversation, but it just can be simply heard to my room. Our house is small, by the way. There's only a living room, Niichan's room, my room, a kitchen and a toilet. Living in the center of Tokyo is sure expensive, and we can only afford this. However, as long as I'm with Niichan, it doesn't matter.

Then, I decide to open the papers Usagi-san gives me to learn. I learnt almost all the formulas previously, so I don't have a hard time when it comes to answering the problems. But I don't know why, tonight I can't concentrate well…