-Mikagura Welcome Party-

I entered the school gates with a smile as I walk to where the students were gathered.

I can't get a clear look of the stage because I was at the far back of the audience. I could see... what was that? Paint? Oh, so they're showing club battles.

I've known all about that stuff since I attended Mikagura Middle School.

And yeah, I was here because I heard he's here.

.

I was running after the black clad person who was by our house gate with such a large bag.

I snatched his left arm to stop him from taking even a single step.

"Oniisama! Where are you going? Why won't you tell me? Are you leaving me?"

He just growled and pushed me with his other hand. His push was strong enough to make me fall on the ground. When I looked up, my eyes widened and I could feel my body trembling.

I've never seen his face like this. When he shouts at me, I would only lower my head and not see his reaction.

So this is how he always looks at me.

The moment I looked up, his eyes looked somehow disgusted and so grim. The shadow from his bangs and his frown added effect making it scarier.

"Don't ask me as if you're really a little sister worrying about her older brother. I don't see you as one."

...was the last thing I heard from him.

I wonder if I could become more like him, would he hate me this much?

.

When the colorful smoke cleared up, I gasped when I caught a glimpse of that fast moving-almost teleporting- person.

"O-oniisama?"

My eyes were still fixed on the stage when someone accidentally bumped me.

I looked at the blue-haired guy on the ground and offered him my hand.

"Be careful nex—"

My whole body went stiff when he finally looked up at me, about to apologize perhaps?

But he looks so much like my other brother.

Like the one I've been copying.

"Eh? Miss? I-I'm sorry!" His apology got me back to my senses and let me gain my composure again. I helped him back and watch him brush off the dirt from his pants.

"No biggy, be careful next time!" I said cheerfully as he bowed and thanked me before going off.

I looked back at the stage and realize there's still the painter but his opponent was different. So did oniisama lose?

I walked around to check out clubs and one piqued my interest;

Fiction-writing club.

I grinned but when I was about to knock,

"I'm sorry guys, but I gotta go. You can do it." Then the girl who said that stormed out of the room leaving the door open and me standing still out the club room.

"Umm, hi? I would like to join this club" I nervously broke the silence.

They all look at each other and nodded.

"Come in. We would want to see how you write and see if you would qualify" one of them said.

"Got it."

I slammed my mechanical pencil on the desk signaling that I've finished my work. I was assigned to make a one-shot fiction and what I wrote was something to be proud of, at least for me.

I handed papers on my senior, and was crossing my fingers when they took it.

I sat on the couch waiting for their response, and when I looked around, I was wondering why they didn't let me use one of those computers when they made me write a fiction. I know I could do better if I used those.

My sigh was interrupted when I saw one of my seniors who take a look on my work. I gulped while waiting for his comment.

"You passed admirably, Miss Akama." He smiled at me while I jumped out of my seat and cheered as if I won something grand. And in the midst of my solo celebration,

"You passed so greatly you could be a replacement for our representative who just left earlier." He then smirked and I saw the other members behind him flashing a grin that may be saying 'this is your destiny.' Or 'you have no choice; you made a fiction like that for an entrance test'.

I stopped jumping. Then silence filled the room before my own voice filled it.

"Like, whaaaaat!?"

Well, since I already had a club, I won't worry about not having a room and sleeping at the hallway. I went out of the clubroom and walked outside, since the girl's dormitory was on the other building, I had to walk alone outside even if it's dark. I checked my computer terminal to get directions and when the dormitory by my sight,

"What are you doing here?" I heard a familiar voice say from my side, by the tree.

I felt Goosebumps; it has been a long time after I've heard that voice.

Even though what I ever heard from him were unpleasant words, I still missed that voice.

I looked at my side and felt like I was about to cry.

"Oniisama?"

"Tsk." He stepped out of the tree's shadow, revealing himself, and…

Him holding his scythe?

I see, so even if it's almost a year or so, he would still look at me like that. I could still see the glint of… maybe hatred, in his eye, the other one hidden behind his bangs.

"You still won't stop calling me that, won't you?" I noticed him tighten his grip on his scythe while asking me that.

"I won't, o—"

Next thing I saw was the tip of his weapon pointing at me. He would go this far just to get me off his case?

"Still remember what I used to tell you back then? Want me to repeat those, Yuina?" I flinched after hearing him say those and the scary emphasis on my name followed by a threatening smirk.

"I-I don't want th-that." I looked up at him, considering he's taller than me, and notice him look away from my gaze and his eyes landed on my head. He seemed shocked when he saw the black hairclip with flowers that I'm still wearing.

Even though we weren't on good terms when we were children (up to now), I managed to receive something from him back on my birthday, but only once, and it's because my other brother forced him to get me something.

"Why would you still wear a black hairclip when your hair is black?" he asked but he never waited for my answer. He turned around and walked to the other direction. Must be going back to his room.

Ceiral's rant: dundundunduuuun~ what do you think? Is it okay? Passable? oTL Don't worry, I have something for the big event, and something (maybe XD) under my sleeve. Oh gosh, I can't promise that. Still hoping you would like this. Reviews are highly appreciated (but please be gentle lol jk)