2. Jealous
As Riko, Ako, and Keita were walking to their new high school, Keita kept thinking about his dream. What could it mean? Why was it that moment in particular?
"Bye, Kei-chan. You better listen to the teacher and get good grades." Ako scolded. Then she smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
Keita looked right at her. "Ako-nee!" he complained. "I told you that you weren't allowed to do that at school."
Ako giggled. "But you enjoyed it, didn't you?" Then she ran off to her class.
Keita stared after her. To be honest, he did sort of enjoy it. But not as much as usual. And what really disappointed him was that Riko didn't also kiss him.
a.a.a.
Riko walked out of the classroom and headed to lunch. As she whipped her head around, looking for Keita and Ako, she felt a tap on her shoulder.
"You must be Riko." A guy she didn't recognize said. "You and your sister are always the topic of any conversation with the guys here." He gave her a wink.
Riko blushed a little. "Um, yeah. I'm Riko."
The guy had blonde somewhat spiky hair and bright green eyes. "I'm Ren. I just transferred here." He held out his hand and she shook it.
"Honestly," Ren whispered. "I think you're way hotter than your sister." For some reason, this made Riko really happy.
Ren then gave her another wink and walked away. Well that was strange. Was Ren hitting on her? I mean, that wasn't unusual. Guys were always trying to woo Riko and Ako. But, this time, she actually liked it.
a.a.a.
All during lunch, Riko never tried to seduce Keita. She didn't want to. It was like her feelings for him were slowly fading away.
"Riko-nee?" Riko jumped and turned to where the voice was coming from. Keita was sitting there looking concerned.
"You're acting kinda strange. You haven't talked the entire lunch. Are you okay?" he asked.
Riko stood up and brushed some dirt off her butt. "Yeah. I'm fine." She turned away and went to look for Ren.
a.a.a.
"What?" Ako screeched. "But… then, you don't like Kei-chan?"
Riko shrugged. "Not like that. After all, he's my little brother."
Ako smiled widely. "That's great. For me, anyway. Now that you have a boyfriend, I get Kei-chan all to myself!"
"He's not my boyfriend." Riko blushed. "We're just going out to dinner tomorrow."
a.a.a.
Keita's eyes bulged out and he balled his and into a fist. Riko had a date? This made him really angry. So that's why she was so distant today. "She doesn't give a shit about me." Keita whispered angrily.
Then, he stopped. Why did he care? That was just one less sister to worry about.
He walked off, deciding that he didn't care what the hell his sisters did. But, on the inside, he did care. A lot.
a.a.a.
"Riko!" Ren called when they arrived at school. Riko's face immediately lit up and she ran over to him.
Keita looked away. 'I don't care, I don't care,' he though to himself.
Ako took Keita's hand and smiled up at him. He jerked his hand away. "I told you to stop it!" he said and stormed off.
Ako stood there and watched him. "Jeez… why is he so angry?" she muttered and walked to her first class.
a.a.a.
After Keita's class, Ren walked over to him. "So…" he started with a smirk. "I hear you're Riko's step brother."
Keita narrowed his eyebrows. "Yeah. And?"
Ren chuckled darkly and lowered his voice. "Let's just say that if you try to get in her pants, she won't let you. Because she's mine."
Keita gritted his teeth. "You bastard. Do you even like Riko?"
"Sure," Ren said. "She's sexy."
This made Keita even more angry. "You mean you only like her for her looks?"
Ren smirked. "Easy there. I'm not looking for a fight. But, no, I like Riko for everything." Then he walked away.
Keita balled up his fists. Ren was lying. He didn't like Riko at all. And if he broke her heart, Keita would kill him.
