Chapter 7


Ayase POV

Onii-san accepted my confession! I've never been so happy in my life...

Although to be honest, the confession did not go as expected. Onii-san is just so stupid and childish sometimes, I mean I'm trying to convey my feelings to him and he responds with marriage! Seriously, just because he feels comfortable with me doesn't mean he can tease me so much!

But then again, that silliness is a part of him. And I've fallen in love for all of who he is, for every part of his personality.

I'm on my way home now. He offered to walk me home, but today was way more excitement than I could handle so I declined his offer. Especially because I had just kissed him, it was so embarrassing! That was my first kiss ever, of course I'd be really nervous afterwards! But kissing is...a lot funner than I thought it would be...geez, I'm thinking weirdly now.

I made my way around two in the afternoon. Despite everything that happened today, it was still really early. I spent the rest of the day relaxing at home. Eventually the day turned to night; I had dinner, took a shower, and prepared to go to sleep. The time was 9 'o' clock, and I was all ready to end the day until my phone rang.

I looked at the caller ID. The number was blocked and the name came up as 'restricted.' I ignored it. Then my phone rang again with the same 'restricted' caller ID. Annoyed, I finally took the call. I heard a deadly voice sound from the earpiece.

"Hello Aragaki-san. It was quite rude of you to ignore my first call."

At first I was about to demand who the caller was. But the voice was so stinging that I instantly guessed who it was.

I said, "Hello? Is this Kuroneko-san?"

"Yes, it is I, Kuroneko. I won't beat around the bush; why were you with Kirino's older brother today?"

"You mean Onii-san? I already told you that he was helping me buy those DVDs for Kirino!"

"You need someone to help you buy things? Are you a child?"

"How rude! It was my first time going to Akihabara, having a little help is completely fine!"

"I would be inclined to accept your shallow argument and rest this case, but I can't help but feel that you had some...ulterior motives today. Were the DVDs really your only goal?"

"Wha...What are you implying?"

"I am implying that you were seducing my senpai today."

"Wha! W-w-what are you saying!? How dare you accuse me of such a thing!"

"Your exaggerated response reflects the truth."

"Grr, stop this immediately! I will hang up the phone!"

"Listen up, girl. You better stop interacting with my senpai. Let me be the first to tell you: that man's heart is already occupied by his little sister. If you really are her best friend, than you of all people should know this."

I was going to deny everything that she said, but the words got caught in my throat. I couldn't deny her words because, in the very back of my mind, I knew I agreed with her. Even though Onii-san accepted my confession, I have the feeling that Kirino is still number one in his heart. Kuroneko went on:

"Do you understand? If you try to be close to my senpai, than all that awaits will you be emptiness and failure. He may be kind to you and even flirt with you, but he only does so because you're a friend of his little sister. And if you attempt to be anything more to him, then all your efforts will be dissolved. So stop doing what you're doing."

"You can't tell me what to do! Onii-san's heart is his own, stop acting like you know everything about him!"

"Please stop running from the truth. Besides, that man would never fall for a bitch like you."

Suddenly my mind filled with anger. Hearing those words, hearing her call me a bitch, just made me mad with fury. As I dug my fingernails into my bed, I started chuckling sarcastically, lightly at first but it soon turned into a mocking laugh. I slowly said,

"Oh really? Onii-san wouldn't fall for a bitch like me?

I could tell that Kuroneko was taken aback. "This malicious laughter...I see, so you aren't just any bitch."

"That's right, I'm not just any bitch. This bitch is the girlfriend of Kirino's older brother."

"What did you say?"

"You heard me, I'm Onii-san's girlfriend now. I confessed to him today, and not only did he say yes, but he even proposed to me. So what was that you were saying about Onii-san not falling for a bitch like me?"

"Are you speaking the truth?"

"I see that you're in denial. I wonder, who's the one that's really running from the truth?"

"Ugh, do you realize what you've done? Do you realize the consequences of your selfishness?"

"All I realize is that I am Onii-san's girlfriend and Kirino's best friend, and I will remain as both no matter what you say!"

I heard nothing but silence. I felt my cheeks pulsating and flushed from all the arguing. This girl really knows how to get on my nerves! Who does she think she is, acting so high and mighty! She knows nothing about me!

Suddenly I heard her laugh. She curtly said,

"How naive."

Annoyed, I asked, "What did you say?"

"I said that your way of thinking is naive."

"And why do you say that?"

"Because I know exactly what the outcome of this situation will be."

"Oh, so now you can read the future?"

"I can't read the future. But I can look to the past as a reference. And the past tells me that you will eventually have to choose between Kyousuke and Kirino."

"The past? Why will I have to choose between Onii-san and Kirino?"

"Because once upon a time...I had to."

And then she hung up the phone. As I put my phone on the nightstand and turned the lamp off, there was only one thought on my mind:

Being Onii-san's girlfriend is going to be a lot harder than I thought.