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Volume 2, Chapter 7: Game Trial

It's around 10 am right now, and I am wandering around town with my skateboard. But this time I'm not alone, Chuck is with me. We are playing skate around the city. Yes I know it's dangerous since cars pass by and such, but we do this from time to time, to break with the routine.

Today we were skating downtown, and where exactly? At a place I cherish a lot now, the big Matsudo Downtown Park. Yeah you remember right? I came here with Kuroneko two times already.

And those two times I've been hit, yelled at and even pushed down from a bench, but I do like being around with Kuroneko its fun. All this time we have just seen each other at school mostly helping each other with the game.

But we've never been alone, Hideki and Kinomoto-san have been with us, which helps me out since I get really nervous around her.

Yeah I've already told you I love her right? Yeah I know, don't hate me I pester you guys about that. But it's the first time I've been in love, please understand me!

But well back to the main topic, I am here with Chuck we are skating around and we are here because we will go to a skate shop, yep it's that kind of shop where well… you purchase skate stuff hehe

"Hey so, your computer worked miraculously?"

Chuck looked at me, and almost started crying.

"Y-yes! I was so desperate to get the thing working that I asked one of my sisters for their A/C Adapter and the freaking thing worked! Can you believe it?!"

I let my shoulders down and looked at him flustered.

"I've always told you to try those kind of things when appliances don't power on!"

I hit him with my fist on his left side.

"Ouch man! Calm down! I know, that's why I went with her and asked for it!"

He started shivering and hold himself.

I looked at him scared, is this guy I dunno… crazy?!

"O-oi Chuck, what's wrong? You are freaking me out man!"

He looked at me with a gloomy face and whispered

"Y-you don't know what I had to do to get that A/C Adapter… it was horrible! 2 and a half hours of makeup guinea pig! I can still feel Chap Stick on my lips! Omg noooo!"

He looked at his hands and started cleaning his lips with both of them… Wow this guy seems to be having a hard time with that.

That's why I love my little sister, she is not mean in any way… well not that mean… poor Chuck I feel sorry for him.

"Hey dude… forget it, it's over now"

"I can't Sorata I can't! It was sooo disgusting! Oh my god I feel bad! I need a drink!"

Chuck stood up and started looking in all directions.

"If you need a convenience store there's one in a street nearby, we can go and get something, it's not that far"

I signaled the way, yeah I was talking about the store where Kuroneko got bullied by those guys the other day.

"Really? I need something to drink now! Let's go!"

Chuck kicked the floor and started skating in the direction I just signaled.

"Hey dude wait!"

I stood up and started skating behind him, I don't know why he needs something to drink right now, it's not that hot… I guess…

Maybe Kuroneko's black matter sticked to me the other day and now I'm immune to heat?!

Yeah I know… I'm starting to get infected with her Chuunibyou! Help!

After around 2 or 3 minutes of skating we found the store, we entered and he rushed his way to the drinks section and got a bottle of Gatorade, the clerk looked at him in awe and he got ready to call the police.

"Haha sorry, please excuse my friend… he is really thirsty! Ah-hahaha-hahaaaa"

I placed one hand behind my head, the clerk looked me with a 'stupid brats' face. I guess he had double shift or something. I ignored him and cached up with Chuck.

"Dude what the hell! Don't rush inside this place like this! There are rules in the city you know?!"

Chuck was about to end gulping the whole 600ml bottle of grape flavored Gatorade.

"…mhg… humg…mghs…."

He started choking with the drink, he drank it too fast!

I started hitting his back to help him.

"Glulg.. strufs… PWAH!"

He took a big breath and looked at me.

"Holy crap! I was about to die there!"

I let my shoulders down and looked at him with a fed up face.

"Dude really you always do this sort of things, be careful! Now go and pay the thing! Shoo!"

Chuck started walking to the counter and I took a bottle of chips, jalapeño flavored ones.

People always looked at me like a weirdo because I loved them! I mean they are tasty! And I'm pretty sure real Mexican jalapeño it's waaaaay spicier than this artificial flavor.

So the clerk took Chuck's money and gave him his change, I paid the thing with the exact amount.

We went out of the store and skated back to the park, and sat on a bench.

"So, Chuck now what? Wanna go to REN now?"

He looked at me and then at the sky, stood up and looked around.

"So… I am lost dude… where was this store again?!"

I fell off the bench, this guy is BAAAAAAAD with directions as you can see. He went to my house once and got into a neighbor's thinking it was mine! He was one block away from mine.

I stood up and looked around and found the street we needed to go, it had a stair case on it too, so we were going to jump off it if we could.

"This way, man you suck at directions really!"

He looked at the floor and then hit my side

"Shut up dude! This city it's huge! I just get confused because of the buildings!"

He started skating in the direction I signaled and we were on our way.

After around 5 mins of skating, since it took us aroun to leave the park since we crossed it from side to side, we arrived at where the stair case was.

It had 6 steps and walls on its sides and a hand rail, but the hand rail had some little pieces of metal weld on to it, to avoid people like us grinding on them.

Stupid government and their stupid rules.

Anyways… back to the topic.

I looked at Chuck who was on my side and I told him with a determined face.

"I will wall ride that thing! It's new!"

He looked at the wall and his eyes started glistering, it was a neat new concrete colored wall.

"You are on! Wall ride for the win!"

And we started taking speed.

While I was approaching the place I saw a group of kids walking by, they were going up the stairs, so I decided to wall ride the opposite side to avoid any issues.

I looked closely and there I saw a little kid and I could guess her elder sister, but I mean elder like… 11 years old or so.

They didn't notice me or Chuck but after I looked at them with more attention I could see a resemblance with Kuroneko… I don't know why… maybe since both of them had straight bangs or something.

Anyways, here we are approaching a super new and cool wall to wall ride.

I wanted to go down first, since I can avoid getting injured better than Chuck if I failed and avoid any issues later.

"I'll go first dude! Give me some space!"

Chuck slowed down and I started moving towards the wall.

I took a glimpse of it and didn't find any traps or something to avoid me wall riding it, I kicked the floor and took all my speed I could and made and Ollie.

After doing this I placed the skateboard on the wall and just went with the inertia of the force I created by getting speed.

The kids stopped in full and the elder sister protected her little sister behind her, but she stuck her head from a side and looked. I was concentrated on doing the thing so I didn't pay much attention. I guess all the kids looked at us.

After around 3 or 4 seconds I landed and did and 180 turn to look at Chuck who was just wall riding the wall, he did it perfectly and he landed too.

The little girl wanted to clap, but her elder sister stopped her and looked at us kind of mad.

Yeah that social tag…

"Don't look at them Tamaki, those guys are delinquents"

"B-but they are so cool! They went all Woosh! And Haaah! On that wall I liked it!"

The elder sister looked at me with eyes full of hate, and well I've seen those eyes before! She looked at me the same way Kuroneko does! Haha I will tell her later on about this! I guess she will get mad, but eventually forget it.

"They are bad persons! Let's go!"

I got kind of mad, but well most people looked at us like that. I just looked at them, smiled and used my most friendly tone of voice to them.

"Hey girl! If you don't know us! Don't judge us! Have a nice day!"

And waved them good bye.

The little girl waved back! She was soo cute, the elder sister on the other hand… Looked at me all flustered and blushed a little bit, she said something but I wasn't able to hear since we were far away from them already.

"Hehe this kids now…"

"What? Did you say something Sorata?"

Chuck didn't notice the thing, he was skating in front of me since I slowed down to wait for him and to answer that kid.

"Haha nothing dude, let's go, the shop it's on that block"

We arrived at the store.

"Ok, so now… let's see what we have here!"

Chuck went directly to check the new skateboard models they had in stock, I just looked around the place, the same old shoes, and some new t-shirts and such, nothing spectacular. After that I looked at I wanted, new bearings and wheels.

"Hey Chuck get your ass here and see what I want!"

He groaned and dragged his body to the counter.

"Dude really! I want to see the new skateboards! Just get the things and I'll pay them!"

And walked back to where he was.

I felt bad for him, I didn't do anything to his computer and he was still going to pay for me, I am pretty sure he was going to say this will be my Christmas and birthdate gifts for the next 3 years hehe

I got help from a guy on the store, he was wearing a full skater attire but you could tell he was a poser, his hair was combed and his shoes where brand new! I guess it was just part of the uniform?

"Okay I will get the Speed Demons Avec 5 wheel bearings and a set of Ricta Urethane Park Crusher wheels please"

"Sure, colors?"

I looked at the colors, all the wheels where white, but they had the brand name 'Ricta' and the diameter in millimeters on it, and those where colored, dual colored and will you guess which colors I got?

That's right! Black and Purple! Haha I was getting controlled by Kuroneko maybe?!

I like it hehe it's kind of embarrassing.

The guy gave me the stuff and I went with Chuck.

"Dude…. I am sure this is a lot, what's your budget?!"

Chuck didn't pay attention he was inspecting a new Santa Cruz skateboard, it was heavy as hell!

"Ahh yeah, I'll pay them its ok"

"Err… are you sure, the bill it's 6,780 yens you know…"

Chuck looked at me in shock

"What the… who do you think you are? A pretty girl?! That's too much!"

I knew he was going to say that, I looked down but then got an idea.

"Haha if I were one I would have asked for the whole store!"

Chuck left the skateboard and looked at me with teary eyes.

"I just have 3,000 on me and I wanted to buy stuff too!"

He pointed at a World Industries T-shirt, it was 1,000 yens worth.

I sighed.

"Ok let's do this, I'll give you the rest of the money I have 5,000 with me"

Chuck smiled and hugged me

"Oh my god I love you! You are such a good friend Sorata!"

I backed a little bit and broke the hug, the guy on the counter laughed but placed his hand on his mouth to avoid us seeing him

"Dude stop it! People will think other stuff! Just go already! Here!"

I gave Chuck my money and he walked to the counter.

"Hahaha damn Sorata! If you date that Goth girl, be sure to treat her like this and she will fall for you for sure!"

I blushed and thought about it.

If I'd go on a real date with Kuroneko I would try to pay for most of the expenses I just hope she is not the type who is interested in money.

I don't think so… I just hope she doesn't.

I then thought what should I do on a real date?! I have no idea! I will have to read a lot of romantic manga or websites to know! Or maybe I'll ask Chuck later.

He came back with the stuff and we got some wrenches from the store to install the wheels and bearings.

After a while I finished installing them and we went out to try them out.

The new wheels and bearings where excellent! I was able to skate faster and the streets felt smooth as if I was skating on a polished surface from a skate park.

"Ohh god I love this, try them out Chuck!"

"Nahh I'll pass, I'm used to my setup now dude"

Yeah Chuck had a hard time the last time he did this, because he was able to move faster, he lost control of the skateboard many times, but he got used to it in a couple of hours.

"So, now what?"

I looked at the hour, it was around 3:25 pm

"Let's go to the skate park I want to try out this babies"

"You bet! Let's go!"

We started skating, we crossed the main Matsudo downtown park again and we passed the shop we visited earlier. We had to stop on a street because it was packed with people waiting for the stop lights to change.

"Ahh I hate this hour because of this…"

Chuck looked mad, he hated being stopped because of this. It was kind of annoying but well we can't do whatever we want, there are still rules we need to follow, or we can make a big mess or get run over by a car or something.

I looked around and saw a poster on a wall.

'Come visit the End of Summer Matsudo festival! Food stands, games and fireworks will be present at the main park, 6:30 PM'

I didn't see any preparations made for it, so it was kind of strange, maybe the booths are pre-made and they'll just get them set in a short time.

I looked at Chuck who was getting impatient.

"Hey Chuck… what are you going to do later on?"

He looked at me with a curious face.

"Ah if you want to take me on a date, I just want to let you know I'm not a cheap partner and I will demand eating at a good restaurant and such"

I hit his head with my hand…

"Oww what the hell"

I sighed

"Dude you'll be the worst date that anyone could ever get! Stop saying nonsense!"

Chuck looked me with a sad face and started simulating he was crying.

"Y-you are so mean! After all the things I've done for your! And you won't even take your friend on a date! You'll stay single forever!"

I was about to hit him again when the lights turned green and Chuck rushed away from me on his skateboard.

"Ahh stupid kid, get back here!"

I skated behind him, I chased him all over the place until we got to the skate park.

I got near him and started choking him with my left arm.

"What is wrong with you?! Saying those kind of things in public! People will get the wrong idea!"

Chuck started struggling with me until I let him break free and he got some air

"Haha… ugu… haahah you look so embarrassed it was worth it!"

He pointed at me, this guy could be a smart ass sometimes.

"Ok now, what do you want to do Sorata?"

I calmed down and sat on a bench.

"Didn't you see the Matsudo festival poster? It's today! Why don't we go to get a change of peace! We always skate and such"

Chuck got a pensive look on him and he started considering the idea.

"Hmm well we will be able to see cute girls from the area, maybe I'll be able to get a new girlfriend!"

Chuck started to get pumped, I just sighed.

"Dude really, can't you think of other things than girls and skateboards, let's just loaf around and have fun there!"

Chuck looked at me in a weird way.

"What are you? A 50 year old?! We are young! We need to enjoy this time!"

"What?! You sound like an old hag now! Do you want to go or not?!"

If he didn't want to go I'll just ask my little sister to go with me, we haven't gone out in a long time due to school activities and such.

"Haha shut up! I'll have to see man, I don't think I will be able to go since I have to go back to….."

Chuck looked like he was about to throw up.

"Hey are you okay? Do you want to go to a hospital?!"

Chuck signaled me he was ok, he started breathing and he calmed down.

"So-sorry…. I'll be one of my sister's makeup guinea pig today too… If I can I'll go, are you going alone?"

"Nah I'll just ask my little sister, if she has free time I'll go with her, if not I'll just go alone"

"Sorata, you are so stupid"

I looked at him shocked, why is he offending me like that?!

"What the hell what's wrong with you?"

"Dude! Invite the Gothic Lolita and go with her!"

I froze, why didn't I thought of that?! It would be a good opportunity to do something else that is not game research and get to know her better! Wow this guy is really smart sometimes.

"Haha I don't think I'll be able to pull that off, I'll just ask my sister hahaha"

I got nervous just of thinking calling Kuroneko for that reason, I'm pretty sure she will hang up since it's nothing related to video games.

I got depressed.

Chuck looked at me and gave a pat in the back

"Ahh c'mon dude I don't think it's impossible, you guys get along pretty well right?"

"Ahh kind of haha, but I don't think she'll agree"

"Just ask her!"

"Nah dude I'll pass I don't want her to think I'm a creep or something"

"She will not think that! Maybe she wants you to invite her! Send her a text or something, if she gets scared or something, just tell her it was for me or your sister and that you messed up the recipients or something!"

This kid is smart when he wants really.

"Ok, ok… I'll send it later"

"No! Right now! You'll just act a fool and won't do it! Dooo iiittt!"

"Why?! You're not my boss!"

"Just go! It won't hurt anyone, you have the perfect excuse, and if something happens I'll call her or something and back you up!"

Chuck had a point and I don't think Kuroneko will see this as a bad thing, if something happens I can always change the contact name of Chuck to make it appear before or after her name and state I sent it to her by mistake

"Ok ok…"

I took my cell phone, unlocked it, selected Kuroneko's contact and froze… I was so freaking nervous! I was about to ask the girl I like out! And what if she hated me for being too pushy or something!

I respect people who gather the courage to invite girls out like that! Really! You guys are my heroes now!

Chuck got impatient and snatched the cell phone and started running while texting, I ran like hell behind him

"DUDE NOOOOO! DON'T YOU DARE!"

"Hahah you are too slow, sorry! Now there SENT!"

I froze… he sent the message, he gave me back the cell phone and indeed he sent the message, it was really polite, this guy….

'To: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

From: Sorata Sk8

Subject: None

Body: Hey Kuroneko-san how are you doing? Are you free today? There's this festival, do you want to come? It will be fun!'

I trembled, I wanted to beat Chuck but it was too late.

"Dude really… I freaking hate you! You are the worst person ever!"

"Haha c'mon Sorata you need to be aggressive and take the initiative! If you don't do it! Girls get…. Fed…. Up…."

He looked depressed, I guess something happened.

"What's wrong Chuck?"

"Ohh well… I remembered something…. I'll tell you since I sent the message…"

He sat down on his skateboard, I did the same

"Hey dude you don't need to…"

"Nah it's ok"

"Do you remember that girl you met at the Regionals?"

I remembered, she was super cute, short brown hair, nice body and as I could tell, she was a skater too, I didn't remember her competition routine tough

"Ahh yeah, that one, what's with her?"

Chuck looked depressed but pressed on, he took a deep breath to get his ideas together and continued with a low voice.

"Well, at that time when you met her, we had been dating for around a year"

I was shocked, this guy… THIS STUPID GUY had a girlfriend for a whole year and I didn't realize?! Wow, he is good at concealing things.

"Wow one year dude? That's a lot!"

Chuck gave me an awkward wry and looked at the ground and continued.

"Well, on that whole year, we had around 10 dates, and I didn't sent her too many emails, or messages or called her"

"Well, if you did that like every minute, she would thought you were a freaking stalker!"

I said that trying to cheer him up, but as I could see it didn't help.

Chuck just hit me on a side and continued

"Oww…"

"Shut up. I'm talking"

"Ok ok, sorry, go on"

"Well… that day after the competition, we went on a date and ate at a local restaurant, after we finished, it was around 8 pm, and she wanted to go around and skate or something"

He stretched and continued.

"After some time, we sat at a bench on a park nearby this one and she told me, she was breaking up with me"

Wow this girl, so freaking cold, I hate her, I don't even think Kuroneko would do that!

And well, she is mean sometimes to me haha

"Wow, so mean, sorry dude"

"Yeah it's ok, I'm over that, I just get sad to remember how stupid I was hehe"

"Anyways…."

He cleared his throat

"I asked her why she was leaving me, and before she left skating that day, she gave me this big smile and told me"

"I am leaving you, because you are too passive, sorry"

"And she left me there, destroyed"

Wow that was really mean, by her, I didn't want to imagine how that felt, and well if Kuroneko did the same I would jump off a bridge or something honestly haha

I do love her as I can see.

"Wow dude, that's so mean, I hope she stays alone the rest of her life"

Chuck giggled and looked at me determined

"Haha its ok Sorata, I'm past over that, and besides she taught me a valuable lesson"

I looked at him confused, how a girl breaking up with you could possibly teach you something!? Is this guy a masochist?

"Uh… I don't get it…"

He let his shoulders down and sighed.

"Dude, she left me because I was passive! I never invited her out, never sent her messages or called her!"

"I always thought, 'Ohh maybe she is busy at school, or with studying, I don't want to bother her' or crap like that, so I never messaged her or something and when I did, I asked her for timeframes of a month or so to go out"

"What?! A month? Did you guys planned on going out somewhere or what?!"

Chuck looked at me displeased.

"Sorata, I am being serious! I was way too passive and didn't took the initiative to move forward with her! I never even kissed her!"

That was sad! Being dating for a year and never kissed your girlfriend? I guess I know why she left him, but well I'll be the same if I had to kiss Kuroneko…

'Kissing Kuroneko would be so…. Beautiful'

I thought about it and well it was so embarrassing! I am pretty sure her lips are soft and warm, how would they taste….

OK OK Sorry I am getting out of context here, I guess I like her a lot, sorry about that, never happening again!

"S-so you never kissed her?! Wow I guess she got fed up because of that! Hahaha"

Chuck hit me again on the side

"Dude really, you are such a bad friend! Now, call her or something and don't get dumped like me because you were way too passive! GO GO!"

Chuck started cheering me, I felt embarrassed, but he was right I had to step up and try to approach her to get her to know me or something, we always play games, research and code stuff, I've never talked to her about her interests and such, I'll try it out later.

"W-well…. She hasn't answered so I guess that's a "no" for me! Ah-hahaahha hahaha uggg"

I felt so bad, was she ignoring me?!

I took out my cellphone and unlocked it, went to see if there was a reply, but instead I saw a system message.

'Unable to process request, not enough credit. Message not sent'

I let myself drop on the floor relieved, the stupid message this stupid kid tried to send, never left the cellphone, so I was safe!

I guess that's divine intervention, I will not ask her out like that, I guess I need to take my time.

I didn't say anything to Chuck to avoid him trying sending the message from his cellphone or something.

"So, did she answer?"

Chuck looked at me curious.

"Nope, I guess she is busy right now…"

Chuck looked at me full of hope.

"I'm sure she will answer later, let me know what she said, and if something happens, tell her the message was for me I will cover you"

"Thanks man, you are a good friend"

We smiled at each other and stood up.

"Ok let's continue!"

I looked at the hour it was 4:45 PM already, I had to get home and see if my little sister wants to go and then get ready and go there, even if I go alone, which by the way will be super sad.

We skated until 5:30 and we left, Chuck told me he would call me if he gets the chance of going.

I arrived home, it was around 6:15 PM, my mom was out buying stuff for dinner and my dad was still working.

I entered the house and went to the living room, expecting to see my sister there.

"I'm home"

I opened the door, no one was there.

"Haha I guess I'll have to go alone to the event"

I sat on the couch and turned on the TV, the news said the weather was going to be nice.

"Ahh man, I hope Ichigo comes back soon"

"Uhu… so you miss me that much Onii-chan?!"

I jumped off the couch and looked to my left, my little sister was there looking at me with a curious face, but she was also getting full of herself.

She was dressed with her school uniform, which was weird since it was 6:00 PM already.

"Wh-wha...what? N-nonononono! I don't! I mean I do miss you, you are my sister, but don't…"

My sister patted me on my head like if she was petting me.

"Now, now, don't explain yourself Onii-chan I know you love me, tehee!"

She giggled a little bit and jumped backwards and looked at me while moving a little bit from side to side.

"Err… yeah I love you, you are my sister, don't get so full of yourself Ichigo!"

"Wai wai! Onii-chan loves me!"

She started jumping like a little, kid… she wants something…

"Ok Ichigo, that's it, what do you want?"

She looked at me flustered and then sat down on the couch, she took a pillow from it and covered half her face with it, while leaning on it.

"Stupid Onii-chan I was just happy"

She blushed a little bit, she was just throwing a feat!

She is so spoiled! Well I do spoil her a lot, in the end she is my little sister haha.

"Say… Ichigo…"

"What do you want, mean Onii-chan?"

"Calm down! I am glad you were happy! But now, what do you want?"

She blushed a lot and looked at the ground, she then looked at me, and then away, she placed her hand inside her skirt pocket and took a piece of paper and showed to me.

"Onii-chan, do you want to go with me?"

I saw the paper, it was the same one I saw at the streets while skating with Chuck about the festival! Wow we think alike! Well… I guess if you do get along with your siblings you do start to think a little bit like the other one.

"H-hey! What a coincidence! I wanted to ask you the same! You know I saw this paper while skating with Chuck…"

Her eyes opened wide and she jumped off the couch, took me by the hands and looked at me surprised.

"What?! You were with him and didn't told me?!"

I looked at her with a displeased face, I mean I know she has a crush on him, but I don't have to report to her every time I see Chuck right?

"Ahh, yes, I told you yesterday I was going to go skating with him today since I had nothing else to do, you just answered me 'Okay, don't break a leg Onii-chan' and went up to you room"

Ohh god, my personification of her was flawless hahaha.

She let me go and looked at me mad.

"You didn't told me that!"

"Yes I did! You were playing some weird online game on your computer while I told you that! See? Ichigo you need to pay more attention to your surroundings!"

She pouted and looked away, HA! Busted!

"See? Busted!"

"I-I was creating a character! I had to get all the details well!"

"Yeah yeah, excuses!"

I moved my hand to let her know that wasn't going to get her out of the fact I did told her and she didn't pay attention.

"I hate you Onii-chan! Go alone!"

Ichigo got mad, and jumped over the living room table, and went directly upstairs to her room, I did knew this since she slammed the door shut.

Well I just got in a fight with my little sister, hehe it's so sad, I'll have to apologize.

I was just making fun of her! I was winning! She is a really bad loser, like someone I know hehe

"Ohh Kuroneko, what are you doing right now? Should I send you a message to say hi?"

I wanted to, but I had no credit and if I planned on going to the festival I had to wait until I left to get some credit with the cash I had left from that day.

I sighed and walked to the refrigerator, and got a chocolate jelly sweet I was going to eat at night, but I will just give it to her to make up, they are her favorite sweets, she has been sneaking at night and started eating my share but I will let her pass this day. I'll try to get her the next time she tries it.

I went upstairs and knocked on her door.

"Hey Ichi, don't be that mad, come on, open the door"

"NO! Go away you mean Onii-chan!"

I knew she was just faking it.

"C'mon Ichigo! I brought you Choco jelly!"

After I finished that sentence, you could hear random shuffling inside her room and footsteps, after 5 seconds or so, the door opened a little bit and she poked her face from the crack on the door that opened.

"Y-you brought me some?"

I handed over the thing and looked away.

"Don't be mad ok…"

I was blushing, this girl… knows how to get my soft side and feel embarrassed about it.

She smiled a lot and her eyes got teary.

"Dibs!"

She snatched the thing from me and closed the door again! Oh my god! This girl! I knew it! She was faking it!

"Ichigoooooo!"

"Haha Onii-chan I love you, you are a really good guy, if you ever get a girlfriend, she will be so lucky!"

I froze and blushed a lot, how would being Kuroneko's boyfriend would be? Will it be good? Should I treat her like my little sister? I don't think so, maybe she likes badass guys or something? I mean she is cold sometimes and harsh, so I don't know.

"Hehe, I don't have one, now open the door and let's go to the festival, it's getting late"

"No, you were mean to me! Go alone!"

I sighed, I didn't want to go alone, but she was cornering me with the options, I just had one option left, and I didn't want to use it, and even if I managed to get her going with me, with that excuse, if it didn't happen she will hate me for the rest of my life.

"C'mon Ichigo! Don't be like that! Let's go and have some fun! I'll treat you some yakisoba and some takoyakis or something! Let's go! I don't want to go alone!"

She opened the door a little bit again and looked at me with a suspicious and kinky face.

"Ohh hooo, so you want to go with your cute little sister and awe everyone at the place? You are such a Siscon Onii-chan!"

I was so flustered I didn't knew what to answer, she looked at me with a shy face and opened the door, and she gave me a kiss on the cheek and closed the door.

I was trembling, what is she doing?! Is she teasing me?! It this even legal?! What am I going to do?! I don't like my little sister like that! Someone help!

"What was that just now? People can get the wrong idea Ichigoooo!"

She just giggled on the other side of the door.

"Onii-chan go and get changed, we are going out tonight! C'mon! Shoo shoo!"

I smiled, she was going with me, and I didn't even have to tell her that Chuck might go too!

Which I will now know what to do if they saw each other, I know Chuck will treat her like always, but about her… she is the kind of person who gets all clingy and such with people she liked and cares about, you just saw! She kissed me like nothing on my cheek!

"Ok, ok, see you at the living room then"

I left her alone and went to my room, I just got the usual stuff, jeans, a blue t-shirt with some tribal signs I got for my birthdate from an aunt and my skating shoes.

Ohh and a light jacket, it was getting kind of chilly in the nights sometimes.

Ohh yeah I was going to skate to the place, my sister always rode a bicycle when we went out, just for fun.

After I took my things I went downstairs, she was still on her room, yeah I know girls right? They say 5 minutes and take like 4 hours to get ready!

I saw my clock it was almost 6:45 PM, the festival had started already.

"Ahh man this girl take a lot of time getting ready"

I sat on the couch and then my mom arrived.

I went to help her with the things she was carrying.

"Hey mom…"

"Sorata, why are you dressed like that, are you going out?"

I smiled a little and started grabbing bags and stuff

"Eh yeah, I will go out with Ichigo"

She looked at me curious.

"Where do you plan on taking her? It's late already!"

Moms…. They always think it´s late already hahha she always tell me that when I have my kids, I will understand.

"Come on mom! It's 6:50 PM it's not that late! And we want to go to the festival at the park! We won't be late back!"

She thought about it for a moment and looked at me with a serious face.

"Be back at 9:00 PM sharp Sorata or both you will be grounded for a year! Got it?!"

"Y-yes mom! Don't get mad! We will be back, anyways Ichigo will get bored after eating the usual and will want to go back you know her"

"Don't eat a lot or you will get a stomach ache! And please be careful and take your phone with you!"

"Yes mom I will"

My mom stopped in full and looked around, she then looked at me with a confused face.

"Sorata, where's your sister? Didn't you say she was going with you?"

I sighed and looked at her all fed up.

"She is still getting ready!"

My mom laughed and looked at me with a serious face.

"Never rush a girl while getting ready, just wait for her and protect her!"

"Yes I will protect her with my life mom!"

"You don't need to do that Onii-chan I know how to kick people around"

Ichigo came out AT LAST! From the house, she was wearing a black and white polka dot dress, she looked so beautiful, she did her hair with twin tails and wore regular sandals, and she looked cute as hell!

She looked cute and fashionable, but she didn't over did it, I'm pretty sure she is learning those things from those magazines she reads all the time.

"Ohh my Ichigo you look so cute!" Just to clarify this, that was my mom, not me…

"Haha don't say that! I am blushing!"

Ichigo covered her cheeks with her hands and looked shyly, I know she was kind of faking it, she liked when people flattened her, well who doesn't… right?

"Yeah yeah, you look cute, let's go it's getting late, the thing has already started"

I was carrying my skateboard with me, Ichigo looked at me and stopped in full.

"You! You are NOT going to skate there! I am wearing a dress! I can't ride a bicycle!"

She pointed at my skateboard with all her rage, well she did got dressed up and everything, so using a bike to get there might ruin her getup.

"Ok, ok, sorry let me take it to my room, be right back"

I went up and left my skateboard laying on the bed, and changed my shoes to regular ones, I mean skating shoes are comfortable, but I can't stand walking with them for long periods of time, they are really hard on the sole.

After that I went back and my sister was on the living room waiting for me.

"What took you so long Onii-chan?!"

Says the one who took like 30 minutes to get ready?!

"Nothing I just changed my shoes, let's go Ichigo"

She pouted, and stood up, she grabbed me by the arm and walked with me.

"We are leaving!"

"Take care both of you! And COME BACK AT 9:00 PM OR YOU ARE GROUNDED FOR A YEAR!"

Sheesh she is scary, Ichigo clanged to my arm in fear, I felt some "soft" parts on it, you know, I just moved a little bit and walked.

"She, is scary Onii-chan!"

"Yeah I know, now, why are you so dressed up? Please don't tell me you were serious with the 'awe everyone at the place' thing?!"

She let me go, walked after and put herself in front of me, did a turn and looked at me excited.

"I will awe everyone and you will be a proud Onii-chan!"

She was so cute haha I will be so sad when she leaves the house or when I leave to study at a University.

"Ok, ok, you are cute, let's get going, it will take us like 15 minutes to walk there, that's why you brought comfortable shoes?"

She looked at me and smiled surprised.

"Yeah! Wow Onii-chan you are very perceptive! You'll be a good boyfriend! Always point out those little details! We girls love it"

She got near me and grabbed my arm again. If people would see us, they would think we are a couple and I'm a little bit scared about that… NO! My heart belongs to Kuroneko! We all know it!

Well she doesn't ha….. So sad.

"Haha it's not true, I just noticed"

"It's ok Onii-chan, you did a good job"

She patted my head.

"Am I your pet or something?!"

She smiled at me and walked faster.

"Hahaha you are so fun Onii-chan, let's go! We are almost there"

This girl… she is good at doing this huh?

We ended up having a little race to the place and got there in no time! She is fast! I am starting to think she is really training for a marathon or something.

"Wooooooaaaahh look Onii-chan, it's so big!"

At least half the park which you all now know its HUGE was full of stands, food stands, kimono try out stands, mask stands, game stands, it was immense!

"Wow, this is big, I can't believe 3 hours ago it was empty!"

Ichigo looked at me with face full of hope and glistering eyes while pointing at a stand with Yakisoba.

"O-Onii-chan! Please! I'll love you for the rest of my life!"

I sighed and stared walking towards her.

"Sure, let's go"

"Yaaaaaaaaaay!"

She started running to the place like a little kid.

"Haha ohh Ichigo you are so childish!"

"That's because I am with Onii-chan and I can be like this! Also, it's cute don't you see?"

I looked around and a lot of guys started looking at my little sister while blushing! I think I even saw one drooling! Ohh my god it was really uncomfortable! I wanted to kick their ass! She is in middle school you freaks!

Kuroneko had the same effect on people, although she did it because of her flashy and cute clothing, and not her acting 'all cute'.

Don't tell her I said this or I am dead, really! DEAD!

Even though my sister attracted attention the same way Kuroneko did, but well, she is more outgoing, anyways, she was already reaching the Yakisoba stand when she stopped in full, looked around, and then came back running and got behind my back.

I was shocked, did she found a friend she didn't want to see? Some bully from school? Maybe a stalker? I don't know how to fight but if I had to I will have to take it for my sister.

She was behind me trembling, when she said in a low and shy voice.

"H-h-he! I-is th-there! I- I saw him Onii-chan! What should I do?!"

I looked around but didn't saw anyone out of the ordinary, it was just a bunch of highschoolers, kids with their parents and that, the usual.

"W-what are you saying Ichigo, there's no one there! Did you saw someone you don't want to? Let's lea…"

"NO! Please don't!"

She was still behind my back but she poked her head from a side and looked, she then trembled a lot and looked at me with uneasy eyes and shyly pointed at the front.

"O-onnii-chan, h-he is the-there!"

I was about to look around.

"D-don't be so obvious! Oh my god Onii-chan! Be subtle! He is there! Near the Yakisoba stand!"

I sighed and looked again, I was starting to imagine who she saw. I reached my cellphone on my right pocket and looked at the screen.

'5 lost calls: Chuck Sk8'

"I knew it, that bastard got away from his sisters haha"

Just after I finished that sentence I fell a blunt hit on my left side, I looked down and Ichigo was infuriated.

"W-what did you just called him Sorata?"

Holy mother of god, if my sister calls me by my name, I am so freaking done, really guys, she is scary as hell. I once committed the stupid action of deflating her favorite beach ball, I hid it at the roof, yeah I literally threw it over there, so she though she lost it at the beach, after a year or so, this bad storm came and the wind blew down the deflated ball, when she knew I was the culprit she didn't spoke me for almost 4 months!

So back to the topic, she was about to snap out and slap me, when I grabbed her by both arms.

"H-hey! Don't get so mad Ichigo! He told me he wasn't coming first of all, he had some stuff to tend with his sisters, now calm down! That's how we speak sometimes, sorry!"

She looked at me with teary and really mad eyes, I felt bad for her. I know she likes him, but to almost slap me?! That's too much.

"Ichigo, calm down, please, I won't talk to him like that anymore ok, I was playing, he is my friend, let's go and say hi!"

I was about to walk when I felt like if I were pinned down by something on my left side.

I turned around and Ichigo was there, trembling while holding my left side.

"P-please don't, I can't bear it, you made me almost snap out… I need to calm down"

She was still red since she got mad, and was trembling, she was nervous, does she really like this guy that much? I mean he has nothing special! He is rude, reckless, not that smart, well when he wants he is a real genius, and well, he is Chuck! C'mon that's enough to not like him!

I sighed and looked at her with a comforting face.

"Look Ichigo, I am sorry ok? Calm down, let's sit on that bench"

*Sniff*

She just nodded and started walking while taking cover with my body and never letting go from my left side.

We got on the bench and she relaxed a little bit.

*Sob*

I looked at her, she was covering her face with both her hands, did I just made my sister cry over a friend?

I suck if that's the case.

"Ichi, what's wrong?"

"*Sob* Onii-chan, so-sorry for hitting and bad mouthing you!"

She hugged me tight, I was so happy, I love my little sister she is really cute. I patted her head to calm her down.

"Now, now, it's ok, don't worry, calm down and don't cry, your make up will get ruined, we need to say hi to Chuck or he might leave"

She instantly snapped out of it, let me go and started cleaning her face.

"O-ok Onii-chan I am ready…. I think"

Poor Ichigo she was so nervous, I guess they will never be able to play along again that easily.

I stood up and Ichigo took my hand and started walking by my side, she tried getting behind me several times, I just had to pull her to my side again.

"Don't get behind me! That's too obvious! He will feel awkward and leave!"

"Ok, sorry"

So, after struggling with the crowd and with my little sister I was able to reach Chuck.

"Hey Chuck! You made it man!"

Chuck turned around and looked at me and at my sister, he saw Ichigo and his eyes opened wide but he did his best to avoid being noticed, I know, she is cute hehe.

"H-hey! Sorata! Ichigo! Long time no see! I was able to break free from my sisters! It was horrible man! They wanted me to try new makeup samples one of my sisters got at her job!"

Ohh yeah, one of his sisters worked at this big makeup company, so she got a lot of samples.

"Hello Chuck-san"

Ichigo was nervous as hell! I felt her hand trembling while grabbing me.

"Hey Ichigo! How you've been! You look so different! Wow! You look cute today!"

Ichigo got all red up to her ears and looked away, she started stuttering, so I intervened to help her out.

I grabbed her and pulled her by my side, which made Chuck look at me instead of her, she calmed down a little bit.

"Haha! Yeah, she wanted to try new looks you know! Girls… pffft hahaha"

"Haha yeah right, well she looks good thou, way to go Ichigo!" Chuck winked at her while smiling and giving her a thumbs up.

My poor little sister looked at him with a super troubled face, her eyes opened wide and her body started to tremble, and she was still red up to her ears. You could almost see steam coming out of her head!

"So what'cha guys doing around this place? Wanna grab a bite or something?"

I looked at Ichigo who looked at me uneasy, she was really nervous.

I whispered her.

"Hey, see? You'll get to eat with him! Be happier! Now, move and act normal! If I can I'll leave you guys alone a little bit"

She got startled.

"What? Are you nuts Onii-chan? I will collapse! I am really nervous!"

"Calm down Ichigo, just act natural, like you always do! C'mon is Chuck, an old friend!"

"I know! But I can't now that well… I've realized this"

"So, you've realized what now?"

We both looked to our side and Chuck was there getting into our conversation, Ichigo got scared and fell to the ground, I just moved to a side.

"Dude what the hell! Don't get into people's conversations like that!"

"Ha?! You were the ones whispering like crazy I just wanted to know what was going on!"

I just sighed.

"Here Ichigo, get up, sorry for startling you"

Chuck bent forward and extended his arm to help my little sister get up, she reluctantly took his hand and got up. She was all red! But I think Chuck didn't notice.

"T-thanks Chuck-san…"

"Hey just call me Chuck! C'mon Ichigo, we've known each other for around 7 years! You don't need to add honorifics!"

Ichigo looked away, she was bright red, I'm starting to think Chuck is just acting a fool about this. I'll ask him later.

"Ok, Chu-Chuck, sorry"

Ichigo looked at the ground.

"Aaaaaaanyways, so, you guys want to try out the best Yakisoba you'll ever have in your entire life?"

I looked at Chuck he was being serious, by the way he was still holding my sister's hand, is this a signal?

"Sure, let's go Ichigo"

"Y-Yes…"

Poor girl, she will have a heart attack for sure.

"Ok let's go, don't let go Ichigo, grab your bro for me please"

I took Ichigo's hand and Chuck started running. Well, kind of, Ichigo's nervous clumsiness was impeding us from running anyways.

"Hey Ichigo, are you alright? Anything wrong?"

Chuck looked concerned.

"E-er… I… no! I'm ok! Hahaha"

She gave this really nervous laughter.

"You must be hungry hahaa wait and you'll see! Your mouth will fly to heaven!"

Chuck started to press on. I was starting to get dragged around by them, when I tripped and hit someone.

I let my sister's hand go, which looked at me in despair, I just told her to hang out there.

I got up and before I was able to follow them, people invaded the place, it was literally a sea of people! Where did they came from?!

I reached the person who I crashed with and helped it get up, I started looking in front of me to look for Ichigo and Chuck but it was no good.

"I am really sorry I wasn't paying attention, I was even being dragged by a friend and my sister haha sorry. If you'll excuse me, I need to look for them"

I started moving forward.

"Ara Akasaka-san, why in such a hurry? You won't even apologize to my sister which you've just bumped to?"

I froze, I knew that voice! I knew it! It was her! I did a 180° turn and there she was.

"K-Kuroneko?!"

She looked at me with a pleasant smile, but I was sure she was restraining from bashing me since I crashed with her sister.

"H-hey Ku….."

"How rude of you for not apologizing sir"

I looked to my left and saw this girl, but she looked like around 10 or 11 years old, maybe 12. She had the same hime style bangs as Kuroneko, but she had brownish hair and shorter hair, arranged in short twin tails, they passed her shoulders by a little bit, she was wearing a regular t-shirt, white with kind of a redish color on the shoulders, a dark red skirt and regular shoes.

"Ohh I am sorr… hold on! I know you!"

She looked at me and she then realized, she ran to Kuroneko's side and pointed at me.

"I-it's the delinquent skateboarder from the afternoon!"

"HA?! Delinquent? I am sorry I didn't even do anything to you! Yeah! I wallrode that side of the wall since I saw you guys on the other side! Why do you call me a delinquent?!"

"You aren't supposed to do that! What if someone was going up the stairs at that point?!"

"AHEM!"

We both shut our mouths and looked at Kuroneko who was kind of mad, she had her eyes closed and a clenched fist, she was clearly restraining from saying something rude. Probably to me, since I am the delinquent and also crashed with her sister.

"S-so… Akasaka-san… you were doing what? And Hinata, please calm down, he is not a delinquent, he is a classmate"

Hinata calmed down and looked at me. She then looked at Kuroneko, and then at me, I started to feel nervous being around both of them, I tried to look away. Hinata looked at me and then her eyes gleamed as if she had just found out something. Is this girl this smart and sharp?! Am I too obvious? Someone help!

"Sorry, my bad"

I blushed a little bit, I just quarreled with her? Am I destined to do this with her sisters too?

"No, I am sorry, I was distracted and crashed with you sorry"

I bowed, she blushed and started to move her hands in the air to stop me from bowing.

"S-stop! It's ok, sorry! It was an accident!"

"AHEM!"

We both looked at Kuroneko again, which by the way was wearing "regular" clothing, she even looked tomboyish! She was wearing a white T-Shirt with a black cat in the middle of the chest and black cargo pants, her hair was tied up in a single pony tail and she was wearing sneakers.

She looked so cute! Tomboyish Kuroneko!

"S-sorry Kuroneko-sama don't get mad!"

"A-Akasaka-san, you haven't answered my question"

I froze.

"A-ahahaha about that wall ride…"

"Yes! About that, answer me now!"

I looked at them and I noticed there were only two Gokou sisters, the youngest one was missing.

"H-hey! Kuroneko-sama! I noticed one of your sisters is missing!"

"She is with my parents at the moment…. DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT SORATA!"

She realized what she said, she looked away and started blushing a lot, and I also blushed and looked away.

Hinata on the other hand, started looking at us in a curious way, she then smiled and intervened.

"Rurinee, don't be mad at this guy, he just did a trick on that skateboard, he is not even using it right now, why? Aren't you guys like super attached to them?"

I calmed down and looked at her with thankful eyes.

"Ahh, yeah, we kind of are, but well I came here with my little sister, but I just lost her hahaha"

I pated the back of my head, Hinata looked at me displeased, Kuroneko on the other hand, looked at the void, muttering something I think I heard her saying 'I said his name out loud, I said his name out loud' or something like that, I guess I just misheard.

Kuroneko calmed down and got back to her Onee-sama mood.

"S-so… A-akasaka-san… you did a wall ride, what's that?"

"Ah-ahahahaha… it's nothing that flashy"

"Just tell me already!"

Damn she is scary, even Hinata looked at her estranged, but she started to smile like if she just found out something… it was a scary smile to be honest with you guys.

"I just jumped over 6 stairs and instead of going down them I placed my skateboard and 'Rode the wall down', landed and left, it's not that flashy"

Kuroneko trembled a little bit, she was containing herself again.

"Y-you… are you stupid? Do you want to die? I've already told you to be careful! I need… I mean, we! The WHOLE team, need you! You are our main debugger!"

"Ahh I know, sorry Kuroneko-sama! I won't die, at most I'll just break a bone or something, and I just hope that does NOT happen!"

She looked away kind of sad and muttered.

"Me neither…"

"Ha?! What did you say Rurinee?"

This last question was made by Hinata, who looked at Kuroneko with a questioning and curious smile as if she just found out something.

"Ah…I…No-nothing! Just, Hinata, let's go! I feel like if my life force is being sucked away by some evil being!"

She looked at me on this last sentence, I mean, she is the one with Chunnibyou!

"Aww, already? C'mon Rurinee let's a little bit longer with Akasaka-san and play!"

"W-wha-what what are you saying? No! We need to go now, it's late already! And he is looking for his sister, he has no time to play with us!"

"Ahh actually she is with a frien…."

"No...Time…to…play...with...US!"

Kuroneko looked uneasy, kind of desperate to leave, wow am I that disgusting? I'm so sad now.

"Hey but, the fireworks, let's see them together! You guys can help me find my sis…"

"Sorry Akasaka-san, that won't do, I can't watch those hideous things… not… right now…"

Kuroneko looked sad, did she remembered something about her past I didn't knew?

"Ohh I see… so bad, ahh well, it's late and cute ladies like you need to go home huh?"

Kuroneko blushed a lot! Hinata just smiled at me and gave a little glance at Kuroneko, she then smiled.

"Well, it's been a pleasure Akasaka-san, sorry for calling you delinquent, just don't do anything out of hand"

Hinata bowed, I bowed to her.

"Haha the pleasure's mine! Sorry for that misunderstanding, I won't wall ride stuff without checking its empty"

She smiled at me and winked me an eye, is she now flirting with me?!

She looked at Kuroneko who was looking at me from time to time, but she was mainly looking at the crowd.

"So… Kuroneko-sama"

She got startled and looked at me kind of fed up.

"A-akasaka-san…"

"Y-yes?"

"C-could you please stop calling me that in front of my sister?"

"Ah… Go-kou-sama?"

She got all red and stomped the floor

"Cut the '-sama' part already! Keep calling me Kuroneko!"

"Oh… ok sorry sorry! Hahaha Kuroneko…"

She looked at me nervously.

"Y-yes Akasaka-san?"

"Do you need me to escort you to the usual place?"

She blushed a lot! Hinata looked at both of us in awe and then smirked.

"Ha? Usual place? What does that mean Rurinee?!"

Kuroneko was fully red and started stuttering and moved her hands randomly to avoid us seeing her blushed face.

"Th-th-that! Is, is n-not how it s-sounds! He h-has escorted me because I've…"

She calmed down and thought about what she was going to say, she then got her composure back and looked at me coldly as always.

"Y-yeah! That's right! He is my underling! And he was carrying stuff for me those days! And since he is under my control he would at least had the courtesy of letting me know he planned on running wild at this event!" She looked at me kind of upset while blushing a little bit, but got her composure back in a second and continued.

"So he escorted me to the neighborhood and then I continued alone, that's all! Now stop asking!"

"Hooo… is that so... A-K-A-S-A-K-A-san?"

This girl is sharp, she knows I like her sister I'm pretty sure!

"Y-yeah! Hahaha, I am her underling I lost a bet with her, so I helped her carry some stuff! Ahh—ahahahaha"

She looked at me and started smiling a lot, she calmed down after a little time.

"Ahh… I see… its ok then, no problem"

"S-so… Hinata, let's go already, Akasaka-san, t-thanks for your offering, but we are near our house, so don't worry and continue looking for your sister"

I felt sad, I wanted to talk more to her, she looked sad for some reason, I could feel she was sad, but I didn't knew why… I'll ask her when I see her later.

"Ohh ok, well… it's been a pleasure Akasaka-san"

"Sorata, you can just call me Sorata if you want"

She smiled at me, I smiled back, and Kuroneko looked at us with warm eyes and blushed a little bit, so she looked away.

"Okay… Sorata-nii-san!"

Wow, that felt weird, as if she was implying something, I guess she called me like that since they are all girls as Kuroneko told me the other day.

"Ahh hahaha look Kuroneko now I have two little sisters!"

"S-shut up pervert! She is my sister, go find your own!"

Kuroneko was blushing a lot, Hinata smiled at us and looked at Kuroneko.

"Wow, Rurinee what's going on?"

"Nothing Hinata! Let's go, you are so grounded I won't cook for you for a year!"

"Awww please don't do that!"

While saying that, Kuroneko gave me a warm look as if she was saying good bye to me, I understood and just waved her good bye, they started walking away, in the direction where I first went with Kuroneko at our gaming date, or research meeting as she calls it.

I was watching them depart, when Hinata looked at me and started waving her hand to say good bye.

"Take care Soratanii-san! I hope we can see each other again!"

"Hi-Hinata! Stop calling him like that!"

"Huh? Why? He told me I could call him Sorata"

"Y-yes! B-but only that! Now stop saying nonsense, people could get the wrong idea!"

"You are blushing a lot Rurinee…"

"Sh-shut up!"

After that I couldn't hear anything since they were too far away from me. I could however feel that Kuroneko was watching me with the corner of her eye until we weren't able to see each other because of the distance.

I stretched and smiled a lot, I was able to see Kuroneko! And I even met her sister Hinata, who is sharp like a genius! I hope she doesn't bother me about that the next time I see her. This was a really good night, I can't wait to talk to Kuroneko again at the club!

"Ohh well, I need to find Chuck and my sister"

I looked around and people were more scattered so I was able to see farther, and I was able to see the Yakisoba stand Chuck was talking about, how did I knew? There was like a 10 meter long line to get your order!

"Well, let's start from there and look for them, if I don't find them in 5 minutes I'll just call one of them"

I started walking towards the Yakisoba stand, I just hope my sister is alive, I know Chuck won't do anything to her, but I just hope she was able to get back to normal with him.

After I reached the stand, I wasn't able to find them, I looked around on other places until I saw a little zone with tables and chairs, and… there they were!

I started walking there, and I noticed my sister and him were chatting normally.

"Ah… she snapped out of it, excellent"

I could tell she was scared like hell, and well Chuck… was just being Chuck, I guess he is not being able to realize she has a crush on him, and that's better.

I got there and my sister gave me a relaxed look, as trying to say 'It's ok, don't worry about it'.

"Soo… should I stay or should I go?"

I tried asking her that, but she didn't seem to understand, after that, Chuck looked at me and stood up and started waving, you could see my sister's disappointed look.

"Yooo! Sorata! Over here man!"

I just said hi with my hand and started walking near there.

"Dude! Where the hell you've been?!"

Chuck told me this while sitting back, as I checked the table, there were 3 plates with Yakisoba.

My little sister looked at me with an uneasy look, I knew she was mad because I interrupted her, but well, I couldn't just let them alone and it was almost 9:00 PM!

"Well you guys just ran into a random crowd I bumped into… some people… and well I lost track of both of you! And have you seen that freaking line! It's like 2 km long!"

My little sister sighed, and Chuck just laughed it off.

"Onii-chan… It wasn't that crowded when we arrived but they took some time to give us our order! Now please just eat!"

She moved a plate near me and gave me a pair of wood sticks.

I took some Yakisoba with them and blew a little bit, they were still hot.

I was about to eat them and Chuck looked at me with a kinky smirk.

"Soo… Sorata… who were this 'persons' you just bumped into?!"

I looked at him surprised, this guy! He is sharp as Hinata! My little sister looked at me, she than blinked a couple of times and started smiling.

"O-onii-chan! You've already got yourself a date? Wow so bold! Don't tell me it was that person from that gaming date you've got the other day?"

I was so nervous! Two against one! C'mon it's not fair!

"Ah… haha n-noo! Just some guys from school"

I looked away to avoid them asking me more questions.

"G-gaming date? N-no way! With that gothic Lolita? You went on a date with her? WAY TO GO SORATA!"

Chuck started hitting my back I was about to spit all the yakisoba I just got inside my mouth.

I choke a little bit, took my little sister's bottle of water and drank.

"W-what the hell Chuck! She is a friend ok?!"

I gave him a look to cut it out, I didn't want my little sister to start thinking stuff like that! She had a crush on him already!

He got it and calmed down.

"Ohh I see, sorry, my bad! Hahahaha"

He sat down and started eating, my little sister was eating her yakisoba. She gave the regular uneasy feel to me and looked from time to time to Chuck.

Do I also look like that with Kuroneko? Wow I hope she doesn't find out or she will beat me to death.

After eating that, I looked at the time, it was 8:25 PM, the fireworks show was about to start! So I gouged on the food and drank some more water and looked at where the people walked.

"Sorata what are you looking for?"

Chuck asked me confused.

"Ah the fireworks, we went to see those and then we'll leave, we've got a 9:00 PM Curfew"

Chuck looked at both of us and smiled.

"Heh, follow me, let's go I know a good place.

My little sister and I looked at each other confused, but we just stood up and followed him.

After 2 or 3 minutes of walking, we got near a big tree.

"Dude, we can't climb that…"

I mean, my little sister was wearing a dress after all.

"No dude! Look past it!"

I looked and there was this big slide, it was kind of tall but it had a kind of a tower on the top in which we would perfectly fit.

"Ohh I see! How clever!"

"Haha I told you guys to trust me"

We got there and Chuck started climbing. I looked at my little sister, who gave me a confused look, she then realized something and blushed and hit me on a side.

"You pervert Onii-chan!"

"What? I was just asking of you wanted to go first to get Chuck help you out at the top! Stupid! Like hell I'd like to see your underwear!"

She looked at me surprised.

"Are you really my Onii-chan?! How clever!"

"What? Do you think I'm stupid?"

She giggled a little bit and stuck her tongue a little bit while blinking.

"Just a little clueless! Hehe!"

Chuck reached the top and yelled.

"Hey! Are you going to stay there or you want to see this thing!? C'mon!"

I sighed and looked at my little sister.

"Look, just go, I'll wait until you get there pretending I am tying my shoelaces ok?"

She gave me a super happy look and hugged me a little bit while whispering.

"You really are the best Onii-chan in the world! I love you!"

I blushed, she was being really lovely today huh?

She started climbing the stairs, but she looked down to make sure I wasn't looking at her, really who does she think I am?

After she got to the top, Chuck helped her get on the platform, she was so nervous she almost fell off! But managed to get there.

"Here I go"

I was half way the place when the first firework was sent, it did a big blast and got the place full or a red color, it was beautiful.

I got the top, Chuck was sitting on the slide, and my little sister was behind him nervous.

I got near her and tapped her head, she looked at me surprised and smiled, and she then looked at Chuck and whispered.

"He rejected me…"

I froze, wow how?! Did she confess or something!?

Poor Ichigo! I'll cheer her up later, I just hugged her sideways and took my cellphone and started filming the fireworks.

Ichigo looked at me curiously and whispered. "Onii-chan why are you filming this?"

I smiled and looked at the cellphone's screen while trying to keep it steady.

"I just want to get this to a dear friend who wasn't able to see this, and I'll also upload it to Nico Douga, it's beautiful"

She smiled and leaned on me sideways.

"Thanks Onii-chan, this day was fun"

We stood silent there, Chuck didn't say a word. Maybe he overheard Ichigo and felt guilty?

The fireworks show ended, and Chuck stood up and looked at us.

"Guys, I have to go ok? See you around have a nice night, and thanks for everything Ichigo-chan, keep being cute ok?"

He looked at us with a big smile, and let himself off the slide, which was kind of long.

"Remember! This is the fun part of the ride! See ya later! Hahahahaaha!"

This guy is crazy, but I'm pretty sure he will try to go down with a skateboard. I'll have to stop him.

Ichigo looked down, she didn't say a word and went down the slide, which made her scream full of joy.

"Ahh hell, let's try to cheer her up"

I let myself off the slide and landed on the other side, Ichigo was waiting for me there.

"So… what did you said?"

She looked sad, but faked a smile.

"Ah? What are you talking about Onii-chan?"

I sighed and grabbed her hand, she got surprised and got away.

"W-what are you trying to do perv?!"

"I just want to cheer you up Ichigo! What happened with Chuck?"

She sighed and looked at the floor, she was pretty sad.

"Don't get mad ok?"

"I won't promise anything since I told you to wait!"

"I know! I did ask him with a lot of subtlety but he instantly turned me down!"

I stopped in full, which made my little sister to stop and look at me while tilting her head sideways.

"What happened Onii-chan?"

"Did you just said, you asked him while being subtle?"

She got nervous and started to back a little bit.

"Y-yes?"

I sighed and recovered from my depression.

"Ichigo, he is LAME! He will never understand even if you asked him directly! You'll have to be more patient!"

She cheered a little bit and looked at me with a face full of hope.

"R-really? Why?"

"What did you say to him?"

She blushed and took air in, she carefully chose her words and answered.

"I asked him if he had a Girlfriend, he said he didn't, I asked him if he liked someone, he said he didn't, I asked him if he wanted a relationship in the future and he just said "nah, it's too troublesome" what's wrong with him?!"

She pouted and stomped the floor with one foot, she was behaving like a little kid.

So she did asked him that directly but yeah he was being honest, I'll ask him, or just let him tell me what happened.

"Hahahah Ichigo! I just told you! He is dense! Just let him be and wait! Ok?"

My little sister sobbed while crying from the relief I just gave her.

"Really, you are the best Onii-chan in the world!"

She hugged me by the arm while saying this, it was so cute! But well… people will get the bad idea.

"H-hey! People are staring you know?"

"So? You are my brother I don't care… and I love Chuck-san!"

"Shhhhh! Don't be so loud he could be around!"

She stopped in full shocked.

"Haha just kidding, let's go!"

She pouted and looked at me all mad.

"Onii-chan you idiot! Don't scare me like that!"

"Ahh haha sorry!"

After around 15 minutes walking we arrived home, it took us a little bit more time since I went to a convenience store to get credit for my cellphone since I forgot to get it when we got to the park. Mom waited for us, and well we didn't got grounded.

We told her we found Chuck there and we didn't see the hour, we arrived 5 minutes late.

My sister went to her room and I went to mine.

I left all my things on the PC table top and changed into something more comfortable.

"Well, this was the best day ever, I had lots of fun with my little sister and Chuck and I also met Kuroneko and her little sister Hinata! I hope we can play more often hehe"

I blushed while saying this, how would it feel to play with Kuroneko and my little sister some videogames, they both are bad losers in the end.

"Ohh well I hope I can get to know that someday… hope…fully… one… day…"

I fell asleep.

I was sleeping when I started hearing a rumbling noise.

"Ugh…"

I moved my arm and covered my eyes with, but I still heard that rumbling noise.

"What now…"

I woke up and sat on my bed while still being sleepy. I looked at the hour 1:24 AM

"1:24 am? The hell? What's that?"

It stopped…

I was about to sleep when I heard it again, I looked everywhere, and then I saw a flash on the PC desk.

"Huh…?"

It was my cellphone it was ringing, I grew the habit of placing my cellphone on silent mode before sleeping since I get emails and such at night and I was constantly getting awoken by it. Instead the cell phone vibrated which was less loud and I slept without issues.

But the ringing vibration was strong, so I could hear the rumbling noise while sleeping, but I had never been called at night before.

I used my left hand to pat the desk since I was still sleepy and took the phone and answered without watching.

"Err… hello?"

It was silent.

"Who is this? It's late! What'cha want?"

"…."

"Ok I'm hanging up, see ya punk"

"N-no! Wait"

I heard that voice, and I fell off the bed.

"Oww…"

"W-what happened? Akasaka, are you all right?"

"Oww… Ku-kuroneko?!"

It was her definitely! She sounded nervous on the other side of the line. And why is she even calling me this late? Did something happen?!

"Y-yes, A-akasaka-san, what happened?"

"Ohh, hehe nothing I just fell off the bed, I was surprised, why are you calling me this late, did something happened?"

She sighed on the other side of the phone.

"You fell? My darkness powers even reach you through the phone? Wow you are a weak human really…"

There she goes again with this Chuunibyou infection.

"Ah, haha well this is the first time a girl calls me, besides my sister obviously"

"Ohh… w-well that's something… an-anyways, I am sorry I called you this late…"

"Ahh its ok, I am awake already, what's up, do you need help with anything, something happened?"

She sounded calmer I guess mocking me was a way of releasing her stress.

"Oohh, sorry for calling this late, I just wanted to know if you have something to do tomorrow"

My heart almost got out of my chest! Is she inviting me on a date again?!

I started trembling and got really nervous! Why is she always the one who gets me into this situations? I've never asked her out for once! Just that time we played video games.

I'm sure the thinks I am a coward by this time.

"Eh… we-well tomorrow I'm f-free, why do you ask?"

She stopped breathing, like she was surprised or something.

"Ku-kuroneko are you there?"

"Ohh ahh… s-sorry, I saw a bug and kept quiet so it won't see me"

"W-what am I saying? J-just, why didn't you read my message? I waited for you to answer, but since you didn't I called you, was it a bad idea?"

She sounded concerned, but it's ok, if it's her she can call me anytime.

"Ahh nah, its ok Kuroneko, you can call me at any time and I will answer your call, don't worry, so, a bug?"

"S-shut up! Just answer my question!"

"Ohh yeah, well I told you already, I have nothing to do, why?"

She took a deep breath and stood quiet for a moment. And then answered with a lot of hesitation.

"C-can we meet tomorrow at the big park? I need to discuss something with you about the game"

I knew it! She will never ask me on a date. I was slowly fading away.

"Ohh that… s-sure! What time?" I guess she could tell I was obviously disappointed.

"That? What were you expecting Akasaka-san?"

I stood silent.

"W-what?! Answer me! Y-you pervert what where you expecting? S-stupid human being! Die already!"

"Wow, so-sorry! I really thought you had something on your hands right now and needed help, I got worried! That's all… hahaha"

"N-no, I'm all right, t-thanks for asking, sorry for concerning you"

Another awkward silent moment.

"S-so Kuroneko"

"Y-yes?"

"Did you had fun at the festival?"

Her breathing got heavy, is she cold or something?

"H-hello? Kuroneko?"

"S-shut up! It, was… different"

"Hehe I see, well I got to see you with other clothing besides that gothic Lolita outfit… you looked c-cute"

"H-hii…!"

She stood silent for a moment.

"W-what are you saying perverted dog! Y-you are shameless!"

"Huh? I was complimenting you!"

"S-shut up…" On the background of the call I could hear a voice… "Rurinee, what are you doing on the phone?"

"T-tamaki!"

I guess it was her other sister, wow, this family, they sleep really late! But I've never seen Kuroneko tired or something.

"Whadare you doing Ruri-nee? Are you talking with someone at the phone? Is it a boy?"

Haha this kid, she sounds little and she is this sharp?! Wow no wonder they are family, Hinata was the same

"W-what are you s-saying Tamaki! Go to s-sleep already! S-sorry, I have to go, see you tomorrow at 12 pm!"

"Y-yeah! Have a good ni…"

She hung up.

I looked at the phone and smiled, I was able to talk to her more and we are having a date tomorrow! Well… it's not a date per se, but I will get to see her.

I was laying on my bed thinking about it, when my cellphone vibrated again.

I jumped a little bit since it scared me.

"What the… who is it now?!"

I unlocked the screen '1 New Message: Fallen Angel Kuroneko'

I opened the message immediately.

'From: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

To: Akasaka Sorata *underling*

Subject: None

Body: Sorry about that, my little sister woke up, but she is sleeping already. You too have a good night Akasaka-san, see you tomorrow.´

Underling? Wow she now calls me that? And what is this? Android now lets me see how I am named from another person's cellphone?

I smiled a lot, I was about to place my cellphone on the desk but I dropped it.

"Ahh damn! I hope the screen is ok!"

I reached it and I just saw a "Message Sent" screen but it was kind of late.

"What the hell was that?!"

I was about to check what was sent when I got a new message, again, from Kuroneko

'From: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

To: Akasaka Sorata *Underling*

Subject: None

Body: Akasaka-san… don't you think it's kind of late to ask that? Stupid underling… Just sleep already! See you tomorrow, I'm out to sleep, have a good night.

PS: Why such a proper wording? Did you even wrote that?'

I froze I knew what she was talking about.

I immediately opened the "sent messages" section and I was able to confirm it… the message Chuck tried to send before was sent by mistake!

Ohh god I wanted to die so badly! I dug my head on the pillows.

"Damn it now I have to answer her"

I was so nervous but I had to clear this misunderstanding.

"Ok here I go"

'To: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

From: Sorata Sk8

Subject: None

Body: S-sorry, that message was a mistake, please disregard it! My friend Chuck wrote it trying to tease me with you! I'm sorry! Don't hate me, I mean he knows we are friends since he has seen us together playing video games and such. Good night! Sorry!'

I sent the message.

That stupid Chuck will hear me later!

I got an almost instant response.

'From: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

To: Akasaka Sorata *underling*

Subject: None

Body: Ohh is that so? Why was he teasing you? What's the meaning of this?! Perverted underling! Die already!'

I was about to cry, she got mad! Stupid Chuck I will punch him in the face when I get to see him!

I was about to throw away my cellphone off the window, when I got a new message.

'From: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

To: Akasaka Sorata *underling*

Subject: None

Body: But I still want to see you tomorrow to talk about the game! Only that! No other intentions! Sleep well!'

Ahh my Angel Kuroneko-chan! I love her so much! She is so cute sometimes! And hard other times.

'To: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

From: Sorata Sk8

Subject: None

Body: Sorry! He has a big imagination! I'll see you tomorrow Kuroneko-chan!'

I was teasing her, she made fun of me before!

I got an answer right away, what is she even expecting me to answer or something?!

'From: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

To: Akasaka Sorata *underling*

Subject: Sleep!

Body: Shut up! Go to sleep! And don't be late!'

I left my cellphone on the desk and closed my eyes.

I have a semi date tomorrow with Kuroneko I was so excited!

But I started wondering, what does she need to talk about, maybe she found a big bug and she is not able to solve it by herself?

"Ahh I'll find out tomorrow".

I woke up it was kind of early, around 8:00 am.

"Ugh… it's really early, I want to sleep more…"

I closed my eyes but I wasn't able to sleep, I remembered I was going to see Kuroneko at 12 pm at the big park. I was so nervous, I've already seen her like this once but its so nerve wrecking!

"Well I'll just have to do something else to distract myself"

I stood up and went to the restroom, no one was awake, so I walked slowly. I opened the door and get in, washed my face, and brushed my teeth.

"I guess I'll just goof around at the skate park some time and then get ready to go with Kuroneko"

I went to my room and changed to my regular skateboarding clothing. I took my shoes with me and my skateboard.

I went to down to the living room but no one was there.

"I'll just grab something light"

I ate some cereal and left.

The weather was nice, but it was chilly so I had to use a hoodie to protect from the wind.

"Ok, let's go and play some time at the park"

I kicked the floor and left, I was skating when I got a call.

"Who is it?"

I checked and it was Kinomoto-san

"Hello Kinomoto-san"

"Yoo! Akasaka-san! How you've been?!"

"Ahh I'm doing well, how about you?"

"Ahh haha I'm doing fine, how's everything going with Kuroneko-chan?!"

I stopped in full I almost tripped myself!

"Ahhh Ahhh hold on!"

I recovered my balance and stopped skating.

"What happened Akasaka-san what are you doing?"

"Ahh I was skating haha sorry!"

"Ohh you skate this early in the morning?"

Talk about someone who just called me at 8:00 AM!

"Ehh sometimes, but why are you calling me this early?!"

"Ohh sorry hehe I was just saying hi! And wanted to know if you've seen my emails?"

I remembered I got two from her the other day but I didn't read them.

"Ahh sorry I've been busy, but I'll check them later, do you need something done now? I can go back to my house and do that if you want"

She cleared her throat and sounded embarrassed.

"Please, I am so sorry! I will give you something! I know! I'll get Kuroneko-chan's 3 measures for you!"

I got flustered by that! I started blinking a lot and then slapped myself.

"Owww"

"Akasaka-san what happened?"

"You! Why are you saying such non sense?! I'll go home and help you! You don't need to bribe me with such things!"

"Ohh is that so?!" She gave me a provocative voice

"A-akasaka-san why do you know that information from me? I am embarrassed, sorry I will grow up more for you"

Her impersonation was almost perfect, that made my heart almost explode of the rush!

"Sh-Shut it Kinimoto-san stop saying nonsense!"

"Bwaaaahahahaha you are so cute Akasaka-san! Don't get mad!"

"Yeah yeah, don't tease me like that!"

"Haha sorry I couldn't stop myself!"

This girl, she is just making fun of me.

"Ok ok, let me go home, I'll message you when I get there ok?"

"Ok, thanks a lot Akasaka-san! Be careful! And fight!"

She hung up.

Fight? For what! I was just going to go back to my house which was around 6 blocks away.

"Ahh well, I guess I have something to do before I meet with Kuroneko"

I got home, it was around 8:30 am. My little sister was already awake in her room.

I left my stuff on the bed and sat on the computer which was into sleep mode.

"Ok let's see what's going on with Kinomoto's code"

I opened the email.

"Ohh yeah I was going to let her know I was home now. I'll just call her back"

I dialed the number and waited for her to answer.

She immediately answered.

"Yes? Hello?"

"Hey Kinomoto-san it's me, Sorata"

"Ohh hey! You're home already?!"

"Yep hehe I was nearby anyways, so, I'm about to open the code now"

"Ehh… ahh ok…"

She looked hesitant, I didn't know why.

I opened the code on my compiler and BAM! It had a buttload of errors!

"Kinomoto-san what's the meaning of this?"

My hand was trembling because of the anger I felt, she was so sloppy!

"Ahh hahaha, sorry, don't be mad! I knew you would get mad! Awwww"

She sounded nervous, but honestly, the code had around 3,000 lines and it had around 500 errors! What a pain!

"Kinomoto-san, really… you aren't this sloppy! What happened?"

She sighed.

"I… ok I'll tell you Akasaka-san… I got in a fight with Hideki and now he won't talk to me"

I felt so sad, poor Kinomoto-san she was such a good, girl, I don't know what happened, but I hope they get back together soon, it would be really awkward to see both of them at the club like this.

"So… you got in fight with him? And what does that even have to do with this creature! This demon sent from hell? Ohh god I will have to call a priest!"

Kinomoto-san giggled. "Ohh Akasaka-san you are such a good person. You always cheer me up"

I blushed, I did that unconsciously. I mean I always help people when I can.

"Hehe, it's ok Kinomoto-san don't feel down, you guys will get back together"

Her voice trembled, as if she was about to cry.

"I… I don't know Akasaka-san… this fight was big, it was over something stupid! I overreacted, but he won't listen to me!"

"Hey now, calm down, what happened if I can know"

She calmed down and took a deep breath.

"We were in a kind of date, I mean kind of, because we never agreed to it being one, although we both knew it was"

"Don't tell me you guys argued over that…"

"No! We didn't! It was something different!"

"Ok, what happened?"

While she told me this, I was already debugging, I took the easy ones while speaking with her since I couldn't pay too many attention to the code since I was listening to her.

"We were walking, and a really cute girl came out of nowhere and hugged him! Stating she was a childhood friend and she kept calling him Onii-chan!"

"Ahh, say, Kinomoto-san don't you think… I mean… that could happen. I mean it's plausible"

"What! Are you defending that stupid girl? She clung on him for around 10 minutes until I left!"

"Ahh Kinimoto-san calm down, don't you think she may be his friend? I mean I don't have any left from those years, but I guess if I saw someone who I am in good terms after a while. I would be really happy to see him or her back"

Kinomoto sighed, she was at loss with me, but it was the truth!

"W-well you've got a point… an-anyways! I got mad, he went after me and I slapped him and cursed him and told him he was a stupid lolicon and left running"

I was shocked! I couldn't even imagine Kinomoto doing that! On the other hand… certain specific gothic Lolita…

"K-Kinomoto-san… why don't you just call him to apologize?"

She started sobbing… crap I made her cry I am the worst!

"*sob* I... he is not answering my calls or messages or emails!"

She started crying like a crazy baby, I had to make her stop!

"Ki-Kinomoto-san! Calm down! It's ok! Don't cry like that!"

"B-but! He will never talk to meeeeee agaaaaaaaaaaiiiinnnnnnn! Bwahh!"

Wow she is a loud girl while crying huh?

"Calm down! Look, I'll call him and ask him what's going on, ok?"

She stopped crying on that instant… was this her original motive?

"R-really?!"

"Yes I will, now just calm down and tell me when you need this done"

"Ahh… could I get it before 12 pm? I need to continue with the animations and transitions, but I can't past where I am standing right now without that code…"

I sighed, she was taking advantage of me!

"Ok Kinomoto-san let me see what I can do ok?"

"Really? Ohh god Akasaka-san! You are really a nice guy! If I didn't have Hideki already, I would so hit on you! Hahaha"

Was this a confession? I started shaking and blushed profusely.

"W-what are you saying hahaha don't speak nonsense!"

"Hehe you are a good boy Akasaka-san… and I know of a certain someone who has noticed already. But she has something I can't still figure out that doesn't let her open to you"

I knew she was talking about Kuroneko, but I don't think she sees me as a good guy, for that.

I guessed that 'curse' she told me the other day was preventing her for being more open to me, maybe she was scared of getting hurt, but like hell I would do so!

"Hehe yeah, but I don't think she sees me the same way I do Kinomoto-san, it's ok I just want to be her friend at least"

"Ahhhhh really? Auto-friendzone Akasaka-san? That's so sad! You deserve better c'mon!"

Ouch, that hurt.

"I don't even know if she sees me that way Kinomoto-san!" I rebuked.

She sighed.

"I guess, you guys will find out later… but whatever haha just help meee! Pleaseee! I will treat you dinner or something!"

"Haha its ok, I'll mail you when I'm finished ok?"

"Thanks Akasaka-san! You rule! See you around if you need anything let me know please!"

"Hehe you are welcome, and if you can, go to Hideki's house or something and clear up that misunderstanding!"

"Y-yes… thanks a lot, have a nice one!"

"Bye!"

She hung up.

"Haa, what a problematic couple! Well… let's see what's going on with this code from hell"

I started debugging the easy parts, those took me around 20 minutes.

"Damn that was tiring and those where the obvious ones! Ahh I'll just take a quick break"

I went out of my room and down to the living room, my dad left for work while I was talking with Kinomoto-san and my mom was at her room, my sister was not downstairs and her room was really quiet.

"I guess she left to walk or something"

I took a pet bottle with water and went upstairs.

I entered the room and my sister was there looking at my computer screen with a confused face.

"Onii-chan what's all this?"

I sat in front of the computer and she went and sat on my bed, she was still wearing her pajamas by the way.

"Ahh it's C++ code, I am helping a friend with animations and intros for a video game we are producing for a contest, she is in charge of animating the characters and creating transitions between levels and such"

She tilted her head sideways.

"Huh?"

I sighed, I knew she would never understand all that.

"It's a video game, I am helping removing errors and stuff"

Her face changed from total confusion to amusement.

"I don't understand, but it sounds fun!"

"Yeah haha it is for me"

She changed her face to a teasing one.

"So… Onii-chan… who is this Kinomoto-san? You seem to be really friendly with her!"

I knew she would ask that, I didn't care, I love Kuroneko and she has Hideki anyways.

"Ohh yeah… she is a friend from the club I am at school, I am helping debug this code for her… ohh another one"

I removed an exception which was not well declared.

My sister looked unamused.

"So… is she your girlfriend or something?"

"Hahaha yeah right! She has a fiancée already!"

My sister almost fell off the bed.

"F-fiancée?!"

"Yeah, she is going to marry the president of the club when they both finish their professional degrees"

I was so happy for them, even I amused myself.

I was so calm, I didn't know why.

"Wow, so romantic! I want a love story like that one which Chuck-san!"

"Haha you're over his rejection already?"

She pouted.

"You where the one who encouraged me Onii-chan meanie!"

"Haha I know Ichigo, just don't feel bad if he rejects you for being my little sister or for being an otaku"

I could bet he would rather ignore her for being an Otaku, than for being my little sister.

She is cute after all.

"H-he won't I know that for sure, he is a good person"

She said this with eyes full of love and hope, well she does like this guy.

"Hehe well I'll help in any possible way"

"Thanks Onii-chan! That's why I love you!"

She hugged me from behind.

"Ichigo, I love you too and all, but let me go! You are hindering my ability to type fast"

She let me go and stuck her tongue out.

"Onii-chan so cold! I hate you! I was going to do breakfast for both! Now you'll eat alone!"

She left the room before I was able to answer her.

"Well she is a troublesome one too"

She has been really moody this past days, but I guess she is just bored or something.

By the time I was finished with the code it was around 10:25 AM.

"Pwahh! It was about time!" I stretched myself

"This girl can be really sloppy when she is distracted or sad as I could tell"

The code was pretty neat, but she did some really stupid mistakes while coding

"Well, I'll go to take a shower and then message her"

I left my room, not before I locked my computer and took some clothing.

I finished taking a shower, my sister left already the house.

She went to school to check some Student Council stuff.

I got to my room and took my skateboard with me.

"Ahh I need to send this to Kinomoto-san"

I sent her the code I just finished debugging.

"I just hope she doesn't answer me asking for more help!"

I looked at the clock it was 11:00 AM.

"Crap I have to move!"

I went downstairs and got into the living room to leave the pet bottle I drank before.

My little sister left me two onigiris over the table with a note.

"Ahh Ichigo, what you've done now?"

'Here! Eat those mean Onii-chan! See you later. Love you… although you are mean!"

I smiled, she was so childish and cute.

"Thanks Ichigo, I'll treat you something later"

I ate them fast and left the dish at the dish washer and went out.

"I'm off!"

No one answered.

"Guess everyone left?"

I locked the door, and looked at the sky, it was really sunny.

"Holy mother of… what's this? God trying to burn me down? It's so hot!"

I didn't see the actual temperature but I just had to bear with it.

"I'll move fast to keep sweat at minimum!"

I dropped my skateboard and kicked the floor.

Skating will take me around 5 or 10 minutes to arrive at the park, I could do around 5 minutes clinging to cars and such but I wanted to arrive alive!

I arrived at the street where I helped Kuroneko, it was 11:35 so I had time, I didn't sweat a lot, but I decided to enter the store and get cooled off by the AC, also I bought an energy drink.

"Ok so, let's go, I just hope she is not there already!"

I got to the park in no time and looked for the bench, obviously no one was there.

"Meh I'll just wait"

I took a sip from the drink and then left the bottle on the bench.

"I hope she doesn't have any difficulties with this heat"

I looked at my cellphone it was 11:45 AM and I had no emails or calls from her.

"I'll just goof around"

I started skating in circles, while doing simple stuff, an Ollie, shove it, kickflips, stuff like that.

I sat on the bench, I placed my skateboard at the floor, so my feet were still placed over it.

"Ohh my god this heat wave sucks!"

I relaxed on the bench and placed my hand over my face to cover it from the sun.

"I see you arrived early underling, that's good you are learning well"

It was Kuroneko, I removed my hand and started sitting straight.

"I am not your underling anymore Kuroneko… that bet has already….wow!"

I almost fell off the bench, there she was… dressed like a normal civilian!

Well… kind of. She looked so freaking cute I was about to die.

Kuroneko looked at me troubled, she covered herself with both hands and backed up

"W-what are you looking p-pervert! You disgust me!"

"A-ah s-sorry Kuroneko! But you look so different!"

She sighed and sat on the bench.

She was wearing a white ruffled t-shirt, it had ruffles on the neck, where you button it, and on the sleeves which were not long enough to be long sleeved, but they covered past the elbows, she also had a black semi long skirt, but this one was different, it was just plain black with purple lacing on the bottom and it was open on the front so I was able to see her legs.

Isn't she a beauty! Now you understand why I love this girl?!

"S-so… did you wait too long?"

I couldn't take my eyes off her! I mean the outfit! I wasn't looking any perverted places… well sometimes... BUT DON'T TELL HER!

She frowned disgusted and sounded clearly mad.

"A-akasaka-san… could you please stop staring at me like a perverted dog, it's really uncomfortable!"

I snapped out of it.

"S-sorry Kuroneko I couldn't avoid it! You look so…freaking…cute"

This last part was almost inaudible.

She got near me trying to hear what I said.

"What did you say Akasaka-san?"

I stood up and skated away a little bit.

She kept looking at me confused.

"I told you… you really look cute Kuroneko… sorry this is something you don't see everyday"

She blushed a lot and stood up, she ran near me and pushed me.

"Aaakassakaaa-saaan! Perverted underling! Stop this instant or I'll just go home!"

She almost made me fall off my skateboard, I was able to avoid this by kicking it and stopping it while it was flipping which made it stop "sideways".

I was standing over the skateboard, I then kicked the back part of it, which made it 360 flip and I landed over it and skated near Kuroneko.

She was amazed by what I just did, but she was able to control herself and conceal it.

It looks flashy, but it's a pretty simple trick, it's not showing off! Everyone from the skate gang was able to do it.

"How did you…"

"S-sorry Kuroneko don't go! But really you look super cute, damn I like this Kuroneko, you look so fresh and all!"

She blushed again and hit me on the side.

"S-shut up! Perverted underling! Let's go!"

I was confused, weren't we just going to talk about the game?

She just walked so I skated by her side and then kicked the tail of the skateboard to take it with a hand and started walking by her side, she didn't look at me once she just kept looking forward.

"Say Kuroneko…"

"What is it Akasaka-san?"

"What happened to your cosplay? Did something happened with it?"

She trembled a little bit.

I guess she was expecting this question but didn't have a reason prepared?

"It's being cleaned, since I used special fabric to make it, I had to send it to a cleaner to avoid the fabric get ruined"

"Ohh I see… wow that's so complicated hahaha"

She relaxed and started smiling a little bit.

Before I was able to recall we were already in front of the arcade where we had our "gaming investigation"

"Akasaka-san… I told you I wanted to talk about the game right?"

"Hmm yeah, that's what you said over the phone yesterday"

"Yeah, so-sorry for calling that late"

She looked away… she is still feeling bad for that?

"Haha I've already told you Kuroneko, you can call me anytime you need, any day you need to, I'll be there for you! Ok?"

She calmed herself and stopped in full.

I looked at her, she bit her lip and then took some air while placing her clenched hand over her chest.

She hesitated and then asked with a little and nervous voice.

"A-Akasaka-san… do you think… a curse can be removed completely?"

I looked at her confused and opened my eyes surprised, what kind of question was that? Was that a riddle or something?

I gave it a though while looking around. Kuroneko stood there, stiff and you could clearly see her hands were trembling.

What's so important about this anyways?

"Ahh well Kuroneko…"

"Yes?"

She got near me, but she still kept her distance.

I got all nervous and backed a little bit.

"I don't know what type of curse you are talking about, but everything can be cleansed with the correct counter spell don't you think?"

She started blinking while looking at me.

"R-really?"

I looked away in embarrassment I didn't even knew what the hell I just said.

"Ahh hahaha yeah! Well you need to have enough power to cleanse a curse right? Why? Is this for the game or something?"

Kuroneko looked surprised, she then looked away while talking in a low voice.

"I see… that's how you feel…"

She smiled while saying this. I was confused.

"So, why do you ask?"

"A-ah n-nothing, let's continue"

"Umm... okay?"

I followed her confused, I mean what's with that random question?

We passed the arcade and then saw an electronics shop, she stopped there.

"L-let's see some stuff here, I want to know the costs and that"

"Sure, I'll look for hardware for my desktop pc"

We entered the place, it was a medium sized shop, so it had everything, from game consoles, to top end computers, blu-ray players, HD TV's and screens and such.

She was walking before me, I was looking around for stuff, I saw the Galaxy S5 and other stuff.

"Nice camera"

Kuroneko was looking at a Nikon camera, I didn't see the model honestly.

"Hey nice gadget, are you into photography or something?"

She was inspecting the camera thoroughly while checking the options on the menu and such.

"Well, kind of… I'm not that good, but I would like to take pictures of cosplayers and such"

"Ohh I see… yeah I mean I'd never ever use a cosplay in my life! I would feel so ashamed hahaha"

Kuroneko looked at me with mixed expresions, one let me see she was clearly disappointed on my statement, the other one felt like she was mad at me.

"I mean I admire you for doing so! But c'mon Kuroneko! Don't you like how you look right now?"

She trembled and moved to the other side of the counter which had other camera models, she didn't answer but I could tell she was blushing.

"Ahh… my bad"

I walked to another counter which had headphones on it.

Kuroneko still have mine by the way.

"Hello beautiful"

In front of me where the latest Bose headphones for outdoor usage, they had dust and water protection.

I grabbed them and inserted the plug on my cellphone, this bad boys also had noise cancelling capability.

AOWLNATION - Soul Wars started playing on my cellphone and I went back to when I did the regional competition.

I was immerse in my little world when I felt a pat on my shoulder.

I looked and it was Kuroneko who was just looking at me curiously. I blushed and backed away.

"H-hey! I thought you were watching the cameras over there?"

She sighed.

"Akasaka-san we also came here to see computers and such didn't we? By the way, are those good?"

I took them off and placed them on Kuroneko's head, she backed a little bit but stood still to let me place them without any harm, her hair was so neat and soft she must take care of it a lot.

She was blushing a lot, and looked away.

"Perverted Underling…"

I just smiled and gave her the plug.

"Sorry hehe I went overboard with that"

"I-it's ok… you did it to show me the headphones, let me try them"

She plugged in the headphones to her cell phone and played a song, while she was hearing this music, her breath got heavy and she started to look excited while banging to the rhythm.

"K-kuroneko are you okay?"

She didn't answer, I left the noise cancelling feature on, which as you guys can see now, was pretty good.

I looked at the price tag and almost fell from the impression.

"Wh-what the hell?! 60,000 yens?!"

Kuroneko took off the headphones and looked at me confused.

"What's wrong Akasaka-san?"

"N-no nothing I just felt I need to rob a bank or something to get this guys"

She looked at the price tag and opened her eyes like plates, she then proceeded to stop the music and placed them on the stand carefully.

"T-that's too expensive!"

"Yeah I know right?"

We both laughed… she was so cute really.

"Let's check the computer section Akasaka-san, I want to know the price of a new computer and such"

"Yeah sure, let's see I want to check prices of Video Cards to get a new one… hopefully in the next twenty years or so hahaha"

"I don't think they are that expensiv…."

I came back with the box of a nVidia GeForce GTX TITAN Black Edition… price tag… 100,000 yens.

"W-what the hell is that Akasaka?! Is that a portable computer?!"

She pointed at the box surprised.

"HEhe nope, it's a GPU as I told you… high end ones… are really expensive"

"Wow I never thought you could spend too much on a single piece of hardware"

"Well if you like to play high end video games with ultra-high settings and huge resolutions… you'll need like 2 of these hahaha"

She almost fainted from the idea of spending too much on that matter.

She got back her composure and cleared her throat.

"Anyways, let's check these laptops over here"

She pointed to a counter with around 24 laptops, they were ordered by price and specs, so we started with the cheap ones.

"Well… 30,000 yens for an entry level one it's not that bad huh?"

"Yeah…"

I looked at her and Kuroneko started to look kind of sad.

"H-hey are you ok, why the long face?"

She didn't answer.

I had to cheer her up or something, but I couldn't imagine why she was having a bad time… Do I stink or something?!

"Hehehe Kuroneko… I need to go to the entrance for a little bit ok?"

She looked at me confused.

"Why is that?"

"Ahh haven't you seen the employees?"

She looked around her and all of them saw me with a grudge on their faces.

Kuroneko looked at me worried.

"Akasaka don't tell me you've stolen stuff from here!"

I laughed out loud, which made all of them to look away and pretend nothing happened.

Kuroneko started to get scared.

"Ahahah noooo! I mean, they are worried about this!"

I showed her my skateboard. She then got it.

"Are they afraid you'll break something with it?"

"Hehe yeah I guess… let me go and store it at the lockers or something. I'll be right back"

"Sure, be careful"

"Huh? Ok, thanks I guess?"

I was just going to cross over the store I wasn't going to skate all the way to America!

I went there and left my skateboard with the security guard, who left it behind his desk.

"Thanks sir!"

"No problem, just don't forget about it"

"I won't don't worry"

I went back to Kuroneko who was looking at a Digital Drawing tablet.

She looked at it with a really sad face, maybe her own tablet stopped working or something?

"H-hey Kuroneko I'm back"

She jumped a little bit, I guess I surprised her.

"Hehe sorry, did I scared you?"

"Ahh… no it's ok"

"Hey why are you so sad? Am I that boring?"

She looked at me and then looked away, but her eyes calmed a little bit

"Hehe it's not that. Doing this here just brings me back memories, sorry"

"Ehh I guess painful ones as I can tell"

She didn't say anything and just looked at the floor.

"Darn! To hell with it! Come with me!"

I took Kuroneko by the hand and started walking outside the store, she struggled a little bit but gave out half way outside since she noticed I wasn't going to let her go.

"Hey kid your skateboard!"

"I'll be back for it later sir! Please take care of it ok?"

"Sure but we close at 8:00 PM!"

"Okay I'll be back before that!"

Kuroneko tried to stop me, but I just continued walking.

"W-where are you taking me Akasaka! Stop! Don't drag me around its embarrassing! Please!"

"No!"

She got startled and looked at me with a scared face.

"Sorry Kuroneko I can't take it anymore, I don't like seeing you this sad, just come with me and don't be sad. I will never do anything to harm you"

She looked to the floor and blushed.

"Ok…" She answered with a low voice.

"Ahh it was around here! My mom told me the other day"

"Where do you want to go?"

"Just wait and you'll see"

After walking like crazy for three blocks I was able to find the alley.

"Here, come with me"

Kuroneko tried to stop and started struggling again.

"W-what! A-an alley! What do you want to do! You pig! Pervert! Sexual Harassment! Call the police!"

Before someone could hear her we arrived.

"Here, calm down I'm not going to do something like that…"

Kuroneko looked at me scared and then looked at the door in front of us.

"W-what's the meaning of this Akasaka? Explain now! Or I'm leaving this instant"

She let my hand go, she was clearly mad, really really mad.

If entering here doesn't calm her down. I'm done for.

The door which looked like it lead to a shady business was in the middle of the alley. It only said OPEN on it with a board pasted with masking tape on it.

"Follow me, don't say a word and please don't resist"

"Hiiiiiiiii!"

Kuroneko got red, but mad red, she tried kicking me. She was really fighting to get out of there.

I grabbed her from her shoulders, opened the door, and pushed her inside.

She closed her eyes and covered her body with her hands before getting pushed by me, she walked while being pushed.

We entered the place

"Kuroneko, please stop trembling and open your eyes"

She was covering her body with her hands and was trembling hard, she was really scared.

She calmed down and opened her eyes.

I got a few steps back to avoid any violence against me for being that pushy.

"Wow…" Kuroneko said with an amazed tone.

"Sorry about being like that, but I couldn't stand seeing you like that, please don't hate me"

Kuroneko started spinning to see around.

This place, which just opened a few days ago, was a new fabric and handcrafts importer, it was a big around 500m2 warehouse.

"B-but how!" She asked confused.

She started drooling while looking at everything.

"T-this is so beautiful! How do you even know this place?!"

I smiled and patted the back of my head.

"Ara… well Kuroneko, my mother, as you, loves sewing and handcrafts, she got the address of this place from a former worker of another store around here. I helped her carry things from this place the other day and asked her about it"

Kuroneko was amazed, she started looking everywhere and you could see how that dark aura from before started disappearing from her.

She gave me a big smile and grabbed both my hands.

"Thanks! Thank you so much Sorata! I can't believe this place exists! It's like heaven! All this fabric! All this lacing, the accessories! Everything is imported right?!"

I blushed profusely, she tilted her head, and then realized she was taking me by both hands, and well she even said my name.

"Aaaahhh S-sorry! M-my bad, I got caught in the m-moment!"

She let me go and moved away, we both looked away in embarrassment.

"I-it's ok Kuroneko, I would do the same if someone showed me a secret skateboarding store with ultra-rare things for sale of something"

She giggled a little bit.

She spun on her axis and looked at me amazed and with bright eyes.

"Let's see this place I want to buy everything!"

"Haha ok, let's go Kuroneko-sama, I will carry anything you need"

She blushed and looked away.

"That bet already finished, you dummy…"

"I know, but since I am the one who brought here, I will become your underling once again to help you out, oh my Queen of Darkness"

I kneeled down.

She blushed and tried to make me stand up.

"S-stop it! It's embarrassing! People are starting to look!"

I laughed a little bit and stood up.

This place was almost empty to be honest, it opened around 2 or 3 days ago and only a few persons knew about it.

"Let's see fabrics first Akasaka"

"Hey Kuroneko…"

She topped in full and looked at me confused.

"Yes?"

"Here, this is my last gift for this day and for this place, please use it wisely"

I handed over a coupon.

She took it and read it… she started trembling, her eyes opened wide and she started heavy breathing.

It looked as if she was getting really excited or she was about to suffer a heart attack.

She looked at me amazed and then grabbed me by the shirt and pulled me next to her, we were face to face.

"T-this… where did you get it?!" She was almost touching my face with hers while asking this.

I backed a little bit and started stuttering, she was about to give me a heart attack off all this excitement.

"M-my mom gave it to me as a r-reward for helping her out carrying s-stuff, she got it the last time she bought stuff here, it was a gift for being one of the first persons to b-buy things"

Haaa that left me tired mentally!

She smiled, but not a smile, she gave me a big, honest, happy smile, she was having a blast. It almost melted my heart really.

"Y-you… why?"

She looked worried.

"Huh? Why what Kuroneko?"

She hesitated and looked troubled.

"W-why did you give me this? Why do you always try to help me out?"

I sighed and patted her head, which made her blush a lot, she took the coupon with both hands and pressed them on her chest.

"Why you ask…" I wanted to tell her the truth! But I had to wait.

"You are my friend Kuroneko, a dear dear friend really, you and the guys from the club and also my skate friends have helped me out and make me happy, you are a special person for me, don't ask how or why, just deal with it"

I paused and looked at the window, which honestly didn't have anything to offer, just a view to the alley.

"I got this from my mother since I told her I was going to visit this place with a friend who loves this things, and she told me she didn't needed it. Please don't look sad like you did a few moments ago, it's painful to see you like that and not being able to know how to help. Please, be happy and let's have fun! Let's buy stuff, you have a huge discount with that coupon don't you?!"

Kuroneko looked at me and blinked like crazy, she was trembling, and was red like a tomato, she tried looking away but couldn't, she was paralyzed I guess?

I got worried and shook her a little bit, which made her snap out of it.

She backed away a little bit and smiled and giggled a little bit, she was so cute I love it!

"T-thanks a lot Akasaka-san, this means a lot to me, and I know you are not trying to buy me out or something, I will have to do something to thank your mother… and you too" She took the coupon with both hands and then raised it with her left arm like if it was some kind of treasure or something.

"This is a 90% off coupon! Do you know how rare are they?! I've never imagined I would ever own one in my entire life! With this I can purchase stuff for around 10 cosplays!"

I giggled a bit, Kuroneko blushed and looked at me annoyed.

"W-what is it so funny A-Akasaka-san…"

"Ahh n-no! Nothing haha you looked so cool and cute there! Like if you just had found a treasure!"

She looked at me with a serious face.

"I will take advantage of this coupon to the fullest! Now prepare yourself underling! You will have to carry a lot of bags today! Mwaahahahaha!"

Kuroneko started laughing like crazy while walking to the Fabrics section of the place.

She is back to her normal I am the queen of the world Kuroneko-sama way.

"Hehe ok, let's go then"

It was around 1:15 PM when we started looking around the place, it was really big!

I was wondering if she even gets tired of walking on those shoes of her, they had normal low heels, but I'm pretty sure they aren't as comfortable as my skating shoes, although I had a regular pair of sneakers to walk a lot.

I just didn't realize I was going to be here! Well I did, I planned showing this place to her today, but not to run around dragging her or pushing her to shady looking store while sounding like a total rapist or something.

Kuroneko was fascinated with the store.

"Akasaka, thanks a lot"

"Huh? Why?"

"For this, for showing me this magnificent place! It's the best!"

"Ahh hahah don't worry! I had to bring you over when my mom told me about it. It was pretty difficult to get that coupon hahaha"

Kuroneko looked confused.

"Didn't you told me she gave it to you since you told her you had a friend who liked this kind of stuff?"

I guess I omitted some details.

"Ahh yeah, she did, but not before teasing me about us!"

Kuroneko looked at me with a curious look.

"What exactly did she told you?"

"Ahh haha no-nothing! Just asked the usual, if you were a girl, if you where my g-girlfriend…"

Kuroneko blushed and looked away, I did so too.

"It's not like that! Why does everyone tease people like that! It's horrible"

"Y-yeah! I know right? Hahaha"

I felt so sad.

"Now, Kuroneko, you've picked up a lot of fabric and such, do you sell cosplays or something?"

Kuroneko gave me a proud stare and pumped her chest.

"No, I don't, people won't pay for this professional handiwork! They are for our private collection"

"Our? Do you have a cosplay group or something?"

"Ahh? No, you know Saori right? Remember, in Akihabara?"

"Ahh yeah, the big girl with swirly eye glasses right?"

She sighed, I guess everyone remembers her for that.

"Yes, that girl, she has a house on the outskirts of Chiba with a big closet so we store cosplays there"

"And you use them on conventions and such I guess?"

I thought about it for a minute… maybe she is a cosplay model?!

"Ohh don't tell me!" I grabbed her by the shoulders, she looked away in embarrassment.

"You girls are a group of cosplay models? Can I have your autograph?!"

Kuroneko blushed, she then backed away and moved my hands from her with a slap.

"Akasaka I'm not Kirino! We use them for fun and such at conventions!"

"Ohh I see… wait a minute!"

I pointed at her in excitement

"Are you stating that Kirino is a real model?!"

She sighed.

"Yes she is… haven't you seen her on those teenage girl magazines?"

"Kuroneko… do I even look like a teenage girl?"

Kuroneko laughed a little.

"Yeah you are right sorry my bad"

"Wow I didn't knew she was a model! I'll ask my sister to lend me some of her magazines, maybe she is on them!"

Kuroneko smiled.

"Do you have a good relationship with your family?"

I looked at her confused, she has been asking strange questions lately.

"Well yeah, we are pretty close, as you can see my mom and I get along pretty good, she even teased me about us being…"

"Yes yes I get it! What about your dad?" She rebuked

"Well I go get along with the old man, although we had a bad relationship when I started skating, you know the stigma"

"I see, but you are in good terms with him now?"

"Yeah I do, as long as I keep attending school and have average grades and such, he is ok with it"

"And as I can see you have a good relationship with your sister too"

I smiled at her, I loved my sister honesty.

"Well yeah hehe we are pretty close, we've had some misunderstandings with people since we don't look alike, and they have thought we are a couple or something! HAHA could you believe that?!"

Her look got a little gloomy, but she recovered fast.

"Hehe well I know a pair of siblings who had the same issue back then"

I thought about it and I remembered.

"Ohh yeah, you told me Kirino-san has 'that' kind of relationship right?"

She looked at the ceiling and talked with a nostalgic tone.

"Yeah, I helped them a lot, even if that meant…"

Kuroneko stopped there and cleared her throat, she smiled and started walking forward.

"I am hungry, aren't you? Why don't we finish here and go and grab something to eat?"

"Uhh sure, why not"

I was really intrigued about what she was about to say, she stopped for a reason so I'll have to wait until she is ready to tell me.

We arrived at the cashier, she looked at the buttload of stuff we had on the cart we got at the entrance.

"C-can I start checking out?"

"Yes, please proceed"

Kuroneko looked so excited, she was trembling a little bit.

"Okay it will be 8932 yens please" The cashier said while checking the last item.

"Do you have any coupons?"

Kuroneko took out the coupon from her purse and showed it to the lady like if it was a Taoist scroll or something.

"Yes, here it is"

The lady gave us a concerned look and took the coupon. She opened her eyes big when she saw it and looked to the sides.

"Could you please wait here?"

"Ah, yes"

Kuroneko looked at me confused.

"I don't know Kuroneko, maybe the discount is so large that she needs to ask permission from a supervisor or something?"

She gave me a surprised look and waited there.

She lady came back with a guy who looked at us suspiciously.

"Little miss, where did you get this coupon?"

Kuroneko looked troubled and got nervous.

"I gave it to her, my mother bought stuff here two days ago and got it from a cashier"

The guy gave me weird look and started analyzing me from head to toe.

"And why do you have it son?"

"Err, she gave it to me, to come and buy stuff at your store?"

"And why do you need this things for, you don't look like someone with ability to use this stuff"

This guy was a smartass.

"Well I don't, but this girl right here does, so, could you just please make it valid and we'll pay and leave, we are kind of in a hurry"

"Kid… what's your mother's name?"

I was surprised, what the hell does he need that information for?

Kuroneko looked uneasy and grabbed me by the shirt and pulled it, so I looked at her.

"It's ok, Akasaka we don't need to be treated like this, let's go…"

"NO!"

Kuroneko got startled and the cashier and supervisor looked at me carefully.

"I won't go, do you want my mother's name? What for?"

"I'll look on the registry to see if someone did a purchase with that name"

"The hell with this are you the police? Her name is Fumino Akasaka… go and look and get back here quickly we need to go!"

Kuroneko was really troubled and looked at me with a shy face, the cashier on the other hand looked at me with a warm face.

"I am sorry sir, we have a really strict policy with discounts, don't get mad"

"Yeah it's ok, just tell him to hurry"

After around 5 minutes of waiting the guy came back.

"Akasaka-san, I am truly sorry for this inconvenience, please take this as an apology, and little miss I'll need your name please"

The guy handed me an envelope with something inside.

Kuroneko looked at me troubled and gave me an awkward look.

"W-why do you need my name?"

The guy smiled and answered in a polite way.

"Well, for your discount coupon and your frequent customer card?"

Kuroneko looked at the guy surprised her eyes were opened like big plates, she was really excited.

"T-thanks!"

She smiled at me and took the things.

"The grand total will be 893 yens please"

Kuroneko started trembling, but she was trembling with excitement you could tell in her face, she opened her purse and took a bill and some coins, she was trembling so badly that she dropped the coins.

We both went to pick them up and out hands touched.

"Ohh, my bad Kuroneko"

"Ah, n-no, it was my fault"

We looked away while blushing and we picked up the coins.

The cashier and manager just smiled at us.

"Ahh being young again… what a beautiful stage at life right?"

"Yes, I miss those years"

Kuroneko pretended as if she didn't hear.

I just gave them an awkward wry.

"T-thanks a lot"

They gave us like 5 bags huge bags! Kuroneko was smiling and she was walking while giving me some looks from now and then since I was carrying everything.

"Hey underling, stop frowning and making weird faces! We still have to go and eat don…."

She stopped and looked worried, she gave me a look which made me get worried.

"Kuroneko?! What's wrong? Are you ok?"

"I… I can't go to eat"

She looked sad.

"Huh? Why, do you need to go home already?"

"N-no it's not that" She sounded embarrassed

"What is it then?"

"You won't laugh right?"

"Err, no, why would I do that?"

"I… have no money left on me, I just spent it buying all those things you are carrying without noticing"

"BWHAAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHA You compulsive buyer!"

She got really mad and slapped me, but I was able to cover myself with the bags I was carrying.

"Y-youuuuuu! Don't make fun of me because I have no more money!"

"Hey hey calm down! Haha I'll treat you its ok!"

She stopped in full and looked at me while blinking in astonishment.

"What? We are friends aren't we? It's ok!"

She blushed a lot and looked at the ground, she then walked with a low voice.

"I-I can't possibly let you do that… if t-that happens… t-this would be l-like a d-d-date…"

I blushed a lot.

Holy mother of god! I didn't thought of that! Ohh god my second date with her and she is kind of recognizing it?!

I MUST take her out to eat at all costs!

"Yeah that's true… well if no one knows, it's ok right?"

She blushed and looked away.

"I-I can't possibly let you do that, n-not like this"

"Huh? Let's just go and eat Kuroneko c'mon I'll treat you, then you can return the favor another day"

Her expression changed from the one of uneasiness and embarrassment to a pensive one.

"Hey… don't sweat it…"

She signaled me to shut up with her hand while she thought about something.

She then looked at me with a superiority gaze and pointed at me.

"Okay Akasaka I've thought of something that will get us even this exact moment"

"Ehh ok, let me hear about it?"

"I will accept your invitation to eat with you…" She said this while blushing a little bit, I was smiling like stupid I was so happy.

"…BUT!"

I was scared of what the next sentence would be.

"You will have to accept to go to my house tonight and eat dinner there!"

"HAAAAAAAAAAA?!"

I dropped the bags in astonishment.

"Stupid! You'll ruin the fabrics!"

Kuroneko started picking up the bags. I snapped out of it and also helped her.

Holy god! I was going to get the opportunity to eat at her house! She will cook for me? This is not fair! I will pay for prepared food! She will prepare it for me! No freaking…. WAY! I want to run to the nearest temple and toss a million yens to the gods for this opportunity.

I picked up the last bag and signaled Kuroneko to hand me over the other ones.

She hesitated and proceeded to give me the bags.

I looked at her and made a reverence.

"Please select the restaurant my lady"

She blushed a lot and tried to hit me on a side which she missed since I dodge.

"Haha Miss!"

"S-Stop teasing me! So.. t-this means y-you accept my conditions?"

I looked away while answering.

"Y-yes, I'll go, if your parents don't have issues with it. I don't want to be a nuisance for anyone"

She smiled and turned around.

"It's ok Akasaka, the only ones who will be eating will be, you, my sisters and me. My parents arrive pretty late"

"Ohh I see… well then it settled. Just one request please"

She turned around and looked at me confused.

"Y-yes, what is it?"

"Please don't poison me!"

"WAAAAAAAAAA?!"

Kuroneko started running behind me, I ran like hell!

This was so fun.

After running around a block, we stopped and started laughing.

"Y-you teaser! It's fun being with you Akasaka. You make me forget how much I miss my friends from Chiba"

She looked calm and started smiling a little bit.

I blushed, she looked so cute.

"Hehe really? I guess you miss them a lot right?"

"Yeah… When I left I was devastated, although it's not far, I can't see them as regularly as when I lived there. But with you and Kinomoto-san and Sempai, everything its better, thanks a lot"

She gave me this warm smile. I was so happy to see I was helping ease the pain of not having her old friends around.

"HeHe well you have new friends here. I hope to see them later and play with them… We still have a Siscalypse duel Kuroneko! And you are going down!"

"Ha? You mere mortal think can get me on it? I've raised my darkness power on it, you are doomed now Akasaka"

"Hahaha we'll see one day if you want"

She smiled and blushed a little bit.

"It's a promise…"

We stood silent a little bit.

"So… Kuroneko, where do you want to eat, just say it"

She started thinking and then looked at me with a thoughtful look.

"I don't know Akasaka… why don't we just go to a McDonalds or something?"

"Well if you want to, I'm ok with whatever you want"

"Ok, let's go there then, it's not that expensive"

"Ahh c'mon Kuroneko, don't worry about it! I'm not rich but I have money to at least eat some pizza or something hahaha"

I kneeled on the floor.

"I am super poor too!"

"Hahahaha get up! Let's eat some pizza if you want, I like the idea"

"Ok, let's go then"

We walked to a near pizza store.

Ohh yeah I went and got my skateboard back from the electronics store.

Kuroneko now was carrying it like the other day with both hands and such.

"Hey… be careful… don't get stung by a wood splinter ok?"

"It's not possible, my darkness power will prevent that"

"Ehh if you say so… but please be careful"

She gave me a proud smile and continued walking.

We arrived at the pizza place and ordered a pizza for two, this was the best freaking day ever! This… this counts as a date right? Right?!

"Hey Kuroneko I was wondering…"

"Yes?" She said this and then took a sip of her soda.

"What did you want to discuss about the game?"

"Ohh!" Kuroneko stood up as if she remembered something, people looked our way, and she blushed in embarrassment and sat down.

"Ahem… sorry"

"Ahaha its ok, so, what's up?"

"I wanted to ask you for help… I want to create a Beta for people to try out, for example members of the club, or friends we have and such"

Wow this girl was so clever! That will give us feedback before releasing the game and it will help us to have more chances of getting a prize!

"What a good idea! You are a true genius!"

She gave me a proud stare.

"I know right? I am far smarter than you Akasaka! Know your place you underling!"

"Hehe yeah yeah I know Kuroneko-sama!"

She blushed and whispered.

"Stop calling me like that! Cut out the sama part please! It's embarrassing!"

"Huh? But aren't I your underling?"

"Yeah a special underling, so no sama…" she blushed and stood up.

"I need to go to the toilet, I'll be right back"

"Yeah sure"

So I was a special underling? Aren't I the only one she has? That's not being special. Or maybe she also uses her sisters like that! Wow I can't believe she is like that with them!

"Ohh well I'm just exaggerating"

The pizza arrived and I waited for Kuroneko.

I looked at the hour it was 4:02 PM.

"Holy, almost 3 hours have passed already?! Damn time flies when you are with someone special"

"What are you mumbling underling?"

I blushed and looked away.

"N-nothing! Nothing at all! Haha look! The pizza is here!"

She looked at me with a suspicious look.

"Is that so?" She sat on the front booth.

"Y-yes! Why do you ask!? I didn't say anything let's eat!"

I gobbled a slice of pizza, which almost made me choke to death.

Kuroneko looked me with a dead stare, like if I was not impressed.

"Are you all right?"

"Ugh… yes hehe sorry about that"

I got another slice of pizza, Kuroneko was still eating the first one.

She was really proper while eating, she ate neatly and never let a straw of cheese or something outside her mouth, she was like a princess.

"Akasaka…. Akasaka!"

I got startled and looked at her.

"Wah, sorry… yes?"

"What's wrong with you spacing out like that?"

"Hehe sorry I don't know, it happens when something catches my attention." I stared at her while saying this, which make her blush a lot and look away.

"An-anyways… will you help me build the beta?"

"Ohh… yes I can! It's not that difficult, since we already have the system structure and such. We just need an installer, or we can just compile the launcher and see what happens"

"I see… then I hope Kinomoto-san and Sempai have finished their parts, since I asked them to turn them in today at noon. But I haven't seen them since I'm here hanging out with you"

She blushed a little bit. I felt honored.

"Hehe sorry, if you want you can go and I'll go lat…"

"No!" She looked sad.

"We are still trying stuff right? We'll have to go to a software store to look for installers and purchase two or three USB Sticks to place the game to try"

She looked at me nervously. I was confused but I just understood that she might be trying to ask me to stay with her a little longer.

And well she didn't need to ask me for that!

"Hehe… you are right, stupid me… sorry" I blushed

She likes to be around me, but that doesn't mean she likes me or something.

"Yeah… you stupid underling. After this we'll go and look for that, then we'll go to my house and start preparing dinner and YOU will help me out!"

I froze… I SUCKED at cooking! I was even able to burn water!

Well not to that extent, but I remember one time my mother asked me to boil some water, I placed the flame so high and let if there so long that when I remembered and I went to check it out, most of the water had vaporized already.

"Y-yeah! I'll help you!"

"Why are you so nervous about, don't tell me you don't know how to cook?" She gave me this teasing look as if she just discovered something interesting.

I lowered my head and nodded.

"BWAAAAHAHAAH! Y-You! R-really! HAHAHAAH! You! Do you only know how to skate or something! Oh my god! Haahha what a useless underling!"

She was making fun of me, she was red just of the burst of laughter she had a moment ago.

"Ahh hahaha I just felt light headed, you almost made me faint of laughter! Hahaha"

"Hehe yeah I am kind of a newbie on those grounds, sorry I can't help you out with anything fancy or such"

"I-it's ok, don't worry. Y-you'll learn in no time"

I looked at her with eyes full or hope...

"W-will you teach me Kuroneko-sama?!"

She looked at me with a proud stare.

"Ohhh?! Well it depends on how well you behave with your master, underling"

"I will do anything for Kuroneko-sama! Please teach me how to cook! That way I will be able to cook for you on a dinner or for my family….." I froze, did I just said that out loud?

I looked at Kuroneko who had a surprised look and blushed a lot.

"W-what are you saying Akasaka, I'm not that good hahaha"

She took a slice of pizza.

"I am looking forward to this Kuroneko! I can't wait to try your food"

She blushed a lot and looked away.

"I-if you c-continue like this… I m-may p-poison you, you know"

"P-please don't! I want to live! Get in love! Marry and have kids! And also win two or three more competitions!" I begged with my hands.

Kuroneko looked at me with a delighted face, did she heard something she liked?

"S-so you want to marry and have kids?"

"Well yeah, it's the normal thing to do, don't you think?"

"…" She looked at the ground while blushing profusely.

"Ahh I guess not?"

She denied with her hands and started to move them randomly.

"I-I mean it's a nice way of thinking, to marry like that a-and such…"

"Haha its ok Kuroneko, I'm done, what about you?"

She had one slice of pizza left.

"I won't finish it, do you want to share?"

"Sure, we won't get fat for half a slice right? Haahha"

She tore the pizza slice in half and handed me the other one.

We ate and left.

After leaving the place we went to a Software retailer, it was like the technology store we visited earlier, but this one had a large selection of software. In the end I convinced Kuroneko of using a freeware version.

"Hey Kuroneko"

"Yes?"

"Have you checked the size of the game?"

She thought about it for a moment and looked at me embarrassed.

"I never did that, but I guess an 8gb USB Flash Drive will do?"

"Are you sure? Well it's not that we can't come back and get larger ones just paying the difference, let's just grab the 8GB ones you said and give it a try with those"

"Are you sure we can do that? Some stores don't offer refunds or product exchange"

"Yeah it's ok, if not, we can just keep them to store information for school or such"

"You've got a point. I've never had one since I've never seen the utility of one"

"Well I've got 2 with me all the time, here look"

I took out my keychain which only had a keyring with 2 keys and 2 usb sticks on it. Kuroneko took it and looked at it with caution.

"So… isn't this too bulky?"

"Well kind of hehe" I took the keyring back and placed it on my front pocket

"I couldn't possibly use that kind of key arrangement"

"Ohh really? Then you don't own a keyring?"

"Ehh? Well no, why will I need one if I only own one key" She took out the key from her skirt pocket.

It was a tiny key, I took it, it looked like a mini key on the palm of my hand.

"Ehh I see, I thought you girls always had those kind of accessories"

I pointed to a shop on the other side of the street, it had a lot of keychains and key rings and stuff, cell phone staps.

Kuroneko looked at it and then looked at me.

"Do you want to go and see them?"

That one caught me off guard, I thought she wasn't interested on those things.

"Hehe, sure why not, it's still early right?"

We both checked our cellphones and it was 5:36 PM

Kuroneko looked at me uneasy.

"We need to go back to my house at around 6:00 to start preparing dinner, and eat at around 7:00 pm, is that okay?"

I looked at her astonished, that just sounded like a newlywed conversation.

I started blushing, Kuroneko looked at me confused.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you blus…"

She opened her eyes and blushed.

"Y-you perverted underling! Die already! I-I didn't meant it to s-sound l-like that!" she pushed me away which almost made me fall.

"Hehe sorry, that sounded so newlywed, this is the first time a girl invites me to her house or something"

"I didn't say it like that! Perverted Sorata…" she said that with an almost inaudible voice.

"Ok ok, I got it, it wasn't said like that… s-sorry!"

WE crossed the street and looked at the key chains and key rings.

We placed the bags and my skateboard near the counter since the owner offered us to take care of them while we looked around the shop.

"Woah! I want this one!" I showed her a key ring with a little skateboard

Kuroneko looked at me and smiled.

"Hahah that's so you, I was thinking if something like that could even exist!"

She is making fun of me! But I felt happy, not like when other people do so.

"Hehe well it's my essence, I like skateboards in the end, but it's too sad they use a Tech Deck for this purpose"

Kuroneko tilted her head in confusion.

"What's a Tech Deck?"

"Ohh yeah! You've never seen one right? Well here's one, it's a tiny functional skateboard for your fingers!"

Kuroneko looked at me dumbfounded.

"D-do they even create skateboards for fingers?! Who will use that! It's so useless!"

"Hey! It's a whole industry! The even sell tiny skate park pieces and you can build your own custom skate park and skate with friends!"

Kuroneko looked at me with a fed up expression.

"You are such a big kid Akasaka…"

"Hehe sorry… Queen of Nightmare"

She blushed and looked at me with furious eyes.

"That's a way of life! It's a mission I got from the dark lords of the universe! You will never understand it mere mortal!"

While she was babbling all that, I saw a cute key chain with a cross and some roses with purple fantasy jewelry attached to them, it looked cool and it was made of metal.

"Yeah yeah sorry my lady, here, have this one, it suits you"

Kuroneko looked at me confused and then looked at the cross.

"W-what's the meaning of this?!" she backed away a little bit

"Well I just said it suits you, didn't I?"

"Y—yeah, b-but why are you giving it to me?" She took it and looked at it with a timid expression, she looked so cute.

"Ahh, not particular reason, I just felt like doing it, you don't want it?"

She blushed and looked at the floor, while she pressed the cross against her chest.

"I-I've already told you I d-don't use this things"

I took the little skateboard key chain with me and walked to the counter.

"Excuse me! I want these two please"

Kuroneko gave me an uneasy look and moved from where I was, and looked at other accessories.

"Thanks a lot sir!" I paid for the key chains, they were cheap!

"Hey Kuroneko, what are you looking at?"

Kuroneko was on the other side of the store looking at cell phone straps and such.

"I guess she prefers those things instead of a key chain?"

I got near her, she ignored my presence and took a phone strap with a little black cat with white wings.

"How much was it?" She said this with a dead serious expression.

"Ehh… ah it's nothing! They were super cheap really!"

"I've told you… how much was it!" she looked at me with teary eyes.

"Woah Kuroneko calm down, it's just a memento for this day, it's a milestone in my life you know"

She looked at me confused and then looked away.

"Don't tell me you are giving me this since I'm the first girl to ever invite you to her house…"

Bull's eye! She got me on that one.

I placed one hand on the back of my head and smiled.

"Haha well you've got me on that one! But hey! It's not only that!"

Kuroneko looked at me with curious eyes, but she also looked like she was really uncomfortable about the gift I just gave her.

"What is it then…"

"It's nothing… don't get mad"

"Tell me already!" She clenched both her hands and looked at me with a seriously mad expression.

People looked at both of us.

"K-kuroneko…calm down, people are looking at us"

"I don't care! What's the meaning of this! Answer me!"

I grabbed Kuroneko by the hand and walked outside the place.

"Come with me, NO refusing…" I gave her a dead serious look, to which she just looked uneasy and scared.

"W-wha.. wait Akasaka!"

"Here look at this! This is why I'm giving you that key chain! If you don't want it its ok, I'll return it and get one for my little sister"

Kuroneko blinked her eyes and tried cleaning them with her hands, while looking at the sign I was showing her.

'Special sale today! All Key chains, Key rings and Mobile Strap for limited time!'

"It seems we got here just when they started the sale, so I asked at the counter I wanted to buy the little skateboard and they told me to get another one since the sale was now on effect"

I sighed and looked away.

"So... if you don't want the key chain, I'll just go and return it and get one for my little sister or something" my tone of voice sounded sad.

I mean getting that gift rejected would be so sad, I mean it was free, but I wanted to have a memento of it.

Kuroneko started trembling, she grabbed the key chain and pressed it tight in her hands, she looked at me with a shy expression and teary eyes.

"H-hey don't cry or something! I just saw the thing and liked it! It was free! No bad intentions! Really! If I was with my little sister or Chuck or even Kinomoto-san I've done the same!"

She calmed down and blushed while looking at me embarrassed.

"I… I'm sorry… I'll accept it, sorry for making a big fuzz about it. It's just, I'm not used to this, back at Chiba…" She stopped and took a big breath and calmed down.

"I'll tell you later okay? Sorry, I didn't meant to yell at you like that" She gave me a look full of regret and sadness.

I guess her past at Chiba has a lot of bad moments, like also good moments.

"Kuroneko… did you had a boyfriend at Chiba? Or something?" I asked without thinking.

Kuroneko looked at me surprised, she then got sad and looked away.

"L-let's go… it's getting late…" She answered with a broken voice, and started walking at a fast pace.

"H-hey wait and answer me!" I started running like I could, I was still carrying all the bags from the store.

While I was running to catch up with her, I noticed she was holding my skateboard tightly and her knuckles were trembling a lot.

Did I just asked something I didn't had to?

After walking around for some time in silence, we reached the usual place where Kuroneko always said good bye to me and departed ways.

We stopped at the stoplight to wait for it let us pass.

"Kuroneko… sorry for asking such a personal matter, if you wish, I'll just go home, you can take my skateboard and drag the bags with it. We can see later to give it back"

Kuroneko didn't look at me, she was trembling while holding to the keychain I gave her.

"No… I need to be strong and fight against this curse I got. If I don't do it, I will be banished in darkness"

"H-hey I don't quite get it, but I told you already I will hel…." I stopped, I just realized something.

"So, that's why you… I get it…" I looked at Kuroneko who glanced at me and then looked at the stoplight again.

I reached her and placed a hand on her head while caressing her hair.

"W-wha…What a-are you doing Akasaka-san?! Sexual Harassment right now? Can't you read the mood stupid?! Die already!" She kicked me on a side, but the bags covered the damage.

"Sorry darling, you missed" I smiled at her, she blushed, dropped my skateboard on the floor and placed a foot over it to avoid it rolling.

"Y-you!" She started hitting me with her fists, they were harmless attacks, but I could feel how she started venting it out.

"W-what do you think you are doing stupid kid! Do you even know me? Y-you don't know how I felt when I left! How I missed everyone!" She started hitting me harder, but it didn't hurt… really I swear it didn't.

"H-hey! Calm down!" I got near her, that way she would be able to hit me better, I wanted her to vent it off and calm down.

"Don't tell me what to do stupid human! I! I… w-was… the place… the plan… the d-dream! It all came true! But after that I felt miserable! I didn't knew why! I hated myself for being that selfish! My friends were happy! And I… I should be happy too! B-but I can't! I really can't!"

She continued hitting me while crying, I was so sad seeing her like that.

She was about to hit me again when I grabbed her fist, she stopped and immediately looked up, I smiled at her, I gave her my most warm and calming smile, she stopped crying and cleaned her tears with her free hand.

"Hey Kuroneko… calm down… I am sorry for asking you such a personal question, don't answer it… do it when you feel its right to tell me…" I kneeled down like a minion speaking to his master.

Kuroneko looked at me confused while she finished cleaning her face from all the tears.

"If thou, thy master, ever feel this underling of darkness if suitable to know the secret prophecy that thy have envisioned in the past. Thy will accept that responsibility in helping thou make it real" I was sooooooo freaking embarrassed.

Kuroneko looked at me surprised, I just wanted the earth to swallow me on the spot.

"Ppppfffttt…. Ku—kkukukuku…w-wh..bwahahahahaahahahahahhaha!" Kuroneko started laughing like crazy while grabbing her tummy and the keychain with one hand and pointing at me with the other one.

I just stayed there silent, if making fun of me will help her make forget the grief she was feeling, it's fine with me.

"bhwahahahaha! W-wha… what! Y-you! Hahahahah! A-akasaka! Stand up!" She offered me her hand, I took it and stood up, I was close to her, she was still laughing like crazy.

"Hahaha! I-I can't believe it! Hahaha do you have Chuunibyou or something!? Bwahahahaha! I! hahaha sorry I-I can't take this! Bhwahahahaahah!" She was bent forward from laughing.

"Haaa?! Chuunibyou?! You are the Queen of Darkness and you also cosplay about it! Who are the one infected with Chuunibyou?!" I rebuked

"Hey! That's not a Chuunibyou fantasy! I'm really being helped by powers of darkness!" she countered.

"Y-you! Baw I don't have Chunnibyou I just wanted to help you out feel better" I looked away ashamed, was she toying with me?

Kuroneko giggled and took the cross I gave her with both hands, she looked at me with a warm expression and spun on the place.

She then proceeded to kiss the cross and keep it tight over her chest while speaking.

"This cross has become a super powerful talisman of darkness! I will use it on my quest for liberation! This situation right now gave me a boost of power and I was able to create it! I am thankful Akasaka, you are a good underling, you are learning well" She looked at me determined.

She really had Chuunibyou right?

I was surprised how fast she could enter into "Kuroneko: Angel of Darkness" mode after crying so painfully before.

"Now… let's proceed with the ritual, we need to ensure we recharge your powers of darkness" The stoplight turned green and she stepped on the tail of my skateboard which bounced up, she took it by the nose truck and grabbed it with both hands pressed against her lap.

She walked across the street.

I stood there, frozen, she looked so freaking cool on that moment, so cute. She is such a strong person.

"Hehe that's what I love about you… Ruri…" I said this with a low voice tone, so she didn't hear since she was almost at the other side of the street.

She reached it and looked at me, which made her stomp the floor in desperation.

"W-what are you doing over there! It was such a cool moment and you ruined it by staying there looking like an idiot! G-get over here now!" Kuroneko said this while smiling a lot, she was having fun huh?

"I am coming" I started walking.

I was about to cross the place when I heard a screeching sound and a honk, I looked to my left and I saw a big delivery truck which was speeding to me.

"SORATA!" Kuroneko looked at me in despair.

I was about to start walking on the street when this happened.

"Holy shi….!" I backed away instantly, the truck passed besides and I fell to the ground.

The truck passed and Kuroneko was there looking at me trembling and scared.

I stood up and looked at both sides of the road, then I realized the stoplight had turned red.

I shrugged and looked at Kuroneko who was looking me concerned.

"Hey don't sweat it! I'm ok! The fabric's ok too! Hold on!" I waved her, she calmed down and stood patiently on the other side of the road.

The stoplight turned green and I passed.

I arrived and Kuroneko slapped me in the face.

"S-stupid! Don't scare me like that again! I thought you were going to die!" She was blushing a lot and was clearly agitated by the situation.

"Oww… s-sorry! But why do you get so mad! I wasn't even on the street yet!" I touched the place where she slapped me, it hurt, not that much, but it did hurt.

She calmed down and analyzed the situation.

She realized that by the angle where she was standing and the lightning it looked like I was already on the street when the truck passed by.

"A-any ways! D-don't ever do that again!" She blushed a lot and turned over and started walking.

"Yes my lady, I apologize" I answered while still touching the place she slapped me.

"A-akasaka-san you know I have two sisters right?" She looked at me cautiously

"Ehh, yeah, you told me the other day… I only know Hinata-chan right?" I tried remembering if she told me the name of her other sister.

"Y-yes… well, be prepared since they sometimes can be really nosy and such" She said this while clenching her hand.

I guess they are kind of annoying with her?

"Haha it's ok Kuroneko, my sister is worst trust me" If she ever finds out I said this, she will hit me so hard…

We walked around one block and turned left, then walked over a little park and turned right, and we got to her house.

It was a two story building, with a fence, but the fence door didn't need a key, I had a knob only. It had a garage for two cars, which I guessed their parents had each one. It had a medium size yard and you could get to the backyard by walking from the right side. It had grass and the pavement only covered the garage and the trail to the main door. It was brown with light brown details.

Kuroneko stopped and breathed in… then out and opened the door.

"A-akasaka-san, come on in…" She said this nervously, I just followed her with all the bags.

"Excuse me" I entered the yard, we walked and we got to the door.

She took out her key and unlocked the door, she opened it and entered the house.

"C-come on in… welcome" Kuroneko said nervously.

My heart was about to explode I was about to enter her house! I felt so lightheaded.

"E-excuse me for intruding" I entered the house and something felt out of place.

"Hinata, Tamaki, I am home…" Kuroneko answered while placing my skateboard leaning over the wall and taking off her shoes.

No one answered.

"Hmm, that's weird, they are supposed to be on the house by this hour, maybe they are sleeping upstairs?" Kuroneko wondered this while walking to the living room, which was empty.

"Akasaka-san come over here please" She said from across the other room.

"S-sure!" I took off my shoes and walked inside the house.

Kuroneko had a house similar to mine, the only difference was that she didn't have an indoor laundry.

The placing was the same as mine, living room / kitchen on the right, large hallway in the middle connecting to the bathroom and the backyard, and the stairs on the left, they were facing the opposite direction though.

I entered the living room, which had a big couch, a flat screen TV on the other side, and a little glass table. The other part of it had the kitchen and the dinner table.

"Nice hou…." I felt someone watching me and it happened.

I was still carrying the bags by the way.

"GET HIM TAMAKI!" The two girls jumped over me from behind the door, as I could tell they were hiding behind the TV and an artificial plant that was placed there.

Kuroneko was astonished and tried to run to help me but the kids were already jumping behind me.

Hinata was tall already and Tamaki was a little girl at grade school or maybe first year elementary school. So they didn't jump that high.

"Huh?" Said Hinata confused while both kids were falling on the floor and hit it, I was jumping over them.

I've got the ability of jumping around the height of a trash can since I skated so I just simulated doing an Ollie and jumped over them, they fell on the floor, which by the way had a carpet so it didn't hurt them and I landed over them with my legs open to avoid stepping on them.

"Get him Tamaki! Attack the legs!" Hinata said this while grabbing one of my legs, Tamaki grabbed my other leg and didn't let go.

They started struggling with me to make me fall and I was struggling to keep my balance.

Tamaki grabbed my left leg with both her arms and legs and literally hugged it, it made me fall off to the ground, the bags fell on a side and I fell on my back.

"Yay! We won Onee-chan! Yay Yay!" Tamaki said this while standing up and walking to let herself drop over my chest and stomach.

"Y-yes! We've got the intruder! Now answer me! What are you doing at my house and why are you with Rurinee! Do you want to kidna…." Hinata stopped asking when she saw my face.

Kuroneko was trembling full of rage and took both of them from the collar of their shirts.

"Stop this right now both of you! He is a guest! Be courteous!" Kuroneko let them go and looked at me blushing a lot she was mad with them you could tell.

"A-akasaka-san… are you all right?" She said while giving me a hand to stand up, again.

"Ahh-hahaha your little sisters are really energetic!" I took her hand and stood up.

Tamaki and Hinata bowed asking for forgiveness.

"We are sorry Soratanii-san" Said Hinata while giving me a little smirk.

"We are sorry" Said Tamaki while bowing

Kuroneko blushed and gently hit Hinata's head.

"W-what did I told you about saying that Hinata!?" She was blushing and irate.

"Rurinee you are blushing again… why is that?" She asked the last part with a teasing look.

Kuroneko backed a little bit.

"T-that! I-I've already told you! S-stop calling him like that! I-It's uncomfortable!" She looked relieved.

"Ahh is that so? Soratanii-san don't you like us to call you like that?" Hinata looked at me with a perverse look.

I am getting scared of this kid really.

"Yeah answer us Soratanii-kun!" Tamaki looked at me with a lot of expectations.

Holy mother! She even trained her little sister to ask the same! Now I understand what Kuroneko told me.

"Ahh ha-ha I don't mind…" Tamaki and Hinata started smiling "But… if your sister feels uncomfortable just call me Sorata, we don't want to get her mad and try poisoning us with food right?"

"Aaaaaaaakaaaaaasaaaaaakaaaaaaaaa!" Kuroneko's temple was trembling a lot! She was mad!

She grabbed a bag of fabric and threw it to me, which made me fall off again.

"Agh! I got hit! I am dead, sorry girls! Avenge my death!" I faked being death.

"Ahh haha you are funny Sorata-kun!"

Tamaki got near me and sat on my side.

"Don't die Sorata-kun! Revive revive! I'll get my Stardust Witch Meruru baton and revive you! Please wait!" Tamaki left the living room running.

I sat on the floor, Kuroneko looked at me ashamed, she then walked to the kitchen.

"W-well… I'll see what we need to eat dinner, let's make some curry" She started shuffling stuff on the cabinets and fridge.

I walked to the kitchen, Hinata followed me closely.

"Hey, need any help?" I asked Kuroneko while fixing a dish towel which was on the floor.

Kuroneko was looking inside the cabinet and took almost everything, she was only missing beef and carrots.

"Ahh… we are short on ingredients, I'll go to the store" Kuroneko left the other ingredients on the kitchen counter and started heading my way.

"Hey don't sweat it, I'll go! You can stay and rest, you've been walking on heels all day"

Kuroneko looked at me with a displeased face.

"Do you even know where a nearby store is?" She said with a challenging face.

"I'll take him!" Hinata said this while raising her hand.

Kuroneko backed away by the blow and looked at us displeased.

"F-fine! Go with him! I'll stay here with Tamaki and start preparing dinner" Kuroneko looked disappointed.

"Ara… don't look so sad Rurinee I won't steal him" She made her a teasing glare.

"W-what are you talking about!? Go already!" Kuroneko signaled us to leave the house.

We left the living room and Tamaki came with her baton.

"Ahh you revived already? What happened!?" She said disappointed.

"S-sorry Tamaki, we need to go and buy stuff to eat curry, we will play with Sorata later ok"

Hinata is such a good sister, just like Kuroneko, you can tell they love each other immensely.

"Okay, don't take too long!" Tamaki waved us goodbye.

Hinata looked at the skateboard on the wall.

"Wow you really do skate!" She grabbed it and started inspecting it.

"Yeah! What did you thought I was a poser?! Wow that hurts! And be careful, don't get stung with a wood splinter" I said while reaching Hinata to take the skateboard.

"It's ok, but it's so worn out it's almost a shame" She looked at the used paint and such.

Well are these three sisters this sentimental about things?

"Hey now that I think about it, why don't you tell me where the store is and I can skate there! I will be back in no time!" I said while taking the skateboard with me

"No! I need to accompany you! If not sister Ruri will get mad for letting you go alone since I'm pretty sure she wanted to go with you!" She stepped outside of the house.

What did this girl just said?!

"H-hey! What did you just said?" I left the house, she was waiting at the street already.

Well she is fast isn't she?

"Well Sorata, we need to walk this street around two blocks, go left and cross the park I'm pretty sure you guys crossed already, the store is in front of that park.

"Sure, let's go" I walked along with her.

"Say… do you like my sister?"

I stopped in full, what is this girl trying to do?! Is she a psychic?! How did she knew?!

"W-what a-are you talking about! Ahahahaha! Don't s-say nonsense! Ah-ahahahaha ahahahaha" I was just giving her nervous stares and looked away.

She gave me a displeased look and started walking backwards while looking at me.

"Don't act the fool with me Sorata. You like her right?" She gave me a serious look

"W-why do you say so? Hahaha it's just your imagination!" I gave her an awkward wry.

She sighed and turned around to walk normally.

"I guess Rurinee hasn't told you anything about her friends on Chiba, and I won't do so if she hasn't, she has her reasons. But please if you do love her… don't break her heart or play with her feelings…" Hinata looked really pissed and sad while saying this.

I guess she DID had a boyfriend and she got dumped or something. If I ever find that bastard I'll kick his ass.

I sighed and stopped while looking at the sky. This girl got me anyways.

"Don't worry Sorata, I won't tell my sister, I know you like her since we met at the festival… you are such a pitiful guy! You are way too obvious! But well she is kind of clueless on those things too… sort of…" She said this last part with a concerned look

"Hehe I guess she is Hinata, you knew along I like your sister since we met, and I've seen her for almost a year and she hasn't found out" I blushed a little while saying this.

"Well Sorata, she has a past, so I can't tell for sure, but I can't talk about that, she will tell you eventually, just please… don't break her heart" She looked sad again.

I ran past over her and took both her hands, she looked at me and blushed.

"W-what?! Sexual harassment already? We've just met! Let me go!" She tried letting go.

"Hehe sorry, I am just happy to know at least her sister approves me. I'm going to be honest with you" I let her go and started walking with her.

She looked at me and paid a lot of attention.

But before I was able to start we arrived at the store.

"Let's buy the stuff, I'll tell ya when we come back" I smiled.

"Wha?! That's not fair Soratanii!" She smiled at me in a teasing way and entered the place

She is such a sharp kid really.

We went and bought meat and carrots, I also bought some chocolates for everyone to eat and paid.

After we went out of the store Hinata looked at me and grabbed me by the arm to stop me from running.

"Now… talk" she gave me a dead serious look, I was starting to fear for my life really.

"Hehe ok ok… first of all… I will NEVER EVER EVER EVER! Harm your sister, I love her, I love her way of being, her way of talking, that Chuunibyou she has, how she is harsh and then sweet, she is such a good person and I cherish those features, I also know she was defects but I'll accept them, we all have. I for example suck at waking up early" I started laughing about that last part.

Hinata started laughing too.

"Haha really Soratanii? I also hate waking up early!"

"Yeah it's a pain right?"

"Yeah hahaha"

"But well Hinata, look I don't know what happened with your sister when you guys lived in Chiba and honestly I thought you were going to hate me for liking your sister like that, so thanks for not being like that"

"Ohh no… I do hate you for liking Rurinee… I'll hate any man who does like her since they will try to take her away from us. But I know she wants to be loved and love, she is indeed pure hearted with those things, and I honestly thought you were a stupid scumbag when we met, but well you are a nice person so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. But be warned that if you mess up! You are so dead Sorata Akasaka!" She gave me this sadistic look.

"Hey hey now really calm down I do love your sister and I want to go out with her in an honest way, she is cute and really smart and…"

"Yeah yeah, enough of her super cool features, promise me something!" She stood in front of me and looked at me in the eyes.

"Eh… sure what's up?" I looked at her confused.

"Please Soratanii, promise me you will make her happy and make her forget her painful past, promise me you will not leave her alone and that you will help her with whatever she wants to do with her life… please promise me that and I'll help you and root for both of you" She looked at me expecting my answer.

I know I love Kuroneko and I am more than willing to do all that and more! But I don't even know if she loves me back! I mean she has been more talkative and she has told me part of her past, she has been more cute with me sometimes and harsh others.

But she always denies anything that has to do with romance with me.

"Hehe you remind me of my little sister, you do love your sister a lot right? And I will promise that I will do everything you told me and take care of her… if she loves me back obviously…" I looked at the ground sad.

Hinata sighed and walked.

"Really what's with you grownups! You love suffering right?" She raised her pacing

"Hey wait!" I walked faster

"Ok Soratanii, I will root for both of you and I know you will succeed if you are persistent, so don't get scared by her way of being sometimes" She smiled with a comforting face.

"Heheh I hope you are correct, let's see what happens, I do love her and I will help her with everything, I just hope I can get the opportunity first of all…" I lowered my voice tone.

We arrived at the front gate.

Hinata looked at me and smiled, she gave me a thumbs up and told me:

"Don't worry Soratanii… she invited you to our house… she has never invited a friend from Matsudo to our house, you are the first one… just remember that… you are special to her…" She entered the house running.

I froze in place and smiled a lot and then started blushing.

"I… am… special to her?" I started trembling

Maybe she does like me right? I hope so, I am sooo pumped now! Thanks Hinata-chan!

I was in my own world when a voice made me snap out of it.

"H-hey! Get inside! I need those ingredients!" Kuroneko was talking to me through the window.

"S-sorry! Hahaha" I entered the house.

I went to the kitchen.

Hinata made me a 'Fight!' signal. I just smiled.

I handed over the ingredients to Kuroneko who had everything set already! The only things missing were the ones we went to get from the store.

"So… Akasaka-san… why did you guys took so long to just go and get two things from the store?" She looked at me suspiciously.

I started to get nervous, she had a knife with her, if she snaps I'm out.

"We just talked about regular things Rurinee, and well I got kind of lost sorry hehehe" Hinata gave me a 'don't worry its ok' stare.

"Is that so… Akasaka-san?!" Kuroneko looked at me again with the knife on her hand

"Ahh… ahaha yes yes only that, please point that thing in another direction!" I backed away

She sighed and handed me the knife.

"Here, chop this carrots please, I'll prepare the meat, you want yours with panko?" She took the meat from the package.

"Ehh y-yeah sure… so… cut this things… like…" I looked confused I've never cooked in my life!

Kuroneko sighed and looked at me fed up.

"Are you kidding? You don't know how to cook?!" She looked at me displeased.

"Er… hehe sorry I've never been able to cook, but I can chop this things for sure" I gave her a confident look.

"Ohh god, what a useless underling! Now please chop them this thick" Kuroneko used her thumb and index finger to show me the thickness, which was about 4 or 5 millimeters thick.

I was about to chop them when Kuroneko looked at me, made an alarmed expression and ran with me.

"Akasaka! Don't do that! You'll chop off your fingers! You know how to do a cat paw?"

"Huh?" I looked her totally confused

"Really….?" She looked at me disappointed

"A cat paw, like this! Nya~!" Tamaki made the cat paw, which consisted in just folding all your fingers and using the folded part to keep the carrot in place.

"Ohh I see! Hahaha ok, sorry nyan~!" I did the palm, Tamaki smiled and clapped.

Kuroneko on the other hand looked excited and blushed… she realized I was looking and recovered fast and continued preparing the meat, which by the way… she did skillfully!

"Wow! Are you a pro or something?!" I looked in awe, I had already chopped the carrots, there were only 4.

Kuroneko looked at me proud and pumped her chest.

"Ha! You've been across a perfect being of darkness the whole time! I can cook really good… I've been doing this for years for the three of us and sometimes for the whole family" Kuroneko looked happy, she must love her whole family.

"Heheh I am really impressed, please master show me more!" I was about to kneel down when Hinata cleared her throat.

"Soo… Soratan..." she dodged the bullet there… "Sorata... are you good at skating or you are just an amateur?"

Kuroneko got near me and took the chopped carrots and looked at them.

"Well, you are not that bad Akasaka… you are a good learner… now go with them I am about to finish"

"Are you sure you don't need my help?"

"N-no! Just go already" She blushed a little bit.

"Ohh ok, I'll be there if you need me"

I walked with Hinata and Tamaki and sat on the couch, they sat each on a side.

"Well… I'm not a pro, and I am above amateur I guess?"

"Huh?"

"He won the past regional championship, and well you've seen him doing those stupid wall rides and such haven't you?" Kuroneko said from the kitchen

Both girls looked at me in awe…

"W-what!? You won a championship!? Regional one? Are you a pro?!" Said Hinata with surprised eyes.

I felt so embarrassed.

"Haha no! well… yeah I won that regional, and I've won around 6 local tournaments, but I'm no pro! I'll never become a pro on this"

"But why?! Sorata is awesome!" Tamaki said this while being all pumped up

"Haha it's simple Tamaki-chan… if I fall off a high place and get injured, everything is over. It's like when you see pro sports figures get injured and well they are most of the times done for… this is an extreme sport, it's dangerous, but it's really fun!" I was getting excited I love skating!

"I don't think he will get injured, he has a head as hard as a rock anyways!" Said Kuroneko while walking to join us at the place.

"Ha?!" I looked at her surprised.

"Wow that's so rude Rurinee!" Said Hinata.

"W-well it's the truth!" Kuroneko rebuked.

"Ohh yeah! I am resilient! You sister once threw a ca… mbfhfhbmmmbhfmb" Kuroneko placed her hand on my mouth.

"Ohh Akasaka-san always with those crazy stories THAT NEVER HAPPENED!" She looked me with menacing eyes, I understood and shut up.

"W-well yeah I've fallen and never had a serious injury, thanks gods for taking care of me" I placed both palms and thanked the gods.

"Haha Sorata you are so funny! Do you like anime?" Tamaki asked that.

Kuroneko looked concerned.

"W-well yeah I do, why?"

"Ha! More compatibility!" Tamaki said this while pointing at me.

By the way Kuroneko was sitting next to me since she rushed to shut me about the can. Tamaki had no other option then moving next to Hinata.

I looked at Tamaki confused, Kuroneko blushed a lot and stood up.

"I-I've g-got to check the curry… It must be done already…" She stumbled to the Kitchen.

Hinata made me a teasing face and smiled.

"See?" She whispered

Is she indeed stating she likes me and that's why she is like this all the time? Ohh god I'm about to cry! She feels something for me! But we don't know if it's romance. Maybe she wants to forget her past with me?

"Sorata… do you like Stardust Witch Meruru?" Tamaki asked waiting for my answer

"Well, it's a funny cartoon, my little sister watches it from time to time"

"You have a little sister? How old is she?!" Both asked me at the same time, although Hinata had already heard about it, I guess she didn't pay attention.

"What's her name?! Does she like anime too then? Is she cute?" They both started asking me this questions like crazy.

"Do you… love your sister?" Hinata asked me with a serious tone.

Kuroneko dropped a big spoon when she heard this.

"Ohh… sorry haha my bad, this is almost ready" She disappeared while picking up the spoon.

"Wow calm down! Am I at the Police station? Hahaha" I said this trying to ease Kuroneko's stress.

"Ok so… let's see… Yes I have a little sister, her name is Ichigo Akasaka, she is 15 years old, she does love anime and video games, she is cute, yeah she is… but she can be a pain sometimes hehehe and yeah I love her as I love my family, why do you ask?"

I looked at both of them they were blushing so hard and looked at me surprised.

"Sorata-onii-chan! Please marry me!" Tamaki went and hugged me.

I got all flustered and looked at Kuroneko who was giggling while placing a hand over her mouth to conceal the noise and blushing at the same time. I guess she liked the fact I was getting along with her sisters.

"Now now Tamaki, no hugging other girl's men… he has an owner already…" Hinata took away Tamaki while looking at Kuroneko who hid behind a drawer taking some plates.

"But I want an Onii-chan like him! He loves his sister and likes anime and is fun! He is not like Kyo..." Hinata stopped Tamaki on the spot and looked at me nervously.

"Aaaaaaaahh! Look at the time, we need to go and wash our hands Tamaki let's go!" She grabbed Tamaki and left the living room.

"Kyo…?" I whispered confused… is that the name of Kuroneko's boyfriend from Chiba?

That may be the case, but she won't tell me even if I asked.

"A-akasaka-san… please ignore her, she's a kid, she has imaginary friends… now help me set up the table please" Kuroneko said this while still hiding on the cabinet.

"Ahh ok… hahah sorry about that misunderstanding… where do I get the plates from?"

"F-from that drawer over there…" She pointed me a drawer below the counter

"Kuroneko… what are you doing there?"

"A-ahh n-nothing! I am looking for cups for the tea that's all ahahahaha!" She took some cups and rushed to the table and placed them.

I looked at her confused.

"Suuuuureeeeeeee….. So, here are the plates, where do I place them?"

"Just place them here please" She signaled me which part of the table.

I placed two on a side and the remaining two on the opposite side.

While I placed them there, she went to the kitchen and turned off the fire and opened the lid of the cooking pot, and the scent of curry filled the room.

"Holy mother of… that smells fantastic! You are indeed a pro Kuroneko!" I told her while looking at her surprised.

"I-it's nothing special… I am the usual" She looked away blushing a lot.

"Yeah right! I can't wait to taste it!"

Kuroneko trembled a little bit and then opened a drawer and took something.

"Akasaka… hey!" She whispered while signaling me to come close to her.

"What's going on?" I whispered, maybe she messed up something or we needed more plates?

"D-do you r-really think I am good at this?" She looked at the cooking pot and she mixed the curry with a big spoon.

"O-of course! Just smell it! It smells delicious!"

"T-then… d-do you want to taste it?" She placed a little quantity of the curry on a mini plate to taste food.

I looked at her and blushed a lot, what the hell! We are definitely acting like a newlywed couple!

"A-ah… I-if you don't mind…" She passed me the mini plate and looked at me nervously, she grabbed the big spoon and placed it in front of her lap with both hands and started shuffling expecting my answer.

I tasted the mixture and it tasted like if the gods had created it! It was super delicious! I sipped the damn thing and looked at her with teary eyes.

"T-this…"

"Y-yes? D-do you think it needs more salt or curry powder?" She asked while taking the before mentioned items which she had all the intention to pour on the pot.

"T-this is amazing! I can't believe it Kuroneko! You are a true master chef! Are you going to pursue a carrier in culinary arts? Ohh god sign me something before you become a world known chef!"

Kuroneko blushed a lot and placed the lid back to the pot, she was really happy you could see it on her face.

"Y-you flatterer! I've told you doing that won't get you anywhere! N-now help me out and check on the rice please" Kuroneko looked away embarrassed, she was clearly happy that I liked her cooking skills and she loved being flattered, that's what I've noticed with time.

"S-sure… let me see" I moved to the rice cooking machine.

While I was doing this, Hinata and Tamaki came back and sat on the table… both of them on the same row… so… Kuroneko and I would have to seat next to each other.

I looked over to the girls and Hinata gave me a Thumbs up, which Tamaki mimicked.

I sighed, this girls will make Kuroneko find out what's going on and if it wasn't the correct time…. I'll be done.

"The rice is ready" I closed the lid and waited for instructions.

"Great, please take the curry pot to the table and place it there, I-I'll take the rice maker" Kuroneko started walking like a robot, she has figured out that her sisters had made her sit next to me.

I was starting to feel really happy because since Hinata told me about being the first friend brought here, I felt special and loved being with them.

I placed the curry pot over a heat mat in the middle of the dining table.

"Hey, come and sit here, I'll carry the rice maker too" I walked to help Kuroneko, she was struggling trying to carry the machine, it looked heavy.

I got near and tried grabbing it, but out hands touched and Kuroneko got startled and we almost dropped the thing!

"Could you newlyweds please stop fooling around, we have homework to do please!" Hinata looked at both of us as if she was getting fed up of your way of acting.

"I-I'll go and calm her down, please bring the rice maker and place it next to me" Kuroneko left the kitchen and walked and sat on the right chair.

"Rurinee, why are you there? You always sit on the left chair" Hinata asked out of curiosity.

"Here, I'll place it here ok?" I placed the rice maker on her left side so it was between both of us.

"N-no, please place it on the other side, I can't use my left hand for that" She answered me with a troubled face

"Oh, sorry hehe I am the lefty here right?" I moved to the other side and placed the machine there

"You are a lefty Sorata?" Tamaki asked while handing over her plate to get curry on it by Kuroneko.

"Yes he is, that's why I let him have that seat, if we sat the other way, our e-elbows would c-clash a lot" Kuroneko started pouring curry on Tamaki's plate.

"Ohh I see how inconvenient" Hinata rebuked.

"W-well when we were little, my sister and I did a war game which consisted of sitting the way your sister just said and eat… we would try to trip off the food of the other one with our elbows, since the hand we used to eat was the one who clashed with the other one, it was fun! But it was incorrect since we literally played with the food, so we stopped afte games"

Everyone looked at me with a confused face.

"Y-you surely get along with your sister Akasaka-san…" Kuroneko said while pouring curry to my plate.

"Hahaha yeah I guess, we have a really good relationship" We did really! Although sometimes she could be a pain in the arse.

"So… good as a regular brother and sister… or good as a pair of sick perverts?"

"Hinata!" Kuroneko scolded Hinata which started asking those strange questions

"Sorry… my bad" She looked down with a sad face.

"Ahh haha it's ok, don't get mad at her… and well no, we love each other like regular siblings… this is not a manga Hinata-chan!" I laughed and took my plate.

"Yeah I guess so… hahaha" She gave me an awkward wry since she got scolded by Kuroneko

"Ok, everyone has their food, so…" Kuroneko said this while looking at everyone.

"Thank you for the food!" And we chowed down!

I tasted the food, and everyone looked at me waiting for my reaction.

It tasted like 3,000,000 times better than when I just tasted the curry alone.

"Oh my god Kuroneko please marry me!" I looked at her with a face full of admiration.

Hinata and Tamaki started laughing.

"W-what a-are you saying you p-perverted underling! M-move away!" Kuroneko moved her hands randomly to ease her embarrassment, she even pushed me a little bit away and blushed a lot.

"Hahahaha I am sorry I got carried away! You cook better than my mom! But please don't tell her!" I begged with my hands.

"Hehehe it seems you've just captured a new victim with your cooking skills Rurinee, please be gentle with him"

"H-hinata! W-what are you saying!? Eat your curry!" Kuroneko got another spoonful of curry and ate.

I was literally devouring the thing, it tasted too good I wanted it to be infinite.

"S-sorry! But this tastes so good! You are a true master at cooking I can't believe it!" I answered to calm down Kuroneko

"T-thanks Akasaka… there's more if you want, don't restrain yourself, this is payback for the pizza back then" Kuroneko smiled at me while asking for my plate.

"Wow, you are the best! T-thanks a lot!" I handed the plate over.

After around an hour we finished eating.

Kuroneko was placing a blanket over Tamaki which was sleeping on the couch. I was washing the dishes with Hinata.

"Wow Soratanii, you just ate food made by Rurinee, what do you think?" she whispered

"Don't call me like that when she is near! She might find out!" I rebuked

"Just answer me!" She countered.

"Ok ok… well it's the best god damn thing! Her cooking skills are out of this world!" I said with a lot of admiration

Hinata giggled a little bit and smiled.

"Well Soratanii, you are the first person in Matsudo that tries her food which is not family related… so as I told you… you are special, fight for her!" She gave me a thumbs up again.

"Just… don't hurt her or I will kill you!" she gave me a thumbs down.

"W-what are you talking about which just made you stop washing the dishes?!" Kuroneko was behind us and her temple was trembling, she had her arms crossed.

"Y-you two are really talkative today…" She got near both and looked at us suspiciously.

I looked away and cleaned the dishes faster, Hinata made an almost inaudible sigh.

"We are just getting along Rurinee, would you prefer if I quarrel with this guy? Even though he is nice and you invited him to the house?" She pointed at me

Kuroneko blushed a lot and looked away.

"I-I am repaying an old favor! And he also came to see something about the game we are doing together with other people of the club! He is also my underling and he was carrying all the bags you saw when we arrived, so… t-that's why he is here!" She said this really calm and with her usual tone of voice, she was good at concealing her nervousness with her.

I finished my plates and Hinata looked at me desperate.

"Y-yeah I came because of that, so, we need to star…" My cellphone rang.

"Ahh excuse me for a second"

I reached my cellphone and it was my little sister, I answered.

"What's up Ichigo?" I answered with a monotone voice.

"O-Onii-chan? Where are you! It's almost 9 PM and mom is looking for you! She is asking where you are! Get back here or you'll be grounded for like 20 years!" She said this with urgency so I was pretty sure she meant it and it wasn't a joke.

I looked at the clock and it was 8:45 PM! The time flies when you are having fun!

"OK ok I'll be there in a minute, calm down, help me out distracting her!"

"I'll try to get you 30 minutes so hurry up and be careful!"

"Thanks a lot Ichigo! I'll buy you ice cream or something later!"

"Yay! Be careful Onii-chan!" She hung up.

Kuroneko looked at me troubled and sad, Hinata looked at me intrigued.

"Soo that was your sister Sorata?" Hinata asked curiously

"Ehh, yes, my curfew hour is about to expire and I need to get back to my house! Since I didn't plan on coming here I didn't let them know, sorry girls!" I begged for their pardon with my hands.

"Awww that's too bad… I wanted to play more with Sorata!" Hinata looked down and dragged herself to the couch and sat there with her arms crossed "It was starting to get interesting!"

"S-sorry Hinata-chan I'll come back… well…. I'll see you around later don't worry!" I looked at Kuroneko who looked at me with a sad face.

"S-sorry Kuroneko, I have to leave now" I said with a sad voice.

"Y-yeah I totally understand, you didn't let your parents know…" She started walking to the entrance

"See you around Hinata-chan take care!" I smiled at her

"See you around Soratan… Sorata-san!" She waved at me with an awkward smile, Kuroneko looked at her with a menacing face.

I left the room, Tamaki was still sleeping.

I took my skateboard and put on my shoes, Kuroneko looked at me sad and troubled.

"Sorry Kuroneko, we can finish the beta later on ok? We can see each other tomorrow or send me the files and I'll create the installer" I looked at her with a calm face

"Y-yeah… thanks for coming and sorry for all the fuss this girls made, they are good girls" She got near me to open the door

"T-thanks a lot Kuroneko… thanks a lot for the invitation and really I am impressed! You cook like a pro! I hope I can get to taste more of your cooking!" I smiled at her

She blushed a lot and smiled me back, she was so cute

"Y-yes! We'll see that another day, please take care and skate safely. I'll see you later Akasaka-san, have a nice night and text me when you get home please" She looked at me concerned I guess she wanted to know I arrived safely at my house.

"Y-yeah I will don't worry, I'll see you around Kuroneko… and remember… a curse can be lifted with enough power… or you can just replace the curse with a stronger one… I'll help you out with either… take care and have a nice night Kuroneko, thanks for everything, see you around! If you need anything here I am ok?" I smiled and she looked at me in awe, she froze there and looked at me with eyes full of hope and happiness.

"Y-yes! I will be counting on you! H-have a nice night and be careful ok?"

"Ok… I will, I don't want to get injured either hahaha" I laughed and went out to the street.

I started remembering how we got here and traced a route.

"W-well yeah getting injured would be the worst! So please take care! See you later Akasaka"

"Yeah getting injured would suck big time! I wouldn't be able to see you… thanks Kuroneko, have a nice night…. Bye bye!" I ran and placed the skateboard below me feet and kicked the floor.

Kuroneko just stood there, staring at me while smiling shyly… ohh by the way I noticed she had already placed her key on the keychain I gave her! That made me super happy!

"I will get you to fall for me, I love you and I will not give up!" I clenched my fist while doing this auto-promise.

After around 20 minutes skating I arrived at the house.

My sister was in her room with my mom, they fell asleep.

"Thanks Ichigo, I will buy you some ice cream tomorrow for this! Just wait! I love you sis!" I closed the door while whispering all this.

I got to my room, and left my stuff at the usual places. I was about to sleep when I remembered something.

"Ohh yeah! The message!" I took my cellphone.

'To: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

From: Sorata Sk8

Subject: Home

Body: Hey Kuroneko! Just to let you know I am home now, take care and sleep tight! I'll see you around!'

I clicked the send message.

After around 30 seconds later I got a response.

'From: Fallen Angel Kuroneko

To: Sorata *Underling*

Subject: RE: Home

Body: I am glad about it! Sorry for all the issues my sisters caused you. Hinata took a liking on you, that's good for you Akasaka. Have a nice night, see you around! Bye bye'

I smiled at the text message and looked at the roof while placing my cellphone on the desk.

"Ahh I love you my angel Kuroneko, when will you notice?" I said this and I got on my bed, before I knew… I fell asleep.