Seriously when did I learn to daydream in the middle of the conversation?

I pinched my cheek. "Ouch"

The people in the room look at me when they heard the sudden yelp.

"Hmmm, Did I just wake up? Sorry for daydreaming…" I bow.

"…It seems I had an impossible dream right now…" I look at them. "…so where did our conversation stop?"

"What nonsense are you saying Hachiman?" I heard a voice on the phone.

It seems my grandmother is on the line.

"Nothing. I think I doze off and had a dream about having a knockout babe as a fiancée…" I look at the two people present and gave them an assurance.

"…worry not! I know what and where my limitation is." My words cause the Principal to chuckle while the Princess blushes again.

Keep it up and I'll revoke your title of Ice Princess and change it to Fire Princess.

"Fufu, I didn't think you were bold to tell your impression to your fiancée. Tanaka-san, I wonder if Mari-chan liked what she just heard?" The old man just continue his laugh.

Are they continuing the fiancée joke? I'll just clarify it then.

I signal the Ice Princess to sit so we would not disturb the talking of the adults and it seems she understand it.

I also sit on the other sofa and prepare an impenetrable momentum, in case that this is not a joke I would not falter. Ok Hachiman!

"So you are my fiancée?..." I look at her. "…I hope you answer since I don't want to interpret things."

She breathes back and forth.

Maybe it took her a time to see how failure her fiancé is.

"Indeed." She nods.

"Seriously, such a thing still happened in this day?..." I relax myself by slouching on the sofa.

"…Well if it's you I won't be surprised to be engaged by your parents…" I point at myself.

"…but me? I didn't even think about it, we are only an ordinary family with a corporate slaves parents, so do you mind to explain it to me since you weren't shock in the announcement and that also answers why you were carefully examining me the time I entered the room."

Her eyes enlarged, maybe she is shock on how observant I am.

Excuse me Ojou-sama but I am a famous loner here, I think? So, stalking—I mean observing is one of my 108 skills and it is in a topnotch rank.

She takes a breather again. "I learned it a month ago, my grandfather told me that he will have me engaged, but I am free to reject it if I don't want to. I also met your grandmother here during summer vacation. She also told me that her grandson is a good and honest kid, but I thought she only spoke about your good traits. I told them I won't mind seeing you before I decide."

Lucky her, she can pick if she wants to or not, maybe I can also pick since gender equality is already establish in this era. Better ask her.

I signal her to come closer.

I don't want the old ones to know what I will say.

She hesitates for a while but also follows. She lends me her ear.

I whisper. "Um, do you think I can also decide about this engagement?"

Having a knockout babe is good but I'd rather want a workaholic beautiful wife.

I heard a chuckle from her, she smiles and shake her head.

"Figures." I move far away from her and think of a way to cancel this engagement.

Oh wait! She said my bad traits when my grandma asked her. Maybe I got like 90-10 chance to fail this engagement since I got a bad impression on her. I give a fist bump to my thighs.

While I was having a positive time. It seems that the call had ended since the principal sits on his chair and looks at us again.

"Before we proceed, any questions you two?" The Principal asked.

I raise my hand. "Did the engagement cancel?..."

The Principal and Mari gave me a surprised look, but I continue. "…It pains me, but I must accept since, a beautiful girl like her isn't meant to be with a so normal boy like me…"

I copy Komachi's acting skill of feeling hurt. "…worry not I am a man who accepts reality. I just need time so if you wouldn't mind, I can't continue joining the disciplinary committee since it is hard to move on seeing the party involved."

Nice Hachiman I'll give you 8/8 on how you connect those situations that pop up on you. You may be bad at math but the way you solve these too many variables with a limited equation is superb.

I praised myself. Oh no I must look sad.

"Hahaha, Mari it seems that his grandfather is right about his bad habits…" The principal looks at the Ice Princess.

My grandfather? So, he is my nakama in this situation. I'm sorry for always disrespecting you when you always help me dirty my name.

She just smiles at her grandfather words. "…Since Hikigaya-san didn't hear the conversation between you and his grandmother, why not tell him directly?" The question made the Ice Princess, no Fire Princess red.

I told you! Get red one more time and I'll call you that.

She looked at her grandfather, but the latter just smiled at him.

Why make things slow? I'll just need to assure her then. "Don't worry! You can just reject me the way you like…" I stand and bump my fist on my chest. "…it doesn't look like it but I'm a man that can take things such as rejection like a dust that can just wipe."

Like a dust my ass, Hachiman you buffoon, the last time you had been rejected by Orimoto it takes years before you moved on.

It seems her nervousness are gone since she looks me in the eyes with her Icy stare.

Didn't I told you that I already gave you the title Fire Princess, why do you want to become an Ice Princess again?

"Hikigaya-kun…" Oh no she even used a kun not a san anymore does she want to make this rejection more impactful?

"…Please stop talking if you were only motivating me to reject you!"

And there the bomb had been exploded, See, it didn't even hurt? Wait!

"Hmmm, it seems that my word understanding is a little bit erroneous…" I tried to clean my eardrums with my pinky.

"…would you mind if you repeat again?".

Oh no that is a negative stat on your Househusband traits, wait this will turn her off! So, its 95-5 now!

She sighs and her voice turns more colder than usual. "I don't know what it is in your mind but, I will say this to you that, I W-O-N-T C-A-N-C-E-L our E-N-G-A-G-E-M-E-N-T-!"

"See? It is way too easy to say it. You even highlight the most hurtful one" I start to act hurt with a little water in my eyelids.

I don't know if it is acting or not, but I'll know after the aftershock later.

When I look at her she is not in the sofa anymore. I turn my gaze at the principal. "It seems your granddaughter hate me that much - OUCH!"

A pain intrudes in my sideburns, someone pulled it.

I looked at the perpetrator and it is none other than her.

I touch my sideburns. "Is emotional not enough? why also hurt me physically?"

Why is she blushing?

"It seems you still won't listen properly" She attempts to pull my sideburns once again.

"W-wait, I-I'll listen" I plead.

She sits beside me. "Oi don't you know that I have my own personal space?"

She angrily rebukes. "Would you just use your ears and stop babbling your mouth!"

WTF this woman even removes my human rights

"O-okay, Calm down take a breather!..." I motion her to inhale and exhale.

Woman are scary, how did I try to fight her earlier, did I really win? Or she just let me have that fake victory.

She looks at me coldly. "Listen carefully okay!" I nod.

She stands up in front of me." I accept the engagement so stop thinking of breaking it, with that I'm in your care!" She bows.

I look at her face and she is red like my hateful tomato. "Why do it when you will feel embarrassed, this Princess!..." I shrug.

It seems she wants to lash out about my comment. "…W-Wait I understand, we will continue our engagement, no hurting anymore Princess!" I plead for my life.

She sits next to me and looked at me. "What?" I ask.

She just smiles.

Authors Note: I need to finish this it might slip out of my mind so here, Seriously I don't know if I'm improving but the only thing I know is that the words count is improving!(^_^)! I hope the emoticon in A/N wouldn't displease you all.

I'm sorry that I love OC like Shiori-san from Veltus and Kuroki Koyuki from A different turn so My bad.

To the author of the fixed marriage from Hikigaya that looked like a nisekoi and Premarital relationship Please continue your work, I love the idea there so I'll take this work as copyright from you! ^_^/Cheers