"I NEED HELP!" Hanamaki cried out as he entered the Oikawa's household; startling both [name] and Toru who had just descended down the staircase and entered the living room. [name] yawned and rubbed her eyes as she had just woken up and Toru just gave an extremely confused look as he looks at the panting Hanamaki before him; a smirking Matsukawa and a rather amused Hajime.

"What help?" [name] asked as she settled herself on the sofa, and Toru decided to sit on the floor just in front of her. [name] then crossed her legs and started to tug at Toru's brown locks; twirling it ever so often.

"Takahiro's parents are coming to visit him soon; and they're expecting to meet his girlfriend that he supposedly claimed that he has. And apparently they're staying until the New Years is over." Matsukawa spoke as he smirked even more when Hanamaki's face turned beet red from embarrassment.

"And?" [name] asked as she tilted her head to one side; and Hanamaki's face turned even more red.

"[name], will you be willing to help Hanamaki?" Hajime asked as he sat down beside [name] on the sofa. [name] instinctively leaned onto his shoulder and pouts slightly.

"Again? I helped you that time, Hajime." [name] whined out, and Hajime's face turned beet red.

"Right! I remember! That one time when Iwa-chan had an extremely overly attached girl who was crushing madly on him!" Toru exclaimed and winced slightly when he moved as [name]'s finger was still tugging at his brown locks.

"Baka-nii-chan. I'm still playing with your hair." [name] muttered out.

[name] was beyond nervous; and she had no idea why. It was only the second day of school; and she was a wreck. She scanned the corridor and noticed even more people were looking at her direction; and she started to feel like she should just stay at home and crawl back into her bed; and never come in contact with any humans. But what could she do? She made a promise. And a promise is a promise. She felt his hand squeezed her own; causing her to look up into his beady eyes. He gave her a reassuring smile and started to tug her towards her classroom. [name] was wondering; how can someone be so natural in a pretend couple while she was a nervous wreck? Oh right, she didn't want to fall in love. And she has been telling herself then; do not fall in love with him.

But [name] couldn't help as she felt the warmth of his hand against hers'; the reassuring smile he always gives when he knows she's nervous. Everything about him seemed so perfect; yet at the same time he wasn't that outstanding. He wasn't popular; but still he managed to make [name]'s heartbeat a little faster. Just one fake relationship; got her so confused. Just one guy; made her feel like she was at the top of the world.

Hanamaki Takahiro.

"Babe?" Hanamaki called out, and [name] snapped out of her thoughts as she realised that she was in front of her classroom already; and Kindaichi and Kunimi were waiting for her at the door. They had taken the liberty to be there for her when the seniors weren't around as they knew how terrible the treatment was for her in school.

"A-Ah. S-See you later." [name] mumbled out, and Hanamaki smiled at her. He then bent down slightly and planted a kiss on her forehead; causing [name]'s eyes to widen in surprise, and both Kindaichi and Kunimi to snicker slightly at the scene before them. They love it when [name] was in a surprise mode.

"Don't fall in love with him. Don't fall in love with him. All these are just for show." [name] thought to herself as she felt Hanamaki's lips against her forehead; unknowingly to her, Hanamaki was thinking the exact opposite.

"Please fall in love with me." Hanamaki thought to himself as he withdrew from [name]'s forehead and patted her head slightly.

"See you later." And Hanamaki turned to walk away; joining Matsukawa, Toru and Hajime to head up to the level where the 3rd Years' classrooms were. And Toru couldn't help but punched Hanamaki on the shoulder as he pouts.

"My baby!" Toru whined out.

"Hey bitch!" and [name]'s desk was roughly kicked. [name] then looked up in surprise, and realised that it was a girl who was in the same year as she was. She then tilted her head slightly and apparently that agitated the girl right at the front as she had slammed her hands onto [name]'s desk.

"Don't act all cute with me! I know what you did to get Hanamaki-senpai to get together with you!" the girl spat out in disgust, and [name] looked at her with a confused look in her eyes. All of a sudden, a photograph was shoved right into her face; and [name] took it, bringing it slightly further away from her face to get a better view. Her eyes widened in surprise as her hand shook.

It was a photo of her and Hanamaki, naked; hugging each other. It seems like the photo was taken at where the changing room in the gymnasium was located.

"Didn't know you're such a slut, [name]." the girl spat out again, and [name] shook her head.

"T-This isn't w-wh-." And she was cut off.

*SLAP*

"Don't tell us that it isn't what it looks like. Evidence is just right in front of you, bitch! Oikawa-senpai should feel disgusted with having a little sister like you; trying to get into every guy's pants!" the girl spat out angrily, and [name] could only flinch ever so slightly.

Murmurs started to occur, and [name] was definitely being judged. She wanted to run so badly; she wanted to hide somewhere. She thought that everything was alright ever since her name was cleared up. But it seems like her life hated her so much then. The whispers grew even more; but it seems like everybody's attention wasn't on [name] anymore; but at the door instead. The girl turned and smirked as she walked towards the door.

"Hanamaki-senpai! You don't need to feel tied down by that bitch; we all know that she was the one who seduced you." The girl spoke and batted her eyelashes at Hanamaki. [name] couldn't help but feel a sense of jealousy rise up inside of her; but she chose to keep quiet. Her hand then cupped her right cheek that was slapped previously and she sighed.

Back to square one she supposed.

"I feel suffocated just by being near you." And [name]'s eyes widened in surprise as she heard what Hanamaki had said to the girl.

"W-What?"

"And come on, did your eyes grow at the back of your head or something? This photo has been photo-shopped. Look at the surroundings, there's quite a bit of mosaic don't you think so? Can't believe you could be fooled by such a thing." And Hanamaki pushed past the girl and walked towards where [name] is. He then wrapped a protective arm around her waist and pulled her against his chest.

"Now scram." Hanamaki spat out, and the girl could only cry as she fled the classroom. Hanamaki then pulled [name] away from his chest and cupped her right cheek as he bent down slightly to meet her eyes.

"Does it still hurt?" Hanamaki asked as he rubbed her cheek. [name] shook her head and Hanamaki smiled softly as he stood back up to his actual height and grabbed hold of [name] by her free hand.

"It's all an act. Don't fall in love with him." [name] thought to herself as she allowed herself to be pulled out of her classroom.

"I love you too much, I want you all to myself." Hanamaki thought to himself as he pulled [name] down the corridor.

[name] felt extremely nervous as she stood before her wardrobe. Today was the day that she was going to meet Hanamaki's parents, and she honestly didn't know what to wear. She thought of just simply wearing a casual outfit; but Hanamaki had told her that they were going to be eating at a restaurant. [name] then fumbled through her wardrobe once more, and then she stopped.

"This should do…" [name] mumbled to herself.

"It looks like you're officially dating, don't you think so?" and [name] flinched when she suddenly heard a voice coming from the door of her bedroom. She turned and sighed as she heads over to her bed and sat down; clutching the outfit she had taken out from her wardrobe.

"Nii-chan, you and I both clearly know that this is all an act. Why am I feeling this way?" [name] asked as she held the outfit closer to her chest. Toru then made her way towards where [name] was seated and he patted her head. He then planted a kiss at the side of her head and chuckled.

"I'm sure you know the answer." Toru spoked.

"But it's all an act." [name] replied.

"That my baby, sometimes things will turn out differently." Toru spoke and ruffled [name]'s hair. He then stood up and walked towards the door calling out;

"Makki's waiting downstairs already anyway!"

"OH CRAP!"

"You look great in that, [name]." Hanamaki complimented as they walked down the street towards where [r/n] was located at. [name] shifted a little uncomfortably as she thought to herself;

"How can he be so natural in this kind of situation?!"

"[name]? We're here already." Hanamaki called out and grabbed hold of [name]'s hand; causing her to snap out from her thoughts. She then looked at Hanamaki, who gave her a reassuring smile and a squeeze of his hand against hers'. He then bent down slightly and cupped her cheeks in his hands, and planted a kiss on her forehead.

"You'll be fine. Trust me."

"TAKAHIRO! YOU'RE LATE!" a voice boomed through the streets; and Hanamaki paled slightly at the man before him. [name] then looked at him, and noticed how similar the man looks.

"A-Ah, dad! We're just about to head in!" Hanamaki stuttered out, and [name] could only giggle at how Hanamaki was acting around his father.

"What a cute girl! Is she your girlfriend that you've been talking about?" Hanamaki's dad asked as he came closer to the duo and looked at [name] from head to toe. [name] then smiled and bowed, greeting his father.

"I'm Oikawa [name], a pleasure to meet you; sir." [name] spoke and Hanamaki's dad laughed as he patted [name]'s head. He then grabbed hold of Hanamaki in a headlock and ruffled his hair harshly.

"You did well, son!"

And the trio made their way into the restaurant to find Hanamaki's mother; who was waiting excitedly at the table…

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"KAHH! SHE'S ADORABLE!" Hanamaki's mother cried out as she hugged [name] in a tight hug. Hanamaki then paled at his mother's reaction, and tried his best to save [name] from the awkwardness; but he soon stopped as he realised how much [name] was smiling.

"A pleasure to meet you, Hanamaki-san." [name] spoke, and all of a sudden Hanamaki's mother let go of her. She had on a rather murderous aura, and both [name] and Hanamaki paled slightly. [name] then quickly thought about what she had done wrong when all of a sudden;

"Call me, mum!"

"Eh?" [name] responded and blinked her eyes in confusion.

"Call me mum!"

"Mum! That's a litt-." Hanamaki tried to reason out but his mother shot him a glare.

"M-Mum." [name] stuttered out, and Hanamaki's mother immediately hugged her again and squealed in delight.

"SHE'S SO CUTE!"

"That wasn't so bad, was it?" Hanamaki asked as he walked [name] back to her house. Apparently Hanamaki's parents had taken an extreme liking to [name], and they had even asked when they were going to get married; how many kids they plan on having and all.

"Yeah, it wasn't." [name] replied a little coldly, and Hanamaki noticed it. He then pulled [name] by her hand and forced her to turn and look at him.

"[name], are you alright?" Hanamaki asked as he placed his forehead against hers'. [name]'s heart immediately sped up and her face turned bright red. She then hastily pushed Hanamaki away and started to walk again.

"It's not right to lie to your parents." [name] spoke out; and Hanamaki swore that he felt his heart cracked a little on the inside.

"I-I know, bear with it [name]… I'm sorry for asking you to be the one to he-." And he was cut off.

"It's alright. It's until New Years only, right? And then everything will be over." [name] spoke in a bitter tone that Hanamaki didn't notice. She then picked up her pace as Hanamaki stopped walking, and soon she was no longer in his sight.

"I don't want to fall in love with you." [name] spoke to herself as she opened the door to her house.

"[NAME], YOU'RE BACK! Eh?" Toru stopped his excitement as he took a look at [name]'s face…

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"Why are you crying?"