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The next day at the Café, as all were cleaning up before the store opened, Minto barged in happily. She had a smile from ear-to-ear.

"You're late!" Lettuce pointed out gently. Minto simply ignored her comment and began talking.

"Do you guys remember my ballet presentation yesterday?" she asked, yet not accusingly, but happily.

"You had a presentation?" Ichigo asked sadly. "Oh, gomen dasai, gomen dasai, gomen dasai! I wasn't there!"

"Oh, it was just for family members!" Minto admitted. "So it's OK. But anyways!"

"Why are you smirking so much?" Lettuce laughed.

"Lemme explain!!" Minto pleaded happily as she jumped up and down. "I was going to present, and onii-chan, out of pure habit, came in to give me a bouquet."

FLASHBACK

"Hello, onee-sama!" Seiji smiled happily as he greeted Minto with a hug.

"Onii-sama!" Minto smiled, pretending not to have noticed the red flowers coming from his left pocket.

Onii-sama, you usually give me white or beige flowers! Minto thought to herself.

"Good luck on your presentation!" he said as he reached into his right pocket instead and took out beige flowers. Minto was surprised how the red flowers weren't even touched.

"Eh, onii-sama-" Minto began.

"What?" Seiji asked with a worried expression. "Do you not like them?"

"Oh, Seiji, I adore them!" Minto smiled. "But… what about the red ones?" Seiji blushed terribly.

"Gomen dasai, Minto," he stuttered. "B-But… those really aren't for you. Gomen dasai!"

"Oh, it's alright, Seiji, but I would like to know who they are for!"

"Um… well… They're for… you see…"

"Ah! Seiji! You like a-"

"Shh! Minto!"

"Oh, Seiji! You have a girlfriend! Haha…"

"She is not my girlfriend!"

"So there is a girl involved! I knew it! What's her name? What's she like?"

"Minto, this is really not the time to-"

"When do you plan to ask her out? How long do you plan to date her?"

"Minto! I-"

"What will you name your kids?"

"Minto!"

"What? I'm just curious…"

"Look, I'll tell you… tomorrow. At the Café. Okay?"

"Promise?" Minto pleaded with puppy eyes.

"Promise. Now hurry!"

Minto ran off and did her presentation with great confidence.

END OF FLASHBACK

"Did that really happen?" Ichigo asked with a smile. This was the perfect thing to help her forget everything – Aoyama-kun, Ryou, and Kisshu.

"Yes! And he will come today!" Minto laughed.

"Yucata!" Lettuce and Keiichiro said in union.

"Onii-chan found an onee-chan!" Pudding declared, as she jumped up and down.

But not this onii-chan… Ryou thought to himself.

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