•[•]•[•] Noire [•]•[•]•
"Alright, that's the last of 'em! Have a great rest of your day, kiddos! I hope to see every single one of you in this upcoming year!" Mr. Jameson dismisses us and we all let out a relieved sigh, quickly getting up and out of the room. Turning the corner, I find Hiroshi leaning against the wall.
"We're finished." I poke him on the shoulder, making him open his eyes and turn to face me.
"How'd things go?" I shrug and glance back at Uni, who finds herself wandering in the opposite direction of us.
"It went just fine. All of the questions that we had went over were there on the test. Th-thanks for the help." I mumble the last part, feeling my face burn with embarrassment as I acknowledge Hiroshi's help from the past few days.
"It's about time you said that!" He just grins and I glare at him.
"Wh-what's that supposed to mean!?" I growl at him but he just slips his hands into his pockets and walks over to Uni, setting a hand on her shoulder and turning her around.
"I mean what I say." Hiroshi just grins and Uni just tilts her head in confusion.
"Whatever! It's not like I want to know or anything!" I huff.
"Wh-what happened between you two? Is everything okay?" Uni looks between us with a look of worry.
"Yeah, we're fine. Right, Noire?" He smiles down at me, in which I look up at him with a glare. "It's just our usual banter."
"Whatever you say, Hiroshi." Uni then smiles and puts her hands behind her back as she begins to walk towards the school gates. "Let's hurry home so that we can prepare for the party, shall we?"
"Of course." Hiroshi then begins to walk with Uni, leaving me to stand there in frustration. I hope that idiot doesn't get too attached to my little sister! I huff to myself and catch up to the two of them.
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"Hey, Noire!" Uni plops herself down on the couch next to me, grabbing a controller from the coffee table and leans back into the couch.
"What's up, Uni?" I pause the game and turn towards Uni.
"What do you think of Hiroshi? Is he a cool guy?" I wouldn't really say "cool".
"I guess he's alright. He's a good man when he wants to be, but he annoys me whenever he gets the chance to." I turn back to the console, resuming the game.
"Is he the Guardian that you were looking for?" Uni's next comment makes me stop, the zombies on the TV quickly advancing on the screen and devouring my character.
"Wh-wh-what's that supposed to mean!?" I practically shout at Uni, my face burning hotter than the sun at this point as I instinctively stand up.
"I-Is that a question that I shouldn't've asked?" She looks at me with a hint of regret in her eyes.
"N-No, you're fine. The question just caught me off guard is all." I then clear my throat and look around to make sure that nobody else but Uni was listening in on the information that I was about to spill. "If I were to legitimately answer your question, then I couldn't've asked for a better person to take care of me. Even though I haven't had much experience with men, and that he's one of the most annoying people in this dimension, I can see and feel the care and attention he has towards me. I-I mean he isn't that great, but he passes the test for living up to my standards!" I huff and restart the level, trying to get my thoughts about Hiroshi out of my head. D-Did I just tell that to Uni!? Was that too much? I hope she doesn't laugh at me! She'll probably tease me about being a loner and finally finding someone who I can be friends with! I think to myself, shaking my head as my twintails slap the thoughts away.
Uni then bursts out laughing, catching me off guard again. "This is a first!" She pauses to catch her breath. "You have never expressed your thoughts about anyone so positively! Normally you would've been all 'I don't wanna get friendly with anyone because it would get in the way of work!', but now you've thought of someone positively!" She smiles one of the biggest smiles I've ever seen her smile, making me blush.
"Wh-wha-!? I-It's not that important! I've just… changed is all! Yeah, that's right... I've changed!" I make up an excuse to avoid the direct hit that Uni had delivered to my heart.
"Whatever you say, Big Sis." She then grabs my controller and switches the lobby to multiplayer. "Let's play a couple of games while we're at it to get your mind off of your future boyfriend!" I let out a sigh before taking my controller back from her, starting the lobby.
•[•]•[•] Hiroshi [•]•[•]•
"Hey, ladies!" I call out to the gaming room, where I hear shouting as well as the firing of electronic guns from the TV. "Dinner's ready!"
"Alright, we're about finished with the round! Give us three minutes tops!" The two girls respond to my call, leaving Masaki and I to set up the table for the meal.
"Well, if you do end up taking more than three minutes, we're gonna start without you! In case you're wondering, we're having sukiyaki tonight!" It was Masaki who taunted the two girls.
"Don't you dare eat without us! I'm gonna kill you if you do!" Noire yells at the two of us, receiving a flinch out of us.
"As long as you don't end up taking more than three minutes!" I grin and take my seat as Noire just growls at me from the gaming room.
"So," Masaki turns to me. "How's Noire been lately?"
Leaning back in my chair, I look back at my older brother. "She's been doing okay. She's stayed as her normal tsundere self. It'll be interesting to see what friends she'll be making once school starts." He just nods and glances at the food before returning his gaze onto me.
"Well, let's hope she does end up making friends." Masaki chuckles and leans back into his seat, resting his arms on the armrests beside him. "I'm sure she won't have any problems doing so, just as long as she lowers her level of Tsundere towards people." I let out a laugh and begin to stare at the design of the bowl in front of me.
"I can agree with you on that. She can be a normal girl when she wants to be, but the rest of the times it's her being her normal self as a tsundere." I then look up at Masaki to find him on his phone. "What's Uni like over at your place?"
"I guess I can describe her as a mellow version of Noire, at least from what I hear from your description of Noire. She's a good cook and does pretty much all of the chores around the house. That's a lifesaver for me." We both laugh at his last comment. My brother, Masaki, is the opposite of me when it comes to chores and cleanliness. Masaki would be the definition of the stereotypical male: messy and lazy. Hardly doing any chores, Masaki isn't one you would be able to rely on when given the task of cleaning or doing any housework.
"All in all," He continues, holding up his empty glass and spinning it in his palm slowly. "She's a real sweet girl. Honestly, I couldn't've asked for anybody better than her if I were to be able to get close with anybody of the opposite sex. She's cute, does chores, cooks for you. She's even a tsundere."
"Shut up, you pervert!" I punch Masaki in the shoulder, getting a groan out of him. "Don't say that out loud!" I forgot to mention, Masaki is an extroverted pervert. Hopefully Uni will be okay in Masaki's household. I think to myself as the two sisters appear from the gaming room.
"I beat you once again, Uni!" Noire lets out a cocky laugh as Uni just gives her sister a small smile.
"So what's for dinner?" Uni takes a seat next to Masaki, who grins and puts his hands on his hips.
"Your favorite, Uni! Sukiyaki!" I watch as Uni's eyes light up as she turns to Masaki with a big smile.
"Really!? Who thought of the idea?" He points to me, in which I just give the girl a smile.
"It's no big deal, Uni. Masaki gave me the idea because he told me a little bit about you on the way home." I hope that didn't sound creepy. I think to myself as I sigh inwardly.
"Y-you didn't have to do that, idiot!" She exclaims as Masaki just lets out a chuckle.
"Let's start eating before the food gets cold, okay?" He diverts Uni's attention from himself and onto the food.
"Yes, let us eat! That would be very helpful on my stomach." Noire speaks up as she pats her stomach lightly.
"Itadakimasu!" I give thanks to the food, the others following in pursuit as we all begin to help ourselves to the hot pot.
As we begin to eat the food, I notice the similarities between each of the families. Noire and Uni take a designated serving, almost the exact same amount as each other, and begin to carefully eat it as if it were at a formal restaurant. Masaki and I both take large proportions and immediately beginning to shovel it down out mouths. Typical for the guys and girls, huh? I think to myself as I begin to chew on a mushroom. Swallowing the mushroom, I find myself staring at Noire, who catches me staring at her.
"Wh-what is it? Do I have something on my face?" She then glares at me as I shake my head and set my utensils down.
"What was Gamindustri like before the whole incident happened?" I look at Noire, who sets her chopsticks down.
"It was quite busy, but at the same time, it was pretty fun and lively as well." She begins, looking between the three of us as she then continues her story. "Back in Gamindustri, Lastation was known to have the only 'fully-working' CPU. What I mean by that is that the other three CPUs were either sitting on their couch and doing nothing, playing video games 24/7, or writing books all day. Experiencing the workload that a CPU gets everyday was excruciating, but I had my sister, Uni, to help me out." She gives Uni a small pat on her lap, who returns a smile at her older sister.
"Even though there's a lot of work that had to be done, Noire would make time to be around our other friends: the other CPUs. And when we ever could make time for them, we always would have a lot of fun, go out to places, eat top class delicacies, and play games together for the whole day." Uni finishes Noire's thoughts as she slurps a few noodles and some of the broth.
"I guess it makes sense as to why you're so intelligent." Masaki and I say, the two of us directing the compliment towards the Lastation sister that had been living with us.
"Sh-shut up, Hiroshi! I-I'm not that good!" Noire pouts at me.
"Y-you idiot, Masaki! I'm only good because Noire helped me study!" Uni stammers to Masaki, her face burning bright red.
The two girls returned to eating, but in a more rushed fashion; the two immediately stuffing their faces with the sukiyaki, their cheeks burning red in embarrassment. It took a few bites for their bodies to finally catch up with them and force them to aspirate, calming them down. Watching the two, flustered girls quietly eat their meals, I let out a chuckle and return to eating my meal as well.
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"Hey, Uni?" I look over to Uni who look up at me as she hands me a wet, but clean dish.
"What's up, Hiroshi?" I begin to dry the dish before walking over to replace the empty space that the plate should return to.
"I was wondering," I make my way back to Uni, who hands me another dish. "What was Noire like back in Gamindustri?" The question made Uni freeze for a second, stopping her from washing the dish and letting the water from the faucet wash away the dish soap.
"Why are you asking a question like this now?" I look down at Uni to find her resuming in her cleaning. "I mean, I wouldn't mind answering your question, but can't you just ask her yourself?"
"I can't really ask her when I've already experienced a little bit of PTSD from Noire when I've attempted to approach her about the subject of 'Gamindustri'." I let out a small sigh, drying the dish that Uni had handed to me.
"Well, my sister is a tough sister!" Uni huffs at me, practically shoving another dish into my hand. "She should be strong enough to overcome some stupid memory! I've never known my sister to be someone who backs down from a fight. She's never done that; it's quite the opposite really. Noire's so stubborn even Neptune couldn't bribe her with friendship!" She then lets out a laugh.
"Don't tell her I said the last part, okay? She'll get pretty pissed at me." I give Uni a smile and she then continues. "I guess if I were to give any answer to your question, I would have you go up to Noire herself to find out the info you need. She'd be happy if you were the one to ask her that question instead of you asking me the question. She appreciates your attention towards her more than you'd think." She gives me a wink and a nudge on the shoulder before turning back to the dishes.
"I can take care of the rest of the dishes. You can go on ahead and chat with Noire." Uni smiles and I give her a small smile, drying off my hands with the towel in my hand before heading up the stairs into our room.
Hey, everyone! I'll just post this chapter in advanced (not really because you've already waited a week for me to post this chapter xDD) so that you guys can just get that weight of "when is HDNftw going to end up posting that chapter that we've been waiting for!?"
Anyway! How'd you enjoy the chapter? Nothing better than a chapter full of tsun! I personally will be sure to include much more tsundere content as possible within this story!
As far as my other story, Guilty Pleasure (which has been a huge hit ever since I posted it...like 3 weeks ago), I will be very slow at updating that story. Since I, personally, am an author who mainly focuses on one story (as you have seen from the past with the Experiment and the Zero Dimension, both stories have good plot ideas, I just don't have the motivation, time, or creativity to write those stories), and so I will be mainly focusing on this story in order to maintain the quality of writing and not go downhill like the original GoL... Nonetheless, I will continue to write on Guilty Pleasure, but it will be maybe once every 1-2 months!
Anyway, thank you for sticking with my for all of this time that I have been posting on this site, and have an amazing day! :)