Something was definitely up between the both of them.

Who did I meant? My brother and Kuroko-san, of course! Since the moment they entered the house together, they seemed nervous, each action they took seemed tense, unnatural. And it was only just now that Kuroko-san placed his and Onii-chan's shoes properly at the doorstep like it was his job when it was actually mine. Something was definitely up but I chose to keep quiet and see how things would go.

Right after I made up my mind, the two were already acting suspiciously at the hallway. They were trying to hide it but I managed to see it happen. Onii-chan just prompted Kuroko-san to hold hands with him. Why? Even though they may be friends but was that not a little bit too intimate? It felt like they were more than friends but what could they be if they were?

Kuroko-san obeyed and Onii-chan started talking to him, smiling at him, looking at Kuroko-san with those eyes. I repeat, those eyes. I have never seen that face expression he had on now in all this years I lived with him. I continued observing and felt as if I saw some sort of pink aura around the both of them. What was that? Even though I was told that I have bad eyesight, it should not have been too bad to the point I start seeing things, right?

Whatever Onii-chan said to Kuroko-san, it definitely made him fluster, his face was so red I thought he was going to burn up. There were so many questions in my mind right now but with no answers to them. I thought I know what was going on but I did not want to make up conclusions, yet. Mom and Dad were looking forward to meet Kuroko-san for the first time since he always came at a time when either Mom or Dad were not home while I am or when no one except Onii-chan was home.

I did have another question I wanted to ask though, when was Onii-chan going to bring his so-called-girlfriend home for dinner? He kind of promised he would do it but I still could not see her. His girlfriend thing might have been a lie but oh well.

As I spent too much time on my thoughts, both Onii-chan and Kuroko-san already went into the living room that was connected with both the kitchen and the dining room, where Mom and Dad were. To simply put this, at our house, all three of these spaces were in one room.

I walked to the closed living room door and pushed it open, Mom was already setting up the table for dinner while Onii-chan and Kuroko-san were talking to Dad at the couch. Dad was questioning Kuroko-san about stuffs and he answered them smoothly, with no difficulty. Dad did not forget to say thank you for taking care of stupid Onii-chan too.

"What are you standing there for? Come over and help!" I heard Mom said to me, I turned to walk in her direction, placing plates and bowls passed by Mom onto the table.

While doing all of that, I continued with my observations. It did not seem like anything weird like just now was happening now, I let out my breath. I felt someone's presence close beside me, it was Mom.

"Hey, don't you think Kuroko-kun is kind of cute?" she said while looking straight ahead at Kuroko-san. Yes, indeed he is. But of course I did not say that out loud. "You should go for him,"

I almost dropped the plate I had in my hands but quickly got a proper grip on to it. "M-M-Mom…! What are you saying?!"

"Eh? But you like him, right?"

Yes I do but how did YOU of all people know when this was your first time meeting him?!

I turned my face away from her, not wanting to see the blush on my face. "Why do you say that?" I still wanted to know how she came up with such conclusions.

I saw her shrug at the corner of my eye. "I don't know, it was just a hunch?"

I wanted to continue interrogating her but she changed the subject.

"Boys, it's time to eat!" The three men in the living room turned to look at us and started getting out of their seats to the dining table. Kuroko-san's eyes met mine and he nodded at me, a tiny smile on his face. I returned the gesture, feeling the heat of my face when I turned my back to my mother to cover my face with my hands.

Mom and Dad sat together at one side of the table while Onii-chan and Kuroko-san on the other side. I sat alone, with my bowl covering my face so that no one would notice me peeking at Kuroko-san. We were all talking about things that did not seem to have any suspicion in them. Everything was going well so far. Then again, there would not be anything that would happen because they were all in front of Mom and Dad.

… Or so I thought.

I was drinking soup off my bowl and just when I looked up, I saw Onii-chan's hand over Kuroko-san's knee. I choked on the soup and started to have a coughing fit. Mom was giving me a lecture of not being a more elegant girl and then telling me stories of how when she was younger she was so much more proper than I. Dad just shook his head and drank his soup while Onii-chan just laughed, his hand still on Kuroko-san.

It was not that it was weird for Onii-chan to put his hand on someone's knees, okay, maybe it was but he had always been touchy with people since young. The problem was, most were uncomfortable with his touching except for Kuroko-san. He did not seem to mind the fact that his hand was on his knee.

"Are you okay?"

His voice was so gentle. With my hand over my mouth, still coughing, I took the piece of tissue that Kuroko-san gave me and drank a cup of water that was on the table. I thanked him and he smiled, again. According to Onii-chan, he rarely smiles. But I had already seen it thrice for today.

Oh, he's so cute.

It had to be my imagination, it must have. It was most probably because I got jealous at Onii-chan I was starting to see things and think too much.

After what seemed like a few more minutes, we finished our food and it was time to clear the dishes. Mom wanted to get something from the convenience shop and Dad wanted to go with her because the area had not been safe recently. Onii-chan said he would do the dishes so I left the job to him. As I was ready to go back to my room, I realised I left my smartphone back at the dining table and wanted to go get it but stopped at my tracks when I reached the door.


"Your parents are really nice people," Kuroko said to Takao, he was by the sink, doing the dishes.

"They can be annoying at times, but they're cool," Takao replied, leaning onto the counter by the sink. "Please forget what they told you about me when I was younger,"

Kuroko stopped with his hands and looked at him. "Why would I," it did not sound like a question.

Takao sighed. "If my sister sees that you're the one doing the dishes now, she would be so mad," he said, changing the subject as Kuroko continued washing the dishes.

"Your sister is really nice too even though this is not the first time I've seen her,"

"Really? She's a pain,"

"But you love her as much as you love your family, right?" Kuroko chuckled, knowing that what Takao said had more meanings behind them.

Takao was silent for a while until suddenly, he went behind Kuroko and snaked his arms around his waist, hugging him. "Not as much as I love you,"

"Takao-kun, we're at your home, in your kitchen," Kuroko said without looking away from his task. "You should let go,"

"I don't want to," he pouted. "I'm already out of battery for today," he kissed Kuroko lightly on the cheek, and then buried his face in the crane of his neck.

Kuroko was done with the dishes, he dried his hands with the hand towel and reached to ruffle Takao's raven black hair. "Your sister is still at home. We can do this at another time,"

Takao made a noise, disagreeing at that suggestion, he nuzzled his face on Kuroko's clothing and pulled him closer.

"… Takao-kun,"

Ah, there comes the warning. Takao lifted his head up and loosened his grip around Kuroko but then Kuroko placed his right hand on the back of his head and pulled him down, feeling his lips on his.

He gently nibbled on them and let go. "There…" he took off the apron he had on him and placed on the countertop. "Was that enough?"

"No,"

"No," Kuroko said immediately. "You're not getting more than that until next time,"

"Eeeeehhhhhhh, but Tecchan-"


What was that? Did I see what I was not supposed to see? Kuroko-san kissed Onii-chan? They are going out with each other?

I needed to calm down, I stood up and wanted to climb up the stairs but due to me squatting for a long while, my legs gave away and I fell. And just then Kuroko-san and Onii-chan came out from the door to the hallway.

"You…" Onii-chan started.

"Onii-chan,"

Kuroko-san reached his hand out to help me up which I gladly took. We then went into Onii-chan's room for a talk.

And I decided to tell the truth.

"I've seen it," I said.


A/N: I hope you're not too confused with the sudden change of point of view, I thought that it would be interesting if I did a point of view of Takao's sister! I actually wanted to make this chapter a Christmas special but I couldn't make it in time so here's the continuation of the previous one. Like always, thank you for reading and I'll see you in the next chapter! This is a present from me to you, Merry Christmas! Remember to eat your cookies and drink your milk! Sparkles!