A/N:

Shininglegacy22: Thank you again! I appreciate you thinking it fits the characters. And I probably will have a part two sometime soon.

Also, prepare for a special guest in this chapter!

It had been quite a while since he had been here. The only other times were when he stopped by to drop off some printouts for a sick Nagatoro and the time she invited him over to get out of the rain.

But this time, he had a very different reason.

The front gate was unlatched again, meaning "Sis-Toro" was either home or just left and didn't close it again. Braving the worst, he stepped through and made his way to the front door, where he knocked three times. He heard heavier footsteps than either of the Nagatoro sisters should have been capable of.

When the door opened, a rather intimidating figure looked down at him.

"Can I help you?" the man asked. He wasn't old enough to be a father, so that meant he had to be the older brother Nagatoro had mentioned once or twice.

"Uh, sorry to bother you, but I'm a friend of Nagato-, I mean Hayase, and I overheard her friends mention her birthday was coming up," he stated, barely holding back his trembling.

(A/N: I know Nagatoro's brother hasn't actually been introduced in the manga as of writing this, so chances are he'll be different when, or if, we actually see him. However, chances are I'll keep this chapter up either way.)

"Ah, so you're one of Hayase's friends. Come on in," he offered. Naoto took the offer and ended up in the kitchen with a freshly poured glass of juice in hand.

"You must be 'Senpai'. I've heard quite a bit about you." He drank half of his glass in one go.

"I'm sorry for anything Hayase's put you through. I know my sisters can be a bit...over the top, I guess, but they're not so bad once you get to know them. Anyway, you mentioned her birthday. What's up with that?"

Suddenly, Naoto felt immense relief at the difference between the girls and the boy in the family. He was so much more laid back than the other two Nagatoros he had met.

"I was wondering if you could give me any ideas. Looking back, there hasn't been anything that she's interested in," Naoto said.

"Really? Think again. Tell me what you know she likes, even if it was a one time thing," he suggested, seemingly taken aback by the visitor's lack of ideas.

"Uhh, I know she's partial to the premium anpans. She liked that spicy ice cream, but I don't know if I can use that," he listed.

"Keep going," the brother urged, which Naoto did.

"She joined the swim club not too long ago. She likes that one shaved ice place down the road."

"You're going about this all wrong. See, Hayase doesn't really care about presents on her birthday and all. Sure, she'll ask for a few things and she enjoys opening gifts, but she's just not one of those people who get all excited over store bought presents. Just think back and tell me what she likes best."

"She...likes teasing me. A lot."

"We have a winner!" the man declared like a game show host. "I know it's not pleasant by any means, but if you want to give her a great gift, find a way to use that. Maybe even do something where you can benefit from it."

"Thanks for the advice. I'll be heading out now. If you don't mind, could you keep my visit a secret?"

"My lips are sealed, bud. Have a good day, and good luck."

As the week went by, Naoto racked his brains for something he could come up with. He didn't want to just subject himself to her teasing, but there wasn't anything else coming to mind. To make matters worse, Nagatoro seemed to be acting different; like she knew something was up.

"Senpai? I know I say this a lot, but you've been acting unusually suspicious lately."

The teen fumbled his pencil and almost fell out of his chair. "Wh-what do you mean?"

"I don't know. You just seem to be acting differently as of late."

"I just have something personal on my mind," he replied. Technically, it wasn't a lie.

"If you insist. But if you keep it up, I'll be forced to use the 'Do Anything You Say' ticket to make you tell me," she threatened before playing on her phone.

'Wait a minute...'

When he finally got home, the first thing he did was pull out some blank paper and writing. A few minutes later he had a small pile of scraps that he eventually stapled together. It wasn't much, but it felt right.

The day of Hayachi's birthday came about. However, Gamo-chan, Yoshi, and Sakura hung around her most of the day, leaving him no opportunities to give her the gift.

"Bye! Thanks for the birthday surprises!" Nagatoro said as she and her friends departed.

"Hey, Nagatoro?" Naoto said from behind her. She turned around, and saw him holding out a small booklet. "Uh, happy birthday," he nervously offered.

Hayachi took the book and flipped through it.

This coupon entitles the holder to one premium anpan.

This coupon entitles holder to one sketch of themselves, bearing proper attire.

As she flipped through, she saw coupons that were guaranteed loopholes in her teasing sessions. One would allow her to go at him for five minutes with no backtalk. Another would require him to sit with her and her friends at lunch instead of in the art room.

The last one was a copy of the 'Do Anything You Say' ticket, but with the addition that he was allowed to make a counteroffer, or deny the use if he saw fit.

"I know it's not much, but I was having a hard time coming up with ideas and-" he started before she cut him off with a hug.

"Thank you, Senpai," she offered. She let go and flipped through the book, only stopping to rip out and hand back the coupon for one anpan on him. "C'mon, the store restocks them today!" she exclaimed while running in the direction of the store.

'What have I gotten myself into?' Naoto asked himself before following her to the store.