Hachiman once again fumbled with the buttons on the grey dress shirt that he was currently putting on right now, as this was the third one that he had put on in the past few minutes, glancing at a White, Black, and Red dress shirt laid on his bed. The reason he was in such a worried state was because he had just been informed by his girlfrien- no, even in his mind, he still had difficulties referring to Yukino by that word, his 'Partner', Yukino Yukinoshita that he had been requested to come over and have dinner with her and her family the other day and despite trying to find an excuse to avoid going, Yukino had countered his excuses and now he had no other choice but to go.
'surely, I could just state that something came up and... no, she'd never let me hear the end of it if I didn't show up, but maybe I could have Komachi state that something important came up and I can't make it tonight... no, I doubt Komachi would do it... I also don't want to risk damaging her relationship with Yukinoshita' Hachiman thought, as he checked himself over in the mirror, 'What if I never left leave the house and the driver leaves because I wasn't there... no, Yukinoshita will probably be coming along to make certain that I come along with her... damn it, why did I agree to do this...wait, I never agreed...I was strong armed into this by the cuteness overload from this afternoon'
Hachiman sighed as he looked in the mirror at himself and briefly remembered the conversation that he had earlier today with Yukino about the dinner tonight...
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Flashback
Hachiman was taking his time as he was taking off his indoor Sobu shoes and putting on his outdoor shoes so he could go home, but as he slowly put on his outdoor shoes and began to push himself back up, he looked over at the door and saw the exact reason why he was slowly taking his time, a young black-haired beauty known as Yukino Yukinoshita was standing at the entrance, waiting on him to get there to her.
"I was beginning to wonder if I needed to come over there and assist you with taking off your shoes, Hiki-slowpoke-ya." Yukino said, teasingly but with a small smile on her face
"I'm not that decrepit yet that I need assistance with my shoes" Hachiman said, as he began to stand up, "I was just trying to see if I could come up with a good enough excuse to avoid going over to your parents place tonight..."
"I see" Yukino said, as she walked to the school door, "Any luck?"
"Nope" Hachiman said, as he walked over to the school door and held it open for Yukino, "It looks like I'm doomed to have dinner with you guys tonight..."
"Poor Hikigaya-kun, you'll have to grace our house with your dead-eyed face and endure a frightening meal with us" Yukino said, as she walked through it, "I better make certain that we have medicine in case people get ill from seeing you..."
"...and you just gave me the perfect excuse to not come to your house for dinner" Hachiman said, following Yukino " 'I'm sorry, but your daughter was afraid that my dead-eyed stare would cause people to get ill from looking at me and ruin dinner, so I decided to stay home in order to keep everyone safe' "
"Nope, I'm afraid that excuse won't work either because my Mom and sister have already been exposed to your dead-eyed face" Yukino said, smiling, "As far as everyone else, I'm pretty sure we have a adequate amount of medicine at home to help if anyone else gets ill from looking at you"
"I could always just use the old-school excuse 'Your daughter said some mean things to me and hurt my feelings' " Hachiman said, as he continued to walk towards the school gates, only to notice that Yukino suddenly stopped and turned around to see her standing there, "Hmm?"
"I-I didn't mean to hurt your feelings if I did..." Yukino said, as she looked at the ground, "I thought we were just having our usual back and forth..."
'What? Did she actually think I was actuall upset?' Hachiman thought, before coughing to get her attention, "Yukinoshita, you didn't hurt my feelings..."
"Really, I'm glad..." Yukino said, as she suddenly ran up and linked her arm around Hachimans arm, catching him off-guard, "So, you're still coming over tonight?"
'W-What is she- is she- she's playing dirty!...' Hachiman thought as he looked at Yukino, who was smiling at him before speaking, "Y-Yeah, I'm still going to come over"
"Thank you, I'm looking forward to it" Yukino said, as the two walked passed the school gate, her arm still linked around Hachiman's, "Hikigaya-kun, do you plan on going back home and changing before dinner tonight?"
"It'd probably be best, it'll allow me to take a quick shower and change out of my school clothes..." Hachiman said, as a thought came to his head, "Am I going to have to wear a suit or something like that?"
"No, you don't need something that formal, a dress shirt should be good enough" Yukino said, "A driver will pick you up around 5:00, so please be ready by then"
"A driver?" Hachiman asked, confused
"Yes, my Mom insisted on sending a person to pick us up and bring us back home that night." Yukino said, as Hachiman looked confused at her, "Why do you look confused all of a sudden?"
"Why is he bringing you back?" Hachiman asked, "Aren't you living with your parents again?"
"Oh!" Yukino said, as she stopped for a second, "I hadn't told you yet!"
"Told me what?" Hachiman asked
"I was able to resolve some of the issues that I had with my parents, not all of them, but enough that I felt comfortable enough to move back into my old apartment" Yukino said, "My Mom wasn't too happy about it, but she relented after I agreed to let her have a spare key so she could come check up on me from time to time"
"Oh, that's nice..." Hachiman said, before a sudden detail popped in his head, "Hold on, how is a driver going to pick me up if you don-"
"Komachi-san gave me your address" Yukino said, smiling at him, "She said that it's important for me to know where you live..."
'Komachi...' Hachiman mentally grumbled
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Hachiman sighed a bit as he continued to stand in front of the mirror and check himself over again for the fifth time, he had met Yukino's Mom once before when he managed to scam the entire school and herself into the joint prom, all for the sake of getting close to Yukino again, but now things were different, he was meeting Yukino's Mom as Yukino's 'Partner' or whatever people wanted to call it, so he desperately wanted to make certain that he presented himself in a good ligh-
"ONII-CHAN~!" A voice yelled next to him as Hachiman suddenly snapped out of his flashback and stumbled backwards before seeing his little sister and club president, Komachi standing there, "Finally!"
"Komachi...Why are you yelling right into my ear?" Hachiman grumbled, as he started to regain his footing, "Are you trying to damage your brother's hearing?"
"It's almost 5:00!" Komachi stated, pointing at a clock that showed 4:53 while glaring at Hachiman, "Isn't the driver supposed to pick you up at 5:00?"
"Huh?!" Hachiman exclaimed, as he saw the clock before running out of the room and downstairs to finish putting on his shoes, "Just how long was I standing there?"
"A while, I'd been yelling at you for 20 minutes, but you just kept standing there.." Komachi said, as she grabbed his wallet, keys, and cell phone and followed him downstairs, "You may also want these before you leave, Onii-chan"
"Thanks..." Hachiman said, as he finished putting his shoes on and then stuck his keys and wallet in one pocket and his cell phone in the other, "How do I look?"
"...Like a well-dressed mugger." Komachi said, as she placed her finger on her chin, "...but I doubt Yukino-san is with you for your looks, so you get a pass there"
"...not earning too many points with comments like that, Komachi" Hachiman said, as he made his way to the door, "I'll probably be back late tonight, so make certain to lock up, okay?"
"okay, have fun!" Komachi said, "Don't make me an aunt just yet!"
Hachiman opened the door to the house and started to walk outside, when he saw an older woman with short black hair and black eyes, wearing a pair of glasses and dressed in a grey business suit and skirt, black stockings and high heels that were hanging from her left hand, while her right hand held a take-out bag with food in it walking down the pathway to the front door
"H-Hachi!" the woman called out, surprised
"M-mom?" Hachiman said, as he stood there for a second before continuing to walk out the door, "you're home suprisingly early today..."
"Yeah, I managed to get done early today, so your father had me pick up some take-out because he wanted to have a late celebration party for Komachi since she got accepted into Sobu" Mrs Hikigaya said, "He stopped at the convenience store nearby to get himself something to drink, so he should be here momentarily"
'Of couse he would want to celebrate Komachi getting into Sobu...' Hachiman thought, 'I can only imagine Komachi getting a good score on exams and he'd throw a huge party over it"
"Mom!" Komachi said, as she ran out the door, "What are you doing home so early?!"
"We got done with work early and your father wanted to have a late celebration for your acceptance into Sobu, so we grabbed some take-out on our way home and he stopped by the convenience store nearby to get something to drink" Mrs Hikigaya said, as she suddenly looked at Hachiman and saw the clothes he was wearing, "Why are you all dressed up? Please tell me that your father didn't call and tell you to get all dressed up for this?"
"He's going over to his girlfriend's to meet her parents and have dinner with them!" Komachi said, as she eyed the take-out bag, "That means I get his share for tonight, right?"
"Oi! Komachi!" Hachiman said, annoyed that his sister blabbed to their parents
"G-G-GIRLFRIEND?!" Mrs. Hikigaya exclaimed, as she looked at Hachiman, "You have a girlfriend?! wait, is it that peach-haired girl?"
"Nope, Yui-san isn't his girlfriend, it's the other one" Komachi said, as she grabbed the take-out bag and began to take it inside, "oh wait, Yukino-san has never been over here, has she?"
"No.." Hachiman said, sighing at his sister's actions, "Yukinoshita hasn't been over here before"
"Yukinoshita?" Mrs Hikigaya said, as she began to think before realizing the last name, "Hold on, do you mean THE Yukinoshita family?!"
"Y-Yeah..." Hachiman said, rubbing the back of his head, "She's the youngest daughter of the Yukinoshita family and a fellow third-year student at Sobu."
Before his Mom could continue to ask questions, the sound of a car pulling up caught their attention as both of them looked over to see a black Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Pullman slowly pulling down the road, eventually parking in front of their house as an older man in a black suit got out of the driver side and walked over to the passenger side, opening the door as a familiar black-haired beauty slowly got out of the car. This black-haired beauty was wearing a short, black casual dress that had a thin white belt around her waist, a white cardigan, a simple pair of black low-heel pumps were on her feet and her black hair was done up in a pony tail.
"Y-Yukinoshita..." Hachiman said, his face beet red after seeing Yukino in this stunning outfit, "Y-You..."
"I-I wanted to ride over here to pick you up" Yukino said, blushing, "H-How do I look?"
'This girl... cute doesn't even begin to describe the way she looks right now...' Hachiman thought, before blurting out his last thought, "You look beautiful..."
"T-Thank you." Yukino said, as her face went an even darker crimson and her smile got bigger, "Y-You look rather handsome yourself..."
"Yukino-san!" Komachi said, as she ran out of the house again and hugged Yukino, "Oh my god, you look amazing in that dress!"
"T-Thank you, Komachi-san" Yukino said, smiling at Komachi
"Don't you think it's a bit of a waste to wear something like that for my brother?" Komachi asked
"Oi!" Hachiman said, grumbling at Komachi's comment
"It's perfectly fine, Hikigaya-kun" Yukino said, smiling as she looked over and noticed Mrs Hikigaya, "Who's this?"
"Oh right, you haven't met her yet" Hachiman said, "This is my mom and mom, this is-"
"Greetings, honored mother..." Yukino said, as she cut off Hachiman and bowed to Mrs Hikigaya, "My name is Yukino Yukinoshita and I'm currently in a relationship with your son, it is nice to finally meet you"
"O-Oh, it's nice to meet you as well" Mrs Hikigaya said, as she bowed as well, "I apologize if I haven't been here to meet you before, my husband and I are usually quite busy, so we're not at home very often"
"N-No, this is actually my first time coming over to your home" Yukino said
"I-If that's the case, then we must give you a proper greeting, instead of doing this outside our home!" Mrs. Yukinoshita said, as she stood back up and looked at Hachiman, "Hachiman, please make certain to bring Miss Yukinoshita over to our home tomorrow after school so we can give her a proper greeting!"
"W-What!?" Hachiman said, completely surprised by the sudden statement
"I'd be delighted to come over and meet you properly, honored mother..." Yukino said, as she stood back up
"W-Wh-Huh?!" Hachiman exclaimed, having a hard time forming words
"Don't worry, I'll make certain that Onii-chan brings Yukino-san over tomorrow!" Komachi said
'what is this... what fresh hell did I just walked into... how did all this happen in such a short time... how did getting forced into going over to her parents for dinner result in having to bring her over tomorrow?'
"Oh, what's going on out here?" A male voice called out and an older man with dark hair, wearing a full gray business suit, white dress shirt and red tie came walking up the road, carrying a convenience store bag that looked like it had a bottle of sake in it, "Did this people get lost or something?"
"Dad!" Komachi said excitedly, only to frown as she saw a familiar bottle that he was carrying, "...please tell me you didn't get sake?"
"what? I'm off tomorrow" Mr Hikigaya said, as he stopped near everyone, "Anyways, who is this?"
"Apparently, this is Hachi's girlfriend." Mrs Hikigaya said, as she looked at Yukino, "He's going over to have dinner with her parents tonight"
"Greetings, honored father..." Yukino said, bowing once again, "My name is Yukino Yukinoshita and I'm currently in a relationship with your son, it's nice to finally meet you"
"O-Oh, it's nice to meet you as well" Mr Hikigaya said, as he bowed to Yukino before turning towards his son, "...Hey, son"
"Y-Yes?" Hachiman asked, as he was snapped out of his thoughts by his dad
"you've made me proud." Mr Hikigaya said, as he placed a hand on his son's shoulder, "You got a real beauty here."
Hachiman began to start wishing that something, anything would fall from the sky and kill him right now in order to end this embarassing moment, to grant him release and end the embarassing moment of his 'Partner' meeting his parents. What he didn't notice was how Yukino was also blushing badly, but not because of her meeting his parents or the thought of her Mom embarassing her, but because of another reason that would reveal itself real soon.
"W-We should probably get going, right Yukinoshita?" Hachiman blurted out, "We don't want to be late, right?"
"Huh?" Yukino asked before realizing the time, "Oh, my apologies, but we need to be going."
"Okay, we'll see you tomorrow" Mrs Hikigaya said, smiling as she escorted her husband and Komachi into the house, "Have a fun night, you two!"
"Okay, thank you!" Yukino said, smiling as she watched Mrs Hikigaya enter the house before turning back towards Hachiman, "Hikigaya-"
"I'm sorry about all that, Yukino-" Hachiman began
"No, I'm sorry, Hikigaya-kun!" Yukino said, interrupting Hachiman, "If I had known this would happen, I'd have waited-"
"No, it's fine... you would've met my parents sooner or later" Hachiman said, cutting Yukino off, "Now we have a date with them after school tomorrow, so we'll have to deal with that."
"No... I wasn't talking about your parents, Hikigaya-kun..." Yukino said, "I'm really sorry."
"what are you so sorry abo-"
"Yahello!" a voice called out as the driver opened the door and another family dark-haired girl's head appeared
'oh... that's why'
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A/N: Here's the first part of the first chapter, my plans with each chapter is that I'm going to divide it into parts so I don't have chapters that are possibly close to or over 10k each, since I know some people really don't like reading long chapters. I also intend to release each chapter with all the chunks as one, so there will be a delay between each chapter, so please bear with me.*/9