Name code: Asuka Tenjoin-Alexis Rhodes, Edo Phoenix-Aster Phoenix, Fubuki Tenjoin (The "Blizzard Prince")-Atticus Rhodes, Judai Yuki-Jaden Yuki, Jun Manjome-Chazz Princeton
Asuka walked back to the Obelisk Blue girls' dorm, deep in thought. Now that the duel with Edo was over, all she could think about was their upcoming date tomorrow night. She had never done anything like this in her life before and she was terrified.
What questions is he going to ask me!? What if he tries to hold my hand or touch me!? Or what if he wants us to…kiss!? Asuka thought to herself frantically.
Pausing to calm herself down, Asuka reminded herself that Edo had specifically told her that he was not going to try to push her into doing anything that she did not want to do. So why was she still so worried?
Before Asuka had any more time to contemplate her situation, she heard a familiar voice up ahead.
"And that is when I saw him trying to break into our neighbor's side door. I couldn't let that happen, so I headed over there to beat that punk to a pulp. But it turns out that that wasn't even necessary. As soon as I was in front of him, I gave him the iciest glare that you have ever seen, and he turned tail and ran before I even had the chance to clobber him! You see, they don't call me the Blizzard Prince for nothing!" Asuka's older brother, Fubuki, finished telling his tale to the star struck girl who was sitting next to him under a tree.
"That's amazing, Fubuki-sama! You were a hero!" The girl said in awe.
Asuka had to suppress the urge to roll her eyes. It looked like her brother was up to his old tricks again. It was already bad enough that he seemed to have a different girlfriend for every day of the week. But she wasn't going to just stand there while he spun another tall tale to impress this latest oblivious fan of his. It was time for her to step in.
"I think that you are forgetting to mention the part where the Blizzard Prince got cold feet and ran back inside the house." Asuka said, causing Fubuki to practically fall over.
"Is that really true?" Fubuki's girlfriend asked curiously.
"Ehh… I must have remembered that from another time…" Fubuki said sheepishly.
"But you did call the police after you went back inside, which led to the burglar's arrest. And that is still pretty heroic. Just not nearly as exciting." Asuka said with a small smile as she remembered the incident.
"So that means that you are still a hero! I knew it!" The girl said excitedly, her previous doubt already forgotten.
"Of course, I am! That just wasn't one of my more exciting encounters. But don't worry, I'll tell you more about them next time, Midori! I'm afraid that I must take my leave now, though. My dear little sister is obviously missing me and in desperate need of some quality sibling bonding time." Fubuki said exaggeratedly.
"Okay. See you tomorrow, then?" Midori asked hopefully.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world, my dear!" Fubuki said, causing Midori to sigh with pleasure.
Asuka shook her head in exasperation after Midori had left. It was clear that this would be over in day or two. And the worst part about it was that none of the girls her brother saw even seemed to care.
"Asuka! To what do I owe the pleasure of that unexpected interruption? Let me guess, you missed your big brother so much that you had to search the whole island just to find him!" Fubuki joked.
"Not really. I just happened to be passing by." Asuka replied nonchalantly.
"So, how was class today? Anything interesting going on?" Fubuki asked casually.
"No. Not really." Asuka answered a little too quickly.
Fubuki caught on quickly. "Oh? It looks like you're hiding something! Let me guess, it's a guy, isn't it?" He teased with a knowing smile.
Asuka's face turned bright red. "No way!" She exclaimed.
"Ah-ha! I knew it! Nice try, sis! But I'm an expert when it comes to predicting these matters, and it's written all over your face! So, tell me. Who is the lucky guy!? Judai!? Or maybe even Manjome!?" Fubuki went on excitedly.
"I'm telling you right now that you are wrong, Oni-san! There is no guy! You've just gotten to the point where you assume this kind of thing all of the time thanks to all of your dates!" Asuka lied in frustration. There was no way that she was about to her brother about Edo, especially after they had agreed to keep this a secret for the time being.
"Okay, whatever. But you can't hide this from me forever! If I'm right, I can't wait to see who this mystery man is! He would have to really be something to get my scary little sister this flustered!" Fubuki said excitedly.
"That's enough, Oni-san." Asuka said firmly.
"Okay, okay! I know when I'm beat! But you do know that you can always talk to me about anything, don't you?" Fubuki asked seriously.
"Yeah, I do." Asuka replied warmly.
"Okay, then we're all good. I've got to go now. I still haven't finished all of my homework. I'll see you around, Asuka!" Fubuki said cheerfully as he left in the other direction.
Asuka sighed in relief once her brother was gone. She knew that there would be no end to his teasing once he found out about Edo. But if he ever found out that she had gotten herself into this by losing a duel to him, Fubuki was sure to get angry at him. Despite his overly casual nature, her brother was fiercely protective of her.
I just hope that I can at least use this as an excuse to get Oni-san to stop bothering me about going on tour with him as singing idols. I'm going to be getting enough unwanted publicity with Edo once everyone finds out about this… Asuka thought to herself glumly.