I look around the table that was reserved for our family.
My Father is helping administer the event.
My Mother chatting with her female friends.
Nee-san welcoming the guests that have just arrived.
I have never felt lonely in school, even though I have no friends.
They feel inferior to me, and thus, they feel insecure.
That is why they hate me.
Not once have I ever felt lonely, because I immersed myself with my thoughts and my studies.
But…
It's times like these that make me lonesome…
Parties arranged by my parents are a norm. But my role is non-existent.
While they go do their individual unspoken duties, I am by myself in our table. Waiting for them to come back and give me company.
One might suggest that I mingle with the crowd and socialize.
But I was never the most sociable person.
I look to my watch, and see that it's thirty minutes left until the start of the program.
Honestly, I had no desire to attend this social gathering.
But I lack the courage to defy my parents, especially my Mother…
With a sigh, I get up from my seat and make my way to the ladies' room to wash myself.
I notice that the number of people was increasing as the minutes pass by. I recognize some of them as either my Father's or Mother's acquaintances.
There were only a few people around my age attending, many of them the heirs of large companies and conglomerates. Of course, I see Nee-san entertaining the guests with her quirky jokes and friendly demeanor.
I take a look at the person that she is speaking to.
I do not recognize him.
It was a male, around my age. Nee-san was several inches taller than him, but that's because of the fact that she was wearing high heels.
He wore an impressive tuxedo, even from this distance, I can tell that what he wore was of very high quality and cost. He had a glass of juice in his hand, and would sometimes sip into it. He was quite lean, from my point of view. His hair was slicked back, and was shiny due to the wax applied into it. His physical features were nothing worth noting, nothing good, nothing bad.
Just…
Average…
I continued my observation, and I see Nee-san was the only one talking. The male would sometimes nod at her reply, never opening his mouth. To my surprise, she even playfully hit his shoulder as their one-sided conversation went on. He gave no external reaction to her act.
But that wasn't what surprised me.
What surprised me was that he was completely unaffected by Nee-san's charms. I can even say that he looked defensive while talking to her.
Most men I've seen talking with Nee-san would get all flustered and become a stuttering mess.
But him…
I was jolted out of my thoughts when the young man locked eyes with me.
I was frozen in place and couldn't move.
His eyes…
His eyes were empty and hollow…
Two dark pits of the void that attached itself into his skull…
I steeled myself, and returned his gaze.
For several seconds, none of us made a move.
Nee-san noticed that her companion was acting strange, and turned her head to the direction that he was looking at.
I was the first one to break eye contact because I caught Nee-san's eye.
She gave me a wave and I nodded back.
His eyes lingered on me for a moment, then utterly ignored me and returned to listening to what Nee-san was talking about.
I am aware that I am beautiful, and I would always get the attention of people around me, be they male or female.
The stares full of awe, amazement, envy and jealousy.
This time, I garnered the attention of this young man, and his eyes fell to me.
But his eyes carried nothing of what I just said.
Only a look of indifference.
I shook my head and went to the lady's room.
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The program finally, started, and everything was going according to schedule. The waiters were going around with the snacks prepared before the main course.
On our table, only Nee-san was absent. It seems that the young man from earlier had caught her interest, and she seems intent on sticking with him.
Usually during events such as these, Nee-san would go entertain a wide variety of people. But tonight, her attention was captured by the young man.
Saying "young man", is becoming quite a hassle. I will give him a proper nickname based on his appearance until I know his true name.
Hmm…
Dead-eyes-kun sounds right…
My parents, along with most of the guests, clapped their hands at the current speaker. I followed their example and did the same.
My Father, suddenly realizing Nee-san's absence, turned to me with furrowed brows and asked,
"Yukino, where is your sister?"
"I do not know." I replied.
"Ah, Haruno is sitting with a young man she met earlier, their table is over there." My Mother answered and pointed behind us.
After scanning with my eyes, I found her sitting with dead-eyes-kun. There were only two of them in the table.
As usual, she was the only one talking, dead-eyes-kun would occasionally nod at her and give a short reply.
They looked like a couple, the girlfriend being all cheery, loud and extroverted, while the boyfriend was calm, composed and quiet.
Father seemed to accept this and turned his attention back to the stage.
Tonight, some of the guests were chosen to speak in front, and talk about any topic.
Some talked about business strategies, while others philosophy and financial management.
The last speaker for the night, walked to the stage. His tuxedo revealed itself when the lights focused on him.
He looked at around Father's age, and was taller than him by an inch or two.
Shortly after, the speaker began to introduce himself.
Hikigaya Joushirou
Apparently, Mr. Hikigaya was the owner of a large accounting and logistics firm centered in Tokyo. His topic for tonight was how he currently came to be.
Unlike some speakers who were full of themselves and rather quite boisterous, Mr. Hikigaya looked like a rather humble and trustworthy man.
"Sixteen years ago, I acquired a rather large sum of money. Through the advice of many friends and associates, I decided invest in numerous corporations, banks, insurance companies, you name it. From the international stock market, to the shares of private corporations in Japan, my assets grew in quantity. Last year, for the first time in sixteen years, I decided to withdraw all of the funds that I needed to start my own company and business. So far, it's been going well!" he exclaimed.
"Thank God it worked out in the end, if it didn't I would be neck-deep in debts right now!" he added and laughed at his joke. Many guests, including my parents, joined the laughter.
He continued with his talk, and I decided to listen closely.
"As some of you may know, our Head Office is in Tokyo, but we are already making plans to expand further." He looked behind him and then signaled someone from behind the stage.
He moved a bit to the side, and then projector screens came to life.
On the large white wall, where a projector could be placed, a massive cargo ship came to view.
Some of the made sounds of awe and amazement.
Typically, the oooo's and aaaaaahhhh's.
"With the help of my friends here in Tokyo, we were able to purchase this beauty from a Dutch shipbuilding company. The ship will arrive at around October this year. This ship will be the flagship of our trading fleet!"
"And," he shortly added, "I name this ship after my very own firstborn son, Hachiman!"
The lights left his figure and traveled to several tables behind us.
It stopped on Nee-san's table, and I could see her eyes show surprise.
Dead-eyes-kun had a momentary look of surprise on his face, but then masked it well with a calm expression and a rather small smile. He stood up and bowed to his father and to the guests who clapped to him.
After that, he sat down and his composure broke a little, his hands started to shake, presumably out of nervousness. Nee-san, holding back tears of laughter, began to tease him, and a faint red tinge began to form on his cheeks.
For some reason, I felt envy, but I dismissed those thoughts immediately.
After that debacle, Mr. Hikigaya began to talk about his plans for the future and began receiving questions from some of the guests.
One of the administrator's assistants, went up to Mr. Hikigaya and whispered something in his ear. I think he was informing him that his time was already up.
He finished his speech on a good note, and left a good impression on many of the guests.
My Father asked for a microphone, and he received one shorty after.
He stood up and announced that the main course for tonight's dinner is on its way.
I looked back to Nee-san's table.
She got up and did a small stretch before suddenly grabbing Dead-eyes-kun's shoulders and leaning down to his ear. She whispered something into dead-eyes-kun's ear and he blushed. She got up and lightly waved her hand at him, before turning around to make her way to our table.
His face was still a red mess.
It looks like Dead-eyes-kun is not invulnerable to Nee-san's charms after all.
His shield is strong, but not strong enough.
"Haruno dear, I see you've already made yourself acquainted with Mr. Hikigaya's son." Mother said when Nee-san took her seat beside me.
"Ah, yes. He caught my eye, so went to him and I introduced myself. He's quite interesting, if I say so myself." Nee-san's eyes lit up, as if remembering something, and turned to me.
"Yukino-chan, I found out that he's going to Sobou High when school starts. It turns out, he's a freshman, just like you."
Oh?
"I see."
She had a disappointed expression from my reply.
"Haaa? What's with that reply? Not even interested one bit?" She pouted.
"No."
She sighed, and turned away from me, presumably to speak with Mother.
My shoulders relaxed a little, I always get tense when she speaks to me.
I caught sight of Mr. Hikigaya, heading to his table with his son, but on the way, some people would get his attention to speak to him.
Discreetly, I peeked back to take a look at what Dead-eyes-kun was doing.
And I saw the he was looking straight at me, with almost a questioning face.
I quickly turned away, embarrassed that I was caught in the act.
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Sigh-san has been looking at me for a while.
Is there something on my face?
I got up and went to the men's restroom, intent on seeing if there is in fact something on my face.
Along the way, some guests would look to me and give me a knowing nod, and I would respectfully give one back.
When I reached the restroom, I quickly took a look at myself in the mirror.
Hmm, there's nothing that would warrant any concern, my hair is fine and there aren't bits of food between my teeth.
Ah, she must be giving me glances because she was fearful for her life.
Haruno-san did say that she was in fact her little sister.
Damnit, I now I remember that I accidentally called her Onee-sama a while ago!
Flashback to an hour ago
I held the glass of juice to my lips for me to drink.
Too sweet…
I prefer MAXX COFFEE.
What do people do at events like these? Do they look for someone to talk to?
My social skills are terrible, and standing around observing people would make me look more creepy than usual.
Guess I'll go find a vacant table.
I began my search, but a girl in front of me got my attention.
It was the older girl from the café earlier.
This time, she wore a beautiful black dress, her medium-length black hair was curled at the ends. There was a slip on her left leg that made it easier to walk. The neckline of her dress was only a small step away from being bold, but it was fine I guess. On the smooth skin of her neck, dangled a silver necklace in the shape of a rose.
She was a few inches taller than me and she wore one of those glove things that women wear and it ended at her elbow, I don't know what that's called though…
Ah! In short, she's wearing an outfit just like LUST from Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood!
If her hair was a bit longer, her neckline a bit more bolder and a homunculus tattoo at the left side of her chest, then she would definitely be awarded with the best LUST cosplay!
The female looked at me and gave me a smile.
I walked past her, she must be interested in someone behind me.
When I did, I heard a feminine voice from behind me.
"Hey!"
I looked back and she was still looking at me, with an expression somewhere between mock-hurt and playful.
"A beautiful girl smiles at you and you ignore and walk past her?" She gave a cheeky grin.
"My apologies, I don't believe we've met." I gave her a slight bow.
She held out her hand for me to kiss.
"Yukinoshita Haruno, you can just call me Haruno-san."
Hoo? A Yukinoshita? So Onee-sama is actually a Yukinoshita? And already on a first name basis?
I have to keep my guard up!
*Oi Hikigaya, stop calling people weird names. *
Hai hai…
I lightly took her hand, and gently kissed the top of it.
Ah! That was so cringe I want to kill myself! I hope I didn't mess it up.
"Hikigaya Hachiman."
"Ah, so you're the son of Mr. Hikigaya?" she let go of my hand and cocked her head sideways in thought.
She must have recognized us because she was the one who welcomed us earlier when Dad and I arrived.
"Yes, Onee-sama."
Oh my God, I can't believe that slipped out.
"I'M SORRY THAT SLIPPED OUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME!" I quickly explained myself in a rush of flying saliva and a very flustered face.
She held her hand to her mouth and started laughing, the sound very harmonious and almost practiced to perfection.
The people around started looking over to us, the guys giving me glares that could kill.
I returned a glare of my own and they immediately backed off when they saw how MENACING my eyes were.
"Hahaha. It's fine, no harm done." She said in-between giggles.
I cleared my throat to get a hold of myself.
What am I, a normie who succumbs to his teenage hormones when in contact with a beautiful girl?
If that should happen, I will go to the shrine of the God Hachiman, my namesake, and kill myself there to cleanse my shame.
"I've never seen you here before, is it your first time?" She asked.
"It actually is."
"Really? You don't look like you're new to this." She said.
That's because I've been reading on the do's and don't's so I won't embarrass myself and look like a fool.
Plus, I was practicing in front of the mirror to properly evaluate myself.
But I wasn't going to tell her that.
Especially the last part, it's too embarrassing.
I wasn't really sure on how to give a reply to her statement, so I just "Hmm'd" in response. Seeing that I was not talking any further, she decided to take the lead on our conversation.
"You look around my little sister's age, how old are you?" she asked
"Fifteen years old."
"What school are you enrolled in?"
"I'll be on my first year in Sobou High at the end of the school break." When I said that, her eyes lit up with interest.
"Oh! I just graduated from that school! This year will be my first in attending college."
"Ahh..." I slowly nodded at her, beckoning her to continue. Thankfully, she understood my unspoken message.
"You see Hikigaya-kun, Sobou is a very well-known and prestigious school, so you shouldn't slack off any time soon!" She said as she folded her arms in front of her chest and nodded to herself.
"Yeah…"
"Did you know that Sobou holds a large school festival every year? Don't miss it because the events are really cool!" She continued.
"Uhuh…"
"The disciplinary committee of the Student Council was really lax last year, so I don't know what advice I could tell you about that."
"I see, then I should try and become the head of the disciplinary committee then." I said cooly.
Haruno-san began to lightly laugh and playfully hit my shoulder.
"Hikigaya-kun, you're so funny." She said.
I was perplexed by her actions, and I didn't know what to say or do.
Suddenly, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up.
I felt someone was staring at me, so I immediately searched for the source.
When I found it, it belonged to Sigh-chan, Haruno-san's little sister.
When her eyes met mine, I could tell that she was a little startled from her reaction, but she held my gaze.
None of us made a move, our staring contest went on.
In the end, she was the one who broke contact first when she saw her older sister look at her.
The older of the two gave the younger one a wave, and the latter walked away.
"An acquaintance of yours?" I asked.
"That was Yukino, my little sister, she's going to be attending Sobou High too."
Yes, I know that because I eavesdropped on your conversation earlier.
I looked back at the direction of Yukino-san, and I can see her glancing at me again.
After a quick look at her, I went back to listening to Haruno-san's voice.
Even after the program started, and the guests went to their seats, Haruno-san insisted on sitting with me.
We were the only ones at our table, Dad was at the backstage.
You might say that I might get awkward, but I'm sorry to tell you that I'm not your usual 15-year old boy.
Surprisingly, I wasn't bored of our one-sided conversation. She told me a lot of things about Sobou, from which teachers are the best, what kind of food the cafeteria offers, different clubs, to tips on time management and how to convince your teacher not to give you a late attendance.
But mostly she talked about herself, about her adventures in her Highschool life in Sobou. Of course, I couldn't find it in myself to ignore her, seeing that she went through the trouble of keeping me company in this lonely table of mine.
So, I just, listened. Sometimes I nodded or gave her a reply of my own, but mostly, I just listened.
It's really embarrassing to say this, but I feel like I was lost in her eyes as she spoke with enthusiasm and earnest interest.
I also had a feeling the she wasn't just talking to me for appearance's sake.
"Hikigaya-kun, look, your Dad is on the stage." She said as she raised and pointed her slender fingers at the stage.
I looked to the stage and true to her word, Dad was there. He began talking about stuff that I already heard about.
Strangely, Haruno-san was listening to the words of my Dad as well, and she stopped talking altogether.
A silence descended upon us as we lent our ears to my Dad, but the silence wasn't awkward at all.
When Dad cracked up his joke, a lot of the guests laughed, but I couldn't understand what was funny. But the female beside me began to lightly chuckle as well.
Suddenly, the lights that were focused on Dad, traveled quickly and landed at our table. I realized that I was mentioned, and I had to stand up. I could see Haruno-san's eyes widen is surprise.
Steeling my will, I stood up and gave a bow to my Dad and to the guests who turned to take a look at me, and I was rewarded with their claps of recognition.
When that ordeal was over, I let out a sigh and I could feel my hands and legs shake from nervousness.
Haruno-san began laughing and poking my cheek while saying that I looked so cute as I looked nervous and terrified.
Is she a sadist?!
After I composed myself, she began to speak and, as usual, I would nod and listen quietly.
She told me that during events like these, it's her job to entertain guests and make them feel comfortable.
Given how close she moved her seat closer to mine just now, I would like to argue against that statement, but I decided against it.
"Oh? What does your little sister do then?" I asked.
"She makes herself look cute and keeps us company at the table!" she said rather cheerfully.
So, in other words, she doesn't do anything except wait at your table? That's a bit sad actually.
"Ah…"
"But you know, I find it really cute how she's always trying to catch up to me. Imitating me and all, but she just fails at the end. It's so cute watching her struggle and chase my shadow…" She said.
Wow, that sounded really sadistic.
"Are you a sadist, Haruno-san?" I say in a lighthearted manner that was so out of character for me.
"Hmm, that depends on the situation, Hi-ki-ga-ya-kun." Suddenly, her voice became a lot sultrier and I unconsciously gulped.
"I do like watching people struggle, and the face they make when they see hopelessness and despair, it makes me feel so ALIVE. The face you made when you were nervous and shaking was what I had in my mind." she said, and I could momentarily see a predatory shine in her eyes.
"…" I had no words, my mouth was agape and my face probably white as snow.
"…Hikigaya-kun, that was a joke." She said before she burst into laughter.
I let out a sigh that I didn't know I was holding and clutched my heart. That actually scared me you know!
She got up from her seat and started to stretch her arms a bit.
And from my angle, I could see a generous portion of her rather voluptuous body.
I turned away, being the gentleman that I am, before I could mentally defile her feminine figure. If I did that, I would have to force myself to marry her to take responsibility for my actions.
"Hikigaya-kun, I have to go now." She said as she looked down on me.
"I understand, see you around then."
She suddenly grabbed my shoulder, leaned down and moved her lips to my ear.
"I'll introduce you to my cute imotou later, ok?" her breath was warm and wet, and I got goosebumps on my neck.
My face was probably red af too.
"O-Ok" I stuttered in reply.
She gave a light giggle and waved me goodbye. I returned her gesture.
Crap! I lost my cool in front of the sadistic Onee-san!
Flashback End
I returned to my seat and my Father joined me shortly after I arrived.
When he sat down, I gave him a glare.
"What's wrong?" he asked dumbfounded.
"…Don't put me in an embarrassing situation like that again please…"
"Ah, it had to be done. Did you buy the souvenirs for your Mother and sister?"
"Yeah I already bought them a while ago."
Dad suddenly took out his phone and began swiping through the screen a bit, before finding what he was looking for and handing me his phone.
I raised an eyebrow at his act but he gave me a look that said "Just do it!".
When I received his phone, I saw a sight that brought warmth though my cold lifeless and cynical body.
The image showed a selfie of Komachi, Kei-chan and Kawasaki-san. I can see Komachi's bratty grin with her signature sharp tooth, as well as Kei-chan's wide smile while doing a peace sign. Kawasaki-san looked out of place as she didn't know what pose she would make, so she opted for an awkward smile.
I wish I was at home, in my room, alone, playing with my Vita-chan…
"Just bear with it longer, we'll be home tomorrow morning anyway." My Dad said as I returned his phone to him.
I sighed in defeat, whining like a little brat will get me nowhere, it will just piss me off more.
Finally, the main course for this evening arrived, the waiters expertly handling the trays of food. The anticipation was swelling in me, and while I wasn't really that hungry, I was excited what food they were going to serve.
When the food was presented to our table, it was the same food that I had for lunch hours ago.
Ugh, this is too much, who is the barbarian who chose this meal set? So much meat and fat, I'll get a heart attack sooner or later. And it's so greasy too what the heck.
I would like to say that this is a very American dish.
Well, at least there's grilled beef and mashed potato, so I'll go with that then.
The music playing in the background was pleasant, and there was light chatter in the hall. I took a look at Haruno-san's table and I could see her talking with what appears to her mother. Her father was eating quietly and would occasionally nod at them.
The only black sheep in the flock was Haruno-san's little sister, Sigh-chan. She ate quietly and did not join in on their conversation, nor did her body language give off wanting to join in the first place.
My Dad and I ate our food quietly. When having dinner at home, Mom and Komachi would talk about trivial things, while Dad and I just listened.
Several minutes later, my plate was empty, and Dad excused himself to speak to someone.
Once again, I found myself alone at our table.
Seeing my chance, I was about to make a run back to our hotel room, but I ultimately decided against it because I'm too lazy to get up.
Plus, my stomach feels like it's gonna burst.
I could go for a cup of tea, or even better, MAXX COFFEE…
Looking around, I could see some people around my age group together and start talking loudly. Their boisterous laughter earning the looks of irritation from some of the more mature guests. I observed them for a while and they began to walk towards the exit.
My eyes fell on a set of stairs when they passed by it, and I looked up to see that it connected with a second floor above.
If one were to go up, he could see the entire venue from above.
Out of curiosity, I got up and began to walk up the said stairs. There's no sign that said that it's not allowed, so it must be ok for me to go up, right?
When I reached the second floor, it had a similar layout to the ground floor, tables and chairs here and there, and in the middle of it, surrounded by railings, was a view of the floor below.
The lights above illuminated the place, giving it a more grander appearance.
But a figure caught my eye.
She was by herself, lost in thought while looking at the lumps of people below.
Upon taking a closer look, it was actually Haruno-san's little sister, Yukinoshita Yukino.
Leaning against the pillar with her right shoulder, the image would be imprinted in my mind for a while.
Taking a quick look, there were pillars connecting the railings, around 4 meters in between them.
I went to the opposite side of Sigh-san, or her real name, Yukinoshita-san.
Taking a similar posture, I leaned on the pillar to my left and stared at the people below. I heard a yelp of surprise, and I turned to the source to see Yukinoshita-san having a surprised look.
"…" I said nothing and continued to look at her with a poker face.
"…" She too said nothing, but her brows furrowed a bit and continued to look at me.
Well, a staring contest will get embarrassing sooner or later, might as well be the one to speak first.
"Good Evening."
"G-Good Evening to you as well." She stuttered with a small blush on her face.
Don't blush damnit! You're gonna make me self-conscious!
With that said, I returned my gaze to the people below, but I can feel her eyes on me from time to time.
I don't know how much time passed by, but the administrators eventually announced that the ball will begin and the tables and chairs were eventually moved to the side to make room.
Several minutes later, the sound of music flowed in the air, and with it, the men and women below started to form into pairs.
I caught a glimpse of Dad sitting on the table with his colleagues, looks like they were content to just watching.
Amidst the small see of people below, I saw Haruno-san looking for someone, her eyes darting back and forth. Eventually, she was approached by numerous men who wanted to be paired with her.
She gave them a smile, but even from this distance, I can see that that smile was fake.
Soon the ball started, women dancing gracefully with poise and elegance. And by women, I mean Haruno-san.
Everything she did was coordinated and well-practiced, from the movement of her legs to how her hands held her dancing partner.
The couples began to exchange partners with each other, and I lost sight of Haruno-san.
I saw a guy around my age nearly trip over his partner's dress, after he composed himself, he just laughed awkwardly while his partner was fuming.
I forced my eyes away from the sight.
Poor sod, he's in for a lot of trouble later.
For the next several minutes, nothing really notable happened, and I was probably just spacing out while staring at the scene below.
I was jolted back to reality when I heard something behind me.
When I turned around, I saw Yukinoshita-san sitting on the floor. She must have tripped and managed to stop herself with her hands. My legs moved on their own, and I immediately went to her to see if she's alright.
"Excuse me, are you ok?" I kneeled with one leg in front of her.
"Yes, I'm fine." She said while looking down while her hair covered her eyes a bit.
"Well, you don't look fine, seeing that you are sprawled all over the floor." When those words left my mouth, I can feel the air around me freeze.
The glare she gave me was quite scary, to say the least.
I offered my hand to help her up, but she frowned and gently pushed my hand away.
She tried to get up, but for some reason, the laws of physics were against her, and she nearly tripped and fell over.
Fortunately, thanks to my quick reflexes, I managed to put my left arm around her waist before she can ungracefully fall to the floor a second time.
Instinctively, her arms reached out to something that can stop her from falling.
I felt her slender arms wrap around my neck.
Damn, that was close.
I looked down, and I saw wide her eyes stare back at me. Her cheeks were a bright shade of red and her lips slightly parted. Our faces were only a few inches away.
Suddenly realizing the situation that I was in, I was about to let go of the female beside me but a voice from near the staircase made me stop in my tracts.
"Ara, Hikigaya-kun, I see that you already acquainted yourself with my little sister…" Turning my head, I saw Haruno-san with a hand over her mouth in mock-surprise.
I tried to quickly help Yukinoshita-san stand on her own, because the prolonged intimate physical contact was making me uncomfortable. But her body refused to cooperate and still remained limp.
"What's this, Yukino-chan? Were you really charmed by Hikigaya-kun that much that you want to stay in his arms forever? Get a room you two!" Haruno-san exclaimed in a teasing manner.
I can almost imagine steam go out of Yukinoshita-san's ears when she heard Haruno-san's words.
Quickly, but gently, she removed my hold on her and went a step away from me. With a forced cough, she turned to me, her face stoic but still sporting a large blush.
The scene was quite comical, to say the least.
"I don't believe we have properly introduced ourselves. My name is Hikigaya Hachiman." I said.
"P-Pleased to meet you, m-my name is Yukinoshita Yukino." She said in a small voice.
From the corner of my eye, I see Haruno-san smirking.
"T-Thank you for helping me up Hikigaya-kun. Had you not come to my aid, I would have surely fallen in a very ungraceful manner."
Stop stuttering with a blush damnit! You're going to make me blush too!
"Hmmm."
"Sooooooooooooooo…..," I looked to see Haruno-san walking towards me.
"What were the two of you doing up here, away from the prying eyes of everyone else?" she innocently asked, though the meaning behind it was quite the opposite.
"I was bored of the ball downstairs, so I came up here to watch from above." I said in all honesty.
"And you, Yukino-chan?" With her body still facing me, Haruno-san turned her head to the female in question.
With a small blush from the sudden attention, Yukinoshita-san looked to down to the side.
"There were too many people. I wanted some time by myself." She said as she rubbed her left arm.
"Ah, and here I was thinking I accidentally disturbed your tryst…" she said in a disappointed tone.
I scoffed at her assumption.
Ridiculous!
Absolutely ridiculous!
"N-Nothing happened between the two of us!" Yukinoshita-san exclaimed with a bright red face suddenly.
Stop stuttering and blushing woman! You're making this situation much more difficult to handle!
"It's as Yukinoshita-san says." Hopefully, my statement will convince her.
She looked at us for a second and gave up with a sigh.
"Stop taking the fun away..." With that, she went to me and grabbed my arm, pulling it closely to her body, and I could feel her, um…, you know…
With me stuck to her, she began slowly walking back to the staircase leading below.
Of course, I had no choice but to follow her.
"Haruno-san, your arm is a bit too close." I said in an uncomfortable tone, and I turned to Yukinoshita-san for help.
"Nee-san, you are being rude. Dead-eyes-kun is clearly feeling uncomfortable, given your proximity to him." She said and started following us from behind.
Wait…
What did she call me?
"Nonsense! Hikigaya-kun is quite enjoying my presence!" she exclaimed while giving me a wink.
Good grief, what have I gotten myself into…?
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I follow Nee-san and Dead-eyes-kun from behind.
The unfortunate events that transpired earlier, mainly between me and Dead-eyes-kun, is embarrassing to even think back on.
Not to mention Nee-san caught sight of us in an…unsightly state.
Dead-eyes-kun looks to me and gives me one last pleading look, and I ignore his unspoken plea for help. He sighed in defeat and turned his head away from me.
Suddenly, Nee-san turns to me, with her phone at her left hand, she angles the screen so I can see what she wanted to show me.
When my eyes finally registered what I saw, my heart stopped beating for three heartbeats.
…
…
…
On the screen, I see a photograph of myself and Dead-eyes-kun.
His arm around my waist while my arms were around his neck. With my back arched and my upper body saved from falling with the help of his arm.
Needless to say, we were in a very risqué and suggestive position.
I felt all the blood flow straight to my face, I tried to form words but no sound escaped from my mouth.
Seeing my reaction, Nee-san gave me a sly smile and giggled from the sight as she put away her phone. I saw Dead-eyes-kun give her a sidelong glance, but he did not say anything.
Truthfully, this evening is proving to be more trouble than it's worth…
[CHAPTER END]
Yosh! How's it going bois and grils!
I'm back!
Yeah, so back in chapter 4, I said that the next chapter is gonna be released at the following week...
Aaaaannndddd, here I am uploading 3 weeks later...
Hehe...Sorry about that.
I decided not to go with the Komachi POV, because I was having a difficult time trying to match my writing to the mindset of Komachi.
Soooo, I decided to head straight to Yukino's POV at the start of this chapter!
I bet you didn't expect that!
You were expecting a Komachi POV, but it was me, Yukino!
So what do you think about this chapter? I deliberately made Haruno more like a sadistic Onee-sama here. (Blend S Reference, if you haven't watched it yet, give it a try! I certainly enjoyed the series and my sides were hurting at the end of each episode because it was hilarious show!) Also, don't forget to write a review if you want! I am always reading the reviews you know!
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