Hi all! This chapter is fairly short, but the next one is longer and will be up by the end of today! Enjoy:)
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Rin flopped down onto his bed with a loud groan. "Would you time me?"?! Why on earth had he said that? He had been all set to confess, but then stupid Ai had looked at him with those big, beautiful eyes and he had lost his nerve. Now he may never get the chance to tell Aiichirou how he really felt. He closed his eyes, half hoping that he was having a bad dream and all he had to do was wake up and everything would be better. How could he have been so stupid? Ai had been right there, and if Rin hadn't gone and screwed everything up, he would know how he felt by now.
Rin was pulled out of his self-pity by the loud buzzing of his phone. It was Gou, probably just calling to check up on him (she did so every few days). He answered the phone with a sigh. Why couldn't everyone just leave him alone so he could wish for the world to end in peace.
"Hi Gou." He said sadly. "WHERE ARE YOU?!" Her reply came so loud that he had to hold the phone away from his ear. "I'm in my room. Why?" He could practically feel the glare she was almost definitely giving him. "You forgot, didn't you?"
"Forgot what?"
"Rin, I've been sitting around waiting for you for HALF AN HOUR! You said we could meet up today!" Right. As if his day couldn't get any worse. Babbling an apology to Gou, he rushed around the room getting ready and ran out the door.
Gou burst into laughter. "You said WHAT?" Rin clenched his fists and tried desperately to stay calm. He never should have told his little sister about this, she was never going to let him forget it. "I know, it was stupid." He said with a groan. "And now I'll never be able to ask him out!" Gou's laughter stopped abruptly and she jumped to her feet, looking down at him with her hands on her hips. "Don't say that, Onii-chan!" She said "You have to do this! Your muscles and Ai's muscles are meant to be together!" Rin stared at her, wondering (not for the first time) if she had completely lost her mind. "I tried to tell him and it didn't work. I'm not going to try again. He probably doesn't like me, anyway."
"If you don't tell him, I WILL!" Rin froze. Slowly recovering, he shook his head and said, his voice barely above a whisper, "You wouldn't." Gou pulled out her phone dramatically and began to punch in Nitori's number "I would."
"Gou. Stop."
"Only if you promise to tell him by the end of the week."
"No way!"
"Two numbers to go." Rin dove for her phone, but Gou ducked under his arm and continued to dial. "Please, Kou." He said, making sure to use the name she preferred (something he only did when he really needed something). She ignored his begging and held the cellphone to her ear. "It's ringing!" Finally, Rin gave in. Slumping his shoulders and heaving a large, overdramatic sigh, he said "Fine. You win." Gou grinned and hung up.
"You have a week." She said, crossing her arms over her chest. "If you haven't told him by then, I will."
Rin growled. Little siblings could be so infuriating.
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