Makoto rolled around on his bed, trying to settle himself before going to bed. The lights in his room was off. He picked up his phone and looked over the contacts, searching for a name.

It's not too late, right? I'll call him once, if he didn't pick up the phone then, he's asleep. So, I don't have to call him again.

He called and wait patiently for the receiver to pick up.

"Ah, hello, Mako-chan. What's up?" Nagisa sounded occupied. Or maybe his mouth is.

"I'm just calling to see if you're o- Are you eating?"

"I'm really hungry."

"Nagisa, it's bad for you to eat late, especially at this hour."

"…" Which can be translated by 'Omnomnom' was heard at the end of the line.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"But, you were tearing and then rushing home. Is there anything wrong?"

"…"

"You can always trust me… But, it's okay if you don't want to tell me. It's just that, I- Um, I don't know how to- I mean, you were always happy all the time, even if someone offended you. You would just smile and get back at them later. Though, your methods are pure evil." Makoto sighed before continuing his conversation. "The way you acted just now, it's different. So, I didn't know how to react to it. Especially, when you just turn down your favourite 'Pizza Time'."

"Nah, don't worry, Mako-chan. I guess I haven't eaten right. I got a really bad stomach ache and it was so horrible. Made me cry and miss my 'Pizza Time'!" Nagisa pouted. "Probably from all the sweets I ate before."

"Nagisa, you know that too much sweets are bad for you. Now, let it be a lesson for you to not indulge in too much sweets before-"

"Yeah, yeah. I know! Nee, Mako-chan, can I see you tomorrow?"

Nagisa waited patiently behind a building of the school. He was nervous. He thought about it over and over again. He recalled yesterday.

"There you are! Oi, demon chibi!" Rin called out as he spotted the blond wandering around after he left the bunch.

"What?" Nagisa was slightly irritated.

"Oooh, scary! Just like an angry kitty. Come on!" Rin pulled him onto a nearby bench.

"What is up with you? Wait, you are going to strangle me and dump my body into the nearby bushes, aren't you?"

"Nah, I can do that later. What's up with you?"

"None of your concern."

"It's Makoto, isn't it?"

Nagisa felt heat crept up on his face and made a silly dance that made him quite ticklish on his nose. Rin nailed it, but Nagisa was quite unsure of whether to give in or just ignore him. Rin is not Haru, whom he can speak of it freely. Or maybe he could, Rin did came out of his closet a while ago. Nagisa felt tears welling up in his eyes, he was reminded of the exact words Makoto said before. Not that he was expecting Makoto to say anything in particular, but somehow, it felt hurt when the other party never ever gave it a thought and was totally rejecting.

"He rejected us all, did he?" Rin lean aback a little while gazing an abnormally bright star. It might be a satellite, but it was big and bright. "I wasn't expecting that answer at all."

"What are you saying, Rinrin?"

"Ah, if Makoto can read minds, I'm the one who can read feelings. I can see right through you. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you like Makoto, didn't you?"

"… Please don't judge me."

"Like I'm the one to talk."

"Why do you care all of a sudden?" Nagisa stared at Rin while he gaze at the night sky. It was confusing, what Rin was doing right now. He actually cared?

"Wow, you sure bite the hand that was trying to feed you. Maybe it's because of my brotherly instincts, even if I haven't been a big brother to a little brother before, to Nitori, maybe. But most of all, it's because we're the same."

"Same?"

"I was hurt too when Makoto said that. And maybe Haru as well. And megane, I mean, Rei, but he's a mild case."

"Haru-chan?" Nagisa wasn't expecting Haruka too felt the same way that he is towards Makoto. "But Haru-chan's immune-"

"Oh, but he's not. I bet he's having a much harder time. Makoto is always babying him. That guy just doesn't have any clue of how he affects people."

"Mako-chan is too nice. His affection towards others, is like a magnetic effect. His gestures, his courtesy, his brotherly nature-" Nagisa paused, he got carried away by describing Makoto's strong points that had smite him.

"Yeah. And when he's in big brother mode, he could go all the way." Rin chuckled. "I mean, even towards me. And I'm already a big brother, which I have longer experience of and I'm older!"

Nagisa laughed. Rin was the type of a big brother that respects personal space and protective but at times overdoing it. But he was the type who would let those below him to learn and experience on their own, whereas Makoto was the brother that is loving, and caring but didn't know how to let things be, in this case, independence of the siblings below him. Sometimes he saw Makoto and Nagisa went neck-to-neck on their opinions on people, especially when it comes to discussing their roles as big brother. Makoto was always the one surrender, but at times he could give a good argument on a matter.

Rin stood up and was on his way back. "Nagisa, there's no harm in letting him know. But, be sure to be ready for whatever answer he was going to give, and willing to continue to be his friend, because that's the main reason if things didn't go well."

"At least, that's what I planned to do." Rin said before running into the dark of the night.

"I wonder where Rei-chan went."

There he is.

Nagisa snapped out of his flashback as he saw Makoto approaching him.

It's now or never.