I present to you - The new and the next chapter.
(3rd PERSON POV)
Kushieda Hibiki was used to girls falling head over heels for him. And he wasn't surprised by it. Not at all. He could get any girl he wanted and without any forced work. But a certain girl had got him specifically interested. And the most surprising thing was she didn't fall for his charm even though he had gone out of his way to be nice to her.
At first he had thought she was just a tsundere but no. She wasn't a tsundere. Than maybe she might actually just be acting. But no , not that either. To think there was a girl like that , Hibiki found it fascinating. Very very fascinating. And that just made him want to know about her more.
And the perfect timing came when he attended his Dad's new business partner's wedding reception that had to be postponed because of the contract. And just seeing how bewildered she was when he stepped out and faced her , immediately brought a smirk to his face. He was partially here to help his childhood friend with the problems she had with her boyfriend , acting as her fake fianće.
He saw in pure amusement as she regained her posture when the newly married couple came out to greet his parents and he walked behind them.
"Thank you so much for coming" said Asahina Miwa as she smiled. He liked her. She was a very sweet lady.
"The pleasure is all ours"
"Please…" She said as she gestured for all of them to come inside.
"Of course"
"Hibiki!" He heard Amy whisper and he turned to face her.
"Amy" He greeted back.
"Meet him Aria" Amy said as she looked at the blonde "He's -"
"-Kushieda Hibiki. I know him"
"Oh! You do?That's amazing right?"
"I guess. Let's go inside"
With that Aira and Amy walked ahead as Hibiki slowly followed them , his attention on the blonde.
"Aria! Where were you?-! Oh!" Rui said as she walked towards Amy and Aira.
"Rui , meet him. He's Kushieda Hibiki"
"Ah. A pleasure to meet you" She said as she held her hand out for him to shake it.
"What are you talking about? The luck is in my favor that I got to meet you" And he lifted Rui's hand to his lips and kissed the back of it.
Rui just smiled in response and a moment later they were joined by Sasuke and Mia who Amy introduced to Hibiki.
"I thought they were seven in total" Hibiki said as he frowned , trying to recall the correct fact.
"You haven't met the Queen of our house yet , then there is your another classmate and your rival. That makes it seven"
"And I guess you were talking about us?" Ema interrupted as she walked towards them with Ruka and smiled when she saw Hibiki.
"Hello" Hibiki greeted the youngest Hinata as he crouched to her level "You are very beautiful. I have the right gift for the right lady...where did it go?" He asked himself as he started searching his pockets "Here...here and found it!" From inside his coat came out a beautiful white rose which he handed to Ruka.
"Why , thank you" Ruka said as she blushed and smiled.
Hibiki got up and looked around "Where is Shiro - nii?" He asked.
"Somewhere around here….there!" Rui pointed as she saw Toshiro speaking to one of the guests.
"I'll go greet him and come" With that he walked away and towards Toshiro who was just walking away.
The rest of the Hinata's watched as he and Toshiro shook hands and smiled at each other. They were in some conversation and it looked pleasant. They were guessing Hibiki hadn't told him about him being Amy's fianće.
After a while Toshiro looked in their direction and his brows furrowed. Nevertheless , he gestured all of them to come to him and they did.
"Heard you're in his class , Aira and Ema"
"That we are" They chorused.
"Nice. Well , what were you guys…" He trailed off as he noticed Amy "Doing staring at us like that?"
"Nothing...observing" Sasuke replied as he grinned.
"Observing? Whatever…Anyway Aira Dad was looking for you"
"Huh? Oh.. Okay" She turned to leave and then nodded in Amy's direction as if telling her to do it.
Aira walked towards her dad , gazing at the people in the middle dancing when she was suddenly pulled towards the dance floor.
"Tsuba - san?"
"Heh. I have been waiting to dance with you"
"But dad-" And then she realized something. Ever since the thing between Toshiro and Amy she hasn't been paying much attention to the other part of her family. And now that she knew it she was guilty more than ever.
Tsubaki acted as he didn't hear her and then they kept swaying to the slow rhythm of the music. Some time later she told him that she had to meet Dad and she'll surely be back for a dance.
"Aira!" Rui ran towards her panting "Ruka's missing!"
"What?!" Aira and Tsubaki chorused.
"Yeah! She's been gone for twenty minutes and nobody has seen her ever since!"
"So right after I left she disappeared?" Aira asked.
"Yeah! Something like that! C'mon everyone is searching!"
"Yeah!"
Aira ran around the place asking people if they had seen Ruka. She ran around calling out her name becoming desperate by every second passing. She ran around in every hallway and corridor and stopped abruptly when she heard someone wailing and crying. Ruka! She thought as she ran following the sound.
She turned around the corner to see Ruka who was crying and a girl crouched next to her trying to stop her from crying.
"Ruka!" Aira shouted.
She looked up and her face lit up as she ran to hug her "Ra - nee!" And Aira crouched to her level and hugged her "I w-was s-so scared *hic*"
"It's okay...I am here now" Aira said soothingly as she patted her head "I am here" Than she looked up to see Akemi Minase standing in front of her smiling.
"Akemi - chan?"
"Good afternoon" She greeted back.
"My apologies. I wasn't aware you were going to be here"
"I just arrived and made my way to the washroom when I saw , from what I am presuming your sister , crying"
"Ra - nee. This onee - chan is really nice"
"I know sweetheart. But everyone is looking for you. We need to go back" Aira said as she smiled at her and then at Akemi "Shall we?"
They both nodded and Aira led both of them back in the grand hall as everyone crowded around them and Toshiro hugged Ruka like his life depended on it.
He is the one who cares the most after all. Aira thought as she happily smiled.
"You?!" She heard someone from nearby exclaim "What are you doing here?"
Aira turned to see a very surprised Fúto in front of Akemi who was smiling rather sarcastically.
"Fúto!" Aira scolded "I suppose you had to be more welcoming instead asking a guest why she is here!" She said as she punched his arm lightly.
"My bad. I should have asked 'Who invited you here?' "
"I don't know about her but I can kick you out of this place if you speak so rudely again"
"Aria - nee chan… as much as I know you never go back on your word..I know you wouldn't do that to your younger brother?"
"You have no clue what I am capable of Fúto. I cou-"
"Aira - senpai" Akemi stepped in "Forget it. I am used to him despising me anyway"
"Akemi..Fúto...apologize"
"No way" And with that he walked away "I would have apologized if it was my fault but it wasn't"
"That nut-"
"Thank you" Akemi said as she smiled "He doesn't like me because I am always behind his life at school to make him complete his assignments and notes , but he doesn't budge. He probably thinks I am a nuisance anyway"
"Let me tell you something Akemi. I might not have been his sister for long but I know that much that when Fúto hates someone he hates them so much as to destroy them. But Fúto looks like he is fond of you and not allergic or something like you feel"
"You really are something else Aira - senpai. Its as if when you meet someone you peep in their souls"
"Too much flattery could ruin her health again" Sasuke said as he intervened "As much as I hate to interrupt we have some important work"
"My bad"
"Ofcourse not. Please enjoy the party" And with that Sasuke led Aira away rather fast.
"What up?"
"Amy had decided to tell Shiro - nii herself"
"What?! No! Tell her not to do it! She'll ruin the plan"
"I don't think she cares anymore" And they reached where they could observe Amy and Toshiro from a distance. Like Sasuke had said Amy and him were talking and the conversation was tensed.
"No..no...Amy…" Aira whispered as she saw them both talking "This is way more bad than I expected"
"WELCOME TO HINODE HIGH 'S CULTURAL FESTIVAL!"
"Aria! You done?"
"Yeah. Wait!" She said as she straightened the tail coat from behind once again. Her hair was in a high ponytail and the bangs framed her face. She pulled on her tie. Here I go.
She stepped out and the whole class turned and stared at her and she just gulped. Nobody said a word.
"ARIA! Woah!" Em whistled as she walked towards Aira. All the girls had finished changing before the guys , and because Aira was dressing as a butler she went in after that. And from what she was guessing , she was the last to finish. Understandable. She was the last to get inside.
"Wow…"
"Aira - san looks so cool"
"Yup. Though the maid outfit would have looked prettier"
"But ...something seems off...like something is missing..." Ema said as she trailed off and looked around and her eyes suddenly lit up "Hey! Kushieda - kun! Come here for a while!" She shouted as she ran towards him.
"Yusuke...you'll eventually end up pulling it out"
Aira turned and saw Yusuke in an identical outfit but he looked super nervous. He probably didn't want to do this and was forced by Sasakura. This guy...I know what Sasakura would have told him to make him agree.
'You wanna impress Ema - san right?'
That is enough to get this guy moving. She thought. She knew he would have gotten pumped up right after that. But he actually looked pretty good in it. Guess we just need to make Em mention it to him.
"Don't worry about that , Em will be impressed" Aira said as she nudged him and smirked.
"W-What are you talking about?! I-It's nothing like that!"
"Yeah , Yeah. We know"
"Aria I got you - oh!" Ema came back running but stopped mid way when she saw Yusuke "Y-Yusuke - kun…"
"E-Eh?!"
"How do you think he looks Ema - san?" Sasakura asked.
"Uh...you look really great Yusuke - kun" Ema said "Oh! And you look nice too , Sasakura - kun" She added.
"Hehe. Thanks"
"Oh! Before I forget! Here!" Ema turned to Aira with a pair of fake spectacles which were rectangle in shape.
"What are these for?"
"Just put them on! They'll look amazing!"
"But-!"
"Aira!"
"Fine…" She gave in slowly , put them on and looked up.
"Hey! Aira - chan -?!" Kushieda walked towards her and stopped mid way "Woah!"
"How do I look?" Aira asked
Everyone was silent and then suddenly she was showered with praises and compliments and she was like super surprised.
"As I thought it looks great" Ema said feeling proud "You actually look like a butler now"
"Yeah yeah"
"Everyone! Please closely pay attention to what I am going to say. The Festival is going to start in ten. I would like to wish you all luck and please enjoy yourselves" The President of the Student Council announced , her voice like always maintaining its cool.
There were lots of cheers from the class and Aira just sighed.
Their shop like the rest readied themselves. Some were sent out to distribute pamphlets and spy on how good the other shops were doing.
"Okay everyone. Our main objective is pleasing our customers as much as we can. That means give it your best. Because the more pleased they are the more customers we'll get" Hibiki announced and everyone cheered.
"And how do you think we'll do that?" Aira asked challenging him.
"Well , first off the way you welcome them matters. So it should all start with the best welcoming stance and line something like ...this" He took a step front and grabbed the hand of a girl who was dressed like a maid "Welcome back Milady"
Most of the girls squealed at this and Hibiki seemed pleased with himself.
"You did it wrong" Aira pointed out "You can't go out catching hands of girls like that it should be more like …" She took a step front and bowed with her hand on her hand on her chest "Welcome back Milady"
There was more squealing at this and half the boys went to learn it from Aira as she just smirked when she met Hibiki's gaze.
A few minutes later the shop opened and Aira and Hibiki agreed on staying inside for a while before stepping out in order to see the others present their ways of doing it.
Aira was surprised by how good they did it and she was impressed "I doubt we need to go outside"
"We do. I am not letting anyone else get the award for 'The Class With The Most Customers' or 'The Class That Pleased Customers The Most' "
"You care about the awards?"
"Obviously? It makes the class overall very popular"
"Ah. It doesn't matter to me. Though I thought you would be going for 'The best class' "
"Did you forget? If we get three awards , we have already won 'The best class' award"
This trend had started a long time ago. Before someone could leave the Festival they had to place votes on different things , like some mentioned above. Every class mostly fought for it and overall gave it their best which contributed to the festival. At the end of the three day festival it announced which class won what. And this trend got the whole school working.
"Can we step out now?" Aira asked one of the girls who was the cook.
"I suppose you can start with taking orders"
"Roger" And with that Aira and Hibiki walked out.
"Let's see who impresses the customers more" He challenged
"On it" Aira accepted.
They separated ways and went to different tables to take orders.
"What would our young Milady like to order?"
"Is there something particular you would like , Master?"
"Here is your order , please enjoy and don't forget to add on the sheet there , next to the door about which delicacy you liked the most"
"We hope you would come again tomorrow , Milady. I would love to see and serve you again"
"Why do I have a feeling neither is holding back?" Someone from behind the curtain whispered.
"Well , actually they aren't. Infact they are going all out" A second one answered
"It doesn't matter. This is increasing our popularity" A third commented.
"Ahh!" Someone screamed and all eyes turned to see a girl screaming who had tea on her skirt "What the hell did you do?"
"I am sorry" The maid serving apologized as she took a tissue and tried to clean it.
"Oh! Don't!" The girl snatched the tissue and tried to clean it herself.
The maid looked like she could burst into tears any second. Aira walked towards her and patted her shoulder slowly. Than she walked ahead and towards the girl who was cursing and gently took the tissue from her.
"Milady? If I may?"
The girl looked up and immediately blushed. Then after a few seconds nodded.
Aira started to lightly rub the stain and she sprinkled some water on it , from a glass someone got her. Slowly the stain started to go away but the skirt remained wet. Aira than stood up straight.
"We'll dry your skirt. Please come inside" And the girl nodded.
"Till than I'll accompany Milady here" Hibiki said as he smiled at the girl's friend who instantly blushed.
Aira led the girl inside and someone handed her a hairdryer "If you could please hold your skirt so that it doesn't start flying"
"Of course" She said and held the skirt from both sides as Aira switched the hairdryer on.
"Um...what is your name?" The girl asked.
Aira pondered whether or not to tell her who she was. Than she decided it will be bad for the class if they come to know a girl is dressed like a butler so she faked it "Uh ...Naira" And than her eye twitched at the choice of her name..it sounded like Aira with a 'N' in the front. Hell , it was Aira with a 'N' in the front.
"Naira...your full name?"
"Uh…" Aira was at a loss of words. She had no clue what to do. So she made a fake full name. "Um...Asahina Naira"
She wasn't exactly lying because her real name was Aira and Asahina was her brother's surname. So in a way it was the truth.
"Naira - kun.." The girl said shyly "I am Ayumi"
No way. I forgot to ask her name in the midst of making a fake one for myself! Aira mentally face palmed "Nice to meet you Ayumi - chan.." Aira said as she adjusted her specs.
"Where do you live?"
I can't tell her. Nope "I am sorry , I can't disclose that"
"Oh.." She suddenly became sad.
"Aira! You done?" Ema asked as she entered and Aira stiffened.
Aira looked up and gave Ema such a glare that she understood the situation and walked back out.
"Why did she call you Aira?"
"Uh…" Aira was at a loss of words.
"Nickname?"
"Yes…" She sighed.
"Is she your girlfriend?"
"Your skirt's dried already. Wow" Aira spoke suddenly ignoring Ayumi totally.
"Thanks...if you don't mind can I get your number?"
"Huh?.."
"Actually you can't" Yusuke stepped inside as the girl turned to face him
"Why?"
"The brunette who just walked out is his crush , right?"
Aira made two and two "Yes..I am sorry. I really like her"
"Oh..is it? Thank you so much , Naira - kun"
"Not at all. I would be delighted if you come again"
"I will stop by again tomorrow" Ayumi said as she smiled.
"I will be more than happy to see you"
"Till then…" And with that she walked out.
As soon as she did Aira sighed and exhaled. She then looked at Yusuke who was grinning.
"What?" She asked.
"Naira - kun…" And he burst out laughing.
"Look , I couldn't tell her my real name that's why I made this"
"Naira? NAIRA?!" And he burst out laughing again.
Ema walked in still gazing out and then turned to face the other two "What was up with her?"
"She was interested in her" Yusuke filled her in as he gestured towards Aira.
"Can't blame her. You look like a total guy. From every angle"
"I feel awesome. Your compliment made me fly above the skies" Aira said as she smiled sarcastically.
Ema smiled back "Get out. You are letting Kushieda win"
"Oh! I forgot!" Aira exclaimed as she ran out and than left her other two siblings inside , alone.
Ema smiled as she saw her disappear and than her senses made her realize. She was alone. With Yusuke.
"I-I think-" Ema spoke suddenly , walking ahead.
"Ahh!-" He burst "Could I talk to you for a minute?"
She stopped "Uh..Sure"
"T-Th-That ...small ki-" He stopped and took a deep breath "... incident w-we had..I am sorry for it..I-I r-really…" He sighed "It wasn't on purpose..I-I just wanted you to know , that I am sorry and it was by mistake"
Ema gave him a funny look. Yusuke felt he was done for , well until..she smiled and laughed. She pulled his cheek and grinned.
"I am glad to have a friend slash brother like you. And it's alright. I am not angry"
Yusuke visibly relaxed and smiled as she released her hold on his cheek "I see. Thank you"
"But I thought you didn't let it bother you anymore"
Oh don't ask me how much it did in these many days. Yusuke thought as he laughed nervously and came up with an answer "I still felt the need to apologize"
"Its alright. Hope this clears things up?"
"Yes , it did" Don't ask how glad I am.
"Kushieda - kun and Aira - kun!" One of the cooks called out as they went to collect orders.
"Yes?" They both chorused.
"Well , consider this your last order. You can take a break after that!"
"Alright!"
After placing the last order she was assigned , on the table of the customer and giving her one of those heart stopping smiles , Aira walked away and inside.
"Can I change?"
"No! You are free to roam around for a while , and distribute these flyers while you are at it. That's why please refrain from changing"
So basically you want us to do work even when we are supposed to enjoy? "Okay. Where are the flyers?"
"Go take some from Kushieda - kun"
"Yes" Aira replied lazily as she walked towards him and he handed her half of the ones he was holding.
"Shall we?"
"Nobody said you're coming with me. Go yourself"
"I am hurt Aira - chan"
She sighed. Knowing him , he would come behind anyway "Geez..fine"
And he in return gave her a smile that made her narrow her eyes. Not because of the smile , but because her heart had done tap dancing for a sec.
"We are leaving!" He announced.
"The whole world doesn't need to know" Aira said as she walked ahead and outside.
"Informing , just in case"
Aira rolled her eyes and he just smirked in response "Don't you think they were shooing us away?" He asked after a moment of silence.
"Maybe. We brought in more customers than we thought we would"
"That's a good or a bad thing?"
"Both probably. Good because we get more profit , bad because people will be more tired"
"Ahh~ But that means we have chances of winning 'The best presentation' "
"Who knows" Aira said as she walked ahead and towards a group of girls in the corridor.
"Why hello" She said and smiled another heart throbbing smile.
"H-Hello" One of the girls who came out of her dazed mode pretty fast , replied.
"If you miladies may visit our shop , it would truly be an honor"
And now most of them had recovered "Ofcourse!" Half of them replied.
"Here" She handed one of the girls a flyer "I personally will be there for you" And she smiled again , bowed and turned , walking towards Hibiki leaving squealing girls behind.
"You did that pretty nice" He complimented as they walked further ahead "I wonder why God didn't make you a guy"
"Ask him that for me when you go there" She replied sarcastically and he just chuckled.
"Sorry , sorry. But.." His tone suddenly grew serious "About the reception day.."
Aira had a mini flashback to what had happened that day. She had had too many shocking things to see. Hibiki as the fianće , Ruka getting lost , Amy confronting Shiro - nii and him leaving the party in the middle.
"Yeah..?"
"Amy now regrets going and telling Shiro - san what was going on. It would have been a disgrace for you guys , with him leaving like that"
"It was..but Dad covered it pretty well.."
"That he did...but can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"Weren't you , supposed to support Shiro - nii?"
"Huh?"
"I can understand me supporting Amy considering I am her friend. But you guys are related to Shiro - nii right? I thought you would be on his side , supporting him"
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that I cannot understand how and why are you guys supporting Amy?"
"Because Shiro - nii is giving her the silent treatment she doesn't deserve!" Aira said getting frustrated by every second passing.
"You think?"
Aira's eyes widened. She knew there was a detail he was aware of and she wasn't "Spill"
"Have you even heard the whole story or are you just like a fool presuming that supporting Amy is the correct thing?" He asked
"I know the whole thing. After the dare , Shiro - nii's behaviour changed towards Amy! It has been like that till now"
"That's not even one fourth of the whole thing and that is not all. There are more things that you need to know but you like a fool decided to ignore it"
And then it hit her. The stupid feeling she couldn't get her finger on. They never came to know the whole story. Amy didn't tell them the whole thing and they didn't ask Shiro - nii either.
"Wow. Just wow. No wonder. I was surprised you guys were even talking to Amy. 'Course you were. You didn't freaking know what was going on and you blindly took Amy's side. Did you ever stop and think 'What the hell are we doing' ? No"
Aira didn't say a word. She knew he was correct.
"Let me tell you this ...you are supporting the wrong side"
"Rui!" Aira practically shouted on the phone as everybody in the class looked at her and she glared back "What? Go back to what you were doing!"
"Ouch...Aria!" Rui shouted back.
"Come pick me and Em up. I have something important to tell you guys"
"But Iori-"
"Don't bring him"
"I can't leave him like that!"
"Make an excuse or something. But I want you at the front gate in ten"
"You always-! Fine" Rui muttered on the other side and hung up.
"Em!" Aira called out "You changed?"
"Yeah!" Aira heard her shouting back "I am helping clean up-"
"Forget cleaning up. Leave it to the others. We have to go -"
"Aira-"
"-Its urgent"
Ema narrowed her eyes and stared at her sister as if asking her whether she was stupid. Aira returned the look with a No - I - am - not - stupid - but - it's - super - urgent.
Ema sighed finally "Eiko - chan , Aria and I need to leave early. We promise we'll help tomorrow and day after"
"Oh. It's alright. I'll fill you both in as a thanks to Aira - san for today"
"Thanks" Aira said as she grabbed Ema's hand and started dragging her out.
"What about Yusuke - kun and Futo - kun?"
"Yusuke!" Aira called out "We'll send the car for you and that Pop Idol later" And without hearing his answer , she ran downstairs , her grip on Ema very tight.
She ran out and saw Rui in front of the gate talking on the phone. She hung up as soon as the other two reached her.
"So what's up? Which made you make me come all the way from school"
"No time" Aira said as she started walking ahead and let go of Ema "Fast! Both of you!"
"What's wrong?" Rui asked Ema.
"I was about to ask you"
Aira took her phone out and dialed a number she didn't require technology to remember.
"Heya! Sasuke Hinata speaking"
"Sasuke!"
"Aira?"
"Rui , Ema and me are reaching in front of your studio in five minutes. Get the car with you when you come out!"
"Whoa! Calm down! What's going on?"
"I'll tell you! Just do as I say!"
"I can't. I am in the middle of a photoshoot. I can't leave it like that!"
"Let it go kill itself! Out in five!" And with that she hung up walking faster.
"What's wrong with her?" Rui asked.
"Faster!" Aira shouted.
"We aren't sprinters for God's sake!"
"Hopefully you can walk fast enough!" Aira shot back.
"Whoa. She's actually very angry"
Just than they reached Sasuke's studio as his car came out from the basement.
Aira grabbed the handle of the door opened and sat down as the other two with her sat behind.
"Mind explaining?" Sasuke asked. Only an idiot wouldn't be able to recognize the anger in his tone.
"Not now. Your phone's attached to the bluetooth speaker?"
"Yeah..Aira.."
"Hush" And she started searching for Mia's contact and when she found it she sighed.
She pressed on 'Call' and the phone started to ring. After three rings she picked up.
"Hi Sasuke"
"Mia!"
"Aira?"
"I want you to come meet us in 'Red Lock' Cafe in ten minutes!"
"Red Lock? But why?"
"Exactly something I am wanting to ask. But the problem is no one knows what she wants" Sasuke interrupted.
"Sasuke?"
"Mia. In ten minutes" And with that she hung up.
"Than that means we are heading for the cafe too?" Sasuke asked as he took a U - turn.
And Aira...she just nodded in response.
"Alright. So we deserve an explanation for all this" Sasuke started.
The 'Red Lock' cafe was a small pretty looking cafe that was in the corner of the city. It was elegant and had a magic touch. But right now , the atmosphere was heavy with all the present Hinata's ( excluding Aira) glaring at a certain blonde.
"We do" Rui finished.
Aira said nothing in response that made all the others curious about what was happening. Aira was usually a calm and collected person but right now she had caused quite a scene , which worried the others a bit.
"You know Aira? I left my photoshoot in the middle , asking my PA to fill in for me and I think I deserve something more than a silent Aira"
"Guys..there is something wrong"
"What?"
"Amy...has been playing with us"
"What?"
"She has known us for 6 years...and Shiro - nii even more then that. She knew what we would do. She is so smart"
"Aira!" Sasuke shook her "What is wrong with you? Tell us the whole thing!"
"Sasuke…" She looked at him , her eyes full of horror "What have we been doing?"
"Somebody get me a pan. I wanna bang her with it so bad"
"Listen up" Aira said and everyone paid attention. Suddenly her cool demeanor was back in full throttle.
"Amy ..the dare thing. There was something that happened that time because of which Shiro - nii has been doing this to Amy. She might not be aware but remember? We gave up somewhere in the middle. But nobody knew where Shiro - nii was right? He followed them till the end and then might have witnessed what happened which made him do that. So what I am presuming is that there are a lot of things Amy hasn't told us"
"Wait. What time are you referring too?" Rui asked
"When Amy went for a date with Kyo - san"
"Then how did you guys know that Shiro - nii was following her?"
"Because we followed her too"
"What?!" Rui looked even more shocked as she glared at Aira and Sasuke "Why didn't you take me?!"
"Because you were busy with Fúto remember?"
"Oh! Yeah.."
"So..there is a part which both Shiro - nii and Amy are aware about and we aren't"
"You are forgetting something Aira" Mia pointed out as she sipped her tea.
"What?"
"The person who went to the date with Amy"
"Kyo - nii…?"
"You say something might have happened after you lost track of Ukyo and Amy. You do realize he might also be present if something has happened"
"We didn't ignore him. We were aware. So what do you say? Wanna confront all three together?" Ema asked.
"No. They themselves are going to tell us what happened" Aira said as a black aura surrounded her and she smirked.
"Welcome" Aira greeted as she heard the chime of the bell on the door.
"Yo!" Natsume greeted back as everyone else gaped at Aira's family who walked inside in all glory.
"Hi!" Aira said as all of them were seated "Only these many?" She asked as she saw the number was less.
"Well , we thought we might cause trouble if all of us came at once so half went to visit Fúto while the other half are here" Azusa replied as Ema handed him the menu.
"Heh. You look great Aira and Ema" Tsubaki complimented as he grinned.
"Thanks" Both of them chorused.
Aira turned to go when she realized everyone was staring at her brothers. She smirked. So much for having good looking brothers. The ones present were Tsubaki , Natsume , Azusa , Iori , Sasuke , Toshiro , Louis and Subaru. She just shook her head and went to serve the other customers.
Ema got busy in taking down the orders of her brothers and later she , Aira and Yusuke had to carry everything they ordered. Of course the number was large.
"This looks great!" Sasuke exclaimed as Yusuke placed his parfait in front of him.
"I know right? But this is way bigger than I thought it would be" Iori said as he tried his.
"It's delicious"
"Wow"
The three serving smiled at each other , bowed and left. As Aira entered the Kitchen there was lots of chatter around and girls were squealing.
"Definitely the silver hair!"
"I liked the green haired one more!"
"But wasn't that Hinata Sasuke?!"
"What? Really?"
"Yeah! And there was Asahina Iori too!"
"Oh my god! But what are they doing here?"
"I think you should ask Aira - chan" Kushieda intervened.
Aira turned to face him. He was sitting on the counter eating an apple and openly challenging Aira whether she could tell everyone how they were related.
"Do you know?" One girl asked.
"They are our brothers" Ema replied smiling.
For a second no one said anything before all hell broke loose. There were screams , shouts , girls aww- ing and telling Aira and Ema how jealous they were.
"Shush!" Aira exclaimed. "You guys don't want the whole school to know right?"
"You'll be very famous if they come to know. But hell you have one popular set of brothers" One girl said her eyes forming hearts.
"I know right? Introduce me to them please?"
Ema just smiled as Aira glared at Kushieda for causing so much trouble.
Aira turned on her heel and went to take the order of the two guys who looked like thugs with piercings and ripped clothes , who were creating a ruckus which could be heard over the voices of the squealing girls.
"Welcome" She greeted.
The two guys looked up , an annoyed expression on their face "What is up with this? We wanted a maid to serve us. Go call one"
"Sorry Master. All the maids are busy .." Squealing "So that is why I will have to take your order"
"No problem" Said the other guy as he grabbed Aira's wrist "You are kinda cute too even for a guy. We can put up with you serving us for a while"
Aira's eye twitched as her tone turned threatening "Master. Let go"
The guy who had grabbed her wrist earlier pulled her close and whispered "You are a girl aren't you?"
It was true that people could make out that Aira was a girl. But it wasn't easy until you saw her from real close when some of her female features were seen.
Aira pulled back as his grip tightened "So what if I am? Let go right now or you'll regret it"
"Oye!" Some more guys entered and walked towards the same table "I see. You got a nice catch this time" And the worst part? They all looked like people who you shouldn't mess with.
"So sweetheart...your number?"
"Know the number to call the ambulance?"
"Yeah? But why?"
"Because I'll be sending you to the hospital if you don't let go right this instant"
"Why you-" Someone grabbed his shoulder and both Aira and the guy looked up to see Yusuke holding his shoulder.
"You heard the lady. Let go of her. Now" His eyes were serious and it looked like if this guy disobeyed , Yusuke would rip his shoulder out.
It was then Aira noticed the rest of her brothers behind him. She shook her head smiling. If these guys were scary , her brothers were their worse nightmare.
"You trying to pick a fight punk?"
"Yes. We will gladly spare you if you let go of her" And now Kushieda joined in.
"Eh?"
"What?"
"Don't fly too much. We'll smash you"
One by one all the guys got up and easily made the brothers look small. But that wasn't going to stop them.
Toshiro rolled his sleeves up "Let's get our sister back"
"And show them what we have got" Natsume said as he cracked his neck.
"Guys , let's get this show on the road"
All the brothers started pulling on Aira as the other side started pulling too. It became like a tug of war and all the customers watched in excitement to see which side will win.
"CAN YOU GUYS CUT IT OUT?!" Aira screamed as she pulled her hands from both the sides and started rubbing it "I AM NOT A TOY WITH WHICH YOU CAN PLAY TUG OF WAR!"
That did it.
A war started in class 2-B as a set of hot guys fought a set of guys who looked like thugs. Chairs were thrown , glasses broke , food started flying around as neither of the two groups held back.
Louis was backed up to the wall by a guy who was 6'3 and gave Louis such a glare that made his knees feel weak.
"LOUIS!" Subaru shouted "CATCH!" He threw a chair which Louis caught but then stared at Subaru silently asking him what to do.
"Ah! Damn!" He was going to run to his rescue when a guy pulled him and smashed him on the table "Louis!" He shouted again."Iori! Help him!"
"Uh..I am stuck in a problem myself" Iori answered as he picked a table and threw it at the guy in front of him who ducked and avoided it and kept walking towards him as Iori kept throwing stuff to prevent him from ascending ahead.
"Louis - san!" Ema shouted as she dodged stuff and jumped here and there as to not step on stuff "I am here!" She announced as she looked up and then realized standing at the side would have been more sensible.
"You are?" Louis asked as he saw Ema's legs shake.
"Y-Yes!" She yelled suddenly gaining confidence as she raised the broom she had brought along , higher "B-Back off! Nobody is scared of you!"
It was funny to see her that way since she was practically shaking from her head to toe.
"EMA!" Both Yusuke and Aira shouted as they ran towards her dodging things that were flying here and there.
"Take Louis - san somewhere else which is safe. We'll take care of things here" Aira exclaimed smirking as she took the broom from Ema and shooed her away.
Aira looked up and narrowed her eyes. Take care of things here? First I need to make sure I don't die. "You are my opponent. I challenge you"
"You are a tiny pest" The guy replied.
"Who is going to cause you so much problem" Aira replied as she swung the broom at his leg. Instead of it hurting him , it broke into two.
"Uh..? Sorry?"
"You tiny pests are irritating" He lifted Aira by the collar as she gulped in fear. She realized she still had a part of the broom left , the part that was used to sweep. She rose it till the guy's face and brushed it with that.
The guy shrieked like a girl and let go of Aira as she fell on the ground.
"You got more?!" She asked full of confidence.
All the other guys who were fighting with her brothers stopped and stared glared at Aira. She gulped and mentally kicked herself for being so over confident.
"Nuh - uh. You guys can go back to what you were doing"
The whole shop erupted in chaos as , now , not only the brothers even the other customers , Maids and Butlers started fighting the bad guys. People punched , kicked , smacked and whacked each other . There was so much chaos that nobody knew who was supporting which side.
"STOP THIS NONSENSE RIGHT HERE!" The Principal demanded entering the room and right than someone threw a pie on his face.
As the pie slowly slid down everyone stopped what they were doing and straightened. As for the Principal he didn't look pleased. Especially after the pie was thrown on his face.
He looked around to see most of the bad guys on the ground. The one lying near Aira and Ema was beaten very brutally. Aira had been hitting him with a pan and Ema was poking his head with the back of a butter knife.
The one on whom Sasuke was sitting had his one tooth broken and jacket wrapped around his face like a blindfold which Toshiro had been pulling at. The one sandwiched between Azusa and Tsubaki had his hair mishap and laces of both shoes tied together which prevented him from walking properly. The ones who were quietly standing next to Iori , Natsume and Subaru all had sauce on their T- Shirts and food on their jackets and pants. As for the ones near Louis and Kushieda they were looking the most decent , thanks to Louis negotiating with them and Kushieda threatening them not to move.
"And what is going on here?" The Principal asked his voice dangerously calm. He looked around at everybody and then stopped at a familiar face "Hinata Toshiro?"
Toshiro looked up and he silently cursed "Uh...Hi?" He offered.
"I would like you , you , you , you .." He said as he pointed at Toshiro , Sasuke , Azusa , Tsubaki , Natsume , Aira , Hibiki and some of the thugs " In my office..right now. As for the rest please escort all the customers to the exit and shut this shop to finish cleaning before lunch time"
Everyone who were called to the office slowly followed him in awkward silence without attempting to make any conversation.
As they entered the office the tension grew even more as the Principal slowly walked towards his chair and sat down placing his feet on the desk and leaning back.
He still had the stains from the pie on his shirt and tie but he didn't seem bothered. He was more interested to know what had caused such an outburst in class 2-B.
"So..? How did this happen?"
"Actually-"
"These people-"
"They were -"
"Hush!" The Principal interrupted "Only the one I direct the question to gets to answer. Kushieda - san?"
"Well , this thug here-"
"-I am not a thug" The guy who had been messing with Aira interrupted.
"Please let him speak"
"So this guy here was messing around with Aira - san here.." He said pointing at Aira who was trying to stop her eye from twitching at the use of san by him "So Yusuke - kun from our class asked him to stop and he didn't so a …" He gulped and stopped himself, from saying 'War broke out' "We had a little disagreement"
"It looks a lot more than a disagreement Kushieda - san"
Hibiki just gave a nervous laugh and continued "Well , we couldn't say that a hurricane hit our shop because that's what it looked like"
The Principal shook his head smiling and then after a few more questions to the others dismissed them all making them promise to help in cleaning up.
"Well , this sucked"
"Sure did" Replied Toshiro as he ran a hand through his hair.
"AIRA!"
The said girl along with her brothers turned to see Amy running towards them. She was dressed casually with her hair in a french braid.
"Hey.." Aira greeted trying not to strangle her for what she had done.
"I tried calling Rui but she wasn't lifting her phone and now thankfully I bumped into you. You look great in that outfit by the way"
"Let's go Sasuke. We have to finish cleaning" Toshiro said as he grabbed Sasuke's arm and dragged him ahead.
Amy tried to ignore the fact that it was because of her he was acting like this. She turned to Aira's new family "Hi!" She smiled.
"Hey" They simultaneously greeted.
"Show me the way to your cafe" Amy said grabbing Aira "Lead the way"
"I will. But I doubt you can call it a cafe now"
"Why what happened?"
As Aira finished narrating what happened they reached the class , where now , her whole family ( except Fúto who was busy with his class ) was standing attracting lots of attention.
"Woah! Awesome work sis!" Rui said as she walked towards Aira and slapped her on the back "Hey Amy" She greeted.
"Gee...thanks Dee.."
"You made more mess than people can ever even try to make" Mia shook her head "Toshiro? Azusa , Iori , Subaru , Louis , Natsume? I didn't expect this from you"
"You left me!" Sasuke and Tsubaki whined.
Everyone laughed at their childish antics and how they resembled each other when they pouted.
"So how was Fúto's class?"
"Oh! He looked devastatingly handsome in his vampire outfit" Rui said grinning.
"Sorry I asked you. How was it Ruka?" Aira asked ignoring Rui.
"It was awesome. Loved it! Fúto - nii chan was amazing!"
"Alright. You guys can roam around and come back in the afternoon to visit us. We'll finish cleaning by than"
"Hai" Rui said "C'mon Ruka! Let's go have some takoyaki"
Aira sat on the ground that was now spotless and clean of any type of stain. Her brother's had helped in cleaning and buying new stuff for cooking and bought new glasses too. They replaced everything they had broken. Of course the thug looking guys helped and payed for what they had broken too.
"Damn. I am beat"
"Good work" Hibiki said handing her a juice bottle.
"Dang it" She said taking a sip.
"Good work everyone" The Class Rep congratulated "We have one hour's time. You are free till then"
"Yay!" Everyone cheered as they slowly started getting up.
"Might as well change" Aira said as she took her clothes and together with the rest of the girls entered the restroom.
As Aira and Ema walked in all the girls fell silent and stared at them. Aira narrowed her eyes and rose an eyebrow. The girls gulped and went back to changing.
"What was all that about?" Ema whispered as she and Aira walked out.
"Who knows?"
"I know! Wanna go visit Fúto - kun?"
"Might as well. Let's go call Yusuke"
"Alright"
"You guys can go ahead. I don't wanna meet that brat" Yusuke said "Sasakura and me are going for lunch anyway"
"Oh.." Ema's face dropped "Let's go Aira" She said as she grabbed Aira's arm and walked ahead.
Aira turned around and gave Yusuke a you - are - doing - a - big - mistake - Ema - is - going - to - get - scared look. Yusuke's eyes widened and then he walked faster and appeared in front of Ema.
"On a second thought. I am coming"
"But just now you said-"
"Let's go!" Aira said as she grabbed the arms of her siblings and walked ahead.
As they reached Class 1-A , Aira hoped she hadn't come. It wasn't that she was scared of horror , it's just that ..she hated it. It was her most disliked genre.
"Tickets for three" She heard Ema say and she tensed which didn't go unnoticed by Yusuke.
"You alright?"
"Y-Yeah..why?"
"No. Just that you were shivering a bit"
"They say they won't allow three people at once" Ema said turning to the other two.
"Uh..that's bad" Aira said shrugging.
"Are you scared? Yusuke - kun?"
"No!" He replied without missing a beat.
"Than Aira and I will go first because she is scared. Are you fine with coming after?"
"Who said I am scared?" Aira said as she held her chin high "I'll come after you both!"
"You sure?" Ema asked.
"Yes! 1000% You can go without any worry!"
"Alright" She turned to the lady who was collecting the money.
Aira took this chance and grabbed Yusuke's arm and pulled him a bit close so that only he could hear what she wanted to say "You better not waste this chance! Take full advantage!" She let go as soon as Ema turned and Aira smiled sweetly at her.
"Here" She handed Aira her ticket "Yusuke - kun , shall we?"
"Y-Yeah!"
"Yusuke. Don't forget what I said. Have fun!" She said as she waved when they walked inside "And now I have to figure out what should I do to save myself" She muttered.
"You are scared of horror?"
Aira turned to the person who had talked to her and was a bit taken aback. She looked strangely familiar.
"I am sorry. Have we met before?"
"I knew you wouldn't recognize me Aria" The said girl smiled as Aira narrowed her eyes. Her memory skills weren't that bad , just a bit rusted at recognizing faces "I am Amamiya Ayaka" She held her hand out and winked.
"Amy's sister!" Aira exclaimed as she grabbed her hand and pulled her for a hug "Long time Aya!"
"Yup. 4 years to be precise" She replied patting Aira's back as she pulled away "You look so beautiful!"
"You are one to say. Have you seen yourself?"
Amamiya Ayaka. She was Amy's younger sister who was 20 years old. She had gone to London three years back to study 'Interior Designing' . She looked a lot like Amy but their personalities were polar opposites. Sasuke and her had met in junior High School and became best friends in high school. Sasuke had told her he would never look at her let alone talk to her if she went away. Hours of convincing and he still didn't budge. He was so angry he didn't even come to see her off at the airport. It broke Ayaka's heart but she did want to go to London. And she did. Sasuke never mentioned her or spoke about her to anyone . Whenever the topic came up he swiftly dodged it or stepped out of the conversation. He kept his word and never once tried talking to Ayaka. She called him everyday and tried talking but he either handed the phone to someone else or simply hung up.
"Heh. Thanks. Wanna go together?"
"Sure. Infact please go with me!" The best part about Ayaka was that she was outgoing and didn't have a problem talking to anyone at all. She was sweet and understanding.
"You can go in now" The lady who was standing outside said.
"Great. Here comes my worst nightmare" Aira said as she stepped in through the door with Ayaka.
"Horror houses are fun" Ayaka said walking behind Aira until she stiffened. Immediately she was by her side "Are you okay? We'll go back out if you want to"
"N-No. I am fine. Let's go fast and finish this ASAP"
"Fine than. I'll scold anyone who tries to scare you"
Aira laughed at that "I wouldn't like to see you doing that" Than an idea popped in her mind "Infact , do it when I ask you" She thought thinking about Futo getting scolded by Ayaka.
Ayaka tilted her head to the side and then gripped Aira's hand and smiled "Okay. Well then , shall we?"
"Ofcourse"
Ayaka held her hand all the way. They saw ghosts , goblins , zombies , weird formed and faced creatures. It made Aira feel really weak. Ayaka just laughed and walked ahead. When those people kept following them too , Ayaka would first politely tell them to go , if they didn't she would make them pay for it.
They reached a coffin which had some weird noises coming from inside. On it was written with blood or probably ketchup - 'Do not open. Unless you wanna see your last day'. But that coffin was…shifting. Muffled voices were coming from inside and it looked like the Mummy was having problems with its bandages. Ayaka walked forward and let go of Aira's hand to open the coffin when Aira grabbed her hand.
"It says 'Do not open' "
"But , Mister Mummy might be in a problem"
"You sure?" At that the coffin shifted more and Aira got even more creeped out.
"Absolutely" Ayaka placed her hands on the side and tried pushing it up. It didn't open. She bent a little to see that the latch had something in the middle like a piece of wood which prevented it from opening. Without hesitation , Ayaka pulled the piece out and threw it aside. She opened the latch and then the top of it "Are you okay , Mister Mummy?"
What they saw inside was completely unexpected. There was a girl in a nurse outfit on top of a guy and when they both looked up , Aira smirked. The girl immediately blushed which wasn't very visible and got up and out of the coffin. The guy below her had an irritated look on his face as he also got out of the coffin.
"I am really sorry to disturb you both like this. I-I wasn't aware of what was going on. I thought Mister Mummy might be in there and because he was shifting in the coffin he might be in trouble -"
"Oh no! Please don't apologize. Actually we were stuck in there. Thank you so much for helping us out" Akemi thanked.
"Oh. You sure? Because I think you guys didn't mind it at all" Aira teased.
"Of course I minded it. We have been in there for forty five minutes now. And I feel crushed under her weight" Fúto replied in an irritated tone.
"I had asked you whether you would like to shift places. You said No"
"But didn't Em and Yusuke pass from here?" Aira asked her brows furrowing.
"That idiot realized I was in here. I had recognized his voice and called him. He realized I was in here. Instead of helping , he sat on the coffin. And than without any help walked away"
"You guys...know each other?"
"Ah! Yes! He is my brother Fúto"
"Your brother? As in cousin?"
"Uh..not cousin"
"Distant cousin?"
"No..long story short , I have thirteen new brothers"
"...WHAT?!" Ayaka looked so shocked as if she was going to faint.
"I'll tell you what happened later. Fúto , Akemi , meet Ayaka. She's Amy's sister"
"Nice to meet you" Akemi said smiling , though it looked creepy because she was wearing a torn nurse outfit and had a scar (a fake one) across her cheek. Fúto? Well , he just nodded in her direction.
"I think we should get going"
"Yeah. I'll talk to you guys later!" Aira said as she waved and walked ahead with Ayaka. She was going to get the juicy details later.
"Emi!" Ayaka greeted as they stepped out of the exit and saw Yusuke and Ema standing there waiting for Aira.
"Huh? AYA?!"
"Emi!" She greeted back smiling as they hugged. When they pulled back Ayaka's eyes met Yusuke's "Your boyfriend?" She asked.
"N-No!" They both denied together as they turned beet red and Aira started laughing.
"No..he is one of our new brothers"
"New brothers..Oh! The thirteen brother thing right?"
"Yeah. But..what are you doing here? I have been meaning to ask. Aren't you supposed to be with Amy?"
"Yeah..She was talking on the phone and then I saw this one stall and I went to have a look when I came back she wasn't there . So I went and decided to have a look myself"
"Oh! We are heading back out to have lunch. Wanna join?"
"Sure. We might meet the others"
"Ayaka! Where were you?!" Amy shouted as she got up from where she was sitting and stomped towards her sister.
"I could ask you the same thing. Thank the Heavens I met Aria and Emi and their brothers"
"Oh?" She looked behind Ayaka to see Aira , Ema , Yusuke and Fúto "You just met two of them. The rest are here" She gestured with her head to the side where Aira's whole family was sitting.
"So many…" She trailed as she slowly looked at all of them , nodding in their direction.
"I'll go get some juice. What do you want Shiro - nii?"
Ayaka's head snapped in the direction of the familiar voice as she saw Sasuke's retreating figure and her eyes widened. She took a step forward but Aira grabbed her arm. Ayaka turned and saw Aira shaking her head.
This won't go as I planned. But if we could get Ayaka on our side? Aira gulped. This was a risk worth taking. If she could get Ayaka on her side , things will be even more easier and better.
"SAY WHAAT?"
"Sasuke please. Only you can do this. If Aya is on our side than we can complete what we want"
"No! I am not doing it Aria! You can ask me anything but this!"
"Sasuke..think 'bout Shiro - nii" Rui said "As much as you dislike it. It's are best bet right now"
"Rui..no is a no"
"Oh! C'mon Sasuke. Please?" Airaa pleaded.
"You can do it yourself Aira. Count me out of this part" Sasuke said walking away.
"Is it in their genes?" Ema asked.
"Who are you talking about?"
"Amy and Ayaka. One with Sasuke and one with Shiro - nii" She said clicking her tongue.
"I guess I'll handle Ayaka" Mia said getting up from where she was sitting.
"But Mia-!"
"You don't have to worry about it. I got this"
"I can't believe Amy did this" Ayaka spoke over the phone "Shiro - nii..I can totally feel what he feels"
"So...?"
"Huh?" She paused for a moment before adding "Oh yes! I am helping! I have to punish her too!"
"WHAT? Seriously?" Aira asked as she jumped out of her seat , startling Ema , Rui and Sasuke.
"Seriously" Ayaka confirmed
"You just have to get Amy here now , leave the rest to us" Aira said smiling.
"Okay. I'll call her up. Will be there in ten minutes. All the very best. May my sister learn something"
"Thanks. Bye" With that she hung up.
"So the only person remaining is Shiro - nii?" Ema asked.
"Not anymore" The door opened and walked in Hibiki with Toshiro.
"Talking about me? Now that's a first" Toshiro said as he laughed and sat down next to Ema who was sweating.
Minutes passed and no one talked. Until Mia broke the silence.
"Hey Hibiki. What brings you here?"
"Oh! Wanted to discuss some stuff about the school fest with Aira , Ema and Yusuke. We are in the same class right?"
"Oh! Right!" She said as she forced smile.
"Mia? Are you okay?" Toshiro asked "You are sweating"
"Am I?" She asked still smiling.
"Yeaah"
Rui leaned close to Aira and whilst smiling whispered "Does Hibiki know the plan too?"
"Yeah. I thought we might need help. So I told him too" She whispered back.
The door opened and Amy walked in "Hey! Good evening!"
"Hi.."
"What up? Aya told me you guys wanted to tell me something"
"Oh yeah! Let her arrive too"
And there was silence again.
Aira looked at Hibiki who was also staring at her. She rose her eyebrows and he nodded in return. Wataru and Ruka were busy. More like kept busy.
This time when the door burst open and all the Asahina brother's followed by Ayaka started walking in greeting as they exchanged smiles , fist bumps and high fives with everyone. Aira smirked.
It was show time
Alright. I know I am killing you guys by not telling you what exactly is going on. Forgive me but all this is very much needed.
So..this chapter was extra long ..don't believe me? It was 10K words. Yup 10K!
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I am not giving any guarantee about updating faster or anything. I will update when I have time , because honestly? My schedule is even more messed up now. But this story is not forgotten. It will be put on hold for a while after the next chapter. I was planning on doing it after this one , but I don't want an army of angry readers behind me who are about to kill me for putting it on hold after leaving you guys in a cliffhanger.
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