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It had been about a month. Miku had visited me every day. Whenever my friends got spare time they came to visit me. It made me treasure them a lot more. Of course, I felt especially happy when Len was with them. He'd give me a shy wave from next to Rin. Every time we made eye contact, I saw him blush a little. It made me smile to see this and I knew that confessing my feelings had not been a bad thing. Perhaps, he too liked me. I liked to think so. And by the heated glances we sometimes shared, I felt more confident.

But during the visits, Miku would zealously hug me or kiss my forehead and ask that I get better. Whenever this happened, Len would look down at his feet.

Some days, Len would have bruises. On those days, I refused Miku's kisses. I tried hard to get better so I could get out and put a stop to this.

The first day back in school was tiring. I felt a lot better. It was nothing like those first painful days where every breath brought tears to my eyes. I could walk on my leg just fine. I had no pain in my chest. Either way, Miku had no problem making me work hard.

"I missed you so much, honey." She'd say out of the blue and give me a kiss.

I couldn't exhale until free period.

"How are you feeling?" said Len. He looked tired.

"Well, I'm glad it's finally free period." I said with a small sigh. I looked at him. "Hey, are you alright?"

He looked up with a sad, longing expression. "Just….miss you."

I didn't expect that. He was so forward. I felt happy, shy, and a little guilty. I felt my cheeks heat up just a little.

"Well I'm here now." I said. He remained quiet.

It felt good to be home. Our house felt so big after being cooped up in that little hospital room. When I lay down to go to bed, I was so comfortable.

"How do you feel?" Miku asked, sliding into bed next to me. "First day back. Are you in any pain?"

I shook my head. "100% again."

"Glad to hear it. I was scared here all alone. No one to protect me." She moved towards me a bit but I turned over and shut off my lamp.

"Sorry about that." I said. I thought of her staying by my side the night I came to the hospital. She visited me every day after that. Maybe she was really lonely. After all, she was in this big house all by herself.

"Kaito, you were sleeping sounder. Even though you were in the hospital, you slept sounder."

I thought about Len now. The day I kissed him…

"Must have been the medicine." I said.

Miku snuggled against my back. "I missed you here."

I now felt confused. Why was she doing this? Nobody's watching. Did she miss me that much? I felt like I had to be cold to her, warn her off. She's always so insincere…

"Thanks…for visiting." I said anyway.

"Kaito, could I have a kiss goodnight?"

My heart skipped a beat. "We never kiss goodnight." I said.

"I want to know how it feels. A real kiss. Not a fake one." She said straightforwardly.

This was bad. I felt like this kiss would open a new door in our relationship I wouldn't want to open. We wouldn't be pretending anymore.

"I don't want to be manipulated by you." I blurted. It just slipped. I didn't mean to say my feelings so plainly.

Miku tugged on my shoulder. I turned to face her. "What do you mean?"

"You know what I mean." I couldn't believe I was saying this.

Now she made a scornful face at me. "If we were boyfriend and girlfriend for real I wouldn't have to."

It scared me to speak like this. We lived together all these years knowing what the other thinks, what the other expects, what I should expect and what she should expect. There were never any disagreements; it's just how it turned out and how it was. We found each other troublesome. We quarreled like normal cousins.

"I…don't want a girlfriend." I said childishly.

Miku looked at me dead in the eye. "It's him, isn't it?"

This time it felt like my heart stopped. She just asked me, straight out. What should I say? My hesitation was answer enough.

"Don't play dumb." She said with bitterness in her voice. "Tell me. Is there something going on between you two?"

"I don't know."

"Kaito, kiss me. Choose me." Her voice was forceful but I could hear the hint of desperateness.

"But I…"

Miku got mad. She quickly kissed me, trying to change my mind. I didn't respond and was about to pull away when she climbed on top of me, straddling me. When she stopped kissing me, I saw tears in her eyes. Frowning, I tried to wipe them away.

She slapped my hand away. "You…!" She brought her fist down on my chest. It didn't hurt though I could tell she wanted it to hurt, at least a little. She did it a few more times, wishing she could hurt me like I was hurting her. She sobbed.

"Miku…"

She kissed me again, a small peck on the lips. "There! See? It's fine, right? I'm not so bad, am I? So please…stay by my side."

She looked like a troubled little girl.

"…Okay." Sitting up, I cupped her face in my hands and kissed her. "Goodnight."

I had to kiss her. When I saw Miku crying, I realized just how lonely she was. She was the most popular person in school but when it came down to it, who did she have? In reality, only me. It was always only me. At least, ever since we became orphans. I remembered the strangers at my aunt and uncle's funeral.

"Keep an eye on that girl, Kaito."

"You're the man of the house now."

"She needs someone to look after her. You have to be the one to do that."

Well, how had I done? I was planning to abandon her. What kind of cousin am I? What kind of boyfriend?

I should give up on Len. My heart hurt at the thought of it.