Chapter 6: Day 2: Getting to Know You

Mitsuki woke up in Moa's room, already starting to feel uncomfortable with it. But, she said she'd be here a week, so she will stay! At least just for a week… When she woke up, she saw that it was way too early! It was only 5:00 a.m., however, she was feeling thirsty, so, she got up to get a drink. Well, she tried to get up, but something was holding her down! She looked down and saw Hiyori snuggling up to her! She blushed and her eyebrows twitched.

"Hey, Hiyori!" she whisper-yelled, "Get off of me!"

Hiyori just continued to sleep and cuddle up to Mitsuki, and then she whispered, "Yuya… Onii-chan…"

Mitsuki looked down at the orangette and blinked.

'What an airhead…' she thought.

She managed to wiggle out of Hiyori's grip so she could make her way to the kitchen. However, she wasn't used to Torii's house, so, she forgot where the kitchen was. She didn't wanna wake up the rest of the family and ask them, that would be rude. So, she would have to make her way there by herself. Easier said than done…

She got lost and wound up in the bathroom twice, then she bumped into a wall she didn't remember was there. She finally gave up and decided to go back to bed. Only one problem: she was lost… She was in the living room and was about to lay down on the couch and try to sleep, but then she heard footsteps. She got scared and put up her fists. She may not have been a fighter, but she'll smack anyone who tried scaring or getting fresh with her! As the footsteps grew closer, Mitsuki started getting even more frightened.

"Hey, who's th-"

*BAM!*

Mitsuki had given the footsteps owners a jab in the nose! She opened her magenta eyes and saw Shotaro on the floor, looking woozy… She gasped and covered her mouth in disbelief.

"Oh no! Torii-senpai, are you okay?!" she asked, leaning down beside him.

Shotaro only responded with a bizarre sounding speech pattern.

"Hey, speak up!" Mitsuki said, shaking the teen.

Soon, he was able to shake his head and open his eyes again. Mitsuki sighed in relief as Shotaro sat up.

"What happened? Where am I?" he droned, rubbing the tip of his nose which felt a little tender.

"Jeez, don't scare me like that, moron!" Mitsuki snarked, crossing her arms.

Shotaro turned to face Mitsuki and stared at her.

"You were worried about me?~" he asked, nudging her in the side.

Mitsuki opened her eyes and blushed furiously. She growled slightly, and Shotaro gulped.

"I never said that, MORON!" she snapped, smacking the pale-haired boy across the face.

Shotaro had an ice pack on his face and he had shown Mitsuki the way to the kitchen. Mitsuki apologized for smacking him and he was okay with it and he also added in, "I'm used to it," then he nervously laughed.

Mitsuki just shrugged and went back upstairs… with Shotaro guiding her of course.

Before departing from each other, Shotaro said, "Goodnight, Mitsuki-chan!" enthusiastically.

Mitsuki just nodded and left for her(well, Moa's)room. When she got back inside, she shut the door and set her cup of water beside the bed. Suddenly, an angry Hiyori popped in front of her!

"Hey! Mitsuki, where were you?!" she ranted, shocking the purple-blackette.

"I was worried about you!" she huffed.

Mitsuki's magenta eyes opened back up.

"Hiyori-chan, you were worried?" she asked.

The ghost girl's facial expression changed to a normal face, and her mouth was an 'O' shape. Both girls stared at each other for a while.

Finally, Mitsuki smiled and closed her eyes.

"Maybe you have a heart after all…" she joked, getting up.

As she walked over to the bed, Hiyori's face turned annoyed.

"What do you mean "maybe"?!" she snapped.

Mitsuki ignored her and got into bed and lied down.

"Hey, are you even listening to me?! Wake up! Mitsuki!~" Hiyori continued to rant, "Mitsuki Kanzaki! MITSUKI!~"

The next morning…

Mitsuki woke up, feeling slightly sleepy, but still ready for school. When she got downstairs, she heard chatter and used it to find her way to the table. She found the kitchen and saw that the family was already there waiting for her. Shotaro was the first to notice her and smile.

"Ah! Good morning, Mitsuki-chan!" he greeted waving to her.

Mitsuki blushed for no reason and nodded. She sat down next to him, because that was the only empty seat, and greeted his parents. They smiled warmly at her.

They all said, "Itadakimasu!" and started eating.

"So, Mitsuki-chan," Mr. Torii said. Mitsuki let him know she was listening.

"How old are you?" he asked her.

"16." she answered, eating another fried egg.

"And you're a grade lower than Shotaro-kun, right?" Mrs. Torii asked, and Mitsuki nodded.

"Hey, Mitsuki-chan, do you have any friends other than Ayaka-chan?" Shotaro asked.

Mitsuki didn't reply. She wanted to say Hiyori, but she was dead and a ghost, so, they wouldn't know her.

"Oh! Yuya mentioned this one girl that cosplays as an… uh, angel! Right?" Shotaro stated.

Mitsuki gulped and choked on her food slightly. She never counted on Yuya telling anyone about Hiyori! However, now that it was brought up, she couldn't avert from it.

"Y-Yes, her name is Hiyori Kotobuki…" she said lightly.

"Is she cute?" Shotaro asked.

"Shotaro Torii!" Mrs. Torii snapped at her son.

Shotaro blushed and panicked.

"Sorry! Sorry! Sorry, Mitsuki-chan!" he said, waving his hands back and forth.

Mitsuki was too homesick to really care, but she said it was fine.

"Thanks for the meal…" she whispered once she was done.

Yuya had always taught her to eat more, because ever since they moved in she wasn't eating much. Therefore, she couldn't focus all too well. Now, she eats more, but still the right amount.

"I'm heading out…" she whispered, reaching for her bag.

"Wait! Can I walk with you?!" Shotaro asked, blushing and smiling all dorky.

"Sure…" Mitsuki responded quietly, motioning for him to come closer.

Shotaro smiled like a dork and dashed over to her.

"Can we link arms?" he asked gleefully.

"No." Mitsuki said.

Shotaro hung his body in defeat.

At Yuya's house…Earlier…

Moa heard Mitsuki's alarm go off and she reached over and conked it to turn it off. She sat up and yawned and stretched her arms. It was 6:15 a.m. and time to get ready for school. She got out of bed and got out her school uniform.

"Crap," she muttered, frowning, "My uniform is creased."

She dropped it. Then, the door opened.

"Moa-chan," a voice said, making the gray-haired girl turn her head.

It was Yuya and he was still in his PJ's.

"Yuya-senpai," she answered.

"I'm going to start making breakfast, okay?" he said, and Moa nodded.

Yuya smiled and left. No sooner had he left, Moa's olive green eyes went back to her wrinkled uniform. She sighed. How was she gonna fix this?

Moa went downstairs when she smelled good things to eat. She saw Yuya wearing a cooking apron and he was making eggs right now.

"Yuya-senpai," Moa whispered.

Yuya turned his head and saw his guest still in her PJ's.

"Moa-chan, why aren't you wearing your uniform?" the navy-blue haired boy inquired to her.

"It's creased," she explained before asking, "Do you have an iron?"

Yuya nodded and pointed to where it was. Moa thanked him and headed in that direction.

Now, Moa had a little more smarts than her brother and she knew what she was doing too. She ironed her uniform carefully so she wouldn't burn it. When she was done, she turned the iron off and put it away. By the time she got done, she was ready to put it on. However, when she just took off her PJ's, she heard footsteps approaching!

"Moa-chan, are you do-" Yuya froze in his tracks when he saw Moa standing in her bra and underwear…

"KYYYYAAAAAAAAA!"

Yuya blushed and looked away.

"Sorry! Sorry!" he quickly told her over and over.

"What are you staring at?!" she snapped, throwing her PJ's at him.

"What about you?" he asked. "Why are you changing out here! I'm living here too ya know!"

Moa blushed when she finally realized that it was her fault.

'I'm such an idiot! Why didn't I go to Mitsuki-senpai's room and change?' she thought, blushing more.

Yuya quickly ran back to the kitchen before she got even more angry.

As they ate breakfast, they were silent to each other for a while. Then, Moa jumped up from where she sat!

"I'm sorry, Yuya-senpai!" she cried out, surprising him.

"O-Okay… that's okay, Moa-chan…" he chuckled nervously, sweat dropping.

"No, it's not!" Moa cried, "It was stupid of me to get dressed out in the open like that!"

Yuya sighed. While he agreed it was very irresponsible of her to do that, her didn't agree for her to be so hard on herself.

"It's okay, Moa-chan, I'm just hoping that the rest of the time you're here, you'll be more responsible with where you change." Yuya sighed.

Moa blushed and smiled at her senpai.

After getting ready for school, both teenagers decided it was time to part ways. Since Moa was in eighth grade middle school, she often went to school alone.

"Are you sure you don't want me to take you before I go to my school?" Yuya asked her.

"Don't worry," Moa assured, fixing her right pigtail, "I walk to school alone every day."

Yuya looked at her sadly, thinking of Mitsuki. Since she usually walks to and from school every day.

"Well, okay…" he sighed, running his fingers through his navy blue hair.

Moa smiled and turned to leave. Yuya shrugged and left for school himself.

After school… At Shotaro's house…

Mitsuki had agreed to walk home with Shotaro that evening, as long as he doesn't get fresh with her.

"So, Mitsuki-chan, have you always lived in Misakura?" he asked her.

Mitsuki shook her head.

"No, I used to live in Kyoko because that's where my mom was born." she explained, "That's why they named her Kyoko."

Shotaro said, "Ah," and looked up at the setting sun.

"Yeah, and when my mom said she was getting remarried, I acted anything but happy." Mitsuki continued, closing her magenta eyes which sparkled in the setting sunlight.

"I know… Yuya informed me." Shotaro chuckled, rubbing the back of his head.

"I see…" Mitsuki whispered.

Suddenly, they heard footsteps approaching. Mitsuki looked up and saw…

"O-Onii-chan?"

Yuya noticed her and waved. Moa was also with Yuya, and once she noticed her brother, she put on a tough face. Shotaro noticed her, and did the same. They were now standing inches away from each other.

"So, Mitsuki, how do you like it there?" Yuya asked her.

Mitsuki shrugged her shoulders.

"I've only been gone a day or two, so, it's hard to say…" the purple-blackette said to her step-sibling.

Yuya laughed nervously. "Yeah… guess it's too soon to ask."

Shotaro looked at his sister.

"And you, Moa?" he asked.

"It's great there! I'd rather live with Yuya-senpai than with you anyday, baldy!" she exclaimed dramatically, clinging to Yuya.

"I'm not balding!" Shotaro snapped, clenching his fists.

Moa shrugged her shoulders and then stuck out her tongue at him.

"Torii-senpai, let's just go." Mitsuki droned, pulling him along.

Moa looked up at Yuya.

"Moa-chan, do you ever think that you might be hurting Torii's feelings when you call him names?" he asked her.

Moa hadn't ever thought of that.

"Well, he calls me names too!" she retorted.

"I'm aware, but did you start calling him names first, or was it him?" Yuya pressed further.

"...Me…" Moa sighed, looking down.

Yuya nodded.

"Maybe next time you see him, you should say sorry." he suggested.

Moa looked up at him with her innocent olive green eyes, and gave in. She agreed she would, and they started heading for home. Yuya's home, that is.

Done! Don't think of me shipping some of these characters. I don't support Shotaro x Mitsuki and Yuya x Moa.

Satoko: I know that's true.

R&R!