Chapter 2 - Unusual day

Hi everyone! I'm back with a new chapter to My Tipping Point. In the last chapter, I made a mistake between Onee-chan and Onii-chan, so I fixed it. I'm very sorry as well. If you don't know, Onee-chan means 'big sister' while Onii-chan means 'big brother' I think. Anyways, hope you all enjoy it!

Hikigaya Hachiman POV

"Let's go out, Hachi!"

That voice again.

"Where to? My wallets dying."

"Mou, Hachi! I'll pay for us!"

That girl again.

"Well, thanks."

"Don't you know it's rude to make a girl pay for you?"

"I'll gladly accept the offer of free food anytime."

She giggled. "Idiot. But that's why I like you.", she whispered.

"Come again?"

"Ah! N-nothing!"

That memory again. But from where? Who's she? I don't remember knowing someone like that. Who did I know from middle school? Orimoto Kaori and…

...and who?

"-kigaya! Hikigaya!"

My eyes opened and were immediately blessed with a sight only dead men see. A white sky, with an angel looming over me. Have I died? It seems like the most likely scenario, considering that I'm currently seeing what can only be described as heaven.

Come to think of it, this angel looked really familiar. If I recall, I had a classmate who looked exactly like her. What was her name again? Kawasaki?

"Hachiman!"

Scratch that, I'm in the infirmary. That's also no angel, it is Kawasaki. Disappointed, I say up, only to be pushed down by her. "No sitting up. You need rest."

"I'm fine, I'm much better now." Compared to what happened on the rooftop, my physical and mental state should be much better now. Actually, what did happen up there? "Kawasaki, do you know what happened to me?"

She suddenly looked flustered. "I-I don't know. You just passed out while muttering something."

"What did I say?"

"..." From her tomato-red face, I probably said something that caused her to become very, very angry. "Kawasaki?"

"..."

"Kawasaki-san?"

"..."

She had a dreamy look on her face. If I didn't know any better, she was probably imagining 101 ways to kill me. Ha! I'm an expert when it comes to situations like these! Just because a girl is concerned about your health doesn't mean that they have feelings for you. They could literally do it to anyone, you're not a special case at all! Heck, even your mom and your little sister can do such a thing!

Wait a minute, if she's planning to kill me, then what am I doing staying here?

Quickly, I lifted myself up and attempted to stand, only for a hand to roughly push me down on the bed. "Do you want to die?", a voice menacingly said.

Oh gosh, I'm going to die, aren't I? I never got to finish my light novels! I never got to finish watching the second season of my anime! I never got to write a book on 'How to be a good Onii-chan'! I never got to write my last will and testament! I never got to say goodbye to Koma-. "What the heck are you rambling about?"

Did I say that out loud? I really need to fix my habit of speaking my inner monologues. "I'm not going to kill you. Relax"

Phew.

"Anyways Kawasaki, what are you doing here?" The time was already past 6, so why was she here? Wait a second, could it be…? Nah, that's not possible. We've already discussed this.

"I was waiting for you, idiot." My heart immediately thumped, before I managed to calm down. "If you died, the blame would be put on me."

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but were you staying for the sake of your innocence instead of my health? That's cold!

"Where's Yukinoshita and Yuigahama?", I asked. Considering I never showed up to club, they'd probably assume I was either skipping or had something really urgent to do. Yukinoshita would probably be hoping I had died. Even in my death, her attitude still matches the extreme winter!

"They don't know. I didn't talk to them."

"Oh, ok. Well, it's best if we go home now."

"B-b-but y-you're still s-sick!" What's with the sudden change in tone? A minute ago, you were literally threatening to kill me! Are you a tsundere? "You might collapse again!"

"Don't worry. I'm strong enough to get home. Plus, my motivation is fueled by the thought of Komachi waiting for me!"

"Siscon…"

Like you're one to talk, damn brocon!

Did I forget to mention it was snowing?

In fact, it was snowing so hard I couldn't even cycle home, so I had to move my bike instead of riding it. Turns out, trudging through the thick layer of snow while dragging my bike was a lot harder than I expected. Especially since I still wasn't better.

Today's events were highly unusual. I thought back to Sensei's request (if I could even call it one). Who would have thought that me, out of all the students she could have asked, would be the one she picked. Unfortunately, I had a feeling that I was the only one who'd accept in fear of witnessing her martial arts skills firsthand. This is why unmarried, smoking, 30-year old teachers are the worst. One minute, you could be talking with them normally with respect. The next, they'd physically threaten you to help them out. Isn't that sort of thing against the law?!

Arriving at my house 30 minutes later, I quickly went up and changed into warmer, drier clothes and collapsed on the couch, too exhausted to move. Why does it feel like I forgot something?

"Hachi!"

Oh, now I remember. That voice. The one that appeared in my dream this morning and made another grand return on the rooftop that afternoon. What did she look like?

Long hair, blue. Emerald eyes. Tall, heights around my chin. Young, smart, rich….

Wow, I am sounding so much like a pervert right now. Good job Hachiman, maybe Yukinoshita's accusations of me being a sex offender came true.

"Onii-chan, what're you doing here?"

"Too tired to move."

"Rough day at school?"

"Please cook dinner and stop bothering me, you brat."

With a loud "Hai!", Komachi was off to the kitchen, leaving me lying on the couch. This is getting boring, maybe I should try to pass some time. One second, two seco-.

"Onii-chan! The food is done!"

Nani!? Has it really been that long? I could already smell the aroma of Komachi's cooking, which was heaven to my nose. As fast as I could, I jumped off the couch, all traces of exhaustion gone and replaced with newfound energy. Startling Komachi, I dashed towards the table, hellbent on enjoying the food made by my little sister.

I yawned, depressed at how my last few hours passed by. I had come home tired, but ate dinner rigorously, before, once again, feeling my body being pressed down by an indivisible force known as sleepiness. I guess it's true that eating a heavy meal makes you want to take a nap right now. But it was Komachi's cooking! Leaving even a single bit of rice was liable for the death sentence!

Laying down in my bed, my alarm clocked beeped, letting me know that it was already 11 pm. I could hear the sound of the snow falling and the wind blowing, causing me to pull my blanket higher just to protect me from the coldness. I wonder, maybe winter comes because Yukinoshita is in a bad mood. Get it, cause she's the ice queen?

For some reason, I couldn't stop thinking about Kawasaki. She was different today. Her soft side emerged, and that only happened when one of her siblings was around. Her personality today clashed with how she usually acted. I wonder what happened to her recently…

Sensei's request still lingered in my mind at the same time. This new, transfer girl, whoever she was, she seemed strange. I mean, Sobu was a prestigious school in a way, but why her? With her grades, she could easily apply for a much better school or even travel overseas. So why here?

With these two thoughts in my mind, I soon fell asleep without realizing it. The wind continued to howl at an empty night.

So, that's chapter 2. What do you guys think about the story so far? Good or bad? Okay? See you in the next chapter!