We ended up going to a nearby fast-food restaurant. Actually I don't like being seen with a known pervert like Hyoudou, but just this once, I'll let it slide. After I bought some drinks for me and Hyoudou, I get the story from him.
Apparently, he is just as much confused as I am. The girl, came out of nowhere, called him and asked him out. He said that he would not waste any chance and accepted the girl, and that was when I came in.
"So that's it, Hanazono-san," he puts his palm together and does a begging motion. "Please help me!"
"Calm down, geez," in the end, when I'm faced with this begging Hyoudou, all I can do is scratch the back of my head. I truly have never experience any sort of romance. I don't even have a crush.
Well, maybe once, when I was eight years old. But that's not the problem here! Hyoudou here is asking me to help him while I myself don't know what can I do to help. So I'm reluctant to truly help him.
"Truthfully, I don't know how can I help you…" I sighed. "I have never taste what a relationship feels like, you know."
"I feel bad for you now… sorry."
"Don't be. When I look at your pathetic self again, I'm kind of jealous, you know?" That's right. He, Hyoudou Issei, have the courage to do things that society deems bad, and does not care about the consequence at the slightest. While I, I actually try to keep my image as nonexistent. From what I've seen, to Hyoudou images are worthless, and he willingly becomes pariah just to do things he like, and he does it anyway, not caring about others or anything. While I, I don't like being the center of attention, that's why being seen with Hyoudou might destroy that nonexistence.
"Huh? Why?"
"Forget I said anything," he won't understand it even if I explained it to him. "Anyway, like I said I haven't had a boyfriend before, but maybe, I can offer some insight from girl's perspective," I offered to him. As I don't know how to help him, this is the only way I think I can help him.
"Really?! You will do it?! Thank you! I'm grateful!"
Yeah, yeah. Just wipe that stupid but adorable expression from your face!
"Now, hand me your phone."
He nods, then takes out his phone from his pocket. "Wait," he stops. "Why should I hand my phone?"
Not wanting to waste more time being seen with Hyoudou, I yank it from his hand.
"Hey!"
Pushing the number buttons, I save my contact on his phone. "Here," I give it back to him. "Since being seen with you might get me into some weird rumors, just text or call me if you want to ask anything. No guarantee I can answer it though."
"…Thanks, you're a great friend."
"Can you say it again? What? Since when were we friends? Listen. Being associated with you might give me problems later, I would very much like it if you don't consider me as your friend. And besides, I don't want to be a friend with a pervert like you."
"Then why are you helping me?"
I just get up and left the fast food restaurant, leaving Hyoudou alone there, shouting my name. I can't let Hyoudou see my embarrassed face. The only reason I agree to help him is because I can't shake that kitten-like expression. I'm a sucker for feline creatures, even the bigger ones like tigers.
I imagine Hyoudou would laugh uncontrollably if I ever admitted it to him, and then he would put that adorable expression again. Who knows someone perverted like Hyoudou has that kind of expression.
As I arrive at my home, I open the door and greeted by my little brother.
And then comes the realization. A kitten-like expression alone is not enough to move my heart. No, my heart is not moved by Hyoudou. When my little brother greeted me, with a similar expression to that of Hyoudou's, it is then I realize that I helped him because he actually is quite similar in some aspects to my ten years old little brother, except the perversion of course, my little brother is pure.
"Onee-chan," he says with his still soft voice. "Riku is hungry! Make some food please!"
I can't deny the request.
No. I don't have any brother complex. He's just too cute. Sometimes I just don't want him to grow up and become a stupid teenager like Hyoudou. Oh, Riku, why can't you just stay as a kid?! Alas, I have to accept the fact that every humans grows, and so is Hanazono Riku, my cute little brother that I love the most in the world.
No, I'm not a brocon.
I make some simple dinner for Riku and my parents. My mother and father always came home late, so I usually made dinner for them and left it for them to eat it.
We eat in front of the television that shows a tokusatsu series Riku loves. "Hey, Riku. Do you have any problems at school?"
As a good big sister, I have to know all his worries and problems, especially on the place that I can't reach. No, this is not an obsession towards my cute little brother.
He cutely shakes his head. "No, Onee-chan. Riku doesn't have any problems! Though, some of the lessons today were hard! Riku barely understands it."
"Want to review it with Onee-chan?"
"Hm~" he nods. Ah, I like helping Riku out when he has problems. This shows that I am truly a good big sister.
