Haruno Pov.

Ever since my younger sister mentioned that she wanted to give a gift to a boy, I was curious as to who that person might be.

Since, from what I remember, she is not someone who can empathize with others, let alone boys.

And this is because of a certain blond guy who is not worth remembering. Even now, he's still the same guy who seeks to be nice to everyone and live up to expectations. I really loathe that kind of person.

So, for Yukino-chan to want to give a boy a gift, it already makes me assume that this boy is not that common. Even more so if Yukino-chan sought my advice on what to get him.

Since, I knew she would refuse to talk about this over the phone, I decided to go to her apartment to question her. Maybe this boy could be my future brother-in-law?

Although if he doesn't have my approval, I would take care of getting rid of him, I have many methods for this.

Even if Yukino-chan has a terrible perception of me, I would see to it that no one would harm her.

Putting that aside, I closed my umbrella as I entered her building.

It still seems unbelievable to me that my parents let her live alone, although because of that incident, maybe it was the best decision.

I took the elevator to the 11th floor.

Since it's a surprise visit, I didn't let her know I was coming, plus I have a spare key with me, so I don't need her permission to enter.

I used the key to enter her apartment.

Although I was surprised at what was inside, rather, who was inside.

"Yukinoshita, you're late. I was bored, so I left the bathroom, I hope you don't mind.'' Said that person.

''Ara, what do we have here.'' I replied with a flirtatious tone.

The person inside was not Yukino-chan, but a boy, he was only wearing a towel on his lower body, apparently, he had just taken a shower.

From his facial features, he is younger than me although his body is not bad at all. I stared at him.

His upper body is very well-defined, his abs are not perfect, but for his body and build, they are. Besides, he's not a ball of muscle. Some guys just grow their muscles thinking they will be more attractive; this couldn't be more out of touch with reality.

I can assume that he must do some kind of sport, since getting that body in the gym would be difficult. I know this because guys who go to the gym are only looking to build muscle. I even remember that when I go on a few occasions, I tease them by making them carry more weight than they can handle to impress me. It's so funny.

Focusing on his face, he's not someone that handsome at first glance although his eyes are a deep crimson color. Not bad.

Thinking back, his eyes remind me of a certain person I met several years ago, though I never had the chance to meet him again. I wonder how he is doing.

I cleared these thoughts to focus on what was in front of me.

Has my little sister already taken the next step, isn't that very precocious of you, Yukino-chan? I don't want to be an aunt. I'm still too young.

That boy has a surprised expression although from his words earlier, I can guess that he must be the boy Yukino-chan mentioned. I doubt very much that someone else could talk so casually with my sister.

''This is my younger sister's apartment, what a pleasant surprise to find someone else here.'' I said with a cordial tone, I want to test him.

But this guy just averted his gaze, maybe I'm too beautiful for him to be speechless? I guess I shouldn't have had too many expectations of him.

''Yukino-chan invited you? I don't see her anywhere, though.'' I said with a cheerful tone.

It's impossible for an unauthorized person to make it into this building, let alone an apartment, but I wanted to know what he was responding to this.

His expression changed to one full of confidence.

''You know what they say, one should only speak when one's attorney is present, so I'm sticking to my right to silence.'' He hadn't expected that answer.

''Then I can assume you're a thief or some kind of pervert who breaks into apartments to take showers? Should I call you a pervert-kun?''

That boy just put on a smile.

''Who knows, although from your point of view, I think it would be the most common one. In fact, I'm surprised that being her older sister, you didn't say something like calling the police when you saw me.'' Interesting, I can tell that he knows Yukino-chan well, as it is something she would say.

''I'm not like Yukino-chan, I can solve things by myself. I could even subdue you and then turn you in.'' I said with a big smile and a cheerful tone. I am confident enough in my abilities to cut down a man bigger than me, so I should have no problem taking care of the guy in front of me.

But for some reason I have the feeling that this guy, I called pervert-kun just wants to make fun of me, because at no time has, he hesitated to speak up. And that shouldn't be normal in his situation. Talking quietly and confidently while half naked in someone else's house is not usual.

"Is that so?'' He cocked his head. ''Yukinoshita said the same thing when we first met, though we never checked.'' He said confidently.

''Ara, Yukino-chan has already wanted to hand you over to the authorities since she met you, I guess you must be a bad guy.'' I said with a playful tone.

There's no point in playing the good girl if this person acts like this, I can tell he's not someone boring like Hayama-kun.

''I highly doubt you can pull it off, although you can try, but I won't take responsibility for the consequences.'' He said in an arrogant manner.

Apparently, Yukino-chan met someone very peculiar.

It's hard to believe that someone could talk to me like that. Let alone being in a situation where everything is against his. It's as if he finds our sudden meeting amusing.

When I started to approach him, he kept a smirk of arrogance on his face.

Once I was in front of him, I put my finger on his chin, I thought this would make him nervous, but he remained composed.

I slowly ran my finger down his chest.

''That's not the way to talk to a girl, you know. This onee-san might punish you for being too daring.'' I said with a playful tone

''Although the only sassy one here is the one who's playing with me.'' He said with a teasing smile.

It's the first time I've met someone so brazen to talk to me like that, even knowing the situation where he is in, he's full of confidence and arrogance, as if this is no big deal.

It's not every day that you are lucky enough to meet such a person Besides, if Yukino-chan has let him into her apartment, it means that she trusts him enough, so he has her seal of approval, which I thought was impossible. Or maybe there is another explanation to this?

I can think of such funny things. I sketched a smile.

As I was about to answer, I could hear the sound of the door, apparently Yukino-chan came back, so things are about to get even more fun.

I took a few steps back when I heard my younger sister.

''Yukino-chan, welcome home.'' I decided to catch her off guard.

''Nee-san?!'' Apparently, I managed to get my surprise visit, though I can see why she's so surprised.

''I wanted to stop by to say hello, but to my surprise, I got an interesting welcome.''

We both looked at the boy who was still standing in the middle of the room half-naked.

Yukino-chan put a hand on her forehead, as if the situation had been expected.

''Tsurumi-kun, tell me a reason not to throw you out of here right now.'' Someone seems to be stressed out.

So, his last name is Tsurumi, huh. I doubt I'll manage to forget it.

''Don't look at me as the culprit, I'm just your sister's victim.'' Tsurumi-kun said it as if I had been his attacker.

''It's bad to lie, Tsurumi-kun.'' I said with a mocking tone. ''When I walked in, I was met with this pleasant surprise.''

''I see, so Tsurumi-kun, any excuse for being half-naked in my living room?''

''Freedom of speech?'' He replied while cocking his head to the side.

''I'll call the police.'' Said my sister as she pulled out her cell phone.

''I understand, I understand, I'll go back to the bathroom.'' After saying that, Tsurumi-kun entered the bathroom and closed the door.

''Can someone really be so inconsiderate and idiotic at the same time?'' Yukino-chan didn't hesitate to complain.

''You two are so alike.'' I scoffed a little.

''What are you insinuating, nee-san?'' My cute little sister is so easy to provoke.

''I didn't expect to find a guy in your apartment, is he the guy you gave the present too? Is he my future brother-in-law? Use protection, I don't want to be an aunt too soon.''

''Nee-san, you're unbearable. I don't have that kind of relationship you imagine with Tsurumi-kun, it's just that as the president of the service club, I couldn't leave him in the state he was in.'' She said while giving a sigh and holding her forehead, as if dealing with me was a headache.

''You are too serious, relax a little~''

After teasing my pretty inmouto for so many years, she resigned himself to my words, it used to be funnier when she was embarrassed.

''Then what business do you have here?'' Yukino carried the bag she brought with her towards the kitchen, so I followed her.

''Can't an older sister visit her cute inmouto?'' I said with a playful tone.

''You never do anything without a second purpose.'' She knows me so well.

''I came to find out a little more about you, you never called me before to ask me something, but I'm satisfied with what I could see, you found someone very peculiar. But I'll tell you to take it easy, or if you don't want it, I can take it.''

''Do what you want with him, when you get to know him, you'll realize he's quite a pain in the ass, so I wish you luck dealing with someone like him.''

"That's the whole truth?'' I decided to press her a bit, since she didn't answer my question.

The look she gave me was terrifying, how cute.

''I'll pretend to believe you, so is that guy part of your club?''

''Hiratsuka-sensei forced him to join, so I couldn't refuse this.''

''I see, if Shizuka-chan is behind this, there must be a reason, I'll ask her for details later.''

''Don't look to make sense of something that doesn't make sense, Tsurumi-kun can be considered a deficit of human being, so I take it upon myself to turn him into someone who can contribute something to society.'' Her tone was serious, so she's not joking. This guy is a box of surprise.

''You're very cruel, Yukino-chan, but if that were the case, I'm sure you wouldn't let him enter your apartment so easily, so I can say that you trust him.''

''Think whatever you want, nee-san.''

''I will.'' I replied with an animated tone.

After saying that, I left my sister in the kitchen and sat on the sofa.

While watching TV, I heard the bathroom door open, Tsurumi-kun was dressed in his uniform.

''Yukino-chan is preparing dinner, I guess you'll stay for dinner, right?'' I wanted to ask some questions though I doubt he would answer them.

''I'm not refusing a free meal.''

Tsurumi-kun sat on the sofa too, another boy would have hesitated or asked for permission, but he is very shameless. Now I understand Yukino-chan's words.

I could hear her sigh coming from the kitchen, she is so cute.

''Tell me, Tsurumi-kun, what are you of my sister?''

''Mmmm. Part of the club I was forced to join by a teacher who is still single.''

I'm sure Shizuka-chan must have sneezed at this point.

''I doubt she would do something like that for no reason, so Tsurumi-kun, what are your crimes?'' I asked with a sincere smile.

''Yukinoshita already told you that I like some kind of a criminal, right?''

''Not at all, but seeing you, I can guess that you did something.'' And if I consider it too blatant, I think Tsurumi-kun annoyed many students.

''Let's just say I destroyed the morale of the kendo club and also the morale of a third-year senpai in Judo.'' He said proudly.

I expected him to train in something, as his body denotes that.

To arrogantly say how he beat others says a lot about him. He is not sorry for what he did. I'm becoming more and more interested in him.

''By the way, what do you think of Yukino-chan?''

''Her ego is sky high, and she idealizes almost everything. When the time comes to face reality, she will crash.''

He's very observant.

My sister has that problem, she expects things to always be done in a specific way, but the reality is not like that.

''If that happens, I hope you'll give her a hand.''

It was a surprise that Yukino-chan called me to ask about a gift, so maybe Tsurumi-kun was able to influence her in some way.

She met someone out of the ordinary.

''I'm not interested, it's too tedious a job, plus she's too proud.'' He said mockingly.

''If you want to score points with her, you'd better do it.'' Although this doesn't seem to be the case.

"I will decline this offer, after all Yukinoshita is not my type."

''Then what are your tastes?'' This made me curious, my sister is considered a Japanese beauty, so hearing that someone is not interested in her is strange.

''I'm a simple man, so if she's well-endowed, that's enough.''

''It's a pity for Yukino-chan, she wasn't blessed with this from our mother's side.'' I said this out loud so that she could hear me.

I could hear the noises from the kitchen stop, she has a little complex with her breasts. But if she wants to achieve to look like me, she already lost a long time ago.

"But isn't it too superficial to judge someone just by their appearance?'' I asked, even though I know that society relies on it. A pretty face can do a lot of things.

''Nowadays people do that, they are guided only by the individual's appearance without considering what really matters, and in those cases, they think that the person they meet is one way, when they are totally wrong. Not so, Yukinoshita-san.'' Change the subject, eh. Not bad.

Tsurumi-kun is a box of surprises, apparently, he saw right through me. But it's still too early for this.

''You can call me Haruno. It'll be annoying if you talk to Yukino-chan too.'' And I doubt she'll accept me calling her by her name, she's so cute.

''I doubt very much that we will see each other again.''

''I think otherwise.'' I replied.

I have a feeling we'll see each other more often than he thinks.

''My mental stability would thank me if that's not the case.'' He sighed.

''Don't you enjoy talking to a beautiful onee-san like me?'' Apart from my pretty inmouto, I doubt anyone in their right mind would refuse my company.

''You can't enjoy a conversation if you have to be alert to the other party.''

''You say that as if I'm a monster.'' Although I may become one.

''The scariest people are the ones who are always smiling, so I prefer to be cautious.''

''Are you saying that for me or for you?'' I asked with a flirtatious tone.

I can tell that Tsurumi-kun is not as honest as he seems, just like me, he wears a mask to cover something up.

Although it's hard to realize this, but experience helps to realize it.

''Who knows.'' He said while raising his hand, as if giving up on this. This is as much as I will get from him for now. Maybe later I can get more information.

But it was an interesting conversation, Tsurumi-kun is more than he appears. Yukino-chan hit the jackpot to find someone like that.

I wonder how my mother would react if she finds out that her youngest daughter brought a boy to her apartment? She might want to interrogate this boy; it would be fun to see him interact with my mother.

Would he give in to my mother's personality or would he remain as arrogant and haughty as he is now?

''I feel like I'm in danger for some reason.'' And he seems to be quite perceptive. Not bad.

''Tsurumi-kun, if you have time to talk nonsense, you can wait at the table, or don't you know the basic concept of politeness?'' Yukino-chan said from the kitchen, apparently already finished preparing dinner.

''I think I know a lot more about courtesy than you do, but as a member of the service club, helping out is part of my job.'' After saying this, Tsurumi-kun headed to the kitchen.

I didn't think I would see my sister interacting like that with another boy again.

Maybe I'll get a brother-in-law sooner than I expected.

First, though, I'm curious to know what he's really like. Since, if there is danger of me hurting my little sister, I will not stand idly by.

For, I can be a monster.

Raiden Pov.

Kuro's sounds made me open my eyes.

To say I felt terrible is an understatement.

After dinner with the Yukinoshita sisters, I decided it was time to leave. Haruno is a pain in the ass, and for my sake, I'd rather stay away from her.

So after saying goodbye and borrowing Yukinoshita's umbrella, I walked home.

It was a long walk, but by the time I got home, the storm was over, luckily for me.

So far so normal. The thing is that when I woke up this morning, my body felt heavy. In addition, I feel cold all over my body while my body temperature is high. In short, I have a cold.

To my bad luck, my parents have to work and Rumi has school, so I stayed home alone, I was not going to go to Sobu High in that state.

So I sent a message to Yumiko that I would be absent today, as she wanted us to have lunch with the others today. Maybe being sick isn't so bad.

As I looked at the clock, I realized that it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.

I slept for a long time.

''Tch.'' I cursed as I saw that I had already used up my cold pills.

I said in the morning that I would go out to buy the medicine since I had a few lefts, but I overslept.

The cloth I had prepared some time ago had dried up, so it was counterproductive to fall sound asleep.

I really hate getting sick, I feel so weak and helpless. It's like being a baby again.

I could hear the doorbell ring.

"Who's ringing at this hour?''

''Nya.''

Kuro answered me though. At least I'm not talking to myself, signs that I'm not delirious yet.

According to my parents, when I'm sick, I'm usually delirious, and the things I say are incoherent, but when I heard it, I knew they were some memories I was saying out loud.

Having two lives is not easy.

I put on a cold mask and grabbed my wallet. I have to go buy medicine and a few more things,

Out of curiosity I decided to bring my hand to my forehead, only to confirm that I am burning with fever, besides feeling my body too heavy.

Still, if you ask me if I regret what I do yesterday, my answer is no. This time I would do things the way I want, even though I know it's not so true.

''Nya.'' Kuro meowed at the steady sound of the doorbell.

''I hope it's not a salesman, I'm not in the mood.''

I slowly walked down the stairs, I felt as if I would faint at any moment, but it already happened to me once, so I stretched as best I could my arms before falling down the stairs.

''Not this time.'' After going down the stairs, I headed towards the door.

''Coming!'' I replied as best I could.

The headache is killing me.

As I went on, for some strange reason the world turned upside down.

I felt my body hit the ground. my legs were shaking so badly that I could no longer stand upright.

The floor is so cold and comfortable, sleep slowly took over me.

Even though I didn't want to, my eyes were closing.

I'm sure this is dangerous. But right now, I'm too comfortable to think about it.

Even though I wanted to try to move, my body stopped listening to me.

Gradually, I lost consciousness.

I consider Haruno an amazing character. The truth is, I don't know if I've managed to perfectly capture the idea I wanted to convey.

If you're wondering why Haruno had somewhat dangerous thoughts against Raiden, it's because of what he himself said. People who are always smiling are the most dangerous. Haruno knows that Raiden is hiding something, something that might affect her younger sister, so being cautious doesn't hurt.

By the way, Happy New Year!

Special greetings to Seigen101, your comments made me write with more encouragement xD.