Chapter 5

Mitsuya

When I saw how sad her eyes are I couldn't help myself but pull her close. I hug her tight and then she cries. She cries like a kid. It felt like those tears were there for a long time and it was just bottled up inside her.

Why do I feel like this? It feels like I have this urge to protect her from all the people who caused her pain. Sometimes it's hard to understand my feelings.

After a couple of minutes of crying, she stopped. She's still hugging me.

"Don't look." She said.

"Why?"

"I look like shit." She said and I chuckled.

"It's fine with me. You're still my muse," Both of us became stiff. What the hell did I just say?

"I mean... You're still pretty." I added.

She became silent for a while.

"y/n?"

"Do you have a handkerchief? I forgot mine in my locker."

"Uh... Yeah?" I try to let go but she hugs me tight.

"Get it without looking at me." She said.

"You're weird." I let out a silent laugh and try to get the handkerchief from my pocket while she's still hugging me. I hand it to her and she tries to get it without looking. I hold her hand and put the handkerchief in her palm. He then turns her back on me fast. as fast as the flash.

Then she blows... She blows her nose so loud. I am shocked at the same time I'm amused. She's cute.

"I'll replace this tomorrow. Thank you, Mitsuya-kun." She said while rubbing her eyes.

"You're welcome." I pat her head.

y/n

Mitsuya message me to meet him in his apartment. It's been one and a half weeks since the initiation started. Four more days and I am now an official Toman member.

I swing by the convenience store to buy some snacks for his siblings. They are so sweet to me and so welcoming it makes me happy.

I arrived at his apartment. I halt when I see the stairs. Every time I see those stairs, I can't help but remember what happened last time. That kiss took me days to move on! I still fluster whenever I remember it. After that incident, we got a little awkward for a while but after a couple of days, everything went back to normal like nothing happened, I think?

I knock on the door and someone opens it. It's a girl with long blonde hair and has fox-like eyes. She's pretty.

"Hi?" She said with a smile.

"Hi! Mitsuya-san summoned me." I said that earned a chuckle from her.

"You're cute! Come in." She said and pulled me in. "Wow, your hair smells nice." She added.

"Thanks?"

"Taka-chan! Your friend is here and he's cute!" She shouted.

"Akio nii-san!" Mana and Luna came running to greet me.

"Hi! I bought this for you guys." I said and gave them the plastic bag full of snacks. They look so happy jumping around. I just watched them. I am stuck with this girl because she didn't let go of my arm.

"Hi! Akio! Sorry, it's chaos here." Mitsuya said as he walked towards us. He's wearing an apron.

"Should I go back later?"

"No, No, It's fine." He said. The beautiful girl clears her throat.

"Taka-chan, I didn't know that you have a cute friend. Introduce me." She said in a demanding tone. Mitsuya just scratches his head.

"Yuzuha, Akio... Akio, Yuzuha." He said pointing at us. "Happy?" He added.

"Hi! Nice to meet you, Yuzuha-chan." I said and extended my hands for a handshake.

"likewise." She replies as she accepts my hand. "Wow!" She pulls them and stares at them for a while. She then flips repeatedly. "Your hand is small and soft like a girl."

I felt cold shivers run throughout my body.

"Yuzuha, stop harassing my guest."

"What? I'm just stating what I observe."

Mitsuya just shakes his head while I freeze. She has good observation skills. I have to be careful when I'm around her.

Her phone suddenly rings. she taps at it for a while before facing us. "My pain in the ass brother burned his food. I have to go before he set our house on fire. Bye, Akio-kun! Taka-chan!" She said. She kisses Mitsuya on his cheeks and waves goodbye to us. I felt something in my chest that I could not explain.

"She's like a storm," Mitsuya said.

"Yeah." I pause for a while. "Is she your girlfriend?" Shoot! Why do I need to know?

"Ah?" Mitsuya bacame uneasy. is he shy? does he likes her? Oh! there is it again, that weird feeling.

"No. she's a childhood friend," he replied. it sounded like he's not sure.

"Oh."

"Come to my room."

"Your what?!" My eyes widened. Mitsuya's room? Oh wait, why is that my reaction? Shoot! I forgot that I'm Akio.

"Why are you surprised? I'll measure you for your Toman uniform. if we do it here, Luna and Mana will interrupt us."

"Oh yeah!" I said and let out a nervous laugh while scratching my nape.

He removes his apron and walks, I follow him. He opens the door and goes inside.

"Come in." He said and I oblige. His room is neat! Everything was organized, from books to his sewing tools.

"Wow!, Everything organized."

"Yeah... I can think well whenever I see my room clean." He goes to his desk and opens a drawer. He gets the tape measure and puts it around his neck then walks back in front of me.

"Lift your arms." He said and I oblige. He removes the tape measure from his neck and wraps his hands around me. He's so close I can't breathe. He then measures my chest. His knuckles are brushing to my chest. Even with a binder, I felt the heat coming from his skin.

He suddenly looks at me. I awkwardly look up to avoid his gaze. "You're tense. relax." He said. Wait, why does that sound sexy? Snap out of it y/n! You and your perv thoughts! I mentally scold myself.

"If it's about what happened at the stairs."

"It's fine! I forgot about it." I quickly said. I am starting to sweat. Is his room this small? I feel like I'm suffocating.

"Yeah." He replied.

He proceeds to measure the rest and I stand there super still I could pass as a monument.

"Done!" He said while putting the tape measure on his table. He then walks past me. I can breathe now!

"C'mon! We'll buy the garments needed." He said. I slightly flinched and quickly followed him outside.

"Luna," Mitsuya said. The little girl went out of her room.

"I'm going outside to buy something. watch over the house and Mana when I'm gone, okay?"

"Okay!" She said with a smile.

"Nice," Mitsuya said while messing Luna's hair.

I said my goodbyes to the girls and we stepped outside the apartment. We both halt when we see the stairs. We went silent for a second there.

"You first," Mitsuya said to me.

"Yeah!" I said and quickly stepped down.

We're casually talking while we walk our way to the plaza when a group of bikers stops in front of us. We both stop walking, I observe around and there are ten of them.

"Oh! What do we have here? A Toman in our territory." A guy said as he stepped down from his bike.

"We're just passing by. there's no need to use violence." Mitsuya calmly said.

The big guy laughed. "A Toman member that doesn't like violence. What a pussy!"

"I only use strength to protect."

Mitsuya's words made the big guy laugh even louder. "Lame excuse." He nods and someone instantly holds my arms from the back. I look back and there are four more bikers.

"Boss! This one is so thin I can break him in half." The guy that's holding my arms said.

This is getting me pissed off. Mitsuya was about to attack but I instantly headbutted him from behind. He let go of my arm.

"Ouch!" He said.

I look around and everyone is encircling us.

"You ready?" Mitsuya said.

I smirk "Yeah! I need this for training."

Mitsuya nods and that's the cue. We both charged toward them. I started to kick everyone in front of me, I saw through my side that someone was about to punch me so I turned to my right and punch him in the face making him kneel. I then kick his face using my knees.

"One down," I mumbled.

I glance at Mitsuya and he's doing fine. He's the second division captain, after all. My attention went back to my fight when I saw the other guy tries to kick me in the face. I quickly crouch down to dodge and stand up to push him. I didn't notice the guy on my left, He quickly lands a punch in my face. I felt my lips cut but I ignored it. I punch him back directly to his face.

The fight lasted for five to ten minutes, I think? I look around, the bikers are now lying on the ground. Mitsuya dusts his hands walks towards me.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah," I replied, wiping the blood from the corner of my lips.

"You're strong for your size."

"Thanks! You too! you take down four guys at the same time."

He just chuckled. "Come on, let's go back to the apartment to treat your wound."

"It's fine. It's just a scratch." I said.

"We still need to clean those so it won't get infected."

In the end, we didn't buy anything and went back to the apartment. I am now sitting on the chair at the dining table while Mitsuya gets his first aid. Someone landed a punch on me. I need to train more if I want to face my brothers in a fight.

Mitsuya

I can't shake the feeling I felt earlier. I glance at him to check if he's doing fine. He punched the guy in front of him and everything went in slow motion! My heart skips a beat seeing his side profile. There's sweat on his face making him look... cute?

What the hell? Why do I think he looks cute? What is happening to me?

I shake my head aggressively and look at the mirror. "That was just an imagination!" I said while pointing at myself.

I mean, there's nothing wrong in appreciating other guy's appearance, right? I'm still straight, right? If not, There's nothing wrong with that. Right?

I groan from frustration and step outside the bathroom. There, I see him spacing out. I walk towards him and put the first aid kit on the table. I open it and takes some cotton balls, I put on some anti-septic and cup his face. He flinched in shock. I ignore it. I then pull his face forward and dab the cotton ball.

I stare at his lips for a while. It was soft like a marshmallow. Wait. What am I thinking?

I let go of his face and gave him the cotton balls. "Clean that yourself," I said in an irritated tone. He looks at me, confused but still oblige.

"Can I use the bathroom?" He said.

"Yeah."

He slightly bows at me and stands up. When I hear the door closes. I aggressively rub my face with my hands.

y/n

"What's his problem? We were just fine a while ago. Then he became snobby." I shake my head and lean forward to check myself in the mirror. Thankfully the cut is small. I can put some concealer on this for tomorrow's school.

I felt that my binder was loose. "Thank god! It didn't loosen during the fight. that would be a problem."

I remove my shirt and fix the binder in front of the mirror. I heard the door open. I feel like someone pours cold water in front of me.

"Onii-chan?" She said in shock, Her mouth agape. " Why do you have a chest like mama?" Mana asked. It was kind of loud. Panic, I pull her inside the bathroom. I peek behind the door and see Mitsuya cleaning the kit.

"Shhhh," I told her.

"Are you a girl like me?" She asked. I can't lie anymore so I gently nod.

"But we have to keep it a secret, okay? If your onii-san know that I'm a girl, I cannot go here anymore."

Mana's eyes widened. She then nods aggressively. "Pinky Promise!" She lifts her pinky finger.

"I'm sorry for lying, Mana."

"It's okay. I know you have reasons."

Wow, she speaks like her brother. I put my pinky finger up and intertwine them with hers.

"Pinky Promise!" I said with a smile.