THIRTY-EIGHT: Sano Manjiro (Five)

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Is someone still reading this book?

Have a belated Happy New Year to all.

Author's Note: Cussing. Profanities. A very long chapter. Fluff.

This will be the last of Mikey's POV.

I TOOK Emma out on her birthday

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I TOOK Emma out on her birthday.

Since we could only celebrate this special occasion once a year, I planned to treat her to her favorite cafe shop at Dogenzaka. I was even reluctant to decline Y/N when she asked me to accompany her somewhere today during our last phone call just to spend the day with my younger sister.

"So, how are things between you and Y/N?" Emma asked intriguingly once the waitress left after we told her our orders.

I shrugged my shoulders languidly at her question. "We're doing good."

Emma jutted her lips into a pout and looked rather disgruntled with my brief response. She crossed her arms over her chest and huffed. "I was actually expecting a different answer."

"I mean there is nothing interesting to talk about."

"Of course, there is! You should thank me for giving Y/N a little push, otherwise, you might still courting her up until now," she said matter-of-factly. "C'mon, Mikey. At least, tell me something about you two! I'm all ears!"

Emma was now looking at me expectantly with sparkling eyes, making me resign at her eagerness and could only blow a soft sigh. That was when I started to tell her some stories about our relationship. "Y/N and I would go out on dates. But we spend most of our time hanging out together after school hours."

My sister was nodding her head while listening attentively. "The two of you are so cute. This is the first time I've seen you take a liking to a girl, Mikey. It was always the other way around."

I quirked an eyebrow. "Oh, you think so?"

She giggled amusingly. "Yeah! You always give those lovestruck girls the cold shoulder whenever they try to confess their feelings for you."

"I just don't want to keep their hopes up," I answered defensively.

She snapped her fingers. "That's exactly my point! So, what makes Y/N different from them? What did you like about her?"

"You and Ken-chin both asked the same question. And just like I said, Y/N is Y/N. She's incomparable. I like her for who she is."

A cheeky grin tugged her polished lips. "You're really smitten by her, aren't you? Aw, my big bro's in love!" she teased.

"Shut it, Emma. You should be worrying about yourself with Ken-chin," I countered in jest and smirked whimsically. "I know you like him."

Emma was taken aback and her cheeks turned pink. "T-that's...! H-how...?" she stuttered and couldn't find the right words to refute. Who said I couldn't play nice merely because she was my sister?

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