Astrophile

003

The next day, Emma sat at the sidelines of the training hall. Her brother and his best friend were currently goofing around, as there was still time for their lessons to start. A frown was painted on her lips as she stared at her hands in which she held a small bracelet that she had spent the entire night on, hoping to give it to you.

She wanted to properly thank you for yesterday, realising that things would have ended much worse had you not jumped in. Her family had already made a huge deal out of her injuries yesterday, so much so that Manjirō and Shinichirō were ready to go on a murdering spree, only to be stopped by their grandfather.

However, when they asked about who helped her, she hesitated to tell them about you, knowing your request for anonymity in the fight. In the end, she stated that a nice high schooler was the one who helped her, feeling the guilt seep in for lying to her family.

Fast forwarding to the present, Manjirō and Baji looked over at the young girl, easily noticing her distracted gaze. They thought that maybe she felt uncomfortable because she was the only foreigner there, after all, it was one of the key reasons as to why she got bullied, in accordance to what the girl had told them.

And thus, Manjirō came up with a brilliant plan, ushering his friend over to explain his genius scheme. And thus, they went over to the girl, determined to cheer her up.

"Emma!!" The boys exclaimed, making the girl look up upon hearing her name. In front of her stood her brother and Baji-kun, giant grins resting on their lips.

"Hey, did we ever tell you our real names?!?" The boys questioned in synchronisation, making her tilt her head.

Her brother nodded happily, "My real name is Mikey, short for Micheal!!" He then turned to the ravenette who finished the introduction, "And I'm Ed, short for Edward!!!" His tiny fangs were shown as he shot her a closed eyed grin.

They must have thought that she was sad because she felt left out since she had a foreign name. Though it wasn't the real reason, Emma couldn't help but feel touched at their kindness and innocence, so she gave them a kind smile, which only made their giant grins grow.

However, the heartfelt moment was cut short when [hair colour] locks came in the trio's vision. They all gave separate reactions; Manjirō's lips turned into a scrowl, Baji gave you a toothy grin, while Emma shot up from her seat and ran over to you, surprising both the other boys.

She stood in front of you, slightly fidgety as she had her hands clasped together, holding something. You greeted her with your usual kind smile that pissed her brother off, whereas she couldn't help but feel butterflies in her stomach.

"How have you been, Emma-chan??" You kindly asked as you placed a small bag with your normal clothes in your little locker. She looked down at her hands before opening them and using one of her hands to grab your wrist.

You were obviously surprised by her actions, but not more than her blonde brother, who was having a mental breakdown, realising that you managed to 'steal' his new sister.

She used her other hand to dangle the bracelet in front of you and then used both her hands to clasp it around your wrist. You looked at your wrist while she tied the bracelet and when she was done, raised it to your eye level.

You stared at it in awe as you questioned, "Is this... for me?!?" You couldn't remember the last time you had gotten a gift, much less from someone other than your brother or father. She gave you a shy nod, afraid if you had liked it or not.

Your eyes seemed to water at the simple yet sweet gesture, making her panic at your state, thinking that you hated it. However, you immediately calmed her down, "I-I.... I love it, so much.... It is the most beautiful gift I've ever had!!" You reassured her by giving her the biggest closed eyed grin you could muster, flushing her even more.