My Best Friend's Brother

Chapter 6: Emu Otori

The loud shouting was coming from a tiny girl with bright pink hair. She jumped excitedly at the sight of Tsukasa, which made my blood pressure rise. "HAIII!" she exclaimed, waving her hand rapidly at us. As she came closer, I started to feel that sense of jealousy rise. I hated it.

"Hey Emu! I didn't think you would be here." he laughs. He is laughing. At her. I took a breath to push away that anger that was poking me. "Yeah! I got bored and wanted to see if anyone was here. And possibly talk to Miku or KAITO." she giggled. The sound of her giggle towards him was starting to overwhelm me. "KAITO?" I asked, my voice almost a whisper to hide the growing jealousy. Tsukasa turned to me, "Yeah! KAITO is normally around here a lot. I'm assuming he doesn't make that big of an appearance in your Sekai." Oh right, he thinks I have one. "Yeah." I replied. This is super awkward.

"HI! I am Emu Otori!" the pink girl turned to me, waving her hands in a circle. "Wonderhoy!" I stood there for a second, stopping my eye from twitching. "Hey, I'm Y/n." I said, in my best kind impression. She went wide-eyed for a moment, which confused me. "Oh, you're Y/n? OMG! Tsukasa talks about you all the time!" she giggled. It was as she told me I won the lottery, the previous anger releasing from my body. I couldn't help but smile and giggle. Tsukasa's face went red almost immediately, "What? No, no. It's not like that." His flushed face was so cute, getting so flustered over his little secret being revealed. 

"What are you saying, Tsukasa? Yes you do! Just yesterday, you were saying how you missed seeing her everyday and how-" Emu was going to say something else before Tsukasa covered her mouth. He awkwardly giggled, "She is very excited to meet you." I laughed, "It's good to meet you too, Emu." The two of them started play arguing, which was cute. However, my face dropped slightly. Not enough to make anyone notice, I think. I started feeling guilty, this adorable girl was so excited to see me and I felt so threatened by her. 

Tsukasa sees you as a sister.

Right. Why am I so jealous? I mean, this girl is sweet and excitable, bubbly. She is someone Tsukasa wants, right? And she is a part of his Sekai, so that means they share the same true feelings. 

Maybe, I should just accept this and move on. Would that be a good idea? Then, I wouldn't have to worry about possibly destroying my friendship with Saki, which I care so much more about.

If Emu is the girl he likes, I will be happy for them. 

Before long, Tsukasa turned to me. "It's probably getting late and you need to get home. Let's go back." I nodded. Emu's face fell into a frown, "Awww man. I hope to see you again soon, Y/n!" She waved excitedly, "Wonderhoy!" I giggled, "Wonderhoy." 

I turned towards Tsukasa to see him smiling down at me, which made him look away quickly. Huh. He pressed the 'Untitled' track to transport us back to the real world. Holy crap it was dark. We began walking side by side, not saying much. Before we knew it, there was my house. 

He walked me to my door, turning to me before I could open it. "Hey, thank you for coming to my Sekai. You have no idea how much it means to me. You're really important to me, so it felt special having you see it." he smiled. I blushed slightly, his words caressing my heart. "Oh..of course. Anytime." He smiled and waved, walking towards his house. I smiled, waving back.

I went into my house and headed to my room. I began to answer Saki's texts, telling her what happened, leaving out the Sekai part. I basically said I met one of his friends. 

Her text read:

Oh, Emu! She goes to Miya with us! She is super sweet and so much fun to talk to!

I sighed. I felt bad for sighing because she didn't do anything wrong, I just feel sad when thinking about Emu. 

I texted back:

Oh, nice. I guess we will be seeing more of her.

I closed my phone, laying down on my bed. The thoughts of Tsukasa weighing on my mind. I gave myself false hope, I should have known. But at the end of the day, I don't know the full story. Emu could just be a friend, who knows. I didn't like that I cared so much, but I know my feelings. Soon, my eyes fluttered shut, quickly falling into a deep sleep. 

Gosh, what have I gotten myself into.