The school prince (♀) is only close to me (♂)

Chapter 9

(A/N Notes: I'm struggling with making new drafts, why? Well, blame Mihoyo for releasing Genshin Impact)

After having lunch, Yuriko and Takeru watched a movie in a theater, and after watching the movie, they decided to go back home as they chatted along the way

"Today, was a very enjoyable day"

"Yeah, it was enjoyable"

"And how are your studies for the upcoming tests?"

"I'll just cram everything on the day before each test"

"... You're joking, right?"

"No"

"..."

Yuriko just kept looking at him with her usual smile, and after thinking a little, she had decided on what to do

"Takeru-kun, from tomorrow onward we'll be studying together for the tests"

"...Huh... You don't really-"

"Hm?"

Takeru for some reason felt that his life was in danger if he wrongly answered Yuriko 

"... Okay..."

"Great! Then let's meet in the library after school, got it?"

"Yes, ma'am"

"Why the sudden polite tone?"

"... Slip of tongue"

And they kept walking, but when they arrived at their apartments, they found two guys doing a reverse tug of war

"..."

"..."

"... Onii-san... What are you doing?"

"Huh!? Yuriko-chan! Where were you?"

"Oof!"

Yuriko's brother let it go of Takeru's brother as he turned to face her, making Hideo fall face down to the floor

"Me? I was on a date with Takeru-kun over here"

She went behind Takeru and placed her hands on his shoulders, as she inclined to the side to show her head as she said that

"I see, nice to meet ya, Takeru-kun. I'm Hayato, the onii-san of this prince-like girl"

"..."

Takeru didn't answer him, because right now he was pulling back some of his unwanted childhood memories as he squinted his eyes while looking at him

"... Is he always like this?"

"...No"

"By the way, you are going out with him!?"

"Huh!?"

Hayato grabbed his sister's shoulders as he said that with a surprised tone and face, and because of him suddenly doing that even made Yuriko turn surprised and slightly embarrassed

"I'm so happy for you, you who only has two friends, because everyone else kept-"

"Onii-san, please shut up"

"...'Kay"

She made him stop talking

"*Sigh* I'm not going out with Takeru-kun, he's just a friend of mine"

"Ah! I see...Well, I'm still happy that you finally got another friend"

"Thanks... Takeru-kun? Are you okay?"

Yuriko got slightly worried that Takeru was still thinking about something, but then he came back to reality

"AH! I remember you! You're that self-proclaimed the Grand sorcerer of the eternal white flame of the gods!"