"I didn't even know you were here?" Tsumugi stood up and walked towards her sister. With hands already circling Aoi's shoulders, she brought the girl closer to their father. "Have a seat," she invited.

As soon as she took a seat between Otoharu and Tsumugi, Aoi scratched her head, smiling awkwardly. "I actually came here as a food deliverer but he" Aoi guided her finger at Riku. "He invited me to join you all. Uhh... Am I bothering?"

"No, of course not," replied her father. She let out a small laugh as she stroked her daughter's black hair. "We're actually glad that you can join us. Ah, yes! Iori-kun, you can take out the food. Don't just stand there."

Realizing that he was busy watching the girl, he quickly shook his head and walked towards the table. He put down the box and started giving out food to the other members of his group. His face turning red. Mitsuki, his brother tilted his head slightly, puzzled by his little brother's behaviour. He glanced at Iori and the girl alternately.

'Is there something going on between the two of them?' He thought.

Yamato who was aware of the odd look his orange-haired friend gave to his brother, dabbed his shoulder. "What's with that look?"

Mitsuki raised his head slightly. Given the somewhat different height between himself and the man. "I was just thinking. Is there anything going on between the two of them? Since the girl took her seat, Iori hasn't taken his eyes away from the girl. Is he?!"

"Fall in love with her? I think so," he replied in an uninterested tone. Love between teenagers, huh? Sounds intriguing, but not enough to make him who's a bit old to be involved in such a thing. Yamato shifted his eyes away, grabbing his food. 'That girl... I still didn't believe a word about her working with Gaku'

While they were busy serving themselves with the food that had been ordered, Banri began to open the bottle of 'sake' because feast would not be perfect without a little alcohol, no? Otoharu quickly held out his small cup, getting ready to take the first sip. Tsumugi can't help but sigh softly at the behaviour of the two men. Then, she whirled her head to her sister and smiled. "Aoi-chan, want some?" She held out her bowl of noodles. 

Aoi shook her head. "No, thank you."  Gently, she declined the food.

"Are you sure? I don't want you to be hungry. After all, you just finish working, isn't it? Don't you need food to replace all the energy you already use?" Tsumugi persuaded. She did not want her little sister to feel sick.  She would not allow it at all, even the slightest bit of stomach ache. "Please!" She gives her a big, round, puppy eyes.

Aoi sweatdropped at her sister's enthusiasm. Finally, she gives in. "Alright, I'll eat it."

"Yess! Thank you, I love you~" Tsumugi engulfed her in a big, warm hug. Who then passed to go to the toilet, leaving her with four drunken men, two men who were quarrelling, a man who was busy chatting with his orange-haired friend and a boy about her age who was eating 'King Pudding'. Aoi just stared at the boy for a long time, wishing to taste the pudding. She once craved for the caramel dessert but for some reason, she kept forgetting to stop by the store and buy it.

Aoi averted her eyes for a moment before she ventured out and approached the boy. "A-Ano..." She said. "Does that taste good?"

Tamaki's hand continued to stop scooping up the pudding as soon as the girl greeted him. He looked at the other members of his group to make sure that the girl was talking to him. However, when he saw his other friends were busy chatting with each other and he was the only one eating it made him feel slightly nervous. Slowly, he nodded his head.

"How does it taste like?" Aoi continues asking him a question.

Tamaki tilted his head slightly to the side. "I'm not very good at explaining it. Do you want to taste a little?", Tamaki asked while handing the pudding to her, not even thinking about the outcomes. And as an innocent girl, as she is, Aoi excitedly accepted the pudding and fed a spoon of it into her mouth. Her lips began to carve a wide smile as the sweetness of the pudding grazed her tongue.

"Huwaaa!! It tastes so good and sweet. The texture feels very fluffy. Fuwa-Fuwa!" She touched her cheek with one hand, enjoying the deliciousness of the dessert. Tamaki nodded quickly, agreeing with the girl's words until two voices screaming for their attention.

"Arghh?!!"

Aoi and the other three men who were still sane looked at the two men. Riku and Iori were standing with their index fingers pointing towards Aoi and Tamaki. Their faces looked half shocked and half angry.

"W-What do you think you are doing, Tamaki?!" Riku started.

"Huh? What do you mean?" He scratched his head, innocently.

"You two just make..." His hand began to tremble. Iori clicked his tongue. Although his heart ached a little to say those two words, he had no other choice. He must tell them. "an indirect kiss," he says, feeling his heart-crushing inside.

Tamaki and Aoi were shocked as if they both had turned into stone. They both turned their heads to look at each other. A blush began to creep up on their faces. Tamaki covered his mouth with the back of his right hand while Aoi with both of her hands closed her mouth. Riku and Iori started taking a seat on the sofa, slumping their body on it. Souls coming out of their mouth.

"Riku-kun too?" Mitsuki said, both hands on the waist.

"Hmm?" Nagi looked at Mitsuki with a face full of wonder.

As if understanding that his best friend wanted an explanation, he sighed as he rubbing his temple. "I don't know if it is correct or not. But I think Riku-kun and Iori have started liking the girl," he whispered slowly.

"Oh! How unfortunate but that girl is mine first," exclaimed Nagi, clapping his hand once.

"..." Mitsuki stares at him hard. "Sigh! Not you too..." He shakes his head. "Why is everyone falling for her? Is she the main character of this story or what?"

"Well, she's cute..."

"You always compliment girls that"

"Oh, Mitsuki. I usually give a compliment to a woman, not a girl. She's the first one!" He proudly says.

"Don't be so proud because of that!" He karate-chop the top of Nagi's head, making the yellow-haired goes 'ouch!' in the process. "I don't know what's good that you guys see in that girl. Hmm, I need to investigate her," he slowly whispers to himself.

"Yosha! I'll start it tomorrow since it's our day off"

"Start what?"

"Nothing. Just go back to your fanboying mode, okay?" Mitsuki says, shooing his friend and Nagi obediently follow what he said, sitting back on the sofa and watch his favourite anime; Magical Kokona with Mitsuki following after as his mind create a plan for the next day.

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