(1st PoV)
*Ding dong!*
I woke up to the unfamiliar doorbell.
Right. I am in a new place now for the next three years.
I looked at my phone in front of me. Why the hell are there so many missed calls and messages from Horikita!?
I called her while I opened the door.
It was Horikita. She looked miserable.
"W-why are you here!?"
"What do you mean? It's my room. What happened to you? Come inside."
Did someone bully her!?
She came inside, and suddenly hugged me.
"D-don't leave me alone!"
She started crying.
There is something seriously wrong with her.
I dragged her into the room, and closed the door.
She was clinging very tightly. As if I will leave her if she let go of me.
...Did she misunderstand that I am ignoring her?
"It isn't like what you are thinking. I just felt asleep with my phone silent."
"Liar! You were reading everything message but not responding!"
"It's not like that. I disabled screen timeout, since I use Brave for using YouTube. And I was debating on whether to send my room number to you or not. So I fell asleep with your chat open."
"..."
"I am not like your scum brother who will ignore you."
Suddenly, she let go of me, and started blushing.
Eh?
EHH!?
"...He really is a scum... I asked his room number, and he sent me yours! What the hell is he planning!?"
So he doesn't even wants to meet her sister this much!?
Utter scumbag!
"He really is a scumbag! I will beat him up for sure!"
"You can't. He can take care of you in seconds."
...She really is a bro-con.
I sighed and went to the kitchen, filled a glass with water and handed it to her.
"Have you calmed down?"
"...Yes."
She hasn't calmed down at all.
"Anyway, don't ever misunderstand that I will ignore you, no matter how trashy your attitude is. Go back to your room now. If someone sees you being in a guy's house this late, rumours will fly."
It's past 12 am now. So unless someone is out for a late night snack, she should be able to get back without being seen.
She looked away from me.
"Horikita, what stupid thing have you done?"
"Don't call me stupid!"
"Alright. What smart thing have you done?"
"... I forgot... to get my room number and keys... And reception is closed... I don't have a place to stay."
So she wants to stay here!?
Why!?
"What a stupid lie."
"I am not lying!"
"What were you doing for so many hours then? You are not the type to waste so much time outside. Especially since most stores should have been closed two hours ago."
"I don't understand! I thought that you finally had enough of me... And then I didn't notice when it turned night."
"You... you were not crying the whole time in a corner, were you?"
She wasn't meeting my eyes at all.
Well... I guess I shouldn't have put my phone on silent.
Still, for some reason, I feel happy that she actually doesn't want to cut off our connection.
What a hardcore tsundere.
"Anyway, I will call Horikita-senpai and take you to his room."
"No... Can I stay in your room?"
...
...
Horikita is... actually cute?
"Rumours will spread about you—"
"I don't care about the rumours!"
"But I care. If such rumours spread, I will not be able to find a girlfriend."
"G-girlfriend!?"
"I was too busy studying. But since this school has 100% admission rate to any university of choice, I can kick back and relax for a bit. Might as well find a girlfriend."
It might be nice experiencing romance.
"Then... what if I become your girlfriend?"
"..."
What!?
Wait wait wait! Isn't she moving too fast!?
I mean... she is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen throughout my life. I admire her academic intelligence. Even though she is stupid and very narrow-minded.
But, do I actually like her? Like that?
I definitely care about her. But that's probably because I have known her all my life.
I looked at her blushing face, trying to look away from me but glancing time to time.
I don't really have any sexual fantasies about her. So maybe I don't like her like that?
"I think that I think of you more like a sister?"
She froze, and suddenly pushed me on the bed.
She was on the top of me, her breathing was haggard.
"Do you really think that? Even my own brother didn't put up with my terrible personality all these years. And what's with the question mark on your sentence? Do you really think of me as a sister?"
"...I don't think so? Otherwise, I would be disgusted and kick you off me. B-but, get off me, will you?"
"No! I want a definite answer. I have been alone all my life, and I don't regret it. But, I can't allow you to go away from my life.
Only you are allowed to get close, and interfere with my life as much as you want.
Give me an answer—Eh? What's poking me!?"
"Hey! Get off me! It's nothing!"
It's so embarassing! Why the hell did I get bricked!?
"What the hell are you doing!? Don't touch it!"
She blushed, but started smirking as she started touching the tent.
"Your body is quite honest huh?"
"Stop saying lines from hentai! You pervert!"
I protested and hid my face, but she grabbed my hands and pulled them away from my face.
"Why aren't you resisting? You can easily take me off yourself."
Why is she so aggressive!?
Moreover, why is she right!?
"Hajime-kun. I can't live without you. And I hate even thinking about you getting a girlfriend other than me.
I want you to be close to me. I don't want any distance. I want you to continue messing with my life.
But... I won't force you. I can't. Accept me, or file a sexual harrasment case against me."
"What the hell are you planning to do—Mhhmp!?"
She stopped me from speaking by kissing me.
Ah!
She firmly grabbed my hands above me as she kept going. Her tongue invaded my mouth and all my residence completely faded, and I accepted my fate.