Enjou told that Yukino-kun had be discharged so I imdiately went to the Pet.i.te salon to visit him.
Yukino-kun! Welco back!
Reika-oneesan!
He greeted with the smile of an angel but I noticed that he was a little thinner than the last ti I saw him. Maybe he wasnt all better yet. Was it okay for him to co to school?
Unaware of my worries, he stood up from the couch and trotted over to my side.
Ahh! You should stay seated, Yukino-kun!
Ehh~ I can at least stand, you know?
No, no, you only just left the hospital. Co now, sit.
Okayyy.
It was a relief that he did as I asked.
You were unwell recently, so you must avoid pushing yourself.
But Im not pushing myself. Im fine.
But
Im really fine. But thanks for worrying, Reika-oneesan.
Uuu If he smiles at like that I cant really keep nagging him. But hes really okay, right?
Sitting beside , Yukino-kun was enjoying warm black tea.
Oh, that reminds ! Thank you so much for the book. It was really interesting.
Really? Thank goodness. Your oniisama told that you were feeling bored so I wondered how I could help with that.
Yeah. It was so interesting I read it twice.
I am glad that you enjoyed it. Was it rough living in the hospital?
No, it was just like usual.
Like usual How many tis have you been hospitalised?
Ehh~ I dont really rember How many tis has it been?
Eh!? Hes been in hospital more tis than he can rember!?
Ive always gone to the hospital whenever I have a bad attach. But there are lots of kids my age there, so its fun, you know? And the doctor puts on a Santa costu during Christmas and we have a party.
Eh!? Youve been to hospital during Christmas as well!?
Yes, just the once though.
No! Christmas should be one of the most important days for a child!
To think that he was forced to spend his Christmas in the hospital instead of having fun with his family at ho Here I was, living happily and thoughtlessly while sobody his age was suffering. It made feel kind of guilty
Dont look like that, Reika-oneesan. My family ca to visit and gave lots of presents. And last year I was feeling better so I celebrated at ho too.
I see. Then you enjoyed yourself with all of your family last Christmas?
Yes. Ah, but Niisama wasnt there.
My! And after you were finally at ho to celebrate too!
d.a.m.n that Enjou. How could he leave his cute little brother like that. I bet a popular guy like him was on a date with so girl. A little harem world where he was waited on hand and foot by all of his little followers. What an unbelievable guy. Unforgivable. Going on harem dates while I spent every Christmas single
Niisama went with Masaya-niisama to the Sea of j.a.pan. He brought back crabs as a souvenir, you know? I heard that because of the blizzard the sea was really dark and stormy.
Sorry for the misunderstanding, Enjou. You had an even rougher Christmas than I did, didnt you A Christmas, spent with another guy, at the Sea of j.a.pan, in the middle of a snowstorm. And with that other guy completely unresponsive because of heartbreak. I bet you had to experience it yourself to really understand that kind of suffering
Still, I had no idea that you were so ill that you had to be repeatedly hospitalised The treatnt must be rough.
Its just inhalers and an IV, so its fine.
So they give you an IV as well
Given that my health was one of my few redeeming features, I had never used an IV before. It sounded so scary, having a needle stuck in your arm the whole ti Id always been afraid of needles
Actually this ti they couldnt use the vein in my arm so they used the back of my hand instead. See?
Eh-, the back of your hand!?
He showed the red mark on the back of his hand. They stabbed his hand for this!? Just looking at it was painful!
It doesnt hurt that much, you know? What really hurt was when they used the back of my foot. Just once was enough.
Foot!?
There was almost no flesh there! Uooohhhh! Painful!Why did Yukino-kun who was as cute as an angel have to keep suffering these things!
Yukino-kun! If there is anything I can do to help, let know!
Thanks, Reika-oneesan!
Im serious, you know? Im kind of useless but for you Ill do anything, you know?
After that he told about how he liked animals but couldnt keep one because of his asthma, so I showed him the pictures of Bea-tan that Uwaka-kun sent . He found her cute and lit up. All of the affection her owner gave her wasnt just for show. Her hair was definitely glossy and cute. That owner on the other hand
Yukino-kun said that he liked cats too, so I decided to ask Ichinokura-san for photos next ti.
This year the Handicrafts Club had a boy mber join. His na was Minami-kun and he was really good at it. Particularly his embroidery. Thanks to that we were hoping a lot out of him for the wedding dress we were making for the school festival this year.
And it was Minami-kun that I spotted being teased by other boys in the hallway leading to our clubroom.
Minami, I heard you entered the Handicrafts Club?
Are you a tranny or sothing?
So you knit and stuff? Holy s.h.i.t, youre a loser!
Minami-kun was a quiet type, so he was standing stock and bearing it. Ah. They poked him.
Oi, Minami, show us what youre making!
Stop it!
They were trying to s.n.a.t.c.h his bag from him now. This wouldnt do.
What might you all be doing? I asked.
All of them turned my way at once.
Who are you supposed to be?
You dumba.s.s! Thats the 2nd year Kisshouin Reika-san! From the Pivoine!
Eh-, the Pivoine!?
Minami-kun is a mber of my club. Did you need sothing?
I walked up to them, making sure my Pivoine badge flashed in the light, but the boys picking on Minami-kun flinched and backed away.
Ummm
Um, we were just
They looked at each other for help.
Just now I think I heard you make light of the Handicrafts Club. Was it my imagination?
Eh!?
They stiffened.
No, we didnt an it like that Right?
Yeah, one agreed.
Yes agreed another.
Oh? I asked, Minami-kun is sobody very important to my club. Please do not forget that if you co up with any strange ideas about Minami-kun then you can consider having made an enemy of . All right?
I flashed a bright smile to finish it off.
The boys who had been teasing Minami-kun all gave very acceptable responses before hurrying off. Goodness, you shouldnt run in the hallways, you know?
Umm! Kisshouin-senpai, thank you very much! bowed Minami-kun.
It was no problem at all. Protecting my kouhai is my job as a mber of the club. If anything happens again, do tell . Now co. Shall we head to the club?
Yes!! he nodded energetically.
As if I could allow one of our key strategic resources to run off because of so idiots. I couldnt do embroidery at all.
With his bag held tightly in both hands, Minami-kun half-ran after .
I heard that the next day Ririna declared to him,
Well, if youre Ririna-sans kouhai then I guess I have no choice but to protect you too.
Wasnt he basically invincible amongst his peers now?
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