***Takemichi's Pov***

It's been a day now since the invitation of Toman and believe me, if I say that, I 'fucking' regret joining sometimes. After knowing about my relationship with " my pretty sister Akemi", they would bother me just to ask about 'her'. First, we have Mikey who would pester me at 3 fucking am just to ask about her while asking personal questions — such as her likes and dislikes or whatever, I kicked him out afterwards. Next was Draken and Baji, they would greet me at my doorway just to ask about Akemi. The third was Sanzu, who took me in an alleyway to demand answers on Akemi's whereabouts — with Mucho. The fourth was Pah-chin, he was a little decent except for his stutters and a bagful of gifts — Peh-yan got included. Lastly were Mitsuya and Hakkai, they were decent enough to question about her... even though I gave them a half-ass answers — at least, they don't pry much unlike the rest.

" Hey, Takemichi!" Hearing my name call out got me gritting on my teeth.

' Please, not him again...' Forcing myself to smile and face the same face, I adore and hate at the same time.

" Can I have one of Akemi's photos?"

' Just who is this Man-child, so demanding and needy as fuck.'

" For the last time, no. What do want me to do to drop that request off?"

" A picture of Akemi, please." A tick mark appeared on my head, balling my fist to control my anger.

" Not what I meant but still no, never and forever cause there's no forever and together." Damn, I went deep on that statement. I could see the horror on Mikey's eyes, even Draken's and the rest of Toman.

" Damn, That's deep."

" Is this your way of not letting your sister have a boyfriend?"

" Is she even allowed to have one?"

I sighed in defeat then locked eyes on the man-child.

" Listen, I'm not giving you a photo of my sister cause that's personal, only a family member could see it. Now, buzz off please." Ok, now I sounded rude but I don't care. Everyone seemed to have been thinking, even the Kawata twins since I told them about "my sister", who's the same person.

" Only a family member, you say..."

' Oh, hell no! Whatever Mikey-kun's plotting, it's never good.'

" So, if I marry Akemi then I get to gave all of her photos?" I choked on my saliva after hearing his conclusion, while the captains and vice shouted in shock.

" Oi, Mikey!" Baji shouted as he grabbed onto his head like the claw from an arcade game.

' Ok, Baji-kun seems to disagree wi—'

" How dare you have the same idea as I?!" Once again, I choked on my saliva.

' Even Baji-kun?!'

Soon after, every one of them argued to have the same idea... Even Mitsuya and Draken got involved.

' Seriously?! How down bad are they for Akemi?! Me!?'

" That's enough! No one is marrying or courting my sister. Period!" I screamed making them all stop but I already left due to some headache and a pain in my body. It was Saturday, thankfully, so relaxing at home is the best choice. I decided to crash on Maxe and Macey's home since there's a probability that Toman will raid my house. Luckily, I hid most of my personal belongings here cause of Masaru - that loser.

Anyways, I slept on their couch due to the pain still kicking inside of my body. While resting there was a ring on my phone. Lazily picking it up then accepted the call, hoping that it was Macey to annoy me but it's not.

" H-Hey Akemi..." A deep voice whom I'm familiar with spoke, making me jolt out of the couch. I coughed then removed the voice changer to my original voice.

" H-hey, Draken-kun. It's been a while, huh?" I sounded cheerful but tired right now.

" Yeah, sorry if I disrupt something on whatever you're doing..." He sounded so shy and it's cute, might as well give him some reward.

" No, it's fine. I miss you, anyways. Sorry, if I didn't give you my contacts so we could chat and my brother told me that you and he were getting along, huh?"

" Y-yeah, though he's a little overprotective of you but still cool and I understood that cause it's his job."

' Aww~ Shy little Draken-kun. Damn! I would pay a million just to witness it.'

Giving out a small laugh to ease him up a bit, to save him from embarrassment, unlike last time. I also know for fact, that he's probably worried about what happened on our first encounter, the Takemichi, Draken and Mikey moment.

" Anyways, I have a question..."

" Hmm? Ask away."

" How would you feel about having a boyfriend?" Ah, it's that question, huh? I almost let out a laugh cause of cheesy this is.

' So, going to use that tactic, huh? Well, let's spice this up.'

" I don't mind having a boyfriend, as long as they're on my brother's good side or if I'm able to convince him. Why did you ask that question, 'Draken-kun'?" I said his name in a teasing and flirty tone, just for his reaction.

" N-nothing... Just asking from the sister's perspective." I let out an 'oh', but my lips formed into a grin.

( Wooo~ Reason)

" Are you proposing a date, Ken-sama~?" I teased again as I heard a crash and a groan.

" A-Are you ok, Draken-kun?!" I heard him groan in pain again while trying to muffle my laughter.

" Y-yeah just fell on the stairs."

" I- I'm so sorry! I just thought that it was funny..." Ok, now I feel bad but don't regret having the confidence to flirt. Thank you, Maxe and Macey!

" It's fine... Just stopped working." Letting out a sigh before apologizing again, we started chatting more till we realized that it was already lunchtime.

" By the way, I wanted to do something... Let me call you again." I didn't let him speak cause I'd already hung up the phone then proceeded to call him again. Here goes nothing~

" So, why did you hang up then call me again?" He asked making me giggle through the phone.

" Nothing much just wanted to call you 'mine'~ Ken-sama." Once again, silence and a crash. I quickly hang up the call and awkwardly thought of the Aftermath but laughed again.

' I wonder what happened~?'

***Draken's Pov***

" Nothing much just wanted to call you 'mine'~ Ken-sama." I suddenly froze at that sentence as I didn't expect Akemi... out of all people to flirt on a call and to even call someone "—sama". Not like it's a bad thing or something, it was just unexpected from an innocent-looking girl... Guess the term "Don't judge a book by its cover" is starting to hit me. Plus, that was honestly hot... Wait— No!

' Keep it together, Ken... It was just a friendly teasing sentence, no hard feelings.' Calming myself down, I dialled her number again then she picked up.

" Yes?"

" Do you have a boyfriend?" The silence was the only response and it's giving me anxiety, to know that she has one. Not that I'm complaining or anything, it's just unnatural of her to have no relationships when she's very pretty and a good person. And if anyone says otherwise, they're blind as fuck.

" No, I don't have at the moment." Well, that was surprising and I'll admit that my brain was jumping in joy at the news.

" W- why not?" I asked for information, cause everyone has their reasons. Like maybe she has an ex who was horrible, not ready for a relationship, probably has someone waiting for her and so much more... Well shit, I'm prying on her personal life, huh?

' She must felt uncomfortable for that...'

" You don't have to answer it, sorry if it was making you uncomfortable..."

" N- No... It's fine. Well, I'm just not ready for a relationship yet cause it could hinder my ambitions."

" Oh? Like something related to school? I understand, kinda like Mitsuya who's taking them seriously." I heard her giggling which made me smile cause of accomplishing another victory.

" Yeah, something like that. That's why I'm here at America as an exchange student, right~?"

" Uh- Yeah... Though, I miss you and wanted to spend time with you."

" Aww~ Ken-Ken-Kenny dear misses me~ That's so sweet. Don't worry, I'll be back in Japan after a year, so wait for me. And who knows, I might give you the chance to court me, isn't that nice?" My heart started to beat her words.

' I can't believe it...'

" Y-You're going to give me a chance, to court you?" She laughed again before saying 'yes' and this is where I wanted to dance in joy.

" However, you might need to step up your game~" I mentally stopped before looking serious again.

" What do you mean?"

" I have a lot of suitors today who had captured my heart, so if you win then I'll be yours." Now my heart is beating so fast as if it was running a marathon.

" I-Is that a promise?"

" Heheh~ Nope..." She did a little 'blep' in the end that saddens me.

" Don't be sad, Just try your best. Well, I'm off now cause I have something to do. Bye, Draken-kun. I love you." And with that she hung up, leaving me speechless. Soon, my face started to burn and my throat started to get dry. In the end, I ended up smiling cause of the amount of Hope that was given to me.

' Once we meet again, I promise to win to claim your love.'

( Sorry dude, not happening~ This is a Harem book, not a DraTake book. Some of my books are all about Harems~ Deal with it.)

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***Takemichi's Pov***

I groaned again after leaving the call as the pain in my stomach worsened. Trying to stand up and grab some water, I went limping to go to the kitchen. After that, I limped back to the couch to get some sleep. Unfortunately, I remembered something that left me wide awake.

" OH MY GOD! I FORGOT MY HOMEWORK AT HOME! FUCK!" I screamed before quickly getting up and stubbing my toe on the table, getting another curse coming from my mouth. Rubbing off the pain on my foot while ignoring the pain on my stomach, I immediately out of Maxe and Macey's home... completely forgetting the biggest problem.

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" I... made it...phew!" I panted to see myself in front of my house. Looking everywhere to see if any suspicious strangers are around before entering. As I directly went to my room and grab what I needed, only to stop when someone called for me.

" Takemitchy~"

' Fuck! Why now?!' Thinking fast, I immediately locked the door and good thing that the curtains aren't open nor the windows were unlocked. Suddenly, more voices started to monologue.

" Do you think, he's home?"

" Probably..."

" But the door's lock?"

" We can simply kick it open."

" Now, that's trespassing and it's illegal."

" But it's fine~"

" You nearly got yourself arrested..."

" It was worth it!" Still silent while slumping on the door to listen to their monologues, before figuring a way to escape from them.

" Are you sure he's home, Mikey?"

" Definitely! I know Takemitchy than anyone!"

( Kakucho, Mizo group and Hina: BULLSHIT!)

' He's not wrong though, well... Sometimes...'

" Hang on, I got this..." I heard Draken speak which left me to cuss again. My phone immediately rang, causing them to hear it from the outside.

" See~ He's home! Takemitchy! Come out, so we could hang in your house!" Furious and anger suddenly reign on my veins as I wanted to cuss at them but can't cause of my ambitions. I didn't answer them but started dialling a number while panicking when the banging got louder. I sighed in relief that they answered and I could feel myself crying at the moment, especially when Mikey threatened to kick down the door. Some were stopping him cause they didn't want any trouble but some kept encouraging him to continue.

' Well, fuck you... Baji, Smiley, Pachin and Peh-yan...'

" Hello?" I heard the voice speak through the phone... Thank God!

*** Maxe's Pov***

I was taking a nap after handling another stack of homework, which is boring and easy. Putting away my gadgets and paperwork before giving my sleeping brother beside me a little pat on the head. That's when my phone vibrated so I quickly took it out to see the ID caller before answering it.

" Hello?" I could hear yelling, banging, panting and crying over the phone that's making me feel uncomfortable.

" M-Max..."

" Sapphire? What's happening?" She was muffling her cries as I grip on the phone to whoever made her cry.

" Takemitchy! Open the door!" I heard a loud voice booming in the background, tightening my grip on my phone harder making a small crack on the screen.

" H-He- Help me, M-Maxe... "

" Ok. First, calm down and breathe with me... Follow my breathing, breathe in... breathe out..." I instructed as she followed. This went on for a while till she finally calmed down despite the background sounds getting more violent. Sapphire was able to explain and I cringe when she mentioned that 'pain in the ass moment'.

" Please save my sanity!"

" Don't worry, My brother and I are already on the way. Stall them for a little while till we arrive, ok?" She let out a shaky 'ok', only to panic once again when something cracked. Sapphire quickly hang up when I was about to ask another question. Lucky for us, we're in Tokyo already.

" Dad, can you drive to Sapphire's place first? Someone's going to rob her..." Hearing that made my father step up the gas, not that I'll get in trouble cause I always have an escape plan. My brother woke up then told him everything.

" Bunch of idiots..." He yawned before being fully awake to enjoy Dad's speeding cause it's fun.

" A bunch of idiots indeed..."

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***Takemichi's Pov***

" I said leave me alone, Mikey-kun. I'm sick." I persisted while giving out fake coughs to make it believable. Of course, this guy doesn't take 'no' for an answer and would find a reason to get what he wants. Not to mention, I left my voice changer at Maxe's place so I had to improvise by torturing my vocals.

" Then let us take care of you! Please~!" He begged before banging at the door that was about to break. The worst part is he's not going to pay for the repairs — this annoying little man. My throat hurts even more if this continues.

" Mikey-kun, I'm not blind nor stupid..." I technically am, sometimes. " You wanted an excuse to raid in my room for my sister's photos and try to steal one. Well, this is trespassing and an illegal."

" It's legal if we know each other~ Come one, Takemitchy! We're friends, not strangers!" He was later throwing a tantrum, which greatly annoyed me to the core.

" Suddenly, I have Dementia so ' Who you'?"

" Meanie, Takemitchy~" He grumbled and I could hear some of his friends groaning while some are encouraging him more.

' Fuck off, Smiley! Quit encouraging him!'

After another few torturous banter with each other as if the Kami has pitied me, I heard Uncle, Maxe and Macey's voice. Someone knocked on my door before speaking gently.

" Hey, Sapphire, you're safe." Macey said, making me feel relieved as I opened the door. In front of me is Macey but the rest are gone?

"Don't worry, Dad and sis are taking care of it. Come on, let's go." He carried me in his arms then started running away to their house. Of course, I locked the doors again even though they had a hole in them. That worried but Macey assures me that they'll take care of that too, nodding my head to say that I've placed my trust in them.

A few minutes later, They both came back. I asked what happened but they dismissed it as if it was already an irrelevant topic.

" Don't worry about that, just worry about that monthly period of yours," Maxe said while gently placing a heat pack on my stomach. " Dad's making you soup to make you feel better, so simply rest easy." I nodded my head then quickly drifted off to sleep.

***Maxe's Pov***

" So, what happened?" My brother asked while opening a bag of chips then stuffing his mouth.

" I had to bribe them but that gremlin was aching to get hit, it's hard to believe that he's some homicidal lunatic."

" What did you bribe?" I cringe then took out my phone to show the picture. He let out an 'oof'... " Yeah, I know," I said to him before getting called by my dad to deliver the soup he made for Sapphire.

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For anyone wondering what did I use to bribe them? Simple, a picture of "Akemi" when it's just the same person. The picture showed Sapphire two years before our departure, wearing a Yukata cause we were playing Truth or Dare and Takuya dared her to do it, so she did and we took the photo.

I did ask for a payment, even though we're rich but it's for Sapphire's needs. Though, I didn't ask for payment for that Mistuya guy and let him have it for free. The Hakkai, Chifuyu and Angry dude as well, cause I asked for a photo instead. That Mickey mouse guy couldn't afford it, so he asked his atm — nanny dragon — for payment. He did have money, just wanted to spend them on snacks — addict. It was fine till he got greedy then asked for a lot, making the others follow in his footsteps.

" We'll pose more so you could take pictures of us!" That Hakkai dude suggested, earning a lot of nodding from the others.

" I'll double the payment!" Mitusya dude said, receiving a blank look from me.

' Bruh— I thought you're broke? According to Takemichi's words.'

I, of course, decline their suggestions cause these are my collections.

" Then find your photos, Slán! (Bye)" I walked away, quickly getting on Dad's car then drove away before they could comprehend what I said.

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" Thanks for saving my sanity, I would've exposed myself too early if it continues." Said Sapphire while slurping on her soup.

" You're lucky that we've already arrived in Tokyo and were on our way home. I gotta say, they're one chaotic people." She simply nodded her head at Macey's words since he was concerned at that time. " Now I can see why you're attracted to them~" And there he goes, teasing her again. Sapphire let out a blush then hit his head.

" Shut up."

" So you're not going to deny it?"

" Say one more word and this bowl is going to fly on your head with a crack." Macey backed away then shut up. I sighed before leaning close to Sapphire's ears to whisper something.

" Still not going to deny it?" I quickly left the room with my brother, satisfied to see her frozen in place with a blush.

" MMMMMMAAAXXXXEEE!" She screamed and my brother was laughing the entire time.

" Worth it."

*** End Of Chapter***

Ayo! Another post! I am speed! Anyways, this consists of 2 rewrites causes it got messed up but luckily, I was able to stabilize it. I miss writing the twins, so They're back!

Anyways, It was supposed at the 'Save my sanity' part but it was too short. So, I extended it a little to reach 3k plus words.

Also, the recent manga chapter got me hype! Like, Fuck yeah and Dayum~ Michi sent Kakucho flying in one punch and Mikey's face was priceless!

By the way, Thank you for 7k reads or views! I just noticed it when I was writing this chapter. Lmfao.