A Supporting Character’s Love Story - Chapter 47

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Ch 46

POV Shinji Makoto

*knock knock*

Before Nakano could reply there was a knock on the door before it was opened and my sister walked in with a cell phone in her hands.

“Mom called to ask how you were feeling now.” She said nonchalantly not knowing she barged in and interrupted one of the most intense moments of my life until now.

This is a certified bruh moment. If she came a minute later I would have her answer. What am I supposed to do with this awkward tension that will probably indefinitely exist between us from now on?

Although I wanted to complain about it I could only keep that grumbling within me and replied to her.

“Tell her I feel much better now.”

This message was instantly communicated to my mother.

“He says he is feeling better now.”

There was some reply from my mother but I couldn’t hear it at that low volume.

“Yeah, his girlfriend came and cooked a meal for him.”

When that sentence came out I choked on my own spit and started coughing. Unfortunately, even that was not enough to distract Chika and mom from their conversation. Even Nakano’s eyes remained trained on that phone.

After some more back and forth Chika turned to Nakano.

“Mom wants to talk to onii chan’s girlfriend.”

Before I could clear up the misunderstanding and say this was all a mistake Nakano took the phone from Chika’s hands.

“Hello.”

Since the phone was already in her hands I stopped my words. Although it would be a little embarrassing for Nakano to be the one to resolve the misunderstanding it would lead to the same result. However, the words that Nakano spoke made me wonder if I was sleeping and whether all of this was dreamland.

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POV Akari Nakano

Before I was able to reply to Makoto’s confession the door was opened by Chika chan who walked in while on call with Makoto’s mother.

I was lost in my own thoughts as to what my answer was going to be to Makoto’s confession when Chika chan suddenly turned towards me and said, “Mom wants to talk to onii chan’s girlfriend.”

It took me a second to understand the implications. For some reason at this moment my mind was thinking at the fastest speed it ever had. Actuall, I might not have been thinking at all and all of this maybe was just my instinct.

I took a glance at Makoto and knew at once that he was going to stop this misunderstanding. In that second my unanswered reply flashed in my head and I reflexively took the phone from Chika chan’s hands before Makoto could interrupt the situation.

“Hello.” I said in a meek voice.

“Good evening. I am Shinji’s mother Azumi Makoto. Are you really Shinji’s girlfriend?” An older woman’s voice came from the other end.

“Yes. That’s right. I am Akari Nakano. I am currently dating Makoto kun.” I replied with a slight blush.

I looked at Makoto who had collapsed to the floor on hearing this sentence.

“Fufu. Thank you for going out of your way to come here and taking care of him while he is sick.”

“Ah that’s no problem it’s only natural as his girlfriend.”

“Akari chan- Is it ok if I call you that?

“Yes. it’s perfectly fine.”

“Then Akari chan if you don’t mind you can stay till the evening and have dinner with us.”

“Umm. Is that alright? I mean I don’t have any gifts and all.”

“Who needs gifts? The best gift itself is that you came to take care of him when Shinji was sick. Also, I very much want to meet you.”

“Then, please take care of me.”

Only after I returned the phone to Chika chan I realized how sweaty my hands were. It was really nerve wrecking.

“See I told I wasn’t lying.” Chika chan’s small voice came as she walked out of the room. She was still on the call.

After she left the hearing range silence settled in the room.

“Cough, umm. So can I take that as a yes then.” Makoto asked with an expectant look in his eyes.

“Th-that’s right.” I said as I blushed with embarrassment on remembering the call from Makoto’s mother.

My response made Makoto release a huge sigh.

“That’s good. I thought you were going to reject me after all that.”

“By the way, your mom told me to stay for dinner.” I said informing Makoto of the contents of what her mom told me.

Makoto’s smile suddenly froze when he heard that.

“Is that a problem?”

“Oh no. But it’s just a little embarrassing. Just imagine me meeting your parents over dinner.”

The mental embarrassment from that picturing that imaginary event was much more than I anticipated.

“Ah. That is a little embarrassing.” I said with a flushed face.

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“Let me introduce myself once again, I am Azumi Makoto, Shinji’s mother. Thank you for dating my son.

“Ah. The pleasure is mine.” I hastily replied.

“I am sure Makoto’s father would have liked to meet to you too, unfortunately he is on a business trip currently out of station.”

We chatted for a while before she went to prepare dinner and I went with Makoto to his room.

Mother Makoto was more normal than I imagined to her be. Especially when you consider Makoto and Chika chan’s personalities I thought she would have had a more animated of a character. It was also the first time I met Makoto’s brother. Although we didn’t talk much he seemed like a polite person.

My thoughts were broken by Makoto’s question.

“Are you fine with not informing your family you will be out for dinner?”

Oh yeah. I quickly took out my phone and sent a line message to mom. Makoto peeked at the message I was sending.

“Eating with Shizuo, huh?” He read off my message and looked at me questioningly with a teasing smile.

“It’s not like I can just suddenly come out and say that I am having dinner with my boyfriend. They don’t even know I have one.”

I looked up at his face to as I spoke but in mid-sentence Makoto’s expression suddenly changed and he flipped his head away from mine.

“What happened?”

I asked as I tried to look at his face which he was hiding.

“N-nothing.”

“Oh come on, tell me.”

Just as I said that I was able to pry off his hands and was able to see him blushing.

“It’s just you are really comfortable with calling me your boyfriend aren’t you?”

I was slightly embarrassed at his mention of the matter but his reaction about it was much worse than mine.

“What is this Makoto? Although you try to hit on me and flirt all the time you are a rather shy person on the inside aren’t you?”

Woah, woah, woah, what is happening? Makoto’s face turned redder at that statement which dumbfounded me.

Without realizing both our faces were really close to each other’s at this point and both his arms were being pinned against the wall by my hands.

“Makoto…” My eyes became misty.

“Wait a minute. Don’t forget I am sick.” Although he said that he didn’t push me away.

*thud*

At that moment the door swung open as Chika chan fell into the room. That was not it however, Makoto’s brother was standing right outside the door with a phone in his hands.

Both our faces quickly changed as we realized what was happening. Unfortunately, we were too late to do anything.

“Nii san I have picture proof of what you were doing in your room right now.”

“Kijima how about deleting that picture and forgetting what you saw just now?” Makoto said in a weak voice.

“No can do nii san. This kind of picture of your face blushing like an idiot can be sold for quite a bit of money if I tell kaa chan about it.”

Blackmailing? The image of a quiet polite person of Kijima that had formed shattered immediately. I knew Makoto couldn’t have such well behaved siblings. I had already seen the sister’s devil side and now even the brother’s.

“H-how much?”

Eh? Makoto is even going along with it?

“No need for any money. Just tell me where you hid my elementary school album.”

He did the same sort of thing to him?! At this point my face was blank of any emotion. Let the people involved fight it out, I am not going to intervene.

“A whole album for a single picture is too much.”

Even bargaining now. Imagine this happening in my family. The image of my sister teasing immediately popped in my head. I guess it’s not that different afterall.

“That’s true, but consider the damages too. It’s not too bad if people know about my past since most people have something like that, but this picture is of the present you not the past.”

“Tch”

“Dinner’s ready!” Makoto’s mother’s voice came from downstairs at that moment.

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