Behind a school gymnasium, a boy and a girl meet. The male was nervous, blushing, and was standing stiff as he attempted to make eye contact with the girl right in front of him. Meanwhile, the girl was just smiling at him, not mockingly but, was smiling subtly in anticipation.

The sky was tainted orange by the setting sun, a small and soft wind blew passed by them, swaying both their hair in unison.

"P-please go out with me!" Shouted the boy in a panicked tone. His confession for her was said and done, a moment of silence soon followed.

"Why?"

Said the girl, unfazed by the confession of the boy, she just kept his calm and smiled at him. Though a small hint of blushes can be seen on her face.

"From the first time we met, I already knew that I have fallen for you, and ever since then, every time we talk, every time we meet, and how you treated me. It was just too much for me to hold back my feelings for you, so please, I'll say it again.... Please go out with me."

This time he said this with a calm and smooth voice, though his face was much redder than his previous blushing.

"You were always dramatic..."

She then closed into the boy and snatched a quick kiss from his lips.

“And that's what I've always liked about you. ” She blushingly said.

"I-is that a yes?!?!"

"Of course you idiot"

The boy immediately hugged the girl and had a smile that reached ear to ear.

"How adorable."

Said a voice in my head.

"Cliqued"

Responding to the voice in my head.

I was watching from a not too far, but not too close to a distance to be noticed, and perhaps I was the only one who can see and hear them.

"Let's put a little more cheesiness into this scene..."

Eventually, the two locked their lips for a while, as if they abandoned reality and decided to live in their bliss, the bliss of finding true love, I suppose.

"Was that really necessary?"

I walked away after they did that.

"Not staying? Who knows, they might go overdrive and do a little quickie." Said the incubus in my head as I walked away.

"I'm not even going ask what do you mean by a 'quickie.' besides, I don't like watching those cliqued scenes and its getting late, Emi is probably waiting for me back home."

"Heh. Eros has always loved those cliqued acts, it gives this mundane world a kind of added color, if you ask me."

"Too cheesy, predictable, and stupid, heck, the last time I made a confession I never said any cliqued lines." I proudly said.

"And those lines confused her, resulting in a failed confession, and a humiliated boy."

He mockingly said.

I didn't respond after that. That was in my middle school days, which I don't want to remember anything about it.

Walking away from the courtyard and to the main building of the school, I neared the school's gate.

"Arthur!!!"

Called out a girl who was standing near the gate. Today, she was wearing a black hoodie jacket over her school uniform. Under her skirt, she wore blue stockings that suited her, almost childlike body, perfectly. Her black, but laced with strands of silver-white hair, paired well with her blue eyes, but most of her hair was slanted to the left, making her left eye less visible.

Emi, my childhood friend, same class as I am, though she looked like a child, she's the same age as I am, and technically she lives with me.

"Arthur!" She shouted again, with her almost child-like voice, as I neared her.

"Didn't I told you that I have club activities today?"

"You know I made a purromised to never leave school with you. And you know I don't like going home alone. Nya." She smiled coyly at me.

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"First month in high school has passed and you're still the same," I let out a disappointed sigh and looked at her. Her smile suggests that she intended this to always happen until the end of our high school days. "Either way cut that cat acting, and let's go home, today was a tough day." I patted her head for a bit and walked past her.

"What do you mean by that? Nya?"

She followed alongside me and like a cat she closed on to me, rubbing his head on my shoulder.

"I'll tell all about it at home. And please stopping acting like that, it's embarrassing."

"Pat me on the head, then I'll stop." she purred. I sighed in disappointment as complied with her request, like I always do to stop her annoying side."Spoiled little child."

I whispered.

As we exited the school, I can't help but be conscious of what we're doing right now. With her clinging closely to me, and I patting her head. Made me feel that anyone looking at us right now, would definitely think that we're both in a relationship. And I know that's what Emi intended, to give a sign to anyone that saw us that we are a couple. Well, it's a good thing that there were almost no students around in the vicinity, I wouldn't want a rumor start circulating around, because, to me, Emi was just a sister, a high maintenance sister to be precise.

"But seriously now, you should know when to leave me alone, you can't always depend on me. One day I might leave you alone, and if that happens," I quickly glanced at her to see if she was listening, her face was in full joy as I patted her head, and I was sure she wasn't listening. A bit annoyed I stopped patting her head for a moment and gave a little distance between us, making her almost trip as I made a gap between us. She quickly stuck to me like a magnet and rubbed her head against my arm, asking for more, which I complied and patted her head again.

"Ehehehe, see! I know that won't happen, because I know Arthur won't leave Emi alone, cuz Arthur loves Emi right?"

After that she held my hand and looked at me with a cute, expectant, glistering eyes, waiting for a certain answer.

"I guess there's no helping to it then, maybe we're stuck in a brother and sister like relationship."

Her impression changed from her satisfied cat expression to an angry cat expression.

"Arthur you Idiot!!! Nyam!"

Agile as a cat, she bit my arm.

"Ouch! Hey, that hurts! What did I do anyway?"

My hand was swollen red after that bite.

"Idiot, that wasn't enough, you should be punished more! Nya!"

She crossed her arm and pouted.

"What? Why?"

The angry pouting cat walked in front of me, arms crossed, and was giving me a 'make an apology' look.

This kind of scene often happens to me, and I am just repeating this cliqued line again. Irritably, I clasped both of my hand and said the magic words.

"Ok, Ok, I'm sorry, so please tell me what must I do to make you forgive me?"

"Stop acting so dense around me so much please."She mumbled in a silent and disappointed tone.

"Emi, I can't hear you if mumble silently like that." It was a lie...

"I said make my favorite food for dinner!"

" Ok, Your favorite is it then. Got it."

"Hmphm!"

She went back to my side, and let placed her head near my shoulders.

"Pat my head, it's part of your punishment too..."

"What's with your obsession with being patted anyway?"

"Just do it!"

I let out a small sigh and patted her head.

"Spoiled little child..." I whispered close to her.

"Am not..."

She replied coldly and softly bit my hand again.

We didn't much talk after that, I kept patting the top of her hood and she just stuck to me like a magnet as we walked home.