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The Dirty Nerd - Chapter Six

I covered my mouth while he took the ring out of the box, took one of my hands, and then slipped the ring onto a specific finger,

"I know this is a little early but... I may have secretly gotten us promise rings."

He then got his ring and slipped it onto his finger as well,

"Michio I—"

I was too stunned to speak at this point. When on earth did he even buy this? We were together the entire time. I gazed at the large rock on my finger. This was too much to even be a promise ring!

"I know, I know. It's a lot to take in. But—surprise?"

I couldn't do much but pull him into a tight hug, holding onto him for dear life,

"You shouldn't have! But thank you so much."

"Of course, Yuuto. Now, we're a bit sweaty so if you don't mind, can we shower?"

"Right! Right... Let's go!"

I pulled away from the hug and grabbed Michio's hand, dragging him into the bathroom with me,

"Together?!"

"Yes! You're acting like we've never seen each other naked before."

"It's not that—you know what. You're right."

I chuckled from his annoyance as we finally arrived at the bathroom. I quickly turned on the shower to allow it to warm up while we undressed in the meantime,

"So, what's up with Ito? Your best friend."

I was confused about why Michio asked about Ito. I had completely removed Ito from my memory since he seemed to want nothing to do with me anymore by the looks of it,

"It doesn't matter. We're not friends anymore."

"What? Just like that? What did he even say to you?"

"He told me that I'm useless... Worthless. Annoying. And many other hurtful things that I rather not think about."

"Fuck... I'm sorry, Yuuto. But hey, you're none of what he told you. Don't you dare listen to him. But other than that, graduation is coming up soon."

"Wait what?! We're graduating already?!!!"

"Yeah? It's in the next two weeks from now actually."

What?! How was it so soon? It felt like I just joined that school and I'm leaving already. Not that I was complaining. I just didn't expect that,

"God. Thank God. That's the best news I could ever hear tonight."

As both of us got naked, I stepped into the shower, enjoying the warm water on my delicate skin. I gestured for Michio to come on in. It felt lonely in here without him,

"I'm not sure if I'm gonna make it to graduation day though."

My eyebrow raised from hearing that,

"What? Of course, you're coming, Michio. Don't say that."

He eventually got in with me and then held onto my hands,

"Yuuto. I'm not coming."

"Shut up!!! You're going. Case closed."

I pulled my hands away from his grip to begin washing myself up. What on earth was he thinking saying that?

Sometimes, I wish I could just punch some sense into him.

***

After our long shower, we were finally downstairs in the kitchen with my mother eating dinner but there was just one issue; it was tranquil and awkward. I understood that everyone wanted to enjoy their food but a conversation to break the silence would be nice,

"So, Yuuto, son, I have some news for you."

"Yeah? What is it?"

My mother finished chewing her food and then cleared her throat,

"This might be a lot for you to take in but—you have a brother. And his name is Yuoki Abe. He's 24 and he currently lives in Texas. I'm not sure if he's married or anything like that because we don't talk much. Not anymore. He's become "too busy" to talk to his own mother anymore."

I was shocked out of my mind from hearing this. I even lost my appetite,

"What?!"

I placed my utensils down and gazed at my mother in total disbelief. How could she hide this from me? This entire time, during my 19 years on this earth—I had a brother?!

"Mom... How could you hide this from me?"

My mother fell silent from that question. I refused to let my anger get the better of me though,

"He's gonna be here for your graduation."

"Why now? Is he trying to act like Dad? Never in my life?"

"Yuuto, please—"

"No, Mom. We barely see him. He's never been here for any of my birthdays or anything. Do you have any idea how hurtful that is?"

"I'm not having this conversation with you right now, Yuuto."

My mother then got up and exited the kitchen in a hurry,

"Jeez, Yuuto. That wasn't necessary."

Why was Michio even trying to butt in? This wasn't any of his business but—I guess he was part of the family now, wasn't he?

"I'm going upstairs."

I quickly got up and grabbed my plate of food along with my juice and rushed up the stairs to be alone for a while to think about what my mother just told me.

As I sat on my bed gazing at random stuff around my room, I ended up receiving a message from Ito. My heart sank from seeing the message,

"What?"

I placed my food down and immediately picked up my phone to read the full message,

"Yuuto, you gotta help me! I'm in a lot of trouble! Please, I know I hurt you but this is urgent!"

Why now? What the hell is going on here?! One side of me wanted to help him and the other side of me held a grudge against him. I got up and raced down the stairs to look for Michio to see that he was still in the kitchen eating his food,

"Michio! Ito needs help!"

"What? Didn't he hurt you a few hours ago? It's probably just a trap. Ignore it."

I blinked a couple of times and thought about it for a while. Michio might be right but knowing him, he probably just doesn't like Ito at all. It's understandable but Ito was my best friend for Christ's sake. But I didn't want to risk it,

"Fine. I'm just—gonna go to bed."

As I walked off, Michio grabbed me by the wrist to pull me back toward him, making me sit in his lap,

"You're going to bed upset? I don't think so. You're going to sit here and "un-upset" yourself."

I folded my arms and began grumbling and mumbling under my breath at this. I was tired and all I wanted was my bed. I guess I had no other choice. After all, he was pretty comfortable to sit on anyway.