What Family Is For

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I was having a meal with Tsuzuku in a cafe. Alone. I felt awkward because I was still caught up in what he did before. "Are you really okay? Maybe we should get you to a doctor." He seemed worried. I shook my head. "I'm fine." I reassured him but he didn't buy it. He leaned forward over the table, the distance between our faces grew closer. I thought that my heart could not beat any faster, that my body was already at it hottest, but it looks like I was wrong. I shut my eyes tightly, anticipating what's to come next. Even with my eyes closed I could feel his presence drawing closer to my side of the table. He tipped my chin upwards to face him with his slender fingers. I felt something warm approaching my face which led my imagination to run wild. "Is he going to... HERE?" I thought to myself. I felt his palm on my forehead, Nothing else. I pried my eyes open only to see his beautiful face in my entire view of sight. "Are you sure? You're burning up." Our meals came just in time to interrupt us before anything were to go wrong.

"Hey! Where did you guys go?" Koichi bombed us with the question as soon as we walked into the room. I decided to just keep quiet and let Tsuzuku do the explaining. "You guys kept disappearing from the recording room and we got hungry, so we went to a nearby place." Tsuzuku explained to them. "But without us? That's mean, Tsu-kun..." Mia complained. "It not fair, we wanna hang out with her too, Tsuzuku-san." Meto stated. "Would you care to join us for a drink tonight, (Y/N)-chan? I think we should get a chance to talk more." Mia invited me. The other members seemed to agree with him so I accepted. "I won't be there due to work, but if you ever feel ill, make sure to call me, okay?" He reminded me. "Hey, don't underestimate us. We can take care of her too." Koichi lashed back playfully at Tsuzuku.

We got to the bar and the attendant directed us to a VIP lounge where we were left in private. We made small talk but there has been something that I have been wanting to tell them. I was not sure if I should, but I made up my mind. "I have something to confess to you guys. I'm not sure if Koichi has said anything yet, but since you all are my family I think you should know..." I started. I seemed to have gotten their full attention so I continued. I took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to finally come clean. No secrets. "I... I like Tsuzuku!" I spat out my feelings without holding back. There was a long pause of silence and their eyes were wide open, jaw dropped. "Oh shit! Did I make a bad choice to tell them?" I thought. I began to second guess my actions. As I was about to open my mouth to lie that it was a prank gone wrong, they all reacted wildly at the same time. "Wooh yeah!! I knew it!!" Koichi cheered with sheer enjoyment. Even Meto was getting really hyped about my confession. "Koichi, we need to celebrate this. Your treat~" Meto turned to Koichi and proposed his idea. "Even you Meto?" I said shocked by his wild reaction. I have never seen Meto this excited before. Koichi was reluctant at first but to Meto and drinks were brought in one serving at a time. I turned to Mia to see what he thought. "Are you kidding, (Y/N)-chan? You can't be serious..." he asked with his eyes staring dead into mine. I didn't understand what he had meant. His eyes begged for an answer so I did. "I do, Mia-kun. Really." Just as I said that, the look in his eyes changed. I'm not sure how, but it looked darker, like something in him died. Our conversation ended like that. He picked up a drink and began to chug it down. I directed my attention back to the main problem. "But there is one problem. Tsuzuku." I mentioned. They looked at me confused. "I have not told him yet, and I'm not sure I ever will. What if he rejects me, then what? I'll don't know what his type is or anything about him in fact." I sounded my worries. The look on their face seemed puzzled. I was about to give up when Koichi sat next to me and threw his arm around my shoulders. "Don't you worry about that. We'll help you!" He said sounding rather confident. "Really?" I asked delighted. "Of course we will!" Koichi exclaimed with happiness. Meto hummed in agreement and nodded with all his might causing the stool he sat on to wobble, losing his balance. Mia seemed hesitant at first, but after Koichi elbowed him in the side causing him to hiss in pain, he agreed. "... Fine. If it will make you happy..." he said reluctantly.

After a few celebratory drinks, we began discussing a plan led by Koichi about how I would be able to get Tsuzuku wrapped around my finger but as I turned to look at Mia, he looked a little like he was giving a second thought to all of this. "Mia-kun...?" I called out softly to him to see if anything was wrong. He didn't respond. He continued fidgeting with the hem of his shirt and seem like he was lost in his own world. "Mia-kun...?" I called out to him again this time I jerked his hand under mine to grab his attention. His hand froze immediately. It worked. I got Mia back down to Earth from his head stuck in the clouds. He raised his head to face me only to reveal his bright red face and dilated eyes. "Huh? What is it?" He asked in a shocked tone. "Are you okay? " I asked, caring about him. "It's nothing. I just drank too much that's all. Excuse me, (Y/N)-chan... I'll be leaving ahead of you all. I'm not feeling too good." He excused himself. Worried, I offered my assistance "Then do you need me to accompany you? With you all sick and drunk..." He looked at me blankly for a few seconds before answering "Don't worry, I'll be fine. See you tomorrow." he patted my head and and left the room.

Koichi and Meto didn't seem to notice that Mia has left until much later. "Huh? Where did Mia go?" Koichi asked, looking around the room. Meto raised his shoulders signaling that he didn't know. "He left a while ago. Said he was not feeling well because he drank too much..." I explained to them. "But Mia's a pretty good drinker and he was fine this morning. Weird..." Meto wondered out loud. "Do you two go out drinking often? You two seem really close." I asked. I was curious of their relationship. Wherever Mia went Meto would follow. Meto nodded to my question. "Ehh...? But Mia only had one drink today." Koichi said as he rubbed his pink head. We turned our focus back to where we were when I saw it at the corner of my eye, Koichi smirked as he mouthed "That idiot."

*So this one was another long one. Work has been piling up on me but I will do my best to update. Once again, hope you liked it and comment below.*

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