Tied Together [Book 2]

Chapter 49: Sense Of Relief

Third Person View

It was a Sunday, yet Yamaguchi was walking home from cram school.

He wondered why Iyo wasn't put to cram school by his parents. But he suspected that she would be soon enough. He just hoped that she's not going to be in the same one he is.

Well, those kinds of thing like comparing himself didn't concern the blonde at all.

He continued walking down the street, thinking about doing his homework when he gets home. He remembered that Iyo was going out today, so he could have some peace and quiet.

Just as he turned a corner, he saw the blonde-haired female herself with a guy he didn't know. Iyo was seen talking to a guy about his age.

"Ah, thank you for helping me." Iyo said as she looked at the boy.

"No problem."

The guy was called by his friend who was quite far away. "Maehara! What are you doing!?"

The orange haired boy shouted back, "Yeah, I'll be right there!"

He turned to Iyo and gave her a wink, "Well, see you around." Then he walked away.

After he went, Yamaguchi approached Iyo and put a hand on her shoulder, "Oi..."

"B-Brother! You're going home?" Iyo looked at him as she stuttered. "Did you see that boy!? He looked so dreamy!" She blushed.

"..." Yamaguchi looked at her emotionlessly.

"But of course, Karma-senpai will always be the coolest in my heart!" Iyo put her hands on her cheeks.

The taller boy looked at his little sister. "Idiot, what were you thinking? You can't just trust strangers like that, especially if they're a guy."

Iyo tilted her head, "Hm? What did Iyo do wrong?"

Yamaguchi started walking, "Just stay away from guys you don't know, got it?" His tone of voice was his usual monotonous one.

Iyo hummed. "Hm... Alright. If that's what Brother wants." She skipped beside him.

-Time skip-

As Yamaguchi walked with Iyo on the road, he spotted someone. Someone familiar.

"Iyo," He stopped walking. "Go home, I have something to do."

Iyo showed a surprised face. "Go home? What about you, Brother?" She narrowed her eyes, "...Brother is acting suspicious. Iyo is suspicious of Brother."

Yamaguchi gave her a dark look. "Go home, Iyo."

Iyo shivered. "A-alright!" She started walking away from Yamaguchi. She was scared that he would hold her face in his palms like that one time.

She mumbled something as she kept walking.

Yamaguchi went back to his main objective. He approached the girl who was sitting.

"Shiota-san. You alone?"

The girl noticed the boy and looked at him with a surprised look. "Yamaguchi-kun? What a coincidence. We seem to run into each other a lot." She smiled.

He did admit, they run into each other a lot. But he didn't complain, instead he felt just slightly happy. Slightly.

"By the way," Nagisa started. "Ono-sensei gave us that math homework, right?"

She blushed, "Well, I... kinda don't get one of the questions. And I was going to ask you about it," She fidgeted her fingers together. "Ah, but, I don't have my book with me...""