Tied Together [Book 2]

Chapter 54: Iyo

Third Person View

Iyo was sitting on the her seat, thinking.

"Everyone has someone they're destined to be with." She thought. "Everyone is tied to someone, somehow."

"They are tied to that one person. Iyo's wish is to find that person. Iyo wants to find the perfect love."

She sweat dropped. "So why is Iyo wasting her time here with these people!?" She thought as she held playing cards.

"Iyo-chan, what're you thinking?" Arisa interrupted her train of thoughts. "It's your turn!"

They sat on the chairs as they were playing cards. "Do you not know how to play, or something?"

Iyo protested. "What Iyo wants to know is who her destined person is!! Iyo wants her perfect love!"

"Perfect love?" Sasahara spoke, his eyes still on his cards. "That's a harem, a harem."

Arisa blushed. "Well, I just want to find a nice guy!"

"E-eh? Well, that is the most prioritized thing..." Chiyuki followed.

"I just want a rational, normal girl." Sasahara said.

Iyo stood up. "Who cares what you guys think about love!!" She clenched her hands as she sparkled and blushed, "Iyo wants... Iyo wants a red string of fate!!"

"That's right. Iyo believes in the red string of fate. It is definitely something sacred and irreplaceable." She thought to herself.

"Even though there is a countless number of people in this world, you can only fall in love with one person."

"If Iyo can find this person, she'll definitely, definitely treasure him!"

"Iyo." Yamaguchi called her name.

"I'm going to hit you." His eyes didn't move from the papers he was holding.

Iyo flinched, her face turning blue. "Eep!" She screeched, feeling her older brother's intimidating aura.

"Ah, there they go again." Sasahara lifted his gaze from his playing cards.

Shougo, Igarashi, and Nanashima snickered at her.

Nagisa looked at her and smiled.

When it was time to go home, the group packed their things and walked out the library.

Iyo was also preparing to go home with her brother. Yamaguchi walked out of school, Iyo following not far behind.

"Brother, Iyo wishes to go home with Karma-senpai and Nagisa-senpai," Iyo spoke as she looked at her brother's back.

"No." Yamaguchi's answer was a short one, one that made Iyo fill with disappointment.

His little sister pouted at him, "Why?" She stopped walking. "Can't Brother see that Iyo enjoys being with them?"

Yamaguchi halted and turned to look at her. "'Them'? You mean 'him'."

"...So what of it?" Iyo looked down with a frown on her lips.

Iyo didn't think Yamaguchi would understand her. Unlike her, he didn't have any interest in love. She knew him all too well.

"Karma-senpai is Iyo's destined person!" Iyo shouted with quite a loud voice.

Yamaguchi looked at his sister in the eyes. "You... Didn't you say the same thing with all of the other guys you meet?"

Hearing this, Iyo stayed quiet.