"You're stupid, but I'll stick around." [Mitsukou fanfic, college au]

Times like these, you gotta stick together.

Fall, or autumn I suppose. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. School starts in a few weeks and honestly I don't even know how I will survive this semester- er- these YEARS. This is my first year of college and I have no idea what to expect. I started packing the essentials for my stays at the dorm I'm assigned to. I heard we all have pairs instead of a group this year so I wonder who my pair could be..I at least hope it's someone manageable. "Crap, I don't have any new notebooks! I guess I'll buy some after lunch." I said to myself. As I was putting all of my laundry away, I heard a "KOU!!" from the other room. "Yes?" I asked. "When is lunch time?! Im hungry!" My little sister whined. "I'll make something right now, first let me just finish this.." I replied, mumbling the last part. "Okayy!" She replied.

I was finishing cooking up some shrimp stew teru used to make when he was here, and I served Tiara first, then myself. "Kou.." Tiara mumbled while chewing. "Yes Tiara?" I asked. "..Will you come to visit me at grandmas house a lot?" The small 9 year old asked. I smiled, "Of course I will!" Tiara smiled, but frowned at her soup. "I wish I was older." She said while spinning the spoon. "Why would you want to be older Tiara?" I asked, completely dumbfounded. "I think if I was older, I could be with you at college..I..I want to be with you more! I don't want you to leave!" Tiara yelled as tears fell down her cheeks. I was stunned. "I just..I don't want you to leave me too.." Tiara softly mentioned, while wiping her tears. My heart hurt to see my own baby sister cry like this, at first I didn't know what to do. I sat off my chair and hugged her very gently. I rubbed her back and told her to calm down. "I'm sorry Tiara, I'm sorry I didn't put your emotions first." I said while frowning. Soon after, she let go of me and wiped her eyes with her long sleeve. "It's okay Kou, this is supposed to help you! I want you to be happy just like you make me happy." Tiara smiled with her teary eyes. "Are you sure Tiara? I can always just postpo-" Tiara cut me off with a hug. "No! I'm the queen here and I say that you, my knight, have to go to college so you can be a cool adult!" Tiara giggled. I couldn't be sad when she was around, she was the brightest out of all of us. "Well, okay, but promise me that you can always tell me when you feel sad, I'll always be here to help you!" I reassured her. "Okay Kou, but can we FaceTime every night before bedtime??" Tiara asked. I smiled while kissing the top of her head. "Of course my queen." She smiled from ear to ear. "Now, we still have a few weeks left before I leave so lets have a lot of fun together yeah?" I said. She nodded while skipping to her soup bowl. I'm gonna miss her so much.

At the store, I was looking for the isle with all of the school supplies, for me and Tiara. I got the amount of notebooks I needed (and other necessities), and I let Tiara get a treat. Despite the rough afternoon, it went smoothly after. We had dinner, and Tiara went to bed right after, she was probably exhausted. I was able to get packing done and I just sat on my bed, scrolling through social media. The thought of how the school would treat me kept wandering around my mind, I decided maybe I should just sleep it off. These next few weeks are going to be tough.