After story:Devotion male reader insert version

Chapter five-Happy Birthday!

I sat in my usual place in Fu-chan's room, holding her hand. Even though it was her birthday, I still managed to beat the Yoshinos to the hospital, so I had some time alone with her.

"I figure your sister and brother-in-law will be here soon, so I just wanted to wish you 'Happy Birthday' now. I wish you could be here to enjoy it, but..." I really didn't know what else to say. I wasn't sure if she'd be at the school or not, or I could've gone there. I couldn't afford a gift, and it wasn't as though she could enjoy it, anyway.

It was quite disheartening.

A few minutes later, the door opened and Kouko appeared. "Oh! Hi, L/n-san!" She always seemed surprised to see me. "I didn't think you'd get here before us." Yuusuke followed behind her, and he and I exchanged nods in greeting.

"I got here at my usual time," I said. "I just wish that I had a gift for her, and that she could enjoy it."

Kouko nodded sympathetically. "I understand."

"Not to one-up you kid, but Kouko has been wishing that kind of thing for about two years longer than you," Yuusuke added.

I nodded. "I understand. I'm sorry; I didn't mean for it to seem like I'm the only one waiting."

Kouko laid a hand on my head. "It's okay. I'm just glad to have one more person waiting for her to wake up." She looked over to her husband, who nodded. "It means a lot to us."

Knock-knock

All three of us looked over at the door in surprise. I wasn't expecting anyone else and, based on the Yoshinos' surprise, they weren't either.

So it was a pleasant surprise to see Yukine appear. "Hello? Is this okay?"

A smile spread across my face. "Miyazawa-san! Hey, come on in!...That is, if it's okay?" I asked the Yoshinos.

Kouko smiled and nodded excitedly. "The more, the merrier!"

So Yukine entered carrying a large box, with a bag hanging from one arm.

"Hey, let me help you with that," Yuusuke offered.

Yukine let Yuusuke take the box with an expression of gratitude and led him over to where she wanted to set up her things. As usual, her 'things' consisted of a cooking set enough to feed a small army, as well as the food to feed said army. "I purchased the food after getting off of the train," she explained.

"Still, that's pretty heavy," Yuusuke observed, to which Yukine simply giggled.

"Let me help set that up," Kouko offered. "Yuusuke, go keep Fu-chan and L/n-san company."

Just as Yuusuke resettled down on the other side of the bed, there was another knock at the door. All of us looked at each other, then the other three looked at me. "Come in?" I guessed that I had been unofficially elected the head of this gathering.

The door opened and in came Kotomi, carrying a decent-sized bag. She paused and bowed to all of us. "F/n-kun, good morning. Uh..." She apparently wasn't sure what to make of the other three.

"Good morning," the Yoshinos answered, almost in unison.

"Good morning!" Yukine replied cheerfully with a bow.

Kotomi quickly made her way over to me and tried to hide. "Are they bullies?" It hadn't occurred to me that the two of them hadn't met yet.

Yuusuke quickly rose to his feet. "Hi there. I'm Yuusuke, but you can call me Yu-san. The beautiful woman over there – well, the one with the shorter hair – is my wife. You can call her Kouko-san."