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Shin complied as he stood from his seat and took the spot beside Himeko. "Sorry." He stated after settling himself beside Himeko. Yukito then proceeded handcuffing them together with Himeko's left hand and Shin's right hand. "There you go, Do enjoy getting to know each other. You'll never know." He then looked towards his brother who noted that it would have gone worse if it was Kurou. He would beg to differ. His brother has an acute sense of disorder and Katsukuwa was the same in his opinion. He could sense that there was something between this two and that would have been a good choice instead.
But, Shin would do now. This would serve as his punishment for preventing him to lash out on the exotic. "Just be careful, the paparazzi don't see you later." That was of course the reality, Shin was truly a famous persona as a model and sought out bachelor. It would be a good story for the media to eat after, Shin denied any relations to the one dubbed as Coffee Girl and now, they're chained together. This was like something you read in a romance story of hilarity.
After that, he returned to his former seat and pondered on what to do next. His reign as King had come to an end as he gathered the sticks and handed it to Himeko. "Good luck," Yukito was not really that affected whether he was forced to do something here at this game. It was also no consequence to him Kurumi tried to see though his secrets, because frankly, these girls would more likely leave this manor if they did know. So, it was really not that bad for him to stay in this game. He only does this for the fun factor of messing everyone up.
Then, Nemui presented some of her baking prowess. That was hateful. This girl even if legally considered as family. It doesn't mean she could do whatever she pleases in a kitchen that once belonged to his mother. "Such a beautiful cake, Nemui-san. Thank you for the treat." He noted with that sincere admiration for the craft work. Of course, that was not true at the very sense. He wanted nothing more but to throw it away in the trash can. "I hope you don't mind, but I am rather starved for strawberries." There is truth behind that. He and Kurou are indeed avid fans of strawberries.
It is a reminder and a thing which they had inherited from their mother which makes him resentful of the girls more especially Nemui. "If I take this one." He took a piece where there are two strawberries and then took a bite. "This is delicious." He gave an approving nod. "It would be a waste not having a taste, Suzuki-san. Have some." He looked at Ren and offered a piece from his own.
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Her eyes swayed towards Len when he didn't take the offer of cake. She remembered that he had much of a sweet tooth as she did back then when they were children. Did that change now? Somehow, that was inevitable, but she also felt sad about it. She shook the thoughts away inwardly and looked at the cake instead which was prepared by Nemui. It looked fantastic and reminded her the ones she would make with her mother. Those were such wonderful days.
"What a lovely cake, it felt like it would be a tragedy to eat it." She said with such clear admiration and truth in those words as her eyes looked at the cake in such a child-like wonder. "I hope you wouldn't mind if I take a piece?" She asked and took a sliced piece and put it on her plate. It reminded her of the strawberries she had yesterday. It was written on her journal and it was something she shared with Kurou. Her eyes traveled towards the said person as she smiled warmly. "Kitomura-san, you like strawberries, right?" She asked and then handed her plate to him, the piece with two strawberries. "Here."
She then took another plate for herself and noticed that the younger Kitomura was also fond of strawberries. "Kitomura-kun and Kitomura-san are fond of strawberries. Is it because your parents are the same?" This was but an honest observation and an innocent question. She really did not mean anything behind it as she then took a bite of her cake. "This is delicious!" Her smile was really radiant. "You're a wonderful baker!" She looks at Nemui with such a bright smile.
"Very true, Malik-san." Yukito entered the fray of conversation and then looked at Aina. "And to answer your question, our mother is an avid fan of strawberries and would manage to incorporate it into our meals." He answered the question with a tinge of gentleness and a smile. There was nothing out of place there, Aina nodded at this answer and somehow that explains a bit about the brothers' fondness of strawberries other than it being delicious on its own. "She sounds to be a lovely and fun person." This was her honest assessment from what she had heard.
"Yes, she was." At that hint, Aina felt something was up and was about to speak further when Shin interrupted. "It's time to get your sticks." Shin noted as he could sense that if the conversation take a bit deeper, It would not be best for two new connected families. Aina nodded her head as she understood what was being said without such loud words. That's why she focused on eating her cake. "All right." She then waited for the round to start while Yukito continued to eat in peace as if there was nothing wrong, though inside, he knew that Shin was getting to know him more than he should.
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Then, Yukito had to remind him of the paparazzi, literally the media who was rather earnest in knowing who he was going to have as a girlfriend. Why won't they just cut it out, already? There was also to take into consideration that he openly announced that Himeko has no connections with him, but if they were seen like this together. It was going to be a cover story yet again. He would also be called a liar and the media would probably make stories how madly in love he is with her and why he did it to protect her and so forth. Such nonsense... and basically it would be a circus.
It only meant that he would need to do something to make sure that he is not seen with Himeko which he believes would be something that she also prefers. The only question, where would they be staying at her place or his? From that, he could devise a more comfortable lifestyle for both of them for those two days. "Thanks for the tip." He sighed at this and then looked at the cake Nemui presented. It reminded him of something that Yukito would eat or even make.
"It looks good." He noted as his eyes lit up like Christmas lights. He was rather fond of sweets. "I'd like to have one." He said as he took a plate with just one strawberry on top. He used his left hand to reach, as not to cause discomfort to Himeko and even ate it in that away. It was hard since, he was not used in using his left hand, but it will have to do. "This is good." He said with wonder as he took another bite. It was clear that he meant what he said, and it was rather adorable in his own way as he ate as much as he could.
It was at that point, he heard about Aina's questions. He knew that the girl didn't mean anything behind it. She was simply asking, but that doesn't mean it could not be interpreted differently. That's why he intervened at that point and Aina understood, That was a good thing. He looked at Himeko. He was not pressuring her or anything. He just didn't want to get it messy as much as possible. It is true that the Fujioka and the Kitomura are now joined by legal means.
Still, Shin knew well enough that Yukito even with all of his smiles and gentle actions towards the sisters are not his real feelings on that matter. There are still things he doesn't understand about the idol, but he knew much about how he was very loving towards his mother who had passed away, and then came here a new family and all. It was a good thing that these brothers were keeping up with it as much as they could That was probably the same with the sisters.
It made him wonder if these four just clash it out. That was really worrisome.