Chii-chan sat by the dining table trying to do her homework. I'm so tired, I won't get any further in this condition she thought. No! She slapped her cheeks with her hands, to wake her self up. I need to do this! Suddenly she heard footsteps coming from the stairs. A shadow approached her, but she couldn't distinguish who it was.

-Tsubaki! She said surprised considering what time it was.
-What're you doing being up so late? She said raising her eyebrows.
-I should be the one asking you that question. Isn't it already past your bedtime? Little sister? He said with a teasing voice.

She put her arms over-cross and looked the other way, insulted from what he just said.

-I told you already not to call me that! I'm not that younger than you, ya know?
-Hmm… Really? Then do you know all sorts of adult stuff?
-What do you mean by adult stuff? She asked.
-By kissing… being in bed together and stuff. Or should I teach you? He said with a grin on his face.

She blushed by the thought of it.

-Tsubaki you know we can't do that, you're my older brother after all.
-Does that mean you want to? He asked with an even bigger grin on his face.

He walked closer, bending in over her with his left hand on the chair and his face only one inch away from hers. She could feel his breathing. A faint red colour appeared on her cheeks. She looked away embarrassed. Tsubaki grabbed her chin and moved her face, facing him. Chii-chan tried to move, but a part of her also didn't want to.
Of course she liked Tsubaki, but she couldn't figure out her own feelings. She thought back on what Azusa had said; Do you like him as a brother, or do you like him as a man? She didn't know at the moment.
Every time she was with Tsubaki her heart started racing like crazy. But she didn't want to feel that way. It's so wrong!

Chii-chan looked down with a pale expression. It's too much she thought. Tsubaki's eyes widened, and he let go of his grip.

-I'm sorry. He said. -I just can't control myself, whenever I'm alone with you. It's okay if you can't declare your feelings right now, but what I said earlier… I was serious: I love you Ema! I won't let anyone else have you, as the selfish man I am!

-Tsubaki… Ema said surprised. A warm feeling felt her. Is this love? She thought to herself.

Tsubaki brushed the hair away from her face and kissed her forehead. -Goodnight. He said and smiled, and turned away walking up the stairs.

What was this feeling just now? She thought. Her heart wouldn't stop pounding even though she tried to abstract from it. Do you like him as a brother, or do you like him as a man?. The words kept hunting her inside her head. She was so confused, it made her all dizzy. She didn't want to think about it anymore, she just wanted the thought out of her head.

-Maybe I should go take a shower, to clear my head. She spoke out loud.

Ema sat in her room changing into her pyjamas, when suddenly she heard a knocking on the door. Her heart started pounding again, it could be nobody else but Tsubaki being up this late. She twisted her drench-wet hair into a bun quickly and put on her slippers, walking towards the door.
She nervously pulled the handle down and unlocked her locker, while slightly peeking her head outside.

-Oh, it's you… She said surprised and a bit disappointed to be honest, facing Natsume-san outside Natsume-san outside her door. She had slightly hoped for it to be Tsubaki, so she could get a chance to explain her self. She hadn't been able to do it earlier, because her heart was beating way too fast, and she was afraid Tsubaki may had misunderstood her signals.

Natsume-san had a slight brush on his face, glancing at her wet skin, from where she had forgotten to button one of the buttons on her pyjamas. It almost looked as if it was glowing, luminited by the small amount of light coming from her room.
-I just wanted to remind you of the ski trip tomorrow. We need to get up early, and I just heard you were up still, so I was afraid you had forgotten.
-How could I forget? I just sat up making my studies ahead, so I won't need to worry about it when we're away.
Azusa-san smiled. It was so very like her, passionately sitting and doing her homework up late so she could make sure she got the best out of the trip. He patted her head.
-Make sure to get some sleep all right?
-H-hai! She said. Walking back into her room and almost collapsing on her bed of tiredness.

Next morning she woke up by the sound of a trunk getting smacked. She looked at the clock in panic; It was almost 8! She quickly managed to get out of bed and unbutton her pyjamas to put on a sweater, when suddenly…

Tsubaki burst inside the room, he completely forgot to knock on the door. Because he would have expected her to be dressed and ready to go at this hour, although that was not he case. A moment went by when they both just stood there glancing at each other completely shocked. Suddenly Tsubaki's eyes widened, and his face became as red as a stoplight. He quickly turned around, covering his face inside his hands.

-I'm so sorry, I should've knocked! He quickly managed to run outside, and smack the door behind him. He stood leaned up by the door for a while. His heart was pounding immensely fast, he had a hard time even breathing. What happened just now? He was out of himself.

Normally he would just joke around with her, but this. No, no, no. He hold himself to his face with his eyes still wide opened. He kept seeing the image of Ema's almost naked body running through his mind. And imagining how she would sit in her room now, probably still out of shock, blushing.
Her slender, tiny, fragile body sitting on the floor, helpless not knowing what to do. And her caramel brown locks, moist from the bath she took the night before and left tiny water drops on her pale, soft skin.
Tsubaki blushed even more, he couldn't take it. He was unable to hold back…