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**I'm really making HUGE changes for this story; I'm kind of excited to see what you think (you may even be MAD that I changed so much)! Seriously. It is ridiculous on how much I have changed the story; it is going to be completely different from the first draft…the only similarity is that our heroine has Juichi! I'm so excited to rewrite this. I've spent all this time on the whole plot, trying to keep it straight. I hope you like it a lot!

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The final bell rang, and I quickly said goodbye to my friends. They, in response, put their hands on their hips and blocked the classroom door immediately. I gulped as they snarled.

"Are you not going to hang out with us? You've been leaving early for the past two weeks!"

I fiddled with my frizzy brown hair while sticking out my tongue. "Sorry guys! I promised Jun-chan—" They groaned at my younger brother's name, but I only repeated myself, "...I promised Jun-chan that I would go with him to a new Takoyaki store. I can't just back out, you know."

"But you back out on us all the time!" Another confronted, leaning forward. "First, it was just every other day, but now we can't even get you to go anywhere without your brother interfering. Juichi-kun has such a sister complex...it's obvious he keeps you preoccupied on purpose!"

"I know, I know!" I said, waving my hands.

They peered down at me, eyes narrowed in disbelief. "So you say…but every time we bring this up, nothing changes!" I took a step to the side as they approached with more angry complaints, and dove for the door.

An opening! I chuckled to myself; I kind of felt like James Bond, dodging the bad guys.

Well, you know, except for the bad guys being my friends. And there was no chance of me dying. But you get my point.

"Hey! Get back here!" One called. I turned to them, winking before dashing down the hall.

"I'm sorry, you guys! You're totally right. I'll talk to him about it tonight. Tomorrow I'll be all yours!" They raised their eyebrows with growls. "I promise! But right now, I have to meet up with him, so I'll see you tomorrow!"

I turned the corner, waving again before going down the stairs.

"Don't forget, Mitsuki-chan!" I puffed my cheeks, blowing my bangs out of my eyes as I ran. I continued down the stairs, and switched my slippers with roller blades once I got to my locker. Once I strapped them on, I stood up and swirled around to face the school.

"Mitsuki-chan!" I looked up at the window of my classroom to see the girls. "Bring money tomorrow! You're paying for everything!"

My brother came out as I waved to them. He twisted his similarly brunette head to look up with hazel eyes.

"Who are you talking to?" Juichi questioned, catching my attention.

"Ah, Jun-chan, you're here!" I said with a smile, "I was just saying goodbye to my friends."

Juichi looked up at the window again, sending protective glares up at the girls. Of course, the girls glared back, and proceeded to have a battle of fierce looks. I sighed.

It began…like every other day of the week.

"What are you gawking at?" Juichi called. The girls reeled back in insult before spitting in reply.

My friends and I were third years, so Juichi's attitude made them hate the first year even more. The only thing keeping them from sicking their boyfriends on him was that he was cute. They called him their boy toy on occasion.

"We're looking at our friend, Mr. Sister Complex!" Juichi flushed red as the girls giggled in victory, running back inside the classroom.

"I don't have a sister complex!"

"Oh stop it, Jun-chan! Let's get going." After sending a last glare to the empty window, Juichi followed me closely out of the school yard.

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"Tomorrow I'm hanging out with my friends." Juichi paid for the Takoyaki before leaning on the banister.

"Where did that come from?"

I shrugged, a smile on my lips. "I haven't hung out with them for weeks, and I feel bad for backing out on them so much."

"But," Juichi said, puppy eyes ensued, "I thought we were going to hang out some more tomorrow…"

"Oh don't try it, Jun-chan!" I said, crossing my arms. "I am always hanging out with you. It won't hurt if I hang out with my friends a couple of days in the week—"

"A couple of days in the week?" Juichi repeated, his head snapping up. He stomped his foot, causing me to blink in surprise and confusion. "And to do what, those days? You used to pay for everything for them with your money. I don't like you wasting your money on those—"

"But you're not the boss of me, and I can spend my money on what I like! Besides, I'm the older sibling here!"

"Only by two years!"

"My point!" I sighed as Juichi crossed his arms in displeasure. "You really do have a sister complex…don't you?"

Juichi replied by glaring at his me with a red face, his temper once again getting the best of him. "See? Those so called friends of yours talk about me like that, and now you do too!"

"Oh please," I said, rolling my eyes as I flipped my hair to one shoulder, "you know I'm only teasing." I petted my younger brother's head, smiling. "I need to have a life, Jun-chan."

He responded by turning to take the Takoyaki and sitting on a nearby bench. "I wish you'd have a better life…without those troublesome girls…" I sighed before sitting down beside him.

I spoiled my brother far too much. "…How is it?"

"…It's good."

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The two of us walked home, the sun setting. Already over our quarrel, we joked and teased each other. Juichi offered a race. "Whoever gets home first gets the last ice cream in the freezer."

"Hey!" I said, roller blading beside him, "That was mine in the first place! No way!"

Juichi chuckled with a grin, and bent down to start racing. "On your marks, get set—hey!" He called out to me, who was racing ahead with a head start. I turned my head over my shoulder, tongue sticking out.

"Since it is mine, I get a head start!" Juichi pointed in front of me, and I looked forward, only to see the chest of a man getting closer-or, rather-me getting closer to it. "Ack!" I swerved around the man, only to crash into the wall.

"Onee-san!" Juichi called in alarm, running up to me, "Are you alright?"

I moaned, rubbing my nose. I had so much luck. So. Much. Luck.

"I apologize, are you alright?" A silky voice called out from my left. I looked up, seeing emerald green eyes and red hair. My face flushed as I looked at him.

Gorgeous.

The sexy boy must have been no more than a year or two older than me, yet he held such a mature look in his eyes that I double questioned myself.

He stared back at me, his expression calm (as if used to seeing looks like mine) and his hand out stretched to help me up. I felt my face turn from pink to red as I realized I was gawking, and stood up on my own to bow.

"Oh, no! I-I'm sorry! I wasn't paying attention to where I was going; it was completely my fault!"

He smiled, shaking his hand as he straightened his back. "It is quite alright." When I laughed, holding my sore nose, he leaned closer. "I'm assuming your face is in good condition? That was quite a nasty smack against the wall."

Before I could answer, Juichi pulled me away from the devilishly handsome boy. "Yeah, well, you could have dodged her any time, mister."

"Jun-chan!" I scolded, smacking his head lightly. I bowed again, smiling up at him. "I'm sorry. My brother is very protective of me."

He grinned down at Juichi for a moment, and both Juichi and I responded to it: with a red face and a scowl respectively. I bowed again, apologizing one last time, before realizing that if we stayed, Juichi would embarrass me further. "Well then, sir—"

"Oh! I seem to be on a rude streak," He chuckled at his joke before introducing himself. "I am Suuichi Minamino. Nice to meet you…?" He waited for an answer from Juichi and me.

"M-Mitsuki Youyuku…a pleasure…" I stuttered, bowing lightly. Juichi glared at Suuichi as if he had done him a personal wrong, but I elbowed his gut to break it. He groaned for a moment before muttering his name.

Suuichi held eye contact with Juichi for a short moment before the two both looked away from each other with different expressions. Suuichi seemed amused; Juichi, conflicted. I blinked, standing between the two, and leaned towards Juichi.

"Oh…have you two actually met before?"

"No!" Juichi snarled quickly, spinning his head to glare at me. I blinked, waving my hands in defense.

"Okay, okay! Sorry…" I sighed before looking at Suuichi, who was smiling down at me in slight amusement. "W-well…it was very nice to meet you, Minamino-san." I bowed one last time. "I really am sorry about all of this."

Suuichi replied by shaking his head and waving a hand. "Let's just be glad that no one got too hurt." He chuckled before walking around me, and stopping beside Juichi. It seemed as though he had muttered something, and I confirmed this by Juichi's shoulders tensing.

They both noticed my stare, and Suuichi smiled at the two of us again before walking away.

What a guy…

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"Eh? You're going to hang out with some friends today?" I asked. I took a bite of my toast as Juichi and I sat with our parents, eating breakfast the next day. "With who?"

Juichi also took a bite of his breakfast before shrugging. "Some friends I met the other day. We're gonna get something to eat."

I nodded, pleased that he was taking an interest in social interaction. "Awesome!"

"Then that means that you will be coming straight home, right Mitsuki?" I looked at my mother, who hadn't bothered to lift her head from her plate. I sighed lightly.

Here we go again.

"I-I was going to hang out with some of my friends today, actually."

"But you need to study." She snapped in reply. "Your grades are borderline; you don't have time to play around."

I sighed lightly before Juichi interrupted the conversation. "Come on, mom cut her a break. She studies for hours after we get home already."

"But her grades make no motion to improve." She snarled in reply. Juichi lowered his head, his eyes apologetic towards me. Our mother glared at him, and then slowly enhanced the glare when her eyes laid upon mine.

"So, you will come home and study."

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"But you promised us you'd come with us!"

I gave my friends an apologetic look as we swept the school yard. "I'm really sorry you guys. My mother—"

"No more excuses, Mitsuki-chan!" One of them said, crossing her arms, "You promised us, and now you're, once again, backing out."

"Maybe we shouldn't be friends anymore, if you don't want to hang out with us." The five circled me, walking up with arms crossed over their brooms.

"It's not like I'm doing this on my own choice—"

"But you could have not made the promise." One said, curling her hair as she looked at me.

"Yeah, you could have said that you would try."

"I—"

"Well, at least give us some money. We didn't bring any, cause we thought you'd be paying for us."

"I…" I stuttered, fumbling with my broom, "I don't have any money…I left it at home."

"What kind of friend are you? Won't even give us money…"

Another took a step closer to me, eyes wide. "We need a compensation, don't we, girls?"

I could suddenly feel the adrenaline in the air; things were getting tense. They sighed, some of them shaking their heads.

We were in the back of the school yard, so if anything happened, it wouldn't turn out well for me. "Y-you guys…don't do this…"

"Do what?" They asked, slowly turning in the circle they had made. "We haven't even done anything."

It was amazing on how so-called friends could turn on you in an instance. The need to be better than someone else was so overpowering in humans. In an instance, your friends could become enemies.

And this was what was happening. Right now. To me.

"You won't lay a finger on her, if you don't want a black eye." All heads snapped up to see Juichi walking around the corner. The circle broke, and they stood on one side of me.

"Oh look!" They giggled, "It's Mr. Sister Complex!"

All of the adrenaline vanished from the air as estrogen took over. Juichi walked up to me, standing between us as a barrier. His glare quickly shut off their flirtatious vibes. They looked at me, heads raised up.

"Ne, Mitsuki-chan," One called sweetly, "Tell Juichi-kun we were just kidding around!"

"Don't say anything, Onee-san. These girls are low lives." He turned his head to me, revealing an agitated frown, "Like I told you before."

I lowered my head, and he took the hint to scold me later. He took my hand and pulled me from behind the school in silence. He stopped to warn the girls that if they teased me, he would know, and make hell for them.

I looked at my thought-to-be friends, who glared back with crossed arms until I turned the corner.

Juichi kept walking until I whispered his name. He stopped, turned around, and began to yell. "What is wrong with you? Why did you just stand there, when you know you could've been beaten up?"

"They circled me, Jun-chan…" I whispered, "If I ran, they would have easily blocked my path."

Juichi, realizing that yelling would get him nowhere, sighed while rubbing his forehead. "What if I'm not there, one day?" His eyes seemed stressed and, to an extent, sad. "I can't protect you forever, Onee-san."

Taken aback from his sudden, sentimental speech, I lowered my head, fingers curled. "I-I know that! It's not like I try to get myself in those kind of situations…"

Juichi's temper returned as I looked up at him. "But you start 'those kind of situations' by being so immature!" He stomped his foot. "You always say that you are the older sibling, but your personality shows the opposite! You expect things to simply fall into place, the way you want them to, but in reality that won't always happen!"

"I know that, Jun-chan!" I snapped back, "I know that perfectly well! But, another thing about my personality: in addition to being immature, I also am a striver. I strive to make things work out for me, in this world that refuses to give me a break!"

"Oh please," Juichi said, rolling his eyes. "You're acting like you are the most mistreated person in the world."

"No I'm not!" I yelled, taking a step closer to him. "But I am acting like a person who is mistreated by her parents, her peers and even her own little brother!"

Realizing my point of view, Juichi reached out for me tenderly. "I'm not trying to hurt you, Onee-san. I just want you to take better care of yourself."

I shrugged his arms away from me and headed towards the school. "Just..just leave me alone for a while…"

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"Onee-san, I'm home." Juichi opened my door. "Onee-san?"

"Welcome home." I said apathetically, bending over homework at my desk. He sighed as I continued doing my homework.

"Can we talk?"

I paused, holding the pencil in my hand, before looking at Juichi. "That depends. Are you going to snap again?"

He walked in, closing the door behind him, before sitting on my bed. His fingers knitted together as he looked down at them. "I'm sorry, Onee-san. I was wrong to yell at you, when you were the one getting bullied."

I sat in silence, my eyes refusing to focus on the papers in front of me. I sighed, pushing my chair back and standing up to face Juichi.

After I had come home, I had come straight to my room to think about all that had happened.

Juichi had been trying to protect me, knowing that the girls were just using me for money and Juichi-sight-seeing. He had tried to keep me away by keeping me preoccupied, even if it cost him his reputation at school.

He had done it all for me, and I returned the favor by acting like the spoiled one.

"I…I'm sorry too. I'll try not to worry you as much." I sat beside him on the bed, and patted his shoulder. "Thank you for helping me, Jun-chan."

He nodded, and we talked leisurely until it was time for dinner. As we stood up, I asked him a last question.

"How was your day out with the boys?"

He tensed, and looked at the ground with a glare. I stared at him as he tried burning the ground with his glare. "Jun-chan?"

He looked up, remembering where he was, and smiled at me lightly. The smile didn't reach his eyes. "It was…okay."

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So what do you think? Is this better than the first chapter of MYBIAD I? Kurama wasn't in this one much, I know, but he will be soon. :3 I'm so excited for this revise!

If you are reading for the first time, I hope you liked it too!

See you next chapter!