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link to chapter 6 is here

NINO POV

“isn’t it a little bit quiet?” I ask. We’re having a dinner with one empty sit in front of me.

“Riisa-chan wa doko?” again I ask. Kaachan looks at me with a smile.

“I woke her up just now. She said she’s tired and she didn’t want to eat. Well, if you want to talk to her later, I think you should,” I nod a little with her explanation. I didn’t ask another question.

“She asks me if she can call me kaachan,” I put my chopstick down. Next I stare at kaachan.

“you’re not trying to arrange me and her right? Kaachan, I can’t get marry. Not with her or anyone. Not in this condition,”my mum laughs. Seriously, if she really thinks of doing that, she should think twice. She’s the one who cause me to be in this kind of business by asking me to go for an audition. And now about marry someone things. She knows well that I’m an idol who like has been cursed to not get married. And also with my condition now. I shouldn’t get marry no matter what.

“don’t give her hope, kaachan. She’ll hurt,” again she shook her head with my words.

“you think too much Kazu. I never arrange you with anyone, remember. I did ask you to get married before, but I know you shouldn’t now, no worries about it,” I relieved so much hearing her word. Kaachan smiles watching me before she continue with her meal.

“She cry today, saying she miss her mum,” I watch her in disbelieved. That girl, who seems to be tough in whatever happened in her life before cry today? I didn’t blame her for that. She never shows it once. She never shows to anyone about her hard time.

“And Kazu, she ask me to…” not again.

“not now Kaachan. On the first place, why did you ask her to do that?”

Kaachan shook her head.

“kazu, you know, even I didn’t ask her that, once she knows it, she’ll be the one to decide,”

“still you have way to say no,”

“Kazu…”

“I’m done eating, Gochisousama deshita,”

“Kazu, please…” I look at her.

“kaachan, we’re discussing something that you have been decided. Please stop already,”

I didn’t mean to sound rude, but seriously, I’m getting tired of it. I know she loves me so much, but asking someone to sacrifice for me is just unreasonable. I didn’t stay long. I went straight to my room and throw myself on the bed.

I didn’t know what I should feel. 3 months ago, I’ve been diagnosed with leukemia. Lucky for me, it’s only the first stage and it didn’t spread fast like others. I’ve got choice either going on with chemo or find a donor for the bone marrow. We’ve found out that Neechan is not compatible with mine while kaachan can’t be the donor due to her health condition.

While I’m losing hope, she comes. but still, how could I use someone that I love just for my self-interest?

“obaachan was asking me to help her with something,”

“Something?”

“Yes, something. About you,”

I look at her with a narrow eyes, didn’t understand what she was said. She’s looking at me a smile.

“2 hours conversation, you still able to hide your problem don’t you?” I always love her smile, but this time I hate it. I know she already know it, but the thing that I hate the most is how could kaachan use her?

“kaachan tell you?” I ask in disbelieved. Shockingly, she shook her head.

“No she didn’t. I mean she didn’t really tell it. I force her to tell me,”

“How..?” I didn’t know if I should ask her the question. Even if she didn’t tell me, I know how. Kaachan always cry lately. Her thought on losing me is so strong. I guess she must has seen it.

“Then she ask you to..”

“Of course not, you Baka!” she cuts my words. I let go my breath, totally puzzle by the situation.

“Your mum not that selfish you know. Actually, I’m the one who offer it,” at that time, I have a mixed feeling of relieved, worried and of course mad. The one who I waited for her to come, and when she’s here, things that she’ll do is helping me. It’s unbelievable.

“Why would you want? Why would you agree by yourself? I didn’t ask for it,” I turn myself with my back facing her. I don’t want to see her expression that time. I’m afraid by whatever reaction she’ll give out. Then I heard she sighs.

“you sure a stubborn one. Either you accept it or not, I already agree with it. And I have made a promised. You know well right, kazu-kun, once I made a promise, I won’t break it,” she said, before entering the room.

I let go of a heavy breath. Up till now, I didn’t know what I should do to reject what so ever her intention is. Even how good I am on planning a prank, I’m still s**ks on the right words to say to her. I didn’t want to hurt her, mentally or physically. Either way will hurt me too.

Somehow I wonder what Aiba has said, is it really I only love her as my cousin? Nothing more?

I was then distracted by the sound of the door being knocked. Simply, I just ask the one who did it to enter. Kaachan was there with some medicine that I need to take.

“just leave it there. I’ll take them later,” I point at the table inside my room, asking her to put it there.

“just to remind you, you have an appointment with the doctor tomorrow,” Yabai!! It’s a tight schedule tomorrow. maybe I can skip that.

“Don’t you dare doing whatever you think right now, kazunari!” I heard she talks, nearly scream. I look at her with a smirk on my face. Riisa was standing there, leaning at the door.

“it’s a tight schedule tomorrow. I can’t be late,”

“you can. It’s not that you always late to your work right?” she is totally disagreeing with whatever I said. Kaachan smiles while looking at both of us.

“well, you both may continue whatever you’re going to say ok. And Riisa, I left the food in the refrigerator. If you want, you can heat it up,” she said. Once before she really leave the room, kaachan stop at her, patting her shoulder.

“I leave it up to you. He won’t listen if it is me,” and then she leaves.

Riisa looks at me before really entering the room. Slowly, she takes the medicines and hands them to me with a glass of water.

“I want to see you eat this. I didn’t believe your words,” she said. Having no other choice, I take them and eat them infront of her.

“Satisfied?”I asked once I finished. Well, I don’t really need to ask. It really had shown on her face.

She didn’t really speak a words, but she looks around my room. In fact, she likes scanning through my manga collection. She grabbed one before leaving the room.

“you’re going to the doctor tomorrow. by whatever condition it is,”ahh, I thought she drop that. Looking at her with a smug face, I reply.

“What if I don’t,”

“Then you left me with no choice. I’ll drag you until we reach the hospital,” I laugh.

“Like you really can do it,”

“Oh, you don’t try to challenge me don’t you,” she comes nearer me. I didn’t even have an idea what she will do until she reach my phone and start dialing a number.

“oh, hello, ninomiya kazunari’s manager? I’m his mother. Hait, well I would like to know if he can go a little bit late for his work tomorrow?” I was totally stunt by what she was doing. I try to grab back my phone, but she’s fast.

“oh, he needs to go to the hospital tomorrow,” Yabai! The management shouldn’t know this. I’ll be in trouble.

“riisa-chan, mou yamete!” again I try my best to have my phone back, but again she’s fast. She went out from the room. I went after her.

“Oh, ok then. I guess, you can pick him up at the hospital tomorrow. thanks,” with that she hang up.

I was seriously having no idea on what should I do. With the management know about my condition, I’m sure the others will know it in a mean time.

“seriously, you promised me before you won’t let anyone knows about this,”I finally spoke, a little bit hurt. She didn’t said anything, just smirk.

“give me back my phone,” again with no words, she hands me back my phone. A little bit tired, I throw myself on the couch while figuring out the call list. Seriously, I never call my manager. Normally, he’ll be the one to call me. And this time, I was shocked. The last call I had made is 5 hours ago, to Aiba-chan. She never made the call.

I turn my face to her. She was laughing so hard, knowing the fact that I already know she play a joke on me.

“that is for you to bring Aiba-chan here, yesterday,” goodness, she really makes me nervous just now. Having thought about the management already know about my conditions, I am so worried.

“I’m tired, oyasumi,” she brush my hair before she left. Then once again, she turned to me.

“you’ll go tomorrow right?” she ask, waiting for an answer. I didn’t straight away give the answer. After a while, I said something.

“I will if you come with me,”

“of course I can’t you moron. You’ll be going alone,” she said with a small laugh.

“ahhh.. sabishi naa,”with my answer, once again she laugh.

“you are so like a child. Be a mature one will you,” this time I look at her.

“well, I only act that way when you’re around,”

“and, why is that so?”

“because I love you,” I didn’t know what I’ve said that time. Somehow, I really hope she didn’t heard whatever I have said, but then I saw her lips curls.

“of course you did, kazu-kun. You always love me, as a sister. So…. As you really love me, you’ll be going to the doctor tomorrow. No matter what!” I was so relieved. She never takes my words seriously, and I’m so glad with it. But Riisa-chan. I mean my words.

She gives me a smile before heading to her room. I took my phone, dialing manager-san.

“moshi moshi. Ninomiya desu. I guess tomorrow I’ll come a little bit late. No need to fetch me up. I’ll go there by myself. Ah, thanks,” I hang up.

ps://this is originally post in Aibakaland .... i've quite update there :))