Lahat ng Kabanata ng You’re Courting Me?! (MxM): Kabanata 181 - Kabanata 190

“Does it taste fine?”. I knew I wasn’t imagining it— Miyamura has been acting nervous around me…me of all people. Yesterday, he carried me to the guest room after I passed out while sobbing on his lap like a child. I honestly don’t even remember closing my eyes. I was awake, then I wasn’t. “Is it too spicy?”. He doesn’t sound nervous, but I can tell he is from the twitch in his brows, and the questions he’s been asking since I joined him for breakfast. “It’s fine”. No, it’s delicious. He always cooks when I come over, and each meal is more delicious than the last— “I have people looking into it, so you don’t have to worry anymore”. Looking into what?…the soup?. “I don’t know what you’re talking about…”. The soup is good, but does he really need people to look into how it’s made? Doesn’t that sound a bit too weird to him?. “I’m talking about the mail you’ve been getting and the situation with your nestmate”. He ‘subtly’ pushes a plate of freshly baked bread

In all her years of being friends with Sora, Sakura can honestly say she’s never seen him this angry. No, Sora isn’t angry…he’s furious. “Apologize to him right now”. He repeats his statement like an order. Sakura knows that she’s not the only one in shock— If she’s ever seen Sora this pissed, then none of the alphas in the room have. “You don’t understand, Sorahiko— ”. She grits her teeth in annoyance as Rei tries to offer him one of her half-hearted ‘explanations’. “I don’t want to understand your bullshit…not anymore”. The moment Sorahiko cuts Rei off, Misa flops down on the couch like a person watching a very interesting movie. Sakura takes the seat beside her. Only Riko and Miyamura are left standing. “I don’t even want him to forgive you. I just want you to apologize”. He looks like he wants to hit her again, and Sakura is all for it. “And believe me, you will. So bow your fucking head and apologize for touching him”. Misa gasps in amusement. She chuckle

“W-What do you mean? What are you talking about?”. Rei snaps. “I never said anything like that!”. “No, you didn’t”. Miyamura’s eyes don’t leave him as he walks over to the couch and sits. “Then stop saying— ”. “You’re afraid”. Riko murmurs, softly. “You’re shaking, Rei”. “I’m not! Stop talking nonsense!”. He yells, eyes wide in panic. “You’re moving towards the door like you want to run out of the room, but of course, you’re not afraid”. Misa comments, eyeing his tense posture with an unreadable look. I would say something, but I can’t adapt to this realization…I just can’t. What does Aito have to do with anything? Why is Rei so afraid of him? What the hell did everyone see that I didn’t? Rei, who had been subconsciously inching backwards to the door, stops in his tracks. “I’m not…I’m not afraid…you don’t understand…”. “Then tell us!”. Sakura takes a step forward, hand stretched like a lifeline. “Tell me what happened”. I watch as Misa’s gaze flickers to he

“The same one that Sorahiko’s under…that’s why he couldn’t see Aito for who he truly was”. He says as he sends me a pointed look. “W-what do you mean by that?”. Sakura asks, sitting up sharply. “What did he do to Sora?”. Aito’s special kind of magic? What is that? And why am I the only one under it? “Did he do something to you?”. Miyamura’s grip on my hand is so tight that I can’t feel my fingers. “Did Aito touch you?”. He asks again, holding my hand tighter. “N-No?”. I didn’t mean to sound unsure, but I don’t get it. “I don’t remember him doing anything to me…?”. “Sorahiko”. Rei calls out. “How would you describe Misa?”. I’m sorry, what? What is that question supposed to mean?. “Please, just indulge me”. He still sounds so tired. “Be honest about this, please”. Now, everyone’s eyes are on me. It’s unnerving. “She’s not a bad person…?”. Oh God. I don’t know what to say. Rei continues staring into my soul with tired eyes. I take in a deep breath and try to gathe

“What do you mean by that? He didn’t employ me for any reason. Miyamura did it for the fun of it”. Or is there something I’m missing here too?. Because I seem to be doing that a lot lately. “But he doesn’t notice people he has no interest in”. Rei counters. “So, why would he notice someone that he shouldn’t even have an interest in?”. “What?”. Miyamura huffs, distastefully. “You’re trying to say that I can’t speak to new people without it having to mean something?”. Rei backtracks immediately. “That is not what I meant. What I’m saying is that you employing Sorahiko was completely out of character for you, and Aito knew it”. “So, he brought you back immediately?”. Misa questions sharply. She crosses her arms over her chest and watches Rei with calculating eyes. “No, it took a while”. He shakes his head lightly. “He didn’t think that I’d ruin my chance at the…party, so he didn’t have any concrete back-up plans”. Riko places a comforting hand on his shoulder— even as