Aaaaaaaaand I'm back with a one-shot!

Sorry it took me so long ;A; I was totally out of ideas. I need dem suggestions huhuhuhu

Anyways, this is only a very short chapter since I ran out of ideas again. Whoopee. I miss writing about these two and I hope they get more screen time in the manga. The latest chap is about Tsuyoshi and Yukirin, I think? Dunno what's going on anymore :'(

I hope you enjoy this reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally short one-shot~

Matsunaga Tomoya found it slightly weird that his girlfriend, Tsutsui Mari was looking oddly cheery. It was a Monday, and there was absolutely no reason to feel cheery about going to school. Well, maybe except seeing Mari and probably his friends as well. They count.

With their hands linked together, the two of them were on the way to school after Tomoya picked her up from the train station.

Her mood still on his mind and although it was risky, he decided to ask her the reason for her positive mood.

"You're looking extra cheery today, Mari-chan. Is it because you saw me first thing in the morning?" he said with a teasing grin, only to receive a blatant stare from her. She rolled her eyes before responding.

"Uh, no. And the first thing I saw this morning was your cheesy text. It did not make my morning any better." she replied. Her statement alone felt like a huge boulder hit him in the head. And since this was Mari, he was already used to it. He knows she doesn't mean it, but that doesn't mean he can't tease her further.

"Aww, what? It didn't?" Tomoya whined, and then scratching the back of his neck as if he was disappointed. "Should I stop sending you those texts every morning?"

Slightly taken aback, Mari turned her attention to her boyfriend and was surprised with his reaction. She expected him to get all whiney like a kid throwing a tantrum. Somehow, she felt bad for what she said.

"Did I tell you stop? And maybe it made my morning a bit better, who knows." she muttered, her face flushed with red. Chuckling to himself, he placed an arm around Mari and pulled her closer towards him so that he could place a kiss on her forehead.

"Dang, you're cute when you try to hide what you really feel." he said as Mari lightly punched his chest.

"Sh-shut up." she replied.

"Now seriously, besides my oh-so romantic text this morning, what else made you this cheery?" he asked as he held her hand once again.

Mari glanced up at Tomoya, somewhat unsure if she should tell him. It wasn't that big of a deal, she thought.

"My brother is going to stay over at my place for the whole week. His wife is going out-of-town with her friends and he said that he missed me." she replied. Though she sounded nonchalant while saying it, she felt absolutely giddy deep inside.

On the other hand, Tomoya blinked after hearing what Mari just said. He remembered that her brother always had a special place in her heart, and no man can take that from her. Oddly enough, the red head could only mutter a small "oh" as a reply. Raising an eyebrow, Mari found it extremely odd.

"What?" she asked him, slightly worried. As if snapping from his thoughts, Tomoya shook his head and looked down at her.

"Huh, whu? Oh, it's nothing. Good for you right? You'll see your brother for a whole week! Cool." he said, turning back to his old self in a second.

But Mari won't be fooled.

She knows him too well to sense if something was bothering him or not.

"Tomoya," she said seriously, though her voice was soft. "What is it?"

Blinking, Tomoya transferred her gaze from Mari to the opposite side, unsure of what to say.

"Well, you see… it's—ah, I'm too embarrassed to say it!"

"I'm pretty sure you've said a lot of embarrassing things already! Why get all shy now?"

Tomoya stopped walking as he bit his lip, still unsure. Mari folder her arms across her chest as she looked up at him, waiting from him to talk.

"We'll get late-"

"Okay, I might have been slightly, teeny, tiny bit jealous." he muttered quietly. This time, Mari blinked. What the hell would he be jealous of?

"Are you… jealous of my brother?" she asked. Tomoya then covered his face with his hands, his ears bright red.

"Don shay it ot lowd! (Don't say it out loud!)" he muttered. Still gaping at her boyfriend, Mari's lips cracked in to a small smile. Who knew that Tomoya would get all embarrassed because of this?

"He's my brother for crying out loud. Why the hell would you get jealous of him?" she asked as she grabbed his hand and continued their walking. With his face still red, Tomoya heaved a deep sigh.

"It's- it's just different, you know? I know he's your brother and he'll always be special to you but he's not the only man in your life right now." the red head said as he squeezed Mari's hand with his, feeling her warmth. Mari glanced at him, and then transferred her gaze on the ground.

"And I can't help it too. I am just a human after all. You're brother's a great guy by the way. His wife is so lucky to have him. I just wish you'd be as cheery as you are now when you see me." he said meekly, his voice getting lower. When they were meters away from their school's gate, Mari let his hand go and walked a few steps ahead before stopping. Tomoya stopped walking too.

"Listen, you have no idea how happy I am when I see you every day at the train station waiting for me." she said. Tomoya couldn't see her facial expression but he was sure as hell that she was blushing.

"You're slightly a bit more special than Ma-kun." she added, though her voice was quieter.

It took a few seconds for Tomoya to react.

He laughed softly and then walked towards her as he grabbed her hand to make her face him. And as he expected, her face was as red as a ripe tomato.

"H-hey!" Mari exclaimed. Thank goodness it was a bit early and there were only very few students entering the school. Otherwise, Mari would've fainted from embarrassment.

"You're cuter when you're honest with your feelings though." he said with a huge grin. Mari could only sigh.

"Seriously, shut up." she muttered as she tried to cover her face with her arm. Chuckling, Tomoya gently tugged her arm down so that he could see her flushed face once more. He then cupped her cheeks with his hands, caressing her with his thumb.

"When it comes to saying what I feel for you, I just can't." he said, a little bit more serious this time. Mari could only sigh in defeat.

"We're in public, you dumbass."

"I couldn't care less."

Mari grunted before grabbing his wrists and pulling them down. With a small huff, she turned her heel and crossed her arms, walking a few steps ahead. Tomoya could only laugh at her reaction.

"…we'll just continue this later, got that?" she muttered as she continued walking ahead. Tomoya felt his face heat as his heart beat twice as normal. She did it to him again.

"Man, she still got it." he muttered as he tried to catch up with her pace. The two then entered their school gate on a bright, Monday morning.

I'm thinking of writing a one-shot with Ma-kun in it. With him interrogating Mattsun and acting all tough though he can't cuz he's cool just like that. We'll see, ayt?

Thanks for reading!