My Real Life Dating-System?!Ch5 - A visit to the doctor

I was incredibly fidgety. I knew the doctor I had called since I was a child and he was a nice, middle-aged guy that treated me like his nephew, but all the pushed down fear of having some sickness or problem with my brain bubbled up again.

Hamada patted my shoulders, sitting right in front of me. “Let’s skip all the formalities since you’re so tense. What’s up?” CuZ6Jj

I had thought of reasons to have my brain checked, close enough to my actual situation that it wouldn’t seem I was lying. “I’ve got blotches in my sight and sometimes see things double. My last eye-test was perfectly fine.”

The man’s face hardened immediately. He leaned back in his chair. “Did you get hit on your head lately? Fell?”

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I nodded after a moment of contemplation. In fact, I had. I hadn’t really thought about it, but I had slipped when walking down our stairs with socks the day before the UI appeared. My scalp had cracked open the tiniest bit and I had gotten a huge bump, but everything had healed up quite quickly and had stopped hurting unless I touched it, so I had forgotten.

“You’re worried that your brain is affected somehow, aren’t you? Alright. We’ll do some tests.” He gently patted my back when passing me, calling out to someone out of the door. I sighed in relief. At least I was getting checked. QrHZdL

… I just didn’t think about the fact that we were personally acquainted with our doctor. Even though I was technically an adult and could do all those examinations on my own, they were ultimately the more serious kind. By the time I walked into the waiting room to await my test results, I was run over by people. My mother’s frightened voice was shouting into my ear.

“Why didn’t you tell us!” Everyone was talking over each other, tugging at me. Only Haru was standing at the side, trying to calm my nervous family while I was completely out of it, sorting my thoughts and mumbling replies.

Only Hamada could coax my family into a private room, where my father and brother opted to press him while Risa and my mother were clinging to me, squashing my body.

“I had a feeling you hadn’t informed them”, scolded Hamada from the side. “There’s no way I wouldn’t call them if you appear here with anything more than a cold.”

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Yeah, I would have thought of that, too, if I hadn’t been so upset.

He then proceeded to loudly clap his hands, stunning my family into silence, all focus on him. With a professionally calm attitude, he quickly summarized the situation. “We’re through with all the needed tests. Since the situation might be urgent, the results will be out in a few hours. If you want to, you can go home in the meantime and I’ll call once they’re finished.”

My father was the one to decide we’d go out but keep in close vicinity to the hospital. All of us went out to eat together, a rare occasion. It could have been nice if the mood wasn’t at the bottom.

“Haru, he told you”, Daichi said into the silence, glaring at Haru. He wasn’t truly angry, I knew. He was rarely truly angry with someone. He just looked sick with worry, like the rest of them. KSEdc8

Haru sighed. “He didn’t want to worry you all until he has the actual results. Mum, Dad, you still have to work, Risa is preparing for her competition and Daichi needs to study all day for his scholarship. You know exactly you wouldn’t have another thought in your head all week if he told you.”

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Our worries did indeed prove to be unfounded. We spent several hours on edge, then ran back to the hospital when Hamada called. The first sentence he said before we even said down was: “Everything is fine.”

We deflated, plopping down into the chairs. He let us breathe for five seconds, then pulled out several sheets and summarized his findings.

“He’s healthy, his eyes are alright and there’s nothing wrong with his brain. …I admit there’s one area that looks weirdly active”, he frowned at the sheet, “but that’s nothing negative.”

“Why is he having problems with his sight then?”, my mother nervously asked and Hamada placed a single sheet in front of us. A lot of numbers next to weird names, some marked red. J8sHZE

“Stress”, he declared simply. “Don’t underestimate the temporary and lasting damages stress can cause to our bodies. Your stress-level is through the roof, Riku. You might want to talk about that.”

Lots of eyes on me.

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Uh, I like guys, one of my teachers hates me, I’m lacking behind in several subjects, my future terrifies me and oh, did I mention I suddenly have a dating system?

Yeah, right. I uncomfortable hid my head between my shoulders. Nu-uh. I didn’t wanna talk. eCsHk3

Seeing my silence, my father almost stood up, but my mother pressed him down again. She glanced over at Haru. “Does he tell you?”

Haru hummed, twirling a lock of hair around her finger. “Some? I dunno how much compared to the whole picture, but some things at least.”

“Any chance he’d let us in on it, too?”

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“Don’t think so.”

Collective sighs. Hamada watched us in amusement and I was pouting. Mom pulled me into a hug and turned to face Hamada. “Would we make it worse if we tried to squeeze it out of him?”

“Absolutely. This kind of thing can even need counselling.” Hamada was on a first-name basis with all of us children. He was direct enough with his words, and I was thankful for it. Still, he appealed to me. “Whatever worries you can share with all of them, please do so. Don’t bottle it up. We’ll do another full check-up soon, and if things aren’t better by then or you call because the symptoms get worse, I’ll get you professional help and a larger examination.”

I nodded. “Alright.” xjtRdw

We left much lighter than we had come. In the car, Risa started to cry a bit, hitting me. “I thought you were dying or something! Asshole! Don’t worry us like that!”

I took the hits without complaining. Even Daichi squeezed in a hit between hers. My arms were all bruised by the time I got home, but I felt warm inside.

All five of them were catering for me, rolling me up like a burrito on the sofa, starting one of my favourite movies and burying me in food and snacks. I nibbled on some pieces of an apple, using my one freed arm to poke my brother. He looked at me, ruffling through my hair and making a questioning hum.

“Can you help me study?”, I muttered. I didn’t like having to ask for help but I had zero self-control when it was about studying. I mean, I couldn’t even keep my attention during class. It wasn’t surprising I was lacking behind, but I lacked the will to change it on my own. “Just a bit.” hRv0se

“Of course I will. Don’t worry, your brother’s got you.”

I was cuddled all evening, mostly by my mother and sisters. My father uncharacteristically patted my head and my brother fetched his things to study while accompanying me on the sofa. Haru was taking the other side, comfortably using my burrito-self as a pillow.

She quietly whispered something, making sure no one else would hear her. “I understand not talking about the game system, but don’t you think you could at least…”

She trailed off, but I knew what she meant, of course. DtqG5d

“No.”

“Come on, Riku. We’re all on your side, not just I.”

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“No.”

“What are you worrying about?” 823Xdx

I hid my face in the numerous blankets.

I just don’t want to say it out loud, ah! I don’t wanna admit it more than I need to! You can’t imagine how awkward it is to be different! Not knowing how someone will react, it’s scary, okay? Who says high schoolers are adults already? We’re obviously just kids trying to act all mature! Don’t expect us to handle things logically!

I sighed into the blankets, a very long sigh that even alerted Daichi. He glared at Haru, who left my shoulder and shrugged.

“Alright. Risking that you’ll hate me for this, but… Riku likes guys.” iRrCzd

She raised her voice loud enough for the rest of my family – who were still dancing around the living room – to hear. I jolted up. “Haru!”

She squeaked and hid her face with a pillow she snatched from the side.

Daichi was the first to react to the revelation other than me, who felt his whole face flushing and muscles tensing.

My brother gripped my free arm, half getting off the sofa to enter my field of view and talking so fast he almost stumbled over his words.
“No problem! That is no problem! We don’t mind, okay? You’re my brother, you can like whoever you want!” nAhEPr

I reckon they all came to the conclusion that any sort of stunned silence might give me the wrong idea. For the third time today I was buried underneath love and pats and worried voices.

My brain just fried. I sunk into the blankets, emptied my head of all thoughts and allowed them to fuss over me. The only thought I allowed to surface was a simple conclusion:
Ah, they really love me, they don’t mind at all.


The author did not feel like writing all the drama that usually comes with these examinations. The author was lazy….

New edit note: Yes, please don’t out people like that in reality unless they ask you to. This is purely a plot device for me to avoid a lot of extra chapters I’d have to write to otherwise get to this point. 2ZPyDA

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27 comments

  1. I don’t need all the drama from those examinations, so it is perfectly ok!

    Ah Haru… outing someone is never ok, BUT at least it was to his loving and supportive family.

    Thanks for the chapter <3

  2. A supporting family that everyone needs but not everyone has.

    This is a nice and funny story so far. I’m looking forward to more :3

    Fighto~ Riku (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

  3. Haru that was kinda a bad move since you never know how others might exactly feel and it might make things worse- but anyways ARGHH SUCH A CUTE FAMILY!!!!!! I love themmmmm😭💜

    Ty for the chapterr!💜💜💜

  4. There is definitely not a necessity for drama author!! It’s perfect how it is!!! It was beautiful!!! I’m literally crying tears of happiness!!! Such wholesome family!!! 。:゚(;´u;)゚:。。:゚(;´u;)゚:。

  5. This reminds me so much of my family, of course, with more fluff and less insults. Tough love they call it

  6. Hmm, shouldn’t doctor respect patient’s privacy? I remember when I was 14-ish, my doctor once sat me down during visit and talked about how if I have sex or drink or take drugs – or absolutely anything else – and need medical help but don’t want my family (or anyone else) to know, I can go to the hospital and receive treatment and it will be between me and the hospital. She explained patient’s privacy to me very clearly, and less than 2 years later I had mental health problems from bullying and school stress, and I got help in that same hospital without my parents knowing. If she hadn’t told me that, I would hold my problems in and continue to be crushed by them out of fear that my family will know. So yeah, patient’s privacy is very important, and underage patients are no exception.
    • It’s actually not that easy!https://jacksonllp.com/hipaa-compliance-minor-patients/It also depends a lot on which country, probably. Laws aren’t the same all over the world. The main point is, and I’m stating this often enough, this is Anime logic – in the first place, they probably wouldn’t even let him leave when he says he is having issues with his sight after hitting his head. They’d keep him there to ensure it’s not getting worse. However, to avoid some things getting dragged out in the story, I’ve taken shortcuts (like them not keeping him, like them contacting his family so they find out, or what Haru does later – despite all that not being the right thing to do)
      • Well, I get it. I mainly mentioned it because these things are not talked about enough, IMO. But I forgot that it’s not the same everywhere, yeah. I asked mom, and apparently that hospital asks guardians of any minor over 14 years old if they want to sign an agreement that lets them do it. Also, my doctor is the type to nag softly until I call parents myself rather than do it behind my back, so I probably developed a really strong sense of security towards her and forgot it’s not the same for everyone 😅

  7. That is so not ok to do. Personally declaring someone else’s sexuality without their consent is disgusting, even if they have “good intentions”.

  8. I didn’t the sis shouldn’t have talked about it without his consent, it was touching and warm that they didn’t mind (as they should), but it was something that he should have talked by himself imo. 🥺

    • It was a plot device, honestly. I needed the family to know so that MC could relax, but there’s no way he would have told them on his own for the next months at the very least.

      Anyway, this story is based on Anime Logic – there’s a lot of stuff going on that makes limited sense or shouldn’t be done in reality, so don’t take it too seriously~

  9. She would be dead to me at that point….. actually I might have murdered or attempted to murder her the second it left her mouth 😄

  10. Most novels I read, even the really dark and solemn ones, don’t really make me cry … but somehow this chapter really opened the floodgates.