Chapter 9:
Can You Please Tell Me What This Feeling Is
It’s been a month since I’ve arrived in the Human World; I’ve finally got use to things around here. And thanks being in the cooking club, cooking human foods here is now a piece of cake. Though Rio knows my secret of being a witch, the headmaster doesn’t seem to know that which that help me from being expelled. Moreover, another good thing is, my parents gave me and Atsuka our allowance every month which mean I don’t think I’ll need a part time job then.
And almost every day, I would find out new things about the human world. Like how there’s a difference between a toad and a frog, that milk is white and human could produce it in different taste and colors, and not just bus but people actually travel with train, cars, plane, bicycle, and even on animals! Not only that, humans can even use magic! Well, not exactly magic, but Rio said that some people have supernatural powers like telekinesis or fortune telling. But Rio didn’t believe either of that, which made me suspicious that he would believe I’m a witch.
Having a life here isn’t as bad as I thought, in fact I now feel stupid for exaggerating a lot back at my world and how stupid the people in my world reacted. Today is another day where I’m on my way.... running to school since I’m now 2 HOURS late. (Yes, I’m not a morning person). I ran, ran, and ran! And now, I have arrived in front of the school that has a clock 2 meters away from the gate, which shows that school won’t start for another 2 hours.
Ah, damn! What’s up with my alarm clock lately! 2 weeks ago, it was 1 hour early, and then a week ago, it was 1 hour late. Now, it’s 2 hours early. Oh can it GIVES ME A BREAK ALREADY
“Yukisa, you’re here way....., early than usual” said someone from my back, but I recognize that voice in a second, “You should say that to yourself Rio” I said to him. But really, why the heck did he come 2 hours earlier today, “So, care to explain why you’re here too early?”He asked, “Alarm malfunction, you?” “Would you like to know?” asked Rio with a fishy voice, “On second thought, it’s not my business”
“Hey Yukisa” said Rio with a deep tone, “What’s wrong?” I asked “Can I ask something?” “What?” “Would you......” “RIO, YUKISA, GOOD MORNING!!!” Shio greets us in the midst of our conversation, “What were you guys talking about?” she asked with curiosity, “Nothing, nothing at all” I said immediately, “Right Rio?” “Ye, yeah” he said, but Shio just stand and stare at us deeply with a face saying she was unsatisfied with our answer.
“So why are you so early?” I asked to Shio, “I know you always came early, but this is the first time I’ve seen you this early” “Hehe, that’s a secret” said Shio with one of her finger on her lips.
And while we’re together in class, students came in little by little and fill the class with noises of each and every student in this class. Then later, the bell finally rang
Its break time now, it was an extreme relieve for me. Then suddenly, Rio pocks me. I turn and look at him, as if I knew he wants to continue the interrupted conversation this morning. “What is it Rio?” “Like I was saying this morning” “Yeah?” “Can you.....” “Yukisa, you just can’t believe what I saw, come here quick!” said Shio, I don’t what she saw,, but I know her face is saying it’s something unbelievable, “Right away! I’ll talk to you later Rio” and rush over, Rio just sigh.
“Hurry up! Hurry up!” Said Shio, “I’m running as fast as I can here so don’t push me!” we then arrive here, at Yano–senpai’s classroom? “What’s going on here, it’s crowded with people (Especially with girls)” “Yesterday, my brother said something that he had an enemy!” “So?” “You don’t get it, my brother never hates anyone, this is the first time he hate someone, and even my dad was shocked!” “Okay, so why do you drag me into this?” “You wouldn’t believe who he was talking about” We both got through the crowd, and I could see that Yano-senpai was playing....., what is it called again? Ah, Chess! But it was just like what Shio said; I can’t believe who is his enemy.
“Ha! Check, what are you going to do now?!” Said Yano-senpai with laughter bursting out of his mouth to the other person,
“Check mate”
The room then was in silence. And Yano-senpai was froze like a stone, as if his pride has been step and crush like a little ant.
“I thought you’ve never played chess?!” said Yano-senpai in frustration
“I’ve played something similar to this in my home town” said someone I’m extremely familiar, “Tsukasa is his enemy?!” “I know, freaking crazy right?” “Extremely crazy” “And look their not the only one who’s fighting” Shio pointed at both the Tsukasa and Yano-senpai’s fan club.
“Yano-senpai FIGHT!!” “Don’t give up Akira!”
“Tsukasa soo cool” “Tsukasa is the best”
“What’s so great about that gloom Tsukasa Anyway?”
“If you know nothing about him, then don’t ever talk to him like with your narcissist Akira!”
“Hey! You have no right to talk about our prince!”
Wow, a cat fight sure is scary even in this world. But really, it’s been a month I stayed here and this is news for me that Tsukasa is in the same class with Yano-senpai. Come to think about it, I’ve never been to his classroom, in fact I don’t even know his classroom.
While I’m in my thought, Tsukasa was already in front of me, “What are you doing here Yukisa?” he asked, “HI......, Tsukasa, I was just passing by when I then I pass your class, and look around” I don’t even know what to say anymore, I have enough lies already, “Hey Shio, say something!” “Idiot, don’t say my name!” she said, Yano-senpai turns his head, he put a smile on his face, and I think I see flowers around him? “S-H-I-O!!!!!!” “Bye!” Shio waves then runs and left me behind.
I look at Tsukasa, and Tsukasa looks at me, and Yano-senpai cried out of sadness and disappointment. “So is the annoying guy you were talking about is Yano-senpai?” “Yup” he said with a sigh. “Well, though it’s just a feeling, I think you’ll get along with him well” I said, but Tsukasa just makes a face as if he just saw me eating a squirrel. “Well, I got to go now, and I have a club activity after school so you don’t really need to wait for me okay” Tsukasa just smiled a little to say that his okay with that. I’m back to my classroom and thought I could continue what Rio wanted to asked me, but he’s nowhere in the classroom. I waited for him, but only now when the bell rings he then show his face.
Another lesson end, and another sweet break began (Ooh, I made a nice rhyme.) But I immediately turn my body toward Rio and ask, “So what do you want to ask me about?” Rio sigh first, look at me in the eye, and say, “What I was trying to say is, would you….” “Hey you two!” said Shio, interrupting our conversation (again.) “Shio, are you doing this on purpose?” “Doing what on purpose?” she asked with her one of her eye brows lifted, “Never mind” I said. “Oh yeah, Yukisa there were someone who was looking for you outside” said Shio, I wonder who could that be? I go outside, and there were 3 familiar girls. I tried to remember who they were, and then it hit me! “Aah! You’re the Tsukasa fan club member who wanted me to be the president! Haven’t I told you that I don’t want to be the president?” “Well, actually we’ve already settled that matter. But can we talk to you after school behind the school warehouse?” “Aa…., sure no problem” I said, though that! Was my big mistake, since I’ve no idea what’s going on yet.
I don’t really know what Rio wanted to say to me, but I’m sure is quite important for him not to tell it with Shio around. And since she was with us the whole time, he wasn’t able to say anything. Then the school was over, “Oi, Yukisa!” “Sorry Rio, I’ve someone to meet first” and I run off.
I look around and find the so called warehouse behind the school, “So this is the school warehouse?” I said to myself, though strangely no one was around. Suddenly, the door opened slowly by itself, was there someone there? I walk and look inside but it was too dark to see anything, the lights might be broken.
Then as if the door was been possessed, the door suddenly close roughly. I panicked a little but someone then lit on a candle in the cold and dark room. Somehow, the situation is similar to someone that is having a ritual at a dark room. Moreover, I hate that kind of ritual, since I am no good staying at a dark small room for too long. Now, I feel like I’m paralyzed. “So this is the goody—goody girl that’s very close to Tsukasa-sama*” said a girl with a very curly hair, all right who the heck is she, and why is she calling Tsukasa with a ‘Sama?’
Nevertheless, when I look at her carefully, I was sure I have seen her before, “Ah! You’re the person I met when I went to the washroom” said I while pointing at her. “I see you remembered me, I’ll give you credit for that” she said. “Can someone tell me what the hell is going on here?!” The 3 club member from Tsukasa fan club appear from behind her bringing unnecessary introduction that I don’t even want to know.
*Sama is an honorifix to someone in higher status like a king, or someone extremely admired
“She is the senior, Yuri Tomogashiki from the famous Tomogashiki group games company” said girl 1
“She is beautiful, has great grades, and she’s in the cheering squad” said girl 2
“She is now the president of the Tsukasa fan club!” said girl 3
Agh, I’ve seen those kinds of people in comic and television. Never thought there’s one in the flesh. And what surprise me most; she’s the president of the Tsukasa club?! It makes me feel sorry for him.
“So why are you keeping me here?” I asked, “Well, we just wanted to talk to you” In a dark warehouse where no one will get close? Now that’s a weird place to talk, “Well, here’s the thing Yukisa. We’ve only known Tsukasa-sama for a month, and I believe you’ve known him for quite long time” “And your point being?” This conversation is getting fishier here, I thought. “The point is, I just want you to, get out of his life” she said with a big smile like it was forced upon her face. I had nothing to say, but my heart yells the rich girl just say freaking what?!
“I’m sorry, but did I hear that you want me not to get close to him because I’m a nuisance for you?” “Ping pong, I’m glad you’re smart girl!” she said as if I was a puppy, who just learns to walk.
“Well this smart girl isn’t going to listen to what an idiot says”
“Excuse me?”
Okay Yukisa, what the hell am I saying?!
“What I’m trying to say is, you called me” oh no, “you put me in this nasty warehouse” here it comes, “and you warn me out of the blue even though I’ve never even met you” don’t say it Yukisa!“And you want to me to listen to you?! WHO THE HELL DID THINK YOU ARE OLD LADY” and I just cross the line..., why am I an idiot?
“So that’s how it’s going to be,” She said with her anger suppress as hard as she can that it’s so obvious,
“So what are you going to do, lock me up in this warehouse?”
“Wow, you’re smarter than I thought!”
She then put out the candle. And while I was confused in the dark, she uses her chance to get out and lock me up, “Maybe if you’re smarter, you wouldn’t ended up this way, BYE!” and she left. Great just…, GREAT! I knew from the start she’s going to do this, and I had to say all that. Am I amazing or what? (Of course NOT)
I bang the door over and over again non-stop for about 15 minutes. But being in this cold and dark room, even I can’t handle. Then something hit me! And idea that hit me, “Of course, I’ll just get my wand and smash the door open!” but few seconds later, I realize one thing. My wand was in my bag, and my bag was back AT THE CLASSROOM! How many stupid actions have you done this far Yukisa? Well, let us see……………
I woke up 2 hours earlier.
I said bad thing to the one I don’t even want to get involve with.
Moreover, to top it off, I forgot my wand in this pinch situation.
How’s that a record?!
Now, all I do is wait, and wait, and wait, for a sign, for a sound, anything that could help me. My phobia begins to acting up, my body begins to shiver, my voice was shaking so much I can’t utter a single word, and I can’t even move my body anymore. I tried to remember the good times to calm me down. But instead, what came to my mind were only the worse times. Like the one from the beach, the Karantan, the mass reporter, and soo many other things. My head then begins to ache, I hold my head hard and I’m about to cry. “Sa…. save…. me. Pl…. please….. Some… one” I said in a small voice.
And as if he heard my plea, he opens the door and shine lightness through the dark. My tear of fear had become the tear of joy. The light shines behind his body, which made me unable to see his face. Who is this person that calms my heart? But somehow I knew who this person is.
“Are you all right Yukisa?” said by a familiar voice, but whose voice that was again? He gives me a hand, and I took it without thinking. When I’m out of the warehouse, his face became crystal clear. “Ri…. Rio, you’re soaking wet?!” “That’s because I had to find a certain idiot who got missing” “Why…, did you?” “I wanted to ask you something but you were nowhere to be found. When I came back to class, your bag was still there, so I searched almost the entire school”
I was grabbing his shirt, which is wet as a towel. “Wait here okay, I’ll get your bag” he said. But before he could run off, I grab his shirt again so he wouldn’t go anywhere and cried “Stay here!” Rio was confused. And then, without thinking at all, I put a pout mix with an angry face and kick his leg as hard as I can! “Ouch, what did you do that for?” he said. I didn’t say a word; I look at him straight at the eye, lean to his chest, and burst into tears. “I… was ….s…..a…fraid!” I said while holding back my tears, “Don’t tell me you had Lygophobia (Fear being in a dark room)?” ‘So what?!” “And why did you kick my leg?” “To kick out all my frustration!!” and I continue to cry.
I don’t even know what exactly I’m doing. And to do it in front of Rio of all people! But even so, he didn’t laugh. Instead, he pats my head as if to say ‘everything is going to be alright.’ We sat together in front of the warehouse, and he wait for me to calm down. “Feeling better?” he asked, I nod. Rio then stands up and says “The sun is about to set you know, let’s get back your bag and I’ll walk you home” I nod again and grab his hand.
“Ah, crud” I said suddenly when we get my bag, “What?” asked Rio, “I miss the whole cooking activity, the prez will definitely scold me for hours next week” “Well, good luck with that” “That doesn’t make me feel better though”
Like he said, he walks me home and it was a little awkward for us, we don’t even know what to talk about. “So what is it?” I asked, “What’s what?” asked Rio back, “So…, what did you want to tell me that you ran around the whole school?” Rio stops walking; he was in a deep thought for a second, the he look back at me again and says, “Never mind, I shouldn’t ask you anyway” my face was like ‘What the hell?!’
“Why???”
“No reason”
“Don’t make an excuse young man, what is it?!”
“Who are you, my mother?”
We argued, and argued, and even though we reached my home, he still doesn’t want to tell me. “Fine, I’ll tell you!” he said after giving up, “Yeah! So what is it?” Rio takes a deep breath and starting asking, my heart was pounding to know, “Yukisa, would you go with me to aMUSIC CONCERT?” and I replied, “Huh?” “You see, my dad promise to go to his friend’s concert, but unfortunately he had something urgent so he can’t come and I had to replace him or he’ll cut my allowance” wow, a father who threatened his own son for his own convenience, Rio then continues, “And since I hate being in that kind alone,, sso can you come with me?” said Rio with a strange voice as if he was really desperate “But why won’t you ask Shio?” “I’ve took her there once, and she fell asleep in the middle of it, and if she heard me asking you out she’ll probably force me to take her along” “You got a point there, she could be densely stubborn…, and sometimes annoying” “And you’re the only other girl I’m close with so….” Rio looks at me at the face and he looks at me straight in the eye again, “Well, I loved to go but….” “But what is it?” “I don’t have a dress sadly” I said, “Since it’s your dad’s friend’s concert, there’s got to be a lot of famous and important people right? Won’t we need to wear formal clothes?” “Then you can come to my house and you could wear my mother’s dress, she’s about the same size as you are so I’m sure it’ll fit” “Wo, wai, what?!” Rio takes a piece of paper from his pocket and a pen from his other pocket and then he tries to write something, “Come on Rio, I can’t just barge in to your house and asked your mom to borrow her clothes, that’s definitely ru…” “Here’s my address, be careful not to get lost, you can come tomorrow since its Saturday, come to my house at 4 P.M. okay” “Rio but I…” “Meet you there!” and he ran off. He definitely did that so I cannot refuse him, he is sneakier than I thought he would be.
Well, that was an unexpected turn out event. I look at the map to his house that he made, I do not know why, but I was feeling happy for some reason. “Sister, get inside or you’ll stay there and freeze to death” said Atsuka from the door that’s half open, “It’s not even cold, just let me get inside will you?” Atsuka then open the door for me. He always makes me mad, but I’m still his big sister.
“Sister, sister, SISTER!!!” “Huh, what is it Atsuka?” “I should be the one asking here, I know you like daydreaming, but can you please not to make a very strange face that I rather send myself to Alaska than seeing you!” “What’s Alaska?” “Find it out yourself,” said Atsuka coldly. Well whatever, but I cannot stop wondering about the classical music concert, my grandmother told me about it once, but I wonder what it is like?
However, I also cannot stop wondering what I will do at Rio’s house. It will be the first house I will visit in the Human world, so I am really nervous. Especially when I will be meeting Rio’s parents, who is apparently a famous musician. I just hope I won’t embarrass myself. Ok Yukisa, you’ll think those unnecessary things later! Just eat your dinner and go to sleep, but I guess just that won’t stop me thinking about it.
Finally, here I am in front of a house. That has a beautiful garden that takes your breath away, a big European style housed that has four floors and countless windows, an iron gate (which is twice as long as my school’s gate) that stands still in front of me. How I wonder, what kind of life Rio has, to appear ordinary and has an extraordinary life. “Is it may just be me, but why is it that the most unexpected person, turns out to be rich person!” there’s Tsukasa, there’s my killer teacher who happens to have a big house next to mine, and there’s Rio.
Well, after a quite whooooo-ing and aaaahhhhh-ing, I (in a nervous way) pressed the bell. “Who is it?” said by an unfamiliar and strong voice, I look around but no one was there. I then realize the sound was coming from something called the intercom, “May I help you?” said the person from the intercom, “Yes, can I meet my friend Rio?” I said, “Ah, you must be lady Yukisa, Rio-bocchan* has anticipated your visit” bocchan?! Did he just called Rio with bocchan?! Oh that is absolutely does NOT suit him at all; I’m going to cry if I don’t suppress my laughter. The gate then opens by itself, the Human world do really have a lot of complicated stuff, I said to myself.
Rio, who was informed that I had just arrived, was already in front of the house, “Hey Ri…” “Thank you for coming, please get inside quickly” he said, quickly. “What’s going on?” “Just move your feet faster already; I can’t let my dad see you!” “Now that you mention it, where are your parents?” “My dad is at his working room, probably reading or working. And my mom is now on the way to the airport, and don’t worry I’ve already asked her if I could borrow one of her clothes” Rio pulled me and then brought me to his room, I wanted to ask him about many things but he didn’t give me a chance.
“This is your room?!”
“Yeah”
“This is your bathroom?!”
“Yeah”
“This is your DOLL, you played with dolls?!”
“It’s a gift cost 3 million yen”
I put the doll gently without saying a word, but my mind was saying one thing, THIS HOUSE IS FREAKING AWESOME (and expensive)!!! “Well, I’ll get my mom’s dress, stay here and don’t come out!” he said with a threatening voice, “Yes sir” I said. I look around Rio’s room; his room is full of poster of famous musician, actors, and athletes, WITH THEIR SIGNS! “As expected from the child of a famous musician, meeting a celebrity would be a piece of cake for him” there was also a lot of expensive looking stuff that I thought it could be someone gift for him, he doesn’t look like someone who would spend too much money for himself.
There’s a window in Rio’s room, a big window. And just behind the window, you could see the back garden which is as beautiful as the front garden I saw. I wonder how it feels to live in this splendid house. Then I saw something, it’s a person. And when I look closely, he was wearing green gloves, a hat, a jump suit, and from the tools on his hand I knew he was the gardener. I open the window and walk towards him. He was cutting the bushes to a very cute shape, and he takes care of the flowers very carefully, “You’ve work very hard on the plants haven’t you?” I said. The gardener was surprise after realizing my presence, he then asks, “Who are you?” “I’m Rio friend, he wanted me to do him a favor and so I’m here” “I thought that Rio only brings his childhood friend, uh what’s her name again, Shino?” “It’s Shio” “Ah, yes, yes, I wonder how she’s doing now?” said the gardener, “She’s doing fine and cheerful as ever” I answered, “I see, that’s good to hear, she hasn’t come over for a while”
He looks very nice and clean for a gardener, and I think he’s in his 30s, I then wonder how long has he been working here and I decide to ask, “How long have you been working here?” the gardener suddenly look confuse and ask "A…, as what?” “As the gardener of course” “Hey Yukisa, my mom has a lot of dress so it’s better if you go to her…, DAD!!!” “Ah, Rio, you should have told me you’re inviting your friend over,” said the person who I thought he was the gardener of this house, "D…, da…, dad? Then that means” The person I thought was the gardener, took of his hat and say this to me politely, “Please to meet you young lady, my name is Souji Ichijou,, Rio’s father”
*Bocchan means young master
My mouth was wide open; I have done something I shouldn’t have done.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry for my rudeness Mr. Ichijou” I said while bowing and sitting right in front of him at the living room, Rio sat beside me trying not to laugh as hard as he can. “Please don’t mind me, from the way I dress of course you wouldn’t think of me as a musician you expected to be” he said with a kind and forgiving face, “But still I’m very, very sorriiiiieeeeee…, OW!” I bow to low and accidently hit my head with the table. Rio who was holding his laughter had hit his limit and laugh out so loud that he almost fell from his chair, “You’re way too much Yukisa, you really should be a comedian!” he said with laughter, “Don’t try to make me feel better Rio cause it’s not working!” I said, Rio just continue laughing while Mr. Ichijou, just looks at us with a smile as if he just discovered something interesting.
“Darling, what’s with the commotion?” said by a beautiful woman, who came in just now, “Mother, I thought you’re at the airport by now?” said Rio, “Let me guess, you got the boarding time wrong again perhaps?” said Mr. Ichijou, “He he, you got me dear” she said with a big hug she gave to him from behind.
“Rio, you have a kind and famous farther, a beautiful clumsy mother, a big rich house, and you look ordinary excluding your good looking face. Your life is so unexpected,” I said, “Meeting you might be the most unexpected thing in my life,” he said, “Too shay”
Rio’s mother then stared at me deeply, at first I only smiled. But then I feel very uncomfortable and felt like she was judging me somehow. She then sits between Rio and me which then makes me more nervous, but Rio just took a zip of his juice from the table. And his mother then say this to me, “Could you be Rio’s girlfriend?” Rio then spit his juice,
“Huh?”
“Well, you look soo pretty that no wonder Rio could fall head over heels for you, though I hope you’re not a delinquent since you dye your hair orange, though I have to admit it’s very beautiful”
“Well, actually it’s the hair I was born with, and no I’m not a delinquent”
“Ah, that’s good to hear” she said,
“Mother can you please stop joking around?”Said Rio
“Why, can I have a conversation with your girlfriend?”
“She’s not…”
“I’m sorry Mrs. Ichijou, but I’m not his girlfriend,” I said
Mrs. Ichijou just looks disappointed; Rio just stays silent, while Mr. Ichijou just looks at us while humming.
“My, you look very good at this, oh, but this suite you as well and pink really fit you perfectly” Said Mrs. Ichijou while making me wear many of her clothes, "Um, is it really okay for me to borrow your dress?” I asked, “Please don’t mind it, you could even keep one of my dresses that I haven’t worn for 5 years,” she said with a smile, will that really be okay. “But you have so many beautiful dresses, it’s kind of hard to pick one” I said while looking all the dresses she had in a big cupboard. “You said that but you’ve been staring at that one dress right there right” she said smirking, “Uhh, well, that is” “Don’t be so reserved, here I’ll put it on for you” she said happily, “Wait a minute, that’s a little, MRS. ICHIJOU!!!”
Meanwhile
“They’ve been in there for 40 minutes, what the hell are they doing?” said Rio, while waiting outside his mother’s room with his dad, “You should know, it takes a long time for a woman to look at her best” said Mr. Ichijou. “But really, that kind of thing is really annoying, why do women need to do things slowly anyway, it’s a pain in the neck” said Rio. “
It’ll take a long time for you to understand a women’s heart” said Mr. Ichijou with a sigh, “And you should say that after seeing her,”, “Why?” he asked, “Because it might be a sight you won’t regret waiting for it” he answered with a smirk as if to annoy his own son (Which is working).
“Okay, she’s all set!” said Mrs. Ichijou from behind the door, “It’s about time!” he said. Then, I went outside the room with a light pink high heels I borrowed as well from Mrs. Ichijou, and while wearing a silver-purple gradient dress. Plus, Mrs.Ichijou did my hairdo and put some make up on me, but she didn’t even let me see my face from the mirror which makes me really curious how I look. But, it’s strange though since the room is fill with silent and Rio isn’t making any comment (or insults) at all, and it’s making me more self conscious of how I look. Do I look strange, do I look pretty, and is there something on my face? I don’t even know what to say.
“So how does she looks, beautiful right?” said Mrs. Ichijou with a smile that shows he pride, “Well, I have to say she looks exquisite” said Mr. Ichijou . And while I was about to say thank you, I trip and fell since I’m not used to wearing high heels, now that was totally embarrassing.
Thankfully, no one mind it. I get up and look at Rio who’s looking at me, “SO, how do I look?” I asked. My heart was beating like crazy for his answer, wait…., why do I want to get his opinion anyway?
He doesn’t say a word, he then smiles, and then he says, “Guess it’s true that a fine feathers makes a fine bird, though you’re still the same old stupid bird I see” I kick his leg after that (pretty hard too). And while he’s in pain, his parent even act that they didn’t see anything (guess they admit, Rio’s at fault).
“All right then, Yukisa, our driver will take you to the concert so I hope you’ll have fun with my idiot son” Said Mrs. Ichijou, “Hey, who are you calling an idiot son?” said Rio. I could only chuckle hearing that.
Mr and Mrs. Ichijou prepare us the car to the concert as they said (though I’ve never heard it would be a fancy limo), and off we go to the concert.
“Did you find something interesting for you to smile about?” asked Mr. Ichijou to his wife.
“I’m just glad, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen him smile and laugh in front of others,” said Mrs. Ichijou, “People tends to pressure him question if he’ll ever follow our footsteps, that’s why I always wonder that it would be the reason he would change so much”
“Don’t worry, it’s just puberty that change him, you don’t have to worry anything, he’s our child right?” said Mr. Ichijou. Mrs. Ichijou smile at him, and Mr. Ichijou smile back.
“Hey, are we there yet?” I asked, ‘You’ve been really nosy, did you get car sick or something?” asked Rio, I nod with my hand on my head since I was having a real headache. Rio then picked something on his pocket and then he gives something to me, “What’s that?” “It’s something we called medicine, just swallow it and you’ll be fine”
I then pick the so-called ‘medicine’, which is a strange one since usually medicine explodes if you touch it carelessly. Then while being nervous at first, I swallowed it, and after a few minutes, I feel a lot better than before. “It’s a medicine for someone who can get easily car sick like you,” explained Rio, “Do you always carry one?” “No, but you’ve told me once you can get car sick easily right, I prepared it just in case…”
My heart was actually beating quite fast after hearing that, because it’s feels like he really cares about my condition and he even remembers what I say a month ago, or am I too overly conscious of myself? I was feeling that way before he said, “I prepared it just in case…, you get really sick and barf, well that would be a disaster” said Rio, “Can you even say even say just one compliment for me at least, even without a curse you’ll never get a girlfriend this way!”
With anger still filling my head, Rio then gets closer to me. He gets closer, closer, and closer. He lean to me, and now his face is about 5 cm from mine, I didn’t say anything, or more like I can’t say anything in this situation. Without thinking, I close my eyes. While don’t know what’s going to happened, and keep closing my eyes. I then hear his mellow, soft, small voice right besides my ear saying, “You look great in that in dress” he said. I open my eyes, but he was already back in his normal place, so I couldn’t see his embarrass red face, “Now can you please don’t curse me Ms. Scary witch?”
He’s teasing me, from the start he was teasing me! Oh, I ‘m soo going to making him pay one day, DEFINIETLY!!!
We’ve arrived to the concert, though I’ve no idea who and who are watching the concert. But just from the looks of it, I could only need a glance look to know how important (and rich) they are. “What, are you feeling nervous with all the rich looking people around you?” asked Rio, I nod slowly to answer him.
We sat in our sits, and the curtain has now opened. For the opening performance, they had a trio performance between a violin, piano, and cello. how they start smoothly and then it becomes much faster and faster, it feels like a calm ocean had became wild from a storm, eve though I don’t know what music they’re playing but I do know I like it.
Each hour, there’s a different performance. Sometimes a solo, sometimes a duo. The fierce violin, the mellow piano, the sweet sound flute, and I especially like the seriosa singer with her beautiful high voice. Every performance was wonderful. I heard from some of my friends that classical music would be boring, but sadly, unlike them, I really like this kind of music. In fact, I don’t even care what kind of song I like as long as it’s good.
“So did you like it?” asked Rio, “Liked it? I loved it, thank you soo much for taking me here” “Hey, I help you and you help me for coming, so you’re welcome” Rio looks at his watch and says, “Well look at the time we better go” “Go, go where?” “You really think I let you go home with an empty stomach?” he said, at the same time, my stomach growls loud enough for Rio to hear it. You don’t know how embarrassed I was, but when Rio was just grinning, his stomach growls as well (And much louder than mine does) “So who’s the hungry one?” I said to mock him, “Just get in the car or I won’t treat your dinner” “Yes your hungry majesty” I said with a big smile. I want to laugh at him, but he may refuse to treat me for dinner so I keep quiet, though it took a lot of energy for that.
“Well this is what I called a fancy restaurant, you sure you can treat me here?” “No worries, I have my dad’s credit card” “Your dad gave it to you?” “Nope, I stole it” “RIO!” “Just kidding, of course he lend it to me” really, he’s teasing more and more, is this revenge for back then? A waiter then led us to our table for two, I have no idea what kind of food they have here but every food in the menu looks like garbage to me (No offense people)
So Rio becomes my menu guide, but in the end I just ordered the same thing as him. However, I have to say, even though I say it looks like garbage, its taste makes me go to heaven. “So how is it?” asked Rio, “Delicious, I can only tell you that, I never been to the fancy restaurant at my world, but I bet it won’t lose to this world fancy restaurant” “As a reprehensive of the Human world I thank you for that,” he said while using his fork as a mike, we both laugh again.
“But I got to ask, what does the Witch world like?” “What do you mean?” “I mean, do you have your own culture, what’s the rule like, what kind of job can you find there, something like that” “Well, I have to say that, Humans are weird, but my friends are weird as well. Like how one of my friend is a straight A student, but never talks” “Never?” “Yep, never unless she’s using a spell, but no one barely hear her, and when I took her to a concert and met Tsukasa, my friends were all surprise because she finally talks” Rio’s expression then started to change and says “What does that have to do with Tsukasa?” “Oh, you didn’t know yet? Tsukasa was in a band actually” after saying that, Rio almost spilled his drink, was it that much of a surprise? “That guy, in a band? Can’t imagine it” “It’s true, no one knows that it’s Tsukasa though since he always wear a sunglasses when he’s performing, so lots of fans are dying to know who he is” “Well, I could see he’s the type of guy who would not want to get big attention” “You got that right”
Elsewhere while Tsukasa was at his house,
“Ha….haaaaaaatttccuuuuuu!!!!” “Did I get a cold?”
While me and Rio continue our dinner
It was already dark out, and Rio took me home first, I didn’t bring my watch so I have no idea what time is it now (and yes, I didn’t ask Rio for the time). When we arrived, I felt that my house was smaller than usual, must be the aftershock of visiting Rio’s house.
“Wait for a minute, I’ll get change and give your mother’s dress to you,” I said. After changing, I give him the dress and I thank him again for the wonderful night I had. Rio didn’t say a word at all, but all he did was just a smile at me as if to say he had a wonderful night as well.
“How’s your date sister?” asked Atsuka from the back of the door that was slightly open,, “It’s not a date, it’s a….” now that I think about it, I may just go on a date without realizing with Rio, “I’m just doing a favor for him” I said while also denying what I just thought, because I didn’t go on a date, I’m just doing a favor for him, right! No more, no less than that, then I just went to my house and straight to my room.
“Going out is fun, but nothing beats the warm and soft bed I love” I said after changing and throwing myself to my cozy bed.
