How you ever heard two people say to each other, "You're my other half"? And have you ever looked at those people like they were crazy for sounding so dependent upon that other person like they could live without the other?
Well…apparently, the Gods have taken a liking to these words, but they seem to have a strong dislike for the people on earth who bear almost no intention or ability to find the person that's supposedly "their other half".
And THAT'S when things started to become very…awkward, for everyone here. I don't know where the Gods found the time to put this little plan of theirs into action when there's other things that happen that deserve their time more, but apparently, now everyone has been moved to this weird location and now we all have these crazy markings on our body's that look like tattoos that were made by either a calligraphy genius or a blind artist.
After asking the Gods for an answer, we were surprised to get an answer one day when the sky turned light pink in the afternoon. The Goddess of Love, Aphrodite, apparently arranged for the people of earth to have their destined matches put inside one of the many new buildings that were in this new place we all woke up in.
Should've known things were getting weird when literally everyone on earth woke up at the exact same time. You've got a better chance at getting hit with lightning a hundred times or hitting back to back lottery jackpots than everyone on earth going to sleep and waking up at the exact same time.
But I digress, things got weird. For me…well, I don't know how else to explain the fact that I woke up next to a silver haired Russian girl who doesn't seem at all bothered by waking up next to me. Or the fact that I was in a huge room on a huge bed with this girl inside a mansion.
Well, about a week has passed since then, and we learned that we have to stay with the person we woke up with, although Aphrodite didn't specify what would happen if we left the person. Well, my name is Ireimo Sousuke, and the Russian girl I woke up with apparently is Irina Clementine von Aleksandra and she's about the same age as me.
So far I only know that she doesn't mind being around me, and in some twisted failed attempt at a joke she happens to have a thing for clementine oranges. I know she hasn't had a boyfriend before and I know that she's trained in a few Russian martial arts and that she like animals but dislikes bears of any kind.
The only problem I have with her…is her weird sleeping habits, but I'll get to that story another day. For now, I have to find a way to get used to living with a woman. Thank goodness Aphrodite made it so we can understand the other person's language, otherwise I wouldn't know a thing Irina was saying to me.
"Ireimo are you writing in thees thing again?" Irina asked, leaning against the young man as she looked over his shoulder at his journal with curiosity as she blinked a bit as if she was somewhat amazed by it.
"Yeah. I figured that until things get sorted out I'll write whatever happens to us in my notebook for now" Ireimo said with a reddening face. Part of the downside of him living with Irina was how oblivious she was to the concept of "person space".
(Three days ago…)
"Okay Irina, I think we're gonna have to go over some ground rules now that we know we'll be living together" Ireimo said as he sat across from the silver haired beauty on their large bed.
Irina tilted her head to the side almost out of complete confusion at Ireimo's choice of words before she furrowed her eyebrows at what she had just heard. "Ground rules? What is there to know about the ground?" she asked him. "I am sure Aphrodite did no say we may not use ground" she told him.
A mental facepalm prevented Ireimo from doing so in real life as he looked at Irina's perplexed expression. "Not rules about the ground, I mean just a few rules to help us get used to living together that'll make things easier for us" he explained. "I mean since we're a man and a woman living together we have to get a few boundaries set up" he told her.
"Ah I am understanding now. Where I am from we do not use such rules. We live simple life so I am not familiar with such rules" Irina said as she looked at Ireimo, her beautiful blue eyes watching the male closely as if observing his every muscle movement from his blinking to his breathing.
"First off, I think its best if you use the shower first in the mornings and evenings. That way you can take care of whatever it is you have to take care of" Ireimo said, counting on his fingers as he listed off the rules. "Second-…"
"Wait, why must I use shower first? Would it not be better to let you go in first?" Irina asked him.
"Normally yes, but I think its best if you went in first".
"But I feel bad if I use all of hot water and you have only cold water for shower" Irina said.
"I don't mind it at all. Besides, a man has to put the woman in his life before himself" Ireimo said to her.
"But are men not supposed to lead?" Irina asked him. "Why do we not take shower together? That way we both get clean and can go about our day".
"No! Absolutely not!" Ireimo protested waving his hands in front of him. "Men and women shouldn't shower together unless they're married!".
"But the Goddess gave us both these rings, so it is like we are already married" Irina said as she raised her hand to show the light rouge colored gem residing inside the ring on her finger, the ring she had matching the one Ireimo had on his own hand. "If we both take shower together it would save time and make things happen faster" she reiterated.
"But we shouldn't go rushing things like this! We have to respect each other's personal space!" Ireimo protested once more.
"What is this personal space?" Irina asked him, her perplexed expression reappearing once more as she looked at Ireimo waiting for an answer.
"That means making sure we don't get too close to each other physically to the point we feel uncomfortable" Ireimo explained. "Like this" he said as he moved closer towards Irina only to see she hadn't made a single motion to move away from him.
"I am not understanding of this. Why should this be making me uncomfortable if you are man that Goddess chose for me?" she asked him.
Ireimo frowned a bit, almost bothered by her lack of concern. "So if I did this…" he said as he rested his hand on her thigh, "…you're saying you don't feel uncomfortable?" he asked.
"No, it feels normal. I know you are not type of man that would hurt me, so I have no reason to get offensive" Irina told him as she looked him dead in the eye as if he hadn't even touched her body.
"Look Irina, you have to learn about personal space or else someone could try to take advantage of you" Ireimo said, slightly scolding her.
"If another man were to touch me I would break his arm in several places" the young woman said as she continued to look at the boy in front of her. "But I am getting this I think. You say this because you worry for me yes?" she asked him.
"Of course I'm worried!" Ireimo said frowning, unaware of the grip his hand had on her thigh.
A switch inside of Irina flipped and before she had time to think about her actions she had already flung Ireimo onto the floor and had him in an armbar.
"O-ow! Irina!" Ireimo groaned in pain, in fear of his arm being snapped out of place as the Russian beauty applied pressure to the submission, trying futilely to push her legs of his chest before he started to tap her leg repeatedly in a sign of surrender.
Irina soon regained her reason and quickly released the boy's arm before looking at him. "I…I am sorry for this" she told him. "But do not squeeze my leg like that again" she said as a warning.
"S-Sure thing" Ireimo said, nursing his shoulder and arm to make sure they were alright.
(Back to the present…)
Ireimo mentally sighed and shrugged before he placed his pen inside his notebook and turned his head to look at Irina. "I think it's about time I got ready for work" he said to her as he stood up from his chair and stretched, feeling Irina's body move away from his own.
"Make sure you are safe at work and do not get hurt. I do not wish to hurt someone today" Irina said as she watched the boy put his shoes on.
"Please no more hurting people. Besides you have to get back to your classes in a few minutes right?" Ireimo asked her, remembering that Aphrodite had a school/high school/university built for the people of earth where Irina studied art and music.
"Do not get hurt then. If you get hurt I will hurt" Irina said with a serious-stoic expression as she grabbed her jacket off their bed and waited at the door for Ireimo before they walked out together.
Ireimo looked out the corner of his eye at Irina almost in disbelief that he was basically dating and practically divinely engaged to such a beautiful girl.
Man…I think I might grow to like this new world…
