Chapter 2
Rin POV
We soon arrived at the apartment building and I turned to Len, who was looking up at it in awe. 'Wow, it's huge! Rin, you really live there?' he asked, eyes wide.
'Of course not, idiot. There are many rooms in this building and people live in those rooms, including me. Come on, let's go in,' I replied. Len nodded enthusiastically and followed me as I walked through the automatic doors into the lobby. I continued to head towards the lift, not looking back. 'We have to take the lift up to my room. Before you ask, a lift is like a metal box found in buildings. You step in and it goes up, taking you to other levels of the building. Understand?' I asked, only to be met with silence. 'Len?' I prompted, then turned around, to see him playing with the automatic doors. I groaned then walked back.
'What are you doing?' I asked approaching him. He grinned and answered, 'It's so fun! Look, it opens for me every time I come near it. It's like magic!' He continued to walk back and forth through the automatic doors. I sighed, then grabbed his arm and dragged him towards the lifts. 'You'll get in people's way if you keep going back and forth like just now. Let's just hurry to my room. You still need a change of clothes. People will look at you weirdly in those strange clothes of yours.' I pressed the button to make the lift come, then walked in.
'Rin…please help me…' I turned and saw Len stuck between the lift doors. I quickly pulled him into the lift. 'Taking care of you is so tiring. How'd you even get stuck?' I sighed. Len scratched his head sheepishly. 'I was too busy looking at the button you pressed. I was wondering how it worked. Oh look, there's buttons in here too!' he exclaimed, now interested in the buttons inside the lift. I hit my head against the lift wall in exasperation. 'To go up to my floor we have to press the button which says that level number. My room is on level 12, so I press the button which says 12. See?' I said, moving to press the button. 'Wait!' Len shouted. 'Can I press it, please?' he asked me with sparkling eyes which I couldn't refuse. 'Sure,' I replied. He's so childish, I thought.
A short while later we got out of the lift and started heading to my room. I took out my key, unlocked the door and Len darted in before me, full of enthusiasm. 'Is this where I'll be staying?' he asked. 'Yep,' I responded tiredly. My energy was completely drained from having to deal with Len who had been nothing but trouble from the moment we stepped into the doors of the apartment. However, now I had to teach him about things inside my room. I grabbed a dictionary off my bookshelf and gave it to him. 'Here. When you don't know what something is, I'll tell you what it is and you can find out about it in the dictionary, which is this book. The words are all listed in alphabetical order.' He took it and flicked through it, curious. I left him and laid on the sofa, resting. He quickly started zooming around the place.
'Wow, it's really cold. There's food in it too. Rin?'
'That's the fridge. Stop playing with the fridge door and keep it closed unless you want something in it.'
'Ooh, what does this knob do? Ah! There's fire!'
'That's the stove. No using it without my permission. Otherwise, knowing you, the place will burn down.'
'When I twist this thing water comes out. Cool!'
'Stop playing with the tap! No wasting water.'
'I've been soaked in water! Oops.'
'Len what are you doing?' I get up and find him in the shower, completely drenched. I sigh and get him a towel. 'I wanted to rest here for a while but it looks like I'll have to get you some clothes now. Here, wear this first,' I chucked him a T-shirt and shorts. 'These should fit since we're so similar.'
'Thanks,' he smiled and started to strip. I quickly shut my eyes. 'What do you think you're doing?' I yelled. 'Changing,' he replied.
'Well at least wait until I'm out of the room! Yes, we might be the same person from different dimensions, but I'm a girl, you're a boy, and I don't want to see you naked!' I shouted, blushing. 'Sorry, I didn't think about that. You can open your eyes now,' he said. I slowly opened my eyes to find him finished changing and fully clothed. He pouted cutely. 'You're not mad, are you?' I tried to control my blushing. Look away Rin! You must…resist… Dammit, why was he so cute? Despite us being the same person I could probably never achieve that level of cuteness. 'I-I'm not mad. Just be more c-careful in the future ok?' I stuttered. Stupid Rin, why are you stuttering! Argh, what's wrong with me?
Len grinned then said, 'I'm happy that you're not mad. So, what are we going to do now?' Rin cleared her throat.
'Ahem. Well, we are now going to go on an excursion to the shopping centre! You will have a chance to learn about how to buy things here and get some new clothes. Also, make sure you are with me at all times. No wandering off and getting lost! But I will also teach you what to do if you do get lost. This will be a fun but educational trip and there will be questions asked at the end of it to make sure you were paying attention and learned something. Understand?'
'Yes Rin-sensei!' Len shouted, saluting.
'Good. Now let's go!'
Hope you liked the chapter!
I haven't written anything for a while, but since it's the holidays I might write more now! Or less. I'm hardly ever in the mood to write… oh well. It feels so great to be free of school! XD
