How to fall in love Chapter 3

By: Zaywrites

Fushigiboshi no Futagohime/Gyu belongs to its rightful owners.


"Ara, there's something different with Onii-chan today," Malia comments, watching Shade quietly eat his breakfast and correctly use the utensils. He looked like he's a prince from some fairytale, which is, well, partly true.

"He must have come to his senses…finally." Milky snorts, stuffing a slice of toast in her mouth.

Malia's mariner-blue eyes lit up. "Maybe, he's in love!" she notes, giggling softly.

Milky spits out her coffee all over the table. "I couldn't imagine Onii-chan being so loyal to a girl. Remember? His last girlfriend only lasted for two days." the pink haired girl grumbles.

Malia could only stare at her son, feeling proud that he grew to be a fine, young man. "Well, we can't judge." she replies with a warm smile.

"I think he's just stressed. Onii-chan is not easily influenced by anyone, more so by a girl. He's the coldest person out there. Not to mention rudest too." Milky heaves a sigh.

"I can hear you clearly," Shade mutters as he placed his plate on the sink. He tucks his midnight blue undershirt on his black pants and buttons his jet-black blazer, paired with matching neck tie.

"Since when did you learn to tie a neck tie?" Malia observes.

Shade responds with a baffled look on his face. 'Shade on this planet does not even know how to tie a necktie? How unorganized is he?!'

"I asked some friends to teach me." he smoothly lied, finishing his coffee.

"Your highness, I'm leaving to school." Shade spoke in such a polite manner. Malia blinked as Shade strode off the dining room.

"Eh?" Milky spluttered, her jaw dropping on the floor.

Shade suddenly realized what he said. Being respectful to the Queen of Moon Kingdom was a custom. Well, in Fushigiboshi but not in Japan. "I mean, I'm off to school…Okaa-san." he quickly covers up his mistake.

Malia nods and waves a hand. "Take care. Be back before dinner."

"You rarely ate dinner with us since we moved here in Tokyo." Malia adds, forcing a smile.

Shade gave another confused look to his 'mother'. Shade in this planet neglects his family. How selfish is he?

His smile was pulled back to a frown as he slipped on his shoes. "Anyway…how do I get to school?"

"Uh, we ride the bus?" Milky answers, slipping on her shoes as well.

Shade simply nods and mutters, "Okay. Where's our bus?"

Milky stared dumbly on the older Serizawa. "Onii-chan, you idiot! I knew it you're fooling around again! We're commuting. We don't have a bus!" she seethed.

"S-sorry." Shade flashed a sheepish grin and rubbed the nape of his neck. He glances over the room and stops to look at the pink haired girl.

"What is it now?" Milky tiredly asks.

"Where's my school again?" Shade asked so innocently.

"Hiruzen Dai Gaku—Gyahhh! Who are you?! An Onii-chan lookalike?!" Milky bursts out, wanting to pull her hair out of its roots.

"I'm just messing around. Let's get moving." Shade forces a chuckle and saunters off, trying to look calm.

Ugh, why am I here? He scowls, running a hand on his unkempt hair.


"…! Ackkk…kkkuh." Rein screamed and fell out of bed, her back hitting the cold floor. She cradled her head and inspected her body for injuries. Nothing happened to her. Sighing, she swung her feet out of bed and looked at herself on the full-length mirror.

I swear it felt too real. She gave herself a few seconds to recover from the nightmare.

Sharp knocks interrupted her musing. She quickly slid the door, revealing a worried Fine.

"Onee-chan, are you okay?" Fine asks, shaking her sister's shoulders.

"…y-yeah, just had a nightmare." Rein replies, smiling. Fine eyes her suspiciously before slowly letting go.

"Okay. Be ready for 10 minutes or I'll eat your portion!" Fine exclaims, scurrying downstairs.

Rein gasps and hurries towards the bathroom to fix herself. "Hey, Fine! Don't do that!"

"Fine's already high-spirited though it's still morning." she mumbles amid brushing her teeth.


"The space probe FT1096 found a carbon copy of earth. The researchers were unable to identify that it was the heavenly body which circumnavigates around our Milky Way galaxy," spoke the newscaster on the TV screen.

"Oh, Mysterious planet?" Rein wriggles her eyebrows as she looks closer on the TV screen.

"A planet similar to earth, huh? Then, it can supply life, right?"

Fine stares in awe as she arranged their breakfast on the table.

"Astronomer Ichinose Shusuke believes that the mysterious planet have the same features as earth. Thus, it can support life. There were also findings that living beings dwell around the planet," the newscaster explains, showing some diagrams.

"What if someone like us lives on that planet?" Rein abruptly asked, causing Fine to choke on her food.

"Eh? A Fine lookalike?" Fine quirks her eyebrows as she imagines. Her face turns sour in a split second.

"That would be weird." she heaves a sigh.

Rein giggles softly. "I agree. But, I think it has advantages too!" she gushes.

"Wh-what do you mean?" Fine arches an eyebrow and wipes the crumbs off her cheek.

"What if Rein version 2 in that planet excels in the things that I don't excel here on earth? She can help me with assignments and work!" Rein exclaims, her eyes a-dazzle with delight.

Fine rolls her eyes and stuffs another pancake in her mouth. "You're so lazy and weird. Finish your breakfast or we'll be late."

Rein's eyes are focused on the news and failed to hear her twin.

"Tokyo's best researchers are planning to detour the space probe and send astronauts to observe the mysterious planet. Right now, they decided to name the planet Fushigiboshi. The spaceflight is expected two months from now."

"Fushigiboshi? Well, it suits the name." Rein comments, gulping her coffee.

"Hurry! We'll be late for class!" Fine hurries towards the doorway, stretching her arms and limbs.

"W-wait!" Rein pats her skirt and slips her feet on her shoes.

"Let's race towards the school. Loser buys a super deluxe parfait!" Fine gushes, her villainous laugh echoed across the neighborhood as she dashed away.

"Fine! Don't start a game without asking me!" Rein skids on the doorway, stumbling on her steps.

"Ara, Fine is already hyped up early this morning," their neighbor comments.

"Fine is always hyped up." Rein huffs and starts to run.


"Ne, Milky, are bus always this crowded?" Shade asks, his back firmly pressed on the window.

"Eh? We rode the same bus since we left Kansai." Milky replies, glancing over the passengers.

"What I mean is, can't we take the train, instead?" the older Serizawa mutters under his breath, his eyes fixed on the road.

"We used to take trains when we're in Osaka. Places here in Tokyo are at walking distance." Milky plainly answers.

"Where's Osaka?" Shade asks out of curiosity.

"You're really weird today. Osaka's far from here."

"As far as Windmill Kingdom?"

Milky's left eye twitched. "What's windmill kingdom? Mou, Onii-chan snap out of it. If you're suffering heartbreak don't think much about it. I'm starting to believe mom that you really changed." she rubbed her arms, goose bumps surfacing on her skin.

Shade shrugs and leans on the window. Strands of familiar blue tresses caught his attention. "Th-that…princess Rein…she's here. She's alive! Milky! Have you seen her?!" he blurts out, eyes dilating.

"H-huh? Who?" Milky shrieked, forcing the older Serizawa to lower his tone.

"Rein! Your sister-in law. My queen!" he quickly replies, his eyes a-glow with happiness. All eyes inside the bus were locked on him, like they saw a rare animal on earth.

Milky flushes in anger, nudging him on his rib. "Mou, Onii-chan! What's wrong with you?! It's embarrassing. Uh, sorry. Please don't mind him," she apologizes and tugs Shade on his sleeve.

Shade ignored the younger Serizawa and pressed his palms on window, eyes fixed on Rein. His cheeks throbbed from grinning.

Milky presses her palm on her forehead and slumps on her seat. "I better keep my distance. Onii-chan had lost his mind."

"You're right, Milky. I have fallen in love." Shade's expression softened.

Milky gave him a puzzled look until it hits her. "What do you—oh, you've fallen in love. Oh, this is not Onii-chan. Did you hit your head or something?" she giggles softly then settled with a genuine smile.

"My queen…she's here. I've found you at last." Shade spoke breathlessly, watching Rein smile at the students who passes by her.

"Onii-chan, you're just stressed." Milky comments and pats his shoulder.

The bus pulled over in front of Hanamiya Gakuen. Shade forced his way through the passengers. He strode towards Rein, only to be hauled back by Milky.

"Our school is this way! That's Hanamiya Gakuen!" Milky pulls him by the arm. Shade stumbled backwards, frowning. A few steps would have allowed him to reach Rein. He dusted off the dirt in his pants and scowled. He did not know that at that moment, he already caught her attention.


Shade walks over the unfamiliar school, throwing glares at anyone who looks at him. Some female students swooned while others fainted, blood rushing out of their noses. I never thought Shade on this planet had this effect on girls.

"Yo! Serizawa-kun!" Shade felt an arm drape around his shoulder. He raised his head and saw Tio with his usual grin. Shade can feel stares buried on his back as they walked over their classroom.

"Serizawa?" he mumbled. Confusion spread all over his face. Tio swivels a chair and flops on it.

Shade pulls a chair and politely spoke. "Oh, prince Tio. How have you been?"

"Eh? eh, eh, eh?! What on earth are you talking about?!" Tio sputtered, eyes wide as saucers.

"Is there something wrong?" Auler asked, occupying the seat in front of Tio.

"Good morning, prince Auler." Shade politely spoke, acknowledging the presence of the two princes before him.

"Did he just call me 'prince'?" Auler gawks and drops his bag on the floor.

"I thought I was imagining too." Tio agrees. Silence fell over them until they both bursted laughing.

"Shade Serizawa, Hiruzen Dai Gaku's number one delinquent, is being extremely polite today!" Tio blurts out.

"Man, how many fairytales have you watched with your sister?" Auler asks and hits Shade on his shoulder.

Tio slumps on his chair and throws his head back. "Ara, ara, Shade lost his mind. I'm going to be next." he resignedly spoke.

Shade glared daggers at them before flopping on his seat. I forgot that I do not belong in this world.

"Class, go back to your seats now. I am going to check the attendance." their teacher strode inside the classroom, dropping her notes on the desk. She glances over the class and frowns at Shade.

"Serizawa-kun, please come here for a second."

What is it this time? Shade on this planet is really troublesome.

"For the last time, Serizawa-kun, let me remind you that it is not necessary to punch the security guard because you couldn't enter Hanamiya Gakuen. It's your fault for trespassing. The guard was just doing his job." the teacher explains.

"I did what?" Shade splutters. Was the dream real? Why would Shade Serizawa go through all the trouble just to enter Hanamiya?

"You are always short-tempered that is why you always get into fights." the teacher continued but his mind was floating elsewhere.

Save her.

Shade's eyes dilated as a voice, similar to his, rang in his ears.