Boy, I can't sleep with ease tonight… It's not like I'm doing something wrong. I mean, I'm unease with things here. When I wanna check out the time, I struggled to find the clock. The clock was hanged at the top of the door. It's 1 midnight already. And yet I can't sleep. I was sleeping a bed beside Xiao Qiao's. I felt something strange inside me when I saw Xiao Qiao's angelic face. It was like; I want her to see her like this forever…
I began to sit. I struggled to not make any noise. As I reach my backpack, she suddenly opened her eyes.
"Hmm…?" She began to wake up from her sleep.
"It's nothing." I responded, I began to walk towards her, tuck her up. Soon she began to sleep like a baby. I went out to the washroom. And it's a habit. I always go to the washroom every midnight.
As I opened the door, I saw the washroom is used. Probably Da Qiao is inside there. I waited, waited, and waited. I sat on the sofa for like 15 minutes. Then, Da Qiao came out.
"Yu, are you waiting me for this time?" Da Qiao asked.
"…" I nodded.
"Geez… you could at least knock… I could be faster." She said.
"It's okay…" I smiled.
"By the way… Is Xiao Qiao snoring?" She joked.
"No…" I laughed. "If she does, I find her cute." I said.
"Cute…? Tell me honestly, Yu. Are you in love with Xiao?" She curiously asked.
"…" I nodded.
"If you got a chance to choose, do you choose me or Xiao?" She asked.
"Xiao Qiao…" I said.
"… You know, Yu. Your answer makes me a part happy and a part sad." She said.
"Huh? Why?" I asked.
"I'm happy because Xiao is in love with the right person. And I'm sad because… I… I got a secret crush on you…" She said.
"…" I was stunned. I couldn't say anything.
"I felt… safe, if I'm with you. That's why…"
"I get it…" I nodded. A small smile appeared from my lips to assure her that I know what she meant.
"Yu, I hope we could good friends… If you're dating Xiao, you're gonna call me sister!" She joked.
"Hahaha… Yes, sis." I joked.
After I went to the washroom, I grabbed a glass of water to quench my thirst at night. And that too is my personal habit. As I pour the water, Xiao Qiao walked out from her room, hugging a pillow and drags her blanket out.
"Milk…" She murmured, pointing her finger at the fridge. I quickly get the carton of milk.
"My favorite mug…" She murmured again, pointing at the mug that I was holding.
"Oh…" I gulped the water quickly, pouring the milk to the mug.
She smiled. She walks towards me, reaching her hands, dropping her pillow and the blanket.
"Hmm?" I was confused by her sudden actions. I gave her the milk.
"Thanks…" She said, giving me a kiss on the cheek. I don't know why, but I'm smiling like a fool now. She drank the milk. She finished her milk in a flash. She gave me the glass, smiling at me. I see her smile, there's some milk on her lips.
"Urm… Xiao, your lips…" I said.
"I know… Clean it up for me…" She innocently said.
"Okay." I said, finding a tissue paper.
"No need to bother…" She said. "Use your lips." She said, smiling innocently.
"Ah… Urm…"
"It's okay…" She pushed herself forward to deliver another kiss on the lips. She moved her head to clean her lips with mine.
"That's easier, right? Tee hee…" She giggled. She grabbed her pillow and her blanket, going back to her room.
I was stunned. Is she drunk or is she on her dreamland? Well, probably I shouldn't think much more.
I went to sleep. I kept on smiling without notice probably because of the kiss.
I was still sleeping like a log. It was 8.30 in the morning. Turns out Xiao Qiao woke up earlier than me.
She began to bounce on my bed like a child calling her parents from bed.
"Wake up! It's 8.30 already!" She called.
"Ugh..." I moaned. When I opened my eyes, the shine of the sun from the window pains my eyes. I wrapped myself again with my blanket. She suddenly slammed her body on mine.
"You're awake or not?" She stubbornly asked. I simply nodded.
"Don't sleep again, you sleepy head!" She yelled.
"Could you...close the...curtains...?" I said.
"Okay. But you must get up!" She said. She then closed one half of the curtains.
"Thanks..." I managed to get up. She started to sit near me.
"You're welcome!" She said.
"Hmm..? Have you eaten?"
"Nope." She answered. She keeps on looking at my face.
"Hm? Is there anything on my face?" I asked, touching at my face.
"No, you look swollen." She laughed.
"Ah? Um... I better wash myself first." I said, trying to get off from the bed.
"You look cuter that way." She teased, stopping me from get off the bed.
"Xiao! It's time..." Da Qiao stepped in the room, looking at Xiao Qiao who is holding me.
"Ah...? Sis! I'm done calling Zhou Yu here..." Xiao Qiao innocently said, immediately stopping holding me.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Xiao. Maybe I was wrong to come here." Da Qiao playfully said, leaving the room.
We look at each other awkwardly.
"Um... I probably should go brush my teeth.l I said.
"Okay..." She nodded.
At the dining table, Da Qiao prepared bread, eggs, and sausages for breakfast.
"Do you like it?" Da Qiao asked.
"Pretty good. I like the taste of the egg and the sausage." I said.
"Really? You're the first one that say that!" She excitedly said. I just smile and nodded.
"Sis, I wanna renovate my room too..." Xiao Qiao said.
"Xiao, you know my room is a king-sized bed, a bed just for me. But yours is perfect for...you." Da Qiao said.
"Grr... You just don't want mine to be renovated! You don't want me to share a room with you!" Xiao Qiao yelled.
"... Fine, I'll tell Father. Where would you want to live in when your room is renovated?" Da Qiao asked.
"I'll live with Zhou Yu..." Xiao Qiao said. I almost choked my food.
"Uhm... Zhou Yu, you wouldn't mind if my sis lives with you?" Da Qiao asked.
"Sure..." I nodded, still coughing.
"Well, I'll tell you more details after I asked my father." Da Qiao said.
"Yippie!" Xiao Qiao cheered.
It's Sunday, there's no school. I don't have any plannings for today. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao suggested to clean up my house since I helped them clean their kitchen.
"It's okay... You don't need to clean my place..." I said.
"No! Let us clean your place!" Xiao Qiao said.
"Yeah, you helped us clean our kitchen before." Da Qiao added.
"Geez... Alright then..." I nodded.
After a short walk, we have arrived at a mini-market near my apartment.
"Let's buy some cleaning supplies!" Da Qiao suggested.
"Um... I think I got some already..." I said.
"No worries, just think as a part of our 'service'." Xiao Qiao said.
"Service?"
"Yeah, you shouldn't nag more already." Da Qiao said.
"Fine... Make it fast." I said.
Inside the mart, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are shopping for cleaning supplies and some snacks too.
"Sis, so are you serious of making my room?" Xiao Qiao asked.
"Yes." Da Qiao simply nodded.
"When do I move to Zhou Yu's place?" Xiao Qiao asked.
"I dunno. Depends on father." Da Qiao said, grabbing tons of snacks.
"Hmm... Okay." Xiao Qiao nodded.
"Xiao, do you bring any money?" Da Qiao asked.
"I got just a few bucks only. Why?" Xiao Qiao asked.
"I forgot to bring my wallet..." Da Qiao said.
"Damn you, sis!" Xiao Qiao yelled.
Xiao Qiao went outside.
"Hey, Zhou Yu... Do you have money on you?" She asked.
"Yeah, I brought some bucks on me. What is it? You don't have enough money?" I asked.
"Uhuh..." She nodded.
"I'm going in." I said.
As I went in, I saw the counter is full of snacks and some cleaning equipments, mostly snacks are stacked up like a mountain.
"Excuse me... How much is it?" I asked.
"It's $200." The employee said.
"$200...?! Ah... Da Qiao, what did you buy?" I asked.
"Snacks..." She said.
"... How much do you got..?" I asked.
"$50." She simply answered.
Gosh, I only got $10 in my wallet. But there's a credit card that Sun Ce gave me.
'Remember, Yu. Don't overspend it!' Sun Ce's words are like that. His reason is to help Da Qiao financially. He entrusted me his money for Da Qiao. So, now is it the time to use it?
"Here." I said, giving the credit card to the employee.
"Thank you, sir." The employee said, pressing some buttons.
"Yu, is that your credit card?" Da Qiao whispered.
"No, its Sun Ce's." I said. Da Qiao gulped hard as she heard the answer.
"There you go, sir." The employee said, giving the credit card back.
"..." I simply nodded.
Back to my place, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are preparing to clean my place.
"Hey, Yu. You don't mind if we wore such little clothes, right?" Da Qiao asked, showing her tank tops.
"To be honest, it makes me a little uncomfortable." I said.
"But, we brought only this..." Da Qiao said.
"Fine..." I nodded.
"So, where should we start?" Xiao Qiao excitedly asked.
"The kitchen would do." I said.
"Okaay..!" Xiao Qiao cheerfully said.
After half an hour, they almost cleaned up the kitchen.
"Eek! Cockroach!" The Qiao sisters both yelled.
"Where?!" I immediately grabbed a shoe.
"There!" Da Qiao pointed.
I hit the roach. Unfortunately, the roach is stuck at Da Qiao's shoe.
"Uhm... Sorry... I used your shoe to..hit the roach." I said.
"It's okay." Da Qiao said.
"I'll clean it now." I said, going to the washroom to clean Da Qiao's shoes.
After a whole morning of cleaning, it's time for lunch. And I'm cooking some spaghetti.
"You're such a good cook, Yu." Da Qiao complimented.
"Thank you." I said.
"You don't mind if we take a bath here?" Da Qiao asked.
"No, just make yourself home." I said, slurping the spaghetti.
"Okay then!" Xiao Qiao excitedly said. Da Qiao is just staring at the excited Xiao Qiao.
"What's so exciting?" Da Qiao playfully asked.
"N...nothing..." Xiao Qiao said.
"..."
"Urm... Is it too salty?" I asked, breaking the awkward silence.
"No, not at all!" Xiao Qiao said.
"It's not too salty." Da Qiao said.
"Good, I hope that it's not too salty for both of you." I said.
"Oh yeah, how's Ce?" Da Qiao asked.
"Pretty good. He has a lot of work at Xin Ye." I said.
"I better make a call after this..." Da Qiao said.
"Yeah..." I nodded.
Da Qiao called Sun Ce for like a million times. But Sun Ce's phone can't be reached.
"Suddenly, I'm so worried about him..." Da Qiao said.
"Xin Ye's reception and internet connection is the 3rd slowest among our country. What do you expect?" I joked.
"Maybe you're right... Haha..." She laughed.
Suddenly, my phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Zhou Yu! Are you with Da Qiao now?" Sun Ce asked.
"Yes..." I said.
"Pass it to her." He said.
"Sun Ce!" Da Qiao yelled in excitement.
"Hey, what's with the call... I can't get a good connection here and I can't call to you." Sun Ce said on the phone.
"Geez... I'm concerned about you! I heard Zhou Yu said that you're busy, so I decided to call you!" She said.
"Zhou Yu got my back, so don't worry." Sun Ce said.
"Okay..." She said.
"Bye now. I'm hanging up now." Sun Ce said.
"Bye. Stay safe!" Da Qiao said. Sun Ce then hung up the phone.
"You heard him." I said.
"Yeah, you should do a good job." She giggled.
As the day reaches dawn, the Qiao sisters went back to their house. I ran out of ingredients, so I decided to go to a nearby Chinese restaurant.
"Waitress." I called.
"Yes, anything sir?" The waitress asked.
"Give me a plate of noodles." I said.
"Yes... Excuse me, sir. Have we ever met before?" The waitress asked.
"Hm? Do you know me?" I curiously asked.
"You seemed to be familiar... Are you that 'pretty boy' that everyone is talking about at school?" She asked.
"Yes..?" I said.
"Nice to meet you, senior!" She excitedly greeted me.
"Urm... You are?"
"I'm Wu Huili, I'm friends with Sun Shangxiang. She always talks about you!" She said.
"Yeah? Haha... By the way, my order..."
"Oh right! I'll go ASAP!" She said.
After waiting a few minutes, Wu Huili came with my noodles.
"Here's your noodle!" She said excitedly.
"Thanks." I said.
"Um... Could you give me your phone number?" She asked.
"Sure, I'll give it to you later." I said.
"Thanks! And, are you free? Let's go out together." She asked.
"Urm... Sure." I said.
"Great! My shift is going to be over now. Please wait for me later." She said.
"Fine." I said.
I waited for half an hour. She finally came.
"Sorry to keep you waiting." She said.
"No, it's okay..." I said.
"Let's go."
"Go where?" I asked.
"Dunno... By the way, you haven't gave me your phone number..." She said.
"Here..." I said, writing my number in my post-it note.
"Thanks! Do you always bring one of those?" She asked.
"Yeah..." I nodded.
"Cool... Um... Actually, I got a problem..." She said.
"What problem? Homework?" I asked.
"Yeah... But that can be bothered later... Wanna go to the nearby carnival?" She asked.
"But I got only $2 with me." I said.
"Tee hee... You don't need money..." She giggled.
"Hmm?" I looked at her with a confused face.
"I'm actually a rich pauper!" She joked.
"Pauper can be rich too?" I asked.
"Nah, I'm just kidding." She laughed.
"Haha... It's getting late, aren't you going back?" I asked.
"Yeah... But I don't feel like going back." She said.
"I see... Where do you want to go?" I asked.
"You would...accompany me?" She asked.
"Pretty much." I nodded.
"Like I said, let's go to the carnival!" She dragged me to the nearby carnival.
It's past 9, and it's Sunday night. If I don't sleep by 11, I can't wake up tomorrow.
"Hey, senior... May I call you your name directly?" She asked.
"Sure..." I nodded.
"Zhou Yu...? Zhou Yu!" She said.
"..." I just smile at her.
"Do you have a girlfriend yet?" She asked.
"..." I nodded.
"Who is she?" She asked.
"..." I shook my head.
"Oh come on!" She yelled.
"Heh..." I snorted.
"If it's like that... May I seduce you?" She playfully asked.
"...!" I was surprised of her words.
"Surely you would want a 'mistress'?" She joked.
"No..." I shook my head.
"You sure are a loyal man... I wish I could have such boyfriend." She said, facing her back.
"I'm sure you'll have one." I said.
"And that's gonna be you." She said.
"Wha...?" I was shocked. She suddenly pushed herself to deliver a kiss. Fortunately, I soon grabbed her.
"Dude, you almost touch my breasts..." She said.
"Huh?" I soon realized that I was touching her upper chest.
"I'm sorry." I continued.
"If you want, you could come to my place and crash..." She flirted.
"Ah... No thanks..." I said.
"I was going to give you my first kiss... But you rejected me..." She whispered.
"I'm sorry." I said.
"A sorry won't do." She said. "At least a kiss will do..." She said.
"Um..."
"French kiss sounds good too..." She flirted.
"I'm sorry but..."
"Don't be such a sorry guy... A kiss solves our problem here now..." She said. She began to come closer to me.
"..."
"Come on..." She teased. She pushed her lips to mine.
"Mmph..." She moaned.
"Enough?" I asked.
"No..." She grinned widely. She continued to kiss me.
"Mmph... I'm sorry, but... I got a girlfriend... I can't do this, with you." I said.
"I'm sure that we can be together." She smiled.
"It's getting late... Tomorrow, there's school. Better let's go home by now." I said.
"Yeah.." She said.
That was my first time, I was forced to kiss a girl that I never met before. As I went home, it's 10 already. I decided to drink the beer that Sun Ce gave me. As I gulped down the beer, a message was sent to my phone. And it's from Wu Huili.
"Hey...
About just now, I'm serious... I hope we can talk to each other comfortably. But since you know I like you, probably things won't be as interesting as it was. I promise I won't tell anybody about this... So you too don't tell anybody else!
Kisses, love, and hugs,
Wu Huili."
What the...?! Oh boy, I'm in a bad situation now...
I drank the beer in one shot. I could feel the numbness of my brain and throat for a few seconds. I started to tuck myself, and get some sleep.
It's 5 in the morning. I was awake by the sound of my books fell down.
Damn... It's still early for a morning call... I started to clean my room up.
As I finished cleaning my room, it's already 6.15 in the morning. I quickly took a bath and ate breakfast.
There's a mysterious call when I was about to go to school.
"Hello?"
"Hello." A female was the caller.
"Who is this?" I asked. She soon hung up. Weird...
Our first class is Maths, taught by Sima Yi. There's a rumor that a new transferee will come.
"Hello class." Sima Yi greeted.
"Morning." Ma Dai greeted.
"There's a new transferee that will join us today." Sima Yi said, the whole class started to whisper to themselves.
"Silence!" Sima Yi yelled.
"What's with all the ruckus, Sima Yi?!" The discipline officer, Wang Yun, barged in.
"Nothing, sir." Sima Yi shook his head.
"I hope that's that. Okay class, this is your new friend, Li Chun Yong." Wang Yun said.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Li Chun Yong." He greeted.
"He will be your classmate from now on." Wang Yun said.
"Yes..." The class answered.
"Good! You may continue your class, Sima Yi." Wang Yun said.
"Yes, sir." Sima Yi said.
A/N: I made 2 OC's! One Wu Huili(吴慧丽), one Li Chun Yong(李春勇). Haha, probably some will understand, some not. Sorry for the late post.
Wu Huili's appearance and characteristics: Almost as tall as Zhou Yu; has a black, silky hair; has a flirty voice; likes to wear shorts; has a daring, bold, and flirty personality.
Li Chun Yong's appearance and characteristics: taller than Zhou Yu by 2 inches; has a frohawk hairstyle; brown hair; wide smile; a man of fashion or a fashionista; has a polite tone; a professional athlete that was permitted to study until he's graduated from college: has a polite, calm, but stubborn personality.
Whadaya think of my OCs that are inserted in this story? RnR, readers! You also can contribute an OC, if you want!
Again, thanks for reading. Million thanks for everyone! Can't do it without you guys.