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Oyasumi Nasai - Chapter 4
Jack stood in front of the nice apartment building, glancing down at the strip of paper Mizu had given him the previous day, and then back up.
Yup, he was in the right place.
Jack ascended up the stairway, and started walking along the various numbered doors - looking for number 206.
204...205...206.
Jack stopped in front the door, staring at it. He raised his hand to knock on it, but quickly stopped himself
What if that baka, Mizu gave me the wrong address?
Jack shook his head, angry with himself.
No; I can't back out. Besides, if Mizu did give me an incorrect address, it would be an excellent excuse to murder her in her sleep.
Thus, Jack raised his hand once again and knocked on the door.
"Ikimasu!" cried a female voice from inside the apartment.
The door opened and he was greeted by a young woman in her mid-twenties with long blue hair that extended to her mid-back and shining, golden eyes - much like Mikage's.
"Jack...Atlas?" said the woman, looking puzzled.
Jack nodded.
"Ah, you must be Ayumi, ne ka?" asked Jack, realizing this woman must be Mikage's sister.
"Hai...Oh my God! You must be here to see Sagiri-san!" exclaimed Ayumi, now grinning.
Jack nodded, surprised by her sudden enthusiasm
"Right! Come in and sit down." said Ayumi, opening the door further for him. Jack stepped inside, and sat down on the nearest sofa, examining his surroundings.
For being quite small, the room was quite nice and well-decorated.
"Please, make yourself at home - I'll call Sagiri-chan for you," said Ayumi turning around and saying a sing-song voice ", Oh Sagiri-chan! Someone's here to visit you!"
"Liyo, ikimasu!" said Mikage from elsewhere in the apartment.
Jack could feel his muscles tense, hearing her voice after such a long time.
After a moment, Mikage appeared in the doorway from another room - She had obviously been growing her hair out a bit, as it was now long enough to be tucked behind her ears. She also wore a light blue sundress that complimented her figure quite well - The most casual Jack had ever seen Mikage before...As well as the most beautiful.
"A-Atlas-sama?" said Mikage in nervous surprise upon seeing him.
Jack nodded, and smiled slightly at her.
The two made direct eye contact and remained silent - both of them unable to say anything.
Ayumi glanced at the speechless pair for moment, a sly smile spreading across her face.
"Well! Since I know you two have some catching up to do - I'm just going to go out and do some shopping." said Ayumi, winking at Mikage who in turn shot back a glare.
Ayumi giggled and ran to grab her purse. As she did, she whispered quickly into Mikage's ear;
"If things perchance start to "escalate", there's a condom under the bathroom sink."
Mikage's face immediately turned bright red.
"Ayumi-chan! Things are not going to-" Mikage whispered back before she was cut off.
"Liyo! I'll be going now! You two kids have fun!" said Ayumi enthusiastically, ignoring Mikage. She then quickly left the apartment.
Leaving behind Mikage and Jack.
Alone.
Mikage blushed again, and quickly turned to Jack.
"Please excuse Ayumi-chan...She's very...eccentric. Anyway, Is there anything I can get for you?" asked Mikage, feeling incredibly shy.
"Iie...I'm fine." said Jack.
Mikage nodded and let a beautiful smile grace her lips, making Jack blush faintly.
"Please excuse me If I sound rude, Atlas-sama...But is there a reason you came to see me?" said Mikage, slightly suspicious that her sister had set something up, as she sat down across from him.
Jack's eyes widened slightly, and he felt his mouth go dry.
"W-well...I just...I" said Jack, trying find a an answer as quick as possible.
Mikage raised her eyebrows in surprise - she had never, in her two years of knowing him, heard him stutter.
"I...I simply wanted to come because I wanted to know why you didn't tell me." said Jack, finally coming up with a (lame) excuse for visiting.
"Nani ka?" said Mikage, looking confused.
"Why didn't you tell me you had been fired that last night?" repeated Jack.
"Ah! Well...I didn't want to involve you in my...affairs." said Mikage, blushing slightly.
"I could've done something if you told me. The director had not a right reason to fire you." said Jack flatly.
"He didn't tell you everything though, did he?" said Mikage, her voice lowering.
"Tell me what?"
"Ah, ah - nothing!" said Mikage, her blush deepening.
"Iie, tell me." demanded Jack.
Mikage bit her lip - she was in deep now. Mikage was sure that the remaining piece of information the director had not shared with Jack was her "improper" feelings for him - and that was certainly something Mikage wasn't ready to share with Jack either.
"I insist Atlas-sama, it is nothing of great importance." lied Mikage
Jack raised his eyebrows, disbelieving her, but didn't push the subject.
"So, what have you been doing now?" asked Jack, trying to make conversation.
"Oh...not much, " said Mikage ", I managed to get a job as a secretary at a small company in Neo Domino - but it's only temporary thing until something better comes along. What about you?"
"I haven't done much either. Nothing important, at least." said Jack.
"Ah - Did they find you a new assistant?" asked Mikage, sounding a bit bitter.
"Hai - I hate her." replied Jack frankly.
"Oh, she can't be that bad..."
"You haven't met her."
Suddenly, a loud ringing went off - Jack's cell phone. Jack quickly pulled it out, glancing at the caller ID.
"Speak of the devil-" muttered Jack, seeing that the person calling him was Mizu. "-Sumimasen, I have to take this."
Jack quickly pushed the "answer" button and said harshly into the phone:
"What do you want? I'm busy."
"Ah, Atlas-sama, don't be so meeeeaaaaan." whined Mizu from the other side of the phone.
"Is there an important reason you called, or can I just hang up?"
Mikage couldn't help but let out a small giggle at that.
"Well, yes, actually...um...The director wants to see you."
"Tell him I'm out."
"But I wasn't supposed to let you go out! He'll fire meeeee!" whined Mizu, again.
"Well good. That'll get you out of my hair."
"Jackass."
Jack was about to swear back at her, but remembered he was in the presence of Mikage, so he held his tongue.
"Look - If I come back, will you not talk to me for a week?"
"But I have to talk to you - My job is to let you kno-"
"Take it or leave it."
"Fine." said Mizu, hanging up.
Jack sighed, closing his phone.
"I have to go - The director wants to speak to me."
Mikage nodded, smiling.
"I understand."
"But, don't get me wrong - I want to see you again." said Jack quickly, not realizing what he had said.
"R-really?" asked Mikage, her face flushed.
"Hai. When do you have time off?" asked Jack.
"This whole week actually..."
"Good then. Can I pick you up tomorrow afternoon around 12:30? We can go get some lunch..." asked Jack, feeling a sudden surge of warmth come to his cheeks when he realized what he was doing.
"H-hai."
"Right; Then I'll see you tomorrow."
"Liyo."
Jack smirked and turned to leave, but before he did, Mikage quickly took hold of his arm, stopping him and making him blush slightly at her touch.
"Atlas-sama...I just want to let you know that I really appreciate you coming over here to talk to me. It means a lot to me, really." said Mikage, smiling shyly.
Jack's blushed deepened and nodded.
The two made direct eye contact once again - and the world seemed to stop.
Both suddenly realized how surprisingly close they were. Jack could feel himself leaning in toward her, as well as Mikage. Just a couple more inches and...
Jack realized what was doing and quickly broke the eye contact, turning himself away to hide his blush.
"Gomen - I have to go." said Jack, breaking away from her.
Mikage nodded, forcing a smile.
"Hai. I understand."
Jack then quickly left, shutting the door behind him - emotions swirling in his mind.
What...What...Was was that?!
Jack sighed heavily, and walked briskly back down the stairs and to his White D-Wheel.
I can't be in love with her...I just can't be - Can I?
Translations
Baka - Idiot (fool)
Ikimasu - Coming
Hai - Yes
Iie - No
Liyo - Okay
Lucarly: Long-ish chapter. Sorry.
Aki: ...Yeah, so please review.
