Shinkus: Gomen It wasn't that I was busy, well you can also say that, but after returning to the US, I got in this chaotic fight with my mother who decided to call up my father and they both started to boil me in hot water yelling and screaming. Afterwards, they concluded that I shouldn't go on the computer for a few weeks. . So basically, I didn't have much time to go on the computer, much less write fanfiction which is a much lesser hobby of mine. Now, that I'm back, I present you Chapter 7 of Jun's Birthday. Thank you for the reviews! They really did cheer me up from what has happened lately!
CHAPTER 7
The sun rose brightly and it was noon when Shinku woke up from her box. Jun was in his room looking at his computer with a bored expression as he was looking up cursed voodoo dolls with leeks sticking out of their heads. He often took a few looks behind him, checking if Shinku woke up or made any sign of movement.
The box shook and the lid fell off as Shinku jumped up and stepped out of her soft, velvety box.
"Jun, Jun, I want tea," the first thing that Shinku said was that she wanted tea after all that shutting-the-box-I'm-in-a-terrible-bad-mood-and-I-shut-the-box-with-rose-petals-too-so-you-should-know-that-if-you-try-to-open-it-I-will-murder-you-with-killer-leeks-and-cursed-voodoo-dolls-with-rose-tea-sprouting-out-of-their-heads. Shinku blinked once and shook his chair violently that his glasses were knocked crooked out of their original position.
"WHAT? You just had tea yesterday! And besides, I'm not your servant! After shutting yourself in that box acting like a rigid doll I-"Jun shut up after the expression on Shinku's face. "Okay. Fine."
He walked up abruptly and silently headed towards the door. He opened it and looked at Shinku. Her expression was not that pleasant, she even looked slightly sick, although she was a doll, and dolls, don't get sick. After a few short minutes which seemed hours to Shinku, Jun came in just as Shinku wiped a tear from her cheek. Hopefully, Jun did not see this.
"Here's your tea." Jun said as he placed it in front of the doll who was looking at the boy, her expression blank. Nodding vigorously she sipped the tea and spat it out.
"You idiot! This…this…did you even add tea leaves? The flavor is so light I can not even taste anything but only a dash of sugar! Orange tea leaves are not to be lightly taken! Or what type of tea leaves did you intend to add into this disgusting water?" Shinku looked at the cup ruefully as her face looked completely disgusted. Jun blinked and his face looked unusual, as though he was trying to figure out something.
"Er…Grass Jelly Tea I suppose?"
"Return to the kitchen and remake it."
Jun nodded silently and took the tray and walked out of the room. Shinku sighed once Jun was out of earshot.
"I seemed to have overreacted…judging by his expression, I think he's suspecting my actions. I shouldn't have yelled." Shinku said as she crouched down on the floor.
Suiseiseki and two others popped in the room.
"Shinku-chan!" Suiseiseki cried as she jumped over to the sighing doll. "Are you okay?"
"Shiiiiinkkuuuu!" HinaIchigo shouted as she also flew into the room with her usually timid sister. A short haired doll walked in as she looked at ther other two sisters flying into the room.
"Shinku, are you all right?" Souseiseki asked her expression was serious, "What happened in the N-field?"
Shinku looked away and she pretended to not notice Souseiseki's words. "The moon is oddly bri- I mean, the sun is shining as usual today. It's bea-"
Grey clouds crowded around the sky and it started hailing. Small thumps were heard after a few minutes as ice clanged onto the roof.
"ICE! It's falling!" HinaIchigo shouted as she stumbled over the boxes toward the window. "But it seems cold." HinaIchigo pressed her hands on the window as Jun muttered feebly as his eyes widened at the sight of four dolls crowding around his room.
"Chibi human! What are you doing here!" Suiseiseki said as she started to shield Shinku from the boy who started to puff up his cheeks at the silly doll's actions. He was holding the same tray as before, but a different fragrance was coming from the teapot. It smelled oddly like roses and peppermint and some kind of herbs mixed in it.
"Here's your tea Shinku. It's not Grass Jelly." Jun ignored the other dolls and laid the tray on the floor, "Enjoy" he added as he returned to his computer staring at the screen.
"CHIBI-HUMAN! How dare you ignore me! You always liked Shinku best!" Suiseiseki kicked Jun hard in the shins and fled out the small room.
As Jun clutched his leg as he glowered at the doll who started to wail downstairs, his gaze returned to the doll who was sipping her tea calmly, oblivious to her surroundings. She seemed to be satisfied with her tea, that's why she said nothing. Jun sighed, relieved that he had not earned a slap from the silent doll.
"What is wrong with her lately? She's been acting weirder than ever. Fortunately, it was Nori who made the tea, not me. Although it might taste a bit better than before, since that idiot has seriously been practicing to make tea. Shinku seemed to be overreacting to some kind of news yesterday so I told Nori and she added herbs or something…But anyway, I'm glad she's back." Jun smiled slightly and returned to search for cursed penguins.
"I do wonder why it has started to hail though..", Souseiseki said her voice filled with wonder as she stared outside the window. She made a mental note that she would ask Shinku, one-on-one about the N-field, and she had a suspicious thought that it had something to do with Jun's birthday present.
After a couple of other ramblings and Jun was in the bathroom, currently taking a shower, and HinaIchigo and Suiseiseki were helping Nori prepare for dinner, Souseiseki returned to the room from downstairs and found Shinku sitting on the carpet, staring at the window. It was still hailing, but it lightened a bit after the hours that had passed.
"Shinku, I ask you again, the same question I asked at noon. What happened at the N-field, and don't pretend you didn't hear me. I know you did. Now answer, please." Souseiseki said seriously as she walked over to Shinku.
"Souseiseki…."Shinku said her voice calm, "The N-field, contains many, many mysteries. And besides that, humans, and dolls, all alike, contain many, many mysteries also." From her words the message was plain. Shut-up, since I don't want to talk about it.
"Shinku, it must have something to do with Suigintou," Souseiseki pressed on, "You were always very good with hiding things, but this, is different. You are truly worried about something, is it, him?"
"……"Shinku looked away as she sighed. "Yes. Is that all I have to say?"
"No." her voice was stubborn, "I want you to tell me everything that happened.
"Let's go somewhere more isolated, if you insist." Shinku said as she stood up. She brushed the dust-bunnies off her bright red, Victorian dress and walked towards the open door. Someone could have easily overheard. Shinku hit herself in the head mentally for her clumsiness and followed the stairs to the first floor.
"Nori," Shinku said, her voice was clear, "Me and Souseiseki have something to discuss, we will return shortly in around thirty minutes."
"Shinku-chan! It's almost dinner!"
"Nori, don't call me that, and I'm not hungry, I suppose Souseiseki isn't either." Shinku said as she looked at her third sister.
"No, I'm not hungry at all," As though she said this, her stomach let out a small, feeble growl. "No, not at all." Souseiseki blushed but apparently, no one paid any attention.
They pushed open the doors and walked towards a mirror that was shining brightly. It started to glow and Shinku and Souseiseki walked into the glimmering thing. After the last of Souseiseki's hat was seen, the door behind them closed suddenly and all, all seemed to be lost. And in two days, chaos might dawn Shinku's world if she couldn't find what she truly seeked.
To be continued in Chapter 8……
Oh dear…it seems so dark. Haha. Thanks for the reviews! I will reply to them as once as I get this on. :P
