Chapter Seven (Sia and Kikyou)

It was early in the morning as Sheyg woke up and got himself ready for work while Nerine was busy in the kitchen. Sheyg had expected a good breakfast by Nerine but he was surprised to see what was on the dining table, a plate of toast which was overcooked, something that he had never expected of her.

"Um, Nerine, what is this?"

"It's a toast. Like you asked yesterday."

"Isn't it a….." As he was about to finish his sentence, he then remembered that he shouldn't hurt her feelings.

"Yes?"

"A little too few. Yeah, I usually have three slices of toast instead of two." He lied not wanting to hurt her feelings. He then took a bite and tasted something he'd never expected, a great bitterness of overcooked toast. He tried to eat it up to make her happy but he couldn't as he threw the toast back to the plate.

"It's not good, is it?" Nerine asked.

"Well, um….."

"Sheyg, please don't lie to me." Nerine begged.

"Your omelet yesterday was amazing but this one well, um… I must say it's overcooked. It doesn't mean that I'll want to have omelet for breakfast since I can't always have eggs for breakfast every day." Sheyg told her the truth.

"I'm sorry." She apologized. "I'm not good in cooking except for making omelet. That's the only thing that I can cook. I'm sorry." She said bowing down.

Seeing her like that, Sheyg then came up with a solution. "Hey, I know someone who can help!" He exclaimed.

"It's Asa, right? I learned cooking from her back in Tokyo." Nerine answered to him.

"No not her. Although I know that she's pretty amazing in cooking, but not Asa. Just let me call her." Sheyg then took his phone and made a call.

"Hello, this is Sia." Said the person on the other line.

"Ah, Sia, it's me Sheyg. Listen, I might need your help. I have a friend who needs a cooking lesson, can you help me?" Sheyg asked.

"Sure, I'm never gonna say no to a friend in need." Sia accepted.

"And, is Kikyou there?"

"Yes, she's here. She's just come back from Biblia to promote her new book."

"That's great, the more the merrier. I'll be there with that friend at 2." Sheyg told his friend.

"Sure, Sheyg, we'll be waiting. Bye."

"Bye." Sheyg said hanging the phone up.

Nerine then approached him and asked, "Sia? Kikyou? Are they also here?"

Startled, Sheyg then asked the sky blue haired girl, "Why? You've known each other?"

"Yes, they were the daughters of the king of gods, Eustoma. I know them because I'm a princess of the demon race. So I have to make acquaintance with them." Nerine answered.

Sheyg was shocked when hear that, "What? You're a princess? I'm sorry for treating you so casually your majesty." He said bowing down to her.

"It's okay. It's my wish to live normally with anyone else. So just don't treat me like a real princess. Just treat me like usual way." She said.

Upon hearing that, Sheyg quickly got back on his feet.

"Well, it's okay if that's what you want."

"Anyway, Sheyg, how did you know and make friends with them?" Asked the curious Nerine.

As he was about to answer, he looked at his watch and found that he should get going. "Well I'd like to tell you but I really need to go to work now. I'll explain it later when I'm home. Is that ok?" He asked.

"Sure." She accepted.

"Ok then, Bye."

"Bye Sheyg."

Just like usual, it was during peak hours when he headed to his office. This time however, he hadn't had breakfast since he couldn't eat Nerine's cooking like previous day. So he had to make a stop at a convenience store to buy sandwich for him to eat. After finding what he was looking for, he headed to the cashier to pay his purchase. He then ate the sandwich during his way to his office. Arriving in the office, his usual day then started.

It was 1:30 when Sheyg and Nerine were heading to Sia's place. Sheyg usually got home from work at 4 but on Tuesday, he only works half-time so he could finish his work at 1.

"Sheyg, you haven't answered my question this morning, about Sia and Kikyou." Nerine told him.

Hearing that, Sheyg remembered that he promised her to tell the story. He then started, "Well it's quite a story about how I met them. I met them just around three months ago…."

***Flashback***

Three months earlier

Sheyg and Asa were in a coffee shop discussing about their work. This time they were being a superior and subordinate. Asa discussed about a few proposals sent to them by another department only to be rejected by Sheyg. When they were busy, Asa's phone suddenly rang and she then answered the call.

"Hello… Yes?... What? You've arrived here?... And you've already bought an apartment to live in? That's great!... Sure, we'll visit you… Yes, I said 'we' 'cause I'm going to bring a friend there, is that ok?... Great! We'll be there." Asa then hung her phone up.

"Who was that?" Sheyg asked her.

"It was from my old friend back in Tokyo, she's just moved here. And she asked us to visit them." Asa answered.

"Because you mentioned me in your call, didn't you?" Sheyg raised an eyebrow.

"It can't be helped. I was so excited that I mentioned you in that call. I told them that you'll go with me visiting them." Asa said while scratching her head. "So, what do you think? Should we go check them out?" Asa continued.

"Well, since you've already told them that you're coming, we should get going. Anyway, I'm somehow dragged in this because of you."

Hearing that, Asa could only giggle on him. They then headed to their cars. Sheyg drove his Hunter Cavalry and Asa drove her Nakamura SI-7. They then headed to Asa's friend's place. This time, Asa was the one to lead the way while Sheyg followed her from behind. They then arrived at the place. It was a medium-wealth apartment by the Lambert Parkway. After parking their car they then headed to the exact place.

"She told me that they're living on floor 5, in room 517."

"Wait a minute. 'They'? How many people this friends of yours are?" Sheyg confused.

"Ooops! Looks like I haven't told you that they're twins. My bad." Asa replied.

"Twins?" Sheyg said in disbelief.

As they were talking each other, they arrived at their destination, apartment 517. Asa then rang the bell.

"Just a minute." said a girl on the other side of the door.

It wasn't long enough as the girl opened the door to see Asa.

"Asa!" exclaimed the girl.

"Sia! Long time no see." They then hugged each other. It's not long until Sia noticed that Asa wasn't coming alone.

"Asa, who is this guy?" Sia asked.

"Oh, it's Sheyg, my friend and also my boss."

"You don't need to say that last part, Asa." Sheyg grumbled. "Anyway, I'm Sheyg Thomas, nice to meet you." He said pointing out his right hand expecting a handshake.

"Sia. Lisianthus Eustoma. It's good to meet you, Sheyg." Sia said accepting Sheyg's hand and did a handshake. "Come on, let's get in." Sia invited them in.

Sheyg and Asa then entered the apartment and were surprised to find out that the apartment was already neat and clean even though they'd just moved.

"Please, take a seat." Sia told them to sit. "I'm sure that you're wondering why the place has been clean even though we've just moved in, right?"

"You're a mind reader, Sia." Sheyg Exclaimed.

"That's because this place had been bought and prepared before we moved here." Said another girl who looked like Sia, only with a deeper voice. "I'm Kikyou, Sia's Sister. Pleasure to meet you." Kikyou introduced herself.

***End of flashback***

"And then we had a pleasant chat and the next you can guess it yourself. It all thanks to Asa that I met them." Sheyg concluded his story.

"So they moved here three months ago. What are they doing now?" Nerine asked.

"Now Sia is working part time as a librarian while Kikyou is working as a writer. In two months she could publish and sell two books. I'm surprised to hear that she's just published her third book."

Sheyg could see the eagerness on Nerine's face and said, "Nervous about meeting some old friends?' He teased.

"Actually, yes, I'm quite nervous now."

"Don't be. Just take it easy ok?" Sheyg tried to convince his friend.

They then arrived at Sia and Kikyou's apartment building. After parking the car, they then headed to Sia and Kikyou's apartment. Sheyg then rang the bell.

"Who is it?"

Hearing the voice, Sheyg could easily tell that it was Kikyou. "It's me, Sheyg and a friend. Just open the door Kikyou."

Kikyou then opened the door. "Sheyg! So, where's your friend?"

"She's here."

Nerine then showed up.

"Nerine?" Kikyou asked in disbelief.

"Kikyou, long time no see." Nerine replied.

"Sia, quick, come here! Sheyg here is bringing us an important guest." Kikyou told her sister to come. Sia then came from the kitchen.

"Kikyou, what is it a…." Before Sia could finish her words, she was surprised to see Nerine.

"Rina, you're here. Come here let me hug you." Sia then approached Nerine and hugged her.

"Sia, so you're here after all?" Nerine asked her friend.

The three girls then hugged each other because they hadn't seen each other for quite a time. They completely forgot about Sheyg.

"Ahem…." Sheyg coughed. "Hello, I'm still here. Am I completely forgotten?"

The girls then noticed that Sheyg was there too. After hugging each other, Kikyou told them to get in.

(End of chapter seven)