CHAPTER #12. ~ A Talk with Takeru
After having left the music room, Nella walked back to her room.
Upon reaching it, she placed her hand on her door knob where it lingered as she said, "I know you are there. You might as well come on out."
After hearing no reply or movement, she turned around lazily and said, "You. Hiding in the bushes. Get out here before I come and get you."
This time the said person came out of the bushes and was none other than Takeru Totsuka.
Upon seeing him come out, Nella crossed her arms over her chest while leaning more on her right knee and bending her still slightly injured left knee as she gazed at Takeru with a lazy expression.
After a silence of about two minutes, Nella finally asked, "So, what are you doing sneaking around the girl's side of the dorms so late at night?"
"Tssx, as if I would be caught sneaking around! And what business of yours is it to know anyway?"
"None at all. Just casual curiosity."
"Huh?"
"You know. You just might want to wipe that confounded confused look off your face before it gets stuck that way." Nella smugly said while smirking to herself.
"Wh...why...you?! I dare you to repeat that!" he growled angrily.
"Not interested. Also, you already heard what I said. Or else why would you react that way?" Nella retorted while raising an eyebrow at the fuming face of the blue-head.
Satisfied with her accomplishment, Nella raised her right hand as she let out a lazy petite little yawn showing signs of intense boredom. To her satisfaction, Takeru's face became even darker as he attempted to win the staring contest between the two of them. However, that was not to be.
After about five minutes staring each other down, Takeru "Txxs" before turning his eyes away, a notable change having occurred in them. Nella could tell what it was. But the look was a living and caring look. Nowhere near the death glare he had been giving her two minutes before.
Shaking off the odd sensation, Nella decided to call quits and so broke the ice by saying, "Anyways, it's late and as this conversation is clearly going nowhere, I'm off to bed. I wish you a good night." and with that she opened her door and walked in.
As soon as her door closed behind her and before she could take more than two steps, Nella was tackled to the ground by a very anxious and exuberant Anubis.
"Nera! Kar dar brra?! (Nella! Where have you been?)"
"I was just at the music room. No biggie." she replied as she tried to get untangled from the somewhat inappropriate way Anubis was hugging and holding her on the ground.
"Baraaaaaa...(Butttttt...)" Anubis whined.
"Don't worry. If Thoth lectures you because of me, come and tell me and I'll settle it. Got it?" at this Anubis just looked up at her with the expression of a puppy who was relieved with not getting in trouble for something.
Smiling at this, Nella gently ruffled his hair before say, "Come on. I think it is high time we both were in bed. After all, tomorrow is the opening ceremony."
"Bra ka nara a raaaa...(But I don't want to goooo...)" Anubis whined again.
"Never do I. But the choice is yours." Nella said as she turned around, "Well, I'm off to bed."
However, she had no sooner gone through the curtain to her bedroom, then she poked her head through saying, "Oh, I forgot. I did run into Loki Laevatein in the piano room."
Anubis turned sharply around and hissing said...