Jesús: "I'm so sorry for taking so long. I've been really busy with work lately and whatever time-off I had I had things going on, such as moving to a new place amongst other things. In any case, I am back with another chapter. I'll just cut right to it and get started..." [Disclaimer] "I don't own the RF Series nor any of the Anime/Manga/Videogames referenced in this story. all credit for them goes to their respective owners."
Ch. 23
Raguna POV
Morning time. One more day to get through. Man I really wouldn't mind waking up so early, if school wasn't involved in my daily routine...Meh, at least is bearable. So, time to go to school.
"Raguna, can you maybe spare a couple minutes?" Dad asked
"Sure. I'm not in a big rush to get to school. Although in about a half hour that might be changing." I replied trying to lighten the mood...Man I just hate it when Dad uses my first name, I just know he means Business when he does.
"I've just recently been informed about Mist..." my Dad said making a Pause, and to be honest he sounded very grim.
"Did something happen to her?" I asked right away. The way he sounded just made me worry.
"...No, she's fine." he replied
"Oh, thank God..." I said relieved.
"You make it sound like she was in some kind of accident." dad said
"The way you paused made me think that." I said calming down and taking a seat.
"Yeah, I guess I did stop kinda abruptly. In any case, I heard about her resent tantrums." Dad said "What happened between the two of you? Sam told me yesterday that she got home two days ago and she was crying, she locked herself in her room and hasn't come out since. He also told me that Jenna was walking by her room and she heard her say "Why Raguna?" between weeps before she walked too far away." my dad told me.
The last thing my dad said made me feel like a jerk. I didn't know exactly why, but I felt that way. I never meant for Mist to get hurt. In fact, I never really thought she really liked me the way she sound like she does now...
"Son. I don't know exactly what is going on, but could you maybe try to cheer her up? The way that sounds you might be the only one that can do so." dad said
"I'll try...In fact..." I said looking at the time. I still had about 15 minutes to spare. "I can still make it."
"Son? Where are you going?" Dad asked as I ran out the door.
"I have an idea. Don't worry; Mist will be back to normal soon." I said and started running to her place.
After going through the awkwardness of knocking on the front door and having to encounter my Aunt and Uncle, whom trusted me and didn't give me any trouble for the current situation, I walked over to Mist's Room.
"Before I go in...Aunty, could you do me a favor?" I asked and she said yes.
-Mist's Room-
Normal POV
Mist sat curled up on her bed, the shades to the room where closed and so it was dark in said room. A light knock came from the door and then the door creaked open.
"Hey Mist..." Raguna said as he peeked his head through the door.
"Go...Away!" Mist yelled at him and clenched to herself better.
"Mist. Please listen to me. Actually more than listen to me, I'd like to ask you, what happened? Why did you suddenly had a breakdown?" he asked
"Why? After all these years you still want to know why?" Mist asked holding her tears back.
"Please Mist. I may be as smart as people give me credit, but I don't know everything. I don't know what's in everyone's hearts, not even yours, Heck sometimes I even wonder if I know what is in my own heart. What's wrong?" Raguna replied
"..." Mist stayed quiet
"You know you can trust me..." Raguna said
"Remember the stories Grandpa and Grandma used to say...?" Mist asked making a pause "...I always thought it was facinating. How our great-great grandparents were named like us and the relationship they used to share. Ever since those stories, I always envisioned a life with you. All of my friends talked about all the popular guys in school, or the neighborhood, but every time I tried thinking of someone only you would come to mind. I couldn't picture anyone else. I knew as time started going by that that was wrong, I mean we are related, so I managed to convince myself it would never happen...But when you and Cinnamon got together..." Mist said and then she started crying
Raguna got close to Mist and sat down next to her, he took her hand letting her know he understood her. Mist hugged Raguna and cried harder and harder.
"Is ok Mist. To be honest I thought that might have been the case. Look, I know that since we're family we can't get together as a couple. But I'll be here; you can count on me for pretty much anything you need. You're like a little sister to me, and so I'll never love you any less than that, my precious Cousin who is also my little sister." Raguna said
Mist kept crying harder yet, and after a couple minutes started to calm down.
"It'll be ok. If you need anyone to be there when you're hurt I'll be there. If you need someone to listen I'll listen." Raguna said and then there was a small knock on the door.
Through the door walked Cinnamon with a bright smile on her face and a small tray holding two cups of some while liquid, possibly milk.
"Cin?" Mist said
"Hi Mist. How are you doing?" Cinnamon asked
"What are you doing here?" Mist asked
"This was actually my idea. Back when we were kids, every time you got angry we would make up by drinking your favorite drink..." Raguna said and then Cinnamon handed one cup to Mist "...Turnip Juice..." 'Even to this day I still wonder how this thing is even made...or who thought about it...'
Mist took the cup and then realized something...
"But, there are only two cups here..." Mist pointed out.
"Do you remember what you said this juice was?" Raguna said
-Flashback-
A four year old Raguna and Mist stood seating on little Mist's lawn.
"I'm sorry Mist. I didn't mean to push you. I just wasn't looking and bumped you." Raguna said
"No. I don't want to talk to you. You're mean to me." Mist said puffing her cheeks full of air.
"But I already said I'm sorry..." Raguna said starting to get teary eyes.
"No..." Mist said as she took a sip from her little cup full of Turnip Juice.
Raguna was about to cry and started walking away in defeat. Mist started feeling bad and went up to him and grabbed him by the shirt.
"You can still play...here." Mist said and handed him her cup. "if you drink this you'll be my best family ever never." Mist said and then Raguna smiled and took a big gulp from the cup.
right away Raguna made a funny face.
"This tastes funny..." Raguna said
"haha." Mist laughed and then the two started laughing together...
-Flashback end-
"Back in those days drinking this was a biggest sign of making a bond to you. Sharing this Juice made a connection with the person you shared it with." Raguna said
"Mist. Would you please allow me to share this Juice with you?" Cinnamon asked
Mist's eyes started becoming watery and then she started crying again.
"Yes...Yes Cinnamon. You can drink the Juice. I'm sorry you two. You two are the best ever." Mist said and hugged the other two teens. The three sat there as Cinnamon and Mist drank the Turnip juice.
"So Mist? Do you want to take the day off school? Or are you coming with us? If we don't go now we'll be late." Raguna said right after the two girls drank the Turnip juice.
"I'll ask dad to give us a ride. You can all just wait in the living room. I'll be out in a few minutes." Mist said and then Raguna and Cinnamon left the room.
Raguna POV
"That was really nice of you." Cinnamon said
"What are you talking about?" I replied
"What you said to Mist. It was really nice. It even made me feel calm inside. It reminded me of what you said about me the first time you came for dinner." Cinnamon said
"I don't...I just..." I stuttered. I knew I was starting to get red.
"hehe, You can be so cute sometimes." Cinnamon said and gave me a peck on the cheek.
"..." I knew by now I was fuming with embarrassment.
after a few minutes of waiting for Mist to come out, she did and Uncle Sam took us to school(A/N: Not gonna lie as I wrote this sentence I couldn't help but imagine Raguna's Uncle wearing a top hat...)
"Alright guys. Here you are. I want you three to have an awesome day now. I gotta go to work after this so see ya." Uncle said. (A/N: I know I just continued the bad joke. I just couldn't help it this time)
"Alright! thanks for the ride!" I replied
"Thank you sir." Cinnamon said bowing her head respectfully
"Thanks Daddy. Have a good day at work." Mist said and then Uncle drove away.
"You girls ready for today?" I asked and then the first bell for class to begin rung.
"Yeah!" the two girls said and then the three of us took off to class.
-Three classes later-
"I hate today..." I said my head lay on my desk.
"I hear ya man. We haven't had any days this busy in a while." a friend replied.
"Hey you two. I know is been a long day, but how about getting some food?" another friend yelled from the door.
"I'm in. I had something to do this morning so I didn't get any food." I replied, got up and walked over to the door.
My friends and I made it to the cafeteria, Lunch special of the day: Ramen. After finishing our food we all decided to just go to the locker rooms and get ready for the next class, P.E. soon enough the bell rung and everyone started entering the locker room and getting ready for class. After every class was ready each teacher took their students off to their own thing. except for my class's teacher.
"Alright class, I know I'll be repeating this when we meet up with the girls on the fields, but...We have a new student. He was enrolled just a few hours ago and he was allowed to start today even though it was already halfway through the day. Come on in..." Mr. Ray yelled and then from the door to the locker room walked in the new kid...
"Hey there everyone. Name's Lute. You can just call me that." Lute said
"Hey! It's you!" I yelled remembering him from the day the girls went agro on me...wait can you even consider them agro when they are just hormone crazed...i don't know...
"I see that at least one of you knows the new kid. Now please get along with him and let's get going. Lute, if you have anything to change into please do so. Any other time when you come to class you have to have the sport uniform." Mr. Ray said
"Thank you sir, but I don't have but my current clothes and a backpack with a few things today." Lute replied
"Alright, I guess that will have to do." Mr. Ray said and then he guided everyone out the door and towards the soccer fields.
Once in the fields the girls were already finishing up their stretches and some where even giving a couple laps to the soccer fields.
"I like it when my students know what they have to do. alright start up your stretches and regroup in the middle of the field in 5 minutes for further instructions." Mr. Ray said and went to the middle of the field and started stretching too.
"So you are the new guy?" one of the girls asked Lute.
"Yeah, Name's Lute. Nice to meet ya."Lute said while doing some light upper body stretches.
After stretching Mr. Ray split everyone into groups of 6, 4 teams total, and we all played some soccer for P.E. class. After P.E. class we only had one more class to get through…Math…
"Why God! Tell Me Why!" I yelled of the top of my lungs.
"This is a basic in life. These classes might come in handy in your future…" a voice came from behind me.
I turned around and saw Lute.
"Hey there." He said nonchalantly.
"Was that you a second ago?" I asked. The voice that was heard a few seconds before indeed sounded holy…to a point…
"Yeah, I'd like to say I specialize in art. Acting is but one kind of art and I do some of it." Lute replied with a sheepish smirk on his face.
"That was really cool. I bet you mimic a lot of people to get some sort of character?" I asked
"Only sometimes. I like drawing better than acting so I actually like going to the hills and draw the scenery." He replied.
After a few more minutes of talking to Lute, the bell for class rung and everyone sat on their assigned seats. Class went as usual, Boring and uninteresting in all aspects…except when the teacher tried to crack a joke trying to explain something and failed miserably. Anyway, Cinnamon, Mist and I met up at the school's entrance and then Mist and I said goodbye to Cinnamon who had to go the opposite direction to ours.
"So Mist. Are you all better about Cinnamon and Me?" I asked just to double check.
"Of course I am. I can't believe it took me this long but you two are actually a really good couple. I'm not going to lie, there is a small part of me that is jealous of her, but most of me tells me that if anyone can make you happy it will be her." Mist said with a big Smile on her face.
"Thanks Mist." I said patting her head like I did when we were younger.
After dropping Mist off I went home and did my homework. To my surprise I managed to finish it in an hour and then I was bored to no end…
"Man…I think I should go again…" I said and walked to my closet. I opened it and pulled out my trusty sword Dueledge.
I walked to the front door and right before I managed to exit the door…
"Raguna, where are you going?" Mom asked
"I was going to a dungeon. I'm a little bored and I thought maybe a little exercise could help." I replied
"Did you make up with Mist?" Mom asked
"Yeah." I simply replied
"That's good. Family should always stay together." Mom said and then I walked out the front door.
"Kin. Want to come along?" I asked my Silver wolf and she just barked in return.
Kin and I were walking down the road when we came across Mist, who was on her way to downtown. The two of us started walking together, since I was going to the school and technically I had to go to downtown to get to it. Mist and I just talked about random things on the way, mostly involved her asking if she could maybe sometime come over to play Dungeon Crawler, Which I said was OK and she smiled happily.
"Hey Young man. Fancy meeting you here at these times." Erik called out from somewhere behind me.
Mist and I both turned to look at him and suddenly Mist went all quiet.
"Who is this? You aren't two timing Cinnamon are you?" Erik asked
"Oh yeah, you two haven't met before. Erik this is my Cousin Mist. Mist this is My Best friend and Biggest pain in the butt, Erik…I'd like to rephrase what I said but I don't know how…" I said becoming a little conscious of my own sentence.
"Oh! So you're Mist. Man, you're a lot Cuter than I thought you'd be. To be honest since you were related to Raguna I thought you'd be some crazy girl." Erik said
Mist started becoming Fidgety and also started cowering behind me.
"Mist...? is something wrong?" I asked her
"…od…od…od…od" Mist whispered really quickly under her breath and I couldn't make out what she was saying.
"Well young man, I have to go now. Nice to meet you Mist." Erik said winking at Mist at the end.
"Mist?" I asked
"OH MY GOD!" Mist finally yelled
"Whoa there what's up?" I asked a little freaked out.
"I can't believe it. Someone who is not related to me called me cute…I don't know. What do you think Raguna? Did I look normal or just like a freak to you?" She made a quick pause and didn't even let me answer "I looked like a freak didn't I? he probably doesn't wants to talk to me ever again."
"Mist! Calm down. Relax. Breathe slowly. Now even if with just a nod answer me this yes or no question…Do you like him?" I asked and she looked hesitant for a second and suddenly her head just bobbled up and down as she was saying yes. "…" was my response to her answer.
"Is that not right?" she asked
"No, is fine…" I replied processing the situation. 'although for this to work there might have to be one small change…' I said to myself.
Jesús: "He everyone. Finally got this done. After, I don't know, five weeks? I don't know. Bottom line this thing is done and now you got this new chapter and I'll work on the next one ASAP. Once again I'd like to apologize for the long delay and I hope everyone comes back for the next installment, hopefully in the scheduled time. See ya later!"
Note: This chapter was indeed done in the said time. I borrowed internet from my friend so is going up on August 22nd