Chapter 1: Unlikely Roommates (Part 1)
Moving all these boxes into this new place was no simple task but that doesn't matter.
I'm finally here in Crypton Mirai City!
All of that hard work is finally paying off.
It only took three arduous years!
Can't take all of the credit though because I wouldn't have even gotten ahold of this place at all if that other guy didn't want it too.
Having the opportunity of getting to split the bills at the cost of having a roommate was just too sweet of a deal to pass up.
Especially when the benefits are an apartment consisting of a vast living room with tall windows to look at the absolutely beautiful view of the big city, a large kitchen, and two bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor with a balcony overlooking the living room.
So where is this guy supposed to be at anyway?
He texted me not too long ago.
We need to talk about how we are going to compromise on stuff.
Hearing the door open, I turn around.
"It's about time you… got… here," I say, confused at the person I'm looking at.
Who's this girl?
There's no way! I'm mistaken.
"W-Who are you?" she asks, looking at me with the same confusion on her face.
"I'm… the roommate for Akita Neru. Who are you?" I answer.
She gasps.
"I'm… the roommate for Ame Murasa," she says.
I gasp.
I-It can't be!
"N-Neru?" I say with uncertainty.
"M-Murasa?" she says, reflecting my uncertainty.
We both point fingers at each other.
"YOU'RE A CHICK?!" I yell.
"YOU'RE A GUY?!" she yells back.
Man, isn't this some awkward shit?
Uncomfortably, we sit on the couch as we try to compose ourselves and let it all set in.
I'm going to attempt to look on the bright side and not worry about it because she seems far more angry about it.
That's understandable.
"Quite the surprise, isn't it? Seems that we were both under false impressions about each other," I try to joke, chuckling.
She sighs heavily.
"Let's just look around the apartment and figure this out," she says, highly irritated as she gets off the couch.
Doing the same, I follow her lead, going upstairs.
This is going to be an interesting experience.
"There's only two bedrooms and one bathroom? Are you kidding me?" she says.
"What's wrong with that? That's exactly how it's supposed to be," I say.
"The information I got said that there are supposed to be three bedrooms and two bathrooms! I needed the third one to use as a workspace," she says.
Oh, great.
More misinformation.
"Maybe you'll be able to use part of your bedroom? Make it work somehow?" I suggest.
"You can clearly see that both of the bedrooms don't have that much space. It would be really cramped and I also don't want to work in my room," she says.
"Personally, I'm fine with doing my work in my room but if you're not then that makes a problem for us," I say.
"You could sleep on the couch," she suggests.
Is she being serious?
"Yeah, no. I've slept on a couch for far too long. Even then I still need a place to work myself. I can't agree to that!" I say.
"Listen, Murasa! Sacrifices are going to have to be made for things to work!" she shouts.
"Then deal with working in a cramped bedroom!" I shout back.
"I will not!" she says, stomping a foot down.
"Then you're choosing to be stubborn to get your way! That's completely unfair!" I say.
"You have a better idea?" she asks.
I've got one and she's not gonna like it at all.
I just know it.
There's no other option if she won't suck it up about space.
I turn away from her, putting my hands on the back of my head with my elbows up.
"Let's share a bedroom," I mumble.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you," she says.
Man, I really don't even wanna say this.
But there's just no beating around the bush
"Let's just share a bedroom, Neru," I say clearly, turning back around.
"Y-You can't be serious. A-Are… are you trying to suggest s-sharing a single bed together?" she stutters, blushing.
"N-No! N-Not in the slightest!" I stammer, blushing as well.
"Then what are you trying to say?" she asks.
"Well, what I'm saying is that we share a bedroom by sleeping in a bunk bed and we'll turn the other bedroom into a workplace to do our work," I explain.
"That's still sharing a room! And a bunk bed? Are we kids or something?" she says, crossing her arms.
"Would you rather deal with a cramped bedroom?" I question.
She looks down at the floor with her eyes slowly going left and right, thinking it over.
Is this really that difficult to decide?
"F-Fine. I… agree to your weird idea," she says reluctantly.
It's only as weird as we make it.
So let's try our best to not to do that.
"See? Now we're compromising the right way. We need more of that," I chuckle.
"Whatever. Since it's your idea, you're the one who's putting the bunk bed together," she says.
"I'm pretty good at stuff like assembly so I'm totally fine with that. Besides, it would probably take longer if you tried to help anyway," I snicker snarkily.
"Excuse you!" she says, scowling.
"Calm down. It's just a joke, Neru," I say.
"I'm sure it is," she says sarcastically.
She sticks her tongue out at me as she walks past me.
"C'mon, help me bring my boxes up," she commands, walking downstairs.
I was going to help her anyway but she could've said it more nicely.
I didn't anticipate that I would end up with a roommate like her.
Such a pain.
Things will get better.
At least that's what I'm hoping for.
"Sure thing," I sigh, following her.
Try to take it in stride, Murasa.
Take it in stride.
