I awakened the next morning to find myself still dressed, and to find
that Ryoko was nowhere in my room. I listened for any sounds of her
presence, but there were none. I supposed it had all been a dream. But it
was so real to me. I let out a deep sigh, somewhat angered that all that I
had experienced the night before wasn't real, and there was no Ryoko. It
wasn't possible anyway. Nothing about it made any sense.
I struggled to pick myself up out of bed, and I wearily found my way downstairs to fix breakfast. My eyes were still asleep, and my vision was blurred. I leaned against the wall as I entered the kitchen and rubbed my eyes, having an uneasy feeling about this room for some strange reason. Once my eyes had adjusted, I walked to the pantry and opened its door. Suddenly, I noticed a blue flash out of the corner of my eye, and I was pounced.
"Boo!" A familiar voice said.
I looked behind me to see Ryoko standing there, wearing one of my old tee shirts. I blinked. She blinked. I blinked.
"Ryoko?! You're here?!"
I was a bit surprised, obviously. She laughed a bit at my early-morning stupidity, a trait I was known for.
"Well, yeah. You told me I could stay with you, remember? I thought it would be nice if I made your breakfast, so I came down a little early." She said, running a hand through her blue hair, which was slightly messy and not as spiked as it had been the day before."
"That's right. I do remember." I said. I leaned forward, my arms sliding around her back. She flinched, and pushed me slightly. I thought she was being playful. I held her tightly and kissed her lovingly. She made a muffled grunt, and then disappeared from my grasp. She reappeared, standing in front of me and glaring.
"What was that?! When I said I'd do anything to repay you, that's going a bit too far. We barely know eachother!" Ryoko angrily stated. Her eyes were fiery, but still held a sweetness in them, in which case I knew she was not upset with me. She enjoyed it as much as I did.
"But Ryoko...Last night...I thought..." I started, remembering the shared love we experienced just hours ago. I wondered why she was acting this way.
"Last night? All we did was sleep. In separate rooms. What about last night led you to believe I wanted that?" She asked.
"Huh?! But what about...And...HUH?!" I was very confused. I remember drifting off to sleep with Ryoko's warm body in my arms. She never left me. It was such a vivid memory. Then, she started to laugh. She covered her mouth and disappeared, reappearing randomly in places all over the kitchen.
"Oh, this is ridiculous." I said. Still confused.
"I'm sorry! Hehe...I couldn't resist. Don't be mad, okay?" She said, still covering her mouth and giggling.
"What? Don't be mad about what?" I asked.
"Well.I gave you a false memory last night! Before I went to bed in the spare room, I looked into your eyes. Remember? Then, I placed thoughts into your mind, which became a memory to you! So...how was I? Good, I hope!" She said. I could tell I was turning a thousand shades of purple just then.
"Ryoko! Ack! That's so embarrassing!" I said, holding my head in my hands and trying my hardest not to let her notice the colorful shade of red on my face. She put her arm around me and her head on my shoulder.
"Forgive meeee?" She asked, pleading. I patted her head, feeling her hair, which was much stiffer than in the dream.
"Forgiven. Just don't do that again...And yes, you were excellent." I said, slightly recovering from my blushing. I looked into her eyes, but not for long, fearing that she would pass on another memory, as she had done before.
"So, do you want some breakfast now?" She asked, drifting her eyes away from mine, as I had done.
"And don't worry, I won't give you anymore memories...unless you ask." She said, winking.
I struggled to pick myself up out of bed, and I wearily found my way downstairs to fix breakfast. My eyes were still asleep, and my vision was blurred. I leaned against the wall as I entered the kitchen and rubbed my eyes, having an uneasy feeling about this room for some strange reason. Once my eyes had adjusted, I walked to the pantry and opened its door. Suddenly, I noticed a blue flash out of the corner of my eye, and I was pounced.
"Boo!" A familiar voice said.
I looked behind me to see Ryoko standing there, wearing one of my old tee shirts. I blinked. She blinked. I blinked.
"Ryoko?! You're here?!"
I was a bit surprised, obviously. She laughed a bit at my early-morning stupidity, a trait I was known for.
"Well, yeah. You told me I could stay with you, remember? I thought it would be nice if I made your breakfast, so I came down a little early." She said, running a hand through her blue hair, which was slightly messy and not as spiked as it had been the day before."
"That's right. I do remember." I said. I leaned forward, my arms sliding around her back. She flinched, and pushed me slightly. I thought she was being playful. I held her tightly and kissed her lovingly. She made a muffled grunt, and then disappeared from my grasp. She reappeared, standing in front of me and glaring.
"What was that?! When I said I'd do anything to repay you, that's going a bit too far. We barely know eachother!" Ryoko angrily stated. Her eyes were fiery, but still held a sweetness in them, in which case I knew she was not upset with me. She enjoyed it as much as I did.
"But Ryoko...Last night...I thought..." I started, remembering the shared love we experienced just hours ago. I wondered why she was acting this way.
"Last night? All we did was sleep. In separate rooms. What about last night led you to believe I wanted that?" She asked.
"Huh?! But what about...And...HUH?!" I was very confused. I remember drifting off to sleep with Ryoko's warm body in my arms. She never left me. It was such a vivid memory. Then, she started to laugh. She covered her mouth and disappeared, reappearing randomly in places all over the kitchen.
"Oh, this is ridiculous." I said. Still confused.
"I'm sorry! Hehe...I couldn't resist. Don't be mad, okay?" She said, still covering her mouth and giggling.
"What? Don't be mad about what?" I asked.
"Well.I gave you a false memory last night! Before I went to bed in the spare room, I looked into your eyes. Remember? Then, I placed thoughts into your mind, which became a memory to you! So...how was I? Good, I hope!" She said. I could tell I was turning a thousand shades of purple just then.
"Ryoko! Ack! That's so embarrassing!" I said, holding my head in my hands and trying my hardest not to let her notice the colorful shade of red on my face. She put her arm around me and her head on my shoulder.
"Forgive meeee?" She asked, pleading. I patted her head, feeling her hair, which was much stiffer than in the dream.
"Forgiven. Just don't do that again...And yes, you were excellent." I said, slightly recovering from my blushing. I looked into her eyes, but not for long, fearing that she would pass on another memory, as she had done before.
"So, do you want some breakfast now?" She asked, drifting her eyes away from mine, as I had done.
"And don't worry, I won't give you anymore memories...unless you ask." She said, winking.