Once the next school passed by and the weekend came once again, Tridon took the time to sleep in a little. The time was 9 o'clock in the morning until his phone started to ring. His eyes fluttered open and he slowly answered the phone.
"Huh?"
"Tridon," Monika spoke, "are you still asleep?"
"It's the weekend," Tridon responded, "so yeah..."
"Tridon. Yuri and I are outside your house."
Tridon sighed and nodded, "Ah damn. Sorry Monika." Tridon got up and stretched, "I had a long day yesterday and I got to sleep late."
"Oh Tridon." Monika cooed, "That's not safe for you to sleep late. It leads to bad sleeping habits."
"I know." Tridon yawned while he made his way downstairs, "I'm heading to the door. Just give me a sec." Tridon took a hold of the doorknob and opened the door and squinted at the daylight hitting his eyes, "Hello..."
Monika and Yuri both stared at Tridon who didn't have a shirt on. He looked down and sighed, "Tr-Tridon..."
"Sorry. I just woke up." Tridon moved out the way and allowed the girls inside, "Just head on in and take a seat on the couch. Let me take a shower and stuff before we start our lesson on living alone."
"A-Alright..." Monika and Yuri glanced at one another before quickly taking a seat at Tridon's couch.
"Make yourself at home girls." Tridon yawned again before making his way back upstairs. Once he was out of sight, Monika and Yuri got close and started whispering.
"Yuri," Monika began, "did you know he was that chiseled?"
"No. Kinda?"
"You can tell he doesn't have any extra weight on him." Monika commented, "But for him to be that toned? He looks like a model."
"Okay Monika." Yuri interrupted, "Look, we're just here to just learn how to live alone. God knows we need to. Didn't you almost burn your house down from cooking?"
"I was just trying something out!" Monika quickly yelled, "I just wanted to see what I could do."
"Alright girls," Tridon called out. He walked downstairs wearing a tank top and basketball shorts, "let's get to work on what you girls need to know." Tridon looked at his kitchen and then towards them, "We'll deal with cooking last. I assume you girls can keep up after yourself, right?"
"Yeah." Monika answered. However, Yuri remained quiet causing Tridon to eye her, "You don't clean up after yourself?" Monika questioned.
"It's more so that I do it every now and then. My room can be a mess along with the kitchen."
"Well, my daily schedule isn't really the same as the both of you." Tridon explained, "Usually every 2 weekends, I spend time cleaning inside and outside if it's necessary."
"How so?" Yuri wondered.
"I usually spend Saturday morning cleaning. I wake up, eat breakfast, then I clean. Afterwards, I head off to the gym to workout."
"The gym?" Monika softly mumbled. Her mouth proceeded to lightly salivate at the thought of watching Tridon workout.
"I didn't get to clean last week, so today, I'll show you girls the easiest way to begin cleaning." Tridon pulled from behind a wall a large dry erase board, "So you see here, I split areas of the house into different parts. Upstairs and downstairs. This allows me to plan out where I start cleaning."
"Okay, but where did you get that..."
"Don't question it. Look, on a day like this since I woke up late, I'll start upstairs. I'll begin with the upstairs bathroom before heading off to my room, the guest bedroom, and bathroom." Tridon ushered the girls to follow him upstairs.
Once they got to the bathroom, Tridon took out a large laundry bag, "Monika, please be a dear and place this in the laundry room."
"Alright." She grabbed the bag and quickly moved downstairs. Once she got downstairs and set the bag down, her hand fidgeted slightly, "I swear writer, don't make me sniff any of his clothes."
I'm not doing anything.
"Oh no..." Monika reached for a shirt in the bag and took a big whiff, "It doesn't even smell of B.O..."
Meanwhile upstairs, Tridon showed Yuri a way to clean the bathroom without having to get too dirty, "What I like to do is the good ole' 'use your foot to wipe everything' technique."
"Okay. I see..."
"As for the toilet, I just use those automatic cleaners that you stick inside." Tridon went under his sink and pulled out some packs of the small toilet discs, "Just place these in and it cleans and disinfects your toilet. Although every month, I do put a little elbow grease to properly clean the toilet. Can't always rely on these things." Tridon tossed all but one pack back under the sink and tossed the other to Yuri.
"I can have this?"
"Yeah. I go grocery shopping every month, so I buy those things in big bulk so I don't have to buy it every time I go grocery shopping."
"Oh. Thank you Tridon."
"No problem Yuri." Monika finally back up with her hair kinda tattered and a pure look of bliss on her face, "And here is our beautiful president Monika who doesn't look so great right now. What happened?"
"Nothing happened." She quickly answered.
"Okay." Tridon slowly said, "Anyway, I'll explain to you what I told Yuri." After repeating himself, he led the girls to his room, "So my room doesn't really need much cleaning if ever. When I'm in my room, I stay in my corner over there." Tridon pointed over to a corner of his room where he had an elaborate gaming setup, "I still make it an effort to clean the carpet in here though and dust off the shelves and stuff."
"That's fairly easy." Yuri commented, "I can at least do that much, but in my room..."
"You have clothes and stuff out of place right?" Yuri nodded inciting a light chuckle from Tridon, "Alright, just leave your dirty clothes in a laundry bag after taking a shower. Before you do take a shower or bath, pick out what you'd like to wear before hand so you don't riffle through your clothes in an attempt to find what to wear."
"How would I go about doing that?"
"Well, you're an introvert." Tridon answered, "So plan out what you would wear while you're at home. Separate your clothes from outerwear and home-wear."
"Oh. I understand." Yuri smiled and nodded, "I do have a lot of casual clothing. I think that might work."
"What about you Monika? Do you have trouble doing that?"
"No. Not really." She answered, "I don't have much unique clothing, so picking out what to wear isn't a hassle."
"That's good." Tridon ushered them to follow him out the room, but the both of them stayed back and walked over to his dresser.
"You sniffed his dirty clothing didn't you?" Yuri accusingly asked Monika.
"What gave it away."
"You've been holding his shirt behind you since you came back."
"It's the writers fault."
"Is it though?"
"What about you Yuri? You've been acting all cute and nervous because you're here."
"You're the same."
"Girls," Tridon called out, "if you wanna learn how to live alone, then you should probably stick with me. Come on."
"We're coming!" They yell back in unison.
In the kitchen, Tridon looked at the two and nodded, "Now Monika, I do understand that you nearly burned your house down, right?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, cook something that is fairly easy and healthy." Tridon explained, "I usually start my day with a bowl of oats, eggs, an apple, and water. Sometimes I throw a protein shake in their every now and then. Just depends on the day. However, for Yuri, I would suggest egg, toast, and a meat side of your choice. I would suggest ham since it's not hard to screw up." The girls were actively writing down notes as he continued, "Since I didn't eat breakfast, I can show you girls some easy ways to cook and multi-task at the same time."
"Tridon," Yuri started, "do you happen to be on a diet?"
"Uh, sort of. My breakfast is always low on carbs. The carbs I get are from the oats, but through out the day, I try to avoid carbs. It's why I didn't eat Natsuki's cupcakes Thursday." Tridon sighed and leaned on the counter, "My next cheat day is next week, so I have to keep up."
"Do you have anyone to go to the gym with, Tridon?" Monika wondered, "If not, I could..."
"Oh it's fine." Tridon answered, "I go with Tiff. The both of us are on the same diet and workout plan, so we keep each other in check."
"O-Oh..."
"But if you're willing to join, I'm all for it."
"Great!"
"U-Uh..." Yuri interrupted, "Why don't we get onto cooking, hm?"
"Right. Just watch closely girls." Before Tridon could start, he heard a swift knock on his door.
"Tridon!" Sayori yelled from outside, "Have you started cooking yet?!"
"This girl..." Tridon laughed and moved to open the front door. Once he did, he saw Sayori salivating, "Dudet, I thought I told you to leave this day to me."
"Yeah, but how I can pass up a moment to eat some good food." Sayori let herself in and joined the other girls in the kitchen, "You 2 are gonna love Tridon's cooking. It's one of the things his mom helped him do before he started living on his own."
"The food I cook is also healthy-ish," Tridon added, "so you two are gonna enjoy it." Tridon looked at Sayori and pulled her back, "I will need an assistance for cooking though."
"Oh!" Sayori ducked down and stood back up wearing a full chef uniform, "Eh?"
"The costume is unnecessary, but I respect the enthusiasm." Tridon took out a list from his pocket and ordered, "Sayori, I need the olive oil, the pork chops in the fridge, and some of the asparagus."
"Yes chef!" Sayori yelled.
"As for you two," Tridon turned to the girls and winked, "just sit back and watch the show."
"Tridon," Monika started, "why cook with olive oil? I always thought butter or even vegetable oil would be a better alternative in terms of a cooking agent."
"Well, olive oil has saturated fat, the fat that your body needs. Butter has trans fat and some times makes some things soggy if not prepared correctly. Since I'm only searing the pork chop, the olive oil will give a unique flavor to it along with what I marinaded it with."
"Okay..."
"Anyway, sit back and relax girls. Let's get to work Sayori."
An hour later, Monika, Yuri, and Sayori were on the couch sighing in relief and looks of pleasure on their faces. Tridon was off cleaning their dishes. He looked at the time and sighed, "I still need to head to the gym." His phone started ringing afterwards. He looked at it from the sink and sighed. He turned off the water and wiped his hands before answering, "Sorry Tiff..."
"Where are you? You know we workout every other week. You skimped out last week, but I expected you to be here today."
"I know, but I told you I was having Monika and Yuri over today. I woke up late and took a minute helping them figure out how to live alone."
"Well, can't you get Sayori to take over?"
"Uh..." Tridon looked over at them to noticed that they had fallen asleep, "They actually fell asleep."
"Well great. Leave a note and get down here."
"Alright, I got it." Tridon quickly hung up and proceeded to write a note for the girls before leaving for the gym.
30 minutes later, Sayori sat up and stretched, "Man, I love eating his food." Sayori stood up and called out, "Tridon." No response, "Tridon dude. Where are you?" Sayori walked over to the kitchen and saw the note. She read it over and nodded, "Workout day." She looked over to the girls and yelled, "Fire!"
"Fire?!" They jerked up yelling and in shock.
"Nah just kidding." Sayori laughed and explained the situation, "Tridon left for the gym with Tiff. He'll be back in maybe 50 minutes?"
"What do we do until then?" Monika wondered.
"Well, he told me to help you girls learn more about living alone." Sayori took one look at the girls and smirked, "But I'm sure you two would like to see him workout, right?"
"Yes!"
"Too bad! This is the end of the chapter!"
"No!"
-Epilogue-
Tridon returned later to see only Sayori at his house, "Hey Sayori, where'd the other girls go?"
"They went home maybe 10 minutes ago?"
"Alright. I hope that got home safe and sound."
"They did. Don't worry."
"Well, what happened while I was gone?" Tridon set down his duffle bag and stretched. He looked behind Sayori who tried her best to hide something, "Sayori, what happened?"
"Oh just a laundry lesson before they left."
"No..." Tridon ran by Sayori and ran to the entrance of his laundry room to see Monika, Yuri, and the entire room covered in suds and water.
"It's not what it looks like!"
"Girls!"
"We're sorry!"
A/N: This was shorter chapter than the last few. I'm just trying to build to an interesting chapter I have setup for the club's next workshop session. So I hope you enjoyed this shorter chapter. I'm actually on a role on uploading these. This story has blown up in views. Nearly at 300 in just week. I know others have gotten more, but with how long I've been out of the game, this is actually pretty impressive. Anyway, c'ya!
