(04/15/10)

Since this was the last day of my 'vacation', I decided to sleep the whole day and made a mental note not to let Minako in, even if she brings a battering ram…

I slept the entire morning and when I woke up, it was 3:00 P.M. and Minako hasn't visited yet!

So I decided to visit her…

I brought a box of Froot Loops (Minako loves her Froot Loops… well, technically, they're MY Froot Loops, but she doesn't care who it belongs to… as long as it can fit in her mouth and can nourish her, she'll declare it as her own…) and a bottle of cold milk, which I poured some red food coloring.

I also grabbed a bowl and a red spoon.

I went to her house and rang the door bell.

I waited for some time.

Then, a rather short lady opened the door and looked at me up and down…

She was short at 4'11 and had an indifferent look in her eye.

"Ah… I remember you…" she muttered.

Minako's aunt is fairly attractive, but now she looks like a Hobbit… the short kind like Pippin Took…

"Uh… hello, Mrs. Arisato…" I said.

It felt EXTREMLY weird calling anyone Mr. or Mrs. Arisato!

"Eh? Bah, the girl is upstairs, just don't be causing no ruckus, boy…" she said.

Then, she looked up.

"SHIGURE! YOUR LITTLE BOYFRIEND IS HERE!" she yelled.

Shigure, huh? Autumn shower…

"Uh… no need to yell at her, Ma'am… I'll go and wake her up myself…" I said.

She kept muttering as she went to her room.

I ran upstairs and knocked three times.

Then, I slowly opened the door.

Minako was sleeping peacefully as she made small snoring noises.

I crept to her, poured a bowl of Froot Loops with cold, red milk and sat at the end of her bed as I observed her sleep.

She drools when she sleeps… kinda like me on occasion…

Then, I pull gently at her toes as she gradually awakens.

"Who-" she said as she kicked me.

"OOAH!" I said as I fell, but miraculously, I held the Froot Loops practically unspilt.

"Yah!" she tried a karate chop on me.

I held up the Froot Loops.

"I come in peace!" I screamed as I used the bowl of Froot Loops as a shield.

"F-Froot Loops?" she said.

"Yeah… sorry to wake you… just a bit worried…" I said.

She rubbed the sleep off her eye.

"Hello, Minato…" she said sleepily as she grabbed the bowl of cereal and wolfed it down.

"How are you feeling?" I asked.

"I'm good, thank you." she said.

I smiled.

"Why haven't you come over?" I asked.

"Well, because I feel tired at the moment…" she said.

"Oh, you poor thing…" I said.

She made a sad face as I rubbed her head.

She was halfway finished.

"Would you want me to pour you some more?" I asked.

She held out the bowl, "Yes, please."

She seemed… unusually docile.

Supposedly, some people are more docile after they wake up… Minako must be one of those people…

I poured her some.

"Thank you." she said.

I rubbed her auburn hair as she purred.

"Um… Minako… I need to tell you something…" I said.

"Yes?" she said, her red eyes softly penetrating me.

"Um… you drool while you sleep…" I said.

I expected her to punch me, kick me or throw me out headfirst out the window…

She smiled.

"Sorry… I can't help it…" she said as she blushed embarrassedly.

Aw! She's making me feel guilty! And she is so cute… after she wakes up…

"Heh heh… forget it… I drool as well…" I said.

"Well, that makes us the same then…" she smiled.

"Yep…" I said.

"Minato… thanks for coming over…" she said.

"Uh… sure… I mean, you come over all the time… I need to repay the favor…"

"Thank you, my dear friend…" she said.

"Sure…"

I spent the time in her room watching TV with her as we (mainly her) ate Froot Loops and Guava jelly sandwiches…

Then, I went home.

Akihiko was talking to a woman.

The woman is very beautiful… like an Elf Lady from Lord of the Rings…

She was tall, strong looking and had the most beautiful blue eyes…

The woman had short fair hair with bangs that covered a scar on her left brow.

And when she smiled, her teeth were the brightest shade of white.

She looked very ageless and I could've mistaken her for Akihiko's girlfriend.

"Ah, he's here… Minato, this is Leah Otsuji… she's out new housekeeper…"

"Hello." She said.

"Uh… Minato my is name, Hi?" I stammered. "I mean, Hi, my name is Minato…" I said.

She giggled.

"Leah just came back from her tour of duty in Africa as a medic… she's working for us now, since she doesn't feel like retiring yet…" Akihiko said.

"Akihiko! You're making me feel old!" she complained, "Hmph! I'm too young to retire! I'm still 21!" Leah cried.

"Alright, calm down…" he said.

"So… waddya feel like eating, kid?" she said.

"Actually, why don't you get settled in? My stomach's about to burst from all the Froot Loops…" I said.

"That's a good idea, Leah, your room is down the hall." Akihiko said as he picked up her duffel bag.

They walked to her room.

I went to my room and I looked at her window.

She posted a card that said:

TNX BESTIE

I smiled and winked at her.

NE THING FOR U

(04/16/10)

I woke up at six and began to prepare.

I ate some of the bacon-cheese sandwich that Leah made for us and I totally loved it.

I walked outside, where Minako waited for me.

We began chatting as we walked to the train station and rode the monorail.

"So… how's your new housekeeper?" she asked.

"She's… a looker…" I said.

"Ah… how about me?" she asked.

"Minako, you know how I hate comparing people…" I said.

"Come on…" she pleaded.

"Okay… you're very cute and pretty." I said.

She blushed.

"Ohhhh… Thank you… you have a crush on me?" she said.

"Uh… not exactly…"

"Hmph!" she crossed her arms and looked away.

"Hey, don't be mad… Shigure…" I said.

She made a face.

"So, you heard what Auntie called me?" she said.

"Yeah…"

"Well, good. My bestie should know." She said as she cuddled my arm.

I saw Yukari glaring at us from the corner of my eye as I gave her an apologetic smile.

Minako looked back and giggled.

"Dragon Lady's jealous!" she whispered.

"Isn't it obvious?" I said.

We went out at the stop and walked to school.

"Well, I should head to the library to return the books…" she said.

"Sure… meet you at the classroom…"

Then, I bumped into four guys by accident.

Two were small, around 5'4 and the other two were medium sized at 5'6…

"Oh, sorry…" I said as I looked at them.

One of the small bullies pushed me.

Since I fought with countless shadows, Mayas stronger than these guys, the push just pushed me back, but it had no strength to it.

"Uh… okay…" I said.

"You think you're tough?" he said gruffly.

He had short brown hair fashioned into a pompadour and he has spots on his forehead.

"Yeah! You blue haired… Emo!" a medium sized bully said.

This one had blonde hair styled into curtains and has pimples across his forehead.

"Very clever… no one's called me emo before." I said sarcastically.

"Oh, so you trying to be funny?" another small bully said.

This one had chestnut hair that he messily swept back…

"Nope. Am I?"

"Oh, Zombie-boy's asking for a beat down!" another medium sized bully said.

He had very short brown hair and a rather baby face…

"Bring it." I said.

"Go get him, Cato!" the blonde kid said to the kid who pushed me.

"Yeah, do what Hide says!" the chestnut haired boy cried.

"Right on, Quan!" the babyface said to the chestnut haired bully.

"Shut it, Hortez…" Quan said.

I stood there, ready to fight as several students gathered.

As Cato advanced, Minako suddenly intervened.

"Alright, you two, please stop fighting!" she said as she smiled.

"Eh?! Who are you?" Cato said.

"I'm Minako and I'm here to stop you." she said.

Then, two girls came by.

"Ohohoho, look, Pink, it's a vampire!" the one with yellowish hair said.

"Hahaha! Wait, the Volturi are coming!" Pink, the one with PINK hair, said.

That got Minako.

"What did you say…Clown?" she snarled.

"You heard me! The vampire lovers defending each other!" Pink said as she snickered.

"Shut up, you cunt!" Minako hissed.

She tried to lunge at them.

I held her back.

"Come on, just leave us alone… you idiots THAT starved of attention?" I said.

"Oh, after I hit you, you're the one who'll need attention!" he said as he raised his hand for a punch.

"What's going on here?" an annoying voice said.

"Mr. Ekoda!" Cato said.

"Cato, are these students troubling you?" he said as he addressed Minako and I as if we were petty criminals.

"Yes sir." Cato lied.

"As for you two… these students moved here to start over, not to be bullied by the likes of you."

"You have got to be kidding me old man!" Minako said.

"What did you say?" he said.

"You heard m-" she said, but I covered her mouth.

"Nothing sir!" I said.

"Your impertinence upsets me!" Ekoda shouted.

"That'll be enough, Mr. Ekoda." A voice said.

"Ah, Ms. Toriumi… I assume you're here to apprehend these students?" he said.

Wow… apprehend… as if we were criminals… this guys' an even bigger dick than I thought…

"Actually, quite the opposite, Minato was walking by peacefully, but Cato and his little friends here had to escalate things by pushing Minato." She said.

"Where is your evidence?" he said.

"If you want, I can check with the principal and the Directress and see the surveillance tapes..." she said.

Ekoda suddenly tensed up.

"Uh… Er… let's not drag Kirijo-san into this…" he said, "For now, I will be keeping an eye on these two…"

"Don't pick on them." Ms. Toriumi said.

"Alright… the six of you, go to your classrooms…" he said and they left.

After that…

"I swear… that guy's got a tube up his patsy ass…" Minako murmured.

"He's the worst…" Ms. Toriumi said, "Now, you two head on out as well… I want you two to join the Badminton club on the 23rd, okay?" she said, "I need members… I'm the moderator."

"Deal." We both said and she smiled.

"Run along now."

And we did.