hi everyone! I am once again rekindling my love for writing fics especially with Tora as my fantasy character. I hope you will like this to the point of leaving a review!
CHAPTER 9
It had been five days since that kissing incident with Tora and Keira couldn't still fathom the reason behind Tora's drastic actions.
Her inner voice kept telling her that Tora might have some romantic interest on her which she ended up laughing so hard that her stomach hurts. Seriously, the possibility is just hilariously impossible!
"Kids nowadays are too full of nonsense. Tsk.. tsk… Did he also demanded me to keep myself busy and not go on random dates?" Keira mentally mumbled. She's still in the faculty room even though it's almost 10:30 in the evening. She'd often wonder how she came to be in this situation right now.
Early Monday morning, right after she sat on her table in the same faculty room, she was immediately called by her principal, turns out that the principal needed an extra pair of hands to help her with the loads of paperwork.
She was asked or more like demanded, to help and so, here she was, still checking the school accounts given to her. Looking at the right side of her table is a bunch of folders still needed to be checked and some needed encoding. The only respite she has in this suddenly hectic schedule of hers is that she has the room all to herself, which means she can play her favourite music louder than usual and she can have a pot of coffee all to herself.
However, always staying up late though has taken a toll on her body. Dark circles are now visible in her slightly sunken eyes. And she usually feels tired and sleepy all day. She wanted nothing more than to just sleep all day and eat everything she could ever want.
Finishing the last paper to be encoded, she glanced at her table clock only to find out that it was almost one am in the morning. Yawning, she lazily stretched and proceeded to gather her things.
"Thank goodness it would be Saturday tomorrow! Hahah, I forgot, it's Saturday already!" Keira mentally slapped herself.
"If this goes on, I'll be dead by the end of the school year."
The ride home was swift and quiet. She wanted to eat dinner but was too tired and sleepy. This is her first time coming home earlier since Monday. It was only a second after hitting her bed, Keira automatically was in deep slumber.
"Nee-chan, Nee-chan, I'll be going to my basketball practice. By the way, someone's looking for you and is waiting for you downstairs," Keira heard somebody say. In her sleep-induced state, she could only mumble incoherently and went back to sleep.
Another hour or so had passed and Keira, with an empty stomach struggled to wake up in order to eat something. After rubbing her eyes, she immediately searched her alarm clock which is alarmingly silent. And her eyes widened at the realization that it is already half past two in the afternoon.
"Thank God it's Saturday! Or else I'll be facing the wrath of the principal now." Keira mentally sighed as she opened the first three buttons of her long sleeves.
She had forgotten to change into her pajamas last night that's why she felt sticky and hot. She kicked her brown skirt, revealing her teddy bear-patterned panties. She usually indulged baring her nakedness when she's alone in her apartment. Marvelling at the soft caress of the air in her skin, she immediately sauntered towards the stairs visually imagining the contents of her ref that she could devour. Scratching her head, her messy hair tumbled into dangling ebony locks that almost cover her tiny waist.
Opening her ref, she immediately got the carton of milk and drank the entire contents straight from the carton, only then did she feel refreshed and ready to take on the day. She then made a mental note of the things she's going to buy in the grocery when she suddenly felt something in her ear.
"Ohayo, Sensei!"
"Kyaahhh!" Keira immediately swung her right arm towards whoever is at her back. When her arm connected to something she immediately heard a grunt and oommff.
Her eyes widened as she turned and saw a disgruntled Tora sitting on the floor, rubbing his cheek.
"You idiot! You scared the hell out of me! Why did you do that?" Keira stomped her foot at the sudden intrusion of this uninvited brat.
Nursing his aching cheekbones, Tora couldn't help but chuckle at the turn of events. He was eagerly waiting for his favourite teacher who had been sleeping for God knows how many hours only to find her coming downstairs with only an unbuttoned long sleeves and a not-so-cute teddy bear panties! Damn!
"I thought Ren already told you that I was here," Tora lazily replied still rubbing his now reddish cheek.
"Eehh? No, he didn't…" Keira then suddenly remembered that Ren had really woke her up and told her something, she just couldn't believe that that something is the presence of this Igarashi heir in their apartment.
"By the way Sensei, I never thought that you have a teddy bear fetish!" Keira heard Tora said. She didn't understand immediately what Tora was actually saying until she followed the Tora's line of vision. He was intently staring and grinning at her…
"Pervert!" Keira blushed and immediately run upstairs with Tora's chuckle resounding in her ears.
An hour later, Keira emerged from her room looking freshly showered and disgruntled. She had never imagined Tora would come in her apartment and had to see her in her panties! Embarrassed and torn between coming downstairs or remaining in her room for the rest of the day, Keira toughen her resolve and went downstairs only to be greeted by the smell of hotdog and bacon.
"I was hoping that you would cook for me but I am pretty hungry already since I haven't eaten breakfast yet so, do you mind Sensei?" Tora was busily preparing the table for breakfast and was wearing her pink teddy bear apron.
"I don't mind" Keira sighed as she too felt her empty stomach. Her stomach had been bugging her for a while now, she just couldn't bring herself to cook something as she was too tired and sleepy.
"I didn't know you could cook!" And I didn't know that you could look so sexy in my apron! Keira mentally slapped herself. It's just that she couldn't help appreciating this child/student who looks so delectable right now. He's your student, for pete's sake! Stop staring at him!
"Of course, as an heir, I was trained to do everything from handling business to survival, cooking is one of them. I could even cook you dishes you might have not yet tasted but the meager contents of your refrigerator might not suffice," Tora grinned as he pulled one of the chairs for her.
"Oooh, in that case, we might as well dig in!" Keira immediately got her spoon and fork and immediately ate. Tora had been very thoughtful and she couldn't help but feel giddy inside. A tiny voice inside is telling her that Tora cares for her but she didn't want to continue this alarming thought. She had been famished and the sight and the smell of food in front of her just heightened her hunger. She was in the middle of eating her vegetable salad when she suddenly noticed that Tora was intently staring at her.
"What?" her eyebrow quirked as she munched her vegetable salad.
"What?" Tora returned her question with his eyebrow raised.
She just rolled her eyes and resumed eating. She was never a fan of any kind of vegetable salad until now.
"So you like the salad?" Tora uninterestedly asked as he too ate in a much dignified and formal manner.
It somehow seemed like a simple question, naturally asked in lieu of how a certain food taste but something nagged Keira's mind. Tora seemed uninterested but his tone and the way he avoided her gaze tells her something else. He looked more like a little embarrassed and was doing very well in hiding it but she knew better.
"Hmm, honestly, I am not really a salad fan but the fact that I am eating it right now means something. By the way thanks for the food, I was really hungry, you know," Keira said as she ate another spoonful.
"Does that mean that you're only eating it because you don't have a choice?" his smirk is telling her that he didn't like her answer one bit.
"Of course not! Your salad is great, your salad is the best salad I have ever tasted!" Keira declared more forcefully, feeling pathetic and more like a loser in his mental battle.
"Gee Sensei, I didn't know you like my salad that much!" Tora chuckled clearly amused at her.
"Damn kid, he just wants to be complimented!" Keira irritatedly sighed. She was still mumbling to herself when she heard something that caught her attention.
"And since you like it so much you should show your gratitude to me by having dinner with me tonight."
Is he asking me on a date? And just why would he do that?
"And by the way, you look cute in your teddy bear panties."
He said it! He really said it! He's raging war against me and if I won't go out on a date with him, he's going to publicly humiliate me!
"Fine, let's have dinner!" Keira huffed in annoyance but instantly stopped when Tora hold her chin up. She blushed. His face was so close to hers now. And it didn't help that she automatically remembered last week's event where she was kissed by Tora.
"I know you are forced but thanks for agreeing anyway. I promise you, you won't regret it. I'll pick you up at seven. Don't make me wait." Tora gently released her chin. Nevertheless, Keira seemed to feel his hold linger there. It gave a tingling sensation to her chin.
She dazedly nodded her head. She couldn't believe her ears. Tora is seriously asking her on a date. Date! Her very first real date! Just what on earth is she going to do?
"Don't show me that kind of face Sensei, lest I think you haven't had a date yet!" Tora gently chuckled. "Surprise me tonight!" He winked as he stood and gathered his jacket.
Keira knew he was going already but she just couldn't get up. Her knees are still shaking and she felt like a huge headache is coming as her thoughts revolve around Tora's last words.
Surprise me tonight! Surprise me tonight! Surprise me tonight!
A/N: I know I am just trying to console my lonely self but if you could just drop a review, just ONE, I'd be very glad!