The next day I slept in till 11:00 am since it was Saturday. What awoke me was the sound of a bell ringing furiously. Confused and drowsy, I forced myself out of my bed and went downstairs to the front door.

As I approached the front door, I looked through the peeping hole. What I saw was a girl with brunette hair and ebony glasses which masked her ocean colored eyes, dressed in a lilac v-neck t-shirt with a black sweater on top and straight jeans with oxford shoes on. Realizing who it was, I reacted quickly by stepping back and hiding behind the door.

"Why is she here? And how does she know where I live?" I questioned myself in a shocked voice, for the person in front of my house was none other than Aina Matreasua, the new transfer student and the one claiming to be my fiancée.

"Are you just gonna hide behind the door or are you going to let me in Shouta?" Ania asked.

...

"What are you doing here? And how do you know where I live?" I questioned.

"What are you talking about? I'm your fiancée! Of course I know where you live," she answered happily.

...

"Then why are you here?" I asked, disappointed with the other question's answer.

"Because we're going on a Date, that's why," she answered proudly and happily.

...

"Are you insane! We just met and I never agreed to this "Date"," I shouted back.

"What's with all the noise and shouting," spoke a voice from behind.

Turning around I saw my mother. Judging from her appearance, she was about to head out.

"Who are you talking to Shouta?" she asked.

"No one, no one at all. I'm talking to myself. Haha haha," I spoke back.

BANG! BANG! I heard from behind.

"Now let me in already! Geez, I've been standing out here for a while now and your neighbors are looking at me with weird faces," Aina shouted from the other side of the door.

...

(A few minutes later)

"Hello, I'm Shouta's mother; Grace Ishkimoijin. Nice to meet you."

"Hello, I'm Aina Matreasua, a friend of Shouta."

In the few minutes that had passed, I found myself sitting at the kitchen table along with my mother and the mysterious Aina, who randomly showed up at our house today and claimed that we're going on a date.

"So what brings you to our house today, Miss Aina?" my mother asked.

"Well, yesterday after school Shouta came up to me and asked me out on a date. So, by saying yes to him, it's the reason why I'm here right now," Aina replied with a happy and cheerful voice

"I see, well I'm finally glad my son has started to become a man," my mother spoke in a proud voice while looking over at me.

Finding myself in a predicament, I had no idea what to say. This "girl" is just unbelievable, there's no way I would actually ask her out," I told myself.

"So Shouta, how long are you going to stay dressed like that before you get ready for your "own" date," my mother said while looking at me.

About to say something, I closed my mouth and sighed, for it was obvious that if I said I didn't want to go out on a date, that I apparently initiated, my mom would not be too pleased. So, giving up and not saying anything, I got up at the table and went upstairs to prepare myself for what was to come.


Next Time: Chapter 9; Date