Sole first chapters are boring, so here is the second chapter. The third might take some time though. Have fun!


Chapter 2
Giotto jumped out of his seat as the door rang and nearly fell over the bag he had placed on the floor carelessly. Then he run over to the door and opened it. A bright smile appeared on his face as he realized the guest and he stepped to the side.
"Good morning, Alaude." He greeted. „I´ve already placed your key on the table."
The other nodded. „Thank you. Would you show me the room now?"
Giotto nodded quickly and walked down the floor. Alaude followed him, but he seemed to be distracted.
„There are a lot of people living here, aren´t they?" Alaude finally asked and watched the other closed doors.
"Well, we are five people by now. Six if you join." Giotto replied and looked up. „I hope that´s not a problem? We have two bathrooms and if you want to cook by yourself, you´ll have everything for yourself, since the others go to the cafeteria to eat."
Alaude hesitated, but then he shook his head.
"No. It´s alright. I won´t be here that much anyway."
Giotto tilted his head slightly, but he decided to not ask anything and instead he stopped at the last door and opened it. The room was small, but nonetheless it was rather nice.
"You said that you don´t need any furniture?" Giotto asked insecure, he wasn´t too sure about that. Maybe he just confused something?
"That´s right." Alaude simply replied and examined the room. Giotto on the other hand was nervous. Alaude didn´t seem to be too sure about staying here and the Italien feared that he would decline his offer.
"Would you show me the other rooms?"
With this question Giotto relaxed a little. "Of course."
Giotto took quite his time to show the other around. The two bathrooms, the kitchen and their living room. He even explained him which shelves would be his. Alaude stayed quiet for the most time and just nodded now and then to make sure that he was still listening. Once he had finished the tour Giotto told him about the other flatmates and showed him his own room. If he would need anything, he could come to him after all.
"I think that´s all. So … can I help with something? Maybe with the moving?" Giotto offered, but Alaude shook his head.
"I have already instructed a moving company. So there won´t be much to do. I think it would be the best if you do what you wanted to do. If there is anything, I´ll call you."
Giotto looked disappointed, but he nodded.
„Okay. I´ll be at home the whole day." He then replied and slowly went back to his room, where he sat down on the bed. His new flatmate didn´t seem to be fond of talking. And there he had hoped for some stories from france. Anyway, he would try to get more information later. After all Alaude would stay for half a year.
Giotto was lying on his bed for a while, just staring at the ceiling. He could hear some voices from the floor and people walking up and down, but since Alaude declined his offer to help, he stayed in his room. After all he didn´t want to get on his nerves at his first day.
Frustrated he turned on the TV and took his gaming pad. He was way too concerned to work now.

A few hours later the flat was silent again. It seemed as if the moving company had been really fast, since they had already built up all the furniture and brought all of Alaudes belongings. His own moving together with G had been much longer. Almost the whole day. For a moment Giotto watched his paused game, then he got up and left the room, in order to go to the kitchen. He was rather surprised to meet Alaude, who was about to look through their cooking stuff.
The French looked up once he came in and suddenly Giotto felt bad about the fact that he didn´t even look into the mirror before. Probably his hair was even messier than usual .
"Giotto. Good to see you. I wanted to ask if it´s okay for me to store my coffee machine in the kitchen. Of course you could use it as well."
Giotto nodded. „That´s okay. Put it wherever you want to, even though I don´t think anyone will use it. Knuckle and Asari don´t drink coffee if I consider right and G only buys coffee at the university."
Alaude nodded slightly. "I understand."
Then he continued to look through the kitchen.
Giotto hesitated for a moment, then he walked over to the fridge and took out some pudding. Surprised he noticed that Alaudes part of the fridge was already filled. And unlike the other parts, Giotto was convinced that you could make something good to eat out of it.
"You are cooking yourself?" He then asked without thinking.
Somehow he was used to nobody using the kitchen for more than make some instant-food.
Alaude on the other way looked rather confused, as if he wasn´t sure about this being a joke.
"Does none of you cook?"
Giotto shook his head. "As I said, we´re using the cafeteria. Asari made some sushi last term but other than that."
It was obvious that Alaude wasn´t convinced about that style of nutrition and to get some distraction Giotto opened his pudding and started to eat.
Meanwhile Alaude finished his inspection. "Well. I´ll go to the university later, therefore I´ll go now."
Giotto hastily nodded and put his empty cup into the bin.
"I have to go as well. I was just about to learn."
And with these words he left the kitchen and walked back to his room. Once he closed the door he sighed lowly. Why did he lie towards Alaude? He felt bad about it and guiltily he walked towards his bed and lay down. Watching the screen that still showed his paused game.
„That´s not like me at all …" He mumbled.
But if he was honest he didn´t want Alaude to think that he was lazy or stupid. Maybe it was because he himself was that intelligent and working so hard. Since their first meeting Alaude had always been working once they finished their talks. If he was even half as intelligent as Giotto thought, he wouldn´t like to be around a lazy person as he was. Frustrated he took his controller again. If he wasn´t in the mood to learn, he´d at least save this imaginary world.