Lettuce inserted her house key into the lock and opened the door. Setting her groceries down on the kitchen table, she told Pai to do the same.
Pai closed the door behind him, looking around at the humble two story home. Across from the entranceway there was the stairs, and beyond that was the kitchen. The room next to the kitchen was the living room, which had a sofa, TV, and bookshelf in it. Various folded blankets and cushions were strewn about the area, and he presumed she'd been sleeping there for some reason.
Pai silently watched Lettuce put away the food in the refrigerator.
Lettuce slowed down slightly. "Um, Pai-san?"
"Yes?"
"Why are you staring at me?"
Pai cringed, stammering something about a bug in her hair.
"Well, I'll be making food soon, so do want to decide where you'll be sleeping?"
Pai nodded, staring at his fingernails.
Lettuce showed him the living room, her own bedroom, her parent's bedroom, and the guest room. Lettuce appeared to be sleeping in the living room, so he instantly canceled that out. It would be very weird sleeping in a girl's bedroom, so he immediately decided against Lettuce's bedroom. And if Mr. and Mrs. Midorikawa came home earlier than expected, it wouldn't be good to be caught in their bed.
So, without hesitation, Pai chose the guest room.
Lettuce ask what he'd like for dinner, since it was almost five o' clock and getting dark. "Anything you prefer? Because otherwise, I was just going to make some pasta."
Pai said he didn't, so Lettuce left him alone to make some spaghetti. The purple-haired alien listened to her footsteps trail off as he searched the cabinets for bombs or hidden traps.
When he finally lay down on the bed, Pai thought to himself that this wasn't too bad. He could last a week like this, as long as the other aliens didn't launch a surprise attack on Tokyo. Then it might be a little weird living with the porpoise mew.
Before drifting off into sleep, he briefly wondered what the other aliens were doing.
"I wonder where Pai is," Kisshu said dully, sorting through the playing cards in his hand.
"Who cares?" the brunette alien said irritably. "Got any twos?"
"Nope, Go Fish."
"Pai-san? Pai-san? Are you awake?"
Pai opened his eyes to find a concerned looking Lettuce standing directly over him. Both yelped in surprise, and Lettuce fell backwards, landing on the floor with a dull thud.
"I'm sorry, Lettuce!" Pai said, quickly helping her to her feet.
"It's alright, Pai-san. It was my fault actually," Lettuce said, staring distractedly at the hand that was still being held by Pai. Pai hastily regained his composure, and dropped her hand.
"So, why did you come and wake me?" Pai asked, averting his gaze.
Lettuce, happy to avoid talking about her hand, replied, "Dinner's ready, and I was wondering if you'd like to eat now. Or maybe if you don't, you don't have to, but-"
"It's alright, I'll have some of this-What is it you humans call it again, again? Sgretti?"
"Spaghetti," Lettuce corrected, guiding Pai towards the dinner table.
Set in the center of the dining room, the wooden table looked very small to Pai. But then again, it was only made for three people.
Lettuce sat down at one end of the table, and Pai across from her. After staring at the noodles on his plate confusedly for a few minutes, Lettuce kind-heartedly offered to show him how to use a fork.
She took the fork, twirled some noodles around it, and fed it to Pai. Lettuce gasped and dropped the fork after realizing what she'd just done, but Pai only smirked, for the most part unfazed. Lettuce, not knowing what to do, punched him.
Lettuce stumbled over to her plate, and with a stream of sorries, she picked it up, ran through the kitchen door, and locked it behind her.
Pai sat with his hand over his nose, wondering what the heck had just happened.
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Meh, this chapter's alright. And for all you peeps out there who question the rating, there's not gonna be more than hugging and kissing. AT ALL. In fact, they don't realize they like eachother until. . .(checks notebook). . .Chapter 8 xD Don't worry people, these are short chapters 3
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