Chapter 3: She's a gumiho
Morning….
When Shinjiro woke up he was panting and sits down to his bed. He was astounded when he saw Minako looking at him.
"Hey!"
She winks at him. "Don't be afraid. You're alive once again." She said holding his left cheek.
"Who said I'm afraid?" he startled.
"You don't have to tell to me. You're not afraid because you are. I can see it through you face" she said and grinning to him.
"Tss" he don't know what to say.
A long silence came up to the room. The girl stood up and went to the desk. Preparing their breakfast she brought for him.
"Minako, that's the name I gave it to you right?"
"Hai. And what are you wanted it to talk about?"
He gulped still watching her serving his food. "Here, you're breakfast. It's a meat"
"Thank you. And I'm sorry for yesterday from what I did to you" he said.
She was surprised and smiled when he apologized on what he did. 'He is soft and kind'
"It's nothing" she said.
"I acknowledge you as a gumiho but don't mention it from anyone. Okay from now on you can stay with me at dorm. Just leave me explaining them why you have to stay, understand?"
"Aye! Aye! Thank you Shinji. I can't let you get out of my sight while my bead is in your body" she hugs the delinquent whose face was turning red.
"I know"
"Good morning, Shinji. Have you-" he was stop talking when he saw Minako hugging Shinji his suspicion was right about the Kujikawa talking about.
"You're here. You make us worried last night not going to the dorm. You're watching Shinji whole night? Not to mention. You're his girlfriend, right?"
"Ahm! You-" Shinji not letting her to answer Akihiko's question. He held her wrist and pulled her face to him and their lips touched.
At their lips contact, Minako went her eyes wide while Shinji invade her lips with his eyes closed.
Akihiko gulped by the scene of the two. His best friend let go her face. "Yes, she's my girlfriend. Is there anything wrong?" he smirked at his bestfriend.
"Yeah! And you never had a nerve to tell it to me. All of people this information came from Kujikawa."
"We keep our relationship secret among of you because you know I have a bad ass reputation and also you have big mouths"
"Still I'm your best friend. You're unfair"
"Damn you stop whining and leave us my girlfriend alone" he growled at him.
"You better tell me about this"
"Whatever Aki"
Akihiko leave the two. "This is it one of the lies they have to know. We just need to cover up so it won't be suspicious. Be careful just make up some stories if they ask questions. Got that? Sorry for the kiss"
" your nikkudon noodles it spilled to your clothes" her cheeks was pinkish a bit.
"Huh! The hell" he yelled and annoyed sigh.
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Afternoon…..
Shinji was release on the hospital this afternoon because the doctor said he couldn't find anything wrong to him but they can't explain in medical explanation why his body aching despite of his bruises and take note he was hit and run by a truck. Shinji knows why? Because of her bead his body is not in pain. Thanks to her.
At the dorm…
"Hey there! This is Minako. My girlfriend" he said.
"WHAT? How can I score to her if she has a boyfriend?" Teddie whined in full of disappointment about his thought that Minako had no boyfriend.
"Shut up, Teddie. If you don't want your ass got kick" Yosuke warned him.
"See, I told ya. She is a girlfriend of Shinjiro-senpai. They're perfect for each other" she squealed at the sight of two holding their hands.
"Why you didn't tell us?" Mitsuru asked as she was interrogating them.
"Yeah! Because he wants to keep it secret right, Shinji?" she glanced at him. "Yes. One more thing can she stay here because she has no place to go when she was abandoned by her aunt finding out our relationship and she chose me. I can't let her sleep at the streets" he lied.
SILENCE…
"If you not allowed her then I'll accompany her to sleep at the street" he pleads to Mitsuru.
The red head girl put her hand to Shinjiro's forehead as she thought how he was so sap maybe his sick. "I'm not sick and hella serious" he snap and removed her hand from his forehead.
"Yes. She can stay as long as she wants"
"Yey!" Minako squealed because she was allowed to stay. "I promise that I will take care of the dorm while you're out" she promised.
The blue haired girl wearing a blue cap standing at the corner of the stairs watching the two couples suspiciously. Not convince from the explanation of Shinjiro's.
"Don't worry. I will know about his involvement in this case. I will watch his move." Talking to her grandfather in the phone still watching the teasing the two couple.
Naoto Shirogane the detective prince who's holding the case about the fox disappeared from the drawing. She will talk to him later and knowing his lying because you can't lie from the great detectives like her.
Midnight…..
Shinjiro went out to his room and carefully walk up to the third floor not to make any noise until he reaches the door at the end of the hall.
He knock on the door not loud enough to be heard by others but to enough to be heard who's the occupant of the room.
The door opened and Minako faced the one who knock the door.
"Shinji-" before she could say it to loud he covered her mouth.
"Ssssssshhh! Before you ask anything can I enter?" he asked in a whisper.
"Oh! Sure" she just let him in and he closed the door.
"What do you want up this late to me?" she asked with a frowned in her face disturbing her sleep.
"How long this bead will stay to me?" he asked ignoring her question early.
"When you fully recovered but as I can see you're not. So as long my bead stays in you, you're mine and remember that" she reminded him and giggled.
"I want to remind you beware of Shirogane."
"Who is Shirogane? You mean Naoto?"
"Yes."
"Oh! Why? He is not dangerous and I think his good"
"Correction, she is a girl. I mean she's not a threat and she's good but she's handling the case where the fox disappeared on the painting. Her suspicions are I'm connected about that incident."
"How come? And I said don't worry she can't knew about me or the painting. I'm good in hiding"
"Because it's near where I hit and run by a track in that place I mean, the temple. So, as long as you can avoid her but not make her more suspicious about you and if she ask question make up something. You got that?"
She nodded.
"Good night" he said while about leaving her room when he saw Mitsuru going downstairs. 'Damn it' and close the door not making any noise.
"You said you were leaving and what are you doing?"
"I think I can't go back to my room. Can I sleep here just one night? If I caught by Mitsuru I'm dead" he said nervously.
"Sure." She scooted giving him some space to her bed and he let his self laid down to the bed.
She hugs Shinjiro not too tight. He was about to resist but seeing her smiling he can't let himself attract to the girl. He let her sleep to his chest soon followed her example to drift from his sleep.
…..
Unknown place…
You can see a picture of ancient painting and markings at the wall. The man was sitting at the swivel chair facing the monitor and started type to a keyboard. A picture of Shinjiro Aragaki with his fiercing aura.
"Shinjiro Aragaki the 3-B student of Gekkoun's. If he is hiding the gumiho then it will be easier" he smirked still looking the monitor of his computer.
"Long time no see" he held a knife from the black box.
He slashed his index finger using his knife and it shines like the gumiho's tail and let it bled then tastes his own blood.
"You should stayed where are" he was talking to the picture of the painting where can a foxed without tails and a grandmother be seen.
"Why did you come out to the human world again? It's not a good place for you" he kept talking staring at the fox on the picture.
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Morning….
Minako opened her eyes and see Shinjiro sleeping peacefully unlike when he was awake wearing a scowl on his face. She thought it was cute.
"It so happy to be with him and his nice friends, I have to stay until you got recovered so it will be happier" she said while smiling.
When the mosquito flew to their face she clapped her hands just to catch him. She caught all of them. "Sleep tight, okay and nor mosquito will suck your blood" she said while watching him sleeping.
She blew away from her hands the dead mosquito. She got up from the bed and went to the rooftop wanted to feel the gentle air breeze. When she got there here eyes sparks. She saw the building here at Iwatodai and the sight of the rising sun.
"Wow! The world became more amazing than the past. It seems like a beautiful garden" she said while looking at the view.
"Ow! I forgot I should clean the dorm. I promised I will take care of the dorm" she went downstairs and started to look for the broom.
…..
"I still don't understand love
So I can't get any closer
But why does my foolish heart
keep pounding?
I'm haunted by you again and again
I just can't get away
This hopeless love
Hurts my heart so much"
Minako sing while almost finished cleaning the whole place and wearing a maid outfit. There was a pained and gentleness to her voice.
"Going from day to night
You're all I think about
Being so pitiful and silly
What should I do?
The heart follows love
What am I going to do?
This hopeless love
Hurts my heart so much"
She makes the broom as her microphone.
" I never knew you had an angelic voice, Minako. No wonder Shinjiro likes you" Junpei teased her.
She was stop from her singing when she saw all of them watching her. "Thank you for cleaning the place but you don't have to be-" the red head girl was cut by her when she speak.
"No. I said I will take care of the dorm while you were out. This cleaning leaved it to me" she said in her cheerful tone.
"Okay. If that's what you want. But it doesn't mean weren't regular cleaning, kay?" she reminded the occupants of the dorm.
Junpei was about to whined but when Mitsuru gave him a death glare he'd shut up. "yes, Mitsuru-senpai" they answered in unison.
"okay! Good we'll be leaving then" she said.
Everyone in the dorm leave except from the red head girl. "Minako"
"Yes, Kirijo-senpai"
"Is Shinjiro going to school?"
"Ahm! I don't think he's going to that place because he's still sleeping in my room" she answered while the red head girl never expect on what she heard.
"Did she sleep in your room?"
"Yes. He said if you caught him. I don't know what he meant but he said he'll be dead so he slept in my room" she just smirk upon hearing that explanation.
"Is there anything I can do for you, senpai?" she asked in her sweet tone.
An idea pop to her head and she can use Minako for that.
"Can you convince Shinjiro went to school regularly? No absences or late. The office gave those papers to me. If he does not attend the class he will not graduate highschool and he will repeat again next yr. Maybe you can convince him"
"Yes. I will convince him if I need to scare him or anything. Please don't worry senpai. Leave it to me" she winked to her.
She can really trust this girl to handle her boyfriend. "Then I'll leave it to you. I'm leaving. Take care" she smiled to her and bowed.
"Take care also" she waves her hand to Mitsuru.
She was alone and continued polishing the windows and the floor. She heard some footsteps from the stairs as she expected it is Shinjiro.
"Good morning, Shinji"
No respond came from him he just head to the kitchen and started to cook.
…
"Finally finished, it so dusty" she said while panting and sit to sofa lazily. Her stomach growled loudly. "This work makes me hungry. I want meat" she said.
"Who said she is hungry?" the man went outside the kitchen while the bowl and the chopstick on his hand.
He put it at the table. The girl quickly snatched it and said "Itadakimasu" then start munching her beef bowl. He gave her a mild glare just eats her food slowly not to get choked but she didn't mind him.
…..
"I want some meat"
"Enough eating meat, it ain't healthy" he growled at her but he received a death glare from her 'saying I want more or I'll eat you up'. He nervously gulped and immediately headed towards the kitchen. Then put some beef to her bowl. 'Damn you gumiho' he thought.
He goes back at the sofa and gave the bowl to her. She was back to her smiling face while eating beef.
…..
After eating, Shinjiro washed the dishes while Minako sitting at the table watching him. When he finished, he asked the girl for a tour at the town which she gladly accepted because of excitement wandering what the town it looks like.
"Wow! Those houses it's amazing and there are many people too." She said with an amusement smile to her face. "It wasn't before when I last saw the town." She said while dancing like a kid in wonderland and Shinjiro sweat dropped seeing her doing that.
"Yeah!" he said in a dully tone. 'Why of all people did it happen to me? She is really a pain I wished to disappear' he groaned inwardly.
"Hey, Shinji! Let's have this too" she called her attention pointing the vending machine that contains soda, juice and water.
"WHAT NOW?" he yelled.
His face was soften before she glaring him threateningly. "Yes, what would you like?"
"This. This bubbly thing" she points the soda.
"Buy me this. Puh-leaaase" with matching puppy eyes.
'You're a real piece of work in a scary way'
"Soda?" he reached for his pocket to search for his wallet.
He insert 10 yen coin to the vending machine waiting for the soda to drop down and tap it.
"Why isn't coming out?" he almost punched the machine.
He kicked it when he lost his patience waiting for the soda to come down and Minako followed his example but something happen…
*DUG* the vending machine fell down and soda popped up. Then she clapped her hands seeing the soda's.
He catches 6 soda and yelled "Run Minako. This is trouble" he ran following her.
**Tatsumi Port Island
"This is so close." He pants.
"Yeah! And I'm happy it is very close" drinking the soda.
"Shinjiro" she called his attention and he looked at her. "Hmmm….."
"What is the meaning of the girlfriend?" when she ask that question he quickly look away from not seeing blushed.
"Well..Uhm" trying to answer her.
"It's okay you don't have to give me an answer."
"It is composed of a couple. It has a one boyfriend + girlfriend = lovers. Got that?"
She nods and smiled to him.
"Uhm! Shinji"
"Hmmm.."
"I remember, Kirijo-senpai telling about how she is worried not attending school. She said if you'd always like that you'll not graduate this year and you'll repeat next yr." she said while looking at him.
"I don't to go with that shitty place" he scowled.
"But Kirijo-senpai is worried about it she ask me to convince you. I don't want to disappoint her"
"It's none of your business"
"But it's mine. I'm your girlfriend"
"What?" astound by the girl. Being a delinquent he never had women in his life or even a bitch who's pestering him.
"I mean as friend. I can see she's concern and me too. I heard people praying for luck to their school life and I wonder what it is. But you're lucky experiencing those things unlike me"
"Not all those things in this world are wonderful like a rainbow shit"
She gave the delinquent the most deathful glare that couldn't only shiver his spine but his body also.