Chapter 5: Plan
She didn't want to believe her hearing sense, but when she saw that figure in front of her temporary room, she was dumbfounded. Like a déjà vu, Gin repeats his introduction to mocked her.
"I hope you two get along…," Said Retsu-san, steadied Rangiku from her shaking leg.
"Oh yeah, we already know each other…," Rangiku chimed, trying to hide her nervousness.
"Really?," Retsu-san diverted her gaze to her eldest son.
"Hmm yes…maybe I forgot to mention to you, since you didn't say anything about her presence here…," Gin scratched his back head. "Oh wait, you always said nothing, even for the smallest thing, eh…mom?"
Sudden cold atmosphere caught them in place, Rangiku feels there's something wrong with this family, or at last to the people in front of her. She didn't know how to break this mom-son situation.
"Ah, if that's so…it's really good, eh?," Retsu-san tried to melt the coldness.
"Huh?," Rangiku saw a little scowl on Gin's brow.
"You two, won't feel awkward if you already knew each other, I…I need to cook for dinner, Rangiku…see you later…," She smiled and left the new resident with her own son.
"Well…that was awkward…," He said, tailing her mom's figure with his eyes.
"What was that?"
"What?," Gin diverted his gaze back to his classmate.
"Not that I want to know, but it was kind of weird conversation you have…"
"Ah, well it can't be help…by the way, does your boyfriend know that you'll stay here?"
"None of your concern," She turned on her heels and trying to unpack her case.
"I take that as a no…," He smirked and walked beside her, "Don'tcha think it's gonna be interesting?," He brushed his chin, his mischievous smile still planted on his face.
"What-are-you-planning-to-do?," Rangiku gave him a glare which made the silver-haired man back off a bit.
"Well, it's no fun when I told you, eh…," He took some of her hair and brought it to his lips to kissed them, while he opened his eyes slightly just to teased her.
"Wha…," Rangiku almost snapped, but it wasn't because of what Gin had done to her but to her own heart, those eyes always managed to make her heart almost fall from its place.
"Well then, I hope we can be a good friend…," Before she know, Gin already walked to the door and wave to her, "Oh, by the way…you have to see my cute little brother"
With that said, he disappears from her room and she can hear another room's door being closed. Rangiku sighed and sat on her bed, thinking about many things and surely she didn't bother the fact that her door still opened.
What will happen to me…?
She almost jumped when she realized a pair of cold eyes eyeing her, a boy aged around 12 years old with dirty clothes looking at her with suspicious look on his face.
This must be his brother…
"..Ahh I'm not bad person…from today, I'm staying here…," She tried to explain.
"Are you a new maid?"
"No," It was her quick answer, "Do I look like a maid?"
"Well too bad, yes…," He gave her a scoff and walked away before slamming his door closed and leave Rangiku suppressed her anger voice to not yell at the rude boy.
…Which-part-of-him-is-cute?
"…and then my uncle slipped from the stairs…," Rangiku laughed at his boyfriend's story.
"That's poor uncle of yours, I can't help but laugh"
"Yeah…," He became silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about what to tell her, "…say Rangiku…when will you introduce me to your mom?"
"Wh-what?"
"Let me think, I've been your boyfriend for almost 1 year, but you haven't introduce me to your mom…"
"Yea, but…"
She was hesitant for a while, actually it was a good chance to introduced Naoto to her mom, but the problem is, her mother wasn't here and she was stuck with a stranger family – well her mom's best friend's family – and the worst part was Naoto knew the oldest son, not to mention he was so weird.
"But what?," Naoto pushed her further.
"Well maybe it's not the perfect time…," Rangiku's brain tried its best to find a way to escaped her from trouble. After a few times she tried to dismiss the only idea that came, she realized that was the most reasonable thing to do.
"Okay, you can come this Sunday, but I have problem"
"Problem? What is it?"
"At this moment, I'm not living with my mother…but my mom's cousin, that's why I told you this isn't the right time," She lied about that cousin thingie to avoid the awkwardness.
"It's great!," Naoto exclaimed. "Then you must introduce me to your auntie, eh?"
This!
"Alright, just come and I'm gonna introduce you…"
She hung the phone after endless goodbye smooches. It was the time for her to talk to the house owner and she picked the dinner to reveal her plan. She hoped everyone will agree to this plan.
"I want to talk…," She disrupted the neck breaking silence on the dinner table.
Everyone stopped their movement and now she has every eyes on her, including the head of this household – a white-haired man despite he's not that old, now Rangiku knew where Gin and his bratty little brother got their hair – smiled softly to the stranger in his house.
"What is it dear? Please talk…," He said.
Rangiku told her story and her little secret plan which involved the family and she asked them to join her. Everyone except the little one – at last she knew his name was Toushirou – listened intently.
The head of the family – Juushirou-san – and his wife smiled, "Oh, it's perfectly o…"
"Of course it's not okay, from the start you're a stranger...," Gin cut in.
"Wha…I'm only asking you a simple task, not talking the unnecessary thing that can make plan ruins"
"I never agreed on that, besides making fun of your boyfriend seems fun," Those bluish-green eyes mocking her while the owner played the fork on his hand.
"Gin, no prank on Sunday," Retsu-san warned him.
"Ah…well let see what happened later…," The smile on his face disappeared and he stood from his chair, "I'm done…thank you for the food," Then he vanished as he reached the top of the stairs.
"That boy…," Juushirou-san sighed. "How about you, Toushirou...want to help Rangiku-san this Sunday?"
"Whatever, I will go out by Sunday…," The scowls on his forehead deepen, after that he followed his brother stance to go upstairs.
"I'm sorry Rangiku, both of them are just like that…," Retsu-san held Rangiku's hands.
"No, I'm the one who should apologized, I'm ruining everyone's mood"
"It's okay, now…what should we do for the next Sunday?," Juushirou-san gave her his smile and his enthusiast face.
Yes, she must follow through her plan for now, even though that fox face seemed has his own plan to ruin hers, she wouldn't afraid.
Bring it on Ichimaru Gin!
~to be continued~
A/N: Thank you cool guy 33 for your input and I'm sorry for being slow T_T I'm gonna think where to put your input :) and for you who still has the patient to read this T_T
