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Magnet
Chapter 28
~Len's POV~
I heard a thud but then ignored it. I covered my face with a pillow and continued sleeping. Then I heard someone move the curtains. I think it was Yuu but he doesn't do that often. Again I ignored it. I felt the sun on my skin … ignored it.
After a few moments of silence I relaxed myself and continued sleeping, though my mind is fully awake. I felt something poking my cheek… I groaned and turned. Again the poking started again and I turned…
"Hmm… he said poking is enough to wake him…", I heard someone whispered.
I heard something vibrated and the room became silent for a moment… Who is it that was in my room? It's really annoying…
Then suddenly I felt my blankets being pulled and after it was out of my bed I sat up from my bed and said, "What-"
"RAWR!". I saw a person being covered with my blanket from head to toe having a bear like pose.
"Who the hell are you?", I ended up asking to the weird person behind the blanket.
"RAWR!", a female voice said again…
I stared at her for a while and after a few moments of not taking the blanket off I said, "Take that off".
She said a quick "Rawr", that made me annoyed to the point that I pulled the blanket including the person inside it on the bed and pinned her down. In an instant, the person punched me hard on the cheek making me pull away and rub my cheek.
"Ugh… for a woman you have a fist of a man", I complained, regretting my actions. If only I knew that was coming.
She pulled the blanket off her head and said angrily, "You surprised me!"
"You started it!", I ended up saying like a kid.
"You won't wake up!", Kahoko said pouting…. Cute…
I sighed. "You can just say 'Len wake up'", I said still rubbing my aching cheek.
" Oh…", Kahoko replied making me look at her.
"Why are you waking me up anyway?", I said changing the topic. Never did I think that I'd wake up one morning seeing the first person I want to see.
"Breakfast", Kahoko answered. She sat up and reached for my cheek, she rubbed it with her thumb. "Sorry, Yuu said that you'd wake up with just a poke on your cheek….".
Yuu? Come to think of it, I didn't see him come in last night. "Is he here?".
"Nope, he just called me and told me to wake you up", Kahoko answered. She took her hand away my cheek and stood up.
"Where is he?", I wondered out loud.
Kahoko shrugged and went to the kitchen.
~Kahoko's POV~
I stood at the kitchen counter waiting for Len to come out of his room. He took almost ten minutes before he went out, what did he do in there?
"Weird", I heard him mutter.
"What?".
Len looked up at me and shook his head. He sat in front of the food I made for him and tasted the omelet.
I waited for his reaction but he just kept quiet. His expression still unreadable even though I've seen different sides of him, sides that no one would think it existed. I didn't see him take another bite of the food and it made me nervous at the same time angry… I waited for an entire minute and then snapped. Trying to talk in a calm manner, "Is the food bad?", I asked.
Len nodded.
"IT IS?", I asked now angry and upset.
Len looked at me a bit surprised. "It's tasty… did I… oh…", he said.
"What does that mean?", I asked, I suddenly feel like crying.
"Well, your omelet taste delicious… did you ask if the food was good?", he asked. So he wasn't aware that I was asking… where is your mind?
"I asked if it's bad… and you nodded!", I said. Tell me you're not thinking of a girl!
Len stared at me then looked at the food. "Oh, that explains why you're angry. Sorry", he said and then smiled, "Don't worry, your food taste great. Better than mine though".
I felt my cheeks turn hot. I stayed quiet and then the door opened. Yuu came in and sat on the sofa like we was from a tiring work. He brought his hand to his forehead and started massaging it.
"Where have you been? I've been thinking of possible ways where you'll be and you weren't answering your phone. I even called your friends from the entertainment world yet they say you're not with them", Len suddenly said. The smile he wore just a few seconds ago turned into frown.
"You don't need to know", Yuu answered and went to his room.
That was… scary. The way he talked to Len sounded like he was older than Len. I looked at Len and saw him glaring at the food.
I went closer to him and asked if he were okay. "Here I was worried and that's what I get?".
"Maybe there's something going on his head", I said, hoping it helped him but it didn't.
At noon, Len decided to take me with him to a restaurant saying we'll eat lunch outside. Len wore his black coat and blue scarf while I wore my white coat and pink scarf. We look like opposites.
"And Yuu?", I asked looking at Yuu's bedroom door.
Len sighed and said, "He'll come when he wants to".
Then Yuu came out of his bedroom all dressed up and ready to go. "I'll come", he said quietly.
And we're off.
At lunch, it was very awkward given that the two brothers are quiet, too quiet, to the point it's deafening. I wanted to say something but I don't know what to say. Len kept on tapping his finger on the table while staring/glaring at the flower on the middle of the table making me feel nervous with the continuous taping, I feel like if he stops something will happen, on the other hand, with Yuu's black hair covering one of his eyes and cheek resting on the palm of his hand while staring outside the window, I'd feel like he's a model in a picture but the way he's not moving made me think that someone had carved a perfect sculpture of a prince, I felt like not wanting to disturb his peace because I feel something bad might happen as well.
Then the waitress came with a pad on her hand. "May I take your orders?", the waitress with blonde hair asked looking back and forth Len and Yuu, completely ignoring me. Both guys didn't look at the waitress so I decided to tell the waitress my order first.
"I'll take this please", I said pointing at a dish that looked pretty delicious on the menu. The waitress barely looked at me and lazily written my order on the pad then turned her attention to the Tsukimori's.
"May I take the gentlemen's orders?", she said, wanting the guys to look at her and order.
Len stopped tapping his finger at the same time Yuu turned his head a bit to look at the waitress and both said in unison, "I'll take the same order as her".
The waitress nodded then left. The way she suddenly left made me think that she understood the atmosphere.
I sighed. Why is it like this? Just because of what happened this morning it ended up like this. It feels like it won't change until later. I looked at Len and caught him staring at me which made my cheeks turn pink, at least that's what I think is happening.
After a few minutes our orders came and we started to eat silently. Afterwards, Yuu went home first while Len dragged me to a mall.
"Len?".
"What?".
"You don't have to carry me, right?"
"Get used to it"
"but… it's kinda embarrassing. People are staring…", I said. I was hanging on Len's right shoulder while his right arm wrapped my hips.
Len stopped walking. He slowly put me back down the ground. "But stay close to me", he said seriously.
"O-okay"
Len suddenly touched my forehead and because of surprise I ended up stepping backwards. "You okay? Your face is all red", Len asked.
Oh why is it hard to get used to this? Whenever I'm with him, all my heart does is beat as fast as it could and I feel like every time our skin touches my face turn hot… "I'm fine", I said giving him a smile.
I ended up window shopping at the mall we entered. Len disappeared for a while but then when he came back he found me holding a cute pink dress. It was sweet of him to buy me the dress. I told him I'll pay it later or I'll pay half the bill but he refused to saying it's a gift.
Len showed me around Vienna. He showed me the places where I should go in case of emergencies, told me historical events and told me things about music. After the tour he took me to a park near the hotel we're staying at.
We both sat on the bench. I stretched my arms and said, "Today was fun". I saw Len nodded.
"I enjoyed being with you, Kahoko", I heard Len say beside me.
"I-is that so? I'm glad!", I said. "Though, I feel like this is a date".
I saw Len's cheeks go pink and then I realized what I just said. Why is it that I'm so straight forward?
"Me too", he said. He looked away from me and covered his mouth.
"Uwa! Really?"
"Yes. Do I need to repeat myself?".
"Why are you looking away?"
Len took a peek at me then looked away again. "It's… embarrassing… why do you have to say such things?", he said.
I ended up laughing at his expression. He normally wore a serious, expressionless, expression but now look at him. He looks like someone who easily gets embarrassed. He looks kinda cute. "You look so cute!", I said and hugged him.
He had let me hug him and let me be like that for a few moments. He suddenly pushed me away, gently, and held my hand.
"I hope you don't mind…", he said while taking something from his pocket with his other hand.
I tilted my head a little on my side and asked, "What is it?".
He opened my hand and placed a small box. "I hope you don't mind me giving this to you… hope you don't mind accepting it", he said blushing. He's really blushing!
I looked at my hand and pulled the lid of the small box. Inside was a golden ring with a small music note on it while on the note there's a diamond. I stared at it.
"Do you hate it?", Len asked, taking the box away my hand.
I looked at him and found him looking at me seriously. I shook my head as an answer.
"Then you'll accept it", he said as a statement. He had put the ring on my ring finger. My mind went blank; all that I can see is the ring on my finger. Wait… doesn't a ring on a ring finger mean something? Before I can open my mouth he said, "Please accept it. If you don't want it, you can throw it away later when I'm not looking". Why would I throw such an expensive looking ring? It looks like it was custom-made.
I continued staring at it and it hit me… Doesn't this look like a marriage proposal? And he really put it on the right finger! And… he knows what size my finger is… I want to shout! Does that mean he…
"I'll go get us some drinks", He said, stood up and left me.
I took the ring off and observed it quietly. Behind the ring I found some carvings.
"My melody, my love, Kahoko"
My heart raced, accelerating more than earlier. I felt like crying. I can't believe it. I… does that mean… Len… he likes me?
I started running after Len. I saw him about to cross the street. "Len!", I called him. He turned around and found myself in a messy situation…
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