DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN GRAND CHASE OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS. The only ones I own are Kyle, Mica, Elaine, Ella, and Roald.
Chapter 9: My Thoughts
I moaned painfully, the pain in my head wouldn't let up. I had caught a cold, and my parents were working, so no one will be here to relieve me.
I was lying in my bed. The pink blankets that I loved dearly were on top of me. I gripped it tightly, hoping that the pain would go away.
"It hurts…" I mumbled to myself, trying to ease the agony. It hurts so much that I honestly felt like it would tear my head apart.
"Don't worry." A soft voice told me. His voice was warm and gentle, so gentle that I could melt by his kind and tender words.
"Uhhh…" I looked over to my side to see Jin, my best friend having a concerned look on his innocent face. He grabbed a chair and moved it the side of my bed. He sat on it and looked at me, deeply worried.
"You'll be fine, I promise. You already took the medicine. It would be just a matter of time before you'll feel better." His voice soothed me. In all honesty, it slightly made the pain go away.
"But it still hurts…" I moaned, completely not believing his words, no matter how warm it is.
"Then I'll stay with you until it goes away. So sleep, okay?" He said to me with a smile. His smile was slightly forced, and I could tell that he was clearly worried about me.
He placed his hand over my forehead and soothed it. It made me feel happy, the gesture felt kind and loving.
"But you'll go away when I fall asleep…" I argued, not wanting him to go away. I didn't want this warm feeling he was giving me to leave.
"Then, how about this?" He placed his hand over mine and squeezed it, telling me that it'll be fine.
"I'll be with you until you wake up." He smiled to me, and I felt like believing him.
"Promise?" I muzzily asked, my eyelids drooping from wanting to sleep.
"Promise." He squeezed my hand again, a gesture so comforting even for me.
I slowly nodded and fell into a deep sleep. The pain slowly melted away, and I could still feel Jin's hand not leaving me.
I opened my eyes, only to be faced with an unfamiliar ceiling. I looked around, and noticed that I wasn't in my room. I was in a bed. White blankets were sprawled all over my body.
There were other beds other than what I'm lying on.
There was also a nurse, one I recognize as 'Nurse Tammy', our school nurse. She wore her dark, red hair in a neat ponytail. Then and there, I noticed that I was in the infirmary.
'A dream…?'
"Are you awake?" Her voice was lady-like yet caring. It was pretty obvious that I was since if I wasn't I couldn't have answered.
I slowly nodded, noticing a slight pain lurking in my head.
She gave me a relieved smile and said, "You passed out."
I blinked. 'I passed out?'
She nodded at my confusion. "If he wasn't here, your fever could have gotten worse. You should be more careful." She scolded me softly. I looked at her confusingly on who was the 'he' she was talking about.
Then, her eyes turned gentle again. "It's almost dinner. It's already 5:30 so you two should go back to your dorms." With that said, she left.
I stared at the door she used blankly.
The door opened again. Her head popped in, and she said with a nervous smile, "I'll borrow your umbrella okay? I'll be back soon." She really left this time. I could only smile a little of her actions.
'I passed out…' I slowly repeated in my head, not believing it.
I held my forehead. I wasn't feverish, and the headache was gone. I sat up, being careful of my body since I passed out.
'Huh?'
I then heard soft breathing, one I wasn't aware of. I looked over to the side of the bed.
The image made me gasp.
A figure was there, sitting on a chair. His head was resting on his arms which were lying on the bed. I couldn't see his face since he slept face-down, but his hair was red.
I only knew one red-haired boy who would do this, Jin.
I stared at him in awe. I never realized that it was him Tammy was talking about.
I tried to move my hand to touch his hair, but I couldn't. Something was holding it back. I looked at it and nearly jumped, my eyes widening.
His hand was holding mine.
His hold was firm and gentle, as if he doesn't want to leave me. I stared at it in shock, and was reminded of my dream.
'Why…?'
I stared at him longingly, wanting him to look at me with those red eyes of his.
'Why can't I just…'
I could still hear his soft breathing, and I could see his back slightly move up and down. The scene was calming, and even I could melt away from his gestures. I said his name, hoping that he would just hear my feelings.
'Why is it so hard to forget you?'
Ever since that 'incident', I kept blaming myself over and over again. It was my fault. Everything was my fault. The reason he became like this was my fault. My fault… everything… was my fault… mine…
I clenched my hand hard. I didn't want to feel like this again. Why is he being so nice to me? Even after all that happened? Why? Why? Why?
'If only these feelings would just go away…'
I heard a light groan coming from him, a sound that indicates one has woken up.
He lifted his head and glanced around before his eyes landed on me. He smiled softly and said, "You're awake," as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
He didn't remove his hand from mine, which I assumed that he didn't even notice. "You idiot." He flicked my forehead, just strong enough to knock some sense into me.
"Wha…?" I caressed it gently with my hand and stared at him wide-eyed, my eyes saying 'What was that for?'
"It's for lying to me." His face had a serious expression on that was clearly scolding me.
"You should have said that you have a fever. You're so stubborn sometimes." He sighed, which was then replaced by a helpless smile.
He reached for my head and did something I didn't expect. He stroked my head, gently patting my hair.
He smiled again, a genuine smile telling me 'I'm glad you're okay.'
I stared at him dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.
The gesture was comforting. In fact, very comforting that I wanted to just lie back down and sleep again.
I held myself back from blushing, but clearly failed when he anxiously said, "Are you alright?" and touched my forehead to see if I was okay.
I frantically nodded my head like a child, hoping that he would stop the gestures already because I feel like my heart wouldn't take it anymore.
He gave me a suspicious stare but nodded anyway.
"It's already dinner time. Let's go." He stood up and proceeded to walk to the door, but something made him stop. He looked down at our hands entwined with each other. It took him for a moment to realize that we're holding hands, and that he was the one who was doing the holding.
He abruptly took his hand and blushed, though he hid it carefully. It made me feel a little sad, since the warmness left my body just from that, though I didn't show it.
"Um… sorry about that… I didn't… Let's just go." Running out of excuses, he walked to the door.
I followed him, giggling.
We walked through the hallways lit by the luminous light. I honestly think that only a few people were here now, including me and him.
'If by any chance, you remembered…'
I gazed at his back. He walked steady but fast, so I needed to quicken my pace.
'I wonder how will you react?'
"Great." Jin said sarcastically, while looking at the bin that held the umbrellas, or umbrella.
There was only one umbrella left. Not only that, the umbrella is perfectly okay for one person only. It can hold two, but they would have to stay close to each other, very close, like a couple. The umbrella here is a bit smaller than normal ones.
I giggled softly, amused by Jin's reactions. 'I would never get tired of you…'
Jin turned to my direction and slightly narrowed his eyes at me, which I found really entertaining and cute. Of course, I wouldn't say that to him directly.
He sighed and scratched his head. "Now what?" He looked like a child about to finish eating his lollipop he loved the most, a sad thing.
"Dinner starts at 6, we barely have 10 minutes and it takes at least 5-10 minutes to reach the dorms." He flopped down the ground, mumbling something about being hungry.
I giggled again, this time quietly so he couldn't hear. 'He always loves the food.'
"Why don't we do this?" I caught his attention, wanting to suggest something. He nodded, telling me to go on. "Why don't you go ahead first, and I'll wait for Nurse Tammy? That way you'll-"
"No." Before I could even finish, he cut me off. "I'm not leaving you alone. Besides, you're a girl, you can't stay here with no one with you." He rested his chin on his hands pressed together and turned away, a bit angry at what I just said.
"It's not curfew time yet. And Tammy will come soon, so if you're worried about me scared being alone, then-"
"I said no, Amy. And that's not the point." Cutting me off again, he stood up and leaned on the wall, his folded his arms and closed his eyes, silently telling me that he doesn't want to hear my suggestion anymore.
I puffed out my cheeks. I wanted to argue some more and ask him what he meant by 'that's not the point', but he already shut me off.
We waited silently. The rain never stopped, only it got even worse than before. Tammy was really taking a long time. I looked at my wristwatch to see that 3 minutes have passed, meaning we have barely 7 minutes.
I sighed. 'If only Jin wasn't stubborn…' Then again, I'm stubborn too myself.
"I can't take this." Jin muttered with his eyes having an annoyed glint. He was always impatient, so I could understand him.
He gestured his hand for me to come close to him. I nodded and did as he told.
He took the umbrella and opened it. I released a sigh of relief that he was finally going to dinner without me.
"Come on." He looked at me. I stared at him, confused at what he meant.
"I said, come on. Let's go." He repeated, only this time he was more annoyed.
"How?" That question only made him more annoyed. He stared at me for a moment, before doing something I didn't expect.
He held my hand and dragged me and himself out in the rain, the umbrella covering us.
"J-Jin?" I couldn't take it so I stuttered. My heart was beating so fast. And moreover, I was probably blushing by now.
"It's better this way." He said, not taking his hand off mine, which made me blush even more.
We walked further and further until I couldn't make out the building anymore even though it was large, so I assumed that we were getting close.
My heart kept on pounding fast and hard that I even thought he might hear or feel it by now. I glanced out our hands interlinked together. Even in this cold rain, his hand was so warm.
I sneaked a peek at his face, curious about what expression he has on right now. I blinked, confused by his face. His face was a little red, his cheeks to be precise.
'Did he catch a cold?' I was about to ask him about it when I saw something on his shoulder. His shoulder was wet, I could tell. Not only that, it was being penetrated by the rain.
I looked at the umbrella and noticed it was slightly bent over to my side. I felt guilty that he was doing this for me.
As gently as I could, I slightly pushed over the umbrella to his side. He looked at me and frowned, noticing that my shoulder was now getting wet thanks to that. I didn't mind though, I didn't want him to catch a cold.
'That must be why his face was red…'
Jin was frowning more at me, but I really didn't mind. I want to do at least this for him. After all the things he's done for me, this was a small price to pay.
He looked straight ahead and I assumed that he accepted what I just did, which made me smile.
That's what I thought, anyway.
He sighed like something troublesome has happened again. He looked at me and sighed again, "You really are an idiot, aren't you?"
I blinked. 'What does he mean?'
Before I knew it, Jin took of his hands from mine. Of course, that made me sad, very sad since he did it sharply. Seconds later, my heart changed from pounding due to happiness into disappointment and regret.
'Is he angry?'
Something suddenly pulled me close his chest, and I could really just scream by now from the embarrassment. I tried to move away, but something wouldn't let me.
I looked over my shoulder at what that something was, and I inwardly gasped. A hand was holding it. Moreover, Jin's hand was holding my shoulder. His arm was over my shoulder. He was holding me like we're a couple.
My mouth opened to say something, anything, but I couldn't think of any words, so I closed it again.
I looked over at Jin who had a faint blush on his cheeks. "It's… better this way." That explanation made my heart flutter in happiness and embarrassment at the same time. And I couldn't help but smile, a blissful smile.
We continued walking, and before long, we could make out the cafeteria along with the dorms.
"Finally…" Jin sighed, seeing it too.
I couldn't help but feel a little sad since our little trip was barely a few minutes. 'Oh well, goes to show that reality is cruel.'
We entered the canteen, and before long, he took his arm off of me. I pouted, not wanting him to do that, but I can't tell that to him could I?
"Now then, care to tell me what happened?" Kyle demanded. The second we entered, he immediately dragged us to a table where three trays of food were settled.
I sat beside Jin, which I don't know why, but Kyle glared at Jin more.
Jin proceeded to eat after praying silently, though Kyle stopped him before he could.
"Jin, care to answer my question?" Kyle smiled at Jin. But his eyes aren't really smiling at all…
"I told you Kyle, Amy fainted and I took her to the infirmary, she woke up at 5:30 or so and after that, we walked. That's it, nothing happened." Jin finished with a cranky attitude. He really looks hungry…
"Then, care to explain to me why you two we're holding each other like a couple?! Especially you, Jin!" He pointed his finger at Jin accusingly.
Not only that, the second those words came out of his mouth, the whole room felt silent. I gulped. 'This can't be what I'm thinking…'
I glanced at everyone from the corner of my eyes, and surely enough, most of the students were looking. Scratch that, everyone was looking, staring to be more specific. 'This is not happening.'
"That's…" Jin looked at me with pleading eyes, begging me to say something. It didn't look like he and Kyle noticed the stares.
I felt sorry for him, so I immediately said the first thing that came to my mind. "There… was a… bug! That's it! There was a bug on my shoulder so he just merely shooed it away!" I finished with a nervous giggle.
'That was really stupid…' was the first thing that came into my mind.
Jin's eyebrows twitched, so did Kyle's. I looked at him, hoping he would buy it. Jin's eyes had a flicker of regret and shame at the same time.
'Was it really that bad?'
"A bug…" Kyle murmured, to which I replied with an agitated nod.
"Ha… ha… Ha ha ha!" Kyle laughed as if something lame has just crossed his path.
"A bug… it was merely a bug… a stupid bug…" Kyle kept whispering to himself, to which Jin face-palmed.
Kyle plastered a smile on his face, and I actually thought that he believed me until…
"Jin, you must really hate bugs, don't you?" Kyle suddenly said out of nowhere. Jin cocked his eyebrows at him, wanting an explanation.
"Because the second you killed it, you were smiling weren't you?" Jin froze, unable to keep up.
Kyle was still smiling, so I thought that what I said was a good reason…
"And Amy…" He looked at me, his eyes scanning mine in search of truth. "You really like bugs don't you? Because you didn't even bother to get it yourself, not only that, how did you even know it was a bug? You didn't even look at it." My mouth opened to say something, but I shut it quickly since it might not be of any help or I might end up regretting it again.
'Curse Kyle and his brain…!'
"Hmmm… but you could hate them too since the second he killed it you were smiling." He rolled his eyes upward and placed his hand underneath his chin as if to think something.
I could feel myself shaking. If Kyle found out, then… 'Wait. Why do I need to hide it anyway? It's not like we did anything wrong, right? We weren't a couple and if we could just explain it to Kyle, then everything would be fine! …or I hope so.' I inhaled a gulp of air to calm myself and try to explain.
"Oh I forgot, you said he just 'shooed it away', right? Then why is Jin's hand on top of your shoulder? His hand should be gesturing it to go away… care to explain?" His expression turned into a scowl, which means he was dead serious this time.
I could literally see Jin sweat beside me, and I could only giggle. Both of them looked at me questionably. 'Was that too loud?'
I looked at Jin and gave him an 'it would be okay' smile. He looked at me confusingly, before his eyes slowly widened and gave me a look that said 'don't continue what you intend to do'.
I shrugged and ignored his plea. I smiled at Kyle and thought of a good explanation.
"Okay, let me explain." I gathered their attention to me. Kyle frowned at me, but I ignored it.
"Does that mean you're admitting it?" Kyle's expression had a mix of anger, sadness, and regret. I wonder why?
I nodded to him with a serious expression. He suddenly averted his face down and folded his arms. "Fine, tell me."
"I admit that we were… well holding each other like a couple, but it's not like that." Kyle's mouth opened to say something, but he didn't, so I went on. "We were just doing that so we wouldn't get wet." Kyle suddenly looked at me with a 'what do you mean' look and an 'I'm not stupid' twitch. "Like I-"
"Why are you two making such a big deal out of this?" I was cut off by Jin who sighed and had a look that says he was hungry. I shushed him by putting a finger over my lips and continued.
"Okay, as I was saying,"
"So that's it? You two weren't a… 'thing'?" Kyle's expression turned happy the second after I finished with my so-called explanation.
I nodded while Jin just yawned.
Kyle averted his eyes again and I saw him exhale a huge gulp of air.
"Well, all right then. You should have just told me from the beginning." Kyle began to eat his food. I noticed Jin glare at him.
"That's what I've been trying to tell you!" Jin's eye twitched in accordance. He, too, began to eat in a hasty way. 'He must have really been hungry.'
I grabbed my spoon and fork and ate the food. The food was delicious as its taste rolled over my tongue.
I glanced at Jin at the corner of my eye. He was eating grumpily, and fast too. I suppressed a giggle at him.
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"Oh yeah, Kyle, I need to ask you something." Jin immediately broke the silence while still chewing on his food.
I glared at him in the distance. 'He should really stop talking when he still has food on his mouth!'
Kyle gulped and answered, "Yeah?"
Jin gulped too and placed his spoon and fork down for a moment. "You have any idea why our clothes always get washed every day?" Soon after he said that, he grabbed a spoonful of meat.
Kyle looked at him weirdly and so did I. 'What does he mean?'
"Someone washes your clothes for you? Wow Jin, that's something I never expected coming from you." Kyle said in an amazed voice, and lightly laughed soon after.
"What are you talking about, Jinny?" I ignored Kyle and asked Jin myself. Jin frowned; probably annoyed by the nickname I gave him.
"Well, let's just say that every time I put clothes in the basket in the bathroom, the next day or when I'm gone, they just mysteriously disappear and re-appear at my closet, cleaned and even ironed, soon after." Jin yawned and placed his hands behind his head in a relaxed state.
"Why are you guys looking at me like that?" Jin said after seeing our disbelieved faces.
Kyle was the first to speak, "Woah… like- I mean wow…! Someone washes your clothes for you? …Awesome." After slightly stuttering, he grinned like usual.
Jin looked confused, and his eyes were slightly- when I mean slightly I definitely mean slightly- narrowed. I smiled.
"Jin, does your room have maids? I think there were rooms that have maids in other buildings… although I've never heard of anyone having that kind of room in middle school."
Kyle interrupted. "If his room had maids, then he would have seen them by now, and he didn't have to ask that if he knew. It's common logic." Kyle covered his mouth with a handkerchief, unable to stifle his yawn.
I glared at Kyle for the rude comment. I know that it was common logic- or so he said. But, he didn't have to point it out like that. 'Sheesh.' I puffed out my cheeks slightly and pouted.
Jin looked at me in amusement before chuckling. I wanted to ask him why he laughed, but before I could, hands were suddenly over my cheeks and the air that was in my mouth was whooshed away.
I blinked, before realizing that it was Jin that did that to me. 'Oh God.' I could only hope that no one was looking, because that will be really embarrassing…!
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Wait a minute! Why am I worrying if someone looks at us or not? I'm supposed to be worrying at our position right now!
I tried not to blush, since his hands were still cupping my cheeks. Oh my, it's too hard not to touch it. His eyes were also looking at me. Those red eyes…
"Oh, I get it!" We were suddenly distracted by Kyle's booming voice. From his tone, maybe he figured out the answer for Jin's question. No, of course he figured it out. He's Kyle for goodness sake. He practically answers everything I ask him in a professional manner.
Jin slowly retrieved his hands and turned to look at Kyle, assuming an answer but at the same time, he had another expression. Hmmm… what is it? Doubt, I think? He doubts Kyle? What…?
Deep inside, I tried to hide the sad feeling of Jin removing his hands…
"That must mean…" Kyle trailed off. Maybe he was contemplating on his answer. Oh, just tell us the answer and stop making us nervous or something!
"…that there are ghosts in your room! And maybe they're the ghosts of 'The Maid'! You know? That horror movie? That was hilarious!" As usual, Kyle gives a very professional ans-
'What?!'
"What?!" I blurted out my thoughts that seemed to come out of my mouth. Wait a minute…
'I didn't say that.'
I looked beyond Kyle's shoulders and I could see a very familiar red-headed girl. She had matching ruby eyes and sparkly white teeth. Her hair was tied into a messy ponytail, with some of her bangs covering her forehead. Her name is Elesis.
Almost all the people in the room looked at the newly-gathered attention. When I say almost, I meant the rebels weren't looking, okay?
"What do you mean that sick excuse of a woman is coming? You can't be serious!" She didn't mind the attention at all, or maybe she just didn't notice it.
The girl in front of her was Lire. She had beautiful blonde hair in which some part of it was tied into a neat ponytail. She had the gentlest, emerald eyes.
Lire was gesturing Elesis to come down. Elesis hesitated, but obliged soon after. They talked in mere hushes and whispers, so we couldn't hear them anymore. But… you see… this school has a… problem regarding gossip so… never mind.
My attention drifted back to Kyle. I couldn't believe he would actually say something as stupid as that! And seriously, 'The Maid'? Can he be more serious? He even said that it might be ghosts, and I don't like ghosts! It's creepy.
"A-Amy… you're starting to get on me…" I was brought back to earth by his slightly terrified voice. Before I knew it, I noticed that now, I was glaring at him. 'It's because he's stupid of saying something like that! It serves him right!' I inwardly pouted. I honestly felt like an idiot.
I could hear Jin sigh from beside me. "Kyle…"
The said person looked up at him peculiarly. "Jin…?" The both of them just… stared at each other. Both their eyes held unreadable emotions, which was very rare. I looked at Jin, then at Kyle, then at Jin, and Kyle again. Are they communicating telepathically or what? Is this how boys talk to each other? I thought they release their emotions through fighting…
The both of them suddenly broke contact and sighed in perfect sync. Did I miss something? Won't anyone care to fill me in? Or is it something I shouldn't know? Or maybe they didn't understand each other after all.
Jin yawned casually. Jin looks like he's been tired recently. Is something happening to him?
"Guys, I really need to sleep. I've been tired recently these days…" Jin slowly stood up and draped his bag on his right shoulder.
"What? Jin, it's barely seven and you're already tired. Is there something you're not telling us?"
"Is there something you're not telling us?" The second those words came out of Kyle's mouth, the image of the dream I got from my house' rooftop came back. I only remember a few moments of that dream. The images were a blur too, so I couldn't make out the girl that my so-called self met. I can't even remember the name of the girl who bullied her. I also remembered the dream I got when I talked to my… child self.
"Jin?" Amy's voice brought me back to my senses. Her eyes looked worried at my odd behavior. I smiled at her, but I didn't know what smile I showed her that made her eyes get more concerned.
I sighed and slightly messed up my hair. "Guys, I'm fine. I don't really know why, but I'm just- really worn-out these days. I think I'm lacking exercise. So… see ya' tomorrow." Without waiting for their reply, I anxiously bolted out of the room. For some reason, I couldn't tell them about those dreams…
Kyle and Amy watched Jin hurriedly get out of the large cafeteria. Amy still held a worried look, but Kyle's eyes looked like he was suspecting something.
Amy turned to Kyle and glared at him, though this time, it didn't even make the boy blink an eyelash. "What was with that, Kyle?"
Said boy looked innocently at her, "What about?"
"Don't play dumb with me, Cloude. You know that I know you're faking."
He dropped his act and his eyes reverted back to the cold feeling that Amy had to get used to. "I can't help it. You know that we can't let him remember." His voice, which was full of happiness before, turned out to be really petrifying and emotionless.
"Is that why you've been faking your attitude all this time? Will Jin like that?"
"Then what do you suggest I do? Show him this attitude? Tsk. And I wasn't even faking it…" Kyle mumbled the last sentence so Amy couldn't hear it. "What about you, then? Weren't you faking?"
Amy's eyes widened. "I was not! I was just…"
"Doing what's best for him? Jin won't remember… he can't remember. If he does, then it's the end of this dream."
Amy averted her eyes down, not wanting Kyle to see her face. "I know… but I can't help but hope that…"
"That he won't hate us? You know that's impossible. He practically almost killed them when he knew." Kyle hissed under his breath. Remembering Jin do that without him being able to help was intoxicating.
Amy's shoulder sagged and couldn't help but accept that Kyle was right. She knew that Jin will hate them for doing that. They could try to explain to him that it was for his own good but… can they really? Will he even believe them? This was their last hope of getting closer to Jin now that he lost his memories but… what good would it actually do?
"But Jin… we already hurt him too much… we should at least do something for him."
"Do what? Tell him the truth? Do you honestly think we can do something to help him? Face the facts Amy, you know we can't. No matter what we do, the second Jin's memories come back, we're done for." Kyle finished without a care in the world. He had a point there though. 'We can't do anything, Amy… You know we can't… But, the only one who can actually understand me is Jin. He is the only one I actually showed my true colors. I can't revert back to my old self even with Amy around. Tsk… that's why it hurts this much. It's just too f***ing unfair.' Kyle thought deep inside. He really wanted to at least tell Jin the truth, but it was too much of a risk. He would know eventually, but now is not the right time.
"Do you… do you think we can do this?" Amy boomed her terrified voice into Kyle's ears. He felt a bit somber at her anxious voice; nevertheless he didn't show it.
"Probably." For the first time in his life, Kyle actually didn't know what to do.
I was already in the dorm. I walked around till I reached my room. That's when I noticed some guys I didn't knew about: The first one was a man with a long mustache and glasses and… were those horns on his forehead? He was wearing some kind of formal attire. He had a towel swathed in his arms. From the looks of it, he's a butler. The second one was a kid; he was wearing some kind of sleeping hat or something. He was standing alongside the tall man.
I felt curios and looked at the room number of the door they were facing. When I noticed it, I did a double-take. '207…' Are they waiting for someone? As I passed them, I felt lost because I don't remember my room being 208 or 209.
'Wait a minute… isn't my room 207?' I glanced back at the two figures by the door. 'They can't be waiting for me, right? So… they must be waiting for…' The thought made me cringe a little, '…Dio.'
I slowly walked back to my room. I raised my guard up and cautiously approached it. Their gesture surprised me, though.
"Good evening, monsieur Jin." The man who looked like a butler even bowed at my sight. Having someone greet me like this made me feel comfortable yet not at the same time. How did he even know my name?
"Uhh… good evening too." I copied his movement and bowed too.
The said butler whispered something to the little boy and even smacked him in the head, and it wasn't lightly either…
"Good mor- I mean good evening Ji- I mean monsieur." He stuttered to the maximum level and when he bowed, his head almost touched the freaking floor. 'What is with this kid?'
As I observed them, I noticed something familiar. 'What the…' I looked at their purple skin; it was the same color as Dio. 'Purple skin…? Are they relatives of Dio or what?'
Just then, the door opened to reveal an annoyed Dio. "Al? What are you doing here? I thought you went out to look for 'it'?" He noticed me too, and his eyes narrowed slightly. "And what are you doing here, mortal?" What's with this guy calling me mortal and what-not?
"Technically, this is my room if I still remember." I told him as a matter-of-factly. He shrugged and went back to sit on the couch and watch some program. I took this as a signal to enter my own room.
"Al, may I ask why you haven't been washing my clothes recently?" Even though he was talking to whoever 'Al' was, he was glaring at me. 'What the h*ll did I do?'
"What do you mean, master? I have been washing thy clothes since your first day, sire." 'Al' asked politely, and it looked like he really didn't know what Dio was talking about.
Dio raised one of his eyebrows and said with arrogance, "And which room was it?"
"The room on the right, master." He gestured his head to look at the said room.
Dio raised his eyes accusingly. "Then may ask again why you haven't been washing my clothes?"
I stopped and tried to put all the pieces together. The disappearance of my clothes, the newly-washed uniform, Dio's question… 'This guy has been washing my clothes all this time?' But then, something came up. 'But, wasn't he looking for something as Dio was surprised by his appearance? And he knew that Dio's room was the one on the right, so…' There can only be one possibility.
I glanced at the kid from the corner of my eye. 'The kid was washing my clothes, all this time?' I tried not to laugh. I mean seriously, my clothes, being washed by a little child when he's supposed to be washing Dio's? What the h*ll, it's too hilarious!
Dio looked like he figured it out, too. He sent the kid a terrifying death glare that made the child cower in fear and hide behind the butler.
I couldn't help but smirk a little, seeing Dio annoyed was a bit funny.
The butler looked at the kid hiding behind him and sighed, and then he bonked the child's head like he did last time.
The kid held his head and kept whining at the pain. I slightly felt sorry for him; I know he didn't mean that.
"How many times have I told you that Master's room is on the right? It looks like we have some lessons to teach for the night." He grabbed the kid effortlessly and placed him under his arms like luggage.
"Well then, excuse us, Master" After he addressed Dio and gave me a polite smile, he closed the door and left.
I stood there awkwardly and contemplated whether I should talk to Dio or just barge in my room. But I didn't need to do that since Dio decided for me…
"Jin, was it? I assume you do know about the three cliques? Well then," He stood up and neared me, giving me the most terrifying smirk, "care to join us?"
I know this chapter is OOC again but… I'm really a failure as a writer aren't I? The happenings were happening slow and fast at the same time! They even easily forget it… But I did my best though, so for now I hope this satisfies you.
Thank you for reading!
-LoveBuildsHate