Chapter 4: Friends
Yuuki Rito was just in his seat, twiddling his thumbs and having the usual thoughts; looks like Viktoria is going to fit in quite well, despite her differences. He thought with a smile as he saw the large group of people around her, all trying to acquaint themselves with the blonde vampire. I wonder what the boys are after… this thought was especially prevalent as the male classmates Rito had, were likely to pounce on any opportunity to get with a girl. They're all so desperate, that it's funny, heh, he let out a small chuckle as he looked around once again.
"Good that Viktoria-san is already getting on so well with everyone," a calm voice said from behind him, as he suddenly straightened up. In his haste, he nearly fell from his chair. "Are you okay, Yuuki-kun?" the caring voice asked with concern.
This time, he adjusted his shoes as he got up to speak to the female voice. "Hey Sairenji-san, I'm okay… I just spaced out at the wrong time… and got surprised (…and looked like a total klutz)," he replied with a sheepish grin. His face gave off a slight reddish look, as he fought to keep composure; it was Haruna after all. Have to keep calm, otherwise… bad things, he thought as a drop of sweat fell from his forehead. Shrugging off most of the initial nervousness, he continued: "And yeah, I agree, Viktoria is. Although I'm sure some of the boys have their own reasons for getting on 'well' with her". He chuckled a bit after that, and shook his head for what seemed like the fifteenth time.
Haruna didn't really understand why Rito had just chuckled, but did not ask about it. "It's hard to believe that she used to live on her own in some secluded location…" she said with wonder, her eyes lost in thought. "Life would be so difficult without anyone," she said with a small amount of sadness.
Nodding to her statement, Rito replied: "yeah, loneliness is a terrible thing, you literally have nothing, and you're buried beneath everything, with nothing & no one to support you". He impersonated carrying a weight, then falling from it. "But… that support is the amazing friends that you and I both have," he said with a smile as he pointed towards those friends of theirs.
"Hmmm… friends are great aren't they? And even among those friends, there are those who are even more amazing, and stand out, and are always there for you. Ones that you can love and spend your life together with," she said as she blushed a little as they looked into each other's eyes. Although he was shaking and being a bit jumpy, even Rito stopped and started turning a bit red. However, all that energy was lost due to interference from a certain girl.
Walking with a slight look of annoyance, Viktoria came up to Rito and sighed. "Man, some of these people are really annoying," she frowned. "Especially those boys, they all have lecherous looks in their eyes, and their motive & reason for wanting to know me is obvious," she continued while scratching the table, which created an ugly screeching noise. The she smirked a bit as she muttered the final part: "… they're even more annoying than you, Rito, and that's something…"
Haruna just nervously smiled as she looked at Rito's face, noticing a slight twitch at the last statement. Slowly, she moved away, not wanting to interfere in their upcoming conversation. Damn, this annoying vampire really knows how to ruin the moment, Rito thought with annoyance. Standing up from his place, he looked at Viktoria squarely in the face, his fists slightly clenched. "Hey, that time was really unprovoked, and I am not annoying," Rito declared with a look of confidence. Turning away, he started smiling a bit, as he said his next statement: "still beats being a dumbass blonde vampire, with pale skin, who got her ass handed to her by a 'lowly human'," adding extra emphasis on the last part. He grinned at the look of shock & hatred in Viktoria's eyes as he hastily made a quick escape.
Taking off his shoes, Rito walked into the living room of his house, nearly tripping on the floor. I really have to stop doing that. He noticed his sister just casually sitting down with Celine, watching TV. As if by some sixth sense, his sister, who wasn't even looking at him, said: "Rito, can you stop staring at me? It's creeping me out". At the end of her sentence, she turned around to glance at him; Rito on the other hand, had just fallen over.
Jumping up from shock, he looked at Mikan with scared eyes. "Mikan, that was really weird- you weren't even looking in this direction… please tell me you aren't a witch… God no," he prayed in silence as his sister just frowned.
Planting her head in her hands, she replied with a muffled voice: "Rito, you really are an idiot. I heard the door open, so I definitely knew someone had came, and I knew it was you because the footsteps I heard were slow". Placing an excited Celine on the floor, she pointed upstairs; "… plus, what happened at school? Viktoria seemed a tad angry…" she said with a slight suspicion. Placing her hands on her chin, she continued, "you annoyed her, didn't you Rito?" It sounded like a question, but they both knew it wasn't.
"Geez, with all the deducing you're doing, I might have to call you, Mikan Holmes," he stated with a small laugh as Mikan's face dropped an inch lower. "And I did not do anything… I just pointed out the truth to her- if she can't handle it, then that's life," he said defensively.
Mikan, unimpressed by what Rito said, smacked him with a ladle (which had just came from nowhere). "That won't do, Rito. You better go sort this out, baka-nii-chan, or no dinner for you," she said with authority. With this, Rito slowly trudged upstairs; okay, that went badly, and my head hurts now.
Sorry guys for the ridiculously late chapter. I just haven't been getting any ideas and the spirit's also not there. Unfortunately, it's likely that I'll update quite slowly & erratically as compared to before. Thanks for all the views and reviews- Jay2Jay, I tried to follow the advice you gave thanks for the guidance. As always, review if there are any problems or anything. Thanks and enjoy.