Chapter 18: You Look Familiar (Part 2)
Is it me or does the number of teenage girls in this house keep on increasing? Rito thought for a moment as he considered Celine's earlier transformation and the addition of the blue-haired Mikasa. Wow, Momo might be right after all… this is turning into a harem without me even trying, Rito finished his thought process with a wry smile as he saw his sister and the Devilukeans looking over Celine is surprise. Although it was past ten o'clock in the night, everyone was still awake, mystified by Celine's change.
"Wow, is that really Celine?!" Lala said excitedly.
"Well, Rito, I owe you an apology…" Mikan stated, her face still evidently bewildered.
"Well, to be fair, Celine-san's species is still not fully known to us, so there are many unclear parts about their life cycle," Momo pointed out as the plant expert in the room; if there was anything to know about a plant, then she would usually know.
"Momo, maybe it's something to do with the full moon- like they were saying earlier on TV," Rito suggested, his hands stroking his chin.
"I'm surprised that you heard that from outside, but yeah that's definitely a possibility- especially as this isn't Celine-san's home planet," Momo replied with a nod of the head. "It might be like when she turned from a plant to a more humanoid form". In spite of the higher amount of attention from others than usual, Celine was still a lot like her former self, her face lighting up at each question. When Rito glanced over to where Mikasa was, he could see the glint of curiosity in her eyes- I guess seeing a plant girl is always a unique experience, Rito thought with amusement.
"Woah, I've got so many Onee-chans…" the petite blue-haired girl commented, causing Rito to fall over. That was the thing she was surprised by?! Well, I guess I do hang around with some interesting people after all, Rito thought with a small chuckle as he glanced outside through the windows. Is getting snow in summer a weird thing?
Confused, Rito grabbed the garden door, hoping his eyes had been hallucinating or something like that. Outside, he felt the cold sensation of the snow as he gazed all around him- it was snowing on only their house. I thought something was weird- I wasn't wrong, Rito observed with a sigh. The cold sensation on his neck became colder and slightly heavier. That feels a bit too heavy to be normal snow- hell, even hailstones would be lighter, he slowly peered down to his neck… imagine the shock when he saw a pair of arms around them. Quite pale, but very clean and beautiful- he felt as though he was turning to ice. However, although the hands of this person felt ice cold, there seemed to be an inner warmth from them that comforted Rito.
"I really have missed you…" a female voice said from behind Rito.
"Oh yeah, quite a bit has happened recently, but it's nice to hear your voice again," Rito replied with a smile as he turned around to face the figure. Medium length shining white hair, almost having the appearance of ice shards, her pale but very clear skin, and that smile that she seemed to always use around Rito- it was the Yuki-onna: Yuka.
"I think I'll kidnap you and keep you all for myself," Yuka said- whether it was a joke or not was to be determined.
"Ehhehe… I really hope not, Yuka-san," Rito replied rather nervously.
"It's good to see you again… although to be honest, I have been seeing you every night… oh no, what am I saying?" Yuka said, her face in a smiling blush and her eyes closed.
"I don't know about you seeing me every night…" Rito stated confused. I think she was trying to sound cute and mature at the same time, but it sounds a bit creepier than it should, he thought glancing at the white-haired ice girl.
"Of course, it was very one-sided, but I still enjoyed it," the girl continued with her weird potentially stalker talk.
"Uhhm, okay… thanks Yuka. Would you like to come in?" Rito said, pointing to his house. Yuka's always got something interesting to say haha, Rito smiled to himself.
"Unfortunately, I am going to have to decline your offer because the time is quite late. I just wanted to talk to you, because I was suffering from withdrawal symptoms from not speaking to you…" Yuka answered, her voice getting softer further and further into the sentence.
She makes it sound like I'm sort of drug…
"Yeah, that's okay… I guess… was nice chatting to you (even though the conversation was short and weird). See you around…" Rito said raising his right hand, palms facing towards her. Her face changed into a beaming smile as she waved back to Rito while walking away; the snow from before had dissipated into nothing. Woah, what? That snow was her withdrawal symptoms- that's kind of scary… Rito thought with a shudder as he headed back inside.
Hi everyone, here's another chapter with another character I forgot about. Very forgetful of me. Anyways, I hope you like it- on a more serious note, it is highly likely I will drop my 'Armed Human' Rosario vampire fanfic, but I might start another Rosario vampire fanfic to make up for it. I still have two exams left, but at least the majority are over. Thanks for reading and until next time!