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Making You A Better You

Chapter 5

The next morning, Kahoko woke up after falling from Shinobu's bed.

"Ouch~" Kahoko whined. Her head was on the floor while her legs and feet were on Shinobu's bed. "Why is it that every time I sleep with Shinobu I end up waking in this position?" Kahoko asked herself while trying to get up. After making herself stand, she glared at her companion. She took a pilow and threw it on Shinobu then said, "You don't need to hide it Shinobu! Don't laugh at me!".

"That was amusing," Shinobu laughed. "You always manage to fall from the bed every time you sleep with me... and also manage to be at the same state as before".

Kahoko glared even more. "At least show some care!", Kahoko said pouting.

"Ok, then... Kahoko, sleep on your own so you won't fall from your bed," Shinobu said acting serious.

"EH? But I can't sleep without having someone sleep with me! You know that!" Kahoko said.

"Just dont watch horror movies and you'll be okay on your own," Shinobu said. He sat up from his bed and put his glasses on. "For now, don't you think you'll be late for school?" Shinobu asked after seeing his clock. "You have 20 minutes before you end up getting late".

Kahoko glanced at the clock and started rushing to the bathroom.

Shinobu sighed after seeing Kahoko. "You always end up like this every time you watch a horror movie" Shinobu mumbled.

~Seiso Academy.~

"Okay class, take your seats," a teacher said. "I have to introduce someone to all of you".

"I'm Kahoko Hino, nice meeting everyone," Kahoko said forcing a smile on her face. How did I end up in this section? Kahoko thought.

"She's from the general department but for some reasons she had to be moved to this section. Pease be nice to her" the teacher said. "Kahoko, you may sit beside Len. He's the guy with blue hair at the back row".

Kahoko smiled at the teacher and headed for her new seat. She sat at the seat where the teacher told her.

"This is the last thing I wanted to happen," both Len and Kahoko whispered to themselves.

~Lunch break~

I should think that this is part of work so now ask Len Tsukimori what you need to do Kahoko. "Ah, Len! Should we eat lunch together?" Kahoko asked beside her with a smile, but after a few seconds she started to realize that she was actually asking an empty seat. "What the hell?".

Kahoko looked for Len in the Music Department building and after a few minutes of running around, she found her target and pulled his uniform so hard making the guy almost fall backwards. "Why did you leave?" Kahoko asked.

"I'm off to practice," Len answered coldly. He was glaring at Kahoko.

"How about lunch?" Kahoko asked.

"Why do you care about my lunch?" Len asked, shoving Kahoko's hand away from him.

"I was transferred to your class because I have to look after you." Kahoko said, crossing her arms.

"You don't need to," Len said. "You don't need to bother yourself with me. I'm also against the arranged marriage".

"I won't listen to you. You have to eat lunch then you can practice" Kahoko said grabbing Len's arm.

Len shoved Kahoko's hand again and said, "I'll eat after I practice".

Kahoko glared at the guy. "You're eating with me," Kahoko said.

"I am not"

"You are"

"No"

"Yes"

"No"

Kahoko glared at the guy even more. I cannot accept anything from the lady if I don't do something! Why is he being stubborn? "Yes".

"No"

Kahoko pointed out at the window making a bright smile and said, "Look it's a bird!".

"What the hell are you talking about. I'm going," Len said and took a step only to be stopped by Kahoko's grip on his arm.

"No it's a plane!" Kahoko said.

"Hn"

"Look, it's Superman!" Kahoko said louder.

"You're crazy," Len shoved Kahoko's hand again.

Why isn't he looking at the window! If only I can distract him, Kahoko thought. Kahoko sighed and said, "Look it's a flying violin!" while pointing outside the window.

Len got surprised by Kahoko's words and somehow Kahoko managed to make the guy look at the window.

Success! Now... Kahoko thought. She took Len's violin and started dragging Len to the cafeteria.

"Let go of me!" Len said angrily.

"No way. After all my hard work on making you come with me, I won't," Kahoko said.

"Then give my violin back," Len said, annoyed.

Kahoko shook her head. She had wrapped her left arm on Len's arm and Len's violin on her right hand. He cannot practice without his violin. Later I'll listen to his music and say it's horrible. My revenge! Kahoko thought evilly.

At the cafeteria both ate silently. Kahoko had Len's violin on her lap so he won't be able to get it from her and because of this, Len cannot do anything but eat with her.

Len decided to avoid looking at Kahoko. He might end up strangling her if he did. He looked around the cafeteria and sighed. Everyone's looking this way… he thought.

"Do you always practice first before eating?" Kahoko asked, feeling weird at their silence.

"No. This is the first," Len replied, annoyed.

"Why?" Kahoko asked, curious why it was the first.

"You"

"Eh? How come?"

"If you weren't here I'll eat then practice," Len said, chewing his food angrily.

Kahoko glared at Len. "Well sorry," Kahoko said angrily. "I wouldn't be doing this if your mother didn't go all the way paying my tuition fees and making arrangements to transferring me to the music department".

"She did that?" Len asked in disbelief. "Well, think of it as a donation and just leave me alone."

"I can't do that! I must do something!" Kahoko said.

Len became silent for a while. Kahoko watched him tapping his finger on the table with a certain tempo. The beating stopped after a few seconds and then he said, "Do what I ask you then."

"What?" Kahoko asked.

"Be my servant," Len said. "That way you can repay my mother at the same time act like a stupid obedient fiancé".

Kahoko's eyes widen. Before she could speak Len said, "Refusing would be unfair to my family since we're paying you".

Kahoko thought of it for a bit. She knew very well that Len would just order her to stay away from him. "That's-"

"You'll just have to buy me coffee every morning and bring me tea after school," Len said.

"Hmm… okay, that seems fair. I'll just use my allowance," Kahoko said. Though, it'll take me years of buying coffee and tea just to be able to pay them.

Len extended his hand towards Kahoko. Kahoko stared at his hand and just made a questioning look. "My violin," Len said, "give it back". Len gestured his hand to give his violin back and glared at Kahoko. To Kahoko's surprise, she didn't know that with just a single glare he can send chills down through her spine. She saw that Len was through eating and decided to give Len his violin. Once Len got his violin back, he hurriedly fled away, leaving Kahoko without saying a single word.

~Tsukimori Mansion~

"Are you a stalker?" Len asked the woman beside him, brow twitching in irritation.

The woman stood still, forcing a smile to remain on her lips. "You can say that" she replied with a tone of annoyance.

Once the front door opened, Kahoko and Len saw the person who was in charge of their current situation.

Before Len could start complaining Hamai Misa, Len's mother at the same time Kahoko's employer, ushered the two to go to the living room.

Len and Kahoko sat opposite each other, Len glaring at Kahoko and Kahoko smiling forcibly at Len.

"Mother what's the meaning of this?" Len asked pointing at Kahoko. "I don't want an animal wandering around the house".

"Len, how rude," Hamai said. She looked at Kahoko and smiled apologetically. "You should treat Kahoko nicely".

"Yeah ri–"

"Enough whining" Hamai said. "Kahoko since you're staying here you can do whatever you want. Feel at home".

Kahoko nodded. "Thanks for letting me stay here" Kahoko said. Though I want to run away… this is work, Kahoko thought and encouraged herself.

"You're welcome", Hamai said. "Oh! I almost forgot. The maids are preparing a room for you and it'll take a while to prepare it so for the mean time you're going to sleep at Len's room".

"What?" Len and Kahoko asked in unison. Both looked at each other and back to Hamai.

"That's impossible," Kahoko said.

"Like I'll let that thing in my room," Len complained, pointing at Kahoko.

Hamai looked at Len sharply and said, "It's just for a few days". Hamai stood up and waved her hand. "I have to go". At the entrance, Kahoko saw a guy wearing a suit, bowing at her employer. "I'll be back in a week Len. Kahoko I'll leave him to you" Len's mother said and left.

~oOOo~

Dinner passed by silently and it was time for lights out. Kahoko had finished taking her night bath and is now in her pajamas and drying her hair. Maybe I can sleep downstairs since Mrs. Tsukimori is out, Kahoko thought. She started heading for the stairs when a maid showed up.

"Miss Hino, young master Len's room is over there", the maid said, pointing at a room.

Kahoko smiled and said, "I'll just sleep downstairs".

"Oh but you can't. There's a bedroom and that is where you must sleep,"

"But,"

"Please bear with young master, he can be cold at first but he's kind", the maid said, smiling at Kahoko.

Kind, which part? Why do I feel like they really want me to sleep in the same room as that jerk? Kahoko thought. She just obeyed the maid thinking that the maid might report to Hamai that she's disobeying her, not doing her job.

Kahoko knocked at Len's bedroom door and opened it. She saw Len sitting on the bed, holding a music sheet while a violin rested on his bed. Len looked up at Kahoko and went back to reading his music sheet like he didn't saw anyone.

Kahoko entered Len's room and looked around. The walls were painted with cyan and the ceiling was painted white. In one wall there was a shelf of books and music sheets. On the other wall was Len's study table and school bag. There was another door in the room and Kahoko assumed it as a bathroom. Behind the bed was a big window showing the ocean view.

"Tell me when you're going to sleep," Len said, not looking up from the sheets.

Kahoko nodded and went to the shelf full of music scores. She took a score out and read the cover. "Ave Maria by Schubert", she read out loud. She flipped the score open and read through the notes.

On the bed, Len silently watched Kahoko. He saw Kahoko's pink, strawberry printed pajama and thought of Kahoko as a big strawberry after seeing her crimson hair. "I must be craving for strawberries", Len mumbled and took his attention back to the music sheet.

I hope this was good :) It's quite longer than the previous chapters.

I'll try updating soon if there aren't much of work to do :)

Thanks for reading!