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Possible(?) OOC in this chapter.
Note: I do not own anything other than the world that this story takes place in. All characters belong to their rightful owners.
Yuzu looked around the condo that Yuya owned. Finding that it wasn't too terribly large to make her uncomfortable, Yuzu found out that she would not mind living here if… One, her singing career didn't involve so much traveling that she could enjoy settling down once in a while. And two, if Yuya would be willing to share the place as it is more homely with more people. The second idea made Yuzu's face feel hot, the thought of sharing a living space with someone you're emotionally confused about can do a number of things to you. But Yuzu shook the feeling off, it was only ten minutes since Yuya left and she has neatly went through most of Yuya's condo except the bedroom. And as much as she didn't want to dig through the place where Yuya sleeps, curiosity got the better of Yuzu and made her go snooping around.
It was only after opening up the second to the last drawer of Yuya's desk that Yuzu began regretting her decision of searching the bedroom. What was inside that can startle Yuzu who has practically seen everything? I'll give you a hint, every heterosexual young male would own this item at some point in their life. That's right, it was pornography, Yuzu found Yuya's personal stash of visually stimulating material. "Oh god!" Yuzu yelled as she slammed the drawer shut and back away from the desk. "I should stop before I regret finding something else…" Yuzu thought, face completely red. But curiosity was taking over again as Yuzu went through everything in the room, and there was only one thing she hasn't checked, the last drawer of the desk. "I shouldn't... I might find something more disturbing…" Yuzu thought, trying not to imagine what could be in that last drawer.
But alas, curiosity swept her towards the drawer and placed Yuzu's hand onto the handle. Opening it slowly, all Yuzu could see were books, all written by a Lord Thomas Kaster. "Okay they are just books… Hmmm… I read some of the books in Yuya's collection… Maybe I'll read one… Rose In The Hand…" Yuzu thought as she picked up that book. It was a simple green covered book with the title and author written in crimson in the front, and several reviewers' opinions on the back, all being very positive. Upon seeing the review and name of a well-known, sock-hat wearing, literature enthusiast, Yuzu developed a great curiosity at the book's content and opened the book up to begin reading. "Chapter One… Those Feelings I Feel…" Yuzu began reading.
Curiosity is cruel and sly cat… This was no ordinary book Yuzu was reading, In fact it was something that she would have never expected Yuya to own. What was it exactly? This one is a bit more difficult to figure out so I will give you the answer… Its erotica, Yuzu found Yuya's personal stash of sexual, textual material. Immediately upon this realization, Yuzu closed the book, face redder than any shade in existence. "Why would Yuya have these!? Why would he separate them from the others!? Technically people separate comics and manga from actual works of literature… Wait! Why am I trying to explain this!?" Yuzu thought. As much as Yuzu wanted to put the book away, run back to the living room, seal the memory forever and wait until Yuya returned, Yuzu wanted to continue reading. How the story opened was beautifully done, even the lewd scenes that Yuzu managed to read before closing the book were written excellently and allowed one to easily imagine the act being performed. "It's good… And I don't want to insult this person's work despite it being very… Dirty… Maybe a few more pages…" Yuzu thought, as she hesitantly opened the book again ad continued where she left off.
Curiosity, can be interpreted metaphorically as a feline that manipulates one's thoughts into following or investigating something of interest. But when they say that curiosity killed the cat, they are not referring to actual cats, they are referring to people. It was only after several more pages that Yuzu realized who wrote the book based on the writing style and word choice. The author was not Lord Thomas Kaster, whoever he was, but it was in fact her best friend, Sakaki Yuya, who wrote the book, all of those books. Yuzu threw the work of obscene literature away from her and moved away, as if it was some lethal creature trying to kill her. "Yuya wrote that! There is no other person who writes the way he does!" Yuzu thought as her face was burning hotter, and redder than ever before. Yuya did show Yuzu some of his fan fictions earlier that afternoon, insisting that they were no good, but she enjoyed reading them a lot. Yuzu then made the joke that if Yuya wasn't an action duelist, he would most certainly be an author. In hindsight, Yuzu noticed that Yuya's laugh was a bit forced but at the time, she didn't think much of it. "Why would Yuya write this!? Did he do this on purpose! Who is Lord Thomas Kaster!? Is it just an alias!?" Yuzu thought frantically.
That last question was the first thing she began working out, why the name Lord Thomas Kaster? The thought lead nowhere but back to the book Yuzu threw across the room. "Why do I want to read more? Is it because it's Yuya's work? I'm going to go crazy if I read anymore knowing that Yuya wrote those…. Still… I need to know if Mizuki's love for her distant fiancé will turn out alright in the end… I hate you for being such a good writer and story teller Yuya…" Yuzu thought as she picked up the book again, starting from where she left off. One hundred and ten minutes has passed and Yuzu closed the book, finishing its three hundred and fifty page long story. "It's a shame that she had to commit suicide in the end… Mizuki could have ended up with that foreign boy…. I wonder if I could get Yuya to tell me why he ended the story like this…" Yuzu thought as she wiped away the last of her tears. "No… I can't ask him about this… Yuya will know I've been snooping around…" Yuzu thought as she put the book away.
Yuzu looked around the room once more, everywhere was searched and Yuzu felt a bit slimy for doing so as she found some less than desirable content in the room. But something lead Yuzu's gaze to the bedside drawer, something she already searched and found nothing of interest. "Yuya's been gone for a while… I don't think it will hurt to look around one more time…" Yuzu thought as she approached the bedside table.
Yuya is stuck… Where do you ask? Inside the market… For nearly two hours. He took ten or fifteen to go to the other stores and bought what he needed, it was this store that was the problem. Yuya could go to another register, but all other cashiers in the market were out. Apparently the others have gone on holiday and every patron was stuck with the cashier who was the most incompetent person in the world. The man did not know how to use the scanner, and broke it. He tried using the register and… It broke. And now the man had to do it by hand, but even then he had to call a price check for every item, including the ones that had the price tag on it. "I hope Yuzu is having more fun than I am…" Yuya thought as it was finally his turn. As soon as the cashier began motioning for the microphone to do a price check, Yuya just had enough of this nonsense. "You know what!? Screw this! Just take my money and keep the god damn change!" Yuya yelled as he slammed three gold coins on the counter. "Oh, thank you!" The cashier thanked as he began packing the items. "No thank my guest who has probably been waiting, hungry, for the last hour!" Yuya yelled, completely exasperated at the situation. "I'm sorry…" The cashier mumbled sadly. "Good day…" Yuya said remorsefully as he took the items and left.
Arriving back at his condo, he noticed that Yuzu was not in sight. "Yuzu?" Yuya called out as he looked around the condo. Yuya first knocked on the bathroom door, but no one responded so he knew Yuzu wasn't in there. Yuya then checked his room and then saw Yuzu, sitting on his bed, looking at a platinum ring with gold etchings. Yuya felt uncomfortable suddenly and wanted to grab the ring, run somewhere, and throw it as far away as possible. But he didn't do that, Yuya knew that action won't solve anything. So… "Yuzu, I'm back." Yuya said as he approached the girl. "Oh, welcome back…" Yuzu replied, turning away to hide her slightly flushed face, having known that her friend writes sexy, depressing stories. "Were you snooping around?" Yuya asked as he sat next to her. "Technically you told me to explore and did not tell me where I'm not allowed to look…" Yuzu answered, still looking away. "Okay you got me there… So any questions about my home?" Yuya asked. "Umm… Could you tell me about this ring?" Yuzu asked, pushing the other questions concerning the books back. "Well… It's a wedding band. I was married once…" Yuya answered. "What happened?" Yuzu asked, concerned. "It's a long story…" Yuya replied, trying to change Yuzu's mind. "I have all night…" Yuzu said as she placed her hand on top of his.
"Then let me start the day we were separated…"
Curiosity is a subconscious feeling… It draws us closer to things like moths to a flame… But only when we reach it we discover that it will either… Enlighten us… Or kill us…
And that is chapter twelve. I feel like this is one of my better chapters in this fiction. I mean my bro practically died reading this chapter due to how absurd the situation is. But I want you guys to tell me what you think of this chapter. Did you find it hilarious? Or was it just too weird? Leave a comment on the situation, it will be much appreciated.
In the next chapter we will be diving into the past again, so stay tune.
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That is pretty much it. So I'll stop keeping you here with my nonsense.
Until next time... T1