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Chapter 4(Yukirins's POV)“Yukirin! . . . . Come on, get up now. It’s already morning . . . “
I could hear my mother shouting downstairs. I scrunched my eyebrows and buried my whole body under the blankets.
“If you don’t hurry up, you’ll be late! . . . . “
I scratched my head and sat on the edge of my bed.
Wait . . . . My bed?
It took a minute for me to realize that I was back to my own room.
“I remember that I fell asleep on Mayu’s bed . . . . He must’ve carried me towards my room . . . “
I took a bath and hurried downstairs. I looked at my mother who was waiting for me at the table.
“Eat your breakfast now . . . . “ she motioned me to sit on a chair. I nodded then I munched on my breakfast.
“By the way, Mayu-chan told me that he would go ahead to school first, so you don’t have to go to his house today . . . “ my mother said
I was surprised that almost choke out the juice that I was drinking.
“Mayuyu did what? . . . . that’s rare” I murmured my last words.
It was the first time that Mayu and I didn’t go to school together. Looks like I’ll skip numbers 3 to 6 on my checklist.
“So who woke him up? . . . Who dressed him up for school? . . . Who did he went with? . . “ I asked these questions to my mother, one after the other.
“Calm down Yukirin . . . . It seems that you are really worried about Mayu-chan” my mother grinned
“O-Of course I am! . . . He could not do anything on his own . . . “ I stuttered while hiding the little blush on my cheek
“His butle-. . . I mean brother did all the work . . . . “ My mother smiled
“Sai did? . . . I kinda pity him for having a brother like Mayu . . . “ I sighed.
Yamamoto Sai is Mayuyu’s adopted brother but despite being adopted by the Watanabe family, he wouldn’t change his last name and I don’t know why. Mayuyu told me that he was 7 years old when they found Sai in the streets and his parents decided to keep him as their own. I never really heard this from Sai because he really doesn’t talk about his self much.
Sai is the same age as us. He’s mature but fun to be with, he always looked after Mayu but sometimes when he is not around, I would take care of him because he is my best friend. He is very patient when it comes to Mayu and responsible in everything. Aunt and Uncle Watanabe are always out of the country but I don’t know if they are handling their business or just having a vacation. Anyways, I also wished that I have an older brother like Sai
“Ittekimasu! . . . . “ I rushed outside my house, worrying that I would be late. My attendance is one of the few things that I’m proud of, I’m not really into sports and my grades are just average. I’m not really popular and I only have few people that I can call my friends because I was busy attending a certain hooded person who can’t do anything by himself.
Did I mention that I’m bad at multitasking? . . . just like now, I’m running at full speed while busy talking to myself, I wasn’t paying attention to where I’m going until I realized that I stopped running and I fell on the ground with my butt.
Also, I felt something cold against my cheek.
“I-Itai . . . Shit, that hurts! . . . “ the other person complained as he rubbed his head with his hand.
It took a minute for me to realize that I bumped this person.
“Hey! . . . Watch where you’re going! . . . . “ he glared at me while I was dumbfounded then suddenly his eyes widened in horror.
“My ice cream!! . . . . “ he exclaimed and I can see him welling up tears.
So that was the cold sensation that I felt against my cheek.
“S-Sorry . . . .” I murmured apologetically
“You should be . . . . “ he glared at me for a few seconds then he stood up and offered me his hand.
“Hora . . . . “
“Arigatou . . . “ I took it and dusted myself.
I looked at him eyeing his ice cream on the ground. Of course I felt guilty because I bumped him in the first place.
“Anou~ . . . If you like, I can buy you a new one. My treat . . . “ I smiled
“Hontou ni? . . . . Yatta! . . “ he exclaimed
“By the way I’m Kashiwagi Yuki. I’m sorry I bumped into to you, I was in a hurry . . . “
“Miyazawa Sae . . . . Nice to meet you. Also I apologize for being childish earlier . . . “ he grinned and gave me a wink.
Somewhat I blushed slightly and felt a ‘kyun’ in my heart. Now that I took a better look at him he is kinda my type of guy. Loose necktie, messy hair, ear-pierced. A bad boy type. He is also a bit playful and childish and I bet that he is super popular and all the girls in his school must be dying to date him.
I took Sae-kun to Mayu’s and my favorite ice cream shop. After school, Mayu and I always go here making us friends with the ice cream lady.
“Ah, Yuki-chan . . . . welcome” the ice cream lady greeted us.
“Ohayou gozaimasu . . . . “ I replied kindly
“Where is Mayu-kun? . . . . how come you’re not with him? . . “ she asked. She is always fond of Mayu and I don’t know why maybe she likes how Mayu would give her different ideas for ice cream flavors . . . . well, some are unusual ones . . . but they became the best sellers of this shop and with that, we always get free ice cream whenever we come here.
“Mayuyu went ahead first . . . . “
“Ah, souka? . . .. and who is this young man with you, your boyfriend?? . . . “ she glanced at Sae-kun who was busy looking at the different flavors of ice cream
“C-Chigau! . . . . He’s just a friend . . . “ I blushed at her statement
“Oh, sorry . . . The guy is cool, ne? . . . “ she giggled while looking at Sae-kun
“Yeah . . . He is.” I glanced at Sae-kun who looked me at the same time. He gave me a grin and I looked away quickly feeling the heat rush up my face.
“Well, well, well. It seems like Mayu-kun is in a tough competition . . . “ the ice cream lady murmured.
“Ne, Yuki-chan . . . . I want this flavor.” He pointed at the ice cream with the label Durian Snowflake. This is one of the weird flavors that Mayu made that become one of the best seller.
I asked the ice cream lady to give me two cones of Durian Snowflake and she happily scooped it up for us. I paid for our ice cream and thanked her then we exited her shop.
“Mmmm . . . Oishii! . . This is one of the best flavors I tasted!” Sae-kun exclaimed happily
“Deshou? . . . “ I giggled at his reaction.
Just then, I heard the ringing of our school bell in a short distance. Then I realized that I was running late for class.
“Yabai! . . . Class is getting started! . . “ I panicked
Sae-kun just looked at me amused while licking his ice cream. “You should better hurry up then . . . . “ he said
“What about you? . . . “ I asked
“My friends mailed me that the teacher in our first subject is absent, so I’m taking my sweet time licking this ice cream . . . “ he smirked at me
“J-Ja . . . I’ll go ahead first . . “ I bowed at him and was ready to take my leave by he held my hand and handed me a paper.
“Here’s my email address . . . . I think we should see each other more . . . “ he winked and walked away.
I snapped out in my reverie when I felt the melting ice cream on my hand
“Eeeeehhh?!?! . . . “
(End of Yukirin’s POV)
Meanwhile . . . .
(Mayu’s POV)“Thank you for your kind consideration . . . “ I took a bow and exited the principal’s office with Sai.
Right now we are walking towards the rooftop, I decided to skip our first subject because I know the teacher is late.
“You really can do anything you want, huh . . . . “ Sai murmured beside me.
I took a glance at him and smirked arrogantly.
“This is Watanabe Mayu we are talking about . . . . “
I opened the door towards the rooftop and felt the strong wind forcefully knocking over my hood from my head. It felt so good to feel the wind rushing through my hair.
“So, Mayu-sama . . . when have you decided to leave? . . . “ Sai asked me as he leaned against the rails.
“4 days from now, then maybe I’ll stay in the US for a week . . . . “ I sighed. I need to make an excuse to Yuki for being absent for a week.
“It’s hard being an heir . . . but don’t worry Mayu-sama, you can always count on me.” Sai said it with conviction in his voice.
“ . . . Arigatou, Sai . . . “ I’m really am grateful towards him. He would sometimes do my paper works for the company whenever I’m really busy, or he would persuade the board of directors to postpone the meetings whenever I don’t feel good, he really is a good butler. No. A good friend.
The thing about Sai that I told Yuki was not really a lie, it is true that we took him in when we found him in the streets and even though we are not related by blood, I really did think of him as an older brother.
"Tell me Mayu-sama . . . . Why did I have to enroll in your school? . . " Sai asked me as he folded his arms across his chest
"I think a certain someone wants to meet you . . . . And think you are too." I grinned at him. Of course I know everything about Sai, everything from his past and until now.
Sai huffed his chest a bit and looked away, but he thought that I won't notice the slight blush on his cheeks.
After a moment he decided to ask another question.
“Should I tell my new classmates that I’m your ‘adopted brother’? . . . “ Sai quirked his eyebrows
I smirked.
“I bet that most of them would compare me to you after that . . . . Watanabe Mayu, the unpopular, careless kid who can’t do anything by himself and Yamamoto Sai, the handsome, smart, kind and responsible transfer student . . . “ I ran my fingers through my hair as Sai gave me a long, hard look.
“So what do you want me to do Mayu-sama? . . . “
I give him a smug look.
“Sure, tell them . . . . I would love to see the look on their faces when I get back from the US . . . . “
“You mean? . . . .”
I just smirked at him and he did the same.
“But what about Yuki-chan?? . . . . “ Sai asked me kind of worried.
As if right on cue, the school bell began to ring and several seconds later I saw Yukirin running so fast while holding a melting ice cream on her hand.
“ . . . . I think Yukirin is ready to face the other side of Watanabe Mayu . . . . “
(End of Mayu’s POV)tbc.
I'll disappear again
Topic: The Other Side of Me (MaYuki) [Chap. 4] 05/21/14 (Read 17013 times)