RECOVERY!

It's been over 3 weeks since my high school life as a transfer student began. And how many days did I attend? One!

For the past 3 weeks, I've been stuck at home, predominately in my room. And no, I didn't pull off anything with Sakura. Though we're living under one roof, we still respect each other's privacy. I, for one, value mine.

For the past 3 weeks, I've been going through my PC and browsing some stuff, while texting some mates. One of them was Saishi. Yes, I remember you. Stop bickering about it! Lately, he's been busy. So that's a saving grace. But at the start, he started questioning every single detail. I longed to be held up in a prison at one point. It was intense, especially for that detail-oriented freak. After what seemed like forever, we finally finished our session. Plus, we were having some friendly bouts in Chess, though I was only playing out of obligation, to satisfy his ego. He got a rough idea of my ''love life''. Seriously, he's coining out whatever he wants to at this point?

So basically, according to him, I'll die a horrible death and will be alone. That's a given. Well, that's what he wishes for. Since he rejects girls and then cries it out with me. Seriously, he must give up on playing hard-to-get. Technically speaking, as of now, the frontrunners are Sakura and Miku. Well, that's according to him. I didn't bother much. We chatted about a good 3 days, at the end of which I got tired and stopped replying to him. The peace was immeasurable. But I do hope that, if not from this realm, at least an angel from another realm bestow upon our cursed life, and take him away. A worthy sacrifice for world peace. Yes!

For the next 10 days, I was catching up on the manga and light novels I had purchased a while back. Things are looking good for the fandom. I watched the F1 races, caught up on some UFC, and helped Sakura with some chores. It was like, as if, she was my step-sister. But with a weird, and complicated past. "Life with my step-sister."

Now, this is a book I'd be curious about. But I'm very conservative on expending energy, so I'm limiting my thoughts. Thinking back, I understood why I embraced Sakura for the first time all those years ago. Of us lot, she had it rough. Even though she was from a wealthy family, that doesn't mean she didn't have her fair share of issues. She often used to stay late at Yuki-nee's place, just so that she could go home and sleep and leave early for school. There were days when she would stay at my place when Yuki-nee wasn't around. Did that woman know about this back then? Is that why she allowed me to spend time with her? I guess I'll never know, and I don't think I want to.

She didn't want to lose her place, but at the same time didn't want to preserve it at the expense of Yuki-nee's reputation. And yeah, things happened. Right now, I don't know what are we anymore! She's always by herself. And it's almost as if...

MIMIC!

That word just sprung into my head. Well, even on the off-chance that she was trying to mimic me to understand me, sooner or later, she will, give up. She has to. What was she trying to achieve? Though, I can't always be certain with my intuition. I'll have an eye out, just in case.

I booted my PC.

5 AM. I hadn't had a wink of sleep.

Why? It was my time to chat with Mitsuo.

Mitsuo, Uhm...he's basically my brother's friend, but he's more attached to me. And that's another reason why he hates me. He moved to Egypt last year, as his parents were archeologists, and were pretty popular.

It's 10 PM there.

"Yo, you seem to have gone skinnier than the last time. All good? Or the summer's heat getting the better of you?"

"Shut up!"

"Alright!"

It had been a while since I caught up with him. We just casually chatted, and then we concluded some stuff.

It was 7:37 AM, and I was finally feeling sleepy.

My family didn't bother about me, while Sakura occasionally checked up on me, before leaving for school. This has been a recurring theme now. I slept for a while, and...

"Sakura, it's all right!"

Huh? Why am I a kid again? And what is she doing? Hey! Where did her chest disappear to? Was she like this?

We kissed. Hmm...Ahh, this sensation. So that was my first kiss with her. I remember now. This Sakura here, she was a weak and fragile girl, and I was the one who captured her while she was weak. I truly was one of the worst kind, even back then. So she was right. About not loving her. Even on that day, when we bid our farewells, was she expecting me to take her hand and pull her with me? That would have been the job for a prince, not me!

I woke up from that dream. It was a bit too much for me to process. I went down to the kitchen to have something to fill my stomach. On the way, I went and cleaned my face after brushing my teeth. For some reason, I was slower than usual. I was still stuck up on that. Was I someone that preyed on the weak? I started to wonder about that. I opened the kitchen door and was surprised.

A girl with medium black hair, fair skin, and beautiful eyes was busy cooking. Look's like it's Miso soup and Onigiri. You can never go wrong with that. And she turned towards me.

It was a cute, angelic Miku, in an Apron! AN APRON! WOW!

"Uhm...You weren't supposed to wake up this soon."

She was embarrassed.

"You look good."

"Is that--Shut up, Idiot. Stupid. Useless Nao!"

"Oi. Stop that. That makes you even cuter. And besides, I don't think that's what you're here for!"

Are we playing newlyweds? If that's the case, I'm really enjoying it.

"I-I have something to talk to you about."

She was fidgeting with her fingers.

"Ok, what is it?"

Before I got a response, she turned around and switched off the curry.

"Uhmmm...It's...It's hard to tell."

"Alright, wake me up once you're ready. I'm going back to sleep."

I barely slept for 4 hours. My body felt heavy. Each step I took, I felt my feet were getting sucked to the ground. My head was spinning around. I couldn't properly sleep at all, lately. How long was I awake? 32 hours...38 hours...43 hours...56 hours? I'm sure it's been more than 2 whole days. I was busy researching something intriguing.

"Date!"

Hmmm...

Those words ate up the silence between us. I was so lost in my thoughts, that I almost forgot that Miku was here. What did she say...Dart? Dark?...Date? That's not right, is it?

DATE?!!!

I was suddenly caught off-guard, and all my drowsiness was starting to fade away. I thought of walking away, pretending not to hear it. But she had the eyes of a cute little pup. Don't pull me with that! That's an underhanded tactic. Ugh! She's cute...in a way. Would dog ears accessories raise her cuteness?

Oh no! For fuck sake, Why?! What am I thinking!

I WANT TO SLEEP IN PEACE!