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Touko Journal

I was left by Shouza at the sink, cleaning it after she washed all the plates, I don't know what happened, but I think something's wrong, and I thought I am might be the reason.

So the next day, after the night I double checked anything, reported to brother of what happened, and also scolding him for buying stuff on the comic store with my money I gave him.

And also writing this journal, I then slept.

I woke up early to talk to Nami.

Ever since I've met Nami, I couldn't talk to her, due to her spectacle appearance as a maid, with her maid outfit, and dazzling beauty pairing it, makes me pretty anxious to talk to her.

"Um.. Nami? " I called after waking up.

She's doing the laundry and the breakfast, and pretty quick, maybe she's saving work time?

"Oh, Hello, Miss Arkada, how can I help you today? Still stuttering? " she asked, teasing me.

She does chores so elegantly, I hope I could tell her that.

"Yes, and.. Yes. " I said.

"What is it? I need to finish all this for about 20 minutes before Shouza wake up at 8 am. " she said.

It's still 6 30 am, what else does she need to work on?

"Am I.. Being too rude.. To Shouza.. By being.. Here? " I asked.

I was thinking that she might be hating my stay here and her thinking she might get to put up with me and help me a lot with my injuries.

But I want her to think less of it, and I've been trying to help her instead, so that it would balance out what she's been doing for me.

I know it's technically her fault that I got this injured, and also we barely know each other to live together, that's a reckless life choices.

"You don't have to worry about her dear, she's just not ready to have her space, or I would call it, the apartment, be bombarded by strangers she don't know, she'll be.. Used.. To you... " she suddenly changed tone.

Maybe she've gone through the same?

"Are you alright? " I asked.

"Nevermind, I'll continue my work if possible then. " she said.

Used to me having around her, huh?

Maybe I'm overreacting to this, at the very least, I should try to not be too much of a burden for her then.

"Nami, can you help me, I'm gonna take a shower. " I asked, didn't stutter since Nami's turned around.

"You didn't stutter! Amazing, how is that possible? I thought that you can't speak well? " she asked.

I explained her the catch of my stutterness.

I am planning on having Nami help me with most of my needs, and try to minimize my movements too much, and since Nami's an official maid, I should ask her instead of Shouza.

My plan is set, and this way, I won't bother Shouza.

Shouza Diary

I woke up and saw Touko have already bathed, I don't know if she did it on her own or Nami helped her.

I was so rude yesterday and I'm embarrassed of myself, I couldn't really sleep well last night and watch TV well after leaving her alone.

I don't even know why, I should be mad, but then again, it was my fault she's here in the first place, AHH!

I quickly entered the bathroom to wash up after Touko was done.

I always took long taking a bath, maybe 15 to 18 minutes, but now it took me about 30 or 35 minutes.

It's because my make up isn't going well, my focus is so out of it today.

"Shouza! Are you dead! " Nami shouted exagarating.

"No! I'm not! Can you help me here?! I'm having a hard time putting my make up on! " I called.

"Jimminy! Here I thought you're dead. " Nami entered the bathroom.

She then helped me put my make up, and I was quiet for about the whole time she did it.

"What's wrong sweety? Sometimes you're the one who's chatty, something bothering you? " she asked.

She then was done putting my make up.

"I'm just having a hard time having Arkada around, I know I'm social, but it's just her presence makes me so tired and I don't know how to deal with it. " I said.

"Deal with her or deal with your issue? " she asked, joking, but she was sincere with it.

"Myself, of course, you know how I hate people barging in here so sudden, and living here of all things. " I said.

Ever since after father set this up as my own apartment to live independently.

I was scared of having people around my house, when Nami appeared at first I was mad and angry that she's here.

When the workers that will fix my pipes and the furniture delivery, I always felt like someone is barging in my base.

But I've outgrown Nami, and decided that she could live here if she will be my 3 hours maid.

"You've grown pass me, why not a single girl couldn't be? " she asked.

"I'll try but don't expect much, *chuckle*, I haven't even any made friends in school before, so maybe starting with her might be a good start. " I said.

I want to make friends that I could invite to my home, and Arkada is my first bet, since she have already entered my base, and known a bit about her already, I just can't keep up with how things happen this fast.

We then left the bathroom and ate in the kitchen for breakfast, Nami always turn off her schedule to eat as a normal roommate here.

I always forgot that I have issues strangers entering my apartment, even though most of them are assisting here, like the apartment maintenance, delivery service, or renovators.

"Touko, I'm very sorry that I left you to clean the sink last night, that was very rude of me, but I want you to know that I will do my best to help you out on your daily necessities in anyway I can. " I said.

"That's.. Fine, I did barge in.. on a whim.. I'll also try to.. Not be.. much of a.. Burden.. To you two. " I said.

"That's good, let's eat. " Nami said, watching us get closure.

"I also want to be friends with you, though, like a close one. " I said.

I did it, I initiated, back then, there's always someone talking to me since they know I'm a Theodore, and now, different school, different classmates and students, they barely know I'm a daughter of a famous person here, who is to them, a Founder.

And even I don't know that.

"Sure, that's fine with me. " Touko responded.