" The black lies
over the bright smile, I pretend as if they were true... as if they were sincere
The sincerity, hidden more deeply!
At this rate,
I think my real self is going to disappear...
My facial expression and posture
disappearing into transparency
The now unrecoverable presence
Me,
To me, the unconsciousness is poison
I've been longing
For the past me...
Rather, I wanna be Pinocchio "
-- Pinocchio, (Lee Taemin)
°°°°°
Airi clearly wanted to just bang the latter's face and raid him with punches!
Who does he think he is?
(눈_눈)
Did he wish to continue on as the male lead with this sort of temperament?
I'm calling quits here, huh!
o(>< )o
As if the certain male lead could somehow decipher Airi's grievances towards him when he gradually opened up without wasting anymore time.
" I'm sorry. I don't remember much other than my first name. I've been on this mainland for a while... "
" ' Mainland?' What is that supposed to mean? ", Airi curiously questioned him.
" ' Been here for a while? ' How long is a ' while ' ? "
He clearly wasn't trying to make this question answer session into the famed ' Twilight ' scenario, was he?
(￢_￢;)
But... Wait! He doesn't remember much other than his name?!
(－_ლ)
What do I do with this sort of information?
(╯°益°)╯彡┻━┻
Clearly, Edward Cullen didn't play a part such as this! He was polite enough to provide for any available information though where even forbidden secrets failed to stay forbidden, not at all stingy as this guy!
" When I found out about you, I was very excited... "
I see!
Your obdurated excitement is as clear as a day, heh? Thinking so, Airi rolled her eyes inwardly.
" Wait found about me? So I was right. You were the one stalking me! " Airi narrowed her eyes at him with an investigative look, an unhappy frown corrugating her willowy brows.
" And what is with all these weird terms you keep on spouting! Clarify! "
(・`ω´・)
" S--stalking? I didn't do that. I didn't mean to follow you but... Eh? "
" But?...Look hurry up and explain. I don't have all the time in the world to spare on you! " Airi snapped at him.
" Ah...! I found out about you when you left off a note, apologizing to me. I--I wanted to chase after you when I got uh... busy with something. I didn't think that obnoxious fellow would learn about you and in any case hurt you!... " he mumbled the last sentence in a low voice as if speaking to himself.
He was clearly unable to explain himself properly and was sweating buckets!
Though he spoke softly, Airi's sharp ears caught each word uttered by the latter clearly.
The suppressed curiosity in Airi was triggered and her eyes sparkled with interest.
(*°▽°*)
After the occurrence of the previous event, she could feel certain changes that had started taking place with her body!
She could somehow feel her sensory organs had gotten much more sharper and vigilant. Her sense of sight, hearing and smell had heightened up.
Airi was now able see even the minute follicles of the dust particles, those shrill chirruping sounds of insects and even hear the faint whispers from afar!
As if something suppressed within her had broken free from it's shackles!
o(☆▽☆)o
" Who wants to hurt me? Was it...?" Airi recalled the man who attacked her previously. She seemed to find him familiar but wasn't able to remember much.
The hell with her minuscule memory power!
"Yes, it is he. Heh! He's just a nobody though. But there are others who could harm you. " He mocked the attacker as if he was beneath his level of concern!
Nevertheless, his tone became serious when speaking of others who might be quite troublesome to deal with.
Let them dare!
He would show them hell!
<(￣︶￣)>
The circumstances wouldn't be so hard to tackle anymore once he grows stronger.
" Others? " the corners of her lips twitched as Airi enquired trying to stay calm.
" mmm there are. There will be others coming for you! But don't worry I'll protect you. Only a single punch of mine would be able to deal with them... " patting his chest, he gazed at her intensely. He appeared to be satisfied with himself!
"..." Huh? as if!
Does he think of himself to be as powerful as Saitama whose one punch would be just more than enough to flatten up his foes?
(￢_￢ )
Clearly, I feel I would be just fine without your protection!
(︶︹︺)
Is he perhaps trying to play me?
" What do you mean? What is...just what is going on? "
Apart from getting irked by his occasional bragging here and there, Airi's confusion grew with every single phrase, this oddball spoke of.
" I--know that everything will sound confusing but this is what it is. You passed the awakening, your very first revelation a few hours ago. You should know what I mean...", he pointed out quite nonchalantly.
" Awakening? My first revelation, What is that?... Do you know just how irritating I find you with each time I see you and with every single sentence that comes out from your mouth? How is not all of your tattletale not confusing? " Airi just couldn't stop herself from blurted out in annoyance.
о_0
Airi calm down getting impatient won't do you any help.
This block head clearly won't be that easy to tackle with!
" Alright. This conversation isn't going on... " even before Airi could finish the other party spoke up in a hurry.
" Ah. Don't leave...please... "
(っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ
" ... "