The Kindergartener Aiko Nishimura. (っ.❛ ᴗ ❛.)っ
Chapter 12: An Individual Is Back.
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After having to walk a long distance from the store to home, Saburo finally manages to return safely without having anyone to come at him. He's been through some shit with worms lately, he's not looking forward to something worse.
Thought, he wonders lots of things.
Most of them are concerns, nothing but paranoia as always. But ever since he was awoken he wonders where his parents are and what they're doing. Could they be dead or still be alive somewhere with their mindset believing their son have died?
...
>klck.
>flip.
"I'm home…" Saburo announced to nobody as he walked inside letting his clone close the door before it disappeared. It has fulfilled its purpose, and it's to close the door for a second.. He almost forgot Aiko was in school still so he has the rest of the day doing nothing to himself.
He sits on the couch as he lightens himself with some alcohol he bought. He looks old enough to buy some things and the store cashier doesn't even bother to ask him for an identification card so it's all good in his book.
Saburo wonders what Aiko is doing right now and what troubles she might be erupting in her school, probably nothing but somehow he feels like that's not the case.
"Oh Saburo, you should've done something better in your life, and now you're in some kids apartment." He said mostly to himself, he has no one to talk to, and he's not going to talk to his own clones because that would make him a mad man.
…
"Oh that's right, Aiko told me something about getting a job, whoever her mother is she really wants the kid to look forward to it. Work and stuff, pft how boring." Saburo puts the alcohol down on the coffee table as he walks to the kitchen where he finds the paper that Aiko gave him. It's full of stuff that's important to note.
His thoughts are in a spiral of concerns right now, there are many jobs out there, and he can already make a guess to himself that he'll fail all of them.
He doesn't have a talent nor anything he's interested in. That's what the world does to you when you sit in an abandoned house 24 hours every week every month in years. He probably needs to go to highschool to learn the simplest things a boy like him should already know.
>Knock Knock Knock.
>?
Saburo looks at the clock.
…
"That's strange, didn't she tell me she would go home this afternoon?" Saburo approaches the door. But just to be safe he sends a clone to open it and he cowardly hides somewhere the person can't see him.
The clone looks at Saburo before slowly opening the door and peeking to see who it is.
…
"Eh? It's the…"
"Oh what a coincidence! Hello once again dear!" It's the return of that lady again, and this time she looks to be in some outside wear.
"Uhhh-" The clone has no words to say as he has no clue on what to say, it's quite difficult when you have no memory of it.
"God damn it clone! Say something!" Saburo said quietly but aggressively gave the message to his clone through some kind of telepathy.
"Uh hi, lady. What do you want?"
"Oh you see~ I'm quite bored watching over the kids these days. I thought It would right to come and visit you~"
"Ah-"
Before anyone can stop her she lets herself in with no hesitation, nor approval.
"Shit!" Saburo said to himself quietly as he looked around for somewhere to hide before he quietly got in a room just as the lady was about to pass by.
"This is a very lovely apartment you have. Is your little sister and you both comfortable in this fine place?"
"Uh yeah, sure." The clone answered as he looked behind the door and closed it but still had lost eyes towards the lady who just casually sat down on the couch like she's a known guest or something.
The clone gulps as he walks to the living room. With Saburo being quiet and in a tight room, it's going to be a hell of a day to try and think of this lady that he's just a normal human being. Though she should be able to see him as one because she was part of the hypnotizing teacher, or whatever is causing it.
The come walks towards the lady but stops and leans on the counter of the kitchen. "...So… I didn't catch your name? I forgot? I guess."
"Oh dear, how rude of me to forget. Of course!~ As you welcomed me into this fine place, I shall provide you with my credentials."
"I didn't welcome her though!" Saburo said to himself in his thoughts but he keeps quiet as to listen and see what's going on.
He's not very good with clone connections. Sometimes the clone would just outright run away when he sees that Saburo and him look the same.
The lady clears her throat, but an unnecessary moan came out which made the clone and Saburo uncomfortable.
The lady looked at the clone with a smug smile before putting her hand on her breast.
"We met already, but my name is not what I gave you a few days back. Miko, should be the one you should remember dear, we met each other in the parents meeting, yes?"
The clone nods, he doesn't know what is going on but agrees regardless.
Saburo can't switch places with his clone, he needs to see the clone to switch. And it's going to be a horrifying sight to see, so bad idea.
>Mh?
Lady Miko turns her eyes to the bottle of alcohol that's on the coffee table and looks at Saburo's clone with a cheeky smile.
"I see you have some taste with alcohol."
"Uh yeah, I sure do."
Saburo inside the room is just scrunching his face up. He thought this lady would just leave once she has her greetings, but now this is turning to a greet and meet kind of thing.
He didn't have time to share memories with the clone as why would he when it's purpose is to check who it is, but now he has to order his clone what to say and do while having a delay and it'll act up on its own and probably panic.
The lady Miko looks around the apartment and sees that there's many things that are interesting to her.
Like crayons and drawing on the wall over there, some interesting artwork brought and an apron that is designed as.
-Best Cook! Complain Never!-
The clone just cluelessly wonders what the lady is looking at the place for. He doesn't know what to do, and his master is staying quiet all this time. Does he… have to act on his own?
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Chapter Ends.