For almost a week, they just stayed at home for recovery. With all the food supplies from previous house, it will be hard for them to survive, and they have to move and find more supplies outside there.
Some building really have those good from the Real World and that's weird. Not even uncle Ho able to explain that strange side of this World.
During them stayed at home, there are a lot of questions pop in Jio's mind about Mikan meanwhile it's no different with Mikan.
The awkwardness between Jio and Mikan slowly increasing as they saw each other a lot lately.
For example when Yoka was the ones who do the cooking while Jio on the charge of changing Mikan's bandaid. He came up with excuses
"Yoka....How about me showing how good cooker I can be? I want you guys to taste my foods" Jio barging into the kitchen early in the morning
Yoka doesn't mind him at all, he sticks to cutting the ingredients for today's meals which getting less day by day
" I can cook anything you know?" Jio stand by Yoka full of hope in his eyes
Yoka put down his knife and looking at Jio full of sarcastic
"You burned our pan yesterday."
Another day he came with stuff like;
"Yoka...I don't think I can change Mikan's bandaid this morning; I don't feel well"
But then he will play cards with Hui Go and Lokian all day long.
And today, at the dinning table everyone gather for a simple dinner. Mikan condition is much better now, the wound is closed, the surface of the skin is recovered just little stiff for the movements that required him to carry such a heavyweight or moving his shoulder aggressively.
"Okay...here we go again, we are almost out of foods supplies and there is no way we can stay forever in this house... let's continue our first mission of finding Mikan's door or at least finding something that might be useful for us there" Yoka started the discussion
Jio was paying attention to Yoka just realised that Mikan is staring at him.
Actually in their awkward situation, Jio secretly observed how Mikan acts after that day he got hit, whenever they confronts each other...Jio can feel the stare is at him, Mikan got caught about two times but still say nothing to Jio and it happened again tonight.
"I got nothing to say about that. I'll try my best to keep my promise to uncle Ho...I will take you guys home" Jio ignoring the fact Mikan still looking at him.
"Mikan...What do you think? Mikan?"hearing no reply, Yoka snaps his fingers in front of Mikan face
"Oh huh? Sorry I didn't hear you, Can you repeat again?" Mikan laughing loud awkwardly make Jio and Yoka is pulling confused expression
"About going to the East side of the city, the place where we first met," he is repeating himself.
"Oh that's... that's a great idea. I really hope that we can find something" Mikan confidently answers, he got nervous a little bit after get caught off guard staring at Jio by these two guys.
"Okay... let's prepare tonight and leave tomorrow. Anything you guys want to say?" Yoka is shifting his eyes to Mikan and then to Jio like he suddenly does a quick investigation on them to confess about their awkwardness.
" I'm cool, I can't wait to go outside after long time. If that's, you are asking" Jio raising his brows up high and that annoying smile on his face makes Yoka turn away from Mikan
"I don't think you guys cool with each other... honestly, I can sense something weird between you guys especially you! Mikan... you better tell me now" Suddenly pulling serious question to Mikan
" Wait what?! Why me? I'm cool too... I hold nothing but grudge over him, nothing else... Aren't you the one who act super weird now? You never doubted me before but with him existing here, now you questioning me? You are not my brother anymore" defending himself Mikan feel unfair by the word "especially" Mikan cross his arms and looked away, he is sulking.
"Eh?! No, that's not what I mean. I'm still your brother, don't get mad at me... I'm sorry. I'm just asking...If you don't feel like to answer them it's okay" touching Mikan arms to show his affection and his sorry.
"Wow!! Unbelievable! Just in a split of seconds you guys made up and what next? Against me? Fine! You two brothers, enjoy your brother time" Jio leaving the table but then get to return because Yoka is shouting
"Don't you dare to leave this table before cleaning up"
Yoka's short sentence is enough to turn Jio back, get his plate and cup and clean them up before going to the bed.
Their fight just a sweet fight. Nobody took the words into their heart. They know those just all talks.
*****
In his room, Mikan just did packing his stuff and laying on the bed looking up at the ceilings.
"Maybe I was the way too obvious...but seems like he has no idea about me at all, he still Jio anyway...I better get hold of myself before everything gets more awkward plus I'm not sure if he is the one " a long sigh after murmuring
"But I'm pretty sure that Hui Go and Lokian still recognise me, our last meeting was at the battlefield...But why did they act like they don't know me?" Mikan remember exactly last time he met them during the last war but since he gained back his memories, never even once the guardians showing him their feelings or sharing a sign of them recognised him.
Kriekkk...
A sound of the door opens and closes coming from the next room, it's Jio's room.
After some time, Mikan can hear some conversation came from outside the room which maybe from the dinning room.
Easy for Mikan to eavesdropping, as known before, he has an amazing hearing ability so not hard for him to know what the conversations are.
"It's Jio and...." Mikan guessing the other voices "Hui Go..." he recognised Hui Go's voices.
The conversation between Jio and Hui Go still can be heard. Mikan not that type of person who uses his special ability for something dirty like eavesdropping on people conversation, moreover those people are friends but this time he hardly holds himself.
"How about you? You feel anything else changing on you after that battle?" Hui Go asking
Sitting next to Jio who can't sleep and just wanted to having someone to talk to.
"Nothing else than what I've told you guys before...Well, Hui Go... let me ask you, will you trust me to bring my friends home even if I don't have that special side in me?" Jio is looking into Hui Go eyes
Right now, Jio already feels a bit disappointed of himself from unable to protect Mikan on their last battle against Megonor and Gilink. Even though at the end they were the one who killed the enemies, the disappointment can't be ignored.
"Of course I trust you... because of you, I'm here again. Because of you, We're able to send uncle Ho and Wellan back home... because of you, Mikan still alive... don't think too much Jio, slowly everything will get better" tapping Jio shoulder softly to encourage him.
"You know what... I feel scares of myself sometime. One day I would wakes up full of spirit and hopes of going back home and another day I would wakes up not recognise myself until I saw you guys with me here then I'm at ease again" Jio touching the diamonds on his sword gently
Listening to Jio in silence, Hui Go just absorbing the words knowing that Jio doesn't need to be answered, he just wanted to let his feeling out.
"Hui Go...."
"Hmm?"
"Why am I here?" Jio takes a deep breath after spitting this unsolved question, not only for Jio, maybe everyone who ever got into the Trapped World will ask the same questions.
Inside the room, Mikan still follows the conversations. He feels the pain and the unknown burden they have to carry since their first day here.
Hui Go was right,
Jio was the one who save his life and he also the one who brought the guardians back to this World and to that question Jio just asked to Hui Go...
Not even Mikan with his old and recent memories would be able to answer that question of
"Why they're here, in the Trapped World"
And Mikan wanting to know what Jio told to everyone after the last battle with Megonor and Gilink.