It's been a week after the festival and the students promised never to mention about it anymore for it was a bit of embarrassment for them, Neil was sitting on the wet grass for it was morning and it's snowing too... Winter... Ughh.
He had to wrap himself up so as not to catch cold with gloves in his arm and a scarf around his neck. It's been a month since he came here and he felt like it was forever... He missed home and most especially his kid sister Nara.
"Yo Neil." Sandy waved from across the field.
Neil just waved back.
"Come down here and skate with us." Sandy suggested.
"Sorry." Neil shook his head. "Not good at it."
"Seriously." Sandy laughed.
"Whatever." Neil rolled his eyes.
Sandy continued skating like a pro in the game, everyone was having fun skating except... Chiyo and Neil who sat at the hill observing everyone do their thing.
"Uncle... You don't really know how to skate?" Chiyo asked me.
"I can." Neil telepaths to Chiyo.
"Then why didn't you join them." She asked again.
"Low profile... Remember." Neil winked,
Chiyo smiled for a while before she went sad again. Neil observed and knew something was wrong.
"What is it Chiyo.?" Neil asked.
"I like to skate... But can't." Chiyo looked down at her teddy.
"Why." Neil asked.
"Because am..... Scared." Chiyo tightened her knuckles.
"I see." Neil thought.
Chiyo stared at her lap for seconds and that made Neil uneasy, and somehow it reminded him of Nara and her sad face that he had to play with her to cheer her up... Guess he has to do the same now.
"Come on." Neil gestured to stand.
"Where are we going?" She asked.
"You and I are going to skate." Neil answered.
"No... No.... No." She yelped.
"It's okay... I will stay with you." Neil extended his arms. "Do you trust uncle?"
Chiyo looked at Neil for a while before she smiled and grabbed Neil's hand and they went down to the skating floor, picked up an ice-skating shoe and they both put them on.
Neil went in with ease then turned around to offer Chiyo a hand of assistance, Chiyo although scared refused to step into the ice as she held tight to her teddy.
"It's okay dear.... I got you." Neil smiled.
And somehow the smiled relieved her and she stepped in shakily, for a while Chiyo had been struggling to do it before her memories suddenly jotted back to when she fell on ice skating and with that fear crippling up again she yelled and dark auras began to surround her. Zoe and Freda began to dash towards Chiyo and Neil
"Neil.... Get out of there." Zoe yelled.
Neil held her close to himself.. Hugging in the process for Chiyo's fright is awakening her powers and that would be bad for business.
"It's okay Chiyo.... Don't be scared." Neil held her tight. "I won't let go of you."
Chiyo continued yelling and her demon was about to appear with it's angry expression. The ice around them began to break and her fear increased and the auras began to prop out really fast.
"Chiyo...." Neil hugged her even tighter. "Uncle is never going to let you go even if you fall of this.. I will keep holding you and never let go."
With those words she suddenly seemed to calm down and her dark auras disappeared, then she opened her eyes to meet Neil's who had a smile on his face, a smile of relief.
Suddenly the ice broke and Zoe and continued running towards them yelling.
"Chiyo can't swim." They yelled.
Suddenly both of them suddenly disappeared from that position to another, Neil lifted Chiyo's face to look at his own.
"Don't look down... Keep looking at me." Neil smiled. "We will start with the left.. Move it slowly."
Chiyo held Neil's hand firmly as they slowly sway on the ice starting with their left foot and the the right and before long Chiyo started to laugh. Zoe and Freda watched with amusement on their faces.
"I guess he's going to make a good father." Freda nodded.
"Ofcourse... He's going to be the father of my children." Zoe smiled.
Freda suddenly looked at Zoe who's perverted eyes was looking at Neil from his head to his toe.
"You've got to be joking." Freda yelled.
"No am not." Zoe chuckled. "Am going to make him my husband."
"Well that is if am going to let you." Jade spoke behind them.
"Even you?" Freda yelled.
"Yeah.... Sure." Jade smiled.
"Now am..." Freda glowed. "Mad..... Neil...."
Freda began to walk towards Neil folding her sweater as heat began to evaporate out of her body, Zoe and Jade held her on her waist as she struggles to go after Neil who still doesn't know what is going on.
Sandy skated towards Neil and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Huh?" Neil looked at Sandy.
"Seems you've become a harem king after all." Sandy smirked
"What do you mean?" Neil looked at him with disgust.
"Look over there." Sandy pointed towards Freda and the others.
Neil looked at them and saw the struggle amongst the three of them.
"Why are they fighting?" Neil asked.
"Because of you eh." Sandy smiled.
"Huh..." Neil looked at Sandy
"Neil...." Freda yelled.
"Huh." Neil looked over to Freda.
"You're so dead." She yelled.
Her voice echoed throughout the entire horizon like an angry lion who's in rage of tearing it's prey to pieces.
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An expensive car drove into the school compound and stopped in the garden, as an advance man and a young girl with teddy bear came down the vehicle and head straight into the hall way. The secretary came out to welcome with smile on her face.
"Welcome Mr Randolf.... A pleasure to have you today." She bowed. "We have been expecting you."
"Please don't bow." Noe pleaded. "Am just a human like you.... You know."
"Alright sir." She gestured them to come into the building. "Please follow me sir."
Noe climbed two of the entrance steps and then turned around.
"Come on Nara." He said. "We can't keep him waiting you know."
"Okay dad." She hopped towards Noe and held his hands.
They climbed the steps together, Noe looked at his daughter as she hummed and hopped down the hallway and smile spread across his face because she hasn't been this happy ever since Neil left. The secretary opened a door and gestured them to go in, which they did as she too went in and closed the door behind them.
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Neil walked through the door with Sandy as they smiled and laughed at the incident that happened at the ice skating lesson in the afternoon.
"Big brother." Someone yelled.
Neil suddenly froze as he heard a familiar voice and turned towards the direction of the voice to see Nara running towards him with her arms wide open for embrace, Neil who couldn't believe his eyes squats and opened his arms to accept his sister whom he hasn't seen for long and it made him happy to see her again.
"Nara...." Neil spoke softly as he hugs hers tightly.
"Big brother..." She wept. "I've missed you."
"Hey there." Neil sniffed. "How many times do I have to remind about the punishment for crying?"
"You're crying too you know..." She laughed and looked at Neil on the face.
"Guess I have to be punished too." They both laughed.
"Hey there little Neil." Sandy said.
"Ummm... Who are you?" Nara asked Sandy.
Sandy coughed and Neil looked at him, he gestures Neil to introduce him to his sister. Neil understood and let go of Nara and went towards Sandy.
"This is my partner and brother." Neil pats him on the shoulder. "Sandy...."
"Sandy... Isn't that a girls name big brother?" Nara asked looking confused.
"What did you just say you little...." Sandy barked before looking at Neil to see not a friendly stare from Neil, he swallowed. "Princess....."
"It looks like a girl name." Nara answers again.
"Now that's not cool on how you address big brother." Neil smiled.
"He's my big brother too?" Nara asked confused. "But I haven't seen him before."
Neil laughed....
"You know she's right.... Son." Noe said calmly. "She doesn't understand your statement you know."
Neil lifted his head to meet that of his father whom sat down at a chair not too far from them with his fingers crossed and placed on his lap and smile on his face.
"Dad...... " Neil exhaled.
"It's been a while.... Golden fish." Noe teased.
"I do remember you called me that once upon a time." Neil smiled.
"Ofcourse... How could I forget." Noe stood up and embraced Neil. "You sure have grown."
"Hey am still little you know." Neil laughed.
"Indeed." Noe laughed too.
Sandy smiled for a while before he left to sit outside the room... It was school visitation day and he... He.... Has no one to visit him today so there would be no need for him to hang around.
"And where do you think you're going?" He heard in his head.
"Seriously Neil.... Using you gift again eh." Sandy smirked.
"Get back in here... Dad wants to know you mate." Neil replied.
"But... " Sandy babbles.
"No but's mate... Just get in here already." Neil barked.
"Sorry... No can do." Sandy replied.
He was about to leave when he saw himself in class again...
"Seriously.... Neil.... Why are you making me mad." He thought.
"Ummm.... I can't hear you." Neil looked at him.
Noe turned to greet Sandy where he stood, just then Chiyo came in through the door and saw Nara holding a teddy bear different from hers... She walked close to Nara and looked at her in the eyes.
As if they both understood each other... They nodded. Neil observed and decided to introduce Chiyo to Nara....
"Let's go over there friend.." Chiyo smiled.
"The names Nara and this kinai. " Nara smiled as she showed Chiyo her teddy.
"Well Nara." Chiyo hopped continuously. "Chiyo is the name and this is Winnie Pooh. "
Both of them laughed as they left the men alone to discuss business amongst themselves. Neil observed the room and saw many of his class mates with their parents while some like Sandy had no one to visit them... People like Delia... And...
She alone....