Chapter 16
the next day weekend
"ahhhh!!! Why did I say something like that!!!" after breakfast I suddenly remembered what I did last night, it was fun! Certainly it was fun but! Why I decided to say cringed line "May fate bring us together again someday" like that! Am I crazy!? maybe It's me who needed to go to mental hospital…
"….."
"aaaaahhhhhh" squirming writhing around the floor I'm suffering alone in the living room, when I realized I've already fallen asleep in the living room
…..
"!!??" when I open my eyes, a cute girl, blonde hair in twin tail, sparkling sapphire like eyes staring at me, I can see the shocked look in her eyes, I rub my eyes to make sure, I'm seeing the real thing
"what are you doing Ella?" I asked, she looked very nervous, avoiding my eyesight but she still took a glance to my face once a while.
I inspect from head to toe this suspicious adorable little girl, I quickly realize the marker in her hand, when Ella realize I've seen her marker, she immediately hid the piece of proof behind her back.
"what have you done, Ella" I smiled at her menacingly
"Oh!" she gasped "um.. nothing"
Ho ho you still try to pretend huh, you're dead now!
I take out my smartphone open its camera function, and I found some doodle on my face, at that time Ella quickly tried to escape, but too late! I've already expected her reaction she can't escape from me,
I easily caught her
I pin her on the sofa "Ella don't you know what happened to a Liar?" I asked softly
She looked left and right tried to find a way out, when she realized there's no escape route anymore she looked at me with an upturned eye "g-get a pudding?" she said in a very small voice
"boo boo! Wrong! It's punishment time!" I replied
"but but I'm a cute girl" this time she looked at me with a glassy upturned eyes
"un, un Ella adorable as ever" and I agree with her, of course I won't let you go
with eyes full of hope she said "Then!"
"still divine punishment!!" I tickled her
"ahahahaha"
"noooo ahahhaa I give upppp"
"you shouldn't lie from the start if you just give up now" I continue to tickle and pin Ella who's uses her all strength to escape
"Ahaha let me goo!!"
"you always tried to trick me with your cute look, this time I won't let you go easily"
"Ahahaha, nooooo! Help meeee"
At that time "what are you two doing?" another girl asked me from behind, other than Ella there's only one girl who can be here at this time
"biiiggg sisss!!! Ahahahahaha HEELLEEPPP MEEE!!! ahahahaha" Ella reach out her hand to Kate, seen Ella already at her limit, I stopped and let her go,
"haa haa haa" Ella panting exhausted "Big Bro you cruell! I can't get married anymore like this! You should take responsibility "
"NO! it's you who need to stop watching strange drama with aunt Layla!" I retorted, aunt Layla! Don't let Ella watch strange drama anymore please! She's slowly but surely corrupted now, please let her be pure like before!
Kate stared at me given up "what did she do this time?" Kate asked again after we finished our usual exchange
"what do you think?" I replied then I showed her my doodled face
"pfftt" Kate instantly let out a small laugh, but immediately hold it in the next second "ahem! My, Lex you look cooler like this" after she said that Kate avoided my eyes
"Oi! I know you're laughing Kate"
"no, I'm not"
"hoo, you can't lie to me" then like we're connected by heart, Ella and I look at each other and we immediately let out a small smirk, now we have the same purpose
"I am not lyi-" Kate stopped her word when she realized something strange between us two "hmm, what are you two trying to do" in an instinct Kate too tried to escape like Ella before
"catch herr!!!" I shouted, without delay the now recovered Ella and I pouch at her
"Kyaa!!" Kate startled, the same as Ella before I pin her down on the sofa
"it's punishment time for a Liar!!" Ella said happily, wow this girl looked very happy seeing her sister which will suffer from now. Sadist? oh Maybe she just did not want to suffer alone I can't decide hastily here
Then Kate laughing voice rang around the house for about 5 minutes, our everyday life continues as usual, at that time I don't expect it at all that my time is limited, this everyday life which I take as granted will become something so hard to get something almost impossible for me to get.
***
Another two years has passed
We're ten years old, a fifth grader now, when we become fifth grader the class no longer divided by the rich and average one, like usual school it divided evenly, for the first time we four I, Kate, Alice, and Claudia in the same class. The school explained the reason is for both class to respect each other, the rich to understand there are others who's not wealthy have different life than them, while the average one to make them dream for a better future. That's the reason but bullying become a common too especially from the spoiled rich brat.
The difference between boys and girls becoming much clearer than before as the girls started to develop their femininity, Kate easily becomes number among the girls, followed by Alice, Claudia and several others, because of Kate's background many boys had been warned by their parent not to offend her, so it didn't interrupt her school life and of course I check the one who tried to approach her too, I definitely cannot let those spoiled brats corrupting Kate!
…..
( "why!!!" ) I wailed form the bottom of my heart, till this point I can't get any reaction from Alice, and Dia. Only those two, the others girls become flushed when I approach them, but those two!
I've always take care of my appearance, I'm absolutely sure I have a better appearance than other child, I've always been kind like a brother to them but still! Wait.. brother? Brothers!?
( "arrrghhh!!" ) so this is the problem!!! Why I chose to act like that 5 years ago! Am I stupid!? Arrghhhhh it's too late to regret it now, I fell to brother zone!!!
How do I solve this? Increase more intimacy? Tell them more sweet words? They still ten years old how can they I understand when I flirted with them! Noooooo there's no way out anymoreee!!
"Lex, Here" Alice said as she give me Milk Tea for drink, it was noon a week after we become fifth grader, as always we four ate our lunch on our usual spot under the big tree.
"thanks" I replied reflexively stroked her head, it becomes habit when I tried to increase intimacy with them in these past few years. While Alice "hehe" laugh accepting my action
*chill
My hand which stroking Alice's head froze, I suddenly have goosebumps, I look at Kate and Dia chat happily nothing unusual happened.
("haa~") I sighed lately I've having these goosebumps especially at school, what happened? Did I get sick?
"Lex?" Alice called me strangely looking at my frozen hand,
I answered "nothing" and resume my stroking for a while.
Alice looks she really having fun under my stroking, "Kate, now we're in the same class, what do you think?" she intruded
"of course, I'm happy" Kate replied elegantly, her surrounding had some kind of the aura of noble, ("she's growing wonderfully") I thought when I saw Kate
"but, I'm afraid" followed Kate gloomily
"What!?" I was shocked seen her reaction "what happened Kate? Anyone bullying you?"
Who dared to do this to her! I'm going to cut them to pieces! And let those stray dogs ate theirs remain!?
"ah, No" Kate quickly correcting her words "it's just it sadden me when I thought we may be separated again next year"
"ooo, so it's like that, you really surprised me there, silly we've only started this semester and you already thinking next year"
"haha" Alice laugh out when she saw my reaction "you're always like this when it comes to Kate, Lex!"
"hehe" Dia too let out a chuckle "certainly, Lex always like this when it comes to Kate"
I definitely can't refute the things they said, I've started to become something like father who loves his daughter too much, I stared at those cute girls, there's not even a little bit sign of jealously in their eyes
"haa~" I sighed again, then I locked my eyes with Dia beautiful eyes, huu, these eyes always cheer me up
He came and hug me, when I stared at her this too was another of my failed ploy which became a habit between me and Dia
*chill
Another chill, I've looked around once again, but same as before nothing unusual
"haa~, maybe I got sick.." I murmured,
"Lex? Are you sick?" He asked looks like she heard my murmur, haa, I need to be more careful
"no, I don't know, it's alright, probably I'm fine" I tried to ease her
"let me see" DIa replied, "mom always did this, when she thought I got sick" then Dia put her forehead on my forehead.
"what do you think?" I asked
"mmm, I don't know" He replied and innocently said "what is mother checking when she done this?"
"you don't know? Ahaha" I can't help but laugh seeing her this Adorable "you see, this is to check is my forehead hotter than Dia, because Dia is not sick, if my head much hotter than Dia, then I maybe got sick" I explained
"so that's it" Dia make a *pom when she hit her palm with another fist, then she put her forehead on mine again "hmm, normal? No. Dia forehead's hotter than Lex. Dia got sick?"
"ha ha. No silly, it's the usual temperature"
Haa… I sighed inside this adorable girl how can I make her fall for me
Hmm somehow this action makes me remind me of Kate, we've always done this touching our nose together, this is me and Kate habit, when I thought of that I've tried to do the same with Dia,
We stared at each other, then I bring our nose together, make them touch each other softly. Somehow it's different feeling than Kate
"Lex!?" suddenly Kate cried out