~ Saturday 11:50 AM ~
A hand kindly embraces Akira and pulls her more closer, her content expression was visible, hypnotized she looks at the smartphone in Kizuna's hands.
"I will take a potato chip"
A red-haired guy said, leading to a girl waken, her red eyes could only be meaning a PUNCHline.
"And-"
Suddenly, the same girl appeared in a small version and flying she steal the young man's chip, a sad music starts, and eventually, shows how important the chip was, the potato was the guy's best friend, a photo of them playing is displayed, he was excitedly carrying the potato on his back, this nonsense made Akira gives up and laugh.
"Hey what's that!?"
Akira laughs not understanding the videos she sees, but loving how funny they were, all of them were anime videos with tons of memes, Kizuna's planing of use a mix of anime, a popular Japanese content, with memes, a more likely American content, are being 100℅ efficient.
"That my friend, is the power of memes, the power to make people live more delighted"
"But I don't understand a thing"
"That's the point, a joke isn't meant to be understood, but to be laughed at, if you try to find a purpose for it, it's not a joke anymore"
"How do you know this thing?"
"90℅ of the time I have no idea of what the fuck I am talking about"
"Seriously?"
"Nope, it's just an OLD meme"
Again Kizuna does a drumming effect but this time, she playfully hits Akira's head, as a drum plate.
"What time is it?"
"It's time to duel- I mean, almost mid-day"
"... I see"
"You don't want to cook? Relax, I can try to do something, anything can be eaten, even if you say no"
"Um... What?"
"Ok enough of memes, judging by the food you had placed at the table yesterday, you aren't much of cooking anymore, don't you?"
"W-what are you talking about?"
"I can take care of that, relax, you can see more memes, I will do the chores"
"There is no nee-"
"I will be staying at your house for free, I should do something"
"But-"
"Nope, all women are queens"
"Huh?"
"Sorry, the urge is bigger, it's already part of me, but relax, you've suffered enough, didn't ya?"
*30 minutes later*
Miso soup, made with fermented soybean paste, tofu, and chives, eaten with almost every meal, along with white rice, one of the only things Kizuna knows how to cook.
[What I should think of this situation? Can Kizuna still be considered a stranger? I don't think this should be normal, what is normal anyway?]
Akira keeps struggling, again trying to reach a conclusion to such a dilemma, is it right, to allow a stranger to control your life? When one doesn't know how to control their life?
"You don't know how to hide emotions, do you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Something troubles you, don't you like miso soup?"
"I do like it"
"So what makes your shoulders heavy? You can count on me"
"It's nothing, really"
"Well, if you say so, I trust you"
*10 minutes later*
[Washing as well, what am I supposed to do? I need to find a job but no one will accept me, I should do something, but what? This doesn't seem right]
"Hey, are you feeling cold?"
"Hm? No?"
"We have internet access on our tv, don't we? Shall we watch something?"
"Uh..."
"You don't watch anything, do you? Well then the good old me, literally old, will have to show you our anime world"
"What do you mean by old?"
"I'm 26 years, my back hurts from carrying so many people"
A confused look it's what Kizuna sees, as always, her odd way of acting being more an inconvenience than a trait, she pays a signature on Amazon prime with her money.
"You don't know about streamings as well, do you?"
"... No I don't"
"What world do we live eh? Basically, there are many streaming services, think of them like normal tv channels but you can watch whatever program you feel like it when you desire"
"Like... Nikoniko?"
"You don't have YouTube? It's free, it's free"
"..."
"Not funny right? Ok this was mean, sorry, but yes, it's basically the same, do you remember the memes we were watching?"
"Yes"
"Let's watch their animes now, what do you think about it?"
"Sure"
"Blankets? Wait, I just forget to ask before, you weren't feeling cold right?"
"Yes, it's a little fresh today"
"Oh well, maybe at night, oh what about ice cream? I'm sure into it"
"Ice... Cream?"
"You don't eat as well?"
"No, I do, it's just, it's not summer"
"Well, it's not too cold for us not to eat, so all good, worried about weight?"
"..."
"I shouldn't have asked, welp, there is one I'm interested in, Icebox, something like that I never pay much attention to, it almost has no calories, and the taste is of fruits, hooray"
"Do you eat ice cream other times of the year?"
"Yeah? Of course, I'm not eating every time, I just want some sugar on my... Blood"
Kizuna slows down as she notices a dumb joke in her mind, but decides to not tell anything. [Sweetheart, sugar on my blood, snap back to reality]
"So Sato, don't you have a favorite taste?"
"Uh... Coffee"
"Not what I expected, good answer, do you mind waiting for a little? I will be back"
"Ok"
"See ya then, have a nice weeeeee"
Kizuna waves outside with her little bag, she cautiously closes the door, before back to running again, leaving Akira momentarily thoughtless.
[Ok, so I'm alone now, for a while]
[... Why is it so, quiet? This is so... Weird, I should be relaxed that she is gone now, but I feel worse, I mostly feel anxious with her near me, and the way she talks more loudly, I hope we are not bothering anyone]
[Why do I feel so anxious, to begin with? I wasn't that bad before, we... Had a good time, but why do I feel like being pierced by needles every time she talks]
[In the first place, why can't I talk properly, oh... Never mind, it's so obvious that I feel more worse]
[What I should do, honestly? It would be nice... If I had a person to ask, am I that stupid? Maybe, it's not me, but, I know it's clearly me, I just need to talk, it shouldn't be so hard... But it is, at the same time I need to ask for help, I also shouldn't ask for help, why things are so complicated, it would be better if was black with white]
~ Saturday 1:00 PM ~
"Sato, I'm back, did I take too long?"
Kizuna waves at the windows as knocks on the door times, she can see the asleep Sato on the sofa, clearly not being so well, the huddled way she sleeps calls deeply her attention.
"I'm coming in"
Kizuna slowly approaches, taking time to analyze the situation, it doesn't seem like Sato is truly sleeping, but forcing herself to shut down.
"Oi Sato, I'm back"
Kizuna says lowly, she pats her hair trying to slowly wake up her up, she caresses her well-cared smooth face, but receives no answer.
"..."
She tries to say something but decides to leave Sato alone, Kizuna carefully enters the room, taking care not to make any noise, and she decides to not look at how is her bedroom yet, to avoid breaking Sato's request.
"You are going to catch a cold like that"
Kizuna's last try to wake her up, she notices Sato trembling, not as a dream, the cautiously touches Sato's foot to discover that she was right, Sato had passed out.
~ Saturday 3:00 PM ~
"Raise and shine, feeling better?"
Sato hears as she sits up, despite not understanding, she feels more concern than usual happiness.
"What time is it?"
"Nearly 3 hours, 3:16 pm to be exact"
Sato notices a strong smell on her nose, caffeine but, somehow different, she tries to look but her blurry vision only sees Kizuna's silhouette.
"I took the freedom to lock your house and went outside, I like my coffee with chocolate, it's getting cold now, want some?"
"Chocolate?"
"It's delicious, do you want a cup of water first? It seems like you passed out"
"I was sleeping"
"Your lips are dry and your skin is pale, don't lie to me about your health"
"What time is it again?"
"It's 3:17"
"Can you please give me a cup of coffee? If there is sparing"
"Better no, if you haven't been drinking enough water it will give you a headache, how do you feel?"
"Pain... My muscles are hurting"
"Hm... Water cup, water cup, drink up, drink up, drink up"
Kizuna sings surprisingly well as she goes to the kitchen, she melts two sugar spoons in the water, and slowly she knees beside Sato's fragile body.
"Sugar to help with, headache? I forgot how to explain, but drink it, it will make you feel better"