It seemed that the dream was getting more and more real for Mizuki Jean Takigawa.
Occasionally, Mizuki Jean would turn her head to the right and to the left. Some other time, Mizuki Jean would smile queerly without any reason. Only her herself could know what was inside her mind. During some other time within her slumber, Mizuki Jean would frown her forehead and there was slight perspiration on her forehead, her face and her neck.
The dream flashed back to Mizuki's childhood when she was in her fourth year of primary school.
"Sorry…" Accidentally, a boy knocked down Mizuki Jean because both of them were hurrying to their classrooms. It left merely ten minutes before the bell rang and the lessons started.
"It's okay…" Mizuki Jean stood up, helped by the slightly chubby but superbly cute boy.
Mizuki Jean stared at the slightly chubby boy who was two years above her. Mizuki Jean smiled terrifically sweetly. It could be seen that the slightly chubby boy was charmed, was attracted and was totally intoxicated by Mizuki Jean's sweet smile.
"Sorry… Sorry for having knocked you down… I'm really hurrying to my classroom because ten more minutes the bell is going to ring…" tweeted the slightly chubby boy gently, also with his superbly cute smile.
"It's okay… I'm hurrying to my classroom too…" replied Mizuki Jean gently, still with her intoxicatingly sweet smile.
"Nice to meet you… My name's Young… Young Mimasaka…" The slightly chubby boy introduced himself. He stretched out his hand in front of Mizuki Jean.
Mizuki Jean shook the slightly chubby boy's hand and asked, "Are you a Japanese too?"
"My dad's a Japanese. Meanwhile, my mom's an Indonesian…" replied Young, still maintaining his superbly cute smile.
"Same with me then… My dad's a Japanese… My mom's an Indonesian… I'm Mizuki… Mizuki Jean Takigawa… Nice to meet you, Brother Young…"
Young Mimasaka was stunned for a little while. Never had anybody called him 'brother' before.
"Why do you… do you called me 'brother'?" asked Young within his fractional confusion.
"It seems that you're older than me, Brother Young. Am I right? I'm still in my fourth year in this primary school. How about you? What year are you now?"
"Oh, you're right… I've already been in my final year…" Young Mimasaka was seen scratching his nape somewhat awkwardly.
The bell rang. All the students in that primary school slowly crawled into their own classrooms.
"The bell has rung… I must go to my classroom right now… I hope… I hope… I hope we can be friends so that… so that we can see each other again next time. Can I…?" asked Young Mimasaka rather nervously and jumpily.
"Of course, Brother Young… See you later on, Brother Young…" Mizuki Jean waved her hand. Afterwards, she headed to her own classroom. The lessons were subsequently started.
***
It'd been several days after their first meeting. Due to their own busy schedules, school lessons as well as assignments, both Young and Mizuki didn't see each other for quite a couple of days. It was today during the second recess that Young finally got his free time to see Mizuki Jean at the school canteen. He planned to treat Mizuki Jean and eat together with her.
"Hi… See you again, Mizuki…" greeted Young Mimasaka, showing his superbly cute smile.
"Hi, Brother Young… I've never expected we can see each other here…" Mizuki Jean Takigawa also showed her intoxicatingly charming and attractive smile on her gentle as well as beautiful face.
"What are you eating?" asked Young Mimasaka marginally curiously.
"Nasi lemak… How about you?" asked Mizuki Jean.
"Chicken rice…" replied Young Mimasaka.
When Mizuki Jean would pay for her meal and drink, Young Mimasaka had already stretched out his hand with his money on it to the canteen cashier right in front of them. Mizuki Jean stared at Young Mimasaka with her fractional confusion.
"Let me pay for our meals and drinks this time… Just reckon it as our friendship meal… Would you…?" asked Young Mimasaka slightly jumpily.
"Thanks very much… Thanks, Brother Young…" Mizuki Jean showed her grateful as well as intoxicatingly charming smile again. Again and again, Young was intoxicated and stunned seeing that smile on such a cute and beautiful face.
After paying for their meals and drinks, both Young and Mizuki went to their seats. Both of them were seen sitting at the same dining table.
While eating, Young Mimasaka tried to attract Mizuki's attention by telling some jokes and funny stories. Mizuki Jean was also seen enjoying Young's jokes. For some times, Mizuki was seen smiling and even laughing heartily.
"There's a rice on the edge of your lips. Let me clean it for you, Mizuki…" Young Mimasaka took his own initiative by cleaning Mizuki Jean's edge of lips with a sheet of tissue paper.
Not knowing why, Mizuki's heart began to pump and pound with excitement. She felt a rather strange, queer and indescribable nervousness deep down at the bottom of the quagmire of her mind, feeling as well as perception.
"Thanks, Brother Young…" answered Mizuki Jean reasonably shyly and awkwardly.
Both of them continued their lunch. Their next conversations were about their families, their parents, occasionally about their school lessons, assignments as well as teachers. Occasionally again, due to Young Mimasaka's cheery and entertaining jokes, Mizuki Jean guffawed happily as well as exultantly.
After finishing their lunch, Young and Mizuki Jean were seen walking out of the canteen. The students around them started their whispering and their little bit gossips.
"I've got no idea why a pretty, gentle and beautiful girl like Mizuki Jean can be attracted and interested to a fat boy like that Young Mimasaka…"
"Perhaps Young Mimasaka is rich… He comes from quite a wealthy and rich family, doesn't he? His father is one of the most influential palm coconut businessmen in this country, isn't he?"
"Yeah… Perhaps that's right… I've never expected that Mizuki Jean Takigawa is a rather materialistic girl then…"
"But, Mizuki Jean Takigawa also comes from quite a wealthy and rich family… Her father owns a snacks and beverages factory, if I'm not mistaken… Am I right?"
"Yeah, but not as rich and prosperous as Mimasaka family… I hear that Mimasaka family own quite a lot of palm coconut plantations, not only here in Java Island, but also in Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands…"
"It's damn true… Perhaps, Takigawa family hope that when their daughter gets married with that fat ugly boy from Mimasaka family, their family life as well as factory will get better and more prosperous."
"Oh… What a game of life… What a life full of tactics…"
Yet, unknowingly to Mizuki Jean and the students whispering as well as gossiping behind her back, Young Mimasaka secretly heard what had been gossiping behind his and Mizuki Jean's backs. Young Mimasaka started his own monolog at the quay of his mind, heart and soul.
Mizuki… Is it true that you befriend me just due to my family circumstance as well as my background status? You befriend me not because of who I really am?
Thinking about that really made Young Mimasaka fractionally sad as well as disappointed. Yet, when Mizuki Jean turned round her head towards him with her intoxicatingly charming and gentle smile, all the previous sadness as well as disappointment within Young Mimasaka's heart, soul and mind, vanished without any trace.
"Brother Young… I'd like to go to the bookstore after the school hours… Would you mind… Would you mind going there together with me…?" asked Mizuki Jean reasonably nervously.
"Of course… I'll accompany you going there. Coincidently, there are some books about business which I'd like to buy…" replied Young Mimasaka smiling cutely and gently.
"Thanks, Brother Young…" replied Mizuki Jean smiling brightly and exuberantly.
Both of them were seen walking upstairs together again.
"Do you like reading books about business, Brother Young?" asked Mizuki Jane.
Young Mimasaka nodded his head excitedly. "Yeah, I do… I want to help Daddy in our companies when I've grown up…"
"Oh, I see…"
"How about you then, Mizuki? What's your life ideal?"
"I've got no idea yet…"
"Mmm… You're such a clever, smart and hardworking student in this school, Mizuki. I'm dead certain you'll soon find out about it…"
"But I think I've found out about my life ideal… I think I want to be a secretary… Therefore, I can help you in your busy schedules later on, Brother Young…" said Mizuki Jean bashfully.
"Hah? What did you say, Mizuki? Could you say it once again?" asked Young Mimasaka exultantly, nervously and in his astonishment at the same time.
"Forget it, Brother Young… I said nothing…"
"Oh, please… please… I want to hear it again… Could you say it again, Mizuki?"
"Maybe next time, Brother Young…"
"Oh, please… Just say it again, Mizuki… Why should you wait until next time?"
Young Mimasaka was seen chasing after Mizuki Jean until upstairs. Meanwhile, Mizuki Jean was heard chuckling and giggling exultantly being chased after by her Brother Young from behind.