Love is complicated (Part one) Chapter Two

Love is complicated (Part One)
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Chapter Two
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T he sun light shines straight to Taichi's faces, evokes him from is gentle sleep. His laptop, which currently in stand by mode, rebooting after Taichi press the laptop's button then later the monitor displays the clock, mail messages and current downloading files. The clock shows 7.00 a.m. Taichi received messages from his mates, wishing him a good holiday onwards. After while, Yuri wakes up, greet his brother.
"Good morning Taichi!" and Taichi replied back.
Yuri went to the bathroom first, brushing her teeth. After that, she washes her face.
"Uh? What the hell?!!! Taichi!!!"
Taichi smiles evilly. He counter-pranks his sister this time, by drawing her face with some white board maker. He got his sweet revenge after what Yuri done to him yesterday.
"Hi hi, serves you right sis...."
Suzika enters their room and greet Taichi while Yuri still in the bathroom. Suzika invites them for breakfast, perhaps the last breakfast she'll had in this house along with with his father and the maids. Taichi acknowledge and tell her that he'll be downstairs after he finished washing his face afterwards. Yuri comes out form the room, 'unsmiling'.
"Lousy brother!!! Eh, Suzika! You're awake."
Suzika burst into laughter after sawing Yuri's false 'make up'. Thus everyone in the room laugh.

Breakfast were ready to be serve. A variety of meal were dish up, from breads to soups. The maid also prepares coffee, tea and milk along with some water for the breakfast. While the kids walks down the stairs, Mr.Kusanagi greets them from behind. Together they move to the dining table, sits and later consume their meals. The kids enjoying their meals, and so Taichi and Mr.Kusanagi. Somehow, Mr.Kusanagi invites all of his maids to have breakfast along with them. The maids were shy to sits with them just because their thought its odd for maids to sit along with their master in same table. But, Mr.Kusanagi insist them to have breakfast with him. So the maids sits and have breakfast along with their guest. Two maids which they sat besides Yuri were introduced by Suzika. There were Yoko and Rinko and they are sisters.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Yuri, 14 years old."
Rinko, the little sister of Yoko, is shy. She still bowed down her head and just shy enough to see Yuri face and refuse to shake her hands with Yuri's.
"Please forgives her. She always behaves like this with everyone excepts me. Anyway, for her behalf, her name is Rinko, 13 years old. I'm Yoko, her sister, 17 years old. Nice to meet you Yuri."
Yuri nod and pleased to meet them both.

Meanwhile,

Taichi were restless and feel uncomfortable across of the table. The maids besides him were staring like him and seemingly, attracted to him. The maids starts to asked Taichi some question and the restless Taichi had to answers their questions. Then, one of the maids asked this question.
"Do you have any girlfriend?"
Taichi faces was completely turns red and refuse to reveal his love to everyone at the table, even if he be forced to tell them, Taichi's mouth are completely zipped. So the maid assume he have a girlfriend.
"Huh...." sighed Taichi.
Mr.Kusanagi asked Taichi a favor.
"Could you gives this to your parents."
An envelope, addressed to the Saitame's residence.
"What's this?" Taichi questioning Mr.Kusanagi.
"Just a note to thanked your parents where they'd been assisting me when I'm here. Your parents weren't here so I decide to wrote them a letter of appreciation before I leave Japan."
"I see." Taichi nodded and keep the envelope in his pocket.

In noon, everyone inside the mansion gathers on front of the door. Mr.Kusanagi waits for his driver to ready his limousine at the mansion's porch. Suzika was besides him, holding her father's hands firmly. Suzika took this opportunity to apologize towards Mr.Kusanagi for what she's probably done anything to upset him before.
"Apologize accepted, my Suzika." Mr.Kusanagi hugs Suzika and kissed her by her cheeks. Yuri, Taichi and the maids shakes Mr.Kusanagi's hands and bid farewell to him as he enters the limo and then move out to the airport.

Suzika, in tears, was on her knees, worries that she would lost his father somehow like her mother who passed away in a car crash during her visit at the State with Mr.Kusanagi, a long time ago. Yuri came to comforts her by wrapping her arms around her chest from behind, and try to calm Suzika down. After while, they both stood up and walks inside the mansion.

"Do not be grieved my Suzika. I'll will return to you someday. I promise."
It was the last words from Mr.Kusanagi to Suzika during his departure, and was the exact phrase said to her by her late mother, Chizuru.

Yuri accompanied Suzika to her room and still, Suzika keep crying.
"What I should do? She's still crying and as her good friend, I couldn't stand to see her in tears for such a long time. I have to do something. Ah, I know, but this is quite embarrass." Yuri came closer towards grieved Suzika. She put her hands to her shoulder, faces her, then does what an oddniary 14 years old would never does. Yuri kissed Suzika by lips to lips. Surprised, Suzika stops crying and she just couldn't believe what Yuri just done towards her. In anxiety, Yuri wraps her friend by her waist and continue kissing her. Suzika does the same thing until Taichi came to her room.
"Hey you guys could you, er... uh, well, I'll leaved you guys for while okay?. Take your time."
From Taichi's view, he could only saw Yuri hugging Suzika in her room.

Yuri finally stops Suzika from crying.
"There, feel any better now? Suzika-chan?"
For the first time, Yuri called her Suzika-chan, where she describe Suzika now as the closest person for her.
"I... I just," Suzika was shocked and confused.
"I just don't know what to say."
"Suzika-chan, its better to express your feelings instead keeping it locked in our heart."
"I guess so. Thanks you very much, Yuri-chan."
Smiles are back at their faces after the long grieve. Yuri suggest Suzika to start packing her cloth.
"Don't worry, I help you out. That's what friend for right? I'm always there for you."
Both the girls begin packing their cloth to the bag while Taichi was at his laptop, replies his messages back to his friends. Then Yuri came to the room.
"Brother, why you haven't get changed? We're going out soon."
"Okay, okay. (Why people always rushing things up.....)"

The maids were at the living room, ready to make their leave after Suzika officially leave the house. Minutes passed, finally Suzika walks towards downstairs along with Yuri and Taichi. She handed over the master key to her father's long serving butler, and everyone leaves the house. The butler is the only person who will stay guarding the mansion until the government's landlord come to recollect the mansion. The maids are freed and they can go back to their home. Yoko and Rinko bid farewell towards Suzika and her friends, and so are the maids. Some of the maids took this chances to gets Taichi's phone numbers and e-mails. Seems the maids are very very attracted to Taichi's good looking image. When everybody disappears, Yuri and Taichi accompanied Suzika to their house. It's Suzika's turn to live with the Saitame. Taichi unlocked the main gate's lock and unchained it.

"Welcome to our home, Miss Kusanagi." The Saitame try to imitated the welcoming ceremony like the maids does when they welcomes Yuri and Taichi to the Kusanagi residence.
"Thank you" said Suzika.
"Taichi, can Suzika-chan stay in my room instead the guest room. Please......"
The innocent look of Yuri forced Taichi to accepts her demands.
"Fine, you can stay together. But don't do anything stupid okay? I don't want to be blame by mom and dad if you done anything stupid okay? Are you fine with that Suzika?"
Suzika nodded. Yuri then grabs her partner and quickly lead her to her room.
"I supposed this is what you would does if your friends come to your house, Yuri-chan?"
"Yup!" excited Yuri opens her room door and carries Suzika's beg inside.
"Come inside, makes yourself at home"
Suzika sees around Yuri's room. Compare to her room back in the mansion, Yuri's room are much much more smaller, but Suzika didn't mind it. As long she be living with Yuri, she is happy.

Later, Taichi knocks the room's door.
"Hey it's me. I wanna tell both of you that we are currently out of stock for making any food for now. How about we go to the city to buy some foods and spent time there until dinner. "
"Sounds cool! Suzika-chan?"
"I'll changed first.Wait for me okay?"
"Ok. I leave you here for a while."
Yuri went to downstairs to see her brother and have some discussion regarding their meals.
They checked and noticed there only have some vegetables left in the refrigerator thus Yuri and Taichi wrote down the list of raw ingredients to buy at Kushiro City. Suzika currently staying here for two days until her aunt representative's picks her up and brought her back to England, so the Saitame have to purchase a week of food supply. Meats, fishes, and vegetables, everything were list down on the note, except for dinner. They'll will having their dinner in the city.
"Okay, I'm ready."
Suzika walking down the stairs and was ready to go. After Taichi locked the door and the gates, they walks to a nearest bus station to fetch a bus to Kushiro City.

A busy Kushiro City as Taichi described it. Even though it's not big as Tokyo, but the place were crowded. Taichi, Yuri and Suzika could get lost here so they keep themselves close. Both Yuri and Suzika are holding Taichi's arms firmly until they reach a supermarket. Inside, they get themselves a trolley and later went searching for the ingredients as it listed in the note.

1) Rice
2) Beans
3) Eggs
4) Flours
5) Seaweed
6) Tofu
7) Crab
8) Squid
9) Roe
10) Cucumber
11) Potato
12) Eggplant
13) Yakult

"Eh? Yakult?" Taichi questioned Yuri. ""What's this?"
"Well, I don't have to make juice everyday right? Besides, I haven't drink it for weeks."
"Ok then."
"Hey guys, can I added something in the list?"
"That is?"
"I've always wanted to eat my own pasta. Don't worry, I know how to prepare it."
"Sure, why not? Perhaps this is our chances to eat your hand-made meal. Right Yuri?"
"Yup! And I bet Suzika-chan can cook it well,"
So lastly, they bought a packet of pasta and Taichi cued up in the line. Luckily, the line wasn't long as its always been today. The girls waits Taichi outsides. In a meantime, they share a sundae together. It's have been their habits since long time a go. For some reason, they would shares food whether its Yuri's or Suzika's. This behavior was describes as "diet for two" by Taichi. There's a time where Taichi also shares food with Yuri and Suzika when Taichi is in diet. Yuri and Suzika waits Taichi on a roofed bench and both of them were holding their arms together, because the night was showering a bit and its cold. Suddenly, a women came to them and greets them. It was Mrs. Kazami, Yuri's biology teacher.

"Hi there Yuri, and this is...."
"Suzika Kusanagi ma'am. I was in your school and I've just finished my study there. You'll probably remember me back then."
"Oh, Miss Kusanagi. Yes, I remembered. Wow, just look at you both. "Close" friends eh?"
Mrs. Kazami said that because she noticed Yuri and Suzika holding their hands together.
"What? ... This? Uh, no ma'am, were just cold. That's all!" Yuri tries to denies Mrs. Kazami's accusation.
Mrs. Kazami smiles, saying its fine to have a close friend and nothing is wrong with it. Later, Taichi came out from the supermarket while carrying the bags. He greet Mrs. Kazami who also teaching him in science class back when Taichi was in the same school with Suzika.
"Well this odd, isn't it supposed Taichi with Suzika instead you Yuri. You know, back when I was teaching them two, they're always been together in class, refuse to be separated. Was there something happens between you two?"
Calmly, Taichi explains to her teacher that's nothing happens between him and Suzika. He only refers Suzika as a friend, that's all, nothing more.
"I see. Oh just look at the time. Anyway, before I make my leave, Yuri, you promised me to help with my experiments tomorrow. So are you helping me out then?"
"Sure. I will."

Mrs. Kazami walks away and thus leaves the Saitame and Suzika at the bench. Relief, Taihci wish that his teacher didn't tell Yuri about his relationships with Suzika. Taichi tells Yuri to just forgets about the story Mrs. Kazami told her just now. But little he did know that Yuri have another thoughts about his brother relationship with her best friend. Suzika, still holding Yuri by her hands, could not speak a word after hearing Mrs. Kazami's statement. It is true, Taichi was in relationship with Suzika before and probably Taichi still loves Suzika until now. Curios Yuri wanted to asked her brother while on their way to nearby restaurant but seemingly Suzika was at her side, she decide to asked him another day. After a while, they reach a food stall, where they serves a variety meals of noodles. They spent some times there, just relaxed after tired of walking around the supermarket and walk to here. After some rest, they catch a bus home. In the bus, Taichi have a thought for Suzika for the first time since five years. He just realize that the day after tomorrow, it's Suzika fifteenth birthday anniversary. Maybe, or just maybe he could start his relationship with Suzika again.

Back home, Suzika helps the Saitame putting in the ingredients to the fridge and the kitchen's desk. After a while, they gathered at the living room and wacth some movies until mid night. They're still awake, and enjoying some late night movies but soon the girls became sleepy and fall asleep.
"Ha ha! This guy is so funny isn't it eh?"
Yuri lean her head towards Taichi.
"Oh, normally kids should sleep before mid night. Let me bring you upstairs."
Just before Taichi can moved, Suzika then wraps Taichi arms and lean on it. Oh, how lucky is Taichi. Two girls leaning at him while wacthing a movie, and they were asleep then. Taichi could carry the girls to upstairs, but he's so tired and just want to sit down and wacth the movie. Later, he changes the channel, and now he's wacthing a football game.
"Oh, this gonna be interesting. But I have to carry these girls to upstairs. Oh well, sorry if I wake you up sis." Taichi slowly unwrapping Suzika's arms and later he carried Yuri to her room. After that, it's Suzika's turn but when Taichi was carrying her, she suddenly awake. Still sleepy, Taichi told her to go back asleep.
"Sorry, but before I goes to sleep, I want to speak to Yuri-chan for a while."
Taichi then puts Suzika down on Yuri's bed and place her beside her. She thanked Taichi and later, Taichi switch off the light and close the room door carefully, try not to awake Yuri. So its just Suzika and Yuri inside the room. Yuri felt Suzika's present on her bed and she turns her attention towards Suzika.
"So what is it you want to tell me?" asked Yuri.
"We've been friends for such a long time Yuri, not just a friend, we're close friend, am I right Yuri?"
Yuri nodded.
"But about yesterday, about you..."
Before Suzika could finished her words, Yuri, surprised her yet again by kissing her suddenly.
"You mean this?" said Yuri afterwards.
Suzika slightly blushed then and she admits, that she feel better with her. Suzika hold Yuri by her hands, at tell her.
"Yuri-chan. Could you promise me about one thing."
"What is it Suzika-chan?" She can feel Suzika's hands holding her closely and put it on her chest.
"Could we be more than a friend?"
Yuri confused. What could she mean by "more than a friend"? Perhaps Suzika was joking, that was Yuri thought. So Yuri nodded and hugs Suzika, saying "I'll be your closest friend ever Suzika-chan. No matter if you left me, I know that you'll be back someday, right?"
A happy tears came out from Suzika's eyes. Seems Yuri got her "message" right from Suzika's view.
"Anyway, it's late. I have to go to sleep now Suzika-chan. Tomorrow I have to wake up early because I've already promise my teacher that I help her out in experiments."
Suzika acknowledge her and let Yuri sleeps first. Suzika wraps her with a blanket and kiss her by her cheeks.
"Good night Yuri-chan. Sweet dreams."
Suddenly, Yuri replies to her back, exactly the same.
"Good night to you also, Suzika-chan. Sweet dreams."
"I love you." Suzika speaks softly to Yuri whether she's listening or not, Suzika have actually express her affection towards her beloved friend.

end of chapter two