The outside shines brightly, dazzling both Seren and Felix vision as their eyes begin to adapt by the contrast of the inside and outside.
As they both left the building with their belongings, Seren curiously said, "What are you talking about with him, bro?"
"Huh? Well, nothing special, he wished that I'm okay. And…" Felix lowered his voice as he leaned closer to Seren. "I forgot to mention, but don't tell anyone about where we came from, okay?"
Seren nods. "Yeah, I won't. Mr. Friedrich has also told me the same!" She whispers also.
Felix strokes Seren's hair and puts on a relieving smile. "Good." He strokes her hair even though he's holding 2 paperbags at a time.
< 20 minutes later >
After the 20-minute walk towards home, Seren opens the door of their new house; her other hand is still holding the pet carrier. She entered the house as Felix followed. Finally, home sweet home.
"Where should I place these?" Felix asked.
"Ohh…." Seren puts the pet carrier down on the floor as she takes 2 paperbags of kitchen needs from Felix's hand. "Just place it in the bedroom."
Felix went to the bedroom according to Seren's guide. He took the clothes out from its bag and stacked them neatly on the bed. Right then, he walks to the kitchen with the empty bags gripped on his palm.
Seren was tidying things up—filling some items in the fridge. At the time she was filling the fridge, Felix threw the bags in the trash bin.
Out of the blue, Seren asks, "Are you hungry, bro?"
"Well, I guess a little breakfast won't be bad…." Felix agrees immediately.
"O-kay, I'll cook!"
Before taking a seat, Felix hung the longcoat he had been wearing the whole time on the coat hanger as usual.
As Felix went to take a seat on the dining table, Seren prepared things—2 eggs, a packed bacon. That's it. She continues to heat the frying pan with medium heat. She waits for the heat to be perfectly enough whilst Felix is sitting with his chin resting on his hands.
I… Felix recalls the letter. When should I tell her about it? He then looked at Seren. Maybe later….
After the quite long silence; only the sound of bacon sizzling, finally, the stove is shut. After that, Seren placed 2 plates on the dining table with a smile—one near Felix and the other was for Seren, who'll sit across; only a simple breakfast, 2 bacon, and 1 egg for each. And also a fork on the side. Yeah, it's that simple, yet they both haven't tasted for years nor laid an eye on.
"Ohh…. By the way, Seren, it's beef, right?" Felix asked as he pointed at the bacon.
"...Of course it's beef. C'mon, bro…."
Felix looked away with an awkward face. I'm really not a fan of pork…. It has many unhealthy parasites in it….
"O-kay, let's dig in!" Seren said out loudly with a bright, energic, excited smile on her face as she pierced through the bacon.
Seren took the first bite. "Mmm! Yummy!"
Felix follows to take his first bite. Then, he steals a glance at Seren, who's eating with her style—yeah, very excitedly, which made her look adorable at the same time. At this point, Felix suddenly felt so grateful. I hope this moment won't come to an end. He smiles at Seren as he then continues to hit the meal.
Not long after, Felix feels like explaining the letter. How coincidental. "Uhmm, Sere-"
"Alright, it's time to do the chores!" Seren clenched her fist up in the air.
"H-huh?" Felix gazed at her plate as he realized that he's done eating. "Already!?"
"Yep!"
"Hang on…." Felix eats the rest of the dish in a hurry. When he's done, while munching on his full mouth, he said, "I'm done." He wipes his palms.
"You do the dishes okay, bro~?" Seren teasingly waved with a smirk as she walked away.
Felix put on a hint of annoyance on his face. "You…." His eye twitches.
As Seren entered the bedroom, Felix sighed as he stacked their empty plates and brought it to the sink. He turns the tap on; it drains water like a mini shower. The water's crystal-clear, slightly fuzzy. Hmm… I wonder where they got clean water from….
Then, he took the sponge, dipped it in the soapy water, and began to wash the plates evenly. After giving the dishes a good scrub evenly, he waters the plates and drains them before arranging them on the dish rack.
After lashing his hand against the sink, he made his way to the bedroom.
Just as he stepped, Seren showed a motion of surprise and said, "I-I've compiled our clothing in the wardrobe. Now…" She pointed at Felix's stacked underwear on the bed, and her other hand was at her back…? "Do it yourself, please. That is… such an unwilling thing for me." She said dramatically.
Felix is slightly embarrassed in annoyance. "Fine. It's not like you had to."
After that, Seren takes a step sideways, covering her hand at her back; she's circling Felix while giving a slight cynical stare. Just as she reaches the door, she walks outside the bedroom and closes the door without a word nor showing her back—only a weak cynical stare.
W-what is this girl up to…? Felix is obviously puzzled right now.
Even though Felix was puzzled by her weird behavior, he quickly shook it off and went to compile his sensitive fabrics…. Haha.
Just as he finished filling them in the only large 4-door wardrobe, yeah, there's only one, but their wearings are separated. Okay, just as he finished filling them, suddenly, something rang—it sounds like a telephone. Of course, it took Felix's attention.
After closing the wardrobe, he reaches for the telephone on a small desk beside the wardrobe.
As he took the call, a familiar mature-sounding man spoke from the telephone, "Greetings, Mr. Felix Montclair."
Huh!? Mr. Friedrich?