It had been three weeks since Shina started living with Akira in his apartment. But after Akira fell for Shina, he couldn't neglect anything related to her and he also couldn't neglect her and her decisions also. That's why both of them started living together in the same bed like a romantic couple would do.
Akira opened his sleepy eyes and saw a beautiful sleeping face of a girl. At first, he thought he might be dreaming or something. Then his mind snapped and he remembered-
Yeah, we're living together in my bed, specially Shina is in my arms. She's so careless about this. It has been three freaking weeks and I'm still not used to it.
Akira got up from the bed and stretched his arms. He looked at the clock and saw he wasn't late to wake up himself.
"8 o'clock, huh?" he questioned himself. He took a glace of hiss sleeping beauty, who was still in a deep sleep. He smiled and left for the bathroom to take a cold shower.
It was one of his habits that he got from staying alone. And even after Shina came to his place to stay his daily life never changed except for sleeping time. He had to stay awake to make sure that Shina sleeps without any kind of trouble.But it didn't even do a thing that would change his a single habit.
After a couple of minutes, Akira walked out of the bathroom and got dressed immediately. He walked to his kitchen, which seemed pretty clean and neat of course, and pulled out some eggs from the fridge.
She really likes to have omelettes, huh? Akira smiled.
After a couple of minutes, Shina walked out of the room and got the smell of the omelettes. Her eyes sparkled in joy, though her face wasn't telling anything. But she didn't see Akira anywhere. Her heart beat got louder and louder as she realized she was alone in that apartment.
"Oh, you're up, Shina."she heard someone saying it. She looked behind her and saw Akira standing with a smile. Akira felt that something was wrong. Because Shina's face was pale. Her eyes got widened in fear a moment ago. Akira felt like she was about to scream in fear loudly. He quickly ran to her and hugged her.
"It's okay, Shina. I'm here. You don't have to be afraid now." He assured her. Her eyes shred tear as she got Akira's warm touch and heard his rest assuring words. She cried hugging him also.
"I-I thought I was alone. Please, don't leave my sight like that." her voiced trembled as she said.
"I'm here, now. Calm down, Shina."
After having the breakfast, Shina sat on the sofa next to Akira. Akira didn't know about the solution for Shina's phobia. He was lost in his thought that he couldn't even notice Shina who leaned against him and held his arm for comfort.
It had been three weeks and Shina and Akira had decided to do the chores together since Shina requested him a week ago. She thought it would be rude of her if she sat idle watching Akira doing everything on his own. Akira didn't have any problems doing the works alone. But he couldn't even deny a cute face asking to do something at least.
Akira was giving an online mock test on Mathematics in his laptop. Shina was playing her favorite battle royal games with earbuds on so that it wouldn't be a problem for Akira. She finished playing, getting the top score, and stretched her arms.
She looked at Akira who was fully focused in his exam. She wanted to see the questions herself and went close to him. As she got close to Akira, her scent made his stress fly away. he looked at Shina's smiling face and blushed since she was too much close to him.
She's so pretty. But why is she so close to me? His mind snapped.
"Um, Shina."
"What is it?" Shina looked at Akira and also felt something off.
"You're too close."
"...So? We're always close."
It was true that they were really close to each other as they slept together, specially Akira hugged her in order to comfort her. Shina was used to it. But Akira, he wasn't really used to that. For him, the reason for not getting used to that was probably the fact that he was in love with her. If he was sure that Shina also liked him then it wouldn't be that much tough for him.
"-I guess, you're right?" he murmured.
Of course, Shina didn't get what was really bothering him about that. But as she heard him saying that she smiled.
Akira focused on his test and completed afterwards. Shina became astonished as she saw Akira scoring perfect fifty out of fifty and conquering the top rank. Akira stretched his arms and got up from his chair. Then Shina took a glance over the questions and saw that they were college level questions.
These are questions of higher studies. Shina thought. As far as she knew, Akira was a school student in the second year.
Akira was taking a nap on Shina's lap. But the moment was so embarrassing for him that he couldn't even sleep. he opened his eyes and saw Shina smiling at him.
"Why are you smiling?"
"It's just that you were looking cute. It's sad that I couldn't get to watch you sleeping. So, please get asleep." she smiled again.
"Are you thinking yourself as a princess and me as your pet who'll entertain you?"
"If that's what you think, then yes."
"Give me a break."
"This is a break."
Then there was a pin drop silence. The noisiest sound anyone could hear at this moment are their breaths. Then suddenly Shina's brain reminded her something."
"Um, Akira, how did uncle find you and where?" she asked.
This was something that Akira was never asked for. But today Shina asked him directly.
"As far as I know he found me in the middle of the sea."
"Huh? Stop messing with me."
"I'm telling the truth. Really! He said that the crew ship in he was, got hijacked but some terrorists. But there were people who saved them. Dad was escaping from the ship before it blew up. As he was going to the nearby beach he saw me, floating on the surface of the sea. He saved me and took me to the hospital immediately. The doctors told him that I had lost my memories for some reason."
"Were you on the ship also?"
"I asked the same but he replied that never saw me on that ship. I neither belong to the terrorists nor to the group who save the civilians on the ship."
"I see. And it was two years ago, right?"
"Yeah, probably."
Even after regaining his consciousness, Akira had some short time memory loss. This was the condition and the reason why Akira himself chose to be alone. And probably this was also the first time he chose speak about this to someone.
"After waking up in the hospital, I saw dad holding my hand for some reason. He never told me about that. He explained all of it to me."
"Then he decided to adopt you and make him his only family." Shina asked. Akira put a faint smile on and looked at Shina.
"Well, I guess, yeah."
Shina was on her game after dinner. She used to play like a professional player every time she had the chance. This time, she was playing a squad versus squad and each squad had four players. The goal was simple. They had to defeat their enemy squad four times by killing all of their members. But for some reason she couldn't play good and her team lost three times out of four. Then there was a break time for about two minutes. The enemy team would win if Shina's squad dies this time again. And for her, it was a very important game. Her ranks, her reputation towards her teammates was going to tear apart.
Akira! she thought as she was stretching her hands. She looked at him and went close to him. Akira was solving some equations in his note book.
"Akira," she said."...I need your help."
"What is it?" He put his pen down.
"My game." Shina explained what kind of situation she was and gave her phone to Akira.
"I dunno, man. I'm not used to this. But let's give it a shot."
As Akira started the match, after gaining his weapons and armors, he move in the whole map like a rusher. The rushers are the type of battle royal or clash squad players who just simply kill people rushing towards them.
Akira without any hesitation, any grudge, killed every single opponent he saw. He won the match alone and got a ACE.
Victory!
Shina was shocked that Akira beat those players who were at more higher ranks than her. She saw a hope to win.
Victory!
Victory!
Victory!
Match Win!
"Well, that was pretty easy. Why did a pro player like you struggled to get wins?" Akira asked Shina. But then he noticed that Shina was in complete shock. She was probably thinking if hypothetically Akira had his own account, he'd probably be one of the best players worldwide.
Akira handed Shina's phone to her and got back to solve the equations he was before. Shina still was in complete shock.
He really is a prodigy. Maybe, I should let him complete all my rank push games. But he still thinks that it had been easy for him. But he's ignoring the fact that the players he defeated today, were the Elite Rank Players in short ERP.
Akira turned off the lights and lied beside Shina and Shina as usual got super close to Akira. Akira knew what he had to do and so, he hugged her and they closed their eyes.
Akira couldn't sleep obviously because of the fact he was hugging a girl and not just any girl, the one with whom he fell in love.
Crap! Do we really have to do this? Somebody, please save me!!