29 An Unexpected Day (2/2)

Shiho giggled as she began to walk to her next class, humming a cheerful ditty with a small skip in her step.

…

The rest of the day was normal. Axel didn't really make any friends besides Ann and Shiho. Even then, he didn't really consider himself their friend as it's been too short since they met.

One of the reasons he couldn't make any friends was also due to the fact that the next two lunch breaks, Makoto would track him down and start chatting with him.

Thanks to Makoto, however, Axel now knew what he need to prepare for school.

The best part was when the final lunch break came around. When Makoto and Axel were chatting, Axel's stomach let her know that it's was mildly dissatisfied with it's apparent emptiness.

With a small chuckle, she had given him her lunch. Of course, he didn't except it right away. He kept repeatedly asking if it was alright until Makoto felt fed up and literally, grabbed some food and shoved it into his mouth.

Currently, Axel was standing just outside the school with a small frown on his face.

To his left, Makoto tried to drag him back to her house. It's not that Axel didn't mind hanging out with her, he just wanted to go home and relax.

Last night, while he may have been able to sleep, he was tense due to the fact that he was sleeping over at a girl's house. He felt the need to relax in his own home.

Axel was about to leave when he felt his right arm in a vice grip. A couple drops of sweat fell from his forehead as he silently thought, 'Hell, this is comparable to when Stella and Olivia were off their rocker…'

However, when his thoughts reminded him of Olivia, a peaceful smile dawned his face.

Makoto saw his smile and felt her heart skip a beat. She blushed as she grabbed Axel and pleaded, ”Please come with me, Axel. My sis usually doesn't get off work until late and it gets… lonely.”

Axel turned to face Makoto and saw the slight sadness in her eyes. While he wasn't at Olivia's level, he was able to tell how people felt… sometimes.

With a tired sighed, Axel wryly smiled at her and muttered, ”Fine…”

Makoto was ecstatic as she dragged Axel with her to help with the shopping.

After a fun time of shopping and playing around, Axel and Makoto made their way to her house with large smiles on their faces.

However, when they opened the door, the pair were surprised to see that Sae was already home. Makoto was especially happy as she dashed inside and said, ”Sis! Did you come home early today?”

With a small chuckle, Sae gave Makoto a hug and said, ”Yup. I sent in an application for a couple days off and it was approved.”

As if seeing the perfect chance, Axel slowly back away towards the day as he gently said, ”Well, would you look at that? Now that your big sis is here, you won't get lonely anymore. I guess-” however, right when he reached the door, two pairs of soft, white hands gripped his shoulder.

A loud gulp escaped from Axel as he slowly turned around. Once he stared into the girls eyes, Axel froze as sweat slowly formed on his brows. Sae and Makoto had a dangerous light in their eyes, like that of a child that found an interesting toy.

Makoto sweetly smiled at Axel as she said, ”Why don't you stay for dinner, Axel?”