26 F-friend?!? (1/2)
”Achoo!”
…..? Someone talking about me? That's rare, I bet it's nothing good though.
Whatever, what happens, happens.
Ah! I'm currently analyzing some old martial art tapes in the dojo, didn't have anything else to do while waiting for Toku to show up with his girlfriend.
”Ah, I finally found you. Yuri, your house is huge you know? Do you come from some important family or something?” A voice said from behind me. ”And your even looking at tapes in a dojo, seriously?”
I turned my head around and saw a very familiar blonde standing behind me dressed in a simple cream cardigan and black yoga pants.
”Oh Sia, yeah I'm just checking out some old vide—…...Wait a second what are you doing at my house?”
Sia cocked her head cutely to the side at my question.
”I did say 'see you later' yesterday right? So I came over, I wanted to ask you some things face-to-face. This way you can't run away you know?”
…..
”How'd you get in? How'd you even find my address?”
”Ah, I just asked Tanaka-san. Your older brother let me in. Yuri, why is your brother so good looking? He almost made me instinctively confess to him on sight, you know how scary that is? I'm not even into older guys.”
”.....So that's why…..I should tell Toku, no, he probably already knows…..”
”Hey, you okay? Don't worry, I didn't fall for him or anything.”
”I see, I give you my praise for that. You got some strong willpower there, or just really high standards.”
Sia sat down on the tatami mats in a cross-legged position while rummaging through her small backpack.
”Nah, one look at him and I knew he was an ultra-dense air headed prince charming who doesn't understand the world around him. Not my type.”
…..Lyssia…..my respect and awe of your perception and observing skills have gone through the roof!
”Eh? Then what is your type?”
She paused her movements for a second in thought before continuing her search.
”Probably a male version of you, actually.”
”Sorry, I'm straight.” I immediately responded with a serious flat tone.
”That's not what I meant!? I'm straight as well okay!?”
Whew, although my name is misleading, I'm not into girls at all. It's a relief that my first friend isn't either.
Hm? Friend? Does Sia really count as a friend?
I have no clue, why not just ask.
”Do you count as a friend?”
Sia froze and stared at me with a blank face.
”Yuri, you're pathetically alone you know. Do strangers randomly come to your house on the weekends?”
”Mhm…...sometimes?”
”....Well, I'm ignoring that. I guess you could call us friends, but aren't I more of a slave?”
Oh, I forgot about the contract.
You know, it was pretty weird that I managed to get hold of one from the auction...but if you piece things together, it actually makes sense.
”You're the one that sold the contract in the auction in the first place right?”
”...”
”You know, I found it odd but, I bought it for a measly price of two gold. No one would sell something so rare for such a low price, and only a few days after the release too. I was probably the only person in the auction house at that time with so much gold on me. In addition, it weirdly popped up right when I opened up the auction page.”
”...”
”You were expecting me to buy it right? I did feel someone watching me while I was doing odd errands for Abest, you noticed me right away. Anyone that watches me after a period of time should know that I could afford something that's only two gold and that I would buy it without hesitation. I'm pretty sensitive to gazes.”
”...”
”Did you feel guilty about my bullying perhaps? Maybe you wanted to be my friend but didn't want to seem awkward? You only brought seven people into the alleyway, knowing full well what my capabilities were, you aren't that stupid. Using your privilege as an important elder, it wouldn't be completely impossible to get your hands on an oath contract. I know for a fact that your acting skills are also very well polished, I remember you were in the theatre club last year.”
”.....You know Yuri, you're too bright for your own good.”
”I could say the same to you, you could have made a huge profit off of that contract. Tsk tsk, you're so shy.”
”W-wha—?” Sia stuttered and her face turned beet red. ”No! I just didn't know what to do with such a valuable contract, that's all!”
Hm? Isn't there a word for this type of person these days…...ah!
”Sia, could you possibly be a tsundere?!”
”NOT AT ALL. I'M A NORMAL PERSON.”
”Okay~! If you say so…..”
Fufufu, this is really interesting now. I've always wanted to meet a real tsundere, their characteristics and tendencies are so curious.
”A-anyways, back to the topic. Yuri, is your family rich? You have a crazy place here…..”
…
”N-no, I like to think of my family as pretty a-average?”
”.....Why do you sound like you're questioning yourself.”
”Ahem, it's true that we aren't famous or have important lineage though. I'm just a normal girl living in a normal house.”
”What a lie.” She sighed while tiredly shaking her head. ”Whatever, you can tell me once you feel like it. That's not what I came over for after all.”