71 Kumos Love Advice (1/2)

(Kumo's POV)

It's Saturday. I didn't have school today. Usually, on this day, I spend my time with my father to cooks or watching movies at the cinema. But, right now my father's on his business trip with Mr.Han for two days.

My grandpa told me that I should sleep over in the estate with Sister Hikari.

Of course, I couldn't say no! Besides, I can play with Sister Hikari and the mistress. I could also play with the new member of the house! Yes, Chibi Ringo!

I didn't know his real name yet. But, I'll know sooner or later.

It seems they were in mistress parent's house. So I didn't see them today.

When I arrived at the estate, it wasn't Sister Hikari who usually greets me. But the freak! Brother Hikaru!

”Oy, Chibi,” he called.

”Who's Chibi?!” I shouted at him annoyingly.

”You. What do you want?”

I looked at Brother Hikaru, no, this freak, with a frown face. ”You mean, what do 'you' want?”

”No, seriously I'm asking you, what do you want? I have my wages today. Let me treat you somewhere.”

Eh? Why he's acting nice suddenly?

He must have something he wants from me.

But if it's a free meal, I'm in!

Before we went to the city, I ask permission first to my grandpa and Brother Akira. They let me and Brother Akira suggested that Brother Hikaru use the car.

What? He can drive?

”You have a driving license? How old are you?” I asked.

”Older than you of course.”

”I'm serious.” I pouted at his statement.

”((10 X 3)-20)+5=?? That's my age.”

”5?”

”...” This dumb girl.

”So how can you have a driving license? Wasn't it supposed to be 18 years old for a person to legal driving?”

”If you have little money, anything could happen.”

”...”

He took me to a ramen shop downtown the city which is quite famous among tourist and local. There was a lot of people lining in front of the shop. Because the shop was not a reservation type of shop, so we line up with other customers.

Hmm...It's quite awkward for both of us.

I was bored because we didn't say anything to each other. I looked at my purple dress and it was slightly drenched by the sweat. We've been standing below the sun. It was 12:01 PM apparently.

Today he wore his gray shirt and brown short pants and brown hat. His hair was brushed to his side. I was a little annoyed by his not attentiveness.

Can you see a little girl beside you were suffering from the heat? He was playing on his phone without looking, ignoring me.

I have my smartphone too, but now I'm not in the mood to play it. So I was distracting myself and random chatting with the old lady in front of me. Suddenly there was a hat land in my head.

Hm?

What? He cares right now? It's too late, I don't want to say 'thank you' to you!

Brother Hikaru looked at me amusingly. What's so amusing?

After thirty minutes of waiting, we were greeted by the ramen's aroma.

”いらしゃいませ! (Irasshaimase-Welcome)!” Someone greets us and gave us a menu. We took a seat in some nearby stools which were empty. The smells of freshly manmade ramen really enticing my hunger.

I order one big bowl ramen with chicken mushroom. When the ramen bowl came to my sight, my eyes began to sparkle. I looked at the golden color broth and the crispy chicken. Yes!

Slurp! Huaaa! Tasty!

Brother Hikaru looked at me with teasing, ”You ate the ramen. Now you must listen to what I'm saying.”

I drop my noodles and turned my head to him. ”What?”

”I heard you are a good listener. Hikari and Big Sis seem to trust you so much. Even though you're only 10 years old.”

”What?”

”We'll talk later. Finish your ramen first.”

He focuses on eating his ramen while I stared at him disbelief.

”What?”

...

...

He took me to Kema Sakuranomiya Park. Why we were here? I'm also asking that question.

We strode along the river and there was a lot of Sakura's tree in the view. Ah, I remember that these two weeks a lot of people come to a picnic because of a flower-viewing. It's always popular every year.

I wonder if mistress planning to have a picnic together? I mean, the sakura flower was really beautiful!

An annoying face disturbs my admiring sight.

”Oy!” (Hikaru)

”Huh?” (Kumo)

”I'm calling you.”

”Ah, what is it?”