New Friend

After a while Suzuki release his embrace feeling a lot better than before

"Thank you Alicia-san and Chi-chan I felt a lot better now" Suzuki said with a smile as he wipes the corner of his eyes

Alicia and Chitose who was released from Suzuki's embrace just realized how embarrassing the situation before

"Ye-yeah I'm glad that you are fine Suzuki-kun" Alicia said while blushing, her heart was pounding so hard 'He felt so warm and he smell so good. No no I should think of anything improper!! I'm just comforting him as a friend!!' Alicia thought as her face got redder while she slap her face lightly with both of her hands

"Aw~ Senpai if you have any more problem I don't mind hugging you again~" Chitose said while blushing and trying to sound alluring 'Kyaa! we were hugging for a pretty long time too!" Chitose thought as she hugs her body while squirming

Suzuki who was looking at them felt a little embarrassed after what he had done as he scratch the back of his head

The first one who recovered from the embarrassment was Suzuki who felt perplexed 'Still what was that horrible nightmare about?' Suzuki thought as he rub his chin then he just remembered something

"I need to change first be right back!" Suzuki said then he closed the door

Alicia and Chitose was a bit stunned by the sound of the door closing then both of them made a wry smile

There was a few loud thuds that come from Suzuki's room

'Is Senpai alright?' Chitose thought feeling worried as she shot a anxious glance at Alicia

'He said that he had a nightmare but is not that bad right?' Alicia thought feeling concerned as she returned the glance with the same look

but not even a minute has passed Suzuki came out with his school clothes and bag

"Shall we go?" Suzuki asked

Alicia and Chitose was dazed by Suzuki's sudden appearance but Alicia noticed something as she scanned Suzuki from head to toe

"Wait did you actually took a bath?" Alicia asked with a suspicious gaze

"I washed my hair so it's fine" Suzuki said as he point at his wet hair

"It's not fine! you should care about your personal hygiene! at least take a bath in the morning!" Alicia said sounding angry

"Eh? but Onee-chan I did that too this morning" Chitose said looking surprise

Alicia who heard was shocked and Suzuki who saw Chitose made a thumbs up behind her back made a mischievous grin

"See it's fine Chi-chan did it" Suzuki said while looking carefree

"No it's not fine! what will other people think if they think you smelled bad?" Alicia said

"I sprayed my whole body with deodorant so I don't think anyone will notice" Suzuki said

"That's not the problem here!" Alicia retorted

"But Onee-chan if Ryo-senpai did took a bath won't we be late?" Chitose said while she tilts her head

Alicia looked stumped when she heard this

It's true that if Suzuki took a proper bath they would be late but Alicia still felt that is wrong to go to school with out taking a bath

Alicia looked at her watch

It was 6:10 A.M. right now so if Suzuki did took a proper bath it will take at least 45 minutes or it will take around 10 minutes if he took a quick shower and the school starts around 7:30 A.M. but the school gates will be closed at 7

'And time it took us to go to school from our place is around 15 minutes and not mentioning the very crowded market that we have to go through' Alicia thought while making a difficult expression

After some time Alicia reluctantly gave up while Suzuki and Chitose secretly make a victory pose

The three of them then goes to school while on the way Suzuki just remembered something

'Right I almost forgot about my project with Carol-san' Suzuki thought

Suzuki asked Alicia and Chitose if they could took a detour to go to Caroline's house which was a few block away from where they are standing

Alicia and Chitose looked at each other then nodded since they had enough time after passing the market area

Then the three of them took a detour and go straight towards Caroline's house

"Carol-san I'm going your house now" Suzuki massaged

"Is that so? (°ｏ°), should I wait in front of my house? (｡･~･｡)" Caroline masseged

'Did her texting leveled up?!' Suzuki retorted in his mind

"That's find also I'm bringing Alicia-san and Chi-chan is that alright with you?" Suzuki massaged

"If it's like that I will just wait inside! (≧▽≦)ゝ" Caroline massaged

'Well she looks excited' Suzuki thought as he remembered that she rarely had guest visiting her

"Ok then I will be there soon" Suzuki massaged then he closed his phone

Suzuki and the girls was walking in a somewhat desolate residential area besides them was a big fence enclosing a big house in the middle

"I never know there is another housing area around here" Alicia said looking surprise

"Me too!" Chitose said as she looks around

"Yeah apparently the people living in this area goes out a lot so that is why this place looked empty" Suzuki said, he learned this while he was playing with Caroline last time

"Oh~" Alicia and Chitose said

"Ne~ where is Carol-nee-san's house Senpai?" Chitose asked looking excited

"Don't worry we are getting close" Suzuki said then he suddenly stopped and faced the big gate right besides them

Alicia and Chitose was surprised but before they can asked why did Suzuki stopped the gate flew open suddenly

There was a neat row of muscular men in black suits wearing sunglasses behind the gate

Alicia and Chitose immediately hid behind Suzuki after looking at them

They stuck their heads out to see what's going on then the men in black suddenly saluted in perfect sync

"Welcome home Ojou-sama's friend and Guest!!!" all of the men in black shouted

Suzuki who's clothes was clutched tightly by Alicia and Chitose could feel them trembling after they heard the men in black shouting

Suzuki made a wry smile then he step forward pulling Alicia and Chitose with him

"Su-Suzuki-k-kun?!" Alicia shouted looking surprised while still shivering

"S-Se-Senpai!!" Chitose shouted as she hugged Suzuki while trembling

Suzuki saluted then he looked at the bald muscular man in the front

"Good work guys, is Carol-san inside?" Suzuki asked

Alicia and Chitose was stunned by Suzuki's casual question and they were staring at him blankly

Suzuki was a bit troubled with Alicia and Chitose staring at him like that then he saw the man nodding and gesture to follow him

Following the bald man Suzuki was in front while Alicia and Chitose was still holding onto Suzuki's shirt was looking around warily

Alicia poked Suzuki making him look at her then she gestured him to get closer

"We are ok-okay right Suzuki-kun?" Alicia whispered with a worried look

"Yeah don't worry" Suzuki whispered then he felt some one poking him from the other side, it was Chitose who had the same worried look as Alicia

"Then why are they following us?" Chitose said while pointing what is behind them

Suzuki looked at where Chitose was pointing

There was around 20 men in black from before who ware following them

"So?" Suzuki asked

"So?! is that all you can say about that Senpai?!" Chitose retorted

"Yeah I mean what's the problem?" Suzuki asked looking confused

Chitose was stunned looking at Suzuki's expression

"The problem?! why are they following us?!" Alicia retorted

"That's their job" Suzuki said

"Their job is to follow the guest in group?!" Alicia retorted

"Kinda" Suzuki said with a wry smile

Alicia and Chitose looked bewildered by Suzuki's last answer but they decided to let the matter go but they still hold onto Suzuki's shirt

Soon they finally reached the big double door that looks very extravagant

The bald man opened the door and gestured them to enter

Suzuki followed by Alicia and Chitose entered the house

When Alicia and Chitose entered they were awed by the giant staircase in the middle of the grand hallway

"So pretty!" Alicia exclaimed

"Whoa! that is one huge stairway!" Chitose said excitedly

Then they saw a beautiful blonde girl walking down the giant staircase elegantly

"Welcome to my house-desuwa" Caroline said

When Caroline reached the ground she was hugged immediately by Chitose making her stumble

"Carol-nee-san!" Chitose said happily

"Yes welcome Chi-chan" Caroline said happily while brushing Chitose's hair "Oh! you guys must be tired please wait-desuwa" Caroline said then she clapped her hands twice

Suddenly two men in black stepped out from the back ground making Suzuki, Alicia and Chitose flinch but Suzuki when looked again at one of them he saw some one familiar

"Hey! Frank!" Suzuki said while waving his hand

Frank looked at Suzuki's direction and smiled

"What would you like Ojous-sama" Frank said

"Yes can you please bring us some place for us to sit-desuwa?" Caroline said

"Of course" Frank said while bowing

Then Frank and the other man walked away briskly and a few minutes later they came back with something on their hand

Both frank and the man work quickly setting up four portable chairs and table then Frank puts down four tea cups and a plate of biscuits on the table

Caroline sits down on a chair and gestured them to sit then Frank pour tea into her cup

Alicia and Chitose sits down then Frank pour tea into their cup while Suzuki is still standing

"What's wrong-desuwa?" Caroline asked

"No I'm just going to get the project so you guys can relax" Suzuki said

"Oh! then Frank please go with Ryu-kun and get the project that is in my room" Caroline said

"Yes *sniff* Ojou-sama" Frank said while wiping the corner of his eyes with a tissue

"Wha-what's wrong Frank?" Caroline said worriedly

"No it's just that your dream are finally coming true!!!" Frank said as more tears flow from his eyes

"Wha-what dream-desuwa?" Caroline said

"It's the dream where you will have a tea party with your friends! I thought that dream will stay as a dream but now I'm so touched that I'm crying!" Frank said wiping his tear stain

Caroline was a bit embarressed when Frank said that but she felt happy that he remembered her dream

"In fact I thought that you will never make another friend other than Satou-kun over there am I dreaming right now?" Frank said while looking dazed

Caroline then puffed her cheek looking very angry

"What do you mean by that-desuwa!!!" Caroline retorted

"Well it's just that we are talking about you Ojou-sama" Frank said "It is a fact that you are an prideful pompous rich lady that acts like you owned the world and treats every body like a worm" Frank said

"No I didn't-desuwa. Well I might be a little bit bad but I'm not that bad right-desuwa?" Caroline said while looking at Alicia and Chitose for confirmation but both of them looked away with wry smiles on their face "N-No way-desuwa" Caroline said while looking shocked then she turn towards Suzuki "Hey Ryu-kun I'm not that bad right-desuwa?" Caroline said with tears in the corner of her eyes looking desperate

Suzuki was feeling pressured by Caroline's gaze but he managed to squeeze out an answer

"I guess" Suzuki said while he awkwardly scratch the back of his head then Caroline started bawling

"Waaah!! I was such a bad person-desuwa!!!" Caroline cried

Alicia and Chitose rushed to Caroline's sides and started to comfort her

"Shall we go now Satou-kun?" Frank said with a refreshing smile

"How can you smile like that!!!" Suzuki retorted

"Thanks I know I have a very nice smile" Frank said then he head upstairs

"I'm not complimenting you!!!" Suzuki retorted following Frank leaving the three girls behind

Suzuki and Frank walk through the long corridor with high ceiling then when they arrived near Caroline's room they could see a man in his twenties knocking on the door

"Carol-chan where did you put my figurine?" the man said

Suzuki inspect the man

He has the same blonde hair as Caroline and he looked pretty handsome but he got dark circles under his glasses and he was wearing a plain T-shirt and jeans

Suzuki could see a particular necklace he was wearing

The necklace has a pink heart with a big white C in the middle

Suzuki smiled when he saw the necklace then he approached the man

"Brown Sugar is better than Caramelized" Suzuki said

The man twitch then he adjust his glasses

"I'm sorry but you are?" the man asked

"I'm Satou Ryu and I'm part of the Brown Sugar faction" Suzuki said while smirking

"Oho! so Satou-dono is it? please tell me why did are you siding with such person?" the man asked

"It's easy Brown Sugar is more cuter than Caramelized and she had one of the most powerful familiar in the series!" Suzuki said with a confident smile

"Sigh! why mortals can'tr realize the greatness of Caramelized-chan?" the man said while he shook his head "Caramelized-chan might not be the strongest character but she got a positive personality and she can give people courage! That is why she the main heroine of the story!" the man said while pointing at Suzuki

Suzuki looked like he received damaged from his statement but he gritted his teeth

"Yes she might be the main heroine but she was out shined by Brown Sugar in the latest episode because she lost the battle badly but she was saved by Brown Sugar! that proves that Brown Sugar is the best!" Suzuki said as he brushed his hair confidently

The man laughed

"Yes she might lost in the latest episode but what of it?" the man said

"Wh-what" Suzuki said looking surprised

"Yeah Caramelized lost in the latest episode but she will shine like a phoenix revived from the ashes and she will beat the antagonist in the next episode" the man said as he fixed his glasses

Suzuki grinned when he heard this

"But sadly that's not going to happen" Suzuki said

"Wh-what do you mean?!" the man said as he stumbles backward

"From the foreshadowing in the series we could see that Caramelized was strong but later on she becomes weaker since she is getting older" Suzuki said

"And?" the man said as sweat drips from his face

"But Brown Sugar who is acting as her fierce rival still can fight and sometimes even overwhelm her enemies! but she suddenly got weaker in this last episode and so you know why?" Suzuki said

"It's because the enemy are getting stronger isn't it?" the man said nervously

"Wrong! it's because she gave more than half of her power to Caramelized so she can fight again but she still lost in the last episode and she still can beat the enemy with ease even though she was critically weaken!" Suzuki said while making a victory pose

"How can be so blind!" the man said as he slump in the ground

Suzuki then approached him and pets his shoulder

"Don't worry I'm sure that we will see Caramelized and the rest getting strong so they could defeat the demon king and saved the world!" Suzuki said

"My friend!!" the man shouted as he stands up and give a hand to Suzuki

Suzuki shook his hand

"Satou Ryu" Suzuki said

"Gustavo Vyacheslavovich" Gustavo said

"We will see their glory to the end!" both of them said in unison

Then Caroline's room was opened

"Oh you guys are done? well I'm going to put you project in the car so could you help me Satou-kun?" Frank said

"Right I have school well see you later my friend I will visit you again next time" Suzuki said then he help Frank move the project

"Yes I will see you later kindred spirit" Gustavo said happily as he saw Suzuki and Frank walks away

Suzuki and Frank reached the staircase from before and they could hear the sound of the girls happily talking to each other

"By the way Carol-san why do your guards do that kind of greeting?" Alicia asked

"Oh! well it's because they looked cute-desuwa!" Caroline said

"Cute?!" Alicia and Chitose retorted

"Yes they looked like those toy robots I used to have-desuwa" Caroline said

"No no no they looked more like trained soldiers than a robot!" Chitose retorted

"Yeah and I feel like the are welcoming us to a gym than a house!" Alicia retorted

"Eh? is that so-desuwa?" Caroline said confused

Alicia and Chitose nodded their head repeatedly

"Then do you want to see the regular gree-" Caroline asked but before she could finished Suzuki and Frank hurriedly go down the stair

"Alright I'm here! let's go to the car shall we?" Suzuki said hurriedly

"Okay!"-desuwa!" the three girls said excitedly the walked briskly towards the yard

Suzuki sighed and he could see from the corner of his eyes that Frank was giving him a thumbs up and Suzuki smiled because of this

In the yard there is a pretty big car that could fit around eight people in the back

Chitose was sticking her head out from the window of the car

"Cmon Senpai! the car is so wide" Chitose shouted excitedly as she waved her hand

"Chi-chan! you're embarrassing me!" Alicia said loudly as she pulls Chitose inside

"Aww~" Chitose sulks and reluctantly get inside

Suzuki made a wry smile as he saw this exchange then he and Frank put the project on the car and they went to school

School was like the usual where Suzuki plays with something while in the process of learning then ate lunch with Alicia, Caroline and Akira and he also turned down some girls who is confessing to him gently after that he went to work

At work Suzuki could see that Toshiaki had improved a lot through the pass few days

Toshiaki is not shy around the costumer and he can use the coffee machine and register now so he had been a great help around the shop

Right now it was closing hour

Suzuki and Toshiaki was changing their clothes in the employee lounge

"Good work today Senpai!" Toshiaki said

"Yeah good work! you have improve so much in these past few days" Suzuki said

"Yes! I have learn a lot from Senpai and every here is so nice! I believe that I'm improving every day when I'm with you Senpai!" Toshiaki said excitedly

"Now now it's not like that. The fact that you are improving is because you are motivated to do something new so take credit for your self" Suzuki said

"As you usual you are so modest Senpai" Toshiaki said with sparkling eyes

"What ever and see you tomorrow Toshi" Suzuki said

"Yeah see you tomorrow Senpai" Toshiaki said as he waved his hand then went out the door

As Suzuki finished tidying up his locker suddenly some one entered the employee lounge, it was his boss Mina Kobayashi

"Satou-kun do you have a minute?" Mina asked

"Yes what is it Mina-san?" Suzuki said

"Well the truth is tomorrow my cousin that I told you last time is coming here so could you spare some time at work tomorrow?" Mina said

"I don't mind" Suzuki said

"Thanks Satou-kun and see you tomorrow" Mina said

"Yes see you tomorrow Mina-san" Suzuki said then left the shop

At home Suzuki was troubled after taking his bath and grinding

'Should I go to sleep again? I don't want to get that nightmare again but do need to sleep. What should I do?' Suzuki thought with a troubled expression

Suzuki think for a while but then he shook his head

"What ever nightmare or what I'm not going to be beaten that easily!" Suzuki exclaimed

Suzuki then closed the lights and lay down

Feeling a little scared as he closed his eyes but he slept normally that night

The next day at afternoon Suzuki went to Mina's office knocking it twice before entering

Mina was sitting in the sofa with a beautiful woman in her twenties

The woman has a shoulder long chocolate brown hair and her right side of her front hair is braided and she is wearing big brown sweater that looks to big on her and black slim jeans

The woman was fidgeting nervously and looking at Suzuki cautiously as soon as he entered the room

It seems like she was truly afraid of Suzuki

"Welcome Satou-kun please have a seat" Mina said while gesturing him to sit down

Suzuki sits down in the sofa that is in front of Mina and the woman

"Let me introduce this is Amai Misashi my cousin and the author of Caramelized" Mina said as she gestured to the chocolate haired woman

"Ni-nice to me-meet you" Amai said bashfully as she bowed towards Suzuki

"Yes nice to meet you to" Suzuki said and bowed towards Amai

"Well you guys get to know each other first I'm going out for awhile" Mina said as she stands up "You are okay with that right Amai?" Mina said worriedly

"Ye-yes I think I'm fi-fine" Amai said

"Alright I'll be back soon so don't worry" Mina said then she left the room

There was a period of awkward silence between Suzuki and Amai

Suzuki was feeling uncomfortable from the silence and he tried to converse with Amai but before he could open his mouth Amai had spoken first

"Don't you dare speak to me you filth" Amai said while looking at Suzuki like a trash

Suzuki was so bewildered by the sudden change of attitude that he was lost for words