Chapter II

I stared at the home screen of my phone and sighed. I wasn't sad or anything, I was just thinking. I kept thinking about the wisteria tree. It kept repeating over and over in my head for whatever reason. I picked up my phone and bit my thumb on my other hand. I went to Googal but forgot what I was supposed to be searching for. I silently thought to myself while biting my thumb.

Hm...should I try to see what the glow is about? Or should I just explore... I don't know. I closed my eyes and rested my head on the pillow. I sighed out of boredom and finger-combed my hair. The apartment was pretty quiet, except for Rashi taking a shower. The droplets of water hitting the porcelain tub calmed me. It reminded me of home though. I remembered the stormy nights when the rain lightly tapped on our stone steps. The leaves rustling in the wind. The stormy gray clouds swirling with excitement, releasing everything they've built up for weeks.

I'll admit it, I miss home. I miss my dysfunctional perfect family. They were so focused on being perfect, they were so hard on themselves...I wish they could just relax. Maybe they could've created a world to escape...a world to escape...? This..world-

"Yo."

I was startled by my other roommate.

"Oh, hey." I raised my head and my hair fell in front of my face. I don't remember his name clearly. Even after a week of knowing him...somewhat.

I looked at him and mustered up a smile. "Hey um...would I mind telling me your name again? I apologize for not remembering it."

He looked at me as if somebody had just destroyed the Wisteria tree. I think I may have pissed him off. Or maybe he's just Confused? I don't know. I hate feeling like I accidentally pissed someone off and not know how I did it. "D-did I say something wrong? I didn't mean to offend you."

He still stared at me blankly, almost in disbelief. Maybe it's because people don't forget his name? I don't know. He walked away, leaving me on the couch confused. He went into the kitchen, grabbed a soda, and came back. He examined the soda before opening it. He smiled at the sound of the pop once it was opened. He took a sip, then put his gaze back on me. He closed his eyes and sighed before speaking.

"The name's Deodan. And you're Xuhuan." He looked off to the side while taking a sip of his soda. "At least I remembered your name. After all, I am living under the same roof as you. It's just disrespectful and rude not to, in my eyes at least." He took another sip of soda and choked this time. His eyes widened out of embarrassment and surprise. He coughed into his arm and repeatedly hit his chest.

"Ahem. Ugh...excuse me."

He wiped his mouth with his hand and walked back to the kitchen to get a napkin. He came back out with the crumpled napkin. "I'll be going to my room. I forgot what I had wanted to ask you in the first place." "It's fine. And sorry about forgetting your name, deodorant." The way he turned around-

It was like he teleported in front of me, that's how fast he moved. "Don't call me deodorant. It's Deodan. D-e-o-d-a-n." I snorted trying to hold in my laugh. "Ok boomer."

"I'M 18!! I'M NOT A BOOMER! WHO ARE YOU TO CALL ME A BOOMER?! oK bOOmEr!"

I waved my hands around frantically. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It was a joke." He sheepishly smiled and finger curled the tips of his hair. "I'm just messing with ya. No harm done. Apology accepted though." He walked upstairs to his room.

Well...that was a bit weird. Deodan huh... I repositioned myself on the couch so that my head was on the arm again. I took my phone out, checked the time, and closed my eyes. In my head, I said 'Rashi, I'm going to sleep.' If you didn't know, Rashi and I are telepathically connected, but only if I "summon" him. It came with the whole host x system thing...Not as a ship!! >.<" I swear! It's just...some type of connection thing. I think...it's a weird thing to explain.

I think that I'll be able to explain it better in the future. I'm still figuring out things myself. I'm just as confused as any new person that ended up here. Hm...maybe the older people here are confused too.