You, Me, Today

Chapter 4

SEPTEMBER 15

"Ah, yes! It's the weekend. I can rest for today. And it's extra cold outside today. Very chilly," Leo was very happy.

[Leo just stayed in his apartment. He was lying around when somebody knocked on his door. He went and opened it.]

"Leo! Mind if I come in? It was extra chilly out here. And look, I brought some food, to enjoy over your hot room," Klau said and went inside Leo's apartment. 

"Oh, what are you doing here? How'd you know this is wh--. Oh, I forgot I told you over the phone yesterday my address. But anyway, what's your business here today?"

"Nothing just stopped by here. And nothing too special was happening back in the house anyway. So, I'm sure you don't mind if I hang out here, do you?"

"Yeah, I don't mind. Having company is good every once in a Blue Moon," Leo said confidently.

[Someone knocked on Leo's door again. He was confused about who on earth would know where he dwells.]

"You don't have anything to do with this. Do you, Klau?" Leo said seriously.

Klau rubbed his face, "I may have."

[The person knocked on his door furthermore. Leo decided to open up the door slowly first. Then, when he saw who it was he opened it widely.]

Leo was shocked, "Y-... Yuna, what are you doing here, it's cold outside. Didn't you freeze? Come in."

"Thank you!" Yuna was shivering from the cold.

Leo ran beside Klau and whispered, "idiot, why would you tell her where I live? I'm trying to avoid Yuna. Actually, not trying. But really avoiding her," Leo smiled at Yuna while she sat gently on the floor.

"Thank you for having me here today," Yuna gently looked up, "Leo, Klau, what's up with you guys? What were you whispering to Klau, Leo?"

"Nothing! I just asked him a question. We were reviewing for the upcoming examination in Science and literature."

"That's fine," Yuna stood up and looked around Leo's apartment. She seemed like she's looking for something, "Hmm, you look very young here. So cute!! and you look out of it in this one," Yuna slowly judges each picture.

Leo stood up and got beside Yuna, "why are you here again? Just so we're clear, you are very welcome to my place. But you could have at least," Leo looks at Klau, "Told me! That you knew where I lived! Because someone told you where I did live!"

[Klau was out of it, he was scared of Leo. Given the fact that he knows that angering Leo never ends up good.]

"I can leave if you want. I'll just stay at my house if that's what you want," Yuna softly said.

Leo didn't hear what Yuna said, but in the corner of his ears he heard a glimpse  "Don't worry about it you are already here anyway. Why don't we play or watch TV to pass some time?"

"You have Jenga? I love that game," said Yuna while smiling under her jacket.

[They played Jenga and watched TV for some time. While waiting for the weather to calm down outside]

"This blizzard is really strong, isn't it? Looks like it's not calming any time soon. I'm bored," said Klau with a very concerned look.

"Yeah, it's been like this since morning," Leo replied.

[The storm calmed down for a bit at around 9 pm. Klau decided to leave since his house was just 2 blocks away.]

"I'm gonna stay for the night. I already texted dad that I'm gonna stay here tonight. He said it's alright since the storm isn't gonna stop anytime soon and it might become even more aggressive on my way home," Yuna said, with a sharp look.

"HA!! Don't decide things on your own!! Man! My room is too small to fit the two of us!" Leo gave a very deep sigh. "Fine, it's not like I can do anything about it. Thinking about it, I'm only immature when I'm around you. I'm sorry, maybe I should simply just separate our differences," Leo held Yuna's hand and helped her stand up.

"Hmm? That's fine, don't you consider me your nuisance," Yuna bent and looked up to Leo, waving her eyebrows.

Leo looks down and shoves Yuna away carefully, "Stop it will you? Just follow me, come on."``They both went inside Leo's room and pointed, " that's where you're gonna sleep tonight. I hope you don't mind sleeping in a bumpy bed. I'm sure you're used to heavenly soft mattresses and pillows. But just do what you can with it. AND DON'T MEDDLE WITH MY THINGS"

"This is perfect. I don't really mind, and just being here makes me grateful enough."

[Leo walks outside the room leaving Yuna alone. "ARGH! THIS IS SO DUMB! WHY IS SHE HERE! God. This situation is making me nervous," Leo just thought to himself.]

["Leo's room certainly doesn't look that bad. It's not the dirtiest, but it isn't the cleanest either. He's just in between. In all honesty, it's really hard to figure him out.]

Yuna saw a picture frame, it was a picture of Leo and herself when they were still young, "hmm? Did he keep this, all this time? Such a silly boy," Yuna silently chuckles to not disturb Leo on the other side.

[Both of them just eventually got tired and slept, until the next day.]

[Leo woke up at 6 and took a short 30-minute stroll to get ready for the day. And when he came back, he made breakfast to prepare for Yuna waking up.]

Yawn! Yuna wakes up and checks her phone, "7:20, still too early. Maybe I should just sleep again," Yuna just slept again.

["She still hasn't woken up yet. What a heavy sleeper. Well, better wake her up in a few minutes."]

[15 minutes later, Leo was knocking on his door. And just knocks every 5 minutes, until Yuna wakes up and gets outside out of her own free will.]

Eventually, Leo got tired and just went inside the room, "better not wake her up unnecessarily."

Yuna eventually woke up while Leo was in the room, when she sat up to get in the mood she saw Leo, "IDIOT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?? You could have at least woke me up first before going inside!"

"I did but yo-"

[Yuna ran out before Leo could finish his sentence. Yuna just prepared for the day, washed her face, brushed, and combed.]

Leo grabbed what he needed. And walks outside the room, "I've prepared breakfast. Want to eat? I was just waiting for you to wake up. It's a misunderstanding, I wasn't trying to do anything. I just needed to grab this. And I also tried waking you up and I knocked every 5 minutes. But you didn't show any signs that you've woken up," Leo showed the picture of him and Yuna, that Yuna saw last night before she slept.

[Yuna turned around while tying her hair, and couldn't speak because she had an elastic tie on her mouth. And with her stomach barely exposed.]

Leo was shocked at how good Yuna can look even though just after waking up, "oh, you look good already. So? Wanna eat now?"

Yuna finished tying up, "yeah sure, just a simple misunderstanding. Sorry for not letting you finish your sentence first.  what did you cook anyways? I'm sure it's tasty."

"It's just an omelet with fried rice. With extra flavor using the power of my secret ingredient on the fried rice," Leo said loudly while smiling.

"I didn't know this was where you lived. This place isn't that bad at all," said Yuna.

"You think so? I'm planning to move sometime now. I just don't know when. Maybe next year," Leo cheekily smiled.

[Once they finished eating. They talked for a while. Yuna picked up all the dishes and put them gently down the sink, she tried washing the dishes but Leo intervened]

"Wh--, you don't need to do this. You're the guest. I'm supposed to be the one doing all these things. Just sit down and relax while we talk," Leo said while aggressively trying to take away the plates from Yuna.

Yuna struggled back and said, "NO! I'm the guest, that's why I need to leave a good impression. This is normal, don't you know that? And it's also much more formal."

[They quarreled for a solid few minutes until Leo finally tugged the plate really hard which pulled Yuna close to him.]

Leo immediately turned his back from Yuna to not let her see his reaction, "I said I'll do it. Now sit down! and we'll just talk for a while. What time is Sir Ben going to pick you up anyways?"

Yuna pouted, "hmph! I told him to not pick me up because I'm just gonna take the train home and I want to stop by something too anyways. What do you want to talk about?"

Leo quickly thought of a topic to discuss with Yuna while he is washing the dishes, `` "I'm really curious. You're a famous person in and out of school, especially in school. as the son of the famous Mr. G, Wuzuki. Why don't that many boys surround you at school? Like, I barely or even haven't seen anyone stare at you in a way that shows they like you."

Yuna scratched her head behind, "it's a complicated story. But let me make it short so you can understand," she laughed, `"So the story is, dad doesn't like boys having fantasies over me. I know it sounds disgusting but it does happen. You know how my life is, so he warned the boys, especially in school. That if ever anyone disrespects me. He'll break every single bone from their body. It's not true but it's effective, so I can't deny that fact. He also said I can be friends with anyone, especially the ones I approach or talk to a lot. As long as no one disrespects me it's all fine. But ever since he gave a warning, I became a phantom. No one approached me anymore, not even a single soul even if it was a girl," Yuna scratched her head behind again with a concerned look.

Leo finishes washing the dishes and faces Yuna, "Oh, so that's the gist of it? Now it's clearer in my head. It confused me a lot honestly but now that you explained it. I understand better."

"Wah!" Yuna pointed at Leo's shirt. "You look so dirty! Why is that? It looks like you soiled your pants, like a toddler," Yuna laughed out loud.

Leo was pissed off, "wait here! I'm gonna change! Go and prepare too, we are heading out when I'm done." Leo strongly said and walked toward his room.

["I think I pissed him off. Well, I better get prepared. I just need to wear my shoes now and I'll be good to go."]

Yuna wore her shoes and yelled, "Leo I'm done! Just waiting for you."

His neighbor heard the yell and said back, "kid! IF YOU'RE HAVING A QUARREL WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, CAN YOU PLEASE AT LEAST NOT SHOUT," his Grumpy neighbor said.

Leo got outside his room with his face down, "you angered my neighbor. I'll be evicted if he ever hears me tell or shout again. Thank God it was you, but it still isn't fine that he thought we're couples,"

Leo showed discomfort.

"Don't be worried about it. If you know it's not true, then it's not true. Simple as that, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, you're right."

[They made final preparations before they went out on the chilly day.]