Accost Splendora C-8_79 Book by Ryan T.S

Chapter 8

Page 79- _Tales to Tell_

Rintarõ.... _Aaaaaaah!_

????.... _Woah!, i didn't think you'd react that much._

A voice came from the white sheet covering what apparently was a girl's body.

Rintarõ.... _Ehh, Ai is that you?_

Aigasaki.... _Hehe good guess, how'd you know?_

Coming from the sheet appeared Merumi, fostering a smirk.

Rintarõ.... _I've known you for months now, there's no way i wouldn't recognize your voice. More importantly, what are you doing here and how'd you get in?_

Aigasaki.... _Kunoichi (female ninja) has skills hehe, just kidding ~. I snuck in when you opened the door, plus i was waiting here for the past thirty minutes to see my friend who said she'd be coming back by the end of the week._

Rintarõ.... _Sorry we took so long your majesty..... Thanks for waiting though_

Aigasaki.... _So are you all healed up and ready to start our summer plans?._

Rintarõ..... _Uhm what summer plans?_

Aigasaki.... _You know, like going to the movies, beach, enjoying the festivities._

Haruno paused before releasing a huge laugh. Her friend was a bit offended but felt the need to ask.

Aigasaki.... _Is there something weird about what i said?_

She turned back, stopped laughing and cast a horrid smile.

Rintarõ.... _Do you seriously have to ask?. I spent my first week of summer break resting because of a weak little body, now i've gotta look for a job to get money for special souvenirs at the field trip after break, And i have yet to buy this year's annual Yukihime special series ten release price!_

She was panting and trying to catch her breath after dishing out a number of summer worries. The most being Yukihime, her number one favorite romantic show for years which had stopped airing five years back. But the other year it announced a special series release won by only ten people each year. If anything that was her year round top priority, well and of course enjoying high school.

She thought Merumi would be surprised, but little known her friend was already ahead.

Aigasaki.... _Funny and here i thought Rin was the cool and collected type.... But don't worry about all that, i already told my boss to keep a vacancy open for you at my part-time. You know, at the durallin store._

Rintarõ.... _Ahh! my friend is an angel.... WAIT you work part-time at the durallin store?. So when i saw you that time...?_

Aigasaki.... _Yeah i was already working. So you see, everything is in order. Plus the pay is pretty good and it can cover pretty much everything you want._

Haruno's eyes skewed to a wide entrance jumping onto her friend. "Aww you're the best Ai," she said, joyful tears running down her cheeks. She took a while before standing back staring at Merumi.

Aigasaki.... _Now that that's over, i'd like you to start narrating everything that happened over the past week, and up to the very last detail._

After telling the curious girl to sit down, she went and prepared a light meal in the kitchen. In minutes she was back with two ice cold glasses of soft drinks and a pack of crunchy ginger biscuits. Overjoyed as if ready to watch a horror movie (one of her favorites), Merumi lifted her legs from the floor and laid in a sleeping position over the couch. "Just so you know i already told my folks i'm having a sleepover at a friend's house," she said before shoving one biscuit into her mouth. Rintaro couldn't help but sigh as she drank half the glass and marched on a long journey of endless yes, and then, really! reactions coupled with," wait i need to pee!".

Hours passed while night became darker, quieter and more scarier, yet Merumi still had the energy to keep saying,"and then what happened?". Unfortunately her curiosity was left oozing out as the storyteller reached an ending. "And after saying our goodbyes we came back," she said, finishing her last sentence after mentioning every event including the warning to not tell anyone about the imperial children. Thank the heavens Aigasaki was not interested in gossiping and neither did she have many friends to gossip to. In fact her only friend remained as _little miss genius_ since meeting each other.

Disappointed by the sudden ending, she gave a strained gaze towards Rintaro thinking of asking what she considered as a serious question.

To be continued....