Jenna and Jensen walked into their class as their history teacher, Ms Tina walked in.
She was a middle aged woman that was the dream figure of every young guy.
"Wow. She pretty." Jensen said undeniably.
"Yeah. I heard that once a senior asked her out last week." Jenna added looking at the woman.
"Woah. That's shit." Jensen said pulling out his chair. "But, I still prefer you." He added casually before placing his head on the desk.
Jenna became bashful and her cheeks turned red. 'He thinks I'm better. Kyaaa!' She squirmed inwardly.
"Hi, Jenna." Someone called out.
She turned forward to meet Andrea's gaze. Jensen in turn popped his head to look at the intruder.
"Oh. Hi Andrea." Jenna said smiling and waving at him.
Andrea turned to face Jensen. He rose up his hand to acknowledge him and Jensen did like wise.
Jenna sat beside Jensen as he placed his head on the table.
"Don't make me hit you." Jenna said as she opened his empty note. "You're not repeat what you did the first half of classes."
Jensen groaned raising his head and picking up his pen.
"And don't doze off." She said.
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Rockwell Scientific University
James and Mizuki began to pack up their things after their lecture was over.
James glanced at his watch as he slid his books into his bag.
"Miz." James called out.
"Yeah, Jam." Mizuki replied looking at him.
"You're not gonna stop calling me, Jam are you?" He asked with a sigh.
"As long as you keep calling me Miz." She said smiling taking his bag as they walked off.
"You make me sound like a food." He said sadly. "Anyway. Don't forget to call Kageru. I almost 4."
"Oh thanks for the reminder. I'll call him before our next class." She said.
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Max Oil Enterprises.
Maria sat at her desk as she began to tidy up her work when a guy dressed like her but a bit more casual walked up to her.
"Maria." The man called.
"Yes Ben." She said not looking up from her laptop but she could tell from the voice.
"Victoria said you should go through this again. She spotted some errors from the other companies side but wants you to fix it." Ben said.
"Oh come Ben. Can't you do this for me?" She asked looking at him in his eyes. "I've got to pick up Jenna."
"Sorry but last time I checked I was Public Relations Manager and you were the Managing Director." Ben said. "And also our CEO VICTORIA gave me something else to do." He added stressing Victoria's names as he saw her walking to them.
She was average heighted woman. A beautiful face and generous endowment. With her Blonde hair and bluish eyes complimenting everything. But most importantly she was kind and patient.
"Thanks guys." She said giving Ben and Maria both a kiss on the cheek. "Just like back in college."
"Yess. How you'll leave the work for Maria and I to do and you go on parties." Ben said.
"That's a lie. I always came back with good working materials." Victoria said.
"Yeah, Ben. I wasn't parties." Maria said looking up at both of them.
"See." Victoria pointed out.
"It was to go on dates with Mark." Maria said.
Ben burst out laughing and Victoria slapped Maria playfully on her shoulder.
"I thought you were my best friend." Victoria said playfully annoyed.
"Last time I checked it was both of us." Ben said.
"Which is exactly why you guys are fit for the position. I couldn't ask for better." She said pulling Maria up and hugging both of them. "Now let's go. We have a meeting with the shareholders."
"Ugh!!!" They both groaned as they followed her. "I knew you couldn't just talk to us like that for no reason." They both said.
"That's mean." She said pouting like a little girl. "Don't worry I'll treat you guys later like last week and old days."
"Let's gooooo!!!" Ben said pulling Maria with them.
"You say it like you're the only one treating us. I did it on Sunday and Ben's turn is next week."Maria said laughing.
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Queen's Highschool
As Jenna and Jensen put their books in their lockers Jensen's phone rang.
He pulled it out from his pocket and saw who it was.
" 'My Love'." Jenna said in confusion.
" God. When did she change it." Jensen said picking up the call. "My sis." He whispered.
"Sí, la hermana mayor." Jensen said and paused. "Qué quieres decir con eso?."
Jenna looked at him as she translated it in her head. "Yes, big sis. What do you mean by that." She said imitating Jensen.
Jensen turned to her. His face serious and she froze.
'Did he hear me?' She asked herself.
"Ugh!!" He groaned before turning round and facing Jenna again.
Jenna could hear Mizuki's voice through the phone. Jensen mistakenly turned on the loud speaker.
"Sophie." Jensen said in a French accent whining.
"Gabriel." Mizuki replied with the same accent and whining like him.
"Mizuki."
"Kageru."
"Lara."
"Tiago."
"Seo-rin."
"Min-jun."
"Aitana."
"Mateo."
"Ruth!"
"Baby brother."
Jensen sighed. They usually called out all their names when one of them wanted something. Someone usually gave up when they hit the English name— Mizuki.
"Did you just call all your names."
Jensen heard James voice through the phone. "James beg her for me."
"No can do little man. I even tried to convince her for her good." James said.
"Kuso yarō." Jensen said feeling defeated.
"Did you call me 'asshole'?" James said. "Did he call me an asshole?" James asked Mizuki although he already knew the answer.
"Fine. I'll walk home." Jensen said.
"Thank you for understanding mi cariño. Love you baby bro." Mizuki said. Meet you at home."
"Alright. Love you too." He said hanging up.
Jensen sighed putting his phone in his pocket and looking at Jenna.
"So you're....."
Jenna was caught off by her ringing phone.
"Sorry. Hold that thought." She said taking her phone out and answering it.
"Hey mum." Jenna said.
"Hey sweetie. How was class?" Maria said.
"It was good. What happened?"
"Oh it's just that I'm not going to be able to pick you up. I've got extra work."
"Oh come on mum. Just ask Uncle Ben to fill in for you."
"I tried that but BEN won't help me." Maria stressed out his name.
"Hey! You say it like it's my fault." Ben said and Jenna heard him through the phone.
"Just joking."
"Oh and tell Jenna I said 'Hi'." Ben added.
"Mum."
"Jenna."
"Mummy."
"Sweetie."
"Mama."
"Baby."
"Mother."
"Daughter." Maria said. "I'm sorry. If there's anyone you should blame is Victoria."
"Ugh fine." Jenna said.
"You guys still do that?" Ben's voice was heard again through the phone.
"Greet Uncle Ben and Aunty Vicky for me and tell aunt Vicky that she owes me for this." Jenna said.
"Ok. You'll find something in the fridge." Maria said. "Love you sweetie."
"Yeah. Love you too." Jenna replied.
She hung up and looked at Jensen with sad eyes. He opened his arms and she got into them. He wrapped his arms around her and she screamed hitting his chest with her fists.
"So we both have a problem right." Jensen said.
Jenna nodded with her head still buried in his chest.
"We say it on three." Jenna said. "Three."
"I'm walking home." They both said.
The two paused and Jenna looked up at Jensen who looked down at her.
"Huh! At least we do it together." Jensen said as Jenna released herself from his arms and picked up his bag.
Just then a pair of earrings fell out of his bag.
She bent down and picked it up studying it.
"Damn it, Mizuki." Jensen cursed.
"These are for who?" Jenna asked showing him the earrings.
"They're for my sister. She said I should give them to the girl that made my day before the end of the week. I told her it was stupid, that no girl would want to talk to me. I didn't know she put them in my bag in the end." Jensen said taking the earrings.
He looked at them then handed them back to Jenna. "I guess that girl will be you."
Jenna blushed taking it. "Thank you. I like it it's very pretty and tell your sister I said that you."
Jensen nodded and smiled a bit. "Let go before it gets dark." He said to her.
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Jensen and Jenna walked down the street from school. They passed a few of their class mates as they were leaving. They were shot weird glances.
The only friendly reaction were from Andrea and a few girls that thought they looked like a couple.
"So... where do you live?" Jenna asked as they made a familiar bend.
"Blue March street." Jensen said as he kicked a stone.
"Really." Jenna said with excitement.
"No." He said sarcastically but she didn't grab on it fast enough. "I'm waiting to receive permission from the Indian government and my lovely best friend to live there."
Understanding what he just said, she frowned. "You jerk." She said before storming off.
"Wait. I'm just joking." He said trying to catch up to her.
She stopped abruptly and Jensen did his best not to slam into her. She turned round swiftly and her hair slapped him in the face.
She looked him in the eyes from a lower perspective. Her countenance serious.
Then in a flash, it changed into her most cutest face she had ever pulled for him.
"Ice cream." She said.
"Yeah right." He said stepping aside and continued walking.
"Oh come on Jen." She said.
It was her turn to follow him behind before catching up to him.
After a few more minutes of walking Jenna paused.
"Hold up." She said. "This is my stop."
Jensen looked behind her to see the same kind of duplex that lined almost all part of the street.
"This is your humble abode." Jensen said in a matter of fact tone. "Like mine."
He then pointed at one close to the end of the street that looked like hers.
"House 12. My own humble abode." He said.
Jenna smiled and her retuned it. He then turned to leave.
"Wait." She said.
Jensen paused and turned back to look at her with a look that said 'what is it?'.
"Your phone." She said as she put out her hand.
He gave her a look. "Just give me." She said more adamantly.
He took out his phone and unlocked it before giving it to her.
"Unlock it." She added.
"Look before you talk." He said.
She smiled shyly before typing something into his phone.
She handed him back his phone and began to walk inside.
He looked at his phone and saw her number saved as 'Jelly'.
"See you tomorrow Jensen." She said.
"That ice cream....." He began. "Remind me another time but not tomorrow." He added with a smile.
"Ok." She said bashfully. "And there's something I want to tell you but not yet."
"See you later, Jelly." He as walking off.
Jensen had a clue of what she wanted to tell him but kept it to himself.
He opened his front door with hie own key. He shut the door and took off his shoes at the entrance.
"I'm back." He said walking towards the stairs.
They entire place was dark and smelled like smoke and alcohol.
As he reached the entrance to the living room, he felt an odd chill run down his spine.
Then out of the corner of his eye he noticed a baseball bat coming down at his head. He knew he wasn't fast enough to dodge it since it was a sneak and he perceived it last.
Instead he dropped his head slightly and stiffened his neck lightly.
*Kyak*
The bat landed on his head and he stumbled forward.
A woman of about 35 to 40 emerged from the living room holding a bat in one hand and a bottle of alcohol in the other.
"You pussy. You're back huh." The woman said.
Her face could be seen, and Kageru and Mizuki look just like her. He black hair tied back into messy ponytail. Deep eye bags lined her eyes just like Kageru and Mizuki.
She adjusted the over sized t-shirt she was wearing to rest properly on her shoulder.
"Mum." Jensen said staggering back from her as she closed in.
He winced in pain as his head throbbed from his episode in class and the impact from the bat.
"Oh. Why don't you call me like you do huh? 'Aiko' or 'Hyun-ji'." She said.
She rushed at Jensen and grabbed his neck then slamming him to a wall.
She noticed the bandage on his head and a bright crimson that began to enlarge from a spot. Something flashed in her eyes but disappeared before Kageru could notice.
"What happened to you?" Aiko said motioning to his bandaged head.
"I had an episode in school." He said.
He didn't want to tell her the exact reason— more to say, he couldn't tell her.
He and his mother stopped being close not long after his father died. She treated him like trash but still showed Mizuki the love she always been showing.
"Huh!" She scoffed throwing him to the side. "An 17 year old boy like you losing to an old woman like me. Of course you'd lose to some lowlife shit bags. What a disgrace."
As she turned to leave the front door opened and Mizuki walked in.
"I'm back mummy." She said playfully.
Aiko smiled seeing her. It was like she was a two-faced coin.
"Welcome home sweet heart." She said walking to give her daughter a hug.
Mizuki looked over her shoulder and saw Kageru on the floor holding his neck.
"Oh come on mum. It's to early for this." She said gentle releasing from the hug.
"I didn't do anything. The little shit lost to some dirt bags in school." Aiko said giving way.
"You know for a very cultured lady you have a real bad mouth mum." Mizuki said kneeling beside Kageru.
"I know. It's the Americans." Aiko said. "Plus I can still whop you small ass anytime you say something like that again not jokingly." She added.
"Mummy my ass isn't small I'll have you know. It's quite perfect and shapely." She joked.
Aiko laughed as she walked to the kitchen. She dropped the bat at the entrance.
"Do be quick and come down." She said.
"Ok I'll take care of his wounds and come make dinner." She said helping Kageru up after checking his head.
"Don't worry I got that take care of." Aiko said.
"Really, thanks." Mizuki said as she took Kageru to his room.