Neighbor (OhnoxOc) 17
A/N: So, finally Chapter 17. Sorry for the sudden disappearance. Really sorry guys. But your comments and delicious virtual cookies had kept me alive and writing! So, arigatou~ Enjoy.
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Chapter 17
“ What are you doing? ” Juri asked, yawning. It was 8:00 am in the morning. Not just any morning, a Sunday morning. That is the day where she sleeps in. And waking up earlier than 10:00 is a wrong thing to do. “It‘s a Sunday. Go back to sleep Satoshi..” Juri closed her door.
Ohno stood there blank. Did she just casually tell him to go and closed the door in front of him? Oh, yes, she just did. That left him speechless. Ohno knocked on her door. Juri opened it. “ Oh.. You came back..” She could barely open her eyes. Ohno stared from top to bottom. “ Oh.. Sorry.. I’m not descent now..” She leaned on her door, looking very tired and sleepy.
She was in her skimpy mid-thigh shirt and slippers. “ What the hell brought you here early this morning?” She pinched her cheeks. “ Ah.. About that. You see, this is regarding what happened a week ago at the coffee shop..”
“Yes.. And..?”
“ Are you listening? Because you seem to be drifting to sleep as I talk.”
“Ah, gomen, just to tired… Come on in..” Juri open her door wider and invited him in. She walked in , leaving him at the door. “Ouch!” Juri squeaked. “Juri-chan?” Ohno asked for her in a worried tone. “Oh, it’s okay.. I bumped into my wall..” She answered from inside laughing. “Come in.. I‘ll make some cereal.. I mean, coffee… or would you prefer eggs? Oh, what I meant was tea..” She mumbled from the kitchen. “Ah.. It’s okay. I’m fine.” Ohno answered. Better nothing than watching you burn yourself making me tea or anything.. Ohno laughed at his own joke.
“Okay.. Orange juice it is!” She declared. “What? I didn’t say Orange juice Juri..” Ohno sighed. He walked into her kitchen to find her sleeping at the kitchen counter. He chuckled. “You‘re so reckless… You can‘t just invite some guy in and sleep everywhere!” He scolded. Not like she was listening anyways.. He sat across her, watching her sleep.
“Oi.. Isn‘t it cold? Wear something descent next time. Don‘t just walk around in a skimpy shirt unless you want to catch a cold..” Ohno poked her cheeks. “Mmm..” Juri nodded. “Still sleeping?” Ohno looked around her living room. Although it was empty, it was messy. There were papers, documents and books everywhere. Her laptop was still logged in and her printer was beeping. Her life was pretty much hectic from the way he’d saw it. He turned and looked at Juri. Is that why she’s so tired? Ohno rested his head on his arms, his face was facing Juri, who was sleeping soundly. “Oyasumi..” He patted her head.
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Her legs felt cold and her arms were numb. She slowly opened her eyes, as she adjusted her legs. Oh my.. It’s so cold.. She sniffed. Her blurry vision had turned into a ball of blackness… What is.. That..? She sat up still and adjusted herself. Her eyes widened when she saw Ohno sleeping in front of her. “SATOSHI?!!” She fell off her chair. Ohno’s eyes snapped open. “W-wha? What?! Im up!” He looked around. “Juri?” He can’t seem to find her. For a moment there, he thought he heard her voice.
Juri hurriedly stood up. “How did you get in here?” She placed her hands on her hips. She looked behind him - where her living room was - and it was a mess. “Aargh! My house is a mess!” She walked to her living room. “ Ahh! I’m not descent and you’re In here??! Arghh!!!” She ran into her room. Wow.. She sure reacts fast. Maybe she’s fully awake now.. Ohno looked around scratching his head. How long had he been asleep? He glanced at the wall clock. 11:30 a.m. He slept that long?
Juri came out with a robe around her. “How the hell did I let you in?” She sighed. “You were half asleep.. And you told me to come in and asked if I wanted eggs or cereal, but then you changed it to coffee or tea.” Ohno laughed remembering it. “I did?” Juri blushed. “I guess it’s okay if it’s Satoshi-san… I don’t think I can trust any other guy in my house… ” Juri walked into the kitchen and poured milk into her favorite mug. “Milk?” Juri asked. “No thanks. I good.” Ohno smiled.
“What brings you here?” Juri asked, sipping her milk. “About that day in the coffee shop..” Ohno mumbled. “Coffee shop?” Juri tilted her head. “Oh, you mean when I found out your identity?” Juri asked. “Hai.” Ohno nodded. “What about it?” Juri asked. “Are you mad because I lied?” Ohno pouted. “No I wasn‘t. I wouldn’t care even if you were a prince. I don‘t take interest actually…” Juri took another sip of her milk.
“But.. Why didn‘t you pick up my calls or reply my texts?” Ohno asked, concerned. “Chotto..” Juri took her phone which was in her room and came out. “Oh, it’s been dead for 3 days.. But I charged it. I placed it on silent mode because I don’t want to be disturbed.” She answered. “Ah…” Ohno nodded. “65 missed calls… 13 messages..? Wow.. You sure tried your best to contact me huh? I don‘t remember getting this number of calls from one person.” Juri giggled. Ohno blushed. He called that much?
“There, that‘s settled. Is there anything else you wanted to say?” Juri leaned on the kitchen counter. “Um.. I wanted to say sorry.. And to make it up to you … I thought we could paint your house!” Ohno smiled. “Paint my house? Why would you want to paint my house?” Juri raised an eyebrow. “To say sorry. Come on.. It’ll be fun! I got the stuff we need ready!” Ohno said cheerfully.
“Uhmm.. I don‘t know.. This is very troubling.. Anyways, my house is a mess..” Juri sighed. “I don‘t think..” Juri looked over at Ohno who is pouting. How could she say no this time? “We can paint..” She sighed. “Yatta~” Ohno cheered. “But only if you help me clean up in the living room…” Juri snapped her fingers. “Okay…” Ohno answered. “Well.. I‘ll take my shower.. You…do whatever you want till then” Juri walked into her room.
“Hai!” Ohno answered as she shut her door. He looked walked around Juri’s house. Well, avoiding the chaotic living room of course. And that only led him to the kitchen and the other 2 available rooms. He hovered to the first room. He slowly pushed the door open. It was an empty room, but it had boxes in them. Then he walked to the other room , which seems to be the master bedroom. Eyh..? She’s not using the master bedroom as her bedroom? Ohno thought. He slowly opened the door towards the master bedroom.
As the door slowly opened, Ohno saw a glimpse of light. He opened it wider, to find , it was a library. “A mini library?” Ohno chuckled. “As.. Expected of nerdy girl… hahaha..” Ohno closed the door behind him and sat on her office chair. It was a clean and organized room. She had her own work or was it a study table in it. Her book shelf was floor-to-wall high kind of a book shelf. Ohno was in awe seeing the room which was filled with books. “There must be at least hundreds of book in here!” He looked around and found the books are organized alphabetically.
“She arranged all this?” He gasped. “ I wonder if there is Arashi in here…” Ohno looked around, trying to find anything regarding Arashi in her collection. But, no luck. “Maybe she wasn’t much of a fan.. Hmm.. Oh! Maybe Ohno Satoshi!” He hovered around the books to look for his name. Nothing . Non. His name was no where to be found. “ All her books are politics… novels.. Dictionaries… bla..bla..bla..” He yawned. “ How Lam- ” But a title cought his eye. He walked towards it and pulled it out. The book entitled, ‘FREESTYLE by Ohno Satoshi’ . His eyes widened as his mouth formed a smile. “Well.. She does have a good choice in books…hehe..”
“What are you doing?!” The door swung open, causing a loud slam. It startled Ohno, making him dropped the book onto the floor. “S-s-ss..sumimasen!!!!” He apologized. “Hahah sorry, just felt like scaring you!” Juri burst out laughing. Ohno frowned. “Well, congrats, you startled me!” He placed his hands on his hips. “What’re you reading?” Juri walked towards him. Peeking the book he was holding. “Oh nothing.. Just..” Ohno placed the book in front of her face. “My FREESTYLE photo book~” He grinned. “I never knew you were a fan of me~”
“Im not a fan.”
“Oh..”
“I just bought that book to see your art. As you call yourself, an Artiste~” Juri said.
“You put up a library in you master bedroom?”
“Yea, All of these are my collection since my childhood~”
“Sugoii… All these dictionaries and stuff?” Ohno awed. “Is that a German book?” He pointed.
“Yeap! Did I mentioned I speak 9 different languages?”
“Sugoi…”
“I know! Now, let‘s get back to our cleaning~”
“Why‘re you so happy all of a sudden? Weren‘t you grumpy this morning?”
“I had my sleep~”
“Right…I’m sure you did.”
“By the way, what‘s with the 65 missed calls??”
“Ah.. I was.. Umm.. Don’t ask!” Ohno blushed and looked away as he walked out the room.
“Why‘re you blushing?”
“I’m not!”
“Whatever…”
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Thanks for reading guys! Well, starting from next chapter, well get closer to Juri’s past and family relations and her life. So, please be patient! :D