Eternal Love

CHAPTER 20: Sailing the ships (part 4)

Ei's POV:

Where am I? This is not my... apartment.  

"Good afternoon, Ei. Did you sleep well?" 

"O-oh, Miko," I said, "you surprised me." She giggled and said, "Oh, did I? I apologize." "I guess I fell asleep. What time is it?" I asked. "It's 1 p.m., they're still here," she replied. "Go grab your lunch at the table; you're the only one who hasn't eaten."

This is embarrassing. I mean, how could I have just fallen asleep, isn't it kind of.... rude?

I went outside the room with Miko and I went straight ahead to the dining table. The lunch was braised meet. The aroma was so good and it made me so hungry. The others were playing card games and gossiping, and even flirting. 

There was also some dessert. It's... dango! My favorite! 

"Do you like it?" Miko inquired. "It's delicious," I said. "I'm delighted you like it; I was concerned you wouldn't," she chuckled. "Oh, I'm sure anything you cook will be delicious and amazing," I told her.

She... blushed? "Y-you flatter me, thank you for the compliment," she said, still blushing. Is there something wrong with what I said? Oh.... oh! Did she misunderstood it?!

"I-I don't mean that as a kind of... flirtation," I said. "Oh dear, and here I was thinking you were actually flirting with me, I mean... I would flirt back," she winked at me before walking on to the others.

I w-wouldn't dare to flirt with my driver's niece! And she's my friend! Yes, a friend, nothing more. Don't be ridiculous, Ei.

"I really thought you were flirting with her," Zhongli said. "I w-would not!" I replied. He chuckled, "So... is this the right time to talk about your situation? "We're alone here at the table and they are busy chattering," he said.

I told him everything that had happened. "I see. Will you be okay with the second plan of yours?" he asked. "I will be, don't worry about it," I replied. "Well, if you need any help, you can just ask us," he said. "I will. Thank you, Zhongli. I appreciate it, "I replied. He then left to join the others, while I was still eating.

*

I finished eating and joined them. They were seated on the floor in a circle formation. Ayaka called me to sit down beside her. "We're now going to play a game. Truth or Dare! "Ayaka said.

"These will be the rules. If you choose the truth and can't answer it, you will be punished. If you pick a dare and you can't do it, you will be forced to drink, "Ayaka explained. Drink in the afternoon? Are they insane? That is not healthy.

There was a bottle in the middle, and Ayaka spun it. The bottle pointed at Yanfei. 

"Truth or Dare," said Ayaka. Hu Tao chose to dare. "Hmm, hold hands with Yanfei for the entire game," Ayaka said. This caused Hu Tao and Yanfei to blush. I chuckled quietly because they were so cute.

Hu Tao then spun the bottle and it landed to Lumine. "Truth or Dare," Hu Tao asked. "Truth," said Lumine. "Is there anyone you like?" Hu Tao smirked. 

"Hmm, I don't like them yet, but I am quite interested in them," said Lumine. "Dumbass, tell us who it is," said Miko. "Yoimiya from Class C," Lumine replied.

I quickly looked at Ayaka, and her face... was not good. She had sadness in her eyes. She was hurt, but she still tried to maintain her smile. Hu Tao had a confused look, so did Miko and their friends. Was Lumine lying?

Lumine spun the bottle and it landed on Yanfei. Yanfei chose truth. "Oh-ho, this is interesting. Hmm..... Will you accept it if Hu Tao confesses to you? "asked Lumine. Yanfei blushed really hard, "I-I don't know." I am not sure about it yet. Besides, s-she is still my..."

"My?" said the others. "My s-suitor," said Yanfei. Their jaws dropped, except for Miko and Zhongli. Of course, they were the reason for it.

"Well, that was surprising," Venti laughed. Yanfei then spun the bottle and it landed on Xiao. Xiao chose dare, and he was dared to kiss Venti.

They kissed and they squealed because of it. Xiao spun the bottle and it landed on Sara. Oh, this will be interesting.

Sara went for the dare, and Xiao... He has a devilish smirk on his face. "Kiss the person to your right on the cheek," Xiao said. Kokomi sat next to Sara. Sara, like Kokomi, blushed profusely. Sara has no choice but to do it because, as far as I know, she despises drinking.

Sara then immediately kissed Kokomi on the cheek, and Kokomi blushed heavily. She currently has the appearance of a tomato. I laughed hard as a result of that, and I swear I felt like someone was staring at me. I shrugged it off because I couldn't see anyone staring at me.

Sara then spun the bottle, but she was still blushing. The bottle landed on Gorou. He chose truth. "Will you let Itto pet your hair if he asked you to?" said Sara. Gorou blushed really hard. His hair was really fluffy. I, too, wanted to pet his hair.

"I-i would," he replied, looking down. He was clearly embarrassed. Itto just laughed and patted Gorou's head. "How about Ei? Ei really wants to pet your hair," Ayaka laughed. I laughed too and just denied it. Gorou replied with a yes. 

And again, I felt someone is staring at me intensely. 

Gorou then spun the bottle. The bottle landed on Kokomi. I was shocked that she chose to dare.

"K-kiss the cheek of the tallest man here," said Gorou. Ayaka asked Zhongli and Itto to stand up, and Itto was taller than Zhongli. Kokomi then approached Itto and kissed him on the cheek. We were all wondering why Gorou dared Kokomi that. I glanced at Sara and she wore a poker face, but it was clear that there was rage in her eyes. She's envious.Kokomi went back to her seat, which is beside Sara. I noticed Kokomi cast a glance at Sara and... she smiled a little.

Oh, it was their plan. The plan was to make Sara jealous. Pft, how sneaky. Well, their plan worked. However, it was clear from the expression on Gorou's face that he, too, wished to kiss Itto on the cheek.

A/N:

Hello! Did you enjoy this chapter? Actually I got this idea from my experience, lol. I wish you like it! 

However, I want to explain something regarding Saiguu's job. I reread the chapters and in one chapter I said Saiguu has a small grocery.

Saiguu has a different job which is like a secretary in a company. She has high income there because she is the CEO's secretary. She started a small grocery as an additional money from it. That is all! Thank you!