Newt and I set our parents inside before walking back out to the others. Gabby, Kokoro and Hazumi standing together. “Thank you for everything, all the help I mean but I’m afraid this is where we part ways, you see Kokoro here heard about a job in Alfheim” Gabby said with a smile. “Oh, do you need help getting there?” I said holding up the hammer with a smile, “No, thanks, though I found this in Loki’s pockets,” Kokoro sasid holding up a small blue cube. “Bye Lazareth and Kumin!” Kokoro, Gabby, and Hazumi all said in unity and teleported away.
Meanwhile Kumin’s brother walked off hearing something. “Mother is that you?” He said as a rather tall woman walked out from behind the corner. It was none other than the Goddess Freja. My mouth dropped, she must've been the third quote on quote “astroid” I saw.
Kumin jumped for joy when she saw Freja. “Mother!” she yelled, holding my hand and practically dragging me over to the Goddess. My face turned a bit red, “H-hello m-ma’am” I said nervously. “Mother this is my…” she paused thinking “Boyfriend!” she shouted, kissing my cheek after. Freja chuckled a bit “Is that so?” The Goddess said, smiling at me.
After a bit of talking, and my parents waking up, we decided to let Freja, Kumin, and her brother stay in our home with us. This is I suppose the beginning of a new relationship, for me at least, and the end of our little adventure. For now….
A couple weeks pass by and life is in no way the same. I flinch easily when someone so much as pokes me, Kumin and her brother, whom I still don't know the name of, have been living with us, and my brother moved out finally going off to college. Speaking of Kumin, I have decided to make our relationship official. I’ve sadly enough gotten to the point kids call me the quiet kid in school. Speaking of school, Kumin loves highschool, she says it’s a great experience of being normal and all.
I wake up the next morning next to Kumin, my eyes barely open. “Kumin… you know you have your own room now right?” I say with a groggy voice. “Mphm…” Kumin groans, staying sound asleep. I chuckle and get up out of bed holding my hand out, Mjollnir flows right into my hand coming from off the toilet seat. I look at the hammer smiling “good meow meow” I say, treating it like a dog, followed by a chuckle, because I can’t pronounce Mjollnir. I walk into the bathroom, do what I need to do and walk out stretching. Walking into the dining room seeing my mom, I set Mjollnir down next to the counter. “Dad already at work?” I ask, shoving toast in my mouth. “Mhm… where’s Kumin?” she asked me in return. “Upstairs still sleeping… was gonna wake her but she was so cute laying there.” I say smiling. “Still sneaking into your room to sleep huh? That girl really loves you…” My mom says with a smirk. “Seems like it mom…” my smile grows brighter, as Kumin jumps from the railing on the stairs kissing my cheek. “Ready Laza?” She asked me already, carrying both her backpack and handing me mine. I merely nod in agreement.
On the bus ride to school Kumin, filled with excitement, looks out the window bouncing in her seat barely able to contain herself, I chuckle looking over, “Babe… normally people don’t like highschool and dread it…” She turns to me, hugging me tightly. “I know I know, but you know I’m not used to doing normal teen stuff…” I look over at Kumin’s brother, whom I finally found out the name of from Kumin blurting it out, he seems to be sitting at the back alone. “Oliver… you good?” I ask him curiously. “Hm? Yeah just fine…” he scoffs and looks out the window. “Okayyyy.” I say turning back to Kumin. “Don’t mind him, he’s just cranky…” Kumin says, sticking her tongue out at her brother, I chuckle a bit, smiling at her before kissing her softly on the cheek.
Once we arrive at school Kumin and I walk off holding hands, I’ll spare you the details of how I got her to calm down. “Remember Kumin, you can’t follow me until lunch and Biology..” I say holding her shoulders smiling. “I know Laza… We have different classes” She says rolling her eyes kissing my lips then running off.
I begin walking to History and I see Oliver talking to another boy, I walk up to the two thinking I have time before I have to get to class. “Hey Oliver!” I say waving. “Gah~! A little warning Lazareth!” He yells at me then turns to the boy. “Sorry, just barely see you at school man…” I say tilting my head. “Who’s this Oli?” The boy next to Oliver says. “Oh, he’s um…” Oliver gets nervous. “I’m his sister’s boyfriend!” I say thinking I’m being helpful. “Yeah that…” Oliver says walking away, the boy follows. I shrug my shoulders and continue to HIstory.
Along came lunch and I’m sitting with a bunch of my friends, Kumin clinged to my side. I’m trying to focus on what my friends are saying, my food, and what Kumin is saying to me. But I can’t, I see Oliver and that boy. The two are oddly close… Then I see it, the boy puts his hand on Oliver’s hand and Oliver freaks out and his face turns red. Then I feel a tugging on my sweater. “Hm? What?” I say out of confusion shaking my head, and just like that Oliver and the boy are gone.
“You ok Laza?” Kumin asks concern all over her face. “Hm.. I'm fine, just confused…” I reply smiling at her. “About…?” She asks gently, putting her hand on my cheek. “Oh um..” I flashback to the way Oliver was acting before History. “Just HIstory…” I don't want to tell Kumin as it’s not my business to say anything about him. “Hm..” she says, squinting her eyes, I gulp. “Okay!” she said, hugging me.
Biology, last class of the day and coincidentally the only class I have with both Kumin and Oliver. I sit between them because neither of them focus enough to understand. Kumin is always looking and staring at me and talking to me. And Oliver is always, now that I think about it looking at that boy. I’ll ask him about it after school. “Oh yeah!” I say out loud. “Lazareth! Why are you interrupting?!” The teacher says. I chuckle nervously “Sorry Mr. Klocks, I was just thinking out loud…” I say nervously.
“Kumin, Oliver, My mom wanted y’all to have these in case of emergency” I whisper handing phones to them. Kumin looks at it in awe seeing my number, and I immediately feel my pocket vibrate. Oliver looks at it, then at the boy, and back down at the phone.
Once the bell rings Mr. Klocks looks at me “Lazareth, is everything alright… and Mrs. Kumin the bell has rung, he will see you at the bus go on” he says as Kumin nods and walks out. “Yeah what would make you ask Mr. Klocks?” I say smiling nervously. “Nothing, you just seem distracted…” He says squinting at me. “Nope everythings fine…” I say rushing out.
I see that boy again, I walk up to him. “Hey! Ummm…” I say trying to remember his name from a yearbook. “Um Tyler right?” I ask hoping I got it right. “Yeah, whatcha need Lazareth?” He responds, I get happy I got the name right. “Please call me Laza… and here” I hand him a slip of paper with Oliver’s phone number on it. “Uh… thanks i guess” Tyler says confused.
I then rush on the bus next to Kumin and sit down, looking at Oliver who looks to be texting someone. I smile and look out the window puting my arm around Kumin who is now resting her head on my shoulder.
