DUO V

Chapter 1

Makoto's POV

So strange. The sky wasn't shining like it usually does. Around here, it's very rare for clouds to take over the sky.

Was it cause it's Autumn? Sure Autumn is the season of rain, but it normally doesn't have clouds with nothing. It didn't seem to rain. It was just white cumulus clouds covering the blue sky. Weather here is weird.

Hi, the name's Makoto. I'm a sixteen year old teenager who's returning to school after summer break. Summer wasn't really that fun. Since Tatsuya working all summer, I really had no one to hang out with. The girls.. eh it's scary hanging out with them.. I mean I don't mind hanging out with Yumiko and Hikari but I just get nervous around them since they don't know what to talk about, and neither do I.
So the whole summer, I stayed inside my room playing some random games online. I tried to create a Sword Art Online MMORPG game but it didn't work so I had to discard the file. Making games isn't easy as making food.

My mother and father abandoned me when I was 7. So I really had no family. But I did have my sister. She stays with me cause she didn't like our parents either.
Miyuki Hizaru, that's my older sister. She was abandoned too at age 7. Right now, she 26 years old and lives with me. Ah, I love my sis. Don't get me wrong, I love my sister as family.

"Why are you so quiet? Speak already, you're making this walk awkward."

I got punched so I pretty much know who said that, Yumiko.

"Alright, alright. How was everyone's summer break?"

"Mine was pretty fun, I got to go to an Anime Con. Hehe, I cosplayed as Akame from Akame Ga Kill. I really did look so much like her."

"Yeah, I went there for a break from work. I saw Hikari. She really did look like her. Check it out."

Tatsuya brought out his Droid X2 phone and went to the gallery section.

"W-wait! You were there too?! Where were you?"

Tatsuya blinked a couple of times.
"You didn't see a guy who looked like Haru from Rave Master ask to take some pictures?"

"What's Rave Master?"

"..."

I expected she knew.. She loves anime. I guess she doesn't know some old anime like Fushigi Yuugi or Voltes V.

"Anyways.. here. Look at them."

Yumiko held the phone and swiped to every picture.
Hikari looked exactly like Akame. For second, I thought she was Akame.

"Nice Hikari, even her cup size looks like Akame.. impressive. "

"Don't bring that up Yumiko!"

"Shut it you!"

I closed my eyes as I saw a fist heading towards my face. But I felt nothing. I opened my eyes and got a poke on my cheek.

"Owwy.. you can't just bring up girl cup sizes. It's awkward."

"A-agreed."

Hikari was facing us with her back. I saw the reflection of her on every glass map of bus routes. She was messing with her chest.
Girls.. so strange. Which is why I am scared of these two.

Tatsuya took back his phone.

"I wouldn't look any further back.. that's some private stuff."

He quickly put his phone in lock down mode and placed it in his pocket.

"You're lame for that. I bet there are some dirty pictures of those cheerleaders."

"No! Don't even bring that u-"

"Come on. Admit it. You know those cheerleaders always come after you when you finish a game. None of the other boys get to see any of the girls, not even Makoto."

"Mhm.. mhm.. wait what?"

"Forget it. Still, you can already say it's them."

Tatsuya sighed.
"Believe what you want."
He started to close his eyes as he walked.

I didn't catch what they were talking about but I wouldn't care less.

"Hikari, you okay?"

"Y-yes.. i-is it true I have her s-size?"

"D-don't bring that up.. remember I am a guy. We get bad images from those kinds of stuff. I try to prevent it from happening so please don't bring it up."

"R-right. I'm sorry."

We stopped walking.

"It's not time for us to rush so let's get something to eat. I'll pay."

"Sounds good. Go ahead and get us something."

Yumiko pushed me inside the restaurant and dragged everyone to a table.

I was pushed so hard. I accidentally bumped into someone. I caught her in time before I hit the floor.

A-are you okay?"

The girl had light brown hair and sparkling brown eyes. She wore our school uniform so I suppose she's a student but I never seen her before.

" Oui. . Je vais bien. . Merci beaucoup. ."

Another language! I never heard it before. It doesn't sound anything Asian so it must be a European Language, but what?

"O-okay, I am. Worry is no need."

Sounds like an European Accent. I didn't know what to do.

"I ask, shall order we?"

"We shall. Thank you."

I pulled her up to balance. She's so light I almost made her fall forward but I'm glad I figured out she's light before I yanked. We walked up to the cashier.

"Yes, may we please have three dishes escabeche and one of everything. Um.. asked have I not. Your name?"

She looked at me with confusion.

"Speak English fluent not.
Si vous avez demandé mon nom , mon nom est Isabelle Garcia."

This is gonna be difficult. My phone doesn't have a translator so I can not translate. I never knew we would have a foreign student here in Kyoto. But our school is international.. may be we can find a translator.

" Isabelle Garcia ? La princesse Isabelle Garcia ? !"

What, the cashier too? Hopefully he understands..

"You there! Do you not know who this is?"

"Uh.. no not really.. you se-"

I was cut off.

"It's Princess Isabella Garcia! Ms. Princess of France!"

"Eh?!?!?"