My Listless Twin

6

"Hey Kiku !" A happy voice shouted running up and hugging the boy.

"Alfred-kun too tight !" Kiku shouted as he put him down.

"Sorry man, sometime I forget how strong I can be." Alfred chuckle . "But how are you."

"I'm fine Alfred-kun, let's go in the car people are staring at us."

"Alright !"

Once they were in the car the two was allowed to use their nation name.

"So Japan, how is the school thing going for ya?"

"It's doing fine, my citizens are a lot different than the last time I talked to them."

"Made any friends?"

"Two yes, America-kun why are you talking like you are a concern parent."

America smiled. "Because I want to meet your friend. "

"Please don't , one of them pray for a peaceful day and if you be there it will be much worse than it already is."

"So, is something going on with your friend that ruin his day or something?"

"Exactly, we're here America-kun. " The two took off their seat belt and walked to Kiku's home.

"Say Kiku?"

"Yes America-kun? "

"Don't you have homework to do?"

"Oh! Thanks for reminding me, can you help me with my English homework. "

"No problem! "

After dinner the two had to attend a meeting with their bosses, there have been some visa trouble for the pass couple of month. Also a visit was long over due.

"America." America's boss said. " Japan's boss and I have been talking, you see Japan been going to a normal human school to understand the youth in his country. I think it's best for you to do to that too."

Both America and Japan almost spit out their drinks. "What?" America said.

"You're going to a human school in September. "

America groan. "But.."

"No buts you are going to a school of my choice."

America mumble yes and turn to Japan. "I hope my school experience is as good as yours, but knowing my place it's going to be a wild ride."

Alfred slept over at Kiku's for the night, he was kind enough to make Kiku an American breakfast before he go.

"Good luck Kiku, tell me all about it when you come back !"

Kiku smiled and wave "I will Alfred-kun. "

" Good morning Tanaka-kun, Ohta-kun. " Kiku said sitting on his desk.

"Morning Kiku, did you had a nice day yesterday, you seem very happy."

He shook his head. "Just a friend from America visiting nothing special. "

"Oh, how is he?"

"Well, his kind of like Miyano, but he can be much more passionate when he want to be."

"I don't want to meet him." Tanaka said.

"It's ok Tanaka-kun I didn't want to either. He want to come by but I convince him not to. How was the trip with Miyano? "

"It was ok, but I don't think she will ever be listless."

Kiku looked over at his phone a text message from Alfred.

"Yo dude , your boss just told me you have to go to Italy. Good thing the meeting on Sunday huh?"

Kiku groan . "Why can't his boss just tell him, why did he have to go to Alfred. "

Ohta look over "something wrong Kiku?"

"No it's nothing, let's get the class shall we?"

Today, Tanaka's apprentice was being listless. Her spark in her eyes was gone to. Just like Tanaka.

"What's wrong with her?" Kiku asked

"No idea maybe something bothering her, no one can master the art of being listless in one day. Even I who have been listless for so long haven't master it yet."

Kiku can't help but to shiver. He don't want to see Tanaka at full listlessness.

When it was time for class Miyano was not there.

"Huh, where Miyano is she absent?"
The teacher asked as door open up.
"Oh Miyano you're late."

Miyano softly smiled ."I was waltzing with the north wind."

Kiku blinked. He felt like someone said something like that when he was late to the meeting , but instead of the North wind it was trolls.

After class the three spied on her ."Maybe she broke new grounds on her own." Tanaka said. "I'm her former master, but I think she is going in a different direction from mine."

"Yeah." The two said.

"I did love you." Miyano said looking at the wind "But you can no longer fill the void in my heart." She shook her head. "No..it's not your fault. I just started to feel like it wasn't enough. Thank you for everything. Bye"

The three bend down as she walked out. "I put the strawberry milk there because, I thought once she saw her favorite drink,she'd get excited."

"But she didn't ." Kiku added.

"She no longer the Miyano we once knew." Tanaka said.

"Well on the bright side she gotten the mature look she always wanted." Ohta said as Miyano drank black tea

The three followed her until she started to walk to a 'Do not enter' area.

"Wait Miyano-san" Kiku called out as Ohta picked up the girl. "You almost walked into that room."

"They should have put it down lower." Ohta said fixing the caution tape.

"She's pretty short there is no way she would have seen it." Tanaka said.

"Don't call her short that's rude." Ohta pointed out.

Miyano smiled widely. "Wow ! Thank you Tanaka-san, Ohta-kun and Kiku-kun I have more respect for you three now."

"What do you mean?" Kiku asked

"Well you know how mascot are so small right , smaller than normal people but I been thinking what if it was some kind of force that will take over the world. I thought I was the only one who can save humanity, but then I realized it's just short people inside."She said brightly .

The three stare at her. The whole new level of listlessness was all because she was worried.

"Oh." Tanaka said "you look so natural at being listless, I thought you'd master the skill, but I guess not."

"Yeah,it was like you were a complete different person." Ohta said.

"Listless? Me?" Miyano asked pointing at herself. "Like you, master?"

"Actually, I believe you exceeded Tanaka, Miyano-san. " Kiku said.

"Huh?"

"You didn't realize?"

Miyano step back away from them . "I've wasted it." She turned and ran "I'll create something new to stress over and try again !"

That's more like the Miyano we know." Tanaka said.

The two nodded.

The next day when Kiku came to school he saw Ohta and Tanaka staring at Tanaka's locker. "What is it?" He asked as he looked inside .
A letter of challenge was inside. Excitement bubbles inside Kiku, A letter of challenges! When was the last time he saw that !