Me and them

Chapter 11 "Mommy?"

Rachael's POV

It's been a week since the incident and everything seems to be turning out as usual. Though Gave was sticking to me like glue and wound follow me everywhere. This caused my brother's fan girls giving me deathly and hateful stares.

Currently, I am with the other guys eating lunch in the secret garden awkwardly. The atmosphere was so intense that I even chocked when I ate my bento so fast. Everyone quickly panicked and was trying to find water, but apparently they were all beaten to a pulp.

"Here. Geez sis, slow down will you." Gave hand me a bottle of water, "Oh look, you have some rice stuck on your cheeks." He leaned forward and licked the crumbs off my face. He just smirked mischievously and winked at me. I just gave him a blank stare.

"You could have just wiped it off, or I could just do it myself. Geez, you know teasing me like this won't work." I said in a monotone.

"You can't just act like that when someone harassed you!" Rick scolded, holding both of my cheeks. Then suddenly I heard plates getting broken and someone was shouting while Rick took me at the edge of the garden to scold me. I didn't listen to what Rick was blabbering, instead I took a peek at the grumbling noise. Xerxes was holding emotionless Gave's collar and shaking him violently while Cesar plugged his earphones on, Rey was having a tantrum, and Bryle was trying to calm Xerxes.

I looked back at Rick only to find him starting at me, not talking anymore, he sigh. "You sure are a handful kid." He stroke his dyed blond hair. "Come." He offered his hand, but I just gave him a questioning stare. "Don't worry. Let's just go somewhere nice, okay?" He giggle. I just nodded and grabbed his hand.

He took his phone out of his pocket and typed something. He lead me to the front gates where a dark blue sports car was waiting. "Hop in." He opened the door for me.

"Where are we going? Are you intending to skip class?" I crossed my arms, he just laughed awkwardly and patted my head.

"Don't worry sweetie, mommy got it covered." He winked. I just sighed and took his offer and went inside the car. He then start the car. It didn't took long when we reached our destination. The mall.

"The mall? What are we gonna do here?" I asked, not to mention we're still in our uniforms.

"Mommy just wanna have some time with you." He smile then dragged me to a near store. He was really like a mom trying to have some 'mother and daughter time' together, I giggled at the idea. He made me wear various dresses and other girly clothes at every boutique we went to. He was really cheerful as he points at random things.

"Let's take a break, shall we?" I looked back at him and smiled. About time, I was dying here, my legs are about to give up on me. I just gave him a weak smile and nodded. We entered a nearby cafe and ordered some snacks and refreshments.

I keep on glancing at Rick who was happily eating his cookies, "For real, why do you wanna hang out in the first place?" He slowly glanced at me, crumbs all over his face. "Geez, look at you, so dirty." I giggled while wiping his face with my handkerchief.

Rick's POV

"For real, why do you wanna hang out in the first place?" Out of nowhere Rachael asked, I secretly gulped and tried to face her. This girl really is snoopy. "Geez, look at you, so dirty." She giggled and wiped my face. I didn't moved nor said anything, I was just looking at her. She was about to retrieve her hand back when I immediately grabbed it.

"You wanna know why I took you out right?" I gently placed a kiss at the back of her hand, "Simple, I just want you all for myself." I grinned. "Wandered how I got my motherly character? My mom was very ill when I was young. My father didn't gave much attention to me and my mother, thus mother's illness wasn't really taken care of. As a child, I took care of mother. I would always ask her instructions on how to do chores and I even asked her some recipes. After my mother died, I devoted myself from taking care of everyone who is dear to me, so they won't end up like my mother." As I was recalling memories of the past, I kept my eyes closed while still holding on Rachael's hand.

"I see." I opened my eyes, seeing a Rachael smiling genuinely, she pat my head. "Base on your story, you haven't felt such a mother's love and affection. You were the one giving it, but you yourself haven't felt it since you lost your mother at a young age." I felt liquid flows down my cheeks. She took her hand off from my grasp to wipe the tear off my cheek. "When you're with me, you can drop the motherly act and just be who you wanna be around me." She smiled brightly. Same like the smile my mother gave me when she pat my head and said 'Great job, you definitely taken care of mother, but mother won't be here always. So, you should find someone who would take care of you on mother's place, okay?'

"M-mom?" Tears finally got its way from my eyes. She was a bit shocked but gave me a 'huh?' look. "You're right, I also long for a mother's affection despite of my motherly demeanor. Can you be my mom?" Shock was all over her face, but she smiled anyways.

"A-ah, y-yeah." I was back to my high spirits and clenched her hand.

"Then I'll call you 'mom' or 'mommy' from now on!"

"M-me?" She pointed herself. I nodded in respond.

"Let's go! I wanna shop more with mom!" I dragged her out of the cafe and started to point at different stores.

I'm so happy! I finally have a new mom! Just like what mom said, I should find someone who could take care of me in mother's place. And I finally found her! Though, is that what mom really meant? Hm, dunno. As long I have my new mom I'm all good!

Rachael's POV

Okay, I'm a bit startled about what's happening. I'm Rick's new mom? More to my surprise, he keeps on dragging me from stores to stores and calling me 'mom' or 'mommy' out loud, making everyone around us look at us suspiciously while others find it gross. C'mon! All I said was to drop his motherly act and be who he wants to be, not be his new mom! I understand that, why he keeps acting like a worried mom is because through this, he can remember his mom or something, but I'm really flattered as he wants me to be his mom.

Though, seeing him all cheerful and, not his usual stiff and worrisome motherly act makes me smile. Well, at least he can be who he wants to be right?

I sigh. This is just too much. I plan to have a child 10 years from now with the person I choose to be with till death do us part. But I guess I can work with this.

Now if I look at Rick who is cheerfully dragging me around, he looks cute.

Just like a little kid, who's having fun with her mother. Ah~I'm so lucky I still have my mom.