Strike Zone!

Chapter 3: Bacon

As of 7:30 am, Saturday. Hikari got an unexpected visitor today.

          "Help me get up." the girl added.

Hikari is stunned, but as soon as she realized, she complied.

          "My goodness, what happened to you? I thought you are dead!"

          "I'm Eiko."

          "Huh? Wha-what? Oh, I'm Hikari."

Hikari then asisted Eiko on standing upright. Now that she is seemingly standing upright, Hikari let go of her hold on Hikari.

Eiko fell down to earth once more like a pasta.

          "Ahh! I'm sorry! I thought you are already good to walk! I apologize!", Hikari apologized to Eiko. But it looks like Eiko doesn't need it at all.

          "Just put me in the sofa and I will sleep again ok?"

          "Uhmmm... sure, but after I tend after your wounds ok?"

Eiko nods silently. Her long bangs on her hair follows swiftly.

Hikari then sets off to get her first aid to clean her face and stich her wounds. She thought it's the only way she can help Eiko in any way posible, and possibly make up for what she has done. 

But before she got midway on her trail, Eiko cut her short.

          "I want bacon for breakfast."

          "Huhh? You're hungry?"

Once again, she nods silently.

Even though Hikari is quite surprised on Eiko's bossy nature, she cant help but understand. They are both hungry.

She went first to get the first aid kit, and then she comes back to Eiko, who is slumping in the sofa.

          "Where's the bacon?"

          "Oh, that! Well I'll mend to your wounds first before I cook it-"

          "I'm hungry."

          "I know, me too. But priorities first. I have to clean your wo-"

          "I refuse to comply."

          "What are you saying? If I left it like that it will really hurt-"

          "Medicine are used for treating wounds."

          "Wha-what? Yes of course. What is your poi-"

          "Medicine are bitter."

          "Uhmm, so wha-"

          "I hate bitter things."

          "So...."

          "If I were to choose first, I'll choose the alternative. So let me have bacon."

Hikari is flat out surprised. She never met a kid this weird before that she gives a royalty vibe, but still being childish from the way she talks. She knew that this talk is pointless, so she left the first aid kit then went straight to the refrigerator.

Oh no, she's out of bacon.

Hikari is feeling tense all of a sudden. She dont know how to stop this kid's rambling about medicine anymore, and so she went back to Eiko, even after knowing the consequences behind it.

          "Uhmmm, Eiko? About the bacon..."

Eiko looks directly at Hikari. It send down a chill in Hikari's spine.

         "You see, I'm all out of bacon. If you want to have eggs for breakfast I can provide some?"

Eiko let out a deep sigh.

          "Looks like my favorable option is null, alright."

          "Alright! We finally agreed on something. I'll prepare it, just wai-"

          "Please treat my wounds."

Hikari once more is surprised.

           "Wh-why the sudden change of heart? Do you have no apetite for breakfast anymore?"

           "Your priority is treating my wounds, but mine is bacon. I lost my priority, so I'll settle with yours."

           "Wait... really? O-ok! You can count on me!"

Hikari got close and grabbed the first-aid kit with her near to Eiko. She cant help to think about their conversation earlier. As she looks in Eiko's half-mast eyes, Hikari felt sad all of a sudden. She knew it, There could be a deeper meaning about it. She cant tell it yet.

           "Hey, hey. Get back to your senses."

It turns out, Hikari is overthinking she just sat there.

           "Yeah, yeah. Let me wipe that blood on your nose to get started."

As of 7:34 am, Saturday. Hikari is starting to know Eiko.

END CHAPTER 3