Under The Moonlight

Chapter 14- Xenophon

I and Eiko exited the school premises and went to the other pathway, along with other students. We decided to go hangout after our exams to ease up our minds. The weather was great today, I could feel the heat of the sun striking my pure British white skin.

"The sky is sunny today huh?" I admired.

"Yeah, it's rare to have a sunny day on a raining season" Eiko replied.

"Say about the weather... Does Britain always snow?" Eiko questioned me.

"Well if you go to Scotland, yes but in London, it's cold there mate" I answered Eiko.

We were thinking of any topics that we could bring up, but I couldn't think any. Neither Eiko it's now starting to get weird until.

"Xenophon, about you what is your past?" Eiko questioned.

"Past? You meant before I came to this school?" I asked back.

"Yes," Eiko replied.

"Well... I was just a normal student has only a few friends, but they can be relied on. I have this girl once and he was my friend's brother, I've had an interest in her, but she was already taken so..." I answered.

"So you guys didn't hook up?" Eiko replied.

"Of course yes, her bf is a jerk so it's easy to get her" I boasted.

"Bold move" Eiko admired.

"Eh, eventually we had to break up because I have to go back to Tokyo, so It's a lose" I shrugged.

"That's sad" She replied.

"Also why did you went to Britain? Instead of staying in Japan?" Eiko asked away.

"I don't know either, My parents, just wanted me to experience British life, I didn't complain about anything as I wanted to experience it also" I answered.

After I answered, I could hear something from my left ear a bike speeding... I grabbed Eiko's shoulders and pulled her to the side "Hey!" She said.

The bike that I heard earlier passed by us from where Eiko was positioned earlier. Apparently, the bike doesn't have a bell and the biker is distracted with something.

"Nice save, how did you know?" Eiko admired.

"I used to stalk people" I answered blankly.

Eiko widened her eyes in disbelief and looks away from me.

"Nah im joking, I just had a good sense of hearing" I added.

Eiko stayed silent causing me to feel the awkwardness and thinking about what I just said.

Bloody hell did I say something wrong?

I heard a giggle from Eiko eliminating my anxiety.

"I'm just joking with you, you don't have to be serious" Eiko continued her giggle.

"Speaking of pasts, about yours... Who is your crush back in middle school?" I added.

"Back in middle school, There is this one guy "Tashiro", I have a crush on him back in middle school with Emi-San. Tashiro is really cute like cute as you" I make a grinding look onto my face.

"And he was a nice friend I always relied on him whenever I have troubles, unfortunately, he died..." My grinding look disappeared and was replaced with startling emotions.

"What happened to him?" I questioned.

"He died during the Tokyo riots" She looked down the footpath, then stopping onto the did of the pathway causing me to stop as well. I could hear her sobbing, droplets of tears flow onto her face and to the footpath.