I Met You Again // giyushino

Chapter 4: Courage

GIICHI

I stayed silent while my sister and Kanae Nee- San just chatted. I looked up at them and to Shinobu Nee- San who sat there quietly sipping her tea. I looked down at my phone, texting Sabito and Makomo in our group chat on LINE.

G: SHE'S IN MY HOUSE!
M: Who is?
S: Do you need the police?!
G: What? No. Shinobu Nee- San is..
S: You know what to do.
M: Omg! So what are you guys doing now, Gii- kun?
G: @Sabito I have no idea what your talking about.
G: Their talking with Nee- San while drinking tea.
S: And what are you doing?"
G: Texting
M: ...
S: ...
Sabito has kicked you out of the group chat

'What the-' I said in my head as I clicked on Sabito's name to send him a private message.

G: Dude! What the hell!?
S: We're not letting you back in the group chat unless you start talking to her
G: What!?
S:I'll add you back when she leaves your house
S: Now don't waste your time on me. MAKE A MOVE!

After Sabito said that I just looked at my screen with a bit of anger. They clearly knew and noticed the way I acted when I see Shinobu Nee- San. It was getting too awkward now. I couldn't talk to anyone.

"Excuse me. I'll be going to my room. Can I Nee- San?" I asked her whilst looking at her for permission to leave the awkward atmosphere.

"Sure. Kanae- chan and I had something we wanted to talk about in private anyway." She said. I smiled at her reply and gave a little bow to them. I turned to leave when my sister's voice said

"Maybe you should bring Shinobu- chan with you." She suggested with a grin on her face. I felt my whole world crumble at the mention of her and I being alone. I stood there frozen as I had no reply.

"That sounds like fun! What do you say, Shinobu?" Kanae Nee- San asked if she was alright with it "I don't mind." She agreed in a cheerful voice. She slowly rose from her chair and pushed it back in neatly. She gave a bow to the other two and patted my shoulder "Shall we go then?" She said to me with a smile. I nodded with an obvious blush on my face. My steps slow as she followed behind me. So many possible events and scenarios were running through my mind it was driving me crazy! I reached the door to my bedroom and hesistantly opened it. I walked in and plomped down on my deep sea blue bed. I looked at her as she roamed around my room taking in the many posters of Demon Samurai and action figures of the said show. She stopped to look at a picture frame next to my desk 'Wait.. what picture did I have in that frame again?..' I thought as she took it in her hands and faced towards me. She slowly approached me and sat beside me on the bed and placing her small shoulder bag beside her "You look so cute as a baby, Giichi- kun!" She complimented as she faced the picture frame to me. I blushed as she saw old photos that I didn't want anyone to see "Your still cute now anyways. No need to get embarrassed about it." She smiled and ruffled my hair. I stayed silent mouth agape as I looked at her smiling face 'Beautiful..' I thought. I was snapped out of my thoughts when she stood up again and placed the picture back to it's rightful place on my desk.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" She asked pointing to my laptop "There isn't another season of Demon Samurai yet." She said carrying it over to me as I sat up on my bed and took it gently from her arms. She peeked as I turned it on and clicked on Netflix so we could watch "What do you want to watch, Shinobu Nee- San?" I asked her as I scrolled through the top 10 section then to my recommendation list "Hmmm, how about a horror movie. There seems to be a lot of horror on your recommendation list." She pointed out. It made me smile because I loved horror "I love horror movies. It's my favorite genre." I said with a little sparkle in my eyes "How about this one?" She pointed to one of the movies in my recommendation list. The Grudge, it read. I clicked on it and it was a 96% recommended movie. I looked over it's details, it's an old movie from 2004. Before clicking on the play button, I noticed the age restriction. 16+ not for the weak hearted "How old are you, Giichi- kun?" She asked as she noticed what I was looking at "T-Thirteen.." I stuttered "But I still watch them anyway. Nee- San lets me since she's the one that gets scared." I continued. I didn't want to make a fool out of myself in front of her 'Wait.. why do I care?' My question was left unanswered in my thoughts "You sure you can take it, Giichi- kun?" She started "I've seen a few minutes of it before and it scared me a bit." She said with a concerned tone. I felt very fuzzy inside because she was concerned about me and my well being, but I didn't want to come out as a coward to her "Yes, I can take it. I'll probably recommend it to Sabito and Makomo if its good!" I said confidently. She chuckled and took the laptop from my hands and placed it in the middle of the bed. She crawled to the side of the bed and lied down by the corner "Alright then. Let's watch!" She said happily. I nodded and took my place beside her. I clicked on play as we sat in silence and began watching the movie.