Human

Chapter 6: Shamisen

"Rise and shine, star boy"

Steven slowly woke up, this had been one of the best nights of rest he had in the last months, and he really didn't want to wake up, front his slumber. But the girl who hosted him had called him and he was getting hungry. Thankfully, the enticing smell of breakfast was already welcoming him.

"Good morning, Steven." Gina lively sang. "I'm making some bacon and eggs. I hope you like it, it's not the best you'll eat but they would have to do for now."

"Don't worry. It has a wonderful smell."Steven mumbled as he got up from the sofa and stretched himself.

"Awww, shucks. You are too nice. It's great to see you're happier today. You're needing that energy today." Gina put both plates on the table.

"What?" Steven went to the table.

"Don't you remember, Honey?" She took his silence as an answer.

"Yesterday we agreed you were coming to work with me. Do I seem that easy to forget?" Gina continued, with an upsetting tone in the question.

"Nononono. I didn't mean it. It's just, I'm just waking up." Steven was quickly responded, he hadn't really thought was he said.

Gina sighed. It didn't have any case getting frustrated by past events If she was only 'Gina' to him now.

"Ok, I'm let it pass this time, Mr. Universe. Come on, let's eat." Gina took a bite of her breakfast.

"I'm just 18, almost 19, I'm not that old. Just call me Steven" Steven was relieved, and he was eager to be more familiar with her.

"Good, I just turned 19. We're almost the same age." Gina was getting more animated.

"You're just 19? I thought you were older" He was taken by surprise.

"I look that old to you?" The girl teased.

"No, It's just you mentioned you already have worked as a performer and sounded so professional... " Steven got flushed, he indeed sounded a little rude.

Gina giggled. The girl was getting entertained by the hybrid reactions. "They're a lot of people working from even younger ages, you should go out more. And about my work, well. It's complicated"

"complicated?"

"It's like. I have a lot of little jobs that do all the time. You know like taking packages place to place, getting information from people, doing little favors, and then on nights I perform" Gina naturally explained, as she had done so many times before.

"So you take mysterious packages and talk people to specific" That sounded more suspicious phased in that way.

"Well, yeah" Gina commented.

Steven looked at her with suspicion.

"It's just complicated, Steven." She didn't waste time going in further explanation. He was going to see it himself, anyway. "And you really think I would invite to such a good boy like you to do illegal stuff" Gina taunted him.

"Maybe neither I'm." She made a dramatic pause "Do you really know me? Steven"

Actually, he didn't. Nonetheless, she not only convinced him to sleep in her apartment but also to go to her 'work' with her. They had met for only a day, and he was already enticed by her company. There was something about her that made him felt at home even if she was a stranger to him.

"Steven? Are you ok?" The girl interrupted his thoughts.

"What? Yeah, I'm ok" Steven didn't notice he had gone silent.