One Wish

CHAPTER 36

  Before we know it, it has already turned dark outside and Seven has to get going. "Well, thank you for inviting me over~~." "Of course! It was nice hearing your voice. I'm happy that you told me about yourself. I'm looking forward to getting to know the real you," I do a closed eye smile. Seven smiles, "Yeah, I'll show you," and he leans down to kiss my cheek. My face feels a little hot. "Bye, MC," and he exits the door. I look after him till he's far enough that I can't see him.

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Oh well, I've told her now. I told her everything... It feels kind of nice. I guess it's true that shared concern is half the concern. It doesn't seem like she will tell it to somebody either. Luckily she isn't bothered by my name. I look up and it's already so dark, that you can see the stars. I'd want to go and watch stars with MC one day. I'm sure it'll be fun and very romantic. I chuckle at the idea.

When I finally make it home, I'm greeted with Rika. "Ahh, Luciel. Why didn't you tell us that you were going out?" she comes and hugs me, "I was so worried!" "Oh, sorry. MC invited me over. I thought I told Saeran where I'm going." Rika lets go of me, "Saeran was asleep by then. He probably didn't hear you." "Oh, okay. Is he fine now?" "Yes, he's asleep and so should you. Try to get some sleep." She then sends me off to my room.

"Is MC that friend of yours? The one you were talking about yesterday?" "Oh, yeah. We talked everything through and sort of made up." "I'm glad. Did you tell her about your past?" "Yeah..." I open the door and start going in. "Let's talk about this tomorrow, Luciel. You don't have school tomorrow, right? I want to know what she is like." Gosh, Rika is so caring. "Sure, good night." "Good night, Luciel."

I lock the door and plop down on my bed. I still can't believe I told her everything and she was okay with that. She forgave me so quickly. Not because of pity either. She's just such a good person. I really don't want anything to happen to her. I want her all to myself. With that thought in mind, I fell asleep.

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I wake up to clatter coming from the kitchen. It's 11:24. I actually slept tonight. I get out of the bed, brush my teeth and quietly go to the kitchen. There I find Saeran doing something near the stove. I sneak closer and see that he's trying to make breakfast. Emphasis on the word "trying", because he's failing. "Need any help?" "AHH!" he screams, "God damn it, good morning." "Mornin', what are you trying to do here?" "Yoosung taught me how to make pancakes, so I wanted to try making them." "Looks like your cooking skill isn't good enough~~," I tikker. "Help me then!" I then go to the rescue and we try to get them ready.

When we have finished it, we sit down tiredly and wait for Rika to wake up. "Hey, guess what happened yesterday?" Saeran looks at me confused. "Umm, you didn't go to school...?" "No, not that. Guess again~" He thinks for a moment. "I don't know. You went and told MC the truth?" I nod. "Wait, really? You told her everything??" I nod again more enthusiastically. "How did she react?" "She was surprisingly very understanding. She let me tell her everything and then she even comforted me. I promised her I would teach her who the real me is," and I smile. I have never been this happy in this house before. It feels nice. Saeran has a very different face though. "Teach... her...? That's a very poor choice of words, Saeyoung." "Saeran~~, what are you thinking~."

At that moment Rika entered the room. We all say good morning. "V isn't home?" "No, not yet," she pauses for a minute, "is something burning?" "Oh no. Saeran wanted to make some pancakes but failed. I forgot to open the window," I then go and open it, to let all the smell out. "That's so sweet of you both. Thank you for doing this," and she does a closed eyes smile. That smile makes us smile as well.

We all sit down at the table and start eating. Most of them are burned, so eventually we get a second plate where we put the burnt ones. The ones that aren't burnt though are very good. "Wow, good job on the batter, Saeran! It's delicious!" says Rika very happily. Saeran is very surprised and embarrassed about it so he looks away. "Well, Yoosung taught me how to make it, so technically I didn't do it..." "Saeran, just take the compliment. You won't get these often~" "Luciel, don't be mean~," says Rika and lightly punches my arm. We all laugh.

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