Part 11: Okaeri: Sighting

Part 11 of Okaeri. Written by Choco Soong
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Himitsu and Yuri see something they wish they hadn't.
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Mizuki waved at them after Yuri paid Mizuki her money. Mizuki had indeed chosen the cheapest, yet nicest clothing anyone had ever seen.
‘Thank you so much, Mizuki-chan!!’ Himitsu said sincerely. Mizuki nodded and started to jog away.

Yuri smiled.
‘Mizuki… what a genius.’ Yuri grinned. Himitsu played with the sleeve of her new sweater. ‘Indeed the shopping queen.’

Suddenly, Yuri caught sight of woman that looked awfully familiar. She was holding a little baby. Both of them had a blank face, and they were staring at Yuri. Himitsu realized and grabbed hold if his arm and walked away.
‘Wasn’t that the fat zombie and the baby?’ Himitsu whispered. Yuri’s eyes widened and turned around, but they had vanished.
‘I don’t think so…’

They walked around the fashion world.
‘I’m hungry.’ Yuri said.
‘Hmm…’ Himitsu said, deep in thought.

Yuri brought Himitsu to a McDonalds. Himitsu looked at her burger, nuggets and fries confusedly.
‘Eat!’ Yuri grinned. Himitsu picked up a nugget and dipped into a red paste.

She bit the nugget off. It tasted okay for her taste. She shrugged and continued eating.
‘What about your burger? You know you won’t be full just by eating the nuggets.’
‘Hmm…’ She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. She was still dreamy.

Yuri grinned and started on his burger.

Yuri packed her uneaten burger once they had finished with their lunch.
‘You just ate the nuggets and fries! You sure you won’t get hungry?’
‘I’m sure I won’t.’ Himitsu said primly.
‘Well, if you are, you know I’ve got the burger.’
‘Yes, ok.’ Himitsu said briefly.

Yuri and Himitsu walked down the beautifully-lit streets of Tokyo.
‘You really have no clue of where that magical portal is?’ Yuri asked.
‘No.’ Himitsu said.
‘But it’s like 8 already!’ Yuri complained. He bit his lip when he realized he sounded like a whining baby.

Himitsu turned around and stared at him hard. Yuri did look a bit tired. Himitsu sighed, giving in.
‘Let’s stop then. We’ll start bright and early.’
‘You have me bright and bushy-tailed at 7!’ Yuri said, looking at her, smiling slightly, looking at her with his tired eyes.

Yuri and Himitsu got a room in a small little motel. Thankfully there was a room available.

They rushed up and Yuri jumped onto the bed. He fell asleep almost immediately. Himitsu shook her head while rolling her eyes. She looked into the mirror while muttering her appearance-changing charm’s counter-spell.

She took out her new clothes and used magic to wash them clean. After her new pair of clothes was nice and clean, she took out her old cloak and changed. Himitsu folded her new clothes and put them into the paper bag.

Himitsu heard Yuri groaning in his sleep.
‘Must be his back that’s still hurting.’ Himitsu whispered, staring at him. She sat beside him and slid her hand underneath his body to touch his back.

She muttered a few spells and his groaning ceased. His eyes fluttered open and he grinned lopsidedly at her. Himitsu moved her hand away and felt herself blush for the first time in her life. Yuri reached out and cupped her chin.
‘And I almost thought you didn’t know basic feelings.’ Yuri whispered, extending his thumb and stroking her cheekbone with it.

Himitsu took a deep breath and moved away from his bed. Yuri sniggered and sat up.
‘I miss my old bed. This bed is too hard. Not good for my back.’ Yuri said, trying to start a conversation.

Himitsu ignored him, and went to sleep, or at least, tried to. Himitsu laid her hand on her cheek and felt it burning again.
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Posted and Written by Choco
Plot created by K
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Okaeri is a fantasy story, written by two students for fun.
Okaeri rightfully belongs to K and Choco.
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