Two months ago: “Zack! Zack! Wait for me! Zack! Wait.”- I turned around and saw Cristina the daughter of Paul Barstow the owner of the deli and bakery on town running towards me, I stopped and smiled as I waved at her. “I’m sorry Tina I wasn’t paying attention.”- She stopped next to me and smiled. “You should pay more attention I could have fallen down while carrying this basket.”- Tina hands me a heavy basket full of food. “What is all this for anyways?”- I looked at her puzzled. “What do you mean what is this? It’s your lunch! Geez if I don’t take care of it you and your brother would starve.”- She kept waving her index finger at me as she continued to scold me it wasn’t the first time she’s done it and it probably won’t be the last. I meet her a month ago while I was shopping at one of her father’s shops she was tending the check out line and I was amazed by her looks since all my time is taken by my training with Master O. I never had the urge of talking to a woman but there was something different about her that made talking so easy and natural for me. My brother Hikaru on the other hand has no problem with talking to women and has gotten into trouble because of it especially from Master O. Being around Tina calms me down and makes me see things in a new perspective and I can’t deny that I like her presence to be with me, I have asked Master O. if this was normal but he keeps avoiding my questions either he doesn’t want to tell me or he just doesn’t know and I can’t ask my brother since he’ll just laugh at my inexperience around girls.
“There you are! God you are so slow I been waiting for 2 hours what have you been doing? Oh hello Cristina”- Hikaru came up behind me, grabbed my shoulder and waved to Tina. “Well no wonder you’re late your bothering Miss Cristina again.”
“I’m not bothering her or at least I don’t think I am.”- I replied unsure of how much time I have spent talking to her.
“Sure, sure this always happens I wait for you so we can start practicing and you’re always late because you keep bothering Miss Cristina with that boring talk of yours.”- Hikaru replied smug and sure of himself.
“Actually he was helping me carry this heavy basket we just happened to stop to rest for a bit so he is not bothering me at all right Zack?”- Tina smiled at me making me blush slightly.
“Huh?? Right.”- I half smiled looking at hikaru’s serious face.
“Okay so are you done here? We still need to practice I’m sure Master O. is pretty mad at you for coming late again.”
“Oh no! He is going to kill me this time we got to get going come on Hikaru oh and thank you for lunch Tina I really appreciate it.”
“Your welcome Zack it was my pleasure now go or you’ll be in serious trouble I’ll come by the arena later with dinner for you guys bye.”
“There you are! God you are so slow I been waiting for 2 hours what have you been doing? Oh hello Cristina”- Hikaru came up behind me, grabbed my shoulder and waved to Tina. “Well no wonder you’re late your bothering Miss Cristina again.”
“I’m not bothering her or at least I don’t think I am.”- I replied unsure of how much time I have spent talking to her.
“Sure, sure this always happens I wait for you so we can start practicing and you’re always late because you keep bothering Miss Cristina with that boring talk of yours.”- Hikaru replied smug and sure of himself.
“Actually he was helping me carry this heavy basket we just happened to stop to rest for a bit so he is not bothering me at all right Zack?”- Tina smiled at me making me blush slightly.
“Huh?? Right.”- I half smiled looking at hikaru’s serious face.
“Okay so are you done here? We still need to practice I’m sure Master O. is pretty mad at you for coming late again.”
“Oh no! He is going to kill me this time we got to get going come on Hikaru oh and thank you for lunch Tina I really appreciate it.”
“Your welcome Zack it was my pleasure now go or you’ll be in serious trouble I’ll come by the arena later with dinner for you guys bye.”
