You and Hina sit on Emma's bed, wearing clean clothes Emma gave the both of you. Emma stands in the center of the room drying her hair with a towel.
"So... how do we plan on doing this?" Emma softly asks as she folds the towel.
"I'm surprised you are completely fine after all of that..." You slowly say. Hina scrunches her nose and lips, furrowing her eyebrows at Emma.
"I am also surprised. It's almost like you weren't just drunk." Hina adds.
"Oh- no I have a really bad headache... but I'm no longer nauseous." She softly says with a smile on her face. "I just took some medicine. After I have something to eat and getting some sleep then... I'm sure the hangover will go away."
"Right..." You softly say nodding a bit. You slowly turn your head to see Hina staring at you. You furrow your eyebrows feeling kinda strange.
"Do you have any wigs, Emma?" Hina softly asks looking at Emma. She slowly nods and turns towards her closet, opening it up a bit and pulling out two wigs.
"I have this long red wig and short brown wig." She says showing both you and Hina the wigs.
"Why do you have a bright red wig...?" You softly ask as you touch the wig.
"Oh... I wore it when I dressed up as a mermaid." She awkwardly laughs.
"Oh..." You slowly say, nodding.
"Yeah... the red wig won't do... it looks very unnatural- they will notice." Hina says, shaking her head and touching the red wig.
"So, the brown one then?" Emma asks as she hands Hina the brown wig.
"Yep." Hina sooths.
Hina and Emma slick your hair back and tie it into a tight bun. They place the brown wig on your head. They fix it up a bit to make it look more natural.
"Cute." Hina softly bubbles.
"We should add an accessory in your hair." Emma says as she grabs a headband from her dresser. She adds the headband into your hair.
"Now for the makeup~" Hina softly says. You furrow your eyebrows confused to why they are doing this all right now. They grab the makeup from the desk in Emma's room. You close your eyes as they both put makeup on you. After they finish, Emma slowly puts the makeup away.
"Do you have any contacts?" Hina asks Emma as she examines the makeup on your face.
"... dang... no I don't..." Emma sighs.
"Oh- maybe we should buy some tomorrow..." Hina replies.
"Yeah... but colored contacts are expensive..." Emma pouts.
"Mmm... that's okay- I didn't wanna wear contacts anyway." You softly say.
"Aw? Why?" Emma says with a pouty look on her face. You furrow your eyebrows and sigh.
"Cause-"
KNOCK KNOCK
"Emma..." Mikey says from outside the door. Emma's eyes widen and she makes a panic gesture. Hina jumps up on her feet.
"YES?" Emma shouts towards the door as she grabs her blanket and throws it over you.
"Did you throw up outside?" He calmly asks. Emma slowly looks at Hina who is looking at her with a disappointed face.
"Yeah... I felt icky... It was an accident..."
"Well... next time can you clean it up..." Mikey huffs.
"Yeah! I forgot! I'm sorry!"
"Oh... and grandpa said you had brought friends over..."
Emma looks at Hina in shock. Hina looks back at Emma in shock. You sit still under the blanket feeling nervous.
"Yeah! They uh... were going to be with us tomorrow for my birthday... if that's okay..." Emma awkwardly laughs.
"Yeah? Can I meet them?" Mikey calmly says.
"HUH! WHY?" Emma panics.
"Uh... cause I want to meet your friends..." Mikey chuckles.
"Same! Do they like to play cards!?" Draken bubbles.
Emma stiffens and looks at Hina for help. Hina shrugs in a panicked way.
"Emma?" Mikey says. He sounds like he was leaning into the door.
"He's never really comes to my room like this..." Emma whispers to Hina.
"Do you think he knows that..." Hina motions towards you who is sitting on the chair. "Is here..."
"I don't know- I hope not..." Emma hyperventilates.
"Emma? I'm coming in!" Mikey says turning the doorknob.
"Help me move her!" Emma says grabbing you and pushing you towards the closet. Hina opens the closet and Emma adjusts the blanket over your head.
Mikey fully opens the door and slowly walks in. Emma slowly turns her head to look at Mikey. Mikey looks at her with a blank expression on his face. Draken slowly walks in behind him.
"What... are you doing?" Mikey asks pointing to the blanket.
"UH... we were playing ghosts... and robbers! HAHAH!" Hina awkwardly laughs.
"Ghost and robbers?" Draken questions, tilting his head a bit and furrowing his eyebrows. Emma looks at Mikey and Draken with wide eyes then smiles and nods quickly.
"YEP! THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING!" She says in a nervous tone.
"So, your other friend is the ghost?" Mikey says pointing at the blanket.
"Yep!" Hina cheeses.
"YAH!" Emma smiles.
You stand still feeling scared. The room is quiet and you can't see through the blanket clearly... just the outlines of people. You shiver a bit and take a deep breath.
"bOoOoO..." You quietly say, moving your hands under the blanket. Reenacting a ghost. Mikey slowly nods and looks at Hina.
"Hi. What's your name." He softly bubbles. Hina's eyes widen, and she softly smiles.
"I'm Hina." She softly replies.
"Cute~ I'm Mikey..." Mikey smiles. "And what about the one under the blanket?" He says looking back at the blanket.
"Uh..." Emma quickly looks at Hina and Hina looks back at Emma. Mikey slowly walks toward the blanket and reaches for it. "HER NAME IS B-ELL-A!" Emma quickly says.
"Bella?" Mikey says in a confused tone.
"UH HUH! YEP! THATS HER NAME! BELLA!" Hina loudly says in a panicked tone.
"Oh... Okay can I see Bella..." Mikey asks with a blank expression on his face. Both Emma and Hina look at each other with worry on their face.
"sure..." Emma says touching the blanket. She slowly pulls the blanket to reveal you to Mikey. Mikey stares at you with a blank expression on his face. Your eyes slowly drift towards Draken who's also staring at you. Your heart sinks and you suddenly feel like you're going to pass out.
"Hi Bella." Mikey sooths, smiling at you. Your eyes widen and you bow a bit, smiling back at him.
"Hi..." You quietly say.
"You look familiar..." Draken blankly says.
"She does?" Emma quickly says.
"Yeah! I thought the same..." Mikey bubbles. You feel your chest hurt again. "Have we met before... Bella?" Mikey says walking closer to you.
"Mm-mm... no I don't think so..." You awkwardly laugh.
"Hmm... okay." Mikey says, slowly nodding.
"Welp... do yall wanna play cards?" Draken asks in an upbeat tone.
"Uhh... sure.." Emma softly says, blushing a bit. Draken smiles at her and she slowly looks away. You look at Emma with a smile on your face. You stop smiling when you feel someone staring at you, causing you to stare back at them. You slowly look at Mikey, making eye contact with him. Your heart sinks when you see the empty and blank look in his eyes.
"C-Come on... Yu- Bella..." Emma says in a nervous tone. Both you and Hina look at Emma who's looking back at the both of you with wide eyes. Mikey furrows his eyebrows and slowly walks out the room. Draken follows behind him.
The five of you sit in the dojo as Draken shuffles the cards. Mikey is kicking and punching a dummy in the background.
"So... Hina, Bella... What grade are you both in?" Draken asks looking at you.
"We are second years." Hina bubbles.
"Ah... okay." Draken smiles and slowly nods. Mikey does a cartwheel and stops beside you, spreading his legs open and sitting down beside you. He crosses his legs and looks at you. You slowly look away, watching Draken shuffle the cards.
"So... Bella... Your name is foreign... Are you a foreigner or is your parent's...?" He softly asks.
"Uh... my parent's..." You softly say.
"Mmm... okay." He hums and smiles at you. You furrow your eyebrows and look down at your hands, fidgeting with the shirt you're wearing. Draken passes the cards out and flips a card over in the center.
"Come on... let's play. Hina, you go first." Draken says motioning for Hina to play. She smiles and nods as she picks up her cards. You slowly pick up your cards and sigh from the horrible deck you were dealt.
A few rounds later, both Hina and Emma fall asleep on the mat beside each other. Draken smiles and looks at you. You look down at your deck of cards and furrow your eyebrows.
"Ugh... I quit... I'm not good at these games..." Mikey sighs and smacks the deck of cards down. He lays back on his back and closes his eyes.
"Mikey... did you get Emma anything for her birthday?" Draken softly asks as he picks up another card.
"Mhm... I was planning on taking her out for breakfast but now I have to figure something else out..." Mikey groans.
"Why?" Draken questions. You pick up a card and Draken places a seven, jack, and ace down. You furrow your eyebrows when he does.
"Cause- her friends are here..." He sighs.
"Oh- Well then take her out for dinner..." Draken says motioning for you to take a turn.
"Ah- good idea... thanks Ken-chin." Mikey softly bubbles as he sits up.
"Yeah yeah..." Draken sighs as he throws his deck down. "You win... I can't beat you at this game..." He groans, stretching and laying on his back.
"Oh... okay..." You softly say, placing your cards down on the pile of cards.
"Should we wake those two up?" Draken calmly asks, looking at Mikey. Mikey stares at Draken blankly and stands up, stretching a bit.
"Mmm- nah... they can stay there... they will be fine." Mikey softly says, smiling at Draken.
"Alright. Welp... Imma get going." Draken sighs as he stands up. You slowly stand up and move towards the cards, picking them up. "Thanks for playing with me... Bella..." Draken sooths, smiling at you.
"Yeah..." You quietly say handing him the deck of cards. "Bye bye..." You softly say waving at Draken as he leaves. Mikey watches him leave then slowly looks at you. You stare at him feeling a strong panic in your chest, quickly looking away. "Uh... I will wake them up..." You quietly say in a panicked tone as slowly walk towards Hina and Emma.
"Why? They look comfortable..." Mikey blankly says in a low tone. You slowly look at Mikey who's blankly staring at you.
"Oh... okay." You slowly nod as you look back down.
"Why don't we go somewhere else while they sleep." He says, motioning you to follow.
"I-"
"Let's go..." He says in a stern tone. You slowly nod again and follow behind him. He turns the lights off in the dojo and the both of you walk outside. Mikey stretches his arms and then turns towards you. You stop walking, staring at him feeling nervous and confused. "Are you wearing makeup?" He softly says.
"Huh?"
"Heh... nothing- nevermind... can you help me with something..." He bubbles, motioning you to follow him.
"Uh... sure..." You say in a nervous tone. Mikey stops in front of the shed door and opens it. He looks at you, motioning you to walk in. You stare at him feeling like it would be a huge mistake to walk in the room. You take a deep breath slowly walking into the room. He walks in and slowly closes the door behind him. You furrow your eyebrows and slowly look around the room.
"So... Bella."
You slowly turn to look at him. He has a blank expression on his face. You feel your chest become heavy and your breathing quicken.
"Yeah?"
"Do you know how to sew?" He softly says, walking towards the side of his room and pulling something out.
"Uh... yeah- I do... a little... kinda..." You hesitantly say.
"Good... I want you to sew this for me." He bubbles, handing you his Toman uniform.
"What is that?" You quietly ask.
"My uniform... There's a small hole... right here..." He says showing it to you. You slowly nod and take the uniform. "Thank you~"
"Yeah... you're welcome." You softly say.
You sit on the couch in his room, slowly stitching the hole. Mikey sits beside you, watching you. You slowly look up at him and then quickly down after both your eyes meet.
"Why do you keep avoiding eye contact?" He calmly asks. You slowly look him in the eyes and then back down at the outfit.
"I don't know what you're talking about..."
"You won't look me in the eyes... why?" He questions. You furrow your eyebrows and continue stitching, completely ignoring him. He slowly leans towards you, causing you to hesitantly look him in the eyes. "Is it because you don't love me anymore? Do you despise me that much?" Your eyes widen and you look at him in shock as his eyes bore into yours.
"Huh..."