Magic Games

At the end of class, cicadas chirped in the trees around the classroom. All students packed their bags and left. I was the only one who was still sitting there reading books and doing extra homework.

"Hey Ahito, you still haven't come back yet?

A girl with a petite figure came up to me with a friendly smile.

"I still have to do extra homework."

"It's almost summer Ahito, why do you keep making fun of me?"

I looked at her for a long time. Still as cute as ever.

"You are good. You're a good student."

She is Mitsuko, an upperclassman, a year older than me and a childhood friend of mine, I met her when I started studying at her father's dojo at the age of seven. We got along quite well and talked a lot, and we've been close ever since. Honestly, the moment I saw her, I was captivated by her cute and feminine appearance.

"Hey Ahito, why are you staring at me like that?"

I shyly turned my face down and continued doing my homework. We have been in the same school since middle school and now in high school.

She has a rather lovely appearance with short black hair and fair skin, although she is not tall, but in return Mitsuko has large breasts that suit his figure. My school girl's school uniform wears a rather short skirt with a white shirt, and a dark blue blazer over it. She has a habit of fastening a button on her blazer and I don't.

Mitsuko comes from a famously strict family. Her father is the number one martial artist in Tokyo, and her mother is a very good doctor at the city hospital. At school she was desired by every boy. When I was young, because I started studying with her father very early, now I have the opportunity to ask her out, her father is famous for being difficult. If he knew who seduced his daughter, he'd be full. Come to think of it, it's fortunate that I followed his dojo early on.

She slammed her hands on the table and looked down at me.

"Hey, why don't you answer me? Your face is all red."

So close, I'm close to his chest. Mitsuko is like that, how can I concentrate on my homework.

Maybe it's because we've been close since we were kids that he still doesn't mind getting close to me, but this situation makes me feel awkward.

Now I remember when I was little, she and I were like a couple in each other's circumstances. We practiced Trieu Quyen Dao together. Even though Mitsuko trains badly and gets scolded by her father all the time, everything is fun. Every year, Mitsuko and I watch the fireworks together and talk until late at night. Every time I'm with her, my heart skips a beat. To this day, I still try to maintain that close relationship with Mitsuko.

"Ah... but it's nothing... it's not what you think, or you should go home first, we'll see each other tonight."

I stood up and pushed Mitsuko to the door and told her to come back.

She grimaced at me.

"Damn it, Ahito"

As soon as I stepped down from the chair, I saw the shadow of a blonde girl peeking out the door. Looks like it's my little sister, I just stood up and she ducked her head and ran away.

I was adopted by her family since childhood. She is my only child. Although we are not related by blood, I love her very much. When we were young, we were quite close, but as a contrast between me and Mitsuko, as she grew older, she tried to avoid me more and more. Almost everything I give in and follow her will, but I still don't know if I have done anything to make her hate it?

After school, I had a part-time job at Uncle Hatada's shop. I quickly packed up my things and went to his shop. This is a job so I can earn extra income to help my parents.

"Hey Ahito, can you help me bring these water tanks to the car?"

As soon as I arrived, I was wronged by my older brother, that guy was Susuda who went to the same school as me. He also works here, but he is quite lazy and just pushes all the responsibilities on me. He has dyed blond hair, very gaudy. I don't understand how he managed to escape the real talent supervisor.

"Okay then, leave it to me."

I carried the bucket of water over my shoulder and carried it to the car. Working under this bright sun makes me feel mature and hardworking. Outside the car was Uncle Hatada.

He's the owner of the Hatada grocer, he's somewhere in his 40s, but with his hair straightened up and his full muscle mass from going to the gym, he still looks great.

"Oh it's me Ahito, you came earlier than usual today."

I put down the bucket of water and answered him.

"I finished school early today."

He looked at the shop and saw Susuda sitting on the phone and asked.

"Why didn't Susuda receive me? Is it lazy again?"

I chuckled inside my stomach like I just got revenge. This guy got scolded by Hatada uncle.

"I don't know anything. Susuda told me to let him lie on the phone."

Uncle Hatada got angry and went into the shop and scolded him. I just got revenge for earlier and had a laugh.

Susuda was scolded by his uncle, so he ran out, and when he saw me laughing, he blamed it on me.

"You told Uncle Hatada, right? This kid!"

I ran away laughing and jokingly replying to him.

"Oh, I don't know anything." But it's actually me.

The bitter expression on his face when I made fun of his hometown made me laugh. My life at work and study is nothing special but very fun. I must go back to work, I still have two math classes this afternoon. When it comes to that subject, I get discouraged, it's the only subject that I'm bad at, honestly it just took a course but the teacher specializes in morals.

"You guys watch my son, he is a good student in math at the city level. You guys have some easy tasks that you can't do."

Recalling the teacher's sentences, I have no motivation at all, only seeing him bragging about his son.

I go most of the day and only come home in the afternoon and evening. In the morning, I have to study until noon, then work at Uncle Hatada's shop, and then take two classes in the afternoon before I can go home to eat. I have to go to Mitsuko's father's martial arts class tonight. I don't know how I can stand it, with such a busy schedule, I hardly have time to find myself a girlfriend and go on a date.

At the end of work, I said goodbye to my uncle and obnoxious brother.

"I'll go, Uncle Hatada, goodbye Susuda."

I quickly grabbed my bike and cycled to school. Luckily I got to class twenty minutes early. I have to meditate for 90 minutes for math again.

The bell rang, me and my friends packed up and went home. The phone in my pocket vibrated.

Instagram:

From: Yumi: "Meet me at the cafe near the school after school!"

From: me: "OK. I will come."

Surprisingly, my sister suddenly asked me out for coffee, if it were someone else, I would have refused. I haven't had dinner yet today so I'm not in the mood to drink coffee. I also want to talk to Yumi more to get to know her better, it's only been ten minutes now.