Volume 2 Chapter 4: Meet In Two Months

"Mngh!" Keith frowned. Can't breathe. Something blocked his face from breathing. Keith groaned as he got up.

When he did, Mir rolled down from his face. Keith looked down at the sleeping snowball.

I think we need to work on his sleeping position. Mir might have picked up a weird sleeping habit. The Samui was sleeping next to him at night. But he somehow rolled right onto his face. Keith sighed and got up.

While he changed into his combat gear, Mir slowly woke up.

"Po." Mir waddled over to Keith. Keith smiled, "I have to go practice now."

"Po!" Mir jumped and landed in Keith's arms. He quickly crawled up and sat on his shoulders. Keith laughed, and like that, the three walked towards the barracks.

"Kid! You're here." Michael shouted. But then he noticed the white ball on his shoulders,

"So this is the Samui who followed you."

"You know about it too?" Keith laughed.

"Of course. You know how many people kept talking about him in the estate?" The non-stop talk about the Samui in the estate was something. Keith shrugged his shoulders,

"They're the cutest things in the world," Keith stated as he clutched the snowball. Mir let out a happy laugh as he was hugged.

Michael shook his head. But Keith stopped hugging Mir as he placed him on the table.

He had turned to Eric, "Brother, will you spar with me?"

Eric smiled as he raised his sword, "Sure. Let's have one final spar before I return to the academy."

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Today was the last day for Alvin and Eric. They were returning to the academy in an hour.

Keith and Eric sparred without a thought. Derek and Alvin watched from the sidelines, cheering them on.

And the outcome between the two was clear,

"Eric is the winner!" Michael shouted.

"I still couldn't beat you."

"You will get better as time goes on," Eric said with a smile. Keith nodded his head as he was sprawled on the ground.

...

"Have you two packed everything you need?" After sparring some more, it was time for the two to set off. The whole family came outside to see them off.

"Mother, we have packed everything we need." Alvin nodded.

"Good luck at the academy," William said.

Eric nodded, "Don't worry. I only have one year left."

"But we're going to miss Keith's cooking." Eric and Alvin sighed when they said this. That was the downside of going back to the academy. They wouldn't be able to eat his cooking.

"Pff." Keith smiled, "I'll cook for you when you guys return."

"We'll hold you to that," Eric smiled. Alvin added,

"Also, Keith, do you want to attend our academy's festival?"

"A festival?"

"Mmhmm. Our academy always hosts a festival. There will be many types of people there." Alvin described.

Keith's eyes brightened. He turned to Sophia, "Mother, can we go?"

"Sure." She turned to Alvin, "When will it be held?"

"It will occur in two months," Alvin answered.

Keith smiled, "Then I will see you guys in two months!"

"That's good. We'll show you around our academy!" The two entered the carriage, and it started to move away.

Once the carriage was out of sight, Keith turned to William, "Father, I'm going to bring Mir back to the forest." It was time for him to go home.

"Alright. Be safe." William nodded.

Keith nodded as he quickly returned home to pack up his things. When he was ready to leave,

"What's wrong, Mir?" Keith saw Mir tugging on his pants again.

"Bo!"

"What do you mean you don't want to return home?" Keith tilted his head. This child was shivering as well. Keith sighed as he picked him up,

"I made a promise to Shiro. What could go wrong?"

...

"Booooo!"

Nevermind. Something wrong did happen. Keith's previous thoughts were out the window! And that was because of Miyuki. She was furious about what happened with Mir.

But when he thought about it, Keith shouldn't be surprised.

Mir snuck off behind her back and left. Who wouldn't be mad at that? Miyuki probably searched high and low for him.

"Po." Mir tried to act cute.

"BOOOOOOOOOO!" But that just caused Miyuki to scream at the child even more! The rage on her face was so high that it caused the other children to hide behind Keith!

This man became a shield!

Shiro! Do something about this! Even he was a little surprised by all of this. Keith's mind talked with the father, hoping he could save his son from this predicament.

"Po!" Shiro grunted as he looked away from the scene.

"..." You're right. But come on. Keith didn't know what to say.