-Chris, I don’t think I can keep up… - Said the girl with a tired tone.

-C’mon, just one more time. – But the boy insisted on her to continue.

-No…I really can’t do this anymore… - Between her breaths, the girl pleaded to stop.

-You are almost there. – And the boy wasn’t going to let her go.

-But I-

-Enough with the excuses! Just do it already! – Without letting her have a rest, the boy didn’t stop.

-Noooooooooooooooo! – With a long and embarrassing scream, the girl said her last words before collapsing from exhaustion.

-Stop with the drama and continue studying, for Pete’s sake!

This happened in the living room at Chris’ house. Sitting by the center table filled with textbooks, there was the girl, who was resting her head on a book, and Chris, who was forcing her to finish the questions.

Tomorrow was the day they would have tests on his class and he wasn’t wishing to get mock exams in the case of bad grades. In order to avoid that, Chris wanted to study the moment he got at his house, but then he recalled something crucial that could also be a drawback at this point: the girl.

He was a bit nervous about letting her be alone with such a thing as a test coming by, so he did the first reasonable thing that came in his mind, which forced her to study under his surveillance. Either way, it wouldn’t be much of a difference if he didn’t do that.

When they were in class, the girl wasn’t talking to him at all, not even a tiny bit, so, at least, to his happiness, Chris thought that she had finally gained common sense, but it turns out he was wrong once again. All it took was she stepping into the house and she was stuck like glue, always at his back, following everywhere he went without taking her eyes off him.

If this continued while he was studying, Chris wouldn’t know what to do to stop the girl. So, instead of fighting her, he made the girl join him. After all, she also needed to pass the tests; otherwise, their search in the school would be delayed.

-C’mon, weren’t you happy when you hear we were studying?

-…It was because you said we would be together.

-But we are together, studying together. Now, stop complaining and finish the questions.

-Urgh… - With a dissatisfactory moan, the girl reluctant resumed writing down on the textbook in her front.

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(At times like this, you really look like a normal girl.)

It was the impression Chris had when seeing her against studying. After watching the girl do so many unreal feats, the bad ones, the good ones and the ones that surprise him even now, it felt nice to know she also got a side like this.

-Don’t be like that. When we finish this, we can make dinner. How about it?

-Yay! – As if she was filled with determination, the girl became focused on the questions, quickly answering all of them.

In the past week, there were various things Chris tried to teach the girl but he also learned more about her. In one day, he discovered that one of the things she liked to do was cooking, but she wasn’t very good at it. The day he had let the girl on her own in the kitchen was one Chris didn’t want to remember.

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-I thought you cooked something the first day you came here!

-Actually…mom…did it for me…to deliver to you…

-But how can be a fire in the water?!

-The wrong ingredient, I guess?

-Are you kidding me?!

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It gave him chills just thinking about how he had to clean all that up before his mother came back from work. His broken shoulder at that time was hurting for the whole night afterward.

But then, it was also a good way to teach her about common sense, so instead of not allowing she to be near the kitchen ever again, the girl could use it anytime she wanted…as long Chris was there with her and she followed every order he gave.

-Here!

Right at his face, the girl was opening the book with both of her hands to show him the inside. All the questions on both pages were filled, showing no doubt she completed all of them.

-They are all answered. Nice job.

With a quick look at it, there were some, no, many mistakes here and there, but for Chris, it was worth that she gave her all to answer them. There was no need to rush things and expect her to know all of it in one try.

-See? See? Now, can we do it already?!

-I know, don’t need to shout. Let’s take a break. It’s late anyway.

Leaving those words, Chris got up from his seat and walked to the kitchen, with the girl happily following at his back with skips. They were studying for almost all the noon without resting. Although it might be harsh his ways to prepare for tomorrow, Chris wouldn’t let something like the exams obstruct them from stopping the phenomenon.

-Can we do that thing I liked?

-It takes too long to do it. Let’s go with something simple.

-But aren’t we going to stay in the kitchen?

-Don’t put your hopes too high. This is a break. We still need to study afterward, you know?

-Why?! I answered all the questions!

-In one textbook. Do your best to fill the other ones.

-Agh! This is so unfair!

-Welcome to the real world. Hahahaha!

It was already night. Like he was used to, his mother wasn’t home by the time he arrived due to her work. She would either return late or not even return until the next day, leaving the boy to live inside the house without anyone but himself. All those times he ate the dishes made with his own hands, alone at the dinner table, became common to him.

But recently, because of a certain someone in his life, this tradition in his life was beginning to change little by little. He wasn’t sure why, even though she was flipping his life who know many times over, he didn’t want her to just vanish out of his sight like she did many times in the game.

Although it was sudden and he may have wished for it happen in another way, even with all the weirdness happening in his school and many other questions floating in his mind, there was thought Chris couldn’t lie to himself right now: it was fun having someone around.