Several days pass....

I still haven't gotten used to life in a Share - House or a Girls Dorm if you want to be technical , it's probably the fact that living alone since i was 7 , anyway i been busy with college and to earn my keep i have to work part time , in almost any job i can manage to grab...

One day while cleaning the table after supper.... The barrier between me and Rei have been broken, she's a bit comfortable with me now after what happened few days ago now, she's helping me with the dishes. She's giving simple instruction on how to neatly and properly organized the plates and we finally decided to put the heavy kitchen ware under the kitchen counter. We're almost finished when I've heard to sudden gush of rain showering our roof.

"Mina !" called Miyoko

"Yes , What is it?"

"You left your clothes on the line again, and it's raining cat's and dogs out there better hurry before your laundry get wet." She said while carrying her dry laundry upstairs.

"Ahh ! i completely forgot , sorry i'll get them down now..."

"I'll take care of the rest of the dishes." Said Rei with a sweet smile.

"Thanks Reimako , appreciated .."

I rushed towards outside when I almost bump into Tegemi who suddenly appeared from the bathroom.

"Oh! Mina ...Is that a new fashion ? , or you're wearing you clothes inside out ?"

"Huh ?"( well this is unusual..)

"Hmmn , Earth to Mina ? Come back to earth will you .."

"S-sorry..."

(I....i can't do this...living alone is a big thing but living with 6 girls, i need to be careful of my every move. Communal living will be the death of me...)

That night, I sit hunched over the sofa in the living room...

My mind is full of how awkward communal living is for me. And from out of nowhere.

"Mina! are you okay ?!"

"JESUS FREAKING CHRIST !!"

Raika sudden appearance in my filled of vision startled me ...

"Hahahaha ..."

Raika sat back across of me giggling that she almost gave me a heart attack

"Christ! Raika , don't do that..." ( my heart almost jump out my mouth..)

"You looks really, exhausted is everything okay?"

"I..I'm hanging in there....i guess..."

"Hmn...don't be so stiff just relax, okay?"

She said while tilting her head ever so slightly panning her brown hair from her ear...Looking straight at me with her dark blue colored eyes, she's wearing blue blouse, slightly revealing her well-endowed chest

(Wow...why did i just notice this? now...she's really gorgeous...)

"Am i? I wondered.

"You are." She answered while leaning forward to me.

She suddenly reach out and rub my head and ruffle my hair.

"Stop worrying and just have fun living here."

"We are all family here, Mina..."

"Y-yeah.." (Family huh...)

"And you don't have to be so formal with me either..."

"I'm only a year older, just treat me the same way you do to Miyoko."

"I can also help you, if there's anything you need." She continued.

"Oh....Thank you.."(come to think of it we haven't really talk like this.)

(She sure are sweet, except for the fact you can break my every bone like a twig and throw me 15 feet off the ground except those scary facts, she sure is sweet.)

Then she whisks herself away from me...

"Good. Now that you're feeling a bit better i can go off to work."

"Huh? To work? (come to think of it what does she do...)

"Yep, I won't be home till morning..."

"Till morning?" (apparently she works at night shift, she took a year off to college so she can work...But she never mentioned what kind of work she does...)

"Well then, i'd better go."she said standing up and prepping herself.

Unable to control my curiosity i ask out of impulse.

"Uhm...Raika ? if you don't mind me asking , what kind of work are you in ?"

"Huh ?"

"Weellll , how should i put this..."

Raika's eyes wander as she grins childishly.

"It's a secret."

She says while placing her index finger to her lips

"Besides why does it matter what i do for a living." She gave me a mischievous look and added."

"Ara-ara...are you somewhat interested in me?" she smirk.

"Huh? Well, yeah that's why I asked." He said casually.

A bit caught of guard by Mina's sudden answer, she cleared her throat and give him an awkward smile turn her back at him and left without saying another word.

"Was it something I said?"

(She sure is a mystery...)

I've been living here for almost a month not. But Raika doesn't talk about herself much..

(I'd sure like to have a chance to talk with her more, while I'm still here...)

One evening at supper...

As usual we casually talk about our day on how it went sharing short stories and experience, usually Miyoko and Raika are the one's who sharing mostly on how they days went but now, Raika seems to be not in the mood and just sat there and listens to Miyoko.

"I'm going back to my room.."

Raika says leaving a mostly full plate..

"Huh Raika , you're full already ? you but barely touch your food.." said Yomiko

"D-did it taste bad Nee-chan ?" said Reimako worriedly

"Oh! No, it was really good!" she tuns a quick smile to her.

"I'm going to have supper again at work tonight, i have to leave room for that." she smiles

"Oh that makes sense."

(Supper at work? Maybe with a client?)

"Well i need to go pack." She added.

(Pack?)

Raika immediately gets ready to leave. She calls to us in the living room back pack at hand..

"Well , see you all tomorrow.."

And with that Raika dashingly leaves for work.

(She has to get to work and eat late ? , makes me really wonder what kind of work she have..)

Later that night...

Returning from work I loiter in the living room sitting on the coach staring at the wall, contemplating.

(Can't sleep....)

And then....

He hears someone unlocking the main door(Huh ? is that Raika ?)

"I'm back ...wait , what am i thinking , no one's awake to hear that , though it would be nice for a change to hear someone....."

"Oh Raika Welcome back!" said Mina while rushing to the door...

"Kyaah !!" appearing out of nowhere Raika screech for a bit.

"Whoa !!"

"Mina !! , Christ Mina , don't do that ..."

"S-sorry i didn't mean to do that, you caught me by surprise as well, i'd never expect you'd react that way." he smiles wryly

"You scared me ...Why are you still awake? it's so late..."

"Sorry i scared you, i just returned from work as well, and i still can't sleep.."

"So you finally find a part time job huh , though are you sure , you can handle it ? , I mean you still have to go to college you know..."

"Yeah no worries, this is just walk in the park compare to what i did back when."

"Which is. ?"

".... A secret?" he replied.

Then he notice Raika's cheeks they're bright pink..

"Geezz , no fair , just when it becomes interesting.." she said..

And she smell i bit of alcohol in her breath...

"Raika...h-have you been drinking?" he asked curiously.

"Why yes, what ? an adult can have a bit of a drink now ?"

"Uh..no , of course. It's okay in moderation. But are you okay though?"

"I'm fine.... this happens all the time..."she answered

(Happens all the time?)

"Anyway, Mina you should rest now, you should go to bed.."

"Oh....Yeah..."

"I'm about to hit the hay as well, goodnight then.."

Raika said slipping to her bedroom, upstairs.

(She works this late and she drinks there ...? I'm kind of worried about her...)

Then i go to my room as well, and goes to sleep contemplating about these things.

.... Few weeks later...

(Damn...why is it so hot at night...I'm thirsty...)

He woke up in the middle of the night...and i wander into the kitchen half asleep.

...But then.

He heard a rattling noise downstairs like someone's struggling to walk in a straight line.

"H-huh ?"

(Wh-what was that noise ..?)

Fully awake now, he tip toe towards the entrance.

"...Huh?"

Raika is barely propped up against the door...Leaning on the wall and struggling to lift herself up.

"Hey...A-are you okay?" he asked worriedly.

"Mmmm...." she murmurs while she struggle to recognize someone who's in-front of her.

"Raika? Are you okay? wait, did you just go off to work right?"

"Mnnmmm...?" narrowing her eyes she lifts up her arm put it above her forehead as if observing the far away horizon, she groans, leaning against the door ..

Then her face suddenly pulls away....

She smiled from ear to ear staring at him.

"Raika ? ( she's drunk isn't she.)

"Hmmnnn...i can't drink anymorrrrrre..." she said while lifting her hands in the air as If she's worshipping the sun.

(Yep, that confirms it , she's drunk as a fiddler..)

"Well, it's a good thing you got home, come on." as he help her carry herself in the living room , he sat or tried to sat her at the couch...

"Yes! Imma good girl... i can't drink anymooorreee..Hmmnn.." she cheered.

"Um....H-hi Raika ....Raika ? let go now Raika..." her arms are still hook in his neck ..

"Pfahh ?"

Raika gazes at me with limp eyes and stares at me as if trying to recognize the person who she's with.

Their face are so close he can smell a mist of alcohol in her breath ..

"Hey Captain, you look like Mina ..you know...?"

"...It's because, i am Mina..now let go Raika.." (god she's got a firm grip on me...this is pleasant in any way but in her current condition, i must not.)

"Oooohhh...i seeeeeee...Hmmnn ...and No! now that you're Mina, i'm not letting go..."

She seems to be in a really good mood besides the fact that she's drunk, she grins relentlessly.

"W-what do you mean, not letting me go?"

Raika starts to beckon me over, and starts to pull me closer.

"Caarryy meee.. to my roomm like we're newly wed."

"W-what ?!"

(A-anyway, I need to help her, i can't leave her like this.)

"Hey sweetie..."

He nervously lifts her up , princess carrying her...

Raika suddenly jumps up , landing like a Olympic acrobat...and suddenly push him over the couch..

"On second thought, let's have our honeymoon here in the living room..." she grins mischievously

"W-what ?!"

She jumps on top of Mina then proceeds to take off her blue blazer revealing her red silk camison.

"R-Raika...w-w-wah-wah what are you doing?"

She looks at him dumbfounded

"We can't have our honeymoon, if i'm weaarrin' my clothes now, can we?"

as she's about to lift up her red silk camison revealing her toned stomach and pierced belly button, but even before she could successfully take it off, he held on to the edge of it pulling it down.

(if this is normal circumstances, i'd be the luckiest man alive, but in her current state, i can't let this happen...damn it why am i so self-righteous...)

"Mina....W-what are you doin' , leggo' of my clothes.."

"R-Raika..l-let's not be too hasty...we could at least get to know each other more ?"

"Wut ? do you want me to take you to dinner first ?" she smiles while still trying to pull up her camison...

"Hey."

She suddenly stops, and i ease up as well...And wondered her eyes for a bit.

(W-what now?)

"I want to take a shower..."

(Oh. Shower...thank Odin' she sobered.)

She finally stood up, but even before Mina can get up Raika grab the collar of his shirt and drag him in the bathroom and throw him on the damp tiled floor.

"Let's take a shower...." she said as she jumps back on top of him pinning him down,

" Oh sure...What! No!"

"Take off my clothes...."

"Sure ..i mean No !!"

"But i can't get into the tub myself, and i find it hard to scrub my bacckkk..."

"Mina !! sweetie can you please hurry up, lift me up now .."

"How can i lift you up when you're on top of me?"

She dives down to me hugging me warmly.

"Carryyy me hurryy..."

"O-okey.." he slowly stood up carrying Raika..blurt out darting my feet..

"Hmmnn..What's wrong ?"

Just then he realizes her chest squeezing into his.

(Be a saint, be a buddha , be like Jesus ...Jesus Christ her chest is warm any. Soft....Snap out of it Mina , snap out of it!)

"Minaaaa , wanna showerrr !!"

"S-sure, we're here at the bathroom door now, imma put you down now okay , then you can take your shower.."

"No !!"

I have to get out of this .and fast...Before my morals crumble away; he said to himself with a stern conviction

But then....

"Got ya !" she suddenly push submit him down holding both of his hands down trapping him in her grasp

"R-Raika ?"

She gazes at him fiercely and lusciously pierce her lips.

"You won't have our honeymoon; you won't take off my clothes and you won't take a shower with me !!"

Raika's strength is unmatchable at her state.

"That means you have another woman, right !!"

"W-What ?!"

"I'm going to rape you now ..."

"Oh please yes, i mean No!!" (is she always like this when she's drunk?)

(Oh god! this is bad! she's really wasted. And i might actually get raped tonight.)

"Now close your eyes..." she said devilishly grins.

"W-why?"

"Just close your damn eye!"

"Yes Ma'am!"

He obediently fallowed her order and close my eyes and wait for the inevitable.

She then buried her face in his chest and...

"Zzz...Zzz..."

"Well that's was a boner killer i mean a relief..."

(The alcohol and exhaustion finally kicked in huh...)

(Guess, I'll carry her to her room.)

As i was about to get up with Raika on top of me...

"is someone in there?" someone called out from outside the bathroom.

"Ah ?!"

(Crap baskets, T- that sounded like?!....)

Then that someone slowly opens the bathroom door.

(Oh no.....)

He looked up and see Kasumi, closing the door behind her...

"Oh' hey there..." the only world he can utter.

" Kasumi's face flashes red at the sight of him and Raika's position.

" Wah - Wah - Wah - What are you?! " she gasp and she turns out red completely when she comes in to the realization of what might we've been doing ...

She scurries to open the bathroom door.

"W-Wait Kasumi, this is not what it looks like!"

"I-i'm not dumb, i know what -you're doing!" she faces us but averting her gaze into us and still trying to open the door behind her ...

"N-no! please here me out, i know you don't trust me but Raika wouldn't do something like this now would she?"

She gasp again and seems to realize what had happen and terror began to draw in her face ..

"I know she won't but I'm sure you are!" she was somewhat stunned.

"N-No !! please just help me up, the floor is really damp, my back it's cold i'll explain you everything just please here me out..."

"You have to right to remain silent, anything you say and do will use against you in the court of law !"

She finally opened the bathroom door and rush out through the living room.

"W-wait a minute Kasumi !!"

(Oh boy...i'm dead..did she just read my rights ?)

I slowly stand up carefully lifting Raika up, the sweet sleeping trouble maker sleeping like a log into my arms.

As i walk into the hallway and opened the living room door...

The full members of the Famille's waiting for me crossed arms narrowed eye brows and gave me the looks of disappointment ...

"Mina !! how could you ?!" said Miyoko

"I knew It !!" flustered Yomiko..

Reimako's hidding behind Yomiko she's averting her gaze at us and seem to about to cry...

"Calm down girls, first put Raika down, Mina." said Miss Mikahara cautiously backing up and guiding me to put Raika down the couch...

Then...

*SLAP! *

A bright flash suddenly fills my view as my left cheeks stings ..Miss Mikahara hold Reimako's arm..

"How could you !! we trusted you, how could you do that to my sister !!"

Reimako tears finally falls as she's holding her hand trying to contain her relented rage against me.

(That hit me, that made clear to me, drawn into stone they still don't trust me. the pain of her slap really stings but, the suffocating feeling i felt in my chest seems to hurt more.)

My shoulders drop and my body seems to be heavy...i wasn't guilty of anything but it seems i already given up, reasoning my way out of this....

But then....

".......Huh?"

"......What's with all the noise?"

Suddenlly Raika woke up from all the commotion.

"Ouch .my head hurts..."

"Oneechan ! are you okay ?" Reimako quickly rushed to her aid...

"Raika...apparently the girls here thinks that Minamino tried to rape you." said Tegemi...

(oh please Raika , don't make a joke now..)

"Rape me? it's more like I'm trying to rape him , ouch my head..i shouldn't have drank too much.."

"I-i'm going to make you, coffee okay."

Reimako rushes to the kitchen averting her eyes on me...

"H-he didn't try anything pervy to you?" Kasumi tries to confirm.

"Y-you're lying on top of him , right ?" said Yomiko..

"He's copping a feel right? probe Miyoko..

"No?! Did you Mina?" she asked suspiciously

"W-what? No ?!" (I wish i did..since i already got slapped anyway..)

"W-what's going on? Did you guys seriously think that Minamino have the guts to do something like that?"

"Miyoko your childhood friend, right?

"I-i never doubt him for a second .." she smiled wryly..

(I call Bullcrap..)

"Why is your cheeks red and your nose is a bit bleeding?"

"Oh..." (wow..Rei had hit me hard..) while i wipe a bit of a blood running from his nose..

Tegemi sighed in relief..."I guess you girls owed him an apology..."

"I..uh , i'm sorry for calling you a pervert...." said Yomiko Shyly..

"D-don't worry about it.."

"I'm sorry for getting you into trouble..." said Kasumi..

"F-forgive me for jumping into conclusion..." said Kasumi timidly

"T-that's okay, I can't blame you for that."

"A-and forgive me guys for causing all this commotion." she added bowing her head..

(i guess she's guilty, she did call them out in the middle of the night.)

Miyoko slowly slipping the scene nonchalantly whistles her way out but

"Miyoko....where are you going?" asked Ms.Mikahara gazing at her.

"I -i uhm..sorry...hehehe.."

Then Reimako slowly enters the living room handing the coffee she made to her sister and...

"I'm sorry for hitting you !!" she lowers her head revealing her nape.

"oh! no , it's okay , it's only natural to act like you did , proves how much you cared for your sister.." i smiled wryly waving both my hands..

"W-wait you hit Mina ?!" Raika had drink half of the coffee seems to have finally realize the trouble she had caused...

"S-sorry Mina!! I was drunk as a lord, i didn't meant all the trouble I've caused !!"

"E-everyone calm down, he didn't do anything to me, i swear!

"Calm down Raika , a bit late to respond like that ,it all sorted out .." reassured Tegemi..

After a while everyone looks at me in concern...

(what a heavy atmosphere...good thing everything sorted out in the end. But i got to lighten this up for a bit..)

"I guess i have to apologize as well..."

"Why Mina? you didn't do anything wrong .." said Raika...

"Well....i scared all of you. Anyone would be scared when they see something like that ...and a man in a girls dorm might not be a good idea after all.."

"Huh ?!"

Their eyes widen in shock when they heard that from Minamino...

(W-wait i shouldn't have said that...)

They look at each other...

Raika smiled impishly, as if she's looking at a puppy...

Kasumi turns inquisitive eyes on me...

and everyone else smiled wryly.

"Hmn...that might be true Mina, but you're the exemption...what happened now is a proof of that .." said Raika..

"I'm sorry what? ( i don't fallow..)

"Mina is a nice guy after all." said Miyoko

"....i think he's weird..." said Kasumi..

"...I agree with Miyoko.." fallowed Reimako

"....he's still a perv to me..." murmured Yomiko..

"..Huh ?" (they didn't explain why am i an exemption, i don't get them.)

After all things settled, they all went to bed, it's 2am in the morning after all. i stayed and prepared myself off to work.

And Kasumi offered Raika a help for her to take a shower.

"I'm fine, i'm sobered up now..." Raika says, respectfully declining her and proceed to shower alone.

Then, after a while...

"Phew , how refreshing..."

She returns to the living room fresh out of shower, she does indeed sober now..

"Mina? , are you going to work at this hour ?" said Raika while slouching herself in the couch..

"Y-yeah, my shifts start at 3am thought but since i'm fully awake i decide to go to work early."

"Oh, Mina..." she said with a smile.

"Really, i'm really grateful for your help today, and i'm really sorry for the trouble."

"I'll repay you later..."

"Repay me?"

"Yep, for taking care of me, and trying to help me shower...hehehe" she laughs non nonchalantly...

"hehehehe , don't worry about it..."

"No! i won't feel right until i repay you..." she said worriedly

"O-okay..."

then a devilish smile draws onto Raika's face..she creeps slowly to my side of the couch..

"Hmn....Think long and hard about how you want me to repay you..."

"L-long and hard?" *doki*doki*

(R-repay me? w-what does she mean by that.)

(Does she mean, this and that? , s-she did almost raped me , is she going to do it for real ? w-what am i thinking ? get your mind out of the gutter mina ..)

"M-Mina, you're drooling ..." she said

"W-what?" while wiping my mouth with my hand.

"Hahahaha , kidding , made you wipe your lips..." her quick quips wake me out of my fantasy

(She got me again...)

She smirks mirthfully at the sight.

"Mina! you always have the cutest reactions ..."

"cute ? Miyoko, Kasumi and Yomiko finds it disgusting."

"Hahahahaha" Raika chuckles merrily then smiles peacefully

"But, seriously i do want to repay you..."

"I am really grateful Mina .."

"No, it was my pleasure..." ( W-well it almost becomes a literal one..)

"Well ...goodnight ..."

Raika marched up to the second floor.

"Well, i'm off to work..."

I've never seen strong Raika so vulnerable before, her flushing rosy cheeks she even cuter than usual...she's scary when she's drunk though, from now on i have to avoid her when she drunk.

With these thoughts swimming in my mind i went to work happier than usual...

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