My Star is a Loser

Neighbors

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I arrived home just in time, they're already preparing dinner. There's so much food on the table, are we going to feed the whole neighborhood?

"Oh there you are sweetie, your grandma is waiting for you" says dad as he gave me a kiss on the cheeks upon seeing me.

"Where's mama?" I asked but I'm not referring to my mom, I'm asking about my grandma. That's what I call her.

"She's with your mom outside on the poolside" Dad replied then he excused himself as he received a call from his office.

I sprinted outside and saw mama talking to mom. I sneaked at her back but my mom saw me so I gave her a sign to be quiet. Shhh...

"Mama!" I screamed as I poke her waist. That made her jump up a bit out of being startled. "Oh my God. You silly girl, you startled me" says mama while tapping me slightly in the arm.

I often do that even when I was a kid, I was so close to mama that I even decided to call her that. She was away for a year so I really missed her.

"Oh I forgot to tell you. I invited the Duean Family to have dinner with us since they also just got back in this neighborhood." What mom said got me thinking of someone, I know I heard Duean before.

"Duean? Oh I remember, Rose Duean is your friend from College right?" says Mama to mom. So that explains the feast-like foods on the table. They're ignoring me now hmmp. I really don't understand what they're talking about so I decided to excuse myself and went to my room, then I took a shower.

I really think that I know someone who's last name is Duean. Well it doesn't matter, I'll meet them later anyway. Before I went down to the dining room, I decided to come out on the balcony for a second.

"I wonder what the loser Eiji is doing right now" I whispered in the air but then I suddenly widened my eyes as I saw who's down there in the garden. "Sh*t!" I shouted unconsciously and got inside my room quickly to hide. But why am I hiding? I'm supposed to ask him why the hell he's in my house.

I sprinted down the stairs and straightly went to the dining. From there, my jaw dropped and my mouth suddenly spit a word itself as I saw who's sitting with my family. So I'm not imagining things earlier, that was my realization after seeing his face.

"Loser!" I shouted out of control, out of conscience. I quickly covered my mouth as my eyes were looking so big and round. That was so stupid of me, that was a hell of an embarrassing moment. Now they are all looking at me like I am the weirdest person they've ever seen in their lives.

I quickly bowed my head and apologized for what nonsense I have done. "I'm sorry, I just-" I didn't get to finish what I'm saying because my dad interrupted me.

"There she is, my daughter" says dad who's telling me to come sit already. "Good evening, I'm Kira, It's nice to meet you" says me while bowing my head at them.

"Such a pretty young lady," Mrs. Duean said. I think she is Eiji's mom. She looked so young and elegant, you can sense that she's so fashionable ams sophisticated from looking. I wonder why Eiji is like that when his mom is like this.

I sat beside mama while my head was still looking down. I can't afford to look at them, especially to the person in front of me. What the hell am I thinking just now? It's so embarrassing to the point that I just wanted to disappear and be eaten by the ground.

"Come on, give me your plate, I'll get you some food" says mama while getting my plate. She probably noticed me acting quiet for some time. I slowly lift up my head but as I did, I quickly get back from looking down. He's looking at me. The hell is he doing here?

"Here, eat up" mama said while looking at my body. "Arigatou-gosaimasu (Thank you)" I replied then I smiled.

"You're getting skinnier, look at your arms" says mama while touching my arms. Stop it mama. It's so embarrassing.

We finished eating already, they're just chatting right now in the poolside. But loser Eiji was in the living room, sitting on the sofa so I decided to take a look at him while hiding myself.

"Nice shout" he suddenly said.

My stupid ass hiding was useless, he noticed me. I breathe heavily and came out from where I am hiding then I walk towards him. I was calm but I'm still feeling something weird inside me. Wait, why am I getting nervous? Am I out of my mind?

"Loser" I whispered then I sat not too close beside him. He looked at me emotionless as usual. Damn you, would you die if you smiled for a bit? I really don't get myself. Why the hell did I fall for this guy?

"You just shouted earlier, why are you whispering now?" He said coldly but then it was followed by a smirk.

Oh shoot! It was the first time I saw him do that. So he's a human after all, I almost mistook him for an emotionless ghost.

"Are you getting into my nerves?" says me, who starts to frown.

"Ka...waii" says him but still wearing that poker face.

"Kawaii my ass!" I said but then I quickly covered up my mouth cause someone might hear me.

He started to stare at me but I didn't dare to stare back, or else, my face would explode.

"Didn't you say that to me before? Kawaii." He's teasing me right now, how could he? Why is he like that? "Tsk, such a foul mouthed Queen" he added while still staring, but this time, he's actually staring at my lips which made me gulp.

Does a loser act like this? Sometimes I really have doubts about him. Is he for real? Because the way he acts towards me is giving me an answer of a no he isn't. He's totally different when it's just the two of us.

"So what if I'm foul mouthed? I'm a mean girl after all" I whispered while crossing my arms, fighting his cold stare. Wait, What the hell is he doing? He's now slowly moving near beside me while still staring at my lips.

On the spur of the moment, He managed to sit beside me, and I couldn't move my body at this moment, I suddenly froze up. He's still wearing those emotionless eyes while staring, then he quickly moved his face so close to mine which made me suddenly gulp hard, shut my eyes, and face my head on the side as if I'm dodging something.

*BADUMP *BADUMP *BADUMP

My heart starts beating fast again. I can already feel the air of his breath touching my face that is starting to turn all red. My hands and knees start shivering. Damn loser, don't tell me he's planning to kiss me here!?

"Sometimes, a Queen needs to be punished" he whispered in my ear, touching it slightly which gave me chills all over my body to the core of my spine. What the hell am I thinking!?

I opened my eyes slowly and saw him already walking away. I shaked my feet as if I'm a kid with a candy that just got snatched. Damn it! He looked so cool acting like that. Argh, what's the matter with him?

"What's wrong sweetie? Why are you frowning like that?" says mom when she saw me while walking past the living room.

"Nothing, umm I'm going upstairs now. Oyasumi (goodnight)" I said and kissed her on the cheeks then headed to the stairs.

"Are you not feeling well? Why is your face so red?." s**t, she noticed. But I didn't answer her, I just hurriedly went upstairs. I didn't go straight to the bed but the balcony instead. I can see them already leaving the house. Loser looked so polite bowing his head like that at my Dad.

"Look this way, look this way, look this way." Together with the sound of the whistling wind is my whisper as if I'm chanting something, as if I'm hypnotizing him to look this way. s**t, He really looked this way. This time, I'm not letting go of my gaze at him, neither did he. But that was just for a moment, he moved his eyes away from mine first, then he started walking.

I went inside, closed the clear door of the balcony, and moved the curtains. What was I thinking? He will figure it out if I keep doing those things. Argh, so annoying. But.. "Kawaii," I whispered while slowly wearing a smile on my lips, but I suddenly made that smile vanish and slap my cheeks slightly.

Wait, what the hell am I saying out of nowhere? Am I that crazy for him? I don't exactly know the answer for that, but for now, all I know is that I want to know him better.