Shine's Men

Shine's one month deal with Allen and her parents had already made her several weeks passed too quickly and time is not slowing down.Learning so many languages and practicing for her disappearance. They even fixed her bad eyesight weeks ago, so she will not have to wear her glasses. But for the mean time, she still need to wear a similar eyeglasses without any grade to avoid any suspicions. 

"Time fly so fast, Yuzuru will already need to go to China the day after tomorrow and I don't want to be separated with him just yet" Shine said to herself while she lie down to her bed.

"Just follow him!" Shine's mind suggested.

"I want to but I have a limited area that I can go, remember?" Shine sarcastically answer herself.

"So, you are just going to let that one month of yours to expire like that?" Her inner self scolded her.

"I have no other choice! but I will think of something  before he leave. I really want to make it special for him" Shine said to herself.

"You mean before YOU LEAVE!" her inner self said with emphasis to her last words.

"It's the same!"Shine said to herself and she rest her back to the headboard of the bed. She reach for her mobile phone on her bed side table and text Yuzuru.

Shine

Are you still up?  

And she press send.

"What are you doing Shine? He probably sleeping. He's practicing hard these days, especially now that the Grand Prix is just around the corner!" Shine said to herself in a low voice as she looked at her phone..

Then, Shine's phone suddenly vibrates —Yuzuru is calling.

"Yuzuru?" Shine answer with a questioning voice.

"You can't sleep too?" Yuruzu said.

"Yeah...I am actually thinking of you" Shine suddenly said.

"Are you crazy? why did you tell him that. I know it's true but really???" Shine's inner self said, ashamed.

"Really? What are you thinking?" Yuzuru said and by the sound of his voice, Shine can tell that Yuzuru is happy to hear her.

Shine sigh as she's hesitant to answer.

"Why?" Yuzuru concernedly asked.

"I am just thinking that..." Shine said and pause again but not too long this time.

"When you go to China...do you think you will be gone for long?" Shine reluctantly asked.

"Is that what's bothering you?" Yuzuru asked.

"Hmm" Shine short answer.

"My Shine, Don't worry because I will be coming back after my competition in China is over. And besides, I can't be gone for too long without you" Yuzuru explain, to cheer up Shine.

Shine slightly smile when she heard Yuzuru's words.

"Really? I mean, you live just fine without me for 14 years" Shine said, casually.

"I can't lost you again period...I JUST CAN'T"  Yuzuru irritably said.

Shine then realizes that what she had said causes Yuzuru to suddenly become tetchy.

"Hurry up and say something that will bring him back to his happy self" Shine's inner self urges.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to make you mad!"Shine apologetically said.

"You know I can't be mad at you! It just the thought of losing you again pains me "  Yuzuru said softly, his anger is lessen.

 "Let's not talk about it anymore! By the way, can I come to your house tomorrow? Actually, I really want to!" Shine suddenly asked but it sounded like a demand.

" so being SHAMELESS is your solution? Hay! Well, if you only have 2 weeks, I guess it's justifiable" Shine's inner self said while she rolled her eyes.

"You do? Well, sure!" Yuzuru said and his anger is completely gone.

"Great! what time can I come?" Shine asked, not minding the voice inside her.

"Since it's your off tomorrow, I'll just pick you up after my practice and we can go together" Yuzuru excitedly answer.

"No! it's okay just tell me what time I can be there" Shine suspiciously reply.

"Sorry Yuzuru but I can't risk you coming to my house" Shine said in her mind.

"Rig..ht your Dad!" Yuzuru answer but little did he knew, he unintentionally give Shine an excuse.

"Hmm" Shine shortly said. 

"You used your Dad as a excuse? Nice!" Shine's inner self tease her.   

"Hmm I'll just text you the time then. But it's more likely that I will finish my training in the afternoon, since it will be my last practice tomorrow before I head to China" Yuzuru informed Shine.

"Okay! I need time to prepare anyway" Shine almost gleefully reply.

"Prepare what?"Yuzuru curiously asked.

"You'll see"Shine said and smile.

Shine then glance at the clock at her bedside table and see that it's almost midnight. 

"Yuzuru, it's late already, you should sleep now! You'll need plenty of energy for your practice tomorrow. Goodnight Yuzuru, see you tomorrow" Shine continue.

"Okay, Good night to you too! see you in my dreams, Shine" Yuzuru reply and they both hanged up.

"And see you in mine, Yuzuru" Shine happily said to herself.

She smile as she put her mobile phone on her beside table.

.......

Shine's eyes are still close but she is already awake. She instinctively put her hands to wander the top of her bedside table as she looked for her mobile phone. She touches a hard and big rectangle, glossy object —it's her mobile phone. Shine bring it over to her and she slowly open her eyes. She see 2 text messages from Yuzuru and Allen.

Shine shift to sitting position as she open Yuzuru's text first.

Yuzuru

Good morning. I'll head to the club first and practice early, so I can go home early too.
See you later xoxo

Shine smile while reading a text from him.

"That's a nice way to start your day" Shine's inner self said .

Shine click the reply button, though she know that he can't probably read her text message yet.

Shine

Good luck! I am excited to see you later xoxo

Shine smile while she open text from Allen.

Allen

Later :)

Shine  frown in confusion as she read the text of Allen.Though, it's been a month now since the big revelation happened but Shine still can't get used to their situation.

"What the hell is 'later' means?" Shine confusedly asked herself. 

"O well it must be something again" Shine answer herself while she shrug her shoulders and stand up.

Shine head downstairs wearing a pink pajama and a white shirt. Her hair is obviously haven't meet the comb yet but Shine care less about that, after all, she thinks no one else can see her. But at the dinning area, she see Allen, sitting next to Min.

"Good Morning!" Shine greets everyone making her presence known.

"Good morning! Shine, you don't have work today?" Mom greets and asked Shine.

"As if you didn't know Mom!" Shine answer in her mind.

"No mom! I am off today, Thanks to Monika, I can now have a day off from work" Shine said instead as she take a sit across Allen.

Shine then shift her eyes to Allen with a questioning look.

"Allen?!? what are you doing here?" Shine curiously asked him.

"Good Morning Shine! Why are you so surprise, I texted you remember?" Allen answer while smiling.

  "Ah...rig..ht.. the text" Shine slowlysaid as she remember his text message.  

"Next time send a message that make sense and not just a word okay!!" Shine annoyingly said on her mind.

"Min, I will drive you to the club" Dad informed Min.

Min nodded.

 "I think, I will also have to talk to Mr. Orser about Min's training. And maybe he can arranged something so Min will not have to sacrifice his study" Dad informed everyone at table. He then looked at Min and smile to him.

"Really! Dad?" Min said in surprised.

"Yes! we are allowing you now to skate but don't let your studies suffer okay?" Dad said with a reminder to Min.

"Thank you! I promise I will do a good job in both" Min said, excitedly and happily.

Shine look at her Dad and Min with smile that is not exactly true. Shine would be happy for Min, if she don't know that everything —her parents allowing Min to continue with his skating— is just part of their now complicated life.

"It's better when I didn't know anything!" Shine said, honestly on her mind.

"I guess, I will be home alone today" Shine said as she fill her bowl with cereals. Allen looked at Shine "I can join you...if you want"he offers. Shine knows that it was not a suggestion from Allen but a mandatory statement.

"But..." Shine said as she still tried to refused but her mother interrupted.

"If you are not doing anything why not?" Mom said looking at Shine with her don't-refused-look.

"Great! actually, I am free today and I can't think of a thing to do" Allen said and looked at Shine.

Shine rolled her eyes. She have no choice but to just accept their decision to let Allen be her guard.

.....

After their breakfast is over, Shine and Allen see Min, Dad and Mom out. When they are gone, Allen follows Shine as she head back inside and clean their dinning area.

"Do you realized I already have a boyfriend Allen! And I don't think it's right for you to stay alone here with me!" Shine irritably said while she get the plates on the table.

"Relax! It's not like we are going to do something bad or I am going to do something inappropriate to you" Allen said with his hands up in surrender and laugh. 

"But can you explain that to everybody? to Yuzuru?" Shine angrily said as she wipe the table.

"Shine, I am your friend first, I think Yuzuru will not question that. Or is it really you that is uncomfortable being with me?" Allen said.

Shine bring down the towel in her hand and take a sit.

"Don't worry Shine, I am just hear to protect you. Just like before, when I am like your big brother or if you like, you can also say that I am like your personal body guard" Allen explain to make Shine smile. And he sit beside her as he looked at her sympathetically.

"I'm Sorry! I know that you just wanted to help, Allen. But the frustration is eating me and I think, I'm throwing them at you. Suddenly, I'm scared of the fact that I will have to go— leave my friends, Min and... Yuzuru soon!" Shine sadly said.

Allen keep his silence and just listen to Shine's grievance more.

"Honestly, I am frustrated that I need to have 'you' all of the sudden; frustrated that I can't complain about it; frustrated that I need to lie to Yuzuru. I am honestly frustrated with my life now more than ever!" Shine releases her frustration with anger in her voice.

Shine cover her face and she burst in tears.  Allen wrap his shoulder around her.

"I understand Shine! I know it's not easy to accept these sudden changes but be strong. These will definitely be over. I may not know when, but it will be over! and you can get your life back" Allen said as he try to comfort Shine. His eyes are filled with sympathy as he looked at her.

"Thank you Allen. I think I can't do this without you" Shine said, sobbing as she looked at him.

"It's nothing Shine" Allen sincerely reply. He wipes Shine tears and looked at her —a look that every girl would want.

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