The ghost

Part 6 - "Surprise"

"Wake up, kitsune!"

Disgruntled, but not quite woken up, Rukawa shot his fist out reflexively, intending to punch the cause of his awakening. But... There was nobody around. So Rukawa thought it a false alarm and turned over on the other side, planning to return to sleeping.

At that instant, Rukawa's blanket was suddenly yanked off the bed. And a loud shout repeated itself.

"Kitsune, wake up!"
"Huh?"

At first, Rukawa opened one his eye, then another... And with a frightened shout he clawed hold of the pillows. Then he remembered the night before and exactly what Hanamichi's ghost was doing in his house... But when Rukawa realized that the redheired boy was the one, who pulled his blanket off from him, the kitsune-eyed boy sat up abruptly.

"How did you do that?" he asked Hanamichi.
"Huh?"
"The blanket... How did you managed 'to take' my blanket off?"

The proud smile appeared on Hanamichi's face. He picked up the blanket, that was dropped before, and waved it in toreador-like manner.

"Does it impressed on you?" asked Hanamichi and, looking at the shocked expression of kitsune-eyed boy, he understood that yes, it'd impressed him. "Well, last night I'd watched the movie about a ghost. At first, he passed through the things too, but then, concentrating, he learned to move and manipulate them."

Some time Rukawa simply stared at him, then nodded. Hanamichi smirked, imagining, how the dark-haired boy will meet his next surprise.

"Come on, kitsune. It's time for food", and, smirking, he added, "I fixed breakfast for you."
"You did WHAT?!"

And as the redhead had expected, Rukawa's surprised expression was priceless. If you tell him that the Earth had ceased to rotate, he would take that more quietly. But now...

Now, stunned, Rukawa stared at the ghost with his eyes wide open. Hanamichi giggled with amusement. "Kawaii", he sighed, watching the dark-haired boy. "Well, kitsune, get up!" he uttered loudly. "It's time for breakfast."

Rukawa blinked once, but obeyed. He rose from the bed, took fresh clothes and went into bathroom to take a shower. Some minutes after, he returned, fresh and clean, and followed Hanamichi, who was expecting him.

Despite to Rukawa's expectations, that all this was a joke, the breakfast there really was. Apparently, the Hanamichi-ghost had drudgingly practised  his new-found skill to use the things.

"Oh!" Rukawa threw a glance at the redhead and sat down the table.

The breakfast was good. There were even --

"Mangos?!" Rukawa was surprised. He remembered perfectly the kind of food in his own house. And yesterday there had been no mangos anywhere.

"Where did you got it?" He asked with suspicion.

Hanamichi drooped his head.

"Well... I'd visited a market... It was funny for me as a ghost..."
"Did you steal it?" Rukawa asked him, even more suspiciously if that was possible, pointing at the fruits. Hanamichi kept silent. "Do'ahou" Rukawa reprimand Hanamichi.
"Teme, kitsune!" the redhead exclaimed, but, surprisingly, calmed down almost in instant. "Ok. I will not do that again. I promise."

Rukawa merely shook his head. But then he said shyly. "Thanks," and got to eating.

Hanamichi smiled...

End od part 6.

Japanese Terms: Teme - (Why) you!

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