Neighbor Idaman.

Twelve

"What's wrong? You had a fight with Naveen?" Regis asked when he saw Ayana's grim face. Gray clouds seem to surround the entire body of the woman who is now installing a seatbelt with an unpleasant expression in view.

"No, there's nothing" Ayana replied without looking at Regis.

"All right." Regis starts driving after making sure Ayana sits comfortably in her place. He was sure, soon Ayana would open her mouth to tell him what really happened. After all, he also already knew the reason why Ayana's face was like that.

For almost fifteen minutes the journey was filled with silence. Neither Ayana nor Regis, neither of them had any intention of opening the conversation at all. Regis focuses on driving while Ayana with a boring view from behind the window of the car that she has seen very often.

The sun up there was already very hot a sign that lunch time had come. Regis decides to stop by at one of the ramen shops they pass by. Actually Regis doesn't know where they're going. He just followed Ayana's desire to fix her bad mood.

"We had lunch first" said Regis, who had now exited his car. Ayana just nodded in agreement and started walking towards the entrance in a row.

"Do you know why I'm taking you out?" Ayana asked after spending one serving of jumbo-sized ramen. Actually it is still lacking, but maybe people will see it strange if he re-order the second portion.

Regis, who was wiping his mouth with a tissue, just nodded. "Naveen canceled your date?" he said in a tone pretending to ask.

"Diamond*n! He's a br*ngs*k guy!"

If there was food in his mouth or he was drinking something, Regis might spit it out again in shock. For God's sake! An Ayana whom he had known since junior high school, a gentle woman like a royal princess was now issuing a curse! THE SCOLDING!

Regis looked at Ayana in horror as if he was looking at Sadako's Ghost. "Ayana, k-kau—"

"I really want to scratch off that handsome face right now!" exciting Ayana. This time with a table.

Gosh darn. Regis almost had an impromptu heart attack. He is sure, if now Ayana is really upset with Naveen.

"Ayana," call Regis again. This time by touching the woman's hand to distract Ayana. "Listen to me, okay?" Ayana suddenly fell silent and turned into a good boy. "Take a deep breath and then take it out slowly. Do that a few times."

Ayana obeyed what Regis said, took a deep breath and slowly exhaled three times. He tried to control his emotions that were about to explode and might just damage the ramen shop they stopped at.

"Why did Naveen cancel your date?" ask Regis after making sure Ayana's emotions are under control.

Recalling the conversation he had with Naveen this morning, Ayana's face frowned again. The annoyance he felt went back up to the surface. Regis just looked at him with an amused look. According to him, the expression that Ayana displayed was truly adorable right now.

"You know, Naveen's saying that shit again." Both of Ayana's eyebrows bend inward, her hands folded in front of her chest with her back resting on the chair. "He said the new owner of his former uncle's house today moved in, and as a good neighbor, Naveen had to help him."

This time Regis was actually holding back the laughter that was already at the end of his tongue. Naveen who he knew of his half-dead love for Ayana could say such nonsense? Oh my God, the world is old.

"That pink-haired freak, I really wanted to see her" Ayana continued.

"Word pink-haired freak?" ask Regis. He sounds more asking himself.

Wait for. Why does that sound familiar to her hearing?

"Yes. Naveen's new neighbor is a strange woman with pink hair."

Regis silently smiled. Should he make sure of it himself?

"Come on." Ayana stood up, tidied up her slightly tangled clothes and then draped the bag over her shoulder. The atmosphere of the store that was starting to get crowded made Ayana feel uncomfortable."Follow me shopping. I want to spend all the money I have."

Regis stood up as he chuckled. "Alright, Miss. I'll obey whatever you want."

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They both ate voraciously and had absolutely no conversation during the lunch. I don't know, maybe it has become a habit of both of them who can't do a conversation while at the dinner table, even though in fact they are now eating in the hallway— on the floor.

"Later tonight we're going to a barbeque party, Xavier says he's coming." Rallin opened the conversation after cleaning up the two of them and dumped them in the trash. "I hope you can join us" he continued.

Naveen nodded. "certain. I'll join in."

The answer Naveen gave made the corner of Rallin's lips lifted into a single smile.

"I have to call Reiner to take me shopping."

Hearing the foreign name he had just heard, Naveen's eyes squinted slightly. He was sure that what Rallin meant was a red-haired man with an annoying expression.

"The man ... She your lover?"

Hearing Naveen's question that was like a whisper made Rallin tilt his head. He kept the phone back in his hand he was holding on the couch and looked at Naveen. "Who?"

"The red-haired man."

"Ah, you mean Reiner?" ask Rallin. Naveen nodded in response. "Do we look like that?"

Is Rallin joking with his question? Just be right!

"You didn't realize it?" Naveen looked at Rallin in disbelief. Should he mention one reason at a time why he could ask Rallin about it?

Rallin and the red-haired man who looks familiar and may have the same age is enough to be the reason Naveen or even others conclude it. Plus, another indisputable fact was, this morning Rallin who kissed the man's cheek blatantly in public.

"You look very familiar" Naveen said in a relaxed tone as possible. He was already half-death by just thinking about it.

"really?" ask Rallin again. Naveen nodded back. "We've been together since we were embryos, so we may not be familiar." Rallin laughed at the end of the sentence. Unaware that Naveen's eyes were wide.

"You twins?"

Rallin smiled and nodded. "I don't like this fact very much. But, Reiner he is my brother" whispered Rallin as if it was a disgrace to the state that should be kept in meetings and should not be spread in public. "He was born five minutes ahead of me."

The problems that existed around the world that Naveen had borne a few hours ago seemed to disappear. His face radiated a relief that the man had never shown before. Perhaps Naveen also forgot if there was a much bigger problem than this had been waiting for him.

Naveen immediately grabbed Rallin's arm as the woman was about to take back her phone.

"I'll take you shopping" Naveen said with a smile.

"No, no. I don't want to trouble you more than this" Rallin declined as subtly as possible.

"I don't feel bothered." Naveen stood up, causing Rallin to look up as she stared at the man's face." Now I'll get ready and get the car. It just so happens that I haven't tried it since I bought it last week." The man grinned proudly afterwards.

Rallin silently snorted. Naveen's slightly Reiner-like narcissistic nature made him feel annoyed. But no doubt it makes Rallin smile and hug.

"alright. Then I should get ready too."

Rallin walks into his room to change clothes after making sure Naveen is really home.

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- To be continued