[Book 2] Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 37 - MEET THE EISENHOWERS

PHASE 37 - MEET THE EISENHOWERS

So here we are, in front of the gate of my two-story house here in Mirose Grande. The Eisenhower residence has an above-average class in terms of finance, so we have quite a big house. This is nothing compared to the mansion-like house of Amy though, so I’m quite confident that Tiara will feel comfortable at home.

“U-Um, Rikkun… Are you sure I’m ready for this?” Tiara is blushing, shaking, and uneasy. Her eyes are opened round and wide as if she’s already shocked even though nothing has happened yet. 

Ignoring her nervous distress, Tiara is indeed in her best shape and form. She’s wearing a black silk shirt underneath her blazer, and she has this knee-level black pleated skirt, dark leggings, and black shoes. She even has a white headband that has a white butterfly ribbon in it. She looks decent and adorable. I feel like I’m introducing her to our marriage or something.

“Of course you are,” I said with a smile to ease her emotional breakdown. I touched the gate of our house and then pushed it. “Here we go!”

Tiara followed me like a loyal dog as I walked towards the front door. With a gentle opening of the entrance, I immediately showed my presence and shouted: “I’m here!”.

“Oh, so big brother is here!” My youngest brother Vince who is now in sixth grade was the first one who noticed us. He immediately ran towards the stairs to get the attention of our parents. “Mom! Dad! Big brother is here, and he’s with a beautiful lady!”

I can hear the commotion upstairs, and I can’t help but feel offended.

“W-Whaaat!?” My mother’s voice echoed.

“Are you sure it’s not a Japanese cartoon girl printed in a body pillow he ordered online!?” My father’s voice followed.

“No, it’s a real girl!” My brother defended me. 

“IMPOSSIBLE!!!” Both my mother and father cried.

“Those bastards…” I muttered to myself while gritting my teeth.

“Ahahaha…” Tiara forced a laugh.

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It’s already night when we came here, so my parents immediately readied the dining table. We have a seafood hotpot for this evening and I see that they are quite prepared for a guest. Well, I texted them before I came here home so that gave them time to be ready.

Here in our round dining table, the Eisenhowers sits ready. We are complete and there’s five in this family. My father, my mother, my younger brother Vince, and my bratty younger sister Cassie. Everybody’s attention is on my beautiful girlfriend who continues to bloom like a flowery star in the middle of the skies.

“So, you’re the girlfriend my son is talking about.” My father said. “You’re Tiara Hikari, right? I never thought he would introduce us to a real girl.”

“U-Um… Nice to meet you, Mister Eisenhower… Mrs. Eisenhower…” Tiara’s shyness dominated her but she still managed to pull out a greeting.

“What made you fall in love with an arrogant bastard like Alaric?” My mother asked with a cold glare. “With his personality, only an idiot would get along with him.”

“W-Well…” Tiara scratched her cheek. “I-I think Rikkun is not that bad. He’s arrogant, a pervert, and a big-time weird nerd, but I really love him the way he is… ahahaha…”

“You…” My mother and father became astounded as they heard Tiara’s answer. Their eyes became heart-shaped when Tiara’s words entered their brain and their heart. “You’re really an idiot! A good kind of idiot that our useless son needs!”