"Time to wake up!"
A bright light came out of nowhere, shining brightly in my face. I grumbled a bit, hoping whatever was bothering me left me alone. I am still sleepy from the excitement that happened in my dream. A girl came to me and told me that I should marry her. Even though this was the first time meeting her.
"Ina, how long are you going to stay in bed? It's passed eleven right now."
There it was again. Someone not part of my sleeping universe is interrupting my sleep. I grumbled and humu'd harder than before. Sleep is important. I am getting my fill of it even if it makes me ten times sleepier than before. When drowsy thoughts flooded my mind, I felt a strong presence lurking over me, and It wasn't the brightness of the sun.
I felt my comfort level decreasing rapidly as we speak. AKA, the blanket that was covering me, ended up on the bottom end of my bed. Then, someone rolled my body over to face my greatest enemy.
"The sun. It's so bright."
Besides the sun was Enma-chan, striking an 'I can't believe I'm doing this again' pose. It was a routine she took upon herself. Routine including waking me up at this point in time so I do something productive for the day.
"I know it's the weekend, but waking up late is still unacceptable. You should get that under control before you start doing any future plans that involve time."
Still in bed, I was in my pajamas avoiding the glares that were both from the sun and Enma-chan. They were quite intense but I managed.
By panicking.
After she woke me up, she left my room to do some chores as per usual on the weekend. I lied face up in my bed, taking in the vitamin D on my skin from the sun. Still, with my drowsy self, I prepared for the day that was already half-finished.
***
"Ummm...Enma-chan. What's for breakfast?"
I entered the kitchen stretching my arms. I smelled something delicious entering my nose, heading to my stomach. Now it was growling.
"Don't worry my wife, your breakfast is almost done."
What I saw wasn't Enma-chan, but It was the girl I saw in my dream.
"Do you want your eggs half-cooked or fully cooked? Do you drink tea or coffee in the morning?"
She is actually real. I thought it was just a dream.
"I'm so happy right now. I never thought I will be cooking for you. The one and only Ina. The tako of my dreams. Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. Calm down Nene. You're cooking right now."
Now that I think about it. The proposal really happened. It wasn't just a dream. Humu humu. I managed to survive. But why is she doing here?
"You wear pajamas when you are at home, huh? Your shoulders are showing. Here, take a seat. Have some water while I wipe the blood coming from my nose. This is too much."
"Nene, thanks but why are you here? Did you stay the night?"
"Sadly, no. I arrived this morning. I asked that red-haired lady If I could stay with you last night. She said she will give me a key and the address to come in the morning. When she did, I exited the vehicle and you were asleep when I hugged you for a long time. I headed home with excitement that I couldn't sleep. Now, I am here, as your wife."
She passed me my breakfast, tea and some water. Both of us sat at the dining table eating together. We met last night, so it was a bit awkward. We barely knew each other.
"Thank you very much. Ummm... How do you do?"
I said awkwardly but she laughed.
"No need to be serious. We were talking fine before. Let's have a little girl talk. Hi, my name is Nene but you already know that. I am an idol, what about you?"
"I'm Ina, a professional artist. You might have seen my work before. Would you like to see?"
Her eyes brighten up.
"I have seen all of your work Ina, it's very beautiful. I have every illustration saved on my phone. Let me show you my favourite."
Both of us bonded over breakfast and shared our favourite things.
***
Our conversation continued in the living room on the couch.
"So why are you calling me your wife?"
"Ever since I saw you, I fell in love with you."
That's pretty straight forward.
"Why? Can't we just be friends?"
"I love to be your friend and wife at the same time."
"You're leaning pretty close right now."
"Yes, I am."
"A little too close."
"Uh-huh."
"Annnd now you're on top of me."
"Isn't this the position of a wife?"
"Do you want me to not be your friend anymore?"
"I'm sorry."
"Good girl. Good girl."
***
"Ahhh. So this is Ina's drawing-room?"
"Yeah. Don't touch anything you're not supposed to."
Nene was in awe of my drawing-room like a super fan. Observing anything and everything in it. She was following my orders but I saw some time when her desire got the best of her. I stopped her before it happened.
"Hey!"
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please don't scold me."
Seriously, this girl.
"Why did you become an Idol?"
She was in serious mode.
"Ever since I was little, I looked up to people that had so much popularity. I thought I could never be one of those people. So I trained and trained hard, hoping and hoping that I could reach my goal. Then someone came along and gave me a push start. I am eternally grateful to that person. Their dream was to make mine come true."
"Where is that person now?"
"In the manager position. Everywhere I go, she supports me. I literally can't live without her."
Enma-chan always supports me. Ever since the ancient ones told me to make her, my life has improved. To some extent.
"I have to watch my diet from then on. I wish I could eat like I used to."
Hmmm.
"I have to run every week so I don't get fat."
I don't like where this is going.
"I have an idea, why don't we..."
Change the subject. Change the subject.
"Nene, you wanna draw something with me?"
"Really?"
"Yeah, I have nothing to do so why don't we draw a bit?"
"Uhhh..."
One more push.
"Don't worry, I won't bite."
"Side by side?"
"Yeah, let's draw each other."
"Side by side with Ina. Side by side with Ina. Side by side with Ina."
Subject change successfully.
***
"Thanks for letting me stay over. I had so much fun drawing this, I will treasure it forever and ever."
"I had fun too."
"So can I visit you again?"
"You can visit anytime. As long as you don't rush come back. Your work is very important."
Me, Enma-chan, Nene and her manager were at the doorway. We were saying our goodbyes.
"Bye, Bye."
Both she and her manager left. The manager gave a polite bow. Both of us did so in turn. I waved bye-bye until they were both in the elevator. When it closed, Enma-chan, looked at me with certain eyes.
"You could have been more polite."
"What, what did I say?"
"You don't even realise your own actions. This is the first friend you made."
"I don't know what I did."
Enma-chan sighed and went back into the house. Leaving me uncertain of my actions.
Many days later, Nene was in the kitchen wearing an apron. Dressed in a motherly attire.
"Good morning, do you want dinner, a bath, or do you want..."
I went straight back to bed.
Both of us became friends. We grew close to each other. A little too close than what I'm comfortable with.