Chapter 36
"You...you're the tree?" Cold-kun says with a blank look on his face.
"...is that why..." Nars reaches his hand out in front of me.
? I tilt my head. Does... he want me to land on his hand? This is gonna be really awkward if I'm wrong but now that the idea is in my head, I really want to do it.
I stop flying and fall into the palm of Nars' outstretched hand. I criss-cross-applesauce on top of Nars' hand.
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...They look surprised, I made the wrong choice, didn't I?
*chuckle*
Wahhh, Nars is laughing at my stupidity. Hey! Wipe that smirk off both of your faces!
Nars brings me up close to his face, gives me a smile as blinding as the sun, and says," Nice to meet you."
Sigh, these pretty boys. Fine, I'll forgive you this once. "Long time no see, Nars."
"...Nars?" The ignored Cold-kun questions from behind Nars.
Nars asks with a wiry smile, "Is
"What do you mean 'supposed to be'? That is your name," I say with confidence.
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Nars seems to have thought of something funny. He asks me,"Then what's his name?" He points to the a.s.sa.s.sin behind him.
"Cold-kun," I answer with a straight face.
"Pfh," Nars tries to hold back his laughter while Cold-kun twitches slightly.
"I-I see," Nars finally controls himself. "Cold-kun... it definitely fits hahaha." He sends a devilish smirk towards Cold-kun.
Cold-kun returns us a death glare," Don't call me that."
"Ok Cold-kun."
"Mmhmm, understood Cold-kun."
Ah, did we go too far? Cold-kun's hand is clenched into a fist...
"Ah, but why's my nickname Nars?" His playboy-looking face turns to face me.
Do I have to explain? What if he takes it the wrong way and thinks I'm making fun of him? What if he thinks I'm a mean person? But... he deserves to know the reason behind his name. I mean, names are pretty important after all.
"Nars... is short for narcissist..." I cringe slightly, waiting for Nars' reaction, but before he does anything I hear a snicker.
"PFHHAHAHAhahahahaha," Cold-kun is now laughing his originally Stone-cold face off. Rolling on the floor while hugging his stomach, he manages to get out,"hahasorry, sorryhaha, but that's ha even worse than mine."
"WhWhat do you mean 'worse'!? I'll have you know that my naming sense is always accurate." Whew, it looks like they're not taking it the wrong way.
I fly in front of Cold-kun face and puff my cheeks. With him laying on his side, I stomp the ground, put my hands on my hips to try to look as intimidating as possible. I look straight into his left eye, which is currently at eye-level to my small self and demand,"What. You don't like the names I picked for you?"
"I-"