MELODY MUSKETEERS (M911 & TTM)
037. WITHOUT PRIOR PLANNING

Melody dried her hair with a hairdryer after an afternoon shower while looking at her social media accounts. Monik had just uploaded a photo when he passed the audition to become a member in an Idol group.

There was a feeling of envy in Melody's heart. He was very envious of his study friend for successfully achieving his dream. He wants it that way too. But he doesn't want to be sad anymore. He should have been able to accept it.

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Niko's name appears on her mobile screen, calling her. Melody was confused why Niko called her? Niko sent him a message that almost never the girl replied, because most of the content of the message was obscure words for Melody, the expression of the young man's feelings in Russian.

"Hello."

"What are you doing? I'm in front of your house, let's get out. Follow me to buy a book for test practice at the bookstore." Answer Niko.

"I don't want to go anywhere." Melody. "Go home, you can buy it at the online store."

"I need it now."

"If you order now at the online store, tomorrow will come. There's no way you're working on it tonight either, because if we go out to buy it now, you're going home tonight and there's no time today to do it. Or you can just buy it yourself."

"You're home alone, aren't you? Should I break down the door and pull you out?"

"All right, I'm out." Melody replied. He doesn't want Niko to do it. He's afraid the events with Felix will happen again. That scared him.

With an annoyed look Melody exited from her house, she saw Niko who had already opened the car door for her. Melody walked in without saying anything and did not care about Niko speaking Russian to her.

Not long after they arrived at a bookstore. They both went straight to the training book to answer the test questions.

"Where should I buy it?" Tanya Niko chose in the row of bookshelves that were in front of her. "It's too much of a choice, so it confuses me."

"Which is the same, right? Just take one of them." Answer Melody. Melody was annoyed that Niko still did not take it, as if she was thinking which one she should buy. "This is all." Melody snatched a thick book and gave it to Niko.

"Why is this?" Look Niko.

"That's it, don't waste time. I want to go home now." Answer Melody ketus.

"It's like you don't like going with me." Niko. "All right then." Niko was about to walk towards the cashier but Melody held onto her arm.

"I just don't like anything unplanned, don't dislike going with you." Melody said regretfully after Niko said that.

"Yes, okay. I get it." Niko held Melody's right hand which held her right arm. "I'm not mad at you either."

"Geez it's true." Suddenly appears someone who is no stranger to Melody. A girl approached them. She is Sandra. "Aren't you dating Lion?"

Melody and Niko were surprised by the girl's presence and coupled with her words. Melody immediately pulled her hand from Niko and looked at Niko, she was afraid that Niko would misunderstand Sandra's words.

"Have you and Lion broken up?" Look Sandra. "Wait a minute..." Sandra looked at Niko. "Don't tell me that you're the so-called vampire, who made a fuss at the opening of the Musketeers cafe? You and him are dating? You took it from the Lion? So it's true that you came to the opening to see him?"

Niko just stared at Melody hearing Sandra's chatter, Melody was the same, the girl looked at Niko who looked at her questioningly.

Melody and Niko sit in a restaurant for dinner. After Sandra left, Niko continued to look at Melody questioningly. Melody also intends to explain the situation that occurred at that time, why Sandra said that she was Lion's lover.

"May I ask Lion too?"

"Yes, just ask. No problem." Answer Melody. "I don't want any misunderstandings. You just keep looking at me questioningly."

"I just want to know the truth." Niko. "Alright, don't think about it anymore, we are also nobody until we are actually engaged later. Not even friends."

Melody felt insinuated by Niko's words.

"We can be friends now." Melody. "I have to accept you as a friend, right?"

"Isn't this too soon? You said it would take a long time to make you like me even just as a friend." Look Niko.

"I want to turn it around, I'll take you as a friend first, maybe that way it'll be faster to like you."

Niko laughed when she heard it. To him the girl in front of him was extremely complicated. He had not expected to like such a complicated girl now.

"Well, then since we're friends, can I ask you something?"

Melody was a little surprised because she was afraid that Niko would ask her for things.

"Just relax, this isn't a negative thing." Niko could understand Melody's expression. "You should call me by my name."

"meaning? Is Niko not your name?" Melody looked confused.

"Niko was taken from the name of my father, Nikolai. In Russia Nikolayevich means son of Nikolai. As for my name Xander, you should have me by that name."

Melody tried to digest, and she just remembered that she had heard Nausha calling Niko only with Er. It was named after Xander.

"It would be weird if everyone called you Niko and I called you by a different name." Melody still thinks. "I'll call you by that name after we get engaged. How's it?"

"All right." Niko replied disappointedly.

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Melody started to think of something. About Niko who knows herself who is alone at home. Melody thought how did she know? Could it be that Athos' brother told him? But she already said she didn't want to leave today so it definitely wasn't her brother.

"Niko, how did you know I was home alone? Who told you?" Melody turned to Niko who was driving. They're on their way to Melody's house. "You have to answer honestly."

"Lion said it. He said that you were alone in the house earlier, and I was thinking of taking you out so you wouldn't get bored at home." Answer Niko honestly. "What's wrong? You still pissed I forced you earlier?"

"Yes." Yeah." Melody looked out the window. "Other times don't do anything without planning ahead of time, I'm not the type who likes things very suddenly."

Actually Melody was annoyed, because Lion had already broken his promise. While in the UKS room at that time, the girl had warned Lion not to interfere with his affairs with Niko. But today he broke it. Melody was furious at the moment at Lion.

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