MELODY MUSKETEERS (M911 & TTM)
048. NEW LOVER

Niko walked into the classroom and immediately sat down in her chair, next to Melody with a warm smile. Her mood was great this morning for hearing Melody's words on the phone last night. Melody wants to get engaged to him after the class exam. That's something good for him.

"I slept very well all night after hearing your words." Niko. "It's not until the two months of the grade-up exam, do we have to prepare for it from now on or do we have to wait for your father to return first?"

Melody just stared at Niko without any answer. Niko looked really happy, it was good, that's what Melody thought. He wanted the young man to get justice in his life by giving him a little happiness.

"I told my parents they were coming a week before our engagement. They gave everything to me as usual." Niko. "You know what they said? They want after we get engaged, you and I move to Russia, and get married there. Because in this country there is an age limit for marriage so they suggested that we move to Russia only, it doesn't seem like a bad idea let alone I am Russian."

Melody was stunned to hear Niko's words. Everything Niko said was a request to her. Melody could no longer back down from all her decisions now.

"I told them I'd follow all your decisions, you don't have to decide now, you don't like me yet, I'll wait until you like me, ah no, until you love me."

"I agree. If you want it all, I agree with you." Answer Melody. "I'll tell my dad when I call him later."

"really? You serious?" Tanya Niko looked pleased by staring at Melody close by.

Melody slightly nodded her head.

Lion who had just entered the classroom saw the two of them. He noticed Niko who looked happy staring near Melody's face.

"Good morning, dear friends." Lion stood at the entrance with a white pouch carrying him. He took one lollipop from the bag and put it in his mouth after opening the package. "Today I'm happy so I'll share my pleasure with you."

"You're gonna buy us, Lion?" Ask a male student.

"With this lollipop." Lion's smile after that walked handing out the lollipop candy inside the plastic bag he carried to all the students in the class.

Melody noticed Lion handing out lollipops to every student in the class. Niko turned to Melody immediately the girl turned her eyes to Niko and looked at her, so that the young man would not misunderstand.

"Going to school you want to watch a movie that we didn't see yesterday? If you want I can rent a theater so there's nothing more to disturb like yesterday." Niko.

"no need. I've read the review of the movie, and it doesn't seem to be what I expected, so I'm disappointed and don't want to watch it anymore." Answer Melody. "At the same time I'm going to marry a real vampire, I don't have to watch that fictitious story anymore."

Niko smiled at Melody's reply.

"Jeez, it's still morning you've been doing a romantic drama movie." Said Lion who came near them to give the lollipops to the two people. "This is for you guys." Lion places a lollipop on the table in front of Niko and Melody.

"Lion, Melody and I will get engaged after the Ascension exam and after that I will take her to Russia to get married."

Lion looked at Melody after hearing Niko's words. He was very surprised to hear that. It was very sudden news and beyond his expectations.

Lion smiled immediately after. "That's the news that made my sense of joy increase this morning." Lion told Niko. "Then this is for you again. I'll give you one more for Niko and for Melon." Said Lion while putting another lollipop to the table. "Congratulations."

...***...

In the middle of the lesson Melody got a notification on her phone. Last night he uploaded voice recordings of the Russian-speaking Lion and Niko conversations to a Russian-language forum to get the meaning of their words.

By stealth Melody opened it.

The first man says 'YES sdelal eto iz-za moyey klyatvy vsegda i vezde podchinyat'sya tvoim zhelaniyam' and is answered by the other man 'YA rad, chto ty do sikh por pomnish' tu klyatvu'.

Which means 'I'll just do my vows to obey your wishes forever' and 'I'm glad you still remember those vows'.

Sontak Melody turned to Niko after reading it.

"What's wrong?" Ask Niko.

Melody thought of everything. If she asks Niko about the vows, then Niko will know that her answer when Niko asks her why she agreed to marry Niko, will be found out. If all the answers are exactly the same as Lion's answer in the recording so he must give a new answer from everything Niko asked at that time.

"There's nothing." Melody replied directly looking at the board.

...***...

"Everything like you thought Lion, I told him about the Russian he uploaded last night." Ivan. "Why do you even want him to know now? Why didn't you tell her yourself when she asked you that?"

"Okay, I don't know why either. I'm too late." Answer Lion. "But thanks Ivan for your help. I'm sure he'll be coming to see me soon."

"You'd better tell him directly."

"There's nothing I want to say to her anymore, it's too late." Lion. "They planned to get engaged after the exam and then move to Russia to get married there. That's good news."

"You're okay, right?" Ivan asked in an anxious voice.

"Ivan, I'll meet with Duarte later, it looks like I want to practice again."

"The duarte? Ah no Lion, I don't like that sport. Why are you practicing that again?"

"I just want to get busy right now."

"Let's find a girlfriend you'll be busy later." Ivan Seru. "Why did you tell Sandra by the way that you were gay? At school, we heard it was already out. You're so stupid Lion."

Lion laughed when he heard it.

"You always lie to solve your problems. That's so bad, Lion."

"It doesn't matter, as long as I know the truth, that's all that matters." Answer Lion.

Suddenly the door opened.

"Alright Ivan, it looks like he's come." Lion then turned off his phone.

Before turning towards someone walking into the roof of the building, Lion took his breath away. He was convinced that Melody was coming to ask him about the oath.

Earlier he asked Ivan for help to tell Melody what it meant last night when Melody posted it on a Russian-language forum with the aim of fixing everything. He wanted Melody to know the reason she let Niko approach Melody because she was bound by that oath. After hearing for himself how the girl was suffering, it made him want to return everything to the way it was. But it seems his plans have failed, he is late after the news he heard about their wedding plans in Russia.

And now he was confused what to say to the girl. Other than her hesitation to fix everything, she also did not want Niko to hate her. However, Niko already considered him a brother.

Lion turned his head but he was confused at what he saw. It was not Melody who came but a female disciple whom he did not know.

"Lion..." Call the girl.

Lion immediately came down and approached the girl.

"You who?" Ask Lion.

"You don't know me? Last night I called you." Answer the girl. "I'm Karen."

Lion tried to remember and he did not remember it at all. He immediately checked his phone. Last night there was a foreign number calling her while she was playing the game, but she did not hear what the person was talking about because the headset covered her ears and her focus felt in her game. He just assented so that the person quickly ended the conversation.

"Sorry, can you tell me what you were talking about last night?"

At the same time Melody was about to go to the roof but saw Lion with Karen, the girl in the next class who was the son of the headmaster who was famous for his friendly nature to anyone. Melody waited while stealing hear what they said.

"I asked you to date me all night and you quickly agreed to it." Karen.

...–NATZSIMO–...