MELODY MUSKETEERS (M911 & TTM)
054. TRY TO LIKE IT

The break bell rings.

Niko approached Lion in his chair. All the eyes of his classmates were watching them. All were curious to know what happened to Melody, and also curious whether Niko would be angry at Lion after Lion held Melody earlier.

Everyone knows that Lion was very close to Melody before Niko's presence, but the news that Niko will be engaged to Melody makes them curious about Lion and Niko's current friendship.

"Lion, I—"

"You take it easy Niko, Melon's fine now." Cut Lion while embracing Niko. "We'd better not talk here." Lion whisper.

...***...

"Ato told me about his trauma." Niko said as she and Lion were on the roof of the school building.

Lion directly hit Niko's face to spill the irritation he had been enduring since.

"I'm sorry Niko, I can't help my frustration anymore." Lion took a deep breath. "I didn't know what you were doing to her until her trauma returned. Now because of your own actions, she could be afraid to see you."

"Think of something, I don't want our plan screwed up." Niko said as she rubbed her left cheek which hurt from Lion's punch.

Lion looks upset because of Niko's request of him.

"You know Niko, I'm getting sadder between you guys." Lion was upset. "Now they will drag me back into your relationship. Know it? Melon told me earlier that she would be happy with you and I asked her not to interfere. Now what am I supposed to do?"

"I also don't want anyone to know about the trauma, I'll ask my father to find the bastard and kill him. Just think about it so there's no more chaos to my plan." Niko pulled out her phone to call her father in Russia. "That bastard's in America, right? Our favorite country (Russian)." Niko Sarcastic.

"You're going to make it even more chaotic!!" Lion calls for Niko's phone. "You fucked up everything, you idiot!! Now what am I supposed to do?

"You just need to do all my wish!!" Niko coldly reminded Lion of his vow.

...***...

Lion walks into the UKS room with Niko. Anna and Rinka were still there directly staring at their presence. Melody sat on the bed and looked at Niko with a frightened look.

"Let the three of us talk." Lion said to Anna and Rinka who came out immediately.

Lion walked up to Melody slowly, while Niko was still standing a bit away from the bed in the hope that Melody would not be afraid of him.

"You're okay, right?" Lion slightly leaned his body staring at the lowered Melody.

Melody immediately held the Lion's arm standing on the right side of the bed with her right hand and looked up at Lion.

"I want to go home." Melody. "I want you to take me home."

"Listen to me first." Said Lion releasing Melody's hand which held his arm, but Melody instead grasped the Lion's palm making Lion turn to look at Niko confused. "Niko wants to talk, she's sorry to scare you. I'll come out and let you talk."

Melody tightly grasped Lion's hand and shook her head. He doesn't want to be left with Niko at the moment.

"Let me go home, I need some time to get rid of my fear of him." Melody. "Please understand."

Lion turned to Niko for his approval. And Niko threw the car keys at Lion and walked out. He felt very sorry and guilty at this moment.

...***...

Lion became very confused by the situation that occurred. On one hand she worries Melody and on the other she cannot ignore Niko's wishes. All make him confused.

"How now?" Lion still looked at the road.

Melody did not answer, she just looked out the window of the car next to her. He was confused too.

"If you're afraid to see him, at least call him. He was very worried and felt guilty. Yesterday you told me that you and Niko will be looking for your happiness together right? If you leave him as he is today, he will be devastated. You already know how suffering in his life. So don't make it worse by giving him false hope. I don't know what's going on, but there are times when someone makes a mistake because that's why an apology is created so that there's a chance for him to correct that mistake."

"You take it easy, I have no desire to stop everything. I just need some time to get rid of this fear." Melody replied still looking out the car door window. "Thank you for calming me down. I'm troubling you again."

Lion looked at Melody as the red light flashed. There was a desire within him to say for the girl to stop everything right now but it was already impossible.

"Melons."

"Niko is a good man. You don't have to be afraid of him. He will listen to all your words to make you happy. Try to like it so you're happy too."

Melody was stunned to hear Lion's words. It was painful, the young man he liked asked him to like others. Melody wanted to shout it felt like saying how she felt right now to Lion.

"Then you better do the same to Karen." Answer Melody.

...***...

Prothos was lying on a hotel bed with the girl he was fond of. The girl hugged Prothos under a thick blanket that wrapped them naked. The girl's face looked very happy at this moment.

"Do you want to go home now or do we just stay here? It's still daylight, and I still have plenty of safety stock for us." Prothos.

"I want to be with you." The girl's words went straight up to Prothos' lying body. "I'm so lucky today."

"You're an amazing girl, it's your first time but you're enjoying it right away." Prothos' laughter stared at the girl above his body.

"Obviously, with a perfect face and body before me, how could I not enjoy it." The girl immediately kissed Prothos.

Prothos immediately turned his position and made the girl face down and grabbed her body from above.

"I'll make you never forget me, Widia." Bisik Prothus's.

...***...

Aramis walks into a women's clothing store in a mall. A salesman immediately approached him when he looked very confused looking for the clothes he wanted.

"Can anyone help?" Ask salesgirl.

"I'm looking for clothes for a girl." Answer Aramis.

"Do you know the size?"

"No. He was very tall for a woman, roughly my height but his body was thin. She's like a model."

"Is he your girlfriend?"

"No, she's my future wife." Aramis. "Search for shoes that are suitable for his clothes. Please pick the best one for her because she never wears a woman's outfit."

...***...

Niko sat by her favorite pool after school. Daydreaming as usual. He livened up a cigarette and smoked it. It shows that he is sadder than usual.

He was so afraid that Melody would cancel her plans. All because of his stupid thoughts. She should not apologize for her words either, but the girl did not understand what she was saying.

"YES dolzhen byl nayti tebya davnym-davno (I should have found you a long time ago)." Niko muttered, her gaze was blank and a cigarette tucked in her lips. "...before Lion."

Suddenly his phone next to him rang, he was a little happy when he saw the name Melody who called him. Niko answered him immediately.

"Melody, I'm sorry, I admitted wrong." Niko said quickly.

"Niko, I'm the one who's sorry. I made you look scary in people's eyes. Right now I'm trying not to fear you anymore." Melody.

"Tell me what should I do so that you don't fear me anymore? You're okay, right?"

"Yes I think so. Come tomorrow to my house, I want to be with you more so that I don't feel afraid of you anymore. But you'll have to hold it off if my brother behaves badly with you."

"It doesn't really matter to me." Niko's smile was delighted.

"One more time, please stop saying anything in Russian. I know it's the language you use more often and subconsciously you use it too, but can you not tell me anything about it?"

"All right, I I'm trying." Reply Niko was relieved.

......–NATZSIMO–......