MELODY MUSKETEERS (M911 & TTM)
066. ALL RELATIONSHIPS ARE CHAOTIC

Melody got out of her car when she got to Niko's house. It was raining when he walked in. He noticed the myriad of vehicles parked in Niko's house at the moment.

"In many of his friends young master, miss." Exclaimed a man who was a housekeeper who approached Melody as Melody got out of the car to paddle her.

Melody heard laughter mixed with a faint piano sound when she reached the entrance. What makes him curious is that the piano is a song created by him.

"It's okay, I'll see Niko for a second." Melody said to the housekeeper.

The housekeeper opened the door for Melody and let the girl in. With a slow step, Melody walked into Niko's house and headed towards the living room. He heard Niko's voice chatting with someone. Lion's voice rang out as the girl reached the middle room.

All eyes were on Melody. While Niko smiled at the presence of the girl she loved. Lion was still unaware of Melody's presence until Ivan walked up to her and gestured with his gaze to look at Melody.

Lion turned to Melody and he stopped his hand from pressing the piano keys. Lion didn't think Melody would come to Niko's house last night. It's almost ten in the evening and tomorrow they still have to go to school.

"Are you so worried about me that you came last night?" Niko asked still in her position.

Melody did not reply, she still stood up and just stared at Niko. The existence of his friends who are very much makes him uncomfortable, plus in fact he is still somewhat afraid of Niko.

"We go home first Niko. Get well soon." Ivan said, and one by one his friends walked out. "Lion, come on. I'll take you home."

Lion got up and walked towards Niko. Actually she did not want to leave for fear of leaving Melody alone with Niko. But he could do nothing, impossible if he were there.

"Niko, I'll go home first." Pamit Lion stood before Niko who was looking at him casually. "Tomorrow you're in school. Don't chat too night—"

"Lion, go!!" Ivan snatched Lion's words as he walked straight towards the exit.

With heavy strides Lion follows Ivan to leave Melody with Niko. As Lion passed by Melody, the young man looked at Melody to make sure that the girl was okay and not frightened anymore.

It seemed like he was no longer afraid of the inner Lion.

Outside the rain which was originally just a speck of intensity increased when Lion came out of Niko's house to the parking lot following Ivan. His focus is on the car he knows belongs to Athos, which Melody uses. He realized that the girl was driving alone. Lion was silent in the rain, he saw the rain getting heavier.

"Lion, get in!!" Ivan looked up from the window of his car.

"You go first, my phone is left behind. I'll go home by myself later." Said Lion directly running a bit running to the entrance of Niko's house.

Ivan who heard it went straight into the car in wonder at Lion. He knew from the beginning that Lion was reluctant to leave Melody with Niko.

"All relationships are fucked up if there's a woman in between." Ivan muttered in annoyance as he got into the car. A friend looked at him with a nod approvingly.

...***...

"Why stand up?" Look Niko. "Close are you coming alone?"

Melody nodded slowly.

"Didn't you still dare me?" Ask Niko with a smile. "Why are you here then?"

"Are you okay?" Melody asked trying to look at Niko. The distance stood quite far from the sofa Niko occupied. About ten meters. "I'm sorry for what my brother did. He's been too much for you."

"What do you mean?"

"My brother Ars stabbed your left hand again right? Actually I also know about my brother's actions that burned your left hand first." Melody said with a little guilty feeling of not saying it to Niko before. "Are you going to be mad because I didn't tell you before?"

"Sit down first so we can speak well." Niko held up her seat and placed the e-cigarette she was holding onto the table. "You didn't hear me? Should I pull you to sit?"

Melody started walking and sat down on one of the couches. He's still a little scared of Niko plus there's nobody there right now and it's late at night.

"really?" Melody surprised.

Niko nodded with laughter. He was a little happy because Melody must not have heard the whole story of Aramis and immediately assumed wrong because she was worried about him.

"I don't care about you knowing about your brother burning my hand first." Niko. "Now I don't want to think about other unimportant things. I just want to marry you, and your three brothers have agreed to it."

"A—what? They all agree?" Melody surprised.

"Ars said it to me today." Niko smiled. "So Melody, do we have to go back to the original plan?"

"Early plan?"

"It looks like you've also been able to overcome your fear of me. And I promise I won't touch you when you won't even if we're married, I'll wait for her." Niko looked at Melody deeply. "Do you agree?"

"Niko, I don't know, I still feel a little scared of you. Don't say anything about anything that would remind me of that." Melody said with eyes that were not focused because she began to fear again.

"Melody, listen to me." Suddenly Niko approached and held Melody's hand.

Melody was shocked to the point of standing up to pull her hand from Niko's grip.

"Before you said you'd follow all my plans. I decided we'd get engaged in the next month after the exam, and we'd go to Russia to get married. You agree, right? Trust me you're okay." Niko held onto Melody's left shoulder with her right hand, Melody just bowed her head evading from Niko's gaze.

"Niko, please stay away—"

Suddenly Niko pulled Melody's body and hugged the girl whose body was currently trembling from fear. Niko could no longer bear to do that, hugging the girl she so desperately wanted to marry.

"Melody, it's okay, everything's gonna be fine. I want you to be mine as soon as possible, so I can be at ease. You must agree to my plan beforehand."

"Please let me go." Pinta Melody's.

Niko took off her embrace but her right hand held onto Melody's palm and continued to look at her up close. He desperately wanted the girl not to be afraid of him anymore so that he would agree to the plan beforehand.

"Melody, I love you so much, you understand. I can't wait long to marry you. I want you to be mine as soon as possible, is my request too difficult?"

Melody continued to lower her head as her fear enveloped her at this moment. The added insistence of Niko speaking very closely before him made him confused.

"Melody look at me, look me in the eye!!" Seru Niko raised Melody's face to look at her.

"I'm sorry, I left my phone." Suddenly Lion appeared.

Niko turned to look at Lion's presence and so did Melody who was already very frightened by Niko's attitude just now.

"My phone's left behind, it looks like it's here." Lion walked to the piano chair and his cell phone was right there. "It's true it's here." Lion said when he found his cellphone.

Niko said nothing and only noticed that Lion suddenly appeared to bother him.

"Well, I'm home." Lion.

But suddenly Melody ran towards Lion and immediately fell limp towards Lion, fortunately Lion quickly reached the girl's body by hugging him before falling down.

Melody looked at Lion with reddened eyes in fear. His body was very limp at this moment.

...–NATZSIMO–...