Lion VS Cat
Section 24

Ting!

there's an incoming message on Bella's phone,

"the message from Idho, he said he'd come back here with Iska" said Bella, smiling at Rin,

"Rin, Iska's finally home. You don't have to wait for him much longer" Bella said.

"who's waiting for Iska??" inner Rin.

"Hello Darliiing..," Idho said, hugging Bella.

"people can misunderstand your relationship" said Iska, who stands behind Idho.

"why ? weird, is it ? we're just friend, aren't we?" ask Idho.

"Iska, sometimes people think too much about people's relationships, we're just friends" Odi said.

"alright, as long as you guys are okay, I won't protest anymore" Iska said.

"uuunch.., so sweeet..," Idho, Odi and Bella said together.

"uhmm..., so sweet next to where, huh?" asked Iska who was a bit ilfeel, but still tried to smile.

"already, stop this weird scene!" said Bella.

"oh, yes, we have to splash to SUN department store. later hunt the same mad mothers discount!!" idho.

"yes, you really are!" said Odi.

"yeah, Iska and Rin, we three want a capcus first. Enjoy the romance. Bye-bye." said Bella.

"bye..," Idho and Odi said, then followed Bella.

Now only Iska and Rin are alone. Iska then glanced at Rin who was throwing her face.

"lu.., why is it here?" ask Iska.

"well, I accidentally passed by!" said Rin.

"but aren't you not going through here, are you?"

"well, you, maybe" said Rin stammering.

"want me anther?" ask Iska.

"Anter? you just don't bring any vehicles" said Iska.

"yes, I pesenin lu ojol aja, yes," said Iska and then pulled out his phone,

"ah, fuck !" said.

"ke, why?"

"hape I'm low-batt" said Iska.

"yes, I did it" Rin said, taking her phone and opening the app,

"that's shit!" said Rin.

"why?" ask Iska.

"my quota abis, forget!"

"god. What a matter of course, you, hahaha," said Iska laughing.

Rin pouted.

"duh.., sorry, sorry.I don't mean to make you sprain" said Iska.

"yeah, I took public transportation aja.., adudu..," said Rin then sat down.

"why else are you?" ask Iska.

"my feet...,"

"need to walk here?" iska asked, Rin nodded,

" jeez, that's pretty far" said Iska.

"do you know far, why do you also use the way to get here? I'm going to follow you.., ugh..," Rin's mind.

Iskandar then took off his bag and carried it to the front and squatted in front of Rin,

"what's this?" ask Rin.

"ayo, I carry you until the terminal. There must be a vehicle with an empty seat."

"what?? are you crazy Iskandar ??!!! that terminal, is far away !! we can get up from here."

"do you want to stand up from here? the road is jammed, it will be a long time" said Iska.

"not really, but.., but...,"

"what? still arguing again?" ask Iska.

"uhm.., um...,"

"want to go home or not???" ask Iska again.

"i, yeah..,"

"let's go up" said Iska.

rin had to go up on Iska's back, and Iska stood up,

"Waaa....!!!!" rin said in panic.

"why??" ask Iska.

"serem !!! your body is very tall.," said Rin while hiding his face on the nape of Iska's neck.

"ooh.., I guess what..,"

"How high are you, anyway??" said Rin.

"one hundred eight nine."

"ugh.., you little giant." said Rin.

"lebay you !" iska said and began to walk,

"waa.., vow, really, really, really, kayak on an extreme ride..," said Rin tightened his embrace around Iska's neck.

"woy.., I tease, woy..," protested Iska.

"oh, sorry..,"

"you want to hold, on my shoulders, not my neck. You want to kill me, okay?"

"no, I'm not that bad, kali !" said Rin.

Iska started walking again, while Rin held Iska's shoulder tightly, the atmosphere was very awkward between them.

"Iska," call Rin.

"hm?"

"you sure, don't mind?" ask Rin.

"don't."

"are you ashamed? we were told to know."

"if you're embarrassed, close your eyes" said Iska.

"oh, yeah, could this be my chance to go to him about my childhood? did I ever ask her to marry me?" inner Rin.

"Iska." call Rin again.

"hm?"

"wasnwhat?"

"about your childhood the same me."

"oh. can you ask me what?"

"yes, I asked you to marry me?" ask Rin.

"ooh.., that..," said Iska then thought to remember.

"hhhhhhhhhhhhh, dong answered!" rin said then hit Iska's shoulder.

"i also try to remember" said Iska.

*

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The Flashback

"Hwaaa...," a little Rin cried because she fell into a ditch. Now her whole body is very dirty, it is very dirty, the ball that he had been chasing had gone somewhere following the slow flow of the sewer. Now her disappointed self could only cry. Moreover, his body was now dirty no reason why not a single adult came to him.

tap, tap, tap...,

a small step came to her, making a little Rin's heart a little relieved, her crying voice even slightly eased. He could guess whose step it was.

"RIYIN....!!" Rin's smile instantly expanded upon hearing the voice of the person calling out to him.

"IF YOU....!!" little Rin said calling the person's name to tell him his position.

that person aka a small child with curly hair could instantly discover the existence of a little Rin.

"IKAAA..., hwaa..," said little Rin and then cried again.

"Rin ? you're Rin temen me?" ask the curly boy.

Rin nodded quickly,

"you're an item, anyway?" ask the little boy.

"hwaaa..," Rin's cry grew.

"here, Ika bantuin" said the little boy who was actually Iskandar little while extending his hand.

Little Rin immediately took Iskandar's hand. Iskandar, who was a child at the time, tried to pull it,

"ugh.., how hard is it, anyway?" ask little Iskandar.

"Ika, who really dong..," protested Rin.

"yes...!!"

VIVTAK...,

instead of removing Rin, Iskandar fell into the sewer.

"hwaaa..," seeing that Rin was crying again.

"Rin, don't cry, Ika just fell together like Rin.., pft.., now we are both items, hihihi...," said Iskandar little laugh instead. Seeing Iskandar laughing made little Rin stop her crying.

"let's say, now, Ika bantuin Rin went up from here, that abis, Rin bantuin Ika went up, yes" said Iskandar. Rin nodded.

Iskandar then tries to push Rin up to the top until finally Rin can get out of the sewer.

"where are your hands, Ika?" little Rin asked.

Little Iskandar then stretched out his hand, and was immediately taken and pulled by little Rin with all his might.

"HIYAAT...!!" little Rin said to encourage himself until finally little Iskandar can get out of the gutter as well.

"Horeee..!!!" exclamation Rin.

"wow, Rin is great !" little Iskandar said.

"yes, Rin, is strong !" rin said to boast of himself.

"Great!! Amazing !!"

"Amazing ? Amazing what is it, Ika?"

"i don't know, Mami likes to say that to you." Iskandar then took Rin's hand. Rin smiled and found it.

"let's go home." take Iskandar.

"mayo..!" rin said smiling.

"but why did Rin fall there?" ask Iska while walking in Rin's hand.

"Rin didn't want to lose the ball Ika gave him, but now it's gone in the gutter."

"ooh.., Ika can love Rin even more."

Rin turned to Iskandar and smiled, "thank you Ika...,"

*

"Geez !!!" amanda shouted to see two very dirty little children coming to her house,

"Rin, Iska, what are you doing???"

"tadi Rin fell into the gutter because of chasing the ball, Mother, Ika nolongin Rin" said Rin and then smiled towards Iskandar. Iskandar returned Rin's smile with a wider smile. Amanda silently smiled with the cute attitude of these two little children before her.

"yeah, next time be careful, baby. Here come in, Mother bathe you yes.", Amanda then took a hose in her yard and watered the two little children.

"mother!!" said Rin who is still being washed by water by Amanda.

"yes, honey?" ask Amanda.

"if it's big, Rin wants to marry Ika !!" rin said with a big smile.

Flashback off

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"already until.., waah.., I told you that I didn't realize it had arrived at the terminal" said Iskandar.

"wait.., is your story really?" ask Rin.

"yes, it is."

"kok kayaking in the corals??"

"that's because you don't want to believe that."

"but, how could you inget, anyway? I just don't want to."

"typically a wasted memory is an effective memory" Iskandar said.

"means I'm effective for you?" ask Rin.

"it could be."

"but why can't I remember?"

"maybe it's because I'm less memorable for you" Iskandar said again.

The deg!

Rin then gripped Iska's shoulder tightly.

"eh, that's the metro, let's go up" Iskandar said and ran.

"w...!!! Iskandar !!!!" rin shouted in fear as he hugged Iskandar's shoulder tightly.