Upon seeing noticing my arrival, Mistume immediately welcomed me with a tight hug.

"Ichika-san, baka!" she whispered, still hugging me. I'm way taller than her to extent that we looked like siblings.

"Where did you spent the night?" she asked after letting go from the hug, her forehead slightly creased.

I looked to my back to see if Yohan was still there but luckily, he's no longer standing on the place where I left him.

Then I slung my arms on her shoulder, pulling her inside. "I'm hungry, let's eat first."

"Have you experience dreaming of someone you do not know?" I asked out of a blue upon pouring a hot water on the cup. We will be having a ramen today for I am not skilled when it comes to cooking. I only know how to cook a few dishes but my skills are not like Mitsume's. Since her family owns a few restaurants around Yokohama.

"Hm..." she hummed while watching me place the ramen down on the chabudai table. "What do you mean?"

I sat on the opposite side of the table before answering her. "I have been having a dream with someone I don't know but my instinct tells me that I know who it was," I confusedly said.

"Woah, woah." I looked at her and she was covering her mouth with widened eyes as if she saw a ghost. I raised a brow at her, waiting for her statement. "Am I hearing this right?!"

"What?" I asked, still raising a brow at her.

"As far as I know you are not interested on things that are way far from happening," she said then she gasped all of a sudden. "Are you my Ichika-san?"

I let out a chuckle, "What are you saying?"

But instead of answering, she suddenly strangled me with her arms, "Hon tōno Ichika-san wa doko ni aruno?!" Mitsume exclaimed without removing her arms around me. (Where is the real Ichika-san?!)

"Mitsu-kun... I can't... breathe.." I muttered under my breathe as her grip tightens.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" she immediately let go of me then she sat back on her place.

I chuckled, "Let's eat?" I asked then we both said "Itadakimasu" in unison afterwards before we started eating.

"I'm just curious who the guy on my previous dreams was." I spoke up in full honesty. Well, who wouldn't get curious by the way? It feels like I've known him for too long.

"But it was just a dream, right?" she placed down her chopsticks before clasping her hands. "It was you who told me that everything that happened on your dreams are not real." she stated..

Well... she has a point and she really knows me well.

I smiled.

No one dared to talk after that as we continued to eat the instant ramen I made.

"Gochisosama deshita!" we said after eating.

I looked up on the ceiling, thinking if I should go out and explore California or should I just stay here and... I don't know.

"Do you have plans today, Mitsu-kun?" I asked as I rests my chin on the table, watching her clean up.

"Hm," she stopped then she positioned her hand under her chin. "We still have a week worth stock here... I'm staying here. I'll just do an advance reading, I guess? Why?" she answered before going back on what she is doing.

Right, the mid-term examinations are coming and I still have a lot to study. I have the ace the exam not because they are expecting me to but I made a deal with myself. That I must ace every examination I'll take during my stay here.

"I'll go to Newport Beach Public Library to study. Want to come with me?" I offered and I saw her eyes twinkled.

"Who am I to say no on libraries?!" she exclaimed with a hint of excitement on her voice.

I smiled. "I'll just take a bath first."

"Ichika-san baka! Do you really know the way?" Mitsume asked in frustration as we were still walking up until now. Not knowing where to go.

"We've been here awhile ago..." I murmured as I looked around only to see the same sign we saw earlier.

"Need help?" I turned my attention to where the voice came from.

It came from a guy who looks on the same age as me. He's wearing a plain black t-shirt partnered with a black pants and I noticed that we was holding a book that has a logo of the University we attend. He's probably a student there as well.

"Uh..." I looked at Mitsume and she nodded at me before I look back on the stranger. "We're lost..." I whispered out of embarrassment.

He let out a soft chuckle. And there, I noticed that he looks more carefree than Yohan. Yohan looks like he does not give a damn on the world but this lad in front of us is different.

"Where are you heading? I might help you." he smiled, showing us his perfect set of teeth.

"Newport Beach Public Library, we're sorry for disturbing you..." I said.

"It's alright! I'm going to the Library as well, want to come with me?" he offered and I was just about to answer when Mitsume got ahead of me.

"Hai!" she answered. The guy then looked at me, confused.

"She meant yes," I said before pulling Mitsume closer.

"Oh... So the two of you were the exchange students from Japan." he stated then he placed his hands in front of us, offering a hand shake. "I'm Shawn, by the way. Shawn dela Vega."

"I'm Fujiwara Ichika but they call me on my English name, Tatiana." I introduced as I shook my hands with him before holding Mitsume her shoulder. "And she's Miyazawa Mitsume."

The three of us walked our way to the public library which is only a few streets away from where we were. He's fun to be with actually. He has a lot of jokes with him.