Fake Professor, Misunderstood As Strong - Chapter 48

It’s too unfair…
An old house, Bedroom.

“Wakey wakey! Sleepy head!” (Shiina)

“hmm, let me sleep for five more minutes…” (Jareth)

Seeing that he wasn’t waking up, Shiina smiled mischievously and pinched his nose with her small beautiful hands.

Feeling the suffocation, Jareth suddenly opened his eyes and hurriedly sat up.

“Damn! Nearly died!” (Jareth)

“Hehe! Then you should have woken up on time no?” (Shiina)

Jareth shook his head at Shiina’s mischievous giggles.

“Sigh, why are you here all of a sudden?” (Jareth)

Hearing his words, Shiina pouted her cheeks and replied in an angry tone:

“What do you mean, why am I here? Have you forgotten what day it is today?” (Shiina)

“Huh… there’s something special today?” (Jareth)

Shiina rubbed her forehead to stop the headache coming from Jareth’s question and replied in a helpless tone:

“How come you forgot that it’s your birthday today… Do people even forget their birthdays?” (Shiina)

“Ah, oh, now that I think about it, it’s indeed true…” (Jareth)

Seeing Shiina look at him a gaze of pity, a complicated expression appeared on Jareth’s face.

“Ugh… don’t look at me like that…” (Jareth)

“Then get ready, idiot! We are going on a date~” (Shiina)

“Oh, let me take a shower first…” (Jareth)

Jareth immediately unbuttoned his shirt, which caused Shiina’s face to blush slightly.

“Idiot! I am also here you know…” (Shiina)

“Huh? But haven’t we already seen each other nak-” (Jareth)

“Humph! Idoit!” (Shiina)

Ignoring his words, she ran away to the living room while covered her reddened ears.

Jareth shook his head and went to take a quick shower.

…

Outside a movie theater.

“Hurry hurry! We are going to be late!” (Shiina)

Shiina dragged Jareth inside the theater in a hurry, they were already quite late as Jareth woke up late and wasted time while getting ready.

“How are you running so fast while wearing those heels!? What!?” (Jareth)

Hearing the praise from Jareth, a cute smirk appeared on her face.

“Hehe, of course I am good at it! I have practiced it! Aren’t I amazing?” (Shiina)

‘She always says that when she wants to be praised more…’ (Jareth)

A smile appeared on his face as she stretched out his hand to pat her head and mess up her hair.

“Yeah yeah, you are the most beautiful and amazing girlfriend in the world…” (Jareth)

Shiina lightly punched Jareth to protest against his actions of messing up her hair for no reason.

“Idiot! Don’t mess them like that…” (Shiina)

The two of them finally reached their designated seat and sat beside each other.

A movie about a world filled with magic and spells started to play on the screen.

Shiina pointed her index finger towards the screen and said excitedly.

“See! Didn’t I say that the villain of that movie looks so similar to you!” (Shiina)

“Ugh.. why did they make me a villain… and that character seems like an arrogant and edgy character…” (Jareth)

“Hehe, I think villains are cool, though…” (Shiina)

“Hmm, well… if you like it, then it’s okay, I guess..” (Jareth)

Shiina puffed up her chest and declared proudly:

“Of course I will like you no matter what!” (Shiina)

“Ugh.. you are spoiling me too much…” (Jareth)

“Yeah! Get spoiled and become my pookie bear!” (Shiina)

…

Market area, near the movie theater.

Shiina flailed her arms and said in a depressed tone:

“Sigh~ that movie was so tragic, the villain suffered so much and died so horribly at the end… ugh…” (Shiina)

Seeing her depressed mood, Jareth pointed to an ice-cream café.

“How about we eat ice-cream to lighten up the mood?” (Jareth)

“Oh yes! Ice-cream!” (Shiina)

With stars shining in her eyes, excitement returned to her face when she heard the word ice-cream.

She held Jareth’s hand tightly and dragged him inside the cafe with her.

“A vanilla one!” (Shiina)

When the waiter served the ice-cream, Shiina immediately pounced on it like a hungry cat.

Even her hair seemed to be swaying in happiness.

Seeing that cute smile on her face, Jareth felt that this birthday was worth it.

Shiina mistook his stare and pouted her cheeks.

“Don’t stare at it; it’s mine! I won’t give the ice-cream to you!” (Shiina)

“Heh… then how about I have you instead?” (Jareth)

“Hmph idiot!” (Shiina)

Hearing his teasing tone, Shiina’s face turned red all of a sudden.

Jareth just smiled at her cute behavior and didn’t tease her further; otherwise, she might get angry at him.

…

Night, A fireworks show, near a small lake.

*Boom!*

“Whoa… look at that one! the pattern looks like a bird! It’s so beautiful!” (Shiina)

Amidst the cheer of the nearby crowd, Shiina and Jareth watched the night show with happy smiles on their faces.

Shiina stared at the sky with an excited look on her face, but Jareth wasn’t even looking at the sky; he was instead staring at her happy face the whole time.

He only pretended to be looking at the sky when she noticed him staring at her.

Sitting on the comfy grass as the warm wind breeze brushes past your face and watching the fireworks in the sky while holding the hand of the love of your life, if this isn’t paradise, then what else is?

Although the shouting of the excited crowd was loud, Jareth and Shiina could hear each other without any problems.

While watching the amazing fireworks, Shiina smiled and said in a happy tone:

“I love these firework shows, we should come back someday to watch them…” (Shiina)

“I think they organize a massive fireworks show, even bigger than this at new year…” (Jareth)

Shiina held Jareth’s hand and said:

“Then promise me, that you will come with me to watch the show…” (Shiina)

“Yes, I promise, not only this one, let’s visit a lot of shows together!” (Jareth)

Under the starry sky and the brightness of the moonlight, the two of them promised each other, their words were sincere and came from the bottom of their hearts.

“Hehe, you better not go back on your words then…” (Shiina)

Jareth puffed up his chest and replied proudly:

“I won’t!” (Jareth)

The two of them then laughed together at each other’s cringy dialogue and lay down on the comfy grass to watch the rest of the show.

‘I hope I can stay with you forever, Shiina…’ (Jareth)

‘I hope I can stay with you forever, ——‘ (Shiina)

{That was the last date for them together, they both died before New Year came… the promise made with love was never fulfilled as the strings of destinies were cut off prematurely…}

…

Jareth’s dorm room.

Jareth’s eyes opened and he sat up in an instant.

‘W-what?’ (Jareth)

After a momentary confusion, Jareth figured out everything.

“Sigh… it was a dream…” (Jareth)

Although his facial expressions remained the same as usual, Jareth felt quite sad in his mind.

He got up from the bed and walked over to the mirror.

‘Ah, yes… I have become Jareth now… I can’t be with her anymore…’ (Jareth)

His heart seems to be carrying immense sadness but he had no way to get rid of these emotions.

Jareth rubbed his forehead as the light in his eyes dimmed a bit.

‘This is unfair… if you keep coming in my dreams like that… I will never be able to become happy again…’ (Jareth)

Jareth knew that he must leave these emotions behind; otherwise, he will never be able to live this new life properly.

‘but still… I don’t want to forget her… maybe that’s why I had such a dream today…’ (Jareth)

Just when Jareth was thinking about his dream, he suddenly noticed a weird detail.

‘hmm… wait, why did I appear in that dream as Jareth and not in my original body…’ (Jareth)

Thinking about this, an ominous thought came to his mind that caused his eyes to widen in sheer shock.

‘Wait, w-what was my name again? I know that I worked for a shady company but what was my name in my past life?… hmm… wait what?…’ (Jareth)

No matter how he tried to remember it, Jareth couldn’t remember his name or face from his past life at all.

‘Does that mean I appeared in the dream as Jareth because I have already forgotten about what I looked like in my past life?’ (Jareth)

‘Strange, all of this is very strange…’ (Jareth)

Jareth shook his head and calmed his mind down, He stopped thinking about this further and drank a glass of water.

While drinking water from the glass, he walked over to the window and glanced at the rising sun on the horizon.

‘Sigh… the questions in my mind keep piling up, and there’s no way to answer them…’ (Jareth)

Jareth was contemplating all of this when he noticed the date on the nearby table clock.

‘Ah… it’s 12 August… it’s my birthday… forgive me, Shiina, I never fulfilled our promise…’ (Jareth)

For the next hour or so, Jareth chugged down a lot of water to forget about this sadness. (He doesn’t drink alcohol because Shiina didn’t like that kind of men…)