Anime World CZ/SK - Příběhy

Let's take it easy. Just for once.

Thea was answering Ami's questions for some more time. Then the older women joined the other adult's conversation, so Thea was left out. It would be too impolite to take off her phone now. So she decided to listen to their discussion, trying to catch some words. Although she was a quick learner, she didn't manage to follow Japanese yet. It was far different from the European languages. It represented one of the biggest challenges of Thea's stay. She was sitting in the comfy armchair, occasionally checking the sports watch on her right wrist. After some time, the doorbell rang again. Ami said something to grannies, standing up, leaving the room. She returned a bit later with a tall boy, her younger son, following her. 
He said: "Good evening." Greetings were one of the very few phrases Thea managed to understand. He had light hair and eyes which resembled her of Ami. On the other hand, he was lanky, just like Ryota. His face, framed with thick black glasses, looked dull. 
Suki said something, and everyone started getting up. "Ta-be-ru." She looked at Thea. 
"Yeah, yeah, okay." The girl replied. She knew that it meant "to eat". 
She stood up, taking her crouches, and following others next door. Everybody took their seats, and Thea sat on the last empty chair. Right next to that boy. She wasn't really interested in starting a conversation. But she at least wanted to know the boy's name. 
"Hey, I'm Thea B. Michelakis," she said listlessly. 
"Oh yeah, I've already heard about you. I'm Tsukishima Kei, just by the way." He answered with the same level of enthusiasm. His English was quite good. Not as good as his mother's, but way better than most Japanese kids their age. And that's where their conversation ended that night.

The next day Thea went to school with a clear mind. It was the first day she had to walk. It wasn't that far, but the school was up on the hill. 
"Who'd ever build a school on a hill?" Thea muttered in Czech. 
"Ohayō |Mornin'|, Michelakis-San." An unfamiliar voice caught her attention. 
She stopped looking around, catching a glimpse of a short boy. 
"Ohayō," she replied politely and started walking again. 
"Let me take your bag," he insisted on starting a conversation. 
His accent amused her. 
"I'm just fine, thanks." Thea rejected his offer even though it was quite uncomfortable to carry a backpack with crouches. 
"Okay," he didn't object. "By the way, my name is Nishinoya Yū and we're in the same class. I just wanted to tell you how cool it is to be so tall. Although you're a girl."
She was a bit surprised by his statement, not knowing how to react. She took her time, thinking about the most reasonable response. 
"Well, I'm an athlete so I need to be tall." She said indifferently.
"Oh, really? So cool. What sport do you do?" His eyes started glowing.
Thea thought that the only adjective he knew was "cool". Thea wasn't in the mood for that kind of conversation. She stopped her stride for a second.
"You see, right now I can't do any sports..." She sighed, plugged in her earphones, which were previously dangling from the neckline of her shirt.
The boy got the message and sped up, getting far ahead of her. By the time Thea reached the school gate, the boy was probably already sitting in the class. Thea was never good at remembering names. 
 The day was awfully dull and monotonous. But just until the lunch break. The lesson of Japanese literature was more of a sleeping period for Thea. She was looking out of the window, spacing out. The thing that woke her from her daydreaming was a loud voice. 
"Michelakis-san..."
It was the same boy as this morning. That Niwhatever Yū.
"Can you please stop calling me that? I hate being addressed by my last name, and your pronunciation is off." She sighed. 
"Eh, okay..." the boy was surprised. “How should I call you then?" 
 "I mean, just Thea is fine." she shrugged her shoulders. "By the way, did you want something?" She raised her eyes to see his face. 
 "Oh, I came to ask if you would want to eat lunch with me and some of my friends." He said with a sparkling face. Is he made of glitters or what? Thea thought. She was hesitating at first, but then she replied. 
"I don´t see why not." The boy was looking confused. "That means yes," she rolled her eyes.

I don´t have a clue why I agreed to this.

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