Hello all of you beautiful people! I know I'm probably forgotten by a majority of you but if you wanna know, last year was one hell of a year…with my GCE 'O' Level Examinations and all…in other words, I was busy…but now, I present you my latest work!

Come to think of it, this story just suddenly came into my mind when I was brooding and staring at the ceiling at 3 am in the morning…OK, enough of my rambling. Enjoy!

Disclaimers: I don't own anything. Period. Although it'd be nice to have Tyson and Hiro plushies…I just loooooove Hiro!

Summary: Dumped by his boss Kai and transferred to another department, Tyson swore himself off anybody but his new manager; Ray is not making things easy for him! Sparks begin to fly between them, but Kai doesn't like what he sees… TyKa, TyRa.

Midnight blue eyes glared at anyone who spared him even a small glance as he stuffed his belongings into a box angrily. "Damn Hiwatari to hell…." Tyson Kinomiya swore under his breath as he picked up his office files and stuffed them into the box angrily, feeling a sense of satisfaction at the freaking alarmed looks that his colleagues were sending his way.

Just a few months ago, Tyson was the luckiest boy in the world, being the object of affection of the famous CEO of the Hiwatari Company and the most eligible bachelor of Japan, Kai Hiwatari. But after some misunderstandings and Kai's constant cold shoulder due to his work, Kai decided to call it quits since it wasn't working out. And frankly, Tyson was not a HAPPY camper.

Since Tyson was originally Kai's personal secretary, Kai had thought it'd be better if Tyson was transferred into another department of his company so that both of them wouldn't need to suffer.

"Suffer my foot! He just wanted me out of his sight for good! Why didn't he just fire me, end of story?" Tyson grumbled as he scanned his desk for any belongings that he had not packed and stormed out of the office, slamming the door behind him with a satisfyingly loud wham and made his way to the elevator leading to the Marketing Department with his box in tow, filled to the brim with his belongings.

Showing a brave façade can be quite exhausting, Tyson concluded as he slumped against the wall of the elevator tiredly, furiously wiping at his eyes to prevent unwanted tears from escaping. His life was perfect when he was with Kai. He forgot all of his problems and everything seemed to be better when they just spend time with each other. Hell, Tyson had considered Kai his everything but now, his life was slowly crumbling pieces by pieces.

Tyson couldn't help but remembered the first time he laid eyes on Kai Hiwatari when he got the job as Kai's personal secretary. Like any usual, normal person, he thought that Kai was gorgeous, with deep crimson eyes, his smooth baritone and of course, the god-like body. At first, Tyson had brushed off his feelings, knowing that the percentage of Kai even remembering his name was practically zilch but he never noticed that Kai had been gazing at him intently, like a predator gazing at its prey.

As days passed by, Tyson idly noticed that whenever Kai, or 'Hiwatari-san' as he called him, needed something, either a file or some information, he will ask him specifically to retrieve it and pass it to him personally. And every single time Tyson entered his office with a 'This is the information/file you wanted Hiwatari-san', Kai will thank him politely and grace him with a small, gorgeous smirk that always made Tyson blush and inch out of the office nervously, heart beating furiously against his lungs.

Tyson thought it was strange, since he was not the ONLY secretary that Kai has in his company but being the person he was, he ignored it. This coy game went on for several weeks until Kai finally popped out the question when Tyson was in his office, doing some paperwork.

"Tyson, will you go out with me?"

"Eh! Hi-Hiwatari-san?" Dropping his pen with a loud 'clack' on the marbled tiles, Tyson's eyes widened as he felt his face burning. He felt his entire body go rigid when he felt Kai caressing his cheek gently and a soft chuckle greeted his ears.

"Kai," Kai whispered seductively into Tyson's ear, "call me Kai."

Tyson lost all sense of rationality after soft lips captured his own and that marked the beginning of the happiest moment of Tyson's life. Since then, Kai and Tyson often went on dates, mostly dinner or quiet walks at the beach but they decided that it was better to keep their relationship a secret so that it won't jeopardize their work and social lives.

So it came as a shock when Kai told him calmly that he wanted out of this relationship. Tyson couldn't believe it at first, but the look in Kai's crimson eyes proved that he was dead serious and Tyson quietly muttered a soft, 'I see…' and just like that, their relationship ended.

The telltale 'ding' of the elevator jolted him out of his thoughts as Tyson grudgingly dragged himself out and took a hold of himself mentally, 'OK Tyson, you are now a member of the marketing department. You are going to be a great help, and you're NOT going to mourn over that bastard. And not get involved anymore. Period.'

At least, Tyson thought, I hope so…but…where the HELL am I? Tyson sweatdropped as he glanced around the empty corridor. 'Great start you're off to Kinomiya…really, really GREAT start…'

"Jeez Ray, that's the THIRD one this week!" Max Mizuhara whistled out as his eyes followed the pretty brunette who was wailing her eyes out while running out of the department after his friend, or more specifically his boss had just rejected her quite bluntly with a monotone 'I'm not interested."

"What am I supposed to do, lead her on?" Ray Kon scoffed as he rolled his eyes, "It's the same old thing, and seriously, I am getting sick of this."

Max laughed and shook his head. Ray Kon was the manager of the Marketing Department of the Hiwatari Company and according to the staff's ratings; he is the second most gorgeous guy in the company with his long raven hair, lithe body and rare gold eyes, second to Kai Hiwatari of course.

"Hey, what was that, the third one this week?" Lee asked teasingly as he poked his head from his desk, which was next to Max's desk.

"Yup, another one bites the dust." Max joked as Ray sent him another surly look, clearly not finding the joke funny.

"Oh yeah, guess what? I heard that there's a new staff joining us today!" Lee said excitedly and he immediately knew he got Ray and Max's full attention when they whipped their heads towards him.

"Really? Who? Is it a he or she? Where is this person from? Is this person nice? What time is this person going to arrive?" Max asked excitedly, asking all of his questions in one breath.

"Well, I don't know if it's a he or a she, but from what I heard, this newcomer was one of Hiwatari's personal secretary and for some strange reason, he sent this person here into our department." Lee mused out loud. "What do you think Ray?"

"I seriously don't care if this person is Hiwatari's personal secretary or whatever it is." Ray said callously as he closed his eyes while leaning back on his chair.

"There you go again. When are you going to find yourself a lover Ray? And what type of 'special person' do you have in mind?" Max asked dramatically as Ray smiled to himself and collected his thoughts, thinking of his 'special person'.

"Well…to start it of, I don't really have preferences whether my lover is a female or a male…" Ray trailed off as he noticed that Max and Lee were staring intently at him, quietly urging him to go on.

Smiling, Ray continued, "OK, let's just say that it's a he. I want somebody who is both gorgeous and has a mind. When he talks, everybody listens to him. When he walks, everybody stops to look. Everything about him attracts people to him, like bees and honey. And most importantly, I want somebody who has a heart of gold, so kind, so strong and can accept and love me for who I really am."

"Wow. By the way you were talking about him, he sounds so perfect." Lee pondered, still thinking of Ray's 'requirements' for his perfect lover.

"So Ray, what will you do when you find this 'special person'?" Max asked curiously as Ray stood up from his chair and began walking backwards towards his office, not noticing a figure walking towards his direction.

"Well, if I meet this person, I will say to him, 'Hey," Ray said teasingly as he turned around to face the opposite direction, still not noticing the person who was behind him, "'I love you.'" and promptly bumped into someone.

Ray was about to tell the person off but his mind and time came to a screeching halt as his eyes locked onto midnight blue eyes. Ray was…intrigued as the person tilted his head and studied Ray carefully with his beautiful midnight blue eyes. Ray was immediately blown away by the person's good looks and the aura around him seem to radiate warmth and innocence.

"I love you." Ray blurted out again and mentally smacked himself. Idiot! You're seriously freaking him out! Ray thought frantically.

"Sorry?" The figure asked, both shock and surprised written all over his face.

"Don't be," Ray said, grinning slyly, "I love you."

"S'cuse me." The figure muttered out loud with a roll of his eyes and pushed past Ray who was still recovering from the strange meeting and Max, whom immediately put two and two together, yelled out, "Are you the new staff?"

The figure immediately turned around and smiled slightly, "Yes, I am."

Max approached the newcomer with a, "Cool! I'm Max Mizuhara and from now on, we're colleagues!" while grinning widely and Lee politely said, "My name is Lee and I'd be happy to assist you if you are in need of any help."

"My name is Tyson Kinomiya and I hope that I will be of a great help here." The figure introduced himself politely with a small bow and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at their astonished expressions…no, not just them. Everybody in the department was staring at him. "Yes?"

"You're…you're a boy…" Lee said faintly.

Tyson couldn't help but look at himself in mock surprise, "Why, so I am. How strange."

"And bumping into your manager on your first day is not a good sign, newbie. My name is Ray Kon, and I am the manager of the Marketing Department." Ray drawled, quickly recomposing himself after their rather strange meeting as he found his eyes ensnared by annoyed midnight blue eyes.

"Well, having your manager saying 'I love you' to you on your first meeting isn't a good sign either," Tyson shot back haughtily as he crossed his arms, eyes daring Ray to say another word.

"Tyson's got a point there Ray," Max couldn't help but put in his two cents and sniggered when Ray sent him yet another surly look.

"All right Kinomiya. Get yourself settled and start working immediately. If you need help, ask Max or Lee. Any questions?" Ray asked quite bossily and couldn't help but smirk when he saw the other boy glare daggers at him.

"No sir," Tyson forced out with as much politeness he could muster, all the while restraining himself from yelling bloody murder and strangle his annoying but as much as he hated to admit it, handsome new manager. "No problem at all. All's fine and dandy."

"Good." Ray smirked as he sauntered into his office, knowing that Tyson was probably glaring holes into the back of his head. As soon as he was back into the safety of his office, Ray let out a breath he was unconsciously holding back. Wow. That was the very first time somebody actually resisted his charms and even got him involved into a petty little argument because of their strange meeting.

"Tyson…Kinomiya huh?" Ray whispered to himself, smiling slightly. The newcomer was…gorgeous. Ray originally thought Tyson was a girl but knew that he was a boy when he bumped into him earlier. Heck, anybody would think that Tyson was a girl, with his long blue hair, lithe body and the slightly feminine features. And those eyes…

Well, Ray thought, smiling a silly little smile while shaking his head, maybe I'd just found my special someone but I don't think he likes me just yet…but I'll make sure that will change sooner or later.

"What did I do to that guy!" Tyson asked hotly as Max helped him sort out his belongings on his new desk, which was next to Max's, and nearest to Ray's office. Tyson was horrified when Ray Kon assigned him to a desk nearest to his office and even death threats fell on death ears so Tyson just gritted his teeth and slammed the box on his desk grudgingly, all the while glaring at his smirking superior who slipped back into the safety of his office.

"Relax Tyson, Ray's always like that," Max soothed the irritated boy as Tyson slammed another pen holder on his desk, sweatdropping as Tyson sent another dirty look to the innocent mahogany door that separates Ray and himself.

"But this is the first time I've seen Ray so flustered!" Lee chuckled as Max agreed with him whole-heartedly, laughing. Tyson merely raised an eyebrow at his comment but continued to finish sorting out his stuff, putting the finishing touches as he gently placed two photo frames on his new desk.

"Umm…can I ask you something?" Tyson suddenly asked, remembering the weirdness that went around when he was making his way to the department.

"What is it?"

"Are all the people in this department weird or something?" Tyson asked with a frown but it immediately disappeared when two shocked looks were sent his way. 'Did…I say something wrong?'

"…Weird…?" Max echoed silently. I'm…weird? Uwaaaah! I'm not weird! Max wailed out mentally as his inner self banged his head on a nearby wall.

"Weird…in what kind of way?" Lee managed to force out, also wondering about the strange question thrown at his way.

"Um…when I was walking here, everybody just kept staring at me! And there were even a group of people who actually FOLLOWED me! And when I asked for directions, everybody immediately started shoving me here!" Tyson huffed as he sat down, not noticing the looks that Max and Lee were sending his way.

"O…K…" Max muttered out, "that is strange."

"Oh well, forget it!" Tyson perked up, smiling. "Why don't we just start working? We don't want 'I'm-your-manager-so-obey-me' Kon to get mad and choke on a furball wouldn't we? Although…I would LOVE to see him choke on one."

Lee and Max both laughed and smiled at the cheery youth, knowing that things in the once boring department have just took a drastic turn for the better. Things will get much more interesting between Ray Kon and Tyson Kinomiya and everything will be closely observed by two meddling friends, namely Max and Lee.

'This is going to be…interesting. Very, very interesting.'

Kai Hiwatari glared at his supervisors as they kept going on about some project that the company was currently working on. 'Seriously, who gives a damn about all this stuff anyway?' Kai thought, rolling his eyes as he slumped deeper into his chair. Usually, he would go through with his 'oh-so-important' meetings because he knew that Tyson would be in his office, ready to cheer him up, but now, it's different.

Kai frowned. Now is not the time to brood about his past relationship with Tyson Kinomiya. 'Well duh', a voice piped up from somewhere in his mind, 'you were the one who dumped him Mr. Smarty-pants.'

'Oh yeah…Tyson and I are over.' Kai thought, suddenly feeling bereft and lonely without Tyson in his once secluded life but shook his head to clear his thoughts. 'No, it's already over so get over it Hiwatari! You even had him transferred out! It's OVER.'

"What do you think Mr. Kai?"

Kai's head shot up and was immediately seized by panic. 'Huh? What was he talking about?'

"What he means is what do you think about the ideas about improving the new theme park, Kai?" A cool voice intervened and Kai couldn't help but pass his friend a relieved look. Kai found Tala shaking his head, a small smirk playing on his lips.

"I approve of it. Proceed as planned. Dismissed." Kai quickly seized the chance to dismiss the meeting and stood up, intent of heading back to his office and brood but apparently there was a change of plans when Tala and Bryan lingered behind until the last supervisor left the briefing room.

"What's up with you Kai? Dozing off during an important meeting is so not like you. Is something wrong?" Tala, the ever-observant one, asked as his sapphire blue eyes studied Kai's features.

"It's nothing Tala. Just a bit tired, that's all." Kai responded, glaring at his companions as they each raised an eyebrow, giving him a look that says, 'Yeah…RIGHT…'

"It's Kinomiya isn't it?" Bryan teased but immediately blanched when Kai gave him an icy glare, daring him to say another word.

"……………………"

"So it is him then." Tala concluded and ignored Kai's glare, being immune to them.

"If you love him so much, why break up with him in the first place? That's just plain stupid, even for you Kai." Bryan stated boredly as the trio began making their way back to the office.

"…None of your business."

"Aww…is widdle little Kai mad? Want Bryan to give you a widdle little hug to make you feel all better?" Bryan couldn't help but tempt fate and snickered when Kai gave him a death glare, his eyebrow twitching madly.

"Get. Out. Of. My. Sight. If. You. Want. To. See. Another. Day." Kai grounded out each syllable viciously, and Bryan, deciding that he was too young to die, quickly scurried off to his desk.

"You know, this means that I have a perfect chance." Tala suddenly said out of the blue and Kai gave him a surprised look.

"Chance? Chance for what?" Kai immediately came to the decision that he didn't like the creepy smile that suddenly appeared on Tala's face.

"You'll find out soon Kai." Tala said mysteriously and made his way to his desk, leaving a very confused Kai Hiwatari in his wake. 'I have the perfect chance thanks to you Kai,' Tala thought chuckling, 'a chance to make Tyson Kinomiya mine.'

So…what do you think? Is it all right for someone who has been out of action for more than a year? OK, time to put aside my pride for a moment. goes on knees Please leave a review! I seriously need an ego boost right now!

…..I know what you all are thinking, 'Shameless woman…'

But be nice and leave a nice review OK? Love you guys!

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