Title: Choices
Author: Kulia Makani
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Sera Muun characters do not belong to me.
AN: Saffiru is OOC. I apologize for describing Veneti and Aquatiki
as Akiral and Kiral. Also this story is Alternate Reality.
The blanket hung tightly around his waist with both legs spread apart
at one corner of the bed. He laid flat on his back with his arms
behind his head. His head was tilted laid press against the pillow
and his eyes lid close tightly. His chest rose slightly with every
breath - back and forth in a continuing cycle with his mouth hung
partly open. The strands of his hair brushed against his face and lay
at his side. There he lay in the center of his room as sacrifice
offering on his bed. His worn black iron bed was placed in the
center with him wrapped in its dark green covers. The cherry wood
stain furniture with its intricate curving design dating from 1700's
was place around the room
His nightly visitor had long departed from his bed. They ranged from
"from tall and short, black and white, and dumb and smart women,"
who only shared his bed for one night. He always preferred to never
emotionally attach himself to any women; so far he kept his promise.
After he goes to sleep, they are escorted out of his house and his life.
His former therapist blamed everything on the absence of his mother
from his life for the way he treats women. He only considered any
woman good for one thing: sex; and in his opinion when you were
through with them, you should/could throw them away.
"Beep! Beep! "
The alarm clock sound resonated through the room. Pulling his
weary body from the bed, he headed toward the shower. He walked
back into the bedroom with a towel wrap tightly around his waist to
his clothes on the bed. The water still glistens on his chest as he
clothe in his expensive double-breasted suit and shoes. He sat on the
edge of the bed slowly breathing in and out, listening to his intake of
air before quietly walking out of the room to his car.
She leaned against the desk with her tailor made suit that show more
legs then cover. Her hands moved slowly over the table until it
rested on her boss arms. She attempted to look at the wound on his
arm, allowing her breasts to be right in the view of his eyes. Her
eyes turn toward his face, lowering to his lips. As if reading her
mind, he moved his face closer to her.
"Just get a room!" the man walked through seating at the desk facing
them.
The other man quickly disentangled himself from the woman
embrace, pushing the woman from him, "What a honor to have my
little brother to grace me with his presence!" The man stated.
"Can we speak alone?" His eyes narrowed at the persistent female
who was still standing in the room. Slowly inching her skirt
downward, she walked through the door, but not before glaring at
the man.
"Now what do you want? It's not like you to come by my office,
Saffiru." Demando leaned back into this chair as his eyebrows raised
in anticipation of his reply.
Ignoring the incident that just occurred, he replied coldly, "You
wanted the presentation for project that we were working on. How
was your vacation?"
Lifting his feet on the top of the desk, "Wonderful, It's nothing like
scantily clad women on a beach to make you feel good."
"Some people are easy to please"
"There nothing wrong with the feminine touch now and then."
" Now, I see my purpose in life. To make sure you don't make a fool
of yourself because of the ladies. You shouldn't be easy fool by
them."
"I'm not. We have a mutual agreement. They use me and I use them.
It's the way life works."
"Are you sure the math is right?" Demando said after looking
through the principle of the design.
"Yes, we have a working design if you want a look at it."
"No, it will not be needed. I trust you and the engineers, but the
stockholders will be here in month for a trial run." Demando paused
for a moment before continuing, " Saffiru, dust off your tux. We
have a charity banquet to attend."
"Self mutilation would be more preferred then those events. I'll see
you at eight-thirty." Saffiru moved from the seat toward the door.
"The banquet starts at seven."
"I know," he turned around before heading out. "You can go back in
and continue with what you was doing earlier." Saffiru said to the
secretary, Esmeraude as he was walking into elevator.
"Screw you!" She said through her clutch teeth.
Saffiru looked down at her before replying, "Stay with your paying
customers." The door shut before Esmeraude could give a reply.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Mom, what's going on" A small child walked through the long
hallway toward the door at the end. He leaned and pressed his small
ears against the thin wooden door partly open.
"Shhh! You wake my son," He continued to listen, hearing an
occasion word and heavy breathing.
"Mom, what's going on?" The boy gently pushed open the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"The song 'Lonesome Tonight' was by the group Soul Crusaders.
Our next singer is the lovely Utada Hikaru." The radio announcer
broke Saffiru from his memory. He turned the radio off as he
continued to drive down the highway to his estate.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The little boy stood in the middle of a dark room facing a chair. The
man in the chair sat with deep crease in his forehead and around his
mouth. His breath was long and shallow. Slowly reaching a hand to
move a piece of silver hair from his head before his deep voice broke
into the silence. "Saffiru, your mother and I had decided to get a
divorce. You can stay with your mother or with me. What do you
want to do?" He said slowly to the child.
"Demando?"
"No, I want to know what you want?"
"You, dad," He stood looking downward.
"What do you want?"
"I want to stay with you," Saffiru replied in a small voice
"Good boy," He hand went out to ruffle his dark navy blue hair
before saying, "Your brother decided to stay with your mother." He
moved from the chair to another room, while Saffiru looked from
behind stricken.
"Demando go?" Saffiru barely uttered.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Saffiru stood behind the oak wooden doors dress in a black collarless
tux before the two doors swung open. He looked at the people
before spotting his brother in front of a small petite woman. Slowly
making his way through the crowd of people talking, he heard a
piece of his brother conversation, when he passed by them.
"I'm sorry, but I'm seeing someone else." She faced him.
"I'm just offering dinner. Is there no such thing as dinner between
friends?"
Saffiru stood beside his two friends: Veneti and Aquatiki. When they
were younger, the trio was called Doom, Gloom and Sapphire. He
never could figure out while he was called Sapphire. Veneti and
Aquatiki were almost identical twins except Veneti was dark brown
compare to Aquatiki pale peach complexion. Veneti eyes were
bluish-green to Aquatiki green eyes. They both had long white hair
to their waist and stood at the exact same height.
"You need to check your boy!" Aquatiki sipped from his glass,
looking toward the couple, "Your brother has found a new target."
"Who is she?" Saffiru asked eyes narrowed toward the female.
"Tsukino Usagi. She's a sweet child but practically engage to Chiba
Mamoru" Veneti answered,
"You know your brother -always up for the challenge, but this time
he won't win."
"Yes, I know. If Chiba-san has it, he wants it." Saffiru spited out
hatefully, "I heard about their legendary competition."
"It was better to watch then to hear about it. They hated each other
and still do. This will be some job for you to clean up. Chiba-san is
a jealous man when it comes to Tsukino-san. His ungodly claim is
always shattered when it come to anything that concerns her.
Demando needs to watch himself." Veneti said soberly.
"You were planning to watch his destruction."
"No, we were warning you. Demando does not listen to anyone and
barely even you. The fool needs to be toppled, but we know how
concern you are for your brother." Aquatiki said with distaste, "Just
make sure you don't get yourself to deep in his concerns. When it
comes to your brother, you have no sense." Aquatiki moved towards
a woman he had his eyes on most of the night.
"We are not going to silently watch you fall along with your
brother," Veneti said, leaving his glass in Saffiru's hand before
moving toward another area in the room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Saffiru, your brother is here for his visit!" He father voice boomed
through the house, while he carried the boy bags in his hands. Saffiru
older brother stood behind their father. At the age twelve compare to
Saffiru seven years, he stood almost to his father shoulders. He was
dressed in close fitting blue jeans and white t-shirt. Saffiru raced to
the foyer and stared at his older brother. It had been two years since
his parents divorce and he last saw his older brother.
"Demando?"
"Hi, Saffiru" He said before heading upstairs after their father.
For weeks he followed after him. Whatever Demando did, he had to
do. He trailed behind him and his friends in one event after another
until the summer ended. During the next four years, Demando
visited his father during the summer, while Saffiru had no contact
with his mother.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Saffiru placed the glasses on an empty tray as a waiter passed by him
before heading toward the couple.
"Good, you can meet this young lady," Demando said when Saffiru
stopped in front of them.
"Hello Tsukino-san," Saffiru said coldly to the female.
"Nice to meet you,' Usagi said hesitantly, "Please excuse but I have
old acquaintances that I need to talk to."
Demando waited until she departed before asking, "What do you
think of her?"
"Beautiful as every other female that I seen you with, but one thing
you didn't notice."
"That is?"
"She is seeing Chiba-san,"
"Was seeing Chiba," Demando said calmly, "While you are here, I
want to introduce you to the head of the software engineering
department." He walked with Saffiru toward the far right end of the
room, where a woman sat. She worn a sleeveless black dress and
her green hair was in a tight bun.
"Saffiru meet Ayakashi; Petz meet my brother Saffiru." Looking at
Petz, Demando said, "Both of your teams will be working side by
side. I was very impressed with your program language use in the
robot to Mars."
"It was nothing compare to the Mechanical and Electrical Engineers,
who design the body and system. I learned a long time ago: it's a
team effort." Petz stood from her seat, "Saffiru, I'm very impress by
the product that comes from this company. It would be honor to
bring life to your design."
"I wish that I can say the same. Unfortunately I haven't been
following much of what NASA or the Japanese space program does.
I'm sure you are qualified for the position and you already seem to
have my brother's regards. I do wish you luck."
"Thanks" She held out her hand to shake Saffiru hand, while
Demando moved on, "You are not as cold as you want everyone to
believe," She continued to hold on to his hand.
"I am what you see," Saffiru stiffen as Petz slowly let go of his hand.
"Be careful of your little fan club," Petz said before leaving him
standing alone.
Saffiru looked behind to the female conversing and pointing at him.
Realizing they were caught, one particular woman with purple hair
walked toward him. She quickly attached her arms through his and
started a one-sided conversation. He stiffly allowed her to hold onto
his arm through the entire evening before they left together.
Saffiru slowly pulled himself out of the bed and got dressed. He
parked his car close to the curb, cutting off his engine and grabbing
the football on his passenger sit. He walked through the park toward
the to football field, where some team were practicing already.
"I was starting to think you weren't coming." Veneti sat on the bench
looking at the match.
Tossing his towel on bench before removing his socks and shoes,
Saffiru took out his long socks and started to put it on. "It's only
noon. These matches last until dark."
"Doom, Gloom, and Sapphire; we need three more players. Since
the rest of your team is not here, why not play on our teams?" A tall
man walked over with spike light blue hair, wearing a white football
jersey and black shorts.
"Yeah sure, when do you play?" Aquatiki asked standing to the side.
"We play after two more matches," he began to walk away.
"Where is the rest of our team?" Saffiru pulled out his shoe from bag
before placing it on his feet.
"Woo!" Veneti yelled observing the goalie save, "Oh, A few had
other appointment and the others - I have no clue."
"How is the new supervisor for the Software engineering department
doing?" Aquatiki eyes moved with the change of the football.
"She's a nuisance. Ayakashi-san spent more time in my department
then her own and inconspicuous as a two by four to the head. She is
after something, but I just don't know what."
"How about your brother?"
"Sprung, She is practically leading him by the collar and she still is
with Chiba-san."
"I'm sick of this conversation. They're practicing passing and we all
know you need to improve." Veneti said as they moved from their
spot next to the bench and walked toward group of men huddled
together in circle kicking the ball to each other.
Author: Kulia Makani
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Sera Muun characters do not belong to me.
AN: Saffiru is OOC. I apologize for describing Veneti and Aquatiki
as Akiral and Kiral. Also this story is Alternate Reality.
The blanket hung tightly around his waist with both legs spread apart
at one corner of the bed. He laid flat on his back with his arms
behind his head. His head was tilted laid press against the pillow
and his eyes lid close tightly. His chest rose slightly with every
breath - back and forth in a continuing cycle with his mouth hung
partly open. The strands of his hair brushed against his face and lay
at his side. There he lay in the center of his room as sacrifice
offering on his bed. His worn black iron bed was placed in the
center with him wrapped in its dark green covers. The cherry wood
stain furniture with its intricate curving design dating from 1700's
was place around the room
His nightly visitor had long departed from his bed. They ranged from
"from tall and short, black and white, and dumb and smart women,"
who only shared his bed for one night. He always preferred to never
emotionally attach himself to any women; so far he kept his promise.
After he goes to sleep, they are escorted out of his house and his life.
His former therapist blamed everything on the absence of his mother
from his life for the way he treats women. He only considered any
woman good for one thing: sex; and in his opinion when you were
through with them, you should/could throw them away.
"Beep! Beep! "
The alarm clock sound resonated through the room. Pulling his
weary body from the bed, he headed toward the shower. He walked
back into the bedroom with a towel wrap tightly around his waist to
his clothes on the bed. The water still glistens on his chest as he
clothe in his expensive double-breasted suit and shoes. He sat on the
edge of the bed slowly breathing in and out, listening to his intake of
air before quietly walking out of the room to his car.
She leaned against the desk with her tailor made suit that show more
legs then cover. Her hands moved slowly over the table until it
rested on her boss arms. She attempted to look at the wound on his
arm, allowing her breasts to be right in the view of his eyes. Her
eyes turn toward his face, lowering to his lips. As if reading her
mind, he moved his face closer to her.
"Just get a room!" the man walked through seating at the desk facing
them.
The other man quickly disentangled himself from the woman
embrace, pushing the woman from him, "What a honor to have my
little brother to grace me with his presence!" The man stated.
"Can we speak alone?" His eyes narrowed at the persistent female
who was still standing in the room. Slowly inching her skirt
downward, she walked through the door, but not before glaring at
the man.
"Now what do you want? It's not like you to come by my office,
Saffiru." Demando leaned back into this chair as his eyebrows raised
in anticipation of his reply.
Ignoring the incident that just occurred, he replied coldly, "You
wanted the presentation for project that we were working on. How
was your vacation?"
Lifting his feet on the top of the desk, "Wonderful, It's nothing like
scantily clad women on a beach to make you feel good."
"Some people are easy to please"
"There nothing wrong with the feminine touch now and then."
" Now, I see my purpose in life. To make sure you don't make a fool
of yourself because of the ladies. You shouldn't be easy fool by
them."
"I'm not. We have a mutual agreement. They use me and I use them.
It's the way life works."
"Are you sure the math is right?" Demando said after looking
through the principle of the design.
"Yes, we have a working design if you want a look at it."
"No, it will not be needed. I trust you and the engineers, but the
stockholders will be here in month for a trial run." Demando paused
for a moment before continuing, " Saffiru, dust off your tux. We
have a charity banquet to attend."
"Self mutilation would be more preferred then those events. I'll see
you at eight-thirty." Saffiru moved from the seat toward the door.
"The banquet starts at seven."
"I know," he turned around before heading out. "You can go back in
and continue with what you was doing earlier." Saffiru said to the
secretary, Esmeraude as he was walking into elevator.
"Screw you!" She said through her clutch teeth.
Saffiru looked down at her before replying, "Stay with your paying
customers." The door shut before Esmeraude could give a reply.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Mom, what's going on" A small child walked through the long
hallway toward the door at the end. He leaned and pressed his small
ears against the thin wooden door partly open.
"Shhh! You wake my son," He continued to listen, hearing an
occasion word and heavy breathing.
"Mom, what's going on?" The boy gently pushed open the door.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"The song 'Lonesome Tonight' was by the group Soul Crusaders.
Our next singer is the lovely Utada Hikaru." The radio announcer
broke Saffiru from his memory. He turned the radio off as he
continued to drive down the highway to his estate.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The little boy stood in the middle of a dark room facing a chair. The
man in the chair sat with deep crease in his forehead and around his
mouth. His breath was long and shallow. Slowly reaching a hand to
move a piece of silver hair from his head before his deep voice broke
into the silence. "Saffiru, your mother and I had decided to get a
divorce. You can stay with your mother or with me. What do you
want to do?" He said slowly to the child.
"Demando?"
"No, I want to know what you want?"
"You, dad," He stood looking downward.
"What do you want?"
"I want to stay with you," Saffiru replied in a small voice
"Good boy," He hand went out to ruffle his dark navy blue hair
before saying, "Your brother decided to stay with your mother." He
moved from the chair to another room, while Saffiru looked from
behind stricken.
"Demando go?" Saffiru barely uttered.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Saffiru stood behind the oak wooden doors dress in a black collarless
tux before the two doors swung open. He looked at the people
before spotting his brother in front of a small petite woman. Slowly
making his way through the crowd of people talking, he heard a
piece of his brother conversation, when he passed by them.
"I'm sorry, but I'm seeing someone else." She faced him.
"I'm just offering dinner. Is there no such thing as dinner between
friends?"
Saffiru stood beside his two friends: Veneti and Aquatiki. When they
were younger, the trio was called Doom, Gloom and Sapphire. He
never could figure out while he was called Sapphire. Veneti and
Aquatiki were almost identical twins except Veneti was dark brown
compare to Aquatiki pale peach complexion. Veneti eyes were
bluish-green to Aquatiki green eyes. They both had long white hair
to their waist and stood at the exact same height.
"You need to check your boy!" Aquatiki sipped from his glass,
looking toward the couple, "Your brother has found a new target."
"Who is she?" Saffiru asked eyes narrowed toward the female.
"Tsukino Usagi. She's a sweet child but practically engage to Chiba
Mamoru" Veneti answered,
"You know your brother -always up for the challenge, but this time
he won't win."
"Yes, I know. If Chiba-san has it, he wants it." Saffiru spited out
hatefully, "I heard about their legendary competition."
"It was better to watch then to hear about it. They hated each other
and still do. This will be some job for you to clean up. Chiba-san is
a jealous man when it comes to Tsukino-san. His ungodly claim is
always shattered when it come to anything that concerns her.
Demando needs to watch himself." Veneti said soberly.
"You were planning to watch his destruction."
"No, we were warning you. Demando does not listen to anyone and
barely even you. The fool needs to be toppled, but we know how
concern you are for your brother." Aquatiki said with distaste, "Just
make sure you don't get yourself to deep in his concerns. When it
comes to your brother, you have no sense." Aquatiki moved towards
a woman he had his eyes on most of the night.
"We are not going to silently watch you fall along with your
brother," Veneti said, leaving his glass in Saffiru's hand before
moving toward another area in the room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Saffiru, your brother is here for his visit!" He father voice boomed
through the house, while he carried the boy bags in his hands. Saffiru
older brother stood behind their father. At the age twelve compare to
Saffiru seven years, he stood almost to his father shoulders. He was
dressed in close fitting blue jeans and white t-shirt. Saffiru raced to
the foyer and stared at his older brother. It had been two years since
his parents divorce and he last saw his older brother.
"Demando?"
"Hi, Saffiru" He said before heading upstairs after their father.
For weeks he followed after him. Whatever Demando did, he had to
do. He trailed behind him and his friends in one event after another
until the summer ended. During the next four years, Demando
visited his father during the summer, while Saffiru had no contact
with his mother.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Saffiru placed the glasses on an empty tray as a waiter passed by him
before heading toward the couple.
"Good, you can meet this young lady," Demando said when Saffiru
stopped in front of them.
"Hello Tsukino-san," Saffiru said coldly to the female.
"Nice to meet you,' Usagi said hesitantly, "Please excuse but I have
old acquaintances that I need to talk to."
Demando waited until she departed before asking, "What do you
think of her?"
"Beautiful as every other female that I seen you with, but one thing
you didn't notice."
"That is?"
"She is seeing Chiba-san,"
"Was seeing Chiba," Demando said calmly, "While you are here, I
want to introduce you to the head of the software engineering
department." He walked with Saffiru toward the far right end of the
room, where a woman sat. She worn a sleeveless black dress and
her green hair was in a tight bun.
"Saffiru meet Ayakashi; Petz meet my brother Saffiru." Looking at
Petz, Demando said, "Both of your teams will be working side by
side. I was very impressed with your program language use in the
robot to Mars."
"It was nothing compare to the Mechanical and Electrical Engineers,
who design the body and system. I learned a long time ago: it's a
team effort." Petz stood from her seat, "Saffiru, I'm very impress by
the product that comes from this company. It would be honor to
bring life to your design."
"I wish that I can say the same. Unfortunately I haven't been
following much of what NASA or the Japanese space program does.
I'm sure you are qualified for the position and you already seem to
have my brother's regards. I do wish you luck."
"Thanks" She held out her hand to shake Saffiru hand, while
Demando moved on, "You are not as cold as you want everyone to
believe," She continued to hold on to his hand.
"I am what you see," Saffiru stiffen as Petz slowly let go of his hand.
"Be careful of your little fan club," Petz said before leaving him
standing alone.
Saffiru looked behind to the female conversing and pointing at him.
Realizing they were caught, one particular woman with purple hair
walked toward him. She quickly attached her arms through his and
started a one-sided conversation. He stiffly allowed her to hold onto
his arm through the entire evening before they left together.
Saffiru slowly pulled himself out of the bed and got dressed. He
parked his car close to the curb, cutting off his engine and grabbing
the football on his passenger sit. He walked through the park toward
the to football field, where some team were practicing already.
"I was starting to think you weren't coming." Veneti sat on the bench
looking at the match.
Tossing his towel on bench before removing his socks and shoes,
Saffiru took out his long socks and started to put it on. "It's only
noon. These matches last until dark."
"Doom, Gloom, and Sapphire; we need three more players. Since
the rest of your team is not here, why not play on our teams?" A tall
man walked over with spike light blue hair, wearing a white football
jersey and black shorts.
"Yeah sure, when do you play?" Aquatiki asked standing to the side.
"We play after two more matches," he began to walk away.
"Where is the rest of our team?" Saffiru pulled out his shoe from bag
before placing it on his feet.
"Woo!" Veneti yelled observing the goalie save, "Oh, A few had
other appointment and the others - I have no clue."
"How is the new supervisor for the Software engineering department
doing?" Aquatiki eyes moved with the change of the football.
"She's a nuisance. Ayakashi-san spent more time in my department
then her own and inconspicuous as a two by four to the head. She is
after something, but I just don't know what."
"How about your brother?"
"Sprung, She is practically leading him by the collar and she still is
with Chiba-san."
"I'm sick of this conversation. They're practicing passing and we all
know you need to improve." Veneti said as they moved from their
spot next to the bench and walked toward group of men huddled
together in circle kicking the ball to each other.