A/N: So this is another story to introduce my OC for Mori. I hope you like it.
Fish, more fish. Bethany was more than angry. She had come to Japan with the goal of getting advanced enough in Kendo to start training for a Tai chi certification. She was training at the Morinozuka estate starting tomorrow. The instructor would be their oldest son. She was excited for that. What Bethany was not excited about was the fact that this was the third time she had to buy fish that day. 'Seriously 120000 yen for an apartment per month and I get a stovetop that blows everything up, and oven that repeatedly lights things on fire, and a bathroom that looks more or less like a set out of the first Saw movie,' Bethany thought as she walked toward her home, if that was what you could call it, with her groceries. She did not, however, look where she was going and missed a rather large crack in the sidewalk. Before she knew what was happening Bethany felt herself falling towards the ground. She braced herself for the impact but it never came. She opened her eyes and turned her head so she was looking at the person who had saved her. She almost passed out. To say the tall man that had caught her arm was sexy was a severe understatement.
"Thank you," Bethany managed to squeak out.
"Are you alright?" the man asked.
"Yes I'll be alright thank you."
"Hn."
"Have a nice day," Bethany said as she walked away. Unfortunately it was not her day at all. There was a bump in the sidewalk further up and she tripped on that and since it seemed the man had walked away she went crashing down on her right knee skinning it on the pavement.
"Shit. Well I suppose adding a little blood would not hurt," Bethany mumbled to herself.
"I think you have the wrong definition of OK," the young man said coming up behind her, "Let me take you to my house and we can have tea and get that cleaned up."
"Alright," Beth said taking the man's hand. Just then a limo pulled up next to them and the young man opened the door. Bethany got in and made herself as comfortable as could be. The two occupants rode in silence. When they got to the young man's house Bethany gasped. It was the Morinozuka estate. 'It can't be,' she thought.
"Well here we are," the young man said.
"Are you Takashi?" Bethany asked.
"Yes I am, how did you know?" Mori asked looking at the girl.
"I was reading some book about Japan and you were in there," Beth quickly lied not wanting to become a teacher's favorite when she started tomorrow. They got out of the limo. Beth was about to start walking to the estate when she felt herself being lifted up. She looked at Takashi. He had lifted her up and was carrying her toward the front door of the house.
"You shouldn't walk with a knee like that. It is painful and I don't want you hurting yourself more," Mori said not knowing why he cared so much about the wellbeing of this girl.
"Thank you senpai. I can make the tea if you like when we get into the house," Bethany said.
"No a maid will do that. Let us just get you cleaned up. I am very sorry that I did not catch you on that second fall and you got hurt," Mori said.
"Don't worry about it senpai. I am a walking disaster sometimes and today was not my day," Bethany said with a chuckle.
"Still I feel very bad that you got hurt. And you can call me Takashi," Mori said looking down at the girl in his arms. She kind of reminded him of Haruhi. He then realized something. He didn't know her name. "I am sorry but I seemed to have missed you name."
"Bethany my name is Bethany. You can call me Beth if you like," Bethany said hoping that no one had told Takashi that she was one of his new students.
"Well it is nice to meet you Bethany," Mori said smiling down at the girl in his arms. He then opened the door to the house and walked inside. Bethany gasped at what she saw. She lived in a nice house in America, but this house was huge! Mori looked down and smiled at the expression on the girl's face. He laughed inwardly knowing that most people have never seen a house of this size.
"I can walk from here," Bethany said wriggling in Mori's arms. She didn't like being held she was always afraid that the person was going to drop her. Mori held onto her tight though and wasn't about to let her go walking anywhere.
"Just wait until I get that cut cleaned up. Then you can go walking to wherever you want," Mori said as Bethany tried to wiggle out of his arms again.
"YOU are going to clean me up? I can clean up myself! I don't need someone to do it for me!" Bethany protested.
"I am sure you are able, but it was my carelessness that put you in this situation so let me help you," Mori said giving her his best host smile.
"Alright," Bethany agreed really only wanting to go 'home' and get something to eat. She would let her teacher clean her up. She hoped he wouldn't hate her when he found out who she really was. She started to get tired as they wound through a maze of halls until they reached a bathroom somewhere in the back of the house. Mori gently set Bethany down on the toilet. He went to the medicine cabinet and got out the proper supplies to clean up her knee. He bent down and took out a cotton ball and dabbed some peroxide on her wound. Bethany winced. If there was one thing she hated it was peroxide on an open wound. Takashi patted her other leg and smiled up at her. He put a bandage over her knee and then set her back up on her feet.
"There you are. Now you may walk wherever you want to go," Mori said.
"Thank you. I am going to go home and make dinner. Hopefully the stove won't blow up my fish again. That was the third attempt I was going to make when you caught me," Bethany laughed to the extremely attractive man that had saved her.
"Well you are more than welcome to stay for dinner. I will run it by my mother, but she shouldn't have a problem with it."
"Oh no I don't want to impose. Plus don't you guys dress for dinner? The fanciest dress I have is a sundress that I wore to brunch at a chain restaurant one day," Beth said embarrassed that she didn't have fancy things like these rich people did.
"I have just texted my mother and she says that should be no problem. As for the fashion dinner doesn't start for another hour and I have some friends that can help us out there," Mori said quickly sending a text to Kaoru. Kaoru sent a text back saying that they would be over in a few moments. Mori stayed with Bethany for five minutes until two twins walked into the bathroom.
"Hey there Mori-senpai. We brought some of the new dresses from out mother's collection," the twins said together.
"WAIT A FRICKING FUCKING SECOND!" Bethany said. "You are the Hitachiin twins! Takashi you know them. I don't think I could wear one of their mother's dresses. I would ruin it."
"Don't worry about it. We will let you keep it," Kaoru said. He realized that there might be something going on between this random girl and their senpai and wanted to make sure this girl could eat dinner with him whenever she needed to. She tried on many dresses until they found an appropriate one. It was an A-line cut with purple underneath and a glittery rose overlay. The twins also fitted her with sequined gloves and a pair of matching heels.
"What do you think senpai?" Hikaru asked.
"Perfect. Now we have to get to dinner," Mori said gently pulling Bethany by the arm.
It hurt a bit to walk in high heels with a skinned knee, but Bethany wasn't going to complain. It wasn't every day that she got to wear a really expensive dress. She walked the best she could while putting a lot of weight on her knight in shining armor's elbow. The pair twisted down a number of halls until they finally entered an ornate dining room. Everyone looked up to see who was entering the dining room. Bethany felt her face go hot. She had never been in a situation like this although her hospitality experience told her how to act. One person in the room spoke up.
"Taka-bro who the hell is that and where can I get me some?" Satoshi asked shoveling some caviar into a small bowl.
"Satoshi! She is a guest that your brother saved. Language young man. And you are not going to 'get some' as you say," the mother said looking shocked at her younger son.
"Sorry about that I meant no offense, uhh what's your name?" Satoshi asked.
"Bethany and who exactly are you?" Bethany asked cocking an eyebrow at the boy who had basically just called her a streetwalker. She hoped that this Satoshi character was in no way related to Takashi.
"Satoshi younger brother of Takashi. It is a pleasure to meet you," he said bowing his head.
"And you also," Bethany said mainly out of politeness. She was then showed to her seat by Takashi and sat down seeing the woman who appeared to be the boys' mother sitting across from her.
"I am Fuyuko, Bethany, mother of these boys. It is a pleasure to have you for our guest."
"Thank you ma'am it is a pleasure to be here. I have never seen such a fancy spread before. I cannot wait to try some of these things," Bethany said politely taking a small dish of caviar.
"You can take more than that," Satoshi said already having a mouthful of it.
"I have never had this before and wish to try it before I waste an expensive food," Bethany said. She liked Satoshi but he was getting on her nerves a bit.
"So why are you here? You are an American right?" Satoshi asked through a mouthful of ootoro.
"Yes I am American. I am here to study," Bethany said carefully lifting a piece of ootoro to her mouth. "This is absolutely exquisite. I am not usually one for sushi at all but this I could eat all day."
"Perks of being rich," Satoshi said followed by an owwww.
"Don't talk to her like that," Mori said giving his brother a kick under the table.
The rest of dinner carried on with polite chit chat and Akira, the father, joining them. Desert was served and Bethany couldn't refuse second helping on the torte. It was way too tasty. Then as they became full Bethany stated that she had to go home. Takashi said that it would be a pleasure to take her and called for a car. The rest of the family said their farewells and hoped that she would join them again for dinner. She and Mori walked to the front door as the car came around and he helped her in. Once in the car they began some polite chit chat again until the driver pulled up to Bethany's apartment complex.
"This is where you live?" Takashi asked looking at the condition of the building.
"Yes not all of us are as lucky as you. Well I best be going. Hope to see you around sometime soon," or tomorrow Bethany finished in her head.
"Yes you too," Mori responded.
With that the limo whizzed off leaving both young people confused about the feelings they had for a complete stranger. 'I wonder what he will do tomorrow?' Bethany thought hoping that he wouldn't be mad.