Kaien Cross smiled at his daughter, Yuki, who refused to walk any further into the glamorous restaurant. He slowed down his pace, knowing how hard it was for her, to be in such a crowded place. As he watched his daughter's uneasiness grow, he felt a small tinge of guilt and sadness. He failed as a father, not knowing why his daughter preferred to be alone.
"Yuki, I know I should have told you earlier but...I was really busy..." Kaien whispered in an apologetic tone.
Yuki Cross gave a shrug, her rosy lips curling, "doesn't change the fact I'm here, does it?"
"Yuki, please endure, it's just a brief meeting."
Yuki stopped walking altogether, this time she really did give her father a death glare, which made him flinch. Her lips cursed her beloved father, "this is my execution isn't it? How can you call a MARRIAGE interview a brief meeting?"
Kaien crouched onto the floor, in quick defence, as Yuki raised her handbag in the air, "please...at least meet the guy first before hand...I promise he's not bad looking or anything..."
Yuki was poised for a second. She lowered her handbag and gave a deep sigh, "your not to force me anymore than this ok?"
Kaien nodded and gave a sly smile, as he silently thought, 'He's too good looking to resist...' "Yuki, aren't you hot wearing that scarf indoor, shouldn't you take it off?"
Yuki gulped uneasily, "er...i-it's...hey, don't be a nuisance, since I came already."
Taking a glance to see her father sighing, Yuki felt relieved, 'How can I take the scarf off...when that jerk...yesterday night...'
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Crisis 1
K-Mark
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~Yesterday Night~
The stars glimmered, into the thick air of the misty night. Her footsteps were muffled into the shouts and cries of the city night life. Getting more and more irritated, she took a run and turned into a dimly lit alleyway. It was tranquil and isolated, but she felt at ease being there. Ever since she was little, she'd forgotten when and how, but she preferred the darkness and places where she could be alone. She jumped as her mobile buzzed. She picked it up and sighed to see it was another message,
Yuki dear,
I'll be late home, so don't wait for me,
Have sweet dreams,
your beloved father.
Yuki slipped the phone back into her back and turned to walk back out into the rowdy streets. She winced to the sudden sound of breaking glass and started to run the opposite dierction, deeper into the alleyway. She stopped, shocked as she approached a guy lying on the floor. The alleyway was so dark, Yuki couldn't make out what he looked like, but realised he had very soft, silver hair and a weird pattern on the side of his neck. 'Could he have been wounded on the neck...this guy isn't dead right?' Yuki stroked the guy's face, making him stir to the tender touch, relieveing her.
"Hey, do you need help?" she tenderly asked.
The guy didn't answer but turned to a side, as if in pain. Seeing this Yuki took out her mobile and began to dial for help.
The guy watched her carefully, "what are you doing?"
"Calling the police or ambulence, you seem to be in pain, so don..."
A small clanking noise was made as Yuki's phone dropped onto the floor. Her eyes widened as she felt her own body being pressed upon the solid, concrete floor. Her eyes collasped as she felt the difficulty to breathe, with the guy's hand clasped around her face. Conscious, Yuki stopped moving, 'wh-what was that, he...just laughed...AHH...this feeling...i-it's...'
The guy lowered his face near Yuki's neck, with his free hand, he pulled on her top, so that it was slanted and was now revealing her shoulders. With a small chuckle he licked Yuki's neck and sucked on the side of it. After several minutes, he pulled away and released her. He stood up, with a faint smirk on his face, "serves you right."
Yuki sat up, watching the guy disappear, her trembling hands upon the side of her neck. She felt it was burning where his lips sucked on her skin. Her hands stopped trembling and turned into a fist, as anger and realisation hit her, "w-what, that JERK, he just gave me a KISS MARK...damn, you better not let me see you again..."
~Present~
'That's right, I'll never see that Jerk again, otherwise I'd promise to murder him...heh, there's just no way we'd meet again...'
Yuki's thought was cut short, hearing her father. Her heart skipped a beat as Kaien started to introduce her to be future husband, "Yuki, please meet, Kiryuu-Kun!"
'It can't be...that guy...'
[Next Crisis: The Deal! - *Yuki's nightmare has just begun*]