A Simple Silver Wedding Band.

Chapter one:

In the limo sat a family, a Father with graying hair, a Mother with wide eyes, and a daughter who looked incredibly bored.

"Were going to meet the Morinozuka family today, so make sure your on your best behavior." The Mother said with a small giggle as she adjusted her kimono.

"And is there a reason I wouldn't be?" The daughter asked moving her almond shaped hazel eyes from the window to her Mother.

"No not at all." The Father says instead. "Actually I think you'll like them, their very quiet folk and I know how much you like the way they run their business."

"That's true.." The Daughter muses turning her eyes back to the window.

The Minamoto family has been praised for generations, remaining on the top for decades, they've always had a special way that they've run their company and being a jack of all trades they'll buy stock from almost anyone who is said to meet their standards, it's said that those companies will suddenly take off and become very successful, they are royalty in the aristocrat's eyes.

Their daughter Makoto is also a very valuable asset. For generations the Minamoto family has been known to get their children involved in their business starting very young, unlike most families the Minamoto family has their children help them pick stalks, dictate who they do their dealings with, and help to run the company.

For a reason unknown this has made them the top company in Japan and very rich, no other company in Japan has been able to surpass them.

Makoto is no exception. It is said that she is a jewel among jewels and that she is the one who made them rise even farther, with her quick wit and flawless intuition she has helped the Minamoto company soar higher then it ever has before.

"It looks like were here." She ponders looking at a simple villa, it was large but bland, it was a stoic gray color and the only life in the place seemed to come from the dojo placed behind the villa.

The family walks out and is instantly surrounded by maids. "Let me help you!" They screamed but the Minamoto's never asked for help, instead they politely brushed the servants off and made their way up the stairs of the villa.

"Oh my isn't she just radiant?" Ms. Morinozuka gushes taking in the girl before her, from her short stature only five foot three, to her long dark brown hair, even to her almond shaped narrow eyes.

"I think black really suits you Miss Minamoto." She says eying the daughter body hugging black dress.

"Why I thank you, I agree." She says with a small smile.

"This is our eldest daughter Makoto." The mother said to the Morinozuka family.

"And this is our eldest son Takashi." Mr. Morinozuka said with a small smile.

"Now why don't you kids talk while us adults have a chat." The Father says turning to his daughter.

"Fine, Takashi would you like to show me around the villa?" The daughter asks, looking the oldest son up and down.

"Sure."

The two teenagers were walking around the villa. "I like what you all have done around here." The girl muses, putting her arms above her head as they walk past the garden.

"It's simple, peaceful, I like it." She said with a small smile, turning to the boy, he was interesting, she thought to herself, quiet, thoughtful, much like the business his family runs, while she didn't have much of an interest in martial arts she liked the way she ran their company, so she decided that it would be best for her family to put some stock into it, they were quick to agree.

"Thanks."

"So you know what I'm really here for right?" She asks then turning the boy towards her, before he gets a change to speak she puts a thin finger over his mouth.

"An engagement."

He sighs.

"I figured."

She looks around then, noticing a bench on the edge of the garden.

"Come, sit down with me, I want to talk." She says guiding him by the hand to the wooden bench.

"Listen." She starts. "Even if our parents decide they want to partner us, which I think you both know they will. The decision is ultimately ours. Now as your know the way my family runs it's business is quite different from the way other do."

The tan boy nods his head, looking at the girl cautiously.

"Now I've made the decision long ago that I would only marry someone I loved, so while we are probably going to get engaged I'd like to tell you that it might not be permanent. Now I think your a great man, first laying eyes on you I've found that there is something I like, nonetheless, if this turns out to be love I will gladly take your hand in marriage, if you decide you love me back of course. But if it doesn't then this engagement will be broken."

The girl warns him of this looking deep into his gray-blue eyes for an answer. He says nothing.

"So I see that you agree with me, I guess you weren't to keen on the idea of an arranged marriage either, I hope I gave you at least some piece of mind." She says with a smile.

He smiles then, before her eyes shoot up.

"That dojo, can we go in there?" She asks.

"So I believe you know why were here." The Father starts, taking a sip of his tea.

"I believe we do, are you interested in marrying your daughter to our son?" Mr. Morinozuka says, taking a sip of his own tea.

"That I am, you see our dear Makoto is no average girl, she has a wit as quick as a mosquito and the intuition of a wolf who senses weak prey." The Mother chips in.

"That we realize, we've heard a lot about her, almost everyone has." Ms. Morinozuka says with a quiet laugh.

"What we don't understand is why our son?" Mr. Morinozuka says with a harsh look at the Minamoto's.

"You see that much wasn't really our decision." The Mother talks, taking a small sip of her own tea. "You see if we were to pair her business skills with anyone it would be the Ootori's, nut Makoto refuses to let our family have any dealings with them, she seems to have quite a distaste for them actually."

"But your firm." The Father intervenes. "She's always seemed to have a soft spot for it, she just simply loves the way you run your business. She's convinced us to buy more stock from you then we ever thought possible, and as usual it turned out to be a fantastic idea."

"Ah, so we have her to thank for that." Ms. Morinozuka said, a small smile crossing her delicate features.

"You see our family has a very special philosophy. Don't do business with those you would not work with personally, and we have always lived by that, and it has always seemed to work." The Father says.

"Well truthfully." Mr. Morinozuka says. "We've always admired how you run your company and it would be an honor for us to be a family."

"Ha-yah!" A voice says causing the teenagers to run for the dojo, they peer in to see a young man, his stature being that of a child's, chopping multiple boards.

"Mitsukuni Haninozuka." The girls says turning to the young man beside her.

"Your cousins right?"

"Yeah."

The young girl gives the man a small smile before walking in.

"Hello." She greets the small man with a smile.

"Oh hello there." He greets looking up surprised. "Who are you?"

The brunette smiles turning to him. "YOUR JUST THE CUTEST THING!" She screams grabbing him and swinging him around.

This in itself leaves the young man speechless, she just had a very serious talk with him and now she was swinging around his cousin with hearts in her eyes.

The short man giggled in return though. "My name is Mitsukuni." He says with a small smile once she puts him down.

"My name is Makoto Minamoto. I've heard a lot about you Mitsukuni." The boys eyes flash wide in realization. He bows down quickly. Taking her hand he kisses his softly.

"The pleasure is all mine." He says with a smile.

"Oh please cut the crap."

He freezes.

She turns to him with a small smile then. "What? You don't have to act all mature like around me, I really don't care, besides even if I am already involved in my parents business doesn't mean you have to put up a front, for one it's your parents that I'm interested in on the business side, and two I much prefer seeing people's true colors."

Honey stands there shocked, eying the girl up and down, she wasn't like anything he's heard of her. Slowly he smiles.

"In that case would you like to hold Usa-Chan?" He says holding out a pink bunny, she grabs it eagerly.

"Oh my god it is so cute!" She squeals hugging it softly.

Then she coughs, looking at the two young men. "Sorry, I kind of have a soft spot for cute things."

Just then her phone rings. "Minamoto Makoto speaking." She answers in a very serious tone, still holding the pink bunny.

"Could you and Takashi meet us back in the villa?" Her Mother asks kindly on the other side of the phone.

"Of course Mother but.. I'm bringing two other guests with me." She says quickly hanging up.

The Mother sighs, running a frail hand through her hair, "Just what is she up to now."

She turns to Honey then. "From my research you two are almost inseparable correct?"

Honey nods his head cheerfully. "Were always together right Takashi?"

"Yeah."

"Well then." She says giving the two a small smile. "You and Usa-Chan are coming with us back to the villa, we all have some things to discuss and since you two are so close I feel like you have a right to be apart of it."

She starts walking ahead as Honey gives his cousin a look, Takashi on the other hand is completely shocked, the press wasn't lying, she was an unpredictable shark. But even so, she had this amazing intuition that always seemed to make the right choices. How she knew the two were so close was a mystery, but even so. Takashi thinks with a smile, he's glad that she's included him.