Chapter 1: Elites
A week and a half had passed since Kanata learned that he was one of the top twenty-five passers in communication arts licensure exam. His efforts for the past few months since graduation have paid-off. Equally proud for him is his beloved wife Miyu, who never ceased to give him encouragement. The two of them have been married since the final four months before their college graduation (partly due to their respective parents' persuasion that they are mature enough to get married together in addition to their deep yet wacky love for each other).
"Kanata, let's celebrate your licensure passing with a date tonight." the blonde lady said to her husband.
"Of course, my dear klutz." the brunette teased to Miyu.
Even though Kanata and Miyu are now joyfully married together, they still frequently bicker when it comes to Miyu's cooking and tease each other rather often. Yet for them they consider their relationship as perfect, despite the differences in their dispositions and the different challenges accompanying their relationship.
As with most licensure exam topnatchers, many companies are now vying to have Kanata in their ranks. As soon as the results came out, he had applied to agencies that have branches near or at Heiomachi. Among those were rather powerful companies with well-established branches in different counties.
At one of Kanata's prospective employers, an executive in his late teens or early twenties was reading the résumés of the applicants. Since the Heiomachi branch of their subsidiary was established only recently, many permanent job positions remain vacant; hence, the lad was assessing who among the applicants will be the best for their newly opened branch's operations. One by one, many of the candidates failed to pass his standards.
Several minutes later, he read the documents submitted to them by Kanata. After he read the contents of the said documents, the blond lad was impressed by his records.
"I think Mr. Saionji is the perfect man to hire as graphic arts design editor for the advertisement division." the executive thought.
Just as he was about to call Kanata, another lad with rose-colored hair entered his office and opened a conversation with him. The two of them are friends ever since their childhood, but the latter's mischievous disposition caused him to be kicked out of the school where the former was studying. Meanwhile, their respective families' corporations are at times business partners and rivals at other times.
"Oh, so both of us are targeting the same applicant for our companies' operations. I wonder which one of us will get him first." his mischievous friend asked him.
"I guess we'll have to see whose company will give him the better option. And I have no intention of losing to you, Yahiro." he added.
"It's up for him to decide if he finds your best offer as worthwhile for his interests, Kei." the rose-haired man answered.
Back to the Saionji couple's date, Kanata and Miyu watched a flick at a local cinema after the former treated his wife to dinner at a classy restaurant. As the movie entered its climax, Miyu reminisced their time with Ruu and Wannya some seven and a half years earlier.
"Miyu, I know you're thinking about the time when Ruu and Wannya were still here. Even though I also miss them a lot, knowing that we have been able to return Ruu to his real parents gives me assurance that he is now growing up to be a good child. Also, there's always the possibility that we may see them again in the future." Kanata told his wife as he referred to the day when they met the alien child's real parents in person.
"I understand, Kanata. Ruu is so fortunate to have parents who love him and care for him so much that they did everything they could in order to reunite with their son." the blond answered to him.
"And we also loved and cared for Ruu as if he was our real child, didn't we?" the brunette comforted to his wife. "Our experience with Ruu has taught me that being a parent is a hard yet joyful and very fulfilling experience." he added.
"Kanata, do you think that I'll be a good mother to our yet to be born child?" Miyu asked her husband.
"Miyu, believe in yourself. I'm fully sure that you'll be a good mother to my child." Kanata retorted.
One hour later, the two of them returned home. No sooner had Kanata locked their car at the garage of his in-laws' house (which was about next door to the Saionji compound) when Hosho came rushing towards them to tell something to his son.
"Kanata, did he call you already?" the monk asked to his child.
"Who called me?" the brunette riposted to him.
"Your prospective employer, the Takishima Group. The executive said he wants to meet you tomorrow at their office here." Hosho told him.
"What time tomorrow?" Kanata asked his father.
"At 8:30." the monk responded.
"I guess that should have been expected from one of the licensure exam's topnatchers." Miyu complimented to her husband.
"Thanks, my clumsy goddess." Kanata teased to his wife, causing her to pinch his left cheek. "Well, I guess we should go sleep now." he added.
The next morning, Kanata got up early in order to meet his prospective employer. Miyu woke up right after he did in order to brighten his mood for the day.
"Kanata, good luck to your interview! By the way, Aya and Nanami asked me to help them go shopping today." the blond told her husband as she kissed his lips.
"Alright, take care. I'll call you right away if they accept me." the brunette responded to her as he kissed her before starting their car.
Kanata then drove for about ten minutes to reach the Heiomachi branch of the Takishima Groups' subsidiary. Upon entering the premises of the company, Kanata was guided by a black-haired man to the office of their executive.
"Mr. Saionji is now here, master Kei." the man called to his superior.
"Thanks for bringing him here, Aoi. Please tell him to enter my office." Kei told his subordinate.
Kanata then promptly entered the room and bowed his head before his prospective employer's assistant as he prepared his mind for all the questions he may encounter in the interview.
"Please have a seat, Mr. Saionji." the blond man told to him.
"Woah, a man in his late teens already running such a large corporation? I never expected this much." Kanata thought.
"Good morning, Mr. Saionji. I'm Kei Takishima, son of the Takishima Group's CEO." the teen greeted to the brunnete.
"Good morning, Mr. Takishima. It's an honor to be entertained by you." Kanata answered as he bowed his head before Kei.
Right after greeting each other, Kei started to ask Kanata several questions which he thought were pertinent to the job positions that the latter was prospecting. Whenever he answered, Kanata thought that he may have committed a minor mistake or two, but he was confident that his answer could convince the former. Twenty five minutes later, Kei finally landed his decision.
"Well, I think you're the perfect man to hire for the permanent position of graphic arts design editor at our subsidiary's newly-opened branch here in Heiomachi. Also, if you perform better than expected, we'll promote you to a higher permanent position after one year. Additionally, you are entitled to ask privileges from us such. Since our office here is just a five to ten minute drive from your home, it will be advantageous for both of us since you'll have much more time to spend with your family while we wouldn't need to hire many applicants coming from far away areas. The only thing important here is that the operation of our Heiomachi branch will become highly successful." Kei replied.
"Thanks, Mr. Takishima. I fully accept your offer." Kanata riposted as the two of them shook hands in a sign of deal acceptance.
"It's settled then. You may report for duty starting tomorrow. But for now, I think it would be good if you'll familiarize yourself with our premises." Kei said to him as he called Aoi once again.
While Aoi was giving Kanata a tour of their office, Miyu has been enjoying her time going out with her two best friends. While they were on their way home, rain started pouring down. Miyu then noticed a teenage girl with long black hair who was caught by the sudden downpour.
"My, my, I did not expect the rain to come this early today. Akira and Tadashi told me they'll be here in just a while." the younger woman thought to herself.
Miyu then shared her umbrella with the black-haired girl as she approached her.
"Here, miss. It would be bad for you if you catch a cold." Kanata's wife told her.
"Thank you. I was waiting for my fiend and her boyfriend to come pick me up here. By the way, I'm Hikari Hanazono." the teenager answered her as she bowed her head to Miyu.
"I'm Miyu Saionji. You may join me and my friends at the café there as you wait for your friends to come here." the blond retorted to her as she also bowed her head.
XOXOXOXOXO
Alright, this is my first fanfic for both Special A and Daa Daa Daa. And since I have not written any fanfics for nearly a year now, I hope that you may enjoy this story, even though I'm unsure of how to proceed with this.