Kismet
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Digimon.
WARNING/CAUTION: May have slight OOC (Out Of Character-ness) due to Story Plot and Authors' Green Style of Writing.
Authors' note: Gomen, but I'm still a Rookie!
GENRE: An AU (Alternative Universe) Ryuki, General, Parody/Humour and Romance.
SUMMARY: Ruki Makino, a Famous International Designer and Ryou Akiyama, a Professional Legendary Architect both have one thing in common - a need for Perfection. When their worlds are appointed to collide by the works of God, Cupids' Arrow and Santa Claus' Time of Year, what will be installed for these two Perfectionists?
KEY: ' ' - Male speech marks (mainly Ryou)
" " - Female speech marks (mainly Ruki)
'You are a-'
"Conceited!"
'-piece of'
"No good!"
'-worthless'
"Cheap!"
'-and'
"Pathetic!"
'-hideous'
"Grotesque!"
'-trash.'
It is a quiet and peaceful (with the exception of the Akiyama and Makino household), wintry morning along the streets of Shinjuku. Walking pedestrians try with great difficulty to cover themselves from the unpleasantly cold outdoor temperature. To make matters worse, a light breeze, chilling with iciness, blows, revealing the first signs of winter upon this overpopulated city.
Akiyama Residents
'You are a piece of worthless and hideous trash.' Ryou exclaims insultingly at a piece of furniture.
From the sideline a boy looks up from his video game and rolls his eyes at the brunettes' behaviour.
'At last, he has lost it.' He remarks before returning to his electronic entertainment device.
'Don't say that about your brother.' A mid age man retorts.
'Dad, he's talking to a chair!' The boy points out.
'You-' Ryou begins but gets cut off by his father.
'Son, is there really such need to waste your breath over this… chair?' He does a careful inspection of the piece of furniture before continuing. 'It reaches all the specific requirements.'
The boy scoffs, 'All except for his.' Who receives a stern look in return from his father along with a few words to shut up said in a more polite manner.
'Mono keep silent please.'
Ryous' POV
I am Ryou Akiyama, one of the top architects in the world second to my father, Romeo Akiyama and fastidious according to my younger brother, Mono.
My excuse is inheritance has shaped me this way. Another factor would be my job. As an architect it is hard not to be critical.
And possibly because of this, I'm still a bachelor. But I'm content remaining this way with my father, brother and job as the most important things in my life.
That was until God heard my father's desperate pleas for me to find a partner…
Makino Residents
"Conceited! Good for nothing! Cheap! Pathetic! Grotesque!" Ruki complains into the telephone receiver as she paces around the room, throwing her hands up in the air frustratingly.
Watching her tantrums a young girl mumbles something under her breathe however it comes out louder and more audible than she intended it to.
"There she goes again."
A middle age woman overhears her, "Never speak so lowly of your sister."
"Lowly?" She asks in bewilderment.
"Yes Rena, you should know better."
"Lowly?"
"Yes, lowly."
"That was anything but 'lowly'. If you ask me, I think I was speaking too highly of her."
"Rena…"
"She's throwing a fit over some curtains, Mum." The girl states.
"Still, such comments aren't necessary."
"You're beginning to sound like my teacher."
"Oh, that may be a good thing!"
"No Mum, it's not. You do not want to be her."
"Why? Is she ugly?"
"Err… Yes Mum, she is. Urg, extremely dreadful looking."
"Poor lady. Maybe I could fix her up a little with-" Her sentence gets cut short, much to the girls' relief, by a more audible voice in the background.
"I don't care, I won't accept this-" Ruki continues to blow off into the portable communication device or more accurately, the person on the other line who probably peed themselves by now; the auburn hair female was indeed a very scary human being when she wants to be.
Before she could shout another word to cause the person she was talking to a heart attack, her mother snatches the device off her.
"We'll call you back."
"No, we won't. I'm going to go over there right now and-"
Her mother stops her, "Daughter don't you think you've wasted enough time on these curtains already?"
"This is nothing compared to the case of the unacceptable bed sheets." Rena points out, emphasising the word unacceptable.
She receives a look from the woman, who directs her attention back towards Ruki.
"It's Christmas time girls, what'd you say we go shopping?" She suggests with a warm smile.
Rukis' POV
My name is Ruki Makino, an international designer well known worldwide. My mum, Rumiko Makino was one of the best designers in the country; well that was until she took up modelling. Now she's on of my top models as I follow her once creative footsteps.
As a Makino and a famous designer I've received the characteristics of being choosy and hypercritical. My younger sister, Rena says I'm fussy but then I get back at her by saying the same; we are Makinos after all.
Ever since my first broke up with me I've been single and it was ever since then that I wouldn't allow myself to let another into my life.
Unfortunately Cupid read my mum's letter to Santa…
NOTE: Rena Makino and Mono Akiyama aren't your typical Renamon or Monodramon from Digimon (as you may have already noticed).
Authors' note: They are characters of my own creation so no stealing please!
Until next time…
