Chapter 1

As I stepped out into Tokyo, I could feel the mild draft. It wasn't too cold, and it wasn't too hot. I had been looking for a job, but I couldn't find one. So I flew out to Tokyo to find assistance from my Uncle Kunihiko Aikawa. He was supposedly rich. I haven't seen Uncle since my cousin's wedding, which was about 10 years ago. I wonder if Uncle has changed. I also wonder what kind of company Uncle owns. Mom said he's very rich. I took my phone out and gave Uncle a call. He randomly told me to get some things from the supermarket. He emailed me the list, and I headed to the nearest supermarket.

The supermarket in Tokyo was so nice! It was much nicer than the one in my old town. I looked at Uncle Kunihiko's list. I knew nothing on the list. They were names that I'd never heard of. I confusedly looked around one aisle for greek-something. What the hell was this? I'd never seen this before!

One man noticed my confusion. He made his way over to me. He had dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Behind him was some other guy. The other guy behind him had a lighter shade of brown hair. Since I didn't know their names, I thought of the first guy as Guy 1, and the light-brown haired guy as Guy 2.

"Confused?" Guy 1 asked. His voice was so calm and soothing. "What are you looking for?"

"Greek-something..." I sighed. I hoped he understood what I was saying.

Guy 1 chuckled, "Greek-something, huh?"

"Yeah," I said, nodding. "Here, I have a list. I didn't really know how to say the second word."

"What kind of weirdo comes to the supermarket to look for stuff that they've never heard of," Guy 2 interjected into the conversation. Guy 2 seemed to be a little ruder than Guy 1. Why was he calling me a weirdo? He doesn't even know me!

"Yamato, back off. She's probably new to Tokyo," Guy 1 said. Man, Guy 1 was a real gentleman! Not only was he helping me out to find the stuff that Uncle wanted, but he was also pushing Guy 2 off my chest.

So I'm guessing Guy 2's name isn't Guy 2. According to Guy 1, it's Yamato. I really wanted to catch the name of Guy 1! I'd rather know Guy 1's name than Guy 2's name. Yamato didn't seem like the nicest guy in Tokyo, to be honest.

"Alright," Guy 1 said. "I'll take a look at the list." Guy 1 leaned a little bit in to see the screen of my phone. For some strange reason, I felt like he was maybe going to kiss me or something. Guy 2 did the same thing. Yamato leaned so close that I really felt like he was going to kiss me. But, I'd rather have Guy 1 kiss me! Guy 1 seems much better than Yamato.

"Sorry," Yamato apologized. "I have bad eyesight."

I nodded, "So do I."

"Okay, these are spices. We'll have to go to the aisle with spices, which is over there," Guy 1 said, pointing to an aisle. We'll? Were Guy 1 and Yamato going to help me find the spices that Uncle wanted? I didn't know that Tokyo had such nice men!

Without saying much more, Guy 1 and Yamato found all the spices on Uncle's list, and threw them into my shopping cart.

"We're going to be late! We'll miss the baseball game," Yamato whined. "Come on! Let's go already. We've helped this weirdo girl enough. I feel for whoever's going to marry her."

"Yamato! That was rude," Guy 1 said. "I'm so sorry for Yamato's behavior. I apologize for it. Oh, and I kind of have to leave now. We're heading downtown to watch the baseball game, so we should probably head out now."

"It's no problem, and thank you so much for your assistance in getting these spices!" I exclaimed. "You're really kind."

"Any time," Guy 1 said with a smile. "Come on, Yamato. We can go now. I hope you have a lovely day, by the way."

Guy 1's smile was so warm and caring! It made my body all tingly. Yamato looked back at me and rolled his eyes. Either he didn't like me, or he just really wanted to leave for his baseball game. I was hoping it was the second one... Wait, maybe Yamato was jealous that Guy 1 was flirting with me! Was Guy 1 even flirting with me? Maybe he was, and Yamato maybe liked me. I doubt it. And I'd never want to marry someone as rude as him, anyways!

I checked out all the spices, and then had a cab drive me to the address that Uncle Kunihiko had told me to go to, so I could meet him. I was surprised to see that the address that Uncle had told me to go to was a Sport's Bar! Had I gone to the wrong place? What was even going on? Outside of the Sport's Bar, a friendly-looking blond male stood. He smiled at me and opened the door for me. Maybe I'd just ask this guy for help, since most of the men in Tokyo seemed to be very nice already. Or maybe that was just Guy 1 at the supermarket...

"Hi!" the guy exclaimed. "Are you coming in? The baseball game will be starting very soon. You don't want to miss today's game! Hmm, this is funny. I don't usually see a lot of girls coming to this Sport's Bar."

"Oh, I came to see my Uncle Kunihiko. I didn't come to watch the baseball game," I told him. "But, I should leave. This doesn't seem to be the right address. I don't think my classy Uncle Kunihiko would work at a Sport's Bar."

"Kuni?" the guy asked with a smile. "I know Kuni! He's probably inside. Come on in. If you're looking for Kunihiko Aikawa, you're definitely in the right place! He's probably putting together a few drinks right now. I should go grab one. You should get one, too. He's the master of drinks. It's always fun to come on a Baseball Night to Kuni's Sport's Bar."

The guy held the door open for me as I walked in. He greeted a man with long black hair. He fist-bumped the man and grinned.

"This is Kunihiko Aikawa!" the guy exclaimed.

"Sophia?" the man's eyes widened. Wait... this was Uncle Kunihiko! He'd changed so much since my cousin's wedding. My Lord, he looked different. He wore a white-and-black fedora on his head. He had a slight stubble-beard on his chin. He was wearing a brown jacket and a casual shirt underneath. He wasn't wearing a suit & tie like I expecting. Why wasn't he as classy as I expected?

"You two know each other?" the guy asked.

"Yes! This is my niece... Sophia," Uncle said. "Oh Sophia, it's so good to see you again! I'm glad you could make it. Did you get the stuff that I asked you to get from the supermarket?"

"It's great to see you too, Uncle," I said with a smile. "And yes, I did." I handed Uncle the bag with the stuff.

"Excellent!" Uncle exclaimed. "We've been running low of these spices here. The regulars should be here soon. Anyways, since you both are here... This is Sophia Aikawa, the daughter of my sister. Isn't she a beauty? Ha-ha! And Sophia, this is Yuta. Yuta Kajima, to be exact. He's a cheerful baseball-lover and comedian. He'd be great to get to know, by the way."

"Sophia Aikawa! It's a pleasure to meet you," Yuta said, smiling.

Uncle talked about his business, and how he owned a huge company. As time went by, more men showed up. These must be the regulars that Uncle was talking about. First came a nicely-dressed man named Ren. He was extremely cute. He had light blond hair, and stunning blue eyes. His full name was Ren Shibasaki. He was adorable, but he was very shy. He didn't speak much. Next came a mature-looking guy. His name was Takamasa Saeki, but everyone called him Saeki. Saeki was really hot! But he seemed a little perverted...

Then came the two guys I saw at the supermarket! It was Guy 1 and Yamato. I soon learned that Guy 1's real name was Takao Maruyama. Takao was well-dressed, hot, and a total gentleman. I already liked him a lot. I also learned that all these guys were childhood friends with my Uncle Kunihiko. They all played baseball together, too.

"Sophia, now that you've met these men... I need you to do one of them a favor," Uncle said. "It's a favor only you can do, too. In return for this big favor, I will find you a job in Tokyo. You'll get a high-paying and wonderful job, too. I have that power. But you have to complete the favor. Do you agree?"

"..." -Me