After four days of searching for ideas on how to begin the book with a good start. Me and NinaChiery finally come to a good storyline, to which I'm happy to say that the storyline will be good. I apologize for my grammars in the previous work but I do hope that if you don't like the book, please don't read it.
Beta-ed by otakufire1028 ! Thank you so much !
Chapter 1: Betrayed
Clad in black tee shirt under a white v-neck shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans, the tall tanned man drew the soft peach curtains, thus blocking the bright sunlight that shined into the bedroom. He then sat on the side of the bed, where his fiancee was still sleeping deeply. Photos of a tall tanned man with navy blue haired and a woman with long peach locks were all over the cabinets. Hugging each other and what not, capturing their precious happy moments.
"Morning, babe. Rise and shine," the tall tanned man gently kissed the forehead of his beloved pinkette.
Incoherent mumbles escaped her lips as she turned to his side. "Dai...chan?" He smiled at his adorable fiance's behavior.
She wrapped her arms around his waist as he ran his fingers through her soft peach locks. "It's Sunday and you don't have anything on your schedule today. Why are you up so early?" she asked, snuggling closer to him.
He chuckles, "Have you forgotten what day today is?"
She cracked an eyelid open as she hummed. "Or have you forgotten that you went through all that trouble to clear my schedule for today?" Then, she gasped lightly. She pushed herself up and hugged the latter, in tight embrace.
He chuckles, "Happy sixth anniversary, babe." he returns her embrace.
"Happy anniversary too, Dai-chan," she whispered as she buried her face into the crook of her beloved fiancé's neck. Inhaling his cologne. Then, she remembered something, quickly pulling away from him, "I forgot... I have to fill in for another manager today for a few hours." She quickly got up from the bed and grabbed her bathrobe.
He frowned, as his smile fell immediately, "Which manager?"
The pinkette checked her agenda, "Reo Mibuchi, Akashi Seijuuro's manager. He's been sick for the past few days and no one else is available to help him out."
He got up, "The agency has a bunch of other managers. Why you and why today of all days?"
She turned on the shower, "President Nijimura insists that someone who knows their way around Akashi's schedule should be the one who fills in. Plus, I was his manager for a few years before you joined us." She went into the shower while he poured a cup of coffee he brewed earlier. Listening to his fiance's explanation as he leaned against the wall near the bathroom.
One thing he didn't like hearing was Akashi Seijuro's name. He didn't like a single ounce of his existence.
He was upset. Truly upset.
"Dai-chan...?" The pinkette got out of the shower, wrapped in her bathrobe as she left the bathroom. She noticed her fiancé was starring at his untouched coffee on the table with an upset expression as if the coffee would move if he kept staring at it.
"You know I hate having him around you. Why did you accept it?" He turned around as the pinkette touched his shoulder. She smiled.
"I'm a professional manager. The director trusts me enough to handle one of his top vocalist's schedule. Do you trust me enough to know that, I won't leave you behind?" Her pink orbs locked onto his blue ones. "Aomine Daiki-kun~" she cooed once again, to prove her point.
He hesitated, but he knew very well that his fiancée, Momoi Satsuki wouldn't do such things behind his back. After all, it's been a good 23 years since they've known each other. They'll be married as soon as Aomine Daiki signs the contract for his next album in three days.
"I won't be long. I'll be back before 3 pm. Then we can head out to see if we need anything else for the wedding function. "
She brought his chin up, "I promise, I'll come back to you, my beloved husband." She pecked his forehead with a kiss. Then he held her waist firmly as he pulled her closer.
"I'll drop you off." For some reason, his heart felt heavy before he let her go that day. Heavier than anything he has felt before.
A red haired man, with sharp gold and crimson mismatched eyes, in his twenties, shifted his gaze from the bluenette in front of him to the sound of the doorbell of his apartment as he put down his cup of coffee.
"That must be Satsuki-san. She's always punctual, isn't she?" The bluenette put down her cup as she got up from her chair in the veranda and went to receive the manager who's in charge of her fiancè's schedule for today. He could hear the two ladies exchanged happy greetings with one another at the door. Chuckles lightly, he made his way to the door.
The pinknette bowed, "Akashi-kun, good morning. As promised, I'm here to pick you up for your photo shoot today."
The said man smiled. "Yes, thank you for filling for Reo today despite having a rough schedule with the wedding being in a few days."
Momoi smiled, "Well, it's still a few days away and work is work. In this industry, there's no break for us."
He nodded, agreed to the manager's mind set. Then, he turned around to look at his fiancée who returned from their bedroom, along with his coat and backpack, filled with his extra T-shirts and a pair of jeans in case the pair he was using at the moment got dirty.
"Thank you, Tetsuki." He pecked the bluenette's cheek.
Then he looked at the her face. Her facial features included gentle sapphire colored orbs, beautiful soft cheeks, and a lovely skin color that she heeded no attention to in terms of putting anything on it to make it beautiful. Kuroko Tetsuki was a natural beauty. She belonged to him and him only. No one else. He was both proud and happy to have such a beautiful woman by his side everyday for the past seven years and many more to come.
"I'll be going now. I'll see you soon." He turned around and began to follow the pinkette out of the door.
The bluenette smiled until the door shut. Silence fell upon the large apartment that both her and Akashi had shared together for the last three years. After clearing all the dishes from their breakfast, she grabbed her own coat and made sure the apartment door was locked properly before she took the car and headed to the bridal store where she ordered a handmade dress especially for the wedding.
It was Sunday morning. The traffic wasn't as congested as it usually was when she carefully drove down the streets in Tokyo. A smile curved upon her lips when the bridal store came into her field of view. Slowing down, her eyes roamed down the road for a parking space nearby.
She was glad that she found one, but it was a little far. She didn't mind the walk she had to take before actually getting to the store, though. Thoughts of her dress occupied her mind, making the walk that much more enjoyable.
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"Where's Akashi?" the tailor asked, noticing the fact that bluenette came alone.
The bluenette waited for the tailor to open the curtain. "He's busy today. His schedule was quite full past few days." She shrugged as her eyes eyed the beautiful wedding dress worn by the mannequin, made just for her.
"It truly is beautiful," she commented as she touched the material of the dress. A small smile made its way to her lips as she looked at the dress from top to bottom.
"Just the way you and Akashi want it. Anything else you wish to add to the dress?" The middle age tailor approached the bluenette.
Kuroko shook her head, "It's already so beautiful. I don't think anything else can make it even better." Then she turns to the tailor, "Thank you, Riko-san. Thank you for putting our requests through even though you barely have enough assistants to help you out." She knew the tailor had a lack of manpower to help her with her clients' requests, but she immediately agreed to Kuroko's request a few months ago.
Three sets of wedding dresses and tuxedos - was the request. They were getting married in a few weeks.
"It's not a problem! Besides, I'm happy to see the two of you getting married. Akashi really should start taking time off from his work. Isn't he going to have his next album released soon?" Riko poured a cup of tea for her friend.
Kuroko stared at the tea cup, still hesitant to answer. Her eyelids lowered slightly, "Yes, but there's not much we can do about his schedule. After all, his work is his passion and we're lucky enough to fit in the wedding date in." She forced a smile.
Riko's question haunted her after she left the store. Akashi hasn't been thinking about taking time off. Each day, she began to wonder whether he's truly serious. Sometimes, when she talked to him, he didn't listen. Sometimes, she found a bored expression plastered on his face when she was around. This began to happen after he went on his tour in Kyoto. He said he made a friend there but he refused to let her know who it was. All he said was - "She's only a friend."
'So...there's no way Sei would...' Her eyes caught sight of a certain navy blue haired man who was standing in front of Starbucks as he eyed the menu on the glass window, ignoring the curious eyes and squeals from the girls nearby. Kuroko smiled at his antics as he glared at one of the high school girls who was trying to flirt with him.
"Quit bugging me!" he hissed as he stomped into the cafe where all eyes focused onto him.
She chuckles lightly, 'Well, I guess everyone has their own worries.' She walked towards her car and left the commotion.
Large sapphire orbs roamed the floral arrangement store as she searched for a particular flower for her newly bought vase in the apartment. Then she approached the florist, "Miss, do you still have Baby's Breath?" The florist nodded as she shifted her gaze from the sunflower bouquet she was preparing for another client and pointed to a certain direction.
Kuroko smiled to her, "Thank you." Then she made her way toward a bucket that was filled halfway with Baby's Breath.
"The vase will be beautiful with these flowe-" As she was about to grab them, someone else hand got a hold on them first. She blinks as her gaze followed the flowers.
"Oh, you're looking for these too?" Her eyes widened a bit. Recognizing the navy blue haired man from earlier, she blinks. How small is the world actually?
Then, she noticed he took half of the Baby's Breath and passed the rest to her. "Here's yours. I don't need a lot." She looked at the small pile of the flowers in her hands.
The taller man headed toward the counter and asked the florist to arrange the flowers into a bouquet with pink wrapping.
She waited at the side as she watched the florist add the finishing touch - a blue ribbon - to the bouquet.
"It's for my fiancée. It's our anniversary today and she had to leave for work." The taller man suddenly spoke as he paid for the flowers. He turns around as his eyes softened, "I went to all the florists in town and they're all sold out of it. Luckily, I found this place."
Kuroko smiled, "I'm sure that's more than she could ask from you. Congratulation on your anniversary." She bowed, "Thank you for sharing the flowers with me."
The tanned man smiled, "No problem. See ya around!" He waved before exiting the store. Then, she looked at the flowers before requesting the florist to wrap them up for her.
'Sei would be happy to see these too.'
Or so she thought.
"Satsuki, are you done?" he spoke into the phone as he furrowed his eyebrows at the cloudy sky hovering over the city. People were rushing here and there to avoid the rain. After exchanging several words, he nodded, "Let's meet up somewhere to get some lunch. I'm nearby the area."
"Alright, I'll see ya there. Love ya too, babe." He hung up. Then he pulled out an umbrella, carefully covering the bouquet while his left shoulder got soaked by the rain. He walks down the streets, heading to where his beloved was.
But as soon as he was at the corner of the promised place, his eyes widens when he saw the red head kissing Momoi on the lips. His blood boiled. His pace hastened each step he took towards his fiancée who was pushing the red head away, who went into the car and left.
His face darkened when he realized Momoi hadn't noticed him. "Oi, what the hell do you think you're doing?" His tone was sharp and dangerous.
The pinkette was startled as she turned around, "Dai-chan, when did you get here?"
All traces of the once gentle Aomine Daiki, disappeared within seconds. His eyes sharpened, looking at his fiancée, "What the hell were you doing with Akashi?"
The pinkette's eyes widened in realization as she covered her lips with her hands. "Dai-chan, it's not what it looks like! Please let me explain!"
A slap landed on her right cheek. The pinknette fell onto the ground. The passing people stared. Momoi pushed herself up as she held her bruised cheek, eyes wide open at her beloved fiancé who loomed over her.
"Dai...chan..."
Kuroko reached the building of her apartment. Carefully, she slowed down at the entrance and let the scanner scan her thumb print.
The security guard who was on shift that afternoon approached her under the rain, "Oh, Kuroko ojou-san, you weren't home?"
She smiled as she shook her head, "No, I wasn't. Akashi-kun's out for work. I just came back from grocery shopping. I'm sure he'll be hungry when he gets home." She turned to the passenger seat, grabbing a small paper bag, "This is for you."
The security guard accepted it gratefully. "Well...your fiancé came back two hours ago." The older man hesitated to continue as he looked at the apartments. He sighed, "With a...guest..."
"A guest?" she said puzzled. Her eyebrows knitted in confusion. 'Sei didn't said anything about bringing a guest home.' She continued driving into the underground parking lot.
'I should ring him up, just in case I need to buy something else for the guest.' She grabbed her blue smart phone.
She felt a bit uncomfortable as she was about to drive into her space next to Akashi's. She stopped abruptly, pressing the break instantly as her eyes widened. There, in the parking space next to her's, was Akashi's red Porsche. In the car, was her fiancé with a half naked blonde sitting in his lap as she snaked her arms around his neck and left trails of kisses on the red head's neck.
Her phone slipped from her grasp as her eyes witnessed the whole scene. Not a single word came into her mind. Shocked, she slowly reversed her car from the spot and immediately left the building.
Pearls of tears fell across her cheeks as she sped up. "That was not Sei." Her voice wavered exactly like her faith toward her fiancé.
"There's no way he would..." More tears fell. Her hands trembling as she drove through the streets, forgetting the road was slippery under the heavy rain. "There's no way...Sei would do this to me..." She tried to assure herself. Then, her phone rang. She looked at the phone that was on the floor of the car, near her foot.
It showed - Akashi Seijuro.
She bit her lip as she slowed down, and grabbed the phone. She looked at the screen. Her hands were trembling as she pressed the green call button.
"Tetsuki, where are you?"
Taking a deep breath, she answered, "I'm still stuck in the traffic, Sei. Are you home, yet?" She couldn't hear him talking as it went silent for a few minutes.
"Yes, soon. Look, I'll come home soon. The photo shoot's running late. I'll see you later. I love you." The call went dead.
Her tears fell as she put down the phone, "I love you too...Sei..."
Her heart shattered to pieces.
When she shifted her gaze back to the road, her eyes widened in panic.
It was too late.
"I've had enough of you and your lies! Don't you dare lie to me!" A bouquet of beautiful Baby's Breath flowers in shades of white with highlights of gentle pink, were thrown into the middle of the road.
Tear after tear fell down the pinkette's cheeks, "Why are you so stupid, Daiki?!" she shouted, mad and sad at his actions.
Every passerby eyed the two curiously as the taller tanned man glared at the woman in front of him, "Just disappear from my sight. I don't want to see you ever again." He turned around.
The pinkette looked at his broad back, "If only you could give me a chance to explain..." she trailed off as her soft pink colored eyes saddens, "But that would never happen..." she shifted her gaze to the bouquet of flowers on the road, then to the man in front of her. She forced a smile, "I'm happy that you still remember the flowers I loved, Daiki." She stared at his back and then, she bowed.
Leaving him behind on the pathway, she went toward the flowers and picked it up. Her eyes softened as she gently pat the dirt away from the gentle white petals of the flowers. She smiled, "Don't worry, you're still beautiful," as she puts the bouquet into her arms then she straightened her back but it was too late.
"MISS, WATCH OUT!"
Her pink eyes widened as the blinding bright light of the truck shone and the loud honk of its horn rang in her ears. Then she quickly shifted her gaze to her beloved who still refused to look at her. She felt herself get hit as her body was pushed back from the impact of the hit.
Her hands reached out for him but... Everything went dark in seconds. Flower petals flew all over the place, slowly drenched in blood.
'Thank you for the flowers...Daiki...'
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The day they once thought would be one of their most cherishable...turned upside down within seconds.
Two lives, gone within seconds.
Now, did you expect that from me? It took days for us to put each characters to good use after a lot of discussion. Akashi, the antagonist of the book didn't realize that his fiancee has personally witnessed his betrayal. Will Tetsuki and Momoi survive ?
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