As you wish, my princess
The wind blew from the east, the birds happily chirped, the clouds were huddling towards to each other and the sun marvelously illuminated the buildings of the Ouran Middle School. A young girl on her teens was seen waiting, she was blushing—her hands near to her chest—and looking slightly worried. Her hair slightly swayed as the wind calmly whispers in her ears. Her hands were shaking. She was trembling with fear, and anxiety was clouding on her minds.
What if he doesn't like her hair?
What if he will reject her?
What if….he likes someone already?
These thoughts were dominating her mind.
She took a deep-breath and tried to be optimistic. After all, this was the day she's going to confess to Kaoru Hitachiin, her long, long, long-term crush( and possibly first love) , she has to be confident. The young girl stared at the ground, trying to be confident as possible.
"Naomi" she raises her head as she heard her name. She looked to the direction of her caller, and then she saw him.
It was Kaoru.
Her heart thumped fast, and she couldn't stop blushing. Naomi can't help but squeal inside as he looked her in the eye. The young man walked infront of her, smiling.
"K-kao—"
"It's Hikaru" The young man corrected her. " You must have mistaken my desk for my brother" Naomi sheepishly smile, she was indeed embarrassed. How could not know where Kaoru sits!
"Umm…Where's Kaoru?" she asked as she looked around.. Even though she made a mistake, on her letter—it was addressed to Kaoru; not to his brother!
"You see, Kaoru already likes someone…" Hikaru blushes, but still looks at her in the eye "But I like you for a long time…is it ok…if it was me?" The young man looked away, as if he was embarrassed.
Naomi widened her eyes; no one has ever liked her before. It was the first! Hikaru looks exactly the same as Kaoru, so she thought it'll be ok, if it was him. After all, they were brothers. However, Naomi has fallen for Kaoru. She knows that they're different individuals, each with different characteristics. They may look the same, but the inside what matters.
"I'm sorry, but…my heart belongs to Kaoru" The young girl sternly looks at Hikaru
"What…did you say?"
"I said…My heart only belongs to Kaoru" Naomi repeated it, but with a much louder voice.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA!" Hikaru suddenly burst in laughter, he even wiped his eyes. He couldn't believe what she said.
"OI HIKARU, SHE SAID THAT HER HEART BELONGS TO ME. AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA!" He fell to the ground, smacking it loudly and uttering the loudest laugh ever. Once concealed in the bushes, a young man with the striking same appearance walked towards him—who was also howling with laughter.
"AAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH! THAT'S THE BEST JOKE EVER" the twins repeated in chorus. Naomi was taken aback what had happen. A minute ago, she was so confident about her words.
"I..was talking to K-kaoru?" she asked, not believing what was happening. The twins slung their arms around each others' neck as they smirk. They looked at her from head-to-toe and laughed again.
"Yes. You were, and I heard how your heart belongs to me" Kaoru replied as he rolls his eyes
"However, we know from the start that you were joking around." Hikaru continued, maliciousness were being reflected in the twins' eyes.
"Well, you must have heard how the others confessed to us and our little pattern. So you've decided to 'change' it. Unfortunately…" Kaoru once again spoke, now with glinting with an evil aura
"We didn't fell for it." The twins chorused, Kaoru removed his arms around Hikaru and took out an envelope. It was the letter that Naomi delicately made. The young man heartlessly tore it and they stomped it without showing any hint of mercy. It was vile and abominable. Naomi could feel her tears forming around her eyes.
It was sincere.
All the stuffs she told…were all true.
She didn't believe the rumors, because she wanted to believe that they were different.
Maybe Kaoru was different…
All of her feelings were stomped, broken apart and crashed by the one she likes.
Naomi could feel her heart breaking apart; she couldn't hear the insults that twins were throwing at her. She couldn't move her body; she wants to run away…away from the world. But she couldn't. It was like her feet were stuck in the ground.
She wants to tell them that, they were wrong.
But the feeling of being played was horrendous to her.
She wasn't used to those stuffs.
"Ah…I see then…I must get going then…" She said in a low, pitiful voice and walked away with her head bowed. She was trying to forget what happened. Naomi lifelessly walks away, distancing herself from the twins. She didn't know what to do. The young girl led a life full of laughter and joy. She never experienced sorrow and tears, and she became naïve about the world.
"He was right…"
As she walk she didn't even know where she was going, and so—she bumped to someone. Naomi looked up and saw it was her supposed-to-be-fiancé.
"Naomi, you should be careful"
"Kyoya…"
Tears suddenly escaped her eyes, it rolls down to her cheeks, and she immediately hugs the man before her. Naomi buried her face to his chest .She wanted comfort. No matter whom the person is, she wants to hear the stuffs" I'll be here for you."
"You were right…I should've listened to you. Listen, I got played by the twins" She ranted all of her feelings to him. Naomi told that he was right: she shouldn't carelessly express her feelings to them. They were monsters, and they wouldn't hesitate to play people who confess to them. Kyoya caress her hair, and a smirk was forming on his lips.
"Teach me Kyoya. Teach me how to control my emotions…Teach me to be like you." Naomi looked up to him and her tears dried out.
"If I didn't rejected the contract, you'll be my fiancé; and The Ootori will have a strong business partner—the Nakaharas'. If you were to teach me, I will reconsider the contract." The young girl emphasized her words. Kyoya broke the hug and pushes his glasses. It'll be another merit for him, and his father will be satisfied.
"I will." He replied. Naomi fiercely looks at him; she knows that he's taking advantage of her emotional status. Nonetheless, she still desires it.
"Listen, I don't want to cry again. "
"As you wish, My princess" Kyoya took her hand and kissed it.
It was the best deal for him.
…..
The following day, Kyoya met up with her during breaktime. It was unusual for an upperclassman to barge in the class of a lower classman.
"I'm looking for Naomi Nakahara." He coolly said and the girls squealed, he was indeed popular with the girls.
"Neh, neh who's that?"
"Oh, that's Kyoya-sempai! He's really hot!"
"Yes, but he's looking for Naomi! Is something going on between them?"
Kyoya cleared his throat in annoyance and sweetly smiled at the girls. He maintained his calmness by thinking that it is necessary to keep his image well.
"Uhmm…Kyoya-sempai….I heard Naomi-san will be receiving a confession…Most like she'll be in the school garden"
"Ah, is that so? Thank you then!" He flashes his charming smile and pushes his glasses. He walks towards the school garden, and a smirk was forming on his lips.
"Lesson number 1."
"Uhmm…Naomi-san….I really liked you for a long time…Will you go out with me?" The young boy coolly asks he wasn't the typical shy-boy type but rather: the charming type. He has his hands in his pockets, his hair was covering the left eyes and he would flip his bangs.
"Ever since I saw you, I've been amazed by your beauty. You already begot my heart." He romantically said, as he looks at her with those blazing eyes. Naomi looks at him, unable to comprehend the words she wants to say. She doesn't want to tell a lie, or a façade. Kyoya saw the confession ongoing; he pushes his glasses and walks towards them.
"Please…give me a chance…Naomi.."
"I'm sorry, but that won't happen." Kyoya interrupted as he hugs Naomi behind. "She's my fiancée" Kyoya smirks and a hint of maliciousness was seen in his eyes.
"This is lesson number 1. Try to understand his motives are." He leaned towards to her ears and his hot breath echoed in her ear "People aren't always seems to be. Pay attention". Naomi gulped and nodded, she has no idea what will Kyoya do.
"Well, even though I'm her fiancée. I will give you 2 weeks to prove yourself worthy." The young man broke the hug, and gestured elegantly.
"What do you say….Yuya Matsumoto of Class B?"
Yuya was surprised of the words that came out of Kyoya Ootori. Surely, he knows the Ootoris as someone who won't give up anyone that'll serve as a benefit for them. In the past, the Ootoris controlled the Matsumotos; the Matsumotos were strongly dependent to them for their financial breakthrough. It was only 2 years that his family broke free of their grasps. . His family has warned him about Ootoris, he shouldn't make him as a foe or a friend
"I'm waiting."
"Alright then." Yuya thought that it does not concern Kyoya Ootori at all. After all, it's just 2 weeks. What can it hurt? Maybe, just maybe, Kyoya is different from his family.
"Naomi-san, if you don't want to do this. You are free to reject it." Yuya warm-heartedly reminded Naomi of her standings.
"No, it's alright. After all, what hurt can it do?" The young girl flashed a smile of courtesy to Yuya "I'm in your hands for 2 weeks then."
As the days passed, Yuya and Naomi were going out for dates. Yuya would take her to amusements parks, malls for commoners( since he was interested in it), and a lot of places not suited for rich people. Naomi doesn't mind at all. She was actually enjoying it. They would eat at fast foods restaurant, and Yuya would take her to cinemas that are only average. It was the last day of 2 weeks, Yuya then took her to a 3-star restaurant. He apologized how he didn't took her to high-class places. However, everytime he would apologize Naomi would only interrupt him; stating that she does not mind. After they finished eating in the restaurant, they decided to take a stroll in the nearby park.
"In a few hours, you're Kyoya's fiancée again." Yuya sadly sighed as their hands intertwined.
"I actually enjoyed it." Naomi sincerely said her twinkling eyes made Yuya blush as she looks at him.
"Thank you…for giving me this chance. I don't care about if you're going to reject me, but…atleast I got to spend some time with you"
11:58
He stopped walking and faces Naomi; he broke the connection between their hands and he places his hand on her cheeks. Yuya stared directly to her eyes, observing her features. He loves it how she laughs at her jokes, he loves it when she pouts and he loves it when she says his name.
"I love you." He confessed and kisses her forehead "However, you belong to someone else" he faked a smile. He was hurt, that she was hers for 2 weeks. But it was all worth it.
"Goodbye, Yuya Matsumoto. I'm deeply sorry." Naomi sternly said. I must go now. Exactly at 12:00 she left Yuya standing in the middle of the park. She took her cellphone and dialed Kyoya.
"Kyoya, his father's company is slowly getting bankrupt right? That is why; he can't afford to take me to high-class places. And the Ootoris aren't there to help them anymore…the reason why he confessed to me, and hoping that I will come to love him was because I have the power to emerge their company from the ground. According to my research, his heart belongs to someone else, and that is Mai Adachi—his childhood friend.." Naomi nonchalantly explains as she looks at the twinkling stars.
"You have done well. You have managed to accumulate this notion of yours. Lesson number 1—you have to know what other people motives are. In all times, you must remain calm. Now, lesson number 2: I caught some classmates of yours putting hate mail in your locker…."
The lessons went on, and soon Naomi developed to be calm and composed ( in the eyes of the strangers). She learned that she mustn't give away her emotions. She also fixed her appearance, to look more elegant and sophisticated. Naomi Nakahara also learned to be ambitious and she now thinks before she speaks. All of the lessons were all applicable to her daily life and her life turned 360 degrees. The young girl was not susceptible to heartbreaks anymore, and she learned to move on from the past.
"Now, for your final exercise…are you free this Saturday?" Naomi nodded "I see. Then, would you like to go on a date with me?" Kyoya asks as he offers his hand.
"Certainly."
"Well then, I will pick you up at 1:00PM."
