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Chapter 1 – the path I chose
~Maria~
I ran away. I ran away from everything. I couldn't handle it. How could they lie to me? I even heard father say that he hated me because I killed mother. He wished that I wasn't born. What's worse is that grandfather lied to me saying that father left because of work when we both know that's not true. We both know that it is because of ME that father left. He just couldn't stand to be in the under the same roof as a murderer. They were all hypocrite. It has been like that for the last 6 yrs.
I couldn't take it anymore. So I left. I gathered my savings. Being a Takarada really has its points as well. And I ran. I ran as far as I could and as fast as I could, never looking back. While I rain it started to rain as if the world was crying for me. As if it understood my pain.
While I was running in the rain, nobody recognize me a Takarada, Takarada Maria, I wore green colored contacts and I dyed my hair black. When I was younger my grandfather praised me as a genius in business. I came up with a plan. A plan that will proof that I don't need them. I made up my mind I will do everything in my power to make a talent agency. One that will rival that of LMEs'; I will do everything in my power to crush my so called father's business.
I was so concentrated in my thinking and crying that I failed to notice where I was going that I bumped into a lady. We both stumble for a bit before we fell. We both lowered our head immediately to apologize but we ended out hitting our heads. She laughed about how we both did everything at the same time. She got up and straightened her clothes and extended her hand out to help me up. I took it and that was when I noticed how beautiful she was. She had blonde hair up to her mid back and has light blue eyes. Was she a foreigner?
"Hey, do you want to work as a model/actress or singer? I could make you in to a top star that can rival against Tsuruga Ren or Fuwa Sho. So, how about it Miss?" I asked her she looked at me with surprise.
~Kyoko~
I left the Fuwa's inn half a year ago. I used to have black hair and hazel eyes. But I dyed my hair blonde and had light blue contacts. Some say that I look like an angel. I was thinking of my childhood. My fairy prince had blonde hair but he had green eyes. Hmm corn~ how I miss him… I wonder if he still remembers me.
While I was walking I bumped into someone. We both fell and hit our heads. I founded it funny how we were both going to apologize but instead we hurt each other more. Then she asked me something I will never forget. "Hey, do you want to work as a model/actress or singer? I could make you in to a top star that can rival against Tsuruga Ren or Fuwa Sho. So, how about it Miss?" Me? A celebrity? I was shocked… I didn't know what to say. Then I thought about it and thought that might work out well. Then I notice the condition she was in and said:
"You're soaking wet. Would you like to come with me to my apartment? We can talk about it there if you want. You'll catch a cold if you stay like that, you know that."
~Maria~
What a strange lady, at least that is what I thought. But when I was with her it felt good, it felt like I could trust her with anything and she wouldn't betray me. She gave off a really sincere feeling of warmth.
Days pasted, while she and I were looking for a place to star our company. Who would work for it and contracts with good actors, singers, and models. We bond; we went shopping, shared our past and conferred each other.
A couple of days Later….
Kyouko and I became an unbreakable pair. I told her what happened to my mother and what I did to her. She didn't blame me like all the other adults. She even encouraged me. In exchange she told me her story about her mother hating her, and her childhood friend using her. Her surrogate parents, lying to her all of it.
It seems that I wasn't the only one that was called a genius. We did everything alike. With her help our company was growing really fast.
After a year has passed my business has been successful and it is all thanks to my one-sama. My company was called "Heart". Even though I was the president, I work as a model to my company as well. Everybody in my company knows the identity of their director. But they know that I didn't want to disclose my identity outside this building. In our company we are like family. We help those who wanted to have a second chance in the world, people who wanted to make a name for them self. For all those broken people who need someone to believe in them and need to know that someone is there for them. Right now Heart is on par w/ LME in just a year. I just couldn't believe it.
My one-sama changed her name to Akai Rosa and became the no. 1 actress/model/singer on par w/ Tsuruga Ren. But they hadn't had the chance to work together. I love her beautiful voice. She even beat her so called childhood friend Fuwa Sho in being a no. 1. I wonder what he will say if he found out of my one-sama's identity. *evil grin* oh, I love to see that one. I besides being a model became an actress as well. But not on one-sama's level. But she even tried to persuade me to try and beat her. Silly one-sama when will she learn that she is in a whole lot different level than me. I also have a stage name so that they won't be able to track me and take me home. My stage name is Lily, Shiroi Lily.
I haven't had a contact w/ my family for over a year now. But I heard in the news that grandfather still tries to find me. Surprisingly Kouki-san (Maria's father) even sometimes appeared in a talk show that asked me to come home and hey will talk out the misunderstanding. Grandfather was with him the all-time. But I ignored it. I still hated them.
~Takarada Lory~
Sigh
"Maria, where are you? Was it my fault? I shouldn't have gone to that meeting and left you alone. I should have known that you wanted to run away. What kind of grandfather am I?" Lory said while holding and cradling the photo of Maria, while he said this Sebastian was going inside the office without a sound.
"It isn't your fault Lory-sama, it's not even Kouki-sama's, and it was all a misunderstanding." Sebastian said. Lory opened the drawer and put her picture inside while Sebastian handed him some paper.
"Anyway, this 'Heart' agency became a hot topic in the business world. Even today I still don't know who their president is. I don't even know if it is a boy or girl and I don't even it is two presidents or one. Sigh... Have you funded anything at all Sebastian about this company called heart?"
"No my lord, all I find leads to the same thing. A dead-end. I even asked all the people that worked there are a closed knitted group. They all said that they won't betray their president. That the president, gave them a second chance that no one gave them. That is all that I found out."
"So at least now we know that there is only one president. But you know what my guts tell me that I remain on a friendly term with this company and its president or that I will regret it deeply someday." Stated Lory
"You must all ways follow your instinct, my lord" advised Sebastian
"But what do I have to regret? I already lost my only beloved granddaughter? Kouki, finally can disregard his work for personal matters. But it is too late, to admit that he did a mistake…. She is gone and nobody knows where she is or how she is doing… Not even the police or the private detective" Lory commented while holding back his tears and voice. Then a paper caught his eyes.
"…Hmm….. What's this, a TV series? Romance? They want Ren to be the leading man? That boy still doesn't know about love…Hmm… The leading lady is Akai Rosa. Wait doesn't she work for that 'Heart' company?" (Sebastian nodded in respond. Lory stayed quite thinking.)
"Alright then this will be a box office hit and a challenge to Ren. To see if he can love." Lory stated with a smile.
A/N:
Thanks to my new found beta, o.0 rosa o.0….the story is much more interesting…
I thank you for your patience….
This is a revised version….
Hope you like it…
From emina15 and her beta…