A/N: Sorry for taking down the first chapter after such a long while, but I decided that this needed some polishing, especially after the poor views and reviews it received. So here it is, the revised version of this Fanfiction! Hope you all enjoy!
"W…What are you doing? Why am I tied to this? S-S-Stay away, do not come near me!" She cried ripping against her bonds and kicking her legs wildly. The bed dipped as he sat down, "D-Don't touch me there! A-Ahh..! Let me go...I never agreed to do this!?"
The handsome face smirked and covered her mouth and leaned in, he licked up her smooth tender neck, savouring the unique taste. Pulling back slightly and looked into her eyes, fear…but no recognition.
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Twilight city, a city full of opportunity and wealth, people busily walked to their next location, pushing through the crowded streets. It was rush hour, people hurriedly rushed to work, whether it be in one of the skyscrapers or the many other businesses. This place was essentially an island compared to its surroundings; outside of the city lay the wealthy suburban residences, the middle class and the slums.
The giant economic crisis had allowed those who were intelligent, merciless and powerful to prosper while the weak became weaker. It was capitalism at its best. The slums developed and crime rates became worse, the other richer suburbs were constantly at risk from being attacked and mugged, but so were the slums themselves. It had turned to a battleground. Of course the other suburbs did have its police force to protect them, but they couldn't be everywhere at once.
Kairi Kiyoko was such a girl who lived in the slums, she was not in a gang or part of a pack, but rather she was an office worker. Her occupation was at one of the largest business corporations in the world, and she knew as a newbie that she was completely expendable. She had worked viciously hard to receive such an honour, her few but well-connected friends had supported and encouraged her along the way. Without their help, Kairi felt that she would have become like everyone else in the slums, savage and merciless due to her family had accumulated a large debt.
Eventually the debt collectors came and Kairi's parents fled from their residence, leaving their only daughter with nothing but loan sharks after her. They threatened horrific things such as selling her body parts or forcing her into prostitution. Yet one day they simply stopped, a man in a black suit approached her and informed that the loan sharks would not bother her anymore and that she had a new job. A job that she had never even applied for but handed over to her on a silver platter, how could she resist?"
Interestingly enough, she had never met her boss, many rumours surrounded the man she worked for and he was a part of a few controversial topics, even at the slums he was talked about often. They ranged from merciless and cruel to kind and forgiving, it was all too confusing for Kairi; she couldn't decide which one to believe nor did she have the time to really care. After all she was hired without even being assessed by the man himself and just a few weeks before, she witnessed a co-worker asked to report to him. Moments later she stormed out of the elevator in tears and packed her desk up.
Inside of the skyscraper Kairi sat, sipping at her lukewarm coffee, scribbling down on her paper furiously, before her manager came in to yell at her for being late again. After a few short minutes she reached the bottom of the page, and with a few flourishes of her pen she was finished. Patting herself on the back in self appreciation of her efforts, she laid her head down on the desk and rested for a moment. The policy at her work was that each member of staff was allowed a ten minute break maximum after finishing each task. So far it had been proven extremely effective.
A pretty and petite blonde sauntered into the room, her hair flowing around her perfect porcelain skin, her eyes framed by long lashes, a straight nose and full lips catching most of the male workers eyes. The girl smiled to herself on the inside, enjoying the attention. It was none other than Namine Inoue. Noticing her auburn haired friend she walked over and plopped herself on her desk beside her.
Without lifting her head Kairi greeted her, "Hey Namine…guess you're looking as stunning as ever."
Namine giggled and ruffled her hair, "Aww, aren't you sweet Kairi, thank you! So how is it coming along? I presume Pete's picking on you again.
She lifted her head and shook it from side to side, her dull coloured hair flying messily around her face.
Her friend made a disgusted sound and tutted, "Kairi! Don't you ever take care of yourself? You'll never get a boyfriend at this rate. Although I don't think that's the reason why the manager hates you." She lectured.
Kairi shrugged and moaned, "I don't care…as long as I don't get fired from here I'm happy the way I am."
Namine put her palm to her forehead and closed her eyes, listening to her was about to give this girl an aneurism. Her eyes suddenly brightened as she remembered something, "Oh yeah! Did you hear? The boss is coming in today!" she chirped.
Again her Auburn haired friend shook her head and shrugged, "Well…As long as he doesn't fire me I don't care."
A frown appeared on the blondes forehead, "Is that all you care about!? What about your personal life?"
Kairi mumbled something incoherently. Namine sighed and stood up, it was pointless to argue with her, and she just had no motivation for anything else apart from her job and money. Now that she thought about it, she didn't really know much about Kairi, she was kind and friendly but that was all Namine could deduce about her.
She shrugged making a mental note to try becoming closer with her co-worker/friend. Smiling as she walked by some of the men, she sat down in front of her desk and began her work.
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Lunch break, the only time for employees of Kingdom Corporation to relax and socialize properly, groups of employees poured out of the skyscraper, breaking off into small to medium sized groups. Kairi walked out alone, pushing past the slower moving workers and moved at a brisk pace.
"Heyyy! Kairi! Kairi! Wait up!" Namine called out jumping up and down waving in the crowd trying to push past the others, and rejecting other co-workers invitation to dine together.
Kairi whirled around to watch as her much prettier counterpart caught up with her. Namine came to a grinding halt in front of her, panting slightly. "Phew! Thanks for waiting!"
The auburn haired slum girl blinked lazily at her, "Did you need something?" she inquired
Shaking her head and waving her hands defensively, "Oh! Nonono, silly! I just wondered if you wanted to go grab some lunch together."
A look of surprise appeared on Kairi; normally Namine was so popular it was impossible to talk to her at lunch and even when she could it was always short and about work. Also Kairi usually had spent her free time by herself as she did not stand out much among her colleagues.
A minute passed by and Kairi still had not responded due to shock.
Namine giggled at the look on her friends face, she waved her hand in front of her, "Yooohooo! So…may I join you?"
Snapping out of it, Kairi nodded quickly, "S-Sure..."
"Any suggestions then? Maybe what you usually have?"
Blushing as red as her hair, "I..uhhm..Usually have instant noodles or bread.."
Namine froze and stared at her with a sweatdrop,
Kairi cringed at the look her friend gave her, life leading up to now had taught her to only live off the bare necessities, and that money was precious. She would use it for her own survival in this harsh world.
"Bu-" she began but was cut off by her friend dragging her along the pavement towards and unknown destination.
"Come on then! We're going to one of my favourite restaurants then, no complaining!"
The plain looking red head struggled against her vice like grip, "N-Namine! At least let me walk…" she pleaded.
Ignoring her whining, Namine quickened her pace.
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The lavishly decorated restaurant stood proud in the busy street, packed inside full of wealthy men and women. It was decorated bright enough to catch anybody's eye, the aroma it released to the surrounding atmosphere was utter heaven, powerful enough to cause the bypass's mouth to salivate heavily.
Namine held Kairi by the arm; she had end practically been dragged two hundred meters!
Together they entered the five star restaurant, to be instantly greeted by a plump waiter. "Ahh..if it isn't the beautiful Miss Inoue! What could I get for you today?"
The pretty blonde feigned embarrassment from the compliment, "Aww..Thank you Albert! That is so sweet of you…Could I please have a table for two, for my girlfriend here?" hooking her arm around Kairi's neck and pulled her closer.
Albert nodded and flourished his hand and led them towards a table by the window. "You will be having today…?" he asked politely, whipping out a pen and notepad.
"Hmm…I'm feeling a Coq au Vin today, and for my friend here…Bianquette de Veau." Namine responded with a smile.
"Excellent taste as always madame, please wait as it is prepared, would you like any…drinks?" The waiter suggested with a small laugh
"Two lemon lime bitters would do us very well."
"Of course! Right away milady." The waiter bowed and made his exit.
Kairi had been observing the fluid conversation between the two, her eyes darting from Namine back to Albert, she had no clue what her friend had just ordered for the both of them!
"Erm…Namine?" She asked timidly
"Yes?"
"Is this stuff…expensive?"
"Mmm…I'd say it's quite reasonable for a five star restaurant!" the blonde winked.
As the bitters arrived, Namine drank deeply from the glass. "My favourite!"
Kairi leaned in and had a small sip, recoiling slightly from the taste, it was sweet…fizzy and had a slight hint of lemon and lime. Her eyes widened and she gave another quick sip.
"It's good isn't it?"
Kairi nodded quickly and sat up straight, pulling back from the drink.
"Please don't tell anyone we've been drinking though! It might upset Pete especially" Namine joked
"T-This is alcohol!? I can't drink this!" Kairi cried out, pushing the drink away from her.
Namine burst out into a laugh, covering her mouth as she tried to compose herself, after a few seconds she sat back up straight and cheery, "Relax…I was only joking! Well…not completely, the drink does have alcohol but it has so little that many states and countries classify the drink as non-alcoholic!"
"Oh…" Kairi looked sheepish, feeling as if she was being teased and slightly embarrassed at her lack of general knowledge.
The two sat in relative quiet afterwards until the food arrived. Namine wasted no time digging into the chicken marinated in and cooked in wine; a look of pure bliss overcame her face.
Kairi stared at her dish dumbly, the waiter noticed and let out a small laugh, "Madame, this dish is veal cooked with carrots and onions, served with a creamy white sauce."
"Oh…Oh I see..Thank you."
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After the exquisite experience and small talk, Kairi felt exhausted. She still had a gruelling three hours ahead of her, as she stumbled back into her office floor with her co-worker.
Namine turned to her friend and thanked her for allowing her to join her, "That was fun Kairi! Thanks for letting me come along, we should do it again!" before she quickly walked back to her desk while waving at her exhausted friend.
"Never….again." Kairi groaned, "Not another restaurant…ever." she stumbled back to her desk and collapsed in to her seat. She closed her eyes for a moment.
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A long black limousine, pulled up by Kingdom Corp, a man quickly stepped out of the driver's seat and rushed to the side of the vehicle and opened the door. A tall handsome and spiky haired brunette stepped out and straightened his tie; he had a confident look on his face as he strolled towards the skyscraper.
He walked in with a smirk and nodded towards his receptionist as he passed by, causing her to jump up in surprise and quickly bow. Scanning his ID card and entering his password, he took the long elevator trip up to the top. Whistling as the elevator raced upwards to some classical music, as it slowed down to a halt, he cleared his throat and stepped through. Almost at once his two trusted bodyguards moved forward and bowed deeply at his entrance, while his secretary quickly rushed up and greeted him the same way.
"Everything going accordingly I assume?" he spoke in a rather airy tone as he pushed open the large double doors and walked over to his chair, sat down and turned to the view, away from his employees.
"Ahh yes sir! Everything is fine, although Mr. Pete seems to have a few more people he wishes to rid of." The secretary quickly replied in a rather nervous tone.
"I see…that man, always has some beef with somebody, make sure to review their performance and make your decision accordingly. I'm relying on you for this one."
"Yes sir!"
"Ah…also how is that girl?" his voice suddenly growing serious as he turned to face them.
"W-Well…you see, that's the problem…Pete wants to get rid of her and her performance as a worker has dropped quite considerably due to him. M-Might I suggest we move her to another division Sora sir?"
Sora closed his eyes and breathed out of his nose, a couple of flashbacks occurred, shaking his head he said in a emotionless tone, "No. There's no need for that. Bring her up here; I have no need for useless people."
The older man gulped and nodded, he knew that this girl's future was not looking bright as of this moment; his employer was cold and calculating. As soon as one person became of no further use to him, he would fire them with no questions asked. "V-Very well sir." Motioning to one of the men standing behind him.
"You're dismissed."
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"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING MISS KIYOKO?" a voice roared. Kairi jumped up in shock and stood straight as a stick, frightened by the sudden roar.
It was Pete, her ugly, fat and bossy manager. "QUITE A BOLD MOVE FOR A NEWBIE, RESTING YOUR HEAD DOWN AND TAKING A NAP STRAIGHT AFTER LUNCH BREAK?" he roared at her angrily, his face quickly turning into a dark shade of red.
Cringing at her superior she seemed to shrink in size as he towered over her, "S-Sorry!" she managed to squeak out.
"DAMN RIGHT YOU ARE, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REPORT TO OUR SUPERIORS ABOUT YOUR LACKING PERFORMANCE YET AGAIN!" he roared as he turned to stomp off.
Kairi's heart sank, quickly grabbing his arm, she pleaded, "Please Pete! It won't happen again, I was just slightly tired!"
Pete laughed and opened his mouth to yell again, only to be cut off by a tall and powerfully built man in black.
"Miss Kiyoko?" he addressed the room full of surprise employees.
Kairi peeped her head over her manager's shoulder timidly, "Y-Yes?"
"The boss would like to see you in his office now."
The room fell silent, a couple of employees gasped.
Pete let out a triumphant laugh and patted his stomach, "Haha! I knew it! It was only a matter of time!"
Kairi's mouth turned to ash and her heart sank down to her gut. It was over. Her time had come, she was sure of it.
"R-Right." she pushed past her boss, her hands shaking violently. "I-I…can't lose this job! What will I do if he fires me…?"
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