Hey guys!
I hope you enjoyed chapter 1.
Oh, and I forgot to mention, I have a Wattpad account under the name of arwenundomiel2006 but most of my stories are published by my friend iHasNoSoul who is writing a really good fanfiction herself (so please go check it out if you have time). This story is also published there (3 chapters?) and will be updated there as well as here (hopefully, if iHasNoSoul remembers).
K, all that being said,
ENJOY! ;)
The next morning, I woke up in a fairly happy mood. I looked around and remembered last night's happenings. I had to get back at Tsubaki for using me like that! I looked at the time and froze. I was going to be late. I ran to my room and smashed the door open. Sunny was inside and looked shocked for a moment.
'No time,' I said as I ruffled through my clothes to find my maid uniform. As soon as I found it, I threw it on and got my handbag ready: water, card, phone and keys. Today was my last day at work. After this paycheque, I'd finally have enough money to go to see my husband. I ran out of my room and rushed for the stairs. Just as I was about to exit the building, Tsubaki caught me.
'Where are you going?' he asked, eyeing my uniform.
'Work,' I panted from all the running.
'What type of job do you have? Are you a maid?' he asked.
'I work at a maid cafe,' I replied, straightening my skirt. Tsubaki smirked that devilish grin.
'Well, maybe I could be your master,' he trailed off, but Sunny appeared out of nowhere before I could reject him bitterly.
'There is no point in that, Tsubaki, Cherry's eyes are already set on some other guy,' she interjected. My eyes went huge just thinking about him… Tsubaki looked at me curiously.
'Is he some guy in school?' he asked. I shook my head vigorously.
'He is the cutest, nicest, most amazing guy ever. He's my favourite singer everrrrrr,' I said enthusiastically. 'I only work at the crappy cafe to get enough money to visit my husband at the fansign.' I could feel little bubbles of happiness float inside of me.
'Your husband?' Tsubaki asked, an eyebrow raised.
'Yeah, she has her heart set on marrying him,' Sunny said.
'Who is he?' Tsubaki asked. He was asking a whole damn lot of questions.
'You wouldn't know him,' I said, annoyed. Tsubaki rolled his eyes. I checked the time and almost had a heart attack. I was already late! I ran outside.
'I'm LATE!' I screamed. Tsubaki ran after me and grabbed my wrist.
'Wait, I'll give you a ride.' I shook my head. There was no time.
'I don't have any time,' I said, whining. He shook his head, smiled and pulled me to the garage. He opened it and in there stood the shiniest, coolest, sleekest red motorbike. He smiled at me and lead me to it, sitting on the front seat. He offered me the back seat and I slipped on. I realised I had nothing to hold onto, so I was about to ask him but I realised he was the thing I had to hold onto. I felt my face heating up but wrapped my arms around his waist anyways.
'Ready?' he shouted over the roar of the engine. I nodded against his back and with that, he zoomed back and out. The wind whipped at my face and I had to bury my face into Tsubaki's back in order for my face not to be ripped off. After a while, it actually became a comfortable feeling. Soon, the bike stopped.
'Are you going to get off?' Tsubaki whispered. I realised that I was still clinging on to him and was enjoying the comfortability of back. With a burning face, I got off and thanked him, bowing. As soon as I entered the cafe, Oishe, one of the other maids, shot a look at me.
'Is he your boyfriend?' she asked cheekily.
'NO!' I exclaimed, the tomato red of my cheeks just growing darker. 'He,' I exclaimed, pointing out of the door, 'is my brother.' Oishe nodded understandingly.
'Yeah, but he's cute,' she said, shrugging. A sudden anger coursed through me.
'WE"RE TALKING ABOUT MY BROTHER HERE!' I shouted. Oishe looked slightly taken aback.
'Yeah, yeah. I get it. He's your brother it's weird to talk like that. Chill,' she said. I, myself, was surprised by my outburst. Why did I get angry all of a sudden? It's not like she was saying anything bad. Maybe I was the overprotective sister type? No, I knew myself too well for that. I filed aside my unusual feelings for later examination while I continued to walk to the back. There, I greeted the manager and apologised for the late arrival.
The rest of the day at work flew by in a flurry. Finally the time came for my pay cheque. I grabbed it and ran out of the door, elated!
I took my card out so I could use public transport, but instead, Tsubaki was waiting outside.
'How did you know when my work would end?' I asked. He smirked.
'I have my ways,' he said vaguely. I smiled. He had gone to the trouble of finding out when my work ended to pick me up. How sweet. And the faster he got home, the quicker I would buy the tickets to see my husband.
'I hopped onto the motorbike after him and repeated the process I had this morning but with a lot less blushing. When we entered the house, Tsubaki lead me to the dining room where Ukyo already had lunch ready.
'Let me go change real quick,' I said hurrying off. I changed into a cute tank top and denim shorts, shrugging on a pink bomber jacket on top. I braided my hair down the side and ran downstairs again. Yusuke was sitting there too.
'HI!' I greeted extra happily. Yusuke raised an eyebrow at my elated attitude towards everything today.
'What's so great about today?' he asked. I smiled brightly and was about to answer, but Tsubaki beat me to it.
'Oh, you know, she's seeing her husband,' he said casually. Yusuke almost choked on his food.
'WHAT?!' he exclaimed. I smiled and giggled at his reaction. Yusuke had heard me fangirl before, but he had never even heard his name. Oh yes, he was the most amazing guy ever.
'It's just a j-pop idol she wants to marry,' Sunny said, rolling her eyes. Yusuke sighed in relief and went back to eating. I looked down at my food. Rice balls! I was so hungry, I just stuffed two of them in my mouth and gulped it down. As soon as I was done, I fled to my room and grabbed my laptop. Opening up the ticket page, I filled in my details and clicked "BUY". With a blissful sigh, I set my laptop down. I couldn't wait. The fansign was only a few days away!
I woke up and felt a warm rush of happiness run through me. Today was the day! I was finally gonna meet the guy of my dreams. It was still 6:00 am, and the concert started at 6:00 pm, but getting everything done early made everything better.
I carefully picked out the perfect outfit: a white tank top, an off-the shoulder, pink sweater and a white mini skirt topped off with high heeled sneakers. I let my hair flow behind me as I put on a dab of makeup. Once I was done, I ran next door and started pounding on Tsubaki's door.
A very messy, sleepy and annoyed looking Tsubaki answered the door.
'Whoever it is, go away!' he said without opening his eyes. Then I realised that half the world was still asleep. Deflated, I said "oh". For some reason, that made Tsubaki's eyes fly open.
'What are you doing up this early?' he asked. He looked me up and down. 'Where are you off to?' I looked down.
'Well today the concert starts and I thought I wanted to get there early so I get good seats,' I explained. He smiled at me.
'Well I hope you have fun!' he said. I looked down, twiddling with my thumbs.
'I was wondering… if you know… maybe you could take me there?' I asked. I looked up with my huge puppy-dog eyes, pouting. Tsubaki stared at me for a moment. The he rolled his eyes.
'Meet me outside. I need to put something on so I don't freeze to death,' he grumbled. I squealed and attacked him in a hug. That's when my brain decided to notice he was shirtless. And really, really fit. Like rock hard, lean fit. I let go, going slightly red.
'Get the keys, they're on the third floor kitchen second draw on the left. I'll meet you in the garage,' he instructed. I nodded and ran to the elevator. Once I was at the kitchen, I grabbed the keys and ran back to the elevator and hit the ground floor. There, Tsubaki was waiting with his motorbike.
For a moment, I just stared. He had a tight fitting white shirt on and a denim jacket. But what really caught my eye were the leather jeans he had on. And Oh My God, was he trying to make me crazy with that smirk of his that he was currently wearing?
'You coming?' he called. I snapped out of my reverie and went to take a seat behind him. The wind made my hair billow out behind me and it was so fun. It was a three hour's ride to the concert venue so we had lots of time on our hands. He stopped a few times to buy me some food. We had ice-cream, smoothies, waffles and my favourite: coffee. Since the concert started so late, we stopped at a park. I instantly went into little kid mode, running around like a 5 year old. I even forced Tsubaki to push me on the swings while I giggled like a little girl and squealed "higher!"
By the end, I was a little ecstatic bundle of happiness while Tsubaki took on the embarrassed big brother role when other's gave me the look for hoarding the playground.
'Time to go!' Tsubaki said as I climbed the monkey bars. Most teenagers would've have been able to walk with their arms on the bars, but due to my tiny height, I could still enjoy them like a little kid. I whined when he said we had to go.
'You're not gonna get good seats if you're late!' he warned. It only took those few words for me to sprint across the field and take a seat on the motorbike, screaming "hurry up!" to Tsubaki as he took a leisurely stroll, smirking that wicked smirk of his.
Once he got on the bike, I slapped him upside the head. He chuckled.
'Hurry up!' I commanded. He shrugged and said "okay" before he went off with a jerk. The sudden speed took me by surprise and I automatically clutched Tsubaki. When I realised how close I was pressing myself against Tsubaki, I loosened my grip and buried my head into his back as I felt the heat rush to my cheeks. There was still so long… the constant roar of the engine lulled me to sleep. I felt myself relax into the seat… So tired…
'Cherry!' someone called. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes as I looked around. I was still on the bike seat and Tsubaki was calling me awake.
'We're here,' he said softly. I looked around to see the concert stadium. I smiled sleepily. I got off and waited for him to follow but he just frowned.
'I have work,' he said almost sadly. I frowned. 'I'll pick you up around 9,' he said. I smiled and thanked him as I made my way through the crowd. There, I saw all of my friends waiting for me.
'HEYYYYY!' I squealed. We all got into a group hug. Oishe was there too.
'I'm telling you, you and you're so-called "brother" are kinda suspicious,' she said. I slapped her arm and scowled.
'First of all, he's my brother, and second of all, I'm getting married,' I said. That brought everyone else squealing again, reminded of the fact we were seeing him today. For the rest of the day, we talked and got really good seats and had fun, but most important of all, FANGIRLED. Finally, 6:00 pm came and we sat in our seats, jumping in anticipation. The announcer finally announced the announcement we were waiting for.
'And now let us introduce, Japanese teen idol…' I held my breath, waiting for his name.
'...FUUTO!' I started screaming like there was no tomorrow. My husband! The other girls started squealing too. We rolled out the poster Oishe had created which said:
KEEP CALM
and
MARRY ME, FUUTO!
When Fuuto* came on stage and smiled, my heart melted. He was sooo cute. We screamed and sang along to Get Ready for Tonight (my fave song ever) and afterwards, trampled all the other girls who were running to get a good spot in the line for the fansign. Every girl got like 1 minute of their life to spend with Fuuto! A WHOLE FREAKIN' 60 SECONDS.
I had watched enough fancams to know that Fuuto was the cutest, kindest, cuddliest person alive! I knew everything about him; age, birthday, height, blood type… some people called me a stalker, but I called myself a devoted fangirl.
Once my turn came, I took a calming breath and released.
'Hi!' I said, greeting him. He smiled and my brain melted. I smiled back, wondering when we should get married.
'Hi, what's your name?' he asked.
'My name's Cherry,' I said, barely containing my exciting. He smiled yet again (at this point, I should have become a puddle), maybe I should have a long, white wedding gown. Fuuto took my hand. That sent tingles of excitement through me. He aligned it against his and waved it. He laughed while he did. How many kids would we have? I gave him a really cute picture of him to sign. He signed it and I put in my bag, I would encase it in glass and polish it and kiss it every morning when I wake up.
'Thanks for all the love and support,' he said. OH MY GOD, he was the most humble person ever. Maybe 5 kids would be nice, but girls or boys?
'K, hope to see you again, Cherry,' he said. HE ADDRESSED ME, PERSONALLY! LIKE OMG! There must be 3 girls and 2 boys. As I let go of, him, I felt a part of me die. I watched as all my friends had their minute. Once we were all out, we squealed like crazy. Outside, Tsubaki was already there. He was smiling. I smiled back, thinking of the cute guy inside the concert stadium who was giving all his fangirls a minute of pure bliss to treasure for the rest of their lives.
'Had fun?' he asked. I nodded my head vigorously. On the way back, as I hugged Tsubaki for dear life, I expressed all my happiness through squeals and giggles. Tsubaki chuckled at all my happy outbursts and the whole ride back, we talked. Everytime he asked for Fuuto's name, I shook my head obstinately, a perverted jerk like Tsubaki wasn't worthy of hearing a god's name.
Once we arrived home, Tsubaki went straight to his room after a tiring day. I ran into the living room, to tell everyone about Fuuto. But instead, there was an unfamiliar figure lying on the couch. I slowly approached the guy and poked him.
'What?' he groaned. I was about to ask who he was when he turned around. My jaw dropped open and a scream rose through my throat. IT WAS FUUTO!
FREAKING FUUTO ASAHINA! Wait… Asahina… what?
Masaomi ran into the room, holding what seemed like a broom.
'What? Who? Where?' he asked. I pointed at Fuuto and screamed again.
'What did you do to the girl, Fuuto?' Masaomi asked. Fuuto rolled his eyes.
'I was sleeping when this girl had the nerve to wake me up and start screaming,' Fuuto said. Masaomi was probably about to say something but I beat him to it.
'HOLY CRAP! IT'S FUUTO,' I shouted. Fuuto rolled eyes again.
'Yes, it is me,' he said, calmly.
'FUUTO ASAHINA IS MY STEP-BROTHER!' I shouted in glee. 'MY VERY CUTE STEP-BROTHER WHOM I SHARE NO BLOOD WITH!' I screamed again. I started leaping and jumping and spinning all the way into my room. I burst through the door and grabbed Sunny in a hug.
'YOU KNOW THAT J-POP IDOL I TOLD YOU ABOUT? THE ONE YOU CALLED KINDA CUTE?!' I exclaimed, squeezing.
'Yeah?' she asked, choking her words out because of my tight grip.
'HE'S OUR FREAKIN' BROTHER. HE'S DOWNSTAIRS RIGHT NOW!' I said. Even Sunny looked slightly surprised. I danced my way out of the room and into my own room. There, I flopped onto the bed and hugged my pillow.
I stayed like that for a few minutes before I heard a knock on my door. I answered it, beaming and saw it was Fuuto. That made my smile stretch even wider.
'HI!' I exclaimed. Fuuto just deadpanned and stared at me. He must have had a tiring day. I opened my door and offered him inside.
'You have a very plain room,' he said. OMG… was this, the Fuuto I knew, really just tell me… that my room was plain?!
He actually cared about me?! This guy just got better and better.
'I'll go make you some coffee,' I said, running off. I came back carrying a steaming cup of coffee. Handing it to Fuuto, I sat down beside him. He took a sip and set the cup down, frantically fanning his tongue. He must have burnt himself. I immediately got him a cup of water. He downed it all in one gulp.
'I'm so sorry, it must've been hot,' I apologised. Fuuto… scowled. He actually scowled at me. A part of me started crying inside. I couldn't make the sweetest guy in the world happy, I must've been the worst person alive.
'No it wasn't that,' he said. 'It's just that the coffee tasted absolutely horrible. You're gonna need to make much better coffee if you are ever getting anywhere.' I stood there, dumbfounded. Fuuto was telling me off for my coffee making skills. Or else I wouldn't get anywhere… did he mean that when we got married and stuff?!
'I'm sorry,' I said. 'I'll try to do better next time.' I smiled warmly but he didn't. That coffee must've been really bad.
'Anyways, what's with that hair?' he asked, gesturing towards my hair. He actually took time to notice my hair? Like OMG! I smiled.
'I got it dyed really bright coz I thought it would look better with my eyes. Do you like it?' I asked. Fuuto smirked.
'I could use it as a beacon if we were ever stranded in the dark,' he said. What? Did he mean… no… did Fuuto just imply… that… we'd be in the dark together?! I beamed.
'Really?' I asked. I started doing the little bouncy thing I did when I got excited.
'WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!' someone roared. I realised it came from Fuuto. I stopped for a moment and just stared at an angry looking Fuuto.
'Whenever I insult you, why do you just brush it off?' he shouted. 'Are you dumb or something?'
I just stood there, shocked. What just happened? Fuuto stormed out of the room, leaving me to stand there, unmoving. I slowly walked to my bed as I felt the tears spill out. Gradually, I replayed everything in my head and realised all the things Fuuto said weren't compliments… they were cold-hearted insults. I was just too blindly in love with a Fuuto I had made up in my imagination to see what a jerk the real Fuuto was. So I let myself cry.
Sunny suddenly walked into my room. I hid myself under the covers, but she ripped them off. She looked like she was about to say something, but she saw the tears which were glistening on my cheeks. She gasped.
'CHERRY'S CRYING!' she shouted. Instantly, she pulled me up into a hug. 'Oh my god, what happened? Who did this? I'm gonna kill him.' Tsubaki, Azusa, Yusuke and Wataru all appeared at the door. When they saw me crying, they all swarmed into my room.
'What happened?' Azusa asked soothingly.
'I swear I'm gonna kill whoever did this,' Tsubaki added.
'Is Cherry gonna be okay?' Wataru asked.
'Which jerk did this? Just tell me,' Yusuke growled. At that moment, Fuuto happened to pass by my door. I raised a finger at him and everyone went quiet.
'It was him,' I whispered. Sunny got up and slowly approached Fuuto.
'You,' she hissed. 'You dare make my baby sister cry.' Her voice was so quiet, it was scary. Behind her, the boys all followed. 'YOU ARE A HEARTLESS, COLD MONSTER!' she screamed, and with that she slapped Fuuto right across the face. I fought a smile that was trying to make it's way up. All the boys attacked him, even Wataru who kicked at his leg. I watched them all torture poor Fuuto. After awhile, they all left Fuuto to wither and die. I just walked up to him and offered him a hand. He took it and got up. Before he could say anything, I slapped him and walked off with a huff. That had better taught the jerk.
*For the story's sake, let's pretend Fuuto is 18
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