Disclaimer: I DO NOT AND WILL NEVER EVER OWN BEYBLADE BECAUSE IT ONLY BELONGS TO AOKI TAKAO.
This is the first chapter of HSH so please do enjoy :D
English isn't my specialty so please do excuse me for my wrong grammars or whatsoever.
This chapter and the following ones are told in Rei's POV.
Chapter 1: WELCOME TO YOUR NEW LIFE
Keisha's house is big…WAY too big. It isn't even a house; it's a freaking giant mansion! Okay exaggerating there. Sorry. I could feel my jaw drop as the black limo pulled into the 'Hiwatari territory. I look up as we pass by the big steel gate decorated with French curves and vine carvings. There's a bit of a long way before the actual building.
I could see a fountain that stands in the middle of the two small asphalt roads that lead to the front door of the manor. A wide fish pond sits in the far left side and a small greenhouse is just beside it. The car then finally stops since we've just reached the front door. That took a while. A butler gets my things and I'm a bit hesitant to give them since I could pretty much carry them by myself but Keisha said I should just leave them to the butler's care. And so I did.
The mansion has large glass windows that go from the floor all the way up to the ceiling. It's a two-story high building. Inside, the walls are a soothing cream in color and the floors are marble and sparkiling with some parts covered by a soft red carpet. Large glistening crystal chandeliers hang in the long ceilings. Beautiful paintings also align the walls. Western-style furniture occupies the wide living room. I feel like I'm in a five, no six-star hotel. This mansion doesn't compare to the past hotels I've stayed in. It's beyond high class! Uh-oh, I think I'm drooling. Am I drooling?
"C'mon Rei, your room's over here" Keisha calls as she climbs up the long staircase leading to the right side of the mansion. I follow suit after her and that's where I noticed the large portrait of what I think is the Hiwatari family. I'm so strange. This is the largest painting in this mansion and yet it's the last thing I saw. Never mind.
In the painting, there's a beautiful woman sitting in the middle with a young boy sitting on her lap. A little girl stands beside the woman's chair and a middle-aged man is behind them. They all have pale-white skin, beautiful charming smiles and blood-red ruby eyes. I don't think I've ever seen something so stunning before. Are they even human? The beauty they held could rival Aphrodite's and Venus's! Well, that's my opinion. I don't think 'beautiful' is even enough to describe them, they're just…godly! Okay, stop gawking at it now Rei, Keisha's waiting for you.
"This one's your room. Now don't get lost, third door from the stairs okay?" she smiles warmly.
What does she mean 'by get lost'? Oh well. "Right, third door it is. Um, so you sleep in the one next to mine?"
"Nope. That room's just an empty one; I sleep in the first door over there at the other side. The room before yours is my baby brother's"
"Baby…brother?"
"I told you to stop calling me that. I'm eighteen already you know, not a baby" The door from the said room then gently swings open and reveals a young man. He has two toned hair; a dark shade on the front and a lighter one at the back. He's almost the same height as me but a little taller. He has those familiar crimson orbs, the same as Keisha's. He wears a ¾ polo shirt and a pair of black jeans. This guy must be the one from the portrait.
"Oh you're dressed, going somewhere?" Keisha asked putting a hand on her hips
"Tala asked me for a favor. And she is?" the slate-haired teen pointed at me. She? Do I look that feminine to him? I may have a long hair but I'm not that slim to be mistaken for a girl. That's just insulting. No offense to girls, it's not insulting to be a woman but it would be if you're considered one when you're not in the first place. Get my point?
"I'm a guy" I glare at him. It doesn't seem to affect him though. Bummer.
"Kai, this is my friend's nephew Rei Kon. He'll be living with us for a while, treat him nicely" Keisha ordered.
"Whatever" said Kai then leaves the scene striding past me and eyeing me one last time. As if making sure if I was really a guy.
"I'm a guy for god's sake!" I (kinda) yelled.
"I didn't say anything" he muttered and continues walking away. I'm supposed to live with this kind of guy? Am I cursed or something?
"Sorry about that, he's never used to guests. That was Kai, my baby brother" Keisha snickered.
"I said don't call me that!" Kai shouted from below before he slammed the front door shut and drove away with his car. I think.
Keisha laughed it off.
"Okay Rei, I'll let you unpack your stuff. If you ever need anything just call me. I'll be in my room"
Okay wow. This is just… wow. This room is way spacious. Too spacious for one person. I think a whole normal sized house can fit here. I pull my bag towards the king-sized bed while gawking at everything inside (my) room. A magenta comforter lay neatly on top of the white cushion. There's a wooden study table decorated with lovely carvings not far away from the bed. There's also a full-body oval mirror with golden frame around it. Two large drawers are by the wall at the far right end of the room. And cool, I have my own bathroom inside my room. Not that I don't get one but that's always in the hotels. The ceiling had a gold-plated chandelier and other golden lamps located at the corners of the room. There's also a big glass door that leads to the veranda and stairs towards the greenhouse. This whole place is just shimmering with 24-carat gold! Awesome. Amazing. Great. And all the other fantastic words you can think of. I've heard of the Hiwatari family before, saying they hold the number one business company in Russia. I never really expected them to be this freaking rich. I think I'm drooling again. And my Uncle was friends with someone this rich! That's more unbelievable! I sigh (and wipe my drool) and throw myself to the soft bed.
"I could get used to this" I chuckle and snuggle in the comforter.
The fragrant odor the flowers emitted to the air are very soothing the moment you come inside. Yes, after unpacking my things I decided to check out the greenhouse. There are a lot of rare and beautiful flowers and trees. There are roses, bougainvillea, sunflowers, orchids, tulips and lilies. When I reached down to smell a tulip, something wet and cold touched my leg. I think my heart almost jumped out of my ribcage in surprise. I turn around and a pair of big black round eyes stares up at me. I blink twice as I spot the little puff ball with its front legs leaned against my right leg, long pinkish tongue hanging out of its mouth and brown pom-pom like tail wagging back and forth to show its excitement. Cute! A cute little brown Pomeranian puppy!
"Aw, you're so cute!" I crouch down and pat its head. It leans to my touch. "Are you Keisha's dog?" I ask and gently take the thing in my arms. It then licks my cheek and barks. Cuteness overload!
The sun has already set down when I saw Kai's car arrive. I'm currently enjoying the softness of the couch by the living room with the little puppy on my lap, sleeping soundly. I just ate lunch with Keisha in the big dining room. There was a long table (like the one you see in movies where there's only two people eating on either ends and ask their waiting maids to fetch them pepper or something) and fortunately, I sat just beside Keisha. I hear the door creak open and Kai comes in followed by atall redhead walking behind him. I tilt my head to see the new visitor. He wears a white short sleeved shirt and dark-gray leather pants. His hair is a fiery red and his eyes are a pair of brilliant ice blue orbs. He has the same light skin tone as Kai.
"Wait for me by the living room while I get what you need" I heard Kai ordered and the 'redhead' nods at him and sits on the couch across from me. He pulls a magazine from the set on the table and begins scanning through the pages. I think he's just looking at the pictures. It doesn't seem like he notice me. Have I turned invisible or something? Oh well. I turn my attention back to the little puppy and brushed its fur.
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Is someone looking at me or is it just my imagination? It's sending chills down my spine. I look up and meet a pair of narrowed blue eyes and furrowed eyebrows. I'm a little dumbstruck so I just stare back at him. Why s he looking at me like that? There something on my face?
"You're…" Oh he can talk. I thought he's just a mannequin or some kind of a statue. "Kai who's the pretty lady?" he shouted in that full voice. Uh, I think I just lost my ears. And what does he mean 'pretty lady'? Seriously now, that's like the third time someone mistook me for a girl.
"He's a guy" Kai says before I could defend myself. He has some papers in his hand and hands them to the other guy.
"No way" the redhead said, "You mean he's a guy?" he continues pointing at me and emphasizing on the he part. Can I punch him?
"You're too beautiful for a guy" he said. Okay, I'd take that as a compliment. "By the way, I'm Tala" he reaches out a hand to me.
"I'm Rei" I said and shakes his cold but soft hands. He feels more of a woman than I am.
"Rei? Why does that sound so familiar?" said Tala looks up the ceiling scrunching his nose as if thinking really hard. That's pretty cute. Okay, where the hell did that come from?
"Maybe because he's the famous violinist known as the Gentle Kitten something" Kai grumbled. He's seriously provoking me on purpose.
"Gentle Tiger of the Violin" I corrected and secretly snorts.
"Whatever" Kai mutters back takes a seat on the couch beside Tala. He calls a servant and asks her to prepare drinks for his guest. Why didn't he do that when I arrived? I was a guest too! Unfair much!
"Those papers are due next week, how come you haven't started on it?" Kai asked Tala
"Mmm, too busy" Tala said who still has his eyes locked on me. I have to admit, his eyes are sexy but the way he's staring at me is kinda creepy. I feel like I'm being stripped naked.
"Tala, don't even think about it" Kai narrows his eyes
"What?"
"You already have Bryan and I don't want him fuming carrying an axe running around the house trying to kill our guest"
"Aw, you sourpuss" Tala whines stretching his arms and putting them behind his head. Am I supposed to be getting a hint on what Kai is talking about?
"Hey, visitor" he called. I looked up, having a feeling he meant me.
"Me?"I have a name you grumpy… you. Can't you call me by my name?
"Yes you"
"What?"
"Take Bug to your room and stay there if you don't want to be raped on your first day here in Japan" he ordered. Okay did I hear him right or was I imagining things? Raped? And who the hell is Bug? When he noticed the confusion in my face he rolled his eyes and said, "The dog". I now move from my "What the hell are you talking about look" to "Oh I get what you're talking about look". I grab 'Bug' and carry him on my arms then head to my room upstairs.
"Kaaaaaai, you're so mean!" I heard Tala whine, "I wasn't planning on raping him". Ignore that Rei. Ignore it.
"…YET"
Pervert. Yup, he's definitely a pervert. I think I better keep my distance from him. Just to be safe. I'd like to keep my virginity till I get married thank you very much.
"Now shut up and do your papers Ivanov" Kai said.
Somehow, I feel myself being watched again as I climb the stairs. I turn around expecting it was Tala but he's busy writing on a paper on the table. Then I catch sight on two crimson orbs. When Kai noticed me looking back at him he sighed and looked away. Hey, what's that sigh for? Is he mocking me?
He's definitely not going to be my best friend. Sigh. Welcome to your new life, Rei.
End of Chapter 1.
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