I'm Rich And You're Not

eljasrey

Disclaimer: I do not own Daa! Daa! Daa! Mika Kawamura does. :)

Oh, and I'm really sorry for the OOC-ness. (Gomen nasai!!) Nevertheless, I hope you all still enjoy this fan fiction.

Please, if you have comments or suggestions, please do tell me through reviews. I would welcome them with arms wide open. :D

Chapter 2

An important step to becoming the 'ideal couple':

Dating. Each person should know more about each other to deepen their relationship. It would help couples understand each other more. Also, it would help avoid unwanted misunderstandings, arguments and disagreements.

I gave Aya a 'what-kind-of-crap-is-this' look.

"Look, Miyu." She sighed, handing me the piece of paper with the messy handwriting. I knew very well that it was hers. "Your mom said, you were willing. And, so are we."

I ignored her. "Do you realize that it's six in the morning?" I said to Aya and Nanami who were sitting on either sides of the bed. "And it's SATURDAY." I crumpled the paper and tossed it back to Aya, who caught it with one hand.

They better come up with a good excuse. I was not in the mood to play games with them. I always felt groggy in the morning—especially on SATURDAY mornings. A few minutes ago, my peaceful slumber was interrupted by my two cute friends (Yes. That was sarcasm). Nanami was shaking the bed while Aya was shoving the piece of paper, with her messy handwriting—she hastily wrote it, I guessed since her usual penmanship was a tad better—to my face.

My provocation did not affect them though. Nanami suddenly pulled me to a tight hug as she squealed excitedly, "Why didn't you tell us that you've already decided to take the matrimonial path!"

I pushed her face away from me. "What the heck are you two talking about?" I grumbled.

I really was getting in a shoddier mood. After all, it was SIX A.M.! And to add to that, it was SATURDAY! Could this not hold for a few more hours? I still want to sleep and… and…

…

Did she say 'matrimonial path'?

My ears must be failing me. I had to get mama to get them checked later.

But, I noticed they looked at each other and, after their seemingly speechless conversation, looked at me with skeptical eyes. "The marriage between you and Saionji Kanata, of course," Nanami said as-a-matter-of-factly as she stretched her legs on the bed.

Oh, and yeah. They were both now lying on my bed.

"I knew there was some kind of chemistry between you and Saionji-kun!"

It took a while for me before what Aya said sunk in. Some kind of chemistry… between you…and… S-A-I-O-N-J-I—K-U-N…

I plopped back on the bed.

"Arrgh!" I groaned as I pressed the pillow on my face. "Did mama say that? She said that I was going to marry him?"

She was getting out of hand. I didn't exactly say I was going to marry him. I said I would try to get to know him. I was not a big fan of commitments. And besides… marriage at the age of eighteen?! That's absurd. Why would I even desire to marry at such an early age? And to a guy I wasn't even really sure of his masculinity.

Okay, okay.

With that last sentence, I know many are now yearning to kill me. The 'Kanata fans' club' would surely be the first on the Kill-Miyu List.

But! (Before anyone murdered me) There are so many girls (from KINDERGARTEN students to COLLEGE GRADUATES) that are head-over-heals for him and he doesn't find AT LEAST ONE interesting? With his looks, he could have anyone he likes.

Any normal hormonal eighteen-year old boys (especially the attractive ones) would have at least one girlfriend. Or even just a fling. Boys that are good-looking are either (1) taken (meaning—already in a relationship), or (2) gay.

Oh, wait. Maybe… he already secretly liked someone else.

…

It was just something that came to mind but… he wouldn't really agree to do this if he already liked someone else… or if he was gay… right?

Okay. Scratch the last six paragraphs. I, too, regret thinking that. I now know why he agreed to do this 'promise'. He secretly liked me.

There's no other explanation. And besides, Aya said there was chemistry between us.

"Your mom didn't exactly say it like that." Aya said shaking her head. "But I didn't know you liked him, Miyu."

I sighed as I sat up. "Fine, I'll do it."

Nanami and Aya looked at each other. They beamed at me. "You'll date him?"

I nodded.

"Great! 3 o'clock sharp this afternoon." Aya said excitedly.

"Yeah," I grinned, "Great."


.Kanata.

It was one forty-five in the afternoon when Santa and Nozomu came to my house, declaring that I had a date in less than two hours and that I should prepare. I thought they were setting me up with another one of those crazy girls when Nozomu said that my date was Kouzuki Miyu.

I didn't believe them at first, but after I laughed colossally and they just looked at me like I was insane, I finally believed them. When I finally calmed down, Nozomu just shook his head while Santa looked at me disapprovingly.

"What is it about her that you don't like anyway?" Santa asked, wearily.

They both waited for my answer. I opened my mouth to say something, but closed them again. What was it that I didn't like about her? I thought for a while before answering, "She's a rich, spoiled brat."

They both considered my answer. Now, they were finally on the same page of book as mine. No one would deny this fact. Almost everybody noticed her hauteur the moment she stepped inside the classroom.

Their family was known worldwide. Her parents had been chosen by NASA for a special project. Yuu and Miki Kouzuki had been considered National heroes since then. And of course, Kouzuki Miyu, their only daughter was renowned too. She studied in a most prestigious school in America and topped every year. When the project was over, the Kouzukis decided to live in Japan again. Why they chose Heiomachi—which was a small town—was beyond me. It was even rumored that NASA offered a nice huge flat back in the states but they reverently turned down the offer.

After a while, Santa shook his head at me. "You just don't like her because she almost beat you in being Valedictorian."

It was true she almost overthrew me from Valedictorian. But hell, that was not my point. I frowned at him. "I'm not that childish." I muttered.

If that were my only reason, then I would kneel to her and apologize—which I would not. I still could not forget the first day she transferred to Heiomachi High and Mizuno-sensei asked me to tour her around the school since I was class representative. The school composed of three buildings. As I was showing her through the first building, she was already complaining how small and filthy the school was. Heiomachi high was nowhere near filthy but I admit that it was old. She was also ranting about how she would not get lost in such a small school, compared to her previous school. Even after that, she still complained, whined and expostulated about the school, the town, the people, the everything. And even though she was like that, the teachers and students adored her.

"If you really think that way," Santa said thoughtfully, "Then, don't you think you should be her beacon?"

"Huh?" I wasn't the only one who reacted to this. Nozomu was also making a face as he tried to comprehend what Santa was saying.

Santa sighed at our obtuseness. "I mean, you would be the one that would change her for the better." He smirked smugly, "Comprende?"


~eljasrey: Wow. I did it(!!) Sorry if it's kinda late. Hope you enjoyed it! Now, please do leave a review, okay? I would really appreciate it very much. Comments, suggestions, and constructive criticisms would be highly appreciated.