Getting To Know Each Other
(A Little Too Well)
Chapter 2
It's been two weeks since Ootori Kyouya has been practically stalking the girl. The Shadow King got frustrated as to not knowing anything about her so he finally decided to talk to her, at least know her name. He walked up to her with one of his host smiles tapped her shoulder. The girl turned around and smiled.
"Hey, I can't help but notice how you drink from your cup." She raised her eyebrow. "Is that supposed to be a pick-up line?" Kyouya chuckled. "No, I'm telling the truth. You drink exactly how my mother used to drink from her cup." She stared at him with her hazel eyes.
"Oh I'm forgetting my manners." The ex-host stuck out his hand. "My name's Kyo." She continued to stare at him. "Um, miss?"
"That's not your real name, is it?"
Kyouya was caught off guard. This girl did not know him yet she already knew that he was using something other than his real name. He chuckled and adjusted his glasses. "I supposed it's not. It's my nickname." The sandy-haired girl smiled and pointed at the seat across from her. "You can sit there, Kyo-san." He gave her a small smile and sat down. "By the way, my name's Matsu."
"That's not your real name, am I right, Matsu-san?" She chuckled. "Since you won't give me your real name, I'll give you my nickname. An eye for an eye." Kyouya nodded. "I suppose it's a good deal."
An awkward silence followed their conversation. Once again, Matsu grabbed her cup with both hands and took little sips. "I was telling the truth, Matsu-san." She smiled and put down her cup. "How so, Kyo-san?"
"My mother always was an interesting person. She would drink traditionally with both her hands, whether it's a western tea cup or just a glass of water." He stirred his coffee and looked at the swirl that was formed. "That's why when I saw you, you reminded me of her."
"Is your mother well?"
"She died when I was 11." Matsu gave a small gasp. "I'm sorry, it must've been hard losing your mother." Kyouya gave her a small smile. "Don't worry, I still have my father and siblings." The girl smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's a blessing to have at least your father and siblings with you."
"How about yours, Matsu-san? Are your family well?"
"My parents died when I was 4 and my twin siblings were 1." Kyouya was caught off guard yet again. She said that one simple sentence with a smile on her face. "Oh don't get me wrong," it was as if she read his mind. "I miss my parents and all but that's all in the past. I still have my twin siblings and my grandmother so I'm not alone."
Suddenly, her phone started singing Utada Hikaru's First Love. "Please excuse me, Kyo-san." Matsu answered her phone and started talking to whoever was on the other line.
"Grandma, I'm still here."
"But, you know that I always take this hour to stay here." She sighed. "Ok, I'll be home soon, tell him to wait." Matsu closed her phone and sighed once again. She looked at Kyouya and awkwardly smiled. "Sorry, Kyo-san. My grandmother wants me home early tonight. It seems that there's a guest waiting for me." Kyouya nodded, understanding the situation. She stood up and was about to leave when she turned around.
"Will you be here tomorrow?" She asked him in such an innocent way, with her eyes large and filled with expectations. Kyouya broke their eye contact and cleared his throat to try to hide his upcoming blush. "I'll try, Matsu-san." The said girl smiled brightly and waved goodbye. He watched her catch a taxi to wherever her destination is. 'Wait,' Kyouya thought. 'If she goes to Lobelia, doesn't that mean she's a daughter of a business tycoon?' He looked outside once again to stare at the road where Matsu rode the taxi. 'But she rode a taxi. I don't believe that an heiress would do something as petty as that.' He sighed and stood up. 'Dwelling on it won't give me a peace of mind. I might as well investigate more about her.'
As soon as he got home and turned on his laptop, he smirked. 'Then again, it gets dull if I know everything about her.' The Shadow King leaned back and closed his eyes. 'I will challenge myself: to try and find out more about "Matsu" with the use of question and answer.' He chuckled and opened his notes from university.
"This will be a challenge indeed."
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"Grandma?" An old lady smiled at her eldest grandchild. "Matsu-chan, it seems that another suitor has come again." Matsu sighed. "You know, grandma, you should just say no to them. You know I'm not ready to get married. I want to graduate university first before that." Her grandmother just kept smiling at her. "Yes, I know dear but, this one is a cutie!" The girl sweat-dropped. 'Sometimes I think that my grandma isn't old but a teenager in disguise…'
"Well, go get changed, Matsu-chan. You wouldn't want to keep that boy waiting, right?" Matsu nodded and went up to her room. She looked at her room and smiled. On her white cotton sheets lay her twin brother and sister. The older sister walked up to them and saw that they were looking through the photo album that they made. The page that was opened up was a family picture. Her parents had warm smiles on their faces while they each held one of the twins. A young Matsu stood in the middle of her parents with a huge grin. She grazed the picture and sadly smiled. 'I miss you, mother and father. I hope you continue watching over us.'
Matsu went downstairs wearing a green sundress and white flats. Her shoulder-length hair was up in small French braid tied with a white ribbon at the end. The suitor at the bottom of the stairs blushed and smiled. "It's finally nice to see you, Kudo-san."
"Yes, it has been awhile, Kuronewa-san. Would you like to have dinner with me? It seems that I'm the only one left to eat." Kuronewa nodded. "Oh before I forget," he walked up to her and gave her a bouquet of roses. "Oh, thank you so much! I'll have them put in a vase immediately." A maid walked up to them and took the flowers from her lady. He then followed Matsu to the dining hall. As soon as they sat down, the maids entered with food in their hands. The head chef followed them and bowed in front of Matsu. "Kudo-sama, today's special is Kingfish Fumè. Its ingredients are fresh from France. We hope that you enjoy it."
"Thank you, it looks delicious indeed!" The head chef bowed and left with the maids in tow. "So, Kuronewa-san,"
"Kudo-san, it's ok if you call me Satoshi." Matsu smiled. "Then you may call me Matsuri."
"As I was saying, Satoshi-san, what has been happening in your family business?" All throughout dinner, the two just talked about their family businesses. This irritated Matsuri's suitor. "Matsuri-san!" Her eyes widened at his raised voice. "Please, can we not talk about our businesses? We're getting off the topic as to why I am here." She sighed and stood up. Matsuri walked up to him and smiled. "I'm sorry, Kuronewa Satoshi-san. I have no interest in being your girlfriend or fiancée." Kuronewa widened his eyes. "But…why?"
"You are a great person, I respect you for that but I'm not ready to go into a relationship with anyone, be it a boy or girl." She chuckled at his expression. "I'm sorry, the girl thing is a joke."
He shook the shock off him. "But there have been rumors that you've been dating for a long time!"
"Those rumors are false. I have never had a boyfriend since I was born, but there have been so many suitors that I lost count."
Kuronewa grabbed her hand and pulled her to him. "But…I love you… I had loved you since we were in grade school! Please!" Matsuri gracefully removed her hand from his grip and caressed his tear-streaked cheek. "Gomenasai, Satoshi-san. Please understand that we both have different views on each other. While you think of me as someone you love dearly, I think of you as a friend, nothing else." The boy frowned and looked down. "So there's no changing your mind…?" Matsuri shook her head.
"Then can we still be friends? It's the next best thing." The girl smiled and nodded. She gave him a tissue to wipe his tears. "Gomenasai. I hope you do not harbor hard feelings." Kuronewa weakly smiled. "No, that would be bad with my parents, right?"
Matsuri led Kuronewa to the door. "If you excuse me," he bowed but before he could leave, she kissed his cheek. "Thank you for telling me your true feelings." He blushed and got on his family's limo. He waved at her as the limo drove off. Matsuri sighed and closed the door.
"It's always the same…why can't they take the hint?" Her grandmother walked up to her and patted her shoulder. "Do not worry, honey. Once you find your love, they will stop. But since you decided to wait, they will keep coming." She sighed once again and went upstairs. Matsuri smiled to see her siblings yawning as they sat up and rubbed the sleep off their eyes. When they saw her, they ran up to her and tackled her to the ground. "Matsu-nee!!"
"Yuiko, Sojirou, come on, get off me." Matsuri said in between laughs. "But nee-san, you're squishy."
"I might be squishy but I'm still your sister. Now, off, off." Kudo Yuiko and Sojirou groaned as they got off her and ran to her bed. Their older sister sighed. "The two of you are in your final year of middle school yet you still act like 6-year-olds." The twins just grinned at her and waited for her to join them. She raised her eyebrow. "Don't you two have your own rooms?"
"But, it's been a while since we slept with you." Yuiko pointed out.
"Plus, we only see you during breakfast and dinner when we have school days and we only see you during dinner during weekends." Sojirou completed. Matsuri smiled and changed into her pajamas. "Fine, but just for tonight, ok?" They smiled and nodded. The twins lay on both sides while their older sister lay between them.
Soon the room was filled with light snores from the twins. But Matsuri couldn't sleep. She was about to stand up when the twins grasped her arms.
"Mama…"
"Papa…"
'Of course, I was basically their parents as they grew up…' She lovingly smiled at them and lay back on the bed. She wrapped her arms on both of them and kept them close to her. "I'd die if both of you disappeared…" Matsuri whispered as she fell into deep slumber.
Hm... Bah, I don't care that I updated this too early, I wanted to see what people thought of this! :)
Well, I guess this is it, this is the beginning of their blossoming relationship
I was planning on making Matsu a commoner but there have been too many fics like that, that I think it's getting too old...
Anyway, hope you liked it! Remember, reviews make me feel all warm inside :D
DISCLAIMER: Me no ownie Ouran D: