Disclaimer: For the previous chapter, for this chapter and for the upcoming chapters, I will only say this once…. I DO NOT OWN SPECIAL A!
Things and Love We Should Comprehend
Chapter Two: Same Eyes, Two Different Feelings
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Hanazono Residence, Tokyo Japan 7:00am
"Well… That was weird…" Hikari mumbled to herself while standing in the door of her house. She looked at the leather watch in her left wrist.
"He had never been late in picking me up… I wonder what happened…"
RING!
She was then startled by the ringing cell phone in her left pocket. It flashed 'Takishima' in her cell phone screen.
"Yes?" she said after she pressed the phone on her ear.
"Hikari…" she had heard him heave a sigh, "I'm sorry… I can't pick you up… Something came up and I guess I'll be in school, late…"
"Oh…"
"Yes… I hope that you're not mad at me…" his unhappiness was obvious in his voice.
"N-No! Of course not… I am used to going at school alone before… I am perfectly fine! Don't worry about it!" she said half true, half lie.
"Well then… It was good to hear it from you… I'll see you later in Hakusen… Please take care…"
"Yes… You too, take care!"
By that, both ended the conversation.
Hikari walked out of her house and locked the doors. She headed to the nearest train station to take the ride while feeling the pang of not being together with Kei in a bright sunny morning.
What is this feeling? Is something wrong…?
Kei sat still in his limousine heading towards the biggest branch of Takishima Group. He was still looking at his cell phone and was thinking about Hikari.
He knew why he needed to go to the company and talk to the most unwanted person in his life. He knew it had something to do with him and it means that it also have something to do with Hikari. Though denying the thought, he was afraid that once they made a conversation, his relationship with Hikari will be put in peril. Will this break them up?
Kei grimaced at what he just thought. No, this can't be. He had to remain calm and think logically in how he will plan his work without getting Hikari or their relationship involve.
The proposal he read last night was about the Takishima Group intending to merge with the Uehara Corporation. One thing can be done easily in term of merging, marrying someone from the Corp, and he was sure that the perfect token was him.
Uehara and Takishima companies were the largest Japan corporations overseas and combining two forces will take a big step in to the business industries of the country. He thought that it was a great proposal, until he came involved with it. He needed to talk and know what the President was planning.
Takishima Group, Tokyo Japan 7:34am
"Good afternoon Takishima-sama… Do you need anything?" the receptionist said in a bow while Kei stand in front of her desk.
"The President… Was he here?"
The receptionist immediately responded with a polite nod and bowed. Kei didn't utter another word. As soon as he got her respond, he walked toward the elevator and clicked the button where the most unwanted person's office was located.
"Kei…" he coldly acknowledged his arrival. President Takishima was sitting in his usual seat that symbolized the power and authority he holds.
"President… I want to discuss with you the proposal that was sent to me last night…" equally cold, Kei let him know his reasons why he was there standing across the infamous desk of the company's President.
"Ah…" he stood from his seat and move at the back of it to gaze at the big glass casement of his office. Kaname stared at the view outside his window. He was in the highest floor of the tallest and powerful building in Japan. Gazing at the people, things and establishments below him, Kaname felt like he was the ruler of all the things he was seeing now.
But somehow, he wasn't pleased with it.
"Kei… You are the heir of the company and I know the blood runs in you seek more power…" he turned to look at him with blank face, "You were born to be potent and no matter what you do, your impulse will hunt for more work…"
"I am not a working machine hiding in a human skin…" he said it politely but the politeness didn't hide the antagonism he felt.
"It was not the statement for you Kei… But sometimes, that was the very words suitable to describe us…" his eyes suddenly glint with deceitfulness, "And do you think, Hanazono-san will understand it?"
Kei grind his teeth inside his mouth. Rage crawled in every veins of his body.
"Please don't involve Hikari here…" he said still in a polite manner but the ugliness of his anger was hidden beneath his light-brown locks.
Kaname sensed it.
"She will be always involved unless you decide to throw her away from your life…"
Kei trembled with anger, "The proposal, what was it all about?" he snapped unable to keep the politeness.
"You know that before I retire, I have to assure that my company will have the sturdiest foundation… And merging it with the Uehara Corp will be the most excellent idea… And because you are the next most effective heir, I want you to handle the deal…" he took his seat again to face his grandson.
"I will not marry anybody beside Hikari… I disagree to handle the deal…"
Kaname expected it, after all, he believed he also get the same persistence from him.
"You can't disagree with it, Kei… Because I have something to offer to you… Something you won't be able resist…"
The President can see the curiosity in his eyes.
"What offer?"
Kaname's lips stretched upwards.
"If you can merge Uehara Corp and Takishima Group with just convincing President Uehara, then I am sure that you are worth enough to be the successor of the company even having Hanazono-san in your life…"
Kei's eyes widened. His ears were so attracted with the offer of being with Hikari without the biggest nuisance. Despite the eagerness to accept the offer, he knew that the condition will be hard.
"But if you failed… Then I will have no choice but to marry you to Makino-san… She will be a great bride for you… Equal intelligence and potentials… Great enough to make the companies more prevailing…"
"I won't marry anyone beside Hikari…" he repeated.
"So Kei? Would you like to deal with me?" he asked with a deceitful smirk on his face.
Kei stood there for a while, thinking if what he planned to decide will be the right thing. Was he really capable of closing the deal between the two companies without arranging a marriage? He thought he can pull it, but then he remembered that it was Makino Uehara that he was going to talk to. Something in the past that happened to them might make the deal complicated, but he don't have much of a choice right? Beside, the offer of the President approving his relationship with Hikari was too much blinding of price however, it was what he needed.
It was a gamble, and he was willing to bet.
Closing his eyes and sucking a lot amount of air, Kei had decided.
He opened his feral eyes and looked straightly at the man in front of him.
"I will convince Uehara-san to merge with the company… And we won't need an arrange marriage…"
Kaname's face was blank, he was thinking of this young lad standing across him.
"You are really devoted to that Hanazono girl huh?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
Kei gazed at him seriously and straightly.
"I am… And this devotion and affection was more than what you had given to grandmother…"
Kaname felt his chest tightened but then, he still manage to keep his composure.
"People like us were forbidden to be with people like Hanazono… It will just cause you terrible pain…"
"I am not you President…" he plainly said straightly looking at him.
Kaname took a note of the determination he saw in his eyes, something more resilience than himself before.
"Now if you will excuse me… I have to go to school…" with a bow, Kei didn't utter another word and left the room.
President Takishima was left in his seat with his fingers intertwined over his desk. The second step of the plan was executed.
Kei's concurrence with the deal was a mistake, a big mistake.
Greenhouse, Hakusen Academy 9:08am
"Today's snack is Tiramisu with Hazelnut Cream partnered with Chamomile tea served in--"
"YUM! ITADAKIMASU!"
"Let Hikari get first you pig!"
SMACK!
Akira slapped Tadashi with her tea pot for being a young glutton. Tadashi hid behind his chair because of terror.
"Ah…" Ryuu pointed with sweat dropped, "They are at it again…"
'It was always like that (-_-)' Megumi wrote in her board.
"Very well-paired…" Jun exclaimed.
Akira shrugged at the comments of her friends. She turned to Hikari and offered her delicious tiramisu.
"Here Hikari! It was made extra sweet and extra delicious just for you…" she offered with a smile.
Hikari, who was sitting in her usual seat, shift her gaze to Akira and forcefully provide a smile. Her friends sensed the uneasiness.
"Ha-hai… Arigato…" she replied with a fake smile.
"What is wrong with my cute angel Hikari?" Akira asked while patting her head.
"Oh… It's looked like she missed Kei already… Well, that was normal! Nyahaha!" Tadashi commented but immediately behaved when Akira stabbed him with death glares.
"Really? I heard there was another merging of company courtesy of Takishima Group… Maybe that's the reason why Kei needed to go to work this early…" Ryuu said while sipping his tea.
Akira twitched and her expression went frightened.
"Maybe… That's what she was talking about…This can't happen…" she secretly thought, but the frightened expression and the clutching of her necktie was enough for the S.A. members to notice her agitation. Even Hikari whom too caught up with her gloominess found her friend's expression peculiarly.
"What's the problem, Akira?" Tadashi asked while the others wait for her to respond.
"That's right Akira… Is there a problem?" Hikari asked with a worry tone.
"No… Everything will be alright for Hikari and Kei… Kei will protect Hikari right? So nothing bad will happen…" she insisted in her mind privately while looking at her dearest friend.
"N-No! Hahaha! What will be wrong with me! Ah! I made another cake, I left in the kitchen so I will just go there and get it okay?" she nervously excused herself. After seconds, Akira was out of sight.
'That was strange…' Megumi flashed her board.
Ryuu acknowledge it but he was still more concerned over Hikari.
"Daijobu Hikari… Akira wasn't mad at Kei… Maybe it was something else bothering her… And about Kei, you know he was a busy man, but I'm sure he got through with his job soon… So there no need to look gloomy neh?" he said with a smile.
Hikari didn't want to waste the cheering of her friend so she smiled hoping it will cover her sadness up.
"Arigato…" she said. But Hikari know well that her Kei not picking her up wasn't the cause of her gloominess, it was something else.
I feel like something bad will come... I don't know but I have a feeling that it has something to do with Takishima… No… I am scared…
Hikari clutched her fists resting in her knees. She was scared for something that was coming, and she didn't know why.
"Miss me already? Ms. Number Two?"
A polite familiar voice followed but a light hand that patted her shoulder, interrupted her thoughts.
"T-Takishima!"
"Ohayo Hikari…" he greeted with a smile for his blushing and widened eyes beloved.
"You startled me there…" she sighed to calm down the surprised heart, "So, how was the thing in your company?"
Kei really didn't want to talk about what happened earlier in the company. It wasn't a pleasant happening.
"Did you miss me?" he asked with an innocent smile of his face.
Hikari blushed and hide her expressions under her locks.
"She missed you a lot!" Jun said.
"Yup! She looked gloomy earlier but looks like she went back to normal when you came back!" Tadashi added.
Hikari felt the embarrassment becoming much more evident in her face. The only thing that she can do was to bit her bottom lip and not look at him.
Kei felt happy about her 'guilty for longing for you' reaction although he can still feel the aftermath of his conversation with President Takishima.
By impulse, Kei put a hand on her chin and lift it up so she can look at him.
"I will be always here… I will always protect you… I promise…"
Hikari felt her face blushed once more, but what more confusing was, why Kei was saying these things suddenly, and why does his eyes looked worried and afraid? Her heart sunk and for unknown reasons, he, saying those things was like the other way of saying 'goodbye'.
Hikari felt her chest tightens. No, it was not a goodbye, he was just being sweet this day that's why those words came out from his mouth. She insisted those things to herself although she was aware of the uneasiness of sensing something bad will definitely happen.
No… There are just my imaginations… Nothing bad will happen… Nothing…
"Oi… Oi… You guys are quite cheesy this morning… Did something happen?" Tadashi asked while stuffing his mouth with sweet cakes.
"No…" Kei let go of her chin and straightened his back, "Nothing happened Tadashi… I was just pleased because Hikari was so used of me picking her up for school that she missed me so much when I didn't do the habit…" his usual handsome smile was back on his face, "Right Hikari?"
The damsel squealed when her beloved gaze back at her. He was smiling, he was happy, maybe the weird thing she was feeling earlier was just a bad imagination of her tricky mind. Everything was alright.
And it was about to stop being alright.
"Good Morning…" a voice of a female greeted.
The S.A. members looked at the person who had just spoke and Hikari's head snapped back, her eyes unable to break away from the same eyes blinking at her.
Akira just arrived from the kitchen, carrying plates with sweet pastries and the first thing that she noticed was the intruder in their greenhouse.
"Makino-san?" she inquired. Her eyes widened and looked scared.
Shifting her sight from the same eyes, Makino looked at Akira.
Akira…
And then, she remembered another childhood pal.
Her gaze fell again to the girl with strangely have the same eyes at her. She was still blinking at her and then, she moved her sight to the person beside her and she never knew that her eyes will grew wide that it was now.
"Kei…" she murmured.
Hikari heard the girl standing in front of them murmured his name, and somehow, she felt that his name shouldn't be called by that girl.
She looked at Kei and saw his eyes calm but it cannot hide the glint of anxiousness and unhappiness in seeing this girl.
Takishima…
Finally, he spoke.
"Uehara-san…" he said.
Makino was displeased of hearing her surname formally said when before, he used to call her 'Ma-chan'.
"Uehara-san? You are so formal Kei… What happened to 'Ma-chan'? If you didn't want the childish name, why not Makino?" she said trying to cover up the disappointment.
"Why are you here Makino?" Tadashi butted in. For the moment, Hikari was quite baffled in why Tadashi was suddenly serious with a dark face.
"Ah… Tadashi…" she acknowledged him with a smile, but the sarcasm was obvious in her voice.
Hikari's eyebrows furrowed, she didn't want her friends to be taunted by this girl, even if they had same eyes.
Makino see the anger glinting in her eyes. She cast a smile and proceeded with the sarcastic attitude.
"Uehara-san… I will repeat Tadashi's question, why are you here?" Kei asked not dropping the cold approach.
"W-Wait… I'm just here to visit on you guys… Especially on you Kei…" she said while feeling a little offended in Kei's cold attitude.
"Oh really…? I bet it was about the merging wasn't it?" Akira said with a tone as cold as Kei's.
Kei twitched once he heard the word 'merging', he had a hunch in why she was here was because of that stupid reason.
"Uehara-san…" Kei called, "Shall I accompany you to the Academy's Library and discuss the reason in why are you here…"
Makino bit her lips as a sign of aggravation because of his formal attitude and him calling her by her surname.
"I said… I just visit here to see you guys…" she said in a displeasing tone.
Kei looked straightly into her eyes and somehow, he felt the pang of making those eyes sad. He doesn't want seeing those eyes in sorrow.
But he remembered for the millionth time that it wasn't the person he loves the most that possessed those dark blue eyes. It was just the identical eyes of Hanazono Hikari and she was not her.
"I'll be back…" Kei whispered to Hikari whom standing beside him.
The young lady just responded to his words with a nod.
"Uehara-san…" he called again and he saw the annoyance lustrous in her eyes upon hearing her surname, but he didn't mind, "Please follow me to the library…"
Kei walked towards her but didn't stop to give her another look or said the request again. He just passed through her with stoic face.
It hurt. She clenched her teeth inside her mouth and gave the people in front of her a gaze with anger, especially the girl with a long black hair, bronze skin and same dark blue orbs. The people just looked at her expressionless. Then she turned her back and unwillingly followed the brown haired young lad.
"Who was that?" Hikari asked still in the daze of puzzlement, "What is her relationship with Takishima?"
Hikari was so curious and bothered with how the girl looked at her boyfriend. For some reason, her gazes to Kei meant something, something she didn't want to know.
Akira, who was standing not far from her, heaved a sigh and put her plates in the table.
"She was a childhood comrade…" she said while fixing the table, "Me, Kei, Yahiro and her were kindergarten classmates… She also knew Tadashi… She was a year older than us… Although me with Kei and Yahiro were not approachable in school, she was the first one to came near Kei… She was always saying that Kei was so cute, amazing and great…" she straightened her back, "I always thought that she like Kei so much… I even tried to make friends with her but she only talked to me when she had something to ask about Kei… She was really obsessed but being Kei, he didn't mind her, not even once…"
Tadashi turned to Hikari and was still in a serious expression.
"When I met Akira, that Makino always lingered around her and Kei… She always talked to Akira in phone about Kei… I think until now she still did it… But when she needed to go to America, she became so sad and asked Kei if she can visit her sometime… And because Kei already knew you that time…" Tadashi pointed Hikari, "He gave her a smile because he doesn't want to see Makino sad…"
Hikari felt a pang sink in her chest. What is this feeling?
"W-Why?" she asked not really sure if she wanted to hear it or not.
"Because, she can see your eyes in hers… He likes you so much that he saw Makino's eyes as yours… That's why he doesn't want to see it sad…" Akira said.
The sharp pain abruptly subsided and it was overcome by a warm feeling that crept in her face.
"Ouuhhh…" she said while her face was blushing.
A vein throbbed at Akira's forehead.
"That was his stupidities! If he didn't gave her a smile, that girl wont think that Kei liked her! That monster is really obsessed with my angel Hikari!"
"Akira… I think that wasn't the bad part… I think it was Makino's… You know, for assuming something like Kei liking her…" Tadashi said nonchalantly.
"Eh??" Jun, Ryuu and Hikari chorused.
"Makino thought Kei liked her… She made lengthy calls for Akira even she was in America…" Tadashi continued.
"Yeah… She was telling me how much she liked Kei and how much she was studying so she can level up with Kei… She even called me about the merging of their companies…" Akira added, "Well… she became really great at all things like Kei… Honor student, hundreds of awards… Business people think that they really suit each other…"
Another pain sunk in Hikari's chest.
Another number one huh?
"Yup… Then when Kei went to Texas for the Handstand Decathlon Championship Competition, he and Makino met again…" Tadashi informed, "Kei had beaten her… Well, it was not a great day for her because her mother just died… And I think, Kei comforted her because he doesn't want to see her eyes sad… It reminded him of you…"
It should be pleasing, but it wasn't.
"And the good partnership of Uehara and Takishima companies bloomed because of the two heirs…"
"And Makino-san had fed her mind that Kei and her will get married… It was the original plan…" Akira added.
"How do you know it?" Ryuu asked.
"My father told me… It was quite popular in the business industry… Two big companies merging because of the successors… And we all know how the merging will be done…"
"Arrange marriage…" Tadashi murmured.
Hikari was standing there, frozen and listening.
"I don't think Kei will like the idea…" Jun said.
'That's right.' Megumi wrote.
"I don't think Kei will agree with the marriage… Maybe that's why he was working on things…" Ryuu said while looking at Hikari.
Soon, everyone stared at her. Her expression was hidden behind those raven locks. Her fist clenched and they don't know what she was thinking.
Alas, she spoke.
"Takishima isn't the kind of guy that will settle for arrange marriage… I know that he will handle the merging with his own skills and capability and not with the marriage… Takishima is better than that…"
The rest of them smiled. They know Hikari will take things positively. It will be alright as long as she has faith in Kei.
"But that doesn't mean you should let your guard down…"
The S.A. were startled and looked at the source of the intruder's voice. There they were, Yahiro and Sakura.
"Y-Yahiro! Sakura!" Hikari exclaimed.
"Yo…" Yahiro greeted and his gaze automatically landed at the brunette girl. Her face flushed and she hid her face under her magic board. Yahiro inwardly chuckle.
"Jun-kun!" Sakura exclaimed while she ran to his boyfriend and gave him a big hug.
"What did you say earlier Sakura?" Hikari asked while looking at a hugging Sakura and choking Jun.
"Well…" she stood up and decided to let her boyfriend breath, "You shouldn't let your guard down… That Makino will sure play tricks to get Kei-kun from you…" she winked.
"H-How did you know?" she asked.
"We over heard…" Yahiro shrugged and walked to them, sitting in the armchair of the favorite singer's seat. He smiled, she smiled sweetly.
"Oh…"
"What are you doing here?!" Akira snapped while looking at Yahiro. He was strangely getting close to Megumi these past few months.
"Visiting…" he replied uninterestedly.
"So Hikari-chan!" Sakura interrupted, "I will help you with Kei… I knew that Makino and though she was a genius because she became the President of her company at that age… She still has some bad manners…" she looked at Yahiro.
"Well… Yeah… She was… And incredibly addicted with Kei-kun…"
"Then… What are your plans Sakura-san?" Akira asked in curiosity.
Sakura sheepishly smiled, "A lot of things… But first things first…." She winked.
Library, Hakusen Academy 10:06am
Makino and Kei were in the library and sitting in the usual chairs.
"Is your visit was because of the merging Uehara-san…?" he asked in an unaffectionate tone.
"No! Can't you see I am in my normal clothes?! I just want to visit you! And stop calling me Uehara-san! Didn't you used to call me Ma-chan? If you don't want it, Makino is fine!" she stomped.
Kei let out a sigh. He gazed in her blue eyes and it was really like Hikari's. It was like he was staring in Hikari's eyes but he knew, that the more time he spent with Hikari, he learned it was not the same, just similar.
"Okay…" he gave up, "Makino…"
He saw her smile but her smile didn't make him glad.
"Then… You changed so much Kei! You are more handsome now than we last met! It's been 7 years! But I still like you, you know!" she enthusiastically said.
Here we go again…
"You know… All this time I still like you… Yeah, I was already the President of the company, but still not full time… I still have something more to learn and the Board of Directors still help me… I guess, you, as an important member of the Takishimas, can help me neh?" her face flustered and her voice sweet. She was up to something.
He knew it'll come. He knew this is what she was going to say, and he didn't like it.
"Once the company merged, I will definitely help Uehara-san…" she twitched in hearing her surname again, "But I don't think that a marriage will be the solution… I can still be a great member of your company even though we weren't married…"
Her eyes widened and she was disgruntled with his words.
"B-But… Wasn't it the easiest way? I can't just trust someone to help me run my company! I needed someone who was directly connected with the company!" she exclaimed. He sighed.
"Yes… That's why we needed to discuss about the merging without me being a token…" his word 'token' inwardly hurt her.
"Wh-What? Isn't it good if we will just marry?" she was now being straightforwardly.
"Uehara-san…"
"Makino!" she yelled.
"Makino… I was only 19 and I still have something to do with my life… There are so many works and plans and I think getting married in this epoch was not appropriate…" he excused.
Kei can feel her raging inside. He can't blame her if she expected something from him. In seven years, although they were not seeing each other, they still exchanged e-mails. Kei did this for the company because he foretold that sooner, he needed to get the Uehara Corporation for their company. He just did it for business sake and he was being careful in his words so Makino won't mistake it and he was not unintentionally cheating on Hikari.
But he was aware that she likes him, and yes, she misunderstood him. He needed to fix this.
"Neh! Why not do the easiest way? I really like to have someone help me! It was so hard since Mama and Papa was dead… Neh Neh! You remembered, I was so sad that Mama died, we were in the same Decathlon Competition and I lost because I was grieving… You are the only one that approached me! You said you don't want to see my eyes sad… I really thought that you are kind and we were now best friends! That's why if we get married, then it was the easiest way… We can stay friends but we will learn to love each other soon right?! Right?!" she said desperately.
Kei felt sorry for her. Her mom died and so was her dad. Normally, she will seek attention and love from someone, and he was the choice. He should have not minded that but it started to become different when he fell in love with Hikari. He can't take care of her, because he didn't want to, because the only girl he cared about was Hikari. One and only her.
"Kei… Let's talk…" she said and the fake smile was still plastered on her face.
"I missed you!" she exclaimed and move her body to hug him, but then, she missed.
Kei was surprised, not with Makino's attempted hug, but the reason in why he missed the embrace.
He looked at her arm, and then he saw a hand of a familiar girl tugging him.
"Hikari!" he exclaimed.
Makino's face was in rage.
"Why are you here?" she asked in a stern voice while straightly looking at her.
"I just came to pick him up… We will eat lunch now…" she said, equally cold.
Hikari obeyed the first advice of Sakura, get your boyfriend away from her. So she followed them to the library and arrived at the right time.
"Why need him? Can't you eat alone?" she annoyingly asked.
"No… But I needed him…" she said and was still determined.
Makino can see the determination of the girl in front of her. What was she to Kei anyways?
Kei secretly chuckled to himself. Even though the room became stuffy because of the tension lingering on those two, Kei knew why Hikari did that, she was jealous.
"Makino…" he called her which immediately responded by looking at him.
"I want you to meet Hikari…" he said, "My girlfriend…" he pulled her closer to him and leaned his head to her head.
Makino can feel her chest pricked by million needles. It hurt.
"Wh-What?"
"My girlfriend Makino…" he said, "I was in love with her since I was six years old… That's why I liked you eyes very much… You have the same as hers…"
Makino can feel those needles twisting inside her heart and it hurts more.
So that's why he liked looking at me… That's why he didn't want to see my cry… It's all because I have the eyes same to those trash…
"If you'll excuse me Uehara-san… I need to get Takishima…" she said nonchalantly while tugging Kei.
She was left there alone in the library. It hurts and she felt betrayed, but she wont gave up.
No I won't…
Hanazono Residence, Tokyo Japan 8:08pm
"Hikari… You haven't talked to me since we left the library… Was there something wrong?"
"Nothing…" she said irritatingly.
"Nothing?" he chuckled, "It didn't looked like nothing…"
There they were, inside her house while they sat in the same traditional table.
Since they left the library, Hikari didn't utter a word with Kei and she looked irritated. Actually, Kei didn't need to asked, he knew what the problem with her is.
"Jealous?" he chuckled.
"NO!" she looked at him flustered and mad.
"Then why are you like that?" he asked while he rested his chin in his hand.
"Well…"
"If you lied… You lost…" he smiled.
Grrr!
She heaved a sigh, "Yeah…"
"I knew it…" he smiled sweetly but it irritated her more.
"Don't be happy… It didn't feel good…"
"I am not…" he looked at her, "Why are jealous?"
"That girl… She was a number one like you… Genius, intelligent, President of a prestigious company in that young age… They said you two will be perfect to each other… You two complements… Not like me… a pauper, a tomboy, a number two forever…"
Kei felt her sadness. He never knew that Hikari thought about those things. He never knew he can see and hear her insecurities like now. It was overwhelming, but it didn't feel good. He didn't want her to be like this.
"Hikari…" he moved himself and wrapped his arms around her waist. He was hugging her from behind and he rested his chin on her shoulder.
Hikari felt warm and comfy.
"She is really a great woman… But I don't care… I've been in love with you for more than twelve years… Wasn't it enough to convince you that you are the only girl I will love?"
She blushed.
"If not… Then wait another twelve years and more and you will see that it is still Hikari whom I love so much…"
Kei withdrew from her and make her face him.
"Please trust me… I love Hikari… So much… And you are still the only girl I will love, always and forever…" he lovingly smiled.
Hikari can feel her face burning. She can't help but to feel happy hearing his words.
"That's too cheesy…" she commented blushing.
Kei chuckled and his face was tainted with pink.
"It's okay to be cheesy and clichéd as long as what I am telling was true…"
Hikari felt lucky and happy for having him. How can he be like this even she was dense and stupid in terms of love and romance? How come he was so patient? How come he loves her too much? How come? She didn't know the answer. All she knew was that she was happy with him and that was more than enough.
Suddenly, she lifted her hand and placed it at the side of his face. Kei was surprised.
Then, without a word, without a sound, Hikari pressed her lips to his soft ones.
Kei was surprised with the action and he swore, he wished this will last forever.
Hikari broke the kiss and looked straightly at his golden orbs. His eyes reflect hers and it so good to see that she was the only one in his eyes. She smiled.
"Ten…" she murmured.
"Ten?" Kei asked and was still dazed with the sudden kiss.
"Tenth kiss… Now you can't complain to me of just kissing you nine times…" she naively explained and her face was still red.
Kei can't help but to laugh.
"You really are something…" he commented while laughing, "But you know… I don't want ten… Why not make it eleven of more?"
Before Hikari can react violently, Kei pressed his lips to hers once more.
And the two started to kiss passionately.
Kei missed her lips so much as he continued to nibble it while Hikari can't help but to respond to his kisses.
The kiss was passionate and their bodies' warmth was rising.
Kei can't help being a man, so he dared to unbutton her uniform, and to his surprised, she responded by unbuttoning his uniform too.
They take the clothes off leaving Kei half naked and Hikari exposing her white lacy brassiere.
They didn't break the kiss although they started to run out of breath.
He touched her waist, arms and shoulders. He caressed it with his hand while Hikari's palm rested on his back.
Kei pulled down the strap of her garment from her shoulders and he felt her shudder.
Their heart beats was their only music as the room get stuffy and hot. But strangely, they liked the ambiance.
He broke the kiss but Kei instantly went to her smooth shoulder and kissed it gently. It was so sweet tasting her smooth shoulder like this.
Hikari felt her body heating up and shaking but she enjoyed what was happening although, she wasn't sure if this was right.
Then his arms found its way to her back. Touching the hook of her garment, Kei hesitatingly thought to unhook it or not. Maybe she won't like it if he did it, or maybe she will be mad, but Hikari pulled him closer to her so he took it as consent and go for it.
He unhooked the white garment and it fell in her front. Kei was so nervous to look so he just buried his face to her shoulders.
"Baka… Are you doing this because of your jealousy for Makino?" he managed to ask even though his loud heart beat was getting in the way.
Hikari didn't respond. She just stayed in his embrace while feeling the embarrassment of hugging him with no clothes in her torso.
Kei sighed. He knew Hikari wasn't ready yet but he wasn't prepared for her actions either. He didn't know that she will let him take off her clothes.
"You are stupid… If it'll make you comfortable, I won't look… Please put your clothes…" he said. He was ready to withdraw himself when she felt her arms wrapped around his back more tightly.
"Is it okay if we stay here like this for a little time…" she softly said. Her voice was incredibly soft and mesmerizing that it sent shivers in his spine. So cute, he thought.
They stayed there for awhile, sitting half naked and hugging each other. It was a new sensation. They never knew that the physical contact of their bare bodies can feel this good. It was warm, soft and amazing.
Hikari was enjoying his skin but Kei was not. He was having hard time controlling himself for pinning her in the floor and carry out his selfish deed. How can he control himself when the most important girl of his life was now hugging him tightly HALF NAKED! To top that, he can feel her bare soft mounds in his bare chest! It was a good sensation alright, but it was so hard to restrain.
"Alright! Time's up… I'm afraid if we stay like this, I might do something to you Hikari…" he said to her while his chin was still in her shoulder.
He tried to reach his polo and cover her up without looking or touching her chest. He pulled himself and hide his face under is palm. Hikari, who was clutching his polo covering her chest, looked at him curiously.
"What's the problem Takishima?" she innocently asked.
Kei helplessly gazed at her and sighed.
"Why are you doing those things? It was just so hard to resist you…" he weakly said.
"Well... So you will ask for more!" she said teasingly.
Kei blushed and smiled at her.
"Baka…" he said and kissed her in the forehead, "I won't look at it now Hikari… But when the time comes that we need to do 'it', please be prepared because I know it was something you won't forget for the rest of your life…" he said smiling while leaning his forehead to her.
"Okay! Bring it on Takishima!" she exclaimed.
Uehara Corporation, Tokyo Japan 9:17pm
Makino was sitting on her office while drinking some wine. Her face ominous while holding the picture of a snap shot of the young Kei.
This day has been bad, and she didn't have the want to continue it. She has to do something.
"Kei…" she murmured, "I won't let that Hikari get you from me for good…"
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So… How was it? Good? Bad? What? Please tell me your point of view… I really need it… I didn't even know if I have to continue it or not… Please tell me…