A/N: stupid pc... T-T i can't remember my updates thus i have to start from scratch... sorry guys...

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Chapter 2: hating the idea for a reason…

Natsuki parked her bike at the garage of her private apartment that her mother had given to her on her 21st birthday. She thought that it was stupid at first since she lives in Tokyo and the said apartment was in Kyoto.

"I guess mom was right in saying that someday I'll need my own vacation home…" she mumbled. She removed her helmet and hung it to the bars of her bike and removed the keys from the ignition.

Exiting the garage through a door that connects to the apartment's kitchen, Natsuki had flung her keys to the kitchen counter. she stretched out her arms and yawned loudly.

"damn old man… didn't tell me my fiancé is a fiancée! And to top it all off, it has to be 'that' Viola. I swear I'll kill him if all I'm going to sacrifice would be in vain!" she growled. She smacks the wall beside her and decided to leave the kitchen and up to a bed room.

The lights of the whole apartment were off and she didn't bothered to open them since she was tired of many reasons: driving her bike from Tokyo to Kyoto, harassing the hotel staff to tell her who was the Viola heiress, kicking the crap out of the perverted bellboy and forcing not to blush and act cool at the sight of a Kyoto-born beauty that is her fiancée.

Removing her leathers and throwing them to the side of the room, she only wore her dark blue boxers and white lacy bra. Feeling the toll of her fast driving, she tiredly flopped down and was lucky enough in landing down to bed. "I wonder…" she tiredly raised her left hand and looked at the emerald crested ring that's she's wearing at her ring finger until she had fallen into her slumber.

-The next day, 8:30am at Kruger corporation Kyoto branch-

"I told you! Dad had put me here just because of a lame arranged marriage that his own old man had decided!" Natsuki yelled out in frustration. She was pacing around her own office which mainly contained a dark blue sofa set with a glass coffee table, a mahogany office table and behind it was a black leather chair with a black coat hung around it and glass walls that showed the outside. the whole room was covered with light blue paints and wolf paintings.

"Easy now sis, I would offer help but you know how dad thinks about me trying to help you in your escape plans." A blond girl said that's sitting by the single-seater sofa. She was trailing Natsuki with her clear blue eyes while taking a sip of the coffee that she was holding.

Natsuki was wearing a white tucked-in polo with a black tie and two dark blue suspenders and black slacks. she stopped her pacing and crossed her arms. "it's not fair Alyssa! Dad always puts me in this situation ever since mom died. If it wasn't for his threat, I would've let this branch be controlled by that snow haired freak!" she complained. She sat by the sofa beside the blond haired girl and sagged back.

Alyssa Searrs, Natsuki's step-sister, was checking up on her since the sudden decision of their father had practically punched her older sister's ego. She placed down her coffee mug and looked up to a cyan haired woman whom was just standing beside her with an empty facial expression and to her sister. She sighed and gave her older sister a weak smile. "look sis, I know that getting married at your age is such a pain. Since you barely stay on a relationship for more than a week, I think this would give you improvements. But look at it this way, atleast she's 'THE' Shizuru Viola." Alyssa said with a sly grin.

Natsuki glared at her little sister that could make anyone feel a rush of cold sweat run down from their body and feel extensive fear. But Alyssa merely chuckled and fanned her right hand. "please, that oh so Kruger-death-glare has no effect on me sis." Alyssa said with a bored expression.

"Darn! Anyway… how is she Alyssa?" she asked worriedly, figiting her index fingers together.

Alyssa smiled and looked at her older sister with a caring expression. "She's fine, don't worry sis. I bet she understands why you had to leave."

"I hope so… she called last night, asking if I was alright and if I ate my dinner." Natsuki chuckled as she remembered the phone call she got last night.

The cyan haired woman looked at Natsuki and smiled a little. "Natsuki-sama's indeed a caring person." She said with a deadpanned voice.

Alyssa chuckled and looked up to her cyan haired companion. "indeed Miyu. But as we all know, only few of us can see that side of her. her 'cute' side". She jested.

"Oi! I'm not cute! Anyway, it's almost time for your class so why don't you and your girlfriend go now and let me work." Natsuki suggested. She stood up and walked towards her office table and scanned the paper that's spread across her table.

Alyssa stood up aswell and straightened her uniform. She paced to Natsuki and gave her sister a hug. "everything would be alright sis." She whispered.

"yeah, I hope so…"

The blond smiled and had let go of her older sister and gaited towards the chestnut double door. But before exiting the office she gave Natsuki a mischievous grin. "ne sis, I think you shouldn't lie about work. Since you practically do nothing except order people around or sneak out." she joked and dashed out of the door with Miyu trailing behind her.

Natsuki just shook her head and took a paper from the scattered papers in her table. she examined the paper which read 'today's meeting' and sighed when her eyes had scanned the times that was printed in the paper. 'great, I have a meeting with her father today at one of Mai's restaurant…' she sighed and took out her cellphone and flipped it open. She smiled when she looked at her cellphone's wallpaper and dialed a few numbers. She heard the ringing sound for a few times and her smile widen when she heard the answer of a girl.

"Hey honey! How are you? Did you ate your breakfast? Kyoto is boring without you here honey." she said happily. She looked at her left hand that's been covered by a black leather glove and sighed.

Meanwhile, at a photography studio not far from the Kruger company, Shizuru had just finished her morning photo shoot. She was wearing a black fitted denim pants that goes well o her violet blouse that she had to model for a magazine.

"are you tired Shizuru?" Yukino asked meekly, offering Shizuru a cup of tea.

Shizuru smiled and took the cup of tea from Yukino. "Ookini Yukino. Yes, I'm indeed alright." She blew some air to her cup and took a sip of the tea. "ara! green tea sure is calming." She said with a childish smile.

"so bubuzuke, how did the whole 'fiancée' thing with that gutsy frequent from last night end up with your father? You called him when you woke up right?" Haruka asked, stretching out her arms and placing them to her hips.

"Haruka-chan it's 'delinquent'. Shouldn't we let Shizuru handle what happened last night on her own?" Yukino asked, hoping that what Haruka just said didn't offend the brunette.

Shizuru shrugged a little but regained her composed perfect mask and charade. She looked down on her cup and remembered what happened last night. She had woken up and hoped that everything was a dream but the feeling of a box being cluthed in her hand proved her wrong. 'for god's sake why me?! is this the punishment I get from teasing all those fans of mine? I was just teasing and I'm not attracted to any girl.' She mentally said. She gazed up to her two manager/friends and gave them a façade smile. "I talked to him…" she paused. "and he told me that he would rather have me marry Kruger-han's daughter than Reito." She said with a disappointed tone. she placed her hand over her neck which she felt her necklace that held the supposed engagement ring of her and Natsuki.

Haruka practically jumped up and pumped her arm. "I flu it! that- wha was her name – girl is much more better for you. crust me bubuzuke, as much as I think of you as my rival, I would bet my money on that girl!" Haruka exclaimed. She puffed out her chest and pounds it once with her closed right fist.

Yukino shook her head. She sighed and approached Haruka. "Haruka-chan please let's not interfere with Shizuru's love life. And it's 'knew'"

Haruka pouted and crossed her arms. "that's what I said Yukino!"

Shizuru sighed and looked at her friends. "I appreciate the concerns but must I give up my freedom just to follow what my father wishes? I love Reito so much and I've only met Kruger-han last night for exactly three minutes." She said in a deadpanned voice. She took a sip of her tea, hoping it would calm her mind.

Haruka raised a brow as she looked at Shizuru. she'd known Shizuru ever since they're kids and she might be dense as a log and has a speech problem, but she can still tell if her friend is faking a smile. well about a 1 in every 10 times of the brunette's façade that is. "okay okay… you're straight and you love that smug. But what would you do now that you're engaged to someone else?"

Shizuru sighed and looked up to the wall clock that indicated the lunch time. "I forgot that father took my entire hotel privileges thus had left m with no choice but to go to Kruger-han's house." She sighed and arranged her few things to her purse and stood yup.

"wait.. you mean that you're going to live with her?" Haruka asked in surprise.

"yes. But I have to meet up with Reito first. He said he wants to have lunch with me at a restaurant that her sister works at." Shizuru said in a singsong manner.

"I bet that smug only- OW! Yukino don't hit me!" Haruka yelled out when she felt Yukino slap her arm. She glared at Yukino but it only took her a few seconds before her glare turned into a pout when Yukino looked at her with a stern look. "okay… sheesh, go and have fun with your date. Tomorrow, we'll pick you up at you delinquent fiancée's home."

Shizuru smiled at them and stood up to exit the dressing room. she waved and smiled at everyone she passes by but all of those smiles she gives are a plain façade that she perfected at a very young age. A façade that she gives to everyone except those who are dear to her.

Her cellphone rang and she took it out from her pocket and answered it.

"hello? Ara! Reito!" she said in a happy voice. She was smiling when she heard the charming voice from the other line.

"hey there my princess, meet me at the restaurant okay?"

"I'm going there right now."

"good! Then I'll just finish up my work here and I'll be there. love you princess!"

With that the call ended and Shizuru's façade smile had widened slightly. "he's so charming even in the phone." She giggled and went on her way to the parking lot.

Exiting the studio, she took out her keys and opened the door of her Ferrari Modena. She entered her car and turned on the ignition before closing the door and driving off to where her boyfriend asked her to go.

Shizuru arrived at a fancy restaurant with a sign that says 'Hime restaurant'. She parked her car to the restaurant's own parking lot and exited the car. She gracefully walked towards the main entrance where she was greeted by a man with a jet-black hair and wearing a blue polo that has the first three buttons unbuttoned, showing some of his well toned chest, a pair of denim pants that hid a part of his black shoes. He smiled at Shizuru and offered his hand out to the brunette.

"May I escort you inside princess?" he said in a gentleman like manner.

SHizuru giggled and took the man's hand. "ofcourse. Reito can always escort me anywhere." She said smiling at her boyfriend. Both of them entered the restaurant and was led to a table with two chairs that's arranged to face each other.

"what would miss Viola and sir Kanzaki want?" a brunette waitress asked with a blush on her face.

Reito flashed a toothy smile on the waitress that led the waitress into blushing and smiling like an idiot. "may I ask if miss Minagi can serve us? She knows too well about my choice of food. And as for my princess?" he turned his gaze to Shizuru who was just smiling at him.

"ara! I'll just have green tea and some salad if it's okay." SHizuru requested, giving the waitres one of her flirting smiles.

The waitress squealed in delight when Shizuru smiled at her. she immediately went to the kitchen to prepare their orders and call the girl named Minagi.

Just across Shizuru and Reito's table, Natsuki was glaring up on all of the men that are giving her either flirting smiles or sweet-talking to her. she was with a man that's in his mid 40's. The man has dark hair with some strikes of grey, wearing formal business attire and has a piercing blood colored eyes.

"I see that my future daughter-in-law can capture the hearts of many yet turn them down with a single glare. I'm proud that my father had made an arranged marriage with your step-dad." He said in a jesting tone. he was amused to see Natsuki giving everyone a death glare that gave them a frightful feelings.

Natsuki slumped back to her chair and crossed her arms. "tch! I'm still wondering on why I am involved in this… I'm a step child for god's sakes. If it wasn't for that old man's threat I wouldn't have agreed to this. And your daughter's practically straight! No offense sir Viola" She said in an irritated tone.

Ferid Viola, the owner of Viola corporation and Shizuru's father just laughed out loud at Natsuki's bluntness. He reached out to pat Natsuki hard on the head and still laughed. "hahaha! That's what I admire about you Na-chan! Always the rebel type yet I can read you like an open book." He looked at Natsuki's emerald eyes and smiled. "it's not the first time we've meet Na-chan so call me dad. Since you are my daughter's fiancée."

"Sir Vio- I mean… ahem.. d-dad, I cannot force your daughter in this sort of thing. You and I both know that she has a boyfriend and as for me… well you know about me." she forced not to blush at the mention of 'dad'.

Ferid laughed at how he saw a small red hue on the young blunette's face. he pinched Natsuki's cheek and wriggled it a little before letting it go. "haha! Blushing is a cute trait of yours Na-chan! Anyway back to my daughter and her" he stopped and shrugged. "that guy… I don't approve of him. I, my dear daughter-in-law, am more tied to tradition." He said sternly, looking at Natsuki with his blood colored eyes.

Natsuki shivered at the feeling of Ferid looking at her. and to add it up, she felt the same type of eyes looking at her from another direction. She shook off the feeling away and took a deep calming breath. "tradition? Si- uhm.. Dad… didn't tradition forbade same sex relationship?" Natsuki asked, hoping it would strike a loophole on her engagement.

But it seems her found loophole had failed since Ferid just grinned. He props up his right elbow to the table and leaned his chin at his knuckles. "I knew you'll say that. But tradition did say that when a man asked for something in his deathbed, it must be done. Whatever that something is." He said with a devilish grin.

"I hate you…" Natsuki said with a bantering tone.

"that's something nice to say to a man whom you'll be referring as your father Natsuki." a cheery voice said from behind Natsuki.

Natsuki growled and glared at the person who teased her. a woman with orange hair with purple eyes and wearing a chef uniform had placed down their foods. "shut it Mai!" Natsuki said, gritting her teeth in frustration.

Mai only chuckled and pulled out the empty chair beside Natsuki and sat down. "you must be sir Ferid Viola. I'm Mai tokiha, owner of this restaurant." Mai said happily.

"ah! The famous chef Tokiha. I'm a fan of your cuisine but to my dismay, I can't seem to find my time to eat here." Ferid said with a slight of flirting tone.

Natsuki heard how Ferid flirted with Mai and just smacked her forehead with her palm. "Geez old guy! Could you act your age and don't hit on my friend." Natsuki grumbled.

Ferid laughed again and patted Natski on the head. "my apologies my dear."

Back at Reito and Shizuru, they were now accompanied by a girl with two braids hanging by the sides of her head and has two golden eyes. She was swaying her head from left to right and smiling like an idiot.

"ara! Mikoto-han's very playful today." Shizuru said chuckling at how Mikoto was acting childish.

Mikoto nodded her head hard and smiled widely. "I'm very happy today Shizuru! today I met my boss and she's very nice and pretty!" she said happily.

"oh? Is this boss of yours a nice 'friend' Mikoto?" Reito asked, scrunching Mikoto's spiky hair.

But Mikoto's playful antics went away when her brother emphasize the word friend. She just nodded her head and quietly stood up. "u-uhhm… I'll go back to the kitchen. I don't want Mai to get angry at me. by Shizuru, Ani-ue…" Mikoto said, pacing towards the kitchen in haste.

Shizuru crossed her arms and gave Reito a glare. "you know Reito, you should let Mikoto do what she wants. She's already old enough to have her own decision."

"I know my princess. It's just… I don't want her to be some disgusting lesbian." Reito said in disgust.

Shizuru shrugged but still maintained her façade. She took a sip of her tea and gave Reito a curious glance. "ara, does lesbians that awkward to you Reito?" she asked.

"I must be honest Shiz, those dykes disgusts me."

"is that so? Ara! if I were a lesbian, would you be disgusted of me?" Shizuru asked teasingly.

Reito paused as if he's thinking of what to answer. After a few seconds, he gave Shizuru a wide toothy smile. "I know my princess won't be like those people." Reito said.

A part of Shizuru said that what her boyfriend answered meant that he would be disguted. 'he won't be disgusted of me. I'm straight! I'll just talk to Kruger-han about this engagement. I don't want to lose him.'