The moment he heard the click of the door closing he swiveled round to find Momo standing before his desk.
Just as he was about to speak, she bowed reverently and apologized for not recognizing his mother earlier.
"What a dumb girl. Apologizing so easily. Showing defeat so quickly." Toushiro thought. "I see. At least you have the decency to admit your mistake. It's your fault that mother wanted to match-make us. Thankfully I rejected her offer." He said.
"I know that you still love Rena-san. I've heard the others talk about it. I could help you get her back." Momo offered.
"What does she mean?" he pondered.
"I can make you a deal here. I will help you find Rena-san and get her back with you. If it goes well, you must promise to get me a place in the grooming school. If it doesn't happen, then I shall continue my work here as a maid. Since your mother is keen on setting me up with you, I've got an idea. The catch is that we have to pretend to be a couple. Just to assure your mother that you're completely over Rena. How does that sound?" Momo presented her offer.
"Are you playing around here?" he asked.
"I'm absolutely not. I will definitely help you! I help you to find her; you help me to get into my dream school. Simple." She replied.
For a moment, the room went quiet.
"You must really have loved her right? Or should I say, still love her? Do you really believe in love?" she asked him.
"You can say so. Don't you?" he shot back.
She shook her head. "No, I don't believe in it. Love only exists in fairytales and that is all fiction. It's so silly." she said.
"What's her motive here? She seems a little suspicious to me though. But what if she's sincere about finding Rena for me?" Toushiro was having a mental battle with himself.
"Fine, I accept your offer. What do you suppose we do?" he asked.
"Firstly, tell me everything you know about Rena. Especially her whereabouts." she instructed him.
For the next 30 minutes, she listened intently to his story. At the end, she questioned:"Did she have any family or relatives that she kept in contact with?"
"I don't remember. I think she mentioned about her older sister once. I think her name was Rangiku." He scratched his head as he tried to recall the facts.
"Alright, with this I think I will be able to find her very soon. I'll report back to you in a few days time. Remember our deal okay?" with a word of assurance to him and exchanging of phone numbers, she left his room.
"Did I do the right thing? I'm not giving her the upper hand right? Damn it. This feels lousy. Did I just become the damsel in distress? That girl better keeps her promise and search for Rena as soon as possible." Toushiro said to himself.
"Yes! I'm just another step closer to getting to my goal!" Momo said excitedly and danced around her room.
"I think I may have gotten a little more than what I bargained for. Toushiro and I being a couple?" She thought.
Note: This is actually part of chpt 1 but I split it as I thought it was too lengthy.
I can't help but go into details that's why my stories are always so wordy.
