A/N hello everyone this is the second chapter of Bittersweet, please read and review!
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Bittersweet Love Story
"She's like a bitter sweet fruit that he can't pick until it has ripened…"
Chapter Two
Under One Roof
"Tadaima," Hikari said as she enters their mansion.
The butler Yoshimori and two of their maid greeted her "Welcome home Hikari-sama."They bowed their heads. "I thought you will be coming home tomorrow?" Yoshimori-san asked her. She handed her traveling bag to the servant. "How was your vacation?"
"Yoshimori-san it's not a vacation, it's a training camp. Cassie and Atobe had a misunderstanding that's why we decided to go home earlier." She was talking about the two captain of the Hyoutei tennis club.
The boys and girls tennis team had a joint practice. Atobe invited the girls' team to come with them in his private island in Okinawa to have a joint practice for the upcoming National tournament and stayed there for almost a week. They had a very intense practice because their captain and her good friend Cassie is very strict when it comes to training. The girl really wanted to win the championship.
Well, she understand her friend, she too wanted the championship. They still had a good stay in Atobe's magnificent island despite Cassie's Spartan training.
"Where's okaa-sama?" she asked Yoshimori.
"Your mother is still in the company Hikari-sama."
Her eyes found their grandfather clock. "It's already eight pm. Mother has been working a lot this past few weeks."
"Indeed, Hikari-sama. It's for the expansion that she's planning. You know how hard it is for her to run a company established by your late father."
"Yeah, I know." She shrugged.
"We will prepare dinner for you."
"No need, I'm not hungry. I'll just go to my room and rest for now. I'm tired."
Hikari throw herself to her bed. I'm tired. I want to sleep. She closed her eyes but after a few moments she gets up after realizing that she haven't taken a bath.
She went inside her bathroom and remembered something. The last time she took a bath the hot shower was not working. Did they already fix my shower? She sighed after testing the water heater. She remembered that she didn't inform Yoshimori about it before she left for the training camp.
The brunette just decided to take a bath in the guestroom's bathroom. She walked inside the room without hesitation and entered the bathroom. She started to unbutton her blouse...
All of a sudden the shower door opened and a familiar face of guy greeted her. Marui Bunta; dripping wet. Only a towel was covering the lower part of his body.
Her jaw dropped and her eyes widened. She was unable to move and think as her wide brown orbs scrutinize the boy before her...He is not a boy anymore, he is man and not just an ordinary man...she hated to admit but he is hot! He has well-toned muscles in his arms and he has abs!
"Hikari?" he called her with his violet wide eyes staring at her that made her come back to her senses
A loud scream came from her mouth and run out of the bathroom.
"Hikari wait!" she heard him call her but she still run as fast as she can. Stupid why did you stood there and praise his body! She reprimanded herself. And what is he doing here?
Marui was able to catch up to her and grabbed her arm to make her face him again. She screamed louder. "Hey, don't scream like I'm raping you!"
"Let me go!" she pushed him as much as she can but she lost her balance and made her fall backwards.
Marui fell with her securing her head with his arm. She was breathing heavily.
"Are you all right?" Marui asked her, he seemed to be worried.
She was unable to speak when she realized how intimate their position was; he was still on top of her and their bodies were too close. His face was too close to hers, and they were almost kissing. Her blouse was unbuttoned, exposing her pink lacey bra and he was almost naked!
Suddenly, she heard footsteps coming close then the door creaked and opened.
"Hikari what's going on?" It was her mother who opened the door. Her mother's eyes widened and covered her mouth. Beside her was Marui's mother Aunt Aki, her mother's best friend with the same expression as her mother.
"Get off of me!" She pushed away Marui and stood up. "Okaa-sama it's not what you think."
"Aunt Misa and okaa-san it's not what you think." Marui also tried explained when he gets up.
When Marui and Hikari get dressed, the two of them meet their mothers together in the living room. It seems like their mothers will interrogate them. She glared at Marui who was sitting opposite to her.
"Explain young lady," her mother looked at her sharply. If looks can kill, she's dead now. She explained how they ended up in that little scene earlier that the two of them witnessed.
"Believe me okaa-sama we're not doing anything I did not know that he's there. I was away from the house for almost a week. Before I left, he's not yet here and besides what is he doing in the guestroom?" she asked her mother. She looked at her Aunt Aki and she can see her sad expression.
"Your Aunt Aki and Bunta has been staying here in the house for three days already and they will stay for long," her mother stated.
"I hope you don't mind, Hikari," Aki asked her.
"Of course I don't mind at all Aunt Aki if you're going to stay even forever," she beamed at her. But not your son."But I want to ask why, if you don't mind me asking." She noticed that Aki have bruises on her arms and a swollen lips. She then looked at Marui and she just noticed that black mark on his cheeks. She knotted her forehead. What happened to them?
Her Aunt Aki inhaled deeply and started to sob. "Aunt Aki…" She stood up and sat beside her. She held her hand. "It's okay if you won't tell me."
"It's alright Hikari, I just can't help crying everytime I remember what my husband did to me and to Bunta." Aki said between sobs. She looked at Marui, his expression was dark now. He was not the usual Marui that she knew.
Aki started to tell her what happened. She told her that her husband Masato was beating her and Bunta everytime he was drunk. He was drinking a lot since he was terminated from work two years ago. Since then, Aki was the one working for their family. Masato became worse every day and even go to casinos and bars embezzling the money that she worked hard. And three days ago was the worst. He accused her of having an affair with her boss and beat her terribly. Marui tried to stop his father but he just beat him too. Aki said that Bunta was not fighting back his father before but that time he punched his father. Masato was terribly mad and beat Bunta hard.
She was horrified after listening. Then she looked at him; his eyes were full of fury.
"I hit him with a flower vase and he gone unconscious. We took the chance to leave and asked for your mother's help. " Aki said, still crying.
"Did you file a case?" she asked worriedly.
"No I did not…"
"Why did you not file a case?" She can't understand why she did not do that after all what has happened?
The older woman looked at her. "I still love him…" She cried again. Hikari embraced her. She still loves him? She looked at Bunta over Aki's shoulder. He was looking at her too. His expression was still dark.
"Aki, you and Bunta can stay here as long as you want." It was her mother. "You can work in my company as well."
"Thank you so much Misa and Hikari." She wiped away her tears. "We will not stay here forever, after I earn more money from work, I will buy a house for us."
"If that's what you want, but you are always welcome here Aki and Bunta, right Hikari?"
"Yes okaa-sama." She smiled brightly and Aki forced a smile too.
She turned her head to Bunta. Well, I guess it can't be helped, living together with you under one roof.
