Fake Engagement
'Yahiro why did you say all those things!? You didn't mean it did you!?' Megumi wrote on her sketchbook which was finally returned to her.
"And what if I did?" Yahiro spoke without hesitation and Megumi suddenly began to blush madly.
"I'm just teasing you idiot," Yahiro said making Megumi embarrassed.
"Did you really think that I actually loved you and wanted to marry you?" Yahiro grinned out of curiosity.
'No . . . Of course not! Yahiro you can be such a jerk!' Megumi wrote.
Suddenly there was an awkward silence between them as they sat on the park bench together. Megumi was still confused on the whole situation and wasn't sure what Yahiro was thinking or even doing.
"You're probably thinking why I'm doing all this right?" Yahiro asked and Megumi flinched and shock that he was actually right.
'Yes . . . could you possibly explain?' Megumi wrote and he sighed.
"A long time ago when Kei, Akira, and I were little we used to all be great friends. Of course now things are different between us, but it wouldn't have been had it not been for the Nakamura family and their daughter Sayo." Yahiro explained and Megumi then thought about how Akira had mentioned about Sayo and what Yahiro did to ruin their friendship.
"I know you've probably heard why Akira hates me, because of what I did to split her and Sayo up and running their friendship. However, do this day Akira has no idea about the real reason why I did that. It was because Sayo and her family at the time were poor until now, but back then Sayo was only friends with Akira because she was rich. Plus Sayo would always say rude things to Akira and treat her coldly. So I threaten Sayo at the time to never see Akira again or that I would make sure she'd pay for everything that she did to Akira." Yahiro continued.
As Megumi pieced everything together, she realized that back then that Yahiro was all protecting Akira all this time from her. She wondered though why he didn't just tell her the truth about Sayo.
"I didn't tell Akira anything about Sayo, because at first I'd rather her hate me for the rest of her life then to find out that her so called friend was just using her." Yahiro said.
'Still if you told Akira everything now maybe she'd forgive you and you could be friends' Megumi wrote.
"I don't want her friendship . . . Even if I was to tell her the truth, it wouldn't change anything, except that we'd be friends again . . ."
'What's wrong with that?'
"Because that's just it . . . we'd be friends and nothing more. No matter what I do we'll only be friends and I can't change that can I . . . Not with him around . . ."
Megumi didn't understand what he meant at first, but then she realized what he meant. He could never be more then friends, because Akira already loves Tadashi. Megumi then began to feel sadness in her heart that pained her. Suddenly she began to cry a little and Yahiro began to freak out.
"What the hell are you crying for!?" Yahiro questioned.
'Because it's sad . . . to hear about your friendship being over because of that Sayo girl . . .' Megumi wrote and Yahiro sighed.
"Well there's nothing that I can do anymore, so there's no use crying over it. Besides now I got a new wife that will support my every needs. Isn't that right new wife?" Yahiro smiled and teased.
'!?' Megumi wrote shocked in realization that they were engaged, but then a question came to mind.
'Why are we engaged Yahiro?' Megumi wrote.
"We're all pretending to be engaged for now until I can figure out what Sayo is planning. Somehow you play a part in her twisted plan and . . . I don't . . . want to see you get hurt . . ." Yahiro said giving a slight blush making Megumi to blush harder.
"EHHHH!" Every one of the SA group shouted plus Sakura!
They were all at Sakura's house for a mini get together she wanted to host, which was why she came yesterday to invite all of them.
"You're both engaged!" Hikari exclaimed and suddenly Akira grabbed Yahiro and started to beat him up while yelling at him.
"What the hell do you do to my sweet and precious Megumi to convince her into marrying the like of you!?" Akira shouted.
"Akira calm down . . ." Tadashi said, but then Akira glared at him and he backed away.
Suddenly Megumi began to quickly write something on her sketchbook to show Akira so that she'd stop hurting Yahiro.
'It's a fake engagement!' She wrote.
"Why are you two in a fake engagement?" Kei asked out of curiosity.
Akira stopped hurting Yahiro and let go of him. Yahiro quickly fixed his outfit and stood by Megumi and began to explain.
"All we will saw is that the Nakamura family is up to something and we can't let anything happen." Yahiro said.
"Then how do you play a part in this Yahiro?" Akira questioned.
"That's classified,"
"Classified my ass!"
Right when Akira was about to beat him up again, Megumi stepped in front of her and wrote something to her again.
'Please Akira, just trust us.' Megumi wrote.
"Why would I trust him of all people!?" Akira shouted.
'Then trust in me and that everything will be ok. I know what we are doing is wrong, but we have to do this . . .'
"Megumi . . . fine . . . but I don't like this at all! I don't know what you two are up to, but when this is all over I want answers!"
Megumi nodded and then stared at Ryuu and Jun who were awfully quiet. Megumi quickly went over to them and they looked at her hurt and confused.
"I know you said to trust you, but . . ." Jun spoke.
"We're deeply worried about you Megumi and we just want to know that you'll be safe and not get hurt." Ryuu replied.
"I promise you that I'll be fine . . . just trust me and when this is over will talk . . ." Megumi spoke for the first time to everyone shocking everyone including Yahiro. Suddenly she was pulled into a hug by Ryuu and Jun.
Suddenly Yahiro's phone went off and he quickly left the room to answer it. However, he didn't expect a call from the last person he'd want to speak with.
"Hello Yahiro, how is the fake marriage life for you turning out." Sayo spoke first.
"What the hell do you want and how'd you get this number!?" Yahiro demanded.
"That doesn't matter, what matters is now that you have two options."
"What are you talking about?"
"You don't really love that girl Megumi do you?"
"If I didn't love her then why would I be marrying her?"
"But that's the point you're not going to marry her, because you and I know that this whole thing is fake. Because if that is true then that means you opened option one."
"What the hell is option one?"
"Marrying Megumi with halfhearted feeling and unable to be with the one you truly love . . . Akira . . ."
" . . ."
"Speechless I see, but there is another option. You don't marry Megumi and with her not under your protection anymore, we'll be able to resume the unfinished wedding interview with her and my brother and take over her families company and with Megumi I'll be able to see my old friend Akira again. However, at least you won't be tide down to a woman you don't even love."
For a moment there was a long dead silence on the phone line. Yahiro made a tight fist holding all his frustration and then began to talk again.
"I guess you won't be coming to the wedding then." Yahiro replied and Sayo laughed on the other line.
"I see your going for option one for now . . . alright I'll play along to your little game, but in the end someone will be hurt I can assure that much . . ." Sayo said and hung up.
"That was quite a long conversation you had there." Kei said from behind Yahiro.
"What is it you want; I am not in the mood right now . . ." Yahiro spoke.
"I want to know what's really going on . . . I know this already has something to do with Sayo Nakamura."
Yahiro knew Kei besides Sakura was still a friend to him even though he won't admit it, but he also knew that Kei knows the truth about Sayo and her true motives when they were kids and Kei has promise since to never mention the truth about Sayo to Akira. So as Yahiro began to explain Kei took every word he said to him and tried to analyze the situation.
"I understand now your situation and in both cases you lose something, but . . . what about Megumi?" Kei asked.
"For now I don't want her to know about any of this . . . I'll tell her the situation we're in later, but for now it's our job to pretend we're engaged to everyone, until the Nakamura's realize how serious we are being together and finally give up on Megumi." Yahiro answered.
"Still you chances of them giving up . . ."
"I know there low, but I can't let Megumi be married to that Nakamura guy."
"Yahiro . . . I have to know and be honest . . . Are you only doing all of this for Megumi or Akira?"
Realizing what Kei had asked, Yahiro felt himself at a stump. In truth he had originally done all this for Akira, but . . . a part of him didn't want to see Megumi married to someone else. He admits that Megumi is definitely is an important person to him, but anything more than that he was unsure.