Ai no Unmei
Revlis:
I'm back minna, for now….heheheh (sweatdrops)
First thing on the menu, just to be clear and to erase any confusion which I also experienced when I re-read the first 3 chapters is/are…Misa' brother and his girlfriend went on for two years – it ended on Misa's first year in college so they got together on end of Misa's third year in high school. Next, Usagi and Takahiro got together on the end of Misa's first year in college so they are already 4 years in a relationship (because Misa is already working for 2 years and up to now – he started working part time when he was in his graduating year) and I am still planning on when the wedding will happen. And lastly, Misa and Haru got together somewhere on Misaki's 2nd year in college since they broke it off when they were already working which brings us back to our current time.
Second thing on the menu, I don't know when I'll be able to update again so I might/I'll try to stock on chapters and do a mass release or not hehehhe….I'm really messed up right now.
Third, I'll be writing on first perspective…it is easier for me to convey what I want to happen with my characters and if I want to focus on one character only so I'll be only switching to second/third perspective when I am about to focus on more than one character….thanks for understanding minna ;)
Just you guys know, I don't understand how I am really writing this story of mine. I don't understand myself hahaha, I might be writing through creativity though. BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATE AGAIN…pretty busy as usual
Chapter 4: Expect the Unexpected
What happened last chapter…
"I hope this day ends, I don't think I can handle anymore after what I've seen all morning till afternoon." I was so engrossed with my thoughts as I was walking down the hallway near Sales Department when I bumped into somebody….actually I bumped into 2 of them. I look up to say sorry then I was stumped. One of them I know really well while the other is the one who's manga is my favorite.
Like what happened in the train, my heart beats even faster than normal and I just, couldn't move nor talk. It has been a year since we broke up and it is the first time that we are meeting again. It was…..
"Haru…" I manage to say it and I look down to intertwined hands…..
I really thought that all that I have witnessed today before this are the surprises…I was wrong. This is…perhaps, the surprise that I should be witnessing today; all those things that happened earlier were just nothing compared to this. As I withdrew to my thoughts and my heart beat slowly returns to normal, I was slowly drifting and my mind flies to somewhere else. I was mumbling and muttering gibberish words that only I can hear.
The couple in front of me; thought that I was too shocked to speak, spoke. "Misaki…/Misaki…" Haru waves his hand in front of my face and I snap back into reality.
"Gomen….my mind drifted off a bit." I scratch the back of my head. I wasn't embarrassed but rather, I smiled goofily. I was used to the fact that I get caught up with my thoughts.
"Ahh…I see." Haru takes a deep breath as if he was expecting something else. He squeezes his partner's hand for comfort and the other squeezes back in response.
I noticed every little detail from the moment Haru took a deep breath and for a moment, I was baffled, curious but at the same time, eager to do something worth swearing for. Invisible dots pop up, one after the other as I slowly stare into space.
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"Ahh…forgive me for spacing out." I said and I reach out a hand in front of them. "It's nice to see you again, Haru." Haru's eyes widen with my action,
"Likewise, Misaki." We nod at each other.
We stare at each other for a while before I decided to break the ice.
"Say Haru, won't you introduce me to your lover?" I ask and he blushes at the word 'lover', he even averts his eyes from the man beside him who was surprised at what I said. My eyes widen at how he blushes, he was so cute like a child realizing his/her first crush then I thought, "Is he the uke in the relationship?" I grinned in the inside.
The man beside him spoke, "Now Misaki, you shouldn't tease him even if you know him. He easily blushes and is still shy with our current relationship. My name is Ijuuin Kyo, your favorite manga artist and…Haruhiko Usami's lover." He makes his claim as if it is needed in our current situation.
My body stiffens after he spoke; why would he….…say that?
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A tick mark makes itself known on top of my head when a certain thought came to me.
"I have already moved on so why would he….." I thought and I just couldn't bear to continue thinking about it.
I facepalm at the idea that they think, I would just look hurt or I'll cry knowing Haru's moved on and happy or some bullshit drama that supposed to happen. Well, sorry to say, that's not gonna happen. I've changed and my focus is elsewhere, thank you very much. A vein pops in my head and somehow, I am bit pissed off.
"You don't need to make a statement on what's happening between you two, Ijuuin-sensei. Haru and I ended our relationship a year ago, in GOOD TERMS. We are FRIENDS. Somehow, I am really PISSED OFF right now because I think you guys are expecting a different reaction from me and not what is currently happening right now. Be honest, are you expecting a bullshit drama to unfold like for example, I'll cry and will want to take Haru back for myself, is that it? Or, I'll look like a complete idiot, a broken fool and a helpless person because Haru is happy with somebody else?" I shout.
Their eyes went wide after I shouted at them, clearly, they didn't expect this to really happen at all.
I am really pissed off right now, to tell you the truth; I hate stories/comic/novels/manga where one of the characters is portrayed strongly on the weak side like a helpless fool. I stand there, not shaking in tears like everybody wants to see but defiant and determined to prove them wrong. "I am a mature person, I didn't end the relationship with Haru just so we can have our space back; we ended it because we wanted it to." I thought and a grumpy frown is plastered into my face.
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I was angry and I didn't care about anything anymore; I am pissed right now and somehow, I could still clearly tell what's happening to my surroundings. The couple in front of me were having trouble breathing properly; the air was getting colder and tension is building up fast. I could feel my face devoid of emotion; ironically, my eyes show lots of emotion; anger and rage. I could imagine what I look like in front of them….my body and face calm as the sea but my eyes ready to kill, a pro assassin.
"This reminds me of the time where Usagi and I were arguing then it leads to pissing my brother big time." I thought.
/"You damn stupid rabbit, I told you to mind your own business." I pushed Usagi to the couch where I forced him to sit down. He looked at me and I was trying to intimidate him.
Unfortunately, it didn't work. "If you weren't an E-grade student then maybe, I would not have paid attention to you but you are." Usagi crossed his legs and looked at me as if I was just a joke. My body shook with rage.
"This is why, I'm telling you to mind your own business, so what if I'm an E-grade student and I have failed scores. Clearly, this is my own problem and I'll find a way to change the outcome so BACK-OFF!" I glared at him with hate and the air between us started to frost.
Usagi grinned. "Ha! You're just a tiny, litt….." He wasn't able to continue his sentence because out of nowhere, Nii-chan appeared and twisted one of our ears. He looked pissed and I couldn't see the eyebags on his face. He gave off a black vibe and somehow, his eyes were red. I couldn't have sworn that I saw him holding a scythe or something. He was a real Death Reaper, Usagi and I were about to face hell.
We had the same running thoughts within us and that is "Oh shite!"/
That time ended with Nii-chan being the Reaper for a week, he was really mad at us and we scored a jackpot.
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I really didn't expect to have it in me, this kind…of persona; I was surprised but I could use this at some point.
I turn my attention back to the couple and they both gulp real hard. I grin evilly in the inside but then, there was no point in holding on to anger and they looked a bit pale so I decided to calm down.
…..breathe
…..calm down
.…let it go
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I slowly let the light wash over me and grab to thoughts that would make me sane. "I should start learning how to meditate…." I thought.
I look up to the people in front me and well, they were still pale but because I'm not a very nice person, might as well bully them instead. "Follow me into the cafeteria, we'll further talk there." They gulp at the cold tone I used and I brush pass them without looking them in the eyes. They still thought that I was still angry.
"I'll have so much fun bullying these guys." I thought and a big smile forms on my face.
I sat on one side and them, the other side. I bring my hands together, hunch my shoulders a bit, keep my face stoic, portraying a big and bad boss that's about to deliver punishment. I said, "I'm still pissed so if you want the tension and my ice cold aura to disappear, start talking about how you guys got together."
Color starts to flow into their faces and as if I was about to kill them if they don't talk. They start talking, fast. I couldn't catch what they were saying so I cut in. I spoke in a very monotone voice but loud enough to hear, "If both of you keep talking at the same time and not give me a brief summary of your relationship, I'll kill you and slice you to bits." And that got their mouths shut.
"I'll do it." Kyo volunteered.
"6 months ago, we got partnered in a big project A.K.A. The Kan Amusement Park and Haruhiko here, was the assigned architect to consult with me for the project. At that time, we were just acquaintances so we, mostly, talked about work but then I started to enjoy our frequent meetings and I fell in love with his flaws; how he is always organized, a neat freak he is, how direct his responses are, how he would shy away when I say embarrassing things to him and more. I fell hard and I sought to make him mine by making him fall for me; heck, I wasn't even gay before I met him. It took 6 months to get him to love me for me and not the person everyone is looking to see as 'The Kan's author'. We just got together last week when we went for a date in Korea due to his seminar." He takes a huge breathe and they wait stiffly for my verdict.
"They're lucky…..it is one of those fortunate, normal situations. Hhhmmm…" I thought. I would have let them go easily by revealing to them that I'm not angry anymore but it ticks me when they don't understand who I am inside so yeah, fuck this. Then again, only Nii-chan, Usagi and Ichiro-kun understand me best right now and we have only just met again but still, not gonna give in so easily.
"Haru, is the number you use still the same?" I ask and he was momentarily surprised before nodding slightly. I nod back at him. I didn't need to waste my time on them and I'll probably just explain the situation further when I schedule a meet-up with Haru so I stand up, swift as I can, and left, just as so. I left them there daze and never looked back.
Once I was out of range, I grin so wide but I frown ever so suddenly; "I hate this day. I better go home." I quickly make my way to the Emerald Department, pick up my things and leave my desk as clean as it is, as if I never came today for work. I mutter repeatedly all the curse words I know as I took the elevator and exit the building and when I was outside; I exhale the air that I was holding on to for so long.
"Better catch the leaving train…." I fix my clothes and start walking when from the corner of my eye, I saw someone. I took a second look before I went my way. I could've sworn that I saw him smiling as he wraps himself into the arms of another man. My eyes went wide at what I saw but I cringed at the thought of him, smiling so wide and eyes so bright.
"So he can smile...and on top of that, he's also gay, that's shocking from guy who eyebrows are stitched together." I finish the thought and I left, it is after all, not my business on who gets who.
I make my way to the train station and when I found an open spot, I sat and I felt extremely exhausted. "What a day…" I thought and I leaned my head on the bag in front of me, closed my eyes and welcomed the darkness that slowly clouds my vision.
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