I'm so sorry for the late update! I know, it's really LAAAAATTTTEEE!

Hey guys! How're ya!? Well, so far, how'd ya like the story? Thanks for the reviews, I really appreciate them… Oh and one more thing, I can't promise you that I'll be able to fill your expectations because I think I came up with only one ending. After all, all storied have one ending only… hehehe. So, just wait and see who it'll be. But hopefully, I'll make you all happy with the ending I've prepared for you. But still, worry not, things can still change. Let's put it this way, tell me who you wanna end up with… that way, I'll know who you you-fic readers love to end this story with. So then who will it be; Rukawa or Mitsui? Tell me… okay? Here's chapter four

Chapter 4: The Mansion

Few moments later, your dress arrived. Handling them to you, your driver made his way out of the stadium quickly

"Are you actually planning to change your clothes here?!" Mitsui asked with a shocked face while you handled him your cellphone

"Of course not! Hey mister, there's a girls' restroom here, for your information!" you angrily pouted leaving your bestfriend speechless as you make your way to the washroom

Mitsui, left behind by your presence, opened his mouth but closed it again, realizing there's no use of saying anything more. He sat at the stadium steps outside, looking at the direction you went to

"She still hasn't change. Still as stubborn and as high-tempered as ever…" He whispered to himself, as he saw Rukawa heading straight to his direction

Rukawa stopped, seeing Mitsui

"Hey…" Mitsui started as Rukawa looked away, avoiding Mitsui's face

"What?" he replied with a bored and stiffened tune

"You played really well these days…" Mitsui complimented, looking away as well 'You wont look at me, I wont bother looking at you either' he thought insultingly as Rukawa started walking towards the stadium entrance

"I've played well, even before these days…" Rukawa replied coolly as he entered the stadium and didn't look back

"What a bragger…" Mitsui uttered, not looking at Rukawa as well

You then arrived, wearing a Mickey Mouse printed shirt, denim jeans and a pair of sneakers while carrying a medium sized paper bag

"About time…" Mitsui uttered as you approached him

"Well I'm a girl; expect me to take my time…" You replied as he reached for the paper bag that you're carrying

"I can carry that" You insisted to have your paper bag back but he refused to return it to you

"I'll take this to punish you" he grinned insultingly as you pouted like a kid

"What in the world's the reason for you to punish me!?" You angrily answered, desperately trying to grab hold of you bag "Darn it! Give it to me!" You then burst out then Mitsui sticks out his tongue

"You didn't arrived to watch the whole game, so I'll take this" he answered, keeping your hand

"I may not have arrived early to watch the WHOLE game, but still, I ARRIVED! And that is what's important!" You placed your hands on your waist and raised an eyebrow as your bestfriend kept your bag away

"Enough reasoning… I'll keep this, whether you agree or not" Mitsui ended as he walked while you stood still

"Are you coming or what?" He asked as he looked back at you

"I won't move here until you give me back my bag" you stubbornly answered as he sighed and scratched the back of his head

"Oh come on (Your name)…" he pleaded, looking at you softly

"Don't look at me like that! It's not working!" You looked away, avoiding his eyes

"Pleeeaaaassseee….. Can we please just go now…" he pleaded more, looking cuter than ever

You tried to look away but you just can't resist his eyes

"Well… Come on now, please…" pleading once again you pouted and looked at him

"Oh… alright! Fine! Carry that until the last day of your life if you want to!"

"Thanks!" He smiled cheerfully as the two of you started to walk out the school.

OUTSIDE

Few moments of walking you arrived near the plaza

"So, what do you want to do?" Mitsui playfully asked while he turned around and started walking backwards as he was talking to you

"Me? I don't know… You, what do you want to do?" You replied

"You just returned the question… gee…." He exclaimed

You twiddled your fingers on your chin and smiled at him

"What?" he asked; trying to think if he had said something funny

"I know… we'll play" You suggested

"Huh? Play what? That better not be basket ball!" he countered

"Oh no, no… We'll play… AH!" you exclaimed as you pulled Mitsui close to you while he, surprised at what you did, controlled himself so that he will not tripped over you

CRASH! The bicycle fell on the ground as well as the man riding it.

It was about to bump Mitsui; luckily, you were able to pull him. Also, the man riding the bike avoided Mitsui by turning his bike around. Unfortunately, he fell hardly on the ground…

Yours and Mitsui's faces were inches apart as you came to your senses. Then you saw the bicycle and hurried your way to aid the person that fell over

"Gee are you okay…?" Concerned, you asked as you kneel and offered a hand to the guy on the ground. Mitsui on the other hand saw who the man is and was quite hesitant to help

The guy didn't reach for your hand; instead he stood up and brushed off his clothes

You were quite surprise to see who the guy was. He looked straight into your eyes and looked away. He then looked at Mitsui as he picked up his bicycle and gym bag

"Next time, look at where you're going…" Coldly, Rukawa walked heavily as he stopped for a while

You saw a wound on his right knee and ran towards him

"You're hurt!" You exclaimed as you try to look closer at his wound

"It's fine…" He persisted. As he walked further, he stumbled on the ground once again

You couldn't take it anymore as you approached him for the third time

"That's it! You're not walking by yourself!" You angrily shouted, making Rukawa and Mitsui both speechless

'What the-' As Rukawa thought, you pulled your handkerchief from your pocket and tied it around his wound

"You don't have to-" Rukawa was cut off when you shouted

"Hey Mitsui! Help me over here…" You called out to Mitsui as he approached you

"What?!" Mitsui stubbornly replied as he stopped next to you

"Say nothing more and help me get him to his feet"

"WHAT?!" both Rukawa and Mitsui exclaimed

'I'm gonna help Rukawa up?!' Mitsui thought

'He's gonna help me?!' Rukawa's famous pride devoured him

"Not a chance..." Rukawa muttered

"You gotta be kidding me…" Mitsui countered

"Are you going to help me or not!" Angrily, you looked up at Mitsui as he paid no attention to you

"Honestly, I can handle myself…" Rukawa stated trying to stand up

"No! I'll help you..." You insisted as you placed his hand over your shoulder while he tried to pull away

"Really, you don't have to…" he took his hand away from you while you held him tighter

"It's the least thing I could do…" You ended as he was halfway through standing

"!!!!!!! AH!" Rukawa tried to control the pain but he let out a short cry

Mitsui ran over and took his other arm and placed it over his shoulder as he helped you lift him up

"Hn…" Rukawa uttered as he looked away

"Thank you…" You smiled as Mitsui finally lend out a hand

"What do you plan to do?" Mitsui asked looking away

"We're far from school… There's no hospital here… The plaza's not that useful place for situations like this either…"

"Just make up your mind!" Mitsui exclaimed as Rukawa tried to gain his balance to make things easier for you and Mitsui

"Why can't you just listen to me…?" Rukawa uttered catching yours and Mitsui's attention

"What now?" Mitsui asked

"I kept on telling this friend of yours that I can handle myself…"

"But he can't!"

"I can…" he insisted but you were too persistent

"NO! I will not take my eyes off you unless I guarantee you're a hundred and ten percent okay, got it!?" You shouted loud enough for him to clearly understand what you meant

"Hn…" Rukawa uttered and pretended like he was irritated by the situation

But... was he really irritated?

"Don't be persistent…" Rukawa tried to open his mouth once more but you countered

"NO! I said what I said and that's final!" You then thought again of where you can bring Rukawa

"Hn..." Rukawa looked down at his feet, feeling quite devoured by a mere girl

"Just keep your words to yourself…" Mitsui uttered, making sure that only Rukawa can hear him

Rukawa looked up at him to try and figure something out from what he is saying

"You don't know what kind of person (Your name) is… When she said this and that, she meant it. No matter how good you are at reasoning, there's no point of you winning over her…" Mitsui continued, keeping his voice down but not looking at Rukawa

Rukawa glanced at you as you were twiddling your fingers on your chin

He chuckled a bit, seeing your state. You look quite funny but…

'Cute…' he thought as regained his cold ambience once again

"Who cares…" he uttered as Mitsui, irritated, looked at him

"I KNOW!" You finally spoke

"What?" Mitsui asked

"We'll take him to my grandma's place!" you exclaimed, smiling at the two young men next to you

"What? To your grandma's place!? Are you insane!?" Mitsui reacted

"What's with that? Grandma's place isn't that far from here. To be honest, it's just a vacant away from the plaza. Come on Mitsui, you know that place!" You explained

"Yeah but…"

"It's settled then! We'll go to Grandma's place!"

"Ah-" Rukawa tried to speak but you cut it off

"Don't worry, I'll be able to treat your wound there…"

"But…"

"Say nothing! Let's go!"

Without anymore talk, you walked towards your grandma's house. Mitsui was helping Rukawa walk while you carry Rukawa and Mitsui's gym bag. You are also the one handling the bike

"You sure you don't need help there, huh (your name)" Mitsui asked

"I'll carry my bag…" Rukawa suggested

"Don't mind me… We're here!" You stopped by, as you reached your grandma's house

You stopped in front of a huge white and elegant gate. The house was elegant and (I must say) huge. You're grandmother is a rich and kind of sophisticated person. She was actually the one who insisted to let you join recitals and piano lessons. She is also very strict sometimes but very sweet most of the times.

You pushed the doorbell as a servant approached you

"Miss (Your name)!" happily she opened the gate and greeted you and your companions

"Hello Ms. Felly (one of your grandma's servants)… Is grandma there?" you politely greeted back

"Oh yes… Come in, come in…" Ms Felly assisted you, Mitsui and Rukawa inside the house

You leaned the bike against the garden fence on the front yard then you proceeded inside

INSIDE THE MANSION

"Hi Ms Felly…" Mitsui greeted

"Why hello Mitsui… Haven't seen you in a while" the servant smiled at Mitsui as Rukawa looked at Ms Felly

"Ah… (A bit speechless) Good day to you" He greeted

"Welcome…" Ms Felly smiled back at him

"Shall I call your grandmother?" Ms Felly asked you as you and Mitsui help Rukawa sit on the couch

"Oh don't bother. Where is she? I'll go and see her myself…" You replied putting down the gym bags

"She's inside her room… She's…" But before Ms Felly could finish her statement, somebody spoke

"Is that my little (Your name)?" A quite sophisticated, slim and elegant looking woman, about in her late 60th's, was walking downstairs

"Grandma!" You exclaimed as you ran to her and hugged her

"Oh, my dear (Your name)…" she smiled and hugged you back "What brings you here? You didn't even call to let me know you'll be dropping by…"

"Ah actually, I have some friends with me…" You then walked your grandmother over to where Rukawa and Mitsui is

"Good morning Mrs. Annaliza… (hehe, hope you don't mind if I put up a name for you grandmother)" Mitsui politely greeted

Your grandmother smiled "Hello Mitsui, it's nice to see you again…"

Then she laid her eyes on Rukawa

Rukawa was a bit speechless, he tried to stand but he couldn't so instead, he bowed for respect "Good morning ma'am…" he greeted in his lowest voice possible

"Oh, I'm afraid this is the first time I've seen this boy…" You grandmother walked nearer, looking at Rukawa from head to toe

"….." Rukawa couldn't think of anything to say while Mitsui looks at you with his nervous look

You giggled, seeing Mitsui looking so stiffened

"Who might you be, young man?" Sounding strict, Rukawa looked up at your grandmother and was aback by how she stared at him; one eyebrow was raised as her thin lips closed tightly and her eyes reflecting on her eyeglasses filled with precious stones looked strongly at Rukawa. Rukawa felt so small and he wished he'd just vanished right at that very moment

'Sheesh… she's scary…' Rukawa thought at the back of his mind

"I'm Kaede ma'am… Kaede Rukawa…" he answered back, looking, for the very first time, nervous…

"Well…." Your grandmother stared at him more, still, raising an eyebrow and eyeing Rukawa more strictly

lacus-destiny: Okay stop! Short… Hehehehe… well, I'm really sorry for the late update. Please, read and review. Any comments, suggestions, I'm open to all! I do hope I don't make things quite messy… hehe. I'm sorry if ever any of the characters is a bit OOC… by the way, the fact that you stand up to Rukawa and was not at all that shy when he was around was because you're not the type of girl like trying to be sweet and all that gentle… hehe. Again, read and review! Thanks for reading! If possible, no flames… hehe! By the way, have you notice how Rukawa kept quiet and followed almost anything you say…? Hehe… See yah on the next chap! God bless! Ciao!