A/N: Sorry for the late update XP
I've just been busy so this update will be released and hopefully another few stories on Veteren's day will be released. After that I will go on to edit the first chapter of Gene and my collab story. Yep, I'm running full-time writing schedules between school, work and other activities in my life so please bare with it and review for me!
MARYLOVER- Kenzo and Leiling are going to play big secondary roles on development and such so I hope everyone gets used to them soon because they're going to have scenes where the main character won't even be in. We'll get into each 'head' boss in detail as time gets on but for now they will have minimal parts as well as the staff at Emperor's bar. You can tell I'm by far, not even halfway through the beginning of my story XD
'Gaining their trust' does have many, many ways! :D you are starting to think like me!
LOL
Fuji has his resources and from what he's already gathered, he already knows Ryoma isn't all-innocent and is hiding something. Trust will be distributed cautiously but yes; the game will be played between them and many. But knowing me, the intricate lines of fates tend to cross over each other a lot and connect towards the end. The title has a lot to do with emotions and reflection of one's thoughts and soul… maybe even more.
You understand? YAY! Someone understands! Whether he will get his freedom or live like Kenzo is to be decided in the future as well as the meaning of 'son'.
Ugh! I feel like you make me reveal much more than I intend to when I write… maybe because you're one of the few who find the big impacts I write of and question me on it XP
Enough talking for now… or else I'll say more than I need to XD
cheriesluv – Well I'm trying to create an equal balance of everything in the story right now so hopefully it feels that way since the fic WILL get darker as time progresses to the real deal.
CrystalKitteN-MeW- That's right! The darkness is fading a bit so Fuji can do what he wants to do but the mood, or should I say color of the story will shift depending on whose scene it is and whose thoughts we will be going through.
RuByMoOn17- Well he was always an awesome buchou… now he just gets to be even better.
Playgirl Eugene- Niou tends to hang a lot onto Ryoma and babies him like Yukimura so they are by far the most annoying to Ryoma. Fuji's view gets to be in this chapter as he explains his perfection in contrast to Ryoma's days of darkness. For sure they will only be rallying more since each has made their decision to not give in to the other.
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TeNsHi No ToIkI- He just has his own reasons and logic. :)
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Behind His Eyes
Rated: M
Summary: Fuji has no intention of taking over Fuji Inc. even if he is the oldest son and a genius at the business...that is until he meets Ryoma, an in-coming genius who threatens his reputation in the company.
Ryoma has a bitter past that crossed paths with the Fuji's. To get his revenge he sold his happiness for the opportunity, sold his soul to a smiling devil and learned business to beat his enemies at their own game.
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Chapter 5: More Than Meets The Eye
Recap-
[a/n: This time, I'm just going to recap big events of the last chapter ]
- Fuji 'claims' Ryoma as his prey
-The 'underground lords' decide to "accept" Leiling as Kenzo's wife due to Yuki's opinion
-Ryoma ditches Fuji in Shibuya
-Sanada and Yukimura have a talk about their 'sons.'
Morning
Fuji. Corporation
Boss's office
Fuji let out another sigh as he continued to tap his pen on the desk while drifting off into his own world. He was bored and the feeling of wanting to escape this suffocating room was eating at him. Setting his pen down he glanced at the paperwork and frowned as all the pages with 'detailed' and 'logical' proposals were all too easy! It was a matter of looking at the ten-page paper and getting one conclusion… and that had been absolutely interesting… five years ago!
That's right! Fuji Syuusuke was bored of his uptown life, his high-class "friends", his good-natured fiancée, and even his mother's night parties she threw.
The fact was, he hadn't been ignored in a good ten years! That's right! Every since the winter his father hit the jackpot with his ideas and up started Fuji corporation, everyone knew his father and family. Despite how their father hid them, it became common knowledge that Fuji-san's oldest son was a prodigy.
Everyone took note of how he was always in the top five in academics, a regular for the tennis team, a polite, upstanding man who would take over the business. Others ignored him in contempt and jealousy while others tried to worm their way into being "friends" any way possible. Then again, he himself wasn't a short-tempered guy who was flexible. He hadn't refused his parents when they got him a fiancée, he didn't refuse the position his father gave him when he went out of country to expand three years ago and he never said no to what he could do for his family. So shouldn't it be forgivable that he dated girls and guys and fooled around moderately. Shouldn't it be okay that he date whom he wanted to date if he did the work?
After all, three years ago, his father wasn't doing too well and decided it was best to expand to try to gain more profit. It had been his ideas and suggestions that kept the stocks rising, it had been his persuasion and authority that made everyone back down from wanting to swallow his father's company. Syuusuke had worked to keep the company afloat, had tore down other companies best defenses to stand by them equally and now that they had a steady income and rise, the company was demanding he work harder and make it rise faster? Really… he had no wish to do it anymore….
"Syuusuke…"
"Something wrong Tezuka?" Fuji asked not even glancing over to where he knew Tezuka would be standing. After all, Tezuka did the same thing everyday as if it was a ritual.
"We need to talk about Echizen."
"Oh yes," Fuji said dropping everything with an eager smile towards Tezuka. "which section is he working in? Where is his file?"
"I don't want to deal with another employee leaving because of you Syuusuke." Tezuka stated with a sigh. "I don't want to go through the headache of finding someone around Echizen's caliber again-"
"He won't leave… it's not like him." Fuji stated with a chuckle.
"Who are you to know that?" Tezuka demanded.
"His boss." Fuji said smiling at Tezuka. " So why don't you stop hiding his file and do your job so I can enjoy mine."
"Your father will be back in three months and-"
"By then I will have re-focused because Ryo will already be mine and I will be looking for a new prey." Fuji brushed off as if this was nothing but a game.
"I wish you were more serious sometimes." Tezuka said with a slight sigh. "The company hasn't had any growth in three months and the executives are worrying themselves while you-":
"Stop complaining Kuni, we haven't dropped either so all your fusses are for nothing." Fuji said staring out the window. "I wonder… where he is at…"
xXx
Fuji corp.
6th floor
Ryoma yawned in boredom as he dropped off the rest of his work with the section manager. As soon as he saw the work given to him a few hours ago, he almost fell asleep. He had done typing and these types of work for Kenzo, he could do it with his eyes closed… which he spent half the time doing.
"Senpai, I'm done for the day." Ryoma said placing a hand on the man in charge while the section manager checked on other things.
"Then do load two on the manager's desk." The solemn guy said adjusting his glasses briefly again before his hands danced across his board again.
"I finished that as well." Ryoma said with a slight sigh.
"Well then… go to the next section and see if they need anything else." He said pointing down the corridor.
"Fine," Ryoma said stuffing his hands into his pockets as he strolled out care freely.
BUMP
Ryoma frowned as the guy who carelessly ran into him. He watched as the man scrambled for his papers that fell when they ran into each other and Ryoma watched him without helping. When he straightened Ryoma waited for an apology… only to NOT get one.
"Oi… is that all you do to people you run into?" Ryoma asked with a slight frown.
"Sorry… I was a bit stressed." He apologized with a sigh.
"Over what?" Ryoma asked looking at the papers he held.
"Over the progress of the company of course."
"Oh… so you're one of those executives huh?" Ryoma stated leaning against the wall as he took the papers from the guy's hands and skimmed the data.
"Hey! Those are confidential!" He interjected with a protest.
"Hn… no real change in the last six months huh?" Ryoma said handing the papers back. " According to your data, if it's correct, the company is lacking in the sales department."
"It is.. A bit." The guy said with a slight frown.
"Then increase advertisement, lower prices and decrease production." Ryoma said with a sigh as if it was the easiest answer to come up with.
"But what about the workers… if we decrease production then they'll surely go on strike since we'll have to lay-off people and cut their hours." The guy groaned out.
"Let me tell you how it works." Ryoma said with taking a nearby seat, which provoked the guy to follow and sit as well. " There is always a slump in business somewhere down the line but you have to deal with it professionally. Don't lay-off anyone." Ryoma said simply.
"But cutting their hours will-"
"Will get them angry and strike against the company right?" Ryoma said with a smile. " Let them."
"What? Then who will keep producing the products everyday?" The guy said still lost at the logic Ryoma was using.
"You forget the company has already produced more than enough to last s good amount of time right?"
"Yes…"
"And before they strike, they'll still produce a bit right?"
"Yes…" The guys said again not getting the drift of the conversation as well.
" That should cover for the losses until your advertisement s hit a climb again." Ryoma stated.
"But the money…"
"There is no need to pay workers that are striking right? For all the days they spend striking they are loosing money and you are gaining money aren't you?" Ryoma asked. Sometimes he felt like everyone around him were simpletons… why was it so hard to get his point across?
"So we don't have to pay the workers which would give us income!" The guy said with a smile.
"Yes… and that extra money and the increase in sales can be fixed with the strike."
"How?" The guy asked lost again.
"You take maybe two-fourths of the profit and make a deal with the workers. They get their hours back and you increase their pay but a few hundred yen." Ryoma said with a smile.
"But then wouldn't we have lost the profit back?"
"Successful companies take all their money and reinvest it within the company." Ryoma said standing. " Besides, if you take the way I tell you there will be an increase no matter how you look at it… the other two-fourths you don't give goes into profit doesn't it?"
"It does!" The guy said reviewing the basis of the plan. " Since we're at a dead end… it won't hurt to use your plan!"
"Please… it'll make working here a lot easier." Ryoma said strolling away. " Mada mada…."
These people weren't worth his time or effort but he'd be damn if HE weren't the one to make Fuji bow before him.
'I'll make you fall to the lowest only after you've tasted pure victory!' Ryoma thought with a small smirk. Life was good if you know how to play the cards.
xXx
Fukada corp.
CEO's office.
"Nervous that he won't approve of me?"
Leiling glanced up to see her husband-to-be's amber eyes staring straight at her as if reading every emotion she had like a book.
"Not really…" Leiling pushed off her expression with a brief, polite smile.
"I won't embarrass you… I'm not a total gangster." Kenzo said glancing back to his desk where he had been reading some documents while waiting for his future in-laws visit.
"I wasn't afraid you would be an embarrassment!" Leiling protested. " I'm just nervous of how they'll take all this… especially since I haven't been home in six months…"
"I already informed them that I was the one who kidnapped you and bewitched you." Kenzo stated.
"WHAT?" Leiling said standing abruptly. " Why, that's a total lie!"
"So you'd prefer I tell them the truth?" Kenzo asked standing to walk around his desk towards her.
"Not…"
"Sit down love…" Kenzo said settling her back on the sofa. " You're messing up your dress."
"So you're more worried about the dress you spent a fortune on huh?"
"Whoever I said I spent a fortune on the dress… it was too little to be considered a fortune." Kenzo said easily before grasping her hand softly. " You can't be acting so indifferent to me… it would be bad acting in front of your family."
"Oh and I suppose you've lied with a straight-face before huh?"
"I have…" Kenzo said not bothering to deny that fact. The slight knock at the door disrupted the both of them and Kenzo wrapped an arm around Leiling before telling the person to come in.
"Sir, The Chaolin's have arrived." His secretary said walking in with a polite smile.
"Show them in," Kenzo said as he glanced at Leiling briefly before he guided her to greet her parents.
"Mom…" Leiling greeted with a shaky breath as her mother appeared first through the doorway searching for her daughter.
"Leiling!" Her mother gasped out as she drew her daughter into her arms.
Kenzo took the time to analyze her mother as they embraced. She looked like she was approaching her early fifties although her face showed little aging and the beauty still shone through. Slender and soft was the conclusion he drew from her actions and look. Turning his attention to the man beside her, he knew he'd have the most trouble with the father. The frown that was naturally on his lips showed Kenzo clearly that he was the authoritative person in the family and the one he'd have to deal with.
"Chaolin-san…" Kenzo greeted, lightly touching Leiling's hand to bring her attention back to her father.
"Dad…" Leiling greeted a bit timidly. Actually it was the most timid side Kenzo had ever seen of Leiling since meeting her a few days ago.
"You…"
Leiling's father ignored her completely and concentrated on Kenzo solely. He actually didn't mind the slight challenge as her father dares to analyze him with hawk eyes… he rather deal with a formidable man they a weak one anyways.
"I'm Fukada Kenzo," Kenzo said politely. " If you can all take a seat, I'm sure we have much to discuss."
"I-"
"Honey…" Leiling's mother said laying a hand on her husband's arm. "We should listen to what he has to say first."
"There's no reason for him to explain anything! If he was serious with our Leiling, he would've explained six months ago!" He barked out.
"Close the door and stay outside." Kenzo said calmly to his secretary and the guards that escorted the Chaolin's up. After everyone backed out Kenzo offered both Leiling's parents a seat and begrudgingly, Leiling's father accepted.
"I'm sorry it took so long for me to get the courage to call and ask that you give your daughter to me." Kenzo apologized. "But you may be content that I did not want to marry your daughter only because she is your daughter Chaolin-san."
As Kenzo explained why they were not contacted Leiling watched amazed by how calm and composed he was when her father was practically on the verge of killing him. She was in awe by the sincerity that he'd loved her now and forever reflected from his eyes as calmly edged an opening to show that he was very suitable. It wasn't the first time her husband-to-be impressed her but every time he did, she felt guilty… because she would ruin his life. There was nothing between them; nothing except Yuki-san.
"I convinced her to run away with me,"
"That's-" Leiling started finding her voice… he hadn't talked to her of what the story would be so she was clueless but to shoulder all the blame himself was too much! He wasn't even involved!
"That's what Leiling dear?" Her mother questioned looking at her daughter intently now.
"I ran on my own accord… he didn't do such a thing!" Leiling said.
"I refuse to believe you'd do something like that on your own!" Her father roared out. "Did he threaten you to say such things to me and –"
"No he didn't!" Leiling said angrily as she tried to focus on her father… slowly her vision blurred and she was trying to focus but the harder she tried the more fatigue she felt at the moment… what could she say?
"Close your eyes darling…"
Leiling did as she was told. His calm soothing voice made her feel as if everything was going to be okay and unconsciously she trusted him to handle the situation.
"Chaolin-san," Kenzo said with a firm, serious tone now, "I feel obliged to not estrange your daughter from you no longer; that is the only reason I have arranged for this meeting. If you continue to be unreasonable like that in front of Leiling then I won't stand for it!"
"Ken..zo… I need to …" Leiling whispered against Kenzo's chest and although she felt his heartbeat quicken, he calmly excused them and picked her up to head to the adjacent door to take her to the bathroom where she emptied her stomach of everything she had eaten thirty minutes ago.
"What's wrong with our daughter?" Her mother questioned as Kenzo guided Leiling back to her spot at the sofa asking quietly if she require anything besides a drink of water.
Leiling merely shook her head and contently laid her head against Kenzo's shoulder as she waited for him to hand her a cup of water.
'Didn't you hear my wife's ques-"
"I heard her perfectly fine Chaolin-san… now if you would allow me to attend to Leiling quickly before I answer, everything will be okay." Kenzo said quite bluntly as he handed Leiling the cup of water and watched her drink it down.
"My daughter's condition…"
"She's fine," Kenzo said with a soft smile to Leiling's mother. "She's just pregnant."
"Pregnant?!" Her mother breathed out looking at her daughter in almost a panic… ' How far…"
"Almost four months." Leiling confirmed with a smile to both her parents. " That's why I asked that Kenzo contact the both of you… I want you both to be a part of… our baby's life."
"You1" Leiling's father stood in anger as he pointed a finger in anger at Kenzo. " You dare to get our daughter pregnant as well?"
"Do you honestly believe I wouldn't have touched your daughter in the six months she's lived with me?" Kenzo asked calmly looking at Leiling's father with a slight raised brow.
"Well… I just can't accept this!" Leiling's father said taking a seat reluctantly once he knew he had backed himself into a corner.
"So you'd rather be separated from Leiling and our child's life?" Kenzo asked laying the truth in front of him. Honestly, Kenzo hoped he was playing his cards right. These kinds of situations were better for Yuki-san to handle but hopefully if he could work the situation right, he'd have Leiling's father covering the losses that Yuki-san took.
"I'm taking her back with me!" Leiling's father decided with a somewhat fierce frown.
"To face disgrace at a pregnant unwed daughter when I'm perfectly able to provide for the both of them and willing to marry her?" Kenzo asked bluntly tightening his grip on Leiling's shoulder to showcase his 'devotion' to her.
"Who said she was having the kid at all?" Her father countered.
"So you'd risk your daughter's life to have an abortion rather than have my child who I was and an willing to claim? You're being selfish towards your pride only Chaolin-san." Kenzo stated simply to him.
"And how can I be sure you're not marrying her for anything besides love?" The man decided.
"I took her from you to another country, lived with her six months, gave her my child and now want to marry her Chaolin-san… is there actually a way I would do all this if I didn't love her?"
"How do I know you're not in this for her fortune?" He demanded looking at Kenzo perfectly composed face for a slip-up.
"Because I have my own fortune Chaolin-san… having hers would only benefit our child and not me in any way since I have my own right?"
"So you think-"
"Honey!"
Both men turned to look at Leiling's mother. Her brown eyes showed slight anger yet was gentle in a way as well.
"I believe we should trust our daughter's judgement and le t her marry him… he seems sincere."
"Seems… seems isn't good enough for me I-"
"What do you want?" his wife asked with a saddened look. " As it is now, she seems content to remain with him and if we interfere, we won't be doing anything but what my parents did to you."
"Our situation was different! Your father wanted me to prove myself!"
"Then how do you want him to prove himself to you darling? "His wife asked with a slight frown at her husband's illogic reasoning now. "He has this company to raise our daughter and their child, he's shown nothing but respect for the both of us and he complies to my daughter with sincerity… what more can we hope for in a son-in-law."
"But his attitude is just-"
"You're not marrying him, Leiling is." His wife gently explained with a small smile. " It's time we let her go…."
"But after all the time we spent searching for her… how can you just forget all those restless nights of us-"
"But she's in front of us now isn't she… such things can be forgiven."
"I cannot!" He said with accusing eyes at Kenzo.
"Then you'll take away our only daughter's happiness?" His wife asked. " Are you going to be just like my parents who refused to marry me off because you weren't to their taste?"
"I am not like that… But she's our only child… the company." Leiling's father protested.
"Shall go to her… and through her to her child as well his company." Leiling's mother explained to her husband as she rested a loving hand over her husband's. " Let's let them be."
"I…" Leiling's father started then sighed as he ran a frustrated hand through his hair roughly. "FINE! You all win."
"Dad…" Leiling said with a soft smile." Thank you…"
"But don't be too happy!" he warned Kenzo. " I'll be tracking you for the next few days… I'll never feel comfortable unless I know you can handle my business."
"Yours?" Kenzo asked.
"Well I'm not getting any younger boy! Since you stole my daughter and she's pregnant, you'll have to manage the company… I'm determined to pass it to my line!" Leiling's father stated. "So obviously you'll have to take care of the company until she's ready to take over it."
"But-" Kenzo started to protest only to see Leiling's father hand rise to silence him.
"I've never won against my wife despite how obedient she is… when it comes to a topic that concerns her, she won't relent. I'm wanting to retire boy and live out the rest of my life with my wife peacefully in the countryside."
"I'll do my best," Kenzo said bowing to Leiling's father with a smile. Although it had seemed impossible for a few minutes before, he had successfully accomplished his mission.
"For now… why don't we leave Kenzo to his work?" Leiling's mother suggested. " We've taken up more than your time."
"It's not trouble at all." Kenzo smiled as he stood and helped Leiling up. "Please go with Leiling to my house."
"If you don't mind then," Leiling's mother smiled kindly at Kenzo.
"Not at all, whatever makes Leiling happy will make me just as happy." Kenzo said in his most sincere tone.
Both parents nodded and mentioned wanting to discuss the wedding that night before heading out.
"Leiling?" Her mother asked looking as her since she didn't make a move to follow them out the door.
"Just a minute mom… I need to talk to Kenzo privately." Leiling said with a smile.
"Okay… your father and I will wait here." Her mother said stepping out to the outer office where Kenzo's secretary was stationed and shut the door behind her.
"You're good." Leiling said as soon as the door shut.
"Years of practice." Kenzo merely said letting her go to walk towards his desk.
"I'm sorry my father yelled at you for no reason…"
"No need… If it were my daughter I'd be almost as illogical." Kenzo confirmed.
"So you basically got what you wanted now…" Leiling said with a sigh.
"Yuki-san got what he wanted, not me." Kenzo reminded her. " Would you like to go over our terms and shop for things you're going to need later tonight?"
Leiling swallowed hard as she wondered why he could treat her so nicely yet so indifferently at the same time. He was unlike anything or anyone she had ever seen before.
"Why?' She asked softly looking at Kenzo's unreadable amber eyes. "Why are you doing this for a child that's not even yours… for a woman you don't even love?
"I told you." Kenzo said helping her into her coat gently. "I'm not completely heartless and as long as you're my wife, I won't deny you anything I can give."
"But-"
"I would never condemn a child for its parents wrongs… you don't have to fear that I won't treat your child as my own… Yuki-san picked me up when I was in need most as well so I would never turn you out…unless…"
"Unless?"
"You betrayed my trust." Kenzo said seriously.
xXx
Emperor's Bar
"I'm glad it went well…" Yukimura breathed out as he listened to the details from Kenzo over the phone. It seemed his scheme to get his losses back were successful… that's why he didn't doubt his son's… the ones who never failed him.
"Ahh…" Yukimura said between breathing. "Then I'll talk to you tomorrow night when you show up with your wife-to-be…. Ja."
Yukimura let out a moan as he turned his gaze to Sanada who was busy thrusting inside him while teasing his tip.
"Did you really have to push me so hard while I talked to Kenzo?" Yukimura groaned out as bursts of white filled his field of vision again when Sanada angled just right.
"Hn… you're pretty good on the phone though… he probably didn't even know…"
Yukimura merely chuckled as he drew Sanada closer to him again.
"I love you Gen…"
xXx
Fuji Corp.
Break time
Ryoma tried his best to finish his cup of coffee as the girls behind him continue to giggle loudly and comment on how good looking he was right down to his nice worked hands that would definitely 'feel great on the body'.
"Mhmmmm, you are going to be good." A slight whisper near his left ear said as he felt slender hands trace the front of his pants enticingly.
Ryoma didn't need to see the person to know who it was. The annoying voice was already becoming as annoying as Niou-senpai's.
"Obviously the boss doesn't know that he just committed sexual harassment which is, punishable by law." Ryoma stated giving Fuji's cheerful a glare.
Fuji merely chuckled and traced a finger down Ryoma's cheek gently. " Aren't you going to bend to my will yet?"
Ryoma merely sighed and faced Fuji ignoring the girls who were now commenting on the scene they had just witnessed between the boss and the new employee. " Am I going to become a god soon?" Ryoma questioned.
"Probably not." Fuji said with a small smile.
"Then NO," Ryoma stated brushing Fuji off as he tossed his cup into the trashcan smoothly.
Fuji made no move to follow as he eyes opened to focus on Ryoma's back.
'He's definitely more than meets the eye….' Fuji decided as he glanced at the file he held. The file titled Echizen was going to tell him a lot more about his prey all right.
A/N: That ends this chapter and the beginning is starting to develop finally :D
Please take the time to review and for sure I'll update soon again!