Ljubazna Osoba

Chapter 7: Searching for the fiancée

It was a wonderful sunny morning, and our brunette was walking silently on the green grass, her lime summer dress was flowing gently by the sway of the breeze

She continued her pace until she reached a tomb

Kyoshiro Yamguchi

Born: December 17

Died: March 23

Mikan smiled as she knelt down on the grass and put down the blue roses that she bought with her

" Brother, I'm done finishing the test, at the same time, avenging your death…" She started

" I was really shocked when I found out that I need to have a fiancée, can you believe it?"

" But still, you're the one in my heart, and will always be…."

" And you know what? I also started flourishing the business, I'm taking steps towards my dreams, Onii chan, I hope you continue to watch and guide me as long as I'm alive…."

As long as I'm alive…..

Mikan laughed sadly

" You know, onii chan, many people are telling me that I'm the " walking doll", coz I have the most lifeless and most blank expression, not to mention cold and hard as a diamond, I also carried lots of blue roses with me, hence my name…"

" It's quite an irony, right? You always call me little miss sunshine back then, because I always smile no matter what happens to me…"

Then she clutched her hands

" But…it's hard, onii chan, it's hard….without you on my side…without you talking to me…..and without you loving me…." She said as tears started to form in her eyes

" I-I love you onii chan! I love you so much, you don't know what it means the moment you were gone, you don't know how it pained me so much when you left without saying goodbye! Why! Why do you have to fall in love with someone like her and end up in this graveyard!" She bawled

She cried again, and again

It took her a few minutes before she stopped crying, she was about to wipe her tears when she saw a hand offering her a handkerchief

She looked up and saw Hayate, his other hand was holding a bouquet of roses, together with him was Rui

" W-what a-are you doing here? I thought you all went home? Or flew back somewhere…"

Rui smiled gently " We're here to give our respects to Kyoshiro…."

Without any word, Hayate put down the flowers on the tomb. Mikan looked at it with surprise

" Violet roses? When did you breed one? " She asked

" Actually, Hotaru was the one who breeded that, we don't want to get more blue roses from you so we asked her for some…." Hayate replied

"Thanks guys…." Mikan whispered sincerely

Rui and Hayate smiled

Rui patted her head " Mikan, that's why we're here, we're always be here for you, even if we're children of the underworld….."

" Stop with the mushy stuff ok, Rui?" Hayate complained

Rui laughed

" Mikan, since we're here to give our respects , would you mind to wait a little? I want us to go home together, we're going to fly this afternoon and we want to spend some time with you….." Hayate said

" Of course….." Mikan said as she started to walk to the side and gave the boys some privacy

Natsume was cleaning the bar that morning, he had earned almost 10,000 yen yesterday, and well, ¼ of it will go to their apartment/bar, and other expenses such as water and electricity. He was cleaning while Ruka was cooking their breakfast

Out of nowhere, Tono went out, he was clutching his head

" Argh! I'm not going to drink that Moonshine again!" He exclaimed

" Is it too strong?" Natsume asked

" You have no idea!" He shot back

" Well, then don't drink more of that moonshine!" Ruka yelled as he went out of the kitchen with their breakfast

Tono roamed his eyes around " Where's Naisho?"

" He went out last night to take a client…." Natsume answered as he lifted the mop and squeezed it's contents on the drainage…."

" Well, I heard you made lots of bucks yesterday…."

" Yeah, we did…" Ruka said as he placed the plates and chopsticks on the table " Table's set you guys, chow in!" He said

All three of them went to their chairs then they started eating

They were at the middle when Naisho barged inside

" Hey you guys!" Naisho yelled as he went near them

" What asshole?" Tono replied in between mouthfuls

" Hey, Natsume, you did went to bed with that Koizumi woman right?" Naisho asked as his green eyes flickered to Natsume

" Yeah, so?" Natsume replied

" Well, she and her family just went missing! Not to mention their riches were swiped out in a flash!" He exclaimed

" Really?" Ruka said

" Not my problem, she paid me, and that's all that matters, she's a slut anyway…" He replied as he munched his sausage

" Well, I just thought you know and hey! I was shocked when I found out!…." Naisho said as he picked a piece of scrambled egg

" Hey, that's mine!" Tono exclaimed

Naisho ignored him " Well, that's not all folks, I heard that the new president of the Yukihara East Branch is a very beautiful woman….and they say she was very smart and talented….."

" Really? Can you find a way for me to hook up with her, with her riches, she sure has a lot to spare!" Tono said as he finished his scrambled egg

" Tono, do you have a deathwish?" Naisho shot back

" Why? Who are they anyway?" Natsume asked

Naisho and Tono looked at them

" What? We really don't know who are they…" Ruka told them

" You've gotta be kidding me! The Yukihara family is the top businessman as well as the top mafia here in Japan…." Tono said

" There are top10 famous families here in Japan, they are businessmen and at the same time, members of mafia, the first one is the Yukihara family, the second one is Imai, followed by Ayame, Matsudaira, Yome, Tobita, Tohru, Ogasawara, Umenomiya and Harada, then after them, common rich families, such as that Koizumi whom Natsume ransacked last night…." Naisho said as he grabbed a cup

" Whoa, didn't know about that…." Ruka said

" Well, they are a mystery, those ten families don't show their faces in public, and not even the media can force them to do so….. anyway who would if you value your life so much?" Naisho said as he sipped his coffee

" Are they really in for killing people?" Natsume asked

Tono shrugged " Well, yeah, that's what they say, rumors had it that they kill people for slight infraction of their rules…"

" Sounds dangerous…." Ruka shrugged

" That's why people are careful when dealing with them, they are assassins by nature, they can kill you without knowing it…" Naisho replied

Silence followed after that….

" Well, enough about that, I'm going to take a shower, I need to be presentable to have more clients later…" Natsume said as he chugged down his milk then took his utensils

" I'm going too…." Ruka seconded as he stood gathering his utensils

Tono then looked at Niasho " Hey, how's your client last night?"

Naisho rolled his eyes " She was such a nagger! I tell you, if she's not my client, I will surely strangle her to death!"

" Well, gotta go! " Naisho said as he walked upstairs

" Hmp! Those guys…." Tono said as he exhaled then he scanned his eyes, then it widened " Hey, they left me the dishes! Argh! You guys are so mean!" He yelled at them

But the bastards just ignored his call and proceeded to their own rooms

" Oh dear, I guess I have to wash the dishes again…." He said then went to the sink and started his work

" What!"

Mikan looked at her father furiously in the plasma screen " Are you saying he's my fiancée?" Mikan pointed disgustingly at the picture

Shiki looked at the printed picture out of curiosity, then his eyes widened " He's…."

Mikan huffed her cheeks " Yeah, he's that male prostitute whom Koizumi was having sex a week ago…"

Narumi looked at her in a very shocked expression " Really?"

Shiki looked at his master in disdain " Are you sure Izumi dono? He's a prostitute, a slut, are you saying you're giving the precious jewel a scumbag as her fiancée?"

Izumi looked at them calmly " We have our own reasons why…." He replied

" But dad-"

Izumi looked at his daughter sternly " Mikan, it's time to stop your delusional love, I know you love Kyoshiro, but give yourself a chance to love someone, and be happy. Besides, I'm sure Kyoshiro will also tell you the same thing if he was alive…."

Mikan bowed, her eyes covered by her bangs " Yeah, but not with a prostitute, he's dirty, and he only cares about money…"

Izumi sighed " Mikan, give this young man a chance, I also questioned the elders why, but the moment I learned what happened to him, my thoughts about him disintegrated…..besides…" Izumi smiled, which softened his features " You can help him get through with this, you are after all, our little miss sunshine right?"

" There is no little miss sunshine anymore, dad….." She shot back

" I don't believe that, deep down, you still are…." Izumi said then went back to his serious face " Get him now, Mikan and teach him our ways, if both of you don't fell inlove with each other, you can get rid of him…."

Mikan then raised her head then exhaled " Alright father…."

" Good, I'm expecting to see him tomorrow…." He said in finality, then the screen shut off

Mikan massaged her temples afterwards " This is getting harder by the second….."

She then took her phone and dialed Hotaru's number

" Imai speaking…" A cold voice said

" Hotaru, you won't believe who will be my fiancée….." She said in a grave voice

" A male prostitute, I presume?" She said

" How did you know?" She asked in a bored tone, not surprised

" Well, my fiancée is a male prostitute too, typical of those baka elders, I have no idea what's going on in their heads…." Hotaru replied " Not that I care really, I think I'll just shut myself in the attic for half a year then kill him…"

Mikan let out a bitter laugh " I think I should consider that… what's his name?"

" Ruka Nogi…"

" Well, you want me to find out about your fiancée?" She asked

" Yes, if you please…"

" That'll be 50,000 yen…"

" I'll put it in your account…" She said just upload his files on my pc

" His name?"

" Natsume Hyuuga…."

" It'll be in your pc for a few minutes…"

Later in the afternoon

" Well, Ms. Yukihara and Ms. Imai, this is the room where she's staying…" The nurse said nervously as she opened the door

They both entered, there they saw the doctor checking the patient's chart

The doctor smiled when they saw them " Ms. Yukihara, Ms. Imai, nice to see you, you're looking well…"

Mikan looked at him " Why thank you Dr. Noda…."

Dr. Noda suddenly coughed " Well, what do you want to know about Aoi Hyuuga?"

Mikan looked at him " Aside from the fact that she had been raped and burned, what other information can you give us?"

Dr. Noda sighed " Well, this young lady needs to undergo lots of operations, she needs to undergo 10 more operations, that includes operations in her heart, in her muscles, in her bones, in her skin, in her face and in her eyes…."

" And?"

" Well, actually, it should be 12 operations, we had done the 2 successfully-'

" Who paid it?"

" Her brother, Ms. Yukihara…"

" I believe he's already in bankruptcy since operations costs a lot…." Hotaru intervened

" Not really, the operations were postponed because they can't pay it in full yet, that's why her brother and his friend are working double time to pay her medical expenses…"

Mikan and Hotaru just glanced at each other

" Well, is there anything-"

" How much is the costs of the remaining overall operation?" Mikan asked

" Ummm, I think it's 50 million yen…."

"Hotaru let's go, I need to pay for her operation…" Mikan said

Dr. Noda looked at her in shock " Are you sure Ms. Yukihara? You barely know her…."

But Mikan and Hotaru ignored him as they stepped out of the room

Natsume woke up, it was already 7:00 pm, he decided that he'll visit Aoi, then put the money on his bank account in order to pay for her next operation…..

He just finished changing clothes when he heard a knock " Come in…"

Ruka entered, wearing a green shirt and faded jeans and gray colored sneakers

" Natsume, let's visit Aoi…"

" I was about too…." He replied

He was wearing a dark blue shirt and black jeans and black sneakers " Let's go…."

Mikan and Hotaru went to the hospital's cafeteria, after taking their orders, they both sat at the corner and ate their food

" That's generous of you to pay for her operations…." Hotaru said as she grabbed her crab roe

" Not just me, you paid ¼ of the expenses, and thanks for treating me to dinner…" Mikan replied

" Well, you paid a lot….." Hotaru replied

" I wonder what his reaction will be?" Mikan said as she munched her lobster

" Well, he may have a heart attack…"

" I hope that will happen…" Mikan shrugged as she ate her lobster

" Whaaaaattttttttt!"

Natsume and Ruka were in shock of what they heard from Dr. Noda

" But-what about the expenses? I can't pay those-" Natsume said while shaking

" Don't worry Hyuuga san, all her expenses were paid already…."

Natsume was still in shock so Ruka did the talking " Dr. Noda, who paid all the expenses?" He asked

Dr. Noda sighed " I wish I could tell, but I value my life so I can't….."

Ruka was bewildered " Wow, he sure was generous to pay for her expenses…"

This time, Natsume snapped out of his reverie…

" Generous, my ass, if I know that person wants something in return!" Natsume grumbled as he gritted his teeth

Dr. Noda was in shock, if only Hyuuga san knew who it was…..

" Hey, don't think like that, we should be grateful that someone shouldered her expenses…" Ruka scolded

" As if! What if this was a trap, Ruka? What do you suggest should we do?" Natume shot back

He then looked at Dr. Noda who was watching them

" Dr., whoever this person is, tell him that I refuse his help, I'd rather pay her expenses even if I have to pay the bank forever!" Natsume said sternly

Dr. Noda exhaled " Alright, I'll try, Hyuuga san…"

" Natsume!" Ruka exclaimed

" It's alright, Nogi san, it's what he wishes, then that's what we're going to do…" Dr. Noda said calmly " Now, if you excuse me…" He said as he walked away from them

Ruka glared at Natsume " What the hell were you thinking! Aren't you happy that Aoi's condition will turn for the better? Someone had already lifted the burden for us, and then you refused just because of your silly assumptions!"

Natsume looked away " So, what Ruka? We already have jobs, we can support her ourselves!"

Ruka sighed, his bestfriend really is a stubborn person

" Look, Natsume, you can't judge all rich people in a negative way, we didn't even know that person…."

" Still, I refuse…" He said in finality

Ruka then just slumped down at the nearby couch " Alright then, if that's what you want, I won't be surprised if in the future we'll just live in a rat hole with little cheeses as food! And thanks for ruining the chances, you bastard!"

Natsume exhaled " Yeah, yeah….."

At an empty room beside the hospital's lobby, two beautiful women were leaning on the wall….

Their bodies were almost near the door, so they heard the conversation of the two young men….

" Good luck with your bastard fiancée, baka" Hotaru spat emotionlessly

Mikan just looked blankly at the raven haired lad who was silently waiting in the couch….

" Seems like he doesn't bow to fate graciously, does he?" Mikan mumbled

" What do you expect ? They are victims of this cruel society, it's only natural that he won't trust you…" Hotaru replied as she munched her crab flavored chips

" Argh! If only he's not the one assigned to me, I wouldn't go through all this trouble, in stead, I'll be enjoying watering my blue roses and drinking my orange juice…."

" Liar, if I know, you just want to spend your day looking at Kyoshiro's picture and kissing him while watching him on the big screen which was hidden a floor down to your room…."

Mikan blushed and looked away, well, she was telling the truth

Hotaru smirked at her friend's foolishness

After a few seconds, Mikan composed her doll face again and asked her

" So, what are we gonna do?" Mikan asked

Hotaru looked at her, smiling evilly

Mikan gulped

" We'll do it the assassin way of course….." She answered

Natsume was dozing off on the couch….he and Ruka where waiting for Aoi's 3rd operation to finish, as such, they waited there for hours….taking turns in sleeping since they might go back to the bar at dawn…

And they need sleep because they need to find new rich clients to earn money

And this time, they need more clients than ever

He was in the middle of his sleep when Ruka shook him awake

He opened his eyes and looked at him

" What?"

" The nurse said that the operation might be finished tomorrow morning at around 9, so she advised us to go home, anyway, Dr. Noda will just call us tomorrow to inform us what happened in the operation…." Ruka said

Natsume sat down immediately

" Natsume, I know you want to wait, but we need to work….." Ruka added

Natsume nodded, he then ran his hand on his messy raven hair " Ok, let's go…"

He and Ruka went out of the hospital ignoring the nurses who were giggling at them

They were walking silently in the dark road when they heard rustles behind them

They let it pass at first, so they just continued walking but in a fast pace

When they heard the noise getting near them, they looked at each other and ran in the dark

They were so focused in running that they didn't notice the assassins above them…

It was too late when they felt something was above them

But before any of them can react…..

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Baka! Baka! Baka!

Natsume and Ruka suddenly fell on the floor while clutching their chest….

" N-natsume…." Ruka croaked as he tried to reach his friend

" R-ruka…." Natsume replied as he also tried to reach his friend

But before they can reach each other, their eyelids began to close while whispering for help

Hotaru blew the tip of her gun " Seems like those bakas knew how to make tragic movies…" She said as she wiped her gun

" One thing's for sure, panic can make a person disoriented…" Mikan said as she fixed her gun

" It was amusing, on how they reached each other, thinking that they are dead already while in fact, they had just been put to sleep…" Hotaru added with a smirk

Mikan just rolled their eyes " Yeah, they're so stupid that they didn't even notice that they didn't have any blood or wound….. typical"

" Men this days have no eyes to see…" Hotaru finished as she kept her gun in her bag

" Well, let's take these morons away, my stomach's been grumbling and my butt's aching since all we did was to wait for a chance to capture these guys!" Mikan grumbled

Hotaru took a remote control from her bag, typed some numbers on it then put it back on her bag

In a few minutes, a shiny purple Volvo was out in the road, it was running swiftly but smoothly, once it spotted the two women, it slowed down, then stopped in front of the women….

" Wow this is another car again Hotaru, earlier we rode your lavender Innova…." Mikan said in amazement as Hotaru entered

" Shut up and get in baka…" Hotaru said as she opened the passenger door of the car

Mikan went inside the car and closed it

" I wonder what his reaction will be if he found out he was in my mansion?" Mikan mused

" Let's just hope we don't fall completely in this deal…" Hotaru replied as she started the engine

Mikan looked at the window…..

" I hope so too…."

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