School was awkward as Renge hung on to me like a Kola to a eucalyptus tree. Everyday I saw Izumi getting closer and closer to Kaoru, they sat together at the host club, and she would even meet him in the cafeteria for lunch. Then one day while she was having lunch at the cafeteria with Kaoru I grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her away with me.
"What do you want?" she screamed at me while I was dragging her out.
I didn't give her an answer; she was struggling to break free as I dragged her out. I pulled her to an isolated stairwell threw her to the wall below the staircase and pinned her down.
"What?"
"Can you not be so close to Kaoru? We're together now, and you don't even talk to me!"
"Don't be an idiot, we both know that it was a mistake! Everything was a mistake, whatever happened in Okinawa stays in Okinawa!"
"Have you ever thought that maybe, that's not what I want?"
"You're in no position to choose, you're engaged." She rubbed that fact in my face.
I loosen my grip on her and she broke free and walked off, leaving me there just staring at the blank wall in front of me.
I went home that night angry for some reason I messed up my room. There were clothes and paper everywhere.
"Kyouya, are you okay? The last time you did this was when Tamaki first came. Did he do something again?" My sister asked as she walked into my room and took a seat on my couch.
"It's not Tamaki. I'm used to his nonsense."
"So who is it?"
I looked away.
"You know I can keep a secret."
"Izumi… I don't understand why I'm so mad at her being with Kaoru so often and it's not like I don't know I'm engaged… And there she is rubbing that fact into my face as if I don't already know it!"
"Kyouya, our father sold me away, he just sold your brother away… we'll never find true happiness anymore but you… you have to decide on your own what is more important to you, Izumi or Father. Whether you want to be happy for the rest of your life, that's something only you can decide. Well, I've said too much. I'm going to go explore the wonders of the commoner world!" my sister said as she stood up and walked out.
Precisely because I can't decide what is more important that's why I'm in a dilemma…
I booked two air tickets to Okinawa went to Izumi's place and barged into her room.
"What do you want?" She screamed at me.
I didn't reply I walked up to her walk in wardrobe took out her baggage and started dumping clothes in.
"What are you doing!" She screamed
I didn't reply. I then grabbed her wrist and dragged her with me as she tried to break free. Junpei confronted me at the front door,
"Where are you taking Izumi Sama?"
I threw Izumi and her bags to my driver and he took her to the car.
"Okinawa." I said.
"Why?"
I looked Junpei in the eye,
"This is my last chance to make things work Junpei, you should understand me."
He looked back at me.
"You're not the only one who can take care of Izumi for the rest of her life!"
"I know, but I believe that I'm the only one who can give her happiness for the rest of eternity."
I pushed Junpei away and hopped into the car as it sped off for the airport.
"Let me go, Ootori!" She screamed as I dragged her on board the flight.
"No." I said as I sat her down and fasten her seat belt.
"Where are we going? Where are you taking me?" She demanded to know.
"Back to where we spent the happiest days of our lives." I mumbled.
We landed in Okinawa. And we took a cab to my summerhouse. I dragged her to the front door where she broke free of my grip.
"What now?"
"You said it, whatever happens in Okinawa Stays in Okinawa."
"Yea so?"
I looked away for a bit then turned back to look at her with a soft gaze.
"At least let me take with me happy memories before I call it game over between us." I said to her.
She paused for a moment then slowly nodded her head and followed me into the house. We went back to the same room we spent together that night, I placed our things on the floor as I held her hands and led her to the same chair we sat that night.
She let out a small smile. I pulled her onto my laps as she stood there reminiscing that night.
"Just like that night." I whispered into her ears.
She smiled a bit more as the sun started to rise and flood the room with orange yellow beams of light. I pulled her in and kissed her on the lips then I picked her up and rested her head on the pillow just like that night. I took the spot next to hers and allowed her to rest her head on my arms as we drifted into sleeps.
I woke up with her looking at me.
"Why did you wake me up if you were already awake?" I asked.
"I like watching you sleep… and besides you look really tired." She replied.
"Hungry?" I asked
"Starving." She replied.
"What do you want to have for lunch?"
"Hmm… What do they have here?"
"Depends on what you want to eat!"
"Hamburger Steak!" She announced
I smiled and kissed her on the forehead.
"Alright, hamburger steak it is!" I replied as we got out of bed.
We took a cab to the nearest supermarket.
"I thought we're going for lunch?" she asked.
"Yup, Lunch's at home. I'm cooking." I replied.
She smiled.
"You won't burn the food?" She asked cheekily.
"Trust me." I said as I grabbed her hands and walked into the supermarket.
"Can you do it like those restaurant? With the hotplate and everything?"
I nodded my head as we browsed through the veggies section.
"Kyouya!" She yelled as she dragged my hands to the live fish section.
She smiled with a child-like innocence as she watched the fish swim about in the tank.
"Come on, I'm done here." I said as I pulled her with me.
We took the ingredients back to the kitchen after arriving home. She looked in amazement.
"I've never really stepped into a kitchen before…" She said as she placed the bags of things on a counter.
I snuck up behind her and hugged her.
"Don't move," I whispered.
"Wasn't planning to." She whispered back.
I set about cooking and Izumi went on to set up a small table outside facing the beach.
"Lunch's done!" I announced as I pulled out two hot plates from the oven and walked towards the set table outside.
"This is nice." Izumi said as she stared at the beach while putting a piece of her steak in her mouth.
"It is isn't it?" I replied.
She smiled and continued with her lunch.
"I don't ever want time to end, I want it to stop forever…" I whispered under my breath.
She looked at me with a gloomy face,
"You know it won't happen," she said as she gently placed her fork down on the table.
I placed my knife and fork down on the table and walked up to her and hugged her.
Days flew by really quickly as Izumi and I spent the days cycling, walking and exploring Okinawa together, and soon all this was about to end.
She held me as we walked towards the private jet waiting for us at the airstrip waiting to take off. She stopped for a moment, paused, and then she looked at me…
"Be happy with Renge, even if it was an arranged marriage, even if all of it was not what you wanted…" She said.
"I can't. I'm going to have to find a way to remedy the situation…" I replied.
"I don't want you to remedy it, it'll only make things worse…"She said as she hugged me.
"Not another word." She whispered.
