Sorry for the SUPER DELAYED post… T.T this chapter was done early before New Year's eve but it is really hard to battle with your own thoughts… Anyway, I tried my very best to make this chapter long. Hope you'll enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: NOT MINE.


Domino

Mr. Sunshine didn't wake me up this morning, but the comfy bed where I spent my whole night with did. I remain lying in the bed while my I still held my eyes shut, relishing the warmness of the blanket that is covering my body and the softness of the pillows that surrounds me. 'This feels great.' I told myself, I let my legs swam on the bed and let myself rolled a little and inhaled deep. Sweet icy peppermint, it's slowly creeping inside my nostrils. I smelled the unusual scent which I'm afraid I can't remember of buying. "Holy Suzaku!" I jerked my eyes unconsciously and pulled myself to sit on the bed. 'Where on earth am I?' I asked to myself. My head throbbed instantly, for reasons I do not know. As my palms are partly covering my face, I noticed that I'm not wearing my clothes, but instead, I am wearing a long – sleeve white polo and nothing else apart from my underware.

"Oh crap." I looked around. Well, obviously I got overwhelmed by the bed I'm still on that's why I didn't realized where I am. The bed is four times larger than mine, probably a king size bed and the sheets and pillows are all fine white, the walls, doors and everything inside the rooms are made of glass and what distinct from all of this the sweet icy peppermint scent. I let myself out of the bed and have my feet roam around. This bedroom is very neat, white and clean, whoever sleeps in here must be a very meticulous person. I can't see any trace of dusk or any dirt. This room is way too good compared to mine, given the fact that I am a girl. 'Such a shame.' I pout my lips. Then accidentally my eyes landed on the mobile glass shelf containing a couple of photo frames of a kid. A picture of a kid with spectacles, golden blonde hair, baby blue eyes wearing long sleeve polo with suspenders and blue shorts, this kid is cute and what made him cuter in this picture is this looks like a stolen shot. I giggled at this boy's cuteness. And then a thought hit me like a stone, "This kid looked like.." My thoughts got interrupted the moment I heard voices. I roamed the room and went into shock to see that the bedroom has a glass staircase and I am on the upper deck! I took a peek from the silhouette glass balcony to see where the voices coming from.

"Just make sure he won't have of any knowledge of this. Do I make myself clear?" Nakago ordered the old man, as usual wearing his cold façade.

"Yes Young Master, as you wish." If I am not mistaken he may be the Butler of the house. "Would you like anything else for your, err.. Guest?" The old man inquired. I think he is referring to me. Nakago looked up and I think he saw me peeking behind the glass shelves.

"I presume none." Then the old man takes his leave and closes the door. I hurriedly went back and jumped to the bed and cover myself with the large blanket and shut my eyes. I heard footsteps emanating on the glass staircase and he stopped near the bed. And if my eyes weren't closed I can tell he's staring at me. "Unless you wouldn't want to go home, you can pretend to sleep all you want." Crap! I almost forgot, mom and Keisuke might be worried because I didn't go home last night!

"Fine!" I choked as I emerged under his bed's blanket pouting my lips and gave him a pinning stare. "You win."


"I supposed you're enjoying every moment laying in my bed, Suzaku no miko." Nakago said sarcastically.

"Yes, I am." I returned the sarcasm back to his face. "How am I supposed to go home if my clothes are nowhere to be found?" But he didn't mind what I said but instead sit on the bed near me. I gave him a murderous look but he doesn't seem to care at all. "Why are you always doing this to me?"

"Do what?" he said raising an eyebrow.

"This." I stressed the closing space he always initiates whenever we are together. Especially if it's only the two of us. And I swear if he still continues doing this I'd be loosing my control for good.

"I'm not doing anything." He raised his hands up half in the air.

"Oh really now?" I told him with a tune of sarcasm – like voice as if I'm running out of breath.

"Tell me all about it."

"No Nakago, you tell me. What is your problem? Why do you always act like this, leaving me all confused as fuck." Oh man, I cursed and I thought I blinked as a said it. This bloke is really pissing me off.

"You already said it yourself." He said pulling a book under the glass bedside table.

My patience is running thin. "Can you please give me straight answers?"

"Let's play a game."

"What the hell?" The nerve of this jerk!

"The game would be looping questions."

I was about to protest. "Hey I didn't approved of that–"

But he cut me. "Someone will ask the question, and in return instead of answering it, it should be answered in but in form of a question to the first person who asked you. You go first."

"I didn't agree to that game of yours! Why you're so persistent?" I protested.

"Good opening." He noted. "Didn't I tell you already you're my personal amusement?"

"Hey! Are you even listening to me?" And Nakago turned to look at me.

"Why can't you just admit it, Miaka?" He said my name again. I really hate this guy.

"What would you want me to say?" I can feel my face heated up.

"You've fallen for me didn't you?" Nakago said bluntly.

"You're crazy." I told him, avoiding his gaze.

"And you're the culprit." He cupped my face, and still avoiding his eyes. "Look at me, Miaka. Look at me." The way he said my name was like a spell putting me into a trance that my heart is beating wildly and I just can't help but to give in. I looked at him, I looked at him in the eye and he is too. "Now tell me, what do you feel?"

"I don't know." I felt like my heart is about to burst. "I really don't know." Teary eyed, I tried to shove his big hands cupping my face but he didn't let go. "All I know is that you always leave me confused and all," Nakago pressed our foreheads together and pulled me close to him and embraced me. "Ever since then, you always made me blush and have my heart went like crazy and–" He inhaled deep, loosen his hold and kissed me. And the crazy thing was, I kissed him back. Yes, I kissed him for the 'n'th time in these past few weeks, I've always been allowing him to kiss me, giving him power to control over my vulnerability.

"I'll take that as an affirmative, Miaka." He said in a deep voice, and then our eyes locked which made my face turn into a deep crimson and without me realizing it, I gave him a shy smile and hide my face under my front brunette locks. I bit my lips. He chuckled and pulled me, he let our foreheads touched. Having my guard down, my stomach betrayed me and it started to growled. "Perftect." He chuckled again.


"Seriously, where are you planning to take me?" I told Nathan as he was still pulling my hand as we walked the vast garden from his separated room to the manor house. No wonder from the Gi family, they have a white-house like mansion, alongside is the luscious garden with a large aviary that has an elegant fountain in the middle and houses different type of orchids, water lilies and tulips.

"You'll know soon enough." He told me still pulling my hand. I tried to pull my hand many times from his grip but Nakago would just hold it much tighter the more I struggle to pull it off. I pout my lips. I don't know if I'll be happy or be annoyed on the way he is behaving towards me.

"Naka–," He raised looked at me and raised an eyebrow. I gulped at I saw the expression on his face, I thought he doesn't want to be called by his seishi name. "I mean Nathan, can I ask you a question?" I fidgeted and blush. "If you don't mind."

"The last time you asked me for a question, we ended up kissing." Nakago chuckled and I frowned at him. He stopped and giving me a flying raising eyebrow. "What is it?"

"I was wondering why your room is separated from your house?"

"Why you're asking?"

I thought my face went beet red as he gave me a back-fire question. "Just curious."

"What will I get in return if I answer your question?" Nakago said behind my ear in a teasing voice.

"Whaat?" I was taken aback.

"What will I get if I answer your question?" I was getting goosebumps all over because Nakago placed his chin between the base of my neck and shoulder. Gods! I can feel his warmness getting on my skin. "Do I really have to repeat myself always when I am with you?"

"Hey, not fair!" I shoved him away.

"Why not?"

"It's just a question." I'm starting to get annoyed. "Fine. Don't answer if you don't want to. Just forget that I asked!" I stomped away like a spoiled brat, but he easily paced with me.

"Spoiled bratty Miko." He twirled me and wrapped me inside his arms. "You never fail to amuse me, really." Nakago leaned forward for a kiss but got interrupted when suddenly a phone rang inside his pocket. He pulled it to see the caller and I realized as I saw it was my phone he's holding. "Yui."

My eyes opened wide, and then I remembered I have a shift to fill after lunch. "Give me my phone." I tried to get my phone to him but he is too tall and his reflexes are too swift for me to catch my phone. "Give it back to me, Nakago." Nonetheless to my surprise, he clicked the answer button.

"Aren't you very early to call the Suzaku no Miko, Lady Yui?" He said in a monotonous voice. And I thought I heard Yui screemed on the other line and Nakago's browse creased, annoyance evident on his face. "You don't have you worry about that." He said looking at me and it earned a questioning look on my face. "I have already arranged it. If you don't have anything to say, I'm hanging-up." And he clicked the end button.

"What was that 'don't-have-to-worry-about'?"

"We are here." Nakago said opening the door at the end of the vast garden and ignoring my question. It's a kitchen. No, it is not just a kitchen. It is like a kitchen inside of a very high class restaurant. I got so speechless and the only word that I uttered was 'Wow'. "Let's get you something to eat." He looked at me and my mouth still hanging. "What?"

"Is this your mansion's kitchen?" I asked in amusement. No, it is more like overwhelming question.

"No."

"I'm sorry?" Did I just hear him said 'no'?

"This is just my personal kitchen." He said dropping a smirk.

"Excuse me?"

"Do I really have to repeat myself?" He said sarcastically.

"You gotta be kidding me! You have a separated room and a personal kitchen. This is crazy!" I said all in one breathing facing him.

"My privacy matters a lot to me." Nakago dropped looking into my eyes. "Especially now."


"Thank you for the delicious breakfast that you cooked." I told him while I'm unbuckling my seatbelt. But removing the belt on me isn't as easy putting it on, so he gently shoved my hand and unbuckled it for me. "Thanks again."

He gave me that crooked smile and leaned to my ears. "The moments I spent with you is more than enough to thank me." My face went beet red on what he said, but I was redder even more when he kissed my forehead and embraced me. "Go now, before I changed my mind."

"I'm sorry?" Confusion drawn all over my still reddened face.

"If you don't go now, I might take you back again to my house and keep you hostage." He chuckled.

I rolled my eyes trying not to make him see my reaction. "Ha. Ha. Not so funny." I think I'm about to die. I want to scream.

"You're a bad liar." He noted as he opened the door for me.

He held my hand and helped me step out of his car "Yeah, because you're an expert." I smiled back firing at his comment.

"I'll see you soon then." It's not a question but a statement and hearing him say that means he is really serious.

I bit my lip and trying not to meet his gaze. "Hmm." I took a long pause and inhaled deep. "Alright, I'll see you soon then." I smiled.

I don't know if what I am doing is still out of sanity or whatever that is. But having him, Nakago.. Nathan near me is like a breath of fresh air for me. I know we've been enemies Suzaku and Seiryuu knows how long, and we've been something in between of this wonderful confusing feeling but despite all of that, I think I'm willing to risk it. Risk it all and give it a try.

Nathan holds my hands and cupped my face. My eyes locked to his, dancing. He closed the space between us and leaned down to me. And…

"Miaka? Is that you?" An uninvited voice spoke and it broke our moment. When I turned, I was shocked to see the person..

"Mom!" I hurriedly removed myself from Nakago's hold and arranged myself, which is very evidently we're about to do something intimate in front of our house's door step! "Look, it's not what you think it is." I started explaining and I looked to Nakago and he bowed to my mother.

She looked at us intently and raised and eyebrow. I think I want to evaporate right now. Explaining things like this to my mom isn't my thing. "Miaka. Inside the house, NOW!"

"But mom!" I protested. "It's not –"

"No BUTS!" Mom hissed. She eyed Nakago carefully, examining his features from head to toe. "And you too, young man. Inside, now." Crap! Now this is trouble….


Chapter 8 is not yet written nor have a plot… so bear with me guys or might as well help me what will be the next flow of the story. Thanks for bearing with me.