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Satomika's notes: without further ado…
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CHORUS I: THE DAY TIME STOOD STILL
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"Time decides whom you meet in life…
Your heart decides whom you want in your life…
But your behavior decides who will stay in your life…"
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They were shocked, to say the least.
There he was, standing proud and tall at their doorstep like he was a god from Olympus who decided to grace their humble abode with his mighty presence. He is strikingly handsome, if not impeccably beautiful as a man. He dressed fashionably with great sense and taste that one might just drool at the mere sight of him.
And as he sat across them in their seemingly cramped living room, he sat with grace and absolute refinement, poised elegantly, you might as well bow down before him and do a dogeza pose.
Yuki cleared her throat as she glanced back between her parents and her visitor. While she knew Doumyouji Tsukasa was the most impulsive one out of the F4; Mimasaka Akira to be the one who does most of the persuading; plus, let's face it, she doesn't think that Nishikado Soujiro would ever have the guts to come and just drop by for a moment at her house to visit her or have idle shit-chat with her while her parents are around; but really, she never thought that she would be visited by one Hanazawa Rui who was the most silent one of them, and someone whom she thinks is gentleman enough to place a call or forward a letter or a message that he will come by and stop at her house. Because seriously, what connection do the both of them actually have with each other that he personally had to go to her house – aside from the fact that she is friends with the wife of one of his best friends, and she once pursued another of his best friends; and of course, the one, two, or three brief interactions and unintended rendezvous they had, what else could there be?
Yuki felt her palms sweating. She took a quick glance at her visitor's intense and smoldering gaze before she mentally concluded that she was melting. It really unnerved her when someone is staring at her like that, especially in front of her parents, and more so when that someone is one hot Hanazawa Rui who can probably read whatever one is thinking. "A-ano… Hana–"
"Rui." He immediately cut in; his voice commanding, yet at the same time gentle and mellifluous.
"H-hai. Rui-san…" Yuki nodded quickly. "If I may ask, what brings you here…?" She asked for her sake, his sake, and the sake of her parents.
Although her parents weren't exactly like Tsukushi's parents who constantly pressure their daughter to marry someone who is rich, they're still parents who wanted what's best for her. Other than that, being graced by one of the F4 himself might just bring about a heart attack from her mother, or even her father.
And so, when Rui shifted his gaze from Yuki to her parents and spoke in his gentle, charming, deep and velvety voice asking for their daughter's hand in marriage, everyone seemed to choke on air then they just went stock still as silence seemed to drop like a bomb within the household.
Forward. He was too straightforward. That was what Yuki thought. And what did he mean by asking for their daughter's hand in marriage? What was he thinking when he said he wanted to marry her?
Wait…
What?
Yuki was the first one to recover from her shock; and as her eyes landed on him, she can't help but feel a hard squeeze around her heart. There was a sad expression in his eyes. He smiled; but it lacked the joy on his lips. And then he said, in the most gentle manner he could express it, "I hope that you're keeping in mind our discussions from before, Yuki-chan."
Discussions…? Did he mean…?
Flashbacks from days before entered her mind – on that night of the shooting stars; on that day when she decided to let go of Soujiro; the breakfast they shared which was probably considered their "first date" together; the car ride back home…
She looked back at him with a lot of expressions passing across her face; and yet none of them lingered for long. She actually didn't know what to say, do, think, or even feel at the moment for she only has the faintest idea of why this was suddenly happening. So she only sat still and silent, keeping a blank expression on her face as she tried to sort out what exactly to say, do, think, and/or feel.
When Rui leaned forward on his seat, Yuki could only automatically clutch her eyes tight, while her parents watch in bated breath as they waited in anticipation for something… probably that one special moment. But Rui's lips only grazed past Yuki's cheek as he whispered some words to her ear where only the two of them can share. Yuki's parents can only watch the passing emotions on her face where the one that seemed to stand out the most was when a shadow seemed to darken her gaze and tears started collecting at her lids, yet she refused to let them fall. Everyone also seemed to notice how her breath seemed to be stuck on her throat as her fists were clenched tightly, turning to a ghastly white color.
Well, whatever it was, Rui placed a hand above Yuki's clenched ones as he draw circles with his thumb on her cold smooth skin, trying to calm her down. A moment passed and Yuki looked at him, eyes glistening with unshed tears. He looked back at her, letting a small smile laced with love and compassion grace his lips. They then both looked at Yuki's parents where they waited for their final verdict.
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Satomika's notes: Seventh chapter up! Hot and sizzling!
Seven to eight chapter to go!
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