Chapter 8
Ai was now standing next to Reiji and Syo as they were in the middle of Saotome's office. Saotome, "And who is this lovely young lady?" Reiji, "This is Aine's sister." Saotome, "Really!" He jumped over his desk and looked at Ai. Saotome then did something nobody had ever seen him do before he got on his hands and knees. Saotome, "Can we please have a copy of the death certificate for your brother. We have an artist signed on at the moment that says he will leave if he has to pretend to be him. We can't lose him." Ai looked at Saotome then at Reiji and Syo silently telling them to leave the room, which they did. Ai looked down at Saotome, "Really? He's amazing?" Saotome looked up at her, "Yes." Ai laughed, "Fine, here's a copy like you asked." She handed the paper to Saotome where he accepted it gratefully. He then looked at the name of kin, Ai Mikaze. Saotome, "Young lady what's your name?" Ai, "Ai, Ai Mikaze" Saotome, "You were a girl? You're related to Aine? I'm confused!" Ai, "I've told you already I was a girl but you didn't believe me." Saotome thought back, she was right he had been told. Ai, "Its good to know you don't want to lose me." Saotome was all kinds of confused now. Ai, "now, do you still want to keep me, even though I'm a girl?" Saotome, "Of course, nobody has your kind of raw talent." Ai, "I'll stay on one few condition, 1. Never, ever make me pretend to be my brother, for reasons I rather keep unknown I despise him. 2. I can keep mentoring Syo and Natsuki, and lastly 3. I want to be in a relationship, I've dedicated my life to music, but there's someone I care for deeply." Saotome, "Relationships are forbidden." Ai, "If you still thought I was a guy then you would have approved it?" Saotome, "Oh…" Ai was ready for the comeback about relationships. But she really liked Syo. Reiji was her brother, her savior but Syo was different, something more. She knew if she had mentioned if he still thought that she was a he, then him dating him wouldn't have been a problem. Saotome, "Fine I approve of the conditions." Ai, "Fine sign here and here." Saotome did it. Ai, "Don't worry only 2 people other then yourself know the truth about me. So in a way you 3 would know that the rule is being broken, because its not against the rules for two guys to date." Saotome, "Smart you are Ai Mikaze." Ai, "Have to be. You have what you want know and I have what I want." Ai got up, "It was a pleasure doing business with you." Saotome, "Your going back to dressing like you normally do right?" Ai, "Of course, I didn't want STARISH and Quartet-night to recognize me when I came in as Aine's sister." Saotome nodded. Ai then walked out the room, and smiled her deadly smile, "And don't tell anyone got it!" Before she closed the door, Saotome was not only scared, but happy. He hadn't known Ai was Aine's sister, that explained her raw talent, it also explained why she had known what happened to him. He was happy that Ai Mikaze was still apart of his industry.
Reiji and Syo, "How did it go?" Ai, "Great, he knows who I am and to keep me with him he even signed to a few conditions." Reiji, "Really, like what?" Ai, "Well first was to never ask me to be my brother, 2nd was to allow me to continue mentoring Syo and Natsuki, I have to keep up the act still." Reiji and Syo nodded. Syo, "Does that mean were still roommates?" Ai nodded. Syo, "Yay!" Reiji, "I can't believe you got him to agree to those." Ai, "Trust me, he agreed pretty easy when I threatened to leave." Reiji, "Sneaky" Syo, "Ai-senpai, you should probably get changed." Ai, "Your right, but I can't get to the room without running into everyone." Reiji, "Easy, Syo goes in and grabs them, it's his room to." Ai, "Syo, would you do that?" Syo, "Of course, wait in the lounge room with Reiji, I'll put them in a bag to make it look like I got your bag for you." Ai nodded and followed Reiji into the Lounge.
Once Reiji and Ai got into the lounge they saw Quartet-Night in there. Ranmaru, "Who's the lady with you now Reiji?" Reiji, "Come on Ran-Ran don't think of me like that!" Camus, "But its true, is this how you cope with Mikaze being missing?" Reiji, "But that's not how it is! Honest!" Ranmaru, "So who is she then?" Reiji grabbed Ai and put her forward, "This girl is the reason Ai's going to be coming back." Ranmaru and Camus looked at Reiji, "Very funny, but the only person that could do that is…" They looked at Ai, she wanted to kick Reiji in his balls, if they recognized her, Reiji's going to wish they didn't find her. Ranmaru, "Are you Aine's sister?" Ai nodded she thought it be safer then talking. Camus, "Finally Reiji will stop crying thank you!" Ai turned to look at Reiji and raised an eyebrow, crying really? Reiji, "So you two owe me an apology while you were goofing off I found Aine's sister so we can get our precious Ai-Ai back!" Ranmaru, "We weren't goofing off, we've been going all over town trying to find Ai." Ai grabbed her chest they missed her? Camus, "So in our perspective we don't because you weren't helping us." Syo ran into the room, "Miss. Kisaragi! Here are your things! Thank you so much for taking your time to come out to Shining Enterprise today! Ai just nodded her head. Syo, "I'll walk you back to the station so you don't miss your train." Ai nodded she bowed to Ranmaru and Camus and she decided to give Reiji a hug just to mess with him whispering in his ear, "I'm so getting back at you when I get back" Reiji, "ha-ha" Ai followed Syo out of the dorms and they walked into the forest. Ai, "here's your hat back Syo, thanks for letting me borrow it." Syo, "no problem, now lets take you somewhere where you can change." Ai just followed Syo. Syo, "How about we go to this restaurant called Beef O Brady's. They have a multi-sex bathroom. Ai, "Is that your way of asking me out on a date?" Syo, "Caught me." Ai, "I'll accept then." Syo was surprised, "Really you will?" Ai, "Of course, I'm allowed to date after all, its in my new contract with Saotome, and since you're the one I told Saotome I liked he agreed to it." Syo, "Really?" Ai, "Yes you dork." Syo, was smiling, not only did Ai accept his date offer, they could actually date.
After the lunch date:
Ai had went into the restaurant mixed gender bathroom (one of the one person lock type bathrooms) and changed into her regular boy clothes. She then put her hair back up in the normal famous Ai Mikaze way. Syo had grabbed her black BURBERRY BRIT skinny trouser that had front button fastening, belt loops at the waistband, and silver-tone ring at the front, a classic five pocket design and a skinny leg. He grabbed her gray stripped Port Authority Vertical Stipe Easy Care shirt then her CIRCUS HOTEL cardigan that was cyan blue, it had a v-neckline, long sleeves, front closure, button closing, with no pockets, and rimmed cuffs, trimmed hemline as well. There was a Incognito Neck Tie that was black with a silver plate. Then lastly Aeropostal Madden Girl Galleria Lace-up Studded, it was to the mid calf, lace-up placket and distressed faux-leather finish. The zippered back and stud detail, and 1" heels. Ai was now back to being famous Ai Mikaze, the part everyone thought was male, but in a way, she felt a whole lot better being in these clothes again. She walked out of the bathroom and Syo smiled at her, "There's the Ai I know and love." Ai blushed at that. Ai, "Come on let's get back to the dorms."
So the end of this chapter, and the beginning of Syo and Ai's romance~ I can't wait to write the next couple of chapters until then, farewell, and hope you enjoyed the last couple of chapters!
