"Let's go Makoto...get me out of here." Satchin whispered.
Makoto sped out of the estate, but to Satchin's curiosity, wondered why he took a left turn and headed uphill to an area that overlooks the city. He turned the engine off and faced her.
"What happened.Did someone harrass you at the party?" he asked her in a hard tone.
Satchin looked down at her hands and shook her head.
"It's not that Makoto..." she muttered.
"Well then what is?" Makoto asked again.
"You know about Iyasu and I, ne? That we both have feelings for each other but there's nothing official yet?" she asked him.
"Of course."
"I saw him kissing another girl at the party Makoto, I walked in on them."
Makoto shook his head.
"Forget about him already, Satchin. He's not worth it. Come here." he said and gave her a big hug.
"Now...now..don't cry...pretty ladies are not meant to cry for scum like him...I should have known..." Makoto said as he gently wiped the dried up tears at the corners of Satchin's eyes.
"Arigato Makoto..I feel better now. But I want you to be the first one to know. I called up my Daddy this evening while I was upstairs with your mom. I'm leaving for Tokyo tomorrow. I don't see what's the point of staying here, besides I'm already done with my project. So...I would like to thank you for the friendship Makoto. You and your sister's. Just pass the message to Kenji and Mihoko, can you?" she asked him.
"Of course." he said as he revved up the engine.
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"Thank you for taking me home Makoto."Satchin said as they came to a stop at her mother's house.
"Anything for a friend..." Makoto replied with a smile.
Satchin gave him a quick hug before she stepped out of the car and walked to the open gates. Okon and the others were waiting at the door, Megumi had given them a call about what happened and they were all worried that the same thing was happening to Misao's daughter.
"I'm tired. I want to rest now. Let's talk about this tomorrow.By the way, Daddy will fetch me tomorrow after lunch. Goodnight everyone." she said in a tired tone before anyone could question her.
After changing clothes, she started packing her things, despite of what she did, sleep did not come to her. Opening her bag, she took out a pack of cigarettes that she had, surprisingly, haven't touched ever since she got to Kyoto. Heading outside, she sat at the elevated part of the house and started puffing out smoke. Picking up her cellphone, she dialled her best friend Mai's number.
"Hi Satchin..."
"Mai?! You're still awake?!" she said incredulously.
"Duh. Of course. What made you call at this hour? Is somethign wrong?"
Satchin immediately burst into tears. "Oh Mai...I thought he was the one..."
Pouring her heart out at her best friend at three in the morning, she occassionally stopped sniffling to take a drag at her cigarette.
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Unknown to Satchin, Aoshi was watching her from the trees.
"Tsk tsk...my dear....you better stop smoking those cigarettes...." he muttered to himself.
When he decided that he had seen enough, he stepped down from the tree and made his way home by jumping through the rooftops.
When he came home, he found his son sleeping restlessly in his room. Aoshi decided to talk to him in the morning.
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Dining room of the Shinomori's
"Reiko?" Aoshi asked his wife.
"Yes anata?"
"Would you mind if I have a word with your son in private? Would you mind us leaving you alone?" he asked her.
"Not at all." she said with a smile.
Iyasu stood up and followed his father out of the dining room and into his study.
"Sit down Iyasu." Aoshi muttered.
"What was that about last night Iyasu? I thought you loved Satchin?" Aoshi asked his son.
"I know what it is all about Otoussan. Satchin walked in on me and Michiko Hanabishi, Michiko was still coming on to me and she started kissing me. That was the only thing that happened." Iyasu explained.
Before Aoshi could say another word, the phone rang, after some conversation with the person on the other end of the line, he wordlessly handed it to his son then left the room.
"Moshi moshi?" Iyasu said over the mouthpiece.
"It's me, Makoto. Iyasu, I have good news for you. Satchin is leaving town around 1 in the afternoon. Her father is picking her up to head back to Tokyo." Makoto said in a terse tone.
"What's so good about that news, baka?" Iyasu shot back.
"You really are a shithead, ne Iyasu? Shouldn't you be happy to go back to your woman? You know the one Satchin saw you kissing last night."
"Jerk off Makoto. Michiko was kissing me, it's not the other way around." Iyasu said.
"Sure. Whatever Shinomori. Ja ne." with that Makoto hung up the phone.
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1 p.m.
Kenshin, Sano sat with their families in the recieving room of the Makimachi residence, waiting with Soujiro for his daughter to finish last- minute packing.
"I'm ready Daddy." Satchin said with a smile as she hoisted up her backpack on her shoulder, Soujiro noticed his daughter carrying a box with her laptop.
"Honey, I don't remember you bringing a box with you when you left Tokyo.What's that?" he asked her.
"Oh this Daddy? It's just some stuff...you know.. hehe." she shifted uncomfortably.
"Well...we'd better get going now...we wouldn't want to be stuck in the rush hour traffic when we get back to Tokyo. Besides Satchin-chan has to go back to school tomorrow, ne baby?" he squeezed his daughter teasingly.
"Da-aaad! Not in front of them!" Satchin burst out, blushing.
"Ne, Satchin-chan...my family wanted you to have this as a going-away gift...please accept it de gozaru." Kenshin held out a box.
Satchin accepted it and when she opened it, it was a lovely pair of hairsticks, she bowed gratefully.
"Domo arigato Kenshin-san." she said.
After the handing out of presents, Satchin and Soujiro made their way outside to the waiting Ford Explorer.
Maiko gently nudged Satchin and jerked her head across the street, Satchin followed her gaze and saw Aoshi and Iyasu looking at them across the street.
"Satchin! Come on! Let's go.." Soujiro's voice trailed off and also saw Aoshi and his son across the street.
"Let's go." he repeated more firmly as he glared at them.
Satchin followed her father and sat on the passenger's seat. She looked through the transparent glass of the vehicle and saw Iyasu still looking at her.
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Ok that's that for now.......I've been hit by writer's block...guys please review and I'm running a poll on how should I end this one.
Should I:
A. Make Iyasu follow Satchin to Tokyo
B. Let them both just get on with their lives
to Filipino readers, since I can't go online that often these days please text me at this number: +63916 5856829
I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP PEEPS!
Makoto sped out of the estate, but to Satchin's curiosity, wondered why he took a left turn and headed uphill to an area that overlooks the city. He turned the engine off and faced her.
"What happened.Did someone harrass you at the party?" he asked her in a hard tone.
Satchin looked down at her hands and shook her head.
"It's not that Makoto..." she muttered.
"Well then what is?" Makoto asked again.
"You know about Iyasu and I, ne? That we both have feelings for each other but there's nothing official yet?" she asked him.
"Of course."
"I saw him kissing another girl at the party Makoto, I walked in on them."
Makoto shook his head.
"Forget about him already, Satchin. He's not worth it. Come here." he said and gave her a big hug.
"Now...now..don't cry...pretty ladies are not meant to cry for scum like him...I should have known..." Makoto said as he gently wiped the dried up tears at the corners of Satchin's eyes.
"Arigato Makoto..I feel better now. But I want you to be the first one to know. I called up my Daddy this evening while I was upstairs with your mom. I'm leaving for Tokyo tomorrow. I don't see what's the point of staying here, besides I'm already done with my project. So...I would like to thank you for the friendship Makoto. You and your sister's. Just pass the message to Kenji and Mihoko, can you?" she asked him.
"Of course." he said as he revved up the engine.
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"Thank you for taking me home Makoto."Satchin said as they came to a stop at her mother's house.
"Anything for a friend..." Makoto replied with a smile.
Satchin gave him a quick hug before she stepped out of the car and walked to the open gates. Okon and the others were waiting at the door, Megumi had given them a call about what happened and they were all worried that the same thing was happening to Misao's daughter.
"I'm tired. I want to rest now. Let's talk about this tomorrow.By the way, Daddy will fetch me tomorrow after lunch. Goodnight everyone." she said in a tired tone before anyone could question her.
After changing clothes, she started packing her things, despite of what she did, sleep did not come to her. Opening her bag, she took out a pack of cigarettes that she had, surprisingly, haven't touched ever since she got to Kyoto. Heading outside, she sat at the elevated part of the house and started puffing out smoke. Picking up her cellphone, she dialled her best friend Mai's number.
"Hi Satchin..."
"Mai?! You're still awake?!" she said incredulously.
"Duh. Of course. What made you call at this hour? Is somethign wrong?"
Satchin immediately burst into tears. "Oh Mai...I thought he was the one..."
Pouring her heart out at her best friend at three in the morning, she occassionally stopped sniffling to take a drag at her cigarette.
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Unknown to Satchin, Aoshi was watching her from the trees.
"Tsk tsk...my dear....you better stop smoking those cigarettes...." he muttered to himself.
When he decided that he had seen enough, he stepped down from the tree and made his way home by jumping through the rooftops.
When he came home, he found his son sleeping restlessly in his room. Aoshi decided to talk to him in the morning.
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Dining room of the Shinomori's
"Reiko?" Aoshi asked his wife.
"Yes anata?"
"Would you mind if I have a word with your son in private? Would you mind us leaving you alone?" he asked her.
"Not at all." she said with a smile.
Iyasu stood up and followed his father out of the dining room and into his study.
"Sit down Iyasu." Aoshi muttered.
"What was that about last night Iyasu? I thought you loved Satchin?" Aoshi asked his son.
"I know what it is all about Otoussan. Satchin walked in on me and Michiko Hanabishi, Michiko was still coming on to me and she started kissing me. That was the only thing that happened." Iyasu explained.
Before Aoshi could say another word, the phone rang, after some conversation with the person on the other end of the line, he wordlessly handed it to his son then left the room.
"Moshi moshi?" Iyasu said over the mouthpiece.
"It's me, Makoto. Iyasu, I have good news for you. Satchin is leaving town around 1 in the afternoon. Her father is picking her up to head back to Tokyo." Makoto said in a terse tone.
"What's so good about that news, baka?" Iyasu shot back.
"You really are a shithead, ne Iyasu? Shouldn't you be happy to go back to your woman? You know the one Satchin saw you kissing last night."
"Jerk off Makoto. Michiko was kissing me, it's not the other way around." Iyasu said.
"Sure. Whatever Shinomori. Ja ne." with that Makoto hung up the phone.
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1 p.m.
Kenshin, Sano sat with their families in the recieving room of the Makimachi residence, waiting with Soujiro for his daughter to finish last- minute packing.
"I'm ready Daddy." Satchin said with a smile as she hoisted up her backpack on her shoulder, Soujiro noticed his daughter carrying a box with her laptop.
"Honey, I don't remember you bringing a box with you when you left Tokyo.What's that?" he asked her.
"Oh this Daddy? It's just some stuff...you know.. hehe." she shifted uncomfortably.
"Well...we'd better get going now...we wouldn't want to be stuck in the rush hour traffic when we get back to Tokyo. Besides Satchin-chan has to go back to school tomorrow, ne baby?" he squeezed his daughter teasingly.
"Da-aaad! Not in front of them!" Satchin burst out, blushing.
"Ne, Satchin-chan...my family wanted you to have this as a going-away gift...please accept it de gozaru." Kenshin held out a box.
Satchin accepted it and when she opened it, it was a lovely pair of hairsticks, she bowed gratefully.
"Domo arigato Kenshin-san." she said.
After the handing out of presents, Satchin and Soujiro made their way outside to the waiting Ford Explorer.
Maiko gently nudged Satchin and jerked her head across the street, Satchin followed her gaze and saw Aoshi and Iyasu looking at them across the street.
"Satchin! Come on! Let's go.." Soujiro's voice trailed off and also saw Aoshi and his son across the street.
"Let's go." he repeated more firmly as he glared at them.
Satchin followed her father and sat on the passenger's seat. She looked through the transparent glass of the vehicle and saw Iyasu still looking at her.
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Ok that's that for now.......I've been hit by writer's block...guys please review and I'm running a poll on how should I end this one.
Should I:
A. Make Iyasu follow Satchin to Tokyo
B. Let them both just get on with their lives
to Filipino readers, since I can't go online that often these days please text me at this number: +63916 5856829
I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP PEEPS!
