Gomen! I (against my will) have broken my streak of daily updates! :( To top it all off I really don't like this chapter because it seems very fillerish to me.. -sigh- I will make no excuse but I will thank those who reviewed on my last chapter : Jane, Spoutnik, b . aka-chan, forever angel, Saranghae-Minnie, and Illuminating-Darkness.

"What the hell is this?"

Tsukasa stared at the paper in his hands. His eyes were narrowed at the girl in front of him, who was sitting crossed legged in a high backed leather chair. After that little episode in the park, the chibi's driver had picked them up and driven them to the chibi's mansion- which to his surprise was not her family's mansion, but her mansion. That she had bought with her money- and she was barely out of college. After that shock she had dragged him to meeting room and handed him a thick sheaf of papers. Which brought him back to now.

"They are your rules for the next week. You have to follow them to a 'T' or the deal is off. "

Tsukasa looked down at the paper. Manda picked her copy up and began to read from it.

"You will not refer to yourself as the Almighty. You will not hit anyone, even if they deserve it. You will not call me 'chibi' or 'brat'. You will not act arrogant at inappropriate moments. You will follow my every order as if it meant life or death. If you follow these rules, then at the end of the week your free to go!"

Tsukasa stared at the girl in utter hatred. He was Domyoji Tsukasa future owner of the Domyoji Group!

"And if I don't?"

"Then Tsukasa-kun you and I will be seeing quite a lot of each other, but not under such friendly terms."


"Tsu-ku-shi."

Tsukushi turned around to see Rui holding up the keys to his car. She finished putting on her tie and then grabbed his hand. It had been two days since Rui's fight with his dad, and slowly but surely Tsukushi and Rui had fallen into a comfortable pattern. She would go to work at eight then work until three, and Rui would go with her and keep her company until he drove her home, then they'd go home and watch a movie or something until they fell asleep (both times she had fallen asleep curled into Rui on the couch)

Tsukushi smiled up at Rui and then he leaned down making her blush. She closed her eyes expecting a kiss but then opened her eyes when she felt him adjusting her tie. He could be such a tease. Once he finished with that, he smiled and kissed her softly, intertwining his hand again with hers.

"You're going to be late if we don't go now.."

Tsukushi shot him a playful look and leaned up as though to kiss him, but then sidestepped him so that he almost fell forward. She laughed as Rui tried to regain his balance and she noticed too late the devious smile he had on his face. Before she knew it he had her pinned up against a wall, knee between her legs and holding her wrists above her with one of his hands.

"Wh- huh?"

Tsukushi squirmed slightly as a red flush worked its way up her face. Rui smiled a dark smile and kissed his way up her neck, nipping at her skin every now and then; he finished with a kiss to her lips. He let go of her hands and she slid down the wall, her legs feeling like jelly. She looked up at Rui, her thoughts going in circles- the main one being that she had to tease Rui more often.


Rui sat at the bar as usual, book in hand while Tsukushi made drinks for the rush of customers. He couldn't help but smile- she looked cute when she was rushing around for the drinks; Tsukushi was good at what she did, making several drinks at once and still managing to entertain the crowd.

"Come on Tsukasa!"

Rui turned slowly when he heard a somewhat familiar voice. Then he saw them: Tsukasa was walking with Manda, and he looked like he was ready to kill himself. And then Rui saw why- Manda had on her smuggest smile and was leading Tsukasa by a leash attached to his wrist.

"Ne,Tsukasa go buy me a drink and be quick about it!"

Tsukasa groaned and looked around for another bartender and Rui scowled; only Tsukushi was at the bar.

"Tsukasa ,the Almighty is waiting!"

Rui was holding back a flood of laughter as he watched a vein literally appear on Tsukasa's forehead. He didn't know why Tsukasa was putting up with this, but Rui certainly was enjoying the entertainment aspect of it.


Tsukasa wanted nothing more than not to be here. Ever since he began 'dating' Manda, all she had done was order him around. He had to get her tea, run her bath, order her food, carry her bags, and today when he had tried to hide from her in his temporary residence in her home, she had went out and bought a leash which was then attached to his left hand wrist and then attached to her wrist; it was humiliating. And now she was taking it to a new level; she was making him talk to Makino, who hadn't answered his calls since the incident; to make matters worse was that Rui sat there like some sort of white guard dog! Was Manda looking to make him have a fight? He could feel Manda's stare boring holes in back, so he walked forward, steeling himself for what was to come.

"One raspberry tea with coke mixed in on the rocks."

He felt utterly ridiculous; why couldn't Manda just be like every other girl and just get wasted. But instead no, she just kept on making him order ridiculous things for her; tea, water, soda! How old was she? Three?!Makino didn't acknowledge that she heard him, but nevertheless grabbed a tall glass with a can of coke. Her movements were so fluid that it was as though she was a dancer who had practiced her routine again and again. She began preparing Manda's drink as well as two martinis and a complicated mixer. Makino had to give Tsukasa a pointed glance for him to slap down a five and then grudgingly take childish drink to the unrelenting slave driver, who seemed to think she owned his very soul. Tsukasa looked around the floor as Manda was nowhere in sight... Maybe she had gotten kidnapped and would be taken across international waters? He shook his head; that would be too convenient. Then he spotted her, with the worst possible person she could've picked to talk to; Tsubaki. Feeling as though he was treading on ice he braced himself and walked over to the chattering girls.


Rui smiled when Makino bid her boss goodbye. Today she only had half a shift, considering that due to the club's over-the-age-of-24-bartenders-are-not-allowed-to-work-here policy Tsukushi had to find a new place of work. He had tried to use his influence to get the owner of the club to make an exception to that particular rule, but as it were the owner was his father and as soon as he'd discovered that Rui had hightailed it out of the waiting room. He was not going to go ask his fathers for any favors, especially right now. Rui was having second thoughts about inheriting his father's business; after all how could he ask Tsukushi to live a life where she'd be looked down at with disapproval just because of her roots? He couldn't do that to her- he wouldn't. Rui closed his book and pulled out that day's newspaper, scanning it as he walked towards Tsukushi who was chatting with one of her usual customers. Then he spotted it. The cafe where he and Tsukushi had gone to on their first date was looking for part time help. He smiled and then walked over to Tsukushi not caring that Tsukasa was staring at him ,with something akin to anger in his eyes, from across the room. He came up behind her, hugging her and resting his chin on her head.

"Tsu-ku-shi."

She turned around in his arms and beamed up at him; it made his heart throb faster and even though he knew he was teasing Tsukasa a bit, he couldn't help but pull Tsukushi up in a heart stopping kiss. He shouldn't have to tread on glass just because his ex-best friend was in love with the same girl he was. The fact of the matter was that Tsukushi was his, and he saw her first.


Once more- EPIC FAIL. Dislike this chapter in the extreme.. but anyways I ask- Review?