~Flight H1127~
SUMMARY: Natsume Hyuuga has to marry before his 23rd birthday to inherit his family business. In Paris, he is dating Koizumi Luna, a popular model, but he finds her cheating on him with his best friend, Ruka. Stressed, Natsume leaves for Japan. Will he find true love at last with anyone? Or will Luna ruin everything again?
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This Chapter Is Dedicated To: Lanel. I loved your review! Thanks for telling me about my mistake :) I'll change it when I'm re-doing the previous chapters for the 'swearing' thing.
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By The Way:
Lanel, I'm so sorry you couldn't babble about ur questions :( hahas don't worry I don't feel upset at all :D see, I'm back to normal! Hahahas! Okay, about your questions: Yumiko has a past with the Yukihiras, but it isn't the way you thought :p I actually didn't think of Power Puff Girls when I was writing about X, to tell the truth :D Thus, your comments made me laugh! About Question 3… you are mostly right, but not ALL right ;) hehe have fun reading the story!
greentulip, Kazu's past and how he died will definitely be shown in the future chapters!
JeZ-Amutolover110, I'm not sure about that… hmm… maybe! I'll see if I can put it in!
huyutfsakura, Mikan DEFINITELY did nothing wrong.
TheBlackSwallow, the 'vial of X' isn't exactly a poison *hint hint*.
crimson eyed girl / Onee-chan, the answer will be revealed in later chapters ;)
KelseyMorgan', I wish you all the best for your story! :D Thanks for your comments, and I'm now considering changing the summary again :D You're quite right!
MissFire1, about your question… :D All I can say for now is… your guess is right! *please congratulate yourself :)* I hope the way I write the story will hopefully be interesting enough! Do enjoy it~
~To all my readers: Several of you guys have asked me whether Yumiko is a friend of the Yukihiras'. At this point in time of the story, I can tell you Yes, she is. Or rather, perhaps she used to be, or maybe now she isn't even a friend. Sorry you guys have to guess – otherwise if the whole plot is leaked then I won't have much inspiration to write anymore :p Hope you all understand! The HotaRuka Omake currently has 5 requests for it. Now everyone, I hope you enjoy Chapter 10 of Flight H1127!~
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Flight Nine – Memories And X
Koizumi Yumiko was seated on her bedroom floor, staring at a reinforced-steel safe that used a 3-combination dial to lock or unlock the safe itself.
This safe was rather dusty, and its dial had some cobwebs. It was a freezer-type, specially configured to hold things like…
She shuddered at the thought of what lay inside the safe. Yumiko had retrieved it from the locked attic in her house/office.
The safe sat on the floor in front of Yumiko.
Her hands shaking, she slowly reached her right hand out to touch the dial, brushing away the cobwebs and dust that had gathered on and around it after about two decades' worth of neglect.
Her slender fingers shook as they turned the dial, the combination still fresh in her mind, as if time had wound back twenty-over years.
'7…'
Yumiko's mind was flooded with memories.
'1…'
The 35 year old's body shook. Both with eagerness and worry.
'4…'
The dial made a soft popping noise, and the safe door swung quietly open. Yumiko stared at the contents of the safe, as she remembered a certain conversation…
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'Koizumi-san, so X will be left with you? Are you sure 'they' won't find it?'
'I'm certain, Izumi-san. Definitely, 'they' won't find it.'
'Thank you, Koizumi-san.'
'It's my pleasure, Kazu.'
'Don't forget the combination,' said Izumi as the two rose to leave from Yumiko's house.
'How could I forget?' asked 22 year old Yumiko with a grin. 'It's your wife's birthday, isn't it Izumi-san? The 14th of July? She's the most important person in this scheme…'
Kazu smirked when he saw his brother blush. 'W-Well… yes…'
'Let's go. Goodbye, Koizumi-san. We trust that X will be safe.'
'It will definitely be protected! Or my name is not Koizumi Yumiko, the great detective!'
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Yumiko stared at the test tube rack inside the cooler part of the safe, and at the folders and files stacked vertically in the other side of the small safe. There was also a certain black notebook, filled with notes, plans and drawings. The name on the cover of the black notebook was 'PX-1: InK'.
X…
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Mikan's leg was completely healed now, but she was still stuck in her hospital room. Currently, she was alone, waiting for anyone to come. She was way bored. And just thinking about her assignment for her boss made her blood boil.
Apparently the report her boss had called an hour ago to ask her to do was extremely important. So Mikan was forced to work away at typing out a news report due for the next day's newspaper. Writing the report the day before needed stuff to be in past tense. And thus required a few billion pre-checks before the actual printing.
She wasn't delighted. Reason being?
The topic she was covering was all about Hyuugas. Again. She had to think about Hyuugas again.
Mikan closed her eyes for a well-needed break. She was sick of thinking of the pervert Natsume Hyuuga. Not after last night's talk with Ruka and Hotaru…
'I don't even want to think of how exactly I fell for him. I'm sick of thinking.'
Mikan stared at her computer. She had another 5 words to go before the word limit on the report, which she'd have to mail to her boss. She typed her last line.
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~NEWS~
The business world was shocked yesterday when one of the richest companies in the world, Hyuuga International, announced their plans to move their HQ from France back to Japan.
Hyuuga International first moved to France from Japan 20 years ago. It started here in Japan, and has been well-known around the world for slightly more than that amount of time.
When questioned about the reasons for the move, the Hyuuga International CEO - Mr. Kendo Hyuuga – said that it was strictly for personal matters. He would not elaborate anymore on the matter.
Hyuuga International announced its imminent move on its own website as well. The clothing line run by Mrs. Kaoru Hyuuga – wife of Mr. Hyuuga – will also move to Japan, even though it originally started in France. The Hyuugas have said that they are also moving back to Japan.
This newspaper's staff tried to contact the Japan offices of Hyuuga International when the news broke early last night, but the CEO - Mr. and Mrs. Hyuuga's son – Mr. Natsume Hyuuga could not be reached.
A statement was issued an hour later by its office's Press department, stating that Mr. Natsume Hyuuga had completely nothing to do with his family's decision to move the HQ to Japan.
' 'I am happy that the company is coming back to where it first started out, and I wish it all the best in its future endeavours. I hope Hyuuga International will continue to be the best in all it does, like the company motto says.' '
Hyuuga International's company motto is 'Do your best in everything'.
What will happen to Hyuuga International when it returns to Japan? Let's wait and see.
~S.M
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Mikan groaned. She couldn't believe it when her boss had assigned her to this work.
Luckily, she hadn't been the one to contact the Hyuuga Press Office – Hotaru had been the one assigned to do it. She'd also provided a photo of the building, but it would appear with her report when it was printed.
Hotaru suddenly appeared in her room doorway, her camera slung around her neck.
'What's going on, Mikan?'
'Ah, geez, Hotaru, I'm sick of Hyuugas!' complained Mikan, gesturing to her newspaper report.
Hotaru smirked. 'So, do you happen to remember our conversation with Ruka yesterday?' she asked evilly, whipping out a tape recorder.
Mikan's eyes widened. 'Hotaru, you… didn't…?!'
'Oh yes I did!'
Mikan gasped. 'HOTARU!' she screamed. 'W-What we discussed the other day was..!'
'Top secret.'
'So why did you record it?!' shrieked Mikan.
'Listen, you idiot. This tape recorder uses old tapes right?'
'Uh-huh.'
'There are no tapes in it. See? Idiot.'
Hotaru showed Mikan that the tape recorder had no tape in it.
'Oh.' Mikan's eyes shone. 'Thank you Hotaru!'
'Idiot.'
'Hotaru!'
'Where's my Baka Gun?' Hotaru started rifling around in her huge Prada bag.
'HOTARU!'
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'Mother! What's going on?' asked Natsume worriedly.
'Cam down, Natsume!' said his mother, Kaoru, over the phone.
'Why are you moving the company back here?'
'Your father said that in case you can't find another girl to date, he'll make a marriage alliance with a large company in Japan. Then, you'll marry their heiress.'
'Right. Stop playing jokes, Mother.'
'I'm serious.'
Natsume's crimson eyes widened. 'MOTHER!'
'I'm sorry, Natsume, but your father says that it's been a week already and he hasn't received news from you at all about a new girlfriend. So, he's taking extra measures. And, the other company has already agreed to the alliance, even though we haven't moved the HQ yet. We'll announce the engagement soon though. Their heiress hasn't been informed yet, but because it's the Natsume Hyuuga, she will be happy to marry you. Who doesn't want to marry you, son?'
'Mother, what are you talking about? Who's my new fiancée that I most definitely DON'T want to marry?!'
'Now that I have Mikan, I have to marry someone else?!' thought Natsume silently.
His mother was silent for a moment.
'Natsume,' she said eventually, 'you might like to know this, but…'
'What?'
'Luna-san recommended her.'
'WHAT?! KOIZUMI LUNA?!'
'Yes, son. Your father was impressed that she seems to have gotten over you so quickly. He was surprised to know that she was in Japan though. But anyway…'
'Mother.' Natsume's voice was dangerously cold and still. His mother sensed the voice change and grew concerned.
'Natsume, son?'
'I'm asking you again. Who. Is. My. Fiancée?'
'Her name is…'
'Yes, what is it?!' asked Natsume impatiently.
'Her name is Imai Hotaru. She's your new fiancée, and she's the heiress of Imai Incorporations.'
Natsume stood still, his handphone clutched to his ear. His face registered shock, and his eyes were wide.
'WHAT?! IMAI HOTARU?!'
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Koizumi Luna rubbed her hands in glee. 'Oh, wonderful!' she purred.
Yumiko stared at her in disgust. 'What have you done, Miss Luna?'
'Me?' Luna pointed at herself, and then laughed like the Wicked Witch Of The West.
'Nothing.'
'You're lying. What DID you do?'
'I just made life harder for Mr. Ruka Nogi and Miss. Imai Hotaru, that's all. They definitely will have to break up now.'
Yumiko stared at her. 'What? How did you-'
'It was sooo easy. Mr. Kendo Hyuuga must be as blind as a bat! I've pulled so much wool over his eyes…'
'But how-'
'I got him engaged with Miss Imai. Now she'll HAVE to break up with Mr. Nogi!'
'But Miss Luna-'
'What?!'
'If Miss. Imai and Mr. Hyuuga marry, how are you going to get Mr. Hyuuga back?'
Luna stopped laughing and stared at her. 'Wait…'
She thought for a few seconds.
'Oh, crap.'
Yumiko just sighed. Luna was really stupid at times.
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'Is everything ready for tonight, Itsumi?' asked Hyoku. The two siblings were in a café near the Alice Hospital. It was currently Itsumi's lunch break. They'd gone there after meeting in Hyoku's office.
'Of course. After all the effort we made just to plan this…'
'Very good.'
'I'm certain she will be dead by morning. Since X…'
'Yes, I know what it can do. Do you need the special knife?'
'No.'
'Very well. Good luck and goodbye.'
Itsumi smirked. 'Thanks, Hyoku. See you. I have to go back. Lunch break's nearly over.'
'Goodbye, my sister.'
Hyoku watched his sister leave, and he remembered a certain memory…
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'So, where's your ideas on X, Kazu and Izumi?' asked Yukihira Ketsu. He was seated in the company boardroom with important company executives, and Itsumi and Hyoku were also in attendance.
Yukihira Kazu and Yukihira Izumi stared at each other for a moment, before they finally said together, 'We're absolutely sorry, but we do not have X.'
The entire room gasped. Ketsu looked angry. 'What?' he bellowed. 'Didn't you say two days ago that the first batch of X was ready? And that you wanted to show us? What will our clients say?!'
'We're very sorry,' apologised Kazu. 'Izumi and I did have a prototype. It failed this morning, and we did not have enough time to tell you-'
'ENOUGH!' shouted President Hyoku. 'You two are disqualified from this project! Itsumi and Hyoku will do it instead!'
Kazu and Izumi's eyes widened. 'What?'
'Yukihira Corporations has no use for people like the two of you who can't even get a simple thing like X done.'
'We-'
'Get out of the building. You two are fired once the month is over. The meeting is dismissed.'
Ketsu stormed out, followed hurriedly by the rest of the people in the room, who cast dirty glances at Kazu and Izumi.
Only Itsumi and Hyoku were left behind. They stared at their siblings for a few moments.
'Brother,' said Itsumi finally, laying a comforting hand on her twin's shoulder, 'are you okay?'
Izumi didn't bother removing her hand. He glared at her. And at Hyoku. Kazu did the same.
'What?' said Hyoku innocently.
'You two stole X, didn't you?!' accused Kazu angrily.
'You guys wanted the reward for yourselves!' shouted Izumi, his body shaking.
'You have no proof that we did that. Please do not accuse others until you have proof,' said Hyoku calmly. His face was facing the floor, so that his hair covered his face. His siblings couldn't see his angry, mad face.
'Let's go, Itsumi,' said Hyoku still more calmly, and he went out of the room, closely followed by Itsumi.
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Author's Note: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! I probably will change the summary, so do know that. Chapter 2 Flight One has been fixed, but it's not really worth re-reading because I only changed two words.
It was the sentence that says Hotaru was 'p*ssed off' with Ruka. I changed the two words to 'annoyed'.
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this chappie! More secrets have been revealed in this chappie :D Treat this as my Christmas Present to all for you guys – I' not sure whether I can update so soon :p
Merry Christmas to you!
~Rainbow