Got to Believe
-Mikan Yukihira and Natsume Hyuuga, the star couple of showbiz. That's until the camera's go off. "Your hiding something, and trust me Yukihira, I'll find out what that is."."Now Hyuuga, you know two can only keep a secret if one of them is dead."And were on in 3..2..1! "So tell us, what's the secret of your love?"
MY FIRST UPDATE FOR 2015
FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW, YES THE IVC IS FROM THE OTOME GAME "KISSED BY THE BADDEST BIDDER" WHO ELSE KNOWS THAT GAME? HAAHHA! ANYWAYSSS ENJOY!
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CHAPTER 10: The IVC
So this is the IVC...
Currently, I'm surrounded by the people who had big names in every industry. That meant company presidents, singers, rich and powerful CEOs, record producers, famous artists... I think there are even people in the Mafia here...
"Stop being so tense. Your being too obvious and your embarassing me..." The arm around my waist tightened. I give Hyuuga a glare.
"If I'm so embarassing to be with, then leave Natsume-kun, I'm fine alone here." I say. His grip tightens even further.
"Now now Yuki, calm down, I know your'e not feeling well right now but, bear with it." He gives me a very plastic smile that probably anyone can see through.
"Your not gonna fool anyone with that smile y'know." I whisper at his ear. He smirks at me, though his eyes read as if he wants to kill me right now.
Oh what mutual feeling we share.
"Oh what is this? A passionate gaze between two lovers? Persona why dont you ever do that to me?" A voice interrupts our battle. We both look at the source of the voice.
There stood Nobara Ibaragi, a glass of champagne in her hand, her body complimented by a white glittery slit dress that suits her almost pale white skin perfectly. Beside her was Persona, clad in his usual black attire.
"Nobara-san. We didn't expect to see you here..." I whisper.
"Oh please, me and Persona always attends these kind of parties!" She giggles. "So, how's it going for you two? Enjoying the party?"
What is with that smile on her face? It gives shivers down my spine.
"W-well we just got here."
Why the fuck am I stuttering?
"Oh, then have a drink with us! Come!" Nobara pulls be my the arm and I am released from Hyuuga's death grip. I look back at him.
Is he having a glare contest with Rei...?
"Ugh, men and their deals! Let's leave them for now Yuki-chan! Let's get a drink! We have so much to talk about!" She sends me a smile.
What kind of smile is it? I can't tell.
"A-actually, I can't be seperated from Natsume so I need to-" She cuts me of before I can finish.
"Why are you stuttering? Are you afraid of me or something? And come one! Your always with him, come spend time with your friend for once."
I dont recall calling you my friend though. Nobara notices the tension between us and whispers in my ear.
"There are dangerous people here Mikan, everyone is watching how everyone moves. One mistake an it might be the last of you." she hisses.
"Nobara..."
"Ah, there's a table!" She points and drags me to chair. A waiter comes by and offers me various kinds of wine.
"Um.." The hell should I pick, I don't really know much on these shits! Hyuuga was always the ones who chooses them when we're on something like this!
"She'll have a cosmo." Nobara orders for me. The waiter nodds and goes back to the bar. "Wow, you sure are obvious to these kinds of things. I'm pretty sure that waiter is laughing his ass off right now." She laughs.
"Natsume is usually the one who chooses for me. I'm not really into strong liquor."
"Oh, does he now? What if I got you something a bit strong? Let's say a Bruichladdich Whiskey or would you be staisfied with just beer?"
A fucking what?
"I dont even know what that first one tastes like, I'm not a drinker Nobara."
"Oh, but have you at least tried a cosmo right?"
"Er, I dont really know."
"Oh your losing half of your life here Yuki!"
"Its just wine..."
The waiter comes back and places a reddish pink kind on the table.
"Oh and an extra order, two shots of patron please." Nobara looks at me with glinting eyes. "Try it." She gestures from me to drink. "You'll be surprised what a cosmo tastes like."
My less knowledge of wine is making a fool out of myself. I take the glass by the stem and drink.
This actually tastes pretty good.
"Like it?"
"Yeah I guess." I look around. I cant seem to spot Hyuuga anywhere. Damn of all places he decides to leave me, here? Shit...
I look back at the table and two shot glasses of transparent liquid are there. Nobara drinks hers in one gulp. Then she looks at the side. "Hello Hotaru-san! Would you care to join us?"
Hotaru? Imai Hotaru is here?
A girl with black hair approaches us. Her intimidating violet eyes pierces through my own as she takes a seat and drinks the other shot.
"Mikan, you know Imai Hotaru. She's Ruka-san's girlfriend! Arent they a great match?" A shiver went down my spine when Imai didn't remove her gaze from me.
"...N-Nice to meet you Imai-"
"Hotaru."
"H-Huh...?"
"Call me Hotaru."
"N-nice to meet you um... Hotaru."
"Did you know Hotaru-san is related to Natsume? They're cousins. You can clearly see the common things about them." Nobara laughs.
"Shut up Ibaragi." I flinch at her cold tone.
"See?!" Nobara frowns at the violet eyed girl. "Hey, since there's three of us here, why dont we play a little game?"
"Game...?"
"A drinking game. Though only two will participate. One will be the witness."
"What kind of game?"
"Hm, its like russian roulette. But instead of bullets and a revolver, we'll use shots!" She calls a waiter. "Hey can you bring us about six...? Yeah six shot glasses and a bottle of water and Vodka?"
The waiter bows and retrieves us what Nobara had asked for.
"So who's-" Hotaru cuts Nobara off in mid-sentence.
"Me and Yuki will play."
"Eh?! But I wanted to play with Yuki!"
"You've already had too much to drink idiot."
Hotaru pours a shot glass some voka, and the rest with water. "Rules are simple, there are 6 shots, one of them are vodka, the rest are water. Let's see... A dollar for every time one of us drinks a vodka."
"Oh...My purse is with Natsume though..."
"I bet that idiot looks like a fool carrying a woman's purse with him." I try not to laugh at her sentence. "Why dont we make it like this, a secret for every time that one of us drinks a vodka."
Eh...?
"What are you doing?" Hyuuga comes up and asks me.
"Excuse me? Where have you been?" I demand and glare at him.
"Yea Hyuuga-san where were you? And where's Persona?"
He looked over his shoulder and Persona was there in a distance, watching us. What's with him? I give Nobara a questioning look and she gives me a shrug in return."You didn't answer my question, what are you doing?" He asks again.
"Idiot, can't you tell that we're having a game?" Hotaru says.
"You hate drinking games."
"Oh, but she interests me so I thought I'd give it a try." I look back and forth at Hyuuga and Hotaru, and it was like I was seeing dogs around me.
"H-Huh?"
Hotaru looks at me and gives me a cold smirk. She gestures to a shot glass. "Your turn." I look at the glass, it was as transparent as water, with one gulp, I drink it all down.
Shit...
"Oh you drank a vodka. So its your turn to spill a secret."
Well I've always been a good liar.
"I never slept with anyone yet." I smile at her and Nobara gives me a dirty look. Damn it, this game has only been lasting for ten minutes. And both of us had a shot of vodka already.
"That's enough Imai. She doesnt drink."
"We're having fun Hyuuga."
"What's your definition of 'fun'?"
"What the fuck is your definition of fun?! Cause this is batshit crazy."
"Huh?" My eyes widen for a second and I grab the attention of the two. I quickly close my mouth as I realize what I just did. "Oh sorry."
"We're going." Hyuuga says and pulls me up from my seat. Before we can walk away from her, Hotaru shows me her phone. I look at her in question.
"My phone number."
"She's not getting your number Imai."
"Hyu- I mean Natsume, yes I will." I glare at him and snatch my purse from his other hand to get my phone. "This is my number-"
"I know."
"Huh?"
She smirks at me as she closes her own phone after I save it. "I'll see you around Yukihira." She says as she stands up from her seat and walks away.
"Hotaru-san sure is weird." Nobara says quietly. "Are you to going now? You guys got here not to long ago."
"I don't like this party anymore." Hyuuga answers her.
"Anymore? So you do admit you can enjoy something once in a while then. Well, if you dont like it anymore the leave her to me."
"Or me." A new voice interupts. I turn my head to see who's the source of it.
My eyes widened.
In an instant, Persona was beside Nobara, his arm around her small body, and I can I feel a sudden change in the air.
The Director, or should I say our Boss, stands there. He gives a nod at Persona.
"Good Evening Rei."
"Director Izumi."
Izumi Yukihira, got my fake last name from him, stands in his black pinstripe suit and polished shoes. His left hand holding a glass of champagne, just like Nobara a while ago. He looks at me, his eyes burying into mine. Hyuuga's arm snakes itself on my wist and tightens. And for once I dont push it way, seeing as it was the only one giving me my sense of comfort.
"Yuki-chan. Hyuuga."
"Director..." I say quietly. Hyuuga doesn't reply though he gives a slight nod.
"Enjoying yourselves so far? I hope you are, I mean, I am one of its host."
"...Well we haven't been here long yet." I give him a smile.
"Really? Well, I know its your first time to be in the IVC, so I'd give you the honor of-" He is cut off by Hyuuga.
"Sir, I don't really want my girlfriend to stray away from me." He says. Izumi gives us a questioning look realizing we don't want to leave each other's side.
"I won't hurt her in anyway Hyuuga don't worry. There's a room here, I'd like to talk to her in private." I shiver at the melancholy menace in his tone.
My hand places itself on his arm and softly removed it from my waist. "I-I'll be right back don't worry."
I walk away with Izumi, and he takes me to the 'room' he speaks of.
"What do you want?" I ask him rudely the moment we enter.
"That anyway to talk to your boss Mikan?"
"For someone like you? Then yes."
"I'd feel offended if I wasn't used to that toungue of yours." He sits on a chair. The room looks like an office, with the huge mahogany table and chairs. "Sit."
"You didn't answer my question. What do you want from me?"
"Nothing, I just recieved word from Anjo that you weren't satisfied with this month's paycheck?"
"You dragged me to a room to ask me that?"
"Would you rather I ask you in front of so many people?" He smirks and strands of his blonde hair covers parts of his left eye. "You could've just asked me if you wanted more. Or you could..."
"No."
"Oh come on, what's so bad about it?"
"I said no." I state firmly. I grip my purse and glare at him, the look of wanting to get out of here written all over my face. He just smiles.
"Oh, lets play a game!" He says and reaches down one of the desk cabinets. I don't get to see what he's pulling out, though I'm pretty sure that its not just a deck of cards.
"Game?" I ask suspiciously. "I've had enough games for the night."
"You played with Imai with that drinking game didn't you?"
"..." I give him a blank answer. Then he takes out what looks like to be a shiny metal like thing.
Shit...
Its a revolver.
Izumi unloads 5 rounds of bullets. He spins the barrell and points the gun towards me.
"Let's play an actual game of Russian Roulette, Mikan."
Well I really find this interesting, don't you? HAHAHHA
Anyways... there's only about... 2 months until my graduation from highschool and... well... I'M FAILING MATH. Who ever has the same problem raise your hands and highfive me! haha
And its almost PROM SEASON!
Back to the topic. Please I do apologize for the grammatical errors for this chapter and I'll try my best to fix it once I reread the whole story later on.
Hey, you guys never know... this story might be ending with a HUGE CLIFFHANGER HAHAHHa
I might kill Mikan in the next chapter and leave Natsume alone to solve the mystery. You never know...
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