Tusk arrived at the front of a tall building with huge letters saying "KZ Entertainment" at the top. He fixed his sunglasses on the bridge of his nose first before walking up the steps that lead to several revolving doors. Once inside, he greeted the girl behind the counter of the first floor and made his way over to the elevator. He pressed on the up button and waited patiently for the door to slide open. The elevator stopped and dinged. He glanced up to walk in but stopped when he saw Sera standing in front of him.
"Sera," Tusk said surprisingly, "what are you doing here?" he asked, a bit happy that the first thing in the morning was running into her.
"I came by to have a quick meeting with Yamato," Sera answered, "did you need to go up?' she asked.
"Yeah," Tusk said but didn't enter.
The two of them stood there awkwardly before Sera stepped out, "I'll see you later then."
"Later?" Tusk confusingly asked, "what do you mean?"
"Yamato didn't tell you yet? Hm…that's odd. I thought he would have told his crew by now," Sera murmured, scratching the side of her head.
"Tell us what?" Tusk pressed on, not sure what Sera was going on about.
"That he's using my café as the main plot in the story," Sera answered, "I guess you guys will begin shooting at my café today so I came in early to discuss some work meeting with him."
Tusk smiled widely as soon as he heard the news, "Really?" he beamed.
Sera nodded, "Well I guess I'll see you later today," she said. She gave Tusk a bow before going on her way.
"Sera, wait," Tusk called, running after her.
"Yeah?" Sera answered, spinning around to face him.
Tusk stopped in front of Sera but didn't say anything. He stood there quietly while staring off to another area of the room.
"Tusk?" Sera called, tilting her head a bit to catch his attention.
Tusk bit the bottom of lips. Without thinking twice or about the consequences of his action, he reached out and grabbed Sera by the wrist, "Do not say anything, just come with me," he ordered and pulled Sera towards the exit of the building.
"Tusk!" Sera shouted.
Tusk led Sera out of the building towards the parking garage of KZ Entertainment. He ignored Sera's calling. The both of them approached a black Audi A5. Tusk lets go of Sera's wrist and unlocked the car with a button in his hand. He opened the passenger's door and waited.
"Tusk…what are you doing?" Sera asked.
"Yesterday," Tusk began, "was my first date with you but it was ruined by Yama-chan."
"But don't you…"
"Please Sera, just get in," Tusk said, cutting Sera off before she got the chance to finish.
Without protesting, Sera got into the car and flinched when Tusk slammed the car door. She watched as he ran over to the driver's side in a hurry, "Tusk, whose car is this?" Sera asked.
Tusk shoved the key into the ignition, set the car into reverse and backed out from the parking spot, "Mine," he answered.
"But doesn't Misao drive you around?" Sera asked.
Tusk set the car into drive and stepped on the gas pedal and peeled out into the busy streets of Tokyo, "Misao is my driver yes, but I drive myself to work every day," he answered.
"Where are we going?" Sera asked, her heart beating faster and faster as Tusk turned into the highway.
"Somewhere where we won't get interrupted," he answered, all the while never facing Sera.
"But…what about your recording?" Sera worriedly asked, "Plus my café."
"I'll send Misao a message that I came down with a flu," Tusk answered. He stepped on the gas pedal a bit harder and the car sped up.
Not wanting to upset Tusk any more than he already sounded, Sera sat back into the seat and stared out through the window.
"Where is Tusk?" Yamato asked as he scanned his crew.
"Tusk sent me a message earlier say that he came down with a flu," Misao answered.
Yamato heaved out a sigh and got up from the chair, "I'll go pay him a visit at home," he told the crew, "shooting will be pushed back until I return."
"I'll come with you," Misao chimed in. He followed Yamato out into the parking garage and got into the red 2015 BMW i8 MSRP car. Yamato entered the car and soon peeled out of the garage.
"Yamato, are you okay?" Misao asked, "you seemed a bit annoyed."
"Who wouldn't be?" Yamato annoyingly stated, "when your main guy is not on the set for the first day of recording."
"But Tusk has a good reason to miss today," Misao argued, "he's sick after all."
"Yeah," was all Yamato replied back with and tightens the grip on the steering wheel.
A few minutes later of driving through the streets of Tokyo, Yamato pulled into the parking garage that belonged to the living apartments that Tusk resides at. He got out of the car and slammed the door angrily. He made his way into the elevator, then to the floor that Tusk lived on. Both Yamato and Misao approached Tusk's front door and rang the doorbell.
They waited…
But no one answered after a few more rings.
"Do you have his spare?" Yamato asked without facing Misao.
"Um…yeah," Misao answered. He rummaged through his wallet for the key card that Tusk had given him. Misao swiped it and the door unlocked. Yamato turned the handle and entered the quiet apartment with Misao following him, "maybe Tusk is in his room resting and didn't hear us. Let me go check," the older one suggested.
Yamato didn't say anything but allowed Misao to do what he had said. Instead, Yamato walked into the living room and scanned the surroundings. Seeing that nothing was misplaced or different, Yamato entered the kitchen and walked up to the sink. Inside the sink sat a dirty plate and a half empty mug filled with cold coffee.
"He's not in his bedroom," Misao called, walking into the kitchen, "Yamato?" he called.
"Of course he isn't," Yamato stated, "because he had breakfast this morning and left his apartment," he spun around to face Misao, "call him," he ordered.
Sera sat silently in the car as Tusk drove out of Tokyo and entered Chiba. She glanced from the dashboard to the ringing phone sitting in the cup holder. On the screen flashed a photo of Misao and Tusk, "Um…Tusk, someone is calling you," she said softly.
Tusk glanced at the phone and picked it up. He stared at the screen for a few seconds before hitting the ignore button. He threw the phone back into the cup holder and continued to drive. The phone lit up again but this time with a photo of Yamato and Tusk, "Yamato is calling," Sera said. When she didn't get any answer from Tusk, Sera reached out to answer the phone but Tusk quickly grabbed the phone before she got a hold of it. Instead of answering it, he waited for the phone call to end before turning off his phone, "why are you being like this?" Sera asked.
"I don't want anyone to interrupt us," Tusk said.
"Where are we going?" Sera asked, "you've been driving this whole time without saying anything to me."
"I'm heading to my dad's house up in the mountains in Chiba," Tusk answered, "we'll be staying there for a few hours before heading back. Don't worry, I'll take you back to your café."
"But Tusk…Yamato and Misao are worried about you," Sera said, "why don't you give them a call and tell them the truth?"
"No need to," Tusk replied.
Giving up, Sera leaned into the seat and closed her eyes.
"Is he not picking up?" Misao asked.
Yamato shook his head, "He turned off his phone," he answered.
Misao banged his first on the dining table, "Why did he suddenly do this? Tell us a lie and leave?"
Yamato shrugged. He scanned through his contact list and tapped on a certain phone number. He placed the phone up to his ear and waited for someone to answer.
"Summer Café, this is Amu speaking, how may I help you," Amu greeted into the phone.
"Amu, this is Yamato," Yamato said over the phone, "has Sera return?" he asked.
"Oh good morning Yamato-san," Amu said cheerfully, "Sera hasn't come back yet. I thought she was with you this morning."
"She was but that was at least an hour and half ago," Yamato said, "has she called and tell you why she hasn't come back yet?"
"No," Amu answered, "actually…that is a bit weird. Sera usually doesn't go quiet like this. If she had anything to do, she would have told me."
"Well since Sera isn't back yet then it's fine. Please let her know that I called," Yamato said.
"Of course," Amu replied.
Yamato thanked Amu first before hanging up on her. He then scanned through his contact list for Sera's name.
"Hello?" came an unfamiliar voice.
"Um, is Sera there?" Yamato asked.
"No," said the voice, "she left to KZ Entertainment for a meeting but may I ask who is calling her?"
"Yamato," Yamato answered, "is this Sera's phone?"
"Yes it is and this is her mother," Yoko stated, "she left her phone this morning because it was low on battery. My daughter isn't here at the moment but you could leave her a message if you would like. I'll give it to her once she comes home."
"Yanagi-san, correct," Yamato asked, knowing all too well now that it was Yoko who was talking on the phone, "this is Kazi Yamato from KZ Entertainment. I had a meeting with your daughter this morning about her café for my upcoming movie. The meeting with your daughter had ended earlier today and when I called her café to see if she was in, Amu-san told me that she wasn't. I was wondering if Sera had called to contact you and let you know where she has gone."
"No she hasn't," Yoko stated, "but that is odd for Sera to not tell Amu or myself where she will be going," she muttered.
"Ah well Sera must of have some last minute business after our meeting and forgot to let anyone know since she doesn't her phone. But please let Sera know that I called and that for her to give me a call back once she gets the message," Yamato instructed.
"Of course Yamato-san," Yoko said.
Yamato hung up the phone and sighed.
"Yamato, are you okay?" Misao asked, placing a hand on his shoulder.
Yamato shook his head and rubbed the temples of his forehead, "This is frustrating," he muttered.
"Wait, I'm getting a phone call right now," Misao said. He pulled his phone out from the pocket of his pants, "Misao here."
"Misao-san, I need you guys back right away," Saki said through the phone, "I have important news to tell you guys."
Misao glanced up at Yamato who wasn't paying any attention to him, "Yamato, Saki-san needs us back at the entertainment. She said that she has important news."
Yamato's head shot up, "Let's go," he said and grabbed his key from the dining table.
Tusk pulled up into the driveway of a huge mansion sitting in the middle of the woods. He put the car into park and glanced over to Sera. Sera had fallen asleep when they drove up the curvy road of the mountain. He leaned over and examined her sleeping face. Truthfully, Tusk couldn't believe what he had done. He knew that Misao or the crew but especially Yamato wouldn't be too happy with him after they find out what really happened. But he couldn't help it. Once he saw Sera standing there alone, Tusk had this urge to take her away and spend some alone time with her. It was a spur of the moment when he came up with the great idea to grab Sera by the wrist and lead her out of the building to his car. Tusk didn't know what got the better of him this morning but when he took off with Sera, he didn't care if anyone was mad or upset at him. All he wanted at that time was to spend some alone time with Sera. Now that his mind is clear, Tusk felt a bit horrible for doing what he did. But now that they were already here, he couldn't back out any longer.
Sera stirred in her sleep. Slowly, she cracked open her eyes and the vision of Tusk's handsome baby face came into view, "Tusk?" she croaked softly.
Tusk smiled at the half sleeping Sera and pulled back, "We're here," he said quietly.
Sera rubbed the sleepiness from her eyes and scanned her surroundings. The first thing that her eyes laid upon were two pairs of wooden double doors. She turned her head to her right and saw a pathway made of rocks that lead to what she assumed, the front door. "Where are we?" Sera asked, opening the door to step out.
"My father's house in the mountains," Tusk answered, stepping out as well. Sera followed the rock pathway and came to an opening. There she stood with the wooden front door facing her. To her right was a stair made of rocks and concrete that led up to the balcony. What Sera noticed that the house was made up of huge rocks with a bit of woods here and there. She walked over to the front door and place a hand on it.
"This place is amazing," she breathed out.
Tusk walked up to her and stuck a key in the lock. He turned the key and unlocked the door, "Please come in," he said, opening the door for Sera.
Sera gave Tusk a sweet smile first before entering.
Yamato and Misao walked into KZ Entertainment building and saw Saki speaking to the lady at the front desk. Both men rushed over to her, "Saki," Yamato called, catching the attention of his secretary.
"You said that you had important news," Misao piped in.
"I do," Saki stated, "Asuka, tell Yamato-san and Misao-san what you saw," she instructed.
"This morning, Tusk-san did come to work," Asuka began, "I saw him walk over to the elevator but then a lady with long black hair tied in a bun walked out. I saw them having a short conversation before Tusk-san grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her out of the building. That's when they disappeared and Tusk-san never came back," she said.
"Did you get a close look of who the girl was?" Misao asked.
"Well…she was this tall. Her hair was in a bun and she had on a pair of blue jeans paired with black booties. She had on a long black leather coat with a blue scarf," Asuka described, "she looked like the girl who came to see Yamato-san this morning."
Yamato frowned.
He clenched his hands into a fist.
He pierced his lips.
"Sera," he stated, "Tusk took off with Sera."
Yamato felt a wave of jealousy and a wave of anger rushed over him. How could he have not noticed the connection this morning. Tusk was gone. Yoko and Amu didn't get any words from Sera about where she went. Of course they would be somewhere together. In Yamato's head, nothing else was running through it other than the fact that he needed to find Sera.
And he needed to do it now.
"Misao," Yamato called.
"What's up?" Misao asked, turning to face Yamato.
"Tell everyone that I've canceled the shooting for today," Yamato took out his phone and dialed Leo's phone number, "I need to go find where Tusk went," with that, he turned his back on the trio and took off back outside.
Once outside, Yamato stared up into the cloudy sky that had crept over Tokyo and let out a long breath, "I'm not going to let you win this game Tusk," he murmured.
"Yo Yamato," Leo greeted the younger man through the phone.
"Leo," Yamato stated, "I need your help."
Author's Note: Who else thinks that Yamato should calm down and let Tusk and Sera alone? LOL. Any who, remember to leave me a review!