Chapter 11!
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"Sincerity & Courage" – Speech
Sincerity & Courage – Thoughts
Sincerity & Courage – Narration by the character
Steps to Romance
Mimi's POV I dialed Yolei's number. No one picked up. I dialed my dad's number. Dad, answer the phone, quickly! Still, no one picked up. This won't do. I have to go to the airport and get this issue clarified.I marched out quickly, heading towards the entrance, my shoes hitting the marble floor, hard. A few of the security guards tried to stop me, saying, "Miss Takuya, you can't go.", but I pushed pass them and continued. The security guards were calling out, "Miss Takuya, Miss Takuya.", but I ignored them. Then, I stopped. There were security guards all around me, and Head Manager Gennai was in-front of me.
"I want to go to the airport."
"Miss Takuya. It's late. Please return to your room to rest."
"You know it! I know you do!"
"Gennai does not know what Miss Takuya is referring to."
"I want to see them. You can't send my parents off like that."
Instead of moving aside to let me through, the security guards formed a line behind Gennai, right in-front of the house doors. I ran to the left, and pushed the vase of flowers off the table.
"Save the vase!" Head Manager Gennai shouted. A security guard managed to catch it.
I ran towards where I spotted a table lamp, grabbed it, and threw it.
"That side!" Head Manager Gennai shouted, pointing to where the lamp was currently falling. A few guards went to catch it, lying on their backs inorder to ensure that they would catch it. Seeing my chance, I ran out of the house. Head Manager Gennai and the security guards were behind me.
"Miss Takuya! Don't run! I'm begging you, don't run!" Head Manager Gennai shouted over and over again.
Suddenly, I saw a car, coloured dark blue with an orange star painted on it, pass by me, then swerve to a stop behind me. Head Manager Gennai and the security guards stopped behind it. Then, Taichi got out of the car, wearing a white button up shirt, a black business jacket, a black bowtie, black trousers, and looking dashing. Like a prince, I couldn't help thinking. He looked at me, confused, and… worried? I ran towards him.
"Please, may I ask if you can send me to the airport?"
"What's happening?"
"Grandpa's sending my parents off to Brazil. How can he do this? I already agreed to live here! How can he send them away? Please, I'm begging you, send me to the airport. Please? I'm begging you."
"Your going to the airport doesn't change a thing. What Emp. decides, no one can change."
"I don't care! Could you just send me there? Please? If you don't, I'll just run all the way there. If anyone stops me, I'll not hold back on them. Please, I'm begging you."
He ran his fingers through his hair, then said, "Fine. I'll send you there."
Head Manager Gennai shouted, "Master Yagami!"
Taichi then turned towards him, saying, "Then would you rather she faint from exhaustion instead?" Head Manager Gennai looked around, not knowing what to say. "I'm fine with it, but you'll be responsible for anything that happens to her. Remember to not let any blood get onto my car." Head Manager Gennai gave no response. "I'll give Emp. an explanation." Taichi said, then turned towards me and told me to get into the car.
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Hikari's POVI saw my brother look at Mimi - or am I supposed to call her Mizuki? - worriedly as she got into the car. And as they drove off, I couldn't help but smile goofily.
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Gennai's POVI looked back towards the mansion. Emp. was looking through the curtains.
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Mimi's POVMommy, Daddy, you must wait for me! Don't abandon me.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yolei's POVMr. and Mrs. Tachikawa were going to board. I had to stop them for Mimi. Somehow or another. "Auntie, Uncle, please just board the next flight. Mimi should be here soon."
"We promised Head Manager Gennai that we'll contact her when we reach Brazil."
I sighed, resigned. "I'm sorry. I didn't know that you would do this to Mimi. I mean, I'm sorry. You guys must have your difficulties."
"Only that I screw up. Who knows when we'll be able to see Mimi."
"Daddy, don't talk like that. Talk like that, and we'll soon be crying."
"I really can't stand abandoning Mimi though."
"Me too. Such a nice family, now broken."
"Yolei, please take care of Mimi for us. We have to go." They weakly waved 'bye', then turned to leave.
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Mimi's POVI ran into the airport, but I couldn't see my parents anywhere. Panicking, I dialed Yolei's number. To my relief, she answered.
"Yolei, where's my mom and dad?"
"They've already passed the entrance to the Departures area."
I snapped my phone shut, then ran to the glass wall surrounding the Departures area (whatever it's called), only to see my mom and dad climbing the stairs.
"Mommy! Daddy!" I shouted, hitting the glass wall with my fists to try and get their attention. "Turn around, Mommy, Daddy!" Why didn't you guys wait for me? Just a while more, just a while more! I sobbed, then decided that I have to be strong. I turned around to see Taichi, then marched towards him. "I must tell him, that rigid, bald grandfather that I want to leave."
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Taichi's POV I didn't know what to say to her throughout the trip. Where was Yamato and his way of understanding girls when you need him? I was quite impressed by the way she decided not to just be depressed but to stand up for herself. I stopped the car.
"Don't mind me! Continue driving! I have to negotiate with that rigid, bald grandfather!"
Rigid, bald grandfather. Good one. I didn't want to discourage her, but I had to warn her. "Believe me. To negotiate with Emp., you must be clear-headed. If you want to cry, just cry enough, then go back. She leaned towards me, crying on my shoulder. It felt familiar to feel her head there, somehow.
"How could he do this to me? They're my mom and dad!" We remained in this position for a few hours.
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Mimi's POVI marched towards grandpa's room. However, before I could enter, Head Manager Gennai stopped me.
"Miss Takuya, may I speak to you calmly for awhile? It's already late. You can say what you want to say tomorrow."
"Don't you dare block me. I must talk to him today."
"Miss Takuya…" Head Manager Gennai began, blocking my way.
"Let her come in." Grandpa said.
"Yes, please." Head Manager Gennai said, stepping aside to let me in.
"I have already agreed to live here. Why did you still send my mom and dad to Brazil?"
"It was their own decision."
"I don't believe you. You must have forced them to go. Otherwise, they wouldn't go to somewhere so far. You just want to break us up, don't you?" He stood up.
"Ever since you entered the Takuya family, you are already in a different world from Mr. and Mrs. Tachikawa. In this world, your only blood relation is me. Not them. Now that Mr. and Mrs. Tachikawa have gone to Brazil, they'll have an interpreter at their side, servants, and even their own house. I've already arranged it all. To them, it's like they have already entered the upper-class society. This is grandfather's way of repaying them for bringing you up. Of course, grandfather also did it because I couldn't stand to feel sad because of this relationship."
"I completely cannot accept your reasons. I'm really foolish. I thought that I could withstand being a Takuya family child. I had never imagined that it would be this bad. Seems like you still don't understand. Those who have blood relations aren't the only ones who are called 'family'! They are also my family, do you understand? You're just a stranger who shares the same bloodline as me! Do you understand, grandfather?" I turned and walked away.
I changed back into my ordinary home clothes, and started packing my things. I was so foolish! To think that I thought that an old man with no family members around him was pitiful. He's not pitiful at all! He can just do whatever he wants to do, being rich and all. Not caring about other people's feelings. What's the use of having a big house, of having so much money? He doesn't have anything other than money! I don't want to stay in this place anymore! I walked down the corridor, fuming. Then I felt like there were people watching me. However, when I looked back, no one was there. Security guards. I continued walking. Then I felt it again. I stopped, sighing. "Stop following me, okay?" Then I continued walking again, until I spotted a security camera above me."I know that you can see me. Let me tell you. That isn't my room, and this isn't my house, and it will never be! Let me leave! Let me leave!"
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Gennai's POV"Emp., do you want me to lead her back to her room?" He was looking at the live feed from the security camera.
"Let her go."
"Emp."
"I said let her go!"
"Yes."
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Taichi's POVShe was walking out of the mansion. However, instead of feeling happy, I was feeling sad. And I didn't know why.
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Mimi's POVIt was raining heavily. I flagged a taxi, threw my luggage into the trunk, then got in.
"Young lady, where are you going?" I didn't reply.
"Young lady?"
"The lake."
"Okay."
I looked out the window, staring at the scenery. Until I looked at the meter. I gasped.
"Young lady, did you bring any money with you?"
"I only have 272 yen. Is that enough?"
I got kicked out of the taxi, along with my luggage. I walked, soaked, till I reached the house grandfather loaned my parents. I have no home. I have nothing. Mom, dad, how could you leave me here? Such a nice, expensive house, but without any family, what use is it? I started to sob, squatting on the ground.
"When a girl cries, she'll look ugly. Wipe your tears away."
I looked at him. Taichi. He was holding out a handkerchief. Then I said, "How I look when I cry is none of your concern. It's all you guys' fault. Is being rich that good? Just by being rich, you can just say that one's family members aren't their family members, just by being rich, one can just send another's family members away! Are you happy now? I don't have anything. Go away. I don't want to see you, your family, or anyone right now." I heard his footsteps, slow and heavy, slowly walking away.
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Taichi's POVI wasn't really walking away. I was just walking in circles behind her, making each footstep seem slightly softer than the last to make her think so.
"You're just giving up like that?" She shouted at me. My back was towards her. Hearing no response from me, she then proceeded to fake cry. It was amusing. How cute. Finally, she decided to stop. "Just lend me your shoulder, won't you?" I smiled goofily, then turned towards her, trying to seem emotionless, walked towards her, then patted my shoulder. She cried on my shoulder, as I patted her back gently.
In the end, she ended up in my business jacket, sleeping on my shoulder.
How did it end up like this? I was supposed to make her hate me. And now, I'm here, feeding the mosquitoes with her. Am I… I shouldn't think about it. Forget it, Taichi.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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