Title: From A Prince to A Peasant
Summary: Shuichi's father is the person with the most power in Japan so naturally; Shuichi became the most wanted guy in Japan. Yuki is just a poor teacher living in a small village at the old country side with his family. These two people are from two different worlds but an accident created a chance for them to meet. Having very different life styles, would they be able to stand each other? What would happen at the end?
Disclaimer: None of the Gravitation Characters belongs to me… isn't it obvious?
Chapter 11 – Welcome To My Real Life
"Wow! Look look Hiro-chan! The city is so big! And I thought the farm was big!" Ryuichi said excitedly while attaching himself onto Tohma's car's window.
(Author's Quick Note: Tohma is driving a limo by the way, just incase some of you are wondering how the hack can they all fit into a normal car and still have enough room for Ryuichi to play around.)
"Now now Ryuichi, don't get too excited. We have a lot of time to look around afterwards. You might break the car's window if you continue to press against it." Hiro said, while trying to detach Ryuichi away from the window.
"I wonder what Shuichi's house would be like too! I bet Shu-chan would have a lot of cool toys that Ryuichi and Shu-chan can play together with. Awww, Tohma! When are we going to get there?" Ryuichi asked impatiently.
"Ryuichi, we are almost there so be a bit more patient okay? Mika is tired and she is sleeping beside me right now and I don't think you would want to wake her up now would you?" Tohma told the green hair boy.
Ryuichi shook his head and quickly sat back into his seat like how a good little boy should. Just then, they pass by a tall building, which was located at the center of the big city.
"Wow! Tohma! That building is huge!" Ryuichi said while pointing at the large building, impressed.
Yuki, Hiro and Tatusha turns to look out the window to see the impressive building as well.
"Wow, is that the government's building? Is sure is huge." Tatusha asked.
Tohma didn't even need to turn to look to know which building they were talking about.
"The government's building isn't even as big as this one. This building belongs to the Shindou family." Tohma said. "40 Floors plus 4 underground parking lots."
"Chi, I bet they don't even use the whole building. Some floors must be empty." Yuki snorted.
"Actually Eiri, and that's where you are wrong. 20 floors of the building are for the different departments in the company. There are 4 different cafeterias, one on the first floor, one on the fifteenth floor, one on the thirtieth floor and one on the forty-fifth floor. It is intended for less crowded lunch rooms for the employees during lunch time. There are also 6 meeting rooms, 2 small, 2 medium and 2 large, designed for different kinds of meetings. There are 8 data storage floors, all the clients and projects that the Shindou family had ever interacted with will have their own folder of record, which would be stored in alphabetical order at one of the storage floor. Lastly, there is a study hall located on the twentieth floor and the fortieth floor; both are equipped with wireless internet connection, so anyone with laptops can feel free to work in these places anytime they want." Tohma explained.
"Sounds more like a luxury hotel to me. Why are the employees getting so many benefits?" Hiro asked curiously.
"Because the Shindou family believes that happier employees means more efficient work, so they try to create a comfortable and relaxing workplace for everyone. But trust me; it's really hard to get a job in there, especially if you want to get a position as one of the middle managers or top managers. Shindou-san would interview those positions personally." Tohma said.
"Wow, Shuichi's family is really impressive! I wish I can have even 0.00001 of what Shuichi owns." Tatusha said admiringly.
"Yup! And then we can buy more bunnies for the farm!" Ryuichi said happily.
Hiro sweatdropped. "Why do you like bunnies so much?"
"Because Kumarguroo like bunnies and Kumarguroo has been Ryuichi's best friend for the longest time!" Ryuichi gave a big smile.
Yuki gives Ryuichi an annoyed glare. Ryuichi slumped down into his seats with a pout.
"Yuki is so mean." Ryuichi commented.
Tohma gave a short chuckled. "No more fighting guys. We are here."
Ryuichi got up excitedly and attached himself onto the window again. "But I see nothing but a lot of pretty trees and flowers. Are we in the park or something Tohma?"
"Oh and there's a water fountain. So Shuichi's house is near the park?" Tatusha asked as he took a look outside, too.
"Park? This is Shuichi's garden." Tohma said. "Look up ahead, see that large mansion? That's Shuichi's house."
"Wow…" Hiro, Tatusha and Ryuichi said in awe as their car approaches the huge building.
Shuichi was already standing outside waiting for Tohma and the others' arrivals. Tohma stopped his car when he reached the front door of the mansion. Ryuichi didn't even bother to wait for instruction and just pushed the car door open and ran to cling onto Shuichi. Hiro, Tatusha, Yuki and Tohma got out from the car moments later.
"Shuichi, why are you standing out here alone? Where is Shindou-san?" Tohma asked as he and the others walk up to the rich boy.
"Father is inside waiting right now. He told me to wait out here for you guys to come because it's only polite." Shuichi said with an annoyed face.
"Shu-chan, Shu-chan! Ryuichi had been looking forward to playing with you again!" Ryuichi said with a big smile.
"We had only parted for less then 2 hours." Shuichi said with a sweatdrop.
"Ryuichi still missed Shu-chan!" Ryuichi said with an even bigger smile.
Shuichi push the green hair boy off of him and backed up away a few steps. "Anyways… no point in standing out here for any longer, please come inside with me. My father is waiting."
"Then I will be going Shuichi. Please take care of them for me okay?" Tohma said.
Shuichi nodded. "I will. Don't worry, we will come and visit you soon."
Tohma nodded, before walking back to his car and drove off.
"Um… please straighten your clothing before we go in. And please, be on your best behaviors, my father has little tolerant with playfulness." Shuichi told his four friends.
Yuki and the others nodded in return. Shuichi turn around to face his front door. Shuichi took in one big breathe, before releasing it and pushes the mansion's door open.
A whole bunch of maids and servants were already standing in two straight lines in front of the door. "Welcome." They all said in union.
To say that Yuki, Ryuichi, Hiro and Tatusha were amazed would be an understatement. Never once in their lives had they saw as many servants and maids in a house before, scratch that, a mansion is more exact.
"Ahem." Shuichi cleared his throat to get their attentions. "This way please." Shuichi pointed to a hallway.
"Shuichi, before we go. Exactly how many workers do you have in your house?" Tatusha asked curiously.
"Uh… how am I suppose to know? I don't keep track of these things. These maids and servants that you see here are only the serving crew; we still have the cleaning crew and the kitchen crew. Around 60 people maybe?" Shuichi said, thinking hard.
"Wow man, when do they get here in the morning to start working? And what time do they leave? Wouldn't it be noisy or something when they all pack up and leave after work?" Tatusha continue asking.
"What are you talking about? All of them have their own rooms in here on the second and third floor." Shuichi said, raising an eyebrow.
"Holy cow, they even get their own rooms? What about us? Where are we going to live? We won't be sharing a room right Shuichi?" Tatusha continue on.
"You will know what we have planned for you guys after you have met with my father okay? Now please follow me, my father is waiting." Shuichi said, annoyed.
Shuichi didn't bother to wait for a reply and begin to walk down a hallway. The four friends quickly ran up to catch up to him.
"Chi, you don't have to be so rude you know you pink headed spoiled brat. Why so serious all of a sudden? This is not like the Shuichi I know back in the village." Yuki mocked.
"You are wrong. The Shuichi that you had first met back in the village was just acting like the person that he himself had never got a chance to be. Being serious at everything that I do and at every decision that I make is how I was really brought up. I have to be especially serious when I am facing my father because like what I had already told you, he doesn't tolerate any playfulness." Shuichi replied.
"You always seem to be complaining about your family. Is your father really that strict on you? You rich people are never satisfied with anything." Yuki said, a bit angry.
Shuichi stopped suddenly, causing Ryuichi, who was following closely behind him, bumped right into Shuichi's back.
"Owww, Shu-chan! Why did you suddenly stop?" Ryuichi whined, while rubbing his nose painfully.
"We are here." Shuichi said coldly, pointing at the grand door in front of them. "Remember what I had said, only seriousness. And I am not kidding. Try to stay on my father's good side while you still have the chance. Don't make him dislike you on your first meeting or you will regret it." Shuichi warned one last time, before knocking on the door.
It didn't take long for someone to answer the door. A servant opens the door and stepped aside for Shuichi and the others to step in, bowing as they walk by him.
There was a big screen TV sitting at the left side of the room. Four big couches were placed at the middle of the room, forming a square shape. There was also a coffee table in the middle of the four couches and a fireplace at the right side of the room. There were so much expensive things inside there that the author doesn't even bother to type out all of them. Every furniture and items that were placed in the room shouts top quality and high class. Even the rug on the floor is from a brand name company.
Shindou Syuu is seen typing away on his laptop, while sitting on one of the couch. Shuichi and the others stop in front of the four couches, waiting for Syuu to say something to them.
"This is the guests' living room, where father uses to greet his friends or any other guests." Shuichi introduced in the mean time.
'And this is only supposed to be the guests' living room?! Better not go into the family's living room then, there must be way more expensive things then here. We won't be able to pay for them if we accidentally break anything.' Hiro thought, looking around the room.
With each second that passes by, the feeling of nervousness continues to grow in the four friends. Shuichi was just standing still like a sculpture.
"Tat-chan… Ryuichi want to walk out this room. Can I please wait for you guys outside?" Ryuichi whispered to Tatusha.
Before Tatusha could say anything, Syuu looks up from his laptop and at Shuichi and the four guests.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting there, I was just replying an email." Syuu said politely.
"Of course not Shindou-san." Hiro said with a bow. "We know how busy you are. Thank you so much for taking your time to meet us."
"Please, take a seat. I have to thank you properly." Syuu offered, as he put his laptop onto the coffee table.
Yuki and the others each took a seat on the couch that was in front of the one that Syuu was sitting on. Instead of taking a seat like the others did, Shuichi went around to stand behind his father.
"I am Shindou Syuu, Shuichi's father." Syuu said, while holding out his hand.
Yuki, Tatusha and Hiro quickly stood up and took turns shaking Syuu's hand, before sitting back down. Syuu turns his gaze towards Ryuichi's direction. Ryuichi was just sitting there, whole body tensed up. No doubt he was dead nervous.
"You really don't have to be nervous. I am best at talking business, as long as we understand each other's terms and be able to make a fair deal between us, I am sure we will get along just fine." Syuu told Ryuichi.
"Huh?" Ryuichi asked confusedly.
"This means I am going to tell you right now what I have planned to offer you guys as a thank you for keeping my only son safe. I know you have your own styles of living and might not be able to get use to the city life style just yet so you can tell me your concerns and I am sure we can manage a solution. Sakuma-kun correct?" Syuu explained.
"Yes I understand. How do you know my name by the way?" Ryuichi asked, slightly surprised.
"I like to do a little research on everyone that I am going to meet first before actually seeing them face to face. Just to give me a little tips on what to say and what not to say. So in other words, I know everything so don't even try me." Syuu said.
For a moment Syuu seems to stare at the four friends that were sitting in front of him. Ryuichi begin to fidget around under Syuu's gaze. Even Yuki felt powerless in front of Syuu. After what seems like forever, Syuu finally looks away motion for Shuichi to come closer to him.
"As you already know Shuichi is my son so there is no need for another introduction. Basically, he is going to be your tour guide for the entire time that you are staying here for. You will be staying with us for four weeks and you are all free to use the maids and servants that are in this mansion anytime you want. I am giving you each an $8000 limit credit card so feel free to buy anything you like when you go shopping. You can wake up anytime to eat breakfast but dinner is strictly at 8 o'clock. Since Shuichi is your tour guide, if you wants to go somewhere that needs him to bring you there, please ask him for his schedule on what time he is available. Other then that, I don't think there should be any problems right?" Syuu asked.
The four friends shook their heads.
"Good. Now Shuichi would fill you in on the other things. Excuse me but I have to get back to work." Syuu said simply, before picking up his laptop from the coffee table again, completely blocking out his surroundings.
Shuichi look at his father and gave a quick sigh, before motioning to the others to follow him. Yuki and the others didn't even need another sign and quickly walks out of the guests' living room.
"Oh my God Shuichi… your dad is really scary." Tatusha said, once they have gotten out into the hallway. "I don't know why but everything about your father shows his powerfulness. Just by looking at his face I know that he is a man that never backs away from his words or should be messed with."
Shuichi gave a small chuckle. "And you have just met him for like 15mins? Trust me; he is in one of his happy and talkative mood today. On other days, he wouldn't even spare a glance at anyone that he doesn't have any business with."
"I really though that Yuki would say something really rude to Shindou-san when he was staring at us." Hiro said, amazed.
"Humph." Yuki grunted.
"Ahahaha, even Aniki was nervous in front of Shindou-san." Tatusha began to laugh.
Yuki gave Tatusha a punch on the head out of annoyance.
"Ouch! Aniki! Don't be mean to your little brother!" Tatusha half whined.
"So Shu-chan! After you get us settle in, how about you bring Ryu-chan and Kuma-san to have a tour around your mansion?" Ryuichi said happily.
Shuichi forced a smile. "Sorry, after showing you to your rooms, I have to go back to my studies. I missed quite a few classes so now I have to work my ass off trying to get back on track. I guess this is the price for me taking a short vacation."
"Shu-chan is still in university right? Wow, I heard from Mitsuki-sensei that Shu-chan is going to Sakura Forrin. That's a very well-known expensive school that seems to prepare students so well for their future careers that every graduates that came out from Sakura Forrin are all pretty famous in their fields. Shu-chan must be really smart since he got into that university." Ryuichi said with a big smile.
"Not really, you just need a powerful and wealthy father and you can get in even if you failed high school." Shuichi said emotionlessly. "Now let's get this over quickly, I still have five big stacks of homework waiting for me in my study room right now. I want to sleep tonight too you know."
Shuichi pointed to the nearby staircase and began to walk down the hallway once again.
"YEAHHH!!! Ryuichi will get his own BIGGGGG room!" Ryuichi said excitedly, while running to catch up to Shuichi, with Yuki, Tatusha and Hiro following closely behind.
Author's Notes: Really really sorry, I had really been very busy lately. Lol… hope all of you are still here. –Looks around- lol… uh… well… I don't know why but it seems that I had spent most of the chapter into helping Shuichi to show off his family's wealth and power. Well, Yuki and the others are finally here and starting from the next chapter, they will finally get a chance to see how Shuichi's life really is. Thank you so much for all the reviews for the previous chapter! Please continue to support in the future as well! Please?...
