Magi Modern!AU…so I hope you'll like it. Fem!AlixMei
Disclaimer: I own nothing in anime just my crazy imaginative brain.
Title: Pens and Papers
Genre: Romance, Friendship, Family
Characters: Alibaba Saluja, Ren Koumei
Summary:
He's lazy and the kind who likes to bury himself inside his work station room with all the books he got and the smartass she'd never imagine she would meet that one day she shared her umbrella to him.
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"Why can't we visit Brother Mei and Ali-chan…?" Kougyoku whined while shaking Kouen's arm while the said older brother just ignored his sister and continued to read his book. "Brother En…!" Kougyoku's high-pitched voice whined.
"Brother En…" Kouha pouted along with Kougyoku. "You said yourself that they're a couple now right…? Why can't we go there to celebrate?" He glared softly to his dear older brother while Kougyoku continued to whine.
"It's been a month right…?" Hakuei turned to Hakuyuu who nodded with a knowing smile on his face, "So…why can't we visit them…?"
"You're so innocent, Ei-chan…!" Hakuren suddenly opened the door to the lounge room of the house and ignored Kouen's fiery glare, "It's obvious that those two would be busy for a while." Hakuyuu rolled his eyes at him, "You said it yourself right…it's been a month already…" He snickered and stepped aside when a couch pillow was thrown at him.
Hakuei blushed while Kouha's face contorted to realization and he, too, blushed himself, "You mean…?" Hakuren's smirk widened as Kougyoku whined again – not really getting what they're talking about.
"Gyoku…" Kouen started and leveled his voice or else he'll growl at her in annoyance, "Mei is busy and so as Alibaba…" He glared softly at her when she pouted, "It's better to let them for a while or we'll all receive Mei's wrath if we so much to step inside his unit."
"But Brother En…!" Kougyoku stomped her foot.
"Don't push it, Gyoku-chan…" Hakuyuu intervened for Kouen's good sanity, "If Entei's a demon…Mei is a bigger demon especially if you disturbed him in the middle of his work." Hakuren laughed out loud when Kougyoku just gave them a clueless face.
Kouen sighed in exasperation as the door opened again revealing Hakuryuu, "Guys…Koumei's here with Alibaba-san…!" Before anyone could respond properly – Hakuren with Kouha and Kougyoku immediately left the lounge to the meet the 'new' couple.
"What just happened…?" Hakuyuu's widen but amused eyes looked at Kouen and Hakuei while Hakuryuu shrugged his shoulders in wonder.
When the three nosy Ren's got to the visitor lounge room, they immediately hid from sight of the occupants of the said room. In there, sitting across each are Koumei with Alibaba and Ren Koutoku with Kahoko.
"What's this…?" Kougyoku hissed.
"Just listen…!" Kouha shushed in low tone.
"Shhh…!" Hakuren hissed in annoyance as the two pink-heads clamped their lips close.
They heard Koutoko clearing his throat while Kahoko hummed in mild accusation, "So…Mei…" Koutoku started, surprisingly nervous. "May we know what's with the sudden visit with your friend?"
"Or more likely, care to tell where in the damnation did you picked up that slut." Kahoko narrowed her eyes and sneered at Alibaba's direction. Alibaba on the other hand, flinched visibly and shifted closer to Koumei, her expression shifted sullenly.
Koumei saw this and bore a demonic dark glare at his mother, "If you're just here to insult her – the door is open for you to leave. I care nothing of your opinion, so please would you kindly shut your mouth."
"W-what…?!" Kahoko is not the only one sputtering and gaping at Koumei, "Y-you insolent brat…!" She stood from the couch and pointed a finger at Koumei, fuming furiously.
"Kahoko…!" Koutoko intervened with an authoritative voice, "Sit down and listen." Kahoko looked like she'll say something rude but Koutoko gave her the famous Ren glare that could make anyone flee miles away and immediately sat down again.
"Well…?" Koutoko turned again his attention to his son and his future daughter-in-law (or so he thought she would be starting today) while ignoring his fuming wife beside him.
Koumei sighed, "Father…I actually don't want to waste my time here but Alibaba…" His eyes shifted to the golden haired woman beside him, "…wanted to meet you and at least inform you of our plans."
"Oh…?" Koutoko looked at Alibaba and hummed in approval, just what a Ren should and could have…classic. "And…?"
…
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"We're engaged."
"HOORAY!"
The four adults in the room looked at Kougyoku in surprise while Kouha slapped a palm on his forehead and Hakuren pumping a fist in victory.
"Congratulations!" Hakuei exclaimed and clapped her hands together.
"Should we be concerned, Entei? Mei's ten steps ahead of us now…!" Hakuyuu smirked and looked at Kouen who just shrugged indifferently.
"You all know that they should be talking about this privately, right…?" Hakuryuu gulped when he saw Koumei glaring darkly at his siblings and cousins.
"Koumei's getting married…?!" Ren Gyokuen and Hakutoku suddenly appeared behind Hakuryuu with gleeful states.
"Way to go, brother!" Hakutoku laughed out loud while Koumei's head hung low with the same demon aura around him.
"Get out." Alibaba sweat-dropped when the uninvited guests scrambled out of the room leaving the four still facing each other, "Good riddance." Koumei grumbled out.
"I see…" Koutoko chuckled, "So you're here to have our blessing…?" Koumei nodded but Kahoko once again found her voice to sneer at them.
"And why should I approve to such…woman!" Kahoko scoffed.
Koumei narrowed his eyes but before he could retort at his mother, a mouthful of meat bun was shoved in his mouth – almost choking him in surprise. Munching the offending food and gulping it down, Koumei turned his glare at his fiancée but Alibaba just gave him an unimpressed look.
"Now, now…Koumei…" Alibaba finally spoke, "We're here to pay respect to your parents and not spewing rude words to them."
"It's a waste of time." Koumei retorted, "I'm not a child to get their approval to everything I want to do with my life." A pinch on his nose made Koumei to wince.
"It doesn't mean that we're not inclined to inform them…!" Alibaba let go of his nose, "They're your parents – they have the right to know what's going on in your life even if you can handle yourself just fine." Then she added, "You don't want them to see you shoved inside the oven and being cooked like a roasted chicken right…? That would be unpleasant."
Koutoko and Kahoko looked flabbergasted looking at Alibaba while Koumei face palmed, "Alibaba…" Seriously…? Can't she just at least read the atmosphere…?
"At least you're not hanging on the window railing while your head is stuck on it." Alibaba smiled sweetly.
"ALIBABA!"
"How did it go, Brother…?" Kouha asked when the couple finally entered the lounge room where the young Ren's are. "They have approved, right…?"
Kougyoku nodded in anticipation and grinned like a mad Cheshire with Hakuren, "Yeah…tell us…!" They urged.
"It went well…I guess…?" Alibaba quirked a small smile. "Kahoko-san doesn't seem to like me – and I really wonder why…" She took the cup of tea from the coffee table and sipped on it, "She was sneering and fuming all the way of our conversation. Especially when we told them the truth…"
"The truth…?" Kougyoku echoed.
"About me being a mistress' child…" Alibaba admitted nonchalantly, "She kept looking at me like I'm the dirtiest woman in the whole world."
"You sound alright talking about your heritage…it doesn't bother you that much…?" Hakuyuu asked.
"It was a common reaction when people got to know who I really was…" Alibaba smiled, "But if I took offense on it, nothing will change with the way they look at me. But even if they think me and my mother are sluts or whore…we never stooped down like one. My mother loves me and I love her too so I really don't care about how they see me like I'll grovel to every man's pants."
"Now that you mention it…" Hakuei smiled fondly, "I think Koumei has the right to meet your mother right…?" Alibaba stopped for a moment.
"My mother's dead…" The sullen look Alibaba has surprised them, "She died when I was just a kid…and that's the very reason why my father took me since I have no other relative than him. Before I knew it…he was controlling my life and was only entitled to study hard and obey him at all cost. Being a wealthy man has its perks so I can't even fight against him when he said I was to marry one of his business partner's' son."
"It's been taken care of." Koumei cut in with a glower plastered on his face, "Before we got here, we went in her father's house to talk to him." He smirked like he remembered something funny.
"And…?" Hakuren prompted.
"And he's pissed…really pissed." He chuckled darkly, "He started spouting something like I was just a mere writer that he could crush with his money power and all. Then he started cursing both of us like he's bursting a blood vessel – but the moment I told him who I was and what kind things I could do against him…" He chuckled again, "He looked like he was going to piss his pants and started sputtering excuses. He's laughable…thinking that he could really fight against me."
"He's a demon." Alibaba declared.
"We know right." They all agreed.
"So when is the wedding…?" Hakuryuu asked earning an excited noise from Kougyoku.
"We planned it after my graduation," Alibaba announced, "It's still early after all to start a family." She smiled sweetly but she blushed, remembering something that she will never voice out in front of Koumei's family.
But Hakuren noticed her blush and doesn't seem to care his own safety, "I knew it…! You had sex!" The blush from Alibaba, Kougyoku, Hakuryuu and Hakuei made Kouen and Hakuyuu to simultaneously give him a hard whack on the head.
"You were not supposed to say that out loud…!" They shouted.
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Hakuren you idiot!