Chapter 11

Shizuma was slowly being woken up by a very pleasuring sensation, she opened her eyes and looked around for Esmeralda till she saw a figure on her, underneath the blankets that is.

"Mera?"

The figure under the blankets moved their head, "Buenos dias Shi-zu-ma." She heard her say which brought a smile to her face... but then she resumed what she was doing and Shizuma gasped in pleasure.

"This early?" She asked.

"Your fault." She simply replied.

"How is this my fault?" She asked as she breathed and gripped the pillows.

"You were calling my name out in your sleep, and it seemed like you were having a good dream so I just thought why not make it come true." she said as she continued.

"So how is this my fault?"

There was a small silence, "Dude it just is, shut up." She finally emerged from the blankets and was looking into Shizuma's eyes and gave her a good morning hug.

"That was incredible."

Esmeralda chuckled, "Oh I bet it was, but anyway I'm gonna go take a shower, wanna join me?"

Shizuma smiled, "I'd really love too... but..."

"You're still sleepy," she giggled, "That's fine... for now," She gave her a kiss and Shizuma went back to sleep while Esmeralda hopped in the shower. After her shower she walked out the room and downstairs. She then found her way to the kitchen and saw two people there who she assumed were the cooks of the home, and she could only imagine how rich someone had to be to have cooks make their food for them. Though if Esmeralda were rich, she wouldn't know if she would even have cooks, she made most of her meals on her own in the past... or rather stole most of them and it would probably stay that way, but one thing was sure, she would never let money change her.

The cooks turned and saw her.

"Heya." She waved at them though she felt incredibly awkward as they stared at her.

Shizuma finally opened her eyes and blinked away the sleepiness on them, then sat up. She gave herself a good stretch, took a shower and walked out her room after she was done, seeing Miyuki stepping out of her room as well with a book in her hand.

-"Ohayo Shizuma."- Miyuki smiled at her.

Shizuma grinned happily and rushed up to Miyuki, embracing her and spinning around with her, -"Ohayo Miyuki!"- she happily said.

-"You're awfully happy this morning,"- Miyuki was actually happy seeing her like this, -"Did something happen?"-

-"I'm just really happy."-

-"I can see that."- Miyuki just loved this, she could still remember how miserable she looked before, how awful she must have felt the last time they were together and now, she was grateful that Esmeralda was the one that brought her out of it, after all, who else could've done it.

-"Shall we go eat Shizuma?"-

"Of course."-

They walked down the steps together, -"By the way Shizuma, how are things going with your family? About the whole Esmeralda dilemma?"- Miyuki asked.

-"Same as usual, but my dad hasn't responded to my calls so I don't know what's going on with him."- Shizuma crossed her arms.

-"Shizuma... I don't want to say that this will go bad but I want you to be aware how this could turn out."-

Shizuma nodded, -"I know, even if they decide to kick me out, or disown me or whatever, I know that no matter what I'll always be with her."-

-"Sometimes I feel awful for thinking this way, but I'm so surprised she's worth all this."-

Shizuma smiled warmly, -"Miyuki, when you find someone that makes your heart melt just by being there next to you, hearing her call your name and that alone making you feel weak, her touch makes your skin electric... then you'll understand me and why I'm doing this."-

Miyuki lowered her head slightly, -"I did once."-

Shizuma embraced her.

-"But I knew then that we would never work... even when we were together."- Miyuki said.

-"I love you a lot Miyuki, like my sister."- Shizuma said, -"I don't regret the time we did spend together."-

-"We just... couldn't make ourselves feel that way could we?"-

-"As much as we wanted too, it just didn't feel right... well it did but didn't, you know."-

Miyuki nodded, -"I know, and I hope to one day feel like you feel for someone you love."-

-"You will Miyuki, I have no doubt that you will find someone."- Shizuma gently ran her hand down Miyuki's cheek, -"Now then, breakfast!"- Shizuma grinned happily, dragging Miyuki by her hand to the kitchen and as they got closer they could hear laughter coming from it and the two looked at each other confused before entering the kitchen.

They opened the door to see Esmeralda with the kitchen staff laughing it up as they cooked, the workers also knew Spanish as they talked and told stories.

The staff turned and saw them, -"Ah Ms. Rokujo!"- They all quieted down.

Miyuki only giggled, -"You don't have to do that, it's okay."-

-"By their reaction, it's not surprising."- Shizuma smirked as Miyuki slowly looked at her with a frown which only made Shizuma laugh, she then looked at them, -"Like she said, don't mind her and keep having fun, its no big deal."- The staff nodded and kept cooking.

-"Shizuma! Ohayo!"- Esmeralda ran up to her and hugged her silver haired beauty, Shizuma returned the hug lovingly.

-"Well look at you, you know Japanese now?"-

Esmeralda drew a blank, "Que?"

Shizuma only laughed, "I'll take that as a no."

Esmeralda chuckled, "Yeah they were teaching me some words and stuff, then we just got caught up talking."

"What about?"

One of the staff turned, "We were just sharing stories about us, she told us about herself and the trouble we all got in growing up."

"Señorita De La Vega is quite the interesting girl." Daisuke sat across the table having joined in their conversation before Shizuma and Miyuki had set foot in there, "You're quite the lucky lady Shizuma." He said with a smile.

"Thank you." Shizuma replied.

"Daisuke, Ohayo." Miyuki smiled at him.

"Ohayo Miyuki," He stood up, "Sorry I can't stay long, but I came by to give you some good news."

"What about?"

"Well, everything is set. we can divorce whenever you want, and your family can keep whatever they gained from this marriage." He explained, leaving Miyuki surprised.

"But won't this—"- He placed his hand on Miyuki's mouth to hush her.

"It's alright, remember, my family has more money then they know what to do with." He looked at Shizuma, "And from what Miyuki told me about you, my family could even help Ms. De La Vega perform on stage if she wanted too."

"What?! Really?!"

He nodded, "But anyway, got to go to work. So I'll see you later Miyuki, everyone." he politely excused himself and left the room.

"Well Miyuki, I'll be damned." Shizuma took a seat, "No kidding."Esmeralda took a seat next to her.

"I'm... shocked, didn't think it would be this easy."

"Well at least it was right?"

Miyuki nodded.

Shizuma reached for Esmeralda's hand but on the mere touch, she yanked her hand and let out a small cry of pain, "Mera?" she looked at her.

Esmeralda chuckled nervouisly, "Yea don't grab that hand, I uh burned my hand." she showed her bandaged hand, "It's a good thing its my bow hand and not my string hand right." she laughed.

"What exactly happened?" Shizuma asked as she looked at her hand.

Esmeralda only stood up and reached over for a tray and took it to them, "I made this!" she placed the tray in front of them, chocolate chip cookies, "Still warm, try them!" she said cheerfully and the two actually grabbed some, Esmeralda even offered the staff in the kitchen some and they all got some.

"These are really good!" Miyuki was the first to say so, and reached for another.

"Oh wow, no kidding!" Shizuma took another bite, seeing Esmeralda's smiling face and even the staff said they were good.

"Did you learn this yourself?" Miyuki asked, but Esmeralda's face softened.

"My mom taught me, bout the only good thing she ever did for me."

"Mera..."

Esmeralda waved her hand, "It's cool, don't worry."

There was nothing but silence for a while.

"Well... they're delicious." Miyuki found herself reaching for another, seeing Esmeralda cheer up again.

Shortly after the maid of the house walked into the kitchen, -"Lady Hanazono."- She turned to her.

-"Yeah?"-

She looked concerned before she spoke, -"Your father is here, he wants to talk to you."-

-"My father?"- Now there was some surprising news, she looked at Miyuki, -"I'll be back."-

-"Of course."-

Shizuma followed the maid to the room.

"So where is she going? Esmeralda asked not having understood what they said due to her language barrier, mostly her Japanese.

"Shizuma's father is here."

"Oh okay," She turned around for a while, "Wait... what?!"

Shizuma entered the room, and there he was, looking out the window while he waited for his daughter.

-"Father."-

He turned around, -"Ah there you are darling."- he walked up to her, -"How have you been?"-

-"I've been fine."-

-"Good good,"- He said, -"Listen... I want you to come home."-

-"Not without Esmeralda."-

-"Well see here, this what I want to talk to you about."- He said as he stuffed his hands in his pocket and Shizuma already assumed the worst.

-"Oh what about, to leave her, to breakup with her!?"- Shizuma was already starting to get angry, it didn't even take long for her to feel so just by hearing her father.

-"Oh no no, nothing like that."-

Shizuma stopped... she took a step back and looked at her father, trying to spot any sort of sarcasm in his voice or any anger in his face but found nothing which confused her further.

-"If anything I was going to ask you to bring her home with you."-

-"Okay... where is this coming from, last time you and mother flipped out when I did and now you want me to bring her with me? okay what's going on?"- Shizuma asked, placing her hands on her hips

-"I was wrong Shizuma, to say what I did about her and I miss you around the house, so I want you to come back and bring her with you, I'll actually give her a chance and get to know her."-

-"I'm surprised,"- Shizuma replied, -"Why change all of a sudden?"-

-"Oh no reason."-

Shizuma however raised her eyebrow, that was the 'I'm lying' voice from her father which she recognized so much now, -"What happened that made you change?"-

He turned his back, -"You don't want to know."-

-"I do, otherwise I wouldn't be asking."-

He sighed, -"I met her father."-

-"Nani?! Why?"-

-"You're going to hate me Shizuma, but I was hoping he get her out of our lives, your life, for the good of the family."- He said though his voice carried sorrow within every word.

-"You what?!"- Shizuma balled her fists, anger was beginning to boil over again, how could he go and talk with Esmeralda's father!

-"That was the intention, but when I met him... all I saw was a horrible man, I didn't even know he kicked her out of her home... disowned her."-

-"Did you actually think she ran away from home!?"-

-"I actually did, I thought she was just a poor common girl trying to leech off us."-

-"You should have asked me! or her!"- Shizuma walked up to him and forced him to look at her, -"Did you think she was on her own for the hell of it!?"-

-"Gomenasai Shizuma, I should have given her a chance but you have to understand... she is just that, a common girl and it would look bad on us."-

-"I already made you look bad the moment they found out I loved other women."-

-"People were more accepting of it."-

Shizuma crossed her arms, -"They can do so again."-

-"Well look, I don't want to argue Shizuma. I'm willing to give her a chance, she's probably a nice girl and maybe I'll like her or maybe I won't. Just don't expect me to give her an amazing job back at the company."-

She shook her head, -"I'm well aware of that, god forbid you let anyone see her at your company."- she mocked.

-"Shizuma please understand."-

-"Look whatever, I'm grateful you're letting her come with me, let's leave it at that."- For now, Shizuma thought.

-"I will say however... your mother will not take too kindly to this."- Satoshi knew his wife would kill Shizuma from bringing that girl home.

-"I know."-

-"I'll stay out of it, you deal with your mother."- He chuckled, -"I've seen her angry too many times."-

-"That's fine."- Shizuma said, -"I'll deal with it, that's for sure."- Her father nodded and gave his daughter a hug, Shizuma returned it, glad that her father was finally being reasonable, -"Arigato."-

-"Don't be, what kind of father would I be if I didn't support you."- Though truth be told, after meeting Miguel, Esmeralda's father, he saw a bit of himself in him and realized that's probably what he looked like to Shizuma and he didn't want to look that way anymore. He would begin to understand and support Shizuma's decisions, slowly but he would, -"Well I'll let you get back to her, just come back home when you're ready, I miss you darling."-

-"I will dad."- The two smiled at each other before they parted ways for the time being and Shizuma began to walk back to the kitchen.

"So you two were... girlfriends?"

"Yes, but we didn't work out... we just never saw each other that way, but we tried anyway." Miyuki explained herself to Esmeralda.

"I'm surprised you weren't... with a girl like Shizuma, anyone would go crazy for her."

Miyuki sighed, "I did... I really did but she didn't and maybe it was best this way I mean after all I've always seen her like a sister."

Esmeralda fidgeted with her fingers, "Why are you telling me this? aren't you afraid I'd get mad at you or some shit?"

Miyuki looked away before looking at her again, "I'm just telling you this because I don't want there to be anything in the dark, I really like you Esmeralda, I've seen how you've made Shizuma happy and I can see you being a great friend," She smiled, "So I don't want anything between us."

Esmeralda smiled, "Well I don't know you all that well, but I'd like too, you're Shizuma's best friend after all... though you two seem so opposite of each other i'm surprised you two are so close."

"We always were since we were little, but if it makes you feel better Shizuma drives me insane sometimes, with the way she lazes around, or doesn't do her work." The two shared a small laugh.

"Sounds like Shizuma alright."

"Yet you never complain Miyuki." the two turned to see Shizuma walking back and sitting next to Esmeralda.

"Hey Shizuma!" Esmeralda quickly dove in for a kiss, one she received lovingly... leaving Miyuki feeling awkward as she was sitting a few feet away from them.

Miyuki closed her eyes and cleared her throat, gaining the attention of both girls.

"Sorry Miyuki," Shizuma rubbed the back of her head as she chuckled, "Got carried away."

"Anymore and I'd find the both of you on top of this table."

"Nonsense Miyuki." Shizuma grinned, "I'd do more then that."

Miyuki snapped her gaze to her, seeing that ever present grin on Shizuma's face, "I'm sure you would." she only opened up her book and resumed reading, hoping to get her mind off that.

"So, what was that about? what did your dad want?" Esmeralda asked, and both saw Miyuki perk her head up also wanting to know what that was about.

"It's strange really, but my dad wants us to come home."

"What?! After what they said and did to us?!" Esmeralda bolted out of her chair, nearly knocking it over.

"I know, my dad is alright with it now."

Miyuki placed her finger on her chin, "What made him change his mind?"

"Yeah, cause they were really against us being together?"

"Well my mother would probably still be against it, but my dad is alright with so that counts for something." Shizuma placed her elbows on the table.

"So what changed his mind?" Esmeralda asked again.

Shizuma hesitated for a moment, but finally said, "Your father."

"What?"

Shizuma placed her hand on top of hers, "He met your dad." She repeated.

Silence.

"No shit..." Esmeralda was speechless, the silence lasted for a while, "fuck... I don't even want to know how that went."

"Whatever he saw or was said to him must have gotten to him." Miyuki added.

"So... out of all this, why did he go meet Miguel?" Esmeralda asked her.

"Because he wanted to split us up, he was hoping your father would do that for him." Esmeralda only laughed at that.

"Yeah good fucking luck with that, you think he'd actually care." Esmeralda sat back down, "He'd rather see me die then do something like that, I just know it. He wants nothing to do with me."

Shizuma sighed and rubbed her neck, "So... do you want to go back?"

Esmeralda shrugged her shoulders, "Como tú quieras, it's your home."

"Maybe we should, we don't want to bother you any longer Miyuki."

Miyuki glared at her, "Shizuma, you know it's not a bother."

"I know, I just feel it is sometimes."

"Shizuma, how many times must I tell you—"

"I know, just poking fun at how easy you are to annoy." Shizuma giggled at Miyuki's already stern glare, knowing full well she was starting to get annoyed due to how many times Miyuki has told her she was always welcomed in her home, her best friend, no, her sister-figure would always be welcomed in her home.

Miyuki finally relaxed and chuckle, "Sometimes it's hard to tell when you're being stubborn or just trying to annoy me."

Shizuma shared in her laugh, "I like to keep you guessing."

Esmeralda held Shizuma's hand, "You know as much as I don't want too, we should start packing and head on over to your house so I can get crucified by your parents."

Shizuma shook her head as she embraced Esmeralda with a small laugh, "That's not going to happen, I'll be right there with you all the time. If they even think to say anything they won't hear the end from me." She then gave her a kiss.

Miyuki smiled at the two, "You two can come stay here whenever you want or if something happens." She was convinced, Esmeralda was the one, she had mended Shizuma's heart and she couldn't be happier for her. Now all that was left was for Shizuma's parents to accept her and maybe then, Esmeralda could finally start focusing on another matter that was important to her, trying to get her name out there and play in front of hundreds of people and no matter what Shizuma would be there for her.