"That was a brilliant dinner as one would expect from the Kashiwazaki family."
Kobato finished wiping her mouth placing the white napkin down onto the table with the elegance befitting her job as an actress.
"So, would you mind unchaining these shackles off me and let my niece and I go home now?"
Yeah.
That was the situation I am in now. On one side I had Kobato's legs shackled to the hard rosewood chair with the other side taken by a rather tipsy Maria who as usual was complaining about the sisters again. At the head of the sat our hosts – the chairwoman and her son (in other words my benefactor and self called employer). Tsukiko had managed to slip out unnoticed as soon as she finished her greetings and meal under the watchful eye of Kira leaving me with these bunch of weirdoes.
So here I am in this rather awaked situation. But jabs at my plight aside, I have to say the chairwoman really looks like Kobato's sister (breast aside).
"But it's late Kobato-chawn. Please stay over for the night. I mean you wouldn't want to trouble my poor maids by asking them to drive you guys back right? Come on, think about it. You could sleep together with Sena-oneesan again. The chairwoman swooned over Kobato unfazed by her tone of voice.
So this person was the meat that Mother told me about. As first impressions go she was what I would imagine if someone asked me to describe a rich foreign housewife. Blond hair, blue eyes, a nice rack and look young for her age. So when I first met the person that Mother had constantly bitched about, well I admit that I thought that Mother was over exaggerating. How could someone like her be an obsessive and melodramatic bitch.
Second impressions onwards… I no longer doubt Mother's eye for people. She hit the mark on just about everything. No wonder why she cut off any form of contact with the chairwoman the moment I was born. What would have happened to me if I had met Kira at a younger age…
It was a good thing that the chairwoman had no interest in me giving me only a few courteous questions. Her main focus had been thankfully (?) on Maria. Kira on the other hand had lots to instructions as to what he required when he returned to school the next week. So two different conversations (make that three if we included Maria's ranting) concluded with where I am now.
"I will do no such thing Sena. Let me go this instant or I would hate you for life!"
"Ah Kobato-chawn is such a Tsundere. Fine… If that's what you want. Aoi."
With Kobato finally freed from captivity, Maria fast asleep with her face planted down onto her plate of half-eaten food and Tsukiko nowhere to be found, I don't think we were in the right shape to return home. Kobato must have realized this seeing her face turn dark (mostly likely due to fear for her chastity).
Sighing she resigned herself to her fate. "Very well, Sena. You win. I shall stay the night. But if you do anything…" The treat that Kobato left fell on deaf ears with the delighted chairwoman as she carried Maria out. Using that as my cue, I followed my aunt and her friend out.
As one would expect from a rich household the mansion was really big with long corridors and stairs. The history of this house seemed to be quite a long one from the time seeing that his mother grew up here and my parents seemed to also be regular visitors here before I was born. To Kobato, this may well be her idea of hell though. Nevertheless she had flawless led me to her room and with my help eased Maria into bed.
"Remember to lock the door and chain it ok." Kobato had worriedly warned me as she led me to my room. "You never know what the Kashiwazaki family may do to you if they are fond of you. Your parents had their fair share of troubles too…"
Bidding good night to Kobato I entered what I could describe as a hotel suite complete with bathroom facilities. The good news was there was a familiar face with paper scattered around her in organized chaos.
"Welcome back Kotori-san. I'm sorry for all the mess. I'll tidy it up immediately."
It seemed not knocking prevents accidents.
Helping Tsukiko shift the documents off the bed and checking that the door was locked and chained, I settled in for the night. Even the workaholic Tsukiko snuggled in beside me using my arm as a pillow.
"Umm, Tsukiko?"
No use. She was already fast asleep her light breathing creasing my skin. Oh well, good night then.
"AHHHH! Get out you Mad Woman!"
It seems that this is going to be a long night…
