WHAT'S MINE IS MINE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

"I've called the wedding off." Azuma told his father without any fear or hesitations written in his eyes.

"You what?!" His father rose from his chair, making it tumble at his back.

"I have talked to Miyumi and I told her that I do not wish to marry her." he firmly held his tone right.

"What the hell have you done?! You had just pulled out a million dollar account with what you did!" His father was really furious. He was looking at him as if he was not his son.

"If you want, then please marry her in my place." Azuma said, no longer caring if his father would think.

"You have no right to tell me that! I am your father! And its your obligation to serve me since you're my own flesh and blood!" he walked to Azuma, talked to him face to face.

Azuma could already see his veins popping out in his throat and temples but he doesn't care anymore. "You never looked at us as your sons. We're merely baits." he kept his expression unchanged. Baits, he said that right. He was merely a bait for the company to expand its glory and his other brothers had come to succumb to his will since he's their father but Azuma would want it another way. He wanted something different. He wanted to be happy. He was blessed to find something that would make him fight.

"Its your woman then?" his father concluded. He knew Azuma. He was never the tough guy. He used to always follow his will without a question but after being involved with that bitch, he had learn how to defy him.

"Leave her alone." Azuma knew they will come at that point. Kahoko's name was sure to be dragged and it was.

"You have just given me the reason to make her life a living hell." His father threatened.

"Don't you dare..." Azuma gave him an ominous look. He would do anything for her. He was cutting his ties with his family which was sure to take place the moment he would step out of the office.

"Don't think I wouldn't." His father answered. He had never seen his son look that way. Never. That only made him hate that Hino Kahoko bitch.

"And don't think I would just sit around the corner like how I used to if you will touch my woman." He immediately walked out of the office.

"From this day onward, you are no longer a Yunoki." His father said but he ignored it.

'Been looking forward on hearing that line.' He thought as he eased his hands which had been clenched for quite some time now.

•

"Leave him Kahoko." Kaji told her, wanting to strangle her for being head strung.

"Whatever happens, I promise not to leave him." she answered, clenching her hand into a fist and looking at him with determination that told him she was not going to give up the fight.

"His father personally came and asked me to fire you." Kaji finally decided to tell her the truth. Kahoko was awe-stricken. He walked to her and held her hand. "Can't you see? With him defying his family, he's putting your happiness at stake. His father is starting to make your life miserable."

"You... are not planning to fire me, are you?" was all she asked.

"Of course not! Why would I?" He answered, wondering why she was questioning him that. "Now please... please leave him. For your own sake."

"No." she lowered her head, shaking her head as she turned around, wanting to leave.

"Be with me!" Kaji blurted out. He was mad at her for risking her peace just to be with the man who will make her life complicated. "You loved me, be with me." He said with such a tone that Kahoko dreamed to hear. A loving tone, which would tell her to be with him and never leave.

"There, you said it. I loved you but I love him. See the difference." She looked over her shoulder, furtive. "Tell me, how can you leave someone when he had become your only happiness?" There, she gave him a faint smile then walked out of his office, leaving him dumbfounded.

She wanted to see Yunoki. She wanted to know where he was and on how he was doing. She knew that he was bound to meet his father. He told her he would try to convince him to leave them alone, but what if he would take him away from her? She was afraid of that. She was afraid to think about what if's since it was scaring the hell out of her.

As she walked along the busy streets of Tokyo, she slid her hand inside her bag and searched for her cellphone. She couldn't find it so she had to stop, cursing at the back of her mind, wanting to turn her bag upside down until everything drops and she'd fine her phone. Then alas, she found it. She immediately flipped it open and looked for some messages.

20 MISCALLS, 11 MESSAGES

All of it came from Yunoki. He was looking for her. She then became worried so she dialed his number and brought her phone to her ears.

"I've been calling you. Where in the world are you at?!" he questioned, obviously mad.

He came to fetch her. When he saw her, he was furious but he embraced her anyhow. He embraced her so tight that she felt like she's going to suffocate. She lifted her head up and embraced him back.

"Did something happen?" She asked.

"Are you alright?" He ignored her question.

"Why?" She curiously asked as he let go of her.

"Nothing happened to you while I'm away, right?" he held her face, looking at her deep in the eyes.

"No." she answered, wondering why he was very worried.

He took her to a restaurant. The decided to have Chinese food for dinner since Kahoko seem to like its taste. After that, he brought her home. As soon as they entered the condo, as soon as the door was locked, Yunoki pulled Kahoko and pressed her back towards him. He circled his arms around her shoulder and pressed his lips to her head.

"I'm no longer part of the family." he whispered. Kahoko's eyes widened. "I called the wedding off." he kissed her head.

"I—I'm sorry." was all she could say.

He smirked. What an innocent thing to say. "I fought for what's mine." he kissed her neck. "You're mine."

Kahoko finally understood why he was so mad at her when they finally saw each other and on why he was so worried of her. He was afraid that she would be hurt. He was afraid that he won't be seeing her. She was amazed that their thoughts have come connected. She feared the same thing.

"Are you regretting it?" she managed to ask.

He snorted. "Regret? You won't make me regret it, would you?"

She held his arm and kissed it. "You're horribly expensive I'm afraid."

Wise words. He noted. She was trying to stir the conversation but nonetheless, the remark made him smile and he wondered how many smiles she would be able to make him do.

"Let's go." He muttered as he pulled her away.

"Where?" she innocently asked.

"You wanted to talk, I want to make love to you and surely the bed would offer us both." he answered as he dragged her to the room.

As soon as they entered the room, Azuma lifted her up and dropped her gently to the bed. She immediately grabbed him by the neck, making him collapse atop her and embraced him.

"Thank you for not leaving." she muttered, burying her face on his neck.

Those words were the only words which affirmed Azuma that staying at her side only meant one thing: he made the right decision. He was madly in love with her. He was addicted to her. From the scent of her hair, the taste of her lips, the softness of her body, the warmth of her embrace and to the way she stirs up his mind.

"You've surrendered yourself to me and there's no way a captor will free its captive now that the captive had captured her captor in return." he answered.

Kahoko was certain that she could feel him smile as he said those words which sounded like a tongue twister. "You make a good tongue twister."

"I do?" He asked as he lifted his body and stared at her from below him. "I am always proud of my skills in lip locking and french kissing." he smirked, literally taking the terms, teasing her to his advantage. "Now tell me, how good am I in kissing?"

"You're pretty conceited." she noted, shaking her head, chuckling.

"And you're denial." He tilted his head and gazed at her lips. "Should I give you a try for you to finally say something about it?" He said before descending his lips to her own, holding her captive. He kissed her passionately. His kiss was so intense that Kahoko did not notice that she had already been stripped off her clothes.

He's a great kisser. He would make you breathless and would make you want more. That's how dangerous he was. It was honestly addictive just like his scent. For Kahoko his scent was like no other. He smells awfully good.

"Open your legs please." he said as he brushed his chest against her breast. "hold me between them." Kahoko opened her legs and wrapped them on his waist. She then felt his erection poking on her entrance, sending her shivers down her spine. She scratched his back, making him groaned. He liked it, but its making him loose control. "You're making me rough, behave." he said, trying to hold himself still.

"How rough can you get?" she questioned. She was teasing him.

"You want to play seducing game I presume?" he gazed at her. Her eyes were closed. She was holding off her moans so he lowered his head and bit her lower lip. "Stop doing that." he said in a husky tone. "I didn't make this room sound prof just so you'd stop yourself from screaming out loud."

Seduction game. Kahoko couldn't understand why he could easily turn her on with just words. A sound prof room, huh? And so they made melodies along with making love.

Kahoko was still sound asleep when Azuma had finally opened up his eyes and watched his beloved girlfriend in her slumber. He had officially torn his ties with his family just to be with her and he realized how powerful love could be. It could make you do things you never thought you will be able to do. He wanted his future with her. He wanted to make babies and having to wake up with her beside him. He loves her. He loves her greatly that he risked his wealth for her. Having everything without her means nothing. He realized that the moment he had let her go and decided to obey his father. Only she could make him laugh. She colors his word and those simple things makes his life wonderful.

He lowered his head and kissed her collarbone. He loves this woman, he thought. He then smiled at himself as he watched her in her deep sleep.

"I love you." he whispered.

Suddenly, her eyes opened. "I love you too, babe." she smiled.

Azuma was caught off guard. He thought she was asleep or his deep thinking made him oblivious of it since he was busy adoring her.

"Babe." he sniggered. "You finally used that word."

"Its absurd." she sighed. "But you like that so might as well, get myself used to it."

–

"Master, I already have ordered our banker to freeze all of the young master's accounts in the bank." the secretary of Azuma's father said.

He was still unable to get over Azuma's defiance. It angered him a lot. It made him furious and the Attorney's refusal to dismiss her made him crazy. He ought to be the head of the Yunoki group and people ought to pay him greater respect than that. The crazy Attorney even threatened him the way his own son did. He told him to stay away from Hino Kahoko or he'll find what he was looking for. He could not understand why everyone was so taken with the woman when she was nothing but a middle class, plain faced girl.

–

Azuma and Kahoko spooned. He had wrapped his arms around her as they tried to sleep for the night.

"There's something I forgot to tell you." Kahoko began, wanting to tell Azuma about what Kaji had told her.

"Go on." he answered.

She hesitated. "You're quite a good kisser." she said, finally have decided to keep the conversation she had with Kaji a secret. She no longer loves him because she's now in love with the man beside her. Telling him would only make him want to stop her from being Kaji's secretary.

"I know that." he said with pride. "I'm also quite excellent in bed too."

Kahoko sighed. "conceited."

"There's nothing wrong with admitting the truth, babe." he tightened his embrace. "you couldn't even stop moaning."

"Good night." was all she could reply.

"Before you sleep, listen." he gently said. "I guarantee you that I'll be beside you but I will have to tell you that life for us might be hard. But I won't give you up."

"I know you wouldn't." she closed her eyes.

He adored this red-headed girl. She's not afraid of the hardships that awaits him. She wanted to be with him. For the first time in his life, he found someone who matters. Someone who will do everything just to see him happy, someone whom he wishes happiness to and so he must brace himself for his father's wrath.

Author's notes: Kaji finally wants Kahoko. He wants her away from Yunoki while Yunoki wants to fight just to stay by her side.