How was Natsume able to fly to Germany anyway? Not because of money since we all know how filthy rich he is.
Why is it so dark? It's cold. Huh? I think I hear crying? Where is it coming from? I see people in black and white flowers everywhere. There was a big coffin, that's big brother's picture. Is big brother inside? Oh, there's dad. Dad, why do you look so sad? I see mom crying, did something bad happen? Dad, what's wrong?
"Rumiko, from now on you have no time to waste." said Dad as he looked at me with those blank cold eyes. Dad is not happy, did I do something wrong?
"Rumi-chan!" I heard another voice call me, oh it's Ryu-kun "Rumi-chan! Let's play!" I was about run towards Ryu-kun so I could play with him but my father suddenly pulled my arm back.
"Rumiko, you have no time to waste with that common boy. From now on you are to attend lessons instead of playing." said my father.
"But Ryu-kun is my friend," I said "And lessons are boring!"
"Don't talk back to your father!" before I knew it I felt a hard impact on my cheek, the sound the slap made echoed throughout the darkness "You are to only befriend people who will benefit the company. That boy is just useless trash!"
"Ryu-kun is not trash!" I said while tears started streaming down my face "Ryu-kun is nice!"
"That's it! I forbid you to go near that boy any longer!" yelled father, and with that he left me all alone in the darkness.
"What happened to us? Weren't we friends?" said a junior high school student Ryuji. I bit my tongue in order to refrain from showing any slight emotion.
"I'm sorry but I'm an heiress and you're just a common boy. There's no reason for us to be friends" much less boyfriend and girlfriend. I turned my back on him and walked away. I'm sorry Ryuji but we cannot go back to being friends again.
"The Hyuuga Corporation is the jackpot of all jackpots; make sure you don't mess up this chance for the company!"
"Yes I know, I'll report back to you later." I said as I hung up while I was in my car. I can't believe that old geezer is still buzzing on and on about the Hyuuga's. If he likes the Hyuuga's so much then why doesn't he be the one to get married? I'm not so sure about this whole plan anymore, ever since I met Ryuji again I felt unstable. I wasn't sure what I was doing anymore. How did I end up like this? Before I could contemplate about my cursed life anymore my phone rang again.
"Hello?"
"Ma'am, we have some news about Hyuuga Natsume."
"What is it?" I asked my secretary on the other line; I hired her specifically to find information on Natsume and the company in addition to his current movements. If I didn't do this much I wouldn't be of worth in the family.
"He's…he's on his way to the airport…to catch a flight to Germany." She said, I think I just felt my eye twitch.
"What did you say?" I yelled into my phone, I could hear a slight yelp from my secretary's mouth "I suppose it's not for business is it?"
"N-No one knows, he's on his way right now…"
"Block him off anyway you can, just buy some time for me. I'll be on my way." I said then I hung up and started swerving my car to the other direction. I figured as much this would happen, I can't let him go that easily. This Hyuuga is just so darn lucky to do whatever he wants. I despise him for that. I accelerated my speed even more in order to catch up to Natsume in time. Before I knew it the traffic light quickly turned red and I immediately hit the brakes. I felt a loud bang and looked to the side. Crap, just what I need. An involved pedestrian, I'm going to need to prepare compensation fees just in case. I quickly unbuckled my seatbelt and jumped out of my car to check the status of the person I hit, I hope he has no injuries; this would make me and my family look bad.
"Are you alright? Do you have any injuries?" I quickly asked when I approached a figure with brown hair. I saw he had some scratches on his hands and feet, I instantly recognized him to be Ryuji.
"R-Ryuji?" I said shocked, of all the people who jumped in front of my car it had to be my former childhood friend.
"Oh, hey Rumi-chan!" he said casually with his usual carefree smile.
"It's not hey! You're injured! And don't call me that name!" I said not wanting to hear my childhood nickname again "What kind of idiot just jumps in front of a car?"
"I'm fine; I just got these scratches from a cat that was stuck in a tree," He said cheerfully like it was nothing "I'm not injured from your fancy red convertible." It was just like him to do stupid things like that, you'd think he would learn his lesson by now. I felt kind of sorry towards him though, I still hit him with my car.
"Get in, I'll take you to a hospital on the way" I said, he looked at me like I was an alien.
"Did I just hear correctly? You're taking me to a hospital? You're not this nice!" he said in an accusing manner which ticked me off.
"I don't want to make myself look bad so just get in the car before the light changes!" I yelled at him, he smiled again.
"Now that's the stingy Rumi-chan I know."
"Shut up before I change my mind." We both got in the car and I started to accelerate my speed again. Ryuji quickly grasped the handle and had a terrified look on his face.
"Um, do you think you could slow down?" he asked while sweat was trickling down his forehead.
"I'm in a hurry so I have to speed up thanks to your run in with my car." I said as I continued driving.
"What are you so in a hurry for? No matter how much you're rushing you can't risk both of our lives!" he said as he was hanging on for his dear life.
"Tch, wuss" I muttered he seemed to have heard it.
"This is so scary! Why can't you be a nice girl like Mikan?" I heard him say. That statement just ticked me off more than I was awhile ago.
"I'm sorry I'm not a goody two shoes" I replied as I bit my tongue as usual whenever I was frustrated.
"That's too bad, I think you two would've have been great friends if it wasn't for circumstances." He said.
"If it wasn't for circumstances I would have never known either her or Natsume Hyuuga." I said, there was a red light again so I had to stop the car. There was a bit of a silence between us as I was waiting for the traffic light to change.
"Are you still going through with the engagement you have with Hyuuga?" he suddenly said breaking the silence. I paused a bit not knowing how to answer that.
"I guess." Was the reply I finally came up with.
"You guess?" he repeated "People don't guess through life you know, what matters is what you want to pursue."
"I'm not in the mood for your sermon." I interrupted.
"What do you want?" he asked again, whenever I feel his gaze towards me I just gripped the wheel harder.
"It's not really important." I said as I bit my lip.
"So your life is not important? Not even important enough for you to make your own decisions?" I was starting to taste blood in my mouth.
"Since when have I ever had that luxury?" I faintly chuckled.
"It's your life, not theirs." The light finally turned green and I sped off. Neither of us said a word during the ride. I stopped near the airport and turned to him.
"There's a hospital near here so you can get there on your own, I have my own business to attend to." I said as he got out of the car without a word. After he walked to a nearby hospital and I went out of the car and went inside the airport to locate Natsume. The minute I found him, I had made my decision.
"Natsume! What are you doing here?" I asked as he turned around and had an annoyed look on his face as soon as he saw me. Nice greeting.
"What are you doing here?" he asked me instead, I put on my innocent act.
"Oh, I had some business here with a colleague." I lied; I could tell he was wary of me.
"Your family owns this airline going to Munich right? There are no more seats but I need to get on that plane," He said pointing towards the ticketing counter which was under my company's name "I need to get there as fast as I can."
Well lookie here, Hyuuga knows I own this airline and needs my help. Is he that desperate to get to that woman? I smirked as I saw the look on his face, he knows I want something.
"I'll give you whatever you want, even my shares in the company just get me a ticket already." He said impatiently, he'd really go that far even to give me his shares which are enough to take over the company? I will never understand what he sees in that little girl.
"You can keep your shares I want something else," I said as he started to glare at me "Annul the engagement, that's all I ask."
"What?" the shocked look on his face was priceless. I've never seen such a stupid look on a person such as Natsume Hyuuga.
"You heard me; I don't need your company anymore Hyuuga." I said, so what it if was one of the biggest financial giants in the country? I could care less about taking over the whole economy as long as I have enough. It wasn't what I wanted anyway.
"Are you seriously throwing away everything you have worked for?" he asked.
"You're doing the same thing Hyuuga." I smirked.
"Touché."
I decided to visit Ryuji in the nearby hospital that is if he still wanted to see my face.
"Hey! You came to see me?" I turned around and saw the same carefree smile. His hands and feet were wrapped in bandages.
"It is the proper thing to do after all," I said "You look like such a pathetic vet right now."
"That's one of the less mean things you have ever said." He said being all cheeky, I gave him a glare.
"It's because of an idiot like you I have to start things over from scratch again." I said as I crossed my arms.
"You did something pretty stupid huh?" he said with a grin.
"Yeah, I'm not the only one though." I said as I saw a plane flying from a distance through the window.
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