Alright so only a day late, not half bad in my book. Thanksgiving break and I can type very fast. I am trying to increase page amount from 4-5 to 5-6. Thank you everyone for reading and as always, enjoy!
The large four poster bed with a full thin canopy covered a large figure under its sheets.
It began to move and showed that it wasn't one large figure but two smaller figures entwined. Eventually the figure moved the blanket away a bit to reveal her head. A young woman with stunning blue eyes, black long hair, and an adorable nature.
Next to her a young man laid there, with brown hair, green eyes, and relatively handsome. The girl named Rikka began to stir in the bed.
As Rikka began to move and spread out the man Yuuta also moved. He made a noise and one eye. Luckily when they fell asleep they were looking at each other so the first thing he was when he woke up was the face he loved so much.
She saw him staring at her and smiled, as she started to get up she noticed she was completely naked and got back under the covers.
Yuuta laughed a bit, "Cold huh? I don't blame you, come here." He moved a bit closer and hugged her close to warm her up.
All she could do was smile as they laid in the warm bed atop the freezing snowy mountain. Yes, they liked this a lot and couldn't wait to see what was next.
Yet in the end, they got out of bed and quickly wrapped themselves in the robes supplied by the hotel. They took a shower together and got dressed after that.
Yuuta looked at the clock on the wall, "It's only 9:45, what do you want to do today?" He asked while buttoning up his shirt.
Rikka was in the bathroom blow drying her hair, "Hmm well we have a few options, skiing, the small town nearby, the amenities in the hotel, or BREAKFAST!" She said with extreme cheer and a bit of angst.
"Oh yeah haha almost slipped my mind, I am pretty hungry. Well then my highness shall we go?" He put his hand on side in a fist making his elbow jut out so she could link her arm through it.
Yuuta grabbed both f their coats, the room key, and their phones before leaving. Walking down the hallway with their arms linked they made some small talk.
The hallways were beautifully decorated with ornate tables, Western influenced paintings, and a plush red carpet.
Eventually reaching the main lobby on the other was a set of large glass doors. Past these doors was the breakfast room for the hotel.
A 5-star International banquet lay before them on a long table in the middle of the room. Japanese breakfasts, American, Chinese, English, German, French, even some African food was there.
Rikka happily filled her plate with some foods she has and hasn't ever had. Sitting down at a table next to the large floor to ceiling windows she waits for Yuuta while nibbling on some of the new foods.
If someone were to look at her plate they would question if it for a second but if they actually take a bite of anything on the plate they would say otherwise.
Yuuta sat down across from her and touched her feet with his. Though they were wearing shoes she could still feel him touching her and smiled.
They enjoyed their breakfast and the staff cleaned their table soon after.
Wandering around the hotel more they found lots of rooms including a public bath with it split for both genders then a shared gender bath in the very back if you really want to. It would be like a public forum but for getting clean not digging up dirt. (Alright I admit, it was a bad joke I know)
After some more exploring they decided to try out the skiing. The hotel desk directed them to a nearby lodge that rents out all the necessary equipment.
Upon getting there an elderly man was standing behind the desk. The building wasn't small but most of it was taken up by the ski gear.
The room was filling with a warm sound as they approached the desk, behind him you could see a record player and from it what sounded like jazz was playing. He had very vintage looking glasses from what looked like the 60's.
Behind him as well next to the record player was a upright bass. Yuuta smiled at the man, "Welcome to the ski storeroom, whatta need?" He had a slight accent that sounded like it was from a more rural area.
"Ah we were told this is where you can rent ski equipment. Is that true?" He looked around at all the skis on the wall.
"HAHAHA, ah of course it is. Now, what room are you staying in at the main hotel?" He opened a log book. It seems as if everything in the room is actually analog.
"Oh uhm, hold on." Yuuta pulled out his room key, it was a pretty nice look room key all things considering.
The old man saw the room key, "OH! You're staying in room K-1! That's the most expensive room in the whole hotel, now no offense but you don't look like you have that cash. Newly-weds right?" He smiled at them.
Yuuta and Rikka blushed a bit, "AH wha ahm ah! We're uhm… I mean well no we're not married but we are erm dating. Yeah… hahaha." He rubbed the back of his neck but then had a question look on his face, "Wait, you said it's the most expensive room just by look at the room key?" He looked at it again.
"Oh yes, I know that key especially because it gets you everywhere and everything. Dining, rentals, technically even other rooms if you really please. All for free, that is one expensive key though." He was looking at them almost as if they were royalty or something.
"Wait, so we don't have to pay for anything while we're here?" Rikka was a bit shocked, it was almost as if their room key was a credit card with unlimited money.
The old man smiled almost creepily, "Oh yeah, well hold on let me get the King Suite skis they don't get used often enough to keep them out front but they are top of the line!" He left the desk and walked in a large line of shelves.
Eventually he walked back with a two large silver cases. Putting them on the counter he smiled, "While you take a look at those, what shoe size are you two?" He opened his book again.
After writing down all their necessary equipment sizes on a rather large and filled in notebook he walked away while Rikka and Yuuta looked at the ski cases.
Slowly he set his on the floor and opened it since there wasn't enough room on the counter. Once he opened it the inside of the case seemed to be lined with plush red velvet.
The man was right, these are top of the line and nothing less if not more. The material shined almost a perfect reflection of his face.
After a bit of pretty much just staring at the skis the old man came back with what looked like a pile of equipment. Jackets, boots, snow pants, goggles, ski masks, the works.
Rikka began sorting through it all in wonder as she pulled each thing out to look at it. She has seen some of this gear before but not a majority of it.
Yuuta bowed, "Thank you very much for taking time and getting all of this for us." To that the old man simply laughed.
"Thank ME!? Haha, no I should be thanking you. All the gear is in one of the best kept places in the whole complex, it was a pleasure of getting it for you. Well then please take your time you two and tell me when you're ready so I can guide you to the lifts." He nodded and went back to start a new record from a shelf that covered an entire wall in the back.
They eventually got into all the gear and Yuuta had to help Rikka zipper or button something up a few times to her own embarrassment.
"Ah sir, we are ready. You said you would direct us to the lifts?" He spoke towards behind the counter.
The old man appeared almost out of thin air, "Ah yes, well you just go throgh them doors there. Make a left, then keep going till you see the lifts really. Now you kids have fun. You remind me of my daughter and her husband, she married this Doctor who's a piano player as well. I have a grand-child on the way. Nice man, she deserves him." He smiled as they walked out.
Once they followed his directions he was right, you couldn't miss the giant steel cables and beams leading up the side of the mountain.
Hopping on a empty one actually proved difficult with the skis on their feet. Almost as if you had massive flippers on and you tried walking in mud… wouldn't work out to well.
On their way up Rikka grabbed onto Yuuta's arm. She looked over at her, "Hey, don't be scared. I'm here, this is completely safe, and I will never let you come close to falling." He looked into her eyes and she giggled a bit.
"You sound so silly Yuuta when you're wearing that mask. It's almost as if you want to rob me but you can't do it." She laughed and the rest of the ride was good for her.
Eventually reaching the top of the mountain, they hopped off. Rikka wobbled a bit but Yuuta held her still making sure she didn't fall over. He laughed a bit and she just puffed her cheeks.
"It's quite alright, now what slope should we go down first?" He stared at all the signs leading them to the different trails. There was a sign with a black diamond, and a double black diamond that made him sweat a little bit so he stopped looking.
"Rikka, today is the only day I think I will not bribe you with anything black or magic involved... " He gulped a bit, she was confused but just played along.
Rikka saw a blue square trail a bit away and pointed at it, "Why not try that? Seems like we can hone our dark skiing skills there." She was pretty pumped up.
"Alright I don't see why not, as far as I'm concerned their not difficult but do watch out if you aren't prepared." He started to ski over to the trail slowly.
Once he got to the sign he looked down the trail, a few other people were on the trail but not many. Others were passing by them to get to the other trails
Yuuta went down first as Rikka followed him, the slope wasn't that steep so it was rather enjoyable ride. Eventually reaching the bottom Yuuta looked back to see Rikka close but not almost hitting him.
Just as she came to the flat part of the hill she began to lose her balance. Yuuta noticed this and slid over to catch her. She skied right into his arms hugging him as well. "Ah I thought I was going to crash!" She took a deep breath, "Thank you…" She looked up and laughed again.
"The mask again?" He pointed at his face. All she could do is nod, her laughing was strong.
They rode the lfit up a few more times and once they began to fet a good feel for the blue square hill they tried the blue diamond. The hill isn't steeper most of the time, but it has a few more hazards, jumps, and overall difficulty.
They actually did that hill the best out of all of them making it their last run to do since they were getting tired and it was getting dark.
Returning to the hotel safely they returned all the gear to the old man and thanked him. As they left they could heard the upright bass being played through the door. It was a sad song, almost as if it was about losing someone or someone leaving. Yet the song had an undertone that said it was alright, even if their gone now, they will return.
The hotel was serving dinner in the same room they had breakfast in but instead of the more plain setup it was earlier, it was decorated with Christmas lights, a large Christmas tree in the center and a stage on the far side of the room with it's large red curtains closed.
They went back to their room to change into something a bit more appropriate for the occasion. "December 24th, Christmas Eve. This is our third Christmas together right? Nothing happened much last year, but hey… let's make it count this year." They were both looking into the mirror.
Yuuta was wearing a blue button down shirt with a pullover sweater, a pair of khakis, and some dress shoes he packed.
He was helping Rikka put on her grey and pale blue dress. It was more sleek than her other dresses. There was some frill at the bottom of her dress that stopped around the middle of her calf.
Yuuta wrapped his arms around her stomach, "You look stunning. Now, let's get to dinner I'm hungry and I can't only have dessert now can I?" He looked at her and winked.
She didn't understand at first, "Wait what do you mean dessert that's only in the ba-" She was cut off by Yuuta giving her a kiss.
"That's what I mean by dessert silly." He smiled as he led her out of the hotel room blushing.
Back in the ballroom
Taking a seat near the stage, menus were waiting for them on the table. After a bit they ordered their food from the waiters that were circulating the room.
They actually had a reserved table that was RIGHT in front of the stage because of, yet again, their room key. Now they were scared to ask Bain how much the trip cost.
A bit after they got their food and started to eat, the lights dimmed and the curtain opened. Before it fully rose you could see the bottom of an upright bass, a drum set, a piano, and two sets of feet.
Rikka and Yuuta more or less stopped breathing once the curtain fully raised. A young American looking man walked up to the mic and spoke in Japanese then English. He supposed the same thing.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Archer Nazarewycz, tonight I am honored to play with some of the greatest Jazz musicians of Japan. They might be a bit old but they haven't lost their touch. From the 1960's they forged a friendship that would never end." He waved a hand back to the people on stage.
The ballroom was pretty packed and the applause was loud. Archer handed the mic off to the other trumpet player on stage.
Yuuta stood up, "Archer!? This is where you were going to perform on Christmas Eve!?" He was a bit shocked but didn't say it to loudly since he was close to the stage.
Archer looked down at him, "Hey Yuuta, how are you? Oh… haha wait didn't Kaori invite you to come and watch? I mean we would have paid for you to… wait actually why are you here? You told Kaori you would be on vacation right?" He laughed a bit being a tad bit embarrassed.
Kaori came over from her table, "I didn't know you guys where here! I heard you were going on vacation just not here! You know what, actually don't worry about it now. Just enjoy the show, these guys might be old but they are fantastic at what they do." She smiled gave Rikka a hug kissed Archer quickly and ran back to her seat.
Yuuta and Rikka just sat down silently and slowly put food in their mouth until the show started. The drummer clicked his sticks a few times and started to play a smooth beat, only a few seconds later a woman came out from the back of the stage.
She seemed to be the same age as the drummer and pianist and before she picked up a mic she gave the pianist a kiss. 'Huh so I suppose their married… alright then.' Yuuta kept eating slowly.
She took a breath in and as she hit the first not with the rest of the band it was as if the whole room was in a golden glow. Her voice was almost to perfect to be true.
Hehe alright so this chapter is a lot longer than the average chapter, which means it takes longer to write, which means I need to do something soon… I might put this story on hiatus until I can catch up to it with Maiden in terms of chapters.
Thank you all for holding on this long, just remember I'LL BE BACK! Thanks and as always, enjoy!