Ljubazna Osoba
Chapter 25. 1 : The first move….
Tsubasa plopped lazily on the desk as he sighed for the hundredth time….
" Will you please stop that, Tsubasa? " Rei scolded his brother, he was really getting irritated at him for sighing and sulking because he's not available to attend the Soiree…
Well…that makes all of the first in line heirs and heiresses of the Yakuza clan…
" You're not the only one who is suffering in the same dilemma, so why don't you just sit down and let's get this meeting done… " Rei dismissed
Tsubasa pouted " But, brother….I can't wait to taste the fluff puffs! And the rice cakes, and the big colourful- "
SPANK!
Tsubasa stopped ranting as he massaged the bump on his head
" Stop acting childish, Tsubasa… " Rei muttered darkly " As one of the heirs of the Yukihara family, you should be one of the people who should behave properly… " He lectured
" Fine! Mr. Grumpy! I'm just- "
" Hello, Rei… Tsubasa kun…. " A cold voice spoke
The brothers looked up to see a raven haired young man with dark purple orbs going towards them…
Following him is a dark red haired guy with green eyes and a young woman with wavy blue hair and ice blue eyes…
" Subaru Imai, Anui Umenomiya, Nobara Ogasawara ! " Tsubasa greeted cheekily as he went near them and gave them a hug
" Hi! " Anui and Nobara greeted as they bowed
" Oi, stop flirting you moron! " A womanly voice yelled
Tsubasa stopped and looked to see his fiancé, Misaki Harada, beside her is sandy blonde haired Kaien Yodo, the third heir of the Yome family and the sweet brunette Souen Tohru…the heiress of the Tohru family….
" Hiya! Seems like the gang of young adults are complete! " Tsubasa hooted as he high fived Kaien who just snickered
" Not really…. " Kaien snickered " Rui and Hayate aren't here…. I heard they are going to go to the Soiree…. "
Tsubasa humpphed " Oh, please, don't remind me of that Soiree….I got scolded by my strict brother awhile ago… "
" Probably because you're acting childish again… " Another bored voice followed and the whole group looked only to see Yoichi leaning on the wall
" Whoa! Welcome back! How was Costa Rica? " Tsubasa greeted as he high fived his brother who just let out a small smile
" Fine…" Yoichi replied simply as he sat on the swivel chair
The others followed and sat in their swivel chairs
" Hmmm….I really wonder why the Silverstone family called all of us here… " Subaru observed as he looked around
" I don't know, someone from their family just sent me a letter informing an urgent meeting here in Ottawa… " Souen answered as she tapped her pen
" I know, I was busy promoting my clothing line when I received a letter regarding the meeting here… " Misaki followed
" That's weird…the other heirs should be here right now….it's a minute before 1 in the afternoon… " Anui muttered
" I'm very busy when I received the invitation, but I tried my best to come here, I think it's urgent…I mean, it's the Silverstone family were talking about, they won't send letters just for fancies… " Souen said as she slumped on the table " Grr…. my back hurts because of the editing earlier… "
" Well, it's the Silverstone company, is it? The mafia family in Canada. Maybe they need to discuss something important to us… " Kaien answered
" I know….but the thing that intrigues me is that, why did they call all of us at once? I mean they can ask us to come in different times since we have different schedules, but why altogether? It doesn't make any sense…." Nobara wondered
Rei and Subaru suddenly widened their eyes….yeah, they could….but why?
It didn't take long for their minds to process why….
Could it be…
" Yoichi, check the ceilings and floors at once! " Rei screamed urgently
Yoichi then bolted out of his seat and looked questioningly at him
" Just do it! " Rei thundered
Yoichi followed and stood up then looked at the floors and the ceilings, his mint green eyes dilated when he looked at it
" It's slanted…. " He said in astonishment
" Shit! " Subaru cursed " This meeting is a trap! And we're too dumb to notice it! "
" WHAAAAATTTTTTTT! " The others screamed questioningly
" That explains why, the invitations, the urgent meeting, and the slanted floors and ceilings, they wanted to bury us alive in here! " Rei added alarmingly as he stood up
" But the Silverstone family will never do that! They are one of our comrades in business and in mafia wars for generations! " Nobara exclaimed
" The question is... the one who sent the letters, who did it, and how did they got ahold of the Silverstone's unique letter stamp that our devices didn't even detect ... " Tsubasa grumbled
" Let me guess, 5 letters… " Anui gritted his teeth
" Hades! " Yoichi grunted " That demon! But how did they got the Silverstone stamp? " He wondered
" My guess is that they killed the butlers of the family and reproduced their stamps! " Souen replied alarmingly " This is bad, we have to get out of here! "
Misaki then suddenly ran towards the elevator and pressed the buttons…but to her horror, it didn't function….
Breathing, she tried again, and again, and again, but still it won't work
" Oh snaps, the elevator's busted! " She groaned
" No choice, we have to- "
Before she can finish, a large plasma screen suddenly went down….
The plasma screen then turned on automatically, and then, it showed a face which caused shock to all of the audience in there…
" Greetings, heirs and heiresses…. " Hades replied as he smirked " Seems like doing a massacre of the Silverstone's butlers paid off…you were all lured to my trap… " He observed as he looked at them " It's not easy eradicating them you know…I have to slice them one by one on the chest just to make sure they're not breathing… " He added as if it was the most common thing to say " Ohhhh... and don't forget the begging and the agonizing screams….such a music to my ears… " He followed as his smirk widened
" Y-you traitor! " Rei screamed as he glared at Hades " How can you do this- "
" Times up! You only have seconds of diatribe and you spent it in useless accusations instead of your last prayers, what a waste! More fool you, Rei Yukihara… " Hades sneered
" By the way, there is a bomb that is set to detonate and you only have 10 seconds to find it…that is…if you could… " He said manically as he laughed " Oh! I can't wait to see your bodies explode under the skies! " He jeered
" Bastard… " Yoichi cursed as he looked around for the bomb
" I wouldn't waste my time if I were you…see you only have five seconds, especially since the bomb is as small as a needle…. " He concluded as he waived at them " Good bye and see you in seventh heaven! " He said in farewell as the screen went blank instantly
CRAAAASSSSHHHH! SHHHAAAAAAAATTTTEEERRRRR!
The people on the said floor jolted as they saw the pillars of the floor being crushed in a parallel manner in seconds…. And the windows shattered and flew to the air like ice crystal hurricanes
" Go out of the window! " Anui screamed as he jumped on the ledge followed by Nobara
" You're willing to crush your bones for that! " Souen screamed as she ran on the ledge of the window as fast as she could
" It's better to lose your face than to lose your life! " Kaien screamed while using his arms to protect his face from the pointed glass pieces flying everywhere
" Misaki, give me your hand! " Tsubasa screamed as he snatched her arm
" Yoichi! Subaru! " Rei shouted as he stretched his arms to reach them
4….
3….
2….
1….
BOOOOMMMMMMMMM!
The building suddenly exploded, it's black smoke reached as far as the skies…signaling a bad omen…
The people below jumped in alarm and moved away quickly the moment they heard the earsplitting crash and explosion of the famous Nonagon Building
" Ahhhh! "
" Oh my God! "
" Shit! There's an explosion! "
" Holy crows! "
" Somebody call 911! "
" Call the ambulance! "
People started running on the streets, covering their heads from the explosion and glass showers…...
After seemed like forever of continuous grey smoke uproar, the building stopped it's terror and started to calm down…
It took half an hour before the people started to calm down and encircled the now damaged and beyond repair; Nonagon building
The surrounding people just watched helplessly as the Nonagon mafia building suddenly crumble and burned to ashes…..
The paramedics came, carrying lots of stretchers and IV devices….
After an hour, the paramedics went out carrying stretchers of the said people in the floor before…
The first in line heirs and heiresses of the Yakuza clan…. breathing lightly
The people around them looked in horror as they saw their disheveled state…every inch of their skin are covered in deep scratches and some of their limbs and joints were dislocated and they drenched the pure white stretchers with their blood… paramedics are shouting and barking orders at each other as they render first aid….
The surrounding people looked at them again…shocked and wondering….
Will they survive?
Hades smiled beneath her fan….by now, the first obstacles were gone….first bunch gone, three bunches to go….
She had to admit, it wasn't easy to massacre the Silverstone butlers just to get their original stamp seal….they were a pain in the ass….
Of course, the Silverstone family found out, but like what she did to Rei and the others, she managed to seize them into a trap, and set their whole family in the hospital…causing the Silverstone family to not warn the incoming visitors about the unexpected terror, all of them were lured blindingly to her trap….which added perfection to her plans….
It might be temporary…since the mafia people are compared to a cat, they have nine lives…
But by the time they went out of that blasted hospital….all of her plans were already executed….
And they cannot do anything about it anymore….
Smiling, she went out and took some wine, she also did minor alterations in the satellites that the Imai family worked hard to make just to detect the incoming calls around the globe….
She made sure she dealt everything on it, blackmailing a tech whiz was not a problem though, he gladly agreed to do the alterations for her… taking advantage of the remaining heirs and heiresses while they are busy for the Soiree….
She smiled wider as she gulped her remaining wine…now…they won't have any news outside, they will think that the negotiations are still as healthy as a horse…
Blinding them like bats in the sunlight….
" Excuse me…. "
Hades stopped and smiled at the young man looking at her
" Would you care for more wine? " He asked
" Thank you… " She answered
The young man smiled as he gallantly took her hand and escorted her to the open bar…
Mikan smiled as she saw the Soiree going as planned
She double checked everything, and it seemed fine…no attacks from Hades…no nothing….
She grinned, she remembered she wanted to tease her big brother Tsubasa, since she knows that he harbours lots of love when it comes to the Soiree….he was always fond of this celebration….
But it seems that he's ignoring her since all she heard is his voicemail….sheesh…maybe their meeting with the Silverstone family is very important and they cannot even spare a call…
She was walking when she bumped into someone
" Sorry… " She muttered as she looked up
Mikan tried her best not to laugh when she saw Koko and Anna being chained to each other on the wrist
" What had gotten into the both of you? " She snickered
" Don't laugh! " Koko blushed " We have to do this, you know….so that none of us will be able to cheat again…. "
Mikan's expression suddenly went serious " That's what Sadiya told you? "
" Uh huh, so we really tried our best to be careful…. " Anna replied exasperated " And guess what? Sumire Shouda, Koko's ex suddenly showed up out of nowhere, lulled him to sleep and took him to some motel! It's a good thing that we took extra precautions, we asked some transmitter from Hotaru chan, thankfully, I had the instinct to know when he's not home yet, and when I noticed this, I started searching him using Hotaru chan's device, and thank goodness I found him just before he was raped by her! " She narrated which made Koko blush
He then coughed " After that, we decided to just chain ourselves to each other…at least for the rest of the Soiree…. Sadiya told us it wasn't necessary since Sumire was dead….but- "
" Who killed her? " Mikan asked in surprise
" I did… " Anna responded with rage " And you wouldn't believe what I found on her chest… "
" A symbol of Hades…. " Koko finished " I can't believe Anna had the strength to burn her body in the incinerator…. it made me think twice about her sweetness…."
Mikan looked at Anna in surprise but she just grinned smugly
She laughed inwardly, she's sure Koko will never have the balls to cheat on her ever again…
After all, who would've thought that the sweet and caring Anna can be this brutal and ruthless?
" Anyway, Mikan…what will you perform on the third day? Today is the introduction of the families, right? " Koko asked
" And don't forget the dance…. " Anna added
Mikan nodded " Yes…oh! " She exclaimed as she looked sideways " Excuse me, I need to meet someone, enjoy the food and drinks… " She said casually as she hurriedly passed them and went on the left side
" Otou san! " She called as she ran towards him….
The said man shifted his position to the opposite side when he heard his daughter's voice…
" Mikan… " He greeted in pleasure as his unusual and rare eyes sparkled in delight
Mikan fastened her pace and hurriedly embraced him
" I'm glad you're here….Otou san… " Mikan greeted as she tilted her head to look at him " Welcome home… "
Izumi smiled tenderly as he caressed his daughter's cheek " You've grown to be very beautiful, especially tonight, Mikan….I can't help but to be dazzled at you when I saw you and Natsume walking down the aisle earlier…"
" Thanks… "
" Really….you know, I felt like you and Natsume re-enacted the day when me and Yuka went down those stairs…. She looked really gorgeous….an exact copy of you, that I can't help but to be enchanted… "
Mikan smiled at her father, she knows he really misses her mom…
" Anyway, where's my future son in law? " He asked as he looked around
She followed her father's eyes and saw him talking with Ruka, Hayate, and Rui while drinking some wine
" I'll get him…. " She replied as she walked gracefully away and towards Natsume's direction
The 4 men stopped when they saw the lovely brunette standing in front of them
Hayate wolf whistled as he ran his gaze on Mikan " Rui, am I in heaven already? " He joked while Mikan rolled her eyes
Rui laughed " What he's saying is that, you look dazzling tonight, Mikan, and I agree with him… "
Mikan nodded in return as she looked at Natsume
" Otou san wants to meet you… " She said in her dead voice as she glanced at the others " Excuse us… "
She didn't wait for his reply as she hastily took his hand in hers and strode away from them
" I wonder what will be his impression of me…. " Natsume muttered
" You'll be fine, just act properly… " She deadpanned as she stopped at the center of the long rectangular tables….
At the center sat five men, three of them withered in age, yet looking strong in anyone's eyes, while the other two looked exactly alike and who are in their late 50's…
Mikan bowed gracefully in front of the distinguished looking men
" Gentlemen, allow me to introduce to you, our newest member of the family, one of the last descendants of the Igarashi family and the one you betrothed to me, Natsume Hyuuga… " She introduced
Natsume bowed instantly when he heard his name being mentioned….
" So this is Kaoru's son, eh? " Skyle mused as he looked at the raven haired lad " Please raise your heads, I want to see your faces… "
The two did as what they are told
" You look like the male version of your mother, Hyuuga san… " Rowa observed " You have her hair and her eyes…although I hope you didn't get her cunning personality… "He said as he laughed
Natsume smirked in confidence " I hope so too, it's a pleasure to meet the elders of the Yukihara family…. " He replied
Of course he had to know them…any imbecile who don't know the existence of such powerful elders might be living in a cave….
" Pleasure's ours… Hyuuga san… " Leth replied as he took a sip of his special Sake
" You looked a whole lot different from the last time I saw you… " Izumi said as he looked at him " Seems like Mikan and Gosho san really did a good job in changing your image…. " He said as he smiled proudly at his daughter " I hope you'll do well in friendly duels, my boy, we males always love to perform those…. "
Natsume nodded in return " I will… "
" Oh, Izumi, shush it, the duels will commence tomorrow " Skyle scolded lightly " As of now, we are having the first day of Soiree….and everyone knows first days are meant for enjoyment… "
" My apologies, Skyle dono…." Izumi replied as he bowed
"Anyway, you two, please enjoy the night…all the couples are encouraged to enjoy every first night…. " Kazu said in finality as he dismissed them
" Thank you, Uncle…and see you later….gentlemen… " Mikan said graciously as she bowed again
" It's my honour to know and meet you, gentlemen… " Natsume said respectfully as he bowed…
He took Mikan's arm and interlocked it with his then they both disappeared in the crowd
" What do you think of him? " Kazu asked as he looked at the other men
" He and Mikan are meant for each other, no doubt about that…. " Leth answered as he swirled the glass of Sake on his hands
" I think so too… " Rowa agreed as he looked at Skyle
Skyle's face is as blank as ever but his silver eyes are haunted
" Skyle dono? " Kazu asked
" Well…...it depends… " He said suddenly as he gulped his Sake
" Don't you think he's good for my daughter, Skyle dono? " Izumi asked in bewilderment
" They looked good, and yes…they seemed to be meant for each other…but… " He sighed " My opinions are of no use…please don't bother me…. I think… I just drank to much Sake for the night…."
The other men just looked at each other in question but they let him go…afterall…Skyle Yukihara is a very worrisome type of man…maybe he's just thinking too much…
After entertaining a lot of guests….Mikan's stomach grumbled
Don't get her wrong, she, Natsume and her friends entertained a lot of guests…most of them are professionals…professional painter, doctors…actors…businessman…etc. who are interested in business limelights….
And we all know that persuading these individuals is like plucking teeth, you have to sweet talk them and use all your charm and willpower just to get to them and let them invest in your business….
She excused herself and went to the buffet table…
She took huge amounts of cake and muffins, followed by a box of her favourite howalon then strode to the garden to eat in peace…
She placed her food on the table and sat on one of the metallic chairs and breathed the cold night breeze…
She loved calm and quiet environment…for her…it makes her calm and she was able to think properly…
She looked at the sky as she munched her favourite howalon…
She let out a smile as she saw a shooting star….
" Beautiful…. " She said in daze as she watched the shooting star appear and disappear in an instant
" I agree… " Another voice spoke which made her alert and put herself on guard…
" You worry too much… Yukihara san… " A female voice spoke again as she walked out of the shadows
Mikan let her guard a bit when she saw a purple haired beauty walking towards her
" Aya hime…. " She greeted
The said hime smiled in return, but for some reason, Mikan felt the shivers that it vibrated on her spine…
" It's not a very good idea staying at a dark place like this, Mikan hime… " Aya said meaningfully " Especially for someone like you….you don't know the dangers that lurk beneath those lovely Cherry trees… " She finished
Mikan wanted to furrow her eyebrows…talk about yourself, girl!
" I find it soothing in here, Aya hime, peace and calm environment makes me relaxed… " She replied, concealing her irritation as much as she could
Aya smirked darkly " But….there will never be a peaceful environment in our lives…Mikan hime…war is what makes our heart beat for survival… " She pointed out
Mikan growled inwardly, why can't this bitch leave her alone?
" What are you implying? " She retorted mildly, she really doesn't like her words…it really scares her
In a flash, Aya then reached her palms to her and cupped her cheek
" It's too hard isn't it? " She whispered soothingly which send goosebumps to her skin " Kyoshiro's death is really hard to take….I know….he's an angel who died for all the wrong reasons…. "
Mikan dilated her hazel orbs and tried to release herself from her grip
Beads of sweat started to form on her forehead as she tried to wriggle herself away from her, Aya is a small girl…yet…she possess the strength of a strong man
" It's okay….sweetie… " Aya whispered, blowing cold currents on her ears which caused her to shudder " Kyoshiro loves you back….and he will return for you….just wait…"
She tried to compose herself, she will never allow herself to be manipulated by some strange girl…
Breathing hard, she put her arms on her shoulder, and pulled her with all her might which caused Aya to losen her grip from her
" Look, Aya hime… " Mikan started as she raised her chin proudly " My personal issues is of no concern to you, I didn't know where you got this crazy notions that turned you into a bat shit crazy princess….but let me tell you one thing… " She stated coldly " Please don't disrespect my brother like that, he might be a son out of wedlock but he's still a part of our family…." She defended as she took her plate and candy box and walked away
But before she can get away from her, Aya spoke
" Don't be so sure about that…Mikan hime…. "
Mikan stopped walking
" With technology…everything is possible…. "
She clenched her fists…
" I beg to disagree…. " A cold voice spoke
Both women looked up to see the great Hotaru Imai walking towards them
She glanced at the purple haired woman then looked at Mikan's blank face…
If she were another person, she would've dismissed it and assume that everything is fine…
But she's not…
She's Mikan's bestfriend…
And she knows her more than anyone else in the world….
The moment she looked at Mikan, she can see the uncertainty and fear marring her blank face
She reverted her eyes back to the purple haired hime who was smiling menacingly at them…
She felt her eyes twitch as she looked at her, she didn't like her aura…fact is, she's starting to get uncomfortable with her presence…
Hotaru cleared her throat " On the contrary, technology can be dangerous, especially if it falls on the wrong hands…. the aim of technology is to make life easier…not to fulfill impossible fantasies … "
Aya snickered " But technology is there to be discovered, and to be used in it's full potential, Hotaru hime….that is why research are conducted in every study… "
" I heard that most of the research nowadays are done to save lives... if that's the case, wouldn't it be also possible to revive the dead to life? I'm sure Frankenstein stories ring a bell to you, and he went back to life because of reasearch and applied technology..." She insisted further
Hotaru narrowed her eyes " This topic is getting more and more eerie to me, Aya hime, why don't you just take a walk to wipe those monsters that are filling your head up? If you are a bit sensitive, you must've noticed that you just disturbed my friend's relaxation time….she just entertained some important people…please have the heart to leave her alone so she might enjoy her free time…. " She commanded firmly
Aya stopped sniggering and glared icily at Hotaru then silently walked away from them…
After making sure she's gone, Hotaru went to Mikan
" What did she tell you? " She demanded
Mikan bit her lip " About Kyoshiro… "
Hotaru gritted her teeth " She seemed to be an effective gossip queen bee…catching sensitive information like that… "
" She said that Kyoshiro….will come back to me… " She whispered
Hotaru's mouth flung open for a second, then it closed
" And you believe that? " She exclaimed, shocked
Mikan shook her head " No….but… "
" Mikan… " Hotaru demanded as she clashed her lavender orbs on her hazel ones " Kyoshiro is dead…and no one will ever revive him… "
" But what about Seiki- "
" That's not Seiki… " Hotaru interrupted " That's a monster….the real Seiki is dead…technology might've revived his body but it's not him… " Hotaru stated truthfully " Don't let her get to your skin, Mikan…she's just bluffing… "
Mikan breathed " Yeah…you're right… "
But for some reason…...her mind is still doubtful of the truth…
" Come on… " Hotaru invited " Let's go and throw that food on the garbage bin, I knew you lost your appetite… "
Mikan nodded and threw her food on the nearest trash bin, holding Hotaru's hands in hers, they both walked inside, just in time for the dance…...
" Hey...Hotaru... "
" What? "
" Thanks... "
" No problem, baka... "
" Ladies and gentlemen! " Rui spoke as he looked at the vast crowd from the stage " The night is not getting any younger…so before we hit the sacks….let us do the tradition that we love to do every first night…. " He said excitedly to the crowd's delight
" The Evening Lovers Dance! " Rui announced to the crowd's excitement
" Okay…I know you're all excited….but let me tell some instructions… " Rui instructed as he looked at all of them while waving a dark light cloth in their eyes " Each lady who will enter the Stardome must put a blindfold on…. " He started as he waived the dark cloth again " Then, she will enter the Stardome hall, where a line of seven male candidates are waiting, including her fiancé…"
The ladies giggled excitedly
" Trial and error is only natural in this dance…maximum number of males that you can choose is three…. " He started " So you have to choose carefully… make sure that your fiancé is included in those three lucky candidates… however, if you felt that you found your fiance at the first choice, then you may continue to dance with him until the time ends…"
" The aim of this dance is to test how much you know your partner…how you can distinguish him from the rest using your other senses….what makes his presence and aura different from the others….and measures your loyalty and trust to each other…. "
" Now…after the third dance…the blindfold will then be removed by the last candidate and the upper dome will be opened to reveal the bright stars in the sky, making the hall's atmosphere more romantic…"
" If you got your fiancé…then that means…you definitely and intimately know each other with just their mere presence, but if it's not you're fiancé or the man you like, don't be offended, it only means that you have to improve and strengthen your relationship even more… "
"As we all know in this dance….the last candidate will also earn a kiss from the lady who he shared the dance with….please note, this is a romantic and friendly dance…violent acts out of jealousy or other things or other reasons are forbidden…if you do such acts, we're going to disqualify you and we will never let you attend the rest of the Soiree… "
" As for the male candidates, I advise you to take grip and brace yourselves, prepare to listen to the name that will be called, then hurry up towards the Stardome if you are interested in the said lady, remember, only seven males are allowed, first come first candidate, so you better knock those thighs and run for your lives towards the enchanting hall… " Rui finished
The audience clapped and Hayate came to the stage with a box
" Now…for the first candidate…. " Rui exclaimed as he put his hand inside the box then raised a piece of paper " The first lady who will enter the Stardome hall…is…"
" Hotaru Imai! " Rui shouted
" Whoa….you're the first candidate for the evening lover's dance… " Mikan mused
" Whatever… " Hotaru replied as she walked towards the stage while a mass of males ran like hell towards the Stardome hall
Hayate then put the blindfold on her…she was then twirled three times…then he guided her towards the stairs and through the entrance of the Stardome hall
" By the way, the hall is equipped by the latest modern night vision cameras so we can watch the dance…however…the plasma screen that will be going down any second now was set to it's brightest phase for clear image viewing…so you don't have to rush yourselves to go to the front just to see a clear view… " Rui added as he sat on the soft couch placed beside on the edge of the stage
A large plasma screen suddenly dropped from above the ceiling, letting the audience watch the happenings in the hall
The audience watched in awe as Hotaru walked and snatched Ruka from the middle and they began to dance…
" Whoa… "
" She sure knows her man… "
" Of course…it's the great Hotaru Imai… "
The audience murmured some more, then watched the couple dance…
Hotaru didn't choose another one as she danced with Ruka for the rest of the time…
The audience jeered and howled as Ruka took her blindfold off and kissed her on the lips as the Stardome was opened above and they danced under the stars…
" Kyaa! "
" So romantic! "
" Hell yeah! "
" I wish I could find my man too! "
After that….the couple went out of the Stardome holding each other's hands…
Countless names where called after that, with the exemption of Anna and Koko since they were both chained to each other that Rui was left with no choice but to let them dance with each other….
Natsume tapped his foot impatiently, he was waiting for Mikan's name of course, ignoring the sly looks that the women gave him….urging him to ran inside the Stardome hopefully to be chosen by them…as if that will happen…
After seemed like an eternity….he heard Mikan's name…
He furrowed his eyebrows as he saw the countless men who ran towards the hall…as if they can outrun him….
Flitting through his way and passing a sea of contenders, he easily came in the hall without breaking any sweat…
He looked around….the hall is dark…very dark…but he can make an outline of the place, it was a huge round platform…designed with golden sun and moon drawn to look like that of an eccentric design….
As he looked above, he saw a gigantic round sphere which looked like a cover to the platform….he guessed that the stars will appear above the moment the sphere opens at the last dance…
He was a bit nervous, it's not that he doesn't believe in Mikan's capability to chose….she has a strong sense…as keen as an animal…but…he needs to be prepared too…if push comes to shove to the last candidate…he will do all means to kick out any men who will be within her grasp…
Because he wanted to be the one who will claim her lips…
No one but him…
He continued to walk, only to see a line of seven seats stationed to the side…
As he neared to the seats….he saw an outline of a young man…
He was as tall as he is, but other than that….he can't make any outline of his appearance…
He sat beside him, he felt him looking at him, but him being him shrugged it off
He also ignored the cold air that he gives away...
Another five went inside…and he can tell that they are panting….
Idiots…
He sat there quietly as he waited for his Mikan
Mikan's POV:
I went inside and walked casually at the center…...
To be honest…I can easily spot Natsume….he's the only one with the fiery aura and the only one who posses a fierce determination…. he's like a fire….his presence hotter than any flame and his soul pierced with burning passion….
I was about to walk towards him when something….no someone's aura stopped me…
It's cold….yet warm….and calm….and determined yet gentle….like an unpredictable water….
The same presence that I have known for years….
Suddenly I felt my hairs stood on my neck….it can't be!
I don't believe it….
But my senses and female intuition can't be mistaken! I've trusted that for years and it never wavered….
It's impossible!
The only one….the only person that could possess such aura… the only person that can be compared to the blue yet dangerous waves….
Oh my God!
It's….
My brother….my supposed to be dead brother…..
It's….
None other than….
Kyoshiro….
What is going on in here!
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Gotcha there, didn't I?
Is Kyoshiro and Hades one?
Well, my lovelies, the answer to that question will be revealed in the later chapters, so stay tuned!
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