"What are you...guys doing?"
"Hm?" The blonde eyed gentleman turned around and rose an eyebrow "Hey. When did you guys get here?" He resumed wrapping the bandage around his hand and got off the counter.
"Just..now?" The Igarashi heir responded looking at Misaki who was walking around the counter after placing the first aid box in its respective shelf.
"I thought you guys were going for drinks?"
"Well. We did and here we are" Sakura replied , finally walking inside with the others following suit "Nice decor , by the way" She mused out loud , giving an appreciative nod at the interior of the penthouse.
"Thanks" Takumi said graciously , leaning in to the counter to look more normal than he felt.
"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked Misaki who was avoiding looking at Takumi "I thought you were going for dinner with Ryusuke?"
"Change in plans" Misaki replied quickly. A little too quickly "His parents wanted him to go with him"
"Bummer"
"Uh huh"
Silence.
Gulping as she watched everyone make themselves comfortable , the ravenette thanked her instincts and reflexes which had saved both Takumi and her from being walked in on a situation that wouldn't have been..favorable , for the lack of a better word.
The blonde model on the other hand refused to move around the counter until he had calmed down from the effect Misaki had had on him by just brushing her lips over his. It had awakened every dormant cell in his body and made him aware of everything that was happening. And that's was the precise moment his friends had to walk in.
"Takumi. What are you doing over there?" Hinata called , who like always , couldn't read the situation.
"Bandaging?" The latter responded , unsure of himself.
"Yeah well. The bandage is over so I think you can come join us now"
"Ofcourse" He grinned forcefully , pressing himself into the counter one last time before going around it and walking into the drawing room , plopping down on the couch , next to Kanou and farthest from Misaki "What are you guys doing here?"
Exchanging looks with each other , everyone present in the room (but Misaki) decided that they could , after all , not actually tell him why they were here. That's because telling him they were here to convince him to patch things up with Misaki despite not even having argued with her and not get too affected by Ryusuke's increasing friendship with her wouldn't seem too fitting in the current situation.
But he looked..they looked , completely fine. Normal even.
"Uh well" The blonde popstar was the first to respond and cleared his throat "We felt bad for leaving you alone when we came to know that Ayuzawa was going for dinner with Ryusuke , so we came to pick you up" He gulped "Or just stay put. Play video games?"
Emerald eyes saw right through the lie but decided not to comment on it but confront it later "Well. The Xbox and PlayStation are all yours"
Everyone looked at one another before the navy blue haired girl took the situation she had silently been reading , in her own hands "Alright then. I don't see what we are waiting for then" Getting up , she pulled Shizuko up with her "Let's have a showdown?"
"You mean teams?"
"Girls versus the Guys?"
"I volunteer as Referee" Kanou didn't bother getting up from the couch.
"You're gonna lose Cousin" Kuuga grinned.
"That's my line" Chiyo flicked his nose in turn.
"Was"
"Need I remind you the countless hours you have spent crying after you lost to me?"
"And that has changed now. Especially because-" He smirked "Tora and Takumi are playing now. Which means , the win is all ours"
Placing a hand over her mouth and laughing , Sakura leaned near Misaki's ear and spoke loudly "Win? Against us? Puh lease. We'd love to see you try"
"Oh it's on"
"Damn sure is"
"Am I the only one who sees sparks in the air?" Kanou questioned , backing away.
"Alllll tucked in" Misaki got up from her crouching position and smiled at Shizuko and Kanou who had fallen asleep next to each other and were currently tucked into a blanket , courtesy her "In the midst of all the argument , I can't believe the Referee fell asleep" She chuckled.
"Well even he knew that guys couldn't win an argument over girls so he didn't bother joining in. Not like he would anyway" Takumi scoffed , getting up after tucking Kuuga who had his head on Sakura's who was using the former's shoulder as a pillow , in together with the latter.
"Nothing he could do about it. We had won. Fair and square"
"Please. Distractions do not make the game fair" Turning to pick the junk lying everywhere , emerald eyes fell on Hinata who was snoring away on the couch "I don't like Hinata snogging my couch all to himself. Makes me wanna kick him down on the carpet. Especially if he decides to start drooling"
"How rude" Misaki teased , picking up the cans of juice and empty packets of snacks lying around as she walked up to where Takumi was picking up the consoles near an asleep Tora and Chiyo , locked in each other's embrace.
"Now would you look at that?" Takumi rolled his eyes after following Misaki's gaze "Tora always acts like he couldn't care less about what Chiyo does or who she associates with but in reality? He's a jealous , possessive bastar-"
"Uh uh. Language" The raven haired beauty reprimanded holding up a finger to shush him "Don't wanna wake any of them up"
"They intrude into my house when I should be sleeping and then fall asleep leaving me behind to clean up the mess they made"
"With the love and support you sometimes gotta handle the annoying factors that come with being best friends. It's a package deal"
"Package deal , huh?" Takumi mused out loud , picking the can next to Kuuga up "What the- this moron didn't even finish it. Now I am gonna pour it right over-"
As Takumi actually made an attempt to do so , Misaki jumped over all the junk lying around and grabbed his arm , pulling him aside but not before giving him an incredulous glare.
"Who ticked your alarm clock off , Sleeping Beauty?" She hissed , sarcastically.
"The Prince who wasn't on time to kiss and wake me up"
The fact that the blonde model said it with such confident finality while staring straight into her eyes made her knees weaken. The thought that he was referring to her made it even more unnerving.
Takumi saw the change of emotions in those amber eyes he had grown so fond of that he made a move to grab her arm in return to comfort her only for the said girl to pull it back.
"Are you.." She asked quietly "Are you angry?"
They had been sharing such great rapport ever since they got home , that she couldn't bear to put a dent in it. But what she didn't know was what she could have possibly done to tick him off to such an extent.
"Yes I am angry" He admitted making her lower her gaze "But it wasn't you"
"Really?"
"Yes. Now look up"
She clicked her tongue , now annoyed "No can do" Turning around , she dumped all the junk inside the plastic bag they had been collecting all of it in.
" 'No can do' , huh?" Grabbing her around the waist , Takumi pulled Misaki to him, pressing her back into his chest as she stiffened "Tries to tell me the woman is more angry than I feel right now"
"T-Takumi?"
"Now listen here Misaki" There. Again with the fluttery feeling every time he uttered her name "And if you are going to stick around, you'd want to remember this. Lack of sleep makes me cranky , annoyed , irritated and pissed all at once. And lately a certain someone , you , has been the cause of sleep being non existent in my life at the moment. So , just when I thought I could sleep contently , these 'bestfriends' of mine didn't let it happen. So yes , maybe the cause is you. But mostly the blame's on them"
Feeling her shoulders shake with mirth , Misaki pulled away and turned to face him "You are like a little kid who was denied candy. C'mon" Taking his hand and silently marveling over how big and warm his hand was , she led him upstairs and into his bedroom.
"Lie down" She instructed, gesturing towards the bed with her head.
Loosening his tie as he walked towards the bed (now) pulling her with him , he lazily commented "If all it took was my cranky behavior to get you in bed with me , I wonder how much faster the process will be if I'm in the mood for it"
A few kicks later, Takumi obliged and lay down as Misaki tucked him in "Now you will go to sleep"
"And you?"
"I will finish up what's left downstairs and then maybe kick Hinata off the couch and use it myself" She finished, laughingly.
"No , you won't" Takumi said sternly , making a move to get up only to be made to lie down again forcefully by the shoulders , courtesy Misaki.
"Shh shh shhhh" Misaki said loudly "Don't start monologuing over how you need to help me out of courtesy and all of that crap" When Takumi still seemed adamant , she placed a finger on his lips "Besides, I owe you one for tonight"
"You don't owe me anything"
When the ravenette only sighed and started twirling the corner of his comforter around her finger , Takumi decided to lighten the mood.
"You want to kick Hinata off the couch that badly?"
That tugged a smile on her lips making Takumi's heart soar "Very badly" She played along "Couches are the best to sleep on"
Throwing the comforter off with one leg and folding his hands behind his head , he gave her a charming grin "Why aren't you considering this one then?"
Horrified and amused at the same time , Misaki started to laugh "I am going to pretend you didn't say that!"
"But I did. I am very comfy too"
"Stop.." Misaki cried , tears forming in her eyes at how utterly ridiculous Takumi was sounding "And be a good boy and go to sleep now"
For extra assurance more to herself than to him , she laughingly tucked the comforter around him.
"Okay okay" Takumi turned serious "I'll sleep but I have something to tell you" He gestured for her to come closer and whispered "It's a secret"
"I could have never guessed" Misaki chuckled , still playing along with him whilst turning her ear to him "Temme temme"
A moment passed and just as she started to turn Takumi's way , she felt his lips brush her cheek before he kissed it "I have been a good boy but next time I am going to aim for the lips"
A few intense heartbeats later when she switched the lights to his room off and exited the bedroom , closing the door behind her , she found herself sliding down the wooden surface burying her burning face in her palms.
"Morning"
After swiping the card in the slot and locking her door , the sleepy amber eyed beauty's senses woke up when she locked her gaze with emerald orbs the following morning.
"Good Morning" She reciprocated after an awkward moment.
"Leaving for Uni?" He proceeded to ask , leaning on his door.
"Nothing else can get me out of bed" She joked , walking toward the elevator with Takumi following suit "My bed could be on fire and I wouldn't notice"
As soon as the comment left Misaki's lips , Takumi had some pretty good ideas on how to set her bed ablaze but he mentally kicked himself and plastered a smile on his face as he walked into the elevator behind her.
Sleeping had been a nightmare for him. Hell. He couldn't stop thinking about her. Not for one goddamn moment and it made him restless beyond belief. In all honesty , he didn't feel half as fresh as he looked or was pretending to be. He had huge bags under his eyes , his body was tired and he had barely been able to eat. Thanks to all the modeling classes he had ever taken , he knew how to hide all of that under a layer of concealer and look perfectly fresh and smooth. If his Manager saw his actual condition , the poor man might pass out of shock.
"Wanna carpool?" He found himself asking as they walked through the basement together.
Misaki glanced at her car keys once before pocketing them "Sure" She grinned.
Opening the door for her , Takumi stepped aside to let her in "M'Lady?"
"After you Monsieur"
Giving her a confused look, he proceeded to ask "What do you mean?"
Misaki's cheeks turned pink as she confided "I have been dying to drive your Lamborghini ever since I first laid eyes on it. So.." She looked at him through her lashes "Please?"
In that moment if Misaki would have kept looking at him like that he would have bought her a Lamborghini of her own. Opening the car door further, he tossed the key to her "Only if you promise to be extremely careful with the driving"
"I promise I promise!" Giving him a quick hug , Misaki skipped to the driver side and got in.
The emerald eyed model blinked before shaking his head and getting into the passenger seat "Drive safely and don't bruise my car"
"I'll try not to"
"You what-"
"Just kidding!"
"Not bad Misaki" Takumi complimented getting out of the car after realizing that he had indeed reached the University in one piece.
"I know I know" Misaki grinned , tossing him his car keys across the bonnet "But next time we carpool , we are coming in my car"
"Why is that? I thought you liked my car?"
"I do. A lot" She laughed "But I don't want people peeping through the window at every signal that we stop at. The car attracts too much attention"
"You'll get used to it. I have found myself waving at people whenever they try and peek in" This made Misaki burst out laughing as she walked up to him.
"I think next time you should-" She glanced past him and stopped talking for a moment "Takumi. I'll see you in class okay?"
"What are you-" Takumi turned around , the question hanging in the air as Misaki sprinted past.
And toward Ryusuke.
Leaning on the bonnet of the car and trying to calm his boiling blood , Takumi watched Misaki reach Ryusuke who was just getting out of his car.
Watching the entire exchange between the two which included on what Takumi was assuming apologies from Misaki followed by Ryusuke forgiving her and making jokes to lighten the mood between them made him want to roll his eyes , get inside his car and drive back home.
On seeing them together Takumi realized just how good they looked together. And that thought didn't make him happy at all.
Getting up he started to make his way toward the lawn so that he could find an empty bench and sleep through the day before it was time to go home. If luck was in his favor , Tora won't find him till the day was over.
He had crossed the big fountain in the middle and was on the other side of the road when Misaki noticed him "Takumi!" She called out.
Turning ever so slowly , he made eye contact with her and rose his eyebrows "Our first class is in the North Wing!"
Nodding , the blonde gentleman gestured toward the building with his head indicating that he'll meet her there.
"No no! Wait up!" She called again before turning to Ryusuke "I'll see you at lunch okay?"
"Got it" Ryusuke grinned and flicked her forehead to which Misaki reciprocated by punching his arm before she ran to catch up with Takumi.
It was because her back was to him that she didn't notice how his jaw clenched and how he exchanged a cold look with Takumi who only smirked at his reaction.
"Oh this is going to be wonderful" The Student Council President nodded in appreciation "This year's Sports Festival is going to create history"
"You have made a lot of changes to it , I see" The Vice President agreed "It is usually just four teams , for all the four years but for the last challenge you have divided the first years into 17 different teams"
"I wouldn't have bothered but I know who'll reach the finals anyway. I just needed to build it up to that stage that's why the preliminaries are the elimination round"
"Good relaxation time for everyone, huh?"
"Yep. Sports Festival followed by Mid term exams , Halloween Ball and the customary field trip and freshers. Only then can the next semester start"
"And the preparation , Sir?"
"Starts immediately. Call for a Council meeting this afternoon to discuss the agenda and distribute all of the work. The events are one after the other and need to be planned precisely"
"I believe you'll be taking care of the distribution of first years personally?"
"That I will" Tora smirked, picking up the blank sheets and starting on the list immediately.
"You're kidding. Tora , what in the actual hell?"
"Just enough interference to make it interesting"
"These teams are gonna be horrible!" Kuuga exclaimed , sighing exasperatedly.
"I don't think so" The Igarashi heir smiled "It's going to be lots of fun"
"And Takumi is going to lose his mind" The turquoise eyed beauty shook her head.
"He won't see it coming. That's what will make it more fun"
"Oh right. Before I forget" That made the four boys present in the room pay attention as Chiyo resumed speaking "Misaki's birthday is on the 29th"
"Of this month?" Kanou pushed his glasses further up his nose bridge.
"Yes"
"That's a day after the Sports Festival" Hinata noted.
"And two weeks before the Mid terms. Let's all give her a surprise birthday party?"
"Does Takumi know?" The Pop Idol questioned , making a move to grab some chips from Hinata.
"No. I am hoping one of you will break the news to him"
"That'll make the rest of us useless cause he might plan the whole thing himself. If we end up meeting her that day it'll be surprising. Ow Hinata. What the hell?" Retrieving his hand that Hinata had hit , Kuuga glared at his friend.
"Get your own food" The chocolate haired boy replied "But. Don't you think it was weird what we saw that day at Takumi's place?"
"Finally" Tora tossed a report over the stack he had already completed reviewing "Finally someone addresses that matter"
"I thought they weren't even talking to each other"
"And don't you think something happened right before we entered? I felt like they just sprung apart because the atmosphere was tense as hell"
"Are you implying that..?" The Igarashi's heir's fiancee rose an eyebrow at her fiance.
"Maybe they.." Kuuga half rose from the couch.
"Kissed?" Everyone's eyes snapped to Kanou and for a moment everyone was silent before Kuuga ran up to Tora and clapped him on the back.
"You're kidding! Oh my goodness. I can't believe this!" The atmosphere changed as Tora and Kuuga actually jumped around as comical as it was to see them that way.
The door clicked open and the emerald eyed model walked in to Tora sitting in his chair and Kuuga picking a fallen report up "Takumi? Hey. What took you so long?"
"I was..in class?" Closing the door behind him , he walked further in "I thought I heard screaming. Wasn't you guys?"
"No way. Must be some other room but wait. You were in class?"
"Yeah. I was bored to the point that I attended"
Tora shared smug looks with everyone before approaching the pending topic "So Takumi. Ready for Sports Festival?"
"No way in hell. I am not coming" Plopping down on the couch , the blonde gentleman started plugging his earphones in.
"It's on 25th"
"Like I care"
"Ayuzawa's birthday is on the 29th"
Kuuga clutched Hinata hand tightly to stop himself from bursting into laughter at the expression on Takumi's face as his head froze midway into lowering on the headrest of the couch "So?" He asked a heartbeat later , fully lying down.
Rolling her eyes , Chiyo took over "So we are gonna throw her a surprise party. You in or no?"
"Depends"
"On what?"
"The date"
"We just told you. It's on the 29th"
"Nope. Can't make it"
"Why not?"
"Photoshoot in Italy for Louis Vuitton. I am coming back on 1st"
"Oh to hell with it" Tora shrugged the matter off "I'll have them reschedule it"
"You will do no such thing" Takumi's eyes flashed "I have made them reschedule it twice already. Not again"
"When are you leaving for it?"
"28th?"
"Leave the rest to me"
"Tora"
"I know she'll be there Takumi. And you will go only after she leaves. The topic's done"
"You don't get to decide"
"Yes I do" The tension grew as Takumi and Tora glared at each other "I am not letting that woman close to you ever again"
"It's not like I have to talk to her"
"Once close enough you won't be able to resist it!"
"I can handle myself just fine"
"Then why weren't you able to when she left?"
"Because she didn't-" Exhaling and then inhaling , the emerald eyed model got up "This conversation is over"
"And I am going to cancel your photoshoot"
"Tora-"
"No Takumi. Not again. I am not gonna let the woman who ruined and used my bestfriend for her selfish purposes near you again"
"I am not going to let it affect me so you don't need to bother"
"Takumi" The navy blue haired girl grabbed his arm "Listen to what Tora - san is saying. He is right. She's a witch and she doesn't have morals. She'll not feel an ounce of shame to hang around you after everything happened and knowing you , you won't shrug her off"
Taking her hand , Takumi let go of it "This matter will never be brought up again. All of you get that in your head"
With that said , Takumi picked his bag up and walked out of the room a moment later.
"I wish I could run Rhea over with a truck" Chiyo gritted out after a prolonged silence.
"What did you say?" The four boys turned to her in surprise as she flipped her phone out.
"Nothing" She muttered , dialing the amber eyed beauty's number.
"Takumiii , let gooo"
"Not until you say the magic word"
"No way am I going to- okay okay only if you stop tickling!"
"Only when you say it~"
"Takumi please!"
"There" Letting go of the brunette he laughed as she glared at him.
"I feel like pulling all your hair out"
"No need to be so rash , honey" Winking at her , he added "You can do that later in bed"
"Takumi Walker!" Smacking him on the head , the grey eyed brunette pointed straight at the camera "You are ruining the entire purpose of the recording!"
"That's because recording a video expressing my love for you is useless. You are going to be gone for like three weeks , and if you forget how much I love you in these three weeks then I'll just have to punish you for it~"
"Takumi! Can you ever say something without sounding dirty?" Smacking him on the head , the brunette turned to the camera "And this guy over here is my boyfriend , Ladies and Gentlemen"
"Oh?" Wrapping his arms around her waist , Takumi turned to the camera too "And this girl over here is my girlfriend , my lover , my fiancèe and my soon to be wife" Whispering the last part , he resumed tickling her.
"Oh goodness no Takumi! Not again! I am going to kill you!" The brunette burst into laughter.
"No you won't" He laughed as she squirmed in his embrace.
"You actually...actually enjoy doing this to me, don't you? You're a ...you're a sadist!"
"Only for you my love"
"S-Stop tickling me!" Jumping around to release herself from the embrace , the brunette kicked the camera off it's resting position on the couch rest "Oh my God-" The duo froze immediately "I think it switched off-"
The screen turned black as the video ended and the CD popped out of the DVD player , making the blonde model flinch from where he was sitting on the couch.
Come to think of it , he thought , Rhea was old school that way. In this generation of smartphones , she had wanted it all in a CD. To make all of the proof of him confessing his undying love for her concrete.
We'll show it to our children, she used to say. Old fashioned it'd be but it'd be so much more fun.
Her deceiving self could make someone diabetic with her pretend sweet ploy.
Looking down at the photoframe he had dug out with everything else , he traced a finger over her face looking intently at how her gray eyes had been so brightly lit when this picture had been taken.
"Takumi Walker!"
The loud bang that followed the shout made him almost fall off the couch. What the hell? He thought, getting up and walking toward the door camera.
An angry Misaki's image stared back at him looking like she was going to break down his front door as the first line of colorful words left her mouth "I can't believe you asked me to carpool only to leave me alone at the University! To top it all off , you don't bother picking your phone up and I went to great lengths just to get your goddamn number! Come out here so that I can finally hit you!"
"No excuse is going to help you out of this one , you hear me? I am going to-" The door flung open and a tired looking Takumi appeared , looking drained.
"What's up?" He asked , his eyes not fully opening because of the excess lighting in the corridor and the lack of it in his own house "Sorry about earlier"
Opening her mouth to give him an earful she had been planning on ever since Chiyo dropped her home , nothing came out as she gave him one look over. And that was enough to make her forget everything else.
Takumi Walker was a mess.
His blonde hair was tousled , like he couldn't bother about having hair on his head at all. He was wearing a plain vest and shorts , all crumpled to the very core. It was as if his usual prim and proper self had taken a huge blow. His gorgeous eyes weren't dazzling at all. They looked weary. His being , tired.
Immediately reaching for his arm , amber eyes softened in concern "Are you okay?"
Taken aback by the sudden change in emotions, he avoided eye contact "Yeah"
"You don't seem like it"
"Maybe"
"Are you sure-" The raven haired beauty paused and peeked inside the emerald eyed gentleman's house "Is there a power cut?"
Turning to look inside for a brief moment , he turned back to her "No"
"Then, are you sitting in the dark?"
"Yeah"
"Why?"
Pulling his hand out of her grip and turning a blind eye to the flash of hurt she felt , he muttered "No reason"
"Goodness gracious. Let's go then" Unlocking the door to her house and pulled him inside with her "Welcome to my humble aboard"
"It doesn't look humble at all" Takumi commented and then laughed at the glare sent his way "Besides I have been here earlier"
"Yeah , so you can make yourself comfortable till I make noodles for you"
"God" He sighed "You really need to hire a cook before this year ends. How are you surviving on those?"
"I don't eat them everyday. Usually I alter between making sandwiches , soup or take-out. Plus I eat two shares of my daily meals at the University so I sometimes even skip dinner" .
Midway into plopping down on the couch , Takumi turned to look at her who was busy pouring water into the kettle , whistling away "I'll take responsibility" He found himself saying.
"Huh?" She turned to him "Responsibility of what?"
"I'll cook for you. Don't starve yourself like this"
He looked so painfully serious about it that Misaki started to laugh "Then I bestow this responsibility on you , Young Knight" She said , a moment later with a grave face.
"I'd be most honoured M'lady"
To make a show of it , Misaki walked out of the kitchen and to where Takumi was now sitting on her couch , ladle in hand and touched it lightly on both of his shoulders "I hereby name you the Knight of Gourmet"
He grabbed the ladle and pulled her to him , so fast and so suddenly that she almost sat on his lap and had to grab his shoulder to stop herself from colliding with him.
"I really need to teach you how to cook"
"That'll only be possible if you go to sleep now and give your body the rest it needs" Misaki gulped , trying to avoid his gaze.
"I can't" He smiled.
"Why not?"
"I need my blanket. And my pillows"
Pulling away , the ravenette looked on for a second , waiting for him to start laughing and admit that he was kidding but Takumi didn't look like he was going to do that "You're serious?!"
"Yeah. I can't sleep on just anyone's bed. But if I am forced to , I need my blanket and my pillows"
That brought a smile to Misaki's face as she ruffled his hair and leaned down till she was eye level only to exclaim "You're actually like a small kid!" As an after thought she added "A stubborn one at that"
"You wouldn't have me any other way , Princess" He whistled.
"I wouldn't want to have you anyway" She laughed , walking towards the door "Stay put. I'll get your blanket and pillow because I know if I let you skip eating noodles with me , you're gonna starve yourself"
"I am touched" He called out.
"Oh no" She called back "Once your nap is over you will make hot chocolate for me to make up for leaving me at the University" She shut the door behind her when she saw him grin.
Opening the door to Takumi's penthouse , Misaki slowly guided herself to where the lights were keeping in mind that it was an exact opposite to where they were in her house.
Switching them on , Misaki almost lost her footing at the mess she saw. To say a hurricane caused it would be an understatement. The condition of the living room was terrible. It came as a shock too. Especially because Takumi seemed like the type to keep everything neat and proper.
There were boxes and pillows lying around. Upturned and fallen everywhere. As if thrown about in a fit of rage. Gaze flying over the room , it stopped over three empty vodka bottles atop the coffee table and then toward the Television set which was still on "What the hell happened?"
Picking up the pillows strewn around , she tossed them on the couch one by one and started tidying the boxes up. Her eyebrows furrowed as she merely made sure that things weren't lying around for someone to step on and injure themselves but the more boxes she rounded up , the more concrete the realization became.
All the possessions in the boxes belonged to a girl.
Finally walking over to the couch to tidy its cushion she laughed at the one pillow that looked absurdly out of place with a blanket strewn across the armchair beside it.
She picked the blanket up , folding it as she made her way toward the the pillow , fluffing the couch cushions as she did so when something caught her eye.
Beneath his pillow was a thin silver framed photo frame sitting upside down underneath the pillow. She picked it up and turned it around feeling her breath slowly being knocked out of her.
Rhea and Takumi , forever.
Raising her gaze from what was inscribed on the frame to the picture , Misaki felt her stomach tighten into knots as the gorgeous brunette stared back at her.
She had striking grey eyes. Perfectly coiffed waist length hair , stunning physique and when she saw the way Takumi's eyes glowed with love as he embraced her in the picture , some retard part of Misaki wanted to toss the frame across the room just for the satisfaction of seeing it break into a million pieces.
"Did you go upstairs searching for it?" Takumi's voice in the doorway made her freeze in her tracks "Misaki? What are you doing?"
Finding a courage in her she didn't know existed Misaki turned to face him , the blanket and the frame still in her hand , her voice quiet "She is absolutely gorgeous"
In that moment , Takumi felt the urge to toss the frame across the room , pull the ravenette in his arms and explain to her how Rhea wasn't even on the same level as her.
"Here's your blanket and pillow. Let's go" Placing the frame down on the coffee table before handing both his belongings to him , Misaki started to leave.
Reaching out , the emerald eyed model grabbed the raven haired beauty's hand and stopped her "She's my ex"
"And?"
"She means nothing to me now"
Looking up , amber eyes looked at him with an expression so inexplicable that Takumi staggered a step back and loosened his grip "What are you trying to convey?"
Pulling her hand away , Misaki quietly added "Or should I say what did you intend to?"
And just like that.
Ayuzawa Misaki drew another line between them just as the blonde model thought he had crossed one.
Heyyy everyone! It's been sooo long , How have y'all been?
First. We are on 16.9K reads and I literally sat there for ten minutes staring at the numbers to make sure they were real. You guys are amazing *cries* and I am so fortunate to have such amazing readers! I love each and every single one of you and I am so sorry for not appreciating all of you wonderful people more
Second. I am back with an update and trust me I had this chapter 3/4th done by start of May but there's so much to the story that to reach all the way I need to do the fillers properly so I kept deleting and rewriting and I am so sorry for this late update *cries more*
Thirdly. I wanted to update this chapter in April but I couldn't *sigh* but this 27th of April this story completed two years! I have never made it so far in any story (chapterwise speaking) so I am really happy. Especially because I have put CCAC and Rebels on hold because they are in need of some serious editing and haven't been updated in forever.
Lastly , thank you so much for putting up with me and my irregular updates and supporting me throughout! I love you all!
XOXOXO
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