Hope Stronger than Sorrow
Chapter 2
I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. This is the second, and I think it's going in quite a fashion. I hope you do enjoy.
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part 2
Tsukino Usagi walked in the large boardroom of executives in a nice pressed pinstriped pantsuit, her hair was in a French twist, a natural business-like way of wearing long hair. It brought a professional look to her, which she liked and didn't like. She much preferred her natural hairstyle, which, by no means, was normal. She wore flat shoes, and she walked around the table, and gently, but firmly, set her folder and briefcase upon the table.
Her associate, wearing a black skirt and jacket suit, with a nice, pink, silk shirt underneath, walked in a bit after her. She had on high-heels that were a dull black, very professional, very chic.
"Ladies and Gentlemen. I can rightly assume why you think I am the biggest jackass on the face of this Earth. I can see it on your faces, so don't give me this bull that you have no idea what I'm talking about. I've heard all of you say it at least once. Hai, I am going to go along, and make decisions, too. Do you think that all of you made the right choices for this firm? That it just appeared over night? Iie. This did not happen over night. In the beginning, and I can safely say that none of you wanted anything to do with a business that was just starting out, and looked as if we would fall right back in the hole we climbed out of.
"But, Ladies and Gentlemen, we did not. We stand here before you, dictating we do not, but helping those in need, we do. And I am fully aware that these people won't be able to pay, but, if you were to die tomorrow because of a drunkard, and no one would help you, because it looked as if it was your car that caused the accident, what would your family do? Nadda. All odds are against them. What you don't see, Kinomoto-san and I do. We will right the wrongs, and in the name of justice, I'll make damn sure that you will come out unscathed.
"If you believe me to be wrong, please, say so now. I want to know why I am wrong. I am subject to any and all opinions."
Silence greeted her ears.
"It's settled then, we start
tomorrow. Kinomoto-san, you will most
definitely be able to eat lunch with the lovely Tomoyo-chan. Send her my best regards. Ladies and Gentlemen, you are all dismissed,
and please, do not be alarmed at what you will find at your desks."
The people in the meeting got up hastily, and walked towards the doors. Any other employer they might have had would definitely be firing them now. For, they disagreed with everything Tsukino Usagi came up with, and she only smiled the merrier. Now, they were petrified as to what they'd find on their desk, as any other boss would fire them.
Upon walking up to their desk, they each saw a vase filled with a colourful assortment of flowers. A note was attached to the bouquet, and they read it, and if they had not been at work, tears would have sprang to their eyes.
'Ladies and Gentlemen,
Arigato for being so supportive in my decision, now that I have firmly stomped my foot down and made it. You will be quite pleased with the accomplishments you have made in pushing me forward, when you thought you were holding me back.
Let me assure you now, it takes more than a couple of headstrong people to hold me down. It takes damn near the world to hold me back for a day. Arigato for making me try my hardest, because I have to please you as well as my clients. Take these flowers as a token of my appreciation. Enjoyment is forever at your grasps, minna-san.
Yours truly,
Tsukino Usagi'A nice bonus was included with the small notes of endearment.
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Change in Scene
Tsukino Usagi sat at her desk, and smiled at the pictures she carried on her desk. Her itouto, Shingo-kun, was there smiling up at her with his girlfriend, Tomoe Hotaru. Usagi knew Tomoe Hotaru well, and the fact that they were to be married was heartwarming. She smiled lovingly at the couple, and proceeded to stare at the other pictures on her desk. Her parents, a very loving couple, stared at her through a marble frame. Her Otousan was wearing a small smile, and her Okaasan was smiling affectionately.
The next few pictures were of her very close friends. Some of them more close than others. Like, Seiya Kou and Tenòh Haruka. She deeply adored them, and perhaps still loved them. They opened her heart and mind, and with that, she lived, yet, they all had to live, and she had to work. She couldn't support a relationship had she tried. Kou was standing with her three best friends, whom everyone thought were sisters, but they just had the same first name. Kou Seiya, Kou Yaten, and Kou Taiki, three idols who could sing their heart out, and one of them fell in love with her.
She looked tenderly at the rest of the pictures. Of she and her friends, Hino Rei, Kino Makoto, Aino Minako, Mizuno Ami, Meioh Setsuna, and, of course, Tenòh Haruka and her girlfriend Kaioh Michiru They were her closest friends, and she considered herself lucky, because they were friends, and usually, if you make a handful of friends in one lifetime, you are extremely fortunate. She was quite blessed to have ten of them. Now, she could say she had eleven. Kinomoto Sakura, her beloved partner, and her extreme close friend.
She sighed, and picked up one picture in particular, one of her and a friend who died, not too long ago. She was only twenty-five, and that was two years ago. Naru-chan had died in a car accident, and it wasn't her fault, yet, since they couldn't determine, they proclaimed it was just a freak accident. Naru's family had to pay for everything. Tsukino Usagi proclaimed this was the reason for the office opening. To help those less fortunate, and weren't able to pay as much as the rest of them were.
A knock sounded at her door, and a stunning young woman entered her office.
"Konban wa, Usagi-chan!"
"Konban, Tomoyo-chan! Are you here to see Sakura-chan?"
"Hai! I figured that today was a good day to eat lunch as well, and o-negai, I would like you to join us. That's why I came in here, Usagi-chan."
Usagi smiled and stood. She grabbed her purse, and took out her cell. She dialed a few digits, and spoke into the phone.
"Moshi, moshi? Hai, I'd like to speak to Cheng Tewen. Hai, I'll -hold. Watashi wa Tsukino Usagi. Hai, Cheng Tewen. Konban, Cheng-san, I would like to cancel our lunch date. Hai, I know, demo, you don't know me. So, it shouldn't be a problem. Iie, I am not going to sponsor your company. I am NOT, repeat, NOT a dumb blonde that can be won over by charm. You, good sir, aren't in my daybook. Ja NE!"
Usagi gently turned off her cell, distributed it into her purse, smiled cheerily at Tomoyo, and said, "Let's go! I'm famished!"
Tomoyo giggled, and took Usagi arm in arm and said, "Let's go get Sakura-chan, Usagi-chan!"
They stepped across the office, and Usagi knocked on Kinomoto Sakura's door.
"Hai?"
"Watashi wa Tsukino-san."
"Stop the formalities, you know you don't have to knock!" Kinomoto Sakura said while opening the door.
"Hai, Hai, I would just feel better if I did, plus, someone else is with me today."
Sakura stared at Tomoyo, and smiled brightly. She hugged the young woman, and said,
"Tomoyo-chan!! What are you doing here? Demo, I am very pleased to see you! Go away, Usagi-chan!"
Usagi stuck her tongue out, and Sakura laughed as she pulled both of them inside her office.
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End part 2
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Ja ne.
