Arigatou gozaimasu minna-san! I love your reviews, just gotta love 'em! I
have to admit one thing, I just luv 'em reviews… [swoons]
Btw to hoshi-chan, well since Rukawa's dad was a wealthy business man, he cant afford not to know English so…he taught his son how…[squints for details] hmm…well Kaede wasn't that bad a student…he actually learned how to [taps her chin]…you'd know later on why he strived to learn [cackles] bwahahaha
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Chapter 4 – Airport Arrival
'No way Rukawa-chan…you would not make me do that,' Sendoh complained, holding up his hands in surrender. 'Look I know I am your assistant and everything,' he said adding under his breath 'which I never should've been if it weren't for those cars…' then continued, 'but I am not your slave! Besides I am not going to let you taint my beautiful name for some girl…I mean since when did you actually know girls exist in this planet?'
Rukawa blinked. He pasted that usual expression on his face---a cross between indifferent and dumb, if Sendoh said so himself. 'Do-aho,' Rukawa mumbled to himself. *sweatdrop…*
'Please fasten your seatbelts, we will be landing in 5 minutes, thank you,' a voice from the intercom boomed.
'Besides I only came here to accompany you and make sure you don't sleep on the job,' Sendoh cleared out, ignoring the announcement.
'This is meant to be a vacation,' Rukawa told him.
'Nandato?' Sendoh cried out, gaping at Rukawa. 'All this time I thought this is a business trip!' Losing calm was rare for Sendoh. Maybe the world was about to end…
'Seikei promised me this vacation,' said Rukawa. 'The company lied to you,' he told Sendoh in a matter-of-fact tone.
'Then that has to be a blessing in disguise!' Sendoh's eyes filled with mirth [as always so it was virtually impossible to tell which time he actually was glad something happened]. 'That means I don't really need to follow your orders anymore because we're not on business!' He practically jumped from his seat as the plane halted suddenly. On consequence he hit his head the chair in front of him, drawing tons of attention from the nearby passengers. 'Oof!'
'Baka yarou,' came Rukawa's flat voice in the background.
'Sumimasen minna-san!' Sendoh exclaimed, bowing sheepishly. The passengers only gave him a 'huh?' look, obviously not understanding Japanese. They arched their brows and scowled at Sendoh. *sweatdrops*
Sendoh's face flushed.
'I mean sorry, sorry!' he repeated over and over again.
'Baka yarou,' muttered Rukawa. 'In case you need to know, your hair is flat on the center.'
Sendoh's head not looked like the letter 'T'. Too much gel that it stiffened…
Before Rukawa knew it, Sendoh was already washing his hair in the plane washroom.
*
'Just look for a Japanese guy with a weird smile,' Nicole said, craning her neck to see those who were going out the doorways of the airport. She carried placard with the name Kaede scrawled like chicken-writing on it.
'As far as I am concerned all Japanese people carry weird smiles,' Heather muttered indignantly to herself. 'And they all carry the same weirdest teeny tiny eyes, it surprises me they can even see where they are going…and the same threadlike black hair…it surprises me they can distinguish each other from the rest when they all look the same…not to mention their yellow skins…'
'You were saying?' Nicole prompted, hearing Heather hiss to herself like someone crazy from the state asylum had just broken out.
'Nothing!' Heather said, plastering an innocent smile on her ace. 'I was saying those chinky-eyed people are just cute! Like koalas!'
Nicole rolled her eyes, they might as well roll out of her sockets. 'I believe the bears they have in Asia are pandas and not koalas…'
'Yeah, they're both bears, what difference would it make?' Heather said, grinning like a lunatic. 'Except the other look like oversized Dalmatians with big bellies and the other look like monkeys with oversized ears! And I wonder why people think they are cute!' She flailed her arms in the air dramatically to stress her point. 'They're the monsters of the planet!'
*sweatdrop*
'And your point is?' Nicole was getting frustrated with her friend, not to mention mortified. People were glancing their way wearing odd faces. 'Look Heath, I know you are anxious to meet them like I am---'
'No I am not anxious to meet them,' Heather interrupted. 'I mean look at me! My eyes might as well be gone! Gray eyes? My eyes look as if you just drew two grayish circles inside to make for pupils!'
'Don't you dare insult my eyes,' Nicole warned. 'I look like there's a miniature swimming pool floating in my eyes with these superficial blue contacts. You're not the only one having a hard time staring at the mirror.'
'Can we just stop this nonsense. Nick, I think they're here.' Heather said quietly all of a sudden, her eyes focused on two Japanese guys walking their way. 'I stand corrected. Nicky my lad, I think I am falling in love…don't worry about a thing, I am Nicole Stuart,' she told Nicole, approaching the two guys, her hand outstretched as her face broke to a huge grin.
*
Rukawa was about to stretch his hand to introduce himself as Rukawa Kaede, since Sendoh refused the switch, when Sendoh himself stepped forward to take the girl's extended hand. 'Rukawa Kaede,' he said. [by the way, his hair was already down, just imagine Sendoh with Mitsui's hair when he was still a punk…] 'Nicore Stuartu?' he asked, with a strong Japanese accent. [uh readers, this is how they speak right? I need help on this…thanks ^^]
The blond girl giggled. 'Yes, it's been a long time,' she said, smiling widely. Rukawa imagined her lips reaching her ears.
Rukawa felt a sudden rush of irritation surge through him. Nicole was pretty, in fact, that Sendoh just grabbed the opportunity like he was Gori handed a banana. He had never imagined Nicole to grow up like a supermodel. 'Sendoh Akira,' Sendoh added wryly, motioning toward Rukawa.
He forced a smile, but he knew from experience forcing smiles was useless. He just nodded stupidly there, not even bothering offer a hand. Sendoh was certainly having the time of his life.
'Oh and by the way this is my friend, Heather Davidson,' Nicole added, gesturing at the other blond girl---guy? who stood behind her. The unknown specie smiled sheepishly without teeth, just a stretch of her---his thin lips, which looked quaintly a cross between a smile and a scowl. 'She's a guy…a girl…a…'
'Guy at heart,' Heather said, nodding as she held out her hand and shook both Sendoh's and Rukawa's. There was something familiar as she shook Rukawa's hand, he felt it right away. He just didn't know what was.
Their eyes locked for a split second before he tore it off and darted it toward his bags.
'Where will you stay during your visit?' Nicole asked, still wearing that sweet smile.
'A hoter,' Sendoh replied. 'So…we wirr findu a cab now…' he said, as if he was in a state of confusion. He kept looking around like a little lost pup, not knowing what to do. Rukawa reckoned Sendoh was too startled to find a stunning girl in front of him that his mind ran off somewhere. It sure would be hard to find his brain lost in London.
'Oh and we'll be glad to bring you to your hotel room,' said Nicole.
'Thank you for ther offer,' Sendoh said, grinning.
'I had no idea you could speak English well,' Heather noticed.
Sendoh smiled smoothly. 'Werr I studied hard,' he replied.
*How come I don't know that?* Rukawa thought rolling his eyes. 'Do-aho…'
Btw to hoshi-chan, well since Rukawa's dad was a wealthy business man, he cant afford not to know English so…he taught his son how…[squints for details] hmm…well Kaede wasn't that bad a student…he actually learned how to [taps her chin]…you'd know later on why he strived to learn [cackles] bwahahaha
***
Chapter 4 – Airport Arrival
'No way Rukawa-chan…you would not make me do that,' Sendoh complained, holding up his hands in surrender. 'Look I know I am your assistant and everything,' he said adding under his breath 'which I never should've been if it weren't for those cars…' then continued, 'but I am not your slave! Besides I am not going to let you taint my beautiful name for some girl…I mean since when did you actually know girls exist in this planet?'
Rukawa blinked. He pasted that usual expression on his face---a cross between indifferent and dumb, if Sendoh said so himself. 'Do-aho,' Rukawa mumbled to himself. *sweatdrop…*
'Please fasten your seatbelts, we will be landing in 5 minutes, thank you,' a voice from the intercom boomed.
'Besides I only came here to accompany you and make sure you don't sleep on the job,' Sendoh cleared out, ignoring the announcement.
'This is meant to be a vacation,' Rukawa told him.
'Nandato?' Sendoh cried out, gaping at Rukawa. 'All this time I thought this is a business trip!' Losing calm was rare for Sendoh. Maybe the world was about to end…
'Seikei promised me this vacation,' said Rukawa. 'The company lied to you,' he told Sendoh in a matter-of-fact tone.
'Then that has to be a blessing in disguise!' Sendoh's eyes filled with mirth [as always so it was virtually impossible to tell which time he actually was glad something happened]. 'That means I don't really need to follow your orders anymore because we're not on business!' He practically jumped from his seat as the plane halted suddenly. On consequence he hit his head the chair in front of him, drawing tons of attention from the nearby passengers. 'Oof!'
'Baka yarou,' came Rukawa's flat voice in the background.
'Sumimasen minna-san!' Sendoh exclaimed, bowing sheepishly. The passengers only gave him a 'huh?' look, obviously not understanding Japanese. They arched their brows and scowled at Sendoh. *sweatdrops*
Sendoh's face flushed.
'I mean sorry, sorry!' he repeated over and over again.
'Baka yarou,' muttered Rukawa. 'In case you need to know, your hair is flat on the center.'
Sendoh's head not looked like the letter 'T'. Too much gel that it stiffened…
Before Rukawa knew it, Sendoh was already washing his hair in the plane washroom.
*
'Just look for a Japanese guy with a weird smile,' Nicole said, craning her neck to see those who were going out the doorways of the airport. She carried placard with the name Kaede scrawled like chicken-writing on it.
'As far as I am concerned all Japanese people carry weird smiles,' Heather muttered indignantly to herself. 'And they all carry the same weirdest teeny tiny eyes, it surprises me they can even see where they are going…and the same threadlike black hair…it surprises me they can distinguish each other from the rest when they all look the same…not to mention their yellow skins…'
'You were saying?' Nicole prompted, hearing Heather hiss to herself like someone crazy from the state asylum had just broken out.
'Nothing!' Heather said, plastering an innocent smile on her ace. 'I was saying those chinky-eyed people are just cute! Like koalas!'
Nicole rolled her eyes, they might as well roll out of her sockets. 'I believe the bears they have in Asia are pandas and not koalas…'
'Yeah, they're both bears, what difference would it make?' Heather said, grinning like a lunatic. 'Except the other look like oversized Dalmatians with big bellies and the other look like monkeys with oversized ears! And I wonder why people think they are cute!' She flailed her arms in the air dramatically to stress her point. 'They're the monsters of the planet!'
*sweatdrop*
'And your point is?' Nicole was getting frustrated with her friend, not to mention mortified. People were glancing their way wearing odd faces. 'Look Heath, I know you are anxious to meet them like I am---'
'No I am not anxious to meet them,' Heather interrupted. 'I mean look at me! My eyes might as well be gone! Gray eyes? My eyes look as if you just drew two grayish circles inside to make for pupils!'
'Don't you dare insult my eyes,' Nicole warned. 'I look like there's a miniature swimming pool floating in my eyes with these superficial blue contacts. You're not the only one having a hard time staring at the mirror.'
'Can we just stop this nonsense. Nick, I think they're here.' Heather said quietly all of a sudden, her eyes focused on two Japanese guys walking their way. 'I stand corrected. Nicky my lad, I think I am falling in love…don't worry about a thing, I am Nicole Stuart,' she told Nicole, approaching the two guys, her hand outstretched as her face broke to a huge grin.
*
Rukawa was about to stretch his hand to introduce himself as Rukawa Kaede, since Sendoh refused the switch, when Sendoh himself stepped forward to take the girl's extended hand. 'Rukawa Kaede,' he said. [by the way, his hair was already down, just imagine Sendoh with Mitsui's hair when he was still a punk…] 'Nicore Stuartu?' he asked, with a strong Japanese accent. [uh readers, this is how they speak right? I need help on this…thanks ^^]
The blond girl giggled. 'Yes, it's been a long time,' she said, smiling widely. Rukawa imagined her lips reaching her ears.
Rukawa felt a sudden rush of irritation surge through him. Nicole was pretty, in fact, that Sendoh just grabbed the opportunity like he was Gori handed a banana. He had never imagined Nicole to grow up like a supermodel. 'Sendoh Akira,' Sendoh added wryly, motioning toward Rukawa.
He forced a smile, but he knew from experience forcing smiles was useless. He just nodded stupidly there, not even bothering offer a hand. Sendoh was certainly having the time of his life.
'Oh and by the way this is my friend, Heather Davidson,' Nicole added, gesturing at the other blond girl---guy? who stood behind her. The unknown specie smiled sheepishly without teeth, just a stretch of her---his thin lips, which looked quaintly a cross between a smile and a scowl. 'She's a guy…a girl…a…'
'Guy at heart,' Heather said, nodding as she held out her hand and shook both Sendoh's and Rukawa's. There was something familiar as she shook Rukawa's hand, he felt it right away. He just didn't know what was.
Their eyes locked for a split second before he tore it off and darted it toward his bags.
'Where will you stay during your visit?' Nicole asked, still wearing that sweet smile.
'A hoter,' Sendoh replied. 'So…we wirr findu a cab now…' he said, as if he was in a state of confusion. He kept looking around like a little lost pup, not knowing what to do. Rukawa reckoned Sendoh was too startled to find a stunning girl in front of him that his mind ran off somewhere. It sure would be hard to find his brain lost in London.
'Oh and we'll be glad to bring you to your hotel room,' said Nicole.
'Thank you for ther offer,' Sendoh said, grinning.
'I had no idea you could speak English well,' Heather noticed.
Sendoh smiled smoothly. 'Werr I studied hard,' he replied.
*How come I don't know that?* Rukawa thought rolling his eyes. 'Do-aho…'