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The journey was silent except for the sound of soft music playing which was Miyuki's favourite, "Moonlight". A classical piece by Beethoven. She can tell Mitsui didn't enjoy it because he kept on yawning ever since the music was played. The music was just about to end when they reached the restaurant. Mitsui went out first and held the door out for Miyuki to come out. Unfortunately, his gentleman manner went waste as Miyuki's attention was with Rukawa. Mitsui darkened slightly more.
"Rukawa-kun…! Rukawa! Get up. We're here." She said softly. "Wake up, sleepy head!" she shook him softly in a whisper.
"…Mmm… gimme' 5 minutes…" Rukawa mumbled and snuggled some more.
"No '5 minutes'! C'mon, let's go. I'm hungry!" She tried yanking Rukawa out of the car and somehow managed with Mitsui's help. Rukawa's parents went ahead of them already; so the trios walked together to the restaurant in silence. The parking lot was quite far and the silence grew heavier. Only Rukawa didn't notice how quiet it was; - he was sleep-walking. (No surprise there.)
Mitsui tried to break the silence. "Say, Miyuki, what's your hobby?"
"I enjoy archery. I've always wanted to be a national level archer." She said dreamily. "I admire you."
Mitsui tensed a little at the sound of 'admired'. "You… you do?"
"Yeah. You managed to go to the Inter High."
"Oh… that was…" he recalled the time when they won the ticket to the inter high and smiled. "Yeah, it was great." She smiled at him. (Miyuki smiles a lot doesn't she?)
Then, they reached the restaurant. In the restaurant, they were greeted by a young waitress.
"Good evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rukawa are expecting you all in the balcony on the fifth floor." She said, gesturing towards the elevator.
"Thank you very much." Miyuki nodded and walked to the lift with Rukawa and Mitsui. Then, they reached the fifth floor. It was a beautiful place. Mitsui looked around in awe. There were a few people aside from them. Rukawa's parents were already seated on a big, round table for 5 and looked as if they just got married yesterday.
"What took you so long?" Asked Mrs. Rukawa as the trios settled down in their seats.
"The parking lot's too far." Miyuki beamed. A waitress came to their table and asked for their order. "Have you ordered, uncle, auntie?" she asked.
"Don't worry about us." Mrs. Rukawa assured her. "Just get your orders."
Miyuki looked into the menu. "Hm… I'll have… 'Spicy Prawn with caviar' as my main dish, a seaweed soup and clams as my side dish and 'Natta De Coco' for dessert." Then, she handed her menu back to the waitress.
"Very good, miss." The waitress bowed politely and turned to Rukawa and Mitsui. "And what would the gents like?"
Rukawa flipped through the menu while Mitsui scratched his head trying to understand the contents in the menu. 'Man… now I'm beginning to wish I paid at least SOME attention in English class.' He thought. Suddenly, he sensed Miyuki looking at him. So, he turned to look at her.
"Problem?" She asked, smiling.
"… I don't know what to order… everything looks good." He lied. Miyuki 'hmphed' and took the menu from him and passed it to the waitress.
"He'll have the same order as mine."
"Very well," She said. "And how about you, sir?," She turned just in time to see Rukawa nod off. The waitress sweatdropped. "Excuse me.. .sir?," she said. Miyuki poked Rukawa's side, making him jump.
"Miyuki!!" He hissed. Miyuki pointed to the waitress who was wearing a strange, forced smile on her face. Rukawa sighed inwardly
"Pasta with everything and something from the 1960's." He said, handing the menu.
"Would you like it ordered in bottle or glass?" she asked.
"Bottle," Both Rukawa and his father answered at the same time.
"Very well, sirs. Your orders will arrive in 20 minutes." With that , she bowed again and left. As she left, Mitsui walked to the edge of the balcony to see the ocean. He whistled. "Wow…what a view… and… what a long way down." He said, gulping as he looked down.
"You're not scared of heights are you?" Miyuki was suddenly by his side. (How she got there so soundlessly? Even I don't know. ;p)
"We're only on the fifth floor."
"…. Yeah, I guess you're right." He said and looked at the ocean. They were silent for a long time. Rukawa, who was now awake, noticed a strange air going about.
"???" he looked around. 'Something feels strange around here… but what?' he looked around some more and his gaze fell on to 2 figures at the balcony. 'Miyuki… and Mitsui sempai?' He continued gazing at them, who were doing nothing except… stand there. In 3 minutes, he got bored. He finally turned to his parents, who were gazing at Miyuki and Mitsui. He cleared his throat.
His parents turned to him. "Yes?" They both asked at the same time.
"I was wondering… how come Riri's not here?" At the sound of Riri's name, his parents glared at him. 'Oh no… Riri, what did you do this time?' he thought.
"…She scored poorly for her Engineering Mathematics." His father answered. Rukawa almost fell off his seat. 'That's it?! Just because of some stupid mathematics?!! What a lame excuse!'
"Well, basically because she might repeat her first grade again if she doesn't go to school more often." Mrs. Rukawa replied.
'Hmph! School this, school that… who got the idea of inventing school anyway?!' he grumbled to himself. Though he didn't want to admit it, he actually missed Kiriko. "So, she's still in Germany? … Did she say anything?"
"Well… let me think…" his mother was obviously teasing him. "She did mention something." The waitress came with their wine as she spoke and Mr. Rukawa poured it into their glasses and handed one to each of them. (Including Rukawa. Sorry if you think he's under-aged! Because, I think, it's normal for under-aged rich people to drink this sort of thing. ;p)
"And that would be…?" Rukawa said as he took a sip of his drink.
"… Hm…" she said, shutting her eyes. The suspense was killing Rukawa. "That… the letter you read for her was… extraodinarily (is there such a word?) special." Rukawa choked on his drink and his father handed him a tissue in an automatic manner.
"She said THAT?!" Rukawa asked in shock, wiping his mouth.
Mrs. Rukawa nodded; then asked curiously, "So, what IS this 'extraordinary special' letter?" At the same time, the waitress returned with their orders.
"… You'll find out. Can't tell." Rukawa said mysteriously, again, taking another sip of his drink.
"Kaede!" His mother whined. Rukawa felt so great to tease his own mom! He smiled very slightly at his mother's childish behavior. She might be 21 years older than him but she doesn't act like one. Then again, rich people behave strangely. His father also smiled a little.
"Father and son act alike." She grumbled and only got amused looks from both Rukawa and his dad. She sighed but smiled. "Miyuki, Mitsui, food are here." Mrs. Rukawa called.
"Hait." Came the reply. Miyuki went to the table with Mitsui not so far behind.
For the first few minutes, they had an enjoyable dinner in silence except for frequent chats from the ladies and Mitsui while the other gents just kept quiet, enjoying their meal. Mitsui enjoyed his meal the most. He had never eaten anything like it before!
"Wow… I can eat this everyday for the rest of my life without getting bored!" he commented heartily.
"I'm glad you approve of my taste in food." Miyuki said.
"Well, don't be shy. Eat all you want!" Mrs. Rukawa added.
"Thank you very much, ma'am."
'Stop calling mom 'ma'am' do'aho. It's irritating.' Rukawa thought, rolling his eyes.
Then, Mitsui noticed Rukawa drinking wine. "Hey, we're not supposed to drink that!" he said as he elbowed Rukawa. Causing him to spill a little of his drink on his pants.
"And why not?" He shot back, wiping his pants with yet, another tissue from his dad.
"We're under-aged." Mitsui stated in a 'Duh!' manner.
"What do you care?!"
"I'm just telling you, kid!
"Who's the kid, you nuts!"
Miyuki and Mrs. Rukawa looked at each other and giggled, causing Mitsui to blush furiously and Rukawa grumble under his breath of how Mitsui's just plain jealous and he ruined a great dinner. It only made Miyuki and Mrs. Rukawa giggle harder. Mr. Rukawa smiled slightly.
By the time they finished their dinner, it was already half past ten. Mitsui, who finally realized this, went berserk.
"Oh my god!!!! It's 10.30!!!" he said as he bolted out of his seat. "I'm a DEAD man!!" Mr. and Mrs. Rukawa looked at him, surprised while Rukawa, with his hand under his chin, only uttered a single word.
"Do'aho."
"Mitsui… calm down… you're disturbing other folks!" Miyuki whispered to him, tugging on his shirt. She glanced at other people dining in the restaurant and they were glaring daggers at them.
Sipping the last bit of his wine, Mr. Rukawa finally spoke up, (sarcastically) "He's well already."
"That dinner sure helped." Mrs. Rukawa added giggling as Miyuki tried calming Mitsui down. "Well, it is kind of late. Shall we be on our way?"
"Sure." Mr. Rukawa replied and signaled for the waitress. She came with a bill on a plate.
"The bill comes ##### yen, sir" she said. (I don't know how expensive things are in Japan so, no figure is mentioned. Just keep in mind : it's expensive.)
Mr. Rukawa took out a few Japanese notes and gave it to the waitress. "Keep the change."
"Arigato guzaimasu" she bowed and left.
"Let's go!!" Mitsui said as he dashed to the elevator. Rukawa rolled his eyes.
'What a simpleton…' he thought. 'He's pathetic.' But his parents enjoyed Mitsui's presence. Rukawa just gave out a tired sigh.
'Yare-yare…'
To Be Continued…
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Finished chapter 7!! This is the longest chapter in my fic, minna. I sure hope you guys enjoy reading it. Reviews are always welcomed. ^___^ My story will be delayed for a week, due to my Singapore Chess Championship so, chapter 8 will come late. So, don't kill me! ^_____^ (So many 'so's )
Lots Of Love,
Dark Gemini
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The journey was silent except for the sound of soft music playing which was Miyuki's favourite, "Moonlight". A classical piece by Beethoven. She can tell Mitsui didn't enjoy it because he kept on yawning ever since the music was played. The music was just about to end when they reached the restaurant. Mitsui went out first and held the door out for Miyuki to come out. Unfortunately, his gentleman manner went waste as Miyuki's attention was with Rukawa. Mitsui darkened slightly more.
"Rukawa-kun…! Rukawa! Get up. We're here." She said softly. "Wake up, sleepy head!" she shook him softly in a whisper.
"…Mmm… gimme' 5 minutes…" Rukawa mumbled and snuggled some more.
"No '5 minutes'! C'mon, let's go. I'm hungry!" She tried yanking Rukawa out of the car and somehow managed with Mitsui's help. Rukawa's parents went ahead of them already; so the trios walked together to the restaurant in silence. The parking lot was quite far and the silence grew heavier. Only Rukawa didn't notice how quiet it was; - he was sleep-walking. (No surprise there.)
Mitsui tried to break the silence. "Say, Miyuki, what's your hobby?"
"I enjoy archery. I've always wanted to be a national level archer." She said dreamily. "I admire you."
Mitsui tensed a little at the sound of 'admired'. "You… you do?"
"Yeah. You managed to go to the Inter High."
"Oh… that was…" he recalled the time when they won the ticket to the inter high and smiled. "Yeah, it was great." She smiled at him. (Miyuki smiles a lot doesn't she?)
Then, they reached the restaurant. In the restaurant, they were greeted by a young waitress.
"Good evening. Mr. and Mrs. Rukawa are expecting you all in the balcony on the fifth floor." She said, gesturing towards the elevator.
"Thank you very much." Miyuki nodded and walked to the lift with Rukawa and Mitsui. Then, they reached the fifth floor. It was a beautiful place. Mitsui looked around in awe. There were a few people aside from them. Rukawa's parents were already seated on a big, round table for 5 and looked as if they just got married yesterday.
"What took you so long?" Asked Mrs. Rukawa as the trios settled down in their seats.
"The parking lot's too far." Miyuki beamed. A waitress came to their table and asked for their order. "Have you ordered, uncle, auntie?" she asked.
"Don't worry about us." Mrs. Rukawa assured her. "Just get your orders."
Miyuki looked into the menu. "Hm… I'll have… 'Spicy Prawn with caviar' as my main dish, a seaweed soup and clams as my side dish and 'Natta De Coco' for dessert." Then, she handed her menu back to the waitress.
"Very good, miss." The waitress bowed politely and turned to Rukawa and Mitsui. "And what would the gents like?"
Rukawa flipped through the menu while Mitsui scratched his head trying to understand the contents in the menu. 'Man… now I'm beginning to wish I paid at least SOME attention in English class.' He thought. Suddenly, he sensed Miyuki looking at him. So, he turned to look at her.
"Problem?" She asked, smiling.
"… I don't know what to order… everything looks good." He lied. Miyuki 'hmphed' and took the menu from him and passed it to the waitress.
"He'll have the same order as mine."
"Very well," She said. "And how about you, sir?," She turned just in time to see Rukawa nod off. The waitress sweatdropped. "Excuse me.. .sir?," she said. Miyuki poked Rukawa's side, making him jump.
"Miyuki!!" He hissed. Miyuki pointed to the waitress who was wearing a strange, forced smile on her face. Rukawa sighed inwardly
"Pasta with everything and something from the 1960's." He said, handing the menu.
"Would you like it ordered in bottle or glass?" she asked.
"Bottle," Both Rukawa and his father answered at the same time.
"Very well, sirs. Your orders will arrive in 20 minutes." With that , she bowed again and left. As she left, Mitsui walked to the edge of the balcony to see the ocean. He whistled. "Wow…what a view… and… what a long way down." He said, gulping as he looked down.
"You're not scared of heights are you?" Miyuki was suddenly by his side. (How she got there so soundlessly? Even I don't know. ;p)
"We're only on the fifth floor."
"…. Yeah, I guess you're right." He said and looked at the ocean. They were silent for a long time. Rukawa, who was now awake, noticed a strange air going about.
"???" he looked around. 'Something feels strange around here… but what?' he looked around some more and his gaze fell on to 2 figures at the balcony. 'Miyuki… and Mitsui sempai?' He continued gazing at them, who were doing nothing except… stand there. In 3 minutes, he got bored. He finally turned to his parents, who were gazing at Miyuki and Mitsui. He cleared his throat.
His parents turned to him. "Yes?" They both asked at the same time.
"I was wondering… how come Riri's not here?" At the sound of Riri's name, his parents glared at him. 'Oh no… Riri, what did you do this time?' he thought.
"…She scored poorly for her Engineering Mathematics." His father answered. Rukawa almost fell off his seat. 'That's it?! Just because of some stupid mathematics?!! What a lame excuse!'
"Well, basically because she might repeat her first grade again if she doesn't go to school more often." Mrs. Rukawa replied.
'Hmph! School this, school that… who got the idea of inventing school anyway?!' he grumbled to himself. Though he didn't want to admit it, he actually missed Kiriko. "So, she's still in Germany? … Did she say anything?"
"Well… let me think…" his mother was obviously teasing him. "She did mention something." The waitress came with their wine as she spoke and Mr. Rukawa poured it into their glasses and handed one to each of them. (Including Rukawa. Sorry if you think he's under-aged! Because, I think, it's normal for under-aged rich people to drink this sort of thing. ;p)
"And that would be…?" Rukawa said as he took a sip of his drink.
"… Hm…" she said, shutting her eyes. The suspense was killing Rukawa. "That… the letter you read for her was… extraodinarily (is there such a word?) special." Rukawa choked on his drink and his father handed him a tissue in an automatic manner.
"She said THAT?!" Rukawa asked in shock, wiping his mouth.
Mrs. Rukawa nodded; then asked curiously, "So, what IS this 'extraordinary special' letter?" At the same time, the waitress returned with their orders.
"… You'll find out. Can't tell." Rukawa said mysteriously, again, taking another sip of his drink.
"Kaede!" His mother whined. Rukawa felt so great to tease his own mom! He smiled very slightly at his mother's childish behavior. She might be 21 years older than him but she doesn't act like one. Then again, rich people behave strangely. His father also smiled a little.
"Father and son act alike." She grumbled and only got amused looks from both Rukawa and his dad. She sighed but smiled. "Miyuki, Mitsui, food are here." Mrs. Rukawa called.
"Hait." Came the reply. Miyuki went to the table with Mitsui not so far behind.
For the first few minutes, they had an enjoyable dinner in silence except for frequent chats from the ladies and Mitsui while the other gents just kept quiet, enjoying their meal. Mitsui enjoyed his meal the most. He had never eaten anything like it before!
"Wow… I can eat this everyday for the rest of my life without getting bored!" he commented heartily.
"I'm glad you approve of my taste in food." Miyuki said.
"Well, don't be shy. Eat all you want!" Mrs. Rukawa added.
"Thank you very much, ma'am."
'Stop calling mom 'ma'am' do'aho. It's irritating.' Rukawa thought, rolling his eyes.
Then, Mitsui noticed Rukawa drinking wine. "Hey, we're not supposed to drink that!" he said as he elbowed Rukawa. Causing him to spill a little of his drink on his pants.
"And why not?" He shot back, wiping his pants with yet, another tissue from his dad.
"We're under-aged." Mitsui stated in a 'Duh!' manner.
"What do you care?!"
"I'm just telling you, kid!
"Who's the kid, you nuts!"
Miyuki and Mrs. Rukawa looked at each other and giggled, causing Mitsui to blush furiously and Rukawa grumble under his breath of how Mitsui's just plain jealous and he ruined a great dinner. It only made Miyuki and Mrs. Rukawa giggle harder. Mr. Rukawa smiled slightly.
By the time they finished their dinner, it was already half past ten. Mitsui, who finally realized this, went berserk.
"Oh my god!!!! It's 10.30!!!" he said as he bolted out of his seat. "I'm a DEAD man!!" Mr. and Mrs. Rukawa looked at him, surprised while Rukawa, with his hand under his chin, only uttered a single word.
"Do'aho."
"Mitsui… calm down… you're disturbing other folks!" Miyuki whispered to him, tugging on his shirt. She glanced at other people dining in the restaurant and they were glaring daggers at them.
Sipping the last bit of his wine, Mr. Rukawa finally spoke up, (sarcastically) "He's well already."
"That dinner sure helped." Mrs. Rukawa added giggling as Miyuki tried calming Mitsui down. "Well, it is kind of late. Shall we be on our way?"
"Sure." Mr. Rukawa replied and signaled for the waitress. She came with a bill on a plate.
"The bill comes ##### yen, sir" she said. (I don't know how expensive things are in Japan so, no figure is mentioned. Just keep in mind : it's expensive.)
Mr. Rukawa took out a few Japanese notes and gave it to the waitress. "Keep the change."
"Arigato guzaimasu" she bowed and left.
"Let's go!!" Mitsui said as he dashed to the elevator. Rukawa rolled his eyes.
'What a simpleton…' he thought. 'He's pathetic.' But his parents enjoyed Mitsui's presence. Rukawa just gave out a tired sigh.
'Yare-yare…'
To Be Continued…
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Finished chapter 7!! This is the longest chapter in my fic, minna. I sure hope you guys enjoy reading it. Reviews are always welcomed. ^___^ My story will be delayed for a week, due to my Singapore Chess Championship so, chapter 8 will come late. So, don't kill me! ^_____^ (So many 'so's )
Lots Of Love,
Dark Gemini
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