With Baby in Mind - Chapter Three
Disclaimer: see prologue
Amara pulled to a stop in front of Darien's building and parked. "Come on Hotaru. Let's go and get our houseguest," she said as she stepped out of the car, waiting til the younger girl was out of the car before heading towards the aparment building doors.
"I wonder why the others didn't come too," Hotaru said softly as the two rode up in the elevator.
"Who knows. Seiya probably got restless or something," Amara said. She smiled down at Hotaru. "We'll have to keep him on his toes, ne?"
Hotaru giggled her agreement as the elevator doors slid open. She slipped her hand into Amara's as they approached Ddarien's door. She his shyly behind the taller girl as the door opened seconds after Amara's knock.
"Hi Darien. Where is he? I'd like to get home as soon as possible," Amara said when her future king opened the door.
"Hi!" Seiya said nervously from behind Darien. He'd come running the isntant he'd heard the husky voice.
"Welcome back," Amara said with a small, knowing half smile.
"Hi," Hotaru said shyly from behind Amara, looking up at the two black-haired, blue-eyed men. Her violet eyes widened.
"Y'know Darien, anyone seeing the two of you together might think you two were brothers," Amara said casually.
Darien and Seiya loked at Amara like she was nuts.
"The resemblance is really quite strong Darien," Hotaru said.
"Good morning Mr. Chiba. Introduce me to your younger brother," a little old lady said as she walked past, stopping by the group in Darien's doorway, waiting expectantly.
"He's not-" Darien and Seiya started to say, but were cut off by Amara.
"This is Seiya Kou, a distant cousin of Darien's," Amara said smoothly with a smile.
"One of the Three Lights?" the old woman asked.
Amara nodded. "But he's trying to keep a low profile," she said, acting like it was a big secret.
The old lady nodded understandingly. "You're that internationally famous race car driver aren't you? Amara Ten'oh?"
"I am. And you are?" Amara asked polietly.
"Naoko Shino," the old woman replied with a sweet smile. "Can I get a picture of the two of you? My friends at the Bridge Club will never believe that I met two such famous people without proof."
Amara and Seiya looked at each other and shrugged.
"Where do you want us to stand?" Seiya asked.
Mrs. Shino had Seiya and Amara move against a wall and asked them to stand together and smile as she pulled out a camera she always carried with her. Little did the two of them know that she was a big fan of celebrities and always sent in pictures of them to magazines for money.
Seiya threw an arm across Amara's shoulders and pulled her a bit closer to him when the cute old lady asked him to.
"Have a good day," Mrs. Shino said once she'd taken the picture and moved away.
Darien looked at Seiya. "My distant cousin?" he asked, lloking back at Amara.
Amara shrugged and looked at Seiya. "Are you ready to go?" she asked.
"Just gotta get my bags," Seiya said and disappeared into the apartment. He reappeared a moment later with three bags and walked out into the hallway. "Thanks. And see you later Cuz," he said to Darien with a grin.
Darien rolled his eyes and said good-bye to Amara and Hotaru.
Disclaimer: see prologue
Amara pulled to a stop in front of Darien's building and parked. "Come on Hotaru. Let's go and get our houseguest," she said as she stepped out of the car, waiting til the younger girl was out of the car before heading towards the aparment building doors.
"I wonder why the others didn't come too," Hotaru said softly as the two rode up in the elevator.
"Who knows. Seiya probably got restless or something," Amara said. She smiled down at Hotaru. "We'll have to keep him on his toes, ne?"
Hotaru giggled her agreement as the elevator doors slid open. She slipped her hand into Amara's as they approached Ddarien's door. She his shyly behind the taller girl as the door opened seconds after Amara's knock.
"Hi Darien. Where is he? I'd like to get home as soon as possible," Amara said when her future king opened the door.
"Hi!" Seiya said nervously from behind Darien. He'd come running the isntant he'd heard the husky voice.
"Welcome back," Amara said with a small, knowing half smile.
"Hi," Hotaru said shyly from behind Amara, looking up at the two black-haired, blue-eyed men. Her violet eyes widened.
"Y'know Darien, anyone seeing the two of you together might think you two were brothers," Amara said casually.
Darien and Seiya loked at Amara like she was nuts.
"The resemblance is really quite strong Darien," Hotaru said.
"Good morning Mr. Chiba. Introduce me to your younger brother," a little old lady said as she walked past, stopping by the group in Darien's doorway, waiting expectantly.
"He's not-" Darien and Seiya started to say, but were cut off by Amara.
"This is Seiya Kou, a distant cousin of Darien's," Amara said smoothly with a smile.
"One of the Three Lights?" the old woman asked.
Amara nodded. "But he's trying to keep a low profile," she said, acting like it was a big secret.
The old lady nodded understandingly. "You're that internationally famous race car driver aren't you? Amara Ten'oh?"
"I am. And you are?" Amara asked polietly.
"Naoko Shino," the old woman replied with a sweet smile. "Can I get a picture of the two of you? My friends at the Bridge Club will never believe that I met two such famous people without proof."
Amara and Seiya looked at each other and shrugged.
"Where do you want us to stand?" Seiya asked.
Mrs. Shino had Seiya and Amara move against a wall and asked them to stand together and smile as she pulled out a camera she always carried with her. Little did the two of them know that she was a big fan of celebrities and always sent in pictures of them to magazines for money.
Seiya threw an arm across Amara's shoulders and pulled her a bit closer to him when the cute old lady asked him to.
"Have a good day," Mrs. Shino said once she'd taken the picture and moved away.
Darien looked at Seiya. "My distant cousin?" he asked, lloking back at Amara.
Amara shrugged and looked at Seiya. "Are you ready to go?" she asked.
"Just gotta get my bags," Seiya said and disappeared into the apartment. He reappeared a moment later with three bags and walked out into the hallway. "Thanks. And see you later Cuz," he said to Darien with a grin.
Darien rolled his eyes and said good-bye to Amara and Hotaru.