*apoligizes to all of the people who want to read her fanfic!* I"M SORRY!!!!!! I've been busy...but here you go...
Chapter Six-Pictures and Soap Operas
Kai rolled his eyes and shook his head again. "I told you, I don't have any more pictures of her."
"Come on Mr. Hiwatari, we need a better picture than these. We need a picture that will bring the whole nation to their feet. We need a picture that makes them want to pull out a box of tissues so that they can blow their noses. We need a picture that makes them feel pride for the product and want to go and buy it. None of these pictures are going to do."
Kai sighed and sat down in his chair, spinning it around so he could look out the window. In a distance he could see April waving to him. Kai shook his head and mockingly waved back. April stuck her tongue out at him and then raised a folder to the window. Kai made a 'what's that' motion. April motioned to her phone.
"I'll have to call you back in a couple minutes." Kai said and the phone down. Just a second later the phone rang and Kai snatched it up. "What's that?"
"I'm a photographer right?"
"Right." Kai said and rolled his eyes. "What's that got to do with anything."
"A little bird tells me that you need a picture for your new product name. Isn't that right?"
"Yah."
"Another little birdie tells me that your products are all named either 'Shanna and then a number' or 'My Love and then a number'. So basically I'm willing to bet that you need a good picture of Shanna. Am I right so far?"
"Yah."
"Okay, well then picture this. You have five products and I got five different pictures. First one's a picture of Shanna in her tree, looking down at me. What do you think? I think that one would be great for your new line of girl's clothing. And you could have a slogan like 'for the adventurer in you'."
"April, you are a wonder worker."
"I know, but what do you think about the idea?"
"I think it's marvelous but do you think that Shanna would like it?"
"Well we could change the slogan to 'for the heartbreaker and heart broken, no matter what life throws your way'. That's another good one I came up with."
"I can't believe this. You should come and work for my grandfather. I swear, we'd pay millions for you."
"Nah, I don't do good work in an office."
"I'm sure you don't. Tell me, where are you right now?"
"In a prison cell."
Kai looked out the window and laughed as he saw April was holding up a poster sized picture of Shanna in her tree. "Nice picture. I think that may be what we need."
"May be? It is, trust me on this Kai Hiwatari. Have I ever steered you wrong before? By the way, can I ask you a personal question?" April asked, and Kai could see her put the poster down and sit in her chair, turning it so it faced the window.
"Sure, fire away."
"Why did you and Shanna fight?"
"Because I was late and I haven't been spending much time with her. I mean, I am spending time with her but just not enough to satisfy either of us."
"Can I ask you another personal question?"
"Sure, as long as it's not how long my cock is."
April burst into laughter and pulled the phone away from her mouth. She pretended to fan herself and then pulled the phone back to her mouth. "Kai Hiwatari just made a joke! Good one. I'll remember that! Okay, I was just wondering if you two have well-"
"Yes and no."
"So not lately."
"Nope."
"No wonder she thought you were cheating on her. Sheesh Kai, you shouldn't be so insensitive." Kai began to massage his temples and April saw the motion through the windows and hurriedly added. "I was just kidding."
"I'm sure you were, now about these other four pictures."
"Right. You know what, how about we both go to lunch. I've over due for my break anyway and I'm sure it'll be a lot easier to bring you 'round to my way of thinking if I was actually sitting next to you. What do you say we meet down in street in about five minutes."
"Are you sure Tala won't get jealous."
Kai could hear April smile as she replied. "Of course he will, who says that wasn't my plan?"
"Bad bad bad girl April."
April laughed. "See you in ten Kai."
"Yep, you can count on it. I want to see these pictures."
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Shanna sighed as she watched Tala and Rei fight over the remote for the thirty-second time. Finally she got tired of watching them and strolled over, removing the remote from Tala's hand and sitting down between the two, aiming the remote at the tv and flipping through the channels.
"Hey!" Tala exclaimed as she stopped on a soap opera. "We don't want to watch this."
"No way!" Rei agreed.
"Too bad, maybe next time you'll remember not to fight over the remote."
"Come on Shanna, change it to something else. Anything else, just not this."
"It's either this or baby shows." Shanna said firmly.
Tala and Rei looked at each other and shuttered. Then Rei kicked back his feet and crossed them upon the coffee table. "So tell us, what's going on?"
"That girl," Shanna said pointing. "Is going through a divorce with her husband, having an affair with his boyfriend and just found out that she's pregent."
"Who's kid?" Tala asked.
"How am I supposed to know? It could be anyone's. She's doesn't know how far she is and just a couple of weeks ago she was on the desk with her boss."
"Really? Can you picture April on her desk with her boss?" Rei asked Tala.
"No and I don't think I'm going to have to." Tala replied.
"Why not? Think about it. April's already told you a million times that she thinks his ass is nice."
"She said his ass was nice, but mine was hot."
"I see, I guess that makes a difference." Rei commented, nodding his head in understandment. "What about the mailman?"
"Rei! The mailman is a sixty year old guy."
"So? She did say that she preferred older, more sophisticated guys."
"Older guys Rei, not ancient ones. And besides, that was Lolli that said that."
"Really? I was sure that it was April."
Shanna shook her head and turned off the tv. "No, it was definitely Lolli because I remember that April said that she preferred the redheads."
Tala patted his hair in appreciation. "I knew that one day this hair colour would come in handy."
"I'm sure it does. What do you think Shanna? Would I look good as a redhead?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Ever seen a horror movie? Black with red dripping down. That's basically what you'd look like. Don't expect any dates for awhile with that hair color. No girl wants to go out with the creation of Dr. Frankenstein."
"Thanks a lot." Rei mummbled and crossed his arms, pretending to pout.
Shanna laughed and hit him in the arm. "Come on, if you don't stop doing that, your face's going to stay like that, perminantly."
Tala started to laugh. "I can see that now. He's trying to kiss Lolli and his lips don't move, they just stay in a perminent frown."
"Can you imagine what it would be like when they were in the bedroom?"
"OKAY PEOPLE!" Rei exploded. "I get it!"
"Are you sure?" Tala teased.
Shanna rolled her eyes and then swallowed. "Thanks you guys."
"For what?"
"Distracting me."
"From the soap? Oh sure, no problem."
Shanna grabbed the couch pillow and hit Rei over the head with it. "No you idoit! From thinking about Kai."
"Oh? Why would you be thinking about Kai when you got two guys sitting next to you, on a couch, with their girlfriends at work."
"That reminds me. Why don't you two have a job."
"We do." Tala replied.
"What?"
"Really? What would that be."
Rei shifted his position. "I'm afraid that's a story for another day."
"Oh come on, you HAVE to tell me."
"No we don't." Tala remarked and got up. "Want to go train?"
"Sure." Rei agreed and the two boys left the room.
"MEANIES!" Shanna called after them.
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"These are pretty good." Kai commented as he took another sip of his coke and looked through the pictures that April had in her folder.
"I realize that some of them aren't really that good but I think that these should be enough for you to pick your four masterpieces out of. But we're definitely using the whole tree one for the clothing line."
"I agree with you on that." Kai nodded. "I still say that you should come and work for us. You'd be a great sales manager. You'd be able to think of the best campaigns for a lot of our products and I'm sure my grandfather would pay you handsomely for it."
"Yah, I'm sure he would BUT-" April trailed off.
"But what?"
"But I don't want to work in a big company where nobody knows anyone. I'm quite happy in my small, puny, microscopic newspaper place."
"Well, I can't say that I didn't try." Kai sighed, and picked up a picture of him and Shanna kissing on a beach beneath a sunset. "When did you take this one?"
"Two weeks ago. You two didn't see me and Tala there but we were there and I just had to take that shot."
"I see, do you have any of Tala and you?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm the photographer, not anyone else. So there's basically no one to take any pictures of me and Tala."
"Oh."
"Yah, well anyways. I gotta go back to the office. I was supposed to give my boss some photos fifteen minutes ago but I forgot completely. I'll see you later okay?"
"Yah sure, I'll see you later."
April ruffled Kai's hair as she stood up. "Don't be so down. I'm positive that Shanna will come around. Good luck on your slogans."
"I'll need it."
"Yah, there's no way any of your guys will come up with anything as good as mine."
Kai laughed and watched April leave the restaurant. He quickly finished up his coke and onion rings. Then he gathered up the photos and headed back to his office. A few more phone calls and this whole deal was done and Shanna would be so thankful she'd listen to his explanation. Who knows, maybe with a little luck, she's be able to understand and forgive him.
Chapter Six-Pictures and Soap Operas
Kai rolled his eyes and shook his head again. "I told you, I don't have any more pictures of her."
"Come on Mr. Hiwatari, we need a better picture than these. We need a picture that will bring the whole nation to their feet. We need a picture that makes them want to pull out a box of tissues so that they can blow their noses. We need a picture that makes them feel pride for the product and want to go and buy it. None of these pictures are going to do."
Kai sighed and sat down in his chair, spinning it around so he could look out the window. In a distance he could see April waving to him. Kai shook his head and mockingly waved back. April stuck her tongue out at him and then raised a folder to the window. Kai made a 'what's that' motion. April motioned to her phone.
"I'll have to call you back in a couple minutes." Kai said and the phone down. Just a second later the phone rang and Kai snatched it up. "What's that?"
"I'm a photographer right?"
"Right." Kai said and rolled his eyes. "What's that got to do with anything."
"A little bird tells me that you need a picture for your new product name. Isn't that right?"
"Yah."
"Another little birdie tells me that your products are all named either 'Shanna and then a number' or 'My Love and then a number'. So basically I'm willing to bet that you need a good picture of Shanna. Am I right so far?"
"Yah."
"Okay, well then picture this. You have five products and I got five different pictures. First one's a picture of Shanna in her tree, looking down at me. What do you think? I think that one would be great for your new line of girl's clothing. And you could have a slogan like 'for the adventurer in you'."
"April, you are a wonder worker."
"I know, but what do you think about the idea?"
"I think it's marvelous but do you think that Shanna would like it?"
"Well we could change the slogan to 'for the heartbreaker and heart broken, no matter what life throws your way'. That's another good one I came up with."
"I can't believe this. You should come and work for my grandfather. I swear, we'd pay millions for you."
"Nah, I don't do good work in an office."
"I'm sure you don't. Tell me, where are you right now?"
"In a prison cell."
Kai looked out the window and laughed as he saw April was holding up a poster sized picture of Shanna in her tree. "Nice picture. I think that may be what we need."
"May be? It is, trust me on this Kai Hiwatari. Have I ever steered you wrong before? By the way, can I ask you a personal question?" April asked, and Kai could see her put the poster down and sit in her chair, turning it so it faced the window.
"Sure, fire away."
"Why did you and Shanna fight?"
"Because I was late and I haven't been spending much time with her. I mean, I am spending time with her but just not enough to satisfy either of us."
"Can I ask you another personal question?"
"Sure, as long as it's not how long my cock is."
April burst into laughter and pulled the phone away from her mouth. She pretended to fan herself and then pulled the phone back to her mouth. "Kai Hiwatari just made a joke! Good one. I'll remember that! Okay, I was just wondering if you two have well-"
"Yes and no."
"So not lately."
"Nope."
"No wonder she thought you were cheating on her. Sheesh Kai, you shouldn't be so insensitive." Kai began to massage his temples and April saw the motion through the windows and hurriedly added. "I was just kidding."
"I'm sure you were, now about these other four pictures."
"Right. You know what, how about we both go to lunch. I've over due for my break anyway and I'm sure it'll be a lot easier to bring you 'round to my way of thinking if I was actually sitting next to you. What do you say we meet down in street in about five minutes."
"Are you sure Tala won't get jealous."
Kai could hear April smile as she replied. "Of course he will, who says that wasn't my plan?"
"Bad bad bad girl April."
April laughed. "See you in ten Kai."
"Yep, you can count on it. I want to see these pictures."
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Shanna sighed as she watched Tala and Rei fight over the remote for the thirty-second time. Finally she got tired of watching them and strolled over, removing the remote from Tala's hand and sitting down between the two, aiming the remote at the tv and flipping through the channels.
"Hey!" Tala exclaimed as she stopped on a soap opera. "We don't want to watch this."
"No way!" Rei agreed.
"Too bad, maybe next time you'll remember not to fight over the remote."
"Come on Shanna, change it to something else. Anything else, just not this."
"It's either this or baby shows." Shanna said firmly.
Tala and Rei looked at each other and shuttered. Then Rei kicked back his feet and crossed them upon the coffee table. "So tell us, what's going on?"
"That girl," Shanna said pointing. "Is going through a divorce with her husband, having an affair with his boyfriend and just found out that she's pregent."
"Who's kid?" Tala asked.
"How am I supposed to know? It could be anyone's. She's doesn't know how far she is and just a couple of weeks ago she was on the desk with her boss."
"Really? Can you picture April on her desk with her boss?" Rei asked Tala.
"No and I don't think I'm going to have to." Tala replied.
"Why not? Think about it. April's already told you a million times that she thinks his ass is nice."
"She said his ass was nice, but mine was hot."
"I see, I guess that makes a difference." Rei commented, nodding his head in understandment. "What about the mailman?"
"Rei! The mailman is a sixty year old guy."
"So? She did say that she preferred older, more sophisticated guys."
"Older guys Rei, not ancient ones. And besides, that was Lolli that said that."
"Really? I was sure that it was April."
Shanna shook her head and turned off the tv. "No, it was definitely Lolli because I remember that April said that she preferred the redheads."
Tala patted his hair in appreciation. "I knew that one day this hair colour would come in handy."
"I'm sure it does. What do you think Shanna? Would I look good as a redhead?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Ever seen a horror movie? Black with red dripping down. That's basically what you'd look like. Don't expect any dates for awhile with that hair color. No girl wants to go out with the creation of Dr. Frankenstein."
"Thanks a lot." Rei mummbled and crossed his arms, pretending to pout.
Shanna laughed and hit him in the arm. "Come on, if you don't stop doing that, your face's going to stay like that, perminantly."
Tala started to laugh. "I can see that now. He's trying to kiss Lolli and his lips don't move, they just stay in a perminent frown."
"Can you imagine what it would be like when they were in the bedroom?"
"OKAY PEOPLE!" Rei exploded. "I get it!"
"Are you sure?" Tala teased.
Shanna rolled her eyes and then swallowed. "Thanks you guys."
"For what?"
"Distracting me."
"From the soap? Oh sure, no problem."
Shanna grabbed the couch pillow and hit Rei over the head with it. "No you idoit! From thinking about Kai."
"Oh? Why would you be thinking about Kai when you got two guys sitting next to you, on a couch, with their girlfriends at work."
"That reminds me. Why don't you two have a job."
"We do." Tala replied.
"What?"
"Really? What would that be."
Rei shifted his position. "I'm afraid that's a story for another day."
"Oh come on, you HAVE to tell me."
"No we don't." Tala remarked and got up. "Want to go train?"
"Sure." Rei agreed and the two boys left the room.
"MEANIES!" Shanna called after them.
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"These are pretty good." Kai commented as he took another sip of his coke and looked through the pictures that April had in her folder.
"I realize that some of them aren't really that good but I think that these should be enough for you to pick your four masterpieces out of. But we're definitely using the whole tree one for the clothing line."
"I agree with you on that." Kai nodded. "I still say that you should come and work for us. You'd be a great sales manager. You'd be able to think of the best campaigns for a lot of our products and I'm sure my grandfather would pay you handsomely for it."
"Yah, I'm sure he would BUT-" April trailed off.
"But what?"
"But I don't want to work in a big company where nobody knows anyone. I'm quite happy in my small, puny, microscopic newspaper place."
"Well, I can't say that I didn't try." Kai sighed, and picked up a picture of him and Shanna kissing on a beach beneath a sunset. "When did you take this one?"
"Two weeks ago. You two didn't see me and Tala there but we were there and I just had to take that shot."
"I see, do you have any of Tala and you?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm the photographer, not anyone else. So there's basically no one to take any pictures of me and Tala."
"Oh."
"Yah, well anyways. I gotta go back to the office. I was supposed to give my boss some photos fifteen minutes ago but I forgot completely. I'll see you later okay?"
"Yah sure, I'll see you later."
April ruffled Kai's hair as she stood up. "Don't be so down. I'm positive that Shanna will come around. Good luck on your slogans."
"I'll need it."
"Yah, there's no way any of your guys will come up with anything as good as mine."
Kai laughed and watched April leave the restaurant. He quickly finished up his coke and onion rings. Then he gathered up the photos and headed back to his office. A few more phone calls and this whole deal was done and Shanna would be so thankful she'd listen to his explanation. Who knows, maybe with a little luck, she's be able to understand and forgive him.
