Chapter Two
Two sets of boiled pink lobsters were placed on each of Anna and Hao's plate. Hao looked at Anna, who had been looking at the plate boringly, and grinned. The situation is perfect to launch his newest strategy.
"Anna, lets try some of these." Hao grinned as he dipped his fork at the lobster.
Anna, expressionlessly, said, "Yoh. . . have you been here before?"
"Me? Of course I," Hao choked and carelessly dropped his butter knife, "Of course I haven't." It was a lie. Hao had been to this restaurant many times in his life, so often that the waiters and waitresses had already remember his name.
"Is that so?" Anna questioned back, and started to eat the dish prepared for her.
"Anna-" Hao started once again. "I think we need something strong for this memorable night, don't you think?"
"No." Anna replied shortly. "You taking me to a fancy restaurant is memorable enough."
Hao let out an extremely dry laugh. What kind of a non-romantic girl is this? "But please Anna, allow me to treat you in a different way today."
Anna stopped midway with her fork and gaze steadily at Hao. "Yoh, what do you have in mind?"
Hao hid a savage grin from her and replied, "I think. . . I think we can celebrate tonight with stronger drinks."
Anna looked at Hao as if Hao was Chocolove. "Drinks?" She paused mid- sentence, "Okay. . . I'd love drinks."
Hao did not waste a single second. He immediately called the waiter that he knew, "Excuse me waiter. . . Can you please give us some of the STRONGEST wine in your cellar?"
The waiter seemed confused at first, but Hao gave him a barely-visible wink that made the waiter's face brighten. "Of course Sir Hao, your wine will be right with you Sir."
Hao seemed satisfied at this and smiled sweetly at Anna. On the other side of the table, though, Anna's face darkened. "Did he say Hao?"
Hao's face twitched uncomfortable. "Well. . . I believe he did, didn't he? Ha ha ha, Hao must've come to this place a lot." Hao then added quickly, "I mean. . . we're twin and all."
Anna's face showed that she is not buying this. She eyed Hao curiously before saying, "Is that so?"
Hao was clever. Cleverer than most people. "Anna, if you can't believe your own husband. . . how can I trust you?"
Anna returned her expression. "Right." Anna said as she began to eat again. "I was just curious. That's all."
"That's all right." Hao said with a hidden sigh at the end, "I promise you that I'll make your life easier anyways, right?"
Anna busied herself with the food and didn't reply. Seeing the cold reaction from Anna, Hao immediately return to his lobster.
They remain eating for fifteen minutes before the wine that Hao ordered came. "Sir," the waiter bowed at Hao, before facing Anna, "Madame. . . shall I prepare the drinks for you?"
"There is no need, waiter." Hao said as he snatched the bottle of wine from his hands. "You can go now."
When the waiter was out of sight, Hao poured the shimmering crystal-yellow liquid into each of the couple's glass. When he was done, Hao lifted his glass and said to Anna, "For us Anna. . . and to our marriage."
Anna remained quiet but soonafter she joined Hao in the cheers. "For myself and to my husband who's willing to make my life easier." She said lazily.
They both drank up the glass. After drinking his part of the wine, Hao grinned maliciously at Anna who had just began to drink her part of the wine. And before Anna could finish her glass, Hao already poured a huge amount of liquid into the crystal glass again.
"How was the wine Anna." Hao asked with pure curiousity, "Was it too strong for you?"
"No Yoh, its perfect." Anna said curtly. "Silver Wine from Ettlewood Orchard 1967, prime class A has always fitted me very well."
Hao blinked stupidly twice. "Anna. . .?" Hao asked with a disbelief tone.
"Yes." Anna finished her glass of wine and began to pour another herself. "It has been quite a while, Yoh."
"It has, hasn't it?" Hao replied her words. Hao couldn't believe it. How can a girl with a strong Japanese culture be able to know so much about winery?
Anna place her glass on the table and said, "Yoh, if I'm not mistaken, you used to hate wine. . .didn't you?"
Hao didn't know what to say, "Why of course! Wine? Uck! They make me sick."
The second dish were prepared. Salmon creamed soup with cheesy garlic bread. The bottle of wine that he ordered were half empty now, most of them drunk by Anna, but still there were no visible changes in Anna yet. But Hao was determined to make Anna drunk.
"Waiter!" Hao called after scooping a spoonful of the soup. "Can you bring us two more bottles of wine?" When the waiter graciously bowed and was about to left, Hao whisphered something to his ear, "Bring another STRONGER wine. Do not bring the same one here again."
Hao looked at the time. It was exactly nine o clock. "Yoh, why did you order wine if you hated them?" Anna's silent stare was directed at him.
"Urm. . . because I thought you would like them?" Hao forced a sweet smile out of him.
"That is very thoughtful of you. . ." Anna gulped three more glass of wine.
Hao looked at Anna with intense curiousity. He was able to see pink blushes on Anna's cheeks, telling him that Anna had already taken effect of the wine. Hao was going to get what he wanted afterall.
Anna gave a tiny hiccup as she finished her last drop of the first wine. Exactly when she looked up, two more bottles of wine were placed in her table.
Anna was smirking broadly.
A/N: Too slow isn't it? Don't worry, I'll make it quicker after this chapter. Cmon. . . plz gimme reviews!! Um. . . should I put Ren in the story?
Two sets of boiled pink lobsters were placed on each of Anna and Hao's plate. Hao looked at Anna, who had been looking at the plate boringly, and grinned. The situation is perfect to launch his newest strategy.
"Anna, lets try some of these." Hao grinned as he dipped his fork at the lobster.
Anna, expressionlessly, said, "Yoh. . . have you been here before?"
"Me? Of course I," Hao choked and carelessly dropped his butter knife, "Of course I haven't." It was a lie. Hao had been to this restaurant many times in his life, so often that the waiters and waitresses had already remember his name.
"Is that so?" Anna questioned back, and started to eat the dish prepared for her.
"Anna-" Hao started once again. "I think we need something strong for this memorable night, don't you think?"
"No." Anna replied shortly. "You taking me to a fancy restaurant is memorable enough."
Hao let out an extremely dry laugh. What kind of a non-romantic girl is this? "But please Anna, allow me to treat you in a different way today."
Anna stopped midway with her fork and gaze steadily at Hao. "Yoh, what do you have in mind?"
Hao hid a savage grin from her and replied, "I think. . . I think we can celebrate tonight with stronger drinks."
Anna looked at Hao as if Hao was Chocolove. "Drinks?" She paused mid- sentence, "Okay. . . I'd love drinks."
Hao did not waste a single second. He immediately called the waiter that he knew, "Excuse me waiter. . . Can you please give us some of the STRONGEST wine in your cellar?"
The waiter seemed confused at first, but Hao gave him a barely-visible wink that made the waiter's face brighten. "Of course Sir Hao, your wine will be right with you Sir."
Hao seemed satisfied at this and smiled sweetly at Anna. On the other side of the table, though, Anna's face darkened. "Did he say Hao?"
Hao's face twitched uncomfortable. "Well. . . I believe he did, didn't he? Ha ha ha, Hao must've come to this place a lot." Hao then added quickly, "I mean. . . we're twin and all."
Anna's face showed that she is not buying this. She eyed Hao curiously before saying, "Is that so?"
Hao was clever. Cleverer than most people. "Anna, if you can't believe your own husband. . . how can I trust you?"
Anna returned her expression. "Right." Anna said as she began to eat again. "I was just curious. That's all."
"That's all right." Hao said with a hidden sigh at the end, "I promise you that I'll make your life easier anyways, right?"
Anna busied herself with the food and didn't reply. Seeing the cold reaction from Anna, Hao immediately return to his lobster.
They remain eating for fifteen minutes before the wine that Hao ordered came. "Sir," the waiter bowed at Hao, before facing Anna, "Madame. . . shall I prepare the drinks for you?"
"There is no need, waiter." Hao said as he snatched the bottle of wine from his hands. "You can go now."
When the waiter was out of sight, Hao poured the shimmering crystal-yellow liquid into each of the couple's glass. When he was done, Hao lifted his glass and said to Anna, "For us Anna. . . and to our marriage."
Anna remained quiet but soonafter she joined Hao in the cheers. "For myself and to my husband who's willing to make my life easier." She said lazily.
They both drank up the glass. After drinking his part of the wine, Hao grinned maliciously at Anna who had just began to drink her part of the wine. And before Anna could finish her glass, Hao already poured a huge amount of liquid into the crystal glass again.
"How was the wine Anna." Hao asked with pure curiousity, "Was it too strong for you?"
"No Yoh, its perfect." Anna said curtly. "Silver Wine from Ettlewood Orchard 1967, prime class A has always fitted me very well."
Hao blinked stupidly twice. "Anna. . .?" Hao asked with a disbelief tone.
"Yes." Anna finished her glass of wine and began to pour another herself. "It has been quite a while, Yoh."
"It has, hasn't it?" Hao replied her words. Hao couldn't believe it. How can a girl with a strong Japanese culture be able to know so much about winery?
Anna place her glass on the table and said, "Yoh, if I'm not mistaken, you used to hate wine. . .didn't you?"
Hao didn't know what to say, "Why of course! Wine? Uck! They make me sick."
The second dish were prepared. Salmon creamed soup with cheesy garlic bread. The bottle of wine that he ordered were half empty now, most of them drunk by Anna, but still there were no visible changes in Anna yet. But Hao was determined to make Anna drunk.
"Waiter!" Hao called after scooping a spoonful of the soup. "Can you bring us two more bottles of wine?" When the waiter graciously bowed and was about to left, Hao whisphered something to his ear, "Bring another STRONGER wine. Do not bring the same one here again."
Hao looked at the time. It was exactly nine o clock. "Yoh, why did you order wine if you hated them?" Anna's silent stare was directed at him.
"Urm. . . because I thought you would like them?" Hao forced a sweet smile out of him.
"That is very thoughtful of you. . ." Anna gulped three more glass of wine.
Hao looked at Anna with intense curiousity. He was able to see pink blushes on Anna's cheeks, telling him that Anna had already taken effect of the wine. Hao was going to get what he wanted afterall.
Anna gave a tiny hiccup as she finished her last drop of the first wine. Exactly when she looked up, two more bottles of wine were placed in her table.
Anna was smirking broadly.
A/N: Too slow isn't it? Don't worry, I'll make it quicker after this chapter. Cmon. . . plz gimme reviews!! Um. . . should I put Ren in the story?