Sorry I took such an extremely long time to update.. but ever since school
started, I've been swamped by projects after projects. I managed to squeeze
some time to write this chapter as I had an inspiration and didn't want to
lose it... so enjoy this chapter!
Chapter Four
After the photo shoot, Tsukasa was busy shouting orders to his crew to keep the equipment, while Tsukushi was busy helping the models change their outfits. As she observed him, a slow smile crept up on her face.
" He's not so bad after all." Tsukushi thought, as she thought back on their exchange in the lift.
She was broken out of her thoughts by Kazuya, who bounded excitedly to her.
" Tsukushi! Are you done for the day? Shall we go for dinner together?"
Before Tsukushi could reply, Tsukasa broke in. " Did I say you can leave Kazuya?" Tsukasa said in a dangerously soft voice
" But its already 6.30pm.... its after office hours... " whined Kazuya.
" This is your punishment for vanishing when I needed you to do work." retorted Tsukasa. " Take my bag back to my office, and on the side table, there is box of negatives. I want you to sort them out accordingly, and by 8am tomorrow morning, I want to see them on my desk."
" But that box contains a mountain high of negatives! How am I going to do them by tomorrow morning?" Kazuya continued whining.
" If you want a good report from me, you'll do as I say." With that, Tsukasa stalked out of the room.
" Tsukushi... I'm going to be dead.. how am I supposed to finish?"
" Kazuya, stop complaining... I think you should go and do it now. The sooner you start, the faster you will finish." Tsukushi admonished.
" Yes Tsukushi.." Kazuya said resignedly, and trudged out of the room.
By the time Tsukushi finished sorting out the clothes on the racks and returning them to the storage room, it was already 8pm. Dead tired, Tsukushi dragged her feet across the grand lobby and exited the building. As she headed towards the bus stop, her stomach rumbled loudly. Tsukushi rubbed her stomach and rifled through her shoulder bag to see if she could find a candy bar to sustain her hunger.
Suddenly a car honked, and a flashy convertible pulled up along the road beside her. Tsukushi looked up and saw Tsukasa.
" Where are you going? I'll give you a lift."
" It's all right.. I can take a bus from here."
" Come on, I'm sure you are too tired to argue with me, so just get in." teased Tsukasa.
" But... I'm not too sure.."
Tsukasa suddenly hopped out of the car, ran over to Tsukushi side and opened the door for her. " No more buts... I promise I won't eat you."
At that, Tsukushi broke into a laugh. " All right." Tsukushi said, and got into the car
After giving Tsukasa her address and instructions on how to move, Tsukushi settled herself against the plush car seat, and felt herself drifting off to sleep. She was jolted awake when the car jerked to a stop.
" Sorry, but I don't know which way to turn.. " Tsukasa said apologetically.
Before she could answer, her stomach rumbled loudly again. Tsukushi covered her face with her hands, feeling utterly embarrassed. Suddenly, another loud rumble was heard. Tsukushi looked up, as she knew that rumble was not from her.
Tsukasa smiled sheepishly and pointed to his own stomach. After a moment, they both broke into great fits of laughter. Once they had calmed down, Tsukasa started the car again. After a while, Tsukushi realized that they were not heading towards her home.
Before she could question Tsukasa, he pulled into a dimly light parking lot, in front of an expensive looking French restaurant. Tsukushi looked questioningly at Tsukasa, but he did not say a word. Instead he got out and opened the door for Tsukushi.
" Since we are both starved, let's go for dinner." said Tsukasa.
Tsukushi mentally calculated how much money she had in her wallet, and decided she did not have enough to eat at such an expensive restaurant.
" Doumyoji san, there's no need for all this trouble.. I have food at home which I can eat. Why don't you enjoy your dinner here, and I'll just make my way home."
Without saying a word, Tsukasa grabbed Tsukushi's arm and pulled her towards the restaurant.
" Doumyoji san, please let go of me.. Doumyoji san... Doumyoji san..." Tsukushi called out repeatedly. Finally, Tsukushi dug her heels in the ground and shouted " DOUMYOJI TSUKASA!"
Tsukasa stopped and looked at her. " Must you argue with me over everything? It's just dinner.. I know you're poor and don't have enough money... come to think of it, it's probably the first time you are stepping foot into such an expensive restaurant. Anyway, it's my treat. So just enjoy your first experience!
Stung by Tsukasa's words, Tsukushi said the first thing that came to her mind. " Who said anything about having dinner with you! You rich boys are always like that! You think that with money you can get everything! Well, I won't have dinner with you! I will not ever want to have dinner with you, you contemptuous jerk!" Tsukushi shouted.
There was a silence after Tsukushi's outburst. Tsukushi looked up at Tsukasa and found his eyes glittering dangerously. His jaw set in a grim line, he pulled Tsukushi back to the car, saw her into her seat and got behind the wheel. Tsukasa then drove out of the parking lot and onto the main road.
Ten minutes later, Tsukasa reached Tsukushi's apartment. Tsukushi looked at Tsukasa and felt a slight remorse over what she had said earlier. She opened her mouth, " Doumyoji." But before she could continue, Tsukasa's hands tightened on the steering wheel, and he shut his eyes, his mouth set in a firm line.
Tsukushi sighed inwardly and silently got out of the car. The minute she stepped onto the curb, Tsukasa sped off.
" I don't think he really meant what he said, at least not in a bad way." Tsukushi thought. " Maybe I overreacted by screaming at him... He's really angry.. what should I do?"
Tsukushi then climbed the stairs to her apartment, while racking her head to come up with a solution.
* How this for a chapter? Stay tuned for the next one in which Tsukushi comes up with a plan to apologise to Tsukasa. I may not be able to update soon as exams are coming up.. so sorry...
Chapter Four
After the photo shoot, Tsukasa was busy shouting orders to his crew to keep the equipment, while Tsukushi was busy helping the models change their outfits. As she observed him, a slow smile crept up on her face.
" He's not so bad after all." Tsukushi thought, as she thought back on their exchange in the lift.
She was broken out of her thoughts by Kazuya, who bounded excitedly to her.
" Tsukushi! Are you done for the day? Shall we go for dinner together?"
Before Tsukushi could reply, Tsukasa broke in. " Did I say you can leave Kazuya?" Tsukasa said in a dangerously soft voice
" But its already 6.30pm.... its after office hours... " whined Kazuya.
" This is your punishment for vanishing when I needed you to do work." retorted Tsukasa. " Take my bag back to my office, and on the side table, there is box of negatives. I want you to sort them out accordingly, and by 8am tomorrow morning, I want to see them on my desk."
" But that box contains a mountain high of negatives! How am I going to do them by tomorrow morning?" Kazuya continued whining.
" If you want a good report from me, you'll do as I say." With that, Tsukasa stalked out of the room.
" Tsukushi... I'm going to be dead.. how am I supposed to finish?"
" Kazuya, stop complaining... I think you should go and do it now. The sooner you start, the faster you will finish." Tsukushi admonished.
" Yes Tsukushi.." Kazuya said resignedly, and trudged out of the room.
By the time Tsukushi finished sorting out the clothes on the racks and returning them to the storage room, it was already 8pm. Dead tired, Tsukushi dragged her feet across the grand lobby and exited the building. As she headed towards the bus stop, her stomach rumbled loudly. Tsukushi rubbed her stomach and rifled through her shoulder bag to see if she could find a candy bar to sustain her hunger.
Suddenly a car honked, and a flashy convertible pulled up along the road beside her. Tsukushi looked up and saw Tsukasa.
" Where are you going? I'll give you a lift."
" It's all right.. I can take a bus from here."
" Come on, I'm sure you are too tired to argue with me, so just get in." teased Tsukasa.
" But... I'm not too sure.."
Tsukasa suddenly hopped out of the car, ran over to Tsukushi side and opened the door for her. " No more buts... I promise I won't eat you."
At that, Tsukushi broke into a laugh. " All right." Tsukushi said, and got into the car
After giving Tsukasa her address and instructions on how to move, Tsukushi settled herself against the plush car seat, and felt herself drifting off to sleep. She was jolted awake when the car jerked to a stop.
" Sorry, but I don't know which way to turn.. " Tsukasa said apologetically.
Before she could answer, her stomach rumbled loudly again. Tsukushi covered her face with her hands, feeling utterly embarrassed. Suddenly, another loud rumble was heard. Tsukushi looked up, as she knew that rumble was not from her.
Tsukasa smiled sheepishly and pointed to his own stomach. After a moment, they both broke into great fits of laughter. Once they had calmed down, Tsukasa started the car again. After a while, Tsukushi realized that they were not heading towards her home.
Before she could question Tsukasa, he pulled into a dimly light parking lot, in front of an expensive looking French restaurant. Tsukushi looked questioningly at Tsukasa, but he did not say a word. Instead he got out and opened the door for Tsukushi.
" Since we are both starved, let's go for dinner." said Tsukasa.
Tsukushi mentally calculated how much money she had in her wallet, and decided she did not have enough to eat at such an expensive restaurant.
" Doumyoji san, there's no need for all this trouble.. I have food at home which I can eat. Why don't you enjoy your dinner here, and I'll just make my way home."
Without saying a word, Tsukasa grabbed Tsukushi's arm and pulled her towards the restaurant.
" Doumyoji san, please let go of me.. Doumyoji san... Doumyoji san..." Tsukushi called out repeatedly. Finally, Tsukushi dug her heels in the ground and shouted " DOUMYOJI TSUKASA!"
Tsukasa stopped and looked at her. " Must you argue with me over everything? It's just dinner.. I know you're poor and don't have enough money... come to think of it, it's probably the first time you are stepping foot into such an expensive restaurant. Anyway, it's my treat. So just enjoy your first experience!
Stung by Tsukasa's words, Tsukushi said the first thing that came to her mind. " Who said anything about having dinner with you! You rich boys are always like that! You think that with money you can get everything! Well, I won't have dinner with you! I will not ever want to have dinner with you, you contemptuous jerk!" Tsukushi shouted.
There was a silence after Tsukushi's outburst. Tsukushi looked up at Tsukasa and found his eyes glittering dangerously. His jaw set in a grim line, he pulled Tsukushi back to the car, saw her into her seat and got behind the wheel. Tsukasa then drove out of the parking lot and onto the main road.
Ten minutes later, Tsukasa reached Tsukushi's apartment. Tsukushi looked at Tsukasa and felt a slight remorse over what she had said earlier. She opened her mouth, " Doumyoji." But before she could continue, Tsukasa's hands tightened on the steering wheel, and he shut his eyes, his mouth set in a firm line.
Tsukushi sighed inwardly and silently got out of the car. The minute she stepped onto the curb, Tsukasa sped off.
" I don't think he really meant what he said, at least not in a bad way." Tsukushi thought. " Maybe I overreacted by screaming at him... He's really angry.. what should I do?"
Tsukushi then climbed the stairs to her apartment, while racking her head to come up with a solution.
* How this for a chapter? Stay tuned for the next one in which Tsukushi comes up with a plan to apologise to Tsukasa. I may not be able to update soon as exams are coming up.. so sorry...