Chapter 3
Ayame reigned in outside the huge, sprawling mansion and stared in awe. The house was magnificent - even more opulent than her family home. Obviously Sakon Lexington was extremely well off. Her well-shaped lips curved in a sardonic smile. Mr. Lexington was probably too busy playing spoilt little rich boy to care that people were losing their lives in a war.
She dismounted and walked to the front door. Seeing a doorbell, she pressed it and waited patiently until it was opened. She blinked in surprise at the breathtaking blonde that opened the door, dressed in a pair of white shorts and a white midriff top.
No wonder he stayed home, she thought in amusement.
The blonde smiled curiously at her. "Can I help you?" she asked.
"I'm here to see Sakon Lexington," she told the girl. "It's urgent."
Aphro studied the girl in front of her and decided to let her in. For some strange reason, she actually liked this girl in front of her and Aphro always trusted her instincts. She stepped aside and gestured for the girl to enter.
"Let me take your coat," she offered. "My name's Aphrodite Lexington. You are?"
"Ayame," was the reply.
The girl slipped out of her cloak and Aphro's eyes widened slightly as she got a good look at the female. She had long, slightly wavy, blue-black hair that fell past her waist and large amber eyes. She was also wearing an incredibly short, blue, kimono style dress that barely covered the tops of her thighs. White, knee-high boots completed her outfit.
Won't Sakon be glad to see HER! Aphro thought wickedly. She bit back a smile and told the girl, "Follow me."
She led her down a corridor and up a flight of stairs and finally stopped in front of a large, oak door. "Sakon's in his room. Wait in here and I'll go call him." She opened the door and led Ayame in.
She used the elevator for the other three flights, and walked down the corridor until she came to Sakon's room. She knocked and heard him call, "Come in."
She opened the door and was greeted by the sight of Sakon pulling on a white shirt over his blue jeans. She smiled fondly at him and said, "You have someone waiting in your study for you - and boy! Are you ever going to be glad when you see her!"
"Her?" Sakon asked, his curiosity piqued.
"Yeah. Her name is Ayame - wait - Sakon! Where are you going?"
"To my study. Where else?" he yelled over his shoulder.
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Ayame had been sitting in the study admiring the tastefully decorated atmosphere, when the door behind her opened. She spun around to face the person and was stunned when she saw who it was.
"You!" she cried, recognizing her rescuer from the woods.
"At your service," he smiled. "What are you doing here? And why are you looking for me?"
She groaned. "Oh God no. Don't tell me that YOU are Sakon Lexington!" Then the lovely blonde was his wife. She felt the disappointment keenly. What was wrong with her?
"Well, it's the name my parents gave me, so I would have to say that, yes I am. How can I help you?" He grinned and her heart skipped a beat.
She took a deep breath and composed herself. "I'm here on behalf of General Halir Ly-san-ter." She saw his face darken and her heart sank. "He wants you to help us in the Red Crater. We need your assistance desperately!"
Sakon turned blazing eyes to her. "Tell the General, that I have the same answer that I have told him the last thirty or forty times. I am not interested in fighting his goddamn war!"
"My uncle has sent you numerous messages pleading for your assistance Lexington!" Ayame snarled, offended. "People are dying out there!"
"And what the fuck can I do?" he yelled, losing his temper. "What can one man do that would be so bloody assed marvelous to kill thousands of our enemies? Am I a fucking God?"
He stood. "This conversation is over. Get the hell out of my house." He opened the door for her and Ayame shot him a murderous look before exiting.
She walked downstairs and met Aphrodite in the hallway as she was collecting her cloak. Aphro took one look at Ayame's stormy face and exclaimed, "What happened?"
"I'm afraid that I've royally pissed off your husband Mrs. Lexington."
"Nick?" Aphro asked, confused, "how did you do that? Weren't you here to see Sakon?"
"Well yes. That's who I meant." Ayame now looked puzzled.
Aphro burst out laughing. "Oh Sakon's not my husband! He's my brother-in- law!"
"So he's not married then?" Ayame felt a wave of relief and forced it down.
Aphro snorted "Hardly. But what happened?"
"I need to convince him to fight in the Red Crater but he refused." Ayame told the other girl. "We had a huge fight and he ended up ordering me to leave. With pleasure! I'm not staying anywhere near someone who is so pig- headed and unfeeling!"
Aphro grabbed her arm. "Sakon is one of the kindest men that I know!" she blazed. "He's fair and loyal to all who he thinks deserve it. He almost lost his life in that damned Red Crater and he's still recovering! And you people want him to go back again? It'd kill him for sure! Look at yourself before you call anyone else unfeeling!" Aphro opened the door. "I think it would be for the best if you left."
Ayame looked at the other girl and nodded. "Yes. I believe so." She wrapped her cloak around her and walked out of the house.
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Ayame reigned in outside the huge, sprawling mansion and stared in awe. The house was magnificent - even more opulent than her family home. Obviously Sakon Lexington was extremely well off. Her well-shaped lips curved in a sardonic smile. Mr. Lexington was probably too busy playing spoilt little rich boy to care that people were losing their lives in a war.
She dismounted and walked to the front door. Seeing a doorbell, she pressed it and waited patiently until it was opened. She blinked in surprise at the breathtaking blonde that opened the door, dressed in a pair of white shorts and a white midriff top.
No wonder he stayed home, she thought in amusement.
The blonde smiled curiously at her. "Can I help you?" she asked.
"I'm here to see Sakon Lexington," she told the girl. "It's urgent."
Aphro studied the girl in front of her and decided to let her in. For some strange reason, she actually liked this girl in front of her and Aphro always trusted her instincts. She stepped aside and gestured for the girl to enter.
"Let me take your coat," she offered. "My name's Aphrodite Lexington. You are?"
"Ayame," was the reply.
The girl slipped out of her cloak and Aphro's eyes widened slightly as she got a good look at the female. She had long, slightly wavy, blue-black hair that fell past her waist and large amber eyes. She was also wearing an incredibly short, blue, kimono style dress that barely covered the tops of her thighs. White, knee-high boots completed her outfit.
Won't Sakon be glad to see HER! Aphro thought wickedly. She bit back a smile and told the girl, "Follow me."
She led her down a corridor and up a flight of stairs and finally stopped in front of a large, oak door. "Sakon's in his room. Wait in here and I'll go call him." She opened the door and led Ayame in.
She used the elevator for the other three flights, and walked down the corridor until she came to Sakon's room. She knocked and heard him call, "Come in."
She opened the door and was greeted by the sight of Sakon pulling on a white shirt over his blue jeans. She smiled fondly at him and said, "You have someone waiting in your study for you - and boy! Are you ever going to be glad when you see her!"
"Her?" Sakon asked, his curiosity piqued.
"Yeah. Her name is Ayame - wait - Sakon! Where are you going?"
"To my study. Where else?" he yelled over his shoulder.
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Ayame had been sitting in the study admiring the tastefully decorated atmosphere, when the door behind her opened. She spun around to face the person and was stunned when she saw who it was.
"You!" she cried, recognizing her rescuer from the woods.
"At your service," he smiled. "What are you doing here? And why are you looking for me?"
She groaned. "Oh God no. Don't tell me that YOU are Sakon Lexington!" Then the lovely blonde was his wife. She felt the disappointment keenly. What was wrong with her?
"Well, it's the name my parents gave me, so I would have to say that, yes I am. How can I help you?" He grinned and her heart skipped a beat.
She took a deep breath and composed herself. "I'm here on behalf of General Halir Ly-san-ter." She saw his face darken and her heart sank. "He wants you to help us in the Red Crater. We need your assistance desperately!"
Sakon turned blazing eyes to her. "Tell the General, that I have the same answer that I have told him the last thirty or forty times. I am not interested in fighting his goddamn war!"
"My uncle has sent you numerous messages pleading for your assistance Lexington!" Ayame snarled, offended. "People are dying out there!"
"And what the fuck can I do?" he yelled, losing his temper. "What can one man do that would be so bloody assed marvelous to kill thousands of our enemies? Am I a fucking God?"
He stood. "This conversation is over. Get the hell out of my house." He opened the door for her and Ayame shot him a murderous look before exiting.
She walked downstairs and met Aphrodite in the hallway as she was collecting her cloak. Aphro took one look at Ayame's stormy face and exclaimed, "What happened?"
"I'm afraid that I've royally pissed off your husband Mrs. Lexington."
"Nick?" Aphro asked, confused, "how did you do that? Weren't you here to see Sakon?"
"Well yes. That's who I meant." Ayame now looked puzzled.
Aphro burst out laughing. "Oh Sakon's not my husband! He's my brother-in- law!"
"So he's not married then?" Ayame felt a wave of relief and forced it down.
Aphro snorted "Hardly. But what happened?"
"I need to convince him to fight in the Red Crater but he refused." Ayame told the other girl. "We had a huge fight and he ended up ordering me to leave. With pleasure! I'm not staying anywhere near someone who is so pig- headed and unfeeling!"
Aphro grabbed her arm. "Sakon is one of the kindest men that I know!" she blazed. "He's fair and loyal to all who he thinks deserve it. He almost lost his life in that damned Red Crater and he's still recovering! And you people want him to go back again? It'd kill him for sure! Look at yourself before you call anyone else unfeeling!" Aphro opened the door. "I think it would be for the best if you left."
Ayame looked at the other girl and nodded. "Yes. I believe so." She wrapped her cloak around her and walked out of the house.
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