Two hearts, one love
Chapter 21: Golden invitation
Kai's POV
"Kai?" my mother called out when I entered the house.
"Yes mum?" I answered as I walked into the lounge to find her sitting on a couch there.
"Something came in the mail for you today" she replied and handed me gold envelop with my name and address clearly printed on it in bold text.
Whose birthday is it? I wondered. The only mail I receive are invites to some parties. And by the looks of it, this envelop was most likely from one of my father's associate's son or daughter. Although my school was prestigious and private, there were only a few people who would spend this much money on invitations.
Seating myself down on a leather couch, I tore the envelop open and took out the card inside to see that it read:
Dear Kai Hiwatari,
You have been cordially invited to attend Melissa Tan's 18th birthday party which is to take place on the 21st of June and will commence at 6.00pm, at the Tokyo Hotel Ballroom. The attire is formal ware and it is expected that a dance partner will accompany you. Your attendance must be confirmed by the 17h of June by the contact number of (09) 7654-2196.
Yours sincerely, Melissa Tan.
I smirked and rolled my eyes. How typical. As I began jamming the invitation back into the envelope, some writing caught my eye.
There was a note in bright red ink scribbled on the reverse side of the card. Frowning, I withdrew the card again and squinted to make out the scrawled handwriting.
Hey Kai baby.
So, you'll be coming to my party? You shouldn't have to worry about a dance partner. I'm free. You just have to come. It'll be the best. I'll absolutely die if you didn't.
Ta-ta for now.
Love you heaps, Melissa.
I cringed inwardly as I read the message. My father would tell me to go since it would be a good chance to socialize with all the snobs which he always reminded me, that I would probably work with in the future.
"Bad news Kai?" my mother asked me.
"Melissa's birthday party" I muttered.
"I suppose you'll have to go." Mum stated as she glanced at the envelope. "If the invitations are like that, I wonder what her party will be like"
"Full of snobs without a doubt" I grumbled I shoved the card back into the envelope and into my pocket.
Crystal/Akina's POV
"Kai-kun, you didn't by any chance get anything in the mail yesterday, did you?" I asked as I sat down next to him at lunch.
"What if I said I did?" he responded.
"Well then I would ask you whether what you got was the same thing as what I got" I said.
"And what did you get?" he questioned.
"An invite from Melissa for her 18th" I answered rolling my eyes. "I assume you got one too since she absolutely adores you"
"Who's having a party?" Tala asked as he came up to us.
"Melissa" I replied promptly.
"And who is Melissa?" Rei inquired as Mariah sat on his lap.
"Some snob who thinks she's better than everybody else" I answered. "She works for my dad" I added as an afterthought.
"You really don't like her, do you Crystal?" Mariah said.
"Nope. Kai doesn't either" I responded. "Anyway, you should've seen the invite. It was covered in gold. It was so tacky."
"The invitation was covered in gold?" Tala said in disbelief.
"Yeah, I'd show it to you but after I opened it, I chucked it somewhere" I said dismissively.
"I think I still have it in my pocket" Kai spoke up and pulled a crumpled gold envelope from his pocket and passed it to me.
"Like I want to even look at it again. It nearly blinded me the first time I saw it" I said as I pushed it away.
"Here, gimme a look" Mariah said and took it from Kai.
Rei read it over Mariah's shoulder before handing it to Tala.
"The attire is formal ware and it is expected that a dance partner will accompany you," Tala recited from the card. "Are you serious? Dude, tell me you're not planning on going?"
"Sorry, I wish I wasn't going either but my father says I have to" Kai grumbled.
"Hey, what's that on the other side?" I asked when Tala handed Kai back the card.
"Huh?" he said confused.
"I don't think I had that on my card" I said as I examined it after plucking it out of his hand. There was a pause as I read it. "Oh Kai-kun, I feel really sorry for you" I said sympathetically.
"I don't want your pity" he said scowling.
"Why, what does it say?" Rei asked curiously.
"A-hem" I cleared her throat then proceeded to read the note out in a breathy high-pitched girly voice. The others collapsed with laughter at the end.
"Oh Kai baby, you're so hot right now" Rei mimicked with tears in his eyes.
"Shut up, all of you" Kai snapped with irritation.
"So, is she really going to be your dance partner?" I asked Kai inquisitively.
"Hell no" he responded, his lips curling in disgust.
"Well then, who are you going to go with? The invitation clearly states that you're expected to bring a dance partner" Tala said logically.
"He'll go with me" I stated simply and everybody turned to look at me. "What? Why not? All the other people there are snobs, so why not go with me? My father's encouraging me to go. Although I don't have to, I feel sorry for Kai if he has to put up with Melissa throwing herself at him all night. Anyway, I kicked her ass once, and I can do it again. Imagine how humiliating it'll be for her for me to kick her ass at her own birthday party"
"Who says I want to go with you?" Kai snapped.
"Look" I said sighing, "Do you seriously want Melissa as your dance partner?"
"No" he said flatly.
"So it's decided then, okay?" I asked hesitantly.
There was silence as Kai apparently thought it over.
"Fine" he said finally agreeing.
"Good" I said gleefully. "I can't wait to see the look on Melissa's face"
So, what'd you think? I thought it was pretty good. Anyway, don't forget to review. Thanks heaps to all the reviews I got.
Chapter 21: Golden invitation
Kai's POV
"Kai?" my mother called out when I entered the house.
"Yes mum?" I answered as I walked into the lounge to find her sitting on a couch there.
"Something came in the mail for you today" she replied and handed me gold envelop with my name and address clearly printed on it in bold text.
Whose birthday is it? I wondered. The only mail I receive are invites to some parties. And by the looks of it, this envelop was most likely from one of my father's associate's son or daughter. Although my school was prestigious and private, there were only a few people who would spend this much money on invitations.
Seating myself down on a leather couch, I tore the envelop open and took out the card inside to see that it read:
Dear Kai Hiwatari,
You have been cordially invited to attend Melissa Tan's 18th birthday party which is to take place on the 21st of June and will commence at 6.00pm, at the Tokyo Hotel Ballroom. The attire is formal ware and it is expected that a dance partner will accompany you. Your attendance must be confirmed by the 17h of June by the contact number of (09) 7654-2196.
Yours sincerely, Melissa Tan.
I smirked and rolled my eyes. How typical. As I began jamming the invitation back into the envelope, some writing caught my eye.
There was a note in bright red ink scribbled on the reverse side of the card. Frowning, I withdrew the card again and squinted to make out the scrawled handwriting.
Hey Kai baby.
So, you'll be coming to my party? You shouldn't have to worry about a dance partner. I'm free. You just have to come. It'll be the best. I'll absolutely die if you didn't.
Ta-ta for now.
Love you heaps, Melissa.
I cringed inwardly as I read the message. My father would tell me to go since it would be a good chance to socialize with all the snobs which he always reminded me, that I would probably work with in the future.
"Bad news Kai?" my mother asked me.
"Melissa's birthday party" I muttered.
"I suppose you'll have to go." Mum stated as she glanced at the envelope. "If the invitations are like that, I wonder what her party will be like"
"Full of snobs without a doubt" I grumbled I shoved the card back into the envelope and into my pocket.
Crystal/Akina's POV
"Kai-kun, you didn't by any chance get anything in the mail yesterday, did you?" I asked as I sat down next to him at lunch.
"What if I said I did?" he responded.
"Well then I would ask you whether what you got was the same thing as what I got" I said.
"And what did you get?" he questioned.
"An invite from Melissa for her 18th" I answered rolling my eyes. "I assume you got one too since she absolutely adores you"
"Who's having a party?" Tala asked as he came up to us.
"Melissa" I replied promptly.
"And who is Melissa?" Rei inquired as Mariah sat on his lap.
"Some snob who thinks she's better than everybody else" I answered. "She works for my dad" I added as an afterthought.
"You really don't like her, do you Crystal?" Mariah said.
"Nope. Kai doesn't either" I responded. "Anyway, you should've seen the invite. It was covered in gold. It was so tacky."
"The invitation was covered in gold?" Tala said in disbelief.
"Yeah, I'd show it to you but after I opened it, I chucked it somewhere" I said dismissively.
"I think I still have it in my pocket" Kai spoke up and pulled a crumpled gold envelope from his pocket and passed it to me.
"Like I want to even look at it again. It nearly blinded me the first time I saw it" I said as I pushed it away.
"Here, gimme a look" Mariah said and took it from Kai.
Rei read it over Mariah's shoulder before handing it to Tala.
"The attire is formal ware and it is expected that a dance partner will accompany you," Tala recited from the card. "Are you serious? Dude, tell me you're not planning on going?"
"Sorry, I wish I wasn't going either but my father says I have to" Kai grumbled.
"Hey, what's that on the other side?" I asked when Tala handed Kai back the card.
"Huh?" he said confused.
"I don't think I had that on my card" I said as I examined it after plucking it out of his hand. There was a pause as I read it. "Oh Kai-kun, I feel really sorry for you" I said sympathetically.
"I don't want your pity" he said scowling.
"Why, what does it say?" Rei asked curiously.
"A-hem" I cleared her throat then proceeded to read the note out in a breathy high-pitched girly voice. The others collapsed with laughter at the end.
"Oh Kai baby, you're so hot right now" Rei mimicked with tears in his eyes.
"Shut up, all of you" Kai snapped with irritation.
"So, is she really going to be your dance partner?" I asked Kai inquisitively.
"Hell no" he responded, his lips curling in disgust.
"Well then, who are you going to go with? The invitation clearly states that you're expected to bring a dance partner" Tala said logically.
"He'll go with me" I stated simply and everybody turned to look at me. "What? Why not? All the other people there are snobs, so why not go with me? My father's encouraging me to go. Although I don't have to, I feel sorry for Kai if he has to put up with Melissa throwing herself at him all night. Anyway, I kicked her ass once, and I can do it again. Imagine how humiliating it'll be for her for me to kick her ass at her own birthday party"
"Who says I want to go with you?" Kai snapped.
"Look" I said sighing, "Do you seriously want Melissa as your dance partner?"
"No" he said flatly.
"So it's decided then, okay?" I asked hesitantly.
There was silence as Kai apparently thought it over.
"Fine" he said finally agreeing.
"Good" I said gleefully. "I can't wait to see the look on Melissa's face"
So, what'd you think? I thought it was pretty good. Anyway, don't forget to review. Thanks heaps to all the reviews I got.