Two hearts, one love
Chapter 23: Horrible fashion sense
Crystal/Akina's POV
Stepping gracefully out of the car, I turned to face Kai.
"Ready?" he asked and reluctantly offered me his arm.
"Next time, don't say or do anything you don't really mean" I advised him noticing his reluctance.
"I do and say what I don't mean because I have to" he stated in reply as we went through the revolving doors.
"Good evening Hiwatari-sama" the receptionist greeted us. "Are you here to attend Melissa Tan's 18th birthday party?"
"Yes" he responded and we were immediately ushered to a ballroom.
"Hmph" Kai huffed as we entered. "She must've spent too much money on invitations so had to settle for a smaller ballroom instead"
"Well, I suppose it looks okay. Although, the main ballroom is much larger" I commented, gazing around me. "Gee, I wonder where Melissa is. I bet you she's-" I didn't get the chance to finish my sentence because at that moment, a blob of bright pink flew into Kai.
"What the hell?" he asked from underneath it.
"Kai-kun!" the pink blob screeched.
"Get off me" Kai grumbled and shoved the thing off him.
Oh my god. It was Melissa. I thought that I had seen a lot of bad dress sense, but this, this was a hundred times worse. I stepped back on impulse, bumping into Kai slightly.
Melissa's normally brown mousey hair had been dyed a platinum blonde and was curled most likely by herself since it looked extremely unprofessional. If she was going to curl it herself, she should at least learn how to do it properly first. Her dress was also another serious issue which needed to be dealt with. Ending at her thigh, the dress was a shockingly bright hot pink and had ruffles and bows all over it. There were slits and slashes all over it, exposing her skin. Her make-up was hideous, lipstick the same color of her dress was smeared over her lips while her foundation was very clearly condensed around once area, most likely to cover up a pimple. Violet eye shadow coated her eyelids and the eye-liner made it look like she had bags underneath her eyes. I groaned, unable to believe that such fashion sense existed.
"I missed you so much" she cooed as she tried to grab Kai's hand but only got air instead.
"Ahem" I said, clearing my throat just for the fun of it.
Melissa turned to me, her mouth dropping open when recognition dawned in her eyes.
"You" she spat.
"Yes me" I replied pleasantly. "Happy Birthday Melissa"
"Yeah" Kai echoed after me watching for a reaction.
"Here you go" I said cheerfully and handed her the gift. "We hope you like it" I added, using 'we' intentionally.
"Why thank-you" she said with false sweetness.
God, she was so fake. At least when I was fake, I bothered to cover it up.
"So who's your dance partner?" she inquired sarcastically, looking around for another person.
So, she still thought that Kai was going to be her dance partner? I thought, keeping my smirk from showing. My eyes flickered to Kai for a moment, wondering if he was going to say anything at all or just allow me to do all the talking.
"Me" he spoke up.
"Excuse me?" she said, her hand flying to her chest.
"I said that, I am Akina's dance partner and she is mine" he said, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.
"But, but, you said that I was to be your dance partner" she stuttered angrily.
"No, I said nothing of that sort. You assumed it" Kai stated patiently.
"You-" she began.
"You shouldn't be so assumptious Melissa" I said lightly, cutting her off before glancing over at Kai.
"Would you like to dance Akina?" he asked, taking the hint and offering me his hand.
"I'd love to Kai-kun" I answered and slid my hand into his.
Kai's POV
"Can you believe what she was wearing?" Akina asked me in disbelief as I led her to the dance floor.
"No" I replied.
"Oh great. No DJ. She just had to hire a string quartet didn't she?" Akina said groaning as classical music floated around us.
"What do you expect? She's not really rich, only pretending to be" I said. "Do you still want to dance?"
"Sure, why not. There's nothing better to do" she replied.
"Are you sure you can dance?" I questioned uncertainly.
"Of course I can dance. I've takes dancing lessons before you know." She answered before tugging at my hand. "But the real question is, can you dance?"
"Of course I can" I responded irritably and picked up her other hand.
We started dancing on the edge but soon found ourselves in the centre of the floor. Akina was right, she could certainly dance well. Out of all the girls I had danced with before, all because my father told me to, Akina was without a doubt the best. She moved with grace and fluency to the music, always keeping in synch with it and surprisingly allowed me to lead.
"Is there going to be food served?" she asked after a few songs.
"I don't know" I said and looked over the bobbing heads to see a table set up on the other side. "I think there's only finger food"
"Oh crap. Are you serious? I didn't eat before I came" Akina grumbled.
I smirked; at least I wasn't the only one who thought that finger food didn't fill you up.
"Let's go eat anyway. Do you think there'll be cake?" she said hopefully.
"I wouldn't hold your breath if I were you. Even if there is cake, it'll probably be some 99.9% fat free stuff. Melissa's a dieting freak" I added.
"Surprise, surprise" Akina muttered as approached the table. "Ooh look Kai- kun" she said suddenly, taking a hold of my arm lightly. "It's Melissa. Shall we go and socialize?"
"Oh, I think so. That's the only reason why my father sent me here" I replied.
"Good" Akina said giggling. "This should be fun" "Hey Melissa" she called out when we reached her and some other people standing near the table.
"Oh hello" Melissa responded stiffly.
"So, when are you going to cut the cake?" Akina questioned.
"In a little while" Melissa answered.
"I don't believe we've all met" Akina said brightly, smiling at the other people. She then proceeded to introduce herself to the others. This was all quite fascinating to watch since when she gave them her full name, their eyes would widen comically and their mouths would drop open. But Akina didn't even notice or if she did she didn't show it.
"So who are you here with?" a red-headed girl, I can't remember her name, asked curiously.
"I'm here with Kai-kun" Akina replied.
"Oh really?" a guy asked, his eyes sweeping over Akina. "Are you girlfriend and boyfriend then?"
Suddenly, an idea formed in my head.
"Yeah" I answered swiftly and Akina shot me a surprised look.
"Whoa. Who would've imagined, the daughter and son of the two most successful companies in Asia are going out" a girl said in awe.
"What?" Melissa snapped.
"Why is it we always have to repeat things to you?" Akina said shaking her head. "Kai and I are boyfriend and girlfriend"
I noticed the disappointed looks on the guys' faces and smirked.
"So how long have you two been together?" a guy spoke up and soon everybody's eyes had turned our way.
"Well, since the start of the year" Akina replied and then began to spin off an incredible story of how we first met when I caught her when she was falling down the stairs and so on. I rolled me eyes; boy could that girl act or what I thought.
"So it was love at first sight?" one girl asked amazed.
"Yeah, I suppose you could say that" Akina answered glancing at me with a smile gracing her lips.
"Wow, you're so lucky" the girl commented wistfully.
"I think I'll cut the cake now" Melissa interrupted, attempting to shift the limelight back to herself. Throughout Akina's entire 'story' Melissa's face had steadily grown redder and redder. She looked absolutely livid; veins were popping out her emu- like neck and her hands were clenched in fistfuls of her dress at her side.
It was entirely amusing and definitely worth all the trouble. Although, Akina seemed to be on a ball once I had started it.
"So sweetie" she said, interrupting my thoughts, "What made you say that?"
"I thought it'd be amusing" I replied out of the side of my mouth.
"Really? I never thought you were that kind of person" she commented as she slipped her hand through mine. I was about to pull away when I remembered that we were 'girlfriend and boyfriend.'
"What do you mean that kind of person?" I grumbled.
"Come, on, I want to see the cake" Akina said and tugged me towards the front.
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Chapter 23: Horrible fashion sense
Crystal/Akina's POV
Stepping gracefully out of the car, I turned to face Kai.
"Ready?" he asked and reluctantly offered me his arm.
"Next time, don't say or do anything you don't really mean" I advised him noticing his reluctance.
"I do and say what I don't mean because I have to" he stated in reply as we went through the revolving doors.
"Good evening Hiwatari-sama" the receptionist greeted us. "Are you here to attend Melissa Tan's 18th birthday party?"
"Yes" he responded and we were immediately ushered to a ballroom.
"Hmph" Kai huffed as we entered. "She must've spent too much money on invitations so had to settle for a smaller ballroom instead"
"Well, I suppose it looks okay. Although, the main ballroom is much larger" I commented, gazing around me. "Gee, I wonder where Melissa is. I bet you she's-" I didn't get the chance to finish my sentence because at that moment, a blob of bright pink flew into Kai.
"What the hell?" he asked from underneath it.
"Kai-kun!" the pink blob screeched.
"Get off me" Kai grumbled and shoved the thing off him.
Oh my god. It was Melissa. I thought that I had seen a lot of bad dress sense, but this, this was a hundred times worse. I stepped back on impulse, bumping into Kai slightly.
Melissa's normally brown mousey hair had been dyed a platinum blonde and was curled most likely by herself since it looked extremely unprofessional. If she was going to curl it herself, she should at least learn how to do it properly first. Her dress was also another serious issue which needed to be dealt with. Ending at her thigh, the dress was a shockingly bright hot pink and had ruffles and bows all over it. There were slits and slashes all over it, exposing her skin. Her make-up was hideous, lipstick the same color of her dress was smeared over her lips while her foundation was very clearly condensed around once area, most likely to cover up a pimple. Violet eye shadow coated her eyelids and the eye-liner made it look like she had bags underneath her eyes. I groaned, unable to believe that such fashion sense existed.
"I missed you so much" she cooed as she tried to grab Kai's hand but only got air instead.
"Ahem" I said, clearing my throat just for the fun of it.
Melissa turned to me, her mouth dropping open when recognition dawned in her eyes.
"You" she spat.
"Yes me" I replied pleasantly. "Happy Birthday Melissa"
"Yeah" Kai echoed after me watching for a reaction.
"Here you go" I said cheerfully and handed her the gift. "We hope you like it" I added, using 'we' intentionally.
"Why thank-you" she said with false sweetness.
God, she was so fake. At least when I was fake, I bothered to cover it up.
"So who's your dance partner?" she inquired sarcastically, looking around for another person.
So, she still thought that Kai was going to be her dance partner? I thought, keeping my smirk from showing. My eyes flickered to Kai for a moment, wondering if he was going to say anything at all or just allow me to do all the talking.
"Me" he spoke up.
"Excuse me?" she said, her hand flying to her chest.
"I said that, I am Akina's dance partner and she is mine" he said, a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth.
"But, but, you said that I was to be your dance partner" she stuttered angrily.
"No, I said nothing of that sort. You assumed it" Kai stated patiently.
"You-" she began.
"You shouldn't be so assumptious Melissa" I said lightly, cutting her off before glancing over at Kai.
"Would you like to dance Akina?" he asked, taking the hint and offering me his hand.
"I'd love to Kai-kun" I answered and slid my hand into his.
Kai's POV
"Can you believe what she was wearing?" Akina asked me in disbelief as I led her to the dance floor.
"No" I replied.
"Oh great. No DJ. She just had to hire a string quartet didn't she?" Akina said groaning as classical music floated around us.
"What do you expect? She's not really rich, only pretending to be" I said. "Do you still want to dance?"
"Sure, why not. There's nothing better to do" she replied.
"Are you sure you can dance?" I questioned uncertainly.
"Of course I can dance. I've takes dancing lessons before you know." She answered before tugging at my hand. "But the real question is, can you dance?"
"Of course I can" I responded irritably and picked up her other hand.
We started dancing on the edge but soon found ourselves in the centre of the floor. Akina was right, she could certainly dance well. Out of all the girls I had danced with before, all because my father told me to, Akina was without a doubt the best. She moved with grace and fluency to the music, always keeping in synch with it and surprisingly allowed me to lead.
"Is there going to be food served?" she asked after a few songs.
"I don't know" I said and looked over the bobbing heads to see a table set up on the other side. "I think there's only finger food"
"Oh crap. Are you serious? I didn't eat before I came" Akina grumbled.
I smirked; at least I wasn't the only one who thought that finger food didn't fill you up.
"Let's go eat anyway. Do you think there'll be cake?" she said hopefully.
"I wouldn't hold your breath if I were you. Even if there is cake, it'll probably be some 99.9% fat free stuff. Melissa's a dieting freak" I added.
"Surprise, surprise" Akina muttered as approached the table. "Ooh look Kai- kun" she said suddenly, taking a hold of my arm lightly. "It's Melissa. Shall we go and socialize?"
"Oh, I think so. That's the only reason why my father sent me here" I replied.
"Good" Akina said giggling. "This should be fun" "Hey Melissa" she called out when we reached her and some other people standing near the table.
"Oh hello" Melissa responded stiffly.
"So, when are you going to cut the cake?" Akina questioned.
"In a little while" Melissa answered.
"I don't believe we've all met" Akina said brightly, smiling at the other people. She then proceeded to introduce herself to the others. This was all quite fascinating to watch since when she gave them her full name, their eyes would widen comically and their mouths would drop open. But Akina didn't even notice or if she did she didn't show it.
"So who are you here with?" a red-headed girl, I can't remember her name, asked curiously.
"I'm here with Kai-kun" Akina replied.
"Oh really?" a guy asked, his eyes sweeping over Akina. "Are you girlfriend and boyfriend then?"
Suddenly, an idea formed in my head.
"Yeah" I answered swiftly and Akina shot me a surprised look.
"Whoa. Who would've imagined, the daughter and son of the two most successful companies in Asia are going out" a girl said in awe.
"What?" Melissa snapped.
"Why is it we always have to repeat things to you?" Akina said shaking her head. "Kai and I are boyfriend and girlfriend"
I noticed the disappointed looks on the guys' faces and smirked.
"So how long have you two been together?" a guy spoke up and soon everybody's eyes had turned our way.
"Well, since the start of the year" Akina replied and then began to spin off an incredible story of how we first met when I caught her when she was falling down the stairs and so on. I rolled me eyes; boy could that girl act or what I thought.
"So it was love at first sight?" one girl asked amazed.
"Yeah, I suppose you could say that" Akina answered glancing at me with a smile gracing her lips.
"Wow, you're so lucky" the girl commented wistfully.
"I think I'll cut the cake now" Melissa interrupted, attempting to shift the limelight back to herself. Throughout Akina's entire 'story' Melissa's face had steadily grown redder and redder. She looked absolutely livid; veins were popping out her emu- like neck and her hands were clenched in fistfuls of her dress at her side.
It was entirely amusing and definitely worth all the trouble. Although, Akina seemed to be on a ball once I had started it.
"So sweetie" she said, interrupting my thoughts, "What made you say that?"
"I thought it'd be amusing" I replied out of the side of my mouth.
"Really? I never thought you were that kind of person" she commented as she slipped her hand through mine. I was about to pull away when I remembered that we were 'girlfriend and boyfriend.'
"What do you mean that kind of person?" I grumbled.
"Come, on, I want to see the cake" Akina said and tugged me towards the front.
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