Two hearts, one love
Chapter 24: Fat free cake
Crystal/Akina's POV
"I suppose Melissa will open her presents after the cake" I mused as Kai and I made our way to the front.
The cake wasn't as impressive as I thought it'd be. It was only one layer with whipped cream which looked suspiciously like the fat free stuff. A few slices of fruit decorated the top and I decided that it was most probably sponge inside. How disappointing. I had been expecting so much more since the invitation was covered in gold.
"I was expecting something better" I whispered to Kai.
"Told you she spent too much money on the invitations" he muttered back.
I giggled and then watched Melissa prance around, commanding as much attention as she could muster. She proceeded to bow, curtsey and attempt to try to flirt with all the guys, all the time, her eyes kept flickering to me and Kai.
"Will she hurry up and cut the cake already?" Kai grumbled impatiently.
A hush soon fell over the crowd and everybody began to sing Happy Birthday.
After that was finished she cut the cake and some idiot shouted out that if she touched the bottom she'd have to kiss the nearest boy. At that point, she hadn't yet touched the bottom but when reminded she promptly let the knife slide to the bottom.
"Oops" she said covering her mouth, widening her eyes in an exaggerated fashion.
Immediately, all the guys around her moved away leaving no guys around Melissa for at least 7 meters.
"Don't worry. I'll protect you Kai-kun" I teased him. "After all, you are my 'boyfriend' and if she tries anything, then I am more than obliged to kick her tiny ass"
"Thanks for the comfort" he replied.
"No problem" I said.
After Melissa had made the first cut, she moved over and allowed a waiter to serve up the rest. Moving forward, I collected a plate and fork and spotted Melissa about to sit down at a table filled with other people.
"Do we have to?" Kai muttered under his breath when I made a move to go sit with them.
"I have an idea to annoy Melissa even more" I told him.
"Fine then" he agreed and we walked towards the table hand in hand.
"Hey" I said when we arrived in front of them.
"Move over guys" a person said and two seats next to Melissa opened up.
"This is a great party" I said to Melissa when me and Kai sat down.
I ate a forkful of cake and froze. It was like flour and chalk mixed together in my mouth. It was way too dry and had zero taste. If I hadn't been told that it was cake, I would've thought that it was dust. Swallowing the lump of cake, I looked around to see that everybody else had hardly touched the cake. But Melissa was contentedly nibbling at hers.
"Here" I said and offered a forkful of the cake to Kai who hesitated. "It's not sweet, so you'll probably like it" I whispered into his ear.
"Fine" he grunted and ate a mouthful. His eyes widened in shock and for a moment, I was afraid that he was going to choke but he managed to get it down in the end.
"Pretty good right?" Melissa asked, a twitch above her eyebrow indicating that she wasn't at all pleasd with the little exchange.
Kai coughed in reply.
"Okay, present time then" she said clapping her hands, oblivious to Kai's lack of response.
After going through many wrapped gifts, she had gotten a few stuffed toys and bottles of perfume; she came to mine and Kai's gift.
"Ooh, who's this from?" she asked excitedly as she held up the box.
"Us" Kai stated.
"Oh, you two bought one gift between the two of you?" Melissa asked, her face falling.
"Yes. I hope that's okay" I responded knowing that in front of all these people she wouldn't dare to say that it wasn't.
"Of course" she answered.
"By the way, what did you buy her?" Kai asked me.
"Wait and see" I said in return.
After Melissa had unwrapped the blue wrapping paper, she came to a white box. She opened it up to reveal a golden set of clips, a comb and a hand mirror, each with swirls carved into it.
"Oh, it's marvelous" Melissa said. "Thank-you so much"
"It's no trouble at all." I said. "I'll be back in a minute" I told Kai and got up to go to the bathroom.
When I was in a stall, I heard the door open and a bunch of chattering girls entered.
"This party sucks" a girl said.
"Yeah I know." Another replied.
"But you know what I heard?" a third voice chimed in.
"What?" unison of voices asked her.
"I head that Melissa was suppose to have Hiwatari Kai as her dance partner" the girl said in a slightly hushed voice.
"But isn't he here with somebody else?" somebody asked.
"Yeah, he's here with Hiragazaki Akina" another person filled in.
"Really? Which one is she?" a voice said and soon everybody was chattering at the top of their voices.
"She's the really pretty one, you know the girl with the black hair and blue Chinese dress"
"Oh her. She's so pretty don't you think?"
A chorus of voices agreed with her.
"Hiwatari is so cute. I'm so envious of Hiragazaki but it's hard to hate her she's really kind. She and Hiwatari make a great couple. They seem perfect together."
"But doesn't Melissa feel resentful towards her?"
"Who knows? I suppose she would. But if you were Hiwatari, would you choose Melissa over Hiragazaki Akina?"
"Of course not. Melissa is so ugly and stuck up. Hiragazaki seems really nice and sweet, not stuck up at all. And Melissa's father is the one who works for Hiragazaki"
The bathroom door swung open and the voices faded.
I opened the stall door carefully and poked my head out. The coast was clear, washing my hands in the sink, I thought about what the other girls had said. Seemed like nobody particularly liked Melissa.
Sorry for the short chappie. Ermmz, thanx for all the reviews. Keep them coming please. The more reviews, the faster I'll update okay? *gigglez* Bubaiz for now!
Chapter 24: Fat free cake
Crystal/Akina's POV
"I suppose Melissa will open her presents after the cake" I mused as Kai and I made our way to the front.
The cake wasn't as impressive as I thought it'd be. It was only one layer with whipped cream which looked suspiciously like the fat free stuff. A few slices of fruit decorated the top and I decided that it was most probably sponge inside. How disappointing. I had been expecting so much more since the invitation was covered in gold.
"I was expecting something better" I whispered to Kai.
"Told you she spent too much money on the invitations" he muttered back.
I giggled and then watched Melissa prance around, commanding as much attention as she could muster. She proceeded to bow, curtsey and attempt to try to flirt with all the guys, all the time, her eyes kept flickering to me and Kai.
"Will she hurry up and cut the cake already?" Kai grumbled impatiently.
A hush soon fell over the crowd and everybody began to sing Happy Birthday.
After that was finished she cut the cake and some idiot shouted out that if she touched the bottom she'd have to kiss the nearest boy. At that point, she hadn't yet touched the bottom but when reminded she promptly let the knife slide to the bottom.
"Oops" she said covering her mouth, widening her eyes in an exaggerated fashion.
Immediately, all the guys around her moved away leaving no guys around Melissa for at least 7 meters.
"Don't worry. I'll protect you Kai-kun" I teased him. "After all, you are my 'boyfriend' and if she tries anything, then I am more than obliged to kick her tiny ass"
"Thanks for the comfort" he replied.
"No problem" I said.
After Melissa had made the first cut, she moved over and allowed a waiter to serve up the rest. Moving forward, I collected a plate and fork and spotted Melissa about to sit down at a table filled with other people.
"Do we have to?" Kai muttered under his breath when I made a move to go sit with them.
"I have an idea to annoy Melissa even more" I told him.
"Fine then" he agreed and we walked towards the table hand in hand.
"Hey" I said when we arrived in front of them.
"Move over guys" a person said and two seats next to Melissa opened up.
"This is a great party" I said to Melissa when me and Kai sat down.
I ate a forkful of cake and froze. It was like flour and chalk mixed together in my mouth. It was way too dry and had zero taste. If I hadn't been told that it was cake, I would've thought that it was dust. Swallowing the lump of cake, I looked around to see that everybody else had hardly touched the cake. But Melissa was contentedly nibbling at hers.
"Here" I said and offered a forkful of the cake to Kai who hesitated. "It's not sweet, so you'll probably like it" I whispered into his ear.
"Fine" he grunted and ate a mouthful. His eyes widened in shock and for a moment, I was afraid that he was going to choke but he managed to get it down in the end.
"Pretty good right?" Melissa asked, a twitch above her eyebrow indicating that she wasn't at all pleasd with the little exchange.
Kai coughed in reply.
"Okay, present time then" she said clapping her hands, oblivious to Kai's lack of response.
After going through many wrapped gifts, she had gotten a few stuffed toys and bottles of perfume; she came to mine and Kai's gift.
"Ooh, who's this from?" she asked excitedly as she held up the box.
"Us" Kai stated.
"Oh, you two bought one gift between the two of you?" Melissa asked, her face falling.
"Yes. I hope that's okay" I responded knowing that in front of all these people she wouldn't dare to say that it wasn't.
"Of course" she answered.
"By the way, what did you buy her?" Kai asked me.
"Wait and see" I said in return.
After Melissa had unwrapped the blue wrapping paper, she came to a white box. She opened it up to reveal a golden set of clips, a comb and a hand mirror, each with swirls carved into it.
"Oh, it's marvelous" Melissa said. "Thank-you so much"
"It's no trouble at all." I said. "I'll be back in a minute" I told Kai and got up to go to the bathroom.
When I was in a stall, I heard the door open and a bunch of chattering girls entered.
"This party sucks" a girl said.
"Yeah I know." Another replied.
"But you know what I heard?" a third voice chimed in.
"What?" unison of voices asked her.
"I head that Melissa was suppose to have Hiwatari Kai as her dance partner" the girl said in a slightly hushed voice.
"But isn't he here with somebody else?" somebody asked.
"Yeah, he's here with Hiragazaki Akina" another person filled in.
"Really? Which one is she?" a voice said and soon everybody was chattering at the top of their voices.
"She's the really pretty one, you know the girl with the black hair and blue Chinese dress"
"Oh her. She's so pretty don't you think?"
A chorus of voices agreed with her.
"Hiwatari is so cute. I'm so envious of Hiragazaki but it's hard to hate her she's really kind. She and Hiwatari make a great couple. They seem perfect together."
"But doesn't Melissa feel resentful towards her?"
"Who knows? I suppose she would. But if you were Hiwatari, would you choose Melissa over Hiragazaki Akina?"
"Of course not. Melissa is so ugly and stuck up. Hiragazaki seems really nice and sweet, not stuck up at all. And Melissa's father is the one who works for Hiragazaki"
The bathroom door swung open and the voices faded.
I opened the stall door carefully and poked my head out. The coast was clear, washing my hands in the sink, I thought about what the other girls had said. Seemed like nobody particularly liked Melissa.
Sorry for the short chappie. Ermmz, thanx for all the reviews. Keep them coming please. The more reviews, the faster I'll update okay? *gigglez* Bubaiz for now!