Natsumi stared at the computer screen. She cannot believe it!
"Hey, Yukito here. I know it's rather dumb. You want to go out with me. If you are not that comfortable, then arrange a group outing. I heard Meia is back. I hope to hear from you soon."
"That baka! How on earth did he get my e-mail address?" She screamed and realised who betrayed her. "Eriol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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"You finally have the guts to ask her out! Three cheers for mankind." Eriol shouted for joy when he saw the letter Yukito sent Natsumi.
"I finally settled all the accounts in the company and I wanted to work things out with her."
"Hopefully Kenshin doesn't stand in your way. . ."
"No one will. There are some things I really need to trash out. However, first, I have to be friendly with her. She built a wall around her that I cannot get through during that time we watched the movie."
"I still cannot believe that you took seven days before contacting her again."
Yukito kept silent. He recalled the phone conversation he had a week ago. There was no way he could communicate with her when she was so strong- headed. Now that Meia was back, he hopes that her twin could do something to help them. It was Meia who first gotten them together. Hopefully it means that she too would be able to help them patch up.
* Wake up man. You are here to work. Not dream about Nat. That can only be done at night. * He thought as he started working again.
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Natsumi dragged herself to work, with the help of Meia, who couldn't wait to start work after a week holiday. Natsumi was wondering why was Meia back home even though she did such a good job being a foreign correspondent.
For the past few weeks, she heard that 'Starz' might be taking over another smaller English publishing newspaper. Could they possibly be retrenched? She shook her head. NO! The boss had already given her a raise and Meia was supposed to work in the main branch. Surely boss won't change his mind.
"Cheer up little sister."
"Right. You are really eager to meet Tomoyo and the rest!"
"You know, when you are overseas two years without coming back. You will even miss the irritating neighbour who will never fail to give you hell."
"No. . . I recalled, you are really hoping to meet Kenshin aren't you?"
With that, Meia's face became awfully red. Only the two of them knew that during the period of three years Meia worked in the main branch, she had fallen for the sweet-talking, charming Kenshin.
At first, they were great friends. Only at the third year, Meia started to realize that Kenshin was special in her eyes all this while. Only problem was that she didn't have the guts to approach him.
"Yes, sweet charming annoying Kenshin. I miss him the most." She corrected after Natsumi gave her a dagger stare. "Of course, I miss you and Aya more!" She sighed in relief when Natsumi turned away. Hesitating for a while, she plunged into the subject.
"How is Yukito?"
"What about him?"
"He is back isn't he?" Seeing her nod, Meia probed further. "You patched up?"
"Nope, there is nothing to patch up in the first place. He wanted to walk out of the relationship. I gave him that liberty. He hasn't asked me to go back to him and I have no intention to do so."
Feeling Natsumi's hostility towards Yukito, she couldn't let the matter rest.
"You love him."
"Loved Meia, I used to love him. Not anymore, not when he walked out on me without a reason five years ago!"
"He was forced to do it."
"How did you know? Did he tell you? Or is it your instinct? Either way, there is no way I am giving my heart to him. I am still gluing up my heart that was shattered by him five years ago! Five years ago, it had been that long and I still haven't recovered. He thinks that he can waltz in and out of my life as and when he likes? He is so WRONG!"
"But isn't that true. . ."
"Drop the matter Meia."
"But Nat!"
"Drop it. I don't want people in the workplace to know about it. This is not helping me to cope with the workday ahead."
The twin couldn't help but admit defeat. She knew how emotional Natsumi was. That was what makes Yukito's job harder. Not the wall around her heart but the heart itself.
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"Good morning people." Both of them said together, as they entered the workplace.
"Good morning. . ." was most of the replies as they thought they saw double of Natsumi, only a handful of seniors in the force realised who they were.
"Good morning Meia, Natsumi. Great to see the two peas together again." Someone said from the booth.
They grinned at each other and went to Natsumi's booth. Meia was scheduled to see the boss only after 0930 hr. She had half an hour to spare. So, at the meanwhile, she roamed around and said hello to the rest. She went around and lastly, approached Kenshin's booth. Amazingly, the ever punctual Kenshin was late and she waited for a while before she saw Kenshin rushing to his table.
"Sorry Natsumi, I was caught in the traffic. Is there something you need me to do?" Kenshin panted, trying to catch his breath.
"Not at all." Meia said sadly, realizing that Kenshin may not even remember her.
"You know Nat, you sound awfully like Meia, I have heard she is back but I haven't seen her yet."
"Oh, she is at my table and I was actually waiting for you to arrive before I let you meet her. She wants me to tell you that she misses you a lot."
"Let's go then." Kenshin dragged her off.
When they arrived to Nat's table, they found her rushing through the article.
"I didn't know you had work to do after coming back." Kenshin questioned.
"Crazy fool. It is not as if I taken a holiday or anything. I am running late to submit my article. Boss is going to get my head this time round."
"You just came back from England and you have something to do already. Boss must be really pushing you too hard."
"England? WHY ON EARTH DO I HAVE TO GO TO ENGLAND FOR?" Natsumi yelled. She couldn't figure out why Kenshin was suddenly acting like an idiot.
"Didn't you go there and work for a while?"
"You nut head! That was Meia." Natsumi stood up next to Meia who was trying her best to control her laughter. "Do we really look that alike? Of all people, you should have figured out who is who." She grinned at Meia.
"Alright, now both of you are confusing me. Who is Meia?"
"She is!" Both of them said together pointing at each other before the whole office burst into laughter.
"That's it. Who is Meia before I get the heads of both of you."
"Kenshin, you should have known. The gal who is wearing make-up is Natsumi. Meia would never ever wear make-up." Tomoyo helped out, figuring out that both of them are actually pulling his leg.
"BAKA!" both of them said together and started laughing.
Kenshin couldn't help but join in the laugh. * It's great to have Meia back. I miss her a lot * He thought as he went back to his table. * Life in the office is getting interesting. *
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"Hey, Yukito here. I know it's rather dumb. You want to go out with me. If you are not that comfortable, then arrange a group outing. I heard Meia is back. I hope to hear from you soon."
"That baka! How on earth did he get my e-mail address?" She screamed and realised who betrayed her. "Eriol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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"You finally have the guts to ask her out! Three cheers for mankind." Eriol shouted for joy when he saw the letter Yukito sent Natsumi.
"I finally settled all the accounts in the company and I wanted to work things out with her."
"Hopefully Kenshin doesn't stand in your way. . ."
"No one will. There are some things I really need to trash out. However, first, I have to be friendly with her. She built a wall around her that I cannot get through during that time we watched the movie."
"I still cannot believe that you took seven days before contacting her again."
Yukito kept silent. He recalled the phone conversation he had a week ago. There was no way he could communicate with her when she was so strong- headed. Now that Meia was back, he hopes that her twin could do something to help them. It was Meia who first gotten them together. Hopefully it means that she too would be able to help them patch up.
* Wake up man. You are here to work. Not dream about Nat. That can only be done at night. * He thought as he started working again.
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Natsumi dragged herself to work, with the help of Meia, who couldn't wait to start work after a week holiday. Natsumi was wondering why was Meia back home even though she did such a good job being a foreign correspondent.
For the past few weeks, she heard that 'Starz' might be taking over another smaller English publishing newspaper. Could they possibly be retrenched? She shook her head. NO! The boss had already given her a raise and Meia was supposed to work in the main branch. Surely boss won't change his mind.
"Cheer up little sister."
"Right. You are really eager to meet Tomoyo and the rest!"
"You know, when you are overseas two years without coming back. You will even miss the irritating neighbour who will never fail to give you hell."
"No. . . I recalled, you are really hoping to meet Kenshin aren't you?"
With that, Meia's face became awfully red. Only the two of them knew that during the period of three years Meia worked in the main branch, she had fallen for the sweet-talking, charming Kenshin.
At first, they were great friends. Only at the third year, Meia started to realize that Kenshin was special in her eyes all this while. Only problem was that she didn't have the guts to approach him.
"Yes, sweet charming annoying Kenshin. I miss him the most." She corrected after Natsumi gave her a dagger stare. "Of course, I miss you and Aya more!" She sighed in relief when Natsumi turned away. Hesitating for a while, she plunged into the subject.
"How is Yukito?"
"What about him?"
"He is back isn't he?" Seeing her nod, Meia probed further. "You patched up?"
"Nope, there is nothing to patch up in the first place. He wanted to walk out of the relationship. I gave him that liberty. He hasn't asked me to go back to him and I have no intention to do so."
Feeling Natsumi's hostility towards Yukito, she couldn't let the matter rest.
"You love him."
"Loved Meia, I used to love him. Not anymore, not when he walked out on me without a reason five years ago!"
"He was forced to do it."
"How did you know? Did he tell you? Or is it your instinct? Either way, there is no way I am giving my heart to him. I am still gluing up my heart that was shattered by him five years ago! Five years ago, it had been that long and I still haven't recovered. He thinks that he can waltz in and out of my life as and when he likes? He is so WRONG!"
"But isn't that true. . ."
"Drop the matter Meia."
"But Nat!"
"Drop it. I don't want people in the workplace to know about it. This is not helping me to cope with the workday ahead."
The twin couldn't help but admit defeat. She knew how emotional Natsumi was. That was what makes Yukito's job harder. Not the wall around her heart but the heart itself.
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"Good morning people." Both of them said together, as they entered the workplace.
"Good morning. . ." was most of the replies as they thought they saw double of Natsumi, only a handful of seniors in the force realised who they were.
"Good morning Meia, Natsumi. Great to see the two peas together again." Someone said from the booth.
They grinned at each other and went to Natsumi's booth. Meia was scheduled to see the boss only after 0930 hr. She had half an hour to spare. So, at the meanwhile, she roamed around and said hello to the rest. She went around and lastly, approached Kenshin's booth. Amazingly, the ever punctual Kenshin was late and she waited for a while before she saw Kenshin rushing to his table.
"Sorry Natsumi, I was caught in the traffic. Is there something you need me to do?" Kenshin panted, trying to catch his breath.
"Not at all." Meia said sadly, realizing that Kenshin may not even remember her.
"You know Nat, you sound awfully like Meia, I have heard she is back but I haven't seen her yet."
"Oh, she is at my table and I was actually waiting for you to arrive before I let you meet her. She wants me to tell you that she misses you a lot."
"Let's go then." Kenshin dragged her off.
When they arrived to Nat's table, they found her rushing through the article.
"I didn't know you had work to do after coming back." Kenshin questioned.
"Crazy fool. It is not as if I taken a holiday or anything. I am running late to submit my article. Boss is going to get my head this time round."
"You just came back from England and you have something to do already. Boss must be really pushing you too hard."
"England? WHY ON EARTH DO I HAVE TO GO TO ENGLAND FOR?" Natsumi yelled. She couldn't figure out why Kenshin was suddenly acting like an idiot.
"Didn't you go there and work for a while?"
"You nut head! That was Meia." Natsumi stood up next to Meia who was trying her best to control her laughter. "Do we really look that alike? Of all people, you should have figured out who is who." She grinned at Meia.
"Alright, now both of you are confusing me. Who is Meia?"
"She is!" Both of them said together pointing at each other before the whole office burst into laughter.
"That's it. Who is Meia before I get the heads of both of you."
"Kenshin, you should have known. The gal who is wearing make-up is Natsumi. Meia would never ever wear make-up." Tomoyo helped out, figuring out that both of them are actually pulling his leg.
"BAKA!" both of them said together and started laughing.
Kenshin couldn't help but join in the laugh. * It's great to have Meia back. I miss her a lot * He thought as he went back to his table. * Life in the office is getting interesting. *
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