--- At that evening ---
Natsumi was freaking over what to wear for the dinner today. She recalled the words of Tomoyo.
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"Just wear something causal smart."
"Look, I don't get it! It's just dinner. Why on earth do you need to have a dress code?"
"Well, just do it. And Nat, remember to get Kenshin to join in alright?"
"Why don't you ask him yourself?"
"Because he only listens to you or Meia. Meia is not free now, so you have to do it!"
"Where is she?"
"Talking to the boss about what she wants to do in the future. I have to go and develop the photos. See you!"
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"Causal smart! Where on earth are we going?"
"NAT!!!! HURRY UP! WHY ARE YOU FOREVER SO SLOW? YOU REMIND ME OF A SNAIL!"
"SHUT UP BAKA!" Natsumi shouted from her room. * What to wear, what to wear? * She scanned her wardrobe for the tenth time. "HECK! Let's wear this then." She said as she pulled out a hanger and headed to the bathroom.
As she went down the stairs, she heard a shriek.
"Nat. . . you are wearing the same clothes as I am."
She paused and stared at Meia. Indeed, wearing a red halter-top and a black mini skirt. The only thing that different was that Meia was surprisingly wearing a necklace while Natsumi decided to wear her heart shaped earring.
"Let's go then. Both of us are ready. I don't see a point of keeping them waiting."
"Wait. Go up and wear a necklace. The cross one. I am going to wear a pair of earrings. Then we can go."
Natsumi smiled. The feeling of having her very own duplicate was terrific. Luckily for her, Meia felt the same way too.
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"Well well, we are going to have a swell time trying to figure out who is who now." Kenshin remarked when he saw the pair coming towards his direction.
"Where is everyone?" Meia asked.
"They are in the restaurant already. Unfortunately for me, I have to wait for you guys to turn up." He grinned, melting Meia's heart. He lowered down his voice and whispered. "You tell me who are you, then we can play the prank on them."
"That is for us to know and for you to guess, together with the rest. Let's go in then." Natsumi replied. They smirked when they saw Kenshin's disappointed face as he followed them in.
"Hey now ladies. Have a seat. I have no idea who is Natsumi or Meia. I haven't seen Meia for a long time now. I guess I lost the skill of identifying both of you. There is a seat next to Yukito and another beside Kenshin. Take your pick." Eriol greeted them.
Natsumi almost went to sit beside Kenshin when she remembered that Meia misses Kenshin more than what was necessary. As the result, she had no choice but to sit next to Yukito. Meia just gave her a smile and took her place beside Kenshin.
"Meia, what do you want to eat?" Yukito asked softly. He naturally thought that Natsumi wouldn't sit next to him. Despite knowing them for so long, he kind of forgotten how close the two sisters are. (However, then again, Yukito never knew how Meia felt towards Kenshin. If not, he may have realised.)
"I will have salad please." Natsumi replied. Even though she felt really hungry, she couldn't order anything more than that. Meia never really like eating out and will definitely cook when they reach home.
"This is really a posh restaurant. I didn't expect Eriol to eat here." Yukito said after giving the waiter the orders.
"What do you mean? We have a reason to celebrate. That is why we crashed this place." Eriol replied, apparently he overheard what Yukito said.
"Why are you so excited? Tomoyo is pregnant is it?" Meia asked.
"Nonsense! We never slept with each other. We are waiting until our wedding night."
"Old fashion!" Meia teased back.
"Hush now Natsumi!" Yukito addressed Meia.
"What the heck! I am not. . ." Meia paused after seeing Natsumi staring at her. "I am not wrong to say that. There are so many people who will agree with me. Right Kenshin?"
"No comments Nat, start eating. You do need to drink more water though, you really sound like Meia."
Natsumi tried her very best not to grin. * Meia is so furious. She will get his neck before the night is over. Kenshin is in deep trouble. *
"What are you smiling about Meia?"
"I am finding things interesting between Kenshin and Nat." She lied effortlessly.
"Do you think Kenshin can give her the love she needs?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Nothing much, just that I couldn't imagine her being with him." He kept silent for a while. "I miss her a lot. She doesn't believe me."
Natsumi's heart was breaking. Yukito was like a brother to her before they went out together. Her defenses were melting too, fast. * Control your emotion gal. You have to control it. If not, once you let him in again, he will just do the same thing again. *
"You shouldn't have left her five years ago Yukito. That hurt her as a result, she is now unwilling to let you in again."
"Why Meia? Does she ever talk to you about it?"
"She did, but I am sworn to secrecy." Natsumi knew how far Meia's loyalty lies. She promised never to say anything about the conversation they had when Meia came back.
"I need her more than ever. I left her five years ago, and she swore never to be my friend and my girlfriend again. I didn't understand why I never went back and assure her that my love for her is true. It was a risk I have to take, I cannot let her know the reason I left." He paused, seeing 'Natsumi' laughing at Kenshin's joke. "I needed to prove that I have the ability to be the man she loves."
Natsumi pondered over his last statement and wanted to probe further when Eriol got everyone's attention.
"Hey now! I need to tell you all something." When he saw everyone turning towards him, he smiled. "I wanted to tell you all that. . . I have proposed to Tomoyo and she has agree to be my wife."
Everyone started talking at once, offering their congratulations to the couple. When it finally quieted down, he continued.
"Secondly, we have also decided to move to England definitely. Now, you all know my family have a main branch there. This company here is actually willed to someone else. So, even though it is still in my family, it belongs to my half brother."
Tomoyo was sitting there thinking about the reaction of the rest. She knew what was going on. However, she was unable to predict the response of the others.
"We never knew that you have a half brother." Meia said.
"I didn't know about it either until my father died five years ago. He told me that he hopes to see me settle down in England with my wife." He glanced at Tomoyo, his eyes were filled with love. "So, he got in contact with my half brother and told him that the company I am working in presently was to go to him."
"Sadly, he didn't really accepted the fact and he left the country. A few months ago, he came back and started working with me. I am glad to say that he has finally settled down, I can get away from here and carry on my life."
"Who is it?" Yukito asked, he didn't like the sound of whatever Eriol was saying. The idea of working under a new boss was unthinkable.
"Well, He is none other than Yukito Hiiragizawa."
Everyone turned and looked at Yukito. He was dumb struck. "YOU MEAN TSUZUKI HIIRAGIZAWA IS YOUR FATHER!"
"For the record, yes, he is my father, and also yours." Eriol replied coolly.
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Well guys! I hope you all enjoyed the story so far. I am trying to make it as interesting as possible. So, I need comments. The more, the merrier. Cheers!
Natsumi was freaking over what to wear for the dinner today. She recalled the words of Tomoyo.
~ ~ ~ Flashback ~ ~ ~
"Just wear something causal smart."
"Look, I don't get it! It's just dinner. Why on earth do you need to have a dress code?"
"Well, just do it. And Nat, remember to get Kenshin to join in alright?"
"Why don't you ask him yourself?"
"Because he only listens to you or Meia. Meia is not free now, so you have to do it!"
"Where is she?"
"Talking to the boss about what she wants to do in the future. I have to go and develop the photos. See you!"
~ ~ ~ End Flashback ~ ~ ~
"Causal smart! Where on earth are we going?"
"NAT!!!! HURRY UP! WHY ARE YOU FOREVER SO SLOW? YOU REMIND ME OF A SNAIL!"
"SHUT UP BAKA!" Natsumi shouted from her room. * What to wear, what to wear? * She scanned her wardrobe for the tenth time. "HECK! Let's wear this then." She said as she pulled out a hanger and headed to the bathroom.
As she went down the stairs, she heard a shriek.
"Nat. . . you are wearing the same clothes as I am."
She paused and stared at Meia. Indeed, wearing a red halter-top and a black mini skirt. The only thing that different was that Meia was surprisingly wearing a necklace while Natsumi decided to wear her heart shaped earring.
"Let's go then. Both of us are ready. I don't see a point of keeping them waiting."
"Wait. Go up and wear a necklace. The cross one. I am going to wear a pair of earrings. Then we can go."
Natsumi smiled. The feeling of having her very own duplicate was terrific. Luckily for her, Meia felt the same way too.
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"Well well, we are going to have a swell time trying to figure out who is who now." Kenshin remarked when he saw the pair coming towards his direction.
"Where is everyone?" Meia asked.
"They are in the restaurant already. Unfortunately for me, I have to wait for you guys to turn up." He grinned, melting Meia's heart. He lowered down his voice and whispered. "You tell me who are you, then we can play the prank on them."
"That is for us to know and for you to guess, together with the rest. Let's go in then." Natsumi replied. They smirked when they saw Kenshin's disappointed face as he followed them in.
"Hey now ladies. Have a seat. I have no idea who is Natsumi or Meia. I haven't seen Meia for a long time now. I guess I lost the skill of identifying both of you. There is a seat next to Yukito and another beside Kenshin. Take your pick." Eriol greeted them.
Natsumi almost went to sit beside Kenshin when she remembered that Meia misses Kenshin more than what was necessary. As the result, she had no choice but to sit next to Yukito. Meia just gave her a smile and took her place beside Kenshin.
"Meia, what do you want to eat?" Yukito asked softly. He naturally thought that Natsumi wouldn't sit next to him. Despite knowing them for so long, he kind of forgotten how close the two sisters are. (However, then again, Yukito never knew how Meia felt towards Kenshin. If not, he may have realised.)
"I will have salad please." Natsumi replied. Even though she felt really hungry, she couldn't order anything more than that. Meia never really like eating out and will definitely cook when they reach home.
"This is really a posh restaurant. I didn't expect Eriol to eat here." Yukito said after giving the waiter the orders.
"What do you mean? We have a reason to celebrate. That is why we crashed this place." Eriol replied, apparently he overheard what Yukito said.
"Why are you so excited? Tomoyo is pregnant is it?" Meia asked.
"Nonsense! We never slept with each other. We are waiting until our wedding night."
"Old fashion!" Meia teased back.
"Hush now Natsumi!" Yukito addressed Meia.
"What the heck! I am not. . ." Meia paused after seeing Natsumi staring at her. "I am not wrong to say that. There are so many people who will agree with me. Right Kenshin?"
"No comments Nat, start eating. You do need to drink more water though, you really sound like Meia."
Natsumi tried her very best not to grin. * Meia is so furious. She will get his neck before the night is over. Kenshin is in deep trouble. *
"What are you smiling about Meia?"
"I am finding things interesting between Kenshin and Nat." She lied effortlessly.
"Do you think Kenshin can give her the love she needs?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Nothing much, just that I couldn't imagine her being with him." He kept silent for a while. "I miss her a lot. She doesn't believe me."
Natsumi's heart was breaking. Yukito was like a brother to her before they went out together. Her defenses were melting too, fast. * Control your emotion gal. You have to control it. If not, once you let him in again, he will just do the same thing again. *
"You shouldn't have left her five years ago Yukito. That hurt her as a result, she is now unwilling to let you in again."
"Why Meia? Does she ever talk to you about it?"
"She did, but I am sworn to secrecy." Natsumi knew how far Meia's loyalty lies. She promised never to say anything about the conversation they had when Meia came back.
"I need her more than ever. I left her five years ago, and she swore never to be my friend and my girlfriend again. I didn't understand why I never went back and assure her that my love for her is true. It was a risk I have to take, I cannot let her know the reason I left." He paused, seeing 'Natsumi' laughing at Kenshin's joke. "I needed to prove that I have the ability to be the man she loves."
Natsumi pondered over his last statement and wanted to probe further when Eriol got everyone's attention.
"Hey now! I need to tell you all something." When he saw everyone turning towards him, he smiled. "I wanted to tell you all that. . . I have proposed to Tomoyo and she has agree to be my wife."
Everyone started talking at once, offering their congratulations to the couple. When it finally quieted down, he continued.
"Secondly, we have also decided to move to England definitely. Now, you all know my family have a main branch there. This company here is actually willed to someone else. So, even though it is still in my family, it belongs to my half brother."
Tomoyo was sitting there thinking about the reaction of the rest. She knew what was going on. However, she was unable to predict the response of the others.
"We never knew that you have a half brother." Meia said.
"I didn't know about it either until my father died five years ago. He told me that he hopes to see me settle down in England with my wife." He glanced at Tomoyo, his eyes were filled with love. "So, he got in contact with my half brother and told him that the company I am working in presently was to go to him."
"Sadly, he didn't really accepted the fact and he left the country. A few months ago, he came back and started working with me. I am glad to say that he has finally settled down, I can get away from here and carry on my life."
"Who is it?" Yukito asked, he didn't like the sound of whatever Eriol was saying. The idea of working under a new boss was unthinkable.
"Well, He is none other than Yukito Hiiragizawa."
Everyone turned and looked at Yukito. He was dumb struck. "YOU MEAN TSUZUKI HIIRAGIZAWA IS YOUR FATHER!"
"For the record, yes, he is my father, and also yours." Eriol replied coolly.
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Well guys! I hope you all enjoyed the story so far. I am trying to make it as interesting as possible. So, I need comments. The more, the merrier. Cheers!