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Chapter Eight: More Modeling
"M-Misao?" asked Kaoru in shock.
The whole restaurant seemed to be looking at them, and time froze as the two friends looked at each other in shock.
"K-Kaoru? Mr. Himura," said Misao as she bowed in respect to him and placed the orders down before them, and tried her best not to make contact with Kaoru.
She knew that Misao would get another job, but she was really hoping that her friend wouldn't have to work so hard. In her heart she really hoped that Misao would let her help her out. Then again Misao was just as hard headed and prideful as she was.
Misao gave Kaoru a weak smile before leaving.
"Wasn't that your friend?" asked Kenshin, he was sure he saw her before.
"Yeah," said Kaoru still looking after Misao.
"Why is she working here? I thought she would be at the office," said Kenshin as he picked up his chopsticks.
"Remember when I told you that my friends had financial problems? Well she was one of them," said Kaoru sadly as she just looked at her order of beef stew and sushi.
"Really? Well that would explain why she works here," said Kenshin absent-minded as he ate.
Kaoru glared at him, he was so hurtful yet he had no clue.
"You know what, people don't live a glamorous life like you," said Kaoru, she was tired of him for being so dense when it came to money and classes; though not so much money, it was just that he was being all too clueless.
"You basically do, all you need now is a company and an estate. Why should you care about others?" asked Kenshin as he looked innocently at her, with his sushi just a few inches from his mouth.
"I'm just saying that you should be more careful of what you say about others. It might seem normal to you, but it can be very hurtful to others," said Kaoru, she knew he didn't mean it, but she use to be like Misao too.
Kenshin only blinked at her, he wasn't all that sure about the lower classes' lives. He was never on their level.
Kaoru sighed, there was no point at reasoning with him, he would probably never understand.
"Aren't you hungry?" asked Kenshin looking at her untouched food.
Kaoru nodded and began to eat.
She wanted to help Misao and Megumi, but as long as they were as stubborn as they were, she couldn't.
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Misao sighed from the kitchen in the back; she hadn't expected to see Kaoru. She didn't want her friend to worry about her, and her ego wouldn't allow her to ask for help.
"Misao, table nine needs cleaning," yelled Sae as she poked her head in the kitchen.
She nodded and shook the thoughts out of her head before getting back to work.
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"Hey! We never finished our job with the dealer," said Kaoru, realization hit her hit her, as they rode in the limo.
"Get us back to the dealer's place. I almost forgot from all of the commotion," said Kenshin as he smiled at her.
Kaoru sighed; she knew she was forgetting something.
"Well the crowd will most likely be gone by now," said Kenshin reassuringly as he heard her sigh to herself. He might not be as her, but he knew how to put two and two together.
Kaoru nodded; she really hoped so.
Upon arriving at the dealer's, they were greeted by a crowd of screaming people. For some reason they must have known that they would return.
Oh great. Thought Kaoru sarcastically, as their limo stopped at the entrance of the building, with people trying to get to the limo and seeing the richest man in Japan, and one of the newest and hottest models.
"I never knew how fans know where you are all the time," said Kenshin as he looked at the crowd.
"They're obsessed and crazy," said Kaoru with a sigh.
"Well we're going to have to go out there sometime," said Kenshin looking back at her.
"If only we could go past them very quickly," said Kaoru.
Kenshin grinned; he knew a way.
"Hold onto my hand," said Kenshin extending his hand to Kaoru.
Kaoru cocked her head at him, and trusting her boss, took his hand.
Once their driver managed to get the door open, Kaoru felt herself being rushed into the building and having the wind knocked out of her.
She was shocked; she barely blinked and was inside the closed the building.
"Your wish was granted," said Kenshin grinning, he had used his god-like speed to get past all of the people and cameras.
"How..." Kaoru stared at him in shock as she tried to get her breath back.
"Well I had to deal with crowds larger than this before," said Kenshin with a shrug.
Kaoru looked at their still connected hands and blushed before taking her hand away.
"Thank goodness you came back, we didn't finish," said the owner smiling in relief.
"Let's get this over with," said Kaoru as she walked ahead of them and fixed her now disoriented clothing.
Kenshin only smiled at the man and followed.
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Sano looked at his soon to be secretary. She had short hair and looked tom-boyish; though she still looked nice he had to admit that. He looked at her clothing, that was formal and in the color green. That was a first.
"So what's your name lovely?" asked Sano grinning at the girl.
"Shura," said the girl, trying best to keep on a smile.
"You don't know that pirate Shura do you? I've never met her, but just reading her columns makes me want to puck," said Sano disgusted.
He got a glare from the girl.
"Well I happen to be a fan of hers, and she writes very reasonably," said Shura angrily.
"Just chill, it's not like you're her," said Sano defensively.
In reality she was the reporter in Beauty Magazines; the only reason she took this job was to get more information on M.R.S.'s new model.
"What do you think rooster head? Is she for your taste?" asked Hiko annoyed. He had called the man to see the girl in his office. If he wanted to really torture the muscular man, then he would have chosen a male, but this one had the best résumé.
"Well she does look okay. Though I think Kaoru looks much better," said Sano rubbing his chin as he looked at the girl.
"Well she is a model after all," said Shura defensively.
"Here in the office she is my nephew's personal assistant and lawyer. She has much more brains than those other model figures," said Hiko as he leaned on his desk.
"So do you have brains?" asked Sano.
He got death glare from Shura that caused him to back up a bit.
"Yes or no? She is to be your secretary, nothing else," said Hiko annoyed, he was losing his patients, and that was never a good sign.
"I guess she'll have to do until I can find a better looking one," said Sano, trying to sound disappointed and making Hiko and Shura want to strangle him to no end.
Then the door opened and in walked Kaoru and Kenshin, with a smile on their faces.
Shura smiled and made sure that she heard every thing they'd say.
"How was the decision making?" asked Hiko turning to his nephew seriously.
"I don't think we can go into public so easily. There are crowds following us," said Kenshin as Kaoru looked through the folders avoiding all eye contact and hoping that no one noticed her blush.
"Well for one Missy is becoming a hot model, while you were rated one of the hottest and richest guy in Asia," said Sano as if it were obvious.
"Who's the new girl?" asked Kenshin as he noticed Shura for the first time
"Shura, my secretary," said Sano grinning.
"You actually got him one?" asked Kenshin looking at his uncle who only snorted.
"Well she might not be model material but that doesn't really matter," said Sano.
Shura gave him her most hated face. He was going to pay when she got to her laptop and began to write her new article.
"Then what took you so long to decide rooster head?" asked Hiko.
Sanosuke couldn't say anything against it as Kenshin chuckled at his childhood friend.
"Well I hope that you and Miss Kamiya chose well," said Hiko, it was amazing how his questions hardly seemed like questions when he was serious to the bone.
"Here's a copy of what we chose," said Kaoru as she walked over with the folder and handed it to Hiko before standing beside Kenshin again.
They all waited silently as Hiko scanned the folder and looked for any problems.
Even if Hiko did give the company away to his nephew, he would not stand back and let anything happen to it. He spent too much work on this company, and there was no way that he was going to let it fall. So basically Hiko came back to work.
"Good work. Now if you'll all leave my office, I have much to do," said Hiko as he gave back the folder to Kaoru and sat down on his pure leather chair.
Nodding, the four left.
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"I thought he retired," complained Sano once he was sure Hiko couldn't hear.
"My uncle was the old owner of M.R.S., and he takes great pride in it. We'll need his help for the partnership of Choasu Company," said Kenshin as he walked back to his office with Kaoru right behind him as Shura was to Sanosuke.
Now's my chance to talk to her. Thought Shura as she opened her mouth to talk, but Sano went in another direction and she had no choice but to follow.
Sanosuke led her to her new desk that was just a few yards from his own office. He left her to do her job when he was sure she knew how to do every thing, and had told her his expectations of what she must do.
Shura sighed as she though about when dinner came. How in the world does he expect me to bring him that much food, and that many different orders?
The cell phone rang interrupting her death threats to Sano.
"Yes?" asked Shura.
"Get any scoop on her yet?" asked an all to familiar voice.
"Not yet Tomoe, though I'll be able to get it all soon," said Shura speaking to her boss.
"Good. Get me all that you can. I'm going to make her pay for making a fool out of me like that before," said Tomoe angrily.
"I thought it was for my article," said Shura.
"Don't you want to help your pregnant sister? Just do it for me and your soon to be nephew or niece," said Tomoe sweetly.
"I don't see why you won't just do abortion on it if some guy raped you. Wouldn't that be easier on you?" asked Shura, her sister was confusing at times.
"No! I mean, the innocents shouldn't be killed," said Tomoe.
"Ok. You'll have to wait though," said Shura.
"I know. Lucky you; you get to help your magazine, and me" said Tomoe.
She got a call on the machine.
"Sorry, got to go," said Shura and hung up.
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"So she'll do it?" asked a man sitting in a large spinning chair.
"Yes she will," said Tomoe grinning.
"Excellent. You get your revenge and so do I," said a familiar voice.
Tomoe walked over to the man in the chair and sat on his lap while she stroked his blonde hair with her pedicure nails.
The man caressed her bottom as she placed her hand on his chest.
"Yes we will Takeda darling," said Tomoe as she placed her head on his chest.
"If all works, then we'll be the ones living the great life," said Takeda laughing as he lit a cigar and stroked her stomach softly.
"Yes, and our child will be so happy," said Tomoe kissing his chin.
Takeda laughed as malice seemed to encircle the two.
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Kaoru stretched after a few silent hours of retyping drafts and documents while Kenshin looked over a few contracts and had her write even more.
She had done a week's job, but still she forced herself to go on. It was this way in college as well. She always had to do her best; she was always at 1000%.
Kenshin cracked his knuckles and stretched his limbs. Sitting in the same position wasn't very comforting, and all of these little letters was making him dizzy.
Looking up from a document, he looked at Kaoru and saw that she was in the same state.
"You need to rest you know. I don't see how you can do so much and not go in sane," said Kenshin as he walked over to her.
Just standing and moving about made him feel better.
"You can't possibly be relaxed like that," said Kenshin as he saw that she was sitting on the couch, and her laptop on the coffee table that was shorter than it was; so she had to crouch over to do her work.
Kaoru sighed and stretched her limbs, and nearly hit Kenshin in the nose.
"Sorry," said Kaoru.
"At least you didn't hit me, and then I'd have to hack at your paycheck," said Kenshin playfully as she stared at him in shock.
"I was only joking, you'd probably stop working and we wouldn't want that, would we?" asked Kenshin with a grin.
Kaoru rolled her eyes before going back to save her work.
"Why don't we go down to the Kirei Blossom Studio and go have dinner with Kamatari and Tae? I bet they'll be dieing to see you again. I think that they sent a message earlier to come down so that they could try and few clothes out," said Kenshin grinning.
"Oh no, don't you think you helped me enough? I am not going to go down there and model for them. For all I know you could have planned something and have the public see me in clothing that show more of my curves and needed," said Kaoru looking suspicious at her new boss that was becoming more like a friend as days went be.
Kenshin gave her an innocent look that she just couldn't refuse.
He was getting to her and she knew, though how could she refuse a face like that?
Sighing she nodded and turned off her computer and followed him out.
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A/N: That's about it!