Forgiven Heart
Written by: Fujiwara Zakuro
Chapter 2: Welcome to Miami
Izumi slept through the whole flight. She was obviously exhausted from the early wake up. When landing was approaching, the stewardess checked that everyone was getting ready. She passed Izumi and shook her head. "Miss, wake up. We're approaching the airport." The stewardess said while gently shaking Izumi. "Just let me sleep for a couple more minutes, ma." Izumi muttered. The stewardess shook her head with the clearest disapproval. She shook Izumi harder. "MISS, WE ARE LANDING IN A FEW MINUTES!!!" she practically yelled. Izumi bolted to a perfect posture. "What the hell am I doing in a plane!?!?" Izumi cried out stupidly. "You are going to Miami, Miss." The stewardess explained with uttermost annoyance. The information clicked Izumi's head and she remembered. "Oh yeah... sorry, ma'am." Izumi apologized while blushing with embarrassment.
The plane soon landed and everyone exited the plane. Izumi rushed off and quickly went to the baggage belt. She waited for about 15 minutes when she finally began to fume. "What's taking my luggage so long to get on this stupid belt!?!?" Izumi yelled out hysterically. She was still very cranky and tired. A few people stared at her with weird expressions. Izumi saw this and cried out, "DON'T LOOK AT ME IN THAT TONE OF VOICE!!!" It looked pretty obvious that she wasn't herself.
When Izumi had finally fully woken up and retrieved her baggage, she got on the bus to the car rentals. She chose a silver Porsche GT and went on her way. There was an information kiosk just a few miles away, so Izumi drove in that direction.
Izumi purchased a map of Miami. According to the information she received from her trusty laptop, she should find Kouji's house on a sturdy cliff by the beach. That shouldn't be too hard, right?
Wrong. House owners with enough money purchased many homes on beach cliffs. 'Just my luck...' Izumi thought. The sun was getting in her eyes, so she put on her flashy dark purple tinted sunglasses. They were very expensive and probably the best style there was.
The car was very quiet, so Izumi turned on the radio. She chose a rock station a nodded her head to the beat. When the song finished, the DJ began to play a song by Metal Abyss... the band Kouji played for. Izumi listened to the song and liked it a lot. She quickly learned the chorus and quietly sung it to herself.
When Izumi gave up on trying to guess which beachside cliff she should look on, she consulted her laptop. There were millions of Kouji Minamoto pictures on the internet and only a few of his house. After a few minutes of typing vigorously and searching desperately, she found the picture and address she needed. Kouji lived at house 253. There was no street name.
Izumi used the signs that she saw to find his house. "How far must I go to find 253!?!?" Izumi cried. Suddenly, she barely saw the sign that would lead her to Kouji's home. She almost missed the turn, but since she was such an awesome driver, she made a perfect sharp turn and made it just in time.
There was only one house on that cliff. It was a very large, but not the size of a mansion. There were gates, though. The initials KM were engraved on a marble block just outside of the gate. This must be Kouji's house. She rang the buzzer. There was silence for a moment, when suddenly a very familiar voice answered. "Who's there?" the man on the other line rudely asked. 'Typical...' Izumi thought. "It's Izumi Orimoto." She spoke into the intercom. There was an awkward pause. Izumi heard a buzz and the gates opened.
AN: Well, at least this chapter was longer. I hope you liked it. And thanks to all of my reviewers from The Fortune and this story, as well. I'd like a minimum of 4 reviews for each chapter, though... just to encourage me.
