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Chapter 2:
Tsukushi's POV:
~1 week later ~
'I'm Makino Tsukushi, and I'm here to report for work,' I said to the receptionist. Finally, I get to start work and forget about that irritating Doumyoji Tsukasa's face! Everyday, without fail, after he returns from his work, he orders me around like a maid! Whenever I refused to help him tidy the house he would remind me that I will only start renting the room from him next month. He will have to kick me out of the house if I did not act as the maid. Now I have to work, I have the excuse that I won't be able to help him due to the overtime I have to work! That's a brilliant idea!
'You are Miss Makino? I'm Akagi Haruko, you can call me Haruko. I'm the chief editor here so I make the decisions here. You will be working for the sports column. Let me introduce you to your partner. Follow me.' My dream is finally coming true. My ambition from young is to be a journalist. Well, even though I'm just a sports journalist but I'm sure with my determination, I'll be covering more important news in a couple of years to come. 'Your partner is late today. Well, here's your table. I'll introduce your partner to you later.' With that, Haruko left. What kind of a partner I have? Not a lazy one please. I'm just joking about working overtime everyday.
'I'm sorry, didn't mean to be late. You are my new partner?' a familiar voice said. I turned and looked at him. To my surprise he is none other than Doumyoji Tsukasa! 'Tsu. . ..' before I could finish my sentence, he pulled me away. 'Don't you dare tell anyone you know me and you are my cousin!' he snarled. This gives me a good idea to pay back.
'You are so fierce. I may forget that I'm not suppose to know you. I may just blabber it out while lunching with my new colleagues.'
'Are you threatening me?' he asked angrily.
'No, I'm just negotiating,' I replied slyly, ' if you don't want to negotiate, it's fine with me. I'll just tell Haruko that you are my cousin and we are living together.'
'Fine. What are your terms?'
'Firstly, decrease the rent by ¥30 000.'
'What?! That's a lot Miss.'
'Haruko!'
'Deal. Anything else?'
'Stop treating me like a maid and stop being arrogant at home.'
'Deal. In exchange, you are not telling them that you know me and you are living with me,' Tsukasa said, putting his right hand out to me. I took it.
'Deal.'
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~ later that day ~
'Rui, I missed you so much,' I said, embracing Rui and giving him a quick kiss on the cheek,, just outside the train station. Rui blushed slightly. That's what I love about him. His shyness. He looks so cute when he blushes.
'Let's go and grab a bite,' Rui suggested. I nodded and followed him. 'So how are you now?'
'Well, life is still fine. Well let me tell you something that amuses me today!' I said excited, replaying the look on Tsukasa's face when he had to be polite and nice to me. 'I realised that my cousin is a horrible creature. He is mean and he is an idiot. He made me do house hold chores for him and pay rent! Well today, it's pay back time. I manage to 'persuade' him to lower the rent and be nice to me. Aren't I good?' I asked. Rui nodded slightly, with his eyes fixed upon a guitar at the display panel of a music shop. 'Are you listening to me?' I asked.
'Give me a minute, I'll be right back. Wait here for me,' he said and he left for the shop. Great! We haven't been seeing each other for 6 days and we finally meet, he is interested in a guitar. See, I have no place in his heart! Let's see how long is he going to make me wait.
~ 2 hours later ~
'I'm so sorry, Tsukushi. I didn't mean to make you wait so long. It's just that that guitar was awesome. I've bought it and they are going to deliver it tomorrow,' he said, happily. Looking at his happy face, I didn't know if I should flare up on him. I love to him smile he hardly smiles. But when he smile, it's because of music, not me. I'm a girl. I want a in-replaceable place in his heart.
'I'm not feeling well. I'm going home,' I said, controlling my anger.
'Okay. Just make sure you sleep well tonight. I'll call you tomorrow morning to check on you okay?' Then he gave me a little kiss on my forehead. Can't he tell that I'm not happy? Rui, are you born to be insensitive? I clutched my hand into a tight fist and I walked back to my home alone.
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To be continued. . . Reviews please!
Chapter 2:
Tsukushi's POV:
~1 week later ~
'I'm Makino Tsukushi, and I'm here to report for work,' I said to the receptionist. Finally, I get to start work and forget about that irritating Doumyoji Tsukasa's face! Everyday, without fail, after he returns from his work, he orders me around like a maid! Whenever I refused to help him tidy the house he would remind me that I will only start renting the room from him next month. He will have to kick me out of the house if I did not act as the maid. Now I have to work, I have the excuse that I won't be able to help him due to the overtime I have to work! That's a brilliant idea!
'You are Miss Makino? I'm Akagi Haruko, you can call me Haruko. I'm the chief editor here so I make the decisions here. You will be working for the sports column. Let me introduce you to your partner. Follow me.' My dream is finally coming true. My ambition from young is to be a journalist. Well, even though I'm just a sports journalist but I'm sure with my determination, I'll be covering more important news in a couple of years to come. 'Your partner is late today. Well, here's your table. I'll introduce your partner to you later.' With that, Haruko left. What kind of a partner I have? Not a lazy one please. I'm just joking about working overtime everyday.
'I'm sorry, didn't mean to be late. You are my new partner?' a familiar voice said. I turned and looked at him. To my surprise he is none other than Doumyoji Tsukasa! 'Tsu. . ..' before I could finish my sentence, he pulled me away. 'Don't you dare tell anyone you know me and you are my cousin!' he snarled. This gives me a good idea to pay back.
'You are so fierce. I may forget that I'm not suppose to know you. I may just blabber it out while lunching with my new colleagues.'
'Are you threatening me?' he asked angrily.
'No, I'm just negotiating,' I replied slyly, ' if you don't want to negotiate, it's fine with me. I'll just tell Haruko that you are my cousin and we are living together.'
'Fine. What are your terms?'
'Firstly, decrease the rent by ¥30 000.'
'What?! That's a lot Miss.'
'Haruko!'
'Deal. Anything else?'
'Stop treating me like a maid and stop being arrogant at home.'
'Deal. In exchange, you are not telling them that you know me and you are living with me,' Tsukasa said, putting his right hand out to me. I took it.
'Deal.'
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~ later that day ~
'Rui, I missed you so much,' I said, embracing Rui and giving him a quick kiss on the cheek,, just outside the train station. Rui blushed slightly. That's what I love about him. His shyness. He looks so cute when he blushes.
'Let's go and grab a bite,' Rui suggested. I nodded and followed him. 'So how are you now?'
'Well, life is still fine. Well let me tell you something that amuses me today!' I said excited, replaying the look on Tsukasa's face when he had to be polite and nice to me. 'I realised that my cousin is a horrible creature. He is mean and he is an idiot. He made me do house hold chores for him and pay rent! Well today, it's pay back time. I manage to 'persuade' him to lower the rent and be nice to me. Aren't I good?' I asked. Rui nodded slightly, with his eyes fixed upon a guitar at the display panel of a music shop. 'Are you listening to me?' I asked.
'Give me a minute, I'll be right back. Wait here for me,' he said and he left for the shop. Great! We haven't been seeing each other for 6 days and we finally meet, he is interested in a guitar. See, I have no place in his heart! Let's see how long is he going to make me wait.
~ 2 hours later ~
'I'm so sorry, Tsukushi. I didn't mean to make you wait so long. It's just that that guitar was awesome. I've bought it and they are going to deliver it tomorrow,' he said, happily. Looking at his happy face, I didn't know if I should flare up on him. I love to him smile he hardly smiles. But when he smile, it's because of music, not me. I'm a girl. I want a in-replaceable place in his heart.
'I'm not feeling well. I'm going home,' I said, controlling my anger.
'Okay. Just make sure you sleep well tonight. I'll call you tomorrow morning to check on you okay?' Then he gave me a little kiss on my forehead. Can't he tell that I'm not happy? Rui, are you born to be insensitive? I clutched my hand into a tight fist and I walked back to my home alone.
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To be continued. . . Reviews please!