AN: Wow! School is over a week ago! I finally graduated! Yaay! Bye highschool! Sorry if this took some time... Thanks to all my reviewers! Yeah… If you want, leave your email in your review, so I can email and notify you whenever I update. Oh yeah, how can I upload a new anime category? Please tell me! I want to add UFO Baby (Daa! Daa! Daa!) to the anime list. I wonder why there's no category here in and I'm a Miyu/Kanata fan! Oh, well… Read on…
Entrapment
Chapter Eight
Truce
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Ren tossed. Where the hell was that sound coming from? He covered his head with a pillow, in an attempt to get rid of the annoying sound.
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There was it again. Ren groaned. What was it with people? And who had enough guts to disturb his sleep? Ren rolled off the bed, and after a curse or two, gave up, and rose from the bed. Now, where the hell was that damn cell phone? Ouch! His head hurt…
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Ren had practically thrown everything on the floor to look for the damn cell phone. He had tossed his newly washed clothes, turned over the damn cabinets, thrown every damn book on the floor… Nothing!
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Aarrggh! And that sound was getting to his nerves! Ren grumbled his hair in frustration. And his head wasn't helping either.
"Damn this life!" He started to yell to no one in particular. "Damn this head! Damn that cell phone! Damn that…"
Ren blinked. He suddenly remembered. He walked over to his bed, the only part of the room he didn't mess up. He tossed his pillows aside.
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Right. His damn cell phone was right under his pillow. He can really be stupid sometimes.
Ren growled. It was his sister. "Hello?"
"Ren? Thank heavens… Where have you been? "
Good question. Where had he been? Jeez… This head… An image of a blue-haired girl flashed in his mind.
Pirika?
"I've been calling you for hours… No answer… I was so worried, do you know that?" His sister rambled.
Oh yeah… Project… The Ice cream trauma… The Iron Fist… Ren laughed, rubbing his right cheek.
This only made the person on the other line extremely nervous. It wasn't every day that you hear your brother laughing for no reason at all on the phone. "Ren, are you okay? Are you even listening to me?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Considering the fact that his head was sober due to a hangover (He vaguely remembered having a few drinks with Hao), he was woken up from a peaceful slumber because of an annoying cell phone, he messed up his room trying to find the infamous cell phone, and now the talk with his sister, pretty close to remembering what had actually happened last night, he still managed to say that he was fine.
"Have you been drinking again?"
"Ahh... Just a bit, I guess... So why did you call, Nee-san?"
"Oh, yeah." The person cheerfully replied. A bit too cheerful... "Listen, I called because of Pirika..."
Pirika? What did she do this time?
"You see, she called earlier to tell me that she couldn't go to my party tonight..."
Party tonight? Oh shit. "Nee-san, I'm very sorry! I forgot! Happy Birthday!"
"Hey... It's all right... Hangovers... I understand... Anyway, about Pirika... She said she isn't going to the party tonight!"
Ren groaned. "So?" Trust him to care. Right.
"Ren!" Jun shrieked. "I haven't seen the girl for ages!"
"Nee-san," Ren replied calmly, "You're going to have a two-week stay here in Japan."
"But Ren! I want the girl present on my birthday! To think of, I haven't seen the girl for five years..."
Ren didn't say anything. Somehow, he recognized that feeling, six months ago.
"I wonder if she was avoiding us for one reason or the other... What do you think, Ren?"
Ren shouted out a defensive reply. "How the hell would I know?"
"I was merely asking if you have noticed the same thing! And don't you dare shout at me on the line!"
"Err... What was the excuse she gave this time, Nee-san?"
"She's sick... Flu, fever or something..."
"But what if she's really sick?"
"Ren!"
"Okay, Okay. So what do you want me to do?" But somehow, Ren didn't have to ask.
"Make her come. Please..."
Oh no, Ren thought. Not again. Not this weakness!
"Ren... please... After all, it's my birthday..."
No! Nee-san! Stop!
"Consider this as my birthday present... My best birthday present… Ren, will you do it? Please?" Jun asked, sweetly.
He would not give in. He would not say yes. He would not...
"Fine!" Ren finally replied. Damn his too soft spot for his sister.
"Good! So, I'll see you in three hours, okay? I have to go... I still have to pick up our parents from the airport."
In three hours? But that meant... Ren silently cursed as he stared blankly at the clock. It's 3 pm! He actually slept upto 3 pm! Wow!
"Ren, are you still on the line?"
"Yeah, I'm still here..."
"Don't forget your promise, okay? Bye!"
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Ren stared at his cell phone. Promise? But he didn't promise anything!
Oh, well... He had to move now. But first, he had to take a shower, and some aspirins, to get rid of this damn hang over.
And where was Bason when you needed him? Aarrgh...
An hour later, an extremely annoyed Ren Tao left his apartment, in pursuit of Pirika.
Pirika coughed, and sneezed, as the flu was getting the better of her. "Damn it." She cursed as she walked over to the medicine cabinet.
Just the perfect time to get sick. She should be in Jun's party, with the people close enough to be called her family, having fun, instead of hanging out in this boring apartment. Pirika felt sorry for the woman when she called earlier to tell her she's not going.
"But Pirika, I haven't seen you in ages!"
True, she really wanted to go, but she was not that selfish enough not to consider that if she went, she might be able to infect all the guests with her virus. No, thanks.
Going to Jun's party would also mean seeing that spiky-haired freak… No way…
Speaking of the freak, she still couldn't believe that she actually let him kiss her yesterday, just because of some silly ice cream bill.
Pirika touched her lips. It was her first kiss damn it, and if her brother found out… Oh no… That would only spell trouble. Her brother was over-protective and paranoid enough, that it won't be surprising if her brother demanded Ren to marry her just because of one kiss.
She almost ended up vomiting in the toilet when images of them getting married, of her reproducing Ren-s in this world, flashed in her mind.
And to think of it… Maybe it was the kiss' fault that she was this sick! Maybe Ren had some virus or something, and it transferred when the freak kissed her… Gross…
Pirika was about to swallow the tablet she took from the medicine cabinet, when she heard a knock on her door. She frowned. Who could it be? Her brother left just minutes ago to fetch Tamao. Everyone else would be preparing for the party.
But as she opened the door, somehow she wasn't that surprised.
It was Ren Tao.
Although she felt almost nauseus, Pirika mustered her best glare, as much as possible.
Ren almost felt sorry for the blue-haired girl when she opened the door. This wasn't any joke. The girl was really sick! What was her sister thinking? Pirika looked feverished, and tired. Her eyes were watery, and her cheeks, flushed. It would do her good to rest at this time.
"What are you doing here?"
Ren almost chuckled. Somehow, being sick did not hinder Pirika from hating him, and aiming at him the best glare possible. "Can I come in?"
Pirika seemed to hesitate, but she motioned for him to come in. Once inside, Ren sat on the couch, while Pirika took her medicine. Once finished, she asked. "So? State your business. I want to rest."
"Nee-san wanted you to go to her party…" Ren calmly replied.
She frowned. "But I already called her and told her that I'm sick. So, why are you here?"
"She really wanted you to go, so she asked me to take you."
"But I can't go, Ren! I'm sick! Surely, she understands that?"
Ren didn't say anything.
"Oh, now I know." Pirika angrily said, "Maybe you thought that this was all a joke… That I'm not really sick… So you decided to check, huh? What? Am I that low now, Ren?"
Ren snickered. "You can't blame us for thinking that this was just one of your plays… You did put up an incredible show for the last five years, right, Pirika?"
"And why would I not want to go to your sister's party, huh, Ren?" She snapped back.
"Because you're avoiding me." The answer came quick, short and simple.
Pirika gave a short laugh. "I'm avoiding you?"
"Don't you dare deny it." It was Ren's turn to be angry this time. "And now that we're on the issue, maybe we should settle this once and for all. Pirika, why the hell are you avoiding me?" He smirked. "Unluckily, others, aside from me, have noticed your five-year escapade."
Pirika winced. "And what has my five-year escapade got to do with Jun's party tonight? Tell me!"
"We're getting no where…" Ren sighed, looking at Pirika. "Look, Pirika, I'm tired."
"I'm tired too, so let's do both ourselves a favor. You saw that I was really sick, now get out. Tell your sister that I'm really sick, and I promise I'll see her the moment I get well." She let out an irritated cough.
"I'm afraid not, Pirika. You're going to the party, whether you like it or not."
Pirika rose up to the challenge. "Make me."
Ren smirked. "If I have to drag and carry you out and chain you to the car, just so that you could go, I would do it, Pirika, and I will."
"How dare you! You freak! Do that and you're dead!"
Ren stood, his features softening, as he met the glare of the blue-haired girl. "Pirika, you need to go, and I'm sorry that you're sick but you really have to go. My sister made me promise that you would go, even telling me that you going would be the best birthday gift she would receive. I don't know why she was making this a big deal, but hell, who cares? Pirika, you know that I love my sister, and today is her birthday. I don't want to disappoint her. So please, go…"
Pirika didn't respond.
"Let's make a deal. We'll just stay there for an hour or so. After you talked to her, whatever, or anytime you wished, I'd take you home. I won't even bother you for a month. Just go."
"Is this a truce?" Pirika asked. Ren nodded. She smiled softly. "Okay, I'll go."
Ren smiled back before glancing back at his watch. "I'll give you 15 minutes to prepare. Don't take anything… I'll buy you a new dress, and the stuff. I still have to pick up my suit, anyway."
"You're being nice lately…"
Ren shrugged. "We're on a truce, remember?"
"Whatever… Then ask for forgiveness! Because of the kiss last night, I got sick. You may have some viruses or something! Yuck! " Pirika hurried down the hall to get her things.
Ren rolled his eyes. If he was surprised that Pirika acknowledged the fact that the kiss did happen, he didn't show it. "Idiot. You got sick because of eating too many ice creams."
"Hey! I heard that!"
End of Chapter.
Was it too short? Yaay! I have to cut it short, if I continued on with the next scenes, I'll be reaching 20+ pages!
Don't forget to review! Next chapter! The choosing of the dress and all that stuff! Itsumo is on hold… I think… I'll finish and update the next chapter of Entrapment first before I can work on that one.
I think I can try to update by next week… I'll try, okay?
