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Chapter 8
The Next Morning . . .
Chloe's POV
"Wake up!" Chloe shouted to Takuya.
"Aaah!" Takuya suddenly jumped up from his bed. Then he scratched his head. "What are you, trying to kill me?"
"Yes," Chloe said, crossed her arms. "If you're not waking up the next five minutes, I will kill you."
"Besides, can't you knock first?" Takuya said sleepily. "I was having a nice dream."
"I did," Chloe protested. "But you were having a 'nice dream' so you didn't heard it. Man, you sleep like a pig."
"Okay, you win." Takuya threw his hands up. "I'll go brush my teeth. Wait for five more minutes."
Chloe smiled at him. "Good, now let's go." She pushed him out of his room.
Once Takuya went inside the living room, he was amazed at his house is so clean. "Wow, how long did you take you to do this?"
"Well, I woke up at 6:30 AM and finished cleaning at 9:30 AM." Chloe yawned. "I promised I would clean it up for you, remember?"
"Yeah, but you're sleepy now. Let's just cancel the plans for today." Takuya said.
"No, nothing will change the plan. If you want Joyce to like you, then you have to do it." Chloe protested with a yawn.
"Okay, then you should take a little nap, I'll call you when I'm done. Just sleep on my bed for five minutes."
"Fine." Then she dive into his bed and went straight to sleep.
Takuya walked closer to her and put on his blanket on her. Then he shook his head with a smile and went into the bathroom.
Takuya's POV
Crazy little girl, I should say.
Normal POV
"Aaah!" Takuya shouted, holding his toothpaste and rushed into his room and gave Chloe a few soft slaps on her face. "Wake up, Chloe."
Chloe slowly opened her eyes. "What is it?"
"Where's all my toothpaste?" Takuya shouted.
"Your pots and pans are so dirty," she said innocently. "So I used up all your toothpaste to wash the pans for you." Then she held up her fingers. "I washed for few hours and my fingers are all crumbly."
"But can you use something else better than my toothpaste?" Takuya asked.
"No, the toothpaste is the best for cleaning the dirty pots like yours." Chloe said. "Don't worry, we'll buy another one."
Takuya groaned. He had got to admit, her innocence couldn't made him stay mad at her. "Well, now my mouth stinks so bad." The he exhaled in front of her.
Chloe covered her nose. "It really stinks. Get out of here."
"Since you used up my toothpaste, this is what you get." Then Takuya exhaled some more of his breath closely in front of Chloe.
She screamed with laughter. "Leave me alone!" Then, she ran in her room and locked the door. "Call me when you're ready!"
Takuya felt very proud of what he had done. This is the revenge for messing up with my toothpaste.
Few minutes later . . .
"I'm ready!" Takuya knocked on her door.
Then, the door slightly opened. Chloe was doing a catwalk. She was wearing a cute light pink top with white pants, and a pair of sunglasses.
Takuya's mouth dropped wide open. "Why do you have to dress up like this?"
Chloe frowned. "Tsk, tsk, tsk." She said, shaking her head. "Boys, they never know anything."
"What do you mean?" Takuya asked.
"Well, every girls like to dress very pretty to go to the mall." Chloe said, then she gave a wink to him. "Even Joyce!"
Takuya is still puzzled.
Then, Chloe pulled him out of the house. "Now, come one. We got a date to catch."
"Hey!" Takuya protested. "Who said I was going on a date with you?"
Chloe rolled her eyes. "It's just a saying. Who wants to date a guy like you?"
"Well, why would I want to like a girl like you?" Takuya argued back. "I bet Joyce is not like you at all. She's beautiful, smart, gorgeous . . ."
"Whatever," Chloe sighed. Then she turned back. "Now let's go before it's too late!"
"Okay," Takuya said annoyingly. "Sheesh."
At the mall . . .
"What are you doing?" Chloe asked.
"Picking out some cookies, why?" Takuya asked.
"You don't just go to a grocery stores and picking out stuff. I'll show you how to buy groceries in rich people's ways." Then, she used two hands and grabbed as much as the boxes of cookies as she could and put it in her shopping cart. Then, she clapped her hands together. "This is how you buy groceries." She pushed the shopping cart at a corner and grabbed as much as the junk food as possible.
Takuya sent her a blank look. Then he caught up to her. "Why do you need so much?" Then, he noticed that Chloe wasn't listening to her at all. She was staring at a little basket full of male's boxers(for those who doesn't know what it is, it is kind of like a pair of short that is like a underwear).
Chloe looked up and saw Takuya was standing beside her. She gave him a warm smile which Takuya felt his cheeks grew warm and held up a pack of boxers. "Ever consider of these?"
Takuya's cheeks grew redder and redder. "Why are you buying these for me? Guys buy their own stuff." He protested.
Chloe laughed. "Why are you being so embarrassed?" Chloe still held up the boxers. "Well, since all you have is triangle underwear . . ." Chloe laughed.
"Hey, there's nothing funny about that!" He protested. "Besides I don't need these dumb stuff."
Chloe put them back. "Okay, it's just a suggestion, I thought you'll look good on that!" Then she walked away and turned at the corner.
When Takuya saw that she's gone, he quickly grabbed a few packs of boxers and snug it beneath all the food in the shopping cart. Then he quickly caught up to her and asks, "So what do we still need?"
"Now that we're got everything we need," Chloe continued. "Let's go."
"Whoo-hoo!" Takuya shouted. "Finally, I'm exhausted from all the walking."
"'What? Is only two hours," she said. "I can't believe you."
Suddenly, Takuya saw a girl with long blond hair. He knows who she is. He quickly ran to her.
"Wait, where are you going?" She shouted, then she ran after him.
Takuya's POV
As he slowly walked toward the girl, he was panicking. "Joyce? Is that you?"
"Takuya?" Joyce called out.
Takuya was right, it is Joyce. "Why are you crying?"
She ran toward him and threw her arms over Takuya's shoulders. The feeling of being pressed against a warm body was so comforting. Had he not been in a public place, Takuya wouldn't have to let go.
After a while, he finally let go of her. "Tell me, Joyce. What's going on?"
Suddenly, he heard Chloe's voice screaming at him.
"He why didn't you wait of me and . . ." Chloe shouted, when she saw a girl Takuya was hugging with, she stopped. Could it be?
Chloe's POV
The girl slowly turned to her and gave her a friendly smile.
"I'm sorry for budging in like that . . .eh . . ." Chloe said.
"My name is Joyce."
". . . Joyce, I'm really sorry." She apologized. Then, she glanced over and saw Takuya shot her a "please-go-away" look. She nodded. "Eh Takuya, can I have my shopping bags back?"
Takuya gave his rest of the shopping bags to Chloe.
"Thanks," Chloe said. Then she glanced back at Joyce and gave her a friendly smile. "Well, got to go." Then, she walked away to the exit.
Okay, I definitely showed up at the wrong time when I wasn't supposed to. Takuya is gonna kill me for this. Oh well, better get back home, because I'm exhausted form carrying all those groceries.
Takuya's POV
"So, is that your girlfriend?" Joyce asked curiously.
"No-o, what made you say that?" Takuya said nervously.
"Well, by the way you two are shopping together," Joyce said with a smile. "Obviously you two are dating."
"No, we're not dating." Takuya protested. "She just moved into my apartment because there were a lot of bodyguards who were after her and she needed a place to stay, so Zoe got her to come over here." Takuya quickly explained. "We used to argue everytime."
Joyce laughed. "If you don't like her, then I think there'll be a lot of guys who'll be after her. She's so pretty. It's such a waste."
Takuya shrugged. "Yeah well, I'm not interested in her." Then, he grabbed Joyce's hand. "Come on, let's go somewhere and talk about your problem."
"Okay," Joyce said sadly.
Then together, they walked out of the mall.
Takuya drove her to the beach and they sat together on the sand, their feet were splashed by the waves.
"So what happened?" Takuya asked.
Her smile faded. "It's about Jake,"
"What happened to him? Did he dump you?" He asked quickly.
"Eh, not exactly." Joyce said. "See, before he was with a gang of bad people, but now he quit. Lately, there's a murder case that involved with those gang of people. The gangs must have frame him and now the police don't believe anything he says. I know he didn't do it but nobody believes him. I felt really scared right now. I'm scared that the gang will get him and me."
Okay, Takuya. This is your chance to tell her. Be brave, Takuya. Take a deep breath. He took her hands.
She looked straight at him and he felt his heart race crazily. "Everything sure changed."
"But you still have me." He said softly.
"What do you mean?" Joyce asked.
"Remember that I told you that I wasn't interested in Chloe?"
"Yeah . . ." She looked down.
"Sure everything changed, but not my heart." Takuya whispered. "My feelings for you will never chance." Then he took her hand. "I want you to be with me, I'll protect you. I can give up everything, but just want you to return to my heart."
Joyce's POV
Her lips curved at the corners into a smile. This was the most touching and supportive she'd heard Takuya in a long time. It was perfect.
Tears begin to tremble down from her eyes. It blurred her visions. Takuya wiped it away with his hands. Then he gathered Joyce in his arms, pressing her head to his chest.
"Oh Takuya," Joyce said, squeezed him tightly.
He pulled away. "You want to come to my house for dinner?"
"Sure."
Then, Takuya got out his cell phone and begin to dial his house number.
Chloe's POV
The phone rang and she quickly grabbed it.
"Hello?"
"Hey it's me, Takuya?"
"Hey, how's it going between you two?"
"Terrific. Listen, are you preparing dinner right now?"
"Yeah,"
"Good, just make one extra one for Joyce, okay?"
"You two . . .?" Chloe smiled. "Okay, bye." Then she hung up the phone.
I'm really happy for you, Takuya. Really.
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Chapter 8
The Next Morning . . .
Chloe's POV
"Wake up!" Chloe shouted to Takuya.
"Aaah!" Takuya suddenly jumped up from his bed. Then he scratched his head. "What are you, trying to kill me?"
"Yes," Chloe said, crossed her arms. "If you're not waking up the next five minutes, I will kill you."
"Besides, can't you knock first?" Takuya said sleepily. "I was having a nice dream."
"I did," Chloe protested. "But you were having a 'nice dream' so you didn't heard it. Man, you sleep like a pig."
"Okay, you win." Takuya threw his hands up. "I'll go brush my teeth. Wait for five more minutes."
Chloe smiled at him. "Good, now let's go." She pushed him out of his room.
Once Takuya went inside the living room, he was amazed at his house is so clean. "Wow, how long did you take you to do this?"
"Well, I woke up at 6:30 AM and finished cleaning at 9:30 AM." Chloe yawned. "I promised I would clean it up for you, remember?"
"Yeah, but you're sleepy now. Let's just cancel the plans for today." Takuya said.
"No, nothing will change the plan. If you want Joyce to like you, then you have to do it." Chloe protested with a yawn.
"Okay, then you should take a little nap, I'll call you when I'm done. Just sleep on my bed for five minutes."
"Fine." Then she dive into his bed and went straight to sleep.
Takuya walked closer to her and put on his blanket on her. Then he shook his head with a smile and went into the bathroom.
Takuya's POV
Crazy little girl, I should say.
Normal POV
"Aaah!" Takuya shouted, holding his toothpaste and rushed into his room and gave Chloe a few soft slaps on her face. "Wake up, Chloe."
Chloe slowly opened her eyes. "What is it?"
"Where's all my toothpaste?" Takuya shouted.
"Your pots and pans are so dirty," she said innocently. "So I used up all your toothpaste to wash the pans for you." Then she held up her fingers. "I washed for few hours and my fingers are all crumbly."
"But can you use something else better than my toothpaste?" Takuya asked.
"No, the toothpaste is the best for cleaning the dirty pots like yours." Chloe said. "Don't worry, we'll buy another one."
Takuya groaned. He had got to admit, her innocence couldn't made him stay mad at her. "Well, now my mouth stinks so bad." The he exhaled in front of her.
Chloe covered her nose. "It really stinks. Get out of here."
"Since you used up my toothpaste, this is what you get." Then Takuya exhaled some more of his breath closely in front of Chloe.
She screamed with laughter. "Leave me alone!" Then, she ran in her room and locked the door. "Call me when you're ready!"
Takuya felt very proud of what he had done. This is the revenge for messing up with my toothpaste.
Few minutes later . . .
"I'm ready!" Takuya knocked on her door.
Then, the door slightly opened. Chloe was doing a catwalk. She was wearing a cute light pink top with white pants, and a pair of sunglasses.
Takuya's mouth dropped wide open. "Why do you have to dress up like this?"
Chloe frowned. "Tsk, tsk, tsk." She said, shaking her head. "Boys, they never know anything."
"What do you mean?" Takuya asked.
"Well, every girls like to dress very pretty to go to the mall." Chloe said, then she gave a wink to him. "Even Joyce!"
Takuya is still puzzled.
Then, Chloe pulled him out of the house. "Now, come one. We got a date to catch."
"Hey!" Takuya protested. "Who said I was going on a date with you?"
Chloe rolled her eyes. "It's just a saying. Who wants to date a guy like you?"
"Well, why would I want to like a girl like you?" Takuya argued back. "I bet Joyce is not like you at all. She's beautiful, smart, gorgeous . . ."
"Whatever," Chloe sighed. Then she turned back. "Now let's go before it's too late!"
"Okay," Takuya said annoyingly. "Sheesh."
At the mall . . .
"What are you doing?" Chloe asked.
"Picking out some cookies, why?" Takuya asked.
"You don't just go to a grocery stores and picking out stuff. I'll show you how to buy groceries in rich people's ways." Then, she used two hands and grabbed as much as the boxes of cookies as she could and put it in her shopping cart. Then, she clapped her hands together. "This is how you buy groceries." She pushed the shopping cart at a corner and grabbed as much as the junk food as possible.
Takuya sent her a blank look. Then he caught up to her. "Why do you need so much?" Then, he noticed that Chloe wasn't listening to her at all. She was staring at a little basket full of male's boxers(for those who doesn't know what it is, it is kind of like a pair of short that is like a underwear).
Chloe looked up and saw Takuya was standing beside her. She gave him a warm smile which Takuya felt his cheeks grew warm and held up a pack of boxers. "Ever consider of these?"
Takuya's cheeks grew redder and redder. "Why are you buying these for me? Guys buy their own stuff." He protested.
Chloe laughed. "Why are you being so embarrassed?" Chloe still held up the boxers. "Well, since all you have is triangle underwear . . ." Chloe laughed.
"Hey, there's nothing funny about that!" He protested. "Besides I don't need these dumb stuff."
Chloe put them back. "Okay, it's just a suggestion, I thought you'll look good on that!" Then she walked away and turned at the corner.
When Takuya saw that she's gone, he quickly grabbed a few packs of boxers and snug it beneath all the food in the shopping cart. Then he quickly caught up to her and asks, "So what do we still need?"
"Now that we're got everything we need," Chloe continued. "Let's go."
"Whoo-hoo!" Takuya shouted. "Finally, I'm exhausted from all the walking."
"'What? Is only two hours," she said. "I can't believe you."
Suddenly, Takuya saw a girl with long blond hair. He knows who she is. He quickly ran to her.
"Wait, where are you going?" She shouted, then she ran after him.
Takuya's POV
As he slowly walked toward the girl, he was panicking. "Joyce? Is that you?"
"Takuya?" Joyce called out.
Takuya was right, it is Joyce. "Why are you crying?"
She ran toward him and threw her arms over Takuya's shoulders. The feeling of being pressed against a warm body was so comforting. Had he not been in a public place, Takuya wouldn't have to let go.
After a while, he finally let go of her. "Tell me, Joyce. What's going on?"
Suddenly, he heard Chloe's voice screaming at him.
"He why didn't you wait of me and . . ." Chloe shouted, when she saw a girl Takuya was hugging with, she stopped. Could it be?
Chloe's POV
The girl slowly turned to her and gave her a friendly smile.
"I'm sorry for budging in like that . . .eh . . ." Chloe said.
"My name is Joyce."
". . . Joyce, I'm really sorry." She apologized. Then, she glanced over and saw Takuya shot her a "please-go-away" look. She nodded. "Eh Takuya, can I have my shopping bags back?"
Takuya gave his rest of the shopping bags to Chloe.
"Thanks," Chloe said. Then she glanced back at Joyce and gave her a friendly smile. "Well, got to go." Then, she walked away to the exit.
Okay, I definitely showed up at the wrong time when I wasn't supposed to. Takuya is gonna kill me for this. Oh well, better get back home, because I'm exhausted form carrying all those groceries.
Takuya's POV
"So, is that your girlfriend?" Joyce asked curiously.
"No-o, what made you say that?" Takuya said nervously.
"Well, by the way you two are shopping together," Joyce said with a smile. "Obviously you two are dating."
"No, we're not dating." Takuya protested. "She just moved into my apartment because there were a lot of bodyguards who were after her and she needed a place to stay, so Zoe got her to come over here." Takuya quickly explained. "We used to argue everytime."
Joyce laughed. "If you don't like her, then I think there'll be a lot of guys who'll be after her. She's so pretty. It's such a waste."
Takuya shrugged. "Yeah well, I'm not interested in her." Then, he grabbed Joyce's hand. "Come on, let's go somewhere and talk about your problem."
"Okay," Joyce said sadly.
Then together, they walked out of the mall.
Takuya drove her to the beach and they sat together on the sand, their feet were splashed by the waves.
"So what happened?" Takuya asked.
Her smile faded. "It's about Jake,"
"What happened to him? Did he dump you?" He asked quickly.
"Eh, not exactly." Joyce said. "See, before he was with a gang of bad people, but now he quit. Lately, there's a murder case that involved with those gang of people. The gangs must have frame him and now the police don't believe anything he says. I know he didn't do it but nobody believes him. I felt really scared right now. I'm scared that the gang will get him and me."
Okay, Takuya. This is your chance to tell her. Be brave, Takuya. Take a deep breath. He took her hands.
She looked straight at him and he felt his heart race crazily. "Everything sure changed."
"But you still have me." He said softly.
"What do you mean?" Joyce asked.
"Remember that I told you that I wasn't interested in Chloe?"
"Yeah . . ." She looked down.
"Sure everything changed, but not my heart." Takuya whispered. "My feelings for you will never chance." Then he took her hand. "I want you to be with me, I'll protect you. I can give up everything, but just want you to return to my heart."
Joyce's POV
Her lips curved at the corners into a smile. This was the most touching and supportive she'd heard Takuya in a long time. It was perfect.
Tears begin to tremble down from her eyes. It blurred her visions. Takuya wiped it away with his hands. Then he gathered Joyce in his arms, pressing her head to his chest.
"Oh Takuya," Joyce said, squeezed him tightly.
He pulled away. "You want to come to my house for dinner?"
"Sure."
Then, Takuya got out his cell phone and begin to dial his house number.
Chloe's POV
The phone rang and she quickly grabbed it.
"Hello?"
"Hey it's me, Takuya?"
"Hey, how's it going between you two?"
"Terrific. Listen, are you preparing dinner right now?"
"Yeah,"
"Good, just make one extra one for Joyce, okay?"
"You two . . .?" Chloe smiled. "Okay, bye." Then she hung up the phone.
I'm really happy for you, Takuya. Really.