Chapter 10

Sorry guys! I'm soooo terribly sorry that I haven't updated this thing for like, years! I'm so sorry! I thought about giving up this fanfic, but I just couldn't! I just couldn't leave readers wondering what the ending is gonna be! So with the inspiration of all my fanfic readers, I've decided to continue again!
A quick little recap for those who forgot the story Chloe and Takuya had a "date" (not really call one) in the mall to shop for Takuya's household stuff. They met Takuya's crush, Joyce in the mall. In case you've forgotten about Chloe, she's the rich girl who ran away from home and moved into Takuya's house by Zoe. They met a person in the mall. Zoe and Kouji are now dating, but Zoe's summer love, Kouichi (Kouichi and Kouji are brothers!) came back to her life again! Worst of all, Zoe began to have feelings back for Kouichi now, without the knowing of Kouji! Who's she gonna choose so she doesn't have to hurt both of their feelings.

"Chloe," Takuya whispered. "Who is that guy?"

The guy wore a black suite and a black tie. His face almost made Takuya wanted to escape.

"He's my bodyguard," Chloe whispered back.

"Then let's run. He looks scary," he said, and then he took her hands and started to run.

"Takuya, wait!" Chloe called out, but Takuya ignored her. He couldn't let him hurt Chloe. He then turned around and still saw that man chasing after them. Suddenly, there were more men chasing after them.

Chloe's POV

"Wait Ms. Anderson!" the man called out. "I'm not here to bring you back to your father! I'm here to make a deal with you!" He then reached his arm out. "Wait, please don't run away!"

Chloe pulled Takuya back, still holding his hand.

"Stop Takuya!" She then turned around and looked at the man. "All right Peter, what sort of deal?"

Peter was still trying to take some breaths after all the running. He then looked around. "This isn't safe, can we talk somewhere else?"

Chloe looked at Takuya to see if she should trust him. He nodded. She then glanced up and said, "come on, let's go."

Peter paused for a second, staring at their direction where their hands were still holding tightly to each other.

"Ms. Anderson, is this your boyfriend?"

Chloe was confused. "No, he is just a friend of mine. What makes you think that?"

Peter smiled. "You two are still holding each other's hands."

It took a while before they both realized what they're doing. They quickly glanced forward and her eyes met his. They both took their hands back and blushed madly.

"Eh, I guess I should wait for you in my car," Takuya said quietly.

"No, don't go," Peter said. "I need you for something else."

"Me?" Takuya pointed to himself as he wasn't sure if he meant him.

"Yes, you," he nodded. He and the rest of the men walked off.

Chloe and Takuya looked at each other. They shrugged and followed them.

Takuya and Chloe followed them into a fancy restaurant called, "Le Saint Tropez." They sat down at the table located at the corner.

"Tell me, what do you want with me?" Chloe asked.

"Well, do you think I like to follow you around? No!" Peter suddenly shouted. Everybody was staring. He cleared his throat. "I told you father that you went to Paris."

"So? What's your problem?" Chloe argued back. "If you don't want to follow me around, you can just quit!"

Takuya shot her a be-polite look. She quickly returned to her normal voice. "I'm sorry. So what's your plan?"

"I was thinking that you and I can take some pictures in Paris without actually going there," Peter explained softly.

"But how do we do that?" she asked curiously.

"High tech of course!" Peter said, chuckling to himself. "All we need you to do is to take some pictures of you and me and we can send them to your father. Then, you can leave me alone and I can leave you alone."

His bodyguard's tricky little plan made Chloe felt like there was a glimmer of sunshine from behind the clouds. Chloe bolted out of her chair. "Oh thank you so much!" she stood up and threw her arms around Peter's shoulders, giving him a quick hug. "When I stayed at Takuya's house, I changed a lot! I'm sorry I yelled at you during the past few years and I know that you don't like me. But I've really changed!"

Peter smiled. He then patted her head. "I'm glad that you've changed," he then studied her face carefully. "You look skinny. Does this boy give you enough food? I'll lend some money to you."

She shook her head. "No, I'm going to try and be a normal person instead of a rich girl,"

"Okay, if that's what you want," he said.

"Uh, sorry to interrupt you guys," Takuya said, "but how does this plan have to do with me?"

"You're here to take pictures with us. You are pretending to be her boyfriend," Peter answered.

"Her WHAT?" Takuya asked loudly for clarification.

"Peter, I don't need a boyfriend," Chloe whined.

"Mr. Anderson really wants you to have one. You're 16, almost 17,"

"But," Takuya said.

"No buts," Peter smiled. "Now let's go and take some high tech pictures!"

Kouichi's POV

"Bye Zoe," Kouichi said after his car parked in front of Zoe's house.

Zoe didn't even look at him, she got out of the car and slammed it hard.

Gee, what's the problem with her? Kouichi thought.

Kouichi shrugged. Oh well, she'll get over it soon. I have to get ready for Sandra and I 2nd anniversary. I'm so excited!

Without any speaking, Kouichi drove away.

Zoe's POV

Once she got back home, she went straight to her room, ignoring her mom's appearance. She threw her keys and purse down on the floor and locked herself in the room.

Suddenly, there was a knock.

"Yeah?" Zoe said annoyingly.

"Is everything okay?" her mom asked.

"Fine," she called back in a grumpy voice.

"Well, I'm going to buy some groceries. It is okay if you stay home alone?"

"Mom, I'm not a baby anymore,"

"Alright, bye honey,"

"Bye," she then heard her mom's footsteps fading away.

She climbed up on the bed, sitting against her bed's headboard with her knees pulled up to her chest.

Oh why? How come he never confronts me when he saw me mad! First of all, it's his fault. How come he didn't even notice anything about me? It's like I'm a stranger to him. Kouji's different; he even notices something's wrong with me by his feelings and he comforts me all the time. When I asked Kouichi, " 'who do you love the most, ' "He can't even answer me. Does that mean that Sandra's still in his heart? He likes Sandra more than I do? Why?

She was glancing around the room. Suddenly, she saw a big red heart circled around a date of the calendar. She walked closely to see what was it. Is it her birthday already?

"Today is 22nd of May," she said softly. Then she got closer and pointed to the 22nd of May in the calendar. "Oh no, today is me and Kouichi's 3rd! How can I forget? Now I feel very rotten today. How can I forget our anniversary?

But how come Kouichi didn't mention it today? Then she thought for a moment. Oh, I get it! He wanted to surprise me.

She smiled to herself. Oh that Kouichi!

Beside it, there was a note that Zoe hadn't seen hanging on the bulletin board. She ripped it off the bulletin board. It read, "Please meet me at the Crescent Beach right now, I have something for you. –Anonymous."

Hmm, I wonder. Who could it be? Maybe it's Kouichi. Yes! He didn't forget it at all!

She quickly put the note back. She then ran to her closet and quickly grabbed on of her prettiest outfit. She quickly pulled it on, and she left a note for mom telling her that she will be back home before dinner. She quickly ran out of the door and head to the Crescent Beach.

When she reached to the Crescent Beach, she saw a guy standing there. She couldn't tell if he's Kouichi. But she did saw a big heart that was made out of candles, creating a big heart.

She quickly ran toward that man. Suddenly, the man turned around and she suddenly stopped. Her smile disappeared. That person wasn't Kouichi at all. It was Kouji!

"Hey Zoe, got my note?" Kouji smiled.

"Kouji?" she asked, walking toward him slowly. "What are you doing here?"

"Don't you remember? Today is our anniversary!" Kouji's smiled faded. "You do remember, do you?"

Why didn't I put it in my calendar? I felt really guilty right now. How could I forget me and Kouji's anniversary? HOW?

I'm done! Remember to message me to comment about this fanfic! I PROMISE that I'll type up the next chapter tomorrow (or tonight)! Bye for now!