Runaway by Le Petit Chaperon Rouge
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Pardon my spelling mistakes and wrong sentences in this story (there are more than usual) but I have loads to do.
Chapter 21. Three magic words…
The deal was done. And tonight they would all celebrate. They were going out to the fanciest restaurant in town. The men got out their best suits and the girls put on the prettiest kimono's they found in their rooms that morning. Aneko was wearing a grey blue one with the image of an orange rinsing sun and birds flying across her back, her obi was light blue and had orange flowers that transformed into birds. Michiko had a deep purple one with no particular image, just a few darker streaks on the bottom and pink around the edges, her obi was light pink with light blue and purple flowers on it. Kaori's was bright green, picturing meadows in the spring sun, her orange obi had light pink sakura blossom on it. And Serenity's was deep green at the bottom, slowly the colour faded into yellow on her shoulders. Her obi was soft yellow with falling green leaves on it. Around of the edges of the falling leaves was a small streak of gold, making the come out even better.
They tied their hair into knots and put several ornaments init. When Aneko was doing Serenity's hair she asked:
"Do you have a boyfriend, Serenity?"
Serenity blushed a bit and laughed:
"Nope! I'm single"
"I'm surprised! Such a beautiful young girl like you!" Aneko commented.
"Oh, stop it!" Serenity said blushing even more. They both laughed and talked about tonight's plans.
The girls were waiting in the hall for the men to arrive. Serenity nervously fumbled her sleeve. She stole a glance of herself in the window on the other end of the hall. Her make-up was perfect. Aneko skills were really matching up to Mai's, maybe she should introduce them once.
Her lips had a faint pink tint on them. Her eye lids were coloured with a red brown shade to make the green in her eyes stand out better. Finally, the men came down. Mr. Doyle was wearing a standard black suit with a white shirt and a black tie. So were his managers by the way. But not Kaiba. No, he wore a navy blue shirt with also a black tie, that hung loosely around his neck. It was like he didn't care that they were going out to a fancy place. To complete the picture the he wore black pants with black shoes. His black jacket hung casually over his shoulder. When the men passed them they all bowed deeply, showing their respect. Kaiba gave a small nod in return while the others just looked at them and walked past. They all took place in one large limo with loads of space. On one side sat Kaiba with on his right Mr. Doyle and on his left Serenity. On Mr. Doyle right side sat Michiko. On their opposite sat the two managers together with Aneko and Kaori.
The restaurant was the most beautiful place Serenity had ever seen. But she had never felt more out of place. Everywhere were rich people looking down on them, well, at the girls, obviously not at Kaiba and the others. Luckily they got their own VIP launch. The restaurant's waitresses only brought the food to the door, the ret was up to the girls. the same went for the serving of the drinks. The evening was getting late, and Mr. Doyle was getting drunk again. Serenity was happy she wasn't sitting next to him, but next to Kaiba, who by the way was drinking too. Not a much as Mr. Doyle, but he looked a bit dazed too. Serenity tried not to drink, but Mr. Doyle kept offering them alcoholic drinks. Serenity would glance at Kaiba sometimes for help, but he didn't do anything. Serenity sipped her drink very slowly, so she didn't have to drink anymore. Michiko was playing a drinking game with Mr. Doyle, soon Kaori and the nervous manager joined in too. Aneko was conversing with the old manager and they seemed to enjoy themselves very well. Serenity sipped her drink and looked around. Soft music was playing and nobody was paying attention. Serenity turned her head slightly and looked at Kaiba. He noticed and looked back with a grin. She blushed and looked away. She was looking at her hands in her lap, when somebody suddenly whispered in her ear:
"has anyone ever told you how good that kimono matches your eyes? You look beautiful"
Serenity blushed even redder. She knew who said that. It was Kaiba. Carefully Serenity turned her head, noticing Kaiba's head was still right next to hers. The tips of their noses were touching. Shyly Serenity looked into Kaiba's eyes. Normally they were like artic seas, but right now, they were more like the artic sea in ten years, when the global warming has done it's job. All the sound around seemed to disappear. Serenity took a deep breath and closed her eyes. Carefully she brushed her lips against Kaiba's. He looked surprised and Serenity smiled innocently. Both of them turned away simultaneously blushing deep red. Serenity quickly took another sip from her sake. A tingling sensation spread through her body. She felt like she could take on the whole world. She felt how Kaiba took her hand and led out of the room. The hallway was dark and empty. He gently pushed her into a dark corner and brought his face close to hers while embracing her tightly. She just listened to him breathing while nuzzling his neck. Serenity was spacing off into a dream world of her own, while being in the arms of probably the worlds richest no doubt most successful man.
"Serenity" He whispered. "I love you"
Her eyes snapped open, and the dazedness and dreaminess was gone. It was like being pulled from a pink cloud on to the stone ground.
"You…you…what?" Serenity stuttered with eyes big as plates. Kaiba hung his head released his grip on Serenity.
"I knew you wouldn't understand" he said angrily. Serenity grabbed his hands and held them delicately. He wanted to walk away but Serenity said:
"You just took me by surprise. Up to this moment, I never knew what you felt for me…but now…." She never finished that sentence because Kaiba pressed his lips gently on hers.
Many hours passed before they finally went home. They went through a special VIP backdoor that led strait to their limo. Serenity had a difficulty walking, but she wasn't the only one. Mr Doyle and Michiko were staggering along while Kaori was near passing out. Serenity was hanging heavily on Kaiba and the walked to the limo. She was so tired, she could have just fallen asleep on the spot, if Kaiba hadn't been dragging her into the car.
Somewhere along the way in the car Serenity had lost conscience and woke up hours later on her own futon. It was still dark when Serenity woke but she had to go the to the toilet urgently, so she quietly got up. She noticed she was only wearing the under-dress she wore under her kimono. She got up and went across the hall to the toilet. When Serenity was done and she was back in the hall, the light was out. She couldn't even see her own two feet. Luckily, on the end of the hall was a room where the light was on. Carefully advancing Serenity reached the door. She opened it and took a peek inside. From the angle that she was looking she couldn't see that Kaiba was at the window, staring out in to the night. When Serenity came in he didn't even notice.
No, he was way too deep in thought. Everything ran through his head, the deal he had made, the company, his brother and of course Serenity. Tonight he had confessed his love to Serenity…to be honest, he would have never done that if he hadn't drunk all that sake. He would never lie to her, but he had no idea what he was feeling for her. And now he had told her… no, made her believe something that might not even be true. This whole thing was causing him a horrible insomnia while he had hoped he could rest here and return to Domino all recharged. They were going back in two days. Suddenly she felt two arms around his waist and some ones lips in his neck.
"Serenity…"
"hmmm?"
"Go away" he said more harsh then he meant to. Immediately Serenity let him go and backed away. She looked at him with her big innocent green eyes.
"What's wrong?" she asked him.
"Everything! Just go!"
"No, tell me….what's wrong?" She pressed.
"You annoy me! Now get lost!" he almost yelled.
"I thought….you….you…" she sobbed. Then she abruptly turned around and ran out of the room. Kaiba did not even try to stop her. He had screwed up. Badly. He didn't want to think about it. He popped a sleeping pill and dropped himself down on his bed, falling into a deep dreamless slumber.
Serenity hid herself under her covers and cried accusing herself of being foolish. How could have sheen been so stupid? She had been warned, but she didn't listen and now she had burned herself from playing with fire. It was so predictable. She took a deep breath and tried to let it all go. But she couldn't…..and they would return in two days…..an eternity.
But what the heck was his problem? First he tells her he loves her, and when tries to return the affection he gives her a cold shoulder. Now Serenity's sadness made place for anger. Seldom she was so pissed. Men, they're all the same! And she should have known better.
The rest of the weekend in Tokyo had some sort of tension added since Joey found out Serenity worked at KaibaCorp. Mai tried to cover it up, that Serenity worked for a modelling agency, but Joey didn't buy it. They still had fun together but some moments were ruined by the huge billboards with KaibaCorp commercials on it. Mai could feel Joeys anger and pain, but she had no idea what he would do when they came back home. At least he hadn't thought of phoning home yet. And she hoped he wouldn't think if that.
"Joey?" Mai asked , wrapping her arms around his waist.
"Hn" was the only answer she got. Great, she thought. Joeys mood was ruined, no doubt their whole holiday. When they got back she was sure to have a talk with Serenity too.
A/N: Please RnR!
IMPORTANT!
I'll be away on holiday for a week, so I won't be updating. I'm not even sure if I'll be updating after that because after this holiday there are only 2 weeks left till my finals. So I'm not sure, but of course I'll try.