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Healing by KatsunoCZ
"What are you doing here?"
Chapter 2
Kaoru spun around, embarrassed. "Sorry…"
The man was wearing black-rimmed glasses, his long brown hair tied up behind his head.
"Are you a new student?" he demanded.
"No…" Kaoru mumbled nervously.
"Than what are you doing here?"
"I just…"
"Show me what you can do…" he said, cutting her off briskly.
"Sorry?"
"Show me what you can draw…" he said,impatiently.
He brought out another wooden stand and placed a piece of drawing paper on it.
"Here," he handed her a pencil.
Kaoru took the pencil and walked to the wooden stand uncertainly. She peeped at the man again. What should I draw? She thought furiously.
"Well, get going…" the man said again. Kaoru looked at his stern, gloomy face and assumed naturally that he was an art professor.
She tried very hard to concentrate under his scrutiny and begun to draw.
After fifteen-minutes…
The man walked over to her and looked critically at the drawing. For a long time, he kept silent, staring at her work; his eyes narrowing.
Kaoru begun to feel hot inside the spacious studio. She was nervous, anxious and very frightened about what he was going to say next.
The man suddenly turned to look at her and extended his hand to her. "Amakusa Shougo."
"Kamiya Kaoru…"
"I suppose you are a new teacher here?"
"No, sir."
"Than, what are you doing here? You are not a student, you are too good to be one…and yet you are not a teacher…"
"Sir, I am actually…"
"I know! You are some young artist trying to make your name in the society!"
"Well, no actually. I am a student here in this University…I like Art and drawing…painting. But I couldn't take up this course, so I decided just to come and look around. I apologize sir…."
"You mean…the University did not accept you into the art course? I'll talk to them for you…"
"No, I didn't apply for the art course, plus I've never taken up art courses before…"
"You didn't apply for it?"
"Yeah…"
Kaoru saw the time on the clock hanging in the studio and gasped. Her first class had just started.
"Sir, I need to go now…I am late for my class."
Shougo nodded and looked at her with an queer expression. "Come back and visit," he said firmly.
"I will…thank you sir."
Kaoru rushed out and sped away on her bicycle.
Shit! I'm late for my first class!
Amakusa Shougo stood in front of Kaoru's drawing for very long time. She had drawn him. Him with his black-rimmed glasses and serious expression. Did he really looked like that? He scanned through all his features in the portrait …yes, there was an uncanny alikeness of him and the portrait. In fact, the man looked just like him…
Kamiya Kaoru…
None of the teachers were able to do anything like it, and she had said that she had never taken up art courses before. He wondered what she might be studying in this University…he had not seen anyone so talented for a very long time…
Lunch break…
Kaoru stood beside her bicycle and waited impatiently for Misao. Her thoughts drifted to what happened in her class just now…before she exited the lecture theatre, Professor Suzukaze had stopped her.
"Ms. Kamiya."
"Yes, sir?"
"Your father has high expectations for you. Do not be late again."
Kaoru stood frozen at her spot. Her father?
"Yes, sir…" she managed to stammer.
Freak! Why did my father always have to butt into things? If he had spoken to Professor Suzukaze…he must have spoken to all my professors…crap.
" Kaoru-chan!"
Kaoru turned and saw Misao running towards her, her long braid turling violently behind her. Kaoru smiled, Misao's energy and cheerfulness affected her.
"Hello, Misao."
"Sorry I was slow…my professor had already taken an immense dislike with me at the first class! He just kept torturing me with questions and made me stay behind after class…gave me a lecture. Asshole."
Kaoru laughed heartily. "Yeah, that happened to me too. Not the answering part though…"
"What? Your professor made you stay too?"
"Yeah, I was late for his class and he busted me. He knows my father…and my father will know about it soon…"
Almost at once, Kaoru's handphone begun to ring. Kaoru glanced at the screen and sighed. "See? It's my father…" She pressed a button.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Kaoru. I expect everything is going well?"
"Yes, it is."
"But your professor told me that you were late for class and that you need to put more effort into understanding Japanese text…"
"Yes, I was late…but that was only because I had problem with my way around the campus…" she lied. "And the Japanese text thing, I will work on it okay? I am starving and I need to go for lunch…" planning to hang up already.
"Wait…when does your class end?"
Kaoru thought about it. Her classes ends at around 4 o'clock. But she didn't want to go home just yet. Plus she wanted to visit Mr. Amakusa Shougo again.
"My classes ends at around 4.30pm…why?"
"I want you to come to my hospital and meet some people. My office is on the 5th floor, come look for me first."
"Okay." We that she hung up. That was even worse than she thought…going to his hospital?
"Woah, is your father a stalker or what?" Misao exclaimed.
"Haha, he is…so where do you want to go for lunch?"
"I know this place called Iwasaki, the food there is delicious and the prices are reasonable."
Saitou glared at his watch. The clicking noise was getting him more and more impatient and frustrated. Where the heck is Ensihi?
He growled under his breath, he should have never listened to his stupid half-brother.Well, he was not exactly stupid. Just arrogant, reckless and irresponsible.
Two women came into the restaurant, making a lot of noise. Two black- haired girls, one with her hair high in a pony tail, the other with shorter hair and an unusual braid almost touching the floor. He could not really see their faces properly, he just tried very hard not to go over there and yell at them to shut up. He was mad already, he does not need even more noise. The restaurant was already not to his tastes, he grunted with annoyance.
Finally Ensihi stumbled in, caught sight of Saitou and walked over to the table.
"Yo, bro. Been waiting long?"
"You made me wait here for twenty minutes and you just waltz in saying 'Yo, bro. Been waiting long?'"
"Sorry, sorry. I was delayed by a patient at the hospital…"
"Yeah, whatever. What's going on?"
"Oh, just want to catch up with your life…and you with mine…"
"Oh? Nothing is happening in my life, except for defending my god-forsaken clients. You know that. You want to tell me what's going on?"
"You missed the part of you screwing the hell out of women and dumping them straight after…"
"I'm leaving…" Saitou got up from his seat.
"Okay! Okay! I'm sorry…"
Saitou sat down reluctantly.
"So, I'm telling you now that I may be getting engaged soon…"
"To whom? I didn't know that you have a girlfriend…"
"I don't."
"Than?"
"My boss, told me that his daughter just came back from America and he would like us to get together. She is coming over to the hospital this afternoon…"
"Your boss? That old man, Kamiya?"
"Yeah."
"And you agreed? What if she turn out to be some ugly shit?"
"Don't worry. Kamiya-san said that this afternoon is just a brief introduction. She does not know of what he intended. He said that if I do not like this idea, I can just back out of it."
"His daughter…what is she? Some old spinster that no ones wants and needs her daddy to find her a man?"
"No, actually. She is only 24 yrs old, plus I've seen her photo. She's not that bad."
"So…you might be getting engaged. What does that have anything to do with me?"
"I would like your blessings if I do get engaged."
Saitou laughed bitterly.
"I am serious…I think I might really be getting married this year. It's a high possibility…I am tired of the games…aren't you?"
"No. I am never tired of the games."
"Oh."
"This Kamiya girl, what does she do?"
" She is still studying, getting her degree in Medical course…she's going to be a doctor, just like me."
"Chist, you are talking like as if she is your wife already!"
Enishi laughed.
Meanwhile…
"Hey Misao!"
Misao looked up from her plate of food and saw Kaoru grinning at her mischievously.
"What?"
"That guy just now…the smiling waiter…you like him, don't you?"
Misao blushed deep red. "No, I don't!"
Kaoru laughed. "Yes, you do! You should see how red your face is right now!"
Misao blushed even more.
"So, does the guy have a name?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know his name?"
"Yeah…"
"I'll find out for you!"
"How?"
"I'll ask him!"
"No! Don't do that! He'll think that you are the one who is interested in him…are you?"
"Of course not, silly Misao! I'm just trying to help. Besides, I'm too old for him. He looks seventeen."
"He is not that young!"
"How do you know?"
"Well, he just don't look that young. I don't want him to be so young. I mean…I am already nineteen myself…"
"Eh..let's just know his name first, okay?" You'll find out his age later…when you guys go out on a date."
"Kaoru-chan!"
Kaoru laughed again and waved at the young man that Misao had been eyeing ever since they enter the restaurant.
"Kaoru-chan! What are you doing?!" Misao hissed.
Kaoru winked at her, the waiter came to their table and smiled kindly. "How may I help, ladies?"
Kaoru put on this very mature face. "No, no. everything is good. I am just wondering what your name is so that my friend here," pointing at Misao. "can write down your name on this." Kaoru picked up a card on the table that said: Suggestion Slip.
The waiter's eyes widened and looked at Misao. "Oh, I am terribly sorry if I offended you ladies in anyway."
Kaoru waved it off dismissively. "No, no. You got me wrong…I meant this." She showed him the backside of the card, which read : Employee Of The Week.
The waiter's eyes widened again and then, he smiled.
"Yeah, you're the best." Misao added, blushing hard. What?! I can't believe I said that!
The young man blushed and bowed deeply. "Arigato Gozaimashita."
"What is your name?" Misao asked eagerly.
"Soujiro. Seta Soujiro."
Kaoru and Misao stumbled out of the restaurant, trying very hard not to laugh or make faces at each other. About a metre away from The Iwasaki, they burst out laughing madly.
"I can't believe you did that!!!!" Misao screamed, laughing at the same time.
"Me either!"
"Soujiro! Soujiro! He's name is Soujiro! Seta Soujiro!" Misao gushed, cupping her face in her hands.
"So, what are you going to do now? He doesn't know you that well yet…"
"Well, we can always show up at the restaurant more often…"
"We can't go too often though, with you drooling over him all the time…it'll be too obvious."
"Kaoru-chan!"
"I'm just saying the truth!"
Misao kept quiet and looked very embarrassed.
"Don't be embarrassed, I'll help you…" Kaoru said softly. Misao smiled.
"Thank you, Kaoru-chan." She said earnestly. Kaoru smiled back at her warmly.
"Come on now, we need to get back to class…"
Haha. This chapter is done! Pls read and review and let me know what you think!