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CHAPTER 4
A man walked outside the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. With his still wet hands he placed the hair which was stuck on his forehead behind. For a moment he turned his gaze to the mirror but he couldn't see his reflection. The whole place was steamed up. Indeed, since he liked bathing with very hot water. His handsome face flustered and his eyelashes still wet. He was feeling a slight tingle in his right eye, since some of the shampoo accidentally entered his eye. He touched the place and gritted his teeth. This whole day was a mess and not to mention that he had an early flight tomorrow. He opened the door and walked outside the bathroom. He walked around his spacious apartment to find himself in the living room, where a man was sitting having a laptop in front of him standing on the coffee table. As he saw him, he took off his rimless glasses and placed them on top of the laptop's keyboard. He stood up and walked to the bar where the owner of the house had there. He took out a glass and set it on the counter. He opened a bottle of whiskey and poured some inside the glass. A smile crossed his lips and he closed the bottle. He took the glass in his hands and approached the younger man, who was leaning his body on the wall having his arms crossed. He gave it to him and he took it in his hands…
"Feeling better?" he asked but the man didn't answer. He sighed and added… "If not, then, I hope this will help. Come on here for now. We have lots of things to do."
He started making his way back to the living room but the other man's voice stopped him… "Not in the mood. Do it yourself." He said…
"You're not a kid, Steve. I can't know how you feel or sympathize but…"
"But?" said the man raising an eyebrow. He was suspicious about what he was going to hear next…
"You're a professional. Accept it and move on."
Steve threw the glass on the floor… "How can you expect from me to accept it? These bastards…They…"
"I know. The two of us together refused what they requested but as it seemed the referee was quite…ermm…how to say it? Redeemable?"
"Tsk…How can people like these exist?"
The older man relaxed his back on the couch's back and smirked at his naivety. Steve was confused because of that smile. He walked closer to him and sat on the couch opposite him. He saw him as a sigh escaped his mouth and then, he lit up a cigarette… "Good thing, you hired me as your manager. Steve, my boy…There are lots of worse people than those. Some of them don't even consider giving you money. They would just say: Do that or you're dead!...And you know what? I admire the fact that you fight for yourself. For your own satisfaction. You know that this match was against you because of the arbitration but you knew that you were stronger. Keep this inside your mind and don't let useless staff, as a random match, interfere with your love for boxing, ok?"
Steve thought carefully what his manager told him. Definitely that guy couldn't understand how "hurt" his pride was but he was right in everything he said. For a moment he smiled in the inside. How long was this new kid going to survive? The Mafia wouldn't always have his back. He was just waiting for them to meet again and then he was going to show to this coward what "Boxing" actually is. His manager noticed a weird smile appearing slowly on his client's face. Was this good or he should start worrying?
"Steve?" he called him…
The young man looked at him and nodded… "I get it! For now let's get to work, ok?"
"Oh…sure? But…Are you feeling alright?"
Steve smiled and gave him a nod. He sighed and said once again… "By the way…Leaving aside that job I need to do tomorrow, can I have some vacation time? I believe is a good idea for me to release some stress."
The man's eyes widened. It was the first time Steve was asking something like that. He was happy for that. And to be honest, it was good for him as well, since his girlfriend was whining all the time saying that he was neglecting her. She wasn't really on the wrong side…
"Good idea! You can take as much time as you need but you will, obviously, continue your personal training, right?"
He rolled his eyes and stood up. The man raised his gaze to see him and said raising an eyebrow… "Where are you going?"
"Put some pants on? Am I not allowed?"
"Whatever…Come back quick, ok?"
Steve waved his hand at him and made his way to his bedroom…
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Hwoarang opened the door of the house or better call it villa, Lili Rochefort was going to stay for her time being in Tokyo. He stepped aside and the younger girl walked inside first, while talking on the phone with her manager. It was from the time she dropped the call that she noticed her surroundings. She wasn't particularly surprised or awed since her manager knew her tastes and on the other side, she was used in staying in this kind of places. The man, in contrast to her, was feeling a lot out of place. It was the same feeling as when he wore for the first time this expensive suit. Of course, a bodyguard of Lili Rochefort's couldn't possibly been walking around in a biker's clothing. They walked further inside and Lili took off her jacket passing it to Hwoarang. She crossed her arms below her chest thinking that she actually didn't want to do anything here. She wasn't particularly tired now that she thought better of it. She turned back and looked at the man…
"Hwoarang?"
"Yes, Miss?" he answered at the call of his name…
"Where is the staff?" she asked looking around her…
"At their respective places. Do you want to meet them? I will call them for you."
"No need…I'll go have a bath and then I want to go out. We shouldn't have come back. I'm bored."
A smile appeared on his face. Truth to be told…He expected it. But where was he supposed to take her? He should ask her, right? He nodded to himself and didn't notice Lili looking at him… "Say…What about we walk around? I'd like to meet some locals."
"Are you sure? Wouldn't it be a bother to you?"
She shook her head and touched his shoulder… "Not really…And hey? Isn't that supposed to be your job in the first place? Getting rid of what bothers me?"
"Forgive me…You're one hundred percent right. And anyway, shall I show you to your bedroom?"
Lili gave him a nod and followed him walking the stairs to the first floor…
…
"Oh fuck! My stomach feels terrible…I need a break."
A pink haired girl led the shorter brunette to the nearest bench and sat her down. The latter thanked her and then touched her stomach. That damned idiot friend of hers was right once again and there she stood being all high and mighty because she felt the same way. That she was ignored and only to be proved right, in the end. But she didn't want that. She was worried for her friend. She walked closer to the other two and sat beside her. She touched her lap and said with a concerned tone in her voice…
"I'll pass the part when I'm supposed to say «I told you so» and I'll ask you if you want a painkiller or something…I believe I have some inside my bag. Oh let me check!" she proceeded to open her bag only to be stopped by her friend. Asuka gave her a weak smile and shook her head…
"No need to…I'll just have a little break."
"Are you sure?" asked Xiaoyu again…
"Totally! You, take Alisa and go have some more fun."
Xiaoyu stood up and motioned for Alisa to do the same. She touched her hand and before starting to walk away she gave a last glance to Asuka… "We're really going to go, you know."
"Go! I said I'll wait a little for my stomach to calm down and then I'll give you a call to meet with each other. Sounds good?"
The black haired girl didn't do or say anything but Asuka knew that she silently agreed. She relaxed her back on the bench and watched the two girls walking away. She didn't want to stay alone but she had noticed how clingy Alisa was towards Xiaoyu and how much fun the both of them had by being together. When Alisa wasn't present for a minute yesterday, her friend commented on how excited she was that one of her best friends was here and how many things she wanted them to do together. For that reason, she decided to let Alisa "borrow" Xiaoyu for some time…
"Xiao-onesan, aren't you worried?" asked Alisa watching Xiaoyu buying two ice-creams for them…
"Worried?" she said after paying…
"About Asuka-san…She's sick."
Xiaoyu gave Alisa her ice-cream and licked some from her own. She was dead worried but what could she do? That thing was always happening with Asuka. She would do as she wishes and then come back "crying". Sometimes she was way too irresponsible, that she was making Xiaoyu feel like she was one of the most responsible and mature people out there…
"Of course, I'm…concerned…But it's not like she's dying, Allie. She should learn from her mistakes, ok? I don't see that happening, though…"
Alisa looked at Xiaoyu seeing her as she was tasting her ice-cream. Was Xiao-onesan always so strict? She didn't remember her being. But, indeed, Alisa witnessed some changes even into her best friend, however, she didn't have the chance to ask her…
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"Hwoarang, what about we walk a little?" said Lili turning her head to face him as he was driving…
The man didn't take his gaze of the road, since he wasn't familiar with them and that GPS thing was so damn confusing. He wondered why he bought it in the first place. Aren't these things supposed to help you? A smile crossed his lips when he heard her. If he was supposed to say "yes", Lisa was going to kill him and if he was going to say "no" it would have been Lili the one to do that. In the end, he decided to be on Lili's good side… "Will you be comfortable with this? You're very popular here. The town may be huge but still…You don't go around unnoticed."
She crossed her legs and pride filled her soul. She did her best to always be on top and as Hwoarang just mentioned "to not go around unnoticed", as it seemed she had succeeded… "It's ok! I don't mind."
"Fine, then…Just let me find a place to park the car."
Lili nodded and looked outside the window again. Her attention took a big poster. It was advertising a new amusement park. A frown appeared above her eyes. It was sad that she had never been in one. Her eyes lit up when she thought of something… "Hwoarang? I want you to take me to this amusement park."
"Amusement park?!" this time he looked at her because of the shock. Lili ignored his gaze and continued looking outside the window with a happy expression on her face. The man next to her noticing this realized that he needed to do as she asked him. A sigh escaped his mouth and he started driving towards the amusement park…
For some time Lili got impatient since the man got lost. But she had to be understanding, even though, he could just try to use the GPS. She sighed irritated and Hwoarang rolled his eyes noticing this…
"Just how old are you, anyway?"
After a lot of time of trying to arrive there, Hwoarang drove the car to the amusement park's parking. He stopped the car and as he was ready to go and open the door for Lili, he noticed that she was already outside. He touched his forehead. Why doesn't she let him do his job? He was thankful that she wasn't the kind of woman he expected her to be but still…She was making him feel useless. Lili walked close to him and touched the place between his eyebrows…
"This frown here is quite unpleasant…Get rid of it. It ruins my mood." She said and made her way to the exit. However, she stopped her pace and turned her body to see that Hwoarang was just some steps behind of her. She thought that he was still in the car…
"Miss?"
"Since you took me home, I wanted to say this."
"What thing?" he asked and looked around him for any suspicious people. Just like any responsible bodyguard would do…
"Your boss is me…not Lisa, ok?"
"What do you mean?" Hwoarang knew why she told him that but he needed to feign ignorance…
"Your fake ignorance annoys me. Believe me, I can see easily through people. And on our subject…You're doing as I say. Only as I say, get it?"
He gave her a nod and motioned for her to walk first…
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Asuka Kazama had forgotten the pain in her stomach as she was looking at the sky. The clouds were funny today. This thought made her smile playfully. She saw one that reminded her of aunt Jun's famous Mitarashi dango. By the way, how was she doing? Asuka loved that woman as much as her own mother. Such unlucky woman…Having Jin as her son. By the way, should she consider a possibility of going to see him? Maybe saying how frail aunt Jun has become because of him, he would change his mind and come back. A sigh escaped her mouth…Definitely not…If her cousin was to come back, he would have already done it. For Jin now, Heihachi was just a mere speck of dust. Uh…What a waste? For her family to be like that…
Six years ago…
"What do you mean you're leaving with him?" asked Asuka Kazama as she watched her cousin preparing his things…
A sigh escaped Jin's mouth and he finally looked at her. Asuka was surprised when she saw the sad expression on his face. Uncle Kazuya had the same one as well, when she saw him inside the living room, while he was trying to comfort her aunt. Earlier, shivers ran through her spine when she came face to face with Heihachi Mishima. For a moment, he had eyed her suspiciously and then, he asked her what her busyness here was. Any other time, the young girl would say "just go to hell" but at the sight of this man, she felt terrified. When she explained that she was the niece of Jun, the man looked at her upside down and then left…
"Jin? Despite giving me that look, why don't you say anything instead?"
"And what do you want me to say?" he said angrily to her. The last thing Jin Kazama wanted was to have his cousin above his head asking things she wouldn't understand in the first place. It wasn't like he didn't want to tell her. Maybe, it was like he didn't want to believe it himself. He was in such loss right now. Tomorrow he had to leave with that man calling himself his grandfather. He was so afraid, since he didn't know what was going to happen to him. Asuka's lips turned downwards. She felt her cousin being scared but she couldn't do anything to help him. And why wasn't uncle Kazuya doing anything? Why did Jin have to leave anyway?
"Do you at least know the reason?"
"P-Please…I'm not in the mood…I want to be alone, ok?"
Asuka understanding that Jin was in a painful condition and there wasn't anything she could do, she gave him a nod and walked outside the room. As she exited the room, Jun appeared having a napkin inside her palm… "Asuka?" she called her… "Did he say anything?"
She shook her head negatively and touched her aunt's shoulders… "He doesn't talk to me and says that he wants to be alone for now."
"Is that so…Come with me, I'll pour for you some tea."
Asuka nodded and followed her. She sat on the couch and soon noticed her aunt coming to the living room with a tray in her hands. She set it on the coffee table and poured some tea for both of them. She thanked Jun and took it in her hands. That woman…Even though, she was so helpless in the matter of her son leaving, she still had in mind to prepare the tea just as she preferred it. She heard her as she let out a sigh. A frown had appeared on her face. No wonder…thought Asuka and had a sip from her tea. It was delicious just as she expected…
"Aunt…Why is he leaving?"
"Sweetie…All of this…Is my entire fault. Why did I have to do such a thing? Both Kazuya and Jin would be happier…but I…I was so selfish."
Asuka touched Jun's hands and tried to look into her eyes… "What do you mean?"
"You know, Asuka…Of course, you wouldn't remember but…Your uncle wasn't here from the moment Jin was born. He didn't know and that's why Jin has my own last name."
"Makes sense…So?"
"Mom! There's no need to continue talking. And I don't want to hear bullshit like it was your fault or that you're selfish. None of this is your fault!"
And this was the last time, Asuka saw her cousin. The next day he left and because of school, she wasn't able to say goodbye. On the other hand, that was better, she thought back then. She wouldn't bear seeing aunt Jun when he would leave. This would be heartbreaking…
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Hwoarang was surprised with how much Lili enjoyed herself. He had heard from Lisa that she was a child, who had never done things a child her age would. Seeing her now…he could tell that, indeed, she hadn't. She was excited even by seeing small children riding the Ferris wheel, the carousel and other rides. She, also, saw different kind of mascots, if she thought right, giving candy to people. One in a tomato costume approached them and took out a lollipop for Lili. Hwoarang was ready to interfere but she stopped him. She thanked the person inside the costume and proceeded to taste the lollipop. For a moment she thought about how many calories it had but the thought was dismissed as soon as her tongue made contact with the candy. Such a strange new-found taste…Lili wasn't allowed to eat sweets both by her agency and Lisa. The only sweet thing she had ever tasted was when she was still a young kid and after becoming a model the sweet taste fruits were having…Poor girl…Indeed, Hwoarang thought of her as pitiful…
"Ack!"
His eyes widened as he saw Lili tripping by herself. Luckily, he caught her but she had already hurt herself…
"Are you alright, Miss?"
Lili shook her head and tried to touch her ankle. Hwoarang looked around him. He needed to find something and take care of the injury. He had to go to the car, he remembered that he was having stuff like these inside there but Lili wasn't in the position to walk and taking her in his arms knew that it would attract too much attention and, also, it was something that she didn't want. He noticed that all the benches around him were taken but one had still some space for her to sit…
"Miss…I'll take you to sit there and I'll go till the car, ok? I won't be late, I promise."
"It's fine…I just want to rest for a minute."
Hwoarang gave her a nod and while supporting her, they walked there… "Is it ok for me to have a seat?" asked Lili…
The person on the bench was looking at the ground deep in thought but she managed to hear her. Still touching her head with her hands, she gave a positive nod and Lili with Hwoarang's help sat slowly on the bench. Hwoarang bowed in front of her and said before leaving… "I won't be late, Miss."
Lili didn't answer him. It was true that she wanted to breathe a little by herself. She watched his back and sighed…
"Even though it hurts like hell…not that I've been, just saying…I like the fact that I'm a little alone." Lili noticed the girl next to her looking at her… "Oh God, I've been found out. And I tried so hard as to find something appropriate to wear to fit with the crowd."
The girl with a small smile pointed at her and said… "You're the model…Lili Rochefort, right?"
"What will you do if I say "yes"?"
"Do I have to do anything?" she asked raising an eyebrow…
Lili shook her head slowly… "Y-Yeah…It's me…And you are?"
"Asuka Kazama. Nice to meet you." She said and extended her hand. Lili took it and they shook hands…
"Same here…I'm glad that you didn't make a fuss since you saw me."
Asuka rested herself on the bench's back and sighed… "Sorry but I'm way too out of my league to fawn over a celebrity."
"I see…" Lili felt slightly irritated but safe in the same time… "Are you here alone?"
"No…with two friends…What about you…Oh sorry, you were with your boyfriend just a minute ago."
Lili smiled and hushed her by waving her hand… "He's not my boyfriend, more like my bodyguard. By saying that, I mean that I'm here, actually, by myself."
"Is that so? What about you join us then?"
"I would definitely do…" she said happily… "If only, my leg didn't hurt." She added…
Asuka looked at Lili's leg and saw the swollen ankle. It must hurt badly…
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Alisa and Xiaoyu stepped outside the Ferris wheel and they linked arms. Alisa's eyes widened to Xiaoyu's boldness. Well, she had to get used to it by now. Xiaoyu wasn't Japanese, so she didn't have this shyness or qualms. She started laughing and touched her stomach… "I start to understand how Asuka's feeling…Hehe."
"How can you laugh in your condition, Xiao-onesan? You overdid it yourself."
"Relax…I'm proud of my fast digestion. By the way, why don't we go back to her, huh?" she said and looked at her wristwatch…
Alisa gave her a nod and they made their way back there. Xiaoyu looked at her right and spotted a tunnel. She nudged Alisa and said… "Alisa, let's use this. We'll be there faster."
"Yes!"
As they were walking, they started talking about different things, Xiaoyu couldn't tell Asuka. It was true that Alisa wasn't judgmental and she knew Xiaoyu's stuff better than her other friend did. Suddenly, Alisa felt someone shoving her and she almost fell on the floor. Xiaoyu caught her just in time but the feisty girl wasn't going to let it go…
"What do you think you're doing, you shameless bastard?!"
All the people inside the tunnel looked surprised at her and especially Alisa, since they didn't expect from her outer appearance to be the kind of a badmouthed person…
"Xiao-onesan?" Alisa whispered her friend's name and looked around her…
The man stopped, since he understood that she was talking to him. While he was turning to face her, he said… "Are you talking to me?"
Xiaoyu crossed her arms below her chest and sneered at him, even though he didn't see her… "At least you're smart enough to understand that much."
The man turned to see her and his eyes widened. Same happened with the girl and her arms fell on her sides… "H-Hwoarang?" she almost whispered…
"XIAOYU?!" in contrast to Xiaoyu, Hwoarang shouted…
Forgetting that he needed to go back to Lili, he smiled at her and Xiaoyu, with Alisa following her, walked themselves there… "It's really you…I missed you." Said Xiaoyu since, she saw him being dressed in a suit and that his hair was differently styled…
Hwoarang touched her hands and she gave him a big genuine smile… "Uh…same here. I should have guessed that, if I wanted to see you, I'd start looking around the amusement parks."
"Am I that predictable? Anyway, how are you doing? Why are you here in Tokyo?"
"Work, work and work again…Though, it won't last long this time."
"Why's that?"
"Not the time to explain now, since she's here…" For a moment Hwoarang looked at Xiaoyu and then at her hand, which was holding her cellphone. He snapped it away from her and she frowned…
"Hwoarang?"
"A minute…" he saved his number inside her phone and gave it back to her… "I need to go. I saved my number inside your cell. Be sure to give me a call, for me to have your own, ok?"
Xiaoyu gave him a nod and saw him as he started walking outside the tunnel. The girl smiled…It was nice seeing Hwoarang once again, even though, he brought some bad memories back, as well…
"Xiao-onesan? Who was this person?"
Xiaoyu took Alisa's hand and they continued making their way outside the tunnel… "A friend…He's a nice guy. Next time I'll introduce you, ok? However, he's gonna apologize to Alisa, first or else, he'll be dead!"
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"I see…So you're here for a commercial."
Lili gave her a nod. Asuka looked in front of her. That beautiful woman was sitting next to her and what she thought about her seemed to be true. Lili Rochefort was kind of an approachable person. She hoped that Xiaoyu would arrive here soon, since she remembered telling her that she would like to meet Lili Rochefort, the model, once. In the same time, Lili was thinking curiously about something. That was, by the way, from the first time she made eye contact with the girl next to her. Where have I seen her before? She was thinking…She definitely had seen her before somewhere. Lili was proud of her photographic memory…
"By the way…Miss Asuka…Umm…"
"Just Asuka is fine." She said with a smile…
"I see…Then, Asuka…Have we met before?"
"Eh? Of course not! Wouldn't I remember the day when I met such a famous person as you are?"
… "But why are you asking?" said Asuka again noticing that Lili was still confused. Indeed, she would remember, if they had met…
"Oh nothing…By the way, this is my cellphone number. You're a very interesting person, so I would like to see you again."
"HUH?!"
"Will you give me yours?"
Asuka swallowed hard…She paused for a moment and, in the end, told her, her number…
A wide smile crossed Lili's lips. It was the first time she was giving her personal phone number to a person of her choice. The Japanese girl was still wide mouthed and Lili found her reaction very cute. She looked in front of her and spotted Hwoarang running towards her. She sighed…She was having a lot of fun here but still she needed to appreciate Hwoarang's good work. On the other hand…No…That was his job, in the first place! Asuka woke up from her confusion when she noticed a shadow above her. She saw a man looking angrily at her. What's with that guy? He was that jerk, who was with Lili…Oh yeah! Her bodyguard. Poor girl…That guy…you could tell that he's not trustworthy at all from first sight…
"Miss, are you alright or did this person here annoyed you?"
Lili frowned. She had enough of this… "Hwoarang enough already! Both of us have our cell phones with us. If I wasn't safe I would call you, right?"
Hwoarang pursed his lips noticing that Lili was actually quite disturbed by his actions. He had to apologize… "Forgive me, Miss…I apologize." He said and bowed…
"Seriously?" said Lili and crossed her arms… "You should be apologizing to the woman next to me."
"Uh…yeah…"
Asuka obviously angry stood up and fixed her skirt… "No need…Nice to meet you, Lili-chan!"
"Wait…" said Lili but watched Asuka giving her a smile…
"You're a nice person…Unlike your dumb bodyguard…When you feel like it, you can give me that call, ok?"
The blonde girl smiled as well and Asuka walked away…
She turned her gaze back to Hwoarang and saw his apologetic expression. So pitiful… "We have to go back."
"Sure…But let me take care of your leg."
"No. I will use your body for support for now."
Hwoarang gave her a nod and helped her up…
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"Manager? In the end, why don't we leave today?"
The man gave him a towel to wipe the sweat from his body. He raised an eyebrow to his client's sudden words and said… "How come you're suggesting something like that?"
He threw the white towel on his shoulder and started walking away. He opened the door to leave and his manager followed him… "No specific reason…well…Actually, I don't like to wake up so early in the morning."
"I should have guessed…But are you sure? I mean…I can change the tickets."
He gave him a nod… "Uh yeah…My stuff is already at the hotel anyway, right?"
The older man nodded and took out of his pocket his cellphone. The blond man watched his moves and realized that he was going to do what he asked him. He looked at the clock hanging on the wall opposite him and thought that he should at least get ready for the flight. He walked inside the bathroom and turned on the hot water. He undressed himself from his boxing pants and walked inside the tub. The hot water felt good on his fair skin as it was opening his pores. His cheeks got a pink reddish color and he tasted the humidity on his lips by licking them. He had his eyes closed but he suddenly opened them when he heard someone knocking on the door…
"Steve…Get ready, ok? We must leave from here in two hours." The man didn't expect any answer from him and made his way to the living room.
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An airplane landed just now on the land of Tokyo. The flight lasted a lot of hours. It was now four in the morning. All the passengers took off their seatbelts and slowly started walking to the exit of the plane, where two of the flight attendants were standing. A brown haired man was shaking lightly the younger man next to him to wake him up…
"Steve." He whispered… "Wake up, we're here."
The man slowly opened his eyes and was ready to close them again until his manager shook him more forcefully. "Stand up already. We need to go."
Steve sighed and stood up… "Fine, fine…You don't need to make such a ruckus."
His manager shot him a serious glare that it, indeed, took him aback. The man, he chose as his manager, was a patient man and reliable. One of things, Steve cared about mostly. However, he had never showed him a look like that. Maybe, because he was usually obedient. They walked outside the plane and soon they were out of the airport as well. In the end, Steve proposed something useful by travelling at this hour, since there weren't a lot of people. Steve was way too popular, even though boxing wasn't as attractive for a sport as others. One of the factors was, of course, his looks. That was something he knew it himself, even though he wished it was his skills. But, he could live with that when it was coming, however, to the popularity matter. When it came to boxing, he wouldn't allow anyone to call him a name such as… "The good-looking boxer" or "The prince of boxing". That was so disgusting even thinking about it…
"In the end, who could tell that your idea was better?" asked the man and they entered the limo, which was waiting for them. His manager had already arranged from the hotel to send a car to fetch the two of them…
"What do you mean?" asked Steve and looked outside the window…
"Travelling this hour. It's so quiet."
A smirk appeared on his face… "At last you admitted that my ideas are better than yours. I've travelled double times than you did."
The man fixed his glasses and smiled… "That's indeed true."
Soon enough they arrived at the hotel. The chauffer opened the door for them but Steve had already opened the other and walked outside first. So bothersome, he thought…All this snobbish thing. He hated it and especially those stuck up people of the "high" society, who were coming once in a while to his matches not having an idea what they were actually watching. Just go play some…golf or…how was the other thing? Oh! Cricket. This kind of sports would fit them well…
They were welcomed by the staff and Steve surprising his manager managed a kind smile. It wasn't that he was moody or rude…He was usually very friendly with his fans, signing for them autographs or with the reporters. For that reason, he wasn't bothered by them in his personal life. Truth to be told…It was quite boring, in the first place…
"Well, be sure to rest, ok? I'll wake you up at ten."
"Why so early?"
"Early you say?" he sighed… "You have to meet with your partner for the photo-shoot."
Steve stayed silent for a moment trying to remember his partner. When he did a smile appeared on his face. He remembered that girl. Well, actually, who didn't but Steve didn't care about her status. He remembered their last encounter, which was by the way just accidental…Pure coincidence in other words but still they had met before. He remembered how apologetic she was towards him, when he just told her that: "Instead of apologizing…a simple "thank you" would indeed make me very happy."
"I see…I'll make sure, I'm ready, ok?"
The other man nodded and walked away to his own room. Steve closed and locked the door. He leaned on it for some seconds, until he spotted the huge double bed. In the back of his head, he would like to have a shower once again but in the front of his head, he just needed to lay on the bed and close his eyes. Without realizing it…He was already asleep…
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Lili Rochefort opened her eyes and rubbed them…
She looked at the clock and saw that it was nine, already. A big smile crossed her lips. What a beautiful day it is?!
The girl stood up from her bed but stopped as soon as she felt the pain in her ankle. It was way better than yesterday but it still hurt. Thankfully, it was not as swollen as before. Making her biggest try, she stood up and started limping towards one of the bedroom's windows. She pulled the curtain and was satisfied with what she was seeing…
"The sun is so bright. So amazing! Today, I'll make sure that it's gonna be a great day, since…Today, I'm going to see him again."
Entry five: The fateful meeting with a "blond" prince on his white horse.
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