Sorry but now my chapters will be coming out once a week due to school and everything. Thanks to everyone that took their time to review!

Kira walked hesitantly over to the piano and stands there staring it.

Tatiana gave an all-knowing smirk and walks over to a chair to sit down and wait for Kira's performance.

"Auntie, please don't do this. If, because Miss Tagoshi didn't have any preparation before and disgraces herself while performing for everyone, then wouldn't it be very cruel?" Kai walked over to the high mistress.

"A girl who wants to marry into the Ivanov family, to be a daughter-in-law, sooner or later she will need to enter into the society circles. If she doesn't even have the minimum courage for an event like this, then how do you think she be able to handle other things? Please begin, Miss Tagoshi." Tatiana ignored Kai's suggestion and nodded towards the girl.

Kira couldn't help but gave Mrs. Ivanov a dirty look before sitting down in front of the piano angrily.

'Be their daughter-in-law? What are they talking about? Even if the sky crashed down on us, that's not possible. This bitch has to be my mother-in-law? What kind of joke is this?' Kira thought angrily as she gave another glare to the smug women.

Tala just looked amusedly at Kira, while B3 glanced at her, wondering what she was going to do.

Kira stares at the piano and taking a deep breath started to bang on the keys randomly making the most horrible piece of music ever.

Tatiana face starts to drop as she sits there and listens to Kira's so called music.

On the other hand, a smile started to slowly grace her son's face as he watches Kira playing.

Johnny and Enrique raise their hand in horror and they both have painful expressions on their faces as they continue to listen. Even Kai, who hardly loses cool, began to look uneasy.

"This is garbage!" Tatiana stood up and shouted.

Kira finishes banging on the keys and gives Mrs. Ivanov a smug look. With that look, she slowly starts to play a soft piece of music beautifully.

Tatiana looked at her in surprise as she listens to Kira's soft music.

"There use to be a philosopher in the west that has once said. Women. Elegant diamonds, glittering pearls, can win you your false, preposterous imaginations. Who knew that your encounter with it would only leave a snobbish poison, an arrogant fragrance, that scent which teases a person and kills a person? Women. When you once again salute to wealth, shout merrily at fame, raise your arm at power, and then please don't ask about those singing supporters of yours. It is not known where they have flown off to now. Because its voice has already dried up so that it's mute. For the truth, one's glory, and a clean soul, it has perished away." Kira said slowly as she continued playing. The look at Tatiana's face was priceless, as she listens to the hidden meaning in Kira's words.

Finishing her piece of music, Kira pulls the cover down on the keys of the piano.

"Whether a person's soul is noble or cheap, is that judged by if she can play the piano or what background she is born from? What brand of clothing she is wearing. What's so great about knowing how to play the piano? Let me tell you all, I only know how to play this one piece. And so what?" Kira shouted at Mrs. Ivanov. B3 stands there with admiring look on their face. No one has ever stood up to Tatiana before, not even Tala.

Kira stalked pass Tatiana who seems to be fuming at this moment and toward B3.

Johnny gave a laugh and holds out his hand and Kira gives him a high five before brushing pass between him and Kai.

"Wish you a happy birthday. I'm leaving first." Kira said to Tala.

Tala grabbed her arm. "Wait a minute."

"Tala, do you know what you are doing? It seems like you don't understand your status at all. And lied to me about her being some CEO's daughter? That's simply unacceptable!" Tatiana sternly yelled.

"Whether she is a CEO's daughter or not, it is not important to me at all!" Tala challenged his mom.

"Shut up! Stop giving me this nonsense! You are our family's only son! Getting all light-headed over this kind of girl with no elegance! How are you going to be able to explain that to your father?" Tatiana put her face just inches away from her son, giving him a death glare.

Tala seemed unfazed by neither his mom's words nor glare, and did something he never done before. He argued back. "I fell in love with her at first sight. I don't want any other girls. I only like her." Kira's eyes widen at the confession.

Unable to control her temper any longer, Tatiana reaches up and slaps Tala soundly on the face.

"You are becoming a idiot!" She shouted and Tala, who held one hand to his red cheek.

"Auntie, please don't be like this! We haven't…" Kira stood in the middle, defending the hurt red head. 'Is everyone in his family so violent?'

Tatiana shot Kira a cold glare. "This is our family's business! This is no place for you to interrupt! Leave! Leave immediately!"

Tala suddenly grabbed Kira's arm and starts running with her toward the door.

"Are you guys thinking of revolting against me?" Tatiana strolled after them.

Kai shook his head and stepped in from of the mistress.

"Guard! Stop them!" She commanded.

As soon as those words left her lips 2 bulky guys wearing black suits went after them.

Johnny gets hold of the two guys that were going to go after them and stops them.

"Auntie." Kai coldly said.

"Step out of the way!"

"Kira! Your things!" Enrique throws the bag at her and Tala.

Tala jumped up and grabs the bag in mid-air.

"You guys stand right there! I am not allowing you guys to do this! This is an order!" Mrs. Ivanov planted her hands on her hips, her bright red lips pursed into a thin line.

Tala grabbed Kira's arm once again and pulls her through the door without giving any notice to his mother's warning.

Tala drives off in his brand new Ferrari with Kira and they stop at a place underneath the bridge.

Kira is leaning against the hood of the car staring out at the water. Tala walks over to her and drapes his suit jacket over her to keep her warm.

"Thanks."

Tala sat down beside her "You weren't bad with the piano."

"You still dare to talk? When your mom asked me to play the piano before, she purposely wanted me to make a fool of myself! Why didn't you say anything? You didn't help me to solve the problem. You made me confused and started banging on the keys." Kira shouted.

Tala just laughed, "When I heard you banging on the piano, actually I was feeling very happy. Even though I know my mom wanted you to make a fool of yourself, but I knew that you would have a way of making my mom look even more of the fool."

Kira stuck out her tongue "Why do you keep on staring at me?"

Tala doesn't answer and just continue to look at her in a heart-warming way.

"Stop staring!" Kira turned her head to the other side.

"So, do you know? That's why I like you. If you knew how to play a piano, that's good. If you didn't know how to play the piano, that's fine too. Whether you are a CEO's daughter or not, I don't care at all! Because I just like you!" Tala sincerely said.

Kira felt touched by his words, but tried to change the subject "I have to go home. Drive me home."

"I don't want to."

"You don't want to?"

"I want to take this chance to nakedly have a proper talk with you."

Kira turn to gave him a disgusted look. "Nakedly? What do you want to do?"

Tala spoke exasperated rolling his eyes "Can you please not think of un-proper things? What I meant was that we can take this chance to air everything out in the open and have a proper talk."

Meanwhile, B3 is sitting in a bar somewhere and drinking beer.

"Today was a very exciting day." Johnny said taking a swig of his beer.

"Wonder what Tala and Kira are doing right now." Enrique pooped open his bottle.

"Did you see Kira playing the piano before? Mrs. Ivanov's face went even uglier than it's original state!" Johnny's mouth was filled with laughter.

Kai gave a chuckle as he remembering the look on Tatiana's surprised face.

"When Tala grabbed hold of Kira and was running outside, Kai, you even dared to stand in front and block his mom! She was so angry that the veins were all popping out! So funny!" Enrique laughed as he recalling the memory. It was a known fact after all that Kai doesn't like to interfere with other people's business.

"Guess I shouldn't go to Tala's house anymore." Kai laughed "For now anyways."

Enrique nodded in agreement "It would be best if we don't show up so much. If not then his mom might kick our asses out for good!"

"Hey, up till now, I've only seen Tala's mom for only 3 times. The impression hasn't changed at all. Do you still remember what she said to us the first time she saw us when we went to Tala's house during Junior High School?" Johnny said bring out the good old times.

"Who can forget the dowager empress's fierceness?" Enrique then putted on a mean face and pretended to be Tatiana. "Tala, if you continue to hang around with this crowd of friends, is careful, your brains might become tofu dogs."

"His mom is really very frightening! She doesn't care about other people at all. Snobbish eyes. But she was really embarrassed today." Johnny laughed at the imitation.

"Eh, even us, the successors of family's that are within the top ten families in the nation, are reduced to nothing in front of her – much less Kira. It's even possible that she would send assassins after Kira and just get rid of her."

"I also didn't think that for Kira, Tala would have faced off directly with the dowager empress. But the thing that is definite is that from now on, the dowager empress would definitely not let them off easily." Kai took a drink of his beer.

"What would she do? Would she really get rid of Kira once and for all?" Johnny's eyes narrowed.

"Anyway, she'll definitely be thinking of all kinds of ways to break them up."

"If Tala truly went against the dowager empress, the both of them will suffer." Kai seriously implied.

Back over by the bridge…

"Do you know of the Tatianuis Hotel Group?"

"Of course I know. Even though I'm very poor, but I have heard of it before. Hmm, it's a high class hotel chain that has franchises all over the world."

"You're right. It's named after my mom's name. The feminine form of the Roman name, Tatianus, so my mom is called Tatiana, which is short for it.

"Tatiana Ivanov? So the Tatianuis Hotel is opened by your mom?" Kira asked incredulously.

Tala nodded his head "In any case, both of my parents are very busy people, so we don't really have any experience in living together. Even though they are my relatives, getting along with them together is still very strange."

"So that's how it is. Such a weird and violent family, no wonder your personality is so arrogant." Kira smiled "Looks like you're the weak link in you're family, they all beat the crap out of you, and you can't even beat them"

"Eh! Don't be chiding me! Acting like you really understand. Anyways, the things that I have said to you, it's only to let you know that the words that my mom said, you don't have to pay attention to it at all. Because I will decide how I'm going to live my life." Tala sighed before arguing back to Kira. "I'm not the weakest link, I just…don't hit girls." He turned his head slowly looked away from Kira, who was laughing her head off.

Meanwhile, back at Ivanov mansion, Tatiana's assistant, Boris Balkov, hands her a report titled "Kira's Investigative Report."

"Madam, this is the data report that I am able to come up with in this short span of time. Miss Tagoshi is not a CEO's daughter. To be clearer, she is only an ordinary commoner. Her father is constantly changing jobs. Her mother is working a temporary job now. Their family of three lives in an old room. But the master seems to be very taken with her." The purple haired man reported.

Tatiana crossed her arm "Enough. A final word. This kind of disgusting insect, we have to get rid of it immediately! Or else, it would bring even more harm to the Ivanov family. Originally, I was thinking that the age of 21 is too young. To carry out my plan would be too soon, from the looks of this situation, it couldn't be delayed any further."

"This plan… didn't Madam say to wait until Master has graduated and then…" Boris spoke.

"Don't make me repeat the same words twice." She glanced at the old man.

"Yes, Madam. Then the plane ticket to return to New York tomorrow…"

"Postpone it for me."

"Yes."

He bows and then walks out of the room.

"You want to fight with me? Too naïve!" Tatiana laughed.

Meanwhile, Tala and Kira are still at the same place underneath the bridge. They are now sitting inside the car and Tala sneezes, as the night air gets colder.

"Eh, are you catching a cold? Hurry up and put your jacket back on." She began to take off the jacket.

Tala argued, "I don't need it."

"What do you mean you don't need it? If you catch a cold, then you're going to blame it on me! Hurry up." She put the jacket on him.

Tala stares at her while she pampers him and feeling his stare, Kira gives him a suspicious look and backs away.

"What? What are you staring at?"

"With the expression you are giving me now, what else can I do?"

"Don't be thinking about inappropriate things. If you dare to even touch one hair on me, then I'll toss you into the river."

"You are such a weird girl. If a guy and a girl like each other, it's only right that they do whatever they want. Moreover, it's me! A guy with as much si… sense as me, what more do you need to think about?" Tala rolled his eyes.

"Hmm, Tala. I've wanted to ask you this question for a long time. What are you relying on that would lead you to think that I like you?"

"Relying on my intuitions." He casually said.

"Intuition? Is your intuition very accurate?" She looked at him.

"Then am I wrong? Let's take this chance and clear everything up. What exactly is your heart thinking?"

"What does my heart think? I don't know." She looked away.

Tala let out a sign "You are like this every time!"

"I really don't know! I'm not playing with you on purpose. Actually there's a question that I've been meaning to ask you."

"Ask."

"Why is it I? My family is poor and don't have any status. Simply put, we don't have anything at all. In the school, there are many girls with money, power, and looks. Why did you choose me? Why would you like someone like me? Unless there's something wrong with your head."

Tala smirked and looked straight ahead in to the dark river. "Maybe."

"Huh?"

"I also wonder why I would like a girl like you. But it's just this point that I can't seem to figure out. Anyway, wealth, status, reputation, and good looks – I have it all. You just have to be the way you are now and that's good."

"You don't possess any good looks. Idiot. If there really were someone that perfect, I would want to see it myself. You are actually…" Kira protested, ignoring the image of the hot, shirtless Tala in her head.

The rumbling sound that came out of Tala's stomach and she turns away smiling interrupts her.

Tala looked at his stomach "What are you smiling at? My stomach is so empty that it's now flat. I'm different than people like you. I have no fat underneath the skin. It's all muscles." He wailed.

Kira then remembered something. "Ah! I forgot that I have a bag of cookies in my bag."

Suddenly she remembers that the cookies were supposed to be for his birthday present and being embarrassed about it, she quickly hides it again.

"What?" Tala said seeing that she wasn't going to take them out.

"Nothing. Nothing's the matter."

Tala grabbed her bag "What are you hiding?"

"Nothing!"

"I want to see!"

"NO!" Kira grabbed the bag.

"Let me see!" Tala insisted as they play tag of war with the bag.

"What's this?" He holds out the box of cookies, after he easily won their game.

"It's my present for your birthday." She shyly said looking at her feet.

"Birthday present? Didn't you say you forgot to bring it?" Tala suddenly had a huge grin on his face.

"People were giving you such extravagant presents and someone was giving you a car! How can I possibly bring out my present?"

Tala opened the box.

"Hey! Don't be so rough! Gentle! I baked those at the shop where I work. It's a bit burnt." Kira nervously said.

Tala picked one up and stares at it smiling happily.

"Stop staring at it like that! It makes me feel so ashamed. Sorry about that. I can only give you this. Because I don't have money. I was thinking that baking a cookie that would look like your face was very easy. Didn't think that it was so difficult. I was practicing for 2, 3 days! This was considered to be a success already. If you don't want it then fine! Just give it back to me!" Kira reached over, seeing that Tala hadn't said a word.

She tries to reach for the box, but Tala reaches out with his hand behind her head and pulls her to him so that he kisses her on her cheek. A stunned Kira widens her eyes at his movement.

"I'm the luckiest man alive! Thank you for giving me the cookies." Tala shouted happily, almost jumping for joy, like a little child that got a new play station for his birthday.

Kira gave Tala a look that says "What's wrong with you?" and thought 'this is the first time that I see such a childish expression on his face. Unconsciously, it has made me forget all about my anger. I made these cookies, they are so bad that it cannot be any worst – still, it would actually make Tala feel so touched'

" I'm also very hungry. Let's hurry up and eat it." Kira reached over.

Tala tapped her arm and pushed it away. "No! This is the cookie that you gave me. Just bear it for a bit more. Don't eat the cookies that you gave me, ok?"

Looking away from her, Tala continues to stare at the cookies with a happy smile on his face.

The next morning, Tala goes to the Hiwatari mansion to find Kai.

Tala came into his room and sat on the bed beside the sleeping Kai. "Yo, Kai. Get up. How many more years are you going to sleep? Why does your room still not have a sofa yet? Where am I going to sit?" Tala shook Kai's shoulders. The two toned boy just ignored him and continued to sleep.

"The sofa is in the living room. If you want to sit, then go and sit yourself." He mumbled with his eyes still closed.

"Eh, forget it. Get up! Hurry! I have something I want to tell you." He grabbed Kai's shoulders and started to shake him again.

With his eyes closed Kai let out a growl "What do you want? Go home!"

"How can I go back? I had such a big argument with my mom yesterday, how am I going to go back? I have to at least wait until she has gone back to America before I can go back." Tala punched Kai on the shoulder.

Tala smiled and opens up the cookie box and gently takes out a cookie.

Kai opened his eyes by a millimeter and looked at the clock "It's only 9:30. What exactly do you want?" He put a hand underneath his pillow and placed his head on it proceeding to go back to sleep.

"I want to show you something. Take a look!"

Kai groaned and opened one eye.

He smiled and held up a cookie.

"This is a birthday present from Kira. She made it according to my face. She always says that she hates me. But she's actually very good to me. Look. She made a cookie that looks so much like me. If someone else made it, I would feel nauseated. But it's made by Kira. Does it look like me? Isn't it cute?" Tala laughed and stared at the cookie.

Kai suddenly grabs the cookie out of Tala's hand and takes a bite out of it. "Bit burnt…"

Tala glanced in horror at Kai before grabbing his hand to stop him from eating the other half of his head.

"YOU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I DIDN'T SAY THAT I WAS GIVING IT TO YOU TO EAT! "

Tala grabbed Kai's head and tried to pry his jaw apart. Kai whacked him on the head and tried to struggle away.

"IT'S MY PRESENT! YOU SPIT IT OUT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? SPIT IT OUT, KAI! I DIDN'T SAY I WAS GIVING IT TO YOU TO EAT!" Tala yelled and continued to try to pry open Kai's mouth, trying to get him to spit out the cookie. Kai growled before pushing Tala off the bed and went back to sleep, leaving a shocked looking Tala standing by his bed.

(A/N OMG this is my favorite part of the whole series. It so cute!)

Meanwhile, over at Kira's house, Mom is sitting around singing while Kira is sleeping when someone is at the door knocking.

"Who is it? We don't have guests in our house. Our family also doesn't have money to order newspapers. Don't even think about coming to advertise! Who is it?"

"Who are you looking for? You must have the wrong place. We don't seem to know each other." Mrs. Tagoshi opened the door before finding a man with purple hair and women with red hair standing there.

"Is it here?" Tatiana looked at Boris.

"Yes, Madam. This is where that Miss lives."

"Which Miss?" Mrs. Tagoshi asked.

"Are you Miss Kira's mom?"

"Eh, how do you know?"

"This is Mrs. Ivanov."

Mrs. Tagoshi's eyes went open. "You are Tala's mom? Oh, why did you come to our home? Come, come, and come. Come on in, come on in. Hurry! Please have a seat. Um, your shoes… This flower… Kira! Hurry up! Tala's mom has come! Kira! Hurry up and get up! Tala's mom has come to our house!"

Kira looks over at Tatiana with wide eyes of surprise when she hears the news.

As they're sitting down on one side of the table while Kira and her mom is sitting on the opposite side.

Mom puts two cups of water in front of the guests "Have some water. Nice to meet you."

"I am Tala's mom. Sorry for the trouble today for coming so early in the morning."

"Not at all. Tala Master looks after our Kira very well."

Tatiana's lips and pressed into a thin line as she hears the news. "Boris take it out!" She ordered/

"Yes."

He moves the cup of water aside and sets a briefcase on the table.

"Let me be direct because I'm sure that everyone's time is very valuable."

"Not at all, not at all. Our time is not valuable. What we have is only time."

"I think there's no need to be courteous. I'll just be direct about the reason why I have come to visit your house today. Miss Tagoshi. I ask that you stop having illusions about Tala. Of course, I won't ask you to give up for nothing."

She looks at the briefcase and Boris opens it up. He turns the briefcase around to face Kira and her mom so that they see that it's filled with money inside.

"There is ten million dollars here."

"Ten million dollars?" Kira looked at her mom.

"I know that doing something like this is a discourtesy. But it seems like your financial condition isn't too well. So I think that there's really no need for us to beat around the bushes. Everyone knows Tala's important responsibility in succeeding the family's business. So, being his mother, I have to supervise his inappropriate behavior at all times. Especially those tripping little rocks and also some weed that's harmful to the eye that shows up along the road when he is growing up. I must show up at the first moment to help him destroy it." Tatiana said, speaking in double meaning just like Kira.

'What she means is that I'm a tripping little rock and the weed that's harmful to the eye! She actually goes as far as to use ten million dollars to get rid of me! Stupid old woman! She's simply looking down at people with those eyes of hers!' Kira glared at her and thought angrily.

"What's the matter? Surely you two don't really think that Tala's is serious? Ha! He's just playing around. However far he goes that's not a big deal. At most, he'll just let your daughter have a taste at the forbidden fruit." Kira's eyes widen at the comment.

"I think that maybe it's not a big deal for your daughter either?" Tatiana smirked at her.

Kira gets very angry at being hinted on as a slut and putting her hand on the table, she was about to jump up when Mom holds out a hand and restrains her.

"Wait a minute for me, ok?" Mrs. Tagoshi sweetly said before walking away.

She gets up and walking over to the side, grabs the container filled with salt.

"Ma, what are you doing?"

A horrified Kira looks on with her mouth opened wide in shock as Mom dumps the whole container of salt on top of Tatiana's head.

"What are you doing?" Boris jumped up.

He pulls the angry woman away from his boss.

"Ma!"

"Put away your money! And leave here immediately!" Mrs. Tagoshi ordered.

Tatiana just calmly brushes some of the salt from her face.

"Ma!"

"President!" He makes a move to help his master clean up, but she holds up her hand to stop him.

"One's own child gets humiliated! Do you know how being a mother feels? Do you think that a poor person is not a mother too?" Mrs. Tagoshi shook a finger at Mrs. Ivanov.

"I completely understand your meaning. Is there really not a need?"

"NO need!"

"I understand. Let's go."

"Yes."

He closes the briefcase of money and picking it up, follows Tatiana out.

After the door closes…

Kira smiled happily, feeling proud for what her mother had just done. "I can't believe it. My mom would actually refuse to take those ten million dollars! So much money. Ma! I really am feeling very touched! I'm so proud of you. Right now, I feel a burst of courage breaking through from my heart. Even though we are poor, but we have a lot of moral integrity! That ugly woman, old woman, thinks that because she has money she can use it to pound us with it!"

"Kira, what are you talking about? I just feel that this woman would definitely die before her son. How can I be interested in that pathetic little ten million dollars? I'm letting the line go so that I can catch a bigger fish! What I want is ALL of Tala's family's wealth! I have my own plan!"

"Ma! How can you think like that?" Kira stared in horror at her Mother's evil scheme.

"Why not? So Kira, no matter what, you have to get married with Tala! Drive that ugly woman to her death! That way, we can fairly and clearly inherit all of their family's wealth! Your father and my health are extremely good! We will live till 100 years old! We will enjoy it together!" Mrs. Tagoshi danced around the room.

"What kind of words are those? Just now you were looking so noble-minded! Then why didn't you just take the ten million dollars? Being a mother like that, don't you think that it's very disgraceful? YOU MAKE ME SO MAD!"

At a popular café, Tala is showing Enrique and Johnny the cookies that Kira baked for him.

The smile on Tala's face still hasn't disappeared. "Let me tell you guys. She also made the expression when I am mad. It looks so alike! It is for me, Tala Ivanov, to solely enjoy!" He holds up the cookie and compares it to his face.

Johnny had an expression that Tala was on crack, while Enrique just shook his head, praying silently that Tala hadn't gone crazy.

"Like we care. Such great cookies, why don't you apply for a patent for it?"

"… Enrique! You are so brilliant!" Tala spoke happily not catching the sarcastic tone.

"Look at him getting over his head on this matter!"

"He's been like this the whole day. Since he crashed into my house at 9:30" Kai groaned and closed his eyes again.

"He came looking for you so early in the morning, I think that he's just purposely trying to shock you. Tala has always seen you as a rival." Johnny punched Kai slightly on the arm.

Kai just smirked and tried to catch up on the sleep that he missed, after all, he hadn't gotten to sleep till around 10 the previous night.

"Johnny, You never shut up do you! Did I ask for your opinion?" Tala narrowed his eyes at him annoyingly.

Enrique leaned over and told the flame head. "I think that he must have forgotten that his mother is reaching out with her evil hand behind the back and trying to break up this pair of bitter life couple." He then turned to Tala "Let me ask you. Since you are so happy, then you must have had a very sweet time with Kira last night." He smirked.

"Did you?" Johnny winked.

Kai opened his eyes and glanced amusing at the confused red head, waiting to see what he would say too.

"Did you guys finally get on with it?"

"What do you mean get on with it? Last night we were very hungry." Tala replied and went back to examining each cookie.

"Stop trying to change the subject, ok?"

"What?" Tala asking with a puzzled face.

"What we mean is that have you done it with her!" Johnny signed at how stupid the red head was.

Tala stayed silent for a moment before finally getting the meaning. "You guys talk too much!" He blushed.

"Eh, you are so modest. You were so brave at telling the truth at the birthday party and then the two of you were out the whole night together. And she also gave you the cookies that she made all by herself. Under this kind of condition and you still haven't made a move yet, what kind of man are you!" Enrique punched Tala on the head.

"How old are you now and you're still a virgin! There was such a good opportunity and you didn't know how to hold onto it. You are really useless. Where can we put our B4's reputation now?" Johnny said dramatically.

"I'm not a man-whore like you guys, beside I'm not going to force her." Tala stuck a tongue out at them.

"Eh, be careful of what you say. We have a mutual agreement with each of our girlfriends." Enrique laughed.

"Why don't you think about it yourself? With Kira's personality, it could be that when she does have the feeling for it, then you could almost be 50 years old!" Johnny placed his hand behind his head.

"Didn't you see the expression on your mom's face when she saw Kira? The expression she has on is simply like she was seeing death face to face.

"I will decide what I do with my life. My mom or anyone else, would not be able to have any say in it."

"That's why I say that you and Kira can't keep on going forward like this! You should start taking some action!"

"You two are so naïve. How can you fight with your mom?"

"Kai, what do you think?" The slim red head turned to look at the closed eyed boy. Hopping he'll gave him some better advice then his other two idiotic friends.

"I just hope that you would be able to protect Kira from what ever the dowager empress sets out." Kai opened one eye.

That night at the pastry shop…

"Ten million dollars! Tala's mom brought ten million dollars in cash to your home to ask you to give up on Tala. That's so hard to believe! Rich people are definitely not the same. So wealthy! Eh, then did you take it?" Salima asked Kira in disbelief.

"Am I that kind of person?"

"Then since you didn't take the ten million dollars, does that mean that you will continue to go out with Tala. His mom must be so mad!" Salima laughed.

"You're right that his mom must be very mad. But not accepting the money doesn't mean that I will go out with Tala! Moreover, if this type of woman becomes my mother-in-law, then would I have good days to live for the rest of my life?"

"Mother-in-law? I don't say that you were going to get married with Tala." She nudged Kira.

Kira then got embarrassed that she got caught talking as if she wants to marry Tala "Right, right! Actually that wasn't what I meant! I was just saying that the difference between us is just too big. Moreover, I won't be able to get into his world… Argh! What am I saying? I'm not too clear myself!" Kira shook her head.

At this moment, Boris opens the door and comes into the pastry shop.

"Welcome!" Kira said not looking up.

"Welcome!"

Kira looks up and her eyes widen at the sight of Boris standing there.

"Miss Tagoshi, the President sent me here. This letter is for you."

Kira takes the envelope and pulls out an invitation card. After reading it, she looks up at Boris.

"May I ask if you can leave with me now?"

On the other hand, Tala is walking alone on the streets humming happily to himself when two bodyguards show up in front of him.

"Master, sorry for the trouble. Please come with us."

"What do you guys want? Aren't you guys the old woman's bodyguards?"

"This is an order from the President. Please come with us."

"Do I seem like that type that would leave at one's beck and call?" Tala shouted and prepared to fight them.

"Master, please forgive us."

The two guards grab hold of Tala and drags him along.

"EH! What are you guys doing?"

After a while, Kira arrives at a 5-star hotel with Boris.

He gave her a look before opening the door. "Please go in."

He pulls open the door and Kira's glanced in to see Tatiana and Tala both sitting there, wearing black tie cloth.

Tala turned his head and sees the black haired girl there. "Kira!" He started to stand up.

The two guards standing behind Tala places their hands on his shoulder in order to keep him seated in his chair.

Tatiana ignored the behavior and asked her henchman "The other party hasn't arrived yet?"

"I just received their phone call. They are out front right now."

"What sort of conspiracy are you up to now? Why did you bring Kira here too?" Tala glared at his mom.

At this moment, there is suddenly the voice of another girl.

"What are you doing? What exactly do you want?" A short pink haired girl came in the room in a formal dress also. Behind her two bodyguards grabbed each one of her arms, dragging her in the room as she continues to shot. " Why do I have to wear this kind of clothing? Let me go! Or else I will beat you up with the pair of high heels!" In the girl's left hand a pair of high heels was waved.

Kira looks over at the girl and then keeps her head down since she felt so out of place. While Tala looks at the girl and then at his mom, giving her a questioning looks.

"Who are you people?" The guard finally let her go and she pointed at them.

"She is Miss. Aston Matilda, Tala, she is your fiancé." Tatiana introduced with a big grin on her face.

Kira looks over at Tala with wide eyes at this announcement.

Tala glanced at the pink haired girl in surprise as she stared back at him, with her jaw hanging down.

At this moment, a tall, broad brown-haired man arrived with a petit pink-haired woman in his arms came through the door.

"Sorry, sorry. We are late." The man apologized.

Tatiana walked over and greeted. "Long time no see, President Aston, and Mrs. Aston."

"Haven't asked after you in a long time. Is that Mr. Tala Ivanov?" Mrs. Aston pointed at the lanky red head.

Tala just rolls his eyes and looks away in irritation.

"What a handsome young man. You'll make a loving husband. How are you? We are Matilda's parents." Mrs. Aston walked over and held out his hand.

"Dad, Mom, what are you guys talking about? I don't want to marry!" Matilda walked over and cried out in protest.

Mr. Aston spoke in a warning tone to the displeased pink head. "Matilda, be quiet. That child is like that. We have spoiled her. From now on, we still have to ask you to look after her." Quickly changing his tone.

Tala then stands up with an annoyed expression "You people stop dreaming! This is crap! You can't arrange our marriage!"

"I want to chose who I'm going to marry!" Matilda followed Tala's argument.

Mrs. Aston just smiled. "You two have such a good understanding of each other."

"In actuality the exact date of the wedding has been set one year after you two have graduated from University. So you have about one and a half years to get to know each other. That's plenty of time." Tatiana smiled.

"To the young ones, One and a half years might be a long time. If before that time they really can't wait to get married, then we won't be against it either." Mr. Aston suggested.

Tatiana nodded her head. "Then it would be up to the two of them."

"What the hell are you people talking about?" Tala pounded the table.

"I will not agree to getting married!" Matilda yelled after.

Mr. Aston ignored her daughter and turned around to see a black haired girl standing nervously by herself. "This is..."

"Eh... I... I am..." Kira started.

"Miss Tagoshi. I'm very happy that you could find the time to come today. Under this kind of condition, do you understand the situation now?" Tatiana gave her a triumphant look.

Kira bit her lip and nodded "I understand."

"Very good. What a smart girl indeed. I believe that in the future there will definitely enter a guy that would be suitable for you." She then turned her attention back to her guest. "President Aston, Mrs. Aston, come. Please have a seat. Come."

They all start walking toward the table.

"Well? How have you been lately?"

"Very well. Thank you."

"Come, come. Sit."

'I should go back. Salima is still waiting for me back at the pastry shop. Right. Today is payday. After I got paid, I should hurry up, go home and give the money to mom. But... my feet seems like it's been nailed to the floor. Why can't I even move one bit?' Kira thought to her self.

Tala gave a hurt look to Kira.

"Tonight, for you especially..."

"Master, please sit." One of the guards put a hand on Tala's shoulders.

Tala pushed the arm away "Get away!" He starts running toward the door.

Tatiana glared angrily and yelled. "Catch him!"

One of the guards reaches for Tala but he turns around and punches the guard in the jaw.

"GET AWAY!"

After punching one guard, he punches the other guard too. Turning around in a flash, without even looking, he grabs the pink-haired girl and runs out of the door.

"Hurry up and run!" Tala yelled not looking back.

Everybody stood there looking as Tala ran off with Matilda.

Outside...

Tala's still walking very fast and talking to the person he's dragging with him "We've ran so far away already, they shouldn't be able to catch us. But... At a time like this, the only thing we can do is to find a place and hide. We'll just wait until that old woman goes back to America first. But let me tell you, it's not my scheme. But, speaking of

Which... " He paused and turned around, eyes in shock as he saw who he had dragged outside.

"WHY IS IT YOU? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Tala yelled.

"You are asking me what I'm doing? I want to ask YOU! You big idiot! Why did you drag me out for?" Matilda argued back.

Standing there staring at Matilda, Tala finally realizes that he has grabbed the wrong person!

Meanwhile, Kira is leaving the hotel all by herself and she looks very angry.

"Tala! YOU BIG BASTARD!" She shouted out to the sky.

"You big bastard! Why the hell are you walking so fast for?" Matilda yelled at the pissed off red head.

Tala turns around to face her and then turns, ignoring her, continues walking.

Matilda ran after him "Wait a minute for me! HEY!" She put both hands on Tala's chest to stop him from marching.

Tala pushed her away and yelled. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?"

"Lend me some money." She held out her hand.

"IF I HAD MONEY, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN A CAB! ARE YOU RETARDED?"

He brushes pass her and continues walking.

"Wait a minute! Use your brains and think for a sec! I don't have any shoes on! My feet hurt from all that running! It's all because you dragged me out that I'm like this! And now you are ignoring me. Don't you feel that you are going too far?"

"No I don't."

He walks pass her, making Matilda pissed off by the second. She runs after him and jumps onto his back.

"You have to carry me home on your back!" She banged on his head.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GET DOWN!" Tala's eyes widen at the move, and struggled to get him off.

"I don't want to! You can go home like this, and just leave me here." She wrapped her arms around his neck and won't let go.

"ARE YOU A MONKEY? GET DOWN!"

She doesn't listen instead she bit him on his ear.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Tala yelled.

With one final toss he finally manages to throw Matilda off to the ground. Lying there on the ground, she looks up and finds Tala blushing with embarrassment.

She stuck out her tongue "So, your ear is that sensitive? Just one little bit and your face turn red!"

"Stop saying shit! You keep saying that, I'll kill you!"

Walking pass her, he leaves her sitting on the ground. Getting up from the ground, the pink haired girl looks after Tala with a smile on her face.

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