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"I was actually thinking, since at the present moment, your Grandfather's deficit situation is very serious. If this crisis can't be overcome, then your Hiwatari Corporation might not be able to recover from this setback. I truly don't want to see this kind of ending. So... I was thinking that maybe I can be of some help. As long as you are willing to start all over with Kira again." She leaned back with a smirk.
Kai looked blankly at her. "You're being indecent."
"Being able to manage such a big business, it's not possible that everything is decent. So, you are willing to stand by and doing nothing while watching your Grandfather face such a dangerous situation?"
"That's none of my business."
"You are willing to stand by and watch as your Hiwatari Corporation comes to an end?"
"Grandfather can take care of it."
"Then you aren't worried that there will be a day when Kira gets dumped by Tala?"
"On that side of the matter, I know your son better than you. After all, toys and love are two different things." Kai coldly said.
Tatiana ignored the comment "You guys are being very stubborn."
"Just so you know, I'd rather be Kira's friend. And, I want to tell you one thing. Tala is definitely the kind of person that, the more pressure you put on him, the more you force him, the more he will rebel against, the more he will strike back at you. So your deliberate scheming to break them up would just make Tala lose the little love he has for you. You're end up being the fool. What good would that do? I said all that I need to say. Good bye." Kai boldly stood up and walked away.
He walked a few steps and stopped. "You're plan won't work, I'd rather help them get together, then to backstab him."
With that said, Kai left leaving Tatiana fuming at what he said.
That night, Kira returned home to find Matilda squatting down on the road leading to her house waiting for her.
"Matilda?" Kira said in surprise as the pink haired girl hugged her. "What's wrong? Do you want to go shopping again? It's so late now, the shops have closed already, Matilda?"
Instead Matilda looked at her with a huge smile on her face. "Tala asked me on a date. I'm so excited that I can't sit or stand. When I was on my way home today, I saw him at the corner."
Kira has a stunned look on her face as she listens to what the pink-haired girl has to say.
/ Flashback /
Matilda is skipping home happily when she sees Tala standing on the road waiting for her. He turns and looks at her.
"Why are you here?"
"Let's go on a date. I will try my best to like you. Didn't you say that it won't hurt if you were to get into a relationship? I will try hard to like you."
/ End of flashback/
"Did you hear what I said? He said that he will try to like me! He will try to like me! I'm so happy! I'm so happy that I can't even make heads or tails of it! I'm so happy that I can't even calm down! Kira, I never thought that liking a person would make one forget oneself. It seems like I'm not even myself." She gave Kira another hug.
Kira put on a fake smile and said, "Congratulations."
At school the next day...
"I can't believe it. You are really going out with her?" Johnny asked in disbelief.
"What the hell? You're going to listen to your mom?" Enrique whined.
"Did I ask for your opinion? Forget it, I've already made my decision." Tala shot a glare at the blonde.
"Tala! Tala! Is it for real?" Daichi shouted across the hall and went sprinting over.
"Idiot, what are you shouting for?" Tala shot an annoyed glance at the shorter red head.
"You really have no style at all."
Tala didn't want to talk to him and said "Let's go."
"Wait a minute. Let me ask something. The students are all saying that you have a fiancé. Is that true?" Daichi finally ran up to them.
"And so what if it is?" Tala retorted.
"So it's true! Then you have finally given up on Kira! That's great! That's great! Tala! Congratulations!" Daichi smiled happily and threw his hands up in the air and screamed.
"What? I'm really wishing him with all my heart! And since you have a fiancé now, if Kira and I go out on a date, you won't be mad?"
"Shut you're mouth" Tala gave a threatening glare.
He turned around to walk away.
"Tala!" Daichi called after.
Johnny put a fist under Daichi's nose and glared at him.
He backs away and then starts grinning like a lunatic behind B3's back.
While walking away Tala thought silently to himself. 'Daichi actually came to congratulate me. He's right. From now on, Kira and I have no connections whatsoever. Everything has come to an end already. All of everything. It will all be in the past.'
On their first date together, Matilda is waiting anxiously at a café for Tala to show up.
"Sir, one person?"
"I'm looking for someone."
"Please follow me."
"Am I late?" Tala said and took a seat.
"No, no. I was afraid that I would be late, so I purposely came early. Do you want to order something to drink?" Matilda answered hurriedly.
"A cappuccino please." Tala tilted his head to the waiter.
"You're ordering the same thing as me! I also really like cappuccino! I ordered a cake too. Their cakes are very good. Do you want to try it?"
"Er, I'll change it to a tea please. Thanks." Tala pulled the waiter back.
"Today is our first date so I've prepared a small gift for you." She takes out a little bag and puts it in front of the red head.
"This is... I didn't prepare anything."
Matilda just smiled "It doesn't matter. We didn't make any rules to exchange presents. It was just something that I wanted to do. Hope you like it."
"Thanks."
"Do you want to open it and see if you like it or not?"
"I'll-I'll open it when I get home."
Matilda pouted, feeling disappointed "Oh yeah! Do you know? When I was choosing your gift yesterday, I was thinking about what kind of person you are. What kind of things you would like. Do you know? It was so hard!"
"Oh." Tala yawned, feeling bored.
"You're not talking that much today."
The waiter came by with their drinks.
"Thank you. What a great smelling cappuccino! Do you want to try it? It's very good."
"No, that's ok. That is your cup. It's not right." Tala gently pushed her hand away.
"It doesn't matter. I don't mind. If it was someone else, I would mind. But you are my boyfriend." She holds out her cup again.
"Eh, I really don't want to drink it."
"It doesn't matter. You can give it a try. It's really very good."
Tala gets annoyed and shouted back in a much harsher tone then intended to "I said I don't want it!"
"OH. Have you thought about getting to know me better? For example, my zodiac sign, blood type. See if our personalities match or not?" Matilda changed the topic, in order to get Tala more talkative.
"I feel that whatever zodiac signs, blood type – it's very boring."
"Zodiac signs. It's only use to consult with."
"Whether I match with someone or not, I'm very clear about it in my heart. Why do I need someone else to tell me about it? Why do I need to have someone tell me what to do? Whatever zodiac signs, whatever qualities – it's all crap." Tala growled.
Matilda pulled back "Actually, I also don't quite believe in those things. I just wanted to find something to talk about."
"Forget it. I don't want to drink anymore. Let's go." Tala signed.
He gets up and walks away. Matilda puts down her cup and picks up her bag. Just as she is about to walk away, she catches sight of the present that she gave to him, which he left behind. She grabs the bag and runs after her fiancé.
Outside, Tala is pacing ahead not waiting for the pink-haired girl.
"Tala! Wait for me! Why are you walking so fast for? This is not a walking contest! "Tala! TALA!" She shouted.
"You are so noisy! I hate people who walk slowly!" Tala turned around to wait for her.
"This is not called a date! What difference is this with when we haven't even started out? Yesterday, I was so looking forward to my date with you. I woke up early in the morning to get ready. I specially chose a present for you. But once I met up with you, you didn't even look me straight in the eye for once! And you're not even willing to talk with me. The present that I picked out for you, you left on the table and didn't it take it with you. I don't even know why we are together. If this is what you really call officially dating, then it really makes one feel very disappointed." Matilda argued, shouting also.
"Fine, I understand. Then what do you want me to do?" Tala gave a huge sigh.
"Stand beside me first."
The red head walked over "And then?"
"And then follow my footsteps. You can't walk ahead of me. Smile and chat with me." She looped her arm in his,
"Why is it so annoying! Stop holding onto my arm!" Tala tugged his arm.
Matilda held on it tightly "Why does it matter! We are boyfriend and girlfriend! Do you know? The words that you said to me the other day, I've been so happy about it till now. I'm really happy that you said you will try to like me. But now, I'm suspicious…"
"Suspicious about what?"
"How am I supposed to know if the words that you said the other day was on impulse or not?"
"You are so annoying! I've already said that I will try my best! Moreover, this is not something that can be done in a day or two!"
"Then when will it be done?"
"How am I supposed to know!"
"I don't care! You can't not know! I like you! I really like you! So if you like me, then you can't be muddle-head about it!" Matilda declared.
"Why are you such a tyrannical woman?"
"Not as tyrannical as you!" She turns and starts to pull him along.
"If I said that you are tyrannical, then you are tyrannical. End of discussion."
"Fine, fine. I'm tyrannical then." Matilda stuck her tongue out.
Kira is working herself crazy at the pastry shop and seemed to be more bothered by the fact that Tala agreed to date Matilda then she let on.
At the Ivanov mansion, Tatiana is having a salad while Boris reports to her of the things going on between the soon-to-be married couple.
"And then? Are the two of them getting along with each other?"
"Yes. Even though it's Miss Aston who is the only one making the moves now, but Master would still meet with her 2 or 3 times a week."
"It seems like Tala is finally coming to an understanding. Then what about that poor girl?" Tatiana smiled.
"Er, that? Aside from seeing Master at the school, they haven't really had any other contact. But…Miss Aston would constantly take the initiative to go find her."
"Matilda would constantly take the initiative to go find Kira? What's going on with that?" Tatiana slammed her fist on the desk.
"I think that it's because Miss Aston is too naïve. She would talk to Kira about the process of her dating with the master."
"That poor bitch! Why does she have so many tricks! I think that she must not have given up on Tala yet."
Matilda is walking on the streets and phones Kira with her cell phone.
"Hello, Kira? Where are you. Huh? You're still at home? Hurry up and come out, ok? I have a lot of things to say to you. Ok, ok. See you in a bit. Bye bye."
Sitting at a café, Matilda is telling her all about her dates.
Kira didn't pay attention to what she was saying, instead she thought to herself 'Originally, I had thought that everything can start all over again. But I don't know what happened or how I have became Matilda's love consultant. Why did it come to this?'
"And then we left… Kira, are you listening to me?"
"Yes, yes."
"And then we went to a very romantic park. As a fact, a place that girls would feel very romantic about, shouldn't guys be very excited about that? But in the end, he didn't even give me one kiss. Not only that, but he sat on the side and didn't even say one word. Are we really boyfriend and girlfriend like this?"
'I feel so sad. Do I have to sit here and listen to her vent out her grievances? I don't want to listen to it at all.' Kira said couldn't help but feel a little jealousy ran through her.
"Have you kissed with him before?"
"HUH?" Kira's eyes widened.
Matilda took one look at her expression and signed "Yes, you have, right! Tell me the truth!"
Kira looks away from her gaze and doesn't answer.
"He must still like you!"
Kira quickly denied it."How can it be? It's nothing like that. He's willing to meet with a girl for 3 times a week, that's breaking the record already."
"Really?"
"Yes. Just think about it. He even walks hand in hand with you on the street, that's simply a miracle! If the other B3 knows about it, they would be scared into a shock!"
"Really?"
"Really. Why would I lie to you?" She asked forcing a weak smile.
"Fine… Kira, sorry. It must be that I'm too anxious so I'm talking about nonsense. Ever since I'm small, my Dad and Mom are very good to me. I've also never met with any setbacks. So this relationship has been very hard on me. I don't have any assurance at all. Does Tala's heart really have me in it?"
'She must really like him." Kira thought
At school, Kira and Kai are walking down the hall.
"Tala's fiancé looks for you every night to vent out her grievances?" Kai asked.
Kira nodded.
"What's her point?"
"Don't take it that way Kai. She's really very worried. Kai, you should go and tell Tala to treat Matilda better." Kira shook her head and defending Matilda.
"No. Tala won't listen to me, in fact, he doesn't really listen to anyone. I rather stay away from it. If they match, then they will match. If they don't, then they won't. No one can interfere." Kai ran a hand through his hair and stuck the hand back in his jean pocket.
"What you are saying is right. But…"
"Kira. Shut up. This is Tala's problem, not yours. What would he say?" Kai looked straight ahead, not even facing her anymore.
"What do you mean? I'm not purposely listening in on their relationship! Each time that Matilda talks to me about the things between her and Tala, I also feel very awkward about it. I don't want to know about these things at all."
"You should be avoiding this. Similarly, between you, me and Tala, there has all along existed a tightly bind tension. It's something that can't be destroyed. I am not in a position to encourage or make recommendations to Tala on whether he should or should not treat Matilda better. Understand? Because if I do that then they'll mistaken my motives."
"Kai." Kira turned to look at him.
"Let's go. Class." Kai walked ahead leaving Kira standing there for a minute thinking of Kai's words.
They slowly walked to class side by side.
'The words that Kai have said shocked me. This is the first time that he has clearly told me that between me, Tala and him, there is a triangle of relationship that is not so easily able to cross over. Right. That is indeed true. I shouldn't be running around between their problems anymore. That won't help the situation at all. It would only make everything much more complicated.'
They continue walking when suddenly they hear Matilda's voice calling out from the floor below.
"Tala!" Matilda's voice got louder.
Kira and Kai walked over to the balcony and looks down.
"Tala! Wait for me!"
"What do you want! If there's nothing, then don't come looking for me at school!" Tala shouted back.
"It's Matilda?" Kira said.
"That's her?" Kai looked at Kira.
"Hurry up and go back!" Tala growled.
"I don't want to. I came to here to especially look for you."
"CAN YOU STOP BEING SO UNREASONABLE, OK? Hurry up and go back!"
"Doesn't seem like they're together?" Kai commented.
Kira began to feel uncomfortable with eavesdropping on the conversation below "Eh, is doesn't seem too moral for us to stand here and watch them. Let's hurry up and leave and don't let them see us."
Kai nods and they both turn to walk away but Matilda's next words stops them both in their tracks.
"I want you to kiss me. I want you to kiss me now!" Matilda demanded.
"What did you say? You want me to kiss you?" Tala quietly asked, stopping.
"Right. Kiss me. I want you to prove to me that you don't like Kira anymore."
Up on the balcony above, Kai looked at Kira, to see how she would react. Instead she went to look below the balcony again.
"Every time that I am together with you, you always have this suffering, longing expression on your face. I'm always wondering, who you are thinking about. What exactly are you thinking about. A boyfriend that makes a girlfriend feel so insecure, isn't that too much! If you no longer have any feelings for Kira then why can't you kiss me? Prove it to me. Prove it to me!" She demanded anxiously.
"Close your eyes."
Matilda closes her eyes and Tala walks up to her. He puts his left hand on her waist and his right hand behind her neck and bringing her face close to his, he kisses her.
Kira stares at the scene in front of her in stunned silence while Kai looks from the kissing couple to Kira.
Pulling away from Tala, Matilda looks at him before hugging him tightly to her.
Up on the balcony, a shocked Kira turns and walks away.
"Weren't you hoping that he would treat her better? Why aren't you saying anything? Was the shock too big for you? Feeling jealous?" Kai said, more of a statement then a question.
"Shock! Why would I be? Isn't this very good? That is exactly what I was hoping for! My feelings right now are like having the satisfaction of taking the summer vacations, spring vacations, winter vacations, one right after the other! No, no… that's not enough to describe my feelings. It should be said like that of when humans first landed on the moon! My heart is filled with happiness! I'm so happy that I want to die! What?" Kira blabbed on and stopped as she looked at Kai.
"As soon as someone states the truth, then you would start talking nonstop, blabbing on, making excuses. Isn't that what you did when Tala left for New York?"
"I… " She took off her bag and threw it at Kai. Kai took the hit, not bothering to dodge the feeble attempt at trying to hurt him..
"I am not! Don't pretend like you are some sort of psychologist and know how to read people! You should pay more attention in class, instead of sleeping. Though it's not fair, you sleep and you still know all the answers., Crap Class!" She turns and quickly ran away, trying to keep the tears that threatened to flow out in.
"Your bag."
Kira runs back, grabs her bag from Kai's hands and runs away. Kai stood there for a moment, before smirking and walking calmly to class, with no fear of being late.
"Kira!"
Kira had a daydream, about what she forgot as soon as Daichi shouted her name. "Daichi?"
He sits down beside her, looks at her troubled expression "What's the matter? Why do you have that expression on your face? Are you in a bad mood?"
"It's nothing."
"Nothing? Did something happen?"
Kira stood, feeling angry at her self, "I'm so stupid! Always so sure of my gut feelings, I never use my brain to think about it first! Whenever I feel like things are right I go for them. And then I discover that things aren't really like that and feel that I'm just wasting my time. I'm so stupid. First I got tricked my Emily, then Tyson…."
Daichi covered her mouth to stop her from talking "Why do you say that? That's one of your good points. You always believe that humanity is good and that's why you treat them so kindly. Those people that you said, you're right that they went too far, but you still forgave them. That's just how kindhearted you are." Daichi encouraged.
"Really?"
"Of course. That's what I like about you."
"Is that it?" Kira looked away, not hearing the last part of Daichi's words.
Daichi on the other hand, thought that Kira had heard him and continued to mutter "That… that's what it is. That's the Kira that I like. Can't believe that I'm saying this."
"What you said is right. As long as at the critical moment, I can clear out the matter, then everything is not too late."
"What?" Daichi, realizing that Kira didn't hear a word he said.
"I have to brace myself and start all over again. If I think of it carefully, it seems like I really have a lot of stress now. I'm just returning to what it used to be like in the beginning – the kind of ordinary life where I don't have anything at all." Kira continued to blab on.
"It's not true that you don't have anything at all. I will always be by your side!"
"I have to throw all this complicated matter to the back of my mind. Daichi?"
"Yes?"
"Thank you! Good thing that you are still by my side. You have to be my good friend for the rest of my life! See you tomorrow! Bye!"
Kira turns and runs away while a disappointed Daichi raises his hand and waves goodbye.
Kira smiled determinedly to herself as she's walking. The familiar ring tone of her cell ringed and Kira fumbled through her bag in search for it.
"Hello? Kai? How come you'll calling me?'
Unknown to Kira, Kai's sitting by a near by café and is watching the girl walking down towards him. "Because I see a girl that looks like shit right now so, I think she needs coffee."
What shitty looking girl?" Kira looked around and sees the smirking Kai sitting in the café. "Watch you're language or no one is going to drink coffee with you."
Kai laughed.
Café
"I was strolling around, and decided to have some coffee before I saw you." Kai took a sip of his cappuccino.
"You constantly stroll around by yourself and drink coffee by yourself, don't you feel lonely?"
"Only a shitty looking person would feel loneliness." Kai blankly said, with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"You better not be hinting on anything. Actually everything's very clear now." Kira shook a finger at him.
Kai doesn't answer and picks up his cup of coffee to drink.
Kira smiled and drunk at her drink and thought "In our dates in the past, if at that time, it was like this, where we could just casually chat with each other, then that would have been great.
"What?" Kai said as he finds Kira staring at him.
"Eh, nothing. I just feel that the temperature is very good now and feels very comfortable."
"Makes me want to go in a hot spring."
"It's such a hot day and you want to go to a hot spring? Last time, you took me to fly a kite when it was raining. You are really a very strange person!" Kira teased.
At this moment, Matilda walked in dragging a protesting red head behind to go along to a table right next to theirs. Just as they were going to sit down, the pink-haired girl saw Kira.
"Kira! What a coincidence!"
Kira forced on a smile "Right, right. What a coincidence."
"Have you guys been here for a long time?"
"We've been here for some time."
"Who's he? Are you guys on a date?" Matilda winked and pointed at the blank looking two-toned boy.
"No! He's Kai Hiwatari. We just happened to bump into each other." Kira quickly raised her hands up in denial.
"You are the "infamous" Kai Hiwatari." Matilda winked at him. "How are you? I am Tala's fiancé. I'm called Matilda. Can we sit together?" She stuck out her hand. Kai ignore the gesture and looked away.
"Eh…" Kira started.
"Who sits like this when they are on a date?" Matilda ignored the rude motion and pointing out that he and Kira are sitting opposite each other.
Matilda signed and pulled a chair next to Kai. "Come over and sit together. Hurry up." She pulled Kira up and pushed her in the chair beside the blue haired boy. Then she reaches over for Tala. "Don't stand over there. Come here and sit. Sit."
"Are you guys on a date?" Kira asked.
"Yup!"
"It seems like you guys are getting along very well."
Kai looks over and gives her a questioning look.
"Yeah. Seeing us sitting here like this, it seems like two pairs of couples dating!" She wrapped an arm around Tala and rests her head on his shoulder.
Kira put on a smile, "Yeah, definitely looks like it."
"Shut up." Tala suddenly yelled.
"Why are you being so mean for! Sorry. He's shy so he's pretending to be cool."
"It doesn't matter. Actually we are used to it already."
"He was like this before too. Kept on saying boring, boring and wanted to go home. So I thought let's just go to a hotel. In the end, he just dashed off."
"Hotel? You don't waste anytime do you?" Kai smirked and looked at the shocked looking Kira.
Matilda spoke as if nothing's wrong with that, "Of course not. Anyway, we have already kissed. So I figured that we could move another step forward."
"Shut up!" Tala pulled away from her.
"Why does it matter? Your girlfriend is putting out so much for you. You should be feeling thankful for it. Besides, a good guy, shouldn't be letting a girl down." Kira looked at the ticked off red head.
"Exactly! Let me tell you guys. My family has a villa up on the mountains. Anyway, tomorrow we get a day off from school. How about if we all went?" Matilda suggested.
Kira's eyes widened at the invitation "Um, no need! Why don't the two of you go? If Kai and I go then it'll be awkward. Right Kai?"
"Is there a hot spring?" Kai ignored the glare that Kira was sending him and asked Matilda.
"Yes, yes. So you like the hot springs? What a coincidence! Our villa's hot spring is very good."
"I'll go." Kai crossed his arm and smirked.
Matilda exclaimed "Great! Then let's go together!"
Kira turns to look at Kai and gives him a VERY forced smile and if looks could kill Kai would have died on the spot.
Back at Ivanov mansion, Boris goes to report to Tatiana.
"Madam."
"Are there any new developments?"
"Reporting to Madam. Master and Miss Aston both went to her villa together. My followers saw it with their own eyes that they both went in together. From the looks of it, it seems like the two of them would be spending the night at the villa tonight."
"Matilda is really a smart girl. I teach her and she understands."
"But Master Kai Hiwatari and Miss Kira Tagoshi have also went."
"What! What's going on here?"
"The four of them met in the same café shop. And in the end, don't know what happen but they all headed for Miss Aston's villa."
"This peasant, Kira! Just can't seem to get rid of her! What is she up to now? Wait a minute. You just said that she was originally with Kai and then the four of them left together?"
"Yes."
"Is it that she knows that she won't be able to go any further with Tala, so now she's went back to be with Kai? That's good too. After tonight is over, Tala and Matilda's things would be finalized. After, she should be able to have given up on Tala."
At the Aston's villa, Tala is sitting quietly outside by himself, while Kira and Matilda are in the hot spring together.
"It's so comfortable! Kira. What's wrong? Why are you in such low spirits?" Matilda stretched her arm as the warmth water touched her.
"Nothing. I was just thinking that Matilda, your family's villa is really awesome."
"Really? I think it's not bad either. But it seems that the rooms are a bit old and also a bit small. But the overall feeling isn't too bad."
"Matilda, you are so seriously dating with Tala, that's so great."
"You feel that way too? I have this small feeling of happiness."
"That's great."
"Thanks!"
'It's not great. I don't feel that it's great at all. I'm hurt. Ever since that moment that I saw them kiss, my heart shattered. Tala's love is very strong and also very heavy so that it presses down on me until I can't breathe. Why do I feel so sad? I should be happy for them? But still, it felt like my world crashed down' Kira sadly thought and inking more into the water.
"Even though I don't know how other couples are but I've always told myself, don't think of Tala as those ordinary guys. Otherwise, I would feel that he doesn't like me enough. Sometimes his lack of making the initiative makes me very mad, but as long as I open my mouth, he would be willing to accommodate me." Matilda continued.
/ Flashback//
"If you run, I will definitely chase. Doesn't matter where it is, even if it is to hell, doesn't matter if you run to the ends of the earth, I will definitely catch you."
/ End of flashback. /
She almost felt tears in her eyes as she remembered those lines 'I thought I would really be able to end it this time, run away from his side, but how come it seems like I'm being pulled into an even bigger whirlpool? Besides, I'm going along with it a thoroughly painful wound in the heart.'
"Forget it. It doesn't matter. I'm not going to compare with other people anymore. I believe that the relationship between us would get better and better."
Unknown to her Kira felt woozy and slowly slipping down the water.
"Since he won't take the initiative, then I'll just have to take it. I really hope that we could be able to move forward tonight."
She turns and didn't see Kira until she looked down in the spring's bubbling waters(the water isn't boiling, there are just pumps at the bottom creating a massaging current). "Kira!"
"Is there anyone around! Is anyone outside? Please hurry up and come in and help!" Matilda got out, grabbed a robe and ran out.
Tala looks over from where he's sitting to find Matilda running down the road in a robe. He quickly runs over to her.
"What happened!" He quickly stood up and ran over.
"Kira fainted in the hot springs!" Tala's eyes widen and quickly ran in the direction that Matilda came from even before she finishes her sentence. "I couldn't pick her up…"
Having never saw Tala this anxious before, she could only stand there and watch as he dashes up the road.
Reaching the top of the road, Tala stops as he sees Kai carrying out the unconscious Kira in his arms.
"She must have soaked to long. She'll be fine." Kai explained in an emotionless voice.
"Matilda, Hurry up and send them back to their room." Tala pressed his lips together, his hand curled up in fist as he stares at Kai, glaring at him trying to repress the urge to get his dirty hands off of Kira.
"Oh. Come with me." Matilda walked up the path.
Tala could only stand aside as Kai carries Kira pass him. Matilda takes another look at Tala's back before following Kai and showing him to the room.
Inside a room, Kira slowly wakes up and Kai hands her a cup of water.
"Here, drink some water." Matilda offered holding out a glass.
"Thanks. What happened to me?"
"You were in the hot springs for too long and fainted."
Kira thought about this for second, "Then Kai Hiwatari, you were the one that saved me? Then you must have seen everything!" She yelled.
"Aren't you in a robe?" Kai looked straight ahead, avoiding Kira's glare.
"Then you were looking when you were helping me get dressed" Kira continued to shout, her face turning bright red.
Kai didn't deny anything, and turned away blushing faintly. "Yep. I did see, but under this kind of situation, what could I have done?"
Kira groaned "What you said is right. But you are a guy! Why didn't you find a girl to come save me? What about Matilda?"
"Her? She couldn't lift you up. Anyways, she must be asleep now. Tala and her in one room and you and I sleep in one room." Kai turned around again and lay back on the futon that was spread out on the floor.
"Why sleep in one room? It's not like there's not enough rooms. I'll go and talk to her."
"No need. Leave them. It could be that they are very aroused right now." Kai smirked and closed his eyes.
Kira looked confused for a moment before getting it "Very aroused? Really? Oh, that's right. What's with me?"
"But if you want to stop them, then that's ok. Do you want me to knock down their door for you?" Kai gave an amused laugh.
"Why would I want to stop them?" Kira whacked Kai lightly on his stomach.
"Because ever since you got here, you look like you're about to cry any minute."
"Kai, why did you agree to come? Didn't you say not to make matters more complicated than it already is? Why did we have to come here?" Kira looked at the closed eyed figure sleeping beside her.
"You have to face your problem, quit running away. Since we have already met each other face to face at the café shop, so were we suppose to pretend we didn't see each other? Maybe this is a chance for all of us to be clearer on the matter or even more confused."
Kira just glared at him.
Meanwhile, Tala is sitting in a bedroom on a stool all by himself when Matilda opens the door and walks in.
She smiled and hugged Tala from behind "Tala. My Mom said for me to move into your house next semester and learn how to be a good daughter-in-law in the days to come. If you think that the years of college is too long and want to get married by graduating, that's not a problem either."
"Do you feel that this is right? You are satisfied with the decisions that your parents make for you? Of course, I have no right to blame you. Your future has obviously already been decided, right?" Tala angrily stood up and pushed Matilda away.
"You are saying… that you want to decide on the one that you love? Haven't you decided that it was me already? Then why are you asking all these questions? Fine, since you won't answer, then I won't ask you. But now, please look at me."
Matilda gets desperate and takes off her robe, and stands there naked in front of the red head.
Ohh…what's a guy to do when a girl strips for you? Read and Review please to get me to update faster! It motivates me!
