Chapter 1: A night in Tokyo…
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"What did I just heard?" Tomoyo yelled loudly as she immediately stood up from the couch. Her cousin, Yukito a 25 years old lad who's staying with them immediately switched off the television. Tomoyo's mother, Sonomi winced hearing her daughter yelled so loud.
"I said you are going to be married to someone and you heard it right, dear and you as a young lady shouldn't yell." Sonomi said after she cleared her throat.
"But mum, I'm only 22 and you SHOULDN'T marry me off to some strangers in order to just get the company better!" Tomoyo yelled as she ran up to her room.
"But Sakura is going along with you too! And-"
"I don't care! AND I'M NOT PART OF YOUR BUSINESS THINGS!" Tomoyo shouted back.
BANG!
"That was certainly loud, aunt Sonomi." Yukito said.
"And mind if I say something?" he continued. Yelen sighed as she dropped onto the couch before closing her eyes. It's really rare to have Tomoyo yelling because she will never yell. The only time she did yell was to call her father back alive which happened when she was small, witnessing before her own eyes that her father died in front of her.
"Go on, Yukito."
"Aren't there any other ways to get the company better? I mean-"
"Yukito… if there is… I would have used it or else I won't want to marry them off just like that."
"Huh!"
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Somewhere else in Tokyo…
"Dad, why are you and aunt Sonomi being so cruel to us!" Sakura asked as she cries endlessly while Touya is trying to keep Sakura from crying. He had never like his sister to cry because it'll just make him looks like a lousy brother who can't even protect his sister.
"I'm sorry, Sakura. If there's any other way, we won't have done that cruel thing to both of you."
"Dad, I have never ask you to do anything for me for once, now… please don't marry me off. I don't want this! I have my own right to choose who I want to be with!" Sakura said as she ran out from her house.
"Why things have to go this way?" Fujitaka murmured and sighed before he walked back to his room.
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Somewhere else in Tokyo…
"Where are you going now?" A guy in his mid-twenties asked as he lied on the bed.
"No where. Just getting the door close making sure no one will bother us later." A lady in her early-forties walked back to the guy.
"Good. Now let see what does my sexy boss lady made of." The guy whispered right to her ears as he just tears off her clothes.
"Wow! No wonder your other male employees wanted to date you. Too bad that they are too late." The guy continued before he strips her off completely.
The lady giggled before replying him back, "Oh dear."
"And I thank God that your husband has gone to India." The guy said.
"And I thank God that your Sakura haven't done anything with you." The lady replied back. The guy has no time to answer back cause he has busily kissing his boss lady.
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Somewhere in the streets of Tokyo…
Sakura was walking alone on the streets. Speeding up at each pace, she almost reaches Starlight Motel. The reason she was walking to Starlight Motel was because after sometime running out from her house, her co-worker called her.
xxxflashbackxxx
"Konbanwa Sakura-san."
"Konbanwa Midori-san, what is it? Any problems with the project?"
"Nandemonai… there's nothing wrong with the project. I just want to ask you with Juno-san is with you or not."
"Oh Juno isn't with me. Why?"
"Um... Sakura-san… I don't want to be rude or mean… it's just that I think I saw Juno-san walking out from a pub… He's quite drunk too… And he's with our boss lady…"
"Well, maybe they're just talking to some of our clients. You know… business things."
"But I'm sort of busybody so I followed them along… and they went to a motel nearby... so I thought of calling you to tell you that he's in this Starlight Motel so you can pick him up and send him home…I'm sorry if I'm just being busybody…"
"Oh don't worry, I'll go now to get him back home. I'm sure his mother would be worry by now. Thank you so much Midori-san and have a good night."
"You too, Sakura-san."
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When she has reached Starlight Motel, she sighed.
"Oh Juno, you shouldn't drink so much if you can't." Sakura murmured as she walked in. After knowing which room Juno was in, she got into the elevator. Waiting for it to reached 7th floor, Sakura smiled as she silently thanked Midori-san for telling her and her boss lady for sending Juno to a motel so that he won't have to sleep in the streets.
Ding.
Sakura got out from the elevator as she walked, searching for Juno's room.
"Number 50… 51… 52…"
"There! Found it, number 58. Juno's room." Sakura knocked on the door but no one opened it. Then she tried pressing the doorbell but still no one opened it.
"Maybe he's not in this room. I should go and check with the receptionist once more." Sakura murmured as she turned around.
When she's about to take her second step…
The door opened, revealing Juno in a white bathrobe.
"Darling, who's that?" A lady who's standing behind Juno who had her face hidden wrapped her hands around his abdomen. Juno immediately dropped off the lady's hand and the first thing he said was…
"Sorry… Sakura…"
"I beg your pardon!" The lady stood at the side of Juno and there, Sakura… standing still at her position couldn't utter a single word. Not even once. She can't believe in her own eyes, seeing her boss lady with her boyfriend who has been with her for 4 years. The boss lady turned around and saw Sakura.
"Oh it's you. Let's get back in, darling…"
"Sakura let me explain. It's not what you see exactly what you see, O.K.? She is just… I-I… We… we… were just…"
"Let's break up, Juno…" Sakura said, trying not to cry. Her eyes were all red as she was about to blast out everything. First, her dad told her that she's about to get married off to someone she doesn't even know and now, her boyfriend having an affair with her and his own boss lady.
Struggling not to cry still, Sakura continued, "…and I'm quitting my job."
"Good then. Juno is all mine then…" The boss lady said happily. Sakura don't know when she's going to cry in front of them so the first thing she did was running away. She couldn't cry in front of them, it'll just made her look so weak and she doesn't even want them to see how embarrassing it will be even more if her co-workers even know about it.
Ding!
Sakura got into the elevator and repeatedly hit the ground floor button. The doors closed and there, Sakura immediately dropped on the floor. Couldn't cry anymore after crying so much at her house earlier but still a few drops of tears were shed from her eyes.
Ding!
Sakura got out from the elevator and ran out from the motel. She took a few deep breaths as if she was lacked of oxygen. Trying to get a taxi but failed, she walked back again. Then she dropped down at the roadside. Not many people were walking so no one even bother about her.
Maybe dad was right at what he was doing. Marrying me off to someone that I don't love and even know. Sending me to some stranger…. I can imagine what nii-chan will say when he knows that Juno had an affair with my boss lady. He'll just say, 'See what I have always told you, kaijou! That bastard is never the guy that I want you to be near with.'… Shouldn't have trust that person. Sakura's an idiot. Sakura's an idiot. Love shouldn't exist anymore. Love just shouldn't…
She stood up and walked back again and this time… she decided…
to go is where her dad has decided to send her…
No where else…
No other place…
Not even home…
That will change her mind…
Just a place where she can think of nothing…
Just to start a new life…
And to help father and aunt Sonomi…
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A few days later…
"Take care both of you." Sonomi said.
"If there's anything happened, inform us here. You both will be there for two months and two months later, we will come to help up with the wedding ceremony." she continued.
"Mum… you have been telling us since we left our home. And have you realized that you have repeated almost 34 times?" Tomoyo said as others just giggled.
"I know Tomoyo… I know that I have been repeating that two lines for a long time but you should know why you both are going there, don't you?"
"Yes mum. To get the company better… We know why we were there and we are just doing it for the company." Tomoyo replied as Sakura nodded.
"Don't worry about a place to stay, someone will take care of it for both of you." They nodded as they see Fujitaka walking back after helping Sakura and Tomoyo to check-in.
"Well, bye everyone. We have to get on board now." Sakura said after hugging Fujitaka, Touya, Sonomi and Yukito. Tomoyo quickly hugged each of them. Walking as both of them waved back to them, they silently added…
"Goodbye mina…"
After seeing them leaving, Sonomi and Fujitaka solemnly went back to their company while Touya and Yukito went back to the hospital.
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Somewhere in Hong Kong…
"WHAT!" Both guys yelled immediately when they heard the two words.
"Both of you better be serious right now! This is about your marriage and both of you don't even think of making me to repeat it once more!" A lady in her fifties all dressed up to attend an important meeting later.
"Haven't both of you have any idea of this?" Meilin, a cousin of both shocked guys interrupted. Both shook their heads.
"Even you know it and WE, the IMPORTANT ONES don't even know anything about it?" Li Xiao Lang, a lad who's 25 this year who is the son of the lady with his cousin, Eriol Hiiragizawa at the same age were just shocked with the news that they have just heard.
"I don't care whether you both like it or not because you both are going to be tied down."
"But we're only 25!" Both shouted.
"And you do have realized that I have a fiancée!" Xiao Lang yelled.
"Don't even raise your voices at me." The lady said.
"And they are going to be here this evening for dinner." she continued.
"This evening? Well, you really have surprised us enough." Xiao Lang said.
"And I want both of you to pick them up from the airport." she continued.
"From the airport?" Eriol asked as if this is a joke to him.
"Yes."
"You're getting us some strangers to be our wives and what's more now? Different races?" Xiao Lang asked.
"Aunt Yelen, don't even tell me you got us some Indians or Arabians or Africans or some Malays or some Mongolians or Brazilians or even Europeans?" Eriol asked sarcastically as Xiao Lang and Meilin just laughed.
"Haven't I taught three of you especially Eriol about not discriminating? And guess what?"
"What? More surprises? And why Meilin doesn't get married off too?" Both asked at the same time.
"Hey, don't count me in! I don't like that plan at all!" Meilin shouted.
"Well… SO DO US! BUT WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A DAMN CHOICE!" Both yelled at Meilin.
"You two are going to watch your mouth now!" The lady said.
"Yes." They reluctantly said.
"Better and I'm going to have a meeting now. Both of you either gets back to the headquarters or to the hotel now. And make sure you two fetch your soon-to-be wives! Xiao Lang, I don't care how you deal it cause you're not marrying your fiancée and that's final!" Yelen said as she walked out from the house. Both of them sighed and dropped on the couch.
"Bad day isn't it? How about let me go fetch your soon-to-be wives?"
"You will do that for us, won't you?" Both of them asked happily.
"Yar why not? Anything to do to help my cousins…" Meilin said.
"You're the best, Meilin! I'm treating you for dinner tonight." Both said at the same time. Meilin just laughed.
"Well I don't mind fetching them but the dinner… are you sure aunt Yelen would let you both escape from having dinner with your soon-to-be wives? And I'm not going to get myself into trouble just because I'm going for dinner with both of you. So, dinner is going to be someday/"
"Meilin! Don't even start to say that. It's just chills me out when I heard those four words." Eriol said as he threw a cushion to Meilin.
"Like hell it is! I don't even know how I am going to tell Felicia about it." Xiao Lang groaned when he flashbacked what his mother has just told him.
"Yar and the reason why I helped both of you help is to keep me from getting aunt's list to marry me off." Meilin murmured silently.
"Hey, to tell you both… on the either day in the hotel… I heard aunt Yelen talking on the phone mentioning two guests from Africa is coming in this week. So, I think… that maybe the two guests are your soon-to-be wives." Meilin joked in a serious tone and she began to wonder if her cousins will really fall for that.
Xiao Lang and Eriol looked at each other and frowned as they said to each other, "God… we have just found out that we have African wives…" Deep inside Meilin, she silently laughed. She did it. She really did scare both of them.
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Later in the office…
"Hey Felicia." Xiao Lang greeted her before he walked into his room.
"Hi dear. Today we have quite a tight schedule. First, you will have to attend a meeting at 2p.m. Then you will have to go to WKT Holdings for a meeting too. And then at 4.30p.m., you will have to get back here to have another meeting with Mr. James and later, you will have to go for a lunch with me and-" Felicia was busy telling Xiao Lang what he should do today while Xiao Lang hanged his coat on the coat rack.
"Felicia, I've got something important to tell you."
"What is it?"
"Mum… she… she has just…" Xiao Lang doesn't know how he should say that.
"Just what?"
"She got me a wife…"
"And I'm supposed to marry that stranger in two months time." Xiao Lang sadly continued.
"But I thought we were engaged." Felicia said as tears were formed around her eyes.
"I told her about it and she said she doesn't care. She wants that stranger to be my wife… because of some stupid company that she wants to merge together with…" Xiao Lang sighed.
"…so I guess we should break up, Felicia." Xiao Lang continued.
"Xiao Lang, no… please don't break up with me. We'll come up with a way." Felicia stated.
"Felicia… I don't know any other way…"
"So, any documents for me to sign?" Xiao Lang asked as he tried to break the intense tension going on in the room. Felicia nodded as she silently got out from Xiao Lang's room to her desk.
Then she walked in with some files on her hand and handed it to Xiao Lang. After Xiao Lang signed all the documents, Felicia silently walked out from the room. After the door was completely closed, Xiao Lang sighed.
Just why does it happen to me? It's 21st century and things like this still happen?