Author's Note: I do not own Lovely Complex. Rights belong to Aya Nakahara – sama.


CHAPTER 9: BAD NEWS? NOT REALLY

"Onee-chan, the dinner is ready," Takato Koizumi said after observing his sister's odd behaviour. She looked so mad. "What's the problem?"

"Nah, school stuff." She said, too annoyed to give further details. She is too annoyed that time Otani said she'll never get a boyfriend.

"Okay." Her brother responded and he closed the door.

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"Risa, Takato, let's talk," Their mother commanded as the siblings were done cleaning the dishes. The two were puzzled. It's unusual for their mother saying that. The whole family sat at the living room. Risa felt strange. It was like their parents will be telling bad news.

Their father cleared his throat. "Did you remember a story I told you about our childhood best friend?"

The siblings were more puzzled. Why talk this matter now?

"Uhm. Hai," Risa said. "Is that Otou-san's friend who were your classmate kindergarten until college?" She added. She thought it was funny, to have someone your classmates since childhood. But she found it cute, friends who are inseparable.

"That's right.." he paused a while. "..we treated each other as family. And after graduation, before we separate our ways, we promised to stick together. We met him accidentally at the market," he spoke happily, "..we patched up things we missed and we talk and talk. Then we remembered our promise that we will become a family. And in order to do that, we agreed to have our children engaged and.." He trailed off and looking at his daughter and son, expectantly. Risa was first to react, choking an air.

"WHAT?!" She bursted, wishing someone will slap her now to wake up from this nightmare.

"Onee-chan, you're too loud." Takato said, rubbing his ear.

"Why you are so calm about it?! We will be arranged to someone we don't know!" Takato just shrugged.

"Uhm, Risa, we decided you'll be engaged to his son." Their father folded his arms like the decision is final.

"Why me?" She asked, in verge of tears. She can't believe her father can do that to her. She felt the person in front of her is not her father.

"You have the same age of his son. His daughter is too old for Takato, and she has boyfriend." He said in relaxed tone while his daughter was troubled. He was confused why his daughter acted like that.

"Bu-but, you can't do that to your daughter! Fixing her to someone she doesn't know and love!" She cried pleadingly, then turned to her mother. "Okaa-san, please talk to Otou-san!" She begged. Her mother looked at her with sad eyes, saying she did everything but there's nothing she can do about it. She was troubled at her state, but not troubled on the 'engagement'.

"That's why well meet them so you can get together. To know each other." He got up, dismissing the talk and went upstairs. Risa went to her mother, kneeling on her lap.

"Okaa-san! You said I can find my prince right? Someone whom I can love from the bottom of my heart. Who I can love forever! But what are you doing is stealing my happiness!"

"Risa, my daughter, don't say that. Just try to meet them, they are good people. You don't know, maybe he is destined for you. This is the destiny's way to meet him." She comforted her daughter. Takato, on the other hand, felt somehow sad to his older sister. It's unusual to see her like that. "Don't worry, everything is fine." her mother smiled.

"Huh?" Risa asked.

"Your father is not that bad. Your Otou-san forgot to tell you this. Though you'll be seeing Seichii-kun's son, it's not that you'll get married."

"Huh?" She looked at her mother, puzzled.

"Though you are 'engaged', it doesn't mean you'll marry him. Let's say, he is your fiancé."

"What difference does it make?" She asked for the nth time.

"You are arranged to be married. So you'll get to know each other, but if doesn't work out, the marriage will be cancelled."

"Huh?"

"Risa, it means that after meeting him and you don't love each other, your father will not push the both of you to marry. He is just thinking that since you have no boyfriend, might as well he'll introduce Seichii-kun's son. He believed that his son is a good man since Seichii-kun is a good man. I believe also he brought up his son well. So Risa, don't worry. All we ask is to meet him, know him better, please?"

"Eh? Is that all?" Risa stopped crying. She laughed, thinking she wasted her tears for nothing. Takato was also relieved and irritated at himself, he also worried for nothing. "You're so over-acting, 'nee-chan." He said to lighten the atmosphere.

"Anybody will react like that!"

"So, Risa, give this a chance?" Her mother pleaded for yes.

"Okay, since I'll just meet him, and everything, okay, I'll agree. But I'm sure I will not fall for him."

"Oh, thanks Risa! You are indeed my daughter!" She hugged her tightly and kissed her cheek.

Risa was relieved that she was not forced to marry 'Seichii-kun's son'. She laughed at her behavior earlier. But she didn't understand what she felt the moment she said she will not fall in love to him. Hmm?


I was heartbroken these past days, hehe, so that gives me an idea to write Koizumi and Otani fan fic haha :) so the next one-shot I'll be writing is loosely-based on my life (don't worry it's not a sad ending just like mine wew, but I am moving on, it's just a platonic love, I guess). :D

Thanks for reading!

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by
green-ninja05
May 2014