Destiny and Fate Ch 13
The name didn't stop echoing in his head. It rang in his head throughout the night and prevented him from sleeping soundly. Was it because they shared the name or was it because it was someone that Hikari deeply thinks about? Either way, Takeru Takaishi was someone that the pale man couldn't stop think about. Although his sleeping hour was reduced, he came to understand the reason why Hikari calls him by his last name. The morning sun rose up, waking the world. Takeru, still on the bed, thought about the stressful day that was at hand. Today was the day that Taichi and Sora departs from Japan to Europe. The day's plan was to meet up with them before they depart. However, there was no way that it could go easy with Hikari. The pale man knocked and entered her room.
"Hikari?"
"…"
She covered herself with the warm blanket and stayed motionless. The gold haired giant sighed and spoke to the depressed girl.
"You're not gonna go?"
"…"
She covered herself further.
"You're not gonna regret it?"
She did not answer and remained in her bed. He sighed once more and spoke one last time before leaving the room.
"I'll come back soon."
With that, he left her room. He grabbed a car key and headed down the garage. He looked at the key and found out that he was going to drive a BMW. He started the engine and began driving to the airport. Not having Hikari by his side gave him an empty feeling. Even though she produces deadly, cold aura, her presence itself was comforting to the sapphire eyed man. Feeling the emptiness next to him, he successfully drove to his destination and searched for the son and the heir to the Yagami Corp. He walked around the large airport and found the brown haired brother of Hikari. Next to him stood the orange haired girl named Sora Takenouchi.
"Hi, Takeru."
The two greeted the gold haired man and he greeted them back.
"Hello."
"You came by yourself?"
"Yeah, just me."
"I see…"
Taichi said with a slight disappointment. Then, Sora spoke in a sorrowful tone.
"It's because of me…I'm sorry, Taichi…"
"You don't need to apologize, Sora."
He turned his attention back to the sapphire eyed man and spoke.
"Our flight is not until 2 hours later. Care to have lunch with us?"
"Sure."
"Okay, but hold up a little bit. One more person was supposed to come."
"May I ask who he is?"
"He's just someone that we've known for a long time."
After waiting for about 5 minutes, they heard a voice calling out the brown haired man's name in the distance.
"Hi, Taichi-san."
Takeru turned to look and was surprised to see the person. He was the same blonde man that he dealt with just yesterday. The yellow haired man was just as surprised at the sight of Takeru.
"You!"
He said in a slight yelling voice, but Takeru responded in a calm voice.
"Hi."
Seeing their reaction, Taichi asked the two men.
"You two already know each other?"
"Sort of."
Blue eyed blonde answered Taichi. Willis walked up the three and began speaking.
"Taichi-san, is this man for real?"
"For real what?"
"Is he really Hikari's boyfriend?"
"Yeah…He is…"
"Are you serious?"
He looked at the azure eyed man as he made a rhetorical question.
"Are my words really that untrustworthy?"
Takeru spoke to the green eyed blonde.
"I was just making sure. You could have been lying."
"Kinda doubtful of people. Aren't you?"
"If you were me, would you trust a complete stranger?"
"Do you doubt a foreign traveler when he asks for direction?"
"…"
Arguing with him gave Willis a fruitless result. Takeru was a step ahead of him and cleverer with words. Then, the winner of the argument turned to Taichi and spoke.
"Now that everyone's here, how about that lunch, Taichi-san?"
"Oh…yeah. Let's go."
With that, the four people moved and arrived at an airport restaurant. Soon, they were given a table and ordered four different meals. Because the chairs were spread out, nobody sat next to each other. Takeru appreciated the coincidental situation, for sitting next to Willis would have been awkward. Once seated, Taichi began speaking.
"I know it's awkward for me to ask, but how did you guys meet each other?"
The emerald eyed man looked at the sapphire eyed man, then, began talking.
"We just met yesterday. He held Hikari's hand and took her away from the building."
"You took her away?"
"We were about to leave. I wanted to take her home quickly."
"Still, I think your action was quite rude and insensitive."
Willis commented.
"I'm quite a sensitive person."
"How's dragging a person away from crowd sensitive?"
"Didn't you see that she was uncomfortable at the moment?"
"What? No she wasn't."
"And I'm the insensitive guy?"
He spoke in relatively calm voice which irritated Willis.
"What's with your attitude? Do you know who I am?"
The teal eyed blonde questioned the calm, gold haired man.
"The proud heir of the ITPA company, right?"
"You're acting like that when you know my status?"
"Did you forget that you were the one who rudely stopped me from leaving the Yagami Corp building in the first place?"
"…You…!"
He got off the chair with anger, but Takeru did not budge an inch. Taichi, then, spoke.
"Willis, you're troubling other customers. Sit down."
"Oh…sorry, Taichi-san."
"And Takeru, he's an important person in the society. Where's your respect?"
"I apologize for the rudeness, but respect is not a privilege only for the rich and powerful."
Then, Sora spoke gently.
"But you respect Hikari and Taichi. Don't you?"
"Of course. Why would I disrespect my future wife and in-laws?"
"I guess you're a very bold speaker."
The orange haired girl commented the sapphire eyed man.
"No, I'm not. I'm just truthful."
As always, Takeru's sentences had power. Then, Taichi spoke to Sora.
"I told you he's a fascinating person."
"Yeah, he really is."
"No, please. I'm a normal person. A person with no social status doesn't deserve such compliments from great people like you two.'
Then, Sora cleverly spoke, quoting Takeru's sentence.
"Is it that strange for us to respect you? Respect is not something just for rich and powerful."
The man with cerulean eyes chuckled and responded.
"Ha ha. You got me pretty good, Sora-san."
Then, Taichi and Sora began laughing as well. However, their laughter didn't last long since Willis threw a question.
"Wait. What do you mean by no social status?"
The laughter ceased. A short silence followed after. Taichi glanced at Takeru, then, answered the green eyed man.
"It's exactly as you heard him. He's not a rich, powerful business leader like us."
"What?"
The new information gave quite a shock to Willis.
"But…if he's not a wealthy person, how did he meet Hikari in the first place?"
"I don't know the exact details. Would you explain, Takeru?"
"There's not much to it, actually. She just found me in the street and that's it."
Willis gave a puzzled expression and asked the blue eyed blonde more questions.
"In the streets? You mean you didn't even have a job?"
"I had no proper school education and nobody was hiring."
"…Are you serious..?"
"What possible reasons do I have to lie?"
Then, the green eyed blonde lost himself in a deep thought. His thought was not interrupted until the waitress came to distribute the foods to the four. When Willis snapped out of his thoughts, Takeru asked him about it.
"What were you thinking so hard about?"
"Huh? Oh…It's nothing. Don't worry about it…"
"If you say so."
With that, the four began eating their lunch. Unlike the time with Hikari, Takeru's meal today was relatively light and finished it quickly. He looked at the clock in the restaurant and got off the chair.
"Where are you going, Takeru?"
Taichi asked.
"Sorry, Taichi-san. I have to go. I'll pay you the money next time."
"Don't worry about the money. But where are you going?"
"I told Hikari that I'll be home quick. The drive itself takes 20 minutes."
The name of his sister brought a heavy silence to Taichi. The sapphire eyed man remained bright and spoke.
"Well then. I'll be off. Have a nice time in Europe."
After saying that, he exited the restaurant, leaving Taichi, Sora, and Willis on the table. As soon as the tall man left them, Willis immediately began talking to Taichi with haste.
"Taichi-san, you understand the seriousness of this situation. Don't you?"
"Yeah…"
He replied with a grave voice.
"Then, why didn't you try to stop him?"
"I already did try. But that man genuinely loves Hikari. What else could I have done?"
"Still…"
"I just know. There's no possible way to change that man's mind."
Then, Willis spoke with rushed, worried voice.
"But you know what will happen to him. Don't you? You're just gonna leave him like that?"
"…"
Taichi, then, slightly looked at the orange haired girl next to him. After a brief gaze, he turned his attention back to Willis and spoke.
"Let's talk outside. Sora, wait a little bit."
"Sure, Taichi. I needed to go to bathroom anyway."
Sora went to the bathroom while the two business leader's heirs stepped outside to talk. The two went to a secluded space and began talking freely. Willis started the conversation.
"So how are you going to fix this, Taichi-san? Do you know how serious it will get if your father hears this information?"
"Of course I do."
"Then, why? Why are you just leaving this Takeru like this?"
"I never said I wasn't gonna do anything."
A slight silence followed, then, a question was asked.
"Then, what, Taichi-san?"
"I'm gonna marry Hikari."
"…Wha…?"
This gave him more shock than when he heard that Takeru was a jobless person.
"If she's married, Takeru probably wouldn't come after her anymore."
"…"
"That way, I will be saving Takeru and prevent Hikari from suffering."
Taichi spoke in a serious voice. Willis spoke in a worried tone.
"Won't your father be furious?"
"By the time he's aware of this, I will be the president of the Yagami Corporation. Once I'm president, he won't have any control or power."
"But…if he finds out…"
"My dad wouldn't hurt his own son and heir to the world's biggest company."
"…"
The emerald eyed businessman gave a brief silence, and then resumed speaking.
"…What about Hikari…?
"I'll threaten that I'll suicide if he laid a finger on Hikari."
"…Must you bear all that burden?"
"I don't want Takeru Ishida to end up like Takeru Takaishi. Plus, I got nobody to get help from."
Then, Willis silently whispered to himself.
"I could help Hikari too if you'd let me…"
Then, a voice in the intercom echoed in the airport, announcing that the gate for Europe plane is now open. Taichi put his hand on the blond man's shoulder and spoke.
"Keep today's information secret. I'm counting on you."
"You have my word."
He smiled and began walking away.
"I'll see you later."
He waved as he left and headed to the gate where Sora had been waiting.
"Sorry I took so long."
"It's okay, Taichi."
The two showed their tickets and boarded the plane. Soon, they were seated in the finest seat in first class and waited for departure. Taichi closed his eyes and dived into a deep sleep for the long trip. In his mind, a thought passed by.
'That whisper…Does Willis have interest Hikari as well?'
The plane was now moving and departed from the Earth ground. The heavy air craft flew diagonally, gaining altitude. Before the clouds could block the view of the ground, Taichi opened his eyes and looked down at the ground that gradually became smaller. He could not see or tell, but the angle and the trajectory of his vision met the sapphire eyes of Takeru. The two men felt as if they were right in front of each other and glaring. They felt the strength of each other's determination to fulfill their goals. They knew that their lives will change. However, they did not know that their battle will change the lives of all those tangled in the web of the two men's existence.
Slightly shorter than last chapter. But there has to be a transition between chapters, right? Hopefully, I'll be able to update quickly. The mystery and relation between Takeru Ishida and Takeru Takaishi will all be explained in the future with twists and drama. Please, look forward to it. This chapter kinda focuses Taichi and explains his thoughts and feelings. But Takeru and Hikari will always be the main.