Part 2 is up for my Fanfic.
I don't own CCS, or its characters. R&R! Again, please enjoy reading, and I'm sorry for some grammatical errors.
Chapter 1 : Their Beginnings (Part 2)
It has been a very fine morning. Everyone is busy at Daidouji Group's offices. People are in a hurry, some are carrying piles and piles of documents. Some are busy taking in phone calls from clients. Not until someone had shouted. "OUR BOSS IS HERE!"
Everyone was in a hurry, as they formed a parallel line in front of the offices' doorsteps. Their boss will enter soon enough. Outside, a woman, and her secretary, went off from a very luxurious BMW Sedan. They went upstairs and entered the office. The woman, sophisticated and elegant looking, wearing a purple sleeved dress and a nice black office skirt, and holding an elegant Louis Vuitton purse, greeted the staff with a smile. "Good Morning guys.:
The staff who was in the line greeted her back. "Good morning, Mam."
"I know it will be a very busy day." says the lady. "But I know it will be fine. As usual, I need your cooperation and your teamwork. Good luck on us, and let's get back to work."
"Yes, mam." They replied. Then, the woman and her secretary head on to the President's office, everyone went back to work.
Daidouji Groups's Corporate Headquarters is quite big and tall. Its 70 floors houses more than 2,300 employees working for several key departments. From retail, food sales, real estate and property, malls, Hotels and resorts and a chain of posh restaurants. The president's office is at the 55th floor. But she can be at her room within less than a minute, thanks to their high speed elevators.
As the two reached the 55th floor and got off the elevator, her secretary is giving her schedule for the week. From business meeting, television and radio guesting, charity visits etc.
"I got your schedules for the week." said her secretary. "You'll be having business meeting with Mr. Trevor tomorrow, he'll be discussing about the possibility of putting up an investment to our restaurant chains. Second you'll be having golf with the COO of Yashimoto Financial group on Wednesday. On the same day, you'll be the Guest speaker for the housing project that the company had donated to the local villagers in Ibaraki prefecture. On Friday, you'll be having an interview with Tracy Morris of CNBC about the company's expansion to the Southeast Asian Region. And lastly, don't forget on Saturday, the grand opening of the Foundation for Multicultural Affairs that will be held in Tokyo University. You'll be one of their guests." Then he closed the folder, and he said. "Quite hectic, right?"
"You bet", says the lady. "But you may cancel my meeting with the COO of the Yashimoto Group. I don't want to miss the opening of our housing project in Ibaraki. You may request to move it for another day, I guess."
"Sure" said the secretary. "I'll call him right away." He picked up his phone to call someone when he remembered something. "Oh, and by the way, Miss Daidouji, Today is the press launch of our biggest restaurant that will be opened in 4 months time, right?"
Upon hearing those things, She turned to her secretary, fixed his tie, and said "Well, first, you should stop calling me Ms. Daidouji. We've been childhood friends, right? You can call me by my first name. And second, yeah, I haven't forgot that one."
Her secretary was quite embarrassed. "Ah...Okay, Miss..." and he stopped, thinking that by calling her Miss Daidouji, she might get offended. "Ahm...Tomoyo, I mean."
"Thanks, Syaoran" she said. "Anyways, let's get moving , the press launch will start within an hour. I don't want to be late."
Syaoran, still embarrasessed, replied. "Okay then."
The day is set, everyone is excited, especially the media people who will cover the grand press launch. There has been a lot of promise for this restaurant that will be opened soon. A revolving restaurant on top of the newly-opened Daidouji Hotel and Resorts. With a capacity of more than a thousand people, it will be using the state-of -the-art facilities for cooking and serving dishes. It will also have a wide array of local and international cuisine. And of course, everyone will have a chance of enjoying the panoramic view of Tokyo, as it will revolve 3 to 4 time per hour each night.
Tomoyo and her secretary arrived 30 minutes early, they hurriedly went to the backstage, where her mother, Sonoko, is waiting.
"Oh, mom!" said Tomoyo, as she kissed her mom's left cheek and hugged her. "I'm so sorry, I'm almost late"
Sonomi then fixed her daughter's wavy hair. "That's okay, Honey." she said. "At least you're here now. Everything will be fine." They looked at each other's eyes, and giggled. " Are you excited, Tomoyo?"
"Of course, mom. I haven't slept well thinking about the launch."
"Oh,no..." said her mother. "You shouldn't drag yourself to work that much. Your mom will be worried about your health."
Then, Syaoran interrupted their conversion. "Well, I always ask her to do few stuff and let me take care of the rest, but your daughter seemed to be a little bit hard-headed."
Tomoyo turned her head to her secretary "Syaoran, you're embarrassing me!"
But Syaoran was jokingly turned defensive. "But it's true, right?"
Tomoyo's mom giggled, for she knows Syaoran is just teasing her. "Okay, okay...just stop it. " she said. Then she looked at her wristwatch. "Oh, the launch will start within minutes. We have to prepare."
Tomoyo replied. "Yes, mom". Syaoran just nod. Then they went into the make-up room so that the ladies could have a little make over before the event.
At last, the launch had started. The media people were grabbing pictures of popular celebrities, personalities, even politicians, everyone who were invited to that event.
The stage is set, the lights were on. Everyone is looking forward for the grand launch. The MC then announced the entrance of Sonomi and Tomoyo Daidouji.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are pleased to announce you, the grand launch of Daidouji group's latest project. The Daidouji International Restaurant. And here to unveil our latest project here is Miss Sonomi and Tomoyo Daidouji."
As they entered and walked onto the center stage, everyone was clapping. Spotlights were focused on them. Then, Tomoyo speaks in from of the audience.
"To the members of the press, to our dear guests, Good Morning to you." She greeted confidently. "I know that you've been waiting for this event, and I know most of you were not able to sleep because of this. I haven't had a good sleep too, that's why I know how you feel."
Everyone in the audience giggled, as she continues to speak in from of them. "We were pleased to have you in this occasion. Everyone knows that our company has been working hard to provide top-notch service and exceptional hospitality through our Hotel, resorts and restaurant chains. Now, we'll continue that tradition. We're proud to announce you, the launch of the most modern, high class restaurant that our company has ever launched. Presenting, our first internationally themed Daidouji International Restaurant.
She then removed the cloth that is covering the model, which was the base for the restaurant's design. It then unveiled the model. Everyone was amazed by how the restaurant will look like. From the imagery of the exterior, to the interior design, it was sophisticated and well-crafted. Everyone did a standing ovation.
Tomoyo, on the other hand, turned her head at the backstage. She saw her secretary, Syaoran giving her a two thumbs up. She just replied with a sweet smile.
There you have it. I've already introduce to you the main characters of the story. On the next chapter, You'll find out how they'll meet.