100 Days with Mr. Arrogant
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Chapter Six: The "Enslavement Contract"
"Lunch food today was great!" Taichi said contentedly "What took the rest of them so long?" He looked at Sora who was silently finishing her meal.
"What's the matter? Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked
"Nothing. You were just silent, that's all."
"And was that so suspicious?" Sora questioned him.
Loud yells could be heard at the cafeteria. Sora knew what's about to happen. Girls crowded again. Crowded near someone approaching.
Could it be… she began to think
"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Mimi greeted them. "Good afternoon!"
"Yo! Mimi, Hikari… and… look now, Sora!"
Sora glanced to where Taichi was looking. It was Mimi, Hikari and a blonde and dashing guy. Ishida Yamato…
"Hey, Taichi…" Yamato said "you haven't waited for us."
"We know. Our next subject begins at 1:30 so we need to hasten up." He answered. "So, you three seem to get along well!"
"Oniichan, Yamato-niichan and Mimi will go on a date later!" Hikari suddenly said. "And it was a shock for me too!"
Taichi's face was unexplainable. Mimi was blushing, Yamato had no expression, and Sora remained silent. Sora suddenly smiled.
"That's great. Now at least Mimi would try to date someone!" Sora began.
"He will be her first date?" Taichi asked. "Oh man! I must have asked her out too!"
"I'm sorry, dear friend… but as they say, the early bird catches the worm…" Yamato smirked. Mimi was flushed.
"But I---" Mimi tried to protest, but Yamato suddenly spoke up again.
"You know, I feel really privileged to date her. And it was a shock for me to learn that I was her first date!"
"You see, I couldn't---" Mimi tried to explain.
"… most of all, I haven't tried to date any woman yet." He suddenly said.
"Unbelievable," Mimi murmured. Yamato glared at her but the three seemed not to see it. Mimi just silenced. Yamato offered that he would buy their lunch. While Sora came to her class already. Then she was back in talking to herself in her mind.
We're dating? And that will be tonight? She thought. Hey, how come that he knew my number!
As soon as he arrived, she got the chance to ask. Taichi was with Hikari buying Hikari's lunch. "Uh, Yamato-niichan…" she whispered "how come that you knew my number?"
"Don't call me 'niichan'. I know that I'm older, but I'm not your brother!" he cried.
"You said once that I'll be your little sister."
"I've changed my mind!"
"But---" Taichi finally arrived.
"Hey, you two…" he began "take care of Hikari when I'm not around okay? See ya!"
"Okay!" Yamato answered back.
"Wait, about my question…" Mimi began.
"Eat your lunch first." He told her.
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After Yamato and Mimi separated ways to their next class, Mimi felt a little tensed on how she'd deal with Yamato later.
"He's not just a guy, c'mon! He's the most famous guy around here. Girls might get angry with me…" she thought "Or maybe he's really planning something to torment me!"
She remained calm until the final subject was almost over. She could hear her rapid heartbeat and her frenzied sighs. As she looked into her watch and as the second hand ticks away, she almost feels like exploding. She never noticed that the class had already ended, until a massive crowd had gathered outside and on the exit of her classroom.
"What's going on here?"
The crowd seems to be so eager and excited. Mimi continued her way out, and she decides for herself to know what's the crowd all about. About few steps away from the classroom's door, one thing gave her the creeps…
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Dressed differently from a while ago, Yamato was leaning on the walls of the corridor and he's sweetly smiling at her. On his right hand, he was holding something, and his left hand waved at her. Mimi's reaction wasn't that clear, but the enormous crowd of girls yelled at it. Slowly, he walked forward, getting closer to the shocked girl. The crowd emerged, and the news that spread was:
"Ishida-kun is going to announce the girl he likes in public!"
"Oh my god! We need to check that out!"
And so, it continues, and when Yamato stopped walking, the crowd's yelling stopped as well. He was barely a foot away Mimi, and then their unexplainable gazes met. Mimi averted her eyes away his, then she tried to get out of the place quickly. Suddenly, he stopped her from doing so. The crowd gasped.
"Oh gosh, it's the commercial model!" one yelled out.
"Check it out!"
"Cool!"
Mimi was flushed, and Yamato was smirking. There was an enigmatic flash in his eyes that made her cringe. Part of that was scary, and another tells her that it was so romantic. She was crumbled when she saw the bouquet of blue roses in his right hand, and he was readying to offer it to her.
"This is insane! Am I falling for his trick or is he really that attractive!" her mind screams.
"Mimi, will you go out with me?" he finally asked.
She was flushing and the rest were looking at her already. She cannot answer immediately, and she knows that he'll do something if she decline. But the fact that there are lots of people witnessing that event made her go crazy on deciding. It was obviously pressuring though she knows that she wants to go out with him.
Inside Yamato's head, dozens of irked Yamatos want to burst out. Then Mimi decided to spoke up.
"C'mon, you're wasting my time!" irked Yamato thought.
"Well, I… I mean…" she looked at everyone. "You see, I---"
"Great!" Yamato offered her the flowers and she instinctively held it, and he brought her closer to him hen they walked out of the crowd. Murmurs were heard around the campus…
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"Hey wait! I haven't agreed yet! Where are you taking me?" Mimi cried as soon as she doesn't see any student around.
"To a date. Let's go." He simply said, with a tone different from the "sweet type" Yamato.
Mimi was confused. She looked at the roses. They look very pretty. But still, she wasn't sure about him.
"It's a nice afternoon…" he began. "maybe we should go on a hiking first…" he smirked at her.
Oh no, is he going to bring me to a mountain top and leave me alone? She thought as she slowly imagines the scenario. Then she shook her head vigorously.
"Or maybe to Rei's hang-out?" Yamato continued.
Mimi's face suddenly turned blue. "Not that!" she cried out "I'll just pay you the sum of the damage on your skin or whatsoever and---"
"Why would you think I need money!" he yelled. "you think I am a poor guy!"
Mimi was sweat dropped. "Of course not… But then, why do you have to do everything?"
"You owe me your life and we have to settle that. So you should go with me." He told her.
"Please spare my life!" Mimi pleaded.
"I'm not going to kill you. If only you could just lower your jinx effect on me…"
"What do you mean?"
He glared at her. "Why is it that whenever we are together, I always get into trouble?"
Mimi felt ashamed. "I… don't know!" then she sadly looked at the window, on the darkening skies…
After some time, they arrived on a restaurant. It was a fine dining restaurant to be exact, and Yamato had already prepared for their reservation. As soon as the waiter went away to serve their orders, he had presented her some sheets of paper. Mimi accepted it, reading the heading on bold and CAPITAL letters:
"ENSLAVEMENT CONTRACT?" Mimi asked. "That's Unfair! What's this for? What's this all about?"
"You read it of course," Yamato answered her. "Anyway, do you want to encounter those guys again?"
Mimi poignantly looked at him. She shook her head fervently.
"… Then sign it." Yamato continued.
"But---"
She read the content of the document. It's neatly computerized on 2 sheets of short bond paper, and it clearly states that Mimi will undergo on the said contract for 100 days. Mimi sighed, and she didn't continue to read the last page, proceeded to the signature area, grabbed a pen and signed it. Afterwards, Yamato snatched it from her hands and folded it neatly.
"There…" he said. "I hope you understood everything. Besides, you're a college freshman now."
"Yeah."
"The rules regarding the secrecy of our contract wasn't written here. It states that if you reveal this contract to more than 3 persons and to your parents, I'll call up Rei and his gang to take care of you. There is no complaining. And---"
Mimi nodded, but Yamato noticed that she was already crying. He does not know how to deal with it.
"C'mon! don't cry! I hate to see crying girls!" he exclaimed, going to her side. "Anyway, the deal was not that hard!"
"Really?"
"I thought you've read it…" Yamato murmured. "Stop crying!" He offered his handkerchief to her, and she eagerly accepted it.
Mimi wiped her tears, and Yamato sighed. "Stop crying now, okay?"
"I just don't want to get involved with Rei again" she murmured.
"See, you actually have no option. Who's gonna protect you when they are around?" he said. "once you get involved with that contract, I promise to protect you."
Mimi glanced at him and saw his sincerity. Then she smiled. "Okay, you'll be my Master now. I promise too that I won't call you 'niichan'."
"What? Master!" Yamato cried "god, that sounds stupid!"
"And what do you want me to call you?"
"Yamato! That's my name, right?"
"Okay, Yamato."
"Good!" he said. The food finally arrived. As they were eating, Yamato told her something.
"By the way, as the contract indicated, you will appear as my girlfriend in front of my dad and the public. When we are just together, don't worry, you're not obligated to act at all times."
Mimi almost choked. I forgot to read about that!
"You'll be living at my Penthouse after 2 days." He ended.
Then they finished eating. Yamato stood up, and told her to follow him. He's actually taking Mimi back to her house…
A/N: Yamato here is a less cruel guy compared to Sasuke in my Naruto fic. He's just the childish type, but not that annoying. He demands what he wants, but on the long run, he might just surrender.
Mimi, not quite as a fighter like Sakura, and she's just silent about her annoyance on something. She accepts anything as a fact of her life. She's understanding.
If I would compare the SasuSaku and Mimato I am currently creating, this one has less arguing and fighting and those arguments are just one-sided.