Ch.6
AN: I really need to do my school work, summer is going by so fast and you people make me so nervous with your reviews, but keep on reviewing!! I just hope I'm doing a good job this is the first time…I think…that my writing has been exposed to a huge audience, possibly world wide, so no pressure…
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Tsukushi didn't dare squirm one bit under Tsukasa touch, it seemed that he was tense and she wait until he calmed down before he did anything tense.
Tsukasa wrapped his arms around her waist before he asked her. "Where were you?" His anger seemed to have vanished.
"I was…" Tsukushi carefully picked her words. "…exploring the hotel."
"Exploring the hotel?" Tsukasa asked in disbelief. "Everyone was looking for you; I was going to hire a massive search party if Rui hadn't convinced me otherwise."
"Honestly Tsukasa, being in your position I know why you might worry, stuff like this has happened before but a search is absolutely unnecessary. "
"You should have gone to the ball!"
"Who would want to go to a ball full of snoots who think they are so extravagant, other then Yuuki, Shigeru, and Shizuka, of course?"
His face looked defeated. "I guess he knew better then me as to what you were doing with your time. I should've known you wouldn't want to go to the ball but everything would've turned out alright if both you and I were there. If you has told me in the first place, we could've done something else, you stupid woman."
"Who are you calling stupid?!" Tsukushi yelled in response.
"It looked like you were plotting when Shizuka told you that you had to leave for fitting, you…" He trailed off, thinking to himself. "…You knew." He said thinking at loud this time. "Who told you and do you honestly expect me to believe that you were exploring the hotel'? Out with it" He pursued.
"Well the butler, Haruki told me. He assumed hat I knew about it already. He didn't have anything planned for tonight except to hang out with his friends and horse play and I asked him if I could join and he replied yes." Tsukushi looked down worried that Tsukasa might be mad; she knew his wrath could kill.
He was mad.
Surprisingly he retained his anger to some extent.
"That butler, he's going to be troublesome."
"What do you mean?"
He didn't answer the question. So he was looking at Tsukushi, I can't fire him; Tsukushi has already made friends with him. It would make her upset. Dang!!
"Tsukasa?"
"Tsukushi, how about you stay away from that guy?"
"Why? He hasn't done anything wrong."
Yeah, not yet…
"So now, we've missed a generous portion of the day together all because you think you're sneaky."
"Well, I got away from you didn't I?"
"I'll see to it that it doesn't happen again."
"You do that, now Tsukasa, are you going to speak into my neck any longer? I suppose it is red by now?"
"Yes it is, the color is…pretty" He said for lack of a better word "…Against your skin." He was completely enthralled in her skin, his arms wrapped tighter around her waist.
The Premiere Ball
Yuuki was still upset, she sat there looking pitiful. She had finished or rather thrown away what she more or less planned on eating and moved deeper into what was occupying her mind.
"Nalani never fails to keep her shop in tip top shape! Oh my! Is that Armani, she women has got simply everything!" Sakurako exclaimed in delight. Sure, everyone was impressed, the first time, it was all usual to them now, so they simply ignored Sakurako's fit over the boutique. Yuuki had kept her delight for the beautifully colored silk gowns inside as she let go of her grasp on Sojiroh to follow the girls.
Nalani had appeared before the girls when Yuuki had arrived.
"Ladies, oh my, so many measurements so little time but then again the party doesn't start until we get there. We basically have all the time we want, you all look so skinny, I've been dieting myself, ten pounds gone in a week! Sojiroh is going to fall in love with me all over again." Nalani talked on. Yuuki froze again, she had forgotten Nalani was Sojhiroh's ex. Apparently Nalani was intent on getting him back.
Shizuka noticed Yuuki's hostility and offered her a warm smile. She knew Nalani had yet to loose a pound, more like gaining by the minute, her metabolism had definitely decreased. She was exceptionally chubby but not so much that she was ugly, but her curves weren't soft, beautiful, or appreciative. Because of her increase in weight, her clothing style had definitely changed, still fashionable but not the usual extravagant. Ari had mentioned that Nalani was considering liposuction. Her face was still beautiful, strong, and distinct, her hair was cut shorter, her nails manicured as always and she looked very good for someone who couldn't manage what they ate.
Yuuki had decided to let it go, she trusted that Sojiroh could be faithful, she hoped that no one would mention their relationship while they were here though.
"Ok, Shizuka you told me your measurements before hand so I've picked out some dresses for you. Shigeru, your estimated dresses are in your fitting room and your measurement will take about two minutes, Sakurako and Yuuki, your measurements will take two minutes as well and then I'll pick out dresses.
Nalani hadn't acquired hostility towards Yuuki yet because she did not know of her position towards Sojiroh.
"Well everyone, I'm off to do some chit chat with old friends, try on your dresses and I'll be back."
The Men's Fitting Room
"Nalani isn't this shirt a bit tight?" Akira questioned.
"Oh, I guess you caught me, darling, but you don't look bad, the appropriate attire is to your right." Nalani said.
Nalani had tended to Sojiroh and Tsukasa first, they were ready. Sojiroh was staring at Yuuki through the glass slides at the very far end of the store. Deep green suited Yuuki well. The dress was a halter dress that had a deep v neck showing cleavage he never knew she had. She was leaving now, going back to the fitting room to put the shoes on and apply make-up, not that she needed any, the artist was smart he would make sure to keep it natural.
"Sojiroh, sweetheart, you seem distracted?" Nalani commented snaking behind him and wrapping her hand around his waist as to turn him around so she could put his hands in the same positions as hers.
"Like my dress, it's in honor of you." She batted her eyelashes at him.
Yuuki was watching by now and she was the only one to know.
"Nalani, I thought we were past this." He said attempting to turn away. His attempt was futile, Nalani pressed closer and her plump body molded around his. He felt wrong; if it wasn't Yuuki it was just…
"Sojiroh, you know you don't think like that, it was good…" Nalani pressed even closer in a suggestive manner.
Yuuki has seen enough, Sojiroh didn't seem ready to let go and she wasn't ready to cry. Sojiroh and she just weren't going to work out it seemed…
Since that time, Yuuki had been as far away from Sojiroh as possible. Sojiroh seemed depressed and yet annoyed with Nalani. Nalani was absolutely happy she had Sojiroh for herself. Yuuki continued to sit in the group of empty chairs but for one or two people by the band. She could Nalani jabber on and on about Sojiroh and herself. She didn't notice on of the band members approach her.
He was a middle age man; one or two wrinkles and he had a smile small on his face.
"Alone?" He asked. Pride did not really matter at this point; she decided to answer him truthfully.
"You don't look so happy, what's the matter?" He took a seat beside her, still smiling.
"Love has got me in its tight, suffocating, torturous, grasp."
"I see, complicated thing, love is. It was always like that with Irene, I never knew what was going on with her, what she wanted from me or how I could make her happy."
"Irene? Is she your wife?"
"Yes, she is so beautiful, other men and one or two women flirting with her constantly, I couldn't be sure she wanted me, but the look in her eyes. You could read her like a book, the way she looked at me, she could tell I was special, she was just asking for trust. When I gave her that it made her happy, plus she's lovely in the bed."
Yuuki internally cringed at the thought of the person and that opposite end of her conversation getting "freaky"/physical.
"Love is very complicated, comes with lots of stuff, trust, faith, loyalty, and more. One step at a time, one step at a time, you'll get there." He looked past her shoulder. Yuuki looked puzzled but didn't follow his eyes for fear of meeting Sojiroh's. "He…He's looking at me with the look of a murderer, he must think we're flirting, that would be nice but Irene is waiting for me.' He stood up and took Yuuki's hand. "He is absolutely lovesick for you; I can see it in his eyes." The man winked and kissed Yuuki's hand. "Thank you for listening to my music, next time I see you, I'll prepare something nicer." Just like that, he left.
Sojiroh had been watching the whole time, Yuuki hadn't noticed but the old man passed him a wink, it infuriated him further. Yuuki was supposed to be his girlfriend, what was she doing flirting with a middle aged man? Nalani was still trying to Sojiroh to notice her.
"And you wouldn't believe what Ari told me-" Nalani was still talking.
The mean had kissed Yuuki's hand, Yuuki looked charmed. Why him? She's been avoiding me all this time yet she strikes up a conversation with HIM?
"Sojiroh, darling?" Nalani addressed him when she found he seemed out of it.
"What?" He replied coldly.
"Don't be like that." Nalani grabbed his arm. "Let's go up to your room." She smiled suggestively and tugged at his extremity. He wasn't even in the least bit tempted, we was to engrossed in Yuuki who at the moment has gotten up to leave. Sojiroh stepped forward to go after but was held back by Nalani's insistent tugging.
Nalani was staring at Sojiroh he seemed preoccupied. My Sojiroh is not the type to pass on my tempting offer, I wonder if he's got himself a girl? Nalani looked over to see Sojiroh's preoccupation. Yuuki? Nalani remembered her as the girl in the boutique, she hadn't paid much attention to her thinking that she didn't need to. It can't be that girl, desperate Sakurako already told me she was but a mere commoner.
"Sojiroh, come on." Nalani's voice seemed a bit anxious now.
"Nalani, what ever it is, not now." He shrugged her off to follow Yuuki who was well ahead of him.
Yuuki had approached the elevator fed up with the night already, she figured Tsukasa had more than likely found Tsukushi by now, she would talk to her tomorrow. The elevator doors opened and Yuuki stepped forward.
"Yuuki!" Sojiroh was running after, something he rarely did, running after a girl.
Yuuki hurried and pressed all the buttons looking for ones that would close the doors, when she had found it Sojiroh has gotten half of his body in and the doors reopened to let him in and then closed up.
"Sojiroh I don't have time to talk." Yuuki said dejected that she hadn't gotten away from him.
"Actually since you pressed all those buttons, you've got quite a bit of time considering we live on the second to top floor (Top floor was penthouse where Tsukasa and Tsukushi dwelled)and this is a fifty floor building, darling." He smug smile lessened when he saw that Yuuki looked defeated. "So who was that you were talking to." The memory had him angry again. The elevator dinged signaling the had reached the fifth floor. The doors opened and three drunks were waiting on the other side. "Sorry this elevator is private!" Sojiroh said and closed the doors.
"What of it? It's not your business and another thing, I don't think what I'm doing with other men is your top priority, it's more like what you're doing with other women." The elevator dinged signaling the twelfth floor.
"What other women?" He asked in disgust. "I haven't done anything." The elevator dinged for the twentieth floor and the doors opened. Yuuki looked towards them.
"Of course you haven't, well Sojiroh if it makes you feel better I haven't done anything with that man, he doesn't like me! You don't like me! I'm simply not good enough!" Yuuki hollered and went out the doors just before they closed.
"You're going to walk twenty nine floors?!" Sojiroh hollered to the doors.
AN: Gah!! Don't call me a coward, I decided to put the potential lemon off, you probably don't know it but my mother was a computer programmer and my father builds computers if they wanted to get into my stuff I probably wouldn't be able to hold them off…or lie, because I'm no good at lying…it's good but bad, I always tell my mother when I did something wrong, but she never appreciates it, oh well…maybe the lemon will come soon and when that time does come I'm gonna go crazy deleting all the freakin' evidence!!
Serenity