Ch.7
AN: Forgive me!!! I love you all and looky!!! I updated. I'm trying to finish up online school so you guys can get more updates. I promise I will keep up with this story, By the way if you guys have and suggestions, request, or anything else like that, let me know. After all I didn't update for a long time but I updated.
DS: Yeah, yeah… -_- …Refer to previous chapters, more like chapter one. I've been writing a long time, that's probably why this thing is not as long as it usually is.
Yuuki actually had not gone to she and Sojiroh's room but instead to the elevator across the hall and pressed the button that led to the penthouse.
Back in T & T's Room
"Tsukasa I really don't think this is a good idea, you know I'm really tired, we should just go to bed." Tsukushi stammered.
"I was thinking the same thing." Tsukasa said. Before Tsukushi could react he had hauled her up in a bride's hold and proceeded to the bedroom until the bell sounded. Tsukasa sighed in exasperation, put Tsukushi down and went to go press the intercom button to see who it was.
"What do you want?" Tsukasa rudely asked through he intercom.
"Tsukasa?" It was Yuuki's voice. "Did you find Tsukushi yet?" Tsukushi reacted quickly at the sound of Yuuki's worried voice.
"Oh ye-" Tsukasa started before Tsukushi interjected.
"Yuuki! Oh, Yuuki, I'm sorry for worrying you but I'm here." Tsukushi reassured Yuuki through the intercom. "Well don't just stand there you big oaf, let her in." she commanded Tsukasa.
Tsukasa reluctantly pressed the combination in the number pad to open the door.
"Man, we always get interrupted." Tsukasa said as he finished pressing in the combination. On the other hand Tsukushi couldn't have been more thankful, Yuuki seemed to have impeccable timing. Yuuki soon entered through the door. As soon as she saw Tsukushi her eyes lit up.
"Oh, Tsukushi we were so worried about you." Yuuki said squishing her best friend in a hug.
"Well I just needed to get out for a bit, don't worry, nothing happened. My detour was fun anyway." Tsukushi told Yuuki who looked puzzled.
"What kind of fun?" Tsukasa asked, glaring at her behind Yuuki. Tsukushi shook off the question with a shaky laugh.
"Yuuki let's sit, tell me about the ball. They way you're dressed I can guess you attracted a lot of attention." Tsukushi complimented a now sullen looking Yuuki.
"Actually is wasn't so much like that. I just-" Yuuki suddenly stopped in the middle of dialogue to turn and look at Tsukasa.
"What?" he asked in surprise.
Tsukushi then looked at him too.
"What?"
"Tsukasa this is girl talk, we could use some privacy, go to sleep or something or take a COLD shower." Tsukushi hinted. Tsukasa went to bed with a grunt toward Tsukushi.
"Sorry about that, so what happened? For a person who went to a ball, you don't look so happy." Tsukushi noticed. Yuuki explained everything about Nalani's and Sojiroh's past, about what happened at the store, how pretty and clingy Nalani was, and about how she though herself to be no much match.
"So now I'm upset with Sojiroh. Tsukushi, sometimes I feel like I can see it in his eyes, that he still likes her. I mean, maybe Nalani's more appealing than me, I'm practically still a virgin and you know how much experience Sojiroh has. Maybe I just don't appeal to him anymore." Yuuki informed her, dejected. At the moment Tsukushi could kill, and maybe she would.
"Yuuki it's not use having these pent up feelings over a player like him. Maybe me or one of the other girls can introduce you to someone great." That gave Tsukushi an idea. "You deserve someone better. You know, when it comes to love I'm not saying that rich people are favorable but I bet there are tons of single bachelors here. And if that doesn't work out, this is Hawaii, there's gotta be someone here that's destined for you. I mean I know it's a long way from home but maybe there's something here for you, something that won't make you cry." Yuuki looked at Tsukushi like she was demented. "It's settled we'll go tomorrow, maybe Tsukasa could come for protection." Then Tsukushi thought back to the last time they had went out with Yuuki and her boyfriend. "Or maybe not, so how do you feel about it Yuuki?"
"Well Tsukushi, I have a feeling you won't let me down." Yuuki was now inspired by Tsukushi determination meant solely for her. Tsukushi grinned. Later after she and Yuuki talked a bit more she saw Yuuki to the door.
"Oh that's right, you and Sojiroh are fighting. Do you want to sleep here? I mena we only have one bed but I could pull out the futon for you. And we have this unbelievably comfortable sofa bed."
"You're right, I hadn't even thought about it myself. But there is a spare hotel room downstairs. Don't you and Tsukasa have something planned."
"No way! That oversized bear is probably knocked out by now."
"Well that's understandable. He was the most worried when he found out you were gone. He wasn't happy the whole time at the ball, or what little time he did spend there. Absolutely no one could approach him." Tsukushi hadn't given thought to that when she had left. The oaf did have something on his mind besides "pervetedness".
"Either way. Don't worry about that idiot. Sofa bed?" Yuuki was reltuctant to impose but she didn't want to be alone and she didn't want to be with Sojiroh. Now that she thought about it he was probably in Nalani's room.
"Sofa bed." Tsukushi and Yuuki had helped eachother get the sofa bed ready. They said good night to each other and were ready to part when Yuuki said something.
"Thanks Tsukushi, I'm really looking forward to tomorrow." Tsukushi smiled sleepily and went to bed.
Tsukushi went into she and Tsukasa's ridiculously big room dimly lit by the chandelier. Honestly, who puts a chandelier in a bed room? Tsukushi thought to herself. She disregarded her own question, turned out the lights and went to sleep next to Tsukasa. He stirred when she had gotten settled and wrapped his arms around her.
"What took you so long?" Tsukasa complained sleepily.
"Don't whine, I told you to take a cold shower." Tsukushi told him, caressing his hand on her waist. Tsukasa replied only with a grunt. "Yuuki needed some comfort in the area of love. Not every girl has someone like you," she turned to kiss his nose "idiot."
"I love you." He told her, his face back in her neck again.
"Crazy as it is, I love you too, Tsukasa." Tsukushi pushed closer against the oversized bear, she realized then it wasn't such a bad metaphor or insult, and her oversized bear snuggled deeper into the skin of her nape. They drifted off into a peaceful warm sleep.
Sojiroh's Room
Sojiroh had gotten to the room before Yuuki had gotten to Tsukushi and Tsukasa's penthouse. He had been looking for her. Exasperated from being so worried he collapsed on the bed and tried to relax himself until he heard the door creak open.
"Yuuki?" He asked deeply hoping it was her.
The door suddenly burst open.
"That girl sleeps in here!" Nalani shouted, outraged. Nalani had lost her element of surprise, she meant to come into the room quietly but once she heard the girl's name she couldn't control herself. She couldn't fathom why Sojiroh was so indifferent with everyone besides her, that Yuuki girl. The girl who could possibly steal Sojiroh from her. Seeing it wasn't Yuuki Sojiroh groaned in exhaustion.
"What do you want Nalani, I don't have the time."
"What are you talking about Soji-baby?" Nalani invited herself into the room and onto his bed. "You always had time for me before."
"Well this isn't like before, I clearly explained to you it's over. As a matter of fact you're the cause of a very distressing problem right now so I would appreciate it if you left before it gets any bigger."
"You have to carry me out before I move an inch, Sojiroh. I can't believe you're still worry about that girl. She isn't anything compared to me." Nalani complained. "I even changed for you." Sojiroh hadn't noticed but Nalani was almost half naked, her dress was shorter than before, the V-neck was impossibly deep, she was wearing ridiculously huge platforms she mocked height, and an enormous pink boa.
"Yeah, you did change, you look ridiculous…you look tacky, I thought you had better taste then that." Nalani's jaw dropped. "Any how, about that having to carry you out thing, you may have gotten a bit "plump" but if that's the case I'd be glad to carry you out of here." Sojiroh tried to sweep Nalani off her feet and carry her to the door but she fought back making them both tip over and Nalani landed on Sojiroh.
"I was almost there Nalan-" Sojiroh was surprised to see her face looking towards the door. To Sojiroh's horror Yuuki was standing at the door. Sojiroh realized what he said and tried to respond to the situation quickly but it wasn't long before Yuuki whispered what she had to say.
"I came here to get some clothes and I get to see this, just my luck. I'm osrry I interrupted." Yuuki backed out she didn't even want to be in the same room with them. She turned her back on them. Proceeded to walk out and then paused. She turned and looked Sojiroh straight in his eyes, tears and all. Sojiroh was surprised to see that as he gazed back it was as if he could see into her very soul. She started again. "Once a player," she took a deep breath and tears streamed down her face "always a player." She ran to the penthouse once more leaving Sojiroh heart broken on the bed.