+Dangerous Business+

Chapter 2 – Hanabusa Aidou

I looked up and saw a blonde guy.

Scratch that, a fudging hot blonde guy with a fudging cool trench coat that the heroes always wore in those cheesy black and white movies.

And when he looked down, I swear I must've been drooling at his handsome and delicate features because he was arching his nearly-perfectly-arched-but-not-as-perfect-as-Kaname's-eyebrow eyebrow and slightly smirked. But when he actually realized the lack of distance between us, his baby blue eyes turned into an icy cold glare and I swear I was gonna die with my god-forbidden shoes on until Yori came in through the humongous huge glass doors that screamed awesomeness.

"Yuuki!" I looked behind the aggravated blonde and sighed with relief as I saw my awesome karate-black belt best friend and savior run up. Now this guy's gonna get it for messing with me, Yuuki Cross! Muahahahahahaha!!!

"Yori!" I waved back to her as she ran up behind the foreign blonde and smacked him on the head with her….Chanel black leathered purse? Ok, so maybe she's saving the karate action for later….?

Anyw-OMG, I just noticed her purse. I always wanted a purse like that, it practically screamed extravagance AND awesomeness, and hardly any purse screamed both at the same time! And now she's hitting some hot guy with it!? Anyway, I hope she's getting one for my birthday, because if she isn't, I am SO blackmailing her with her little crush on Taylor Smitts, some nerdy little guy that went to the same university as us. I bet he's still working in the same little cheeseburger stand even after we graduated….. I always knew of him as a cheeseburger lover. Yes, it's the said truth Yori! But I'm probably sounding crazy right now, so back to life.

"You said you'd wait for me!" Yori scowled lightly and scolded the blonde that was now gazing at her. He seemed like he didn't care, but Yori looked like she was used to it already. "And stop scaring Yuuki!" She glanced at me nervously, then slightly smiled when she saw me looking relieved and totally fine.

"Yori, what brings you here?" I had to giggle a bit at her disheveled appearance with her honey blonde hair a bit out of place and white collared shirt a bit wrinkled. I had to hand it to her; she'll look good in anything in any style. "Here to congratulate moi?"

Then, she gasped and squealed.

My ears.

"Grats Yuuki!" Yori's voice was full of excitement and she looked like a child again seeing that she was now going to work with her best friend everyday now. She grabbed a hold of my hand and hugged me tight, and when she finally let go, she had a devious smile on and whispered into my left ear. I had to blush at her question. For god's sake, we were in the public!

"Do you like what you see so far?" Do I like what I see so far?

Other than the fact that I'm now working in this fudging awesome building, with my fudging bestest-best best friend, along with some fudging hot people while getting a fudging high pay every month, I had to answer back, "I guess everything's fine." But I guess the wink gave it away because the blonde guy was now tapping his foot impatiently as if he's been waiting since forever.

"That's cool," Yori had to giggle, but when she looked in shock at her Guess watch, I knew she was late. "Oh no, anyway, catch up with you later Yuuki! Hanabusa and poor me here are going to be late!" And with that, she slipped into the elevator with the porcelain skinned blonde whose name was Hanabusa from what I had inquired. But before the metal door closed, she winked at me. I had to smile at this because in Sayori Wakaba language, it meant, "Tell me all about it later while we eat ice cream at your house!"

As I walked out from the 50-story glass building, the world had seemed brighter somehow. It was like I was feeling new and fresh, and the world was beginning with a beautiful feeling that was full of hope and joy. But it would've been better if it weren't for these shoes! I am so suing the guy who made these.

I got into my silver Mercedes convertible which I picked up from the underground parking lot and drove myself to the mall near my house. I can drive, I have a house, I have a job, and still single! How awesome is that?

Life is good.

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I walked through the small glass doors and red carpet that spread out nicely underneath the happy customers. The mall is a girl's jungle, heaven, and even sanctuary, need I say more? I totally belong here!

I looked at my watch now, it was now 6:30 p.m., and I have nearly 3 hours to go through this 10 story mall. I should be able to take this small challenge on; I'm a hardcore shopper after all! W00t!

An hour later, I managed to finish looking through the first 4 floors, with the second floor being the food court. I wasn't really hungry, but I guess that was a good thing; I got a bit heavier over the weekend when I noticed my weight on the scale. I would've freaked out and fainted if it weren't for the waffles that were waiting for me at breakfast. They were deviously good for the soul…. And now it's making me feel really guilty! But they were so good with the syrupy supremeness and chocolate chips that nearly mocked me whenever I looked at them! How can anyone say no to those big shiny chocolate chips that can nearly put anyone in a good mood? But I guess Yori got a bit annoyed when she found out that all 2 boxes were gone by the time when she woke up since we were having a good old styled sleep over. But I guess that's another reason why we're having sleepovers at my place now…

On the first floor, I managed to find some decent shoes. I bought a pair of pink Adidas sneakers with the glittery purple laces, a pair of black Footstar sneakers with matching black shoe laces, a pair of brown American Eagle flats that had brown vines and leaves as the main design, a pair of black leathered boots and a pair of black pointy leathered slippers with 2-inch high heels from Payless. I also got some matching white stockings along with some extra fishnet socks; they always managed to rip even if I'm real careful with them for some reason! I bet the guy's making millions off of this.

I remembered the time when I went overboard with shopping because my boyfriend broke up with me during my second year of University. I actually did feel pretty guilty and upset when I said what it all added up to. But with my savings, I had to work for only a few months to pay it all off. But the look on Zero's face was pretty amusing with Ichiru trying to calm him down by waving bacon at him. Zero had looked torn between madness and actually giving in to the bacon, but it was still pretty funny when Zero had finally given in; I thank the god who had invented bacon from that day onwards.

My eyes nearly bulged out when I saw how much I spent on the first floor, nearly a good amount of $400.00!

I'm probably gonna go broke. But at least I found a job!

Why not celebrate then freak out and feel guilty? Sounds like a totally good plan to me.

On the third and fourth floor, I got some nice looking accessories and watches. I got another Guess watch, but this time the one with the red rubies and shining diamonds that decorated the rims of the round watch along with the silvery metal that kept the watch altogether. When I saw this really cool techy-looking watch that was water-proof that made me looked cool and smart when I tried it on, I totally bought it. Not only that, but I also got the last one they had with the built in night light and alarm; too bad for the fat lady who had tried to grab it from me when I got it! Kung fu and television is a good combination for shopping training.

And none shall stop me,-Yuuki Cross, muahahahaha!!!! Well, except if I get broke or if the mall ever gets,-dare I say it, shut down; but that's probably never going to happen.

For accessories, I bought a silver necklace with pearls along with a matching bracelet with rubies that was between every two pearls, but only one ruby was bigger than all the rest and was placed as the middle. I also bought a really cool looking black choker that was trimmed with silvery dark red silk with some pretty fancy and flowery looking designs in the middle of it. I decided I needed a bracelet to go along with it, so I decided to buy another two matching bracelets that went on each wrist.

I feel rich; and I love the feeling! And altogether, the cost would bring me down to a total of…. $1,000.00

Good gods.

That would take me SOME time to pay all that off….and I was just getting started!

For the next hour and a half, I continued onwards from the fourth floor towards to the very top floor of the mall. The stores ranged from electronics, which I hardly need, to daily necessities that people needed. The fifth floor was electronics, so I skipped the floor and went onto the next thin looking escalator that stretched across the whole cylinder-shaped mall like all the rest of the escalators that went from the floor before it to the next.

On the sixth, seventh, and eighth floor, I managed to find decent and comfortable clothing. A nice white picnic dress that was decorated with orange daisies for the summer that was coming by, a nice evening gown that was all black, from the very top to the very trim that ended perfectly at my knee, it had some frills and had a high collar with some nice straight designs with a bit puffy sleeves; call it old fashion, but it looked cute. And I was a sucker for cute things, and everyone knew it! I also bought a pair of night black shorts that reached high about the knees, two purples t-shirts, each with its own special logo in front, and a tan colored trench coat from Hot Topic.

From Calvin Klein, I got two pairs of jeans, one with a light tone, and the other with a much darker tone with small differences that were enough to be noticeable, as well as a long sleeve red shirt with a slight cleavage from the top and the bottom.

Like I said, I LOVE to shop! I bet they're gonna be making off millions off of me if I ever get rich. I was right when I said that I should've learned how to design my own clothes, maybe that way I'd even get some discounts. That would totally be a lot helpful anyway…..

From J.C. Penny, I actually managed to get some actual work clothes. I got a white tank top, a sleeveless black shirt with a high collar, and a white and blue work shirt that looked actually decent enough. I actually had some other comfortable work clothes at home, but I thought I should've "dressed to impress". As for the bottom, I managed to get pairs of black, grey, and white pants of similar styles along with the skirt versions. Of course, I can't go around walking sleeveless if it gets a bit chilly, so I decided to get a small black cotton jacket and sweater, and everything was set.

It was a good thing that J.C. Penny was cheap enough for broke people like me if I'm ever on a budget cut, and I'm thankful for the –cough- "evil" –cough- genius who's thought of this and has been sucking out money in small proportions from my savings. But I guess that's how life is, "Take small and big from the cheap suckers who don't see anything." But that's probably kind of not true since I just made that saying up. And if it's ever true, then may I deem myself worthy of being called genius and still be proud at the same time!

By the time I was done with shopping, I realized I had shopped for 2 hours and 30 minutes and didn't even mess up my hair 'nor break a sweat! But because I felt myself weakening by the moment from the large quantities of goods I was holding from my shopping spree, I decided to get back to my convertible through the squished up elevator that too many lazy people had decided to take instead of using the small escalators and leaving room for the more unfortunate and tired people like me. How nice... And the guy beside me smells like rotten cheese, no wonder nobody would face him even if he's in front of the fudging door!

The mall has all that space, but they can't make a bigger elevator? There's something seriously wrong with that! I demand that they make a bigger elevator! And if not, then… then… Who am I kidding? I can't leave my precious mall all alone with that stinky cheese man! This is serious!

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Alright, so I got out of the small elevator and am currently in my silver convertible, driving to the nice Haagen Dazs store that was just around the corner to get my favorite chocolate flavored ice cream and Yori's favorite strawberry flavored ice cream along with our bff favorite, the awesome Green Tea ice cream. The reason why I'm buying and paying for all of this is because I couldn't tell Yori that I ate all the rest of the ice cream that was to be supposedly saved for our next get-together. Maybe that's another reason why I'm getting fat….and my feet are hurting.

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I'm lying here in my pink queen-sized bed at the moment waiting for Yori's call after I put my new clothes in the washing machine in the basement to clean out the filth and lint that was possibly in there. It sure can get quiet here sometimes….

…

Yep, real quiet….

"Because of you, I never strayed too far from the sidewalk~." What the fudge is that? Oh wait, never mind, it's my awesome black shiny Verizon slide phone. It's so awesome, you slide it up, slide it down, slide it up; you can never get tired of it! And the best of all, it's cool and shiny! Weee!!!! Anyway, back to reality!

"Hello?" Of course, that's how I always greeted the people who called; it's courtesy, really.

"Yuuki, right?" A smooth voice grumbled from the other line. I arched an eyebrow, this couldn't be like one of those movies, right? Those movies where the bad guy is on the other phone and he asks for the money, but you say no, and then something bad happens to your best friend, and then you get nervous, then it's you they're after because you didn't give them the money, and then you find your pet dead, then the police thinks you're crazy because you're talking nonsense, and then,…and then….!

Wait, I don't even have a pet!

"Yes….?" I must've sounded nervous, because I swear I heard him chuckle softly, whoever it was.

"If you were wondering, this is Hanabusa Aidou, the guy that you bumped into during our first meeting in Rose Corp. building?" I winced a bit when I heard the small edge that was noted in his voice. Then, a hit was heard, and the phone was heard being handed to another person.

"Hey, Yuuki?" The soft voice of Yori came through, and I smiled a bit. She must've been spending time with the Blonde who deemed himself as Hanabusa Aidou.

"Oh, hey Yori!" I sounded cheerful, unlike Yori who sounded a bit hesitant and nervous. "Something wrong?"

"Um…." There was a pause, and Yori slightly coughed a bit. This is like one of those other movie scenes where the other person says the bad news to the person here, and everyone gasps like drama queens in those comedy television shows….except this is real life….

OMG… Did Yori won a million bucks and has decided to move to Las Vegas, Nevada and she's telling me that we can't be friends anymore!?

"OMG, don't do it, Yori!" I screamed into the my sidekick; but I couldn't believe myself I said it out loud…unintentionally. I slapped myself on the forehead; I must've been an idiot because now I'm hearing laughter from Hanabusa…. Perfect. "Never mind, scratch that please…." I winced a bit when the laughter got louder, until somehow, it got quiet….. Real quiet….

"Yuuki, what are you talking about?!" Now I really do feel like an idiot… "Never mind, I was thinking of… if Hanabusa and his….friend can join us tonight? At your house? Because we're pretty close to your house, and if not, then we can go out and eat?"

I gulped. "My house?" I was speechless and a bit in shock. Yori had never brought anyone else to our night alone as best friends together. My house was pretty organized and very clean if I do say so myself, but this was too sudden! What about food? Dinner?! "Sure." I wanted to say no, I wasn't sure why I said yes, why?! What have I done to deserve this?!

"Thanks Yuuki!" Yori sounded happy and excited again. Maybe that's why… My stupid best friend instincts!

"But wait," I said hurriedly, trying to cut her off from shutting her phone off too soon, "What do you guys want to eat?"

There was silence again, and after a few mumbles behind the phone, a smooth and yet, totally different voice picked up through the phone. It couldn't be, my eyes widened; but it was him….

It was Kaname Kuran.

And with his velvety voice, he sounded calm. "How about we go to a nice restaurant and then come back to your place?" Once again, I knew he was smirking with his dimple showing.

I was speechless, and after I found my voice, I mumbled a quick "Ok."

"And wear something formal, we're going French." Yori said through the phone, before shutting it off.

I stood there for a few moments as I registered everything that had just happened.

That must've been the most awkward phone call I've ever had…

After a good minute or two, I finally stood up and rummaged through my closet, before finding a nice outfit to fancy myself in.

Great, I'm getting taken out to dinner by my boss like it's a double date with my best friend with her friend, and you know what? This is just a bit too weird…..

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Authoress Note: I'm updating a bit earlier than usual because yesterday, my sister graduated from Syracuse University and I had to use the good old paper and pencil to plan out the rest of my fanfictions. During the graduation,-from what I had heard from my sister, the graduates were actually secretly texting each other instead of listening to the long boring speeches, lol.

My sister text one of the graduates who were under the course of accounting and told them that the reason why their medal was probably an Abacus was because about 99.99999% of the people who took the course was actually Chinese, and you know that the abacus was from China…

But one of the good things that happened there was that I ate a blueberry and chocolate muffin, and the Vice President of the United States was there to give a speech since he graduated there as well. But the speech pretty much ended up like a presidential campaign speech, lol! Though in the end my sister came home pretty *itchy ;3