Disclaimer: I'll say it once, twice and thrice, I do not own SK, or any of its characters and related media… promise
Author's Note: hi! Second semesters over! I still have a lot of work to do in preparation of the summer classes. Today as I post this is Easter Sunday here or Pasko ng Pagkabuhay!
By the way I loved all of the reviews that you gave for the last chapter thanks a lot! How about this, you can give me your ideas on what particular scene you want to happen in the story and I'll try my best to squeeze it in as long as it won't dramatically change the plot. I cannot promise that all of the request that I will receive will be squeezed in the next chapter, if I cannot squeeze it in, I might be able to put it on the succeeding chapters or if I cannot really put it in any chapter I'll definitely inform you. You can put it in a review or a pm. That is, if you want, if not that is also okay. I hope that's fair enough.
Well let's now go to my not so freedom wall to greet the reviewers!
~Not so Freedom Wall~
Just like what I always say, a big THANK YOU to all who spared time reading this fanfic and had given extra effort in reviewing namely:
Midori no hime - thank you! I'm flattered that you love my stories. I don't really know if I can live up to it, hahahaha…. Hope you'll love this update!
Timisnotmyname – I apologize for the grammar lapses, I don't have a beta reader so I have to rely on my own judgment for this. Thanks for the review!
Complicatedmind21 – thanks for the review! Grabe naman pala yung nangyari sayo ang sakit kaya sa paa ng heels at ang init ng corporate attire lalo na pag sinisiksik at natutulak ka. Sa totoo lang kakaloka yung mga nahuhulog na upuan. Biro ko nga noong araw na yun, its raining chairs eh.
Elpatolocosisi – thank you for the review! Yeah, it's quite fast forward but I've calculated it, it's been three days since Yoh was hospitalized. Anna's kinda mean in that phone call because 1) Redseb is watching her so she should be careful and 2) she doesn't want to be close to someone whose life is an open book for everyone to read since her family loves privacy.
DF14-blacksnow – of course I'd miss you! Thank you for the review and I hope you will have a great summer vacation!
Nightglider-star – hi! Thank you for the review! Here let me clear some things: if you were referring to the nightglider-star review, I've seen that in a story here but it's not your story. What I sometimes do, if there is a story here that I haven't read before and it already has some chapters and reviews, I read the reviews first before proceeding to the story so at least I'm aware of certain information and that is how I found that review. It is a story written by somebody else.
Yehey – ha!ha!ha! oo nga its soo hot here! Let's go to the North Pole na! Thank you for the review! Anna's definitely going to be busted today. Thank you also for wishing me luck in school, I'll really use it the fullest!
Asakura YohAnna – Thanks for the review and for your request, may you like what I put into this chapter! This one's for you!
Babsi-Flocke – Sorry if I became mean last chapter! I really have to preserve some scenes for the next one and here's a little info about me, I hate it when other author's give cliffhangers so maybe that's the reason why I sometimes do that. Ironic it is, but a teacher told us once that sometimes you become what you hate the most but nevertheless, sorry. And to answer your question, Anna is excited to see Yoh that's why after learning that Yoh is the guy who asked for her hotel room she immediately run for the elevator.
~majrocks~
"There are always three sides of a story, his, theirs and the truth…"
From a book I read, I can't remember the title anymore.
"There is I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome."
"And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody."
"And yours," he replied with a smile, "is willfully to misunderstand them."
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice.
~majrocks~
He was caught off guard when the door that he just knocked on opened and instead of Anna, a half naked blond guy was holding the door. He is about his height and dressed only in jeans.
He looked again at the room number: 416. He was at the right door; it's the number that the receptionist told him where Anna was staying. So if it's the right door, who is the guy in front of him?
He doesn't want to jump into conclusions so he asked,
"Is this Miss Anna Kyouyama's room?"
"Yes, what do you want from her?"
Yoh was stunned. The guy was evidently arrogant; just take a look at how he talked with him. A wave of jealousy hit Yoh, Anna didn't inform him that she already has a boyfriend and they're living together in her hotel room!
"Are you just going to stand there mister?" the guy snapped to get his attention.
Because of confusion from the revelations that he came across with, he accidentally blurted, "Who are you?"
Redseb's eyes narrowed, anger took over as a stranger dared to talk to him like that, "Who do you think you are?! You're the one who knocked in my door and now you're asking me who I am! Are you out of your mind?"
His next move horrified Yoh as he clenched his fist and give him a slug on his right jaw.
Yoh was thrown on the tiled flooring and the roses that he was holding were scattered on the hotels floor.
Yoh winced as blood oozed from his mouth and he wiped it with the sleeve of his polo shirt. He slowly got off determined to get even when Redseb hold him by the collar of his shirt and slugged him again. For the second time he was thrown on the floor. He was in that state when Anna emerged from the elevator and screamed
"Oh my god! Stop it Redseb!"
Redseb was about to get Yoh's shirt again when Anna interrupted and thrown herself at him.
Anna's hold on him was so tight to give Yoh time to recover and get up.
Redseb continued to try to break away from her, "That damn guy was nuts!"
"Who do you call nuts? Look who started this!" Yoh bickered.
"You still dare to answer back!" Redseb was still fuming with anger.
"Both of you shut up!" Anna shouted, "You two are making a scene, what's the problem?"
"It's your arrogant visitor. Just imagine, he was the one knocking on my door and then he asked me who I am? Talk about manners. Do you know that guy? Is that your boyfriend Anna?" Redseb was irritated as he turned to Anna after glaring at Yoh.
Yoh's suspicion that the guy was Anna's boyfriend increased when he heard him talk with Anna as if he owned her and held her by the neck. On the other hand Anna can't seem to let him go and embraced him tightly.
He was totally eaten by jealousy as he said, "I don't have any bad intention in coming here. I just want to thank you Anna for everything; but that guy suddenly slugged me. I don't care if he was your boyfriend."
"Could you listen to me first?" Anna pointed out.
"You don't have anything to explain. Everything is cleared to me now." Yoh insisted not looking at Anna.
"Just what is that guy saying Anna? He acts as if he has a right on you!" Redseb can't help but meddle.
"Can you shut up?" Anna angrily snapped at him, Redseb just snorted.
Anna turned back to Yoh and was about to say something when he stopped her, "I told you, you don't have to explain anything."
"Please listen to me!"
"I have to leave." With that, he turned around and walked away. He didn't even look back even if Redseb threatened him.
"Try to go back here and I'll add more to that!" he shouted.
His heart felt like a shattered piece of china as he walks away from the very person who captured his heart and torn it to pieces. He is not a coward; he just felt he had the shorter end of the stick. He can't fight Anna's arrogant boyfriend. He was physically injured --- as well as emotionally battered!
He will go home a loser today. For the first time on his playboy days he tasted defeat and to commemorate this occasion he has two marks on his face as souvenir!
~majrocks~
Pirika and Jun were walking in a mall drinking iced coffee. It's a day off for Pirika and since Jun has nothing to do so she accompanied the blue haired girl to go shopping.
"Ne, Pirika, what happened to your date?" Jun asked.
"Horrible!" Pirika answered then made a face.
Jun looked questioningly at her, "Why is that?"
"You jinxed it with that date with a colleague thing." She wined.
"I don't understand anything; can you please explain that to me? Wait before that, who's your date? Is he cute?"
Pirika let out a dry laugh before answering, "It's your brother"
Jun's eyebrow rose, "Ren?'"
"Do you have any other brother?" Pirika said exasperated.
The older girl laughed, "Can't wait to hear the end of it. Come on Pirika tell me everything!" She then tugged on Pirika's sleeve, urging her to continue.
Pirika sighed before telling Jun everything that happened. Jun was amused at her story, "I didn't know Ren's still into chatting. Anyways, I don't mind having you as sister-in-law." She teased her.
Pirika looked at her with disbelief, "Can you hear yourself? Never in my life would I consider that!"
"What's wrong with that?" Jun was really amused at how defensive Pirika can be.
The other girl's expression grew dim and looked everywhere but Jun.
"Okay… okay…" Jun raised her hands in defeat, "Sorry, by the way, are you still looking for Mr. Right in chatting?"
"I've never went online chatting again after that incident" Pirika declared. Just then her cell phone rang and she hurriedly answered it, "Hello… yes I'm lady_midnightblue… oh your…"
Jun's eyebrow rose as she watched Pirika walking away from to gain some privacy, she was so sure that the Ainu girl is talking to one of her chatmates.
~majrocks~
"For the third time cousin I'll explain myself. I have a very good reason to slug that guy. He started it first when he arrogantly inquired who I am. I can't just let him talk to me like that, and just look at he how acted after that. He was so sure of himself that he has a right on you." Redseb tried to explain his side of the story once again.
"What did he said to you?"
"He asked me who I am. Imagine that statement being said to you when evidently he is the one who knocked on the door. If he wasn't such a moron!"
"What a term! Look who's talking?" Anna snapped.
"Why are you acting like that? Are you hurt? Who is that guy and what is your relationship with him? Because it seems to me that suddenly I became the villain here." Redseb interrogated her like a detective to a caught in the act criminal.
"It's not that Redseb, my point is you've used the wrong approach on him. Instead of correcting him by words, you acted violently." Anna explained herself.
"Wow, dear boy you looked concerned," Redseb said sarcastically, "I should be apologizing to whoever that stupid guy is. I'm sorry Anna, because I've knocked him twice on the face!"
"Good Lord! Y-you've hit him twice in the face? Do you have any idea who he is?" Anna was horrified at Redseb's news.
"Why? Is he some kind of a celebrity? Whoever he is, frankly I don't care, what he did is still wrong and that won't change anything."
Anna bit her lower lip to refrain herself from answering back. She knows that Redseb has a point and there is no point arguing when she knows that he is correct.
She just let her fingers run through her hair then sat on one of the chairs; a little later Redseb joined her.
"Here"
He gave her a bunch of crumpled roses, "He must be intending to give that to you but it was thrown on the floor when I slugged him. He was so sure of himself, he should thank me that despite of how foul he acted I am still a good citizen and delivered this to you on his behalf. Even if it looked as if a whirlwind has passed through it."
Anna didn't know how to react with her cousin's action, "Are you sure that these are from him?"
"Yes. And besides why would I give you roses? That'll be incest!"
Anna can't help but laugh at him, "Oh Redseb!"
"A suitor?"
Anna shakes her head no, "I don't know, but I met him when my car accidentally bumped him almost four days ago. Now he is fully recovered, I guess but you gave him two marks on his face."
"Well, he should be taking a seminar on how to approach the people that he will meet at his future's girlfriends crib. Look at what it cost him."
Anna just let his comment slide and acted as if she hadn't heard anything.
"What's his name?" he asked.
"Yoh"
"Uhmm… Yoh", he nodded then upon realizing who he is his eyes went wide with shock, "What? He's Yoh?"
Anna couldn't understand his reaction at first but when she remembered Yoh's text message, she mentally slapped herself for giving such information to him.
"I can't believe it, he is the 'Yoh' who texted us saying that he is your boyfriend and wants to meet us someday."
"Of course that's not true. I left my cell phone with him at the hospital as collateral or a proof that I will comeback after my business appointment. I don't have any idea that he will do such things"
"So it is not true that he is your boyfriend?"
Anna shook her head no, "Yes."
Redseb observed her then said, "If that is so, why do I have this feeling that sparks are flying between the two of you?"
Anna glared at him, "You know what? That's it. That's strange because I don't have any feelings for him."
Redseb not really believing her continued to speak, "If that is true, why when he was here you couldn't let me go because you were afraid that I might hit him again. And that you almost shove him out so he could be as far as possible from my wrath. What do you call it then? Isn't that care?"
"Shut up!"
"Spill it out, granted that he isn't your boyfriend, but you could have been sweethearts if given time. Am I right or I am right Anna? Are you really falling in love?"
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Anna looked everywhere but Redseb because she knows that her eyes would betray her.
He just shrugged, "Anyway you don't have to explain anything, it is written all over your face. You like him but you're feeling screwed up now. I'm sorry, I know I've ruined everything…"
Anna couldn't hold her emotions anymore, "Yes, you're so damn right! All this time I am waiting for him to formally court me and when that moment finally came you screwed it up."
Redseb was shocked then felt ashamed of what he'd done, he soothed the girl whose tears threatened to fall any minute, "I really am sorry, I-I didn't know how much he means to you."
"Guess we can't do anything about that now," she said, holding her tears back and wiped a few that trickled down her face.
"It's never too late cousin…"
"What do you mean?"
"You haven't made your choice yet and he still hadn't confessed anything. Why don't you initiate to see him this time? Who knows, you might have the right timing that he lacked."
"And what if I don't?"
"Then charge it to experience…"
Anna smiled bitterly at him, "You make it sound so easy because you don't have any idea what I'm going through. You can't even distinguish love from lust."
"Oops… that's below the belt cousin, don't you know the rule? No hitting below the belt."
"Well, I could always give you an uppercut" said Anna as she clenched her fist threateningly at him.
Redseb winced then lovingly embraced his cousin, "Sorry dear, I'm terribly sorry. Promise I'll help you make it up to him. If I have to lower down my pride and apologize to him, I will do it for the sake of your love life."
"I don't know Redseb, I'll think about it."
~majrocks~
Ren was reading the report that his secretary gave him when Jun walked into the living room wearing a very expensive and conservative looking suit partnered with navy pumps and a modest strand of pearls on her neck and chalcedony earrings on her ears.
He almost choked on his milk tea, he had seen Jun in almost every variety of costumes but this one was the most impossible to credit.
He blinked twice then pinched himself just to check if he was dreaming; after confirming that he was fully awake, he can't help but ask what happened to his sister.
He coughed; Jun looked at his direction and for the first time acknowledged his presence, "Oh hi Ren!"
"What's that?" Ren asked in disbelief.
"The modern day woman of the world look. Elegant, classic, corporate yet conservative." Jun rapped out and her hair, Ren noted was tied up in a neat chignon.
"You're not yet ready to go out?"
Jun looked at her suit then said, "I'm more than ready Ren."
He sweat dropped then gulped, "Someone died it's a funeral?"
"No"
"It's a girl entering a convent, and you're invited to watch?"
"No"
"You've been asked by the Royal Family for a visit?"
"Not that either"
"It's a costume party and you're playing as miss goody two shoes?"
"Stop it. Pai Long's taking me to dinner with his mother." Jun said with a grin.
"I can't believe it. Praise the heaven's above!" Ren half shouted.
"And sing Hallelujah!" Jun shrieked, breaking into a triumphant little dance.
Jun and Pai Long had been dating for 10 years but never once had the martial arts superstar invited her to meet his mother.
"But you can't simply go out like that!"
"Why not? It's perfect ---- his mother is ultra super duper conservative."
"Because you'll tip your hand. Who do you want to impress the most, Pai Long or his mom? If you dress like that, he'll know that you are trying to get his mother's approval and that's fatal to a guy as cool and hip as him. What we boys hate the most is when a girl disguises herself as a fiancée before we even asked their hand in marriage. I'm sure that when he sees you, he'll laugh his head off." Ren reminded her.
"Oh gosh! --- you're absolutely right," she wailed, enlightened by his advice.
"Sis, just be yourself. Nothing turns a guy on than a woman who isn't afraid of showing who she really is."
Jun hugged her little brother, then immediately straightened up when she heard the doorbell rang.
"Don't worry; I'll keep him while you change." Ren volunteered.
"Thanks for the advice, HandsomeChinese21!" she winked before proceeding to her room to change.
"What the---!" Ren was left speechless with shock then his eyes went into slits as he blurted, "Pirika!!!"
~majrocks~
Phew! At long last another chapter done! This is actually dedicated to Asakura YohAnna for suggesting that Yoh should think that Redseb was Anna's boyfriend. I was going to that direction already but her request still motivated me to continue that idea. Actually this chapter is the only chapter that I had fill out with a lot of fillers. Well, I think that sometimes it really does happen. I've had this chapter ready earlier but I didn't upload it until today, Easter Sunday because I've promised myself that come what may I'm not going to upload anything on my blackout days namely : Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Black Saturday. I hope that all of you guys will have a great summer. Tomorrow my summer classes will start, enslaving me to school eight hours a day, four days a week. :`(
Lovelots,
Majrocks .^_^.V
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