Here is chapter 4.
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Maria had officially become a woman and she couldn't be more annoyed.
After Remco had crashed her party and went away in such a specular way, he had unknowingly taken the party with him.
She had spent the rest of her birthday dodging question about who that young man was but she kept her mouth shut.
The next day was Christmas so she was shielded from their curiosity because she was allowed to spend her day at home with her family.
Her dad looked like he was about to burst, when he finally realised that the friend she made was boy and wanted to go an hour rant about how boys were the fruit of all evil and how they only have one goal in their minds.
But he was civilised while her grandfather was slowly killing himself with overwhelming curiosity.
Add that to her new, state of the art scooter that Remco had gotten her and that she could actually use without being embarrassed.
She had a very nice Christmas.
Unfortunately it was over.
With nothing holding any of them back.
Interrogation hell had come.
Ch 4: The day after Christmas.
The sun was shining.
The birds were singing and it seemed like a normal day at LME, if it wasn't for the fact, Maria was trying to escape her interrogators, for example het grandpa.
But what she didn't know was that the cause of her problems just walked in through the front door.
#Lobby#
People could only stare as a much younger looking, blue eyes, Kuu Hizuri walked in through the door wearing what appeared to be bikers outfit as he was clad in leather from head to toe.
Remco walked up to the front desk, once again forced to dawn on the 'I'm more important than you' persona from last night, he ignored the stares he was getting as he made the journey, much faster thanks to his long legs.
The reception woman were too busy staring at him to notice, he had reached the desk and wanted to talk to one of them.
"Hello" Remco said.
Luckily their professional instincts kicked in, in time.
"May I help you sir" The woman in front of him said.
"I'm looking for Mar-" he began.
"GO AWAY!" Maria yelled, rushing toward him, her head turned so she didn't see him until it was too late.
She felt herself colliding with something hard but before she could fall, strong arms wrapped around her waist, stopping her.
"Phew, that was close" A male voice, she recognised all too well said, in the corner of her eyes she saw Kuu-san appearing from the doorway along with her grandpa and a few others.
"R-Remco?" she said in disbelief, why was he here!?
"Yes, I'm happy to see you too, Maria" Remco said before adding. "Now I'm going to drop you because I'm uncomfortable in this position"
"Huh?"
Before Maria could process what she heard, her support had vanished and she was forced to do her best to stand up straight.
Maria huffed before straighten her clothes out while Remco looked on amused.
They were both in their own little world that they completely forgot that the whole room was currently staring at them until Lory coughed, they both looked surprised to see him there along with the all of the Hizuri's and some others and now that there was no bodyguards stop them from meeting the young man, Lory was going to make full use of his new found freedom.
"Who are you?" Lory asked, noticing the young man was looking at all of them but Kuu in the eyes.
"Did I not introduce myself last night?" Remco said, before sighing "Yesterday, was just so hectic. My name is Remco Delius, nice to meet you"
His name didn't get a reaction at all and he almost face faulted.
"It's okay if you don't know me, maybe you would have heard who my father is, you should probably ask your Tec department, maybe thieve heard of me or my father" Remco said, wishing his father could stop acting like a wierdo and go out, clean cut and shaved but that was impossible not without being ran over by Kuu Hizuri fans. "Now if you excuse me" He said, smiling before adding" I'm going to kidnap this lovely lady here"
"What?" Maria said.
Before anyone could process what he just said, Maria found herself flung over Remco arm and heading towards the double doors while being held like a sack.
Like teleportation they were in front of a blue bike and Maria head was covered in a helmet.
"Wait a minu-" she began.
The engine roared to life and the vehicle started moving, Maria instantly clung to his waist.
He better not kill her!
#5 minute#
Maria felt like she had narrowly escaped death, Remco barely drove under the speed limit and yet Remco kept turning at the last second, almost hitting poles or people!
And he found her screaming funny!
"Were here" Remco said and Maria looked around to find nothing but grass.
They were outside of town.
"You needed some time away, right?" Remco said, reading her perfectly.
"You do realise my grandpa was following us, right?" Maria said, having seen an all too familiar Limo behind them than, within seconds.
"Why do think, I was driving like that? I just managed to shake him off, your grandpa is persistent, I'll give him that" Remco said, much to Maria surprise. "We've got about twenty minutes before he finds us so I want to show something"
Maria mind instantly went to uncharted waters but she shook her head.
Remco would never do that.
"Are you coming?" He asked, seeing Maria hadn't moved.
"Coming" she said, climbing up the hill.
They both climbed the hill together and Maria was so out of breath when she finally got to top, that she needed a breather.
"Look" Remco said.
Maria looked up and was shocked to see they were looking over the whole town.
It was breath-taking.
"Amazing" Maria couldn't help but say, the town was lit by different shades of light creating quite a scene.
"I was surprised when I found this place" Remco said, sitting down on the grass. "If you think this amazing, wait until you see night and daybreak"
Maria sat down next to him.
It was really an amazing scene, everything felt so peaceful and she could feel all of her worries melting away as she began to relax alongside him.
They sat there, enjoying each company.
"Remco" Maria said, remembering Remco was just here with his father on a business trip and did not actual live in Japan.
"Yes, Maria" Remco said, turning to her and Maria suddenly realised how the light reflecting off his face, really brought out his eyes.
"You got nice eyes"
"Huh?" Remco said, blinking owlishly.
Maria wanted to face palm, that wasn't what she wanted to say! Was she an idiot!? Now Remco is going to find her a weird!
She was brought out of her thoughts by the sound of laughter, she turned around and saw Remco laughing.
His laughter was like melody to her ears.
"I've got nice eyes? *chuckle* Are you hitting on me?" Remco said, with a sly smile.
Maria face turned bright red and she yelled. "OF COURSE NOT!"
Remco still had that smile on his face and said. "Sure..." he trailed off, suggestively.
Maria huffed in irritation before saying. "Remco when are leaving?" How much time do we gave left? Was in the air.
"I'm returning home on New Year's, my dad is almost done here but we'll keep in touch" He said, having given her his phone number.
So we have until New Year 's Eve, she thought, sadly, she was going to miss her first ever friend. He had showed her the perks of being a teenager and how fun it could be.
Wait a minute.
The news year's Eve party!
"Why don't we spend the last night at the new year's eve party?" Maria said.
"New year's eve, party?" Remco said before he gave the expected face she know all too well. "Would it be full of adults?"
"Yes" Maria said, looking away. "But we're adults too! It's a costume party and you could even bring your dad! I'm sure he must be tired of working"
Remco could have laughed, he could imagine his father saying yes and coming in as his messy self.
"The theme is dress as the thing that best describes you" She said, "I'm going as a tiny cat and you could go as a mischievous fox"
He could see his father going as a wolf or the devil himself and it took all his willpower not to sweat drop at the very idea.
"Please" Maria said, using her one hit move.
The puppy dogs eyes.
"Maria, no fair!" Remco said in horror, he tried to shift his eyes from those demons but Maria just kept on getting closer to him, making escape impossible.
"FINE! JUST PUT THOSE THINGS AWAY!" Remco yelled, caving in pathetically and Maria smiled in succession.
# That Night#
Adamus sighed, seeing his son on his hands knees in forgiveness at what he done.
"Dad, please come to the party with me" Remco said.
"I know you don't, want me to go out as my outside self" Adamus said, with narrow eyes. "I don't want to be stared at like some animal next to that man"
"But Dad" Remco said, "Are you going to live in fear of the man fans since you can afford Bodyguards now, there's shouldn't be a problem"
"You know as well as I do that the moment I show my face, I will have no privacy and our normal lives are over" Adamus said.
"But can't you wear sunglasses and a hat when you go out until your hair grows back?" Remco counted, "Don't you want to get a little revenge and out shine him?"
"I'm sensing more to this" His father said, with narrow eyes, curse him. "Spill it" he demanded.
"Dad, I want you and Kuu-san to have a blood test" Remco said, there was no point hiding it, now.
He know doing this would force old wounds in his father to open, if it did turn out that they are related, his father may ended up questioning everything he knows.
"Dad, you look like him" Remco said, " You're the same age, aren't you a least curious about whether or not, your related? Haven't you once thought, 'Hey that guy looks like me, I'm an orphan so maybe were family'."
Adamus said, nothing.
"What would mom think if she saw you, running away from your past?" Remco said, "Didn't you tell me, that the reason you came together with mom was because she accepted you even when she had seen you at your worse? Nobody said you had to like the man, at least try and reach out to possible family." Before saying in a soft tone. "Dad, I can't be by your side forever, I'm worried that you'll be all alone when I'm gone."
"...son" Adamus said, he had no idea that his son was so worried about him and he was touched.
He thought about what Anglia would have done if she was alive, she would grab hold of him and drag him to the hotel his look alike was staying at or force him to attend the party and she wouldn't let him leave until he had parted with a good amount of blood.
Thinking about how she would mumbled about how stubborn her husband was while wearing such a cute face, put a smile on his face.
Even till this day, he still missed her.
He looked at his son.
Their son.
He was proud to see what kind of person their son had become.
Maybe it was time to clutch some happiness for himself.
"Alright, I'll go" He said, wearing a small smile.
Remco didn't like the smile on his father face.
And scene!
Finally done! Next chapter is the big reveal and Adamus finally makes and entrance and Kuu is shocked to a man who could very pass as his twin brother, appear before his very eyes. Review/ Fav and follow!