I just have to get this out of my system, okay? My favorite pairing was actually AtobexHikaru…so I kept thinking about it…Eiji's story would have to be postponed...I just have to get over with this..i'm so obsessed with these two...and don't worry, nobody is going to be hurt here...
actually...there are some parts here that are actually going to be part of My Game, Your World:Rematch because you know...they are all interconnected...if not by the time line then the place.
There's another(the continuation) coming out next week so stay tuned...review!
I'm still deciding whether I go with Atobe or kintaro...and ummm....tell me if anyone was OOC...I was afraid I changed Kintaro's character dramatically...but they're all grown up hey! So it was hard!
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"Would you like me to leave?"
"Could you stay?"
It took all of Hikaru's courage to just try and look at him in the eyes. Her eyes widened for a second then softened, tears threatening to spill, her lips curving into a bitter smile.
"…no."
Atobe actually thought he was being harsh now.
"I'm sorry…it just didn't happen…"
That was when her tears fell, traveling down her cheeks into her lips, which had long ceased to smile.
"I understand…I won't bother you anymore." She wiped her tears with her sleeve and stood up, looking anywhere but him. "I'll get my bags." she let out a sniffle then ran upstairs to her room before slamming the door shut.
Atobe watched after her, trying to think of a way to soften the situation, but none came to him because there was nothing more to do or say. It was all over now.
"I'm sorry"
Atobe Keigo felt regret for the first time in his life that one fateful morning.
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"Keigo-sama, what do you propose we should do?...Keigo-sama?"
Atobe Keigo went out of his stupor and turned to the speaker on the podium. They clearly suspect him of daydreaming now. He straightened out his suit and cleared his throat.
"Go with the scheduled plan."
A wave of murmur reverberated in the room and the meeting was adjourned. Everyone stood up and went out of the room to go back to their other jobs. Soon, Keigo found himself taking his time clearing out his things then standing up to go towards the door.
"Keigo-kun, is something bothering you?"
Keigo turned to the source of the voice, his father, who had entered from another adjoining door into the room.
"It was nothing, father. I just remembered a previous engagement I should have been to minutes ago, but I guess I missed it."
His father gave him a kind smile. "I have a favor to ask of you. A dear friend of mine, Toyama-san, is celebrating his son's birthday tomorrow and I'm so sorry that I have to be in someplace else on that date. Could you go in place of me? I'll even throw in a week's worth of vacation in it for you."
"I'll think about it. I'm busy tomorrow, too." he then turned to leave when his father stopped it again.
"By the way, Keigo. It's going to be in their villa in Awaji."
And that was what decided Keigo to go.
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It was a beautiful Saturday morning and she woke up early to prepare the pizza that she had promised she would bring today. It was a special day actually, it was one of her dear friend's hurried to her bicycle and started towards the villa on top of the hill. The morning breeze made her hair fly as her bike accelerated down the road towards the small town near the coast of Awaji Island. a/n. Awaji is a real island in japan.
"Ohayou, minna!" she greeted the congregation of women in front of the vegetable store.
"Ohayou, Hika-chan!" they greeted back.
"Ara...are you going to Kin-chan's house today?" one of the women asked her.
"Hai, it's his birthday, you know." she said with a smile.
"Are you sure you're not his girlfriend?" the store owner teased.
"Mou, oji-san! We're just friends! Anyway, I have to get going now!" she said.
"Wait! Wait!" the store owner's wife came out of the back room and handed the girl a rather big, and heavy box. "Here, a birthday gift for that sweet little boy who always run errands for me." she smiled sweetly.
The girl took the box and strapped it at the back seat of her bike. When it was safely in place, she rode the bike again then turned to the people in the store. "I'll make sure he eats all these! Ja, minna!" she said then went on her way again.
"Send him all our love!" the women teased again.
"HAI! HAI!" she laughed. Kin-chan sure is popular with the ladies. The OLD ladies...hehe.
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It wasn't like he gave up his childish self like when he was twelve years old...but he's twenty now, so much for games!
"Kin-chan! Throw us the ball!" Takuto shouted. He is seven years old.
"Mou! Stop ordering my Kin-chan around, Takuto!" Maria protested then clung onto Kin-chan's arms. She was five years old.
"Quit it, you guys. Just get on the game." Gari stated. He was eight years old.
Man...I'm twenty-one and I'm being bullied by these kids! Somebody help me! he thought while getting 'molested' by Maria. They don't even treat me as a tennis coach anymore.
"And the great Onee-sama has arrived! Junjurunjun! Tadaa!"
And here comes another major pain in the-he was cut out of his thoughts when he was presented with a box of fresh pizza...with twenty-one small candles standing on top of it.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIN-CHAN!" all the people in the garden roared at him.
He smiled. "Thanks Tak-kun, Maria-chan, Ga-kun...." and then he turned to the beaming girl standing in front of him. "Thank you, Hikaru-chan."
Hikaru shook her head. "It was nothing, Kintaro-kun!"
After they ate the pizza(it was still seven in the morning), the children took a nap on the lawn and left the two adults to clean up their mess.
"Ne, Hikaru-chan, you still remember your promise, right?" Kintaro asked as he picked up another tennis ball and put it in a basket.
"Of course, I'll be the best goddamn partner you could ever wish for, besides, my sisters would be coming here...I must behave." Hikaru laughed in anticipation in seeing her sisters, Kaoru and Riko again. She picked up the pizza carton and threw it in the garbage can.
"You should!" Kintaro approached her and led her to the balcony overlooking the ocean. "I invited all my teammates back in middle school...and my opponents too! I want to see them all! Especially Koshimae!" he sat on one of the recliner chairs.
"I can't believe it has been two years since Ryoma last came here, ne? Back then, I almost had us both killed." Hikaru reminisced then laughed it off.
"Geez, you shouldn't have told him you could drive, baka..." Kintaro replied then looked over at Hikaru...all these years, she still hasn't changed one single bit.
He was fifteen years old when his parents decided to move him to Awaji. He just graduated middle school and was going to continue his schooling in Awaji High School. On the first day of High School, he met Hikaru Shinohara, who was currently in second year at that time. She was at the top of her class, by far the richest kid in there, she was popular...she was very happy.
When their paths crossed, it was overall chaos. They were much too 'happy' and 'wild' that everyone can't help but get carried away. They were the moodmakers, troublemakers and by far the closest they could ever be. They were even thought to be a couple at one time, but no...they just found another person like them. But still...she was...
He was at this very villa when he saw her down on the beach, walking towards the ocean as if not seeing the big waves coming at her. She was mindless of the storm. He could have sworn she really wanted to die at that time, if only he hadn't come down and interfered. Then she smiled at him and told him she just lost something so precious to her and that the ocean could have it. He really thought she was insane but he was afraid to leave her alone, she was his friend. And then, all the emotions she was hiding behind her mask poured into him. All this time, she was trying her best to hide, to run away, to feel nothing. Her mask, her cheerful facade fell away and she was just Hikaru again. The pitiable girl that one certain person made her become.
It was then that it occurred that she just wanted to be loved...and desperately be loved back...just like everybody else.
And now...looking at her at this distance made his heart beat faster. She was truly happy now. The past six years had done them both good. He was a man now and she's a woman. They had long let go of the childishness they had back then when they first met. They were adults now, they are strong and...Kintaro thought...nothing could hurt her now.
"I can't help but think that something big would happen tonight...have you checked today's horoscope?" Hikaru sighed then sat back on the recliner chair beside Kintaro's.
"Hikaru-chan, you still believe in that?" he looked at the sky.
"Not really..." she said,"I just hope it's nothing bad."
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"Atobe-bocchama, we have arrived at the villa." the driver said.
Atobe Keigo sighed, so...this is it, he thought and then he got out of the car and went inside his own family's villa. Toyama's villa was at the other end of the island but he could see it clearly from outside the house, it was on a much higher place than the rest of the island's houses anyway.
He immediately went to his bedroom and shut the door locked. He lied down on his bed, trying to get some sleep.
But still, it won't come to him, sleep that is. For he was anticipating this evening's party...the night he could finally get to see her again...after that one morning eight years ago.
He didn't actually try to search for her when she went missing. He didn't even miss her one bit. He just went on his everyday life as if one Hikaru Shinohara never occurred to him. He dated numerous girls, some of them were his fiance's for some time but in the end, none of it worked out after all. He wasn't in love with any of them and yet he couldn't feel love for anybody else, even for that one certain girl.
He truly regretted the decision he made eight years ago, but then again, he also thought it was for the best. He couldn't love her, yet he didn't want to let her go, but then, she knew that and she still loved him. It was his fault that he suffered after he left her. She loved him, and he thought it still wasn't enough for him. How stupid that could have been.
And now, he would see her again. He already knew she was in Awaji a few months back. Ryoma told him, in exchange of borrowing his private island to hide his wife. He could have gone to see her right away, but no, he bid his time, he didn't know what the purpose of seeing her would be. And being a businessman, he don't do anything without serving its purpose...and now the party provided him an excuse to accidentally meet up. No, he was not a coward. And definitely no, he still is NOT in love with HER.
And that was what he actually wanted to believe but something tells him otherwise.
God, he needs the sleep so badly now.
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This is goodbye now...
Yeah...
I won't bother you anymore.
I know.
Will you miss me?
...
I see. Well then...goodbye.
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What happened here?!?
Riko! Hikaru ran after Atobe's car and she didn't see an oncoming car. She got hit!
Calm down, Kaoru, will she be all right?
Yes, it wasn't really fatal, but still...
Does Atobe know she's here?
He's the one who brought her here, but father forbid him to see her, he said it wouldn't be good for the both of them, it's over.
Why did she run after him?
She said she still hasn't told him something important yet. So she chased his car and called for him but the fog was so thick she was barely missed by the car after Atobe's.
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I'm sending you to Awaji.
Yes, father.
Have you calmed down yet, Hikaru?
Yes, father.
Good. Awaji is a peaceful island. You could go to school there. Get friends. I already bought you a house there and every thing you could ever need. Are you sure yo really want to leave Tokyo?
Yes, father.
Hikaru...
Yes, father?
Smile.
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"Rise and shine, you idiot! What the heck are you still doing in bed at this hour?"
Hikaru opened her eyes to see her own face staring down at her.
"KAORU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed and lunged at her twin with full force. They fell in a heap on the carpeted floor, laughing. "I miss you! I love you!"
"Same here...by the way...I brought Riko here...and Bunta-kun..." Kaoru said as they stood up.
"Where's my stupid future brother-in-law now?" Hikaru glared at the door when he saw Marui Bunta standing beside it, grinning at her.
"Yo, Hikaru. How's my only stupid future sister-in-law doing?" he waved at her.
"Shut up, you twin-stealer! As if I'd let a demon like you get away with my angelic sister!"
Kaoru giggled. She knew they were both glad to see each other no matter what words they might use on each other. They were close that way actually. As the two were going on about their usual bickering about trivial things, Kaoru went to Hikaru's closet to pick out her dress. Trust her twin to decide on what to wear thirty minutes before the party. It was a very strange stroke of luck that she decided to go see her three hours before the party, or else, she'd still be sleeping peacefully.
She picked a turquoise strapless satin ball gown from one of the racks and silver sandals and laid it on the bed. She then pushed Hikaru away from Marui before she gets violent and led her to the bathroom.
"Bunta-kun, please wait for us outside, this would take long!" she said, kissing Marui on the cheek and smiling at him. Marui obediently went outside to wait for his girlfriend.
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It was nearly time.
The tables were already full. Important people have all gathered to celebrate Kintaro Toyama's coming of age birthday party. There were his former teammates, rivals, schoolmates and friends in the neighborhood. There were his family, his father's associates and some ladies who just went there to be noticed by the young rich lad. The place had transformed. There were colorful lights illuminating the place, music floating in the air, there was a soft breeze blowing in from the ocean and it was relaxing.
"Hikaru sure is late..." Kintaro sighed as he looked at his watch again. Ten minutes left. He straightened his black suit and fixed his awry tie. His usually rowdy hair was gelled down that gave him a clean look. He swore he looked funny. Then his eyes lit up when Hikaru finally appeared.
Hikaru had no make-up on, just a little lip gloss and that was it. Her hair was held back from her face by two blue clips, her straight black hair cascading down her shoulders. She was fidgeting and yet she was beautiful.
"Mou...this dress is itchy...oh...come here, handsome, who made your tie?" she teased and Kintaro went to her. Hikaru fixed his tie and looked him over then gave him a thumbs up. "You look like a prince!" she grinned.
Kintaro felt the blood rush to his face. Hikaru's face was just inches away from her and he could smell her strawberry lip gloss. It made him all the more nervous.
Suddenly, all the lights went out and all was left was a spotlight at the top of the stairs where they would be descending. Kintaro held out his arm and Hikaru excitedly clung onto him. "Happy Birthday, Kintaro." she whispered as they went down the stairs. There was a warm round of applause went they stepped on the landing of the stairwell and they were bombarded with greetings.
"Thanks..." was all Kintaro could say as he was greeted again and again and again.
He must be bored by now...Hikaru thought as they weaved through the crowd, until they came to his parents.
"Hikaru-chan, thank you for taking care of my little boy..." Kintaro's mother said, "Are you sure you're really not dating?"
"Okaa-sama! How could you say that? Hikaru is just a friend!" Kintaro answered, though he was getting more nervous than before.
"It was nothing really. I love Kin-chan!" she replied all too happily.
Kintaro was surprised then went redder than he already is. His mother saw this and giggled. His father raised his eyebrow and grinned at his son. "Well then, enjoy the night we prepared for you, Kintaro." he said.
"Hai..."
They went from them and was greeted by none other than...
"Koshimae! You came! I thought you must have torn apart the invitation. How about a match?" Kintaro eagerly shook his hand and grinned...before Hikaru hit him in the head.
"Now's not the time for a tennis match, baka!" she scolded then turned back to Ryoma and gave him a hug which Ryoma eventually returned.
"I've missed you, Ryo-kun! You never visit much!" she let go of him and just settled to holding his hand.
"I've been busy..." Ryoma answered and just let the girl hold his hand. She had been a dear friend when once upon a time, Ryoma Echizen decided to run away from it all.
Hikaru beamed at him and he was forced to smile. "Still as cold as ever, you did not change! How's the wife doing?" she suddenly asked.
It took Ryoma a while to answer her. "...Fine. She's here with me."
"Ah! We must see her, ne?" Hikaru motioned to Kintaro.
"Later then..." and Ryoma disappeared in the crowd that went to greet Kintaro.
"That was weird, no? He seemed upset about his wife..." Hikaru whispered to her partner.
"That's just Koshimae for you!"
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"Ah...I'm so tired...how many hours had we been walking there?" she asked as they went from the party and into the balcony they were lounging in earlier that day. It wasn't part of the party grounds so it was slightly dim. The party was a little bit at the distance so anyone who would look in their direction would just see their silhouettes. And so the two hid in there for a while.
"It has only been forty minutes since the party started, Hikaru-chan..." Kintaro answered as he lied down on the recliner chair.
Hikaru, who was standing near the railing, sat down beside him.
"You were bored, weren't you?" she joked.
"Yeah...my throat is parched with all the greetings..."
Hikaru laughed at him. "Haha..it comes with the job..."
Kintaro stared at her as she laughed. She was indeed beautiful. She would always make him happy, make him do things he never really thought of doing before, embarrassed him for the first time ever in his life, made him laugh through bad times...
"Hikaru..."
"Huh?" Hikaru was called out of her laughter by the serious tone in Kintaro's voice. She turned to him and noticed that he had already sat up and his face was just a few mere inches away from her. She became nervous because of the look in his eyes. "What is it, Kin-chan?"
"I'm in love with you, Hikaru..." and she closed her eyes when Kintaro leaned down and closed the gap between their lips.
She opened her eyes and smiled at Kintaro, embracing him.
And then, the tears won't stop running down her cheeks.
"Hey, Hikaru, what's the matter?" Kintaro tried to console her.
"He's here..." she whispered.
"Who?"
Hikaru stopped crying and a dark shadow clouded her eyes and she looked up to meet the gaze of the man standing a few feet away from them.
"Atobe Keigo."
Kintaro turned and watched as Atobe stepped out from behind the trees and showed his visage to them.
"That was a nice greeting, Hikaru Shinohara."
EVERYONE MUST ANSWER THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRIVIA : Hikaru Shinohara is a self-insert...and a mary-sue to boot...her character and features and tastes(so she wears only either blue or black) and whatever are practically based on ME. and Kaoru is based on a close friend of mine whom I like calling my sister...is Hikaru becoming hateful?