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abubi-chan: Hey abubi-chan!!! Thanks for the review…hehe and no no, I got no plans of making Fuuko a bitchy seductive crap, that doesn't suit her character. And that wasn't in the plot as well. I will make myself forget about for this chapter and maybe for the next one but believe me. You will love it once the man comes!! And yes, I am pinay and our class just started last Monday thought there weren't any teachers. Sorry for the late update btw!
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CHAPTER 7
Fuuko reached home and opened their gate. She turned to look at Kaiya and Tokiya who were inside their van.
"Is this your house Fuuko-chan?" Kaiya asked her while scanning the outside of her house.
"Well, yes. Were not as rich as you are so its kinda smaller," Fuuko answered her humbly.
Kaiya shook her head. "Naaaa, I like it! Its green!!!" she beamed.
Fuuko chuckled while unlocking their main door. It was obvious that nobody's home. Her mom was probably at work and Ganko's probably in school. Its school day anyway, so she guessed they'll be at home at lunch or before dinner.
"I didn't know you like green, Kaiya. I thought you love blue because you always wear it," Fuuko replied and slowly opened the door.
"I like blue but I love green better. Its dad who loves blue, he bought me a whole set of blue clothes, that's why you always see me wear one," Kaiya said and looked at her dad who seemed to not care about their conversation.
Tokiya had been silent all throughout their journey to Fuuko's house. His eyes were fixed on the road while he was driving and he didn't even take glimpse on Fuuko or his daughter.
"Haha. Me too, I love green and lavender," Fuuko finally opened the door and turned at the little girl again. "Would you like to come in Kaiya?" she invited her. She glanced at Tokiya and thought of inviting him too but she knew he would decline so she ceased the idea.
"Sure! Dad, lets get inside Fuuko-chan's house. Come on," Kaiya pulled her dad's arm and forced him to tag along.
"You can go with her. I'll just stay here…to uhhh..watch the things we brought," Tokiya said, trying the best alibi to decline.
Kaiya stopped bugging and stared at him. She made a sad face and thrust her lower lip forward, showing the cutest pout Tokiya had ever seen. Tokiya rolled his eyes when he saw his little girl started pulling out tears from her eyes. He smiled at her and sighed in defeat. His daughter always got her way of getting what she wants. He had been a victim of that cute face eversince its first existence.
"Alright, Kaiya. Let's go," he said and opened the other door for his baby.
Kaiya hugged him from behind the frontseat and hopped out of the car immediately. She run towards Fuuko and Tokiya followed shortly behind them.
He stepped inside Fuuko's house and saw Fuuko going upstairs to change her clothes. He invited himself on the couch beside Kaiya and waited patiently.
Kaiya was looking around the whole house with her blue eyes. She looked to her side and saw lavenders and lilac placed in a beautiful Chinese porcelain. She noticed a framed picture below and took it gingerly from the stand. She stared at it for awhile, recognizing the familiar faces on the picture. She saw her uncle Recca in the middle carrying fireworks on his hands. He was a bit thinner and shorter and with a longer hair. On his side was his wife Yanagi on a pink kimono and a sparkler on her hand. It was probably held in Japan's festival, Kaiya thought. She saw another girl beside her aunt Yanagi who was wearing a lavender kimono with green bamboo leaves as designs. Her hair was short and she wore a white headband (placed on her forehead instead on the head) with a black point on the center. She was a bit younger and has a strong look on her face but Kaiya knew who she was. It was unmistakably her Fuuko-chan. On the other side of the picture were Ganko and Koganei and behind all of them was her uncle Domon.
She smiled as she stared at the younger Fuuko once more. She looked so cool! Kaiya thought and shifted her eyes on the man beside Fuuko. She stared at him in awe and she giggled.
Tokiya noticed his daughter's little movements and looked beside him. It seems like she was looking at something but he cannot see it since she was not facing him. He was surprised when Kaiya twisted her face to look at him. She was giggling uncontrollably and he quirked an eyebrow at her in question.
Instead of being answered, he received a merry laugh from his daughter. "What is it?"
"Here!" his daughter beamed and shoved the picture in front of his face. "Daddy, you look like a girl back then!" she exclaimed and laughed again, her feet were starting to wiggle in full exhilaration.
Tokiya gazed at the picture intently. He remembered this moment. They took the picture on the carnival while Recca was preparing to start the firework show he and his father provided. He and Fuuko were still together during this time. He stared at her face pensively.
Kaiya was still laughing at him. "Hey dad, you and Fuuko-chan were close friends weren't you?"
Tokiya moved his face towards her daughter. "How could you say so?" he asked her gently.
"Because, look," Kaiya pointed him and Fuuko in the picture, particularly on Fuuko's arms encircled around her dad's elbow. ", you two seem to be very happy together," she added.
Tokiya pulled the picture from his daughter's hand and placed it back on the table beside their couch. "You know that you are not supposed to be taking anything from another else's house, Kaiya," he shook a finger in front of her.
"But I didn't steal it, I just take a look,"
"Its still not good, Kaiya," he narrowed his eyes on her.
Kaiya pouted. She turned to look at the picture again. She smiled and beamed at her father. "You still look like a girl!" she teased.
Fuuko was all dressed up and went downstairs. She had her purple hair tied on her nape and wore a big hat with a lavender lace surrounding it. Fuuko had a lavender blouse on paired with shorts (the sexy Fuuko shorts) and sneakers.
Tokiya heard footsteps coming down the stairs and twisted his head to meet Fuuko. Her hair was bouncing behind her while she hastened herself downstairs. He stared at her from head to foot and his jaw dropped after seeing her wearing the 'mini' shorts she used to wear when they were younger. He gulped and pushed his jaw up immediately, making sure she didn't notice.
"Fuuko-chan you look kawaii!" Kaiya exclaimed and ran towards Fuuko.
Fuuko laughed and reached for Kaiya's hand. Tokiya stood up and waited for the two females to go out from the house first.
They went inside the van and Tokiya started the engine. Fuuko was in the front seat beside him while Kaiya was on the back playing with her huge teddy bear which she always bring when they go to a picnic or fishing.
It was the start of Fuuko's plan. She wanted to bring the Fuuko she used to be. It was the Fuuko whom Tokiya had fallen for. And the 'mini' shorts would be the perfect start. If she can get back to what she used to be, then it would be a lot easier to gain Tokiya's affection once more.
Tokiya was silent again and his eyes were focused on the road. He didn't even take a glance at the woman beside him. She was also as silent as he was. All they can hear was Kaiya's voice talking and giggling at her stuff toy.
"So where exactly is this lake we are going to?" Fuuko broke the silence.
"We are going to Lake Shijo. It's not that far from here, we'll be there in forty-five minutes if traffic would not come our way," Tokiya answered without looking at her.
"Oh I see," Fuuko turned to look at the front as well. She sighed and rested her head on her seat. She crossed her legs and raised her hands to serve as a pillow under her neck.
"Mi-chan?" she said. Alright, next procedure, the "Mi-chan" address.
"What is it?"
"How have you been?" she asked, both of them were not facing each other.
"Still the same"
"I see. For me, you have changed a lot," Fuuko retorted silently.
There were a few minutes silence before Tokiya replied something.
"How about you?"
"Good. Pretty fine actually," she answered and looked at him. "You look much better than the last time I saw you," she complimented cheerfully.
Tokiya lowered his head, like he was trying to find the next words to say on the pedals. Then he looked up on the road again and without looking at her, he said "As well do you."
He hated to admit it, but it's true. He would have said it on the first time he saw her but he forced himself not to.
They reached the lake fifty minutes from Fuuko's house because there was a little traffic build up. They entered the huge gate which concealed the lake from the eyes of the city. It's not really located in the city though, more on the boundary of the city and the countryside.
Tokiya tugged his phone from his pocket and dialed some number. He called his sister to tell them that they have arrived. After a few minutes, the giant door opened and a tall dark and handsome man greeted them. Tokiya bowed politely at him from the inside of his car and slowly drove towards the lake.
Fuuko gasped in amazement. It was a really big curtilage and the lake was located in the center of it. The lake itself was already wide but to Fuuko's calculations, it will just be one-fourths of the entire vicinity.
Tokiya parked his car near Mifuyu and her family's picnic table. The three of them unloaded the car and Kaiya ran towards her cousin Shijo. Fuuko was stunned on her spot as she scanned the place they're in. It was beautiful and very enchanting. If she didn't know better, she would think that it was one of those places she saw in fantasy movies where the fairies and the magical creatures are found. She stared at it in awe until Tokiya snapped his fingers on her.
"Are you going to drool there all day?" he asked impatiently.
Fuuko shook her head thoughtlessly and stared at the lake once more. Tokiya looked annoyed and poke his index finger on her forehead. "Suit yourself, monkey. I guess I understand why you are acting like that. You probably think this is your hometown," Tokiya smirked and went to greet his sister.
Fuuko was snapped out from her thoughts after Tokiya's retort. She madly followed behind him and pulled his hair forcefully. "Shut up, fridge boy," she hissed and went straight to the table without looking back at him.
Tokiya winced. Of all the things she can pull, she chose his precious hair which he had been taken care of in his lifetime.
The temperature was starting to increase when it was almost lunch time so Fuuko left her fishing pole near the lake. She went to the picnic table to help Mifuyu prepare their food. Kaiya and her cousin were running all around the place. And Tokiya and Mifuyu's husband, Katsuo, were still holding their fishing gear trying to compete on catching the biggest fish.
"Im happy you came along, dear," Mifuyu said as she arranged the plates on the table. "I thought you wouldn't come since Toki-chan's here,"
"Oh. Haha! Of course I will come. Why do you think of that?" she answered her immediately.
Mifuyu stared at her and smiled. "I was thinking that you will feel uncomfortable having my little brother around," she was placing the glasses now.
"Oh no, not at all. Everything's fine now and I have gotten over it a long time ago," she waved it off, guessing that Mifuyu also knew about Tokiya and her.
"That's good to know. I just hope my brother had also gotten over it," the older woman took a glance at Tokiya and then turned to look at Fuuko. "He's been hiding it but I know he's still on the process of forgetting everything,"
Fuuko grimaced and lowered her head. "He doesn't look like that to me," she murmured and placed iced tea on their glasses.
After finishing the preparations, Mifuyu called the others to settle down on their respective chairs. Her family was seated on the other side of the rectangular table while Fuuko, Tokiya and Kaiya were sitting across them.
Kaiya and Shijo were devouring their food like there will never be left for the next day. And the adults keep laughing at them. They don't want to spoil them but one day wouldn't hurt. And besides, they seemed to miss each other a lot and there was no harm if they forgot their manners once in awhile.
Fuuko was silently eating her meal when Mifuyu suddenly asked her.
"So Fuuko, till when are you going to stay here?"
"I have until the first week of January. I asked our headnurse to have me extend my leave so I can spend New Year here as well," she answered and drank her iced tea.
"Oh I see. Oh dear, I forgot. Fuuko this is my husband Katsuo Shimizu," Mifuyu gestured her hand towards her husband. "Honey, this is Fuuko Kirisawa, Tokiya's errr…friend and dad's private nurse," then she had her hand gestured at Fuuko.
Katsuo reached a hand towards Fuuko and Fuuko shook it gingerly. He was a fine looking man on his early 40's. His hair was dark grey and a few white strands were visibly seen. But over-all he was matured and neat, compassion and content were fixed in his eyes.
Fuuko liked him instantly. She thought the man deserved Mifuyu as well as Mifuyu deserved him. And their son Shijo was also a nice looking lad with light brown hair and plump red cheeks and lips. His eyes were as cute as amethyst orbs and his fair skin glowed magnificently against the sun's rays.
Shijo Shimizu. What a cute name for a cute little boy. Fuuko smiled warmly at the eating lad before turning her sights to his mother. "So you named your son after the lake?"
Mifuyu smiled. "No, actually, we named the lake after him. We bought this place a month after Shijo was born and my husband and I cannot think of a name for the lake, so we chose Shijo once more," she replied and took a bite of her lettuce.
Fuuko nodded in understanding. No wonder I didn't see anyone except us in this place. Its exclusively for the Mikagamis. I never thought they keep a really big fortune. That's why the iceblock seem to be very proud of himself. She thought annoyingly and took a glimpse at Tokiya who was currently eating his lunch silently.
Fuuko looked away and finished her lunch immediately. She placed her plate on the plastic container and went back to her fishpole with a glass of iced tea on her hand. But she politely left them before she went to go fishing again.
She was thankful that she brought her big hat for that day. The sun was shining on its fullest but she didn't want to join Tokiya and the others on the picnic table. It was dim on that place since there was a big tree giving them shade from the sun's heat. She got a worm from the little metal pail and placed it on the hook at the end of the nylon thread. She stood up and threw the hook at the lake, waiting patiently for some fat fish to be caught. She stayed standing for awhile.
A few minutes past and there was still no fish caught. She arched an eyebrow and waited for five more minutes. None. She narrowed her eyes on the end of the thread visible above water and waited for another minute. Tick tock tick tock…her eyelids were starting to fall down. She shook her head to wake herself up and forcefully gripped on the fishpole.
Oh fishy. Come on fishy fishy fishy. Darn, are they sure there are fishes in here? She thought impatiently. She glimpsed at the pail left by Tokiya and Mifuyu's husband, and she miffed when she saw that the pails were full of fishes, indicated by the fish tails wiggling above it.
She stared at the fishpole angrily. Why cant I catch even just one?!
"I don't think you're fishing monkey. You look like a statue from afar," Tokiya voiced in, sounding irritable.
He went closer behind Fuuko and positioned her arms enclosed to his'. "I bet you don't even know how to throw bait," he whispered.
Fuuko gulped after sensing his toned torso touched against her back. He had his arms surround hers and guided her hands in holding the pole. She trembled at the sudden gesture. She knew he was so close, she can even feel his breath against her cheek and its sending tremors down her spine.
Tokiya's chin was placed above her shoulder and Fuuko gulped once more. It had been eight years since they have been this close and the sudden closeness seemed to be so new to her. It was like an idiosyncratic reaction though they had been like that a lot of times in the past. But she was determined to attract him again, and not him attracting her. So she rested her back against his chest and forced herself to relax within his embrace. Ok, Pls-help-me-with-this mode, Set!
Tokiya steadied her and placed her hands on the right part of the pole. He was a little surprised that she seemed to cooperate quickly. He was expecting some struggling and words of protest from her but he received none. He secured her hands with his, making sure that she had her grip on the right position.
"Ok. Get ready to throw the hook," he instructed her, whispering.
Mifuyu and her husband were taking a rest under the giant tree. They watched as Tokiya taught Fuuko how to use the fishing gear.
"If I don't know better, I would think Tokiya got some romantic feelings towards that pretty girl," Katsuo commented and held his wife steadily on his side.
"You really don't know better, honey. Fuuko was Tokiya's ex-girlfriend. But they broke up when Tokiya was set in that arranged marriage with Neon," Mifuyu answered back.
"I see. It must have been hard for the both of them,"
"It was," Mifuyu whispered. "But its good that one of them had gotten over it," she sighed.
"Really? What do you mean?" Katsuo turned to look at her.
"Fuuko is engaged. But I would love to see them together again. They make such a good couple,"
"True," he answered her and they spent their rest time watching the two together.
Fuuko was having a good fishing time after Tokiya's lecture. Tokiya was still behind her but the pressure of his touch wasn't affecting her no more. She was holding the fishpole while waiting for a fish to be caught. Tokiya kept whispering instructions and she followed it obediently.
Suddenly, Fuuko saw that the thread at the far end was starting to move. Slowly and little by little, until it fastened and she felt the tension of the movement on the pole.
"I think I caught something!" she exclaimed excitedly.
"Grip the pole tightly!" Tokiya directed her, his hands holding hers. Fuuko followed him and steadied her arms.
"I can feel it! This is a big one, isn't it?" Fuuko uttered aloud.
Tokiya smiled at her, amused. "I guess so," he answered. "Ok, pull it immediately upward once I said go,"
Fuuko nodded with determination. She gripped on the pole tightly and focused her eyes on the thread.
"One…" Fuuko gulped. "Two…" Tokiya held her hands tightly. "Three…"
"GO!" both of them pulled but a sudden force from behind Tokiya caught himself off balance. Fuuko felt Tokiya's weight directed towards the lake and she gasped when the both of them fell on the water.
Tokiya managed to hold her on the waist before they both stumbled on the cold lake water.
Kaiya and Shijo sweatdropped. They saw Mifuyu and Katsuo ran towards them and they both smiled sheepishly at the couple.
"What happened?" Katsuo asked in panic.
The two children looked at each other and smiled sheepishly again. "We were just playing and we accidentally bumped them," Shijo explained with full guilt. Kaiya bit her lips, worriedly.
All of them looked at Fuuko and Tokiya who just emerged from the water, entirely soaking wet. Mifuyu and her husband helped them get up and both were panting for breath afterwards.
The kids handed them their handkerchiefs. And both stared at them apologetically. "Sorry," they chorused.
Tokiya and Fuuko took the handkerchief and wiped their wet faces on it. They looked at each other and began laughing. The others stared at them in amusement but joined them laughing in a few seconds.
They spent the whole afternoon competing on whose to get the biggest fish. Even Mifuyu joined them. The one who lose will be the one to cook the fishes for all. Unfortunately, it was Katsuo who lost and his wife won.
Fuuko helped him toast the fishes they caught. Mifuyu and Tokiya prepared the table for them. Fuuko stared at the enormously large fish that Katsuo's wife caught. She couldn't believe it herself, even imagining that Mifuyu could get a fish as big as that didn't come up on her mind.
"The Mikagamis are always good at fishing, its like their inherited ability," Katsuo talked to Fuuko while staring at his wife.
Fuuko was standing beside him and watched him fan the coal to produce more heat. "Yea, I noticed that too," and she stared at Tokiya who happened to get a big fish next to his sister's.
"I married Mifuyu because she beat me in a fishing competition,"
"What?" Fuuko quickly glanced at the older man.
"We were classmates in college and I know you wouldn't believe this but we used to fight back then. Mifuyu always beat me academically but I always outstood her when it comes to extracurricular activities like the sports and stuff," he told her silently, making sure that the others wouldn't hear.
Fuuko listened intently.
"We kept competing with each other. But the funny thing about it was, she got a crush on me," Mr. Katsuo smirked. Fuuko sweatdropped.
"She did. I always thought she was a really good and beautiful woman but I was a womanizer when I was in college and I date all girls who dropped themselves on front of me. We fought about it even though she wasn't my girlfriend, she kept telling me not to date many girls at one time. I was kinda annoyed at her for interfering into my personal business so I told her I will obey her once she beat me up in a fishing competition. I chose fishing since we both don't know anything about it, well, I didn't know about it and I thought she didn't know too. She won the fight and I stopped dating girls after that. We both fell in love and in the night after our wedding she told me that fishing was Mikagami's specialty. And that she was sorry for tricking me, but of course I have loved her so much so I forgave her immediately. But come to think of it, its still funny isn't it?"
"Yes but I think it is so cute," Fuuko retorted. "I think you were really destined to be with each other," Fuuko complimented.
"Haha. Yea, I guess so too. So how about you? Mifuyu told me you're engaged?"
Fuuko nodded. "He's a doctor from the hospital I was working. He's a handsome man and a very romantic one too," Fuuko said and flipped the fish to toast the other side.
"But surely he's not as handsome as Tokiya, is he?"
Fuuko was surprised at the old man's retort and gazed at Tokiya who was busily putting the glasses beside the plates. He had his hair untied and it hung freely over his shoulders. He only had a towel (hanging on his shoulders) to conceal his muscular torso since she was using the extra long sleeves he brought. He had white pants on that covered him from below his navel then down. She didn't bring any extra clothes for herself since she wasn't expecting that she would soak herself on the lake.
She sighed. "No, he is not," she truthfully answered. She cannot hide the obvious fact. Tokiya was the most good-looking man she have ever seen, not that she really pay attention to a lot of guys. But even if she didn't, a lot of girls have said the same.
"Tokiya sure is a handsome lad. If I was a woman, he will be my first choice," Katsuo said and he laughed.
Fuuko looked at him and began giggling herself. They heard Mifuyu calling them and they placed the fishes on a plate. Both were bringing the fishes on the table.
It was a tiring but an exciting day as well. They went home after the clock stroke seven and all were tired and exhausted. Kaiya and Shijo were already asleep before they arrived at the Mikagami's mansion and both had their hair ruffled wildly.
They reached the mansion and the two men carried their children inside. Fuuko and Mifuyu followed shortly, the maids took the things they brought earlier and the driver parked Tokiya's van in their parking lot.
Mrs. Mikagami went downstairs to meet them and all of them changed their clothes after having chitchat with the old woman.
Mifuyu offered a pair of her clothes to Fuuko so she can change Tokiya's clothes. She gladly took it and immediately went to the rest room to change. She wore a knee-length white skirt paired with white blouse. Her sneakers were soaking wet too so she was also offered Mifuyu's white doll shoes. She thanked her after getting out from the rest room and Mifuyu hugged her warmly.
"Would you want to stay here for the night, Fuuko-chan?"
"Oh I'm sorry Mifuyu-san but I guess I should go home tonight. I wasn't at home last night and I'm sure my family missed me already," she declined courteously.
"Oh, I understand, dear. Will you have Tokiya accompany you there?" she asked, more on requesting.
Fuuko nodded. "Sure"
Tokiya and Fuuko were already in the car on the way to Fuuko's house. They didn't talk but they were contented by the silence of the evening. Tokiya pulled over when they were in front of the green gate and he turned to look at her.
Fuuko looked at him as well. She smiled and stared at his eyes, it was glowing against the light from the lamppost. "Thank you for the wonderful day," she said and immediately gave him a quick kiss on his cheek. She saw him blush a bit but he looked away to hide it.
"Just go away, Kirisawa," he said.
Fuuko smiled wider. She knew he was blushing and she chuckled a bit. "Goodnight, Mi-chan" she said before unloading his car.
Tokiya watched as Fuuko walked inside their house. A smile resided on his face. Goodnight Fuuko.
A/N: Finally, I have finished the next chapter. I hope you like this one. I put my full effort to write this you know! Coz my eyes were blurred for the past few days since I lost my contacts!!! Grrr!! I would really appreciate getting some reviews! I LOvE you All!!