Based on The Mercer Sister's Your Most Prized Possession?
Author's Note: Sorry it took a while to update, I had a plethora of summer school classes, and now one of them ended, so I'll hopefully have more time. In the meantime, enjoy and R&R!
Chapter Three: The Aftermath
Akari kept running and running, increasing her momentum. At the moment, she didn't really care about anything but what Hikaru had previously said. 'That stupid jerk! Thinking he can sell me off like an auctioneer!' she thought bitterly.
Wham!
"Oomph!" Akari cried as she collided painfully with the floor. She had bumped into the last person possible-Touya Akira.
"Gomenasai!" Akari said, bowing to the person she encountered, then she looked up, and fell right back down again.
"T-Touya-kun?" she spluttered. 'Of all the people possible…' she thought. Akira blinked, then noticed the person who had collided with him. He also noticed she was still on the floor, so, being the "knight in shining armor" that he is, he offered his hand to her.
"Thanks" Akari muttered, growing slightly pink in the cheeks.
"No problem, but why were you running so hard in the first place Fujisaki-san?" Akira asked.
"He told me about that stupid bet he lost over a Go game…" Akari said, slightly annoyed.
"I hope you're not angry for what has happened, Fujisaki-san…" Akira said, concerned. Akari's features softened.
"No, I'm not angry…well, at least not at you. I'm angry at stupid Hikaru, treating me like a piece of property and telling me to go on a date with someone else, even though I'm his girlfriend for kami's sake." Akari burst out viciously.
"Well he has been known for his brashness…" Akira replied. Akari snorted.
"You're telling me… I grew up with him…but I never thought it would turn out like this…" she said. Akira nodded.
"Indeed. But Shindo will never change." he said. Akari nodded in agreement.
"Ano, well, I better be going…" Akari mumbled.
"I'll escort you back home then." Akira said.
While they were walking towards Akari's house, they talked about school, how Hikaru was being a jerk, Go, embarrassing stories of Hikaru as a kid, how Hikaru and Akari came to be, and stuff like that. Pretty soon, they had reached Akari's house.
"So, this is it…" Akari said, trailing off.
"Yes, well I'll see you on Saturday I suppose? " Akira asked. Just then, they heard some crashes and finally a figure darted out. It was none other than Hikaru.
"Akari! I've been looking all over for you, I was so worried- What's he doing here?" Hikaru said, panting, looking at Akira.
"Touya-kun here was being a gentleman and escorting me back home." Akari said with an emphasis on the word "gentleman".
Then, turning to Akira, she said, "Thank you very much, Touya-kun. Saturday will be fine. Sayonara."
"Sayonara Fujisaki-san. Sayonara Shindo." Akira said, and then he left while Hikaru and Akari stared at his retreating back. Then without a word, Akari went back to her house, leaving a very confused Hikaru.
That night
"And he just basically treated me like I was his possession or something!" Akari cried over the phone with her best friend, Myuki Kyshima, who was a bubbly girl that owned her own clothing line.
"Mmmhmm…I agree, Shindo-kun hit rock bottom this time. But look on the bright side, you can still get your revenge on him" she replied.
"How?" Akari asked.
"Just pretend you're looking very forward to this 'date' and make Hikaru jealous… that way he'll learn a lesson or two from this." Myuki advised.
"Hmm… that does seem like a good plan…" Akari mused.
"Then it's settled, I'll come over to your house on Saturday to help you prepare…I have just the perfect outfit for you…" Myuki cried, imagining the possibilities of dressing up the auburn-haired girl. Akari sweat dropped as Myuki rambled on and on about what went well with her hair, her eyes, her cheeks…and much much more.
"Ano Myuki…is all of this really necessary?" Akari asked timidly.
"Well we're thinking of revenge here…so you must be at your best…and it's also Akira Touya we're talking about here…one of the most eligible bachelors in Japan, and a Go master to boot, so you have to be at least presentable." Myuki stated.
"Well if he's so eligible then why don't you ask him out? I already have Hikaru." Akari asked.
"He's too quiet for my tastes, and even if you have Shindo-kun, you're still set up for a date with Touya-kun on Saturday are you not?" Myuki pointed out. Akari sighed, she got her there.
"Fine, you win but leave the details till Saturday ok? I still have lots of homework to go, Myuki" Akari surrendered.
"Fine…Ja ne Akari!" Myuki said.
Click!
Akari sighed, finally, she could have some peace and quiet without having her world turned more upside down that it already has. Then she proceeded to work.
At Hikaru's House
"And she just basically embarrassed me in front of Touya! And what was up with her running away, it's not like it was the end of the world or something!" Hikaru complained to Waya, whom he invited over for some Go discussion.
"Hikaru, my man, I have two things to say to you. First of all, you were the one who offered her as a prize, and if I were her, I'd be pretty upset enough to run away too. Second of all, I seriously think you just invited me up your house to talk about your girlfriend and not about Go." Waya said as he placed his white Go stone.
"That's nonsense, I invited you up here to play Go and nothing else!" Hikaru protested as he placed his black Go piece.
"Uhh…Hikaru, for one, you didn't stop talking about Fujisaki-san since I got up here, and… you just made a bad move." Waya said, and picked up Hikaru's black stones from the board.
"Wha…hey!" Hikaru cried, "I just wanted to have a conversation starter y'know."
Waya rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, I'm really sure that talking about your girlfriend is a great conversation starter, Hikaru." Waya commented dryly.
"Whatever…" Hikaru muttered as they counted up their moku. Of course, due to his distracted mind, he lost.
"How about another game eh?" Hikaru asked Waya. Waya yawned.
"Nah, I'm pretty beat for the night, I better get home before my mom starts yelling at me for being late again…you know how paranoid mother's are these days…" he replied.
"Alright, then I'll see you to the door." Hikaru agreed, and the pair of them walked downstairs.
"Good night, Waya." Hikaru said as he opened the door for him.
"Ja ne, Hikaru! Tell me how this "Akira and Akari" thing goes…" he said, winking. Hikaru made a face.
"Go home already, Waya!" he said teasingly as Waya laughed. Then Hikaru closed the door, and sighed, pondering what to do to win over Akari's anger right now.