Based on The Mercer Sister's Your Most Prized Possession?
Chapter Six: The Ride Back Home
Akari and Akira had agreed to walk around a bit before going back. So the pair of them were strolling on the sidewalks of shops. They had a pretty animated conversation going on, which was rare for Akira, since he grew up having virtually no one around his age to talk to. Akira was in the middle of a sentence when Akari's eyes became unfocused on his face and more off to the side of a window shop. He followed her gaze and found himself staring at a pair of necklaces with Go stone pendants, one made out of white pearl, and the other out of black onyx. Akari seemed mesmerized by it, but also a little sad.
"Ano…Fujisaki-san, are you ok?" Akira asked, snapping her out of her reverie.
"Eh? Hai, I'm alright…" she said trailing off.
"Those necklaces are pretty aren't they?" Akira commented. Akari nodded, her eyes shining.
"Hai! The designer only made 13 pairs of them, and I think this is the last one…" Akari informed.
"I see…" Akira replied, deep in thought.
"Let's continue walking…" Akari started to say, but then, she sneezed.
Aachoo!
"Fujisaki-san, are you ok? You should have told me you were cold, then I would have turned back to get your coat." Akira said concernedly.
"Iie, I'm alright. Maybe someone's talking about me or something… " Akari said, but she sneezed again.
Aachoo!
"I don't think so…here." Akira said, taking off his dress suit and wrapping it around Akari.
"Arigato, Touya-kun." Akari whispered and sneezed again.
"I think you've got a cold, Fujisaki-san. Let's turn back." Akira said firmly. Akari merely nodded as Akira put his arm around her to keep her warm.
Across the street…
When Hikaru saw his rival put an arm around Akari, he nearly ran across the street, but Waya and Myuki were prepared for this and successfully prevented him from doing so.
"Shindo! Violence is not a solution, and don't forget to stay low so that Fujisaki-san won't discover us!" Waya grunted.
"Hai! Yoshi-kun's right! Otherwise Akari might not speak to us for a long time…" Myuki agreed, and Hikaru struggled for a little more, then gave up.
"I can't believe he has the guts to do that!" he hissed furiously.
"Shindo! Calm down! He's only doing this out of common courtesy. If you were the one sneezing I'd do the same too." Waya said. Hikaru gave him a weird look.
"So you would put your arms around me too?" he asked. Waya gave a cheeky grin.
"Sure I would…in fact I'll do it now!" Waya exclaimed, attempting to put an arm around Hikaru while Hikaru gave a cry and pushed his arm away.
"I was only trying to be a friend…" Waya cried, acting all offended and holding his arm like Hikaru actually broke it.
"Ugh, sometimes I swear Waya…you're one weird cookie…" Hikaru said, disgusted by his behavior. Waya broke into a grin.
"You need to loosen up, Shindo-kun." Myuki advised. Hikaru watched Akari and Akira start to turn around.
"Let's turn back and get home before they do!" Hikaru cried, and the three of them made a mad dash towards Hikaru's car.
At Akira's car
Once Akari was in the car, she took off Akira's suit, and put on her own coat, but still, she sneezed.
"Here, just wear my coat over yours. You shouldn't have worn such less clothing…it's the beginning of autumn you know…" Akira advised.
"Hai, but Myuki picked the outfit for me, claiming that I was totally uncoordinated when it comes to clothes." Akari said absently.
"Myuki?" Akira asked, perplexed, the name sounding familiar.
"Kyshima Myuki. She's my friend who's so obsessed with clothes, she started her own clothing line." Akari said.
"She wouldn't happen to be the one who started the clothing line, Rêve would she?" Akira asked, remembering.
"As a matter of fact, she is…hey, how do you know her?" Akari asked, surprised.
"My mother buys her clothing sometimes. She likes Kyshima-san's clothes because they're stylish, elegant and ladylike, unlike the clothes that show an excessive amount of skin." Akira recalled. Akari smiled.
"Yes, Myuki is more of the fashionable traditional types…she just opened her new line for male clothing. Maybe I'll introduce her to you sometime…" Akari said.
Meanwhile…
Hikaru somehow managed to get home before Akari and Akira did. So the three of them trooped up to Hikaru's room to wait for the couple, Hikaru with his binoculars, and Myuki with her camera.
"You guys are just freaky…I'm definitely not telling you when I'm on a date…" Waya muttered.
"Hey Waya, maybe I should tap your phone line too…" replied Hikaru evilly. Waya blanched.
"You wouldn't…" Waya started. At that moment, Akira's car pulled up in view and the three of them resumed watching.
"Look! They're back!" Hikaru said putting his binoculars on again.
Back to Akari and Akira…
Akira, being the gentleman he was, escorted Akari to her front door.
"Thank you for a wonderful night, Touya-kun." Akari said, smiling at him.
"I had a wonderful time tonight too, Fujisaki-san." Akira replied.
"Sayonara, Fujisaki-san." Akira said and then, Akari gave him a small hug around the neck.
"Sayonara, Touya-kun." Akari whispered before closing the door, leaving Akira there, standing in a daze. Then, he seemed to come alive and walk back towards his car.
In Akari's house…
Akari's heart was beating quicker than usual, but that hug had meant nothing to her…or did it. She just did it out of common courtesy. She started to go upstairs when she realized that she was still wearing Akira's coat as well. Smiling slightly, she took it off and put it in the washing machine, resolving to return it to him the next time she saw him.
"Perhaps it might be fate…" she whispered as she went to sleep.
In Hikaru's house…
"Well, this time, it was Fujisaki-san who gave him a small hug." said Waya as a response to Hikaru's twitching face.
"She's only doing that out of common courtesy…" Myuki put in quickly, motioning towards Waya to help back her up before Hikaru went out of control.
"Yeah, Kyshima-san's right, Shindo. So just chill." Waya said. His words seemed to work like magic, reassuring Hikaru as his face relaxed.
"Yeah, I guess so." Hikaru said. Waya and Myuki blew great sighs of relief. Myuki started to walk towards Hikaru's bedroom door.
"Well, I better be going now…" she said, and the boys turned around to stare at her.
"Kyshima-san, it's pretty late outside, and you don't have a car with you. Are you going to walk home?" asked Waya hopefully. Myuki nodded.
"Hai…I think I can take a bus home or something…" she said. Hikaru frowned.
"There's no bus that would come at this hour…" he started to say.
"But I live across town…so now how am I supposed to go home?" wailed Myuki. The three of them stood in silence. Then, Hikaru got an evil glint in his eyes.
"I've got it. Waya, why don't you give her a lift home…" Hikaru said, and Myuki's face lifted up.
"W-what! Me? Why don't you give her a lift?" squeaked out Waya, panicking.
"Well, let's see…this is my house, so it's not like I'm going to go out again. You did drive your car here, and plus, you live across town too…" Hikaru pointed out. Then he turned to Myuki.
"Waya would be more than happy to take you home, Kyshima-san." Hikaru said sweetly.
"Arigato, Yoshi-kun!" Myuki said happily, as she put her arms around Waya for a hug.
Waya groaned as Myuki pulled, more liked dragged him downstairs, while Hikaru followed suit. Then she opened the door and bounded out, and Waya trudged after her when he was pulled back by Hikaru.
"Have fun, Yoshi-kun." Hikaru said sweetly.
"Stuff it, Shindo." Waya growled.
"Yo, take care man." Hikaru said, more seriously this time, and shut the door in Waya's face.
"And I thought the ride back to Shindo's was hell…" he muttered as he climbed into his car.
A/N: I think I messed up the speed of things, since the story "Upside Down" is at a faster pace than this one, and I'll try to get this story up to speed as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, you can help me by reviewing down there. Thanks again for reading!