Chapter 4
Kaname and Aiyora came in the next morning with a huge bouquet of flowers and a basket full of various kinds of fruit and chocolates. Yuki was delighted at the sight of the presents. She almost jumped down from her bed and rushed to embrace the glamorous couple. But the one she could hug comfortably was only Aiyora. When it was turn for kaname her face took a shade of deep red. It was her gullible attitude towards the brunette male that made Zero also added to Zero's frustration that it was the male Kuran who with his own hand gave the flowers and chocolates to Yuki.
The couple sat with Yuki in their bedroom while Zero busied himself to make lunch for them all. His mind wondered what were they talking about since every now and then he would hear Yuki or Aiyora's loud laughter. But he was sure the conversation couldn't be something extremely girlie since a man was present among them.
Zero's chain of thoughts were interrupting when he heard the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs. To his surprise Kaname Kuran entered the kitchen.
"Need some help?" the brunette politely offered the silver haired male.
"Are you bored with the ladies company?" Zero sort of asked in a tone that demanded. In response to that Kaname smirked making direct bold eye contact with Zero and replied.
"I was sort of invading their personal space." Kaname mused leaning on the kitchen counter. "Our wives are very close."
Zero chose not to comment on that point. Just because Yuki was friends with his wife didn't necessarily mean he must behind him. At the very least he found Aiyora to be likeable personality. This smug bastard however was an entirely different story.
"Let me give you hand." Kaname offered picking up the large knife from the counter.
"If you so insist then by all means cut those vegetables." Zero pointed his hand towards the vegetables on the plate that were already prewashed for making salad.
Kaname proceeded to cut the vegetables while Zero cautiously watched his movement for a moment before resuming back to peeling the onions. A heavy silence fell between the as they worked on their assigned task.
Kaname watched Zero struggle in cutting the onions. The poor guy was not even done with one and his eyes already stated to water, whereas he was almost done.
"I can sense that you do not like me very much." Kaname decided to break the silence. Zero was taken aback by the straight forward question. Though the man's guess was spot on but how do you tell him right on his face that 'yes, I don't like you. In fact I hate your very presence.'
"It is not like that," Zero politely said. "I'm more on the introverted side it takes me time to open up to people."
"That is understandable." Kaname agreed. Zero looked to see the brunette was almost done cutting the vegetables and the way his hand was working with the knife gave Zero the idea that this man must be a professional cook.
"You know, I do not favour you both very much either." Zero stopped in his action with a 'what the hell' look on his face. I mean this man was in his house saying it on his face that he did not like them. I mean who dares to insult someone at their very own house.
Despite the hard look on Zero face Kaname went on. "Though you are bearable but you wife…God the lady can talk!"
"So you are insulting me and wife in our won house!" Zero retorted back. "If we not fir your class then why come hand around us? Find people of your level to hang around with."
"I come only for Aiyora's sake. Nothing matter to me but happiness." Kaname said without even looking at him. Zero glared at him. A part of him was tempted to stop in his action so that he could throw this bastard out of his souse.
"You know Zero; I really do envy you every time I see how much Yuki-can loves." Zero mind was diverted as he charged the male with what do you mean?
"I mean I wish from the core of my heart that Aiyora would love me even of what Yuki-chan does to you."
"You have quite an expectation man!" Zero sneered. "You expect your wife to unconditionally love you when you constantly keep on disappearing on her. God knows where you go or who you go to."
"I manage quite an empire of a business Kiryu-kun and besides that is not the reason for the gap I share with Aiyora. You see Aiyora will never be able to love me fully because till to this day majority of her heart belongs to Kanezawa."
"Kanezawa?"
"My younger brother, with whom Aiyora was married for several years." Zero eyes somehow turned wide.
"You mean Aiyora and you-" Kaname does not give Zero chance to finish instead continues with his own side of tale.
"Aiyora and Kenezawa were childhood sweethearts who tied themselves in knot of marriage. But as fate would have it their happiness was only short lived. Only six months into the marriage my younger passes away, leaving behind a wife who was four month pregnant!" Suddenly felt the ache in his heart increase for the female.
"Aiyora very young back then barely eighteen so her family wanted to take her away and get her remarried. But she was already pregnant thus carrying the last sign of my brother. My family insisted I marry her and raise the child within her as my own. I agreed without a question because I too was in love with her but before I could gather the courage my brother already took her for himself."
Zero hated to admits but his heart was throbbing for the female. He could only wonder the pain such a young soul had to bear.
"Aiyora and I were soon after but our relationship did not change, from her side. Even after a month of marriage she continued to respect me a big brother and before I knew it my raised jealousy within my heart. Then one night in drunken state I forced myself on Aiyora and had my way with her. Letting out all the lust that was stored inside me for all these time however my action came with severe consequences Aiyora was badly injured and suffered a miscarriage. Losing that child came heavy on us especially Aiyora. After-all it was the last symbol that my brother left behind."
For a moment both the males were silent till Zero broke it.
"So how are thing now between you two?" Zero asked out of curiosity.
"Five years have passed since then. Sometimes I try to close my eyes and imagine that we have left behind that past except we probably have not, not yet. Even till this day Aiyora sleeps with a picture of Kanezawa under her pillow. Even during the hours when I make love to her she just stays there allowing me to do what I desire and not participate and when she does participate she does very passionately but I know that even though in body I am present my brother is one she is loving from heart."
Kaname finished his tale with an uncomfortable silence which was later broken by Yuki's voice.
"What have you men been talking about?" Both the male looked to see Aiyora assisting Yuki down the stairs. Zero rushed towards Yuki picked her up and carried her down to the kitchen and settled her down on a chair. Aiyora on the other hand stood near Zero.
Yuki kept on complaining how hungry she was while Kaname silently observed the close proximity of distance where his wife stood between herself and Zero. He then slowly proceeded towards his wife and affectionately cupped her face. He knew that got sudden attention of both Yuki and Zero but chose to ignore them and kissed her deeply. Aiyora too was taken aback by the kiss.
"Kaname what are you doing?" she asked with flushed face.
Instead of answering he brought out what looked like a brochure and handed it to her and informed her "We are going for a vacation to Bahamas." His words surprised the three of them. "Allow me to at least make it up to you, for those days and night I had you patiently waiting for me."
A serene smile took over her face and she looked at her husband with sparkling eyes and suddenly engulfed him into a deep kiss.
"Kaname, thank you, thank you so much." She kissed him again. Though Aiyora did not see but Kaname had the chance to sneak a glance to see how both Yuki and Zero especially Yuki was looking at them? He smiled into the kiss while congratulating him inside, after all every single step is going exactly as he planned.
"But Kaname I don't want to go on a vacation just with you." She pouted childishly. "I mean you are so boring you have all your foreign investor call and everything going on always going on even during our vacation. I will be bored. So I would rather stay here and spend time with Yuki-chan and Zero-kun."
Aiyora said exactly what he wanted to hear. Oh much he loved this moment!
"I knew you were going to say something like this." He said pinching the bridge of her nose. "That is why I planned it for not just the two of us but the four of us."
"Oh Kaname!" Aiyora embraced the male tightly while Yuki too almost jumped.
"You are taking us too Kaname-san?" Now Yuki too had her eyes sparkling.
"Yes Yuki-chan, consider this as a little token of our friend to you both."
"Zero how exciting does that sound, all four of us going for a vacation?" Yuki could not stop the widening of her mouth with excitement.
Kaname Kuran taking them out on vacation? The offer did not sit too well with Zero. I mean how could he even allow this jerk of a man to take them out on vacation? It's obvious that the Kurans' have tons of money. For Kaname Kuran, taking their entire neighbourhood to vacation would be no problem at but that does not mean he, Zero Kiryu should allow the male to rub it on his face how much money he can spend.
"I'm sorry Kuran-san but I and wife will not be able to make it this time. Next time surely we will join you guys. But thank you so much for your generous offer anyways. We highly appreciate it."
The room once more was taken over by utter silence. Aiyora had a broken look on her face while Kaname's face showed nothing in particular somehow it was very blank like he was not even surprised by the action of rejection. And Yuki, she dropped the tea-cup that was on her hold.
a.n. hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and had a better look at the insight of kaname and his wife's relationship. Also what do you guys think, will Yuki and Zero end up going in this vacation?