Engaged Chapter 17: Thank God I Found You, an ultra maniac fanfic

Author's Notes: Hi people! I'm so sorry! I haven't updated for so long since school started. Please don't hurt me! At least I updated! And besides, I don't know what to write anymore. :(( But then, maybe I do. Haha! Here are my thanks for the reviewers…

lostvoicecoa17Hi Mara! Syempre naalala pa kita no! Ikaw si Mara Liit! Joke. Haha. Thanks for your review. Sige, sige, I'll drop by your story!

kjl: I'm so sorry, I've been quite busy with my school work and since I'm the secretary of my class, my work has been piling up. I'm really sorry for the late update.

jellie-kun058: Hehe. Thanks for your review and here's the update!

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pinay'23: Haha. Onga eh, sa wakas din at nag-update ako! Haha. Hirap kasi ng High School eh. Tsk, tsk tsk. Kainis! Haha. Pero ayos lng. Hehehe

Rezani: Hmm… Tsujiai proposing to Nina? I don't know… But I think it CAN be part of the story. Thanks for your suggestion and review!

MegamiYuki: Thanks. Cute? Haha.

animegirl: I had quite a hard time updating because of all the school work but I'll do my best in updating! Thanks for your review!

kim: Thanks for giving time to read my story. I'm really sorry if I haven't been updating soon. I'm also busy in things here. I'm really, really sorry!

akai ladycuteluck: Yeah, I kinda also enjoyed how Tsujiai and Yuta fought. Haha. I really want to make Akiho suffer more but I have no idea on how to do that! Ang talino mo naman kung sa Manila Science ka! Haha. Idol! Joke. About the rating M thing, and lemon thing, I'll think of how to do that. :D Haha. Maybe in a dream or something. It's hard for me to do it in reality because of their age. Oh well, I'll try and think of more ideas! Haha. Thanks for your review BTW. :D

manasa: More Ayu and Kaji in the future? Sure! They're the main characters in this story so I'll do more! And better I'll try. :D

Chiban-chan: Wow! I like your idea! I'll try it! It's cool!

LullaBy oF DarkNesS Making Akiho suffer is kinda hard for me. Not that hard! I just don't know what to do to her anymore..:(

Kaori-Urunasawa08: Wow! Haba nga ng review mo! Haha. Wala talaga akong balak na alisin si Akiho eh. Hehehe. Sino kontrabida ngayon? Haha! Magiging boring ang story ko kapag wala siya. Salamat at naayos na nga rin computer ko eh! Kung san san kasi ako pumupunta, kinarma tuloy ako! Haha. Thanks for the review!

animesempaigirl: Focusing on Nina and Tsujiai... Hmm... I have no idea on what to do to them! Waa... I'll try!

dogxstyle09: Okay, I have one question: How can my story be CUTE? What's cute here? Hahhahaha.

hend: Yeah...me too...I wonder what they'll say to each other. Haha!

Kage Youkai: Haha. No, I haven't only gotten to the part where Tsujiai only likes Nina for her magic, I read that part too:D Thanks for the information though. I really appreciate it!

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xan3lxofxuRxdReamZx Hindi ko nga alam kung kailan ko tatapusin ito eh! Haha. Tapos na 1st quarter exams namin kaya naka-update na rin ako! Haha.

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animegal: The previous chapter was small because I was rushing that time. I'm really sorry. I'll try and update sooner!

ellen: Yep, Pilipino ako:D Thanks for the review!

Chapter Seventeen: Thank God I Found You

At the same time of having fun, Tsujiai watched Nina as she had fun swimming. After a few minutes, he went nearer to Nina.

"Hey Tsujiai!" Nina waved at him and splashed some water on him making Tsujiai chuckle.

Tsujiai went nearer to her ear and said, "Care to take a walk with me?"

"Sure!" Nina exclaimed and went to get her towel and walked with him.

Tsujiai just smiled at her. 'I think I'm gonna like this day…" he thought as he continued to walk with his girlfriend and enjoy the day.

"So Tsujiai, where are we going?" Nina asked.

"Hmm...I don't know. Just walking," Tsujiai replied.

"Haha, sounds like fun!" Nina smiled as they just continued to walk together not caring if anyone saw them as long as they are together.

Ayu and Kaji

It was already 6 PM when they decided to go inside the cottage. Fortunately, for them, Ayu and Kaji were the only ones who were inside the cottage. Everyone else did something not even aware of Akiho leaving the cottage. Everyone except, Yuta and Sayaka since they were the only ones who saw her leave the cabin.

Flashback

"Hey Sayaka, do you want some juice?" Yuta asked his girlfriend who was just sitting beside him.

"Sure, thanks." Sayaka replied while she was given a can of juice.

"You know, you really look sexy with that suit of yours. I think I would enjoy it if you would wear it all the time," Yuta smirked as he caressed Sayaka's body.

Sayaka giggled. "Stop it, Yuta. Like I would do something like that in public!"

"Hmm, maybe not in public but with me only," Yuta smirked/chuckled.

"I'll have to think about it, then," Sayaka said.

Yuta chuckled louder while the others were playing beach volleyball. Yuta looked at the direction of the cottage and saw Akiho leaving the cabin with her stuff.

"Hey Sayaka, look, the bitch finally knows what she has to do," Yuta pointed.

"Oh, why is she leaving?" Sayaka asked as she looked.

"Maybe she just knows that she doesn't belong with us. Tch," Yuta said.

"Bad Yuta, do you think we should stop her?" Sayaka asked.

"That I am, and no, let her go!" Yuta said.

"If you say so," Sayaka said as she drank her juice.

(Bad Yuta! Bad Influence! Haha!)

End of Flashback, Back to Ayu and Kaji

"Wow! That was tiring yet exciting!" Ayu exclaimed as she plopped into their bed and Kaji sat down beside her.

"I'm happy that you enjoyed it," Kaji smiled at her.

"We should do this again!" Ayu said.

"Sure, why not?" Kaji said.

Ayu smiled. "Wait, how many days are left before the end of this trip?"

"Hmm, about 11 days left." Kaji replied.

(Oh yeah, I'm changing the trip for 2 weeks only. Since in my story, 3 days have already passed, there are only 11 days left. Sorry, but I have a different plot for my story after this trip. :P)

"Aww, boo..." Ayu frowned.

Kaji chuckled. "Haha, don't worry my dear, we still have a lot of years to be together," he said.

"Don't start being emotional with me now, Kaji, I want to enjoy this trip you know!" Ayu said as she sat up and stuck out her tongue to him.

Kaji chuckled louder. "Haha! Okay, whatever you say," he said.

"Okay, I'm going to take a bath now so I can get dinner ready," Ayu said as she got her towel and went straight to the bathroom, quite knowing that Kaji would follow.

And she was right, Kaji did follow but she managed to lock the door before Kaji could even enter.

"Hey, that's not fair! I want to take a bath too, you know," Kaji pouted like a kid.

"You'll take a bath after I do!" Ayu giggled.

"So unfair," Kaji said.

"Whatever," Ayu said as she turned on the shower.

Kaji put on a shirt and while he's at it, he saw Ayu's clothes and thought that he should pick what she would wear. He got a pink tight tee that can show some part of her waist and slim pants. He got all her clothes and wrote a note saying, "Wear this or you'll never get your other clothes back" and placed it on the bed. He got out and placed the bag of clothes inside Tsujiai and Nina's room knowing that they won't be back 'til later.

Ayu already finished taking a bath so she went out of the bathroom and saw a pair of clothes in the bed and no sign of her bag.

'Kaji,' Ayu thought as she saw the note and read it. 'Uhuh, like that will upset me. What a joker,'

She changed into her clothes, dried her hair, tied it into a high ponytail and went straight to the kitchen. As she went there, she saw no sign of her fiancé.

"What a weird guy. What is he even up to?" Ayu asked herself as she prepared their dinner. She was thinking of making spaghetti since she saw the noodles first. "This will do," Ayu smiled as she saw that the ingredients were complete.

As she started to boil the noodles, she started grinding the beef and making the sauce, placing them all in a pan. While cooking these, she thought of making garlic bread with it so she pounded some garlic, spread it along some bread together with butter and toasted it. Once she was about to place down the knife, Kaji started to pop out behind her making her yell in surprise and cut her index finger. (Not her whole finger! Lol! Just a little cut in her index finger but it still bled)

"Oww..." Ayu said as she placed the knife down and looked at her bleeding finger.

"Kaji, you jerk!" Ayu yelled at Kaji.

Ayu's eyes welled up with tears but it didn't fell. I know it's kinda uncool for a girl of that age to be crying about it but let's just say that it was a very deep cut, okay?

"Oh God, I'm really sorry Ayu!" Kaji said as she examined her finger, got his handkerchief and wiped it away. Even so, the bleeding didn't stop. "I'm really, really sorry!"

"Why do you have to do that, anyway? You know I'm cutting something," Ayu yelled at Kaji.

Kaji sighed. "I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you. Just hold still and I'll make the bleeding stop." he said. Kaji squeezed her finger making Ayu wince in pain and making more blood coming out. Kaji kept doing this until the bleeding stopped and cleaned Ayu's finger. Kaji got a band-aid and wrapped it around Ayu's finger and kissed it.

"There, better?" Kaji asked, still holding her finger.

"I suppose so," Ayu replied as she looked down and Kaji held her hand.

"I'm really, really sorry, okay? I won't do it again, I promise. And oh yeah, I returned your clothes in our room." Kaji said as he kissed her lips.

Ayu just let his lips kiss hers and she even let him in until she heard the steam coming up. She pulled away much to Kaji's disappointment.

"Why'd you have to do that?" Kaji asked, more like whined actually.

"Because I'm cooking," Ayu replied with her back turned to him.

"You can do that later, it's still early." Kaji said.

"No Kaji, they will be back here any minute starved and hungry from all that playing and swimming and stuff." Ayu explained.

"Fine, I'll just watch TV unless you want me to help you," Kaji said.

"It's okay, I can handle it. You go enjoy yourself with TV," Ayu said.

"Okay, if you say so." Kaji said as he went to the living room and turned the TV on. He kept on switching the channels until he went to a music channel.

Ayu heard the song and asked Kaji to increase the volume. "Hey Kaji, can you turn that up? That's one of my favorites," she said.

"What is this song, anyway?" Kaji asked.

"Thank God I Found You by Mariah Carey," Ayu replied.

"Oh, is that so? I like the title." Kaji smiled.

I would give up everything
Before I'd separate myself from you
After so much suffering
I finally found unvarnished truth
I was all by myself
For the longest time

So cold inside
And the hurt from the heartache
Would not subside
I felt like dying
Until you saved my life

"I know. Me too, it's kinda cool actually. I can relate to it," Ayu smiled as she finished cooking.

"Oh really? How so?" Kaji smiled.

Thank God I found you
I was lost without you
My every wish and every dream
Somehow became reality
When you brought the sunlight
Completed my whole life
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Cause baby, I'm so thankful
I found you

"Well, I found someone who, in my perspective, is perfect." Ayu explained.

"Oh, I'm getting pretty jealous Ayu. Who is this guy? I'm gonna kill him!" Kaji joked making Ayu laugh.

I would give you everything
There's nothing in this world
I wouldn't do
To ensure your happiness
I'll cherish every part of you
Cause without you beside me
I can't survive
I don't want to try
If you're keeping me warm
Each and every night
I'll be alright
Cause I need you in my life

"Well, he's an ace player in the baseball team in school. He's the 4th batter as well. He's a sweet guy and a brave one considering that he confessed that he's not really a good guy. It's okay for me actually. No one's perfect," Ayu said.

"Oh, what's his name then?" Kaji asked.

"Kaji Tetsushi, still jealous of him? Oh yeah, I almost forgot, the good looking charms are of course part of him that I love," Ayu said.

Kaji chuckled.

See, I was so desolate
Before you came to me
Looking back I guess
It shows that we were
Destined to shine
After the rain
To appreciate
The gift of what we have
And I'd go through it all over again
To be able to feel this way

"Yes, my dear. For this person is taking my beautiful fiancée away from me," Kaji chuckled.

"Is that so? Maybe I should avoid this person then," Ayu said.

"Of course you should for you belong to me and no one else but me," Kaji clarified.

"Okay, whatever you say. And oh yeah, did I mention that this guy and I are engaged? He even gave me an engagement ring to prove it." Ayu said.

"Then that means you have 2 fiancés at the same time? Ayu you surprise me! Haha," Kaji said.

"I think I most certainly have. Maybe even I only have 1 because he's the only person I'll ever love," Ayu said.

Thank God I found you
I was lost without you
I'm overwhelmed with gratitude
Cause baby I'm so thankful
I found you

"Wow, I'm happy that you said that." Kaji said as the song ended and he went nearer to Ayu hugging her by the waist.

Ayu turned back so that she was facing Kaji now. "Of course, I'm proud about him. So much." she said as they looked into each others eyes deep with love and passion.

"Well then, if you do, I want to know how much you really do," Kaji smiled as they both leaned in for a kiss they know both of them will enjoy.

'Thank God I found you,' both of them thought during the kiss.

Author's Notes: Phew! Finally, I have updated! Exams are already finished in my school for the 2nd quarter so I up for updates! Yeahboi! Hahaha. For those whom I missed in leaving a note for their reviews, please forgive me. I hope I wasn't able to forget. If I did, please do tell me so so I could say it in my next chapter. Suggestions are really accepted and appreciated! I love you guys so much. :D

Oh yeah, BTW, I know that the last line was quite corny or maybe even sappy but what the heck. I couldn't think of anything! Hahhaah. Just bear with me, okay? Thanks a lot:D

Always smiling,
scarlet03