Yours, Mine and Ours
A perfect mismatch makes the perfect couple
Reiteration of the Eighth Chapter:
"Let's go in," he heard her whisper and then sudden he felt something rush through his body. He opened his eyes to see the blonde entwining her right hand to his left and started to drag him towards the warm looking house.
Kanata thought, as he led himself be dragged by the petite blonde, that maybe this was not so much of a bad day.
But his tiny ray of hope came crashing down as the two entered into the house which was filled with many new faces all wearing formal suits.
Fury rushed through his body as he saw a couple, the guy wearing a black suit and the woman, who had short light hair, wearing a long blue dress, walking towards to greet them with a very confused look in their eyes.
Beside him, he heard her gulp.
And he knew why.
Chapter 9
Bequest
The one with "My" Miyu!
"What are you guys doing in formals?"
"What are you doing not in one?" asked the twenty-five year old obstetrician in a furious whisper.
"We never have formal parties!" pointed out the blonde in a hiss, "let alone a birthday party!"
"That's because we never have The Kanata Saionji at one of our parties!" snapped Nanami.
"Why is it such a big deal he came anyway?" asked Miyu, incredulously, "he's like any other guy…"
"Except for the tiny detail…," started Nanami with a sarcastic smile.
"…that he's a multimillionaire…" finished Ryu, Nanami's sister-in-law. She had shoulder-length hair and azure orbs and was wearing (to Miyu's misfortune) a red cocktail dress which reached up to her knees.
Miyu sighed angrily, "just because he's rich, why should he be treated differently?"
"Honey, he's your husband," pointed out Ryu, making the blonde grow crimson suddenly, "you should be proud that people respect him such…"
"Yeah… right… be proud…" muttered Miyu and thought, 'He's gonna kill me anyway…'
~Yours, Mine and Ours~
Kanata tapped his foot impatiently on the floor, leaning lightly on one of the chairs at a small circular table. It was truly unbearable. How could he have agreed to this? He was wearing on of Santa's worst gifts ever to a Party where his annoying blond friend was also present.
"Hey Kanata!" cried the said blond, placing a glass of yellowish liquid before the brunet and taking the seat opposite to him, "what's with the long face?"
Kanata cocked an eyebrow at the blond obstetrician and asked, "how come you're invited?"
"Simple," said Nozomu, his eyes twinkling, "it's cause I'm Tenchi's boss…"
Kanata looked at him disbelievingly.
Nozomu sighed and said, "oh alright… your lovely wife didn't want you to be left out and become all moody and aloof…," he took another sip whilst the brunet glared, "so, she asked Tenchi to invite me as well…" at that point, the said woman happened to pass by, so the blonde raised his voice and finished, "…which she did, a little reluctantly…"
Nanami stopped in her tracks and turned. Glaring daggers at the blond, she made her way towards their table.
Unable to control himself, Kanata placed his right hand over his mouth and rested its knee on the table. At the sight of her making her way towards them, Nozomu busied himself with his glass.
Nanami slammed her hands on the table, still glaring at her boss, who was busy checking his watch, though Kanata was sure he saw fear cross those azure orbs of his. A smirk made its way along the lips of the brunet.
"Reluctant?" she asked, angrily, "after what happened at my twenty-third birthday party, you should be glad I didn't put a restraint order on you!"
Kanata frowned wondering what his friend had done.
Nozomu gave Nanami an apologetic look and said hastily, "I apologized… hundreds of times…"
Nanami raised her eyebrows coldly and left the table.
Nozomu sighed as he saw the young obstetrician leave the table. He turned to his brunet friend and clearing his throat shifted his gaze to his now-empty glass.
"What did you do?" asked Kanata finally, in a low mutter.
"You wouldn't wanna know," he muttered under his breath and finishing his glass with a swig got to his feet and added, "I'm gonna get a refill…"
Kanata shook his head as he watched the blond make his way away from the table. As he followed the blond with his gaze, his auburn orbs fell upon another blonde, who was having a heated conversation with the couple who had invited them inside, who he had presumed to be Ran and Ryu—Ruu's parents.
"… Your lovely wife didn't want you to be left out and become all moody and aloof…"
He stared at the blonde for an entire minute at the end of which he felt a tap on his shoulder.
He tore his eyes away from his wife and looked around and came face-to-face with a boy of around nine or ten with light blond hair and huge blue orbs that glared at him intensely.
"Are you Ms. Miyu's husband?"
Kanata raised his eyebrows. He looked down at the boy and saw that he was in a brand-new suit with a bow-tie. He assumed that this must be the birthday boy. He frowned as he wondered why the kid was giving him such a death glare.
He cleared his throat and answered, "Yes…"
"You're Kanata Saionji?" he asked.
Without acknowledging the blond with an answer, Kanata asked, "Are the birthday kid…? Ruu…?"
"Yes," answered the blond, still glaring, "I'm Ruu Tenchi!"
"Yes, I'm Kanata Saionji," muttered Kanata, and at an afterthought added, "sorry kid… I didn't get you a gift…"
The glare intensified.
Kanata sweat-dropped and reaching inside his sweats' pockets, asked a little awkwardly, "Can I write you a check…?"
Kanata felt a little uncomfortable as receiving such death-glares from a mere ten-year-old. He knew he was never the kindest of persons. But he always makes sure he never gets on the wrong side of kids—no matter how much of a brat they are.
"Okay… just tell me what you want," he said finally, looking into the intense azure eyes of the blond, "I'll make sure it's delivered to you by tomorrow…"
"Anything?" asked the blond, finally.
Kanata frowned wondering what the kid was planning on asking him. But it didn't matter much to him for nothing the kid can ask will be beyond his capabilities.
"Anything…" he said lightly.
A smirk played across the lips of the blond and he asked, "I want you to give my Ms. Miyu back to me!"
~Yours, Mine and Ours~
"Why are you so upset?" asked Ryu, nudging the sad blonde with the tray of lemonade she was carrying around, "he's not going to be mad at you…"
"What makes you say that?" asked Miyu incredulously, "you don't even know him…!"
Ryu turned to her, and placing the tray on her hands said with a smirk, "Because honey, he's laughing his head out right now…"
Miyu frowned and following Ryu's gaze and unable to believe her eyes saw the said brunet laughing like she's never seen before. She stood there looking at the handsome brunet laughing for who knows what and despite herself a smile crept across her lips at the sight of him, laughing.
Ryu smirked as she saw the young blonde looking at her husband and then clearing her throat said, "Why don't you stop drooling over your own husband and see what happened cause I don't like it if someone makes fun of my kid!"
Miyu frowned but then looking back saw that Ruu was with Kanata and though she could see only Ruu's back, she noticed a crimson tinge on his ears and hoped that Kanata was not laughing at Ruu.
Nodding at Ryu, she made her way towards their table, laden with the lemonade tray on her hands.
"Hey Ruu!" she called at the blond.
Ruu turned at the sound of her voice and brightened. Kanata stopped his laughter but a smirk was still playing along his lips.
"Hello Ms. Miyu!" greeted Ruu, cheerfully.
Miyu smiled down at him and placing the tray on the table, she bent a little and said her face close to the kid's, "Happy Birthday, Ruu!"
She touched his hair and smiling, took the seat which was recently emptied by another blond. She turned to see the smirk vanish from Kanata's face as he glared down at the little kid.
Miyu frowned as she watched a weird kind of glaring pass between the two and making no sense out of it, decided to break it.
"Come and sit down Ruu…" she called.
Ruu smiled at her brightly and sat down between her and Kanata at the round table. Seconds later, the only other seat empty was filled by the blond obstetrician after he placed his glass on the table with a, "Hey Miyu…! Hey kid!"
Ruu stood up as Nozomu sat and bowing lightly said, "Thank you very much for the basketball Mr. Hikarigaoka!"
"Anytime Ruu…" said Nozomu lightly, and added under his breath, "your aunt would kill me if I came empty handed…"
Ruu smiled, "she tends to be a little hyperactive!"
"Oh my god!' exclaimed Miyu suddenly.
"What?" asked Kanata, alert.
"I totally forgot to get you a gift!" she said to Ruu sadly, "I'm so sorry honey…"
Kanata sighed and shook his head.
"Its okay, Ms. Miyu…" said Ruu kindly, "you don't have to get me anything…"
Kanata snorted suddenly but it was so light that only the two guys closest got any whiff out of it whilst Miyu took no notice.
"Well," said Miyu brightly, "I have something I could give you…"
"Ms. Miyu…" started Ruu, "you don't have to…"
"Don't worry, it's only temporary," said the blonde cheerfully, as the two other guys watched her thoughtfully, "I'll take it back when I give you your actual gift".
Ruu sighed and said, "Okay then… what is it…?"
Miyu smiled and bending towards the blond kissed him on the cheek making him turn crimson right to the tips of his hair.
Crack.
Ruu and Kanata got to their feet at once for Kanata had accidentally dropped a glass of the lemonade that Miyu brought on the floor between him and the birthday boy, drenching the lower half of both their pants with lime juice.
Nozomu and Miyu got to their feet as well as pieces of the shards was scattered about the table.
"I'm so sorry…" apologized Kanata as Nanami, Ryu and Ran approached their table at the sound of the glass breaking.
"What happened?" asked Nanami as she dragged away Ruu from the glass shards.
"It slipped…" said Kanata off-handedly, "I guess I was a little uncomfortable…"
"Or a little bit jealous of what happened," whispered Nozomu in his ears.
Kanata glared at the blond to which the latter merely smirked teasingly.
"Ruu, are you hurt?" asked Miyu, bending lightly.
"No Ms. Miyu," answered the blond brightly, "I'm fine… just a little soaked…"
"I'm so sorry honey," she apologized.
"It's ok Miyu…" answered Ran kindly, "I'm sure it won't leave a stain… it's just lemonade after all…"
"C'mon honey," called Ryu to the blond, "let's get you changed…"
"Miyu," Kanata muttered, taking a step towards her, "err… I'm sure Nozomu would drop you home…"
"What?"
"I think I'm gonna have to leave… right now…" he finished.
Miyu's eyes strayed to the floor and she bit her lower lip and then nodding her head she looked up and said, "Ok then…"
"Right…" he breathed and took a step towards the door when she spoke. But not to him, though.
"Nanami… Ran…" she called, as he made his way slowly towards the exit, "I thin I'm gonna leave now…"
Kanata stopped in his tracks and frowned.
Did she get the message wrong?
"Already?" asked Nanami, "Even Mikan hasn't arrived yet!"
"I know…" said Miyu, "I'm sorry… I'll call her and could you pass my apologies to Ryu and Ruu? I really am sorry…"
Kanata continued on his way to his car to drive back home and didn't listen to the rest of the conversation.
"But Mi-" started Nanami but her brother cut across.
"We understand…" said Ran smiling, "now get going… you don't wanna lose him…"
Miyu smiled at him and with another bow followed Kanata out.
"You know, you didn't have to come," Kanata pointed out as she opened the door to his black BMW and squeezed inside.
"I know…" she said lightly.
With an indifferent expression on his face, he started the engine and drove out of the parking lot and they sped past the town in silence.
After nearly twenty minutes, Kanata broke the silence.
"You should've stayed," he said shortly.
"I know," she replied softly, "but I don't regret leaving…"
Kanata stopped the car suddenly and with his hands firmly on the wheel said, "Yes you do!"
"No I don't," said Miyu looking at him with raised eyebrows.
"Yes you do," he said forcibly looking at her.
"No I don't!" she retorted angrily, glaring into his auburn orbs.
After a few seconds, Kanata broke away from the glare and looking away muttered, "I'm sorry I ruined your evening… we weren't even there for an hour…"
Miyu looked out of the window and muttered, "I'm sorry I ruined yours…"
There was silence.
"You didn't wanna come and I forced you…" she ranted on, "I shouldn't have done it… It's my fault… and I forced you into wearing something you don't feel comfortable in… I'm sorry… I totally ruined everything…"
He looked at her and saw her emerald orbs get a little translucent and watery.
"Hey…" he called her.
She sniffed.
He scratched his hair and said, "Actually… I had a good time…"
She looked up at him surprised.
He looked into her eyes and continued, "it was much better than having to listen to men in suits rant on about utter nonsense… and much better than people pretending to like me just to get a deal with my company…"
Miyu smiled.
He gave a crooked smile and said, "I really did have a pretty good time… except when I made a complete fool of myself by breaking that glass…"
She giggled and then her eyes twinkling, smiled at him.
He reached out his hand a little nervously and tucking a loose strand of her blonde lock behind her ear and said without removing his hand, "when there's a party next time, make sure we're in the correct attire... so that I could minimize my embarrassment to being the klutz that breaks glasses…"
She breathed in and said with a wide smile, "I'll make sure…"
He smiled and starting the car again, said with his hands on the wheel, "Good…"
A comfortable silence enveloped the two as he drove steadily towards the city. Trees and small houses whooshed past them as they continued to drive away from the small town.
They had not gone for fifteen minutes when Miyu decided to break the silence.
"So… how did you like Ruu…?" she asked cheerfully.
Kanata cleared his throat and didn't answer.
"He's a lovely kid, isn't he?" she asked, brightly.
Kanata's eyebrow cocked in irritation as he took a left.
"He's so gentle and kind…" she said, looking out of the window, "He's the sweetest kid I've ever known…"
For some reason, he found her talking about the kid a little… a little… well… he was unable to come up with the right emotion that he was going through at the moment. But he was sure that it can't be good for anger was surely rising in his chest and after all he was very well-versed with that particular emotion.
"He even stands up when I take a seat at the table," she continued, "say its good manners to stand up when a lady joins the table…"
He didn't know why but Kanata was sure he didn't like that kid.
"And he's so cute when he gives me a flower everyday when I was still in Heiomachi…"
Correction—Kanata was sure he hated the kid.
End Chapter 9
A/N: Actually, I wrote this chapter with lots of intervals in between so I might have strayed from character at some point… and believe me I'm too lazy to check it for any errors… :-] Hope you liked it though…
Finally, please Review:-]
Now, for today's thought:
"Fate determines friends who walk into your life—
But you decide who stays and who walks out"
