Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Fushigi Yuugi but I do own this story. Ahaha. Here's the second part of my Yui-Amiboshi fic. Gawd, I'm so excited to write their story. Thanks to Dianapotter and Hydra-Star for the reviews! (You might want to read my other two fics, One Night and Falling White Threads. Thanks!).
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Unforgettable Night
By Slavedriver2008
Yui sighed, for the hundredth time that night. She looked over the book Kaika gave her. She couldn't force herself to open it; she merely contented herself with touching the cover and sometimes smelling the book – which was crazy since he was not her boyfriend to begin with.
"Why?" Yui asked as Kaika placed the book in her hand.
"I thought you wanted to read it?" Kaika said.
"But why are you giving it to me?" Yui asked, she sat down on the chair again, beside him.
"Simply because I want to." Yui's phone rang. She doesn't have to look to know it was Miaka. "Go now, your friend doesn't look like the patient type." He stood up and went to the counter.
Yui saw him pay for the food they ordered. Instead of walking back to their table, he waved a hand and walked away from the coffee shop.
She sighed again. It's just a book Yui, she thought. Books are probably the most unromantic platonic gifts men give women. She blushed, was she thinking of him more than a friend? She couldn't possibly like him that much. That's just weird. Not unusual, just weird, considering she met him three days ago.
She shook her head and abruptly opened the first page. She gasped. Written on the lower right portion of the page were the following words:
Let's bump into each other more often. Kaika
Yui felt heat spread on her face. She felt wonderful. She hugged the book and smiled, head on her pillow. Yes, let's bump into each other more often, she thought. She sighed again and their 'little date' floated inside her head.
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"So how are your studies?" Yui shifted her attention from the fish fillet to the man sitting across her. He has the same blond hair, an older male version of her but with eyes of dark dark brown.
"Its fine, grandpa." She said. Yui reached for the wine glass and drank the sparkling contents. It was cold on her mouth.
"I was informed you missed your major exams last Friday." Yui gulped. "If you are to succeed me, you have to surpass me. And that means studying hard."
"I can't surpass you, grandpa. It's not possible." Yui said. Her grandfather was a well-respected surgeon. He was well-awarded in the field of medicine.
"Then you have to try harder." The man sniggered. "Don't make the same mistakes. Do you understand? I have high hopes of you."
"Yes, grandpa. I won't disappoint you." Yui paled. Their Sunday dinner went on as usual, with not much conversation between them. She ate quickly, just to get this over with. She still has to finish the book Kaika gave her. Yui blushed at the thought, at least she has that to look forward to.
"A doctor I met in Germany will arrive next week." The man said, his voice cold. "You should go home to Kyoto. I want you to meet him." Yui nodded, she can't say no to her grandfather. It was unthinkable.
Silence fell between them again. Yui immediately finished her food. She wanted to go home and take a bath. Then she'll continue reading Kaika's book, think of him all night, then fall asleep. Tomorrow's a Monday. She wondered if she'll bump to him tomorrow.
"His family owns one of the leading drugstores in America." His grandfather continued. "He studied medicine in Germany, graduated in the same school I did." Why is her grandfather telling her all these things? "He is in his mid-20s and I believe he is single."
"Why are you telling me these, grandfather?" Yui asked, unable to control herself. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be blunt. Please forgive me."
The man just looked at her. "So you'll know the kind of men I expect you to get involved with." She frowned and thought of Kaika. Would her grandfather approve of him? What does he do anyway? She felt so close to him yet she knew so little.
Wait. Why was she thinking of Kaika? She'd be crazy to introduce him to her grandfather. She'd be crazy to have him as her boyfriend. She sighed. Stop thinking of him. She'll probably never see him again. "I knew that very well, grandfather." She forced a smile. "I won't make the same mistakes mom did."
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Kaika untied the bow around his neck. He wanted to move out of his world for awhile. He walked hastily from the hotel letting his feet bring him somewhere far from them. Far from her.
He reached a park and rummaged through his coat, he pulled out a piece of cigarette. No one knew he smoked, not even Shun. But the night made him overly annoyed. He felt tensed. He needed to relax. At least before he returned to the party.
"Achoo!" He moved his head to the direction of the voice and saw a woman in a white lacey dress. It hugged tightly on her body and ends high above her knees. A ribbon is tied from the dress around her neck, exposing her shoulders. She was sitting on a swing, hugging her body against the cold.
He smiled. It's her again. He placed the cigarette back inside his coat and walked toward her. He liked being with her, she's always so relaxed and she's different than the women he always interacts with. He took off his coat and placed it gently over her shoulders. She looked up and her blue eyes widened with surprise. Kaika noticed the pink circles that immediately formed on her cheeks.
"Kaika?" Yui asked.
"It's cold and it's late. Why are you here?" he asked.
"It's a long story." She said and she pulled the coat tightly around her. She laughed. "It's funny. We both look like we just left a formal event."
He laughed as well. "It suits you." His eyes looked through her. She was beautiful. He looked away. He knew someone more beautiful.
Yui didn't say anything. "Bad night?" she asked and he smiled. It never occurred to him that she was good at observing people.
"We both had one, didn't we?" he said. Kaika sat on the other swing beside her. He felt her eyes looked through him.
Yui stood up and walked toward him. She stopped in front and gently took off the coat. She placed it over his shoulder and he looked up to find her smiling. Her eyes lonely tonighr, but it still had a certain warmth in them.
"Yours isn't over yet right? You have to go back." She said. "Running won't make the party end. You have to at least stay just to get it over with."
He stood up and put on the coat. Yui's hands trailed the collar of his shirt and he squirmed. She slowly tied his bow, her hands moving gracefully over his shirt. She was so close yet he didn't felt alarmed. He was always comfortable with her. "There, you're ready." She said after she finished tying the bow.
The wind blew and she shivered. He smiled. "Come here." He said before he can even think about it. He pulled her toward him and wrapped his coat around her body. Kaika saw her reddened as she leaned to him inside his coat.
Her hands were on his chest. "Kaika…" she said. "Someone might see us…" She looked away but her body leaned to him and he smiled.
"Let them look." He said. "We're not doing anything." She looked at him, nervously. "Have you read the book?" he asked.
The question made her redden more. "Yes. I mean no." He tried to control his laughter. He liked the way she loses her composure in front of him. She's so damn good at carrying herself. "I read the first parts, haven't finished it yet." She bit her lip. "Do you want it back?"
He raised an eyebrow. "No. I already gave it to you." He looked intently at her. "Have you read my message?"
She was blushing hard. "Yes, I uhm…" He leaned down and placed his forehead on hers. Kaika unconsciously leaned down toward her lips. She gasped but didn't move away.
He smiled and remembered the first time he kissed a woman. Would her lips taste the same? Would he feel the same emotions he felt then? He moved his lips lower, almost touching her partly opened lips.
"Kaika!" The voice was familiar. His eyes widened. He abruptly turned and saw his brother with an older woman.
"Mom." He whispered, annoyed.
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Yui immediately left the embrace and turned her head to the group that held Kaika's attention. The woman, whom Kaika called "Mom" walked toward them and raked sharp eyes over her body.
She felt cold and ashamed. How crazy, she was about to kiss the man she's been going gaga over the last few days and then suddenly his mother appears. It was so anti-climactic.
"Since when did you start hanging out in such a place?" She turned her head to her son, her eyebrows raised. "Why did you leave?"
"I…" He said, searching for an explanation.
"I'm sorry, ma'am." Yui butted in. She bowed before her. "It was my fault." Yui looked at him. What had she just said? Why was she reasoning out for him? She swallowed hard. "I…" she rummaged through her head for a reason. "I got lost and…and I called Kaika to help me."
"Lost?" The woman raised an eyebrow. That was probably a feeble excuse. How can she get lost in Tokyo? She sniggered. "Are you from the lower side of Tokyo? You surely don't look poor enough." She walked toward her. "Are you a first-class prostitute?"
Yui reddened, anger suddenly emanated from her chest. She was being humiliated by this woman! And the worst was that she was Kaika's mom. "Excuse me?"
"I invited her to the party." Kaika said. Yui looked at him. He was looking straight at his mother. "I'm sorry, mother. I didn't introduce her correctly." He reached for her hand and held it tightly. "This is Yui, my girlfriend."
"What?" the woman's eyes widened. Yui knew Shun and his mother were surprised. Heck, she was surprised too! The woman laughed. "You're lying. You don't like western-looking girls." His mother insisted.
Kaika didn't say anything. Yui wanted to run away from them, just to save face. But Kaika's hand gripped hers more firmly, urging her to stay. And she stayed with him. If stupidity was a crime, she'd probably been stoned by now.
"Mom, we have to be heading back." Shun said. The woman frowned and looked at them warily for the longest time.
"Very well. Bring this girlfriend of yours to the party. I'll find out soon enough..." She turned her back and went to the black limousine that was waiting at the end of the park.
"What were you thinking, brother? Making mom mad!" Shun laughed and he looked at Yui. "Hah! That was a good one." He nodded. "You're really not my brother's girlfriend aren't you?"
Yui looked at him. "Tonight, she is my girlfriend. Stay away, Shun." Kaika said and Shun responded with a laugh. Yui can only watch them, she was so nervous.
"I knew it! I'll be waiting for tomorrow then." His eyes sparkled and he winked at Yui. "I hope you enjoy my brother's company. I don't think he'll save you again after this."
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It was a black and white ball. Yui felt relieved. At least she was wearing something proper for the occasion, even though she was not invited. Kaika always stood close to her and they would always stay in one corner.
It would have been good since she can have him all to herself. But it's the contrary. He was not talking to her. He became completely aloof. He was so different from the man he met three days ago. What happened to him? "Hey, say something." Yui told him.
"What?" He said, coldly.
She sighed. She suddenly wanted to go home. She'd rather see him once in a while in his happy warm self than this. "Why you're not talking to me." She started. "I'd really want to know."
"I'm talking to you now."
"Okay, tell me something else." Kaika looked at her, his eyes dropping the question he didn't utter. "Like, why am I here in this elegant party and why I'm stuck in the corner…with you?"
"You're my girlfriend." He said then looked away.
She laughed. She almost forgot that. "Wow, that's sweet." She nodded. "Really. Probably the most romantic reason I ever heard."
"Don't be sarcastic." He eyed her. "If someone hears us…"
"Can I go home?" Yui told him. "Now?"
"I'm afraid you can't." Yui faced the voice. Shun walked toward them, bringing two glasses of red wine. She gave one glass to Yui and the other to his brother. Kaika shook his head and Shun drank from it.
"Why not?" Yui asked.
"Because you're my girlfriend." Kaika said, matter-of-factly. Yui gritted her teeth, that was the nth time she heard that reason and it's not even true to begin with.
"This party is for Kaika." Shun said. "And as his pseudo-girlfriend, you're expected to stay." He drank the remaining contents of the glass.
"I don't understand." Yui said. Was he this important?
Shun smiled at her. "My dear brother had always been very private. This is actually the first time he brought someone special in such gatherings. Everyone's eager to know you, Yui." He sniggered. "Don't be surprised if they look at you too much."
Yui rolled her eyes. "This is crazy."
"I know, I know. It's Kaika's life." Shun said and she felt Kaika shift beside her.
"Stop talking about me. I'm still here." Kaika said.
"Ah, yes. In case I forgot, have you seen Kaen? She said she will be at the washroom but I still haven't seen her." Shun said and Kaika looked at his younger twin. Shun smiled. "Yui, tell me something about yourself. What does your family do?"
Yui looked at the him, surprised by the sudden attention. "My grandfather is a doctor. And my mom used to be a doctor too."
"Used to? Did she quit?" Shun said, jokingly.
"She's dead." Yui said nonchalantly. She hated going through the details of her life. It was too dramatic. And tonight was not the perfect time for such emotions.
Shun was silent. Kaika looked at her, Yui thought she saw concern in his eyes but she looked away. Again, it was not the time to go through her past life. "I'm sorry." Shun said.
"It's nothing. She died when I was eight. Can't really remember much about her." Yui said. "Why is this party for...my boyfriend?" She said sarcastically. She hated attention, she really does.
Shun was more than happy to change the topic. "Kaika's going to have his first concert a few weeks from now."
She looked at Kaika then to Shun. "Concert?" Worry crept throughout her face.
Shun laughed. "My brother didn't tell you anything?" he shook his head. "Your boyfriend is one of the most promising flautists in Japan. He is officially listed in the biggest concerto next month. He's going to play with the masters of classical music. A great honor for someone as young as he is."
Yui looked at Kaika but he still refused to meet her gaze. Great, she just got herself involved with the types of men her grandfather despised. Musicians. "That's wonderful."
"You don't sound happy. Aren't you proud you're dating a future maestro?"
"I'm going to the washroom." Kaika said. He immediately walked away from them. Yui saw him met with a woman with reddish brown hair. His mood changed. He suddenly looked more…happy.
"That's Kaen." Shun said, following her gaze. "Shun's been in love with her for as long as I can remember." Yui looked at the twin who was left beside her. He sadly smiled at her. "I'm sorry, my brother's only using you to annoy our mother." Shun shifted. "And probably to make her jealous. You're not in love with him, aren't you?"
Yui felt something formed in her throat. She bit her lip. "Wow, thanks for telling me that." She told Shun. "So these people, they are…."
"Concert masters, soloists, maestros." Shun said. "Kaen also plays the flute. She's been traveling the world for some time now. The upcoming concert is important for Kaika. It will determine his career. Though I'm not sure if he wanted it."
"Why are you telling me these?" She asked. She couldn't hold it any longer. She wanted to get out of this place. This was turning out to be the most imperfect Sunday night of her life. Dinner was bad enough.
Shun said, Yui sensed pity in his voice. "Kaika hated this life. He wanted to get away."
"And he needs me to do that..." Yui said, bitterness filled her mouth. She felt so…hurt. And he was not even her boyfriend! Well, technically not.
Kaika's mother walked toward them. "I've finally found you, Yui." She gently pulled her left arm. Shun paced with them at her right. "The guests wanted to meet you. They were wondering if you could play something for them."
"Play?"
"A piece. A sonata, or adagio…anything." Her eyes looked at her. This was the test, to find out if she was indeed Kaika's girlfriend. He was a musician, it was only proper for him to go for another musician – like Kaen.
"I'll support you." Shun butted in. She suddenly felt trapped. "Just tell me what piece you want to play. Unless, you also play the piano?"
"No. I don't play the piano." The older woman sniggered.
"What do you play?" She asked, eager to know her weakness.
"Mother what is the meaning of this?" Kaika stood before them, Kaen draped on his arm. Yui looked at him, half-pleased to see him, half-annoyed he left her.
"The guests wanted to know what kind of girl snagged your heart, my son. I wanted to know as well." The older woman said wickedly.
"Would it be more appropriate if Kaika would play?" Kaen asked. "He is the star of the night." the woman looked at her, smiling. Yui wanted to slap her face.
"I will play mother, just leave Yui." Kaika said.
Yui felt aghast. Shun's words reverberated in her thoughts. She gritted her teeth. If Kaika wanted to get away from his world, he chose the wrong woman. She hated being used. She hated him for leading her on. She hated him.
She looked at Kaen's arms again. She had not pulled it away, even in her presence. She walked toward her boyfriend and pushed Kaen's arms away. Kaika was surprised by what she did and the woman raised an eyebrow.
"It's not a problem, Kaika dear." She said sweetly. She placed her hands on her ears. It was a gesture she intended to do for her first boyfriend which she still didn't have – until him. "Just to get this over with…" she whispered.
"Yui…" Kaika looked at her, his eyes were warm on her. It had the same warmth when they first met, when he saved him from the dog, the same intensity on that beautiful Saturday afternoon. It was the same eyes that probed into hers earlier that night at the park. He was back. It was too late. She was not.
She slowly let go of him and moved back. He held her hand tightly. Yui looked away from his olive eyes and turned toward Kaika's mother. "I play the violin. Do you have one that I can use?"
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Author's Notes: I know, I know…the story went a little out of hand. My heart's not really into this chapter. Oh well, I'll be out of town next week so I'll have more time to work on chapter three. Hope you'd like this one. Don't forget to review!
