Chapter 12
Blue Dress
It was a beautiful day blessed with a very fine weather. "It seems like you've been asking me out more lately, Kaji-kun." Kahoko uttered as she scooped a portion of her chocolate sundae.
"Don't you like it? Or have I been disturbing you?" Kaji scooped a part of his own banana split.
"Actually, I somehow like it. You see, it's really boring to live alone in my house. And I do need to have a little diversion." Kahoko innocently answered.
"Do you want me to live with you instead?" Kaji smiled slyly. It took Kahoko aback, red hot flushes formed around her cheeks.
"Orusai![Shut up!]You are not even my boyfriend." She uttered
"I'll be your boyfriend then." Kaji cupped Kahoko's chin and moved their faces closer.
"I-It's not that e-easy...I did not uhm..." She stammered, turning really red. She wanted to move away and look elsewhere but she can't. She felt frozen dead.
"You're fumbling..." He teased her. "You like me, don't you?" He let go off her and sat back to his seat, still laughing.
"No! Why would I?" She sounded really defensive. She looked down, avoiding his eyes. Then she started eating her ice cream faster. Kaji continued to laugh. "Stop is, okay!" Kaho protested, feeling the hot flushes forming around her cheeks.
"You really look cute Kahoko." Kaji uttered.
"Stop that!" Kaho ordered
"Let's change the topic then." Kaji uttered. "So are you free this weekend? Saturday?"
"You are asking me out again?" Kaho found her courage once more, her face turning back to its usual color.
"Sort of but not the usual."Kaji said, eating his banana-split slowly.
"What is it?" She was curious but a part of her knew what it mught just be. She couldn't understand why but her heart if fluctuating wildly and she had a bad feeling about this.
"A party, Yunoki Miyabi's" She knew it! She just had to hear it loud and clear. Why would I have to deal with this problem again? One bad experience is enough for a wise woman. She said.
"Would you go as my date?" Kaji's words caught her ungaurded. And like a rushing flood from a treeless mountain; the feelings, emotions and memories on the last party slithered back into her head.
You are mine, Kaho...His voice echoed in her thoughts.
"Kahoko, Daijobu ka? [Are you okay?]" Kaji asked, worried about Kaho's dazed expression. "Did I say something wrong?"
"Yeah.. I mean, I'm okay. It's nothing, I just remembered something." Kahoko wore a timid smile.
"So are you free this Saturday?" Kaji asked again.
"Well..." She is not sure at all. She did not want to offend Kaji but she did not feel like going. Kaji patiently waited for an answer.
"Miyabi, which ring would best fir her: the diamond, the sapphire or the ruby?" Azuma presented three expensive boxes before his sister. She carefully looked at each gem, adoring them.
"The ruby." She suggested enthusiastically.
"I'll take the diamond then, the ruby's style is too common." Azuma uttered, not minding his sister's choice.
"Why do you have to ask me when you would pick your choice instead?" Miyabi pouted childishly.
"I was just asking. Go back to what you've been doing then and thank you for your suggestion." He uttered with a smile.
"Is Tukimori-san coming?" She asked, changing the topic. "Will he play for me?" She was more excited about this topic than what Azuma had asked a while ago.
"I have no idea. If he shows up today, then he's coming." Yunoki uttered. Then the door opened, revealing their buttler and a visitor with blue hair was following him.
"When you speak of the devil, the devil comes." Yunoki grinned evilly. He looked at the great violin virtuoso in his teacher's uniform. Their eyes met with hidden fury.
"Tsukimori-san, I'm glad you came!" Miyabi greeted giddily, trying to ease the tension between the two guys.
"I'm not here to listen to your long and senseless speech, I came here to follow the orders o the school and grant a request." He coldly said as he passed by Azuma, who was standing tall and upright. Azuma looked at him straight, trying to provke him. Howeve, Len was as cold and as stoic as ever, not a single eyelashes showed he was provoked though deep inside he was boiling hot.
"Tsukimori-san, shall we?" Miyabi broke the tension. She led him to another hall, away from Azuma.
The Yunoki mansion was filled with most elite people of society, the most cunning business owners there ever was in the city and the richest of all. Miyabi do not even recognize some of them and for all she knows they were Azuma's business partners and possible business clients. She wore a sweet smile before all the people. She was in her favorite apple-green gown, jewelled with her dazzling emerald set and paired with a glittery emerald high-heel. She was a princess.
She has a 15-layered cake that was formed like a mountain with a big castle at the very top. It also had mini-people that were edible. She aslo had a chocolate fountain which came straight from Switzerland.
The grandious orchestra from Rome, who had been playing since the beginning of the party suddenly stopped. The crowd stopped their chatters wondering what was wrong. Amidst the silence, the first key of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Mozart was played. On the statge was the cold-hearted virtouso, Tsukimori Len in his expensive white tuxedo.
The car had just parked and Kahoko had just ascended into the stairs of the mansion with Kaji. She was elegantly dressed in a dark blue gown with cerulean laces and paired with Cinderella's glass slippers. Kaji held her hand and looked through her eyes. He saw worry.
"You are too beautiful to be anxious and shaky." He whispered to her ears. Kahoko half-smiled and slghtly nodded, hoping that this would cover the obvious worry.
As the music arrived to its finale, Kahoko met the eyes of her cold-hearted violinist. She was surprised to see him there and her gazes would not let go of his.
Len looked at her from head to toe; he could not believe what he was seeing right now. It seemed as though, the world revolved around the two of them only. Kahoko grew closer and closer to him as though she was just an inch away and that his arms would be able to reach her. But then, the crowd applused, bringing them back to reality. She was far from his reach.
"I did not know Len would be here." Kaji whispered inot Kahoko's ears, hoping that he sounded innocent enough. She just nodded still looking at Len.
Len then closed his eyes to get rid of her image but it was no use. Her images had conqueered his thoughts as well. Her innocent face flooded his mind. They were as vivid and as beautiful as the real one. He ignored it and started playing 'Fantasia' softly for Azuma had some schemes again. An announce he would want to make with a background music playing.
"Everyone, I am grateful for your presence tonight..." Azuma was wearing his signature smile up on stage again, decieving everyone.
"Tsukimori..." She uttered to herself.
"Ladies and gentlemen..." Yunoki continued, getting the ample attention he needed.
Why are you here, Kaho? Len thought.
"I am pleased to introduce to you, the woman I have been loving all my life and the woman I am marrying, Hino Kahoko." At the mention of Kaho's name, Kaji, Tsukimori and Kaho looked his way.
Is this why you're here? Is this the reason? When?How?Why? The announcement confused the poor virtouso. He could not understand anything at all.
Kahoko was brought up to the stage and she still could not comprehend things. It came too fast. Yunoki knelt on one foot before Kahoko wtih a diamond ring presented to her. She did not know what to do. She did not know what to feel. She stood there, eyes wide-open.
"Will you marry me, Hino Kahoko?" It simply looked like a typical wedding proposal.
Honto Ni Gome Nasai Everyone. I know you've been waiting for the next chapter. I'm so sorry but I hope you enjoyed. Please do review and for those who reviewed and made this as their favorite thank you. Continue supporting me, mina-san. I hope to hear from you.
I wonder what would happen to Len now? Should Kaho accept Azuma's proposal? Or should she decline it? What happens to Kaji? Many more intriguing scenes with the upcoming chapters.