Chapter 7:
The week passed by and eventually Saturday arrived. And all her mother could seem to worry about was whether Sayuri should wear a dress or a kimono. Finally after calling Mrs. Hitachiin and getting some womanly advice she settled on a quaint ankle length dark red dress that had a built in corset that showed off its white fabric at the front, with its dainty black satin laces. Her shoulder's were puffed and had little black bows at the end of the puffs and at her back she had a white bow with black lines on its borders, with its tails trailing down to the backs of her knees. Her collar also consisted of white fabric with black line border that made a v neck line for her and she had to say it fit her nicely, even if it was a bit stiff.
Her mother was wearing a similar colored business jacket and skirt. And as a 'present' to her daughter, she gave her a pair of her own black heels since she was soon going to have to act the part of a woman she was to dress as one as well. Lipstick was allowed and even light colors of eye shadow, but other makeup was prohibited by her mother, at least on her face.
They didn't take a limo, but rather a long town car to the Ootori estate, because "It would be rude to attempt to 'show them up'," her mother put it. But either way they drove into the lavish driveway at 3:59 pm exactly, the sunset highlighting the perfectly cut grass and unbelievably clean windows with pink and purple hues. A middle aged woman dressed all in black, whom they recognized as help, stood ready at the doorway while several other servants helped them out of the car. The woman waiting for them gave a bow and introduced herself as the head housekeeper for the Ootori residence and that the Yoshio Ootori was waiting for them in the parlor.
When they arrived at said room, not only was Mr. Ootori there, but also his second eldest son, his daughter and of course Kyoya.
"Hatsumomo-sama, it's a pleasure to see you again." The senior Ootori stated formally before offering his hand to the middle aged (but beautiful nonetheless) woman and she smiled and replied,
"It has been too long Yoshio-sama," Shaking his hand with a cordial smile and bow of the head before turning to her husband and daughter. "Might I introduce you to my husband, Graham and of course my daughter and heir, Sayuri." She placed both hands on the girl's shoulders and gently encouraged her forward.
Remembering her manners as always, Sayuri gently held her hands together in front of her before closing her eyes and bowing at a good forty-five degree angle to the egotistic man. "It is an honor to finally meet you Ootori-sama. I have heard much about you from my mother and your youngest son."
The man simply watched her as she bowed and at her statements, nodded a bit and murmured 'hmm', before glancing to his left and saying, "This is my second son, _, my daughter Fuyumi, and I believe your daughter knows my third son, Kyoya."
They each bowed to the Nittas as their name was said by their unsmiling father. Once introductions were finally done and over with, Yoshio concentrated on Hatsumomo and said, "Hatsumomo-san, would you mind joining me in the library? I'd like to discuss with you something that my financial advisor told me at last meeting."
"Of course Yoshio-san." She knew there probably was no such thing to discuss and they would spend their time plotting about their families in general and maybe their companies, but it looked good to put up a show for the kids.
Once the heads of families left, they all relaxed a little and Fuyumi smiled and began chatting with Sayuri's father. _ simply looked bored and sat down in a corner, checking something on his cell phone. Kyoya drew Sayuri's attention and beckoned her over to a different door. She simply smiled and followed him down a hallway until he opened a door and revealed a very modern living room of sorts that was the lower level of his room.