Unexpected Love
Chapter 2
Tomorrow is the day, Yuu thought to himself as he got ready for a walk into town. Tomorrow, he was going to meet with the Koishikawas and their daughter Miki. His parents imformed him that she was of the same age as he is.
Great. Yuu didn't think much of this Miki or the Matsuuras. They were just an extended family that he would be living with in the future. He could adjust. It was dispassionate of him, but he found out that his life was a lie and being dispassionate was the only thing that kept him sane most of the time.
The memory of the mysterious girl in the park flashed across his mind. Yuu smiled. The wrist band was in his pocket. He didn't think he would meet with the girl that soon, but why not? Besides, keeping it close by strangely comforts him.
Soon, Yuu found himself in front of his working place. It was a clothes shop owned by this cool looking guy with shades. His boss was nice although a bit eccentric. But the money was good so he didn't mind at all. It helped him to save some money for his trips.
Yuu was planning to become a famous architect one day. Sometime in the past, he discovered that his real father could be his mother's old boss. The famous architect. Wanting to see what his supposedly real father's life was like, Yuu started visiting buildings of his creation. And then somewhere along the way, he found that he had the same passion. That's why Yuu was working part-time. He wanted to save up money to explore the rest of his father's famous buildings and maybe others'.
"Yo, Yuu!" his boss waved from the front of his shop.
"Yo!" Yuu greeted back. His boss invited him to have a cup of coffee with him. Coffee seemed like a good idea, so Yuu accepted and sat down with his boss, a cup of coffee in his hand.
He and his boss chat about mundane stuff between sips. It was pleasant. Suddenly, something caught Yuu's eye from across the street. A young girl with her fiery red hair tied up in two pigtails, dashed down the street in a hurry. It was his mysterious girl from the park the other day!
Yuu couldn't believe his good fortune at having to meet her so soon. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to speak with the girl and return her wrist band, Yuu thanked his boss for the coffee and chased after her. His boss blinked in surprise at the unexpected exit.
After a while, Yuu paused for a breath. The girl could sure run. Yuu looked around and found the girl standing not far away with another girl. Yuu smiled and took out the wrist band from his pocket and moved towards them.
When he was within earshot, Yuu stopped and listened to their conversation.
"Miki! Where were you? I've been waiting here for you for like hours!"
Yuu paused at the name. Miki. It sounded vaguely familiar. A strange feeling stole over him.
"Ah! Sorry Meiko. I was caught up for a while," The mysterious girl puffed out while trying to catch her breath.
"Miki Koishikawa! The least you could do was call me that you were going to be late. Well!"
With a shock, Yuu suddenly realised why the name sounded so familiar. Yuu glanced at his mysterious girl from the park and then looked down at the initials on the wrist band in his hand. M.K. Miki Koishikawa. It cannot be.
The two girls started to move away. The mysterious girl, Miki, was still apologizing to her friend.
Yuu was in denial. Why is it that the girl that he found strangely attracted to had to be the one girl he can't get too close to? Before this, the Koishikawas didn't matter in his life. He was planning to treat them and their daughter as politely as a good stepson would do and then ignore them most of the time. Because to be intimate with them would create further complications in his already complicated life. But now, his mysterious girl, turned out to be none other than his future stepsister, Miki Koishikawa.
A sudden anger held Yuu in its grip. Yuu clenched his fist over the wrist band. But just as soon as the anger came, his anger was swept away. His fingers relaxed its grip. Yuu had made up his mind. For eventhough Miki was his stepsister, that doesn't mean that he couldn't get to know her. He would just have to put aside the strange attraction he had for her before and concentrate on knowing her as a sister.
As Yuu thought this, he took a step towards the two girls ahead of him. A few more steps and soon Yuu was right behind them, following. The two girls in front of him didn't notice his presence. They were laughing and talking cheerfully. The sight of Miki laughing lightened Yuus heart. She really was pretty when she laughed like that.
The other girl was very beautiful as well, but it didn't attract Yuu as Miki did. Where Meiko was all gentle sophistication, Miki was a bundle of energy with unpredictable emotions.
The two girls stopped at the supermarket. Miki was looking at this tower of cans when suddenly one slipped in her grasp and nearly toppled the whole thing! Miki quickly prevented it from crashing. Glancing from left to right to see if anybody noticed, she gave a relieved sigh and moved away from the dangerous tower. Yuu laughed silently nearby. She was a clutz.
Next they went to the gift shop. Miki was smiling and admiring at every single trinket on display. Her artless admiration made Yuu's heart skip a beat. Her passion held Yuu enthralled. He wondered how it would feel to be under that kind of passionate admiration.
Soon they were moving towards an ice cream vendor. The girls bought themselves an ice cream cone each and was laughing away. Yuu decided to buy one himself. Somehow the ice cream tasted better that it ever did before. Yuu was having a nice time following Miki and watching her theartrics.
"Ah! It's the Towel Monster!" a sudden cry came not far away.
Miki and Meiko turned towards the sound. "Huh? It's you guys again," Miki gave a weak smile at Meiko's questioning glance.
"Big sis, come play with us!" the young crime fighters wanabe cried out.
"But, but..." Meiko grinned as Miki made an attempt to escape. In the end, Miki gave in and decided to entertain the kids. Surprised at this unexpectant turn of events, Yuu followed them to a nearby park.
As Yuu finished his ice cream cone, he watch Miki. She was trying to mimic their pose and the children were laughing at her ridiculous attempts. One kid stood up to demonstrate to her again. But no matter how she did it, it still came out funny. Yuu laughed silently again to himself. Not only is she a clutz but she has no coordination either. But watching her was still fun.
After some time, Miki and Meiko waved goodbye to the kids and walked back into town. They were walking past this cafe when suddenly a foreign couple asked them for direction.
Yuu decided to take a break and have a cup of coffee from across the street. When he sat down outside the opposite cafe, Miki was trying to give directions. She was waving her arms about one moment and scratching her head the next. She was either sure of the way or she was confused. Either way, she wasn't helping at all and the foreign couple just laughed at her. Yuu understood how the foreign couple felt. Watching her would make anyone laugh.
Suddenly the foreign man who was listening to her saw Yuu was watching them. He spoke to Miki and pointed at Yuu. Miki paused in mid action and turned around to look.
Not wanting her to see he was spying on her, Yuu stood up hurriedly and walked away before she could spot him. Miki didn't see him. Indeed, she was still slightly dizzy from her own vigorous movements just now.
Yuu was feeling good. Every nerve in his body was tingling and he was now looking forward to the dinner tomorrow. Yuu cast a last glance at the wrist band in his hand and then shoved it in his pants pocket.
Yuu picked up his pace and raced towards home. Yes, he was definitely looking forward to it. Mostly, he was looking forward to personally meeting with Miki Koishikawa.
That day, Yuu told his parents that he would meet them at the restaurant later after school. His parents wondered at his enthusiasm but nodded in agreement.
Yuu spent his day in the school in a hurry. All he could think about was tonight's dinner. He was late. They were waiting for him. She was waiting.
Finally, he came to the restaurant. The waiter showed him in. He was moving towards their table. And there she was, sitting prettily beside her parents. Miki Koishikawa. Yuu smiled at her and said hello. Miki looked stunned but not as stunned as he was feeling. She was absolutely enchanting.
Yuu realised then, that his life with her will never be the same again. He realised that he can't be just polite with her. He realised that with her, he had to know everything about her.
Chapter 2
Tomorrow is the day, Yuu thought to himself as he got ready for a walk into town. Tomorrow, he was going to meet with the Koishikawas and their daughter Miki. His parents imformed him that she was of the same age as he is.
Great. Yuu didn't think much of this Miki or the Matsuuras. They were just an extended family that he would be living with in the future. He could adjust. It was dispassionate of him, but he found out that his life was a lie and being dispassionate was the only thing that kept him sane most of the time.
The memory of the mysterious girl in the park flashed across his mind. Yuu smiled. The wrist band was in his pocket. He didn't think he would meet with the girl that soon, but why not? Besides, keeping it close by strangely comforts him.
Soon, Yuu found himself in front of his working place. It was a clothes shop owned by this cool looking guy with shades. His boss was nice although a bit eccentric. But the money was good so he didn't mind at all. It helped him to save some money for his trips.
Yuu was planning to become a famous architect one day. Sometime in the past, he discovered that his real father could be his mother's old boss. The famous architect. Wanting to see what his supposedly real father's life was like, Yuu started visiting buildings of his creation. And then somewhere along the way, he found that he had the same passion. That's why Yuu was working part-time. He wanted to save up money to explore the rest of his father's famous buildings and maybe others'.
"Yo, Yuu!" his boss waved from the front of his shop.
"Yo!" Yuu greeted back. His boss invited him to have a cup of coffee with him. Coffee seemed like a good idea, so Yuu accepted and sat down with his boss, a cup of coffee in his hand.
He and his boss chat about mundane stuff between sips. It was pleasant. Suddenly, something caught Yuu's eye from across the street. A young girl with her fiery red hair tied up in two pigtails, dashed down the street in a hurry. It was his mysterious girl from the park the other day!
Yuu couldn't believe his good fortune at having to meet her so soon. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to speak with the girl and return her wrist band, Yuu thanked his boss for the coffee and chased after her. His boss blinked in surprise at the unexpected exit.
After a while, Yuu paused for a breath. The girl could sure run. Yuu looked around and found the girl standing not far away with another girl. Yuu smiled and took out the wrist band from his pocket and moved towards them.
When he was within earshot, Yuu stopped and listened to their conversation.
"Miki! Where were you? I've been waiting here for you for like hours!"
Yuu paused at the name. Miki. It sounded vaguely familiar. A strange feeling stole over him.
"Ah! Sorry Meiko. I was caught up for a while," The mysterious girl puffed out while trying to catch her breath.
"Miki Koishikawa! The least you could do was call me that you were going to be late. Well!"
With a shock, Yuu suddenly realised why the name sounded so familiar. Yuu glanced at his mysterious girl from the park and then looked down at the initials on the wrist band in his hand. M.K. Miki Koishikawa. It cannot be.
The two girls started to move away. The mysterious girl, Miki, was still apologizing to her friend.
Yuu was in denial. Why is it that the girl that he found strangely attracted to had to be the one girl he can't get too close to? Before this, the Koishikawas didn't matter in his life. He was planning to treat them and their daughter as politely as a good stepson would do and then ignore them most of the time. Because to be intimate with them would create further complications in his already complicated life. But now, his mysterious girl, turned out to be none other than his future stepsister, Miki Koishikawa.
A sudden anger held Yuu in its grip. Yuu clenched his fist over the wrist band. But just as soon as the anger came, his anger was swept away. His fingers relaxed its grip. Yuu had made up his mind. For eventhough Miki was his stepsister, that doesn't mean that he couldn't get to know her. He would just have to put aside the strange attraction he had for her before and concentrate on knowing her as a sister.
As Yuu thought this, he took a step towards the two girls ahead of him. A few more steps and soon Yuu was right behind them, following. The two girls in front of him didn't notice his presence. They were laughing and talking cheerfully. The sight of Miki laughing lightened Yuus heart. She really was pretty when she laughed like that.
The other girl was very beautiful as well, but it didn't attract Yuu as Miki did. Where Meiko was all gentle sophistication, Miki was a bundle of energy with unpredictable emotions.
The two girls stopped at the supermarket. Miki was looking at this tower of cans when suddenly one slipped in her grasp and nearly toppled the whole thing! Miki quickly prevented it from crashing. Glancing from left to right to see if anybody noticed, she gave a relieved sigh and moved away from the dangerous tower. Yuu laughed silently nearby. She was a clutz.
Next they went to the gift shop. Miki was smiling and admiring at every single trinket on display. Her artless admiration made Yuu's heart skip a beat. Her passion held Yuu enthralled. He wondered how it would feel to be under that kind of passionate admiration.
Soon they were moving towards an ice cream vendor. The girls bought themselves an ice cream cone each and was laughing away. Yuu decided to buy one himself. Somehow the ice cream tasted better that it ever did before. Yuu was having a nice time following Miki and watching her theartrics.
"Ah! It's the Towel Monster!" a sudden cry came not far away.
Miki and Meiko turned towards the sound. "Huh? It's you guys again," Miki gave a weak smile at Meiko's questioning glance.
"Big sis, come play with us!" the young crime fighters wanabe cried out.
"But, but..." Meiko grinned as Miki made an attempt to escape. In the end, Miki gave in and decided to entertain the kids. Surprised at this unexpectant turn of events, Yuu followed them to a nearby park.
As Yuu finished his ice cream cone, he watch Miki. She was trying to mimic their pose and the children were laughing at her ridiculous attempts. One kid stood up to demonstrate to her again. But no matter how she did it, it still came out funny. Yuu laughed silently again to himself. Not only is she a clutz but she has no coordination either. But watching her was still fun.
After some time, Miki and Meiko waved goodbye to the kids and walked back into town. They were walking past this cafe when suddenly a foreign couple asked them for direction.
Yuu decided to take a break and have a cup of coffee from across the street. When he sat down outside the opposite cafe, Miki was trying to give directions. She was waving her arms about one moment and scratching her head the next. She was either sure of the way or she was confused. Either way, she wasn't helping at all and the foreign couple just laughed at her. Yuu understood how the foreign couple felt. Watching her would make anyone laugh.
Suddenly the foreign man who was listening to her saw Yuu was watching them. He spoke to Miki and pointed at Yuu. Miki paused in mid action and turned around to look.
Not wanting her to see he was spying on her, Yuu stood up hurriedly and walked away before she could spot him. Miki didn't see him. Indeed, she was still slightly dizzy from her own vigorous movements just now.
Yuu was feeling good. Every nerve in his body was tingling and he was now looking forward to the dinner tomorrow. Yuu cast a last glance at the wrist band in his hand and then shoved it in his pants pocket.
Yuu picked up his pace and raced towards home. Yes, he was definitely looking forward to it. Mostly, he was looking forward to personally meeting with Miki Koishikawa.
That day, Yuu told his parents that he would meet them at the restaurant later after school. His parents wondered at his enthusiasm but nodded in agreement.
Yuu spent his day in the school in a hurry. All he could think about was tonight's dinner. He was late. They were waiting for him. She was waiting.
Finally, he came to the restaurant. The waiter showed him in. He was moving towards their table. And there she was, sitting prettily beside her parents. Miki Koishikawa. Yuu smiled at her and said hello. Miki looked stunned but not as stunned as he was feeling. She was absolutely enchanting.
Yuu realised then, that his life with her will never be the same again. He realised that he can't be just polite with her. He realised that with her, he had to know everything about her.