Disclaimer: I don't own HYD.
Okay, so I've finally got around to writing! Sorry for the long wait! I'm trying to do too many things at once and end up not finishing a LOT of projects... I know, that's bad. But I won't give up on this one!! I've uploaded her dress on my profile so everyone can see the dress I'm describing. Just be patient with me, please. So anyways, enjoy!
Reina sighed as she closed her locker with a bang. 'Another crappy day.' It seems like there were a lot of crappy days lately. Reina pulled her coat a little tighter around her body as the blast of cold air hit her as she left the building. She took no more than a few steps when she heard her name being called.
"Reina!"
Reina turned to see Meg running towards her. Reina waited until she got to her before she resumed walking.
"Hey, Meg."
"Hi," Meg replied, breathlessly from the run. "Going home?"
Reina nodded. "Yeah."
"I'll walk with you."
Reina gave her an odd look before nodding, surprised and yet at the same time secretly hoping that maybe she had some sort of news about Kyo.
They walked a ways before Meg finally spoke. "I don't mean to pry into your business… but are you really okay with what's happening between you and my brother?"
Reina knew this was coming sooner or later. A small, sad smile played at Reina's lips. "Well, I'd be lying if I said yes."
"Then why are you two not together?! I mean, I know that you two love each other. It's not hard to see. If you love each other, then you should be together, right?" Meg said annoyed and worried at the same time.
"Well, it's not that simple, I guess." Reina shrugged.
"Well, damn it! Itshould be simple!" Meg said angrily, placing her hands on her hips as she stopped to glare at Reina. "Why did you guys break off the engagement anyways?"
Reina also came to a stop. What can she say? She didn't exactly know what happened either. One minute they were together, the next they weren't.
"Honestly… I don't know." Reina answered truthfully.
Meg gave her a confused look. "What? What do you mean you don't know? How can-"
"Ms. Megumi, your mother would like for you to return to the house immediately. Please come with me."
Meg gave a dramatic sigh before nodding. She turned back to Reina before leaving. "Are you and Shin Takeda going out?"
"What?!" Reina's face was filled with shock and surprise.
"That's what I thought." Meg said with a satisfied grin. "Don't worry about anything. I know my brother's an idiot and I know he probably had something to do with it. Leave it all to me. I'll fix this."
Reina didn't know how to reply to that, so she didn't. She just gave a nod and watched Meg bounce away into the waiting car.
Shin swirled the dark red wine around the large, round fragile glass, watching it run smoothly around the clear wall as he waited for Reina.
Shin was accustomed to waiting for her at the upscale restaurant. He made an effort to take her out every Friday night for dinner and dancing. She was reluctant at first to go out with him, but he eventually coaxed her to come.
Shin stood, his expression softening as he saw the host escort her to the table. Shin couldn't help himself from starring. She had on a knee length, spaghetti strap black/pink lattice babydoll flapper dress, that fit perfectly to her body. She paired it with a pair of strappy black stilettos that Shin could not for the life of him, figure out how women walked in, but he was not going to complain. She left her shiny black hair down in soft curls that swayed in a light bounce as she walked towards him.
"I'm sorry, I'm late." Reina said breathlessly as she sat down in the chair Shin pulled out for her. "I didn't expect it to rain tonight."
"That's okay. It was worth the wait. You look beautiful." Shin smiled as he saw her blush. The waiter took their orders before they settled in comfortably.
"So… anything new happen?" Shin asked her.
Reina laughed. "No, Shin. Nothing happened from the last time I saw you, which was at school." Reina stopped laughing as she remembered her brief chat with Meg.
Shin smiled. "Hey, who knows what you've been doing."
Reina frowned. "Well there was this weird conversation I had with Meg."
"Meg?"
"You know, Megumi Domyouji."
Shin arched a brow in surprise. "Yeah, I know her. What'd she say?"
"Well she asked me about… well her brother and I… then she asked me the weirdest thing. She asked if I was your girlfriend." Reina laughed. "I don't understand why people always assume that if a guy and a girl hang out, they're more than friends."
Shin just smiled at her. He wanted to be more than friends, but he knew he couldn't rush her. He knew she wasn't ready yet and he was more than willing to wait.
After they were done with dinner, Shin took her to a club for some dancing. They skipped the long line and headed straight into the club, following one of the bouncers up the stairs towards the balcony booths.
"How did you get these seats?" Reina asked Shin as she sat down.
"The owner is an old friend of the family." Shin said as he signaled a waiting waitress for drinks.
"Oh." Reina accepted a glass of water from Shin. She barely took a sip before Shin pulled her up to dance. Reina went willingly with a laugh.
Kyo slouched into the couch holding his drink as he stared at Akito hitting on a group of girls. Kyo rolled his eyes in disgust, annoyed that he got dragged along. Akito loved going to club openings. Booze, girls and the scoop on the latest hot spots.
Kyo groaned as he saw Meg and Seijun walk up the stairs together.
"What is she doing here?" Kyo complained, staring at his sister.
"I was coming here anyway. What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be figuring a way to win Reina back?" Meg retorted. Kyo sent her a murderous glare.
"Children, children, calm down." Seijun sighed as he ushered Meg towards one of the empty chairs.
"So?"
Kyo arched a brow at her. "So, what?"
"Aren't you going to try to get her back?" Meg sighed exasperatedly.
Kyo looked away, taking a swig of the strong alcoholic drink. He winced a little as he felt it burn down to his stomach.
"Well?" Meg persisted.
"Well what? What do you want me to do, Meg? Barge into her home and demand that she come back to me?" Kyo said annoyed. This was why he didn't want to be around his sister. She was the only one who constantly bugged him about Reina.
"Yeah, maybe. It's better than you moping around and getting dragged to clubs. The longer you delay this, the more Reina's feeling will change."
"If it changes, then it changes. I can't stop her feelings."
Meg got up and marched towards Kyo. She slapped the back of his head, hard. The noise from it caused everyone in the booth to stop and gape. Akito hurriedly shooed the group of girls away for privacy, before focusing his attention back to Meg and Kyo. Seijun sighed, regretting why he brought Meg.
"Ow! What the hell was that for?" Kyo said angrily as he rubbed his head.
"For being stupid! You're sitting here moping around, acting like you don't love her, when everyone knows you do. You pretend like you don't care whether she goes out with Shin or not, but we know that you have people keeping tabs on her."
Kyo's cheeks tinged with pink. He did have someone following her and reporting back to him. How his sister knew, he didn't know… or did he? Kyo shot daggers at Seijun.
Seijun looked away, pretending to pick lint off his shirt. He was not going to get involved any further.
"You're acting like an ass! I don't even know why you broke it off with Reina. As a matter of fact, no one does! Do you even know why you did?!" Meg was out of breath by the time she finished. Her chest heaving in and out rapidly. When she was pissed, she was pissed.
"I…" Kyo started. Did he really want to admit that he was jealous of her spending time with Shin? Hell no. That wasn't the only reason though, was it? No. He ended it because he knew the engagement was all fake. He didn't want to be with her if it was under pretence. He wanted to be with her only if it was real, not because of some stupid rumors. And if she wanted to be with Shin, why not set her free to be with the one she wants?
"Oh my god… don't tell me you don't know either. You're a fool, you know that? Seriously, you are. We don't know, Reina doesn't know, and you don't know either why you two broke up." Meg scoffed. "No wonder why she started hanging out with Shin. I don't blame her. At least with Shin, he shows her that he likes her."
He stood up and furiously threw his glass at the wall, shattering it into a million pieces. "You think I don't know that? You think I want her to be with him? You think that I don't understand what you're saying to me? I know! I understand. What the hell do you want me to do, hm?" Kyo glared angrily at the shocked and surprised group. He had enough.
Meg stood her ground. "If you know all that, then why are you still acting like a jerk?!"
"Kyo… Meg…" Seijun began, holding his hands up, attempting to reason with them both.
"I know, the next time I see her I'll just march on over to her and drag her kicking and screaming away and force her to be my girlfriend again. How's that, hm?" Kyo said sarcastically cutting him off.
"Oh yeah?" Meg said smugly. "Prove it. Here's your chance." Meg nodded in the direction behind Kyo.
Kyo's gaze swung around and connected with the dancing couple across the other booth. He was about to turn back to yell at Meg when the dancing girl's face came to view. 'Reina…'
So, how was it? I promise I'll try to write a better chapter! Please leave a review. Thanks!
