~Magenta Meets Caramel Brown~

Akashi massaged his temple. He was beyond stressed, because of the old man who was sitting in front of him. He take a note that this day indeed was his worst day. He looked at the man who was the source of his problem.

"Will you repeat the words that you said old man?" he asked.

The man sighed. "I'm not just an old man, Sei. I'm still your father, you still have to respect me"

"Just answer my question" he snapped.

"As I said, I arranged a meeting on one of this day so you can meet your fiancee."

A vein popped in Akashi's head.

"Who give you the authority to do that?"

"I'm just doing my job as your father. To secure our company in the future you need to marry the daughter of our business rival, Kise Ryouta."

"I wouldn't marry her."

His father raised an eyebrow at him.

"Will you please tell me why?"

"Because I already have a girlfriend, old man."

The man eyes widened, maybe because he did not expect that his son, Seijuurou, will fall inlove even more to have a girlfriend. But he knew the young man in front of him, he is his son afterall. This surely was just his trick to stop the arrange marriage.

"If you really have a girlfriend, bring her to our cafe this afternoon and introduce her to me."

Akashi just smirked at his father.

"My words are absolute." was the last word he said as he stand up and turn to leave the mansion.

He looked calm but inside he couldn't help but to feel small panic. He doesn't have a girlfriend. So how he can introduce "her"? Maybe he should drag some random girl? But how could he do that without a problem in just 4 remaining hours?

Furihata take a deep breath. She needed it to make herself calm. Because right now, she was in a middle of a crowded street here in Tokyo. She was a coward, she admitted it a long time ago. Facing different people was a hell of a task for her but she needed it to look for a job. She remembered the conversation that she had with her parents.

~FLASHBACK~

Furihata was eating breakfast with her whole family which is composed of 6 kids, including her as a third child, and her parents. When her mother suddenly coughed that brought her attention to her.

"Ma, are you sick?"

Her mother shaked her head.

"I'm alright, Uri." she hesitated a bit.

"But we need to tell you something."

Her mother looked at her with sad eyes.

"This year, your two older brothers will now going to enroll in college."

She beamed happily. "Really?"

"But. . ." her father interrupted. ". . .we can't afford the tuition fee of your brothers. So, me and your mother we've decided that you need to stop for the meantime."

Her smile immediately disappeared.

'NO!' she thought, I've promised to my friends that we will enroll in Teiko.'

SILENCE

A bright idea suddenly popped on her head.

She smiled again to her parents.

"No need to worry ma, pa. I decided that I can take a part time job so that I can support myself."

Both of her parents looked at each other.

"Are you sure, Uri?"

A nod was just her answer as she stuffed her mouth with food.

~END OF FLASHBACK~

She sighed. Since morning she was in here, but if there was no vacant the answered that she always hear was "you're too young". Is it her fault for being a *16 years old? God! She need a job because if not . . .

A man accidentally bumped her. Even it was not her fault she apologized furiously but the man just passed him like someone was chasing him. She looked down and saw a wallet, she picked it up and her eyes widened.

'OH MY GOD! THE MAN FORGOT HIS WALLET WHAT IF HE NEEDED THIS. I MUST RETURN IT TO HI-' her thought stops when someone gripped her arm.

"YOU THIEF!" the man shouted.

"NO MISTER!" she exclaimed.

"I JUST PICK IT UP!" she waved her hand frantically.

What the heck? What was just happened? First she was looking for a job, picked a wallet and then being accused now as a thief? Is someone put a curse on her today?

The man pulled her.

"YOU NEED TO PUT IN JAIL! UNTIL YOU SURRENDER THE MONEY THAT YOU'VE TAKEN FROM ME!"

Furihata was shaking, she will going to be in prison if she don't do anything. But how she can explain it without looking like a total fool? If someone can help her right now . . .

As if heaven answered her plea. A hand stops the man from pulling her.

"Stop." it is just one word that left his savior's lips but enough to froze both of them.

But the man who pulled her, after a minute, finally got a courage and answered back.

"She stole my wallet!" and he snatched that thing from Furihata's hand, then opened it in front of them. "See it's empty!" he screeched.

"I didn't take it" Furihata was now crying, she can't help it. Her panic attacks her again.

"How much?" the red head asked.

"10 dollars" the man snickered.

Furihata gasp. '10 dollars that's a lot of money! How can I bring that much?'

As if on cue, the young man who stop them, get his wallet and took the money on it.

"Here." he throw it to the man's chest. "30 dollars. Eventhough your money was just 5 dollars." The red haired man look at the man knowingly and after that without a word he get Furihata's hand from the man, and take her to the nearest cafe.

In the cafe, Furihata thinks that she has now the right to faint, because the man in front of her was glaring at her like he wants her brain to have a hole.

"A-Anou" she tried to break the silence. "You're welcome."

She nearly jumped when she heard that, but with a confused look she look at the man questioningly.

"Huh?"

"You're going to say thank you, right? Be glad that I answered it."

'HUH?! WHAT A RUDE GUY!' she thought.

"How d-did you k-know?" she stuttered a bit, a little scared at the man's ability.

"Well, maybe because I know everything."

She gasp, without a second thought she blurted out.

"What do you think of yourself, a God?"

The man look deeply in her eyes. "Maybe."

'AS IF' she scoffed in her mind but she rooted in her position when this red haired guy glare intensify.

'DID HE JUST READ MY MIND?!'

"Yes." was just the guy's answer.

"Uri." Furihata looked at the man with an expression saying,

'FOR REAL!'

"I know that you have a problem. . . . about entering in middle school, so that's why I'd like to offer a job for you, and in an instant you're already enrolled in Teiko. By the way if you didn't know me. I'm the heir of Teiko Middle School, Akashi Seijuurou."

She blinked and suddenly stood up then slammed her hands on the table, in front of the almighty Akashi Seijuurou.

"EE-EEHH?!"

"Sit down. You're making a scene in here."

She turned her head and see that the other customers indeed are looking at them. She sit down groggily.

"So do you want to take the job?"

She nods absentmindedly but still for a moment then ask, "What's the job that you want to offer?"

"You will act as my girlfriend" she opened her mouth, gaping at him. "Since you already agreed you will take the job. And if you think that you may decline. . . ." he throws an icy glare at her. "I will definitely make your life like a hell."

'OK THAT'S ENOUGH!' "When we will s-start?"

Akashi looks at his watch, then turn to her. "Right now."

As if on cue, a man suddenly called him.

"Sei!"

Both of them turn their heads to him, Akashi stood up.

"Old man, meet my girlfriend, Furihata Kouki."

The man scrutinize her from head to toe, and heaved a big sigh.

"Now will you stop your crazy proposal." the young man said with a sarcasm.

His father look at him then smiled, "I'm really happy that you really have a girlfriend, Sei. Don't worry, I already ask an apology to Ryouta's family for breaking the marriage. So there's no problem, I wish both of you to be happy."

Akashi rolled his eyes.

"Cut the drama, will yah?"

After that he hold Furihata's hand and they both left the cafe.

A minutes later, Furihata was now on the front door of her small house. She turn around and bow.

"*Arigato for driving me home."

"It's alright. I just want to add a rule relating in your work, that as long as you are studying in Teiko you will do your job." after he said those words he immediately entered his car and drove away.

In a while, in Furihata's mind there's one word left.

'WORST!'

NOTE: *I think the age that can allowed to work was 18 years old

*thanks

AUTHORS NOTE : sorry for the late update guyss

i hope you will like it.

ARIGATO GUZAIMAS MINNA -SAN