Retirement Home
"What about that hot woman… What's her name?" Shiraishi Kuranosuke asked, snapping his fingers as if that would made him remember faster.
"That was two months ago." Chitose Senri answered nonchalantly, finishing his workout routine.
"Are you sure?"
"I don't think I still fell for her. She should remain as last year news."
"Your lost," Shiraishi shrugged and handed a clean towel to his bestfriend. "I think she still has hots for you."
"I doubt it," Chitose shook his head in finality before wiping off the sweat off his face.
"Because you're going out with that hot flight attendant?"
"Give me a break. Am I not allowed to live without a female around?" Shiraishi raised a brow unconvincingly. A proud grin slowly spread across Chitose's face. "A one night stand. That was all to it."
Shiraishi laughed as they made their way out of the gym and began to decend the steps. They went on talking about… well, whatever men usually talk about when there was no female around.
On the first floor landing which overlooked the entrance of the building, Chitose stopped and his eyes blinked in succession.
"Are you listening to me?" Shiraishi nudged him.
"No… No. I'm not."
Shiraishi followed Chitose's gaze and saw Asahina. "A new one, huh?" Shiraishi tipped his head in her direction.
"Nope," Chitose grinned. "The one."
The one who had taken him out of his usual route three weeks ago had just came in. he'd tried to take thoughts of her off his mind since then but she always returned. She was very beautiful, though he thrust that out of his mind as soon as she spoke that first time. How he managed to behave was beyond him. That was the only way to ensure he didn't ogle her then as he was doing now.
She walked further into the gym building and to the front desk on the opposite side of the hall. Chitose took in every detail. She was tall and slim as he remembered, but she looked even better in the short skirt and ladies shirt she wore. The sight of her long straight legs and slim ankles in high heels robbed him of breath. She had a slight sway in her step, and her hips moved in a hypnotic rhythm. He couldn't tear his gaze away. His neck jerked his body to the right as she left his line of vision.
Shiraishi looked at her and turned to Chitose. The expression on his face was smug as he clapped his friend on the shoulder. "Hey, easy. Cool it!"
"Yeah, I'm fine." He yanked his head back as they finished their workout routine.
"Right." Shiraishi eyeballed his friend. "So, what is it about her?" Chitose didn't answer and kept grinning into space. "I didn't see her properly but I think we've both dated better looking girls."
Chitose released a sigh as he finished his training regimen for that day. "I know, but she's different."
"She must be. I've never seen you like this."
"Met her once while visiting grandpa three weeks ago and still remember her every detail." The way that she looked out at him from under long, seductive lashes and fixed him with those deep green, almond shaped peepers. The way her nose turned up at the tip. The curves the woman had appeared very firm, and he guessed that she was quite athletic. Also, when she smiled, her eyes sparkled. And with her dark green hair framing a stunning heart shaped face, her allure was beyond temptation. "I've not been the same since I saw that girl for the first time. She is always in my thoughts, and seeing her again has just made it even worse."
"Wow."
"Yeah, I want that girl."
Shiraishi laughed easily and turned back towards a woman behind him. She smiled flirtatiously at him. Damn she's hot! "Now that sounds more like you. Know what you want and go for it."
"Just go," Chitose told him. Shiraishi gave him a meaningful wink and a thumb up before running up to the woman.
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"Hi there?" Asahina sat beside a teenage girl outside one of the room in the retirement home. "Chitose Miyuki?" she asked with a smile. "Here to visit your grandfather?"
"What is it to you?" The other girl stared into her eyes rudely for one long breathless second before rolling her eyes.
In baggy jeans overalls, she looked painfully thin and painfully young to be holding a cigarette between two fingers. "I'm one of the volunteers working here and is currently taking care of your grandfather since last month," Asahina politely answered. Being young once, Asahina recognized those young dark eyes blazing with defiance and anger which reminded her of herself in the past.
"That's good then. You must be the nice girl who he always referred to every time I fucked up my life. Nice to meet you," Miyuki said sarcastically.
"No swearing allowed around here, young lady," said a manly voice. Both females turned to see who it was.
"Whatever," the teens said nonchalantly ignoring her brother. "Do you have a lighter" she asked Asahina.
"Nope, we are not suppose to smoke here," Asahina replied.
"What is this place a church or something?" Miyuki said as she stood up. "Shit, I'm getting out of here."
"Hey, where do you think you are going? Come back here!" The man called out after her but was ignored. Sighing he turned to the Asahina. "Sorry, Miyuki could be a little rude some time."
"Let her get some fresh air, Chitose-san. She had been sitting here for three hours waiting outside your grandfather's room. This place is boring for an active girl like her."
Chitose Senri looked at her, confounded. "How did you know my name?"
"Both of you resemble your grandfather that it hard to miss." Asahina smiled at him. "Your grandfather always proudly mentioned both of his grandchildren to me every time I served him his meals and medication. Both of you are the stars in the family."
Asahina-san, he thought. His grandfather had mentioned her way too many time that it somewhat got his nerve. Told his grandson that she was pretty and would die without regret if she became his granddaughter-in-law. But Senri'd learned from hard experience that his grandfather's taste seldom jived with his own. Coupled with the fact that most of the volunteers working there were either those girls with disability of some sort or women around forties, he had envisioned a dumpy, shuffling individual with a vacuous expression and a bottom lip perpetually shiny with drool. He hadn't been prepared for emerald orbs bright with intelligence, a body that could distract a man from scoring his match point in an important tournament, or a smile to make his heart skipped a beat and missed an easy shot. "Oh... okay," he quickly turned away. Wait a second, he thought, taking another look at her. "You look somewhat familiar. Have we met before?" Senri asked.
Asahina giggled. "That's really a very common pickup line, Chitose-san. You could to do better than that."
His eyes widened. "N-no, that's not what I m-meant,' he stuttered.
Again, Asahina just laughed at his expense. "Well, I better not hold you back any longer. Your grandfather had been waiting for you and wanted to talk to you alone. See you around."
"Ahh," was all he could say as he followed her with his gaze until she disappear into the corner. I could have sworn I knew her from somewhere, he thought. But wow... I never seen anyone so beautiful like her before, he cleared his throat and calmed his once rapidly beating heart before entering his grandfather room.
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Heya fellas... Yea, I know... I'm suppose to work on my final chapter for my other story... I'm trying and wanting to finish it but my brain refuse to work... I can't imagine how it suppose to end... well, at least the ending that I am satisfied with... So, yeah... here I am...