"H-Hikari?" Megumi said while scramming, "Is that you?"
"Alive and breathing Megumi," Hikari said while smiling
Megumi can't hide her tears anymore right at that moment. In front of her eyes was one of her most treasured person in the world, her friend and sister – Hikari Hanazono. Hikari slowly walk toward her friend and stopped in front of her.
"Do I not get a welcome hug?" Hikari said to Megumi
Megumi just smiled and slowly stood up and give Hikari a very warm hug.
"Okairi Hikari!" Megumi said as she hugged Hikari.
"Tadaima Megumi – chan!" Hikari responded as she responded to the hug of Hikari.
They hugged for a matter of minutes. Megumi was so much overwhelmed because Hikari is ow here. They talked about so many things together while Sui returned to his slumber in Hikari's lap. The young ladies talk until they came into the Reunion topic.
"Ne Hikari," Megumi said, "Are you going to the party tnoght?" She asked.
"The reunion party?" Hiakri replied
"Yes"
Meaningful smiles were only responded to what Megumi asked.
"Ok! I will take that as a yes." Megumi said, "By the way Hikari, do you want to meet the others? I am sure they will be surprised and happy to see you." She said happily.
"The others? I am going to meet them later this night, and please do not tell them that I am already here at Japan. I want to keep it a secret from them, especially 'HIM'" Hikari said as she pat Sui to let him sleep a little longer with longing eyes.
"Hikari" Megumi said for she knows who she means.
"But do not worry, one of these days before I am going to return to Madrid, I am going to meet you everyone for a farewell party I think, for I am thinking of not returning to Japan for a matter of years." She said
"WHAT?! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HIKARI?" Akira said in a shocked and angry voice.
"I am thinking of staying to Madrid where my business is based Akira."
"B-but you said you are not going anymore." Akira said already teary eyed.
"Sorry, but onii-san just called a while ago. He said he will be going to Korea the next week for a business transaction. That is why." She said smiling sadly, "And please do not tell anyone yet. Not just yet."
"Hikari" Both Akira and Megumi said.
To ease the tension between them, Hikari said, "Oh, let us now stop this, it is making me cry more. How about let us pamper ourselves right now? My treat." She said as she laid Sui on the couch properly.
"Salon?" Megumi said
"Yes"
"Shopping?" Akira said
"Yes"
"Ok! Let us go! And leave that brat here!" Akira exclaimed as she point her finger towards Sui.
"You are a bit harsh toward Sui-kun Akira" Megumi said
"It is just her way of showing her affection Megumi." Hikari said while getting her pouch near the couch. "Let us go?"
"LET US GO!" Akira and Megumi synchronized.
Leaving Sui a note to let him know that they are in the mall, they went outside to roam around, but before that, they wore some disguises so that no one will ever know that Hikari is in Japan.
Hikari is wearing a blue dress with matching pouch bag that will let her look a lot girly than woman like. Same goes with Akira and Megumi but with a different design of dress and color. Akira with the color of lavender and Megumi with pink. They look like a triplet but with different color of hair.
They happily rode the car that Keichi prepared for them and then they went to the mall.
AT THE MALL...
Akira happily hopped from one shop to another while Hikari and Megumi just followed.
"Ne Hikari, do you need to go?" Megumi asked.
Hikari, taken aback by what Megumi said, smiled slowly and said, "That is the only way that I could forget Megumi, the only way and option I have to heal. Although there is no way to heal, these past few months, after what I told Kei, I can't forget him or his sad eyes. Those eyes keep on telling me to not go. Begging me to stay, and I can't do that, I have promised his grandfat-" Hikari was cut by a stranger that approached them.
"Hikari Hanazono-san?" the stranger said
"What do you need from her?" Hikari said.
"I just want to talk to her about some things regarding a very important matter ma'am. By the way ma'am, I am Cloud Anderson ma'am from H. Empire." The man said.
"H. Empire? One of the biggest empire of Asia?"
"Yes ma'am" he said as he bowed his head to Hikari, "Could I have a word with her?"
Hikari looked at Megumi first and said, "Please follow Akira first Megumi, I will just talk to him ok?"
"Sure." As Megumi said it, she walked towards the shop Akira went.
"Let us go?" Hikari said.
Megumi's P.O.V.
As I walk toward the shop, I look back to check if nothing happen to Hikari and luckily, nothing did really happen, so I went to the shop Akira went. As I enter, Akira is there with her phone on her ears.
"...Tadashi, I don't want to argue, I really sleep with a friend, a girl to be precise... She doesn't want to be known Tadashi... Please don't get mad at me, I don't intent on hiding from you, it is just..." Akira was cut. I saw a hint of sadness on her eyes. I immediately approached her.
"Akira?"
Akira was surprised because I was there, and then responded to what I say, "Yes?"
"Are you ok?"
"Yes I am what make you think that I am not ok?"
"It is just... Never mind." Megumi smiled.
"Where is Hikari?" Akira asked.
"There is someone who wants to talk to her; I think they are in the coffee shop right now. Why?"
"Nothing. Let us pick something to give to Hikari, I think she will be gone forever. That is the least thing I could do. Let us go Megumi." Akira said
"Ok!"Even though there are many things that is not clear to me.
"Gone? Forever? What on the world is going on?" I wondered.
Normal P.O.V.
While Hikari is having a chat with Cloud, the two young ladies are having a very great time with each other. They don't know that there is a group of gentlemen who are now in the same area finding peace on their minds.
"Ne Tadashi, what are we going to do here?" Jun asked
"To unwind," Ryuu responded
"Huh? Why?"
"They have a very nice fight just right now."
"I see."
"Ne Kei, what did this young gentleman here do to make you join us in our escapade today?" Yahiro asked.
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"I am bored?"
"Bored?"
"You are a nuisance do you know that?"
"Always."
"Tsk." Is the only thing that Kei could answer.
The gentlemen are having a very nice chat with each other when they came across a certain shop that is where Megumi and Akira is right now choosing some gifts for Hikari. Jun accidentally caught the glance of the two that caused him to stop and looks closely to see if he is not hallucinating.
"Megumi? Akira? What are those two doing here?" Jun thought
"Jun!" Ryuu called, "Let us go!"
"Ah? Ok! Coming!" Jun answered, "This is going to be war. Kami-sama please don't let these two see each other here." Jun thought.
As they were walking with Jun quite tensed, he got a glance of a young lady in blue dress talking to a man in a cafe near the dress shop where Megumi and Akira were in.
"Hikari?" Jun said in a very soft voice but sadly, Ryuu who was just a meter away from him heard him. Ryuu stopped and faced Jun.
"Do you say Hikari?" Ryuu asked.
Jun automatically turned to Ryuu after what the later said. "Huh? Hikari?"
"Yes Hikari."
"Ah, that lady over the-" Jun was cut because as he turned his gaze back at the cafe where he saw a lady that looks like Hikari. "She is just over the – How come?" Jun said stammering.
"Where is she?"
"Oh, Never mind Ryuu-nii, let us go?"
"O-ok, you do sound like you are hiding something do you know that Jun?"
"Me hiding something? That is quite impossible Ryuu-nii." Jun said with a fake smile on his face.
"Hey you two! Move faster because Kei is going to treat us! Come on!" Tadashi shouted.
"COMING!" The two both said in unison.
The group went inside a restaurant that is apparently part of the H. Empire where at the moment; Hikari is taking lunch with Megumi and Akira under the special request of Cloud.
"Are the food here delicious?" Megumi asked.
"That is what Cloud said. He said that the food on the menu are one and only and no one could ever copy except the family members." Hikari said.
"So the food on the menu is a family secret? Is that it?" Akira said.
"That is what I think so too."
The food that Cloud personally chooses for them came in one by one. The ladies had a very nice chat and a very nice lunch together until Hikari remembered something.
"Sui!" Hikari said.
"What about that devil brat?" Akira said mockingly while eating.
"There is no one to accompany him eating at the mansion, wait I am just going to call him." Hikari said as she reached for her phone. As she is about to dial Sui's number the phone rang revealing Sui's number. Automatically Hikari answered.
"Hello?"
"Onee! Where are you right now? I am getting dizzy finding you here in this stupid mall with all these girls clinging on me! Where are you?" Sui said as if he is ready to cry.
"We are eating here in a restaurant when I remembered that you are still at the mansion and as I was about to call you, my phone rang revealing your number." Hikari explained.
"So where are you?"
"Fleur de Liz Restaurant, do you know where it is?"
The other line became silent and only Hikari can hear where the screams of the girls, "Yes, I have known it and something is very interesting here. See you onee." Jun said as happiness in his voice became transparent.
Hikari was a bit puzzled, "Interesting? What is he talking about?"
"What does he say?" Megumi said.
"He is coming, uhm, waiter, could we order another set of these foods because someone is coming."
"Yes ma'am right away." The waiter said
"Thank you."
As the ladies talk once again, Sui entered the restaurant without even looking at the gentlemen who were looking at him.
"Sui? Is that him?" Yahiro said.
"I don't know Kei" Tadashi answered.
"Maybe." Kei said still looking at Sui walking directly into a V.I.P. area where only a few people can go.
"What is he doing here?" Jun asked.
"I don't know." Kei answered.
Everyone could feel the tension heating up so Ryuu changed the topic, "So is everyone going to the party tonight? I have heard that the S.A students have a very big surprise tonight is that right Tadashi?"
"Uh,, yes! They have and I am going to attend the party by hook or by crook."
"Is that a idiom Tadashi? I thought you don't know one?" Yahiro said.
"Just shut up!"
The gentlemen continue eating their food in complete silence, while the ladies with Sui ate their food with complete laughter.
"Hey, onee-san, where are you going after these?"
"I am going to check my gown why?"
"Uh, nothing, I just saw some interesting things outside." Sui said while smiling.
"Things? Interesting? You have been keeping on telling me that words, what were those things all about?"
"Uhmm, let us just say that someone, or there are people outside that you may not be pleased to see right now."
"Who?"
"Hmm, a group of gentlemen to be precise."
"Gentlemen? Don't tell me - ? Oh!?"
"Of course I am not telling you." He said while sipping on his iced tea.
"SUI! WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME!?"
"I just thought that it would be fun if they see you here."
"That is not fun at all." He just smiled.
"Urg! I hate you."
The other ladies were now in the state of shock.
"Ne Akira do you have ideas?" Hikari answered.
"Huh?" Akira replied.
"Oh, Never mind. What am I going to do?" Hikari said.
At this moment, she is in a state of no options, Cloud came in.
"Hikari-san, you have some special treats."
"From whom?"
"From the owner himself young miss."
"Oh I see." By what she said, a very great but crazy idea came in her mind, "Cloud." She called
"Yes?"
"Could you please contact my secretary and tell her to bring my 2D."
"Yes ma'am."
After Cloud left, Megumi asked Hikari, "What is 2D?"
"Huh? 2D? OH, it is the simplest form of disguise dress, me and my secretaries knew it."
"Oh, so that explains it, I thought it is 2-Dimensional, but it is disguise dress, you do have many things learned Hikari, it makes me laugh sometimes." Megumi said.
Sui and the ladies continued on talking until Hikari's secretary came in bringing a bag of her disguise. She changed her dress into one of her secretaries and let her secretary be the boss for awhile. While on the gentlemen's table...
"She seems to be familiar." Jun pointing to a lady in a formal office attire suit following a lady going outside.
"Who?" Ryuu asked.
"I just can't tell, but she seems to be Hikari." The word Hikari is being said enough to let the lady in formal attire stop for a while and then continue, "But on the contrary, it is just my imagination. It that is Hikari, she will stop for a while and then greet us whole heartedly right? But sad so say, she is not here yet." Jun continued.
"Yeah you are right." Yahiro said.
After that, Sui went out of the V.I.P Area together with Megumi and Akira. They are talking non stop, even the lamest thing to talk about, they have already talked just to cover a story. Kei saw them and called Sui's attention.
"Sui" Kei said.
Sui turned his attention to the gentlemen and then smiled, he returned his gaze to the two and said something that made the two ladies turn their gazes to the gentlemen's table that makes Akira a little sad and then said something to Sui that makes Sui nod as an agreement to what Akira said.
Sui kissed the cheeks of the ladies before parting ways to them. He went to the gentlemen's table while the two ladies went out of the restaurant and went somewhere.
"Good to meet you here onii-san." Sui greeted his older brother, Kei.
"What are you doing here?" Kei said.
"I had a breakfast with Megumi-onee and Akira-onee with Lily-san. Oh, by the way, have you seen them come out from the V.I.P. area? They have gone outside ahead of us."
"Lily? I think I have saw them, she were wearing a formal attire right? But she seems to be in a hurry, is everything alright?" Jun asked.
Sui just smiled, "Yes, everything is alright, mind if I join you?"
"Sure." Yahiro said.
"So are you all going to the party tonight? I have heard that there is going to be a surprise for everyone? But I do not really know the details. I am taking a rest today that is why and please do not ask me anymore questions because I am not going to spill out some of the details about the party." Sui said while ordering some Chocolate Mousse.
"Uhm, actually, we don't know yet. We are all thinking of not to go." Tadashi said while looking in the ceiling as if something is bothering him.
"Really? I see, you are all going to miss the surprise tonight, and I have heard that the surprise isn't just an ordinary surprise like a thing or a trip, or a video but a performance to be exact and a person. A very POPULAR and SPECIAL person." Sui said, emphasizing the world "popular" and "special"
"But I do not say of not coming, besides it is what my brother prepared." Kei said.
"You are coming onii-san?" Sui said excitedly.
"Yes, I am but without a partner."
"That would be wonderful!" Sui said.
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing." Sui smiled as he ate his Chocolate mousse. After finishing the mousse he received a phone call from an unknown person.
"Hello?...Yes, speaking...Lily-san?...Oh, sorry, I am a bit occupied by some very excited things, yes what is it onee?...Akira? I thought they followed you? Is something wrong?... Just Megumi-onee? But where is she? Did something happen?... Ok, Ok, I will call you back later. I am just gonna ask some dummy over here. Thank you. Bye." Sui ended his phone call with a knot on his forehead.
"Hey, you Tadashi. Do you and Akira-onee had a fight?"
"That is not your problem."
"It is my problem!" Sui shouted that makes the gentlemen face him, especially Tadashi.
"What are you talking about?"
"She is lost you idiot because of your selfishness and not understanding her!" Sui exclaimed.
"What are you talking about? I thought she is ok?"
"She is not ok you know, every time she hears your name, although there is her smile but you can see her sadness in her eyes. You are really an idiot when it comes to her do you know that President Karino?" Sui said as he stood up to leave.
"Where is she?" Tadashi said.
"Don't worry about her. A person is now finding her and will never let anything bad happen to her. So just come to the party tonight, ask forgiveness and be ready for the surprise." Sui said, he also turned to the other gentlemen, " and you" referring to Jun, Ryuu, and Yahiro,"better go to the party or you will miss everything. Onii-san, I am now going. See you at the party." Sui said before leaving.
After that revelation, the gentlemen became silent again as the people in the restaurant resumed what they are doing.
"I am going." Jun said,
"Me too." Ryuu seconded.
"I will not miss the surprise." Yahiro said, "And I don't want any other men around Megumi."
"I will go." Kei said, "How about you Tadashi?"
Will all his might and courage, Tadashi said, "As the present president of the Hakakusenkan Academy, I will go and as a S.A. student, it is our Reunion right?" He said with a smile on his face.
The gentlemen went outside and went on with their own business, Yahiro received a phone call from Megumi, Tadashi has something to do regarding Akira, Jun has some practice for his performance later, Ryuu has a lunch date and Kei, well he stayed at the restaurant thinking of many things about a certain person.
"Hikari."
There you have it the EIGHTH CHAPTER! Wee, I am thinking of continuing this before Christmas, hope everyone will like this story. Please leave your comments and suggestions about the story. Thank you. God bless everyone.