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Chapter Six: Complete
Unknown POV
"Get. In. The. Car. NOW." I felt my driver flinched beside me as he held the car door open for me. He must have felt that awful and terrible aura coming from the capped brunette sitting impatiently inside, a vein throbbing irritably on his forehead. For a fetching man like man, he must distinguish how to control his excessive temper or who knows what ghastly phenomena might happen to that gorgeous face. Nonetheless it did nothing to intimidate me. But seriously, it's such a shame thing to view!
"When you said now, do you really mean now? Cause I still has some items in the counter-"
"I said IN!"
And the car door immediately closed as soon as my behind reached the leather seat. Ookay so that was the intimidating part! And so is annoying!
"You just owe me 3 hours of shopping! You hear that Shishi-san! Three hours of shopping!" I raised my voice as my perfectly manicured index finger painted with Matte nail polish accused him of a mortal crime. And that is destroying my life which they cheaply call as 'just shopping'. No one and I say no one, not even the President of Japan whom I deeply respect though, can stop me from enjoying my life! With the exception of course of my Daddy and Mommy because they most likely have the access to most of my credit cards and ATMs but then again that's a different case!
And then this! This! This gorgeous looking guy whom I would gladly date out for summer would just stop me by just shouting at me?! I was just taken aback okay?! That is so unfair! He should have given me time to compose myself first!
"Oh whatever. That sounds better than three hours of hell with your cousin. Back to their mansion Mr. Lee." And my lips just parted and gave an audible sigh as my criminal ignored my rant, rotated his cap (which by the way he was now using to cover his face) and doze off to sleep.
Would you look at that?! What great manners to show a girl?!
You should thank the heavens I just had my nails manicured or else who knows what I had done to that dazzling face of yours.
Having no other choice, I slumped on my seat and crossed my arms as my plucked eyebrow raised in irritation. This is just not the way things are supposed to happen. I am supposed to be at my favorite mall, shopping for my week's clothes, yes you heard me right and clear, my week's clothes. Don't blame me! I just don't like the image of mine wearing the same clothes over and over again. Certainly not how people or should I say, my fans should see me. That'll ruin my well reserved reputation.
Sighing again, I looked outside the tinted glass window of Shishido's yellow Lamborghini car, wondering how on earth could I escape the wrath of my egoistic-cousin-who-thinks-he's-prettier-than-me-whose-name-is-Keigo-which-sounds-like-lego.
Now now the last part is a childhood joke so laugh!
Going back, I've been thinking of a major disease that would certainly send my cousin and his team on worry mode and immediately send me to the hospital then I would escape there without the dumb nurses even seeing and then I'll be able to shop again and be able to live happily ever after! Brilliant right? Yay me! Now isn't that a wonderful, fabulous, extremely remarkable idea? Huh? Huh? It runs in the blood so don't even think you can ponder an idea (or even greater idea, which is quite impossible) like mine.
"What's that disgusting smile on your face? Get it off it's puking." I slowly yet elegantly looked to my left where my scheduled guardian, Shishido Ryou, is sitting now completely awake. So I was grinning unconsciously while daydreaming? Happens a lot so bear with it.
"Nothing. I was just thinking of my cousin, Keigo, and his horrible face later on." And then he smirked, oh that sexy smirk of his that made every girl kneel in front of him, except for me of course for an Atobe never stoops down to that level.
"For an Atobe, you sure are a bad liar. . Such a shame."
"You know what; I'll just take that as a compliment. Aren't we there yet? I still need to take my milk bath and massage." I said as I stretched my arms and neck earning me a sigh from my companion.
"We're here sir." Said my driver as the car skidded to a stop and waited for the large metal gates to automatically open in front of the car letting us enter the eminent Atobe Mansion. Though we had entered the household, a few drives would be needed to be able to reach the white and gold painted mansion located at the top of a hill. We still have to pass through the garden filled with evenly tended florae, bushes and trees that can equal that of a dreamy greenland. On the center was a fountain and small sprinklers that showered the grass with azure water. And lastly the Atobe Mansion that rivaled that of the great White House. Beside and behind it were forests that'll complete the luxurious view. This Mansion, as they say, is where Atobe Keigo lives, and my temporary home while I'm here in Japan.
Mr. Lee, my butler who was forced by my cousin Keigo to drive for us since he wouldn't trust Shishido and his sometimes reckless driving, stopped and parked the car in front of the large wooden main door of the mansion, the guards in charged to guard outside quickly running to aid in opening the door for me.
"Welcome Back Young Mistress." They all said in unison. Oh the beauty of being rich! Don't you just love it?
I gave one last smile to myself before taking a step outside of Shishido's car then quickly deciding to see my cousin immediately.
My stiletto heels made a tap-tap noise on the marble stairs that led towards the main door and behind me I could hear Shishido's murmur of how troublesome I am as he followed me in.
And for that, I would just like to inform you that I am not troublesome. Just a bit... Spoiled. Yes just a bit. I think?
"Oh my Young Mistress at last your home! Young master has been very worried of you! He's been waiting for you at old guest room together with the other masters for the past few minutes! Quick! Go now before he explodes!" I raised an eyebrow and pouted at my old aged maid., whose name by the way is Nana, who had been the mansion's head maid for a long time now and who had taken care of us ever since the age of four.
A shook of a head was all I could do as I went to the said room, behind me was Shishido, still keeping an eye on me.
Elegantly I walked a few hallways until we reached the large oak door that separated me and Keigo in this hefty mansion. Could you now hear his abysmal voice that made all the vultures fly their way here? What a disgrace!
"So how's my pretty cousin?" I pushed the door open so that to make the entrance more dramatic, or should I say, more fabulous!
All eyes on me, I couldn't help but smile more, enjoying the attention I was given. I've always been the attention lover, for that I'm sure.
There, as the maid had said, was Keigo and his team mates, all lounging on the sofa except for my cousin, who was standing and tapping his foot impatiently on the red carpeted floor and Jirou who was sleeping (as usual) in the said sofa.
"What?! You guys are no fun! You should have said 'Behold! The appealing Princess Riuka has arrived!'" I said as I made my way to the mini bar built inside the room, making myself comfortable in the high stool chair with Shishido entering after me and sitting beside his teammate Choutarou.
"My dear cousin, as far as I know, you knew very well that your father is strictly forbidding you to go out there on your own most especially to run like a mad man bred with no etiquettes and right demeanor."
Keigo, my cousin, whom I should admit is richer than me by a couple of millions of dollars, said as he was facing me with an eyebrow twitching every now and then, which I found to be very amusing to watch.
"But I wouldn't have run off if only you gave me time to do my daily shopping." Pouting and blinking my eyes a few times, I swear I looked like some lovely little girl and in no time, he'll say Sorry and let me off again.
"Keigo was really worried of you Riuka, you could have hurt yourself back there." Oshitari said in that husky voice of his. Sexy? NO! It's really irritating as of the moment for he's taking Lego I mean Keigo's side! HE should be on my side like what he does before! But honestly, it is sexy, though I just wouldn't admit it.
"Worried? He's just worried I might get hurt because if that ever happens, Daddy will cut his business partnership with him!"
"Good thing you knew my little cousin. You knew very well how this family goes anyway, right? Ahn."
"Ok stop it now Atobe, you're just provoking her more." Oshitari tried to stop me and Keigo from the heated glaring contests between us. Oh that Keigo! Always making my day less fabulous.
"But seriously Riuka, he was just wo-" Mukahi Gakuto's words slowly faded as Keigo's glare was turned onto him. Hey! Did he just shift his attention from me?!
"Is there something you wanted to say Gakuto? Ahn?" My dearest cousin said in voice that sent Gakuto standing up and dragging the sleeping yet still cute Jirou out of the room with him.
"Hehe! Would you look at that?! Looks like Jirou and I need to tender those plants! Their withering! Hehe! See you Riuka!"And the large oak door slammed. Such an amusing Gakuto, one day I'll teach him how to stand up for himself in front of Keigo, cause seriously, that magenta hair of his has to be for something!
"Are they going to be ok Shishido-senpai?" And dear Choutarou just have to worry, a worry that Shishido shrugged off. What's with my cousin and his weird teammates?
"Kabaji, go follow those two. I wouldn't want maid Nana to come running here again just to tell us that Gakuto let Jirou garden again." Keigo said as he rubbed his temples upon remembering the last Jirou's Orchard Incident. Yup they had named it that and had put it in the diary. Just to have something to remind that Jirou and garden should never to be mingled together.
"Ussu." Kabaji responded and obeyed. Good dog, I mean boy!
Oh how I remember that part! It's the same scene as this, Keigo reprimanding me, Gakuto got served and dragged Jirou out then maid Nana came running to tell us that Jirou is gardening Keigo's favorite and personally gardened dandelion flowers. I laughed my guts back then when Keigo almost ripped his magnificent and well swabbed hair off when he saw that the dandelions almost drown themselves from Jirou's gardening. From then on, Jirou was never let to garden again. And as for Gakuto? Oh he was just compelled to fan off the water from the drowned plants for all night.
Ok so going back to me, myself, and I since this chapter only talks of the fabulous me anyway.
"Hey! Where did all the attention go!? I'm the star here remember?" I said pointing to myself for emphasis. Good, they shifted back to me, and I gave them a smile.
"Riuka, when have you ever thought that you're the star in this mansion? Ore-sama-!"
"Oookay so Riuka, why don't you go back to your room and get change? Tea time is in a few minutes. Choutarou, Wakashi kindly accompany her." So up until the house, I still have guardians. Great. Just great. Note of the sarcasm everyone!
"But Ore-sama haven't-"
"Wait? Wakashi's here?" I stopped on my tracks of getting out of the room once the words of Oshitari sink in my head.
"I've been here all the time Riuka-san. In fact I was the closest one to you." He said, as he as well, stood up and followed me towards the door, behind him is Choutarou smiling at me ever so nicely. Oh the very kind boy who might get to heaven so easily before me and the brown haired boy whom was almost always forgotten. (A/N: Seriously! I almost forgot him there! Ugh! Sorry for Wakashi's fans out there!)
"Really?" I let the topic off as Wakashi held the door open for me and leading us out the room.
"Hey Ore-sama hasn't fully talked to you yet!" Was that Keigo's repellent voice? Oh well it wouldn't make me more fabulous anyhow! I shrugged everything off and continued to walk away as Keigo's voice drifted in the background.
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Author's POV
Inside the guest room…
"Have you just seen how that brat ignored Ore-sama's histrionics?! Ugh!" Atobe rubbed his temples as he could already feel a severe migraine coming. That was just not the way he, the King should be treated but no matter how much he teach the kid what to do, she just wouldn't listen! Hardheaded you say? Must have run to the family bloodline.
"Keigo, don't be bothered by just a kid."
"No! She's just not a kid Yuushi! She is a little horror that makes Ore-sama's life go hysterics!"
"Stop over exaggerating things Keigo. She'll grow up and be mature in the future. Just be more patient." Oshitari said as he mixed a lemon cocktail for two and gave the other one to Atobe, who had sat down on the lounging sofa with his right hand covering his eyes and forehead, trying to remove the dreadful image of his spoiled brat cousin.
"Ugh. Why do those imps have to perplex Ore-sama's life. Shishido?" He called.
"Yup." The said person looked up from the rubics cube he was solving then at the stressed out buchou in front of where he was seated.
"Go and get Riuka's left out business at the mall."
" What? Why me?!"
"Because Gakuto's not here so scuttle off before Ore-sama appoints you again to be Riuka's piteous scheduled guardian!" And the brunette went out before the frightful assignment might come.
Figures. Anyone would do anything than to look out for the dreadful princess of the Atobe family. Yup, even to do shopping in Shishido's case.
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"Did is just so wrong Yuko! Horribly wrong! AND hurtful!" A green curled haired girl, floral pink cellphone in the ear, sat defeated at the strawberry pink plushy bean bag beside the white master size bed topped with imported and most lenient rose pink blankets and pillows of the cerise room decorated with white dangling draperies and laminating coral pink lights. On the far left of the bed was large walk in closet filled with the most branded and latest clothes of today and just beside it was the small library and study room filled with books which were just untouched. The right side of the room was a mini living room equipped with the up to the minute gadgets and technology, beside it was the small hallway towards the door that led outside the coral pink room.
On one look, one can explain it as an enormous, exquisite and splendor room that every girl yearns for. Only made for one of the most influential person in Japan. But as for the owner of such exquisiteness, this is just a pinch of what she had on their own house in England.
"What do you mean by that? Atobe-chan you are just so lucky to be with the most popular boys in school! Kyaaaah!"
"Yuko you shouldn't be calling this luck! If only you know how I have to sacrifice all those times I needed for shopping because of them!"
"But you have to admit you like being with them right? Most especially with Shishido-kun? Kyaaaah! For fabulous sake you're with the school heartthrob Riuka! If I were you-"
"Excuse me? You being me? Oh cut it Yuko that is just more horrible."
"I was just joking Riuka. Well anyway, have you heard that the latest Chanel bag just arrived here in Japan?"
"SHUT! UP! SERIOUSLY!? Oh my God I need to have that right now! And I mean NOW!"
"Uhuh! And I had just bought it! Just a few minutes ago. It is just soooo fabulous! You have to get one of it! It's a limited edition and it's already running out of stock. Oh I forgot, you can't get out of your house right now. Uuuh, that's just so ruthless. Guess you just have to wait for the next edition."
The coiled hair girl took the phone off her ear just to look at it in disbelief. The one she's talking too is just a make shift friend she found in Hyotei Gakuen since they were the closest one to each other in class and they almost had the same adores. But this girl, Riuka must admit is the uttermost thing to a friend. For all Riuka knew, they were just talking buddy-buddy just to rival each other's fashion and luxuries, from clothes up to nail manicures. But what could she do, that's how almost all the rich students of Hyotei is. Imprudent. Imps. Egoistic.
And she knew just what to make this girl coil onto her finger.
"You know what? I think I heard Shishi-san's schedule for Friday and if I heard him right I knew he has date."
Silence. And Riuka could almost smirk for how pathetic this girl could be for falling right onto her traps.
"Do you need some help right now to get to the mall? 'Cause I swear those new release of fashions would certainly suit you! I would delightedly help you!"
See?! When it comes to rich brats like them friendship is the greatest thing of all!
"You are the most remarkable friend I have! How can I live without you?"
"It's no big deal! What are friends for right?"
Yeah whatever! Friend your face!
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"Maid Nana, could you call for Riuka? It's now time for tea." Oshitari took the place of calling for the young girl as Atobe was still feeling grave due to the small reprimanding a while ago.
How can a girl so small be more horrific than a monster?
It was the time for afternoon tea, a routine that the Atobe's or in this case the Hyotei Tennis Team had grown up to. In the garden was their venue surrounded by the perfectly tended plants and some maids who waited for their masters' needs.
"Gakuto, could you stop that, you look so dumb and not to mention, gay." Oshitari perfectly time his statement just when the magenta haired player was about to blow another white puff ball of a dandelion flower, hoping to make his dreams come true, as the saying says. The said player could only glare at his doubles partner for the said statement then poutingly stood up from where he was seated on the grass and took his place on the round white tea table, arms crossed on front of his chest, sulking.
"It's okay Gakuto-senpai." Choutarou patted his senpais back, sensing the remorse the acrobatic player is feeling. Beside the white haired player was Wakashi, reading the book he had borrowed from Choutarou the last day. Still being quiet, one may never notice of his presence, again. Next to him sat Oshitari then Atobe, with Kabaji standing behind him, completing the circle. (Shishido? Oh the poor guy was still on the mall burying himself with Riuka's shopping bags)
"Yuushi. Do you know some psychological doctor that may just help the imp?" The young Atobe said as he stirred his cup of jasmine tea, trying to relieve his stress.
"Psychological doctor? Isn't that for crazy people?" Gakuto asked, making sure he heard his buchou right.
"Yes. I believe my cousin might have wrought bizarre and do need some medical assistance. I wouldn't want us, the Atobes, being acknowledged as kinfolk of foolishness."
"Aren't you taking this a bit too far Keigo." The addressed blue haired man in round glasses respond as he took his cup of tea and stare at the clear liquid inside, seeing his perfect image he adorably enjoys.
"Riuka is just a kid. Kids do reckless things, get spoiled, threw tantrums and even go on rebellion. But in time they mature they'll realize that what they did was utterly wrong."
"Ore-sama couldn't delay until such a maturity happens. Ore-sama would covet to see an improvement in her right now. Right Kabaji?"
"Ussu."
Sighing, being his childhood friend, Ohsitari somehow knew this would happen. It had just been a few weeks since the young Atobe princess came here and it's already driving Keigo nuts. What else can he expect?
"Why don't you just change your tactics Keigo." Oshitari said as he put down the cup of tea and leaned closer to the tea table, the other members of the team watching in amusement at the scene playing before them.
"Please do elaborate Yuushi."
"Why don't you be the one the one obey her?"
"Ore-sama could never accept such a feat! Ore-sama shall never the one to be decreed!"
"Listen first Keigo." The Hyoyei strategists adjusted his round glasses as he continued. "It's reverse psychology. You let her do wants she wants to do so that in the future she'll have no other way but to obey you. Just look at this, the girl just go running around whenever you forbid her to do what she wants and that only lead her to think that we are her enemies, the people she'll never obey and will forever be your headache. But if you let her do whatever she likes, she'll realize that perhaps we are on her side and when the time comes that we need her to badly to obey us, she'll have no other choice. It's like feeding the kid a mountain of food to get her plump so she'll have no other way but to let us control her because she's already full. Do you get the point Keigo?"
"Hmmm. What can I say, even though it's quite penitent for me to say but Ore-sama do deem to as a brilliant idea and just might work." Keigo said with a smirk, his eyes looking far as if contemplating the outcome of the said plan. It's such a risky plan but when it went well, the outcome may be more than the risks and hazards it provided.
Gakuto and Choutarou looked at each other. Seeing the scene play in front of them, somehow they got anxious for the young girl who doesn't even have a clue that these two people are plotting a plan about her. It's as if they watching a horror flick where the antagonists schemed on how to capture their victims on their hands. Such a chilling thing to view. Somehow, they promised to each other to look out for the young lady just in case these two contenders on front of them went out of control.
"Sorry I'm late just got a little too carried away on the phone." The center of the topic, whom Keigo is still calling an imp in his head, arrived and took her seat just beside Wakashi who looked at him indifferently. Riuka just shrugged it off thinking it was just due to the 'I've forgotten Wakashi' incident that happened not too long ago. Unbeknownst to her, Wakashi was just sending her a peep of warning.
"Riuka. Would you want to go out and shop? I heard there's a newly opened store in town."
Riuka could only gape like a fish in front of her cousin. She heard him right? Right? The ogre who had just revoked her a while ago is now offering her a time of her life? Is it already the end of the world or had she waken up on some other kind of wonderland?
"Can a demon grow halo or am I just dreaming?"
Silence was there is while her self-proclaimed ogre held down her temper.
"Yuushi, could now get this little imp out in front of me before I smother her throat." Keigo whispered harshly.
Keigo, just be patient. She'll probably grow mature… most probably in your dreams.
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So in the end, Riuka was left with one of the youngest one on the team, Choutarou Ootori. Seems like her cousin can't just let her go on her own yet.
And since her plan to escape, which was established when she was talking on the phone with her so-called friend in exchange for some Shishido's Date information (which she had made up so wisely) wasn't even done at all.
"So how do I look?" The Atobe princess twirled around making the silky smooth cotton aquamarine skirt of the dress topped with lacey long sleeves rise a few in the air, twirling as well around her.
"U-uhm. You look good in everything you wear Atobe-san." Choutarou said as he struggled in carrying the fifteen branded shopping bags and some other garments Riuka planned to bargain. Poor boy, ended up being a make shift shopping buddy of the said princess.
Riuka only scoffed. For the hundredth cloth she had tried that day, the guy had said the same thing over and over and over again.
"It looks good on you Atobe-san."
"Atobe-san it's great on you."
"Everything you wear looks good on you Atobe-san."
… like a broken C.D.
Seriously! If she has a boyfriend like Choutarou, she might have bought every single garment she had tried on the mall!
"I don't like these. Ugh let's go I'll pay for those already." She went back to the dressing room to change back to her casual attire of denim shorts, coral pink t-shirt, and Adidas shoes and her Hyotei Gakuen regulars jersey. To tell you the truth, she just loves to wear that jersey, for a few reasons. First, of recognition, almost every student of Japan yearns and looks up to the students of Hyotei, rich, powerful, wise, almost perfect as they put it save for the attitude of course. And secondly, it just shows how great she is, for not every student of the said school can be a regular athlete. Only few among the few talented students could do that. And that only shows how more unique and more gifted she is among the high ranked Hyotei students.
Getting out of the wardrobe, she immediately paid for the new bought garments on the counter making Choutaro flinched as a few more shopping bags added to his nightmare.
Just think of it as a training Choutarou. He thought to himself so as to not get mad at the so-called princess. As if he could ever get mad though.
"Ok I'm done. Phew. I'm thirsty. Choutarou why don't you buy something to drink? I'll just wait for you right here."
"But Atobe-san, your cousin told me-"
"To do as I say and don't let me get away. Fine I know that, and I promise to stay here. Besides, I have bought everything I want already. Why would I have to run away?"
Choutarou looked at the innocently smiling permed hair girl standing in front of him. Could he really trust this girl? Sure, Atobe had told him to obey what the princess says, that is technically part of his and Oshitari's new plan. But what if she ran away? For sure he'll be dead. On the other hand, if he doesn't obey her command, the girl will run onto their buchou and tell him he disobeyed. Then he'll be punished by a series of laps and be cursed as guardian for the rest of his tennis life. Surely, there's no way out of this mess! Oh what kind of life has he gotten into!
"O-okay. But please don't run away again Atobe-san! I wouldn't want your cousin to reprimand you again."
"I'll be fine Choutarou. Now go." Riuka watched the silver haired boy walk a few miles away while still looking back at her again and again; checking if she still hasn't ran away, before sprinting off at a light pace.
Looking around her she saw all the shopping bags printed with expensive brands that every woman would like to have surrounding her, making her smile knowing she, Atobe Riuka, is one of the luckiest girl to live in luxury on earth. Wrong! In the whole universe! Yeah right. As she says.
But the thing is, despite being given whatever she would desire to have, she had never felt complete. Completeness. What a word so simple yet hard to find. Perhaps she's the picture perfect of a lady. Treated like a princess, also looks like a princess and even acts like a princess. But is that all there is to womanhood? Love you say? She lacks of love? Perhaps. With her family always busy with business, they were always often far from her. Family gathering and occasions, those were their only connections. She had never seen them on normal days and sometimes even on holidays. But, she knew by far that what they wanted from her is a perfect picture of a girl that'll represent Atobe's ever continuing pride in the future. That is why, they are honing her into one perfect lady which explains the reason of the forbiddance in running around like mad man. Don't get her wrong. She's doesn't hold a grudge against them. It's just that sometimes she wished they think more of her than just an Atobe Pride.
As for the love of a man. 'Who need that?' That was what her parents told her. At her early age of 12, she knew that loving a normal (when she says normal she means some average society man) guy would be the closest thing to impossible. For surely, not only will her parents negate it but so is the whole Atobe clan. And they say she's luckiest girl on earth? Oh what the hell, that's just what she always thought to herself so as to not be dishearten in her prestige.
Perhaps being a brat is just her way of saying 'Hey I'm not fine so acknowledge me!' or "I'm human too! I make mistakes!'. For if she didn't do that, who knows, she may have the same misfortune as Wakashi. Almost always being forgotten. And as far as she knew, she never wanted that to happen. Like ever.
Sighing and shrugging, it was as if a light bulb hit on her head as she thought some way to challenge her cousin. The moment her cousin offered the go-on-just-do-what-you-want idea, she knew something's wrong.
It was either her cousin was sick or he had gone nuts. And she wouldn't be the one to take the bait. After all, she wasn't born an Atobe for nothing. So, she decided that she'll go along for a while and decide what to do the next later. And this is the later she's talking about.
Being a goody-ol-girl sounds so boring you know. Obey here, obey there/. Where's the fun?! That is why, she'll just have to get this life more exciting and thrilling by…
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Choutarou, with two Starbucks Iced Vanila Latte in hands, is almost at the place where he had left the Riuka and he could already thank the heavens for giving the girl some kindness for the day and didn't run off.
But looks like he had thanked the heavens too soon for before he had reached the place, he had seen the girl smiled sweetly and waved at him then ran away in incredible speed.
"A-atobe-san!" was the only sound that come off his mouth before he too, dropped the cold beverages and ran off in amazing speed, without forgetting of course the tarrying horde of shopping bags that made him stumble all the way.
Oh the nightmares! How Choutarou wished everything is just a nightmare!
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Riuka had run in a speed of light. Stop exaggerating you writer! Oookay. So she's running in a pace, perhaps not all girls can do. Well she's an athlete, particularly a tennis athlete just like her cousin. Trained under harsh conditions such as this which she could almost define as a life and death situation.
As for why, this is due to the fact that not only the kind silver haired boy (whom she promised to treat some other time since he hadn't forget her shopping bags) was chasing after her but also the lot of bodyguards Keigo had sent to watch over them.
So she was right after all. Well what can she expect from Keigo? The freak does have brains and had anticipated an incident as this.
Perhaps she had run a lot of kilometers but she was not out of breath, but she must admit her legs are quite aching since it was out of the blue when she had run and she didn't have some proper stretching. But it wouldn't stop her of course! An Atobe never lets their opponents catch them! That'll ruin their pride!
Behind her she could hear their fast footsteps which were still too slow to catch her, and their pant for air as they try their best to apprehend her which she vowed to never happen at this time of the day. She would punish them! Punish Keigo! Punish them for making her look so dumb to follow their instructions and be a dog under their leash! Which I must say is so yuck!
Riuka had passed a park before taking a few twists and turns at the small alleys that lead her to who knows where. Why the hell would she care of where she went? As far as she's concerned, she just have to get away with those guards and just find her way home by herself later.
A few more twists and turns and she could already hear none of the voices of their well-built bodyguards so as that of Choutarou. And she could already smile for her success.
Taking the last turn and slowing down her pace, she fully smiled at herself for being able to defeat the wrath of the egoistic Atobe Keigo!
She, Atobe Riuka, had just-!
"Ouch!" or was it all just a dream? She thought as a hard, or should she say well built, body knocked her out to the cold concrete floor earning her scratches on her perfect skinny legs.
"Could you look at where you're going!?" She immediately jolted up and shouted to the said man who was not even moved from his place. Making her look at one dark brown eye and a red hair bangs that hindered her to see the full beauty of the other.
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Surely, this is just not the way her fabulous heart should be thrashing.
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On the another part of Japan, a boy of twelve in red and white jersey was making his way out of an airdrome, Ponta in hand and white cap covering his cat like eyes which did nothing to hide the playful smile formed by his lips.
"Japan. Looks like I'm back too soon."
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KYAAAAAAH! BEHOLD THE COMEBACK OF-
Anyways… here's an update from me! I would just like to give myself some time to take my head off my studies coz seriously, it's driving me insane! Ugh!
By the way, the character of Riuka was honed after the character of Sharpay Evans of High School Musical! Man! I just had to watch her own movie just to see how she does act like. You could just imagine Riuka act the same way as Sharpay Evans just to make the whole chapter more fun.
I hope you guys recognize the unnamed men on the last parts. You guys are smart and you'll figure it out! Haha! :D
That's all! By the way, I won't update until a review comes out! Haha! Just kidding! I'm not that harsh anyway. But please review! XD
Thanks to all that favorite, followed and read this story!