Reika stared at the slip of paper in her hand. On it was the phone number of Furuya Kota. Why did she have it? Well, his brothers had decided to give her his phone number. Thinking back on it, Reika wasn't sure on what to think of it. It all happened too fast.
-Flashback-
"Yo! Saionji!" Ouzou called out before Reika could enter her family's car. It was right after Kota and Aoto had departed from Japan, and were heading to Spain. Confused why Ouzou had said her name, she told their family's maid that her friend had to tell her something. She turned around and walked over to Ouzou, who was standing next to Ryuuji.
"What is it, Ouzou?" She asked, wanting to know what he needed. Ouzou turned to his brother and the two smirked at each other.
"We have something to give you, Saionji-san." Ryuuji said while Ouzou pulled out a folded slip of paper from his pocket.
"For me?" She asked while pointing at herself. What did these two have for her? If Erika was along with her right now, she would tell her not to take whatever they had. They were two of the 'Triplet Demons' after all.
"Put out your hands." Ouzou said, interrupting her thoughts. She did what he asked, and he dropped the slip of paper that he had pulled out into her hands. The small girl looked at her hands and then back at the two identical faces before her. Both faces had expressions that said 'Open it'. Unfolding the small paper, she found herself staring at a phone number. Whose was it?
"Kota's." Ryuuji said, answering her unasked question.
"Eh? Kota's?" She repeated while blushing. Why did they give it to her? Was this connected to the incident earlier where Erika caught Kota staring at Reika? No, no, Reika was thinking too much. Plus, she had told Erika that Kota must have been just spacing out.
"We left her speechless, Ryuuji." Again, Ouzou interrupted her train of thought while chuckling.
"Yeah." His brother said while agreeing.
"Maybe we shouldn't have given it to her."
"But, his reaction will be quite interesting."
"That's true."
His reaction? Were they referring to Kota? "Excuse me, but why did you give this me?" She asked, questioning their hidden motives. They gave her another smirk, which made her suspect them even more.
"We thought that you might want it." Ryuuji said while waving his hand nonchalantly. Reika stared at them and opened her mouth to ask more questions but before she could do so, the maid called out to her.
"We have to leave now, Mistress!" She turned around and nodded.
"I'm coming, !" Turning back towards the two boys, she waved. "I have to leave now...Uh, Thank you?" She thanked them for the phone number, even though she was still not sure why it was given to her.
"No problem." Ouzou said while still chuckling. She frowned a little, but turned it back into a smile.
"Bye, Ryuuji. Ouzou." She turned around and headed back towards her family car. When she had gotten there, Matsushima, the maid, asked her what she was doing.
"What did the two Furuya gentlemen want?" Reika looked away.
"Nothing important..." She had lied. To Matsushima, the person she had trusted in the past to tell all of her secrets. Well, getting the phone number of a male was pretty embarrassing, so she had decided to keep quiet. Getting into the car, Reika watched the Furuyas through the window until they became little dots as she drove away. She had become very suspicious of their motives.
-End of Flashback-
The present question was now what to do with the phone number. Throw it away? No...Someone might find it. Burn it? No need to go to that extent for a small slip of paper...Hide it. That was a good idea, until she figured out what to do with it. Putting it in a book, she placed the book on her nightstand. "Reika! It's time for your piano lessons!" Her mother called.
"Okay, Mama!" Reika called back, going to her closet to dress in proper clothes. While putting on her clothes, she kept looking back at the book she put Kota's phone number in. After finally getting ready, she looked back at the book one more time. Sighing she turned away from it and left her room.
Kota's phone rang, waking him up from his sleep. Looking at the caller id, it was none other but Ouzou. Picking up his phone, he answered.
"What do you want?" Ouzou chuckled from the other side of the line.
"Right off the bat, eh? How are you, Kota?" Kota was sure there was something up, or his brother wouldn't have called him one day after his depart.
"Tired." He said while grumbling.
"Sorry for interrupting your beauty sleep." Ouzou loved teasing people, especially his brother. But, he guessed it was time to ask his brother the question he wanted to ask. "By the way...did you get any calls from anyone in Japan recently?"
"No."
"Really? No one?"
"Yeah."
"Not even from a girl?"
Kota paused for a moment before answering. A girl? Sure, he had many fan girls, but so did his two brothers. None would have his phone number anyway, only if Ouzou or Ryuuji had given it to them. But, those two would never do that, as they disliked the fans as much as he did. So, what was his brother talking about?
"No." Kota said bluntly. If Ouzou wasn't going to tell him, then he might as well wait until he got an answer. He figured that he wouldn't get an answer that easily, so he might as well say good bye to his brother, as he still had jet lag from the flight.
"Night, Ouzou."
"Kota, wai-" He cut off the line before his brother could finish and put his cell back down. He put his hands behind his head and stared at the ceiling. A girl, huh? What girl was Ouzou referring to, to be more exact, which girl that he knew would be willing to call him?
"What happened?" Ryuuji asked when Ouzou put his phone down. He turned to his brother and shrugged.
"Hung up." Ryuuji sighed. Judging from the conversation Ouzou just had, it looked like Saionji didn't call him yet. Maybe they should give her more time before asking Kota again. Though, asking their brother repeatedly would make him suspicious of the two. All they could do now was to sit and wait.
After her piano lessons, Reika didn't touch the book she hid the paper in. Instead, she had decided to call Erika, inviting her for a sleep over the next day. In their phone conversation she was very vague, not letting Erika know many of details.
Curious to find out what her small friend was talking about during their conversation over the phone, Erika hurried over with her sleeping bag. She arrived at the front gates of the Saionji estate and rang the bell. While she waited for an answer, she looked at the house in awe. Erika had been here before, but the huge mansion still astonished her.
"Another example of what they call wealth disparity..." Erika said to herself while waiting for the gates of the Saionji Estate to open. The majestic house was even more astonishing than the Furuya house that lead her to comment about the wealth disparity of the world. Out of the little call box, the red head heard the voice of Matsushima, the family maid.
"Ms. Erika, correct?"
"Yup!"
"We have been waiting for your arrival." The gates opened allowing Erika into the estate. Reaching the front door, she was lead into the house and up the stairs, right to Reika's room. The maid knocked on the door, waiting for a response.
"Who is it?" Reika's soft voice called.
" is here, mistress."
"Ah, give me a minute!" Reika quickly put away the paper slip and put her folded her hands behind her back. "You can come in now." Matsushima opened the door and Erika stepped inside the room.
"Is there anything else you would need, Mistress? " The maid asked, but Reika shook her head.
"We're fine for now, thank you." The maid bowed and left the room, shutting the door behind her, giving Reika space to reveal her secret to Erika.
"So~ Now you have to tell me what happened~" Erika said with a smirk.
