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Making You A Better You
Chapter 7
~Kahoko's POV~
I was entering my new classroom when I saw everyone looking at something… it was actually a 'someone'. I found the Ice Prince and just before him was a short, blonde guy hugging him? Eh?
"I love… you more," the blonde boy said with a serious expression…
… It's confirmed…
H-HE REALLY IS GAY! OMG! Should I be happy or disappointed? My boss, master, fiancé is gay!
I saw the Ice Prince look at me and glared. "What? It's not like I'm going to steal your boyfriend," was what I wanted to say but I just turned around and left without saying a word. I was skipping in joy knowing that he won't touch me because he's gay and despite his cold, arrogant character he's quite fond of cute guys!
At lunch break, Ice Prince went out of class first. By the time I came to the cafeteria he was with the blonde boy, eating lunch together. It's kind of weird watching them but somehow I find it sweet. The Ice Prince isn't acting like a jerk. So he's only kind to the cute blonde boy. Talk about love!
"So boss is eating with Keiichi Shimizu today huh," I heard a familiar manly voice.
I looked up and smiled at Ryoutarou. "They look cute," I squealed.
Ryoutarou laughed. "Now you get the picture. No wonder the Tsukimori's are worried about having an heir after the boss", Ryoutarou said.
"This is wrong but they look so cute", I heard Nami said with the sound of the camera.
"If it's wrong, Nami, why take pictures?" I heard Azuma ask while approaching us. Behind him was Kazuki with a big grin on his face.
"Kaho doesn't need to worry about being harassed," Kazuki said.
I froze from my position and realized that everyone was here… the people I saw back at the company were here. "You guys also study here?" I asked, surprised. I've been studying here for one year and yet I didn't realize they were my schoolmates!
They all nodded in reply. "You didn't know?" Kazuki asked and then smiled. "I see you always walking with Shinobu to and from school since last year".
"So that means… Shouko-"
"I-I s-study here as well…" I heard a soft voice from behind me. I turned around seeing Shouko wearing the Music Department's uniform. Uwaa~ she looks adorable!
"Kahoko," I heard Shinobu's voice and turned to the direction where I heard it. "Aren't you guys going to eat lunch yet?" Shinobu asked then smiled at everyone.
We ended up eating lunch together and watched our boss eating lunch with the blonde boy named Keiichi.
"I wonder how their child would look like," Nami said out loud. "Seeing a cute little boy with blue locks or a blonde little baby that looks like boss," Nami started imagining.
"Oi! That's disgusting!" Ryoutarou complained.
"How can two guys create a baby?" Kazuki asked which shocked me because he looked like he was interested and curious.
"That'll never happen," Azuma answered Kazuki.
"Aww… just don't think how! Just imagine! Don't you guys think they'll make cute babies?" Nami said smiling.
Beside Nami Shouko nodded in agreement. "I-I think l-little Len and K-Keiichi would look c-cute," Shouko stuttered, blushing.
I looked at Shinobu beside me who was eating calmly as the conversation turned from how the babies would look like to how many there'll be.
"I think ten little Ice Princes and angels would fit!" Nami said making Shinobu almost spill the coke he was drinking.
I imagined ten cute little kids who looked like Ice Prince and Keiichi running around playing with each other. "How cute!" I said and took a sip at my drink.
"Hey! What if those little kids acted like boss?" Ryoutarou asked.
Imagining it would be like… hell… seeing ten little Ice Princes running around saying, "Your violin playing sucks", is like hell. Hearing it from the real Ice Prince is annoying but hearing it from ten little look-alikes?
"Enough with this talk," Shinobu said. "If he hears us we're doomed. Anyway, aren't you guys going to audition for the company's competitor for the International Music Competition?"
"What's that about?" I asked.
"The Tsukimori's intend to support one musician in entering the International Music Competition and they're holding an audition to choose a competitor. They'll be selecting seven participants to compete with one another and choose the best among those seven," Shinobu explained.
"The person who wins will be the one competing in the International Music Competition," Azuma said.
"The competition among those seven will be held here at Seiso," someone said and then I smelled the scent of cigarettes. "There will be two selections and there'll be a theme. Any song can be played but the songs to be played in the competition should be relevant to the given theme, meaning, your interpretation of the piece is important," said the guy wearing a white coat with long hair.
"So it'll be held here huh…" Kazuki said. "That'll be awesome!".
The school bell rang afterwards and everyone hurriedly went back to their classes. Joining that competition must be fun. I wonder if I can participate… but maybe I can't. I'm working for the Tsukimori's not as a musician but the fiancée of that Ice Prince. Sigh… tough luck for me.
~After Class~
After class I followed Ice Prince on his way to the company. While he was packing his things, I hurriedly went out to look for a vending machine to buy tea and by the time I came back to the classroom he was gone. I caught up with him at the school's entrance but after approaching him and trying to give him his tea, he ignored me, entered the black shiny car and left me standing by the gates.
"You asked me to give you tea after class!" I shouted angrily, luckily no one was around.
I ran my way to the company's building and entered it like I owned it. Entering like a boss. I stomped my way to that jerks office and slammed the door open. I saw that blue headed jerk typing at a laptop on that big wooden desk. He looked up at me to glare at me for a second and then went back to his work. I closed the door and approached him, slamming the can on his table hard enough to make him look at me.
"Drink this," I said, pushing the can of tea in front of him.
He glared at me and ignored what I said. He continued typing.
"Don't ignore me!" I said. I placed the tea on his hands. He placed the can aside and before he can start typing again, I slammed his laptop closed.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" he asked me with an irritated expression.
"Weren't you the one who told me to bring you coffee and tea? Why aren't you taking them?"
"Why do you care? So what if I didn't take them? It's not like you're going to die!" he said.
This guy is irritating. I clenched my fist on his laptop and said angrily, "I'm doing what you said! I'm taking you tea and coffee! Why are you not taking them? How can I pay your family if you're not even accepting the little payments I'm paying?"
"You don't have to pay us back! Just leave me alone!" he said standing up while slamming his hands on the table. "You're damn annoying!" he said and left.
I ended up frozen in my position. It's not like I'm trying to be annoying. I just wanted to pay them back. I'm already not doing a great job on this fake engagement neither am I doing good in serving him. What am I going to do?
After reflecting on what I did wrong, I started looking for the Ice Prince to apologize. It wasn't easy looking for him given that the building was big and that there's a great possibility that he has left. I was about to give up when I heard a sound of a violin. I was suddenly captivated by it and followed where it was. It led me to the farthest side of the building's fifth floor where there were no people around. The rooms I pass by were empty and dark but still I followed the melody. I reached a dark room with its door open. I pushed the door wide open to see the performer's back while playing Ave Maria. It made me disappointed when I realized that my timing was bad since the song was about to end but it still made my heart race and felt like I wanted to listen to it forever.
The piece ended with a soft vibrato and the performer turned around to look at me.
"That was great!" I suddenly said not able to stop myself. "It's the first time I heard the violin sounded so great! It's different from how I usually hear the violin. It felt like the high notes were transparent which was kind of heartwarming".
"Praising me is good but flattering me-"
"I'm not trying to flatter you. I'm only saying what I thought of the sound just now. I really loved it. Somehow it became my favorite," I said. After realizing what I just said, I ended up blushing. I didn't even know who I was talking to. "S-sorry for disturbing you," I said bowing down and hurriedly left.
~Tsukimori Mansion~
I'm once again going to sleep in this jerks room. I've decided to leave him alone as he said and kept quiet. I've brought Shinobu's laptop, a futon and some pillows with me when I entered his room. I positioned it a few feet from his bed and settled myself on it. Shinobu was still staying at the apartment we were living at and let me borrow his laptop.
"Sorry about earlier… I won't do it again," I said looking at him but he didn't make a move to look at me and stayed using his laptop on his bed. I decided to open Shinobu's laptop and tire myself to sleep using it.
As soon as I got to the desktop someone messaged me from my Yahoo Messenger.
'Shin: Kahoko you're not asleep T.T'
Shin… Shinobu… Why is he online?
'Kano: I'm trying to make myself sleep
Shin: What about Len Tsukimori? You might wake him up
Kano: He's using his computer as well… I'm not disturbing him.
Kano: How come you're online? o.O
Shin: I have my cellphone, got a problem with that?
Kano: Go off line!
Shin: I'm your guardian… don't tell me you're going to talk to Retsu again =_=
Kano: I'm not! hehe…
Shin: What's with that? Kahoko…
Kano: Don't worry! I'm not selling information about myself.
Kano: You're like a father… geez…
Shin: I'm you guardian, Kahoko.
Kano: I'd like it better if you're acting like a boyfriend.
Shin: Okay then…
Shin: Stop chatting with Retsu Kahoko! :(
Kano: :)) haha… you're jealous?
Shin: If I am? Will you stop?'
What does he mean by that? He's making me feel nervous… I can feel my face heating up.
'Kano: I'll still talk to him. He is my friend.
Shin: Kahoko…
Kano: Shin! He is my friend.
Kano: I like him. It's like he's my brother.
Shin: Then…
Kano: ?
Shin: Never mind
Shin: Just don't talk to him long.
Kano: Thanks Shin! You're the best! Muah!
Shin: Good Night. I'll send you to school tomorrow
Kano: 'kay! Night! Bye! Love you! 3'
Shinobu's the best! I looked at my roommate and found him still consumed on his computer so I looked for Retsu on my friends list. After seeing he was off line, I ended up sighing in disappointment. I wanted to tell him about the person I heard playing the violin earlier but he wasn't on line.
I decided to wait and see if he'll be on line and laid on my futon. I watched Ice Prince stare at his laptop. He really does have a beautiful face… too bad his character is bad.
I decided to become a good fake fiancée by staying quiet and doing what he wants. I'll just wait for him to ask me anything. But doing nothing is making me feel uncomfortable. It feels like I'm not doing a good job even though I'm being paid. I feel indebted to the Tsukimori's.
I saw Ice Prince type something on his laptop and wondered what he was typing. After a few seconds, I looked back at the screen and saw a message from Retsu. It made me really happy and replied back.
'Retsu: Good evening.
Kano: Retsu!
Retsu: How was your day?
Kano: A bit annoying but fine :)
Kano: Yours?
Retsu: Same as yours
Kano: Guess what?
Retsu: How will I start guessing?
Kano: Just say 'what?'
Retsu: …
Retsu: What?
Kano: I heard this awesome violinist back at the place I'm working at and it was great!
Kano: His (I think he was a he) violin playing sounded so great that I wanted to listen to it again! :D
Retsu: You think he was a he?
Kano: Well… yeah. It was dark and I wasn't able to see his face'
I just realized something… Whenever I replied to Retsu I hear my roommate typing afterwards. I looked at Len Tsukimori and saw him stop typing. As soon as he stopped, Retsu sent me a new message…
'Retsu: oh…
Kano: Will you listen to the recording I sent you the other day again?
Retsu: Why?'
I looked at my roommate and found him making a questioning look.
This can't be happening...
'Kano: Tell me my mistakes again…
Kano: I want to improve
Retsu: Didn't I do that before?
Kano: well… yeah…
Kano: Please?
Retsu: Fine…
Retsu: Wait'
I waited for Retsu. I looked at my roommate and found him looking for something on the table beside his bed. He took some earphones and plugged it on his computer. He started listening to something which made me have goose bumps.
God please don't tell me Retsu is this arrogant fiancé of mine! I shook my head. Retsu is kinder than Len Tsukimori. Yeah… they're different people….
I froze after my realization. Len Tsukimori, Retsu, Len, Ren, Tsukimori, Tsu… Noo! I'm just imagining it, right? Len Tsukimori which can be Ren Tsukimori can be Retsu… as in Re from Ren and Tsu from Tsukimori. This is absurd!
The story's a bit predictable isn't it XD But still, please continue reading this story!
haha I hope everyone liked the chapter... I'm sorry for making Len gay here haha...
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