Earning Your Love
Chapter 3: The Last to Expect It
"…Allen, shut up!" Lavi said happily to his friend after he heard the news.
"It's true my friend," the white haired male began, "you and your two best friends are spending two whole weeks in Hawaii!"
"Oh my gosh this is amazing...wait a minute." Emerald eyes narrowed at the other suspiciously, "This isn't just some ploy to get me date a certain someone is it, Allen?"
Allen stared at the other in astonishment as he placed his hand against his chest, "Are you insinuating that I would use your dream of going to Hawaii as some plan to force you to go against your word of staying single?"
He saw the redhead give him the "Yes you would" look. "Okay, maybe I would, but c'mon Lavi this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I mean think about it, sitting on that white sandy beach, enjoy the cool breeze flowing in, watching the crystal blue ocean waves roll into shore, and listening to the sounds of paradise echoing in your ears. You can't let this trip pass you by over some suspicion."
"Well, I guess you're right."
"Of course I'm right; c'mon Lavi, I really want you to come with us. It'll give you a change of pace and scenery and it'll be fun. Ple-e-e-e-ease come!"
Lavi sighed heavily before giving a small smile, "You know I'm going; I wouldn't miss this for anything."
"Yippie!" Allen cried happily as he hugged his friend. He released Lavi and pulled out the hotel's brochure from his bag, "Here is the hotel that we'll be staying at during those two weeks."
"Wow," Lavi said with widened eyes looking at that beautiful resort as he grabbed it, "that's some place."
"Yuu-kun and I will hold on to the plane tickets till we get to the airport. Our flight is scheduled next Saturday at 7:30am so we need to get there bright and early."
"Got it."
"Make sure that you have everything that you will need because we'll be there for two weeks and the weather will be different there."
"Okay, I will and thanks again Allen for letting me go to Hawaii with you guys."
Allen smiled, "Anytime Lavi; what are friends for?" Then the white haired male got up from the sofa and headed towards the door with the other following after him, "Well, I better get going; Kanda and I have a lot of preparation for our big trip."
"Okay Allen, I'll see you later." the red head said as he opened the door for his friend.
"Bye Lavi!" the silver eyed male replied as the door closed behind him. Once Allen was halfway down the street, he pulled out his cell phone and flipped it open. He used his thumb to dial a phone number. He held it to his ear as it began to ring.
Then he heard a voice through the receiver, "Hey Moyashi."
"Hey Yuu-kun; I just got through telling Lavi about the trip and he's really looking forward to it. Phase one is completed."
"And there was no suspicion at all?"
"Well, a little bit, but he got over it…at least I hope he did."
"You better hope that I'm able to get phase two underway. Well, I just arrived at Millennium Industries." Kanda said as he parked his car in the one of the visitor's parking spaces. He turned off his car, got out of the car and locked it. "Here goes nothing."
"Good luck Yuu-kun and remember we're doing this for our friend."
"Yeah, yeah, I get it. I have to go know; later Moyashi."
"Bye bye!" he heard his lover say cheerfully through the receiver before he hung up his phone. He placed it in the shoulder bag that he was carrying and walked up to the front door of the building. He grabbed the vertical gold plated bar on the glass door and pulled it open.
The long haired male walked up to the front desk where he saw a woman with short, curly brown hair, wearing a navy blue suit with a white blouse. She was typing away at her desktop computer before he called to her, "Excuse me, miss."
The woman looked up at him from her computer screen and said, "Yes, may I help you?"
"Yes, I'm looking for Tyki Mikk; could you tell me where his office is?"
"Do you have an appointment with him today?"
"Well not exactly, but I need to talk to him."
"I'm sorry sir, but unless you have a scheduled appointment I cannot let you see Mr. Mikk."
"Look, it's not going to take long; I just need to talk with him about something and besides we know each other."
"That maybe a fact sir, but I'm just doing my job. Mr. Mikk is a busy man and he shouldn't be bothered with personal matters."
Kanda was getting really irritated with the receptionist, but tried his absolute best not to let it show. "Listen miss, I understand that you have a job to do and all, but if I don't talk with him, I'm going to hear about it all night so…"
"Sir, no matter what you say, I can't let you see him unless you have an appointment." the brown haired woman said trying to hide that she was getting annoyed, "Now, have a good day."
"But…?"
"Good afternoon, Sylvia." The two adults turned and saw Tyki walking towards them. He was dressed in a black suit with a garnet dress shirt, a black tie, and black leather shoes.
Sylvia immediately rose from her seat to greet him, "Good afternoon, Mr. Mikk!"
"What is going on?"
"Nothing that you need to concern yourself with sir."
"You do realize that I'm still standing here, right?" the Japanese male said bluntly.
The woman frowned at the other till she heard her superior say, "Hello Kanda; fancy meeting you here.
Kanda narrowed his eyes and grinned as he watched the receptionist turn towards her boss with a surprised look on her face, "M-M-Mr. Mikk, you know him?"
"Yes actually, he's a friend of mine."
"See…?" the navy haired male added.
Sylvia turned to Kanda and said, "Forgive me sir; I had no idea that you were acquainted with Mr. Mikk."
"Che!" The Japanese male rolled his eyes, 'Sure you didn't.'
"So Kanda," the young businessman began, "is there something that you need from me?"
"Well, like I was trying to tell your associate, I need to talk to you about something."
"Okay then, we can talk in my office; follow me." Tyki replied as he headed towards the elevator with Kanda following after to him.
Once they reached the 20th floor of the building, both men stepped out of the elevator and walked down the hall towards Tyki's office. Along the way, the indigo eyed male's associates either greeted or bowed to him as he walked past. "Wow, you're not a big shot at this company for nothing." Kanda said to the other.
Tyki gave a small chuckle, "I wouldn't go that far."
When they arrived at the end of the hall, the two men came across double mahogany wood doors with brass door handles on them. Tyki reached for the one the handles and pulled the door open letting him and Kanda in his office. The Japanese man stared in awe at the ebony haired male's domain. The office had gold painted walls with elegant garnet designs on them, garnet colored carpeting and tall, black painted bookshelves full of neatly stored files and informational texts. Sitting further back in the center of the room was a dark mahogany desk that had his desktop computer, black desk lamp, a black stapler, a pen container, a picture frame, and desk calendar placed on top of it. There was a black, leather rolling chair pushed under the desk. There was also an area set up on the left side of the office where there were two leather seats, a coffee table, and a small granite counter that had a black coffee maker, black and garnet ceramic mugs, and a rack of condiments and coffee bags placed on top.
The young businessman guided his guest to this area and said, "Please have a seat." The long haired male sat in one of the leather chairs. Before Tyki took the other chair, he asked, "Would you like some coffee, Kanda?"
"No that's okay, but thanks anyway. Now as I said before, I need to talk with you and it's not going to take long."
"Oh alright." Tyki took a seat in the other leather chair next to him, "I hope Sylvia didn't give you too much trouble."
"Oh no, it's just the first time that I ever wanted to hurt a woman." Kanda replied bluntly with a frown.
Tyki chuckled, "I hope you can excuse her, she means well."
"Yeah, I suppose."
"So anyway, what did you want to talk with me about?"
"Oh yeah, you remember my lover Allen, right?"
"You mean the white haired male who is nice, has a big appetite, and is quite sneaky, but means well?"
"Yeah that's him; well he, Lavi, and I are going a trip to Hawaii next weekend and he came up with this insane idea that you would somehow show up by "sheer coincidence" so you and the usagi would finally end up together."
The indigo eyed man was speechless for a brief moment before speaking again, "…Wow."
"Yes I know, it's crazy."
"Well yes, but absolutely genius though. Where does he get that from?"
"Don't ask." the navy haired male replied, "So, what do you think?"
Tyki pondered on the thought then grinned, "Well, it looks like I know where I'm going for my time off."
"So, you're really going to go through with this?"
"Well yes, but it's mostly for my benefit. Apparently Allen wasn't kidding when he said that Lavi was a bit stubborn. Why is he acting like that?"
Kanda sighed, "It's a long story that if you're lucky, he'll tell you himself."
"Oh I see."
"Well anyway," Kanda reached into his shoulder bag and pulled out the hotel brochure and handed it to him, "here's the hotel that we'll be staying at during our trip."
"I've been there before; it's a really nice resort. How did you pull this off?"
"It was a prize in a raffle that the company I work for had. The moyashi is really looking forward to it and so is the usagi since he has always wanted to go there. Keep your fingers crossed; maybe that baka usagi will warm up to you on this trip."
"I certainly hope so."
The long haired male rose up from his seat, "Well, I better get going; Allen would like to know how his plan is progressing plus we have a lot of preparation for our trip."
"Okay Kanda, and thanks for the update."
"Sure thing; you have a good day." the navy blue haired male said as he headed out of the office door.
When he was alone in his office, Tyki glanced at the brochure then smiled, 'I look forward to seeing you again, Lovely and this time I hope that you finally become mine.'
Once the elevator arrived on the first floor, Kanda stepped out of it and headed towards the glass double doors. On the way out, Sylvia stopped him, "Sir, I'm truly sorry about that whole misunderstanding."
"Yeah whatever." He replied as he walked out the door without looking back at her.
As the Japanese man was heading to his car, he pulled out his cell phone from his pocket. He flipped it open and dialed Allen's phone number. The phone began ringing a couple of times as he held it to his ear. Then he heard a cheery voice say, "Hey Yuu-kun!"
"Hey Moyashi."
"So how did it go?"
"Let's just say that Phase two is completed."
"Wait, so Tyki is going through with it?"
"I'm just as shocked as you are. He really does have it bad for the usagi."
"See I told you; I can't wait for those two to finally get together!"
"All I'm saying is that you better hope that this plan of yours turns out the way that you want it to."
"Oh Yuu-kun, you worry too much. Trust me, Lavi will be thanking us for this."
"For your sake, I hope your right."
(Two weeks later…)
Early Saturday morning, Lavi, Allen, and Kanda arrived at the airport. Once their luggage was stowed away on the plane and the plane tickets were handed in to the flight clerk, they boarded on their plane to Honolulu, Hawaii.
Thirteen hours later, the boys arrived at the Honolulu Airport at 8:00 p.m. Once they got off the plane, they were greeted by a Hawaiian woman that had purple lei's in her hand. She was wearing a pink floral dress, with brown flip-flops, and a white flower in her long, dark brown hair. She smiled as she said happily, "Aloha, and welcome to Honolulu!"
"Thank you." the three men said in unison as she placed leis around each man's neck.
"Your very welcome and I hope you all enjoy your stay in Honolulu." the woman replied as she went to go greet the other tourists.
Once the gang got their luggage together, they were greeted by a middle aged man wearing a black suit and chauffeur cap who was wearing a badge around his neck with Kanda's company's logo on it. "Hello gentlemen and welcome to Honolulu. I'm here to drive you to your hotel. Just follow me to the limo."
"Thank you, sir." the three men said in unison. They all followed him to the black stretch limo. Kanda helped the man pack their luggage in the trunk of the vehicle then joined Allen and Lavi in the limo. The chauffeur went over to the driver's side, opened his door and got in. He started the car and began driving towards their destination.
On their way to the hotel, the boys looked out their windows at the scenery passing by. The city was lit up with lights and the full moon was shining on the gentle, rolling ocean. "Wow you guys, can you believe how beautiful this place is even at night." Lavi asked his friends.
"It's truly amazing," Allen began before turning to his lover, "isn't it, Yuu-kun?"
Kanda nodded with a small smile on his face, "It sure is; it's so relaxing."
"Something tells me that this will be a trip that we'll never forget." the red head said with a gracious smile.
"Oh, you have no idea." the Japanese male said to himself before Allen nudged him in the arm with his elbow. "Ow! Moyashi?"
"Now Yuu-kun, haven't I told you that loose lips sink ships." the white haired male retorted with a seemingly innocent smile.
"Che; whatever." the navy haired male grunted as Lavi gave them a confused look.
A half an hour later, they had arrived at their hotel. When the driver pulled in front of the front double doors, he parked the car. Then he got out of the car and walked to the passenger's side to the open the door for the boys to get out. "Welcome gentlemen to Paradise Hotel and Resort."
Once they were out of the limo, they stared in awe at the beautifully constructed hotel. "Wow, the brochure did not do this place justice." Lavi said in amazement.
"Yeah, it's even more amazing in person." Allen added.
"It sure is." Kanda said.
"Gentlemen, here is your luggage." The guys turned to their chauffeur and saw that their luggage was already out of the trunk on to a luggage carrier.
"Thank you sir." the three men said in unison.
"Thank you for driving us here." Allen told the driver.
"You are very welcome." the driver replied bowing to him, "I hope you all enjoy your stay here. Oh and here's my number for when you're ready for me to drive you back to the airport." he said as he handed Allen his card.
"Thanks sir and you have a good night." the silver eyed male replied as he took the card from the driver.
"You do the same." the chauffeur said before going over to the driver's side of the limo and getting in to drive off.
Lavi helped push the luggage cart as they all entered through the hotel entrance. Their eyes widened at how amazing the hotel looked on the inside. It looked as though Hawaii's beach like scenery was brought into the building. "Okay," Kanda began, "you guys go sit in the waiting area while I get our room keys." Lavi and Allen did as the other instructed while he went to up to the hotel clerk area to check into their rooms.
A couple of minutes later, the Japanese male returned with three room key card envelopes. "Okay Lavi, here's the key to your room which is on the fourth floor. You'll be across the room from us." Kanda said to the red head giving him his room key.
"Thanks Kanda," the emerald eyed male said as he grabbed his key. He went over to the luggage cart to get his black rolling suitcase and messenger bag. "Okay guys, I'm going to go on ahead and check into my room."
"Alright, we'll be up soon." Allen said to his friend before he headed towards the gold colored elevator. Once Lavi was gone, the white haired male kept looking around the hotel like he was searching for something. "Hey Yuu-kun, do you see Tyki anywhere?"
"Patience Allen, I'm sure he'll be here soon." Kanda replied.
"I hope so."
At that moment, Allen and Kanda turned to the check in desk and saw Tyki and a young girl with him. As he and the little girl were leaving the check in desk, the white haired male called out to them, "Hey Tyki, over here!"
The black haired male looked up and saw Allen waving at him and Kanda standing next to him. Road looked up at her uncle in wonder, "Tyki pon, do you know who that is?"
"Yes I do; they are friends of mine. Let's go; I want you to meet them." he replied as he took his niece over towards them. Once they were there, the indigo eyed male smiled, "Hello Allen, Kanda."
Allen blew a quick sigh of relief, "Hey Tyki; for a second there, we were worried that you wouldn't come."
"Well actually he was worried, Tyki." Kanda added bluntly before his lover nudged him in the side with his elbow.
The ebony haired male chuckled, "Oh I see."
The silver eyed male looked down and saw Road holding Tyki's hand. He smiled as he bent down to her height, "You wouldn't happen to be Road would you?"
The navy blue haired girl's eyes widened, "How did you know my name?"
"Lavi told me all about you; I'm his friend Allen and this is Kanda. It's nice to finally miss you."
Road smiled sweetly at the white haired male, "It's nice to meet you too." She looked up at her uncle and said, "Tyki-pon, you never told me that you had a cute friend."
Allen and Kanda's eyes widened as the black haired male chuckled. Road walked over to Allen and latched onto his arm. She looked up at him with loving eyes and an adoring smile, "I like you, Allen-kun."
The silver eyed man blushed at the child's words as Tyki grinned, "Seems like you have another admirer, Allen."
"I guess so." Allen replied sheepishly unaware of the disgruntled look Kanda had on his face.
"Tyki-pon, can we take him home with us?" Road asked with pleading eyes.
"I don't think we can Road because my brother would have a heart attack if you brought a boy home especially one whose older than you."
"And besides, my Moyashi is already spoken for, kid." Kanda added bluntly.
Road looked up at Kanda who looked really annoyed at the moment. She grinned as she hung on Allen tightly, "Then I'm sure you don't mind if Allen-kun has someone else love him too."
"I already told you kid, he is mine!" Kanda retorted.
"Well, he can belong to both of us." the young girl said with an innocent smile.
"Cannot!"
"Can so."
"Cannot!"
"Can so."
"Um guys, let's not make a scene." the white haired male said trying to console them.
"Come on Road; let's go check into our room now." Tyki said to his niece.
"Aw-w-w but Tyki-pon, I wanna stay with Allen-kun!" Road whined cutely.
"Tell you what Road, maybe your uncle will let us hang out while we're on this trip; how's that?" Allen offered.
"You promise?" the young girl asked cutely.
"Cross my heart."
"Okay." Road ran over to her uncle and grabbed his hand. Before they left, she turned back around and waved at the two men, "Bye-bye Allen-kun, bye grumpy samurai!"
Kanda furrowed his eyebrow at the child as Allen waved back. When they departed with the bell hop following after them with their luggage cart, the white haired male smiled, "She's such a cute kid, isn't she?"
The Japanese male rolled his eyes as he said sarcastically, "Che! Yeah, she's cute alright."
"Oh come now, Yuu-kun you're not jealous over a little girl's crush are you?"
"Why do I need to be jealous; you're already mine."
Allen chuckled lightly before placing a chaste kiss on his lover's lips, "Oh Yuu-kun, you're cute even when you're jealous."
"Yeah, yeah whatever." The navy haired male went to get their luggage cart, "Come on, let's go check into our room."
"Okay dear." the silver eyed male said cutely as the taller groaned then they both headed towards the elevator.
Once Lavi got settled into his room and relaxed for awhile, he decided to go and venture around the hotel to get a feel of where everything was. He grabbed his room key and cell phone and placed them in his pocket before departing his room. Once he was down the hall, he went up to the elevator door and pressed the down button. When the red head heard the machine ding, the elevator door opened and he walked in.
When the elevator arrived on the first floor, its door opened for Lavi to exit it. When he got out of it, he bumped into something hard; it felt like a person. "I'm sorry about that; I wasn't watching where I was going." he said.
At that moment, he heard a familiar, charming voice say, "It's quite alright, Lovely."
Emerald eyes widened as they peered upward. The red head couldn't believe who he saw. His mouth was open wide in shock before he spoke, "T-T-Tyki?"
The said man smiled, "The one and only."
To Be Continued…
A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I'm sorry for the long wait. I also apologize if you think that I kept ya'll hangin' with this cliff hanger too. I'll try to get the next chapter updated as soon as I can. Thank you so much for your patience and stay tuned.