[Complete] Invisible Chains- Chapter 17
Chapter 17
It has been a few days since I met Aiba-san or Ninomiya-san. I was happy that they avoided me. I already had so many things to worry about. I didn’t want them to become a thorn at my side again. However I had been getting a few text messages from Aiba-san, asking if I was okay or what I was doing at that moment. A normal person would reply to them but I had ignored them or deleted them. I didn’t care if he was concerned about me. It was none of his business to know what I was doing or feeling. What am I, his pet?
I sighed as I flipped the page over to see more words that I needed to read. I had to read through the piles of research papers that the development team completed about the consumers thoughts of our products. It may be tedious for an executive director to do but who else in the building was going to do it. Clearly my father won’t even touch the pile until it had collected dust. I also doubt the ‘wise’ stockholders and other directors would bother even lifting up their hand to read the comments.
I yawned, not caring that someone would see my wide and opened mouth. I was sick and tired to read any more words. It had not only placed a strained on my eyes but it had given me a headache. My thoughts had shifted and all I could think about was going home to take a long warm bath, even to the point where my fingers turned into prunes. Even if I hoped that I would be able to do that, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to finish in time and I would be forced to do some over-time work until the next morning.
My mouth opened once again as I made another yawn. “I really want some sleep but I still need to do this…” I muttered before I dropped the paper I was holding onto my desk. Then I leaned back in my chair to look at the ceiling. “Stupid research. Stupid company.” I cursed under my breath. This was one of the only times that I started to wish that I wasn’t the heir to a big corporation as Nakashima Industries. I wanted to be a normal girl with a normal family and job.
Then there was a knock at the door. Quickly I straightened my back and replied. “Come in.” I saw my assistant come in with her usual bright smile on her face. Suddenly I thought that it would be nice if I were in her shoes. She doesn’t need to go through papers like I need to and she just needs to keep track of my schedule and calls. I quickly shook my thoughts away so I could focus on what she had to say. “Nakashima-san, there is a visitor here to see you.” I picked up my pen and twirled it around as I asked, “Who is it?”
My assistant made a wider smile and I realized her entire face was flushed. I furrowed my eyebrows at her expression. Somehow I had a feeling that I knew my visitor was. It must be Aiba-san since I’ve been avoiding him and ignoring his text messages. “He said that he wants to surprise you.” I raised one of my eyebrows at her reply. Surprise me? Well then again, I wasn’t that surprised because he has a playful and cheerful personality. I sighed. I honestly didn’t want to see him but then again, I shouldn’t make a quick decision to send him away. It may reflect negatively against me in the company if an employee tells everyone in the building that I was bold enough to send Aiba-san, the ‘nation’s idol’ away.
I pursed my lips tightly as I folded my arms across my chest. I want to think of the paths that I could take in this situation and what kind of result will happen in the end. The more and more I thought about it, I began to think that there was going to be only one option for me. I sighed again and looked at my shy and already embarrassed assistant. “Give him a guest pass and tell him to come to up to my office.” She nodded her head. Then I perked up. “But make sure he avoids most of the people in this building. I don’t want to cause an uproar within the employees.” I quickly added before she bowed her head to me and closed the door behind her.
I let out a loud sigh and twirl in my chair once. I started to hope that I made the right decision in letting Aiba-san enter my office. Then I started to wonder why would he go to such desperate lengths to see me again.
My cell phone vibrated again and I checked that it was another text message from Aiba-san. I furrowed my eyebrows and wondered why he would bother to text me when he was already coming up to see me. I placed my pen onto my desk and picked up my phone to read the full message.
It’s Masaki. I hope you’re well today. I’ve been busy shooting a drama. Did you hear it on the news? It will air on Mondays. You should come visit me on set if you have the time. Your company is one of the drama’s sponsors. I think they’ll let you visit… (Laugh)
It’s been a few weeks since I last saw you. I heard from Haruhi-san about your conversation with Nino-kun. I hope you’re not still upset about what he said to you. He likes to joke around a lot so I hope you can forgive him. Anyways, I have to go film. I hope you can reply to my text messages to me once in a while. That way I know that you’re doing okay.
Thump, thump. What was this feeling coming from my chest? Why do I feel happy to know that he has been thinking about me? I shook my head away to get rid of these unnecessary feelings. Why do I feel grateful after reading that message? I sighed. Then I placed my cell phone back onto my desk. “Work. Let’s get back to work.” I told myself and tried to stick my head back into the research papers. However my mind was already somewhere else. I started to have flashbacks in my head about all those times when I was with him. What am I doing? Why am I suddenly thinking about him after reading a simple text?
I closed my eyes and started to meditate to clear my thoughts away when someone knocked on my door. “Come in.” I said with my eyes still closed. I was almost done with throwing all of my thoughts and memories about Aiba-san to the back of my head. I kept telling myself that I needed to be on my business and work mode.
Slowly I opened my eyes to see a person right in front of my desk. Steadily, I lifted my head and eyes to see the face of my visitor. My eyes widened and my mouth almost dropped opened. I was surprised that he made me completely speechless. Why did he make such a bold move? Why did he come here? What made him to visit me during work hours?
“Konnichiwa Asuka-chan. I brought some taiyaki for you.” Ninomiya-san said with a smile and gently placed a bag of taiyaki on my table. “Why… Why are you…” I stuttered. I blinked my eyes a couple of times to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. He smirked and then sat down on the sofa in front of my desk. Then he began to look around my room as I quietly stared at him with my eyes wide open.
“Should I bring some tea or coffee?” My assistant asked. I quickly looked to her direction and tried to return to my previous composure. “Two coffees… If that’s okay with you Ninomiya-san?” I asked as my eyes trailed from my assistant to him. We made a brief eye contact before he smiled at my assistant. “Sure, I take it black.” She nodded before she scurried away from the office, leaving the two of us alone in my office.
I stood up from my seat with my arms crossed. I began to speculate his decision and reason for coming to see me. I knew that Ninomiya-san wasn’t a person that would make an effort to go out if he has a day off, from reading the information that was given to me about him. Then I started to wonder if he came to apologize to me about that night. I smirked as I sat in the sofa across from where he was sitting. “You certainly surprised me when you came walking into the room. Are there any more surprises that I should expect from you today?” I asked as I stared at him. He smiled and then crossed his legs. Is he trying to be cocky in front of me right now?
Ninomiya-san shrugged his shoulders with a glazed expression. Slowly my anger and frustration had built up as I had to stare at him. Then my assistant slipped in with two cups of coffee on a tray. I decided to hold back I was going to say in front of her. I didn’t want her to hear our conversation since gossips usually spreads around fast throughout the building. “Is there anything else you need?” She asked. I looked at her and shook my head. She bowed her head once again before she closed the door.
“So why are you here Ninomiya-san? I know you wouldn’t spend your precious day off to visit me to drop off some taiyaki.” I said which made him smirk. He slowly nodded his head. Then he stood up and browsed around the things that I had in the room. “I’m just here as a delivery boy. Aiba-chan wanted me to give you the taiyakis since he wondered if you were eating properly.” I raised my eyebrow and wondered what he said was true. Even if he was a member of the same group, I don’t think the members would do something so tedious as to deliver food for another.
I shot out of my seat and stared at him. I was at the point where I wanted to throw him out of my office for being so frustrating and saying such nonsense. I knew he was trying to evade telling me the truth. Does he really think I would fall that again? “Ninomiya-san, if you’re here to deliver then that means your job is done. If you don’t mind, I need to look over some papers. I will ask my assistant to show you the way out.” I said and walked towards my desk to grab the intercom.
“I guess you saw through me.” He said. He stopped looking around and returned back to his seat. “I’m here to talk about Aiba-kun.” I furrowed my eyebrows and exclaimed. “Hah? Why do you want to talk about him? I already told you that-” Before I could finish my sentence, Ninomiya-san interrupted me. “First, let me apologize for being rude to you that previous night. If my presence still upsets you, I will quickly say what I want to say before I’m on my way.” I smirked. Of course you should apologize! I still hold a small grudge on you because of what you said to me.
I quickly closed my mouth and decided the quicker he says what he wants, the quicker he’s out the door. I nodded my head and gestured him to proceed. He gave me a small smile and asked, “Do you have any sort of romantic feelings from Aiba-kun?”
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A/N: Nino teasing Asuka part 2. He is very persistent, isn't he? Whenever I write fanfics with Nino, I always characterize him as a joking, playful and very annoying character. I guess I'm so used to seeing him act that way on TV. But in this fanfic, you can say that his constant nagging towards Asuka and her feelings towards Aiba will pay off in the end. Thank you to all my readers whom are enjoying this fanfic. Also to new readers, thank you for checking out this fanfic. Please read my other fanfiction if you get the chance. As always, comments are loved! (๑・ω-)～♥”
It has been a few days since I met Aiba-san or Ninomiya-san. I was happy that they avoided me. I already had so many things to worry about. I didn’t want them to become a thorn at my side again. However I had been getting a few text messages from Aiba-san, asking if I was okay or what I was doing at that moment. A normal person would reply to them but I had ignored them or deleted them. I didn’t care if he was concerned about me. It was none of his business to know what I was doing or feeling. What am I, his pet?
I sighed as I flipped the page over to see more words that I needed to read. I had to read through the piles of research papers that the development team completed about the consumers thoughts of our products. It may be tedious for an executive director to do but who else in the building was going to do it. Clearly my father won’t even touch the pile until it had collected dust. I also doubt the ‘wise’ stockholders and other directors would bother even lifting up their hand to read the comments.
I yawned, not caring that someone would see my wide and opened mouth. I was sick and tired to read any more words. It had not only placed a strained on my eyes but it had given me a headache. My thoughts had shifted and all I could think about was going home to take a long warm bath, even to the point where my fingers turned into prunes. Even if I hoped that I would be able to do that, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to finish in time and I would be forced to do some over-time work until the next morning.
My mouth opened once again as I made another yawn. “I really want some sleep but I still need to do this…” I muttered before I dropped the paper I was holding onto my desk. Then I leaned back in my chair to look at the ceiling. “Stupid research. Stupid company.” I cursed under my breath. This was one of the only times that I started to wish that I wasn’t the heir to a big corporation as Nakashima Industries. I wanted to be a normal girl with a normal family and job.
Then there was a knock at the door. Quickly I straightened my back and replied. “Come in.” I saw my assistant come in with her usual bright smile on her face. Suddenly I thought that it would be nice if I were in her shoes. She doesn’t need to go through papers like I need to and she just needs to keep track of my schedule and calls. I quickly shook my thoughts away so I could focus on what she had to say. “Nakashima-san, there is a visitor here to see you.” I picked up my pen and twirled it around as I asked, “Who is it?”
My assistant made a wider smile and I realized her entire face was flushed. I furrowed my eyebrows at her expression. Somehow I had a feeling that I knew my visitor was. It must be Aiba-san since I’ve been avoiding him and ignoring his text messages. “He said that he wants to surprise you.” I raised one of my eyebrows at her reply. Surprise me? Well then again, I wasn’t that surprised because he has a playful and cheerful personality. I sighed. I honestly didn’t want to see him but then again, I shouldn’t make a quick decision to send him away. It may reflect negatively against me in the company if an employee tells everyone in the building that I was bold enough to send Aiba-san, the ‘nation’s idol’ away.
I pursed my lips tightly as I folded my arms across my chest. I want to think of the paths that I could take in this situation and what kind of result will happen in the end. The more and more I thought about it, I began to think that there was going to be only one option for me. I sighed again and looked at my shy and already embarrassed assistant. “Give him a guest pass and tell him to come to up to my office.” She nodded her head. Then I perked up. “But make sure he avoids most of the people in this building. I don’t want to cause an uproar within the employees.” I quickly added before she bowed her head to me and closed the door behind her.
I let out a loud sigh and twirl in my chair once. I started to hope that I made the right decision in letting Aiba-san enter my office. Then I started to wonder why would he go to such desperate lengths to see me again.
My cell phone vibrated again and I checked that it was another text message from Aiba-san. I furrowed my eyebrows and wondered why he would bother to text me when he was already coming up to see me. I placed my pen onto my desk and picked up my phone to read the full message.
It’s Masaki. I hope you’re well today. I’ve been busy shooting a drama. Did you hear it on the news? It will air on Mondays. You should come visit me on set if you have the time. Your company is one of the drama’s sponsors. I think they’ll let you visit… (Laugh)
It’s been a few weeks since I last saw you. I heard from Haruhi-san about your conversation with Nino-kun. I hope you’re not still upset about what he said to you. He likes to joke around a lot so I hope you can forgive him. Anyways, I have to go film. I hope you can reply to my text messages to me once in a while. That way I know that you’re doing okay.
Thump, thump. What was this feeling coming from my chest? Why do I feel happy to know that he has been thinking about me? I shook my head away to get rid of these unnecessary feelings. Why do I feel grateful after reading that message? I sighed. Then I placed my cell phone back onto my desk. “Work. Let’s get back to work.” I told myself and tried to stick my head back into the research papers. However my mind was already somewhere else. I started to have flashbacks in my head about all those times when I was with him. What am I doing? Why am I suddenly thinking about him after reading a simple text?
I closed my eyes and started to meditate to clear my thoughts away when someone knocked on my door. “Come in.” I said with my eyes still closed. I was almost done with throwing all of my thoughts and memories about Aiba-san to the back of my head. I kept telling myself that I needed to be on my business and work mode.
Slowly I opened my eyes to see a person right in front of my desk. Steadily, I lifted my head and eyes to see the face of my visitor. My eyes widened and my mouth almost dropped opened. I was surprised that he made me completely speechless. Why did he make such a bold move? Why did he come here? What made him to visit me during work hours?
“Konnichiwa Asuka-chan. I brought some taiyaki for you.” Ninomiya-san said with a smile and gently placed a bag of taiyaki on my table. “Why… Why are you…” I stuttered. I blinked my eyes a couple of times to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. He smirked and then sat down on the sofa in front of my desk. Then he began to look around my room as I quietly stared at him with my eyes wide open.
“Should I bring some tea or coffee?” My assistant asked. I quickly looked to her direction and tried to return to my previous composure. “Two coffees… If that’s okay with you Ninomiya-san?” I asked as my eyes trailed from my assistant to him. We made a brief eye contact before he smiled at my assistant. “Sure, I take it black.” She nodded before she scurried away from the office, leaving the two of us alone in my office.
I stood up from my seat with my arms crossed. I began to speculate his decision and reason for coming to see me. I knew that Ninomiya-san wasn’t a person that would make an effort to go out if he has a day off, from reading the information that was given to me about him. Then I started to wonder if he came to apologize to me about that night. I smirked as I sat in the sofa across from where he was sitting. “You certainly surprised me when you came walking into the room. Are there any more surprises that I should expect from you today?” I asked as I stared at him. He smiled and then crossed his legs. Is he trying to be cocky in front of me right now?
Ninomiya-san shrugged his shoulders with a glazed expression. Slowly my anger and frustration had built up as I had to stare at him. Then my assistant slipped in with two cups of coffee on a tray. I decided to hold back I was going to say in front of her. I didn’t want her to hear our conversation since gossips usually spreads around fast throughout the building. “Is there anything else you need?” She asked. I looked at her and shook my head. She bowed her head once again before she closed the door.
“So why are you here Ninomiya-san? I know you wouldn’t spend your precious day off to visit me to drop off some taiyaki.” I said which made him smirk. He slowly nodded his head. Then he stood up and browsed around the things that I had in the room. “I’m just here as a delivery boy. Aiba-chan wanted me to give you the taiyakis since he wondered if you were eating properly.” I raised my eyebrow and wondered what he said was true. Even if he was a member of the same group, I don’t think the members would do something so tedious as to deliver food for another.
I shot out of my seat and stared at him. I was at the point where I wanted to throw him out of my office for being so frustrating and saying such nonsense. I knew he was trying to evade telling me the truth. Does he really think I would fall that again? “Ninomiya-san, if you’re here to deliver then that means your job is done. If you don’t mind, I need to look over some papers. I will ask my assistant to show you the way out.” I said and walked towards my desk to grab the intercom.
“I guess you saw through me.” He said. He stopped looking around and returned back to his seat. “I’m here to talk about Aiba-kun.” I furrowed my eyebrows and exclaimed. “Hah? Why do you want to talk about him? I already told you that-” Before I could finish my sentence, Ninomiya-san interrupted me. “First, let me apologize for being rude to you that previous night. If my presence still upsets you, I will quickly say what I want to say before I’m on my way.” I smirked. Of course you should apologize! I still hold a small grudge on you because of what you said to me.
I quickly closed my mouth and decided the quicker he says what he wants, the quicker he’s out the door. I nodded my head and gestured him to proceed. He gave me a small smile and asked, “Do you have any sort of romantic feelings from Aiba-kun?”
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A/N: Nino teasing Asuka part 2. He is very persistent, isn't he? Whenever I write fanfics with Nino, I always characterize him as a joking, playful and very annoying character. I guess I'm so used to seeing him act that way on TV. But in this fanfic, you can say that his constant nagging towards Asuka and her feelings towards Aiba will pay off in the end. Thank you to all my readers whom are enjoying this fanfic. Also to new readers, thank you for checking out this fanfic. Please read my other fanfiction if you get the chance. As always, comments are loved! (๑・ω-)～♥”