Full House Love: Old friends and feelings
a new chapter :D the next chapter will be a christmas related chapter i think...well i hope so. XD please enjoy!
A few months has past as mizumi was getting used to the new school and her new lifestyle. it was now the winter months. She was a quick adapter so it was no problem; Though she felt as if she was being watched. Every time she would look around, she would see no one. She thought to herself that maybe she was imagining things. It was lunch time. She sat by herself with Jun and Kazunari across from her. Jun was fixing his hair and kazunari was sitting there looking around the eating area. Mizumi of course was reading her book to prepare herself for the quiz for her next class. Kazunari returned his attention to mizumi and frowned.
“you know, you don’t have to study. The quiz will be easy. I had that teacher last semester. It was a piece of cake.” He scooted upward to see what she was reading. Mizumi could feel her personal space being invaded. Feel ing annoyed she looked up meeting eyes with him. she lifted her head to meet his so fast that it made kazunari jump a bit and scooted back to his side of the table. Some how he felt a bit embarrassed, trying to look elsewhere and not meet eyes with mizumi as possible. “you know..” said mizumi. “you should steer clear of my personal space. The class might have been easy for you, but I wasn’t born into a family who knew about these kinds of things first hand. So please if you will.”
“burn..” said Jun looking at himself in his handheld mirror. Kazunari tsked annoyingly at jun who just chuckled. Before Jun closed his hand held mirror, he noticed a girl with hair the color of sunshine. He quickly turned around to see a girl who had her hair tied into a pony tale walked over to the cafeteria line to buy a salad. “who is she?” he said just looking at her. “that’s the new international student and my old friend from America.” Said mizuimi closing her book. “EH? American?” said Jun and Kazunari at the same time looking at her surprised. Mizumi smiled and laughed. “yes. During my first year at the public university, I got a chance to study abroad in New York design school. She was my room mate and ever since then, we’ve became close that very first year, and kept in touch since I came back to Japan.” Mizumi and the international student met eyes and smiled waving at each other.
“Mizumi! It’s so good to see you! How are you? Oh thank you by the way for telling me of this school. I was able to get in just fine.” said the international student in the English language. Kazunari understood some of the English while jun smiled. He understood exactly what she was saying. “ah that’s good Rin! I’m glad you were able to get in. How long are you staying? Last time you told me you were only going to be here for a year or so.” Kazunari was surprised at how fluent mizumi was at English. He clenched his fist. “damn..she’s better than me…” he was jealous, but didn’t show it. suddenly Jun interrupted their conversation. “sorry excuse me, but can you introduce her to us?” he said in english. He then met eyes with the international student as if wanting to impress her. “Hajimemashite. Otoha Rin desu.” She said politely nodding her head.
“eh? You speak Japanese?” he said back in this native language. He was a bit surprised but amazed none the less. “nice to meet you. I’m Sakurai Jun.” “yes I do speak Japanese. I am half Japanese after all but I’m still learning the language. I know just enough so I can socialize with other students.” Said Rin. “is that so?” said jun smiling. “if that’s the case, do you want to have lunch sometime so we can study? You teach me English and I teach you Japanese?” Rin smiled looking into his eyes understanding his request. “why sure. It’s a date.” Said Rin. Jun smiled then his phone rang. He answered his phone. “hai hello? Father? What Is it?” he broke away from his phone. “sorry, I have to take this. see ya!” jun waved and left talking on the phone. Rin stared at his back and smirked. “ne mizumi. He’s an interesting young man don’t you think?”
Mizumi and rin sat next to eachother across from Kazunari. “interesting you say? I’d say he’s not interesting at all. He’s so weird..” said mizumi cracking open her book again. Nino noticed. “Again? But I thought you were done?” mizumi looked at him and sighed. “this is Sakurai Kaunari. The youngest of other brothers I told you about.” Kazunari and rin met eyes. Kazunari bow to her as she did the same. “so this is the whiny little punk you told me about.” Said rin strongly amused. “what?! Whiny…why…you should learn where your place is woman or I’ll-“
From afar, akira saw what was going on. She laughed at the fact that Kazunari was getting worked up by this new international girl. “interesting.” She said. She finished her lunch and went to throw away her remains. Right when she reached the trash bin, she bumped into someone making some of her trash drop to the floor instead of reaching into the trash bin. “oh I’m sorry…” she said. When she tried to grab the piece of trash, it was picked up before she got it. “it’s okay, I’m the one who should be sorry.” akira tensed up a bit recognizing the voice. It was Satoshi. “oh satoshi no, it’s fine really. You shouldn’t be sorry at all.” she said laughing. “oh well, either way I’m still sorry. I was not looking where I was going.” He then flash a smile at her in which made her cheeks flush a rosy pink. “o..oh a…a…again it’s okay..” she said looking away. Satoshi chuckled at her reaction. “you know, you may be smart and one of the top students beside me, but you’re really cute too.”
His comment made her blush even more but she met eyes with him. “oh stop that satoshi! That’s too much flattering for me. please! Besides, I really don’t have time to be cutesy like the other girls. I have my future to worry about too you know as future heiress of my father’s company. I’m sure you’re in the same boat with me right? I’m sure your father must want you to be the successor to his company one day.” Satoshi’s smile dampened when his father’s company was brought up. “ah..yes..” he said. “that’s what he wants of course.” Akira saw his eyes. They were as if in a far away place. A dark place. His face had a sudden sadness in it. but then he smiled again as if to reassure her. “ah well, I gotta go. I was actually looking for Kazunari and Mizumi. It seems as if Father called all the sudden and wanted to meet with us, so we will take our leave.”
Akira was a bit disappointed. They didn’t run into eachother by chance but he was looking for kazunari and of course mizumi. “oh alright. I’ll see you around then! Said akira smiling. Satoshi nodded and said his good byes. Akira watched as he walked over to the table where kazunari, mizumi and rin was sitting at. She was off in her own little world as the whines of mizumi saying “eh? What about my test?!” faded in her ears. She had liked satoshi as long as she can remember since they first met as children. They were only 10 years old at the time.
Their fathers met making it a business matter. Of course they went to the house of the prestigious Sakurai. There she met Satoshi for the first time in a study room while wandering around the house. He saw her and smiled waving inviting her in to talk with him. “Are you the daughter of Miyazawa-san of the fashion publishing company?” akira didn’t know what to say but just nod. He was knowledgeable and yet the most kind to her. Most boys she knew would see her as bossy and mean. Therefore avoid her at all cost. It affected her and made her socially shy at a very young age.
“um excuse me. miss are you feeling okay?” said mizumi’s voice. akira snapped back to reality to see a concerned face. “are you feeling alright? Do you need to go to the infirmary?” akira made a friendly smile. “no I’m fine. Thank you. Oh you must be the new student right? I haven’t introduce myself. I’m Miyazawa Akira, 4th year; daughter of the president of Boutique magazine publishing company. Akira saw mizumi’s eyes dilate. “ah really? I read the magazines all the time! It’s so nice to meet the company president’s daughter. I’m mizumi.” Before akira could say another word, Kazunari came.
“is everything okay?” he said calmly. Mizumi shook her head. “Senpai said she’s fine. We can leave.” “senpai?” said kazunari. He looked at akira. “ah…miyazawa senpai. Of course.” He smirked at her annoying her. “why you little…” “kazu…” said satoshi. “you should know better than to make your senpai’s angry. It’s not respectful.” Kazunari chuckled. “yeah whatever. I’m sorry. let’s just go. I’m sick of this dump.” Akira frowned, but bit her tongue watching Kazunari walk away. Mizumi glared. “I’m so sorry about him senpai. Please forgive him.” she said in a apologizing tone and left after Kazunari. Her friend followed. Satoshi sighed. “sorry. my little brother is too spoiled. I’m hoping having mizumi here will change that for him.” hearing that, akira’s heart felt at ease for some reason. “well, I have to go now akira. I’ll see you around.” He smiled at her again. It was the same smile as the first time they’ve met. It was party a happy smile, yet some sadness hidden in there. She watched him walk away and sat down just thinking about her feelings for him.
Mizumi caught up with Kazunari. “what was that about?!” she said loudly at him. Kazunari turned around frowning. “What do you care? If you really knew her, you’ll know that she’s not as nice as she seems.” Mizumi can tell he was annoyed. “why do I care?! I care because she is someone who is obviously older than you and wiser in this school. I think that is enough for you to respect them. Even if you hate them, you still have to respect them. Our senpais’ know things we don’t, so I think it’s wise to be respectful towards them. you never know, they may help you some day in the business world despite the state of relationship between you and her.” Kazunari just looked at her. “whatever…” he said again. this time, he mad e her furious. She was about to raise her hand to turn him around and slap him until Satoshi called him and slapped him instead
Mizumi covered her mouth in shock. Kazunari fell a couple of steps towards the car from the slap on the cheek. “you’re so pathetic…” said satoshi in a voice that did not sound like him. he was obviously furious with kazunari. His harsh tone of voice proved it all. “all these years, I’ve been putting up with your idiotic attitude. When will you grow up?!” mizumi looked at them both. Kazunari had a hand on his left cheek turned away from satoshi’s face. She though she saw kazunari crying. Satoshi went on lecuturing him. “MIzumi has only been here for a few months and even she grasped the meaning of this school. While you continuously just lacked off like a lazy dog not willing to do the work.” His words were harsh like a whip. Mizumi felt as if the words hit her as well. “if you’re not willing to take this school seriously and grow up like a man you’re supposed to be, you’re not fit to be in this family.”
Mizumi gased at the comment. “what would mother have thought of you now kazunari.” at that moment kazunari dashed running away from the car that took them home. Mizumi tried running after him, but satoshi stopped him. “it’s okay. don’t worry. He’ll be fine.” Mizumi could feel the dark aura around him fading. “Why kazu. Why did you become like this since mother died…” mizumi stared at him for a while until the window of the car rolled down. “hey..are you done? Father will get angry if we’re late.” Said sho. Satoshi returned to his old composed self. “Everything is fine.” Masaki came around and opened the door for satoshi. He went inside. “it’s okay.” said masaki to her. Mizumi nodded and went inside sitting next to Jun who was surprisingly quiet. Everyone was. ‘They must have saw and heard everything..’ she thought to herself.
She now understood why satoshi can be so scary towards the other guys. Just something about him seemed dark yet hurtful. They arrived back at the mansion and met in Sakurai-sama’s office room. “what is it that you wanted to talk with us father that you have to pull us out of school?” said satoshi. Sakurai -sama looked at all of them. “where’s Kazunari?” he asked. Mizumi was about to speak up when Jun spoke up. “he said he’ll be running late. He had some business to attend to.” “hmph..business huh? If it’s that boy, I know it’s not really business at all.” Jun wince at his words about kazunari. “anyways..i called you here because it’s our turn to host the annual corporate alliance Ball. It will take place here at our house. Some of the most important people will be here, so I want you all to be most subtle and make acquaintances with these people. They are and will be an asset to our business partner ship.
“I see..” said sho. “yes of course father. Will do.” Sakurai sama laughed. “that’s my boy. I’m expecting you all to be on your best behavior.” “when will this ball take place?” asked Satoshi. “two weeks from Saturday.” Said sakurai-sama. “that day?” said satoshi concerned. “yes son. Why do you have something on that day to do? What ever it is, you’ll have to skip it. you must attend that night no matter what. No exceptions.” Satoshi surrendered. “no father. I have no plans for that night. Of course, I’ll make it my utmost priority to be there.” mizumi could tell he was disappointed. “good.” said sakurai-sama. “that’ s it. I have given masaki all the information. I want you 5 including kazunari to be in charge of it.”
“what?! But father is that okay?” said Jun concerned. “of course why not son? Take this as something to learn from and as a big project. If you do well, I’ll reward you with an all expense paid vacation for 2 weeks to the place of your choice. Of course that means the 6 of you and who ever you want to bring will be going to the same place.” Mizumi’s eyes sparked. ‘vacation? To the place of our choice?’ she said to herself. She had never been to anyeywere else except for out town trips with her mother and father that usually lasted 2-3 days. But 2 weeks was like paradise for her. “yes!” said mizumi confidently. “we can do it!” everyone looked at mizumi and sakurai-sama laughed. “see? She is motivated to do this. now only if the rest of you would have the same motivation as she did.” He chuckled some more. “that’s it. you’re al l dismissed. Leave.”
They all filed out of the room. As they filed out into a smaller living room, no one said anything except Jun. “are you crazy? We can’t pull off something like this! especially in two weeks!” m izumi frowned. “but just think! If we succeed, that two week vacation is ours! masaki spoke up going down the list. “the invitations have been sent already. All we need is figure out the food & catering business, music, tables and decoration.” “okay, let’s get started planing then.” Said Satoshi pulling out a pen. “let’s make it a goal by tonight that we’ll have this planned out, then we can start executing the plans.” Everyone agreed. “masaki, can you go get us some tea.” Said sho “of course young master.” Masaki then left to the kitchen.