(03) Chapter Three: SAKU

Chapter Three:

He Finally Appeared

Author:

SAKU

She would have loved to spend the day with her twins today but duties call. It hurt her to see the disappointment in their looks but she couldn’t have done anything. She knew they really wanted her to be with them today on this special day. She closed her eyes and thought of the twins. They would have been happier if she wasn’t so busy with work and just spend a lot of quality time with them.

(Flashback)

“I’m really, really sorry, you two!” Sakura apologized for the second time that day over dinner. They were having spaghetti today, one of the family’s favourite. Sakura had gone home early that night after struggling to finish the last file.

“But mommy! It’s very special tomorrow!” whined Hikaru with the puppy eyes. Sakura didn’t dare to look at him as the puppy eyes that Hikaru gave would always gave her a certain pitiful effect.

“I know, dear. I’m really sorry again,” Sakura couldn’t help but apologized once more. Hikaru was on the verge to cry and Sakura was already feeling helpless.

As if on cue, Kaoru spoke, turning to his brother, “Hikaru, don’t worry.” And from there, Kaoru whispered very softly into Hikaru’s ear, “I have a plan.”

Immediately, Hikaru stopped whining. He turned to his brother, raising an eyebrow. He was clearly confused but as he saw the confident look on Kaoru’s face, he began to smirk.

(End of Flashback)

Sakura gave an exasperated sigh. She needed to make it up to them. They have long waited for today and she just couldn’t be there for them. Sakura rested her head onto her office desk and thought of banging her head but knew that it wouldn’t solve her problems.

The files and papers that were lying around the floor never seemed to finish. She needed a better organizing plan and this wasn’t the time to tidy things up. She wanted to finish checking and signing the papers but thinking of her twins made her lazy all of the sudden. If she could wish for something today, it would be spending the time with her twins and just relax, maybe sleep in for the day.

She shook her head, ‘This isn’t the time to do so. The sooner I do this, the quicker I go home.’

Putting one file on the desk, she opened it and then took a glance at the photo which was infront of her. Suddenly, she smiled fondly at them. She then remembered what they had done to her this morning.

(Flashback)

“Mommy! Wake up!” Sakura turned, fluttering one eye open. She saw Kaoru jumping on the bed excitedly. She groaned and went back to sleep.

She murmured, “Just give me 5 minutes.”

“Wake up, mommy!” Kaoru was now trying to pull the covers down but to his dismay, he fell down while doing so. Sakura giggled at the sight of him after sitting. She rubbed the sleep out of her and pulled Kaoru into her arms.

She kissed his hair, “Morning, Kaoru. Where’s Hikaru?” She searched for the boy seeing him nowhere in sight.

“I’m right here! Kao-ru! Help me!” Sakura turned to where the voice came from. By the door, Hikaru was struggling to hold onto the tray he was carrying.

Bouncing off from the bed, Kaoru took the other end of the tray from Hikaru. Together, they placed the tray on the bed infront of Sakura. She simply raised one eyebrow curiously.

“This is for you mommy!” said Hikaru, letting himself sit on Sakura’s knees.

Kaoru went over behind Sakura, hugging from behind, “Yeah and mommy—”

“Happy Mommy Day!”

(End of Flashback)

“Thanks boys,” it was barely audible but she could feel the tears coming down again. She had the perfect life with the twins and she loved them very much. They were her everything. And today, she was determined to finish all her work so she could get back home as soon as she can.

XOXO

How many years had he not returned? For others, it would have been yesterday but his was a different case. He didn’t want to remember what he had here in Japan—at all. Though everything was new to him now that he was here, it didn’t bring him any comfort or whatsoever, amazed by the new environment. Of course he’d still remembered where the streets were and his company and all that sorts but he just didn’t want to remember where he’d used to live; it pained him deeply.

His thoughts were interrupted by a simple ‘ding’ the elevator had made, indicating that he reached a floor. He knew it wasn’t his noticing how short the journey was. He was about to press the button when a pair of boys frantically rushed towards the elevator.

“Wait!”

Automatically, his hand went unto the double doors that were about to close completely. He held onto it until the boys had jumped into the elevators before it closed.

The boys stumbled, falling butt first onto the floor, ignoring him. It looked as if they had run in a marathon from all the sweating and puffing. He managed a smile witnessing the boys but didn’t say anything.

“We actually made it!” said one of them; the left one, pulling the shirt out that was tucked neatly. He looked like any other boy about the height just below his waist.

“Hey, that man is staring at us,” whispered the one at the right. That made him chuckled.

The one on the left stood up, “Thank you, mister.”

He smiled dazzling down at them, “You’re welcome.”

He soon realized that the both of them were twins with identical hazelnut coloured hair and soaring brownish with a hint of golden coloured eyes. Their hair was messy in a good way and doesn’t look like it needed to be tamed down.

He was staring at them for long and cleared his throat, “Which floor?” he asked.

“The top one”, both chorused, showing their pearly white teeth.

The boys started to talk and he couldn’t help but listened to their conversation; though he knew that it wasn’t a good idea to be eavesdropping on someone else’s conversation.

“Kaoru, are you sure this is OK?” said the boy on the left.

The boy on the right, namely Kaoru nodded, “Yeah.”

“Are we going to be OK?” asked the other one.

“Hikaru, we will be OK.”

Kei smirked, “Are you both seeing someone up there?”

“Yeah! Mommy!” beamed Hikaru, looking up at Kei.

“Hikaru, mommy told us not to talk to strangers”, whispered the one who was called as Kaoru. It was clearly in hearing range but he smiled at the comment.

He started to chuckle to himself.

They remained silent but one of them talked again, “Kaoru, why does he look like us?”

“I don’t know, Hikaru”, answered the other one.

Kei noticed what they were talking. They did look the same as he was when they were little especially those eyes. Their hair colour was slightly different than his but he assumed that the world is a funny place to live as you encountered different people.

The elevator’s doors soon opened and they had reached their floor. Both the twins were already out as soon as the door opened without thinking how dangerous it was.

He heard the receptionist spoke, “You kids aren’t allowed in here.”

“B-but, we want to see mommy!” whined Hikaru.

It didn’t take him a minute to reach the desk. He saw the receptionist was on the phone while filing her nails. She didn’t seem to pay attention that he was already infront of her.

“Excuse me. But these boys are with me,” he cleared his throat. The receptionist, a woman in her late twenties, dropped the phone and her lower jaw hung opened. Probably too shocked to see such a handsome man in her life. He already noted how people especially the female species react toward him. He was already used to such situation.

“A-Ah, yes. But I need your name first before letting you in,” the receptionist was stuttering. She got out a pen nearby and a book.

“Fujisaki Kei. And who might you be?” He leaned forward, smiling dazzling at her.

“Minase. Retsu Minase.”

“Well, then, Minase. Please be sure to pack your things tomorrow because you aren’t needed here anymore,” Kei said before leaving the receptionist completely blunt.

The twins blinked in total confusion. Maybe what he did was probably too much but workers like her weren’t good for the company’s image. Besides, there were a lot of other people who would die to get employed. So he wasn’t really worried about a replacement at all.

The twins approached him.

“Wow, Mister! Thank you very much!” Kaoru exclaimed.

Hikaru added, “You are very nice, Mister!”

“Kaoru? Hikaru? What are you two doing here?” The trio turned to see where the caller was coming from. A man with dark blue haired with spectacles stood by the entrance. He was wearing a casual look; a green polo shirt with khaki pants and running shoes. The look on his face, he didn’t look delighted to see them and—

“Kei?”

“Hasegawa! How long has it been?” Kei approached him, giving a friendly hug.

Makoto returned the hug but his eyes were looking out for the boys who was just a minute ago five metres away from him. He turned to see that the twins were already heading into the office.

“Kaoru, Hikaru. Don’t run off like that. Wait!” Makoto yelled, forgetting that he, himself was inside an office. The people working inside their cubicle caught his attention.

Makoto sheepishly muttered a ‘sorry’ to them.

He chuckled, “Wow, they are quite handful. I didn’t know they were yours!”

Makoto turned back to Kei, “Well, y-yeah. Lemme get back to you soon. But it’s great that you’ve come home safely.”

‘Home,’ the word itself left echoes inside his mind. What was home to begin with? Did he actually think that he was returning home, here in Japan?

XOXO

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Fourth; you do realized at the "About Us" tab, there's some descriptions and stuff on each story and also the links to the fics. Well, I need everyone's corporation in doing each of their stories' summary because no one knows their stories better than yourselves, right? And also, take note that the links, I didn't just put your name in their just for showcase. As you can see, its in order according to the booklet. So, whose name starts first will do their part of the fic first. Just like all times. Because, if we were not to do like this, it wouldn't be as coordinated as before and this shows that we must submit the fic or not, the next person to submit have to wait until the person before submit it. It sounds fair to me if its this way. So have pity for the next person to submit.

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SAKU

(02) Chapter Two: SAKU

Chapter Two:

When They Asked For Him

Author:

SAKU

Sakura arrived home very late that evening.

She kicked her heels off, leading herself to the living room. Her house wasn’t that big or small. It was perfect for her and the twins to live in though; she would have preferred living in a much bigger house. It consisted of three bedrooms where one of it acted as a guest room for the time being. It used to be a room that her father seldom used when he came to visit her and the twins but now, it wasn’t occupied anymore.

She found a man sitting by the sofa with a laptop on his lap. He was completely indulged with his work that he hadn’t noticed that Sakura was standing infront of him. It took a tap by the shoulder to make him finally noticing her.

“Thanks Mako-kun. Again. I’m really grateful you are doing this for me,” Sakura gave a friendly peck on his cheek.

Hasegawa Makoto was one of her longest friends since high school. They had been stuck together like glue since she got married. He was a wonderful person and very reliable when it came to helping the twins.

“I’m glad to help. I love having them around me. They are nice kids,” he commented, starting to pack his stuff.

“I’m really sorry that it got really late,” apologised Sakura, also helping out with his stuff.

“It’s understandable.”

“Do you want anything to drink before you leave?” Sakura offered, ready to leave for the kitchen.

“No, it’s OK. I need to head back now. Bye, Sakura. I’ll pick up the twins tomorrow.”

“Wait, Mako-kun. I need to ask something before you leave,” Sakura turned to where he was.

Makoto raised an eyebrow, “Yeah?”

“I need you to do some digging on Aihara. She, um, called today,” her voice sounded hesitant but she kept a firm gaze on him.

He nodded and left for the door.

She threw herself on to the sofa, massaging her temple thoroughly. A massive headache started attacking so she stood and walked to the kitchen to get two pills of paracetamol. It was never good to always depend on drugs and a good rest seemed to be great but she couldn’t help it. She gobbled it down her gut with a glass of lukewarm water before going to her bedroom.

She turned a corner and continued walking down the corridor and stopped halfway hearing giggles coming from the first room she reached. She couldn’t help but smile. She suddenly opened the door softly. She found a pair of twins sitting on the floor, each with their blankets around.

The twins had nice hazelnuts locks and mesmerizing amber eyes which were different from hers. The twins stood three foot tall beside her and hadn’t notice her yet.

“Why aren’t you two in bed?” she leaned by the doorframe with her arms crossed in front of her chest.

“Mommy!” both of them said in unison, turning their heads around to see their mother.

“It’s getting late. You should probably be in bed by now, you know,” Sakura said, picking up each of her sons into her arms. They both snuggled into her, placing their little arms around her neck for some kind of support.

“So, did the both of you behave well when Makoto-kun was here?” Sakura asked, kissing both by the cheeks.

“We did!” Hikaru answered immediately. He had a wide smile across his face and wasn’t able to contain his happiness any longer. Sakura knew that she had to put them down because once they started talking something excited, they would usually bounced up and down without stopping.

“Mommy, Mako-kun brought us to a zoo today!” Hikaru said excitedly, bouncing on the bed now. “We saw a lion too!”

Sakura laughed warmly, “I see. So, was it fun, Kaoru? I’m sure you liked the animals very much do you?”

“Yes! Yes! I really love the animals, mommy! They were so cool!” This time it was Kaoru’s turn to shriek in excitement. Usually, Hikaru would do all the talking about all the places they were brought by Makoto. And since it was the zoo, a place where they get to see animals, it would be the opposite because Kaoru had a thing for animals.

“So, did you both like it?” Sakura questioned them.

“Yes!” Both said in unison.

“And did you both say your ‘thank you’s at Mako-kun?

“We did!”

Sakura smiled again, “OK then. Bedtime now.”

“But mommy!” Whined Hikaru.

“I know. That’s why you two are sleeping with me today,” Sakura beamed. The twins jumped on to Sakura who collapsed onto the bed with them.

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“Ok, I’m turning off the lights now,” Sakura reached for the lamp near her bed. She switched the light off and the room was pitched dark but the moon lit up brightly from outside.

She slipped in to her bed and comfortably adjusted her position. The twins slept together on the other side of the bed. She planted each boy with a kiss on their forehead pulling the cover up but she felt a soft nudge by the waist.

She turned to face the twins, “what is it, boys? It’s late already.”

Her eyes bored into them, feeling the sense of tiredness getting the good of her. She needed to sleep but the twins seem to have a different idea than her.

“Umm, mommy”, Hikaru spoke.

“Yes, Hikaru? What is it?”

“We want to know what our daddy is like,” asked Kaoru innocently.

Sakura felt completely stunned. She turned to face where the twins were, “You want to know what daddy is like?”

Both nodded.

Sakura sighed but formed a small smile, “Your daddy was a very handsome man, just like the both of you.” The twins giggled.

“He likes oranges very much and spaghetti too!” She told them fondly, remembering as if it happened just yesterday.

“Just like us!” beamed Hikaru.

“What else, mommy?” asked Kaoru.

“Let’s see,” Sakura thought. She began to sit up.

“He liked to tickle people,” Sakura started to tickle the twins by the stomach and soon the room filled with laughter.

“Does he like animals?” Kaoru curiously asked.

“I think he does,” she answered, stopping the tickling.

“Then, why did daddy left? Doesn’t daddy love mommy?” Hikaru suddenly asked.

Sakura froze, trying to consider how to answer her sons. “I don’t know why he left.”

Sakura quickly switched the subject, “Please go to sleep, boys.”

“OK!”

“Goodnight mommy!”

“Yes, goodnight, boys.”

The question was still lingering in her mind. “Doesn’t daddy love mommy?”

Heck, she doesn’t even know the answer.

XOXO

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(01) Chapter One: SAKU

Chapter One:

It Will Never Be The Same

Author:

SAKU

She wasn’t fond of the idea at all. Nope. Sakura wasn’t going to let the directors have it their way. Sakura didn’t want to argue any longer. Either the discussion will be done her way or she would have cancelled everything they’ve done. That was if the discussion didn’t go so well. She massaged her forehead as a wave of pain started.

“I don’t see why we would want to merge the two divisions. The chart clearly shows how profitable it was last year without the merging,” Sakura listened intently as one of the directors spoke. He was quite young for his age and bright but inexperience as he just entered the company six months ago.

“Yes, indeed. But if you realized combining the two divisions doesn’t really give much profit though the sales has showed this. You are all mistaken. Namie, if you could please switch off the lights,” Sakura stood up, heading out for the podium which was infront of the room across where she was sitting. There were some murmurs among the directors but she didn’t get to hear them very clearly.

As she reached upon the podium, she started with a smile, “This here is a projection of the sales that Nakamura-san just showed. You could see clearly, it looked very favourable seeing the two divisions merge. But—” She paused, for a breather.

“As you can see here in the next slide, it also shows us that we had to put in a secure deposit for the merger which was much more than the profit itself. Seeing this, wouldn’t it have been better off if the two divisions didn’t merge?” Some of the directors nodded in agreement which showed that she had proven her point but she had to convince them more.

“So, I have another proposal which indeed will be more favourable than this,” Sakura said confidently, seeking the directors’ attentions.

“And what of this proposal, Furukawa-san?” asked Ichinose Tokiya, one of the many talented directors that were present and one of the reasonable ones. He was a year older than her and very quiet but tactful.

She only smiled briefly, “Glad you ask, Ichinose-san. I have already had a head start in the proposal but I would like to need your confirmation. I’ve secured a deal with Takumi-san’s company and he was more than delighted to agree this proposal.”

The directors were mostly surprised by this. One of them said, “I thought it was impossible to make a deal out of the Takumi Co.!”

“Yes, but I’ve already done it,” Sakura couldn’t contained her smile. The directors started to clap at this and she was pleased with the respond though she knew that one of them wasn’t.

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“That was amazing, Furukawa-san!” Daisuke Namie beamed, impressed by what her boss had done earlier. “I wouldn’t have thought it myself!”

“Namie, we did this together. So, I should be thanking you too,” Sakura smiled, walking ahead from her. Namie then closed the door behind her and went to the coffee table, placing the hot mug on it. Sakura was already sitting down on the sofa, stretching her legs apart.

“B-but, I didn’t do that much, Furukawa-san!” disagreed Namie.

“Namie.”

“Yes?”

“You don’t have to call my family name, you know.”

“Well, yes. But I’m not really that comfortable yet.”

Sakura sighed. She didn’t want to argue further more. She closed her eyes slowly, leaning her back further into the sofa. She kept her head facing the ceiling with her arms sideways. She relaxed for a moment and knew that her secretary was watching.

“Namie.”

“Yes?”

“Stop staring at me.”

“But, you look so peaceful. OK, I’ll just leave then. Have a nice rest, Furukawa-san,” Namie began to scurry.

“Thanks, Namie. I appreciate that. Just bring the next file in when it’s finished.”

She heard the door closed once again and continued to lie down for a few minutes before going back to do her papers. She knew there was still a lot of signing and checking to do but that could wait, she thought. She needed time to rest as well or she would have collapsed from overworking and she wouldn’t have likened that.

She thought of her job. Though the company wasn’t fully hers but everything that her father put in was in here. This very office she was using was originally his. She wouldn’t have thought that working for his company would bring her this much excitement and thrill and the best part was that it pushed her limits sometimes.

Sakura, a hardworking person and she loved to challenge herself no big or small matter was hard for her to handle. She never knew why her father once enjoyed working for the company but now, she understood it but it was too late for him to know. She knew that her father was always watching out for her and was very proud of her now. She was almost sure of it.  She didn’t have a lot of memories with him together but that didn’t stop her from loving him. He was such a great father though; she was beginning to forget his face. Was it a sin to forget her loved ones’ faces?

Her train of thoughts was interrupted by Namie from outside, “Furukawa-san!”

“Yeah?” Sakura sat up.

“You have a call from Huang-san from Taiwan. He’s on line 3 at the mo,” Namie informed.

Her heels clicked each step she had taken as she crossed her office to get hold of the phone on the desk. She cleared her throat before picking up the phone and pressed a certain button.

“Hello. Furukawa speaking,” she addressed to the caller as per usual.

“Hello there, Sakura.”

Sakura nearly dropped the phone to the floor as her hands began trembling hearing the woman’s voice. Her brows furrowed as she cleared her throat once more. She needed to calm down. It was never wise to let her emotions into this kind of situation.

“What do you want?” Sakura asked in a careful tone.

“I just wanted to say hi, that is all.” She knew she was smirking at the end of the line. Her fist formed turning her knuckles white. How much longer did she have to hear her?

“I don’t believe such things. So what do you want? Get straight to the point.”

“Ah, still with that attitude, are you?”

No reply from Sakura.

“I’m here to let you know that I’ll be going down to Tokyo in just a few weeks. I’m sure, I’ll be delighted to see you again and those brats of yours,” the caller started to laugh.

Sakura felt chills behind her neck, “You never know when to quit, do you? After all you’ve done? Just leave us alone.”

The caller laughed once again and spoke in a low voice, “I quite enjoy it of course. Seeing you so intimidated by me, it never bores me out.”

“And I am still your sister, Hateful,” she continued more.

“Sister?” Sakura nearly laughed. “When was the last time you acted like one? Get over it.”

“Yes, Sakura. You are still despicable to me. I will never let you have everything your way even that company of yours that father gave.”

“And here we are again. Talk about history repeating itself again. You never get it do you?” reasoned Sakura. She was now sitting onto her office chair and spinning it to the direction of the large window.

“Well, history will be repeating itself again, of course. Those brats of yours, I simply would like to meet them someday,” there was a hint of mockery in the caller’s voice.

Sakura snapped, “Leave ‘em alone, Aihara. After everything you’ve done, have you not had enough already?”

“No. I don’t plan to until you have given me the company and the inheritance though. But until then, your life would never be the same. Good bye, Hateful.” The line was cut off leaving Sakura wide eyes and breathless.

It would never be the same after all.

XOXO

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(00) Prologue: SAKU

Prologue:

Where It All Begin

Author:

SAKU

She didn’t quite know how to feel. It wasn’t as if she couldn’t feel sorrow or depression or any of those sorts. It was just like that day; when her mother had left her, leaving her with her father. It felt like that all over again. Except, for today, nobody died. Nobody wanted to leave her alone. Everyone was just gathering around her, saying all those kind of speeches or greetings.

“He was a great man,” said one of the visitors. She never knew this man but deep inside he wanted him to die just like all those who attended today.

She had been kneeling for hours and she knew how her body had started aching all over. But she just couldn’t bring herself to stand. She remained still, silent, not even moving an inch. She felt the sky tear up above her. It seemed the sky was crying as well for this great man infront of her.

The man lied lifelessly but had a smile on his wrinkled face. He had worn one of his favourite suits; she requested so. He looked so much peaceful now. No more pains. No more confrontation. He had moved on now, to another realm.

She knew she was crying, as soon as the rain started falling upon her. The tears streaming down now weren’t filled with regrets but just something else she could never managed to describe since this morning.

“You’ll catch a cold. Think of the children.”

She smiled seeing the man kneeling beside her with an umbrella in one hand above them. The man helped her up, holding onto her tightly as if she were fragile. She looked completely exhausted in his eyes. He knew she didn’t sleep very well for the past few days. He had to bring her home.

“We’ll leave as soon as the car’s here,” he said with a low voice still holding onto her protectively.

“He didn’t get to see them,” she muttered under her breath.

He didn’t hear her, “We should get going now.”

“Yeah,” with one last glance at the body, she left.

XOXO

SAKU: I know I did this before. But this one is different. I had a change of heart in doing another new prologue for the TYL. Everyone is doing so great and probably I felt really left out! You go girls! :)


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Chapter Two : Yuki

Author: Yuki

Chapter two: New World

"Brother...," Yushika whispered while reaching for Hayat's cheek. Her brown iris searched his expression with concern. She knew that Hayat was worried as it was written in his face. "Forgive me... I never meant to worry you like this...," Yushika whispered. It has been a while since she saw Hayat's expression like that. The first time was when she was in the hospital four years ago. That expression of his that tore her heart apart. So much that she wanted nothing but to make him smile.

Hayat turned away exiting his bedroom and left Yushika. He went to the balcony of their condominium and sat there. Crying softly. Tearing his ego apart. 'No, I can't let Shika see me like this. I can't even think straight if something bad happen to her, why am I yelling at her? I can't even control myself if it's something about Shika, why am I like this? Instead of yelling her, why can't I even protect her?!' Hayat battled with himself.

Then..

Suddenly, Yushika grabbed Hayat's waist from behind. She hugged him as if she knew what was running in his mind. "Please... Don't blame yourself, i-it was my fault," Yushika stuttered. Her tears streamed down her cheeks.

Hayat reached Yushika's right hand and dragged it up to his chest.

BADUMP! BADUMP! BADUMP! BADUMP!

Yushika froze there. She could feel Hayat's heart beating fast. 'Did I make him worry like this?.' The feeling of guilt swell inside her heart.

"I'm sorry, Shika. I shouldn't be mad at you," Hayat murmured while still gazing outside their condominium. "I'm useless as a brother."

"SHHH! Never say such thing! You've been kind enough to make me guilty, so please never ever say that you are useless, cause you're not. Brother, I adore you, so please...," Yushika sobbed tightening her grip on Hayat's body. "You know what I fear the most? Losing you... I hate good-bye's. Does it mean that this is the end of us? Where else can I turn to if you're not here? Why would you wa-"

Hayat turn his body facing Yushika. Yushika gazed at Hayat's expression with please-don't-leave-me look. Her watery eyes pierced through Hayat's heart as if he also could feel Yushika's misery. "What's with that look, Shika? You thought I'll leave you here alone? Ridiculous! Here I am, trying to tell this big girl that I'll be bringing her along to Abi's Villa in Japan the day after tomorrow. Let's see what's our big girl's answer...," Hayat humored. He thought that Yushika was about to object but actually she was just worried that Hayat would leave her behind. He couldn't help but smile in happiness.

Yushika wiped her tears and grinned happily,"Bet you know what my answer is!," she exclaimed.

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Bait Al-Wardah (House of Flower), Japan

"Ohohohohoho, Look how lovely my little Yushika is... Ohohohoho~ Just like my lovely garden," Abi sang happily. "How do you like Abi's villa? Remarkable, yes?."

"Definitely, look at those flowers over there!," Yushika shouted enthusiastically.

"I chose from the finest flower seeds with a lil' bit of biotechnology, gorgeous! Definitely perfecto! Now, my lil' Yushika, you will share the joy of living in this magnificent yet adorable world of flower with your beloved and handsome abi! Hohohohohohohoho~," Hayat's father laughed proudly.

Hayat, on the other hand, just sat in the gazebo watching the happy scene emitted by his father and Yushika. He was thinking what would it be like if his mother was still here? I bet she would be really happy as he knew that his mother really wanted a daughter. Then his mind drifted to his twin brother, Fatah Al-Widad. It has been 6 years already. They weren't close at the first place but being born on the same day had been very difficult for Hayat.

Once, there was this issue on who should be the one to succeed the family business. It was decided that Hayat should be the one. Hayat, actually, didn't have any interest on business but because of the family tradition, he couldn't do anything about it. Widad, on the other hand, gladly gave up the position as he knew that he didn't have any choice, realising the fact that he was the second son. but then again, he chose the path of education and now, as he was informed, he is a professor in Tokyo University.

"How did you get the time to do all this? You are incredible, abi!'" Yushika praised sincerely.

"Cor-rect! Your Abi indeed is incredible! Ohohohohoho~ I got the time in the world! Before going to work, I'll telephoned the gardener to water, pull out weeds and plant the seeds, of course!! Hohohoho~"

'I thought you did this by your self...,' Yushika sighed. There was no point of complimenting Hayat's father if all the works are done by the gardener....

Chapter 3 is coming soon!!!!

Why Am I Such A Lazy Bum?

Why am I such a lazy bum?

OK. I've finally, FINALLY got my hands on the broadband after some times.

And guess what?

I haven't even start typing anything. Though I wrote it inside this book (due to the fact there was a black out and that happened when I had the mood to type.)

But then again, I am still clueless of how to write my supernatural as to see the booklet is not with me.

But my TYL is perfectly or should I say not that much, planned. Well, that's just the plot.

I'm still waiting for Ame's respond. Where is she? I hope she's not busy or something. Now, I'm off to reading the twosome's fic that have been updated.

Chapter one: Yuki

Author: Yuki

Chapter one: Care

"SHIKAA!!!," Hayat screamed as he saw Yushika's blood dripping from her chest as she was being stabbed by this black-suited stranger. He could see very well the smirk on the stranger's face. Hayat was yelling, trying to help but his voice as if being locked and his body couldn't move. It was like he was watching some movie and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

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"Brother!", Yushika clasped Hayat's hand, trying to calmed him down. He was talking in his sleep. Softly, she caressed Hayat's cheek with her other hand and said, "It's okay... I'm right here..". She sat beside Hayat, who was sleeping on the sofa in their living room. 'He's definitely worried about me. eh..' thought Yushika. Sometimes she felt like she is such a burden that she wanted to fled to far from Hayat. But she knew that running away will only make the matter worst.

The next day

Hayat woke up to see his right hand pressed with Yushika's hand. He didn't know why he was so happy to know that Yushika was here with him. 'Yes, that's it. She is still alive and safe while holding my hand.. How can I live without her,' Hayat's mind spoke in relief. He watched his sister softly snored in her dreamland. Her long dark hair swept down to her hips. Her lips was full definitely suitable for kissing. 'Oh, what has come into me, she is my sister. Damn it!' Hayat shook his head clearing his head hoping that his thoughts would just vanished.

"Brother, are you okay? You were talking in your sleep," Yushika murmured. She pulled her hand away from Hayat and reached her eyes.

Hayat looked at her with a smile. 'She does look like a little girl sometimes. Oh, God, how I wish I can protect her forever'. "I'm fine. I just had a weird nightmare... Don't worry, hey.," Hayat said in assuring voice. He couldn't tell Yushika that his nightmare was about her. He didn't want Yushika to feel afraid or anxious. "Oh, no.. I'm gonna be late!," Hayat declared panicky.

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That day as usual, Yushika would lie down on the mattress waiting for her brother to come home. Her schedule had been that boring since the year before when Hayat chose to work as a director in his family's business company. To tell the truth, Hayat is the eldest of son as to say he had his twin little brother who was currently studying in Japan. Even though their age were the same but they were different physically, that's what Hayat had told her though. She had never met with this little brother of Hayat before as he had'nt come back to Saudi for more than 6 years now. Hayat's father also stayed in Japan as he was the CEO of the company's headquarter. His mother died when Hayat was still in high school. Hayat's father was a very gentle mid 40-ies man. You wouldn't believe that he was 47 if you see his face.

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Hayat stared at now-sleeping-princess in the living room. "You'll catch a cold if you sleep here," he said softly. He took Yushika to her bed and pulled her blanket to cover her body. How he adore this woman in front of him. Even the money in world would never compared to how precious Yushika is. "Guess the news can wait.. eh.."

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"I'll be transferring to Japan the day after tomorrow, Shika," Hayat declared happily across the dining room. Meanwhile Yushika was in the kitchen taking out some plates and cups.

"CRASH!!!!! PAM!! CRASH!!"

"Shika!," Hayat ran towards the kitchen to see the plates shattered into pieces. Yushika who was stunned there tried to pick the glasses that had just shattered.

"Ouch," Yushika squealed as her finger was bleeding.

Quickly, Hayat ran to her and took the bleeding finger to his mouth and dragged Yushika to his room. Yushika froze by Hayat's action. She didn't even make a sound. The only sound that can be heard was their simultaneous breathing. Hayat took out the first aid kit from his drawer and tended Yushika's finger. His face was as serious as ever. Yushika looked at the sudden changed in mood of her brother.

"Shika! Are you trying to kill me!? No more glasses or ceramics! I won't allow such dangerous thing to ever being held by you! And that's final, Shika. I'm deadly serious. I'll change all the plates and cups to plastics and metals tomorrow," Hayat yelled with anger. He panted as if he was after a marathon. he couldn't believe how anxious he was when he saw blood from Yushika's hand.

"Brother...," Yushika whispered while reaching for Hayat's cheek. Her brown iris stared with concern. She knew that Hayat was worried then.....

2nd chapter coming soon!!