Chapter 29
“Ne Nyan nyan I can’t sleep..”
I said pulling my girl closer to my body… I hear her moan and hugged me… Sleeping becomes my problem whenever I over exhaust myself ..Haruna peck my lips and nuzzled her face on my neck… “I told you to stop working till three am so you won’t be having a hard time sleeping…"I did not answer her but instead Nyan nyan hugged me tighter and rested her forehead on my chin..
"That can’t be helped, you know my position…”
“I thought when you own a company you just give your orders to your employees.”
I chuckled hearing my girlfriend perception on my work…
“I was thinking the same when I’m younger but it’s not the way it is…”
Nyan nyan pouted and put his finger below her lips..
“Do you want me to punch so you can fall asleep?”
“WoW, you’re really great for making me suffer…”
“You are doing that to me now…”
My girlfriend tightens her hugged making me feel her bossom…“Nyan nyan you’re making me wake up more on your action it’s not helping” My girlfriend pinched my waist “You squirrel should know your lesson…”
“Your provoking me…I said I want to sleep but you seem like wanting to have some late team building activity? Please not now…"I laid back on the bed and put my left arms on my forehead….Haruna giggles and runs her fingers on my chest… "You don’t have any reserved energy?” I glimpse on the girl beside me trailing her finger from my chest up…I’m breathing heavily fighting the temptation..
“You can sleep after we do it .."I chuckled and continued watching Haruna seduces me…She clasped her hand in mine and put it on my above my head… Haruna moved on my top making my left legs in between hers I heard moan in her lips… "I said I want to sleep…” and trail her finger on my cheeks..I feel relax on what’s she’s doing… I rolled my body making me on top of her… Haruna giggles being satisfied with my move… Her finger continued its job on my back and scratching it.. I groaned feeling relax on her doing.. So relax that I started to fall asleep… I kissed her lips and flop my body on our bed… Nyan nyan sit on my torso…But now I can no longer fight the heaviness of my eyes from blinking it closes …Haruna’s scratching my chest feels like a lullaby….
“Yuuchan…”
I moan….
“Yuu-uuchan!!!!” she yelled in disappointment
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“I’m dreaming again.."I rubbed my eyes so I can face the reality.. Waking without her by my side…. Sleeping without her goodnight kisses… Eating breakfast without her in front while her hands on her chin, happy just watching me eat the breakfast she prepares, Going to work without her fixing my necktie while I’m trying to steal kisses on her lips that was replied with light smack on my shoulder and giggles that invites me of doing it more, Having my break time with her messages not to skip my meal and not to over exhaust that always left a mark on my lips… Going home seeing her in the kitchen busy preparing our dinner with her messy tied hair wearing sexy pink apron…. I going to her back helping her to stir and kissing her shoulder that turns into sexy dancing and hearing her complains not to disturb her but just answering some dirty jokes…that pisses her more… I missed everything Haruna. I miss you. I really miss you. I spread my arms on my bed realizing how to sleep in a queen size bed alone..I closed my eyes being broken in all the memories that we shared, promises that I failed, sentiments that I missed hearing, and your tantrums that shows how much you love me..How I wish that this is the dream and when I wake up I’ll be by your side and give you morning kisses… But now I’m living in hell and dreams becomes nightmare as the day’s passes without you… I sat up lazily and check my mails on my phone…. everything was about my work, having a new phone doesn’t mean you moved on…. I chuckled bitterly and land my feet on the floor then remember what happened last night… "Nyan nyan…” I clenched my fist while gritting my teeth now I know how Kai feels whenever he wanted to help Atsuko I’m just few feet away but I I can’t coward of running to you.I smile not knowing why I closed my eyes again being guilty for what I’ve done to you..I sigh and walk to the bathroom I wash my face after shaving my facial hair… I’m staring on my self on the mirror seems like I lost so much weight too..Trailing my fingers on my cheeks feeling my cheek bone.. Then I remember my argument between my father…
“Oshima group will take over Maeda Corporation no matter what…. Yuuboy be firm on your decision or it will all fall down…”
“In a week… what will you do Oshima Yuu?”
I swiped the mist on the glass asking myself what to do…. “Nyan nyan? Should I take it and let you go…” Feeling my heart becomes heavy and something struggling on my neck..
Atsuko’s POV
I’m calling him since last night but Yuu’s not answering…. I want to apologize not thinking about my questions but his presence now is important having a meeting with the board even I as a director did not now the agenda of this meeting is… All of his staff doesn’t now where find him as they are trying too reach him since morning… Why is he late? Yuu was always minutes early on work hours I’m a bit worried on him but fighting myself no to think that something bad happened..
“Atsuko…"Yuu’s father walked towards me smiling…
"Good morning Kenji Ojii- I mean… Chairman.."His father patted on my shoulder..
” Where is the president?”
“I- I’m sorry chairman but Yuu is…”
“I’m here…. Why did the board of directors urgently set a meeting?” Yuu said strictly as he popped from nowhere.
“You already know the reason Yuuchan…”
“Yuu-Yuuchan?"I said questioning why did the chairman address his son for the first time…Yuu is intensely glaring at him I can no longer see respect in his eyes…
"I still have a week right? ”
“ Time is ticking my son… "Chairman look at me and shifted his stare to Yuukun…
"I will be giving you a week but I can’t promise any pressure as time passes…Yuuchan…”
“Stop calling me that…And what does Atsuko doing in here?”
“She’s the director of planning department she needs to know this…"I look the man in front of me clueless what is their arguments all about…Yuu becomes silent but his clenching his fist…
"Director Maeda lets go inside the conference room..” I bowed my head and followed the chairmans order but I can’t remove Yuukun on my sight who become frozen on his place..Why am I seeing him so broken ?And why does his father addressing him as Yuuchan? I have alot of questions and I know this board meeting might answer some…. I sat beside Yuu and the chairman’s executive assisstant walk in front to announce the agenda… All the other board of directors are already sitted on their place. Yuu silence from the beggining is making deaf… I held his hand that was replied with a sad smile and remained silent..His eyes is piercing my heart as saddness reflects on it…. I look at the speaker hearing my surename but not sure about what he was saying..
“This meeting was about the acquisition of Maeda’s corporation…Ilook at the speaker and look and the man beside me who release a big ball of air…
"What’s the meaning of this? ”,I asked the person sitting beside me…
“Listen to the presentation carefully Acchan.."I was about to remove my hand on him but Yuu held it tightly …And mouthed the words "Be strong…”
I was so shock seeing the figures of our company…
“This is not true right? ” Yuu rested his back on the chair but did not answer my query…
“A-acqusition? Where are we going to take the fund for buying the company..” the director raised the question…
“And why do we have to buy a company which is in the verge of bankruptcy? What are you thinking president?.”
“This is crazy seeing the facts from Maeda corp. it’s totally going to fall apart…"I don’t know how to react on what I’m hearing things the more Yuu tightening his grip on me…
"The presentation is over for know…The company was just in the planning process for the acquisition we still don’t have any concrete idea for how to work things…
One of the director let out an insulting laugh and pointed his fingers to me…"So this will be under director Maeda’s project maybe she’s doing this to save her father’s company…"Other director laugh in agreement…
"Have you forgotten the word respect director Tanagawa?”
The planning was not under Director Maeda’s care to be honest she only know Maeda’s corporations now…“ Yuu defends me
"And who’s in charge of the business plan…”
“Me… President Oshima Yuu…”
“Will you be taking the whole responsibility if this plan didn’t work out?"Direct Tangawa questions…
"Stop this, as the presentation says that this is under planning…We don’t have concrete decision about Maeda’s corporation and I actually asked the president to handled this project ” the Chaiman halts the argument between Yuu and Director Tanagawa…
………
Kai’s POV
Flashback… I was having my dinner on my dad’s place …He was cooking katsudon we only spend a little time together as we both busy working… We’ve been like this since mom died… I’m fixing the table setting then my father put two bowls on the table my smile wider seeing my favorite meal…
“Itadaikimasu” We said harmoniously and started feasting our meal…
“By the way Kai, how was the Ohotel in Osaka?” I finish chewing the pork cutlet on my mouth…
“It will surely be finish aweek before opening ceremony and by the way have you forgot our rule not to talk work while eating…
"Fine, fine you’re really good at managing things Kaiboy…”
“ I don’t have any choice because I want to inherit your money…"I cover my head expecting my father to hit my head…
"You little brat!!”
“How could you say I’m little when I just I get my genes from you…"He hit my head again.
"Ittai!!"I squirmed..
"You’re forgetting to respect your father…”
“But I was just telling the truth.."He raised his hand again was about to smack my head for the third time..
"Okasan is watching above and she will visit you because you’re hurting her child…”
“Damn you … She will be disappointed of me because I did not raise you well..”
“Yes you didn’t raise me well that’s why I did not grow up…Why does our conversation always ends up with my height..” I said with irritation..My father laugh hard seeing me pissed…
“By the way I’ve talk to Akihiro and Kenji yesterday…"Akihiro Maeda atsuko’s Dad and Oshima Kenji Yuu’s father…
” And talked about Maeda corporation bankruptcy…“I choked hearing the news on my father… He gave me the glass of water..
"Ba- bankruptcy?”
“Kenji and I knows the reason about the financial crisis that Maeda’s corporation was facing…But I did not know that it will be as big like this”
“Is that so? Did Atsuko know this?” my father shrugged his shoulder…
“Maybe in few days Maeda corporation will release a public statement about this… Atsuko should know this before her parent’s release their statement…”I stand up and bowed my head…
"I’m taking my leave…”
“Oi!! Kai you’re not yet done with you food…” I continued walking to the door..
“Where are you going? I thought you’ll be sleeping here?”
“I’m sorry I forget some papers in my office…”My father waved my hands giving me permission to leave..
I run fast to my car and started the engine…. But I can’t stepped on the gas clenching my hand on the steering wheel.. "Fuck it!! You should not be doing this!!!” You already made up your mind Kai!!!“ And hit my head on the steering wheel… Now the guilt was hunting me… You already promise that you will do everything to make Yuu be with Atsuko… I rest my back on the sit and punch the steering wheel…. Atsuko is only for Yuu and I will do everything for them to be together… You’ve even hired someone to hack Yuu’s email and to erase all Kojima Haruna’s messages… You’ve also broken his cell phone in the hospital and put spyware in his new phone…Kai!!!Kai!!!Stop this please you are only making things hard for you…. so hard Kai-kun stop breaking your heart!!! I ’ mgritting my teeth not lettiing help not to let go of my grip…You even break Kojima-san heart on the Hospital lying that Yuu already left to South East Asia even though his flight schedule is still a week after his discharge… Kai made up your mind… But all I see was Atsuko crying face in the elevator, calling Yuu’s name over and over even though I’m the one on her side… But even if I set her free and knowing she already confessed her feelings to Yuu…Without thinking I pressed Yuu’s number on my phone….After few rings he finally answered his phone..
"Hello Yuu…”
“Yes Kai….”
“Are you with Atsuko?”
"Before but I’m going back to my office…” He seemed not in right mood of talking… Knowing him for years he must still dealing with his break-up..
“Why did you leave her alone?”
“She’s not a five years old Kai… Atsuko can handle herself…”
“You know her condition.."Yuu did not answer me…"Hello squirrel, are you still there?”
“If you’re worried about her then why would you go after her?…”
“Yuu…"Asking the guy on to talk to me properly..
"Stop passing things on me Kai…If you are worried to her she’s at the events Hall of O hotel… ”
“What the fuck Yuu!!!!” Then I heard a beep on the other line did he just cut the line?Fuck you!!! I’m going to kill that squirell… I drive my car reaching O hotel…Now I’m running fast looking for Atsuko…
I don’t know how you can call this but I once heard it to Atsuko way back in our high school days..
Flashback “Ne Kai-kun ?” I open my eyes sleeping peacefully on the school ground.Hearing a tender voice seeking for my attenttion knowing the owner of the voice I blink few times…And open it for minute being too shock with the distance our face I closed my and played sleeping… Atsuko pinch my cheeks knowing that I’m faking being sleepy…
“Stop acting asleep Takahashi kun…”
“Ittai…Ittai!!!Atsuko…you’re going to ripped my face…” She scowl and let out a weird smile…I laugh finding how cute the girl was acting…we are both sitting under an maple three… I sigh…watching the shadows of the leaves play with the wind that was both shedding the both of us from the sun…
“It’s beautiful…"She said looking up and breathing deeply…
You seemed absorbing the beauty of the scenery…I’m watching her upclose with my hands on my back supporting my weight … Atsuko stayed close wrapping her own legs with her arms and she’ humming the song Sakura no Hanabiratachi that harmonizes with the wind… Why are you doing this to me? I’m asking the girl beside me…
"Why you are not singing it?” watching some orange leaves falling…
“It’s a sad song now its fall and then winter and on sooner we will be parting our ways… ‘’
"I hate thinking about the future I will enjoy autumn until the last leaves fall and first snow land in my hand…”
Atsuko nodded and smile…“By the way, what are doing here? haven’t you find the squirrel around?”
"He said he is going to be busy for winter cup…”
“Ah yes winter cup or he mus be busy with the his girls cup..”
Atsuko intensely glaring at me I raised both of my hand in surrender..
“I’m just kidding okey…"She contiued watching the leaves and her mood become gloomy…
"Ne Atsuko.. Why can’t you detach your self to him knowing korisu loves playing? You know…"I shrugged and giving a suggestive smirk..
"I don’t know…”
“Are you not hurt of seeing Yuuboy with different girls around him?”
“I'am…I always am … Maybe this is the payment of loving him and hurting him… He was lost because of pain not wanting to trust his feelings to anyone and it’s because of me. But no matter what, Yuu-kun will end up with me in the end..”
I slumped my body on the grass sucking all the air that can fill in my lungs…
“I believe that there is a string connecting our hearts … Yuu-kun and I ”
Why do I feel that I’m connected to you?
I laugh gaining the attention of the girl whose romantically dreaming on my side..
“But if you are talking about connection Yuuboy has a wifi router that every girls can connect with…” I tuck my lips earning a glare on her..
“ I’m just kidding…”
“Your annoying Takashi-kun..”
“Fine I know that your are just sticking to me because you only have few friends and everybody was busy on there own clubs…"Atsuko rolled her eyes… She was about to leave when I held her hand for the first time I have the guts of touching her…
"Stay…”
I smile not looking to her… I hummed the song that she’s singing …
“The leaves are dancing with it…"Atsuko pouted and sat back her place…Our eyes connected…
Why am I feeling your heartbeat by simply touching you?
"Your humming it wrong…”
“Then make those leaves dance it right tune…” I pointed my index finger on the leaves…
Atsuko hums and was later joined by birds…
Its beautiful while looking at her playing with tunes…
Ne Atsuko, does my heart have connection on you?
I’m roaming around the building looking Atsuko, my heart can’t ease as a lot of thing are now rung on my mind..Which I only know that is on the same building but not having the complete location where she’s at…
“Where are you?”
After asking on the information desk about the way thru the event hall I’m a bit disoriented looking left and right until I feel I bumped myself to something…
“Ittai!!!” I exclaimed then rubbed my head…
I look up seeing the girl that I’ve been looking in front of me
“A-atsuko?”
I think I hurt her seeing Atsuko rubs her cheeks.
Now I’m relieved seeing her……
Ne Atsuko am I connected to you? was my heart has a string connected in your hear too?
“Stay…"please stay… This is the only simple wish of mine…
“Nee Kai-kun…”
Can you call my name that tender again…
can you smile like that with me again…
Why can’t I stop myself wishing things?
Why is it so hard letting you go?
Before it is enough for me to be with you but as your trying to show your feelings to Yuu the more I’ m wishing that should be me and not contented with just being by her side if Yuu is not with you… So now I'm totally decided of letting everything go…
“Nee Atsuko…Is it all worth it? Does all this pain and guilt is worth all the lies? Please answer me with your eyes…
Was my decisions right?
Why am I feeling that she’s still lonely?
Atsuko….
Yuu’ POV I lie down on my couch and cover my eyes with my arms..Being tired with my argument with Director Tanagawa, knowing that man desires my position….
Seven days but time is ticking anytime the bankruptcy issue will be publicized and would hurt Maeda Corporation more… After the board meeting I asked Atsuko to rest as she was completely shock about the news…
"What should you do Oshima Yuu?” Asking myself how decide properly having the most draining and the hardest decision I will ever do in my life..
Then I heard a beep on my phone I pressed the phone which is in a loud speaker…
“President General Manager Takahashi Kai of Takahashi group was here…”
“Send him in…"In few moments Kai entered my office…
"Come in and lock the door… ”
Kai look at me in strange way I headed to my couch" come and sit" pointing to the couch across mine…He complied on what I said … I took a pillow inside one if my file drawer and laid on the couch…
“It’s my nap time and What brings your here General Manager…”
“Did you know about Maeda corporation?…”
“Yes…Are you looking for Atsuko? ”
“No..I heard about board meeting..” I look at him..
“She’s already home….Did you know that she already conffesed to me” I fix my self and acted not hearing him..
“Can you tell me what happened on the meeting…” I looked at him as he is not responding properly on what I said…
“The company was studying to acquire Maeda Corporation…”
“I’m glad…Oshima group will be the one to take over Maeda corporation..”
“Though my plan was to acquire the company some board of directors are against it..!
"Then what are you going to do…"I shrugged my shoulder.
"Yuu I know how bad you want to help Atsuko…”
“My father offered his help, actually he is demanding this project to succeed but also giving me a condition for his help..”
“That’s a good now if Kenji-ojiisan will help you then it will be easier.. wait? Did you just say one condition?”
“If I proposed to Atsuko.. ” He looks down
“Congratulations”
and offered me his hand..But I didn't do what I supposed to.
“I still don’t have decisions…"I shove his hand…
"I will be happy if you guys get married…”
“But I cannot be happy about it …My mind is complete blank right now …”
“In all the men in the world Yuuboy you’re the only person I want Atsuko to be with…I chuckled..
"Is that true?” I said sarcastically that made Kai chocked by his own word as Yuu continued arguing.
“Even if Haruna and I break up I still can’t fall for her…”
“If it is because of me I will go away…”
“You really love her..Don’t you? How I wish Atsuko is hearing you Kai…”
“Yuu…” I know my friend words are contradictory to what he feels…He can act tough but Kai can never hide the truth in his eyes…
I’m driving my car heading to Maeda’s Mansion. I received a message from Atsuko’s mom that she lock herself in her room….Kai texted me that his also on his way…
I’m afraid that she become emotionally numb again It’s the main reason why her parents did not talk about the problems that their company has been confronting..Stay strong Acchan that’s the only word I can say to her..I don’t want her blame everything to herself again… Maeda’s corporation had a financial problem before she and her sister got into an accident… Wait for me Atsuko…
I was walking inside their mansion I saw her mom standing outside her room with a worriedly.
“Kyoko-obasan, How is Acchan?” I bowed..
“She is still not opening her door since yesterday…”
“Do you mean she is still not eating anything since then?”
“I’m so worried Yuu-kun. Please help Acchan..” Her mom cried in my shoulder..
“I will try to talk to her..Can I have the key of her room?”
Shaking her head, her mom let go of her hug in me “She doubled lock it inside so using the keys is useless..”
"Acchan this is Yuu open the door please, I’m worried.”
I tried few more knocks and asking for permission.
I don’t have any other way but do what I usually do whenever Atsuko get mad to Kai and lock herself inside her room..
I ask her mom’s permission to use the other room balcony so I can jump on at Atsuko’s balcony and knock on the glass window from there.. It becomes easier for me as my legs got a little longer…
I peck on the glass door of her balcony..I saw her sitting in curled position on the floor…I squat to observe her more I knock on the glass door hoping that this time she will not ignore me while feeling the heat of the sun on my back…“Atsuko? It’s me Yuu-kun open the door please.” My knock turned into a loud bang as I’m sweating hard with the heat from the sun..“Acchan got surprised on what’ve been doing in her balcony..
She hurriedly open the door…"Thank goodness for opening the door..”
“What are you doing there Yuu-kun?”
“You’ve locked yourself since yesterday and not eating anything since then and now you’re asking me why am I here?”
“I sat on the bed and the pat the space beside me she complied and sit” You seemed crying so much look at your face don’t tell me you’re going to our office with that face?”
“Yuu-kun stop scolding me I’m not a child anymore..”
“Then you should act like one… Atsuko…” I said her name in worried tone..She hugged me as her tears are starting to form in the corner of her eyes..
“ I’ m the reason why our business turn into this .."She cried harder” In verge of bankruptcy..“
"I think I have to demote you.”
She got surprised.."Because of what you said just know I’m thinking that you know how to plan our company future but not looking at the past..Atsuko your parents company got financial crisis since last year’s first quarter. It’s because of European crisis and having European investors greatly affect Maeda corp.” I sigh" It’s not because of you please stop blaming yourself..“
"Why didn’t I know this?”
“Because of your health condition if you know earlier then…"I stop as she got what I mean…
"Then my health condition will be affected..”
“Now that you’re fine I think we can fight to make your company survive.”
“But how, do you have any other plans? It will be hard to gain new investors trust in our company’s condition?”
“Merger…” I said and held her hand tightly…
Kai’s POVHeading to Atsuko’s I’m praying that nothing bad happened to her…I can’t contact my best friend I saw his car parked outside it means his already talking to Acchan…
Atsuko’s mom is standing outside her room walking back an fort..
“Kyoko- obasan.. how is Acchan?”
“She smiled at me "She is fine now, already eaten her dinner with Yuu-kun and now his making her sleep.”
I forced a smile. You’re late again Kai-kun. I said to myself.
“I’m glad that she always listens to Yuu-kun. I will be happy and will not worry if Yuu-kun be his husband.”
I looked at Atsuko’s mom with pain.“Yes, he is the right person for her..” Yuu open the door with a smile..
“Is she sleeping now?” My best friend nodded. Kyoko obasan entered the room to secure Atsuko’s condition..
“Thank you bro…”
“What for Kaiboy?”
I did not answer him..“ Do you have time?”
“On Jurio’s place again?
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yes it's hard but I will end the way I wanted it...
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@jhom_09: you know this on will end and thanks for your suggestion now I have idea for next chap...
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and tell riha I'm not existing in the world anymore stop that......
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