Chapter 14 Part 2: Hello Little Girl! -Flashback-Kuu whispered something on the phone:
"You know what country does Acchan live now right? She said that it's really nice there"
"Ah. ." Kai was confused. He doesn't know if it's really important to know or not.
"And she's really happy there".
"Okay" Still, Kai didn't know where this conversation will lead to.
"But she said that she misses Japan and still prefer to live here. ......"
"Then?" Kai raised his eyebrows.
"Then?! Then she said SHE WILL COME BACK HERE AND STAY FOR GOOD!! AND SHE WILL BE HERE TOMORROW!!"
".........." Kai think about it for awhile then exclaimed after he realized what Kuu said.
“WHAAAAAAAATTT??!!!! Really??!!” Kai immediately covered his mouth to prevent himself on shouting again.
“I’ll hang up the phone now. My Marichan is waiting for me. I’ll talk to you again tomorrow. Ja!” Kuu hanged up the phone and didn’t even bother to hear any response from the midget.
-End of Flashback-After the conversation with Kuu, Kai decided to just sleep on a sofa in the living room because of embarassment about what happened to him and the Diva. When he woke up in the morning, he already have a blanket around him and he also noticed a note from Ray on the table.
'Sorry for what happened last night Kai....
I didn’t mean it, it’s just …… I’m really tired.
by the way, send me mail when you wake up. Love you~
-Ray’When Kai was about to mail the Diva, his phone suddenly rang and it reveal Kuu’s name on the screen.
“Moshi moshi! Ohayou~” Kai answered.
“Hey midget! Are you ready? We’re going to your house now to pick you!” Kuu exclaimed.
“Ready? Ready for what?”
“Ready to meet Acchan!! I told you last night, remember?!”
“Whaaaat?!! Okay okay! I’ll fix myself now. See you later. Bye!” Kai hung up the phone and dashed towards the bathroom to take a bath. After taking a bath, Kai quickly choose his outfit and didn’t notice that he completely forgotten to mail the Diva.
-Somewhere in the road-Atsuko’s personal driver drove as fast as she can to get away from the fans who accidentally noticed Atsuko when they arrived in the airport. When the actress noticed that there’s no sign of fans chasing them, she commanded her driver to slow down a bit. “Anou, Sashiko .. Can you please slow down a bit? I don’t want her to wake up; I know that she’s tired from the trip”. The driver named Sashiko nods and followed her boss’ order. They are now tracing the road towards their new home when Atsuko saw something.
“I think I saw him before but I can’t remember his name. I just recently knew about his broke up with an actress and now, is he having a date? with ………” Atsuko didn’t continue when she saw someone again. “Oh another celebrity! I knew it! The rumors are right! They are really dating! Tsk tsk. Both of them should be careful”.
"You're being a gossip girl again dear. You're the one who might wake her up" A not so old voice said.
"Oh sorry mama. I can't help it" Atsuko let out a bit her tongue.
"Your friends will be at our home right? Will Kai-kun also be there?" her mom asked.
"Yes. Kuu said that he will come" Atsuko smiled and obviously look so happy about it.
"Are you going to tell him?"
"hmm. No, I don't want to ruin his life now and also his relationship with the Diva. Maybe someday he will know about it but this time, this is not the perfect time for it". Atsuko said as she look at the person who's sleeping on her lap.
"But what will you say if they saw her? Don't tell me you'll say that stupid reason again?"
"I don't have any choice but don't worry mom, I already discussed it with her and she understand it. Remember, she's smart and not like the others" Atsuko smiled.
It only took 30 minutes to arrive in her new house. Her house is located in a newly private subdivision which is surrounded by grass and tress with a small playground beside it and a garden at the back. She quickly organize their things then prepare some food with the help of her mom.
Somewhere in the other road again, Kai, Kuu, Riku with Yuko, Mariko and the two Tomo are now heading towards Atsuko's location when they receive a mail indicating her address. Kai is just quietly sleeping and not noticing six pairs of eyes and a smirking look that the others giving to him. No words needed to say as they all understand each other, 'Maybe he's tired from the last night session with the Diva' they thought.
After a few minutes, they are now standing in front of a simple but elegant house and waiting for the door to open after they pressed the door bell. Slowly, the door opened and it revealed an angelic face and showing a lovely smile on them. Kai’s heart skipped a beat when he saw Atsuko and thought, ‘Why? Why does my heart acting like this? Do I really miss this woman? And why ……………. Why she’s looking at me and smiling?!! Damn! Don’t look at me like that, I’m melting’ Kai looked down to avoid Atsuko’s glare on him but suddenly, the woman called him.
“Kai! What are you doing there? Did you not miss me? Come on, let’s go inside”
Seriously? Kai didn’t notice that his friends are already inside the house and obviously laughing at him as he can hear it from the outside.
They all sat on a sofa in the living room and Atsuko’s mother served them juices and snacks. They talked about Atsuko’s life in the other country and experiences that she had for past years. She talked about her first day in London when they had a recording there. They laughed when Atsuko said that she just nod and shake her head to show that she disagrees on something when someone was talking with her in pure English. While talking and laughing, all of them noticed that the midget is silently playing his fingers while looking at the ground so Kuu decided to change the topic and point their attention to Kai.
“So Kai, What happened between you and Ray last night?”
“I .. I .. I said it already! N-n-nothing happened between us!” Kai said in a panic tone.
“You didn’t even try again after I called you?”
“N-n-no!!” Kai felt uneasy when all of his friends and even Atsuko are now looking at him.
“Seriously Kai, You really didn’t do it? For the past four years? We all know that the Diva is so freakin’ hot and yet you’re not tempted to do something on her?” Yuko curiously said.
“How many times do I need to answer that question? …… Once again, It’s simple, I just don’t want to make a mistake that will lead to lose her career. I know that she have a lot of goals in life and I don’t want to ruin it. Plus, I feel that we are contended without doing it”.
“You’re such a dramatic person Kai. You’re life is boring …” Yuko rolled her eyes then continued, “and so what if you’re afraid to make a mistake? What’s the use of condoms? ………. Or maybe, Oh my God! Don’t tell me you’re gay?!”
“Baka Yuko! I’m not gay! And about the condoms, Actually ………….. I forgot about it. I forgot that it exists” Kai smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head while the others did a facepalm.
Kuu on the other hand is having a deep thinking then suddenly he exclaimed like he solved a murder case and pointed his index finger to Kai. “Aha! So like what you said, you and the Diva did nothing for the past years. So therefore I conclude that you’re still a VIRGIN! Hahaha!” Kuu victoriously laughed while his hands are on his waistline and the others joined him.
“And maybe you don’t know how to do it? Hahaha!” Yuko added.
“Stop teasing me!” Kai pouted and suddenly blushed when he remembered something from the past. “I know how to do it and I’m … I’m not a virgin anymore!” Kai looked at Atsuko who’s looking on her side while blushing.
“Oh Really? Then you did it with whom?” Kuu smirked then widened his eyes when he saw both of Kai and Atsuko having a pinch of red on their cheeks. “OH … MY … GOD …. Don’t tell me you did it with Acchan before?!!”
Everyone jaw dropped then blink their eyes not once but thrice then exclaimed in chorus. “IS THAT TRUE???!!”
“Huh?! N-n-no!!” Kai denied and did not notice the frowned look of the woman. Atsuko felt heartache when she remembered the day when the midget said that she have to forget everything that happened between them. When they were about to tease again the midget, they heard small footsteps walking down on the stairs then slowly a little girl showed and walked towards Atsuko.
“Mom ……. Ohayou~” The little girl pouted while rubbing her sleepy eyes.
“Kyaaaaaa~ ! Kawaii~” Yuko with the two Tomo joined their hands together.
“Oh Anami-chan, you’re awake. How’s the sleep of my baby?” Atsuko carried the little girl whose name is Anami to sit on her lap and kissed her cheeks.
The Detective Kuu wrinkled his forehead because of confusion then said, “Chottooooooo~! Mom?! Baby?! Who is she Acchan? Your child?!” then followed everyone’s shout “EEEEHHHHHHH????!!!!!”
“Anou …. She’s my niece …. Right! My Niece and she just want to call me mom” Atsuko smiled awkwardly. She felt nervous when Kuu came closer to them and examined little girl.
“Owh ….. She really looks like you and …………. Why does she have resemblance with Kai’s appearance? She has the same dimples with Kai and ........... I can't figure it out but she do really have the same appearance with Kai with a mixture of your face”.
“Eh? I .. I .. I don’t know. Hehe. Anami-chan, introduce yourself properly” Atsuko changed the topic before Kuu discover her true relationship with the girl.
“Konnichiwa. Maeda Anami desu” the little girl smiled and it reveal her cute dimples.
“Kyaaaa~ ! Kawaii! Come here Anami-chan” Yuko invited the girl but instead of walking towards to her, she walked towards on Kai’s location.
The girl stands up in front of the midget and smile. Kai leaned forward and pinched softly the girl’s cheek. “Because you have this dimple like mine, you look really cute”
Anami smiled even more and said while still looking at Kai, “Mom, he’s the guy who’s on the picture in your wallet right? He looks more handsome in personal”
“Anami-chan!” Atsuko blushed when her own child revealed it to her friends.
“Acchan …. Can I talk to you for a moment?” Mariko asked suddenly then excused themselves to go in the kitchen.
“Why?”
“Why?! I am the one who should ask you that. Why you didn’t tell the truth to him?”
“I already answered that question Mariko and you know my reason”
“But …… your child needs a father! She needs Kai! Look how happy she is even though she didn’t know that the person in front of her is HER father!”
“Mariko relax, someday both of them will know their true relationship” Atsuko smiled when she saw Kai playing with her daughter…. Or should we say THEIR daughter.
“By the way, you still didn’t tell me how you know about it …”
“Do I really need to answer that? It’s simple. It’s because I’m Mariko-sama” Mariko grinned then leave Atsuko with an unsatisfied look.
‘You really don’t know how to hide secrets Acchan. You also don’t know how to discover secrets. Secrets of true feelings’ Mariko thought.
TBC ...
The next chapter will take time to post here. I still need to finish some schoolworks first