Chapter 2
As soon as both Rena and Mayu entered the CEO’s room, they were shocked to see that the CEO is actually a beautiful and hot looking young lady just like how the previous interviewees explained her to be.
“Hi.. I’m Kashiwagi Yuki. The CEO of AKB Hotel. Please take a sit..” The CEO instructed them. Rena sat down on one of the chairs in front of the CEO’s table but not Mayu. Mayu seemed to be distracted by something else. Her face looked completely stunned as her mouth remained half open. The first thing that caught Mayu’s attention as soon as they entered the room was the CEO’s seductive pair of legs instead of her voice or her looks.
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Mayu did not even get a chance to take a look at the CEO’s face as her mind already went crazy at the sight of those pair of legs. Her eyes remained glued onto the CEO’s sexy, long legs the entire time. “Damn those legs are so sexy, it makes me want to remove one of the stockings and slap it across my face over and over again. Then I will take the other stocking and frame it up in my room.. Wait.. What the hell am I talking about in my own brain? Stop this shit at once, brain!” Well, good thing she didn’t say these words out loud or else she would be kicked out of the office by now or worse, sued.
“Erm... Miss Watanabe?” The CEO called out.
Mayu did not even realize what was happening around her or what she had been thinking about for the past five seconds. Her mind seemed to be floating somewhere in the wonderland now.
“Miss Watanabe?”
Rena, noticing that Mayu was daydreaming, faked a loud cough, hoping to bring her back to her senses but it seemed to be futile.
“Excuse me, Miss Matsui.. Is something wrong with your friend?”
“Oh, no no.. Nothing is wrong with her.. Right, Mayu??” Rena nudged Mayu’s arm a little with her elbow, causing her to finally come back to her senses.
“H-Huh?” As soon as Mayu shifted her eyes on the CEO’s face, it was as if time stopped. Mayu locked her gaze at the CEO’s face and blinked a few times at her extreme beauty. “My.....gosh......”
Her face, the way she flipped her hair, the way she crosses her legs. Perfection is the very word Mayu would use to describe her.
“Mayu, stop it.. You’re going to screw this interview up..” Rena whispered loudly at Mayu to get her back to her senses.
“O-Oh.. I’m so sorry... It’s just that I’ve never seen someone that looks this beautiful..”
The CEO seemed a little surprised as she blinked her eye and smiled back at Mayu. “Why thank you for your compliments, Miss Watanabe..... Please take a seat.”
After letting out an awkward cough, Mayu took her place and whispered into Rena’s ears. “Saw that? She’s totally into me..”
Rena nodded and whispered in a sarcastic tone. “Sure, of course she is.... And you owe me lunch..” She shot a playful wink only to be replied with Mayu rolling her eyes annoyingly.
“Well, are you two ready? Can we start with the interview?” The CEO, Kashiwagi Yuki spoke out to them.
“Please forgive us for stalling your time.. We are ready now.” Rena apologized.
“Alright, then.” After arranging a few papers on the table, Yuki interlocked her fingers together and placed them on the pile of papers. “Let’s start with you, Miss Watanabe.. Can you introduce yourself a little bit to me?”
“My name is Watanabe Mayu. Age 25. I have recently graduated from AKB International University with MBA (Masters of Business Administration) in Hospitality Management. Total CGPA of 3.97 points out of 4.0 points.”
“Wow.. MBA in Hospitality Management and a CGPA of 3.97. That’s pretty impressive, I must say.. For a renowned university like AKB International University, it is actually very difficult to score with flying colors.” The CEO nodded her head being impressed by Mayu’s university performance.
“I was actually a graduate from AKB International University..”
“You were!?” Both Rena and Mayu spoke out loud simultaneously being surprised with the fact that the CEO of AKB Hotel, one of the best hotels in the world was actually a graduate from their very own university.
“Sure was.. But of course not everyone studying in a university with such a busy schedule would have the time to get to know their senpai, right?” Yuki replied.
“Wow.. Then this must be destiny, Miss Kashiwagi...” Mayu told it straight to Yuki’s face.
“Maybe it is...” Yuki then shot a sweet smile at Mayu.
Mayu’s and Yuki’s eyes met up and time seemed to have slowed down once again for Mayu. “I........”
The next thing Mayu saw from Yuki was something so unexpected, Mayu would have never thought of it ever happening in her lifetime.
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“H-Huh?” Mayu rubbed her eyes for a second and looked back at Yuki.
“Yes, Miss Watanabe?” Yuki looked back at Mayu with a weird expression. And of course Yuki had never winked at Mayu before. It had always been Mayu who imagined these things by herself.
“Crap. My mind is starting to play tricks on me....” Mayu thought to herself and shook the weird illusions off her mind.
“Are you alright, Miss Watanabe?” Yuki asked in concern.
“I’m alright. I’m alright. Just having some.......hallucinations..”
“I’m sorry? Hallucinations?” Yuki seemed a little confused. “Are you in some kind of erm....medication or something?”
“Medication?” Now it is Mayu’s turn who looked confused.
Rena then whispered into Mayu’s ears. “In short, she wants to know if you’re on drugs, you moron... Stop day dreaming or you’ll be looked at as a drug addict.”
“Oh, no! I’m not on any medications of course... I’m just a little dizzy, that’s all.” Mayu finally explained herself.
“Dizzy? Do you need me to call in a doctor to check you up?” Yuki seemed concerned about Mayu.
“No, it’s alright. You don;t have to call in any doctor.” Mayu replied with a smile.
“Well if you say so...” Yuki nodded and proceeded with Rena. “So, how about you, Miss Matsui? Tell me about yourself..”
“My name is Matsui Rena. Also age 25 like Mayu. Graduated also from AKB International University with MBA (Masters of Business Administration) in Hospitality Management. Total CGPA of 3.85 points out of 4.0 points.”
“3.85 points. That’s really good as well..”
“It was all thanks to Mayu here who guided me in my studies.” Rena praised Mayu on the spot.
Mayu used this as an advantage to add some merit points for both of them. “We kinda helped each other actually. Since I am better in studies, I guided Rena a little with her studies. While Rena is better with hands-on activities such as doing presentations, she helped me a lot with that.”
Yuki smiled and nodded. “You both must be very lucky to have each other to depend on.”
Yuki proceeded with her never ending questions at Rena and Mayu. That was when Mayu’s imagination started to run wild by itself once again. All the sound around her were muted, as she only see Yuki’s lovely eyes, her lovely nose, her lovely lips... Oh, those kissable lips..
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She literally smiled to herself like an idiot while gazing deep into Yuki’s eyes. “That......was hot...”
Yuki voiced out at Mayu, bringing her back into reality once again. “Sorry, what was hot again?”
“Oh, nothing.. It’s just me.. I’m feeling hot right now. Phew....” Mayu started fanning herself awkwardly.
“You’re being a little weird, Miss Watanabe...”
“Please forgive me, Miss Kashiwagi.. I’m always weird when I see something really really attractive or beautiful...”
Yuki blinked her eyes for a short moment before letting out an awkward cough. “Alright. A final question for both of you..”
Rena whispered into Mayu’s ears and giggled. “You just got ignored..”
Mayu whispered back at Rena being annoyed by Rena. “I can see that... Shut up.”
“You are the captain of a boat, sending a swimmer, a fat person and a diver across the river. The boat is now sinking, and asking one person to jump off the boat would save everyone. Who would you ask to jump off?”
Both Mayu and Rena looked at each other and nodded. They then answered simultaneously. “I would jump off the boat myself.”
“Oh? Do tell me the reason.” Yuki seemed very interested in both their answers.
Mayu started. “In this case, the captain is a metaphor of workers in the hotel.”
Rena continued right after Mayu. “While the swimmer, the fat person and the diver is a metaphor of the customers in the hotel.”
From this point on, they already know what each other is going to say. Both Mayu and Rena are simply continuing each other’s sentences as if they can literally read each other’s mind. “It doesn’t matter who has the advantage in water or not.”
“Swimmers, divers, fat people, old people are the same. If they ride our boat, they are our customers.”
“It is not relevant to ask a swimmer or diver to jump off just because they can swim. They got on our boat, and we must make sure they stay on the boat till they safely arrive to the other side of the river.”
“That’s because our customers safety is our number one priority.”
“Hell yeah!” Both Mayu and Rena high-fived each other on the spot.
Yuki smiled and nodded. “So this is what they mean by the term ‘Great minds think alike’, huh? That was actually a very good answer from the both of you..”
“You flatter us too much, Miss Kashiwagi..” Mayu scratched the back of her head while blushing.
“Alright. Thank you for coming for the interview today..” Yuki stood up and shook both Mayu and Rena’s hand firmly. Her grip was really firm and confident as expected from a CEO of one of the best hotels in the world. “Please wait outside. My secretary will post the results up shortly.”
“Well, that went better than expected..” Rena let out a loud sigh.
“Now, we just have to wait till the results are posted..” They took a place at the couch.
About half an hour later, the secretary exited from the CEO’s room and pasted the results of the interview on the notice board. All the interviewees swarmed the notice board right away. Some were left crying, some were left laughing in excitement after looking at the result.
“You know, I’m actually a little nervous, Rena..” Mayu clinged onto Rena’s arm tightly.
Rena let out a giggle and pointed at Mayu’s face. “You? The great Watanabe Mayu being nervous? Wow, if even you’re nervous, then I must have had a cardiac arrest by now.”
Mayu punched Rena’s shoulder. “I’m being serious here, Rena.. Working in this hotel had always been both our dreams since we’re young.”
“Ready to look at the results?” Rena nudged Mayu’s shoulder.
“No, I am not! How about you go see it, then you tell me. I’m just going to cover my eyes.” Mayu covered her eyes with one hand while the other hand still clinging tightly onto Rena’s arm.
As they both walked up front to the notice board, Rena started searching for both their names and she finally found it. Her eyes were literally pried open as she covered her mouth in shock. “My....god.....”
Mayu’s eyes remained closed the whole time. Her curiosity was killing her. “How was it, Rena? Did we get it!? Did we get the job!?”
“I-I’m sorry, Mayu.....”
“Wait, why are you apologizing? Why are you apologizing!?” Mayu still didn’t want to open her eyes and yet she could already feel her eyes swelling up with tears from Rena’s words.
“I’m really sorry, Mayu.. I can’t bring myself to tell you this..”
“Stop apologizing to me, damn it! I don’t want to hear any apology anymore!”
“You have to take a look at this yourself to believe it, Mayu..”
As Mayu slowly opened her eyes and looked at the result slip on the notice board, she saw something unbelievable under the list of hired people. Out of seven names listed under the category of hired interviewees, the last two names especially caught Mayu’s attention.
Watanabe Mayu - Receptionist
Matsui Rena - Receptionist
“R-R-Receptionists!!! We got the job, Rena! We got the job as receptionists!!!” Mayu laughed and hugged Rena tightly as she started crying happy tears.
Rena who noticed Mayu’s tears of joy teared up a little as well. “Yes, Mayu! We got it!”
Mayu then removed herself from the hug and punched Rena once again on her shoulder. “The hell did you apologize to me for!? I thought I didn’t make it! You idiot!”
“Just having some fun..” Rena laughed out loud.
“Jeez... You scared the life out of me, Rena....” Mayu wiped off her tears with her palm and showed it to Rena. “Look at all these tears!”
“You sure those aren’t crocodile tears?” Rena joked.
“Oh sure... I definitely faked my cry to get everyone’s sympathy.” Mayu said this sentence with a sarcastic tone while swaying her hands.
“Ok ok.. I get it..” Rena calmed Mayu down and looked back at the notice board. “It states here that the secretary will call us tomorrow for further information about when we will start working.”
“You know what? Forget it. We got the job, so nothing else really matters anymore. Let’s just go back home for now. I’m already mentally tired from all the nervousness...”
“Do you want to have some lunch before we go back?” Rena suggested.
Mayu looked down at her own stomach and rubbed onto it. “Sure.. I’m feeling a little empty in my stomach after you scared the shit out of me. No wonder I feel like something came out of my ass earlier..” Mayu joked.
“You’re disgusting beyond words, Mayu...” Rena literally shot a disgusted face at Mayu.
“You’re the one who made fun of me first, Rena..”
“Fine. Whatever. Don’t forget that you still owe me lunch, Mayu.” Rena reminded Mayu of the bet they made earlier.
“What lunch?” Mayu blinked her eyes innocently at Rena acted dumb.
“You fell completely in love with the CEO, Mayu. Admit it! You were even day dreaming and hallucinating about her earlier.”
“No I did not! But I do admit her legs are sexy.. And those lips as well... Those kissable lips.. I just wanna bite on them.” Mayu then showed the biting gesture.
“See what I mean? I knew it... I won the bet, Mayu. Lunch on you!”
“Hell no!”
“If you break a promise, you’ll get struck by lightning.”
“Pfft... I’m not superstitious, Rena.. You can’t scare me with that.” Mayu brushed Rena off immediately.
“Oh? What if I were to tell you that I hid your mangas. Are you scared then?”
“What have you done!? Where did you hide my mangas!?” Mayu literally grabbed Rena by the collar.
“I don’t know.. Maybe if you buy me lunch, it would really help me remember better..” Rena smiled back at Mayu sarcastically.
“Gah!! Fine! You better return my mangas back to me after that. I’m warning you, Rena..” Mayu pointed her finger at Rena and warned.
“See? It’s not that difficult, right?” Rena shot a smile of satisfaction at Mayu who only replied with an undecipherable grumble.
As Mayu and Rena were about to exit the CEO’s lounge area, they saw a young lady walking right towards their direction. She then stopped in her tracks, blinking her eyes at them. Mayu whispered into Rena’s ears. “Hey, this young lady looks familiar..”
Rena whispered back at Mayu. “Yes, she does... Where did we met her again?”
She pointed her finger at their faces right away. “AH!!!! You’re the two from earlier!!”
“Oh, crap!” They suddenly remembered the scene that happened earlier today in the hotel lobby.
“You! Pay me back for my clothes!” The young lady walked over and grabbed onto Rena’s arm once again.
“I don’t have the money to pay you back. I’m sorry..” Rena apologized.
“I don’t care if you have the money or not. You ruined my best pair of clothing, you pay me back. Get it?” It seems like the lady doesn’t want to give up on this.
“You have to be a little reasonable about this, ma’am... I really don’t have the money to pay you back.” Rena insisted once again.
“I am reasonable enough to not sue you for ruining my important meeting today, lady! It was because you spilled the water all over me that I couldn’t attend the meeting anymore!” The young lady replied in anger.
Mayu intentionally whispered into Rena’s ear out loud, so that the young lady would listen to this as well. “Forget about her, Rena... She’s just probably one of those low ranked workers who had a hard time from her boss and is taking it out on us.. Good thing now that we’re hired as receptionists in this hotel, we’re under Miss Kashiwagi’s protection. We don’t have to be afraid of this lady right here.”
“Wait. You guys were chosen to work as receptionists in this hotel?” The lady crossed her arms and looked really confused.
“Yes, we are.. I don’t see the problem in that.”
“There is a problem. Why would Miss Kashiwagi hire somebody like the both of you as receptionists in this hotel? People like you will just bring the hotel quality down.”
“Oh, you did not just insult us..” Rena raised her voice being upset because of the insult.
The lady spoke out loud in confidence. “Yes I just did, and I have the right to.. You two on the other hand....”
Mayu raised her hand, stopping the lady from speaking further. “Sorry, but we’re not interested in speaking with an ignorant person like you..”
The young lady’s mouth got pried open in shock as she got angry all over again. “Did you just call me ignorant!? Do you know who I am!?!?”
“Both of you, come here!” A mysterious girl pulled both Mayu and Rena away from the heated scene before it gets worse than it already is and dragged them all the way to the toilet and locked the door.
Mayu let out a growl of anger before the girl could open her mouth. “What the hell, woman!? You’re trying to kidnap us or something!? If you are, let me just tell you this straight so that we do not waste any more time in doing this. I have no money to pay you at all. You wanna kidnap, then kidnap her. At least she has money to buy a Play Station 3 console.” Mayu pointed at Rena.
Rena shot a glare back at Mayu. “Excuse me? I bought the Play Station 3 with my savings! And what happened to ‘I’ll cover your back, you cover mine’? Traitor!”
“Hey, hey! Enough! Let me speak!” The girl finally voiced out, gaining both Mayu and Rena’s attention.
“Wait a minute.. Who are you again?” Mayu asked in a questioning tone.
“I’m Watanabe Miyuki. Or you guys can call me Milky. I’m another interviewee who got the job of receptionist as well..”
“Oh!? Another Watanabe!? My super duper long lost sister! Or cousin! Or aunt! Or whoever the hell you are! Here, high five!!” Mayu held her right hand up for Milky to reply it with a high five.
“Erm....” Milky reluctantly gave Mayu a high five.
“Yay!! Sisters!!!” Mayu immediately clinged put an arm over Milky’s shoulder as if they were best friends already. “You wanna grab some coffee now?”
“Coffee????? Sure!!! I love coffee!! Let’s go now!” Didn’t take a second for Milky to change her mind back right away. “Wait, no!!!!! Stop changing the topic. Now is not the time for coffee! Do you both realize who you fought with outside the CEO’s office?”
Rena rolled her eyes around, thinking of an answer. “The janitor?”
“Does she look like she is dressed up to clean the floor!?” Milky made some sense. It doesn’t matter which part in the world, no janitor in the world will dress up in a thousand dollar worth of formal clothing.
“Well don’t all workers here dress up formally?” Mayu shrugged.
“No!! Think about it! She was standing in the CEO’s lounge. Other than us interviewees and the secretary, who else would be allowed into that area?”
“You’re right! It all makes sense now! She must be the coffee lady!” Rena answered confidently.
“Maybe.. Well, she can’t be one of the interviewees since we didn’t see her just now. And she can’t be the CEO since the CEO was Miss Kashiwagi Yuki..” Mayu stated.
“You’re right about one point.. Miss Kashiwagi is indeed the CEO..” Milky made a sudden pause and glanced back at both of them before continuing. “But do you realize that huge companies like this AKB Hotel has actually two CEOs instead of only one?”
Suddenly Mayu and Rena froze as they started laughing jokingly. Despite laughing like that, they started sweating buckets at the same time. Even their laugh sounded shaky already. “H-H-ha-haha-h-hahaha...... C-Come on, Milky.... Y-You’re n-not trying to s-say that......... You don’t a-actually mean that........the lady.....is......you know....just so happen to be.....well...a CEO or something like that, right? H-hahah-haha........”
Milky nodded her head softly and patted both backs together. “You guys should have done more research about this hotel, guys.. The young lady you argued with is Matsui Jurina. The second CEO of AKB Hotel... You guys are going to have a haaaaaard time here, buddies.. I feel you... I really do.. Have a nice day..” Milky patted their backs for one last time before exiting the the toilet.
“...............” All Mayu and Rena could do right now is to look at each other’s face silently for a long time. The awkwardness in the air was so thick.
“Wanna quit this job?” Mayu asked Rena with a pokerface.
“Very tempting....” Rena nodded and replied, also with a pokerface.
“................” Again with the silent, blank stare.
Mayu scratched the back of her head. “We’re dead, aren’t we?”
“You don’t say?”
Chapter 2
END
Chapter 3
Finally the day has come for Mayu and Rena to finally be able to start working as an official receptionist in the seven-star AKB Hotel. Something was still bothering them a lot.
AKB Hotel Staff Cafe
“Hey...” Rena called out to Mayu, breaking the awkward silence. Despite calling out to Mayu, Rena still had her head facing onto her plate of spaghetti.
“What?” Mayu was chewing on a piece of her chicken chop.
“I have an idea...” Rena shifted her eyes towards Mayu and gazing deep into her eyes.
“What kind of idea?” Somehow Mayu could feel an uneasy feeling.
“You go apologize to her..”
Rena’s statement almost made Mayu spit out the chicken that she was chewing. “Me? Why don’t you go apologize to her! You both share the same family name after all..”
“What kind of logic is that? Besides, you’re the one who insulted her. I barely said anything offensive about her.” Rena retorted with her whole body.
“Oh!? I wasn’t the one who spilled water all over her $1000 clothes. And I did that to save your ass, Rena.. This all started from you. So, you should go apologize to her instead.”
“Even if I were to apologize to her, do you think she would forgive me? Besides, she would demand for the $1000! Where can I find that amount of money??”
“Well, you have a job now, don’t you? Just ask her to deduct $1000 from your salary..” Mayu was right. This is the only source of income that Rena will be having.
“Alright, fine.. But that doesn’t mean she will forgive me.”
“Ah, not my problem, then.. I gave you a suggestion already. So keep me out of this.”
“You are partially responsible of making her mad, Mayu..”
“Alright, then I will give you another suggestion..”
“What now...” Rena was wearing an annoyed face once again. Rena already knew that Mayu was going to tell her another outrageous suggestion. Well, we all know Mayu. She just loves to step it up a notch when it comes to outrageous things.
“You could try to win her heart. Shower her with lots of love. Date her. Sleep with her.”
Rena shook her head while wearing a pokerface. “You’re officially the craziest person I have ever known in my life..”
“Why, thank you for the compliment, Rena..” Mayu shot the brightest smile ever at Rena.
Rena squinted her eyes at Mayu and said in an annoyed tone. “Your teeth is flashing so brightly, I’m gonna go blind anytime.. And, there is no way I am going to date the CEO!”
“Then there is no way she will ever EVER forgive you..”
“Well, if she still does not forgive me, then she can just-”
“Can just what?” The familiar voice of a lady sounded from the side, startling them. Speak of the devil.
“M-Miss Matsui..” Both of them stuttered at the same time.
Jurina pointed her finger at Rena’s face while wearing a straight face. “Beware of your choice of words, Matsui Rena.. You’re just a new employee here.”
“I’m s-sorry....” Rena apologized as she bowed her head. Mayu just awkwardly rolling her eyes around, trying not to have any eye contact with Jurina.
“I see you girls are having lunch..” Jurina suddenly pulled a chair and sat together with them on the same table.
Sure enough, the whole atmosphere became awkward right away as soon as Jurina sat on the chair. She continued staring at Rena and Mayu blankly. “Please continue eating.. Don’t mind me.. I’ll just be sitting here.” Jurina smiled back at them. Jurina was obviously making fun of them by making the whole atmosphere awkward.
Mayu and Rena looked back and forth at each other again and again. It’s not like they have any appetite to eat with the CEO staring at them like a hawk. It was simply too awkward. Mayu finally voiced out.
“Sorry, but we feel a slight bit uncomfortable with you looking at us eating... Just a slight bit..” Mayu stick her index finger and thumb together and showed it to Jurina.
“You feel uncomfortable with me sitting here? What’s wrong? Am I not welcomed here? You want me to leave? Just say it and I will leave right now.” Jurina kept on pressuring them with questions.
“Oh, no no no no... You’re the CEO. You are more than welcome to have a sit here...” Rena insisted.
“Oh? You do know my rank now, do you?” Jurina interlocked her fingers and placed them on the table. She was wearing a satisfied smile.
No words needed. They both merely nodded their heads guiltily.
“So, I heard from Yuki.... Watanabe Mayu and Matsui Rena.. The two whom Yuki told me had a lot of potential.. She told me that you two did an exceptional job during the interview...”
“Aww... Come on, Miss Matsui... We’re not worth your praise..” Mayu scratched the side of her head.
It didn’t take one second for Jurina to reply with a cold tone. “You’re absolutely right about that.. You two are not worth my praises at all..”
Mayu immediately whispered into Rena’s ears. “Should have just kept the remarks to myself..”
“What’s done is done... Yuki doesn’t know anything about what happened outside of her office before and after the interview, so I can’t blame her for that. You two still did good during the interview and got the job. I have nothing to say about this case, and I trust Yuki’s judgement... If she approves the two of you, it simply means that she sees some capability in you. We are going to have very high expectations from both of you. You should be honored to be working in this hotel..”
“We are... We really are honored to work in such a famous hotel and under two of the best CEOs in the world..”
“The two of you must either be so lucky or so unlucky to be working under me from now on..” Jurina replied with a cold tone.
They gulped and looked back at Jurina’s cold stare. “O-Of course we are lucky to be working under you, Miss Matsui... Why would we be unlucky? Ha Ha.. Right, Mayu?” Rena faked a laugh and nudged Mayu’s arm.
“Y-Yea... We should be honored to work under you, Miss Matsui.. Very honored.. Erm... So no hard feelings, right? You now, about earlier.. We’re a little playful, you know.. We’re just playing around. That’s all.. Right, Rena?” Mayu kept on faking a laughter as she nudged back onto Rena’s arm, signifying her to laugh along.
“No hard feelings, you ask? What do you think?” Jurina smiled back. Mayu and Rena could tell that Jurina’s smile isn’t the friendly kind of smile but a forced and annoyed kind of smile. “You know what? Let’s make things simple. If you were in my shoes earlier on, and some stranger ruined your $1000 clothes and left without paying, then in turn got in an argument with the same stranger later on. What would you have done? Would you have forgiven them?”
“Well, if it was me, I would not forgive them because I know I am quite the asshole.. But you’re different from me, Miss Matsui... Since you’re so kind-hearted and nice, I think you would....” Mayu’s statement was cut off by Jurina immediately.
“How do you know that I’m kind-hearted and nice? You don’t even know me.. I’m a total asshole.” Jurina answered in a sarcastic tone, gaining only silence from the two young ladies. “And you’re still going to pay for my clothes, Matsui Rena..”
Mayu suddenly voiced out. “Erm.. About that.. No offense, but why not send your clothes for laundry?”
“Laundry?” Jurina looked more annoyed than before. “You want me to send my $1000 clothes to the laundry? You think it can be done by sending it to a laundry!? I have to handwash it myself, and do you even realize how much effort it takes to wash those set of clothes!?”
“I’m sorry about your clothes, Miss Matsui... You can deduct it from my salary..” Rena begged.
“Just deduct from your salary?” Jurina let out a smirk. “I don’t think so.. It is too simple like this..”
“Erm... So, what is your plan?”
“I want the $1000 in cash by next week..”
“B-But I can’t get that amount of money in such a short time..”
“It’s just $1000. It is not a large sum of money.” Jurina asked them with a confused tone.
“It is for me..” Rena said softly.
Jurina looked confused. “How did you afford to study in AKB International University then? Scholarship?”
Mayu nodded. “Yeah.. We got full scholarship for that because of our good results. Not one cent was used on the fees... If we did not have a full scholarship to study there, we wouldn’t even have thought about studying there at all. The fees are just too expensive for us.”
“That is not my problem. I want to see the money by next week. No exceptions.” Jurina warned.
Rena tried to beg. “I really can’t get the money by next we-”
“Well then you just have to work part time or overtime, sister! You too, Watanabe Mayu.”
“M-Me?” Mayu’s eyes widened from Jurina’s statement as she pointed to herself.
“No, I’m talking to the lady standing by the wall. Yes, I am talking to you!”
“Yes, I know. But why me as well!? I don’t owe you any money.” Mayu asked once again.
“Orders from the CEO, period! Not satisfied with me? Quit then!” Jurina said in a loud tone.
Mayu and Rena could only keep their mouth shut. They did not want to lose this job no matter what. They have to endure through this. Jurina then gestured them to lean over on the table and then moved her own head closer to them and whispered to them in a cold, scary tone.
“I will make both your lives a living hell.. You heard me? I will make sure you two wished that you had never work here in the first place..” Jurina then shifted her eyes towards Rena and pointed at her face. “Especially you... Matsui Rena...”
All Rena could do is shrivel herself up from the total intimidation and looked down on the table while fear crawl over her body.
“Jurina...” A beautiful voice suddenly called out, causing all three of them to fall back on their respective seats.
“Hey, Yuki...” Jurina smiled back sweetly at the beautiful raven haired CEO.
Rena looked over at Mayu and it seems like she in once again in a trance from Yuki’s beauty. Mayu whispered in her own heart. “Wow..... She must be an angel...”
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“So.....beautiful.......” Mayu smiled to herself as she let her imaginations run wild once again.
Yuki smiled and looked over at the two new employees. “Mayu and Rena, was it? How do you like the food here in the staff cafe? Feel free to critic and complain all you want if the food here does not suit your taste.”
“Absolutely not. The chicken chop here is simply perfect... Just like your face.” Mayu complimented.
“Excuse me?” Yuki seemed surprised by Mayu’s choice of words.
Rena immediately whispered into Mayu’s ears. “You just compared her face with chicken chop. Not a good choice of words, Mayu..”
Mayu voiced out immediately after realizing that she arranged her words wrongly. “Oh, no no no... That’s not what I meant, Miss Kashiwagi.. What I meant is that your face look perfect... Not like a chicken chop.”
Yuki simply let out a smile at Mayu before shifting her attention to Jurina. “So you’ve been here the whole time, Jurina?”
“Pfft..” Rena closed in towards Mayu’s ears and whispered. “The great Watanabe Mayu got ignored Chapter 2.”
Mayu whispered back. “I’m well aware of that, Rena. You don’t have to create a title for that. So shut the hell up.”
“I’m just chilling around..” Jurina answered Yuki.
“Jurina.. You’re not trying to scare them, are you?” Yuki shot a suspicious look at Jurina.
“Me? Nah... Just having a little chat with our new employees, that’s all... Right, girls?” Jurina smiled back at them. The kind of smile that forces you to have no other choice than to say yes.
And of course all they did was look back at Yuki and nodded their heads silently.
“You sure Jurina here is not bullying you?” Yuki placed an arm over Jurina’s shoulder.
“No...” Both Mayu and Rena answered softly.
“Well, good then. Let’s get going, Jurina.. Lunch time..” Yuki pulled Jurina up from the chair and dragged her away from the table.
“H-Hey... I’m not done greeting them yet, Yuki!” Jurina was being dragged away.
“Oh, I think you’re done here, Jurina... Let’s just go eat..” Yuki continued dragging Jurina towards the exit.
Jurina turned her head back at them for one last time and moved her lips silently, forming these words. “I will be watching you two...”
“Well, that was awkward...” Rena scratched her own head.
“......”
“Mayu?”
“She’s so pretty.........”
“Hey, Mayu, come back!” Rena clapped her hands in front of Mayu’s face, alerting the day dreaming girl to come back.
“Huh? What?” Mayu’s soul finally came back to Earth.
“Now is not the time for day dreaming, Mayu.. We both saw it just now. That Jurina is simply having her revenge on us!”
Mayu squinted her eyes annoyingly at Rena. “This is all you..................”
“What?”
“You.................................” Mayu pointed her finger at Rena’s face.
“Me what? Finish your sentence, Mayu.”
“YOU...........................................” Mayu poked her finger on Rena’s cheeks hard.
“That hurts... Stop it.” Rena smacked Mayu’s arm away.
“Damn you, Rena! I have to work overtime here because of you!”
“Hey, It wasn’t entirely my fault, alright?”
“Hey, girls...” Milky appeared by their table and smiled at them.
“Milky! My long lost sister!” Mayu immediately stood up and hugged Milky tightly.
“Erm... Hey, Mayu...” Milky did not know how to react to that.
“So, what are you up to, Milky?” Rena greeted.
“It’s almost time up. We have to meet up in the lobby for the briefing, remember?” Milky reminded both the girls.
“Of course we remember.. Let’s go now.” The three of them rushed down to the lobby.
On the way down to the lobby, Mayu whispered to Rena. “The more Jurina tries to get rid of us, the more we must show her our capability and prove to her that we will not give up so easily.”
“Sure thing.. We have to show her what we are really made of.” Rena clenched her fist together.
“We’re made of cells, Rena.. Cells.” Mayu answered sarcastically.
“Stop trying to act smart in front of me, Mayu. You know what I’m talking about.”
As they were already informed beforehand, the secretary was already standing in the lobby waiting for them. She was wearing a sweet smile as always.
“I believe you have met me before. Forgive me for not formally introducing myself when you all came for the interview. My name is Kojima Haruna, the secretary for Miss Kashiwagi Yuki.”
Haruna started with her own introduction before going into the hotel’s protocols, rules and regulations. Mayu and Rena tried her best to jot down everything they heard as fast as they could because Haruna isn’t exactly a slow speaker. The words that came out of her mouth was like a gatling gun. How does she expect everyone to be able to remember all these? Heck, how does she remember all these? Maybe she is a veteran. That’s why she was able to vomit every rules and regulations back out in an instant. Good thing Mayu and Rena’s hands are fast enough to write down every single main point Haruna said. As they looked back at the notes, there were at least five full pages of hotel protocols.
“Well, there’s a lot of stuff to remember..” Mayu nudged Rena’s elbow.
“And there will be more to come.” A voice sounded from their back, alerting everyone’s attention.
“Ah.. Miss Yokoyama... You’re here..” Haruna smiled at the lady and stood beside her. “Everyone, Miss Yokoyama here is...”
The lady interrupted Haruna politely. “It’s alright, Haruna. I will take over from here. Thank you for your time. You may take your leave.”
“Very well then.. Have a nice day.” Haruna shot a sweet smile at her and the the new employees before taking her leave.
As the new employees looked on at Haruna leaving the lobby, their attention were shot back at the lady as soon as she started voicing out loudly at them. “My name is Yokoyama Yui. The Front Office Manager. I will be in charge of looking after you new employees. You’re only allowed three mistakes while working as a receptionist. After the first mistake, you will receive a warning letter. After the second one, you will either be transferred to another department or demoted. After the third one, you’ll be fired. No arguments will be entertained.”
“That’s a little strict..” Mayu whispered.
“Strict?” Unfortunately, Yui overheard Mayu’s statement and stood in front of her, staring deep into her eyes. “This is a seven-star hotel, Miss Watanabe. We can’t afford to make ANY mistakes at all. If you think this is too strict then you could pack your things and leave now. Nobody will be stopping you.”
“I’m sorry..” Mayu apologized.
“I have had instructions to keep an eye on you two. Watanabe Mayu and Matsui Rena.”
Mayu whispered into Rena’s ears sarcastically. “Well I wonder who....”
“Not now, Mayu..”
Yui continued. “So, remember.. Make no mistakes and everything will work out just fine.”
Yui started giving the new employees their job briefing. After about 2 hours, Yui finally finished with her briefing and made her way back to the office. Rena and Mayu can officially start working as receptionists. Including them, there were about eight receptionists working behind the front desk. Of course this includes Milky as well, who was stationed at the very end of the front desk while Mayu and Rena was stationed at the other end.
Mayu sat on the chair in the hotel front desk and smiled at Rena brightly. “Finally.. We’re officially receptionists..”
“Yeah.. But that does not minus the fact that we still have to work overtime here..”
“I’m still not done with you about this case, Rena..” Mayu pointed her finger at Rena once again.
“Heads up. A guest.” Rena nudged Mayu’s arm as she saw a lady in shades, wearing a hoodie and jeans walking through the entrance of the lobby and towards them.
As the lady got nearer, Mayu frowned and whispered into Rena’s ears. “Now that’s a guest you don’t see everyday in this hotel...”
“Not so loud, Mayu... She’s still a guest.”
“But hey, don’t she seem very familiar?”
“Hmm... I don’t know... I can’t really tell with her wearing those shades and hoodie.” Rena answered back.
The lady stood in front of the desk and looked at Rena. Rena then greeted her with a bright smile. “Welcome to AKB Hotel. Matsui Rena at your service.”
“Rena, was it? Yes, I would like to rent a deluxe suite. Is it available?” The lady voiced out.
Mayu thought silently to herself, “Wow, a deluxe suite? Well, seems like I was wrong about her all along.. But that face... Where have I seen it before..”
“Are you here with your family, ma’am?” Rena smiled while her right hand clicked on the mouse to check the availability of the room.
“No, I came here alone.” The lady smiled back.
“I see.. Just a moment.” Rena took a peek at the lady’s smile and replied it with her own smile. “You have a beautiful smile, ma’am..”
“Thank you..” The lady accidentally tilted her shades, causing Rena to be able to see part of her face.
“No way! You’re the-” Rena was silenced instantly by the lady’s palm covering her mouth.
Mayu, who was sitting beside Rena saw the lady’s face as well. Mayu seemed very shocked about this. She then whispered softly at the lady. “You’re the superstar Maeda Atsuko, aren’t you?”
“Shhhhhh! Nobody must know that I’m here, get it?” Atsuko placed a finger across her own lips.
“Got it....” Both of them whispered simultaneously.
“Oh my gosh, I still can’t believe I am actually standing right in front of Maeda Atsuko..” Rena covered her face in happiness.
“Why are you being so secretive?” Mayu whispered
“I am completely sick of my non-stop daily schedules. I don’t even have time to have a proper sleep. So yea... I kinda ran away...” Atsuko answered as she adjusted her shades back in place.
“What about your new song? I heard you were recording a new song. If you simply run away like this, your fans must be really disappointed. Heck, I am feeling a little disappointed too. Since I am one of your fan.”
“I have done recording the song. I am not that irresponsible towards my fans. I just need a little time out. That’s all..”
“I see... Well, being a celebrity is hard, huh?” Rena asked.
Atsuko nodded.
“Okay...... So, I found two vacant deluxe suite for you.. Would you like the one with the Trade Center view or the one with the AKB Garden view?” Rena smiled sweetly at Atsuko.
“The one with the garden view.” Atsuko stated.
“Very wise choice, ma’am.” Rena nodded and clicked on the mouse again. “So when would you like to check out?” Rena smiled.
“I will check out when I check out.”
“I-I’m sorry?” Rena looked confused.
“I said, I will check out when I check out. I don’t have a proper time frame for the number of days I will be staying here.”
“Okay... So I’ll just leave the check out date blank. You can come to me anytime when you want to check out.” Rena stood up and passed a card key to Atsuko. “So, here’s your card, ma’am. 25th floor, room number 2507. The lift is that way. Have a nice stay here.”
“If there is anything I want, I will personally ask the two of you to send it up to my room. Got it?”
“But that’s not our jo-”
“I don’t care...... I will hold you two responsible. See you.” Atsuko left the front desk and made her way to the lift access.
“Wow... Did we just become Maeda Atsuko’s room service attendant?” Mayu scratched her head.
Rena let her body weight slam back onto the chair and sighed. “I don’t know for how long we can endure this for... There is a CEO that is trying her best to get rid of us, a manager that is keeping an eye on us 24/7, and now we have to do room service for Maeda Atsuko?”
Mayu replied right away. “Actually I wouldn’t mind the last one though.. Come on, Rena. It’s Maeda Atsuko we’re talking about.”
“I get what you mean, Mayu.. Maeda Atsuko. A superstar. Where else could we get a chance like this? Never! But don’t forget we have our own jobs to take care of, not to mention we still have to do overtime. We are here as receptionists. Not as fangirls. And we have to prove to Jurina that we are hardworking and deserve to be here.”
“True.. But keeping the guests as comfortable as possible is our number one priority. And whatever the guests tell us, we must deliver. So, yeah... Maeda Atsuko’s room service.” Mayu shrugged back at Rena.
Rena, not knowing what to reply any further sighed once again. “The very first day at work and we already have such a heavy workload. Today is going to be a loooooong day..”
Chapter 3
END
I enjoyed MayuRena moments so much~ :lol: :lol: :lol:
Jurina is sure a strict CEO~ :bigdeal:
I wonder what happen to Atsuko nee?? :dunno:
LOLOL Mayu so bold ~ A date~~ :inlove:
Will Rena going to get that money easily and I know the deal with Takamina but will Jurina accept it? :?
uwaahhh...will be waiting for the next update~ :twothumbs :twothumbs :twothumbs
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with a little BIG hope for ATSUMINA~
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