Chapter 17: Confirmed
After a long drive, Kai found himself in front of Riku's house. He was about to drive again but his car suddenly stopped as he notice that it run out of gas. He just sighed and walked towards the house's door and knock. Riku opened it and he's surprise to see a problematic look of the midget.
"Hey. What happened to you? You look so. ....... stressed and problematic"
"Can I come in first before we talk about it?"
"Hai! Hai! Sorry" Both of them walked inside and sat down on a sofa.
Kai covered his face with his hands to look like more problematic and said, "Ray is home. ...."
"Then?"
"We had a little fight. .... She knew the issue about me and Acchan then she get mad at me"
"Of course she will get mad! There's no lover that will celebrate if they will know something like that!" Riku said that made the midget to look down and keep his mouth shut. After a few minutes of silence, Riku's phone beap inidicating that he had a message.
"What the?! I forgot, Yuuchan is waiting for me! Aargh I'm dead!" Riku immediately stand up and get his keys.
"Hey midget, Let's go. I'm leaving now"
"Anou. ... Can I have a ride? My car ran out of gas" Kai smiled while he scratched the back of his head.
"What?! I'm gonna be late. ....... Oh okay! okay!" Riku sighed in defeat as he cannot take the pleading look of the midget.
While driving towards Kai’s house, Riku can see on the midget’s face the confusion as he wrinkled his forehead while sleeping. ‘I wish you can found out easily what’s bothering you’ He thought. After a long drive, they arrived in front of the house and the midget whose sleeping woke up after having a full stop of the car.
“Eh? Why did you bring me here?” Kai said with a sleepy tone.
“Why? This is your house right? Where you do expect? In Acchan’s house?” Riku smirked.
“Oh shut up Riku. By the way, thanks” Kai stepped out on the car and walk towards the gate when Riku drove away from him. While finding the key, he noticed a figure that is wearing a white dress walking closer to him. He immediately looked to it and found the Diva with her bodyguards. As the gate opened, both of them walked to the mini path towards the door. No one hesitate to talk as they head inside their bedroom to change and rest. After a long time of silence, Kai can’t take it anymore so he decided to go to the near window and watch the people who are walking on the street. He rested his chin on his both hands and let out a deep sigh then suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped over his body as a head rested on his shoulder.
“R-R-Ray ….” Kai tried to look at the Diva.
“I miss you so much Kai” Ray said as she tighten the hug to the midget and smelled his scent. Kai just hold her hand so she decided to ask what’s troubling her earlier.
“Where did you go?”
“Riku’s place” Kai answered and quickly removed his hands from Ray as he remembered their small fight earlier. “It’s okay if you’ll not believe me” he added.
“No. No ….. I believe in you ……… Kai, I’m sorry for what happened earlier. I’m just …. jealous” Ray renounced herself from the midget as a tear fell to her cheeks. Kai turned around to look at her and wiped the tears.
“I’m sorry also Ray. I didn’t mean to do it”
“I love you Kai …” Ray suddenly said.
Kai just let out a smile. He didn’t know what to say or what to react. Does he need to say those words also? But somehow, he can’t say it like there’s something prohibiting him. The midget blinked his eyes but before he open it again, he felt soft and sweet lips pressing on him and hands cupped his cheeks. It’s been a long time since the last time he felt those lips so for no reason; he can’t control his movements as he answered back the kiss from the Diva. Ray felt so much happiness on the reply that she received from the blond despite of having a fast beating of her heart. Without breaking the kiss, she lead the midget towards the corner of the bed while her hands are busy removing the shirt. When the manly body of the blond revealed, they continued on kissing as her hands are now moving down to the main subject. But before she can grab the button of the pants, she felt Kai unzip the zipper on the back of her dress. She decided to help the midget so she quickly removed it. When the dress slid down to the ground, Kai’s eyes traced the half naked body of the Diva. Ray noticed it but she just deepened their kiss as she let out her tongue and ask permission to the midget. Kai gladly accepted it as they are now battling for dominance. While having their tongue battle, Ray continued her unfinished business earlier. Finally, she unbuttoned and unzipped Kai’s pants and just let it slide down to the ground revealing the midget’s boxers. Kai felt something so he turned around to change their position and pushed slowly the Diva down to the bed to make him on top. He kissed again the Diva on the lips down to her neck but before he can reach the two sensitive parts, he stopped when Atsuko and Anami’s face suddenly flashed into his mind.
‘This is not right. Acchan might get mad at me. But she’s not my ….. so there’s no reason that she will get mad ……… and Ray is my partner so maybe this is okay to do but …………….. Aaarrggh!! Why am I feeling like this? I need to stop this, I don’t want Acchan to get hurt’ Kai thought as he received a ‘Why did you stop look’ from the Diva. Kai didn’t know what excuse he will say then luckily, his phone rang. He quickly removed himself on top of the Diva to reach his phone on the table and didn’t notice the unsatisfied look of her.
“Moshi Moshi” Kai answered the call from Atsuko but instead of Atsuko’s voice, he heard a little cute voice.
“Kai-kun!! I miss you so much!”“Ehh? Anami-chan?” Kai whispered so that the Diva will not hear it.
“Hai! Can you please come here? Mom is out and I don’t have any playmates”“But ….. but …….” Kai looked at the Diva.
“Pleaaaaaaaaasseee~ Please. Please. Please!” Anami pleaded.
“Ugh …. Okay, okay. Wait me there” Kai sighed in defeat and hung up the phone then took his clothes on the ground and fix himself.
“Where are you going?” Ray asked in a bit sad tone.
“Hmm. Anou ……. To Shachou’s place, we have a emergency meeting” Kai lied.
“What time you’ll go home?”
“I don’t know …. I have to go now. Bye” Kai kissed Ray’s forehead and leave. Ray wrapped a piece of cloth onto her half naked body and went to the window to look at Kai who just took a cab.
“I can see it on your eyes, I know you’re lying Kai. I know where you actually going …….. Why Kai? Why you’re giving me so much pain? All of these years, I’m always asking to myself, why did you choose me?” Ray go back to the bed and cried. Her crying session was interrupted when she received a mail from someone. She immediately wiped her tears, fix herself, went outside the house and go inside the red sports car which is obviously not hers. The car drove away and didn’t notice a multiple camera shots from the back of a bush.
-Atsuko’s Residence-Before Kai can knock at the door, it was quickly opened by the little girl and gave him a hug.
“Owh Kai-kun, why you’re here? Don’t you have any works for today?” Atsuko’s mother who’s at the back asked.
“We don’t have any works for today auntie. This cute little girl called me to go here that’s why I’m here” Kai pinched Anami’s cheeks.
“That girl was really longing for you. By the way Anami, you’re mom will surely get mad at you for using her phone” Mama Maeda said.
“She will not be mad grandma. I’m sure instead of getting mad at me, she will be happy because Kai-kun is here”. Both Kai and Atsuko’s mother just smiled after hearing the words from the little girl.
Both of them head towards the room where the little girl’s toys are. They played for almost 15 minutes then suddenly, they heard footsteps coming closer the room then it stopped after a couple of minutes.
“I know you’re there mom! Reveal yourself now. Kai-kun is excited to see you” Anami giggled as the blond make an ‘Eh??’ face.
Atsuko revealed herself when she heard Kai’s name and said, “Eh? What are you doing here?”
“This girl called me to go here” Kai answered.
“Eh? A … na …. miiii~” Atsuko pretended to growl and ran towards the girl to tickle her.
“Mom …… Stop it …….. I ….. know you’re happy to see Kai-kun” Anami said between her giggles.
“Do you really need to reveal about it? now you’ve made reason why I should not stop tickling you” Atsuko continued on tickling her daughter then stopped after Anami said something.
“Kai-kun ……. Do you love her?”
“Eh?” Kai said with confusion.
“Anami-chan! Where did you learn that kind of question?! It’s not for kids!” Atsuko interrupted them.
“I just read it on a magazine mom. I think it’s a magazine from one of your friends. She said that if someone popped on your mind after that question, then you really love that person” Anami reasoned out but before Atsuko will say something again, her mother appeared in front of the door.
“Anami-chan, it’s time for you to sleep. Let’s go now to you room”
“Haaaaiii~! Coming” The little girl ran towards her grandma and leave the two person who just make an ‘Owh’ face.
They stayed in the room while sitting on the floor with toys around them. Silence is now occupying the whole room as both of them didn’t know what to say. After a few seconds, Atsuko hesitate to ask something to break the silence.
“Anou …. So who do you thought after Anami-chan asked that question?”
“Eh?” Kai was confused why Atsuko asked about it then he tried to hide his slight blush when he remembered who’s that ‘someone’.
“Oh, I’m sorry for that stupid question. Don’t mind it” Atsuko waved her hands to revoke what she said but still, Kai answered her question.
“I don’t know why I thought after that question is YOU … hmmmm” Kai pretended to have a deep thinking as he stared at the ceiling.
“Eh? Why it seem that you don’t like it? That you’re surprised because it was me?” Atsuko pouted after she beaten the midget’s arm.
“Itai! It’s just I really don’t know why it’s you. You don’t need to hurt me!”
“Sou … you’re right. You’re thinking why it’s me instead of Ray” Atsuko sighed and look down.
“Acchan ………..” Kai grabbed the woman’s hand to make her look at him then he continued, “Even though I didn’t know why it’s you, I don’t have any regrets about it”
“Kai …….” Somehow, Atsuko’s heart is now thumping badly while both of them having a staring contest. She can see in the blond’s eyes that he’s sincere on what he said earlier.
Their staring contest only lasted a few minutes as both of their faces are now moving closer to each other. Slowly, they closed their eyes when they’re only centimeters away as they can also feel each other’s breath. When their lips were about to cohere, Atsuko’s phone suddenly rang …..
♫ Sanbyou Mitsumeru dake de, Otoshite miseyou ka …..♫
“Moshi moshi” Atsuko answered the phone.
“Eh?”
“Hai! Okay, okay. I’ll be there. Arigatou. Bye bye” Atsuko hanged up her phone and look at Kai who is obviously avoiding to look at her because of embarrassment. She noticed that the guy is still holding her hand even if he’s not looking.
“Anou .. Kai …….. I need to go for awhile. My manager called me and I need to be with her”
“Okay …. Take care and go back as soon as possible ……. Anami-chan might need you” Kai said but still, not looking at the woman.
“I’m sure she’ll be fine if you’re here” Atsuko smiled and tried to prevent her laugh to burst out because of the midget’s behavior.
“If it’s okay, I’ll stay here …… with her”
“Of course it’s okay …. So see you later, bye” Atsuko removed her hands from Kai’s grasp and walked towards the door but she quickly go back and said,
“Kai ….. I forgot something …. I need to show you something, look over here”
The midget immediately turn around to look at her and by surprise, Atsuko’s lips suddenly touch on him. It only lasted for a second as Atsuko break it and left the midget who’s still surprised on what happened to him.
‘I wish all surprises are like that’ Kai thought.
Atsuko went inside her car and she’s now tracing the road towards her manager’s place. She’s now in hurry so she decided to take the shortcut. While driving on the silent, slightly dark and not enough lights road with so many hotels on the side, she noticed two familiar individuals who went inside a hotel. She stopped and called her manager that she will not come because she needs to do something important. Her eyes are still glued on the two person who are now on the hotel’s lobby. Before going outside her car, she thought of a way so that she can go inside that hotel without noticing that she’s the great actress Maeda Atsuko. When one of the maids came out, she noticed that their uniform is look like the one that she used before in a variety show. She quickly search for that uniform in one of the bags at the back and wear it with an eyeglasses.
Finally, she went inside the hotel but the persons that she’s looking for are not in the lobby anymore so she asked the woman who’s in charge at the front desk.
“hmm. Ma’am …. Can I ask something?”
“Yes?”
“Can I know where is the room of the man and the woman who’s wearing a white dress with black sunglasses?” The woman looked at her closely and trying to figure out who she really is. She felt nervous so she continued, “They left their bag here. I just need to return this to them” Atsuko smiled awkwardly then sighed in relief as the woman seem to give up.
“Their room is at J301”
Atsuko immediately bowed and go to the said room. When she reached the 3rd floor of the building, the room where the two person is located is now in front of her. She inhaled and exhaled to ready herself on whatever she will witness inside. She knocked at the door then opened it when the man let her to go inside.
“Are you the one who will fix the bathtub?” The man asked.
“H-h-hai!” Atsuko answered with a disbelief tone. She can’t believe that the man who’s lying on the bed now without his shirt is no other than the famous actor and singer and well known as the perfectly trimmed eyebrow man, Kyohei Kamenashi. Atsuko wander her eyes around the room but she can’t find the most important person that she needs to see in this room. Then suddenly she heard a woman’s voice which is coming inside the bathroom. The woman slowly reveals herself with only a bathrobe then the famous Kyohei walked towards her and kissed her. Atsuko’s eyes widened and thought, ‘I’m right. I knew you’re betraying him. When I saw you first at the restaurant on the day that I came back here, I knew that you really have a relationship with him plus the pictures that I received online from the mysterious photographer’.
“It’s okay if you don’t take a shower. You still smell good Ray” the man kissed the woman’s neck.
“Stop it Kame. The maid is still here” The woman pushed a little the man then looked at the ‘pretending to be a maid’ who is staring directly at them. Without any second thoughts, the little push that she made earlier became a hard push that really made the man to lie down on the bed. She widened her eyes and shake her head like ‘this is not real, it’s not what you think’.
“M-M-Maeda …. What are you doing here?” Ray said nervously.
“I should be the one to ask that question” Atsuko smirked.
“I said, what are you doing here?!!” Ray seemed impatient but nervously waiting for an answer.
“I’m here to confirm if you’re really betraying Kai. And you prove it to me that my suspicions are right. Don’t worry I’m not mad at you, in fact I’m happy because you’re the one who broke our deal. Now, I’m really taking him away from you! Kai doesn’t deserve someone like you!” After Atsuko pointed out Ray, she quickly walked out of the room and left the speechless Ray and the confused Kyohei. The Diva tried to chase Atsuko and went to the doorway but it’s too late; the woman already entered inside the elevator. Kyohei immediately wrapped his arms around the Diva to comfort her when he suddenly realized what happened earlier; it only shows that the Diva still care and really in love at the Persona’s midget member.
Both of them didn’t notice the continuous camera shots as they head back inside their room. The person who’s holding the camera just smirked and said, “After all, maybe I can be a great paparazzo. I’m glad that you already found out the truth Acchan, you can now finally be with your love and your daughter’s father. This is the only thing that I can do for you after all the bad things that I did before. If I betrayed you through pictures before, I will use it again but this time …… to help you”
The photographer took out a phone and dialed a number.
“Moshi moshi. I have something important to show to you. This is a big scoop for you guys”.
“Don’t worry, this is real. I’ll send it to your email-ad later”
“Me? Who am I? Just call me ………. ‘The Cyborg’” the photographer hanged up the phone and leaves the place with a smirked on her face.
TBC…..
Will Kai and Atsuko be finally together now?
What will happen to their family now?
Will Ray have another plan again or just give up?
Stay tuned