..:: Chapter 1 ::..
[[[...Streets of Tokyo...]]]
Late November
Walking down the street in an unfamiliar place, you turn right and into an alley. You wave your cell phone in the air trying to get a signal. You keep walking without looking at where you’re going, unaware that a huge crowd of girls are screaming for a group of guys coming from the opposite direction.
[[[...Introduction...]]]
Now these guys aren’t just anyone, not only are they good-looking and popular, they are also the sons of some of the richest figures all over Japan. They all go to Azabu High; a private school for boys and one of Japan’s finest schools. Like most schools, there is always a leader, a ruler who controls the student body and perhaps the faculty or the school itself. How? Why? Well, because of the enormous amount of money their parents donate to the school out of generosity. Generosity? No way…
These so called leaders have power in and out of school grounds.
Azabu High’s leader is Inoo Kei, a senior who has only a few more months to go until he graduates…that is if he passes…which is no problem seeing his family is amongst the three richest families in Japan, referred to as the Big Three. He’s so good looking that girls, old and young, practically throw themselves at him, but when it comes to school work, it doesn’t look too good. Too, he knows how to seriously kick some ass. No guy would ever think of messing with him, but he occasionally gets into fights, especially with the leader of their rival school, Takaki Yuya. He, too, is a senior, drop dead handsome, popular, and filthy rich. Unlike Inoo, he’s quite the smarty pants, quiet, and barely shows any emotions.
[[[...Back to the Street Scene...]]]
As the two figures draw closer to each other, you finally get distracted by the ruckus, which in this case is the screeching band of girls, but it’s too late. Your shoulder clashes with his making you loose your grip on your phone. There’s a loud gasp in the crowd as your cell phone hits the concrete ground, breaking into separate pieces.
You turn around to the guy you just bumped onto and apologize.
He looks at you and says rudely, “Watch where you’re going,” and continues to walk as his “fans” begin to cheer again. He winks at the girls making them scream even louder.
Frustrated, you quickly pick up your phone and calls back to the guy, “Oi genius!”
He stops, turns around, and points at himself.
“Yeah you,” you say, holding out the hand with the cell phone parts, “Aren’t you gonna pay for this?”
Everyone is silent as if everything had stopped.
He ignores you and continues on his way.
“Hey!” you call.
He turns around for the second time and drops a couple thousand yens to the ground. He places his hands back into his pants pockets, and resumes walking, followed by the rest of his crew and the crazed girls.
Not knowing of his status, because you just moved back to Japan a week ago, you pick up the bills and runs to catch up to them. When you are close enough, you call him, “Ya!”
Everyone stops and looks back including Inoo.
“Listen,” you begin, “I don’t know who you think you are…but don’t you think you’re a little too old to have that kind of attitude? HUH?!”
You walk up to him and slap the money in his chest making him step back to maintain balance while he tries to grasp the papers thrown at him.
Everyone gasps -- dead silence, they’re all shocked including him. No one has ever done this before…especially a girl.
You put up a straight face, tilt your head a little to the left, lift your chin up, look him directly dead in the eyes, and waits for a response.
Inoo looks at you for a second then down at the pavement as a small gush of wind blows, taking the money on the ground with it. Of course normally people would chase after it but no one dared move, this is way more important.
He lifts his head up slowly, nodding. He looks to his right, his tongue playing with his upper right teeth, still making small nods.
From the back of the boys from his crew starts to yell out. “Girls just can’t keep their hands off of you!” one of the boys calls. It’s followed by another guy carrying a guitar, “She just wants your attention, they all do.”
Inoo slowly faces you and locks eyes, “You hear that?” he asks.
You make a disgusted face, roll your eyes, turn around, and walk the opposite direction.
“Inoo Kei!” he calls out, “Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!”
You close your eyes and rounds your left hand into a fist, “arrogant jerk!” you say under your breath.
..:: Chapter 2 ::..
After finding your way around, you finally arrive at the mansion (yes mansion, you’re family the richest one out of the Big Three along with Inoo and Takaki).
You head up to your room and to your surprise, you find your cousin already waiting there with a “Welcome Home!!” banner. You guys exchange hugs and kisses, and many many, “I miss you so much!”
When you finally get settled in, your cousin points out your new school uniform.
“We’re on the same grade and the same homeroom! Seniors to be exact! AHH!! This is going to be so much fun!! You’ll love our school…especially because we’re right across Azabu High!! They are the hottest of the hot!” Your cousin exclaims, “Well they beat the boys at our school,” she corrects herself.
You laugh at your cousin’s face as you look through your new room so enormous that it can be considered as a two bedroom apartment.
“And guess what!?!?!” your cousin continues.
“What?” you ask as you slump down on your king sized bed.
“You’re in luck! Next month, our school will be working with the Azabu boys!” your cousin replies, practically falling off her seat. “They needed help for their upcoming festival and they asked our school for help!”
“Are they really all that?” you ask.
“Cute, sweet, funny, cool, hot, adorable…yeah they are!” your cousin assures you. “Especially…”
You look at her and ask before taking a sip of juice, “Especially who?”
“Especially…INOO KEI!!!!” your cousin screams out!
“Oooo…” you nod your head. Inoo Kei…Kei…where have I heard that name before? You ask yourself, still sipping juice. Then it hits you! You do a spit take and yells out, “EHHHH?!?!?!”
“You know him?” your cousin asks, confuse, “Well I wouldn’t be surprise… I mean he is that popular…”
“Let’s just say we’ve made acquaintances,” you reply, crumpling up the piece of napkin in your hand, your eyes filled with rage.
“Wakey- Wakey!” your cousin screams, jumping on your bed.
You sit up and rub your eyes, “What are you doing here?”
Aya stops bouncing and lands on her butt on the bed, “Uncle said that I could stay here for awhile since he and daddy are on a business trip…but whatever, hurry up! Let’s be early for school today so I can show you around and make guys fall to their knees, drooling!”
You look at her in question and get ready.
You guys had the chauffer drop you off in front of Kikokushijo Academy, the school you‘ll now be attending.
Everybody seems to know your name but not necessarily how you look. Your family’s name comes up in the newspaper almost every week, but since you just moved back to Japan after studying abroad, not many recognizes you just by appearance.
It’s been one month since you moved to Japan and everyone seems to get along well with you. You’ve been asked out by a large number of guys, but you don’t really want to be involved in any relationship, at least not right now. Overall, you’ve made lots of friends and adjusted fairly well.
During lunch time, you and Aya head over to Azabu High since it’s your next destination after the break. It’s the first day you guys will be helping out at the all boys’ school.
As you guys walk through the field, a guy wearing a graphic tee under his uniform comes up to you.
“Aya!” the guy calls.
Your cousin smiles and wave at the guy, “Shin-kun! What’s up?”
“Nothing much…” he replies. He looks at you and points, “Ehhhh…you’re…you’re her… [Whole name]!”
“Nice to meet you too?” you reply.
A second guy runs up to you guys. It’s the same guy you saw a month ago when you ran into the Inoo Kei guy. This one’s the one with the guitar. He stops, hands on his knees, panting, and looks up at Shin, “Hey, have you seen Kei? Everyone’s already waiting… and…” he says still panting, “…and…”
Shin taps his back lightly, “Take a breath for a sec, and then finish your paragraph, err I mean sentence,” he laughs at his own joke.
You look at your cousin with a questioned look.
“Well, some guys here…they’re still practicing how to be funny,” Aya explains in a whisper.
You nod and say “Ooo,” silently.
The guy panting looks at Aya, then at you and straightens up. He stretches out his right hand and says, “Fujiwara Kenji desu -- chotto, aren’t you that crazy girl from before?”
Aya and Shin looks at you confused.
You shake his hand, “[last name, full name] desu.” You watch his eyes grow big with the mention of your name, “[last name]??? As in [last name] Corporations??? The biggest company in Japan?” He asks in complete shock.
“Yoroshiku onegaishimasu,” you reply letting go of his hand.
Someone calls from behind, “Yo! Kenji! Shin!”
The two guys look up, “Oo Kei!”
Aya spins around and clasps her hands together, “Kei-kun! I missed you so much!” She runs up to him for a hug. You take a quick look and turn back around with a disgusted face.
“A-ya-chan,” he smiles at your cousin, whose arm is already attached to his. The two walk up to where you, Shin, and Kenji are standing.
“Wow…a jerk and a player…nice combo,” you whisper under your breath, “What do girls see in guys like him?”
You head up to your room and to your surprise, you find your cousin already waiting there with a “Welcome Home!!” banner. You guys exchange hugs and kisses, and many many, “I miss you so much!”
When you finally get settled in, your cousin points out your new school uniform.
“We’re on the same grade and the same homeroom! Seniors to be exact! AHH!! This is going to be so much fun!! You’ll love our school…especially because we’re right across Azabu High!! They are the hottest of the hot!” Your cousin exclaims, “Well they beat the boys at our school,” she corrects herself.
You laugh at your cousin’s face as you look through your new room so enormous that it can be considered as a two bedroom apartment.
“And guess what!?!?!” your cousin continues.
“What?” you ask as you slump down on your king sized bed.
“You’re in luck! Next month, our school will be working with the Azabu boys!” your cousin replies, practically falling off her seat. “They needed help for their upcoming festival and they asked our school for help!”
“Are they really all that?” you ask.
“Cute, sweet, funny, cool, hot, adorable…yeah they are!” your cousin assures you. “Especially…”
You look at her and ask before taking a sip of juice, “Especially who?”
“Especially…INOO KEI!!!!” your cousin screams out!
“Oooo…” you nod your head. Inoo Kei…Kei…where have I heard that name before? You ask yourself, still sipping juice. Then it hits you! You do a spit take and yells out, “EHHHH?!?!?!”
“You know him?” your cousin asks, confuse, “Well I wouldn’t be surprise… I mean he is that popular…”
“Let’s just say we’ve made acquaintances,” you reply, crumpling up the piece of napkin in your hand, your eyes filled with rage.
[[[...Next Day...]]]
“Wakey- Wakey!” your cousin screams, jumping on your bed.
You sit up and rub your eyes, “What are you doing here?”
Aya stops bouncing and lands on her butt on the bed, “Uncle said that I could stay here for awhile since he and daddy are on a business trip…but whatever, hurry up! Let’s be early for school today so I can show you around and make guys fall to their knees, drooling!”
You look at her in question and get ready.
You guys had the chauffer drop you off in front of Kikokushijo Academy, the school you‘ll now be attending.
Everybody seems to know your name but not necessarily how you look. Your family’s name comes up in the newspaper almost every week, but since you just moved back to Japan after studying abroad, not many recognizes you just by appearance.
[[[...Next Month...]]]
December
December
It’s been one month since you moved to Japan and everyone seems to get along well with you. You’ve been asked out by a large number of guys, but you don’t really want to be involved in any relationship, at least not right now. Overall, you’ve made lots of friends and adjusted fairly well.
During lunch time, you and Aya head over to Azabu High since it’s your next destination after the break. It’s the first day you guys will be helping out at the all boys’ school.
As you guys walk through the field, a guy wearing a graphic tee under his uniform comes up to you.
“Aya!” the guy calls.
Your cousin smiles and wave at the guy, “Shin-kun! What’s up?”
“Nothing much…” he replies. He looks at you and points, “Ehhhh…you’re…you’re her… [Whole name]!”
“Nice to meet you too?” you reply.
A second guy runs up to you guys. It’s the same guy you saw a month ago when you ran into the Inoo Kei guy. This one’s the one with the guitar. He stops, hands on his knees, panting, and looks up at Shin, “Hey, have you seen Kei? Everyone’s already waiting… and…” he says still panting, “…and…”
Shin taps his back lightly, “Take a breath for a sec, and then finish your paragraph, err I mean sentence,” he laughs at his own joke.
You look at your cousin with a questioned look.
“Well, some guys here…they’re still practicing how to be funny,” Aya explains in a whisper.
You nod and say “Ooo,” silently.
The guy panting looks at Aya, then at you and straightens up. He stretches out his right hand and says, “Fujiwara Kenji desu -- chotto, aren’t you that crazy girl from before?”
Aya and Shin looks at you confused.
You shake his hand, “[last name, full name] desu.” You watch his eyes grow big with the mention of your name, “[last name]??? As in [last name] Corporations??? The biggest company in Japan?” He asks in complete shock.
“Yoroshiku onegaishimasu,” you reply letting go of his hand.
Someone calls from behind, “Yo! Kenji! Shin!”
The two guys look up, “Oo Kei!”
Aya spins around and clasps her hands together, “Kei-kun! I missed you so much!” She runs up to him for a hug. You take a quick look and turn back around with a disgusted face.
“A-ya-chan,” he smiles at your cousin, whose arm is already attached to his. The two walk up to where you, Shin, and Kenji are standing.
“Wow…a jerk and a player…nice combo,” you whisper under your breath, “What do girls see in guys like him?”
..:: Chapter 3 ::..
As Inoo approaches you guys, with Aya still clinging to his arm, he instantly recognizes the girl standing with his two friends.
He releases Aya’s grasp and stands next to you. There’s something about this girl that somehow makes me smile. He thinks to himself. He looks up at the sky and says, “We meet again.”
You look up at him and reply harshly, “Unfortunately.” You turn to your cousin, “Ya, aren’t we here for something else?” You start to walk away.
Aya looks at her watch, “Yabe! We’re late! Bye guys! Dewa mata!…Unless…you guys want to help out…”
Kenji and Shin laughs at the mention of the topic.
Aya catches up to you with a disappointed face. You guys continue to walk away.
“We’ll help,” Inoo says, unexpectedly.
“What?!?!… No!…no, no, no… you can not be serious…” the two guys behind him say at the same time.
He shoots them a cold look.
“Yeah…yeah…anoo…that’s…that’s right…we…we’ll help,” Shin and Kenji struggle to reply.
“Hontou ni?!?” Aya turns around with the biggest smile on her face.
Inoo looks at you and gives you a friendly grin, “There’s a first time for everything…”
He releases Aya’s grasp and stands next to you. There’s something about this girl that somehow makes me smile. He thinks to himself. He looks up at the sky and says, “We meet again.”
You look up at him and reply harshly, “Unfortunately.” You turn to your cousin, “Ya, aren’t we here for something else?” You start to walk away.
Aya looks at her watch, “Yabe! We’re late! Bye guys! Dewa mata!…Unless…you guys want to help out…”
Kenji and Shin laughs at the mention of the topic.
Aya catches up to you with a disappointed face. You guys continue to walk away.
“We’ll help,” Inoo says, unexpectedly.
“What?!?!… No!…no, no, no… you can not be serious…” the two guys behind him say at the same time.
He shoots them a cold look.
“Yeah…yeah…anoo…that’s…that’s right…we…we’ll help,” Shin and Kenji struggle to reply.
“Hontou ni?!?” Aya turns around with the biggest smile on her face.
Inoo looks at you and gives you a friendly grin, “There’s a first time for everything…”
[[[...Auditorium...]]]
You guys arrive at the huge auditorium to find that some people had already started working and are just about to finish for the day.
As walk around the auditorium, each student stop and take a look at you guys in disbelief asking themselves what Inoo Kei is doing there.
“Is Inoo-san really going to help out?” one of the girls asks the guy working next to her who shrugs in response.
One guy approaches you and Aya and directs the two of you on what to do, then he turns to his left and tells Shin and Kenji to help out with the hanging of the banners. Neither of them moved.
“Oi!” Inoo looks at them, “Go!” With that, they get to work.
The guy looks at Inoo with admiration, “Umm…anoo what does Inoo-san want to help with?”
He takes a quick look at you and smile. He leans to his side and whispers something to the guy’s ears.
[[[...Couple Hours Later...]]]
After everything is hanged, it’s time to clean up.
“[last name, first name]-san,” the guy from earlier calls politely, “Can you please take this to the small gymnasium and store it there, onegai?”
“Hai, demo I’m not exactly sure where that is…” You reply.
“Oh, sumimasen,” the guy says, “Can anyone show her where it is?”
Every boy raises their hands, “Oh! Oh! I’ll go! I’ll go!” they all fight to get to you first and what boy wouldn’t?
“I’ll go,” Inoo stands and walks up to where you’re at.
Everybody falls silent. As much as the other boys want to protest, they know better than go against Inoo.
He takes one of the boxes and carries it out, “Let’s go.”
You close your eyes and take a deep breath and exhales slowly. You follow him out. The two of you walk down a long, empty hallway in silence.
Finally, you arrive at the gym. It wasn’t as small as you had expected. Actually, it’s a little bigger than a regular one.
Inoo opens the storage and places the box he’s holding on the top shelf. He takes the other box from you. Your hands touch and your eyes are fixed on each other.
What is this I’m feeling? Inoo thinks to himself, Why is my heart starting to race?
You break the moment and let go of your box. You both look the opposite way. There’s an awkward silence.
“Anoo…” you start.
Suddenly the box he just placed away falls, almost hitting him on the head making you laugh.
Inoo, half-laughing, says, “(In the words of Yamapi) Looks like the gravity is strong today.”
“Yeah, but too bad it’s not strong enough to drag you to your grave,” you joke.
“Ouch!” He says placing his right hand where his heart is.
You both start to laugh hysterically, falling to the floor.
After regaining yourselves, you say, “I guess you’re not so bad after all.”
He looks at you, “Eh? What makes you think I’m bad?”
“Well besides the fact that you practically control the school, the whole student body is afraid of you…” You start. Inoo laughs at this. “And the way you acted that time…-but I bet you don’t even remember.” you continue but he cuts you off.
“About that… gomenasai.”
You just smile and stay quiet.
“[Name!!] [Full name]!!” Someone shouts from outside. You can already tell it’s Aya.
“Guess they’re looking for me…” you stand up on your feet.
“I guess so too…you better go quickly before they call the secret service,” Inoo replies.
You look at him, confuse but with a half smile. I guess some boys just can’t learn how to be humorous. You say to yourself.
He smiles at you, “Ja.”
“Oyasumi!” You shout as you leave him behind.
He lies on his back with his arms crossed under his head. He closes his eyes still smiling.
[[[...Outside of the Gym...]]]
“Yo!” Aya shoots a peace sign at you. “What took you guys so long?”
“Just something…” You reply, linking your arm with your cousin.
Aya shrugs and dismisses the question, “So where do you wanna go now?”
“Home,” you say. “It’s been a long day,” you unlink you arm and stretches as you yawn.
[[[...Friday...]]]
The next week you and Aya arrive at school and follow your normal schedule, well half of it. The other half you’ll be helping with the assembly decorations. After having lunch you two head for the school across from yours.
You two walk past the huge gates of the school to find the assembly committee outside of the auditorium.
“No meeting today you guys, the head of the committee is out and the person who took his place misplace the key… they said that it will take perhaps another 2 hours to get the other key.”
Everyone turn their head and stare at the guy wearing glasses.
After ten minutes or so, the others decide to go, leaving you, Inoo, Aya, Shin, Kenji, and Mikio, the guy with the glasses, “I…I…I’m so-so-sorry…” Mikio struggles to say, it seemed as if he was shaking with fear. He is in front of the “Almighty Inoo Kei.”
“You should be!” Inoo shouts, pretending to punch the guy. Mikio winces.
“Ya!” You shout, “Stop that!”
Inoo lowers his right hand and slumps down on the stair steps, next to Mikio who’s still covering his head with his hands.
Kenji lies down on the pavement and covers his eyes with his left arm and goes to sleep.
[[[...After 30 Minutes of Waiting...]]]
“Gahhh!” Shin scratches his head, “What do we do now?”
“We-we-well…” Mikio begins, “there’s…there’s”
Inoo cuts him off, “There’s an ultra nerd convention and we should all go?”
You shot him a look, then face Mikio, “Ignore him…anyway what were you saying?”
“Well there’s a festival being held today at the small shopping district…it’s the last night…if anyone wants to go…I can…”
Aya, Shin, and even Kenji, who just woke up, are all excited to go.
“Festival??...” Inoo couldn’t help himself, “Yeah right! I’d rather-”
You cut him off this time and say, “I’d love to go!” You turn to the others and ask, “Anyone else wanna come?... or would you rather stay here and do whatever he plans to do?” You glance at Inoo.
They shake their heads in reply.
The four started on their way, leaving you and Inoo behind.
“You sure you don’t wanna come?” You ask him. He stays quiet. You shrug and start walking.
After a few minutes, you find someone walking next to you. You smile slightly. “Did you get scared being all by yourself?”
“Iie… I thought you would need protection,” Inoo replies.
“Protect me from what?”
Inoo stands in front and looks at you in the eyes, “There are a lot of crazy people out there.”
You raise an eyebrow and then laugh. You grab his wrist, “Ikou.”
[[[...At the Festival...]]]
There are food, games, and lights everywhere. It’s filled with hundreds of people and balloons and entertainments are found at every corner.
After three hours of having fun, the group decides to head home.
“I’m so tired!” Shin stretches his hands.
“I need a drink,” you say quietly. “I’m hungry,” Aya adds.
“You two wait here while we get something to eat.” The three boys leave.
You and Aya sit at a bench across a cell phone shop with your heads down.
You haven’t really had the time to get a new phone ever since that time of the incident. It never occurred to you that you were always either using Aya’s phone or your chauffeur’s.
You look up and drag Aya with you to the store.
“(Name)…Matte kudasai! Where are we going?” Aya whines.
“I need a phone,” you reply continuing to drag your cousin.
You two enter the store and start to look around. You look into the glass box and decide that you want the new Anycall Haptic (Korean phone).
“Sugoi ne?” a guy standing beside you says.
“Hai!” You reply. “How much is it?’
“Close to 55,000 yen…” The guy answers.
“I’ll tak-” you look up to find a guy wearing chucks, jeans, and a hoodie with a cap on his head. “Oh! Sumimasen, I thought you work here.”
“Iie. Daijoubo desu,” he replies. You two start a conversation and later Aya joins in.
[[[...Outside (After 30 minutes)...]]]
Inoo, Shin, and Kenji, carrying food and drinks, arrive at the bench where they left the two of you.
From where Inoo is standing, he sees Aya and you, with your arm wrap around the some guy, laughing so hard (you guys were playing a skit…yeah so random). He tightens his grip on the bag of chips making it pop open which surprises him, What the heck is this feeling? I feel like I wanna beat the crap out of that guy for no apparent reason.
You and Aya wave goodbye to the guy and blow him air kisses.
You walk towards the boys still laughing, “Domo,” you wave at them.
“Who was that?” Inoo asks with a serious expression.
You and the other three raise one eyebrow in question as if to ask yourselves, “What’s gotten into him?”
