First Love

Fitting In

on the way to the itoyama's seven star hotel grand opening( second division in japan), a 24-seat white stretched limousine came to a sudden stop.

 

"oi. did that on purpose?! imma kill you for getting in the way of my sleep."

 

"ahh .. summan ito-sama." the driver apologized while scratching his head waiting for his reply.

 

*ito-sama .. short for itoyama-sama*

 

he ignored the driver then later on, continued, "Nemui." meaning ~i'm sleepy. he then got back to his comfy seat trying to take back his lost sleep. he couldn't. so he gazed through the window. he saw a brand new Chevrolet Volt beside them. his older sister natsuki-san wanted one then changed her mind again. setting his eyes across, he found a girl behind the dark glass window, wretched. he rolled down his window to see clearly, as if it would make any difference. he stared intently, her eyes were so heartbreaking. someone caught his attention.

 

"onii-tan? are you listening?" miki spoked softly and vexed.

 

he looked at his little sister and said "gomen, miki.. i was just~"  he spaced out as he glanced by the window and found the Chevrolet Volt wasn't there anymore.

                                                                                                                                                                              

That was the first and last time he saw her. She wasn’t even at the grand opening party.

 

*** FIVE YEARS LATER..

 

"thanks for the hard work kichi-chan!" a work buddy uttered.

 

"oh, no problem.  baibai~"

 

"oi kichi! Chotto matte, i''ll walk you home. its late."

 

"ryo-kun, no need. thanks anyways. Mata ne!" she winked and went on.

 

“aho. (dumb ass)” he whispered as he looked away.

 

Okada Ryoutarou.  ryo-kun. The boy next door, he has a pleasing personality that’s only true for those who know him well enough to see him as such. His family owns the shop where kichi hangs around most of her time. He’s a sweet guy who thinks he knows everything about kichi, but he doesn’t. he’s fun to be with though he’s not that talkative nor funny at all.

 

 Kichi. Her nickname means 'lucky'.  she loiters around one of the best karaoke blocks in the country, owned by the okada household. She’s useful at times they fall short on staff, coz they can’t just possibly depend on their next hopeless big boss, ryo. She was recently invited to join an elite boarding institute at the high school department. She was taken in by the Sato household five years ago, after her parents died and her brother vanished from her life. The head of the household that took her in died of old age a few years back, he has a despicable grandchild, akira, who is about two years older than her. They squabble from the crack of dawn to dusk, which is one of the reasons she accepted the invitation for school and was looking forward to it.