Kuyumi slowly opens the door cautiously; checking the person with a peak. Recognizing the person as Akira.
She opens the door quick, revealing Ai behind him.
"K-Kiyoshi-sama?"
Akira rubs the side of his neck, avoiding gaze for a second before confronting Kuyumi about business they had to talk about and some risks she just took earlier.
Kuyumi's mind was blanked out for a moment before she blinked and jumped out in realizatios; she waves her hand in embarrassment, apologizing for her accidental space-out.
She steps aside the door, inviting them to come inside the house. Akira gladly thanked her, he entered the house; Ai tails behind him nervously.
Akira and Ai sat at the living room. Kuyumi approaches the both of them, asking if they've eaten breakfast, Akira nodded.
"We've eaten breakfast at Mio-san's."
Kuyumi nods, she slowly leans in unto Ai; asking if she'd have any requests of drinks for the obvious long walk to the house. Smiling with radiance; thus, feeling odd and a little flustered inside her.
"Uhm...I'll just have a tea if that's fine with you."
Kuyumi nods, continuing to give positivity in her expressions unto Ai; Turning to Akira, she asked if he still likes cafe latte, in which Akira nodded.
Ai raises an eyebrow in suspicion about their relationship, Kuyumi clearly knows Akira's true side more than Ai does truly.
As Kuyumi turns to the kitchen to make their drinks, Ai noticed the worried expressions beneath Kuyumi's face, there clearly has to be something off about her.
Kuyumi gets dressed properly while also holding both the drinks of the two in her hands, she places the drinks on the table while also bringing her own coffee of her own.
Kuyumi then turns her head to Ai.
"Oh, the name's Kuyumi Hayami, by the way." (for Ai know not her name yet.)
"I'm Airi, that's it. Nice to meet you, Kuyumi-san." Ai replied.
Kuyumi smiles, waving her hand as she chuckles.
"Oh, you don't have to hide identities, I know you just fine, you're the idol, Ai Hoshino. Who's career short ended because of her murderer stalker.
The mother of both the new rising actor, Aqua Hoshino and Ruby Hoshino, the new idol."
Ai's heart beat a skip, she slowly turn
s her head unto Akira, waiting for an explanation. Akira ignored her; instead asking Kuyumi back.
"I'm sure you know what I'm here for."
Kuyumi nods nervously, biting her lips; she looks down on her lap, clutching a fist.
"I-I'm sorry..."
Ai furrows her eyebrows, inpatiently demanding for answers from Akira.
"Wait, first of all, before I get left out from this conversation, may I know you two's relationship first? And how did she know about me?"
Akira coughs; excusing himself to the bathroom. Ai was confused as Akira went away without even asking on where the bathroom is; Ai felt something odd about the connection of the two, Kuyumi chuckles nervously; waving her hand as she explains to Ai.
"I totally understand your confusion. Kiyoshi-sama is usually not good at explaining long stories, he ends up stuttering or overcomplicating things."
"Don't worry, it all begins when we were 5–"
"Wait, You're the same age as Akira-sama?!" Ai shouts in shock.
She realizes her manners, covering her mouth in guilt and embarrassment as she gasp.
Kuyumi gives her off a playful laugh, saying,
"I totally understand that, even other people thought I'm around my early 20's"
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21 YEARS AGO (YEAR 2000)
"I'm Kuyumi Hayami, and you must be..."
"Kiyoshi. Kiyoshi Akira" the man replied
Kuyumi tilts her head in confusion, asking if Akira is really his surname.
"Yeah...I totally get your confusion, normally, Akira is a classic first name for a boys. But yes, this is my surname; Akira."
Kuyumi couldn't help but be amazed,
"That's... rare. I suppose that's name was registered back in Meiji?"
Akira just stared at her, Kuyumi thought she was wrong, asking him again and again. Kuyumi hits her gently, demanding for answers. Akira eventually ended the teasing after asking about why Kuyumi is being bullied about her biological parents.
Kuyumi looks down on the ground, her tone became heavy and deep grief. Kuyumi sits at the nearby bench, explaining that her father (Ju'nichi Hayami) and mother (Haukea Kaeloha) died during her time of birth.
"While my mom was stitching, she had been ignoring a tingly like feeling below her until she felt something wet in her legs, when she checked it, it was blood. She panicked and tried calling my father who was at work at that time; but there was a great typhoon that time, the weather is not looking very good for both.
The road back home is very slippery. My Mother knew she must do something. She realized a near clinic near the neighborhood and tried opening the door to get to the clinic. While so, the pain was starting to grow more unbearable and painful that though she'd love to just lay down now, the clinic is just a little walk away. When she finally opened the door, strong winds met her, it was strong...so strong; just walking to the other side is hard, but she still has to talk another turn to get to the clinic, but during that turn, the pain was clearly overwhelming her; because of that, she hit the wall with a great force because of the great winds. She panicked and instead went into a corner between buildings; there, she gave birth of me. She hugged me tightly before dying at exhaustion. Keeping me safe in her arms before the typhoon."
"While those happen, my father was in a hurry to get back home to help my mother, unknown she's already struggling and away from the house.
But along the way, thunder strikes a near tree; falling in between the the road, he tried breaking but the road was so slippery she accidentally bumped into a nearby sharp tree trunk, exactly penetrating and hitting his abdomen through; pinning him in his seat. There, he died alone from blood loss."
"This was all told by my aunt, Sofia Kaeloha when I was 7."
Akira felt pity about her parents, he turns away, looking at the sky instead.
Kuyumi then asks about why he's feared. Akira replied about the fact his parents were murdered at night when he was 12, and he witnessed everything of those; he killed the murderer, being he murderer for the murderer. But because he was underage and considered to be self defense, he's not imprisoned. Akira removed his gloves from his right arm showing a long scar in his hand to his forearm. Kuyumi couldn't help but freeze at the sight.
"There's more, it's around my abdomen and a pretty long scar too at my back."
Kuyumi blinks; after for a few moments, Akira laughs, Kuyumi raises an eyebrow, asking why he's laughing; he simply replied,
"So, is this destiny? We're both orphans, our parents died tragically. We are adopted, eventually."
Kuyumi couldn't help but smile a little as she turns away, blushing. Seeing this feared Kiyoshi Akira smile is actually one of the greatest thing; like of a sun, warm and friendly. It's like you'd forget everything the longer you gaze into his smile.
At the school's night dance, Kuyumi was being invited by many many yet she denied for most of them are the one's who bullied her and some are just random guys for she's protective against her own. One of Kuyumi's friends, Akemi asked if she's even about to dance; They sat at the near stairway above the dancing ground. She laughs it off, saying that she'd be better having no dance at all this night than have a random man's hand hold her. Akemi playfully teased her overprotectiveness of herself. But Kuyumi simply said that's manners for a woman, though, she'd like to take a hand. She's thinks someone already had her heart. Akemi leans in closer; smirking, she asked about who this man might be. Suddenly, a hand appeared infront of Kuyumi, it was Akira's hand. Asking if she hasn't been taking yet then they'll both dance.
Kuyumi froze for a second, her heart also skipped a beat; she felt butterflies around her stomach before unconsciously holding his hand to the dance.
While they were dancing, Kuyumi kept lowering her head in embarrassment; blushing. mumbling unto herself.
"W-what did I just do? Why did I take his hand without even thinking about it? Ahhh, gosh! This is embarrassing. Akira-san? As my dance partner? This is a dream right?"
While so, other people gossips about their relationship, questioning when did Kuyumi, mostly known for her beauty is now dancing with the most feared Kiyoshi Akira. Akemi couldn't help but feel flutter in her chest for Kuyumi; after denying almost every boys in the school, she seem to have found at least one who stands out among every boys at school.
Their relationship eventually continued when they were at college at 18 years old.
Akira eventually proposed to be her boyfriend and this Kuyumi replied back excitingly and happily
"Yes...I love you too, Kiyoshi-sama."
After that day, they planted their Lotus on the near lake side of Akira's place, Kuyumi's Lotus eventually bloomed into a White-Blue one. Akira's is white-red.
Being a couple, 2 years afterwards; while Kuyumi was cooking dinner, a rung was heard; opening the door, it was Akira and a child who seemed to be lonely
"Oh, who is that boy?"
Akira gives Kuyumi back a pack of her favorite candies, introducing also the kid as Hikaru Kamiki
"Is he orphaned?"
"You can say so." Akira replied
Akira sits at the living room, doing his usual job at the computer. Kuyumi turns her head at the small and young Hikaru Kamiki, she invited him inside, cooking him a food he never get to taste before.
"This is...the most delicious food I've ever eaten." Hikaru muttered.
Kuyumi claps in delight, she brushes Hikaru's hair, reminding him to eat carefully it he'll choke.
Eventually, the both Kuyumi and Hikaru evolved into a mother-son like relationship, trusting over each other. A year afterwards, Kuyumi noticed Hikaru is working harder and even asked to be Akira's apprentice.
Kuyumi couldn't help but feel something wrong at the same time. She asked Akira about what drive Hikaru into that state
"He said he'd wanna protect the next girl he wants to love."
Kuyumi couldn't help but feel relieved but also feel something wrong about Hikaru's intentions.
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2 YEARS LATER
One afternoon;Kuyumi was preparing her morning coffee, turning the TV on, a wildspread news about the comeback of the legendary idol, Ai Hoshino; back on stage.
While she was watching the news, she heard a her doorbell ring, it was Hikaru...showing a photo of the recent scandal of a man exchanging numbers with the Idol, Ai Hoshino.
Hikaru asked
"Isn't that gloves Akira-sama's? How come Akira-sama is seem to be exchanging you for a minor at the age of 17 years old, Ai Hoshino."
Kuyumi's eyes widened in disbelief, confirming the man's glove is indeed Akira's. She froze still; her heart shattered.