Jun sighed as he waved to the last fan. Leaning back on his seat he turned toward Iori to find her booth empty. Kimiko was nowhere to be seen either. He rubbed the back of his head in frustration remembering the expression on Iori’s face earlier.
He screwed up and he knew it. He needed to tell her everything tonight before Tohru did it. He needed to tell her the truth…
Picking up his phone, he dialed Shou,
“You free tonight?” He said when Shou picked up.
“Depends on what you have on,” Shou responded.
“I’m meeting Tohru and I’m going to need backup,”
“You have it,” Shou answered instantly making Jun smile, This was his friend…
“Can you be here around eight? I will send you the address,” Jun said sending his friend the address.
“Woah, the drinks are on you man! What are you doing inviting me where they serve drinks on gold goblets?!&
Iori smiled at Kuronuma as he talked to her heatedly her mind struggling to keep track of their conversation. She was still thinking about what happened earlier and all the damage control she had been doing.She left before Jun finished with his booth on purpose because she’d needed to gather her thoughts before she had to talk to him. But she wasn’t doing any thought gathering since she’d been roped into this conversation with Kuronuma who was usually quieter than this…“Your last book had been having this much attention from the entertainment industry because your characters are what they usually look for. It makes me wonder if you write while keeping that in mind…”“No, I’ve never had that thought before. I was just writing the way I usually did,” Iori responded absently when she spotted Jun by the buffet table talking to Takada-sensei. He looked tense.“I was wondering…”
“Want to go somewhere quieter?” Jun asked and Iori nodded.Taking her hand in his, they intertwined their fingers and walked toward the entrance to the terrace where there were few people.“Are you okay?” Jun asked as they both leaned on the railing overlooking the small back garden.“Yeah…” Iori answered,“I should have broken his wrist,” Jun murmured under his breath and Iori sighed,“He didn’t know…” Iori said weakly,“It doesn’t matter. He shouldn’t touch people like that randomly, someday someone is going to teach him a lesson.”“He’s usually more reserved than this. I don’t know why he was acting like that today…”“I do….” Jun said, “He has a thing for you,”“No, That’s impossible…” Iori responded with a chuckle, Jun’s je
Jun took a deep breath as the car moved out of the parking spot and made his way back inside the hotel ignoring the stares and the few camera flashes.His mind concentrated on one goal and one goal alone. He made his way to the check-in area.“Hello, I would like to check into a room,” Jun said to the neatly dressed desk clerk who looked like he came of catalog for the perfect footman.“I’m sorry, sir. Even though you seem to be a member of the literature conference rooming here is not one of the services offered for this event and booking a room here requires prior reservation.Jun eyed the man for a moment before pulling something out of his pocket,“I’m sorry sir, but no amount of bribery will get you…”Jun slipped the card he pulled out toward the clerk and he frowned looking down at it,“If you don’t get it, get your manager. He will understand,” Jun said in a col
As the car drove away from the hotel Iori sat back her head spinning. Jun’s kiss had effectively shut her mind off and rendered her thoughtless. She sighed realizing that she was too far gone for her to have rational thoughts anyway. She loved him…Her heart sped at the confession she made between her and herself. She’d known it for a while now, but, she hadn’t been ready to voice it in her head until now.She loved him…And she Just let him go in there to meet with his worst nightmare alone. She remembered the vulnerable smile he gave her, the soft kisses and the hugs that squeezed her so much but gave her so much warmth. Jun wasn’t as confident as he may have sounded, he was afraid, as anyone would be of meeting with the people who caused such a tragedy by their foolishness.But she doubted that he was afraid of the two. He was probably more afraid of himself. Of the reaction he had done back then, and of what those
“You must be excited to be back studying in Japan again, Iori-sama,” Genta said looking at Iori through the back mirror with a smile.Iori smiled back at him.“I’m looking forward to studying with Shun again. Father can be too paranoid sometimes,” Iori responded,“You know how it is with the Satou-clan. He just wants you to have a normal school life. As normal as they could be.”“Hopefully, this time I won’t have to deploy out of the country under the cover of the night again…” Iori said with a sigh“Iori-Sama… With how your mother passed away… Your father is…”“I know…” Iori said calmly, “I know that he doesn’t want anything bad to happen again…”Genta parked the car in front of the school gate and turned toward Iori smiling at her,“The most important thing here is that you&rsqu
The light breeze swiping through the window brought in a stray pink petal and Iori followed it with her eyes until it landed on her desk in a small twirl. like a well-experienced ballet dancer exhibiting her skills in one masterful last move before bowing to her audience.“You may be excused,” Announced the teacher bringing her attention back to the class.As the teacher left the room the buzz started as everyone started forming groups and joking around with each other. Shun turned around in his seat to face her and she gave him a small smile.Before he could say anything, two girls came up to her.“Hello. I’m Nakamura Eri and this is Hanasaki Naomi. The teacher said that you had been studying abroad for a while, where were you?” she asked her eyes sparkling like little jewels and Iori couldn’t help but smile at the girl with her infectious smile.“I was if England for a while,”“Do
“Are you okay?” The boy asked again this time looking at her with concern,“Yeah, I’m fine,” Iori said automatically stepping away from the handsome stranger who was looking at her like she was a weirdo. And perhaps she was, for looking at him like that.“Sorry, I didn’t see you on the floor,” She added trying to sound as civil as possible.“No worries,” He answered giving Iori a heart stopping smile, “It’s my fault to be sleeping there in the first place. But in my defense, no one ever comes here so I didn’t think something like this would happen,”Iori chuckled, “You’re straightforward…”He chuckled alongside her, “Your english is good…” He commented stepping back and giving Iori her space.As if she realized it for the first time, she looked up at him for a moment her mind doing a quick flashback. Back when she&r
Jun leaned back against the bookshelves and stared at the book he was holding in his hand. He had been reading and rereading the same paragraph for the best part of an hour... "I wonder if she's going to come back here..." He muttered then stopped himself not liking the track of his own thoughts. It was one time, one little meeting that happened in coincidence. Why was he expecting her to come back here? Sighing in frustration he stood up and made his way toward the shelf where he took the book he was reading. He couldn’t concentrate on the content anyway, he could as well take a nap until it was time to go back to that damned class. Since Shou just made another girlfriend, the traitor was rarely there, so Jun would be on his own against those annoying flies that keep circling around him… Memorizing the page where he stopped he put the book back in its place. He would be back here after school anyway, there was nothing to do back at home. His