Jun drove toward the grand wooden gate illuminated with lights to welcome the incoming guests as they made their way up the beautiful path with huge and well-maintained gardens on either side of the path.
As his car, made its way toward the door, his heart seized with uncertainty as he saw the guard eyeing him for a moment. What made him think that he would be welcome into the Satou household after everything Iori had told his father? What made him think that her family would let him inside her house.
“If you would please wait for a moment,” Said the guard politely before retreating back and speaking into his earphones.
“You’re nervous,” Commented the old man from beside him making Jun mentally jump. Damn, he had forgotten about his presence in the car.
“Of course I am. After everything she told you, it’s a wonder that a pack of lawyers didn’t hound your office as soon as she hung up on you,”
“Iori wouldn’t do that to me…” His father said with
Iori remained standing there her gaze fixing the mirror and Jun’s eyes for a few moments not daring to add anything. She didn’t feel the need to fill the silence. Before long, Jun burried his face into her neck and inhaled.“God I missed you…” His mumbled,“You’ve seen me yesterday?”“I barely remember anything about that night…” He complained, “I feel so cheated,”“You don’t remember anything? Nothing at all?” Iori questioned turning in his arms and letting her palms rest upon his chest.His arms circled her waist and his palms rested on her exposed back slowly caressing her and making her knees weak with sensation. Jun was seducing her, and she wouldn’t be so against it if they didn’t have a serious discussion pending between them and a party full of people awaiting their arrival.“You were drunk and feverish, no wonder you d
Jun leaned against the wall watching the stairs closely as he munched on the crackers that had been served on the small table in the hallway.He looked at his watch noting that it hadn't been more than five minutes since Iori kicked him out of her room so that she could fix her makeup. Not that he had any right to complain since he was the one responsible for ruining it in the first place. But jun was realizing that he wasn't a patient man when it came to wanting to see and be near Iori."Got kicked out of the room?" Kaoru asked as he passed by him,Jun smiled at Iori's younger brother and nodded, "She's getting ready. will be down any minute""Haruki told me everything. If I was her I wouldn't be giving you a second chance, but then again, Iori had always been too good a person. Just make sure you don't take advantage of it..." Kaoru warned and Jun remained silent for a moment."You know. I probably am going to take advantage of her kindness
As they walked into the huge room reserved for special events like this in the main house, Iori immediately felt the back of her neck prickle. The feeling of being watched almost overwhelmed her as she walked inside and she wanted to run away and go back to her apartment with her books and laptop reading and writing inside her comfort zone.She faltered on her steps slightly and Jun's hand came around her waist supporting her and she looked up at him. He gave her a small smile as if encouraging her and suddenly Iori realized that she wasn't going to run back to her comfort zone, Because she had support, she wasn't going to face the crowds alone today, she had jun and her family by her side. She had their support.Iori returned Jun's smile then she looked resolutely around her. a lot of familiar faces look looked back at her, some of them waved some of them smiled and others nodded in acknowledgment. but, they all shared one thing when they looked at her their eyes shon
“Iori, you’re here,” Her father said as he patted her shoulder with a smile interrupting his conversation with the president.Iori smiled at her father and nodded,“Sorry for being late…” Iori said“That’s my fault, sir. I was late getting here,” Jun said as he came beside her his hand landing on the small of her back.“I heard it from Satoru-san. It seems like the two of you had to deal with one troublesome article. I was surprised that you were able to make it at all,” Her father said referring to the article Tohru had been behind publishing.Iori hadn’t had the chance to check the media and see what damage it had done to their reputation this time around. But she had a pretty good idea about what she was going to find if she ever tried to look.There was this weird obsession the media had with families like hers. After the media coverage, the president had made sure
Jun wanted to be anywhere else except where he was now. It’s true that he decided to face everything with Iori, to fight for her, but this wasn’t something he bargained for. He hadn’t expected Lady Akagi to have this kind of presence, this kind of aura that forced respect upon you as if it was a ritual ingrained in you since childhood. Just meeting the older lady’s gaze too considerable mental effort, it was as if she had him under some kind of mental compulsion or mind control. When Iori had said that she wouldn’t let her make him cry, he had seriously thought that she was joking. After all, no one would be expected to cry while meeting their girlfriend’s grandparents, or in this case great aunt… Her ‘I’m serious’ comment shook him a little bit, but it was nothing compared to when he stood before the older woman. A few inches shorter than him, yet, with the presence of someone who could dominate this whole room full of people without lifting a finger. And sh
Iori knew what was going to happen but there was nothing she could have done to stop it. She wasn’t sure she would have stopped him even if she knew how. There was something in her great aunt’s words that shouldn’t have been uttered, she knew better than to say that, especially in this situation. But still, she went ahead and said it anyway.Jun rose to his feet looking down at her aunt his posture barely betraying the rage she knew he was feeling. His eyes never left her aunt as he did so looking at her with cold eyes that could have been mistaken for neutral if it wasn’t for her the gleam of fire shooting from them.Jun was angry on her behalf, and she couldn’t help but feel a little twitch in her heart at the thought. She was… happy, even though she knew that her happiness was completely misplaced.“In all the time since I have known Iori, I heard a lot of things said about her that ranged from unfair to outright out
“I hear your talk with akagi-sama went well?” Haruki said as he made his way toward them with Rina by his side.They both looked like a couple out of a spy movie, both tall and elegantly dressed. Her brother and his fiancée may have a peculiar relationship, a relationship where it was hard to decide whether they were together because it was decided for them or because they were the only compatible people who could put up with each other. But there was one sure thing, they both suited each other to the point of it being even perfect to look at.“Gee, thanks for the support,” Iori mumbled under her breath and Rina laughed,“Oh come on Iori! We all know that no one is willing to confront Akagi-sama other than you. I face cold blooded criminals on a daily basis and I can’t stand to have a talk with that woman for longer than necessary. She sends chills down my spine every time she looks at me with that piercing gaze o
Silence reigned over the room as soon as Akagi-sama stood there in front of them her presence reassuring and welcoming, yet at the same time overwhelming and imposing.It’s been a long time since Iori felt as if her aunt’s presence was imposing to her. Her training and frequent contact with the older woman had assured that Iori doesn’t view her aunt like the others do.Rather than saying that Iori got used to her presence, it was rather that Iori began to look at her aunt like an equal and sometimes a rival. And without the respect that had been ingrained in her back when her mother was still alive, she would have overstepped the bounds with her aunt long ago.That’s because that’s how things were supposed to be in their case. They may be mentor and disciple, but they were also a leader and her successor. And a few clashes between them were inevitable.Iori knew that her aunt liked her, she even considered her like the daught