He storms into her room. The little demon is furiously typing on the laptop with an evil glint in her eyes. She doesn't even notice that he is there. She is completely absorbed in whatever she is doing. He pushes the laptop close and takes it away.
"Fuck!" She tries to grab it. "What are you doing, Kamiyama?"
"What are you doing?" He glares at her. "Are you doing something illegal?"
"Since when gaming is illegal?" She looks like she will cry. "I was at the last level. Because of you, I have to play it again. Kamiyama, why do you always try to take my happiness away?"
Kiyohira frowns when he hears her accusation. It's just a game. She is treating him like a happiness sucking demon because he interrupted her gaming time. "Takeuchi, it's just a game. You can play it again. I want to talk about something."
"Ha! Just a game?" She stands up abruptly. "It's not just a game."
He rubs his forehead. Why can't he understand her? Women are usually crazy about diamonds and clothes. Why is this woman crazy about games? "Anyway, you can just play it again. I want to talk about a serious matter."
"Oh, my gaming time is a serious matter." She glares at him. "Listen, Kamiyama, it is very important for me to take care of evil bosses for the first time. It's not fun the second time."
"Why?" Kiyohira asks her seriously.
"How should I explain this?" She frowns a bit. "When you play the game for the first time, you don't know much. All the scenes, storylines, and tricks are new. You are walking into a new world. You don't know what will come. It's like life. But, it's more interesting than life. Do you get it?"
Kiyohira shakes his head. "What's wrong with the second time?"
"Because you already know what is there, it's not the same in the second time." She looks at him dully. "It's like first love. When we fall in love for the first time, the feeling is fresh. You don't know how to hold back. There might be doubts and insecurities, but it's also pure. However, second or third love isn't the same. If you still don't understand, think about your first day at school or the first day at a new place. When you go there for the second time, you already know what is there. It's not the same... Argh!"
He hasn't forgotten about her first love. He purses his lips. Fresh feeling. He is sure that she doesn't have any feeling toward him. She is his first love, but he is nobody in her life yet.
"Second is also fun." He tilts his head and looks into her eyes. "During the second time, you know what you want. You won't be distracted. You will go straight toward where you want to be."
She shakes her head. "Or you will lose interest and decide not to go because you already know how things are going to be."
***
"Really?" Kamiyama chuckles. "Remember your first time with me on the bed? Did you like it more than the second or the third time? I am sure that you haven't lost interest."
Just how did this conversation escalate to that territory? This perverted Kamiyama!
"It's not the same."
He scowls at me. "That's my point exactly."
"Tch!" I let out a sigh. "Sex isn't as much as fun and exciting as gaming. So, it's not the same. I prefer gaming over sex anytime."
His face darkens. He steps closer to me. "Anytime?"
This is dangerous. I make some distance between us. "Tell me why you are here. Why do I have to see your face in the morning?"
"Did you do something illegal last night?" He asks me quietly.
I know what he is referring to. I shrug my shoulder and sit on the bed. "It's only illegal if I am caught."
He tells me bitterly, "I told you that I will take care of it."
"Your method will take a long time. I don't have that much patience. If someone comes and picks on me, I am going to destroy them."
"It's not the right way. People will think that we are buying the hackers to bury this. I am sure that they have already begun investigating as we speak." He sighs. "If you quench all the fire at once, it won't go unnoticed. Besides, it is illegal."
"Was it not illegal to destroy my house?" I can't help but laugh. "Kamiyama, just pretend that you got nothing to do with this. Whether it's a benevolent angel who is helping the Kamiyama family or just someone like me, don't think much about it. I have decided to take care of it my way. You do it in your way. I am not stopping you."
He doesn't reply. He watches me with his dark eyes. I look back defiantly. But, I don't see anger. The calmness in his eyes is intriguing. I wonder what he is thinking about.
"Good, I won't try to stop you." The corners of his lips curl up. He pats my head. "If something goes wrong, I will take care of it."
What? Did he just say that I can rely on him if things go wrong?
I clasp his hand to stop him from patting. "I am not your dog. So, don't ever do that. I don't need to rely on someone like you. Also, I can take care of myself. Do you think that this is the first time?"
His smile becomes wider. "I know that it's not. I acknowledge your skills. That's why I am promoting you to a new role in your previous position at work."
"What role?"
"Master." Harumi interrupts him. "Miss Hashimoto is waiting for you and Miss Takeuchi."
"She's on time." Kamiyama looks pleased. "Takeuchi, come with me."
Rie tries to run toward the bathroom. He grabs the back of her hoodie.
"Kamiyama, I am fine being errand girl." She yells fiercely, "I don't want more work."
"That's all the more reasons for you to get more work." He tells her calmly, "Besides, your face is known now. You also managed to get sick after the first day at work. You will like the new job. It's still my job to turn you into a respectable citizen of this country. Stand up."
"Don't speak like you are doing this for me." She frowns at him. "I am not your social welfare project."
He gives her a serious nod. "Yes, I am doing it for myself. Come with me. She has been waiting for a while."
It's not about the Kamiyama family anymore. It's his mission to make her heart open to him. First, He would start by giving her a job that would make her happy. He can't let her work as an errand girl that wastes her talents. She should always be where he can see her.
She follows him to the living room with heavy steps. Kamiyama can feel her deathly glare on the back of his neck. That's fine. If she hates him, it means that he is in her heart. He isn't unnoticed by her. He will soon convert this hate into love. After all, he also hated her once. That's not the case now.
"Kiyohira, you are here." Hashimoto Chisa smiles warmly when she sees him. "It's been a long time."
"Chisa, how have you been?" He asks her. She's the new director of the gaming company.
Rie stops on her feet. He looks at her. Her face is devoid of any emotion. She is staring at Chisa blankly. Is she nervous?
Chisa walks closer to Rie. "Takeuchi San, I was dying to meet you. Kiyohira told me that you are quite good with games. At the new company, you and I will work closely. Please take care of me from now on."
Rie blinks at her. She doesn't speak a word.
"Takeuchi San, do you dislike me?" Hashimoto Chisa asks suddenly. Rie puts her hands in her pockets and looks down.
"Takeuchi, you will be working as a gaming consultant. Don't look down at Chisa. She has a double master's from a reputed university. She is quite good with people." Kamiyama already knows that it won't be easy convincing his woman. "You get to play new games."
He hopes that it's enough to lure her in. Otherwise, he would use force.
Say something? Kiyohira furrows his brows. Why is she so quiet? That's not like her.
"Who?" Grandmother Kamiyama smiles when she sees Hashimoto Chisa. "Chisa, you are finally visiting me. I thought that you forgot about me. When did you come back?"
"Grandmother." Chisa greets her politely. "I came back two days ago."
"Did you come back here for good?" Grandmother Kamiyama sits on the couch.
She glances at Kiyohira and Rie. "Yes, Grandmother."
"Come here." Grandmother Kamiyama pats the empty seat beside her. "Sit with me."
***
It's been a long time since I saw her. She has changed. She is tall and slender. Her dark long hair is shortened to her shoulder. Her familiar easy smile is not gone. She and Kamiyama family seems close.
"Takeuchi?" Kamiyama nudges my arm. "Do you know her?"
"I don't." It's difficult to look at anybody. "If it's nothing important, I will see you later."
I dash into my room and lock the door. My legs give away. I feel like something is choking my throat. I lie down on the cold floor and look at the ceiling. I don't have my medicines with me. It's been a long time since I took them. I didn't think that I needed it.
I am such a fool to think that I am no longer afraid of her.
***
Kiyohira knocks the door, but she doesn't respond. There is no sound. Is she protesting silently? He calls her name again and warns that he would break the door if she doesn't open it. No response. It makes him worry.
"Master, take this." Harumi gives him a key. "I have it made when miss was away. You don't have to break the door."
"Harumi, tell Chisa that I will see her at the company." He inserts the key in the lock. "It seems that I need to drag this person to work again."
He pushes the door and finds her lying on the floor. She is covering her face with her arms. This girl!
"Takeuchi, are you still sleepy?" He crosses his arms. "What's the bed for?"
No response.
"Takeuchi, you can't skip work. Get up."
She doesn't even look at him.
"Takeuchi, stop being stubborn. You will catch a cold."
When she doesn't move, he pulls her arms away from her face. Her eyes are closed. Her face is ghastly pale. Is she sick?
"Takeuchi!" He shakes her body, but she doesn't wake up. Her body is getting colder. She was fine a moment ago. How did she turn out like this?
"Master, Miss Hashimoto has left." Harumi widens her eyes when she sees Rie who looks like she is dead. "Master, what happened to Miss?"
"Call an ambulance immediately."
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