[Chaptered] The Bet 16/?
Aiba`s POV
“Ahhh…my suggestion…?” I asked the high school girl in front of me. She nodded and her face looks confused.
“The black forest taste great and our mainstay sweets, chocolate pudding,” I smiled at her.
“I’ll take both then,” she smiled back at me.
“Hai, black forest and chocolate pudding coming right up…” I said as I opened the sliding glass door on the counter and took the girl`s order. I placed the sweets in a nice box and pushed it slowly towards the girl.
“Douzo…Arigatou gozaimasu…” I bowed to her. She smiled and nodded.
“Please come again,” I said cheerfully when she left the café.
Someone opened the door behind me, my boss peered from the kitchen, “Aiba-chan, it`s time to rest,” he smiled.
“Ah, hai…” I walked out of the counter and hung up a “closed for resting” board in front of the café. Slowly I walked back to the kitchen where my boss and my co-worker were talking to each other excitedly.
“What are you talking about…?” I asked as I sat beside my co-worker.
“Economics,” he answered.
I laughed, “Economics…? What a nice conversation for a baker…”
“It`s not just any ordinary economics, do you know the Sakurai corporation?” he asked.
I felt a sudden pain sting my heart as his name was mentioned. I closed my eyes and changed my expression before I answered, “Yes…”
“They are the king of business in Japan, they’ve built a new company again, and I heard the president of this new company is the heir of the corporation and is still 24 years old!” he explained to me. I definitely knew who the person they were talking about was… Sometimes I still hear pieces of news about him. At least I know that he’s healthy and living peacefully, that was enough for me.
“It`s so rare to hear a conversation about economics here…” I tried to control my voice.
“Well…we’re actually not talking about economics. A few minutes ago, Shuzuki told me that he’s wondering about this young master’s appearance,” my boss told me slowly.
“I bet he is a nerd,” Shuzuki, my co-worker laughed at his own comment. No…he is not…
“No one can take over a company at the age 24 unless he’s some super nerd who’s always thinking about studies right?” he asked while I just smiled as the answer, “My girl friend talks about him all the time saying that he might be a prince, smart, good looking and rich at the same time. No one in this world can be that perfect!”
No…he is perfect…
I answered all of his questions inside my head. He was smart, good looking, and kind…No…I did not forget about the bet. I still couldn’t believe that he had no feelings for me at all, but no matter what the real fact is about him, I still love him…Yes, although he’d hurt me, although he had no feelings for me, but I still love him. I knew that I may not be able to forget about him forever, but what can I do? I couldn’t lie to myself that I am no longer thinking about him almost every second of my life when the fact is that I can’t get him out of my mind…for six years. No one could replace him…
I’ve never expect myself to fall that deeply for someone, but that was how love works. I hated him for maybe 2 years after I left him, but then I realized that I’d stubbornly hated him because I wanted to keep him in my heart. I don’t want to lose him. I don’t want to forget about him, but my logical part of my brain couldn’t accept that. In the end I hated him for no reason, because I could just forgive him like that. I was too in love with him to hate him…
I kept my memories about him, remembering all the moments I had with him every day when I opened my eyes in the morning; and that was how I got the energy to live every day through. I knew how stupid it was since he has already had his own life while I am still there, at the exact same place six years ago. I kept wondering about his life, imagining how he’d wake up every morning without me, or eat his breakfast without me, or maybe did everything without me. I didn’t move at all…or maybe I just didn’t want to move… My life was stuck and I don’t even want to try and change it.
Someone patted my shoulder, “It`s time to open the café again…”
“Ah…hai…” I nodded and walked out of the kitchen.
I worked in a café in the suburban area. I choose to live at that place because I don’t want to meet him by accident. Not like I thought that he cared if he met me and maybe he has already forgotten about me. I was just the object he was betting on.
I opened the café again and waited behind the counter. That was my routine everyday besides thinking about him, although I could still think of him when I’m working. I glanced over at the clock, it was almost 6 PM and I’ve almost finished my shift today. Someone opened the kitchen door.
“Aiba-chan? Are there any customers there? We need your help to place the bread on the tray,” my boss stood up at the door frame.
“Ahhh…hai…” I answered as I walked fast into the kitchen.
I took some of the bread from the oven slowly and enjoyed the smell of the warm bread. I arranged the bread one by one on the tray while my boss was busy mixing the dough.
“Sumimasen…”
I heard a vague voice from the café, “A customer?” I heard my boss asked.
“Yes, I think so…” I answered.
“Okay, please serve him Aiba-chan…”
“Hai…” I stopped what I was doing and walked back fast to the counter as I opened the door fast, “Ahh…I`m sorry…irasaima-”
I choked and couldn’t even say a word. He was there…standing up in front of me. I felt like so many things filled my chest and it felt like it could explode soon. All the memories about him, about us… was spinning rapidly in my head. It appeared one by one in my head and I felt it burn down the defenses and destroyed the walls that I’ve built in this 6 years. The wall that I’ve made to slowly confined my feelings for him. I felt that I could throw up soon because of the storm of feelings.
I felt my breath become irregular, I swallowed nothing just to clear my throat, my lips were dry, “S-sho…?”
He looked at me and I realized that it was stupid to think that he won’t care even if we were to meet. He completely cared or at least that’s how I read his expression. He looked shocked. He’s still the same, still good looking but looked neater and more mature. He looks like a sick guy, his body was slim and he was pale, or probably just because he met me…
His lips were trembling when he said my name softly, “Masaki…?”
I haven’t heard that voice for 6 years, and I’ve never realized how much I’ve missed it. The way he smiled, laughed, pouted when he felt irritated, or when he raised his eyebrow. I missed all of them. I closed my eyes, trying to endure the pain until I heard the café door opening.
I could hear a cheerful voice calling my name, “Masaki~~ you aren’t finish yet?”
I opened my eyes and saw a figure walking slowly towards me, but he stopped his pace, and his eyes widen in shock, “Sho?”
Sho was looking back at him, “Jun…?”
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AN : I`m really sorry for the delay again~~ hontou sumimasen~~
bcoz exams and lately I`m so busy to work~~ T___T
I`ll make sure to post the next chap soon~~
I hope you enjoy the story and your feed back always encourage me to write more~~ arigatou gozaimasu~~ ^.^
and if you are wondering when Aiba gave Jun a blow job you can re-read chap 4 again XD
“Ahhh…my suggestion…?” I asked the high school girl in front of me. She nodded and her face looks confused.
“The black forest taste great and our mainstay sweets, chocolate pudding,” I smiled at her.
“I’ll take both then,” she smiled back at me.
“Hai, black forest and chocolate pudding coming right up…” I said as I opened the sliding glass door on the counter and took the girl`s order. I placed the sweets in a nice box and pushed it slowly towards the girl.
“Douzo…Arigatou gozaimasu…” I bowed to her. She smiled and nodded.
“Please come again,” I said cheerfully when she left the café.
Someone opened the door behind me, my boss peered from the kitchen, “Aiba-chan, it`s time to rest,” he smiled.
“Ah, hai…” I walked out of the counter and hung up a “closed for resting” board in front of the café. Slowly I walked back to the kitchen where my boss and my co-worker were talking to each other excitedly.
“What are you talking about…?” I asked as I sat beside my co-worker.
“Economics,” he answered.
I laughed, “Economics…? What a nice conversation for a baker…”
“It`s not just any ordinary economics, do you know the Sakurai corporation?” he asked.
I felt a sudden pain sting my heart as his name was mentioned. I closed my eyes and changed my expression before I answered, “Yes…”
“They are the king of business in Japan, they’ve built a new company again, and I heard the president of this new company is the heir of the corporation and is still 24 years old!” he explained to me. I definitely knew who the person they were talking about was… Sometimes I still hear pieces of news about him. At least I know that he’s healthy and living peacefully, that was enough for me.
“It`s so rare to hear a conversation about economics here…” I tried to control my voice.
“Well…we’re actually not talking about economics. A few minutes ago, Shuzuki told me that he’s wondering about this young master’s appearance,” my boss told me slowly.
“I bet he is a nerd,” Shuzuki, my co-worker laughed at his own comment. No…he is not…
“No one can take over a company at the age 24 unless he’s some super nerd who’s always thinking about studies right?” he asked while I just smiled as the answer, “My girl friend talks about him all the time saying that he might be a prince, smart, good looking and rich at the same time. No one in this world can be that perfect!”
No…he is perfect…
I answered all of his questions inside my head. He was smart, good looking, and kind…No…I did not forget about the bet. I still couldn’t believe that he had no feelings for me at all, but no matter what the real fact is about him, I still love him…Yes, although he’d hurt me, although he had no feelings for me, but I still love him. I knew that I may not be able to forget about him forever, but what can I do? I couldn’t lie to myself that I am no longer thinking about him almost every second of my life when the fact is that I can’t get him out of my mind…for six years. No one could replace him…
I’ve never expect myself to fall that deeply for someone, but that was how love works. I hated him for maybe 2 years after I left him, but then I realized that I’d stubbornly hated him because I wanted to keep him in my heart. I don’t want to lose him. I don’t want to forget about him, but my logical part of my brain couldn’t accept that. In the end I hated him for no reason, because I could just forgive him like that. I was too in love with him to hate him…
I kept my memories about him, remembering all the moments I had with him every day when I opened my eyes in the morning; and that was how I got the energy to live every day through. I knew how stupid it was since he has already had his own life while I am still there, at the exact same place six years ago. I kept wondering about his life, imagining how he’d wake up every morning without me, or eat his breakfast without me, or maybe did everything without me. I didn’t move at all…or maybe I just didn’t want to move… My life was stuck and I don’t even want to try and change it.
Someone patted my shoulder, “It`s time to open the café again…”
“Ah…hai…” I nodded and walked out of the kitchen.
I worked in a café in the suburban area. I choose to live at that place because I don’t want to meet him by accident. Not like I thought that he cared if he met me and maybe he has already forgotten about me. I was just the object he was betting on.
I opened the café again and waited behind the counter. That was my routine everyday besides thinking about him, although I could still think of him when I’m working. I glanced over at the clock, it was almost 6 PM and I’ve almost finished my shift today. Someone opened the kitchen door.
“Aiba-chan? Are there any customers there? We need your help to place the bread on the tray,” my boss stood up at the door frame.
“Ahhh…hai…” I answered as I walked fast into the kitchen.
I took some of the bread from the oven slowly and enjoyed the smell of the warm bread. I arranged the bread one by one on the tray while my boss was busy mixing the dough.
“Sumimasen…”
I heard a vague voice from the café, “A customer?” I heard my boss asked.
“Yes, I think so…” I answered.
“Okay, please serve him Aiba-chan…”
“Hai…” I stopped what I was doing and walked back fast to the counter as I opened the door fast, “Ahh…I`m sorry…irasaima-”
I choked and couldn’t even say a word. He was there…standing up in front of me. I felt like so many things filled my chest and it felt like it could explode soon. All the memories about him, about us… was spinning rapidly in my head. It appeared one by one in my head and I felt it burn down the defenses and destroyed the walls that I’ve built in this 6 years. The wall that I’ve made to slowly confined my feelings for him. I felt that I could throw up soon because of the storm of feelings.
I felt my breath become irregular, I swallowed nothing just to clear my throat, my lips were dry, “S-sho…?”
He looked at me and I realized that it was stupid to think that he won’t care even if we were to meet. He completely cared or at least that’s how I read his expression. He looked shocked. He’s still the same, still good looking but looked neater and more mature. He looks like a sick guy, his body was slim and he was pale, or probably just because he met me…
His lips were trembling when he said my name softly, “Masaki…?”
I haven’t heard that voice for 6 years, and I’ve never realized how much I’ve missed it. The way he smiled, laughed, pouted when he felt irritated, or when he raised his eyebrow. I missed all of them. I closed my eyes, trying to endure the pain until I heard the café door opening.
I could hear a cheerful voice calling my name, “Masaki~~ you aren’t finish yet?”
I opened my eyes and saw a figure walking slowly towards me, but he stopped his pace, and his eyes widen in shock, “Sho?”
Sho was looking back at him, “Jun…?”
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AN : I`m really sorry for the delay again~~ hontou sumimasen~~
bcoz exams and lately I`m so busy to work~~ T___T
I`ll make sure to post the next chap soon~~
I hope you enjoy the story and your feed back always encourage me to write more~~ arigatou gozaimasu~~ ^.^
and if you are wondering when Aiba gave Jun a blow job you can re-read chap 4 again XD