Manga Fan-fiction: Happy Marriage?! 5

This fan-fiction story is created based on Happy Marriage?! by Enjouji Maki. WARNING: It may consists a lot of grammatical errors and the story may not be as interesting as the original one. The storyline may differs from the original story but the main character's name is, however, maintained, with little changes in their original characteristic. Read at your own risk.

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        The place where Chiwa worked as a part-timer had a public show next week. She was in charged with the program.

“Chiwa, our sponsors have arrived. Please meet them,” said her boss.

Chiwa walked into the meeting room. She was surprised to see one of the sponsors. That person was someone she knew long ago. Their eyes met. She never thought she would meet him again.

“Shall we start?” asked her boss.

        They discussed about the show for an hour and settled everything at once.Chiwa tried not to think about the person anymore. She let her boss to escort them to the next room to have a drink. She continued with her lesson with her students. The girl finished her job and went back home when suddenly the guy she knew before was waiting for her a few blocks away.

“It’s been a while, Chiwa,” he said.

“Kaname,” she mumbled.

“Can we have a little chat?” he requested.

Chiwa bit her lips. She later nodded and both went to the nearest restaurant. She felt so awkward that she always looked at her watch.

“Do you have something urgent to do?” Sho asked.

Chiwa looked at him and shook her head.

“How are you?” he asked gently.

“I’m doing fine.”

““You look really different from the time we were in the university. You look pretty and outstanding now,” Sho told her.

“Kaname, please,” Mia said.

“You are really here,” he said.

        Chiwa bit her lips. The tone was different.

“Since you left the university out of sudden, I was frustrated. You were just... disappeared.”

“I was wondering what you are doing now since the manager told me that you are just a part-timer,” the guy said.

“I work at the Mamiya Company,” she told him.

“That company is really famous and well-known. I never thought they allow you to do a part time job.”

        Chiwa did not answer. She did not know how to tell him that because of her marriage with her president she was able to keep her part-time job. Soon, they left the restaurant.

“You are becoming my partner for the program. It means that we will be seeing each other more often after this. So, I hope you cope with me. See you,” he said and went off.

Chiwa watched his back. She touched her chest. It suddenly pained her.

“Why do you suddenly appear?” she mumbled.

          Chiwa was at the living room with the television was on. In other words, the television was the one who was watching her. A lot of things playing inside her head until she did not realise that Hokuto was there.

“You know, if you keep staring off like that, I will kiss you,” he said.

Chiwa was surprised. She blushed. She looked at him. With his suits was still on, he probably just came back from work.

“Welcome back,” she said.

“You’ve been like this since yesterday,” he told her.

Chiwa turned off the television.

 “Kaname Asahina,” Hokuto said.

Chiwa became alert. She was surprised to hear the name coming out from her so-called husband.

“He’s one of the sponsorships where you work, am I right?”

“Y-yes.”

“He loves flower arrangement and he was your senior at the university. Is that why you’re working in the flower arrangement school as your part time job?”

        Chiwa became surprised even more. It looked like Hokuto knew about Kaname and her and their previous relationship. It was indeed Kaname was her senior and he loved flower arrangement. Back in the university, Chiwa was very popular with her creativity in arranging the flowers. She attracted many attentions from the lecturers and the students. She even beat the number one flower arrangement student, Kaname Asahina. That was how the two met. They went out together and getting closed. One day, Kaname proposed her to be his girlfriend. However, from the day they were couple, both never kissed each other. Not to say sleeping with each other. Suddenly, Chiwa had a big crisis with her family. Her father suddenly left her with a huge amount of debts and she had to pay back all without no excuses. The girl left the university once she graduated as well as the place she used to live. She left Kaname without saying goodbye or left any messages. Right after she left, she heard that he was engaged with a girl whom his parents had arranged to marry with. Five years had passed and now, she was married with her president.

“You investigated all about my life, didn’t you? You don’t have any rights on that!” Chiwa blurted.

“What?! You-,” Hokuto said in a high tone.

“Don’t interfere with my life! You have nothing to do with it and I am not a puppet you can control,” Chiwa cut him and ran to her room.

This time Hokuto was the one who surprised. He rolled his palm and hit the sofa.

“Of course you are not my puppet,” he said.

        Chiwa did not talk with Hokuto since then until the public show day arrived. Before the event, she went to meet the sponsors frequently to assure on their corporation. She met with Kaname almost every day. Her colleagues were all attending the show including Mrs. Souma. The girl actually wanted to invite Hokuto but she herself was not sure about it. Besides, he was away for the upcoming project the company was about to do.

“The president is not coming. How sad,” Aya said.

“Yeah, despite that he knew that one of his workers involved in this show,” Hana added.

“Girls, even though the president knows about this, still it is not right for the worker takes another job. It is forbidden,” Mrs. Nagisa told them.

“Yes, yes. Chiwa-chan is special case though but he did send Mrs. Souma to come,” Jun agreed.

        Chiwa could only smile. They only knew about one part of the situation. Mrs. Souma approached her.

“Mr. President is sure wanted to come over to see his wife’s art,” she told her.

Chiwa bit her lips.

“He is trying to protect what belongs to him. Before both of you signed the marriage form, he already has the details about Chiwa. The past and the present,” she said.

“That is why he knows about you and Kaname Asahina. “

“You also knew about this?” Chiwa asked.

Mrs. Souma nodded.

“He didn’t mean to control you or anything. That is how Mr. President is. Of course, he doesn’t know how to tell you. Really, he is still a little chicken,” the middle aged woman who was Hokuto's secretary said as she chuckled.

        By that time only Chiw realised that she was the one who was at fault. Then, Kaname came to greet her but Chiwa excused herself leaving that guy with Mrs. Souma. She apologised to her manager and she let her go after Chiwa explained everything. She managed to get the last train to the place where Hokuto had the meeting. She rushed to the counter to ask about the meeting. Unfortunately, she was not on time seeing him for the meeting was ended. It seemed like it was her unlucky day. She was caught in the rain, too.              Chiwa felt really guilty. She waited at the train station. It was indeed cold when it was about to turn dark. The rain soon stopped but her clothes were still wet. There were few people walking around the station.

“What do you think you are doing?” suddenly a voice asked.

“President!” Chiwa said as she looked up and started to sneeze.

Hokuto let out a sigh then took off his jacket and put it on her.

“Let’s go,” he said.

He took her back to the hotel and they stayed for a night there. Chiwa took a warm bath and since her clothes were sent for drying, she put on the bathrobe. Hokuto was sitting on the sofa waiting for her. Chiwa did not dare to look at him.

“Mrs. Souma told me that you went off in the middle of the event,” he started the conversation.

The girl nodded.

“I’m sorry. I was at fault. I was mad at you without thinking back then,” she apologised.

“Please forgive me,” she said again and her face was blushing and she was not comfortable in the bathrobe.

        Hokuto looked at her. Then, he walked toward the girl. Chiwa moved back and she fell on the bed. The guy went on top of her making the bed creaked. Their faces were so closed.

“Remember that even though our marriage is only for a period of time, you are belong to me and I to you.”

“President?”

“Don’t get near to any man and trust only me,” he said softly as he touched her lips with his finger.

        Chiwa’s heart suddenly pounded very fast.  She never felt like this before. Not even when she was with Kaname. She looked into Hokuto’s eyes. They were so warm and it was indeed beautiful. The president could not constraint himself that he started to give her a mark on her neck. Chiwa could felt the warmth of his lips.  

“When are you going to realise it, you slow-headed girl?” he whispered and moved back to the sofa.

“You should rest now. You must’ve been tired the whole day,” he said.

        Chiwa became speechless and she quickly turned away so that he did not see her blushing face while her hands covering the mark given by him.

“I’m really sorry for troubling you,” she mumbled and soon fell asleep.

Hokuto stared at the girl’s back.

“What was I thinking?” he mumbled after recalling back what he had done to Mia.

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