It's been two weeks since Nicholas left and in less than a week Benjamin will come to Japan. I sit on the couch reading through the plan I have made. Ren is currently in the dining room with Theodore. When Ren said he wanted to learn business he wasn't kidding and is somehow enthusiastic about the topic. Even more so than Renata History and fighting. Theodore says that he's a quick learner and is very good at picking up flaws in the contract.
Asra softly howls in her sleep on my lap.
"Shh. It's okay girl. I'm here." I put the folder down and pat her head. "See Lion this is why I told you not to watch horror movies on my laptop last night when Asra was watching. It gives her nightmares."
"She's just a scared cat."
Asra fully wakes up and growls at her.
I roll my eyes and hold Asra back from launching herself at Lion. "I told you not to provoke her. Why do you never listen?"
"Because she's easy to provoke." Lion yawns.
I sigh seeing as I don't want to refute. "Theo do we have any cake in the fridge?"
Theodore stops teaching and looks in the fridge. "Yes. Which one do you want?"
"Chocolate, please."
"Okay." Theodore gets the chocolate cake out of the fridge and cuts a big slice out from it. He cuts another one and gives it to Ren. He takes the big slice and puts the rest back in the fridge. "You said if we had any and not to get you one."
I groan and get up to get it myself. "If you want the job done right, you have to do it yourself."
Theodore sits back down and starts to teach Ren again. "Loopholes are your worst enemy in law and also in the business world when handling a tricky partner. Adi loves making loopholes in the contract so that she can cheat the business partner."
"Hey don't put ideas in his head and you're the one who loves making loopholes. I rarely handle partners and make contracts. I'm more of the one editing the contracts or just signing." I take the cake back to the couch and start to eat.
Ren looks at Theodore. "Really?"
"Yes. Sadly though I'm no way near Aria's level of manipulation." Theodore sighs.
"I wouldn't have guessed, boss. You look like very nice compared to Boss Trix and Boss Scar." Ren shakes his head.
I finish my cake and Theodore goes back to teaching after finishing his slice of chocolate cake. The apartment sinks into silence instead of the TV, Theodore's voice and Ren's questioning.
I look down at my phone which just buzzed. 'Just when it was getting quiet.' I sigh in my head and look at the notification.
Yuu: I'm downstairs.
Chikara: Just wait. I'll come get you.
I quickly put everything aside and go to the door. I change my shoes and prepare to open the door.
"Where are you going, Chikara?" Ren asks hearing the door click open.
"Yuu's downstairs. I'm going to go pick him up." I respond.
It takes about 3 seconds for Ren to register that Yuu's visiting. "EH! Yuu as in my idol Yuu is coming here?"
Theodore stares at him with surprise since he didn't think Ren could squeal so loud.
"The one you saved a few years ago?" Theodore turns to me and asks.
I nod and walk to the elevator to go down. "Yuu!" I call when seeing him in the floor lobby.
"Chichi." He says and walks towards me. "What took you so long?"
"It was barely even a minute." I roll my eyes. "I was telling Ren that I'm coming down."
"Ren? The Kitamura?" Yuu looks at me.
I nod. "Yeah. Ren's staying with me on Kiyoshi's order. At first I was staying with the Blackwell children but they went back after Keetan and Kayden were born since they thought that it was too dangerous for them to stay. I wouldn't blame them, I nearly fell from my floor when fighting with Chandler."
"Ren's staying at your house?" Yuu didn't catch anything else other than those words.
"Yeah. Geez I just told you that." I shake my head. "You must've lost your hearing a bit since last time we met. Too many volleyballs to the head probably."
"Aren't you worried? He is a boy."
"No. Why should I be?" I ask him confused.
"He's a boy, Chichi! You should be worried. He might do something to you!" Yuu scolds.
I knit my eyebrows, confused why he's scolding. "Yuu, I am a assassin and he's a human. What could he possibly do to me?" I spell out.
Yuu stays silent. "Sorry I just-"
I cut him off with a sigh. "Don't worry at first I was against the idea of living together and he hasn't done anything you're thinking of. He's a good friend."
Yuu stays silent for the rest of the elevator ride.
I open the door and change back into my house slippers. I hear Asra growl from the couch at Yuu. I smiply shake my head. "I'm back. Yuu that's in case you forgot is Theodore one of the three trio that used to visit Mura Castle once every week."
Yuu nods. "Where's Beatrix and Damien?"
Theodre faintly smiles. "They're at the club."
Yuu smiles widely. "So you actually done one of your dreams. Congratulations."
"Thank you."
"Ah! Ren Kitamura." Yuu turns to Ren who's stayed silent which is surprising considering he's almost always a chatter box.
"Hi." Ren says nervously. He puts out his hand which Yuu shakes. Ren then comes to realize; How the hell did his idol know his father's name when he told him Yamashita. "Did you tell him my other last name?"
I nod. "He was surprised when knowing."
"Oh." Ren nods in understanding. "I still prefer Yamashita."
"Of course. I wouldn't take Kitamura either. Nothing really good with that family when they're Edith's lapdog." Yuu sits down at the end of the table. He looks at the papers and ask, "Are you learning business?"
"Yes." Ren replies, trying to hide the fact that's he's over the moon that his idol talked to him. "I want to learn it."
"Yuu let's go over the plan on the couch." I say and gesture to the couch where Lion is still watching TV. I lean towards Ren. "My room is soundproof if you want to squeal."
Ren looks at me and rushes upstairs into my room. Even through the soundproofing I can hear him squeal.
I smile like I did a good deed. I sit on the couch and start to go over the plan with Yuu.
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Yuu finally goes home after a few hours. I did invite him to stay for dinner but he refused and left. Ren went to my room to squeal a total of six times.
I sit down and pick up my fork since we're having steak (yass beef!!!) when my phone starts to ring. I ignore it for two rings before looking at the ID caller. I connect the call and before I even have time to say anything someone beats me to it.
"It's happened!!!! Lorenzo has just had a seizure and is currently in the hospital."