Takeyasu didn't take long to ladle a bowl of doenjiang jigae. He then grabbed a banana, apple, and pear. Walking slowly he made it back to his seat. Seeing her satisfied smile gave him butterflies in his stomach. He did his best to keep his features from betraying how he truly felt in that moment. He watched her eat her breakfast with gusto. It was oddly cute and familiar to him. Takeyasu wanted to cement this memory in his mind forever. Sneakily he took out his phone and captured her stuffing a piece if pancake in her mouth, Akiaya eyes were closed and a dribble of whipped cream was on the corner if her mouth. He put away his phone. "Heh." That caused her to look up mid bite of another mouthful.
Akiaya brow furrowed at the sound, looking up at him she spoke, "Wut?! I'm allowed.." She swallowed what was left in her mouth before speaking again. "I'm allowed to eat as I please. The food is delectable. If you have a problem with it then go f*ck yourself." Holding his hands up in surrender his only thought was how could he do that to himself when he now has her. He couldn't help teasing her. "Well little Miss Akiaya has a bit of a potty mouth. Maybe I should cleanse your mouth out with my tongue again." That caused her to turn a light shade of pink. "I won't object to my wife having a foul mouth or shamelessly eating like an uncultured heathen." Takeyasu knew that would get her attention. Just as he expected she was in shock. The warmth he had felt from her hand was gone when she removed it from his grasp.
After she left him at the table alone, he cleared her dishes and his before going back up to his room. Takeyasu looked at the image of her eating with a smile on his face. He checked the time seeing it was after seven am, he gave her a call, knowing she wouldn't be back at her family estate yet. Hearing her voice gave him the urge to tease her. "My love, you left without telling me have a good day." Takeyasu understood everything she had went through from the time she found out about her cousin and victor to this morning with him was a lot to take in. "Listen, I'll give you a few days to think about it but I don't plan on letting you go. Just let me show you just how well I can treat you." When he heard her compromise it and understood his decision it made him feel as if a weight was lifted from his heart. Akiaya couldn't believe he had the chance to save his number in her phone let alone why it was saved that way. The notion to ask him what her number was saved under was like an egg to her face. Takeyasu didn't understand why he had the urge to bully her one moment then be kind the next. None of the other women he had given his time to went through this. If he was honest he never gave them any thought before giving them what they wanted. He knew in his heart they just used him for fun times and sex but never wanted anything serious with him. Takeyasu went through all of school having the girls look at him with disgust. Back then, he was just a skinny kid with grey eyes. Being the son of a half breed wasn't the best thing. He was taunted for being a darker shade than the others and being the bastard grandson of a prominent family. It helped that he had his built in best friend Takamasa, his twin brother.
Takamasa would try to stand up for Takeyasu, being the elder twin, but when they went to separate school he was alone. It wasn't until Akiaya made the effort to be his friend that it got slightly better. He remembered the week where she was shunned for talking to him. Everyday she would sit next to him chatting about her dad and how weird he was. It was a different story all the time. He remembered that her dad was disowned for marrying her mom. How her parents worked together to build their own wealth. The fact that her dad would overly dote on her. And how her mom was obsessed with the Asian culture. She was carefree and didn't let what the others say to her bother her. She only would tell them the same thing every time someone would try to down talk her, "I may not look it, but my parents raised me to be strong. Being kind to others doesn't take anything but a kind heart." Every time he heard her say that his heart grew warmer. Eventually the words stopped and they just ignored him. It was better than the ruthlessness they showed towards him any other time; stealing his clothing, hiding his books, and locking him in a closet with a rabid dog. He wanted to reach out to his brother to tell him the possible good news but he remembered Takamasa was in the Amazon and couldn't be reached at the moment. Takeyasu only sighed softly before he had the bright idea to message Victor. He was like a schoolgirl with a massive crush on the popular guy.
Victor was a practically a workaholic. If he wasn't working he was thinking of work or Chun-Hei. It was impressive how much of a one track mind victor had. Luckily, he had Chun-Hei that didn't mind that fact. Takeyasu feels she is a good person but something about her rubs him the wrong way, maybe it's the way she would look at him as if she wants to have her way with him. Pulling out his phone he sent a message. [Hey do me a favor. Talk me up to Akiaya.] The familiar ding dong of his phone let him know that a new message was received. [Already done. You like little miss mouse?] A part of him couldn't reconcile the quiet girl victor spoke of to the bold and vivacious women she was last night or in their youth. [Well yeah she cool. So chat me up.] He received another reply. [👌🏼] A smile crept over Takeyasu face as he knew just what Victor would do. He couldn't wait to hear back from either of them. He just knew that she would catch on to it but he couldn't care less of the shameless tactics he would go through for her. Since seeing her again he wanted to actively pursue her and keep her all to himself. No man or circumstances would stop him. He made that vow to himself after the graduated high school. If he managed to see her again, he would pursue her tirelessly until his last breath.