Leah
"Brother! You are nuts!" I bargained with his insane irrational decision. I never thought he would do this to someone who has no fault in them. And Haze... where... how did he even agree to this?? I was sure Luca was never the type to anything seriously but this is too much.
"What about you Sara? At least you can make a better judgement?" I pleaded Sara who was sitted taking a sip of her drinks making herself home like always.
"I have no say. That guy needs to be taught exactly this kind lesson that he isn't anywhere to wrap our brother around his finger and play around. I aren't taking anyone's side. This is for your own good," her answer was not what I hoped for her to give me. My chest throbbed painfully. When I finally felt like settled down for the first time in forever I didn't think this had to happen.
What did Haze do to them? Did he threaten them? Or did he... I could think of nothing that could have pushed their buttons. Haze was like any other guy.
"I'm sane and I'm taking you back with me, that's full and final." Luca said firmly strict and giving me a transfer paper to me--to sign it. Also with the extra terms that I'm a victim who needs compensation or needs justice for getting manipulated! Why am I so unlucky? If this paper was given to me at the very beginning I would have signed it, but it's not true now. Sueing is out of line.
"I refuse." If it was his final answer, so was mine.
We stood by the edge of the desk of the Principal's office, though I couldn't see where he was.
"You will do as I say and break off this arrangement. I'll talk with mom and dad." He persisted on, coming forward with a large steps but not hostile against me.
Sara forced the pen into my hands which I was reluctant to hold.
"Why do I have to do this because of your personal grudge?" I said calmly standing still, "I have no problem with him. You are just..."
"You don't know how that man is, Leah," he spat filled with hate to even call Haze by his name, "he's a savage peevish beast! He's just fooling around! A manwhore! A twisted psychopath! A fucking fucker-"
Sara's eyes widdened since it was her first time she ever saw me snap. Whatever she did, I never once ever hit Luca seriously. We did play around, but I always joked around. Not this time.
I had it enough of his bad mouth that my hands moved on its own slapping him hard whose sound could be even heard beyond the walls and my hand did sting a lot as I hit his face. I was so enraged, more than he was.
"Not. a. word. more." I spelled each word loud and clear, then taking the paper and tearing it apart into many pieces.
"That's-" He begins to speak up, until I interupted him.
"You want to blame someone right? Then blame me. I will take responsibility. Tell the world that I, a slutty student seduced his own teacher or a grown matured man for my pleasure. Bring it on. Throw it off. I will gladly take it. But, under one condition." I burned him with my flaring glares and pointing him with my forefinger, "take. All. Those. Words. Back. You don't know him at all and who gave you the right to judge! He is everything besides that! He is gentle, sweet, calm, and... and.." I lost to my anger, frowning madly at brother. More than anything else, I hate it when someone judges others without even getting to know them.
"I get it, I get it," he puts up his hands surrendering, defeated and hurt on his face, "you won!" He said, "I can't believe I lost my position to that bastard!"
Sara also added, confusing me even more, "you deserved that slap anyways. Bad mouthing so badly even when you knew that person is present here."
Why is he looking at the chair and not me?
"I did predict the least you would do it choose me, but I didn't think you could react so furiously towards him. Aw. I am touched." The chair which was turned away from us finally revealed the person that was sitting comfortably as if he owns this place, does he?
"No... you didn't! You are unbelievable!"
My attention was now fully directed to Haze who remained smiling devilishly proud of himself.
"Tell your brother about this. He was the one who challenged me about who you would chose: me or him. And the answer is now clear as crystal."
Sara nodded, "I acknowledge that you are grown now, Leah." She was nicer and sweeter than she was before when we were back home.
I never knew she had that side for me. It made me happy that she didn't hate me.
"Well, I will leave now. I need to finalize the deal. Leah, if you have any problem with Haze, contact me." As for Luca, he went awkwardly escaping from my stare which was getting intense at him.
..... I was used as a bait. It pissed me off, I was put onto the rollar coaster ride.
I walked to his side and forced a smile, harshly pulled Haze from his tie as I bend down at him with my palm on the arm of his chair.
"Can I get a copy of the paper? I want to sue you including that idiot."
As much as I glared, the more his gaze softened that only added fuel to my fire.
Who will win! Me or him!
But he cheated! He winked, then twirled me around landing on his lap, with him slipping his hands under my hoodie.
"It's cold! Take it out!" I struggled, toast and turned, only for him to pull me closer, my back to his chest.
"That's why I am keeping it in."
"No!" I am worried about something else, "what if someone sees us!?"
"Leave them." He said, not interested to discuss about anything which aren't related to us. The touch was travelling and roaming on my bare skin.
That reaction. My hands were sweating, growing weak.
"Have you heard of the 'office romance'?"
He started with his usual teasing.
"Stop that!" Does he really wants to get under the sheet?! Help! Bloody heaven!
"I don't want anything to do with your crazy fantasy!" I struggled.
"It can be made into reality." He was dead serious.
Jesus!
Creakk. The door was unlocked and we were intruded by a girl, maybe younger than me, and she was watching us getting all over each other.
We were caught! She remained stationary, like a statue.
I thought I will surely die today, but then she gave us thumbs up excited about it.
"Go for it, brother!" She cheered, giggling like a fan girl, "I knew you had it in you!"
She peeked in without leaving and even taking the pic with her as a memento of us getting engaged in the act.
"Then shut up and move along, Peggy," Haze waved her motioning her to go away.
?what was happening here?
"Who is she?" I asked.
"Jealous?" He nipped my ears from the back.
"No! Just asking!" I was just asking, this idiot.
"My sister. The one who sent you to the honeymoon setup." I remembered all those pinky setups when he said that. Even the image of all kind of kinky stuff too by the bed resurfaced which I had thrown them away in the garbage bin. I need to puke. I feel shiver down my spine too.
I think I am going to need a sleeping pill to sleep if it keeps on hunting me.
Now that he mentioned about it, she did have the same hair and the eye colour.
We were inturpted by the assistant who came to call me out from the detention room.
"Mr. Haze, we are halted for the meeting. It's in five minute."
He even let me go for now, annoyed.
"These barbarians sure do love to barge in without invitation."
I laughed at his state of annoyance. I hope I get to see this on the regular basis as my routine entertainment.
I wish for this life to last longer, our happy playful days.
I am not sure how or am I willing to go to next level and accept this life, but I want to give it a try. Will I really succeed? Can I do this? Haze, I will try my best as long as you dont break my trust...
I hope our days ahead are stored on the middle path of the life road, a normal life ahead since I can't ask for life all fairy tale and unicorn.
Third person perspective
Few more months will go on, like he wished he could live.
The normal chatting and playing with normal friends, a lively morning and peaceful sleeps.
But, what next he finds out and what awaits him will be the biggest turning point of his life.
Every either may fall apart. He may lose everything he ever has right now, especially Haze he knows right now might actually... be what he never knew.
"Everything is ready to be executed," said the guy playing with the picture of Leah sticked to the wall in the dark with lighting of only the street lights, somewhere in the nearby hideaway, through the crowds the days are now starting to gloom.
ah... Remembering Junjou Romantica