CHAPTER 3

Mei looked to Gina who had a wide smile on her face. "Well should we head inside?" Gina spoke with a wide grin.

They made their way into the elevator, Mei pressed the button for the top floor, she gave Gina a confused look as she was leaning against the elevator wall with her arms crossed.

"Which floor are you?" Mei waited for a response, but the answer that the young woman gave made her only wander even more about the circle of people Yuzu hangs around with these days.

"Same floor" It was the first time Mei had seen a serious look on Gina's face, she seemed to be in deep thought. Mei was having thoughts of her own.

From what she knew, Gina was a waitress at the Cafe that her and Yuzu had gone to the day before.

The apartment building only accommodated people from wealthy families. Mei looked at Gina, she wasn't wearing anything flashy or extravagant.

'Who is she exactly?' Mei was brought out of her thoughts as the elevator reached her floor and the doors opened.

Gina extended her arm gesturing for Mei to go first.

"After you, miss"

Gina exited after Mei, they both were heading in the same direction.

Mei's mind started thinking of the worse.

'What if she doesn't live here? Could she be following me? Why is she walking the same way as me?'

Mei snapped out of her thoughts as she heard Gina speak to her.

She turned her head to see that Gina had opened a door and was smiling.

"Sorry, what did you say?" Guilt instantly came over Mei as she realised she was thinking all those things for nothing.

Gina's expression softened as she spoke again to the raven haired beauty.

"Would you like to come in for some tea?"

Mei still felt a bit sick, she looked down and realised she was still wearing Yuzu's pyjamas.

She bowed as she answered her "Thank you for the offer, but I will have to politely decline, i'm not feeling very well"

As Mei stood back up she placed her key into the next apartment door to Gina and opened it.

Gina gave a wide smile as she spoke

"No worries, some other time then, neighbour"

She quickly entered her apartment and closed the door.

Mei entered her apartment and made her way to her bedroom.

'I need a nice hot bath and a sleep'

YUZU'Z AND HARUMINS APARTMENT

-Snap-

"Arghhh!" Yuzu groaned as she threw the broken pencil into the rubbish.

Harumin came into the room with some freshly made tea, she gave Yuzu a concerned expression as she spoke "Are you sure your o.k Yuzucchi? thats like your 8th pencil you have broken. Isn't it?"

Yuzu took the cup of tea from her friend and had a sip before she spoke back.

"Just alot on my plate at the moment, you know."

Yuzu placed the cup down and lent back in her chair flicking her head back so she could look at the ceiling.

Harumin lent over Yuzu so that she could look her in the eye as she spoke.

"This wouldn't have anything to do with a certain Black haired, ex student council president. Would it?"

Yuzu stared into Harumins eyes. she honestly didn't know what was going on with her at the moment.

The image of Gina with her arm over Mei's shoulder as she left with burned into her memory. She couldn't explain it, what exactly was she feeling? Why was that so concerning for her.

Yuzu was brought out of her thoughts as Harumin flicked her on the forehead with her hand.

"Oww Haru what was that for?"

Harumin gave Yuzu a concerned look as she lent back and went to leave Yuzu's room.

"I said it Yesterday too Yuzu....."

Yuzu shivered as Harumin called her by her nickname that everyone uses.

"I dont want to see anyone get hurt" She paused for a moment as she seemed to be collecting her thoughts before she spoke again.

"Especially you"

Before Yuzu could reply, Harumin had already left her room and softly closed the door.

-RING-

Yuzu quickly grabbed her phone she saw Rens name on the phone I.D, she smiled as she answered.

"Hi Babe"

Rens voice came through soft and caring as he spoke to Yuzu.

"Good evening My love....."

Yuzu blushed at the nickname, she listened quietly to her fiance on the other line.

"I know that you have a big assignment tomorrow, so I thought we could have dinner together to help you relax a little"

Yuzu went to speak but there was a knock at her door.

-knock, knock-

A huge grin was on her face as she opened the door.

"Ren, you didn't have to"

Ren was standing in front of her with 2 bags of food. He lent in and gave Yuzu a kiss on the cheek, as he stood back he spoke softly.

"I'm guessing that you haven't had anything to eat, so i brought your favourite from that restaurant you love so much"

Yuzu gave him a hug as she pressed her nose into his perfectly ironed suit, she took in his scent as she slowly let go and looked up at him before she answered.

"That actually sounds perfect right now"

Ren made his way to the kitchen and straight away started to put the food onto plates for him and Yuzu.

The two ate their dinner together, Yuzu told Ren about what had happened with Mei and how she saw Gina at the same apartment building.

Ren swallowed his food before he spoke. "Are you worried because its Gina?"

Yuzu honestly didn't know how to answer, Mei was a adult now and can make her own decisions but Yuzu knew that the crowd that Gina hung out with would not be the best for Mei.

She looked at Ren with a sad smile as she spoke.

"I just dont know Ren, the amount of trouble Gina gets herself into"

Yuzu stopped on her sentence which caused Ren to give her a concerned look. He tilted his head back as he let a quiet sigh out and looked at the ceiling before he spoke.

"O.k, i'll talk to her for you babe"

After dinner with her fiancé, Yuzu was back in her room trying to finish her assignment.

Ren was laying on her bed as he seemed busy with something on his laptop.

Yuzu let out a loud sigh which caused the blue eyed young man to look at her.

Ren made his way to Yuzu and started to massage her shoulders, she immediately melted at his touch.

After loosening a few knots Ren lent down and gave Yuzu a soft kiss on the cheek before he spoke.

"Is there anything I can help you with my love?"

Yuzu placed her hand on top of his as she spoke "I just finished, i'm actually a bit tired. I might just take a shower babe"

After her shower Yuzu and Ren lay comfortably in bed. Yuzu had her head on his chest as he wrapped his arm around her pulling her in close.

Yuzu let the sound of Ren's breathing sooth her, she glided her hand along his chest and down to his stomach, her finger tips traced each definition of his ripped body. Sleep slowly took over them.

A FEW HOURS LATER...

Yuzu slowly woke from her sleep, it was still dark outside, she looked at the clock, it was only 2am. Her and Ren were still in the same position before they fell asleep. Yuzu looked up at him, her bright emerald eyes lost in his deep blue eyes.

"Your awake" Ren spoke with a warm smile.

She moved her head up to capture his lips.

He softly caressed her face with his free hand as he easily slid his tongue into her mouth, Yuzu quickly moved and was now straddling the handsome blonde haired man.

She went to lean down for another kiss when....

-Ring-

Both let out a loud sigh as the phone continued to ring. They both knew that he had to answer it. Yuzu knew that anyone that called that phone was always important and being the Head of the Company he had to always take calls at anytime of the night.

"Hello, this is Ren"

Yuzu lay back down on her side as she waited for the call to end.

"What?!"

Yuzu turned her head to look at her lover, his face showing a lot of anger as he continued to speak.

"Out of all the stupid things you have done, this is..."

He turned his head and instantly locked eyes with Yuzu, his expression changed.

Yuzu was trying to figure out what his expression was right now, she felt like it was in between a worried, sad and angry look.

"Whatever, just tell me where you are"

Ren didn't bother to say goodbye to whoever he was talking as he abruptly hung up the phone and turned his body to fully face Yuzu.

She grabbed his hand as she spoke softly and caring to him.

"Is everything o.k? who was that?"

Yuzu waited for him to answer, but the answer he gave her broke her whole world in 2.

"That was Gina, it seems she has gotten into trouble again"

Yuzu shook her head as she held eye contact with him and spoke.

"What was it this time? Too much to drink? A fight?"

Ren grabbed Yuzu's other hand and started to rub his thumbs along the top of her hands.

Yuzu started to feel scared, the only time Ren would act like this is if he had something bad to tell her.

She held her breath as she waited for him to speak.

"She is fine but it seems that she took someone with her this time and...."

Yuzu feared the worse she quickly spoke and prayed that she was wrong

"Mei?"

Ren slowly nodded his head, he saw Yuzu space out, a million things were going through her mind right now.

Yuzu ran down the hospital hallway, as soon as the reception had given her the room number she was gone like a flash, leaving Ren behind at the desk apologising for his Fiancés rude behaviour.

She flung the door open "Mei!"

There she was sitting on the bed with a bruise already visible on her pale skin. Meis eyes widened as she wasn't expecting to see her Blonde step sister walk through the door.

"Yuzu i-"

Before Mei could even say anything Yuzu already had walked straight over to Gina who was sitting next to Mei, she grabbed her by the collar and had lifted her off the ground.

"What were you thinking!?"

Mei was in shock she had never seen Yuzu this angry ever in her life, before she could interfere there was another voice.

"Calm down babe" Ren placed a hand on Yuzu's shoulder. She loosened her grip and lowered her to the ground.

Yuzu quickly turned back and had all her attention on Mei as she started to check over her.

"Gina come with me" Ren spoke in a serious tone as he grabbed Gina's hand and led her out of the room.

Mei sat there confused, she wasn't entirely sure what was happening, after she watched Ren and Gina leave the room she now had her focus on the blonde that was fussing over her.

"It's fine Yuzu, the Doctor already checked over me"

Yuzu shook her head as she answered her ex lover "I know, but I want to make sure that they didn't miss anything"

Yuzu sat back in the chair and let out a loud sigh as she started to rub her temple with her hand.

"Mei, what happened?"

"Dont be angry at her Yuzu" Yuzu's head shot up as she looked at Mei with a confused expression, she went to speak but Mei cut her off first.

"She was only trying to protect me, I went to the convenience store to pick up a few things. Gina was already there buying something for her dinner."

Mei gently rubbed her cheek as she continued to speak.

"We decided to walk back home together since we are neighbours, then out of no where 3 guys came out and threatened us" Yuzu sat quietly as she listened to every word Mei was saying.

"One of them knocked me to the ground first, Gina moved so fast, she had knocked them all out before I could stand back up" Yuzu watched as Mei had a clear blush starting to form on her face

"She was really amazing" Mei turned to Yuzu as she spoke again.

"So please dont be angry at her, she was the one that insisted we come to the hospital"

Yuzu took in a deep breath a few times before she let out another sigh and spoke.

"O.k Mei, I'm just glad your alright"

Just then Ren and Gina walked back into the room, Yuzu quickly stood up and apologised.

"Sorry for assuming the worst Gina" Yuzu glanced at Mei then back to Gina "Mei is very important to me-" Gina quickly cut Yuzu off as she spoke.

"Dont worry about it Yuzu" She looked at Ren then back at Yuzu as she continued to speak.

"I have had worse done to me, I gotta go anyway"

Gina grabbed her coat and was out the door so fast that no one even had a chance to say anything else.

After getting cleared from the Doctor Ren, Yuzu and Mei were all in his car heading to Mei's apartment. The ride was silent, Mei felt the tension between Ren and Yuzu. She turned to look at Yuzu who was lost in her own thoughts as she stared out the window.

Before they knew it they were at the apartment. Yuzu and Ren walked Mei to her door, Mei noticed Ren knock on Gina's door but there was no answer.

"Just give her time to cool off babe" Yuzu tried to give a reassuring smile.

Ren nodded and sighed in defeat, he turned to Mei and gave a warm smile as he wished her good night. Yuzu gave Mei a awkward hug before she turned and walked back hand in hand with Ren.

Mei quietly closed the door, she made her way to her room and threw herself on the bed, as she stared at the ceiling Mei's mind began to wander.

'What is Ren's connection to Gina? Why would Yuzu get so angry with Gina so easily?'

Mei shot up as she heard a clear banging just outside her apartment door.

She grabbed a baseball bat that she had brought for safety reasons and slowly made her way to the entrance.

She opened the door and poked her head out, her eyes widened as she saw an extremely drunk Gina attempting to open her door but failing terribly.

"Do you want some help?" Mei asked as she approached the intoxicated young woman.

Gina turned to Mei and squinted her eyes to try and help focus her vision a bit more.

"Mei?"

Mei simply nodded as she grabbed the keys from Gina and easily opened the door in one try.

Gina nearly fell but luckily Mei caught her and helped her inside. As they made their way inside Gina motioned for Mei to leave her on the couch.

"This is fine Mei" Gina felt like the room was spinning.

Mei quickly grabbed a glass of water and handed it to her "Here you should try and drink this"

Gina took the glass and drank the contents in seconds, she lay on her back as she kicked her shoes of and they fell to the ground.

Mei was concerned, why would Gina get wasted like that? Not that she could judge, she had done the same thing just the other day and if it wasn't for Harumi, Matsuri and Yuzu, who knows where she might have ended up.

"Are you o.k? is there anything else you need?" Mei asked softly, but the reply Gina gave had her confused and curious.

"A new life would be great" Gina kept her eyes on the ceiling as she tried to refocus her vision.

Mei thought for a minute. Even though being a waitress doesn't seem like that great of a job, Gina was living in the top apartment in the city, she seem to have a happy personality, so why would she say that?

"Your life seems great" Mei spoke as she tried to comfort the girl that looks like she is having a life crisis.

Gina let out a small giggle before she spoke "Yeah real great, I work in a cafe. My mother and Father disowned me. The only person I can really count on is my brother, but he probably hates me to after tonight" Gina took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she continued to speak.

"And to top it off, the one person that I have fallen in love with will never be mine"

Gina continued to ramble on about this amazing person to Mei as she sat there quietly and listened.

"I mean, I was the one that met her first and friended her first. If it wasn't for me the two of them would have never met"

-Ring-

Gina grabbed her phone "Hmph see" She pointed her phone at Mei to show the ID which said 'BROTHER'

Gina gave Mei the phone as she spoke "Could you answer please, I dont feel like talking to him. Just say im asleep or something"

Before Mei could say anything Gina had answered the phone and given it to her.

"Hello" Mei waited for the voice to come through on the other side but the voice she heard was not the one she was expecting.

"Hello? Gina?" Mei was quiet as she tried to make sense of what was happening right now.

"Yuzu?" Mei asked as she waited patiently for an answer.

"Mei? why do you have Gina's phone?"

Mei answered Yuzu's question with a question of her own.

"Why do you have her Brothers phone?"

The answer that the blonde gave made everything clear to Mei in a second.

"This is Ren's phone, I didn't think she would answer my call so I called off his phone"

Mei dropped the phone, she looked at Gina then down to the phone on the floor. She then looked back at Gina before she spoke.

"Y.....Your Georgina Hatichi!?"

TO BE CONTINUED....

HEY EVERYONE SORRY FOR THE SUPER DELAY ON THIS ONE, JUST KIND OF BEEN CAUGHT UP IN MY OTHER STORIES TO BE HONEST. BUT I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY THIS CHAPTER, I DO HAVE A BIT OF A PLAN ON WHERE I WANT THIS STORY TO GO, SO I HOPE YOU WILL ALL ENJOY THE RIDE.

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