Sometimes Love Is Not Enough

Chapter 6: Seijuurou's bad day

Seijuurou wasn’t just angry right now. He was damn furious. This day was full of problems and it seemed like it would only get worse.

The first thing that was terrible about this day was the weather; when he woke up this morning, it looked like the sun was going to shine all day long, but right when he got to work, the dark clouds were everywhere and the blue sky was nowhere to be seen. He wouldn’t really care about the weather – he never does – but today was different from other days. It wasn’t only the weather that made him feel this bad; he was sure that he had caught a cold somewhere. Seijuurou felt dizzy and with every step he took, he felt like dying. Everything was spinning around him and he couldn’t keep his eyes open anymore.

And it still wasn’t the end of his why-is-this-day-horrible list. Since he had work to do, he couldn’t stay at home. His father would give him another lecture about keeping up the hard work even if there were minor problems and he surely doesn’t want to hear it again. When his father asked about what was wrong with him this morning, the redhead said that he didn’t feel very good, but he could still go to work, because his temperature was average.

Yes, he thought that the cold or whatever it was would go away rather quickly, but he was mistaken. When he was finally in his office, Seijuurou’s only thought was, that he wanted to go home and sleep properly as soon as possible. That – obviously – wasn’t possible. He had many things to do today, and he decided to do it faster, so he could go home earlier.

Then, when he was finally done, his father told him that a meeting that Seijuurou is obligated to attend will take place at 4 PM and there isn’t a single chance for him to skip it and go home. He wanted to say that he wouldn’tshow up, but he couldn’t open his mouth to say his piece of mind, he couldn’t disobey his father.

So he came and was listening to men who talked and talked and talked... But then, one of them said something that caused yet another problem. Again. He didn’t hear it all that well, because his head hurt like hell and he couldn’t listen to everything the man said, but what he did hear was enough for him to figure out that it would make this day far worse than he thought. The unknown man said something about how, this corporation, Seijuurou and his father hadn’t done anything good that would make him accept the offer to build a new hotel with them.

He didn’t understand what the man meant by that, because the Akashi Corporation wasn’t one of the most prestigious for nothing; they helped the other firms with many things, and there is always something about the company in the news. There isn’t a single person who would dare refuse to work together with the Akashi family. So why this man decided to be the first one who would refuse an offer like this was an unpleasant surprise and an enigma that piqued his interest.

Soon enough, Seijuurou realized what this was about and he wasn’t that delighted to find out. He hated any kind of charity that could exist. His father was well aware of that, but of course he couldn’t say this to his probably new future partner, it would destroy the business. Instead of doing this kind of thing by himself, he proclaimed that his lovely son had already some plans that included helping others. When the man asked about what kind of charity he supposedly was going to perform, he didn’t answer. He didn’t have to; his father answered the question for him. Like always, after all. His father appointed another meeting, but this time just with Seijuurou and the man who just had to run his bigmouth and aggravate his day much more, as if it wasn’t bad enough already. The older Akashi asserted that Seijuurou was still uncertain, but that he was going to make his decision this evening and he would meet with the man again, to inform him about his plans. The meeting ended with that, and everyone was gone in a second.

And that’s the story about his terrible day, one he could consider as the worst. He doesn’t even know much about charity, he hates doing it, so he wasn’t acquainted with the ropes of it. Everything about charity is just horrible. He doesn’t want to touch any dirty kids in an orphanage, or giving food to homeless people who are filthy as hell. He feels uncomfortable with touching or him being touched. And his dad conscious of this still, schemed this kind of deception.