𝙼𝚒𝚛𝚢𝚘𝚔𝚞 ★ s. ᴍᴀɴᴊɪʀᴏ

𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚢 𝚘𝚗𝚎

Your POV

I slowly opened my eyes, gaining consciousness and finally being awake. I remembered that I fell asleep when I messaged Manjiro about his lunch. I stretched my arms and heard a few pops which were absolutely satisfying. I feel so refreshed after that nap.

After staying up so late with Manjiro since I had to tutor him in Tagalog. I was so surprised that he was so interested in learning that even though I told him we should end the lesson, he still asked for more. 

"Teka, anong oras na ba?" I muttered before yawning and reaching for my phone. 

[T: Wait, what time is it?]

6:45 pm

"Eh?" Blinking my eyes a few times before it finally sunk in. I turned off my phone and turned it on again to see if I imagined things but unfortunately not.

I quickly sat up and gasped as I looked around to see the wall clock and the time was still the same as on my phone.

"HALA, TANGINA, WHAT?!" I exclaimed with disbelief.

I slept the whole afternoon and no one even bothered to wake me up? So much for being a manager, I was basically slacking off.

Standing up quickly to try and get things done, I turned around to look at my table and to my surprise, there was someone sleeping at my desk.

It was Manjiro, leaning down on my desk, with papers and books buried under.

I took a peek and realized he was even trying to write sentences in Tagalog. Although he misspelled some words and misused "ng" and "nang", it's so endearing to see him put so much effort.

[ Ng- the exact counterpart of the English preposition 'of.']
[Nang- the counterpart of the English conjunction when.]

A small smile made its way to my lips before I looked at him sleeping peacefully. He's always eager to learn as quickly as possible since I mention that my parents want to meet him one day.

As I continued to look at him, the more my heart beats faster.

There's been something bothering me lately. Even though he talks to me about his day, I feel like he's hiding something but I have no right to force him to say whatever it is.

Another thing is that, our relationship...

How do I describe it? Fast or paced quickly? No, that's not it.

In any case, the fact that when I met him and doesn't know who he really was, I felt some sort of connection.

I may not be the wisest person but after what happened with me and Da- that garbage, it's hard to trust. But I still went and look for Manjiro who I met when I was a child through his brother.

Of course, I knew the possibility of finding him was low but it's like I just had to come here to Japan no matter what. And now that I found him, instead of an awkward reunion, it felt more rewarding.

I was comfortable with him and it seemed like he is too. Normally, we'd have to get to know more about each other but it's like I knew him well.

It's like...we've been here before. (sigh) I should stop overthinking too much.

I subconsciously reached out to his face to brush away his hair, taking a clearer view of his face.

"You're too handsome that it should be a sin." I muttered as I admire his face.

As I retreated from his face, he surprised me by grabbing my wrist and placing my palm on his cheek. His eyes slowly fluttered open and his lips tugged a small smile.

"Lulu-chin, if you like my face that much, don't hesitate to look or touch it anytime." He said.

ACK- OH MY GOSH ANG POGI. DI KAKAYANIN NG HEART KO TO!

[T: ACK- OH MY GOSH SO HANDSOME. MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT!]

I got even flustered when he kissed my palm that I can't even say a thing.

"Since I'm yours." He said with a heart-stopping smile.

"A-Ang init naman dito. Buksan ko lang yung isang bintana." I exclaielmed and pulled my hand back and turned away to open the window.

[T: I-It's so hot in here. I'll just open the window.]

Ang init ng mukha ko, kalma lang Luz.

[T: My face feels hot, calm down Luz.]

After I opened the window, the cool night breeze brushed my skin, and at the same time, Manjiro's arm was wrapped around my waist and his head laid on my shoulder.

I'm already flustered as it is and now he does this?

Before I can even say anything, I noticed how he slightly tightened his grip around me.

We both stayed like that in silence until I calmed down and finally asked what was the matter. He just said it's about work but didn't go much into detail so I just nodded.

"It's so late, how about we go back home?" I asked and he nodded. Hand in hand, we walked home.

??? POV

Finally, after a few hours of flight, we landed at the airport. Looking at the time, it's already 8 pm here but the airport still looks busier than ever.

Japan, huh? It's been a long time since I came here.

"What a long and tiring day." I muttered as I continue to walk out of the airport and outside, I saw someone in formal wear and a fancy car.

"Welcome to Japan, young master Danielo. Your father, Mr. Furukawa, awaits you." He said and I smirked as I got inside while he took my luggage to the back of the car.

My father? What a joke, he never was a father to me, not even a husband to my mother. He's just my tool to find my dove that got free from its cage. Everything is in perfect timing, with my so-called father on the brink of death, as his only living child, I am to inherit the company he built at the cost of destroying his family.

If he was greedy for money, I am greedy for someone too. 

With a company that my father runs, I'm sure he's got many connections and once they're all mine, I'm sure Luz will regret every single second for leaving me.

Luz, that woman that drives me crazy after she left me. If not for the bitch I picked up at the bar, it wouldn't turn out like this. Even though I killed her already, it does not change the fact that Luz left.

Luzviminda Delos Reyes, you can't always run from me nor ignore me if I find you here, right? You'll be left with no choice but to come back to me. I'll make sure of it.

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