Ranmaru Kurosaki- Wounded Heart

7. Three paper hearts

Misaki's p.o.v

After three days I really started believing that Ranmaru  has a girlfriend and for some reason that didn't feel right to me. I ran every morning with him but we didn't talk. He didn't try either. He made breakfast for the both of us but again we didn't spoke a word and Reiji kept on saying he must have a girlfriend over and over like he was deliberately trying to provoke me.

Like I already wasn't suffering enough.

But anyways, annoyed by the sudden turn of events I decided to avoid Ranmaru. And I rightfully did so all the way up to Friday when he showed up in my studio where I was recording. Everyone was pretty much confused. The few girls who worked there instantly made crowd in front of the studio.

My heart fluttered when I saw him. I ignored him yet here I was with my heart throwing a parade in his honor. I missed him.

"Ran.Kurosaki..Do you need anything?" I cleared my throat noticing everyone was listening intensively. Everyone in the studio suddenly had nothing better to do.

"I brought you something."He handed me a piece of paper. Everyone leaned to see it.

He shot them a glance and everyone looked away.

I pulled Ranmaru out of the studio and into an empty office. Then I looked at the paper he came to give me.

"Oh my god. This is an offer or an anime opening. They want me to write and sing and anime opening." My pulse was speeding up.

"Yeah." He said leaning on a desk and crossing his hands a proud smile on his face. "Shining gave it to me this morning. Wanted me to have the honors to tell you."

"But it's a duet." I added after I read that part.

"Yep."

"For me and...who's the other person."

"Who do you think?" He asked.

"You?"  My heart fluttered in excitement.

"The trailer song we wrote together is to blame. The producer noticed it had a different style so when I told him you helped me write it,  he insisted we did a duet and arranged an anime opening offer."

I was amazed. An anime offer. That seemed so cool. And I managed to get it because I was persistent to help Ranmaru.

"This is going to help you gain popularity." He pointed at the document. "The anime is going to be huge. Your brother even might notice you."

I hugged the peace of paper. "Thank you.. Oh thank you thank you."

"Now.." He grabbed my shoulders and turned me around. "You;re busy enough so we'll talk later tonight."

"I'm going to be done late tonight." I told him still feeling his hands on my shoulders. I didn't want him to let go. "But tomorrow is good."

"Tomorrow it is." He whispered in my ear and then nudged me to get back to work.

Ranmaru's p.o.v

 The driver picked me up and we headed to pick up Reiji who was doing a show for kids. Reiji entered the car and immediately started talking. Like I should have expected something else. I was leaned on the car door, staring outside the window thinking about how happy Misaki was when she saw the paper.

"Wiiih, those kids are surely energetic. How was your day Maru-chan?"

"What?" I finally turned towards him