What Can I Get In Return? (OHSHC) [Kyouya x OC]

Chapter 16: HEALING THE SCARS

Chapter 16:

HEALING THE SCARS


After the playground scene, Akari and Kyouya walked back to Akari's house, holding hands silently. As they walked into the huge doors, all the guests who were still there turned, some sighing in relief and some still wondering what exactly had happened. Before anything, Mr. Koizumi came up to both of them, and swiftly slapped Akari.

"How could you just run out like that?! Do you know how worried I was?!" He asked her, relief and disappointment in his eyes.

"...when have you ever been worried for me. It's always been about the corporation, you've never shown interest in me as an individual! I've always been treated as--"

"HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY REAL REASONS ARE?! EVERY SIGNIFICANT DECISION I'VE MADE HAS BEEN FOR YOU AND MASAKI'S SAKE! I'VE WORKED HARDER AND HARDER JUST TO SURE WE LIVE TREASURED LIVES, I RE-MARRIED SO YOU COULD HAVE A FEMALE ROLE MODEL, I---"

"DID I ASK FOR ANY OF THAT?! ALL I NEEDED WAS TO TREAT ME LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER, I DIDN'T NEED ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR THAT!" Akari exclaimed in anger and sorrow, causing her father to become stunned and silent. Kyouya held Akari's hand and gave it a slight squeeze to reassure her and calm her, then he stepped forward to Mr. Koizumi

"Excuse me sir, I'd appreciate to give me your blessings," Kyouya said to Mr. Koizumi, bowing slightly "I'm in love with your daughter, very much so, she's an extremely beautiful individual inside and out, so I'd like to have your blessings to marry her."

Mr. Koizumi turned and looked at Kyouya confused. "What are you talking about, I've already accepted you and Akari getting married, there's no re-"

"Yes, I know, but you've accepted it on the terms that it would only be for a bond between both our family's corporations. I'm asking for your blessing as someone who truly cares for your daughter, I have no interest in being the successor of the Ootori medical group as long as I can be with Akari."

Mr. Koizumi looked at him in surprise, then thought for a while. "I'll give you my blessing,...if you promise to give Akari the love and attention I never gave to her."

Akari looked at her father with astonishment, her eyes beginning to water. "Yes sir, I will" Kyouya said, smiling sincerely at Mr. Koizumi.

"Thank you Kyouya" Mr. Koizumi said as he bowed slightly. Akari ran over and hugged her father, letting her feelings reach him with her touch. Mr. Koizumi looked at her with happiness before hugging her back. As she let go of her father, Akari looked up at him, her face streaked with tears, and smiled purely.

"Thank you" She whispered to him, before returning to Kyouya's side. As Mr. Ootori heard the conversation, he walked over and looked straight at Kyouya, who stood tall and stared straight back at him.

"Do you truly love Akari?" Mr. Ootori asked, his voice filled with seriousness.

"Yes, I do, more than anything" Kyouya answered sternly.

Mr. Ootori then turned and stared at Akari as if examining her, making her stare back at him with clear eyes. He then sighed and paused before talking. "I wondered for a while why you chose Akari, not that I find anything wrong with her, but I just couldn't think of why out of all your choices. First I thought it was for her looks, but I believe it was something else. You have changed significantly since you've met her, Kyouya, I can see it in your eyes. She must be someone very special if she can bring out your emotions like they once were. I give you both my blessings as well. Oh, and, Akari...thank you."

Akari looked at Mr. Ootori with respect and smiled politely. "I should be the one doing the thanking" she told him, bowing slightly.

As the crowd that was gathered heard their conversation, they started to clap, exclaiming cheers and congratulations to Akari and Kyouya. When they heard all this, Akari and Kyouya looked over to each other, and bowed slightly to the crowd in thanks and acknowledgement.

"Thank you everyone, we'll still be having the wedding in two weeks, but instead, it won't only be to join these two corporations together, but also to join two lovers. We hope you all can attend" Mr. Ootori announced to the crowd, and then Mr. Koizumi invited them to stay for dinner to reconcile for the ruckus earlier.

After the scene was over, Kyouya and Akari ate dinner together at the banquet, simply talked to each other about their thoughts, and at the end of the night, as Kyouya was walking out the door, he swiftly ran back and surprised Akari with a sweet kiss and a whisper of "good night, my love", which made Akari blush, and then walked out of the house as if the affectionate touch did not happen.

And even though Akari was embarrassed of the kiss, she couldn't help but want to kiss him again, but she had a feeling there would be many more affectionate moments with her and a Kyouya to come in the future.

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Author's note:
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This is NOT the last chappy, thanks to some awesome readers commenting about my previous question, I am going to make a wedding chapter. There'll be two chapters more, the final chapter and an extra chapter I want to write about them, so to all the readers who've read this story and waited for each chapter update during each time I couldn't think of an idea, THANK YOU, AND I LOVE YOU ALL AGAIN!!!

ARRIVEDERCI,

~Olives :3