Mina is staring at the person walking towards them.
Momo catches a girl staring at her. Maybe her leather jacket is attracting too much attention.
"There he is!" Momo's father waves at her direction "This is my son-like daughter. She's boyish most of the time but she still has that feminine side in her" "I told you to stop changing my gender whenever you feel like it. I'm still a girl after all" Momo pouts at him. She looks at the girl sitting in front of her. "Hi, my name is Hirai Momo. What's your-" "HIRAI?" Mina cuts her off then looks at her father "I told you I don't need a business partner" "It's disrespectful to cut off someone when they're talking, Mina. Go and introduce yourself first then we'll talk" Myoui-san answered her. "I'm...Mina. Myoui Mi-" "MYOUI?" Momo turns her head towards her dad "Why are they here?"
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"Hirai-san and I wants HM and M2 to become business partners".
"What could be better than having the two most successful companies become partners? You'll be unbeatable" Hirai-san chimes in. "But they're our rivals. And I don't need a business partner who steals my clients" Momo whines. "Your client came to us willingly. Apparently, she said you're not attractive enough compared to the contract you gave her". "Stop fighting and just do exactly what we ask you to do" Myoui-san told the both of them. "But-" Momo stopped talking as soon as the food came in. "Oooh... the food sure looks delicious" Hirai-san whistles as the food settles down infront of them. "We ordered the chef's recommendation before you came. Or do you prefer something else?" "No, no. It's fine. The Hirai family appreciates food more than anything else. Especially her." Hirai-san looks at his daughter who's already eaten 4 sushi rolls.
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"I have to go to the washroom" Mina told them and walks out of the room. Mina stares at Momo's leather jacket that she hung "It smells like the alcohol from that night" she thought.
Momo caught a whiff of Mina's perfume.
"Roses. She smells like roses from that night" Momo thinks to herself. Momo excuses herself to chase after Mina.
"Uhh Mina?" "Wow. Were we on a first-name basis Hirai-san?" "I guess. Since we'll be business partners soon." Momo shrugs. "I thought you didn't like the idea of being business partners with me" "Of course I don't like it. But it's my father's company. How can I say no?" "True" Mina replies while turning off the tap.
"So why did you come running to the toilet? I'm sure it isn't because you're looking for me." "It is, actually" "So, what do you want to ask?" "Can I smell you for a bit?" "Wha-"
Momo pulls Mina towards her and sniffs the crook of her neck. "It is the same as the scent from that night" Momo whispers, not realizing her hot breath can actually be felt by Mina.
"Wh- wha- what do you think you're doing Hirai Momo?!?" Mina stutters. "Oh. Sorry, my bad. Just wanted to confirm something with you. You smell like roses" "What? Do you have a fetish for sniffing people? I hope you don't do that to your clients. No wonder she didn't sign it." Mina whispers the last part. "I still can hear you, you know." Momo says. "Then good. At least your hearing is normal" Mina replies while walking out from the washroom.
"She smells like that blondie I met that night. And Momo has blonde hair too. Was that her?"
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"MOMOMOMOMOMO!" "Can you lower down your voice, Jeongyeon. I don't want to destroy the only normal thing I have on me" Momo says, obviously pissed about what Mina said last night. "What are you talking about? Anyways, I heard that we're going to be business partners with M2." "Yeah" "That's all? You're not mad or anything?" "Things just happened to go in that direction, Mina and I hates it but we have no other choice." "Who's Mina?" "M2's CEO" "...Is she pretty?" "Quite. But not my type. Don't you have better things to do Miss Yoo?" "I FORGOT! I STILL HAVE PILES OF WORK TO DO. GOTTA GO! BYE MOMO!" Jeongyeon runs with a sandwich in her hand and a coffee in the other. "We should be at school enjoying....not at work dying" Momo sighs.
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Momo decides to get drunk for the
weekend. She drives to the club she frequents. "Oh, there's a lot of people today. Maybe because it's Friday night." Momo stares at the long queuing line "Good thing I don't have to queue"
"Welcome back Hirai-san. Would you like to go in your room? We kept it empty for you." "Oh. Thank you, but I guess I'll just hang around a bit before going in."
Momo sits at the bar counter and orders her usual, a shot of Casa Noble. 4 shots of the same drink but she's still not drunk. At least that's what she thinks.
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"Myoui-san, an invitation card was sent to you this morning" "Where is it?" "It's on your table"
"I can't believe she's holding a birthday party at a club" Mina squints her eyes to check if she's at the right place. "ToCoda" Mina reads the invitation Tzuyu gave her. "Yep. I'm at the correct place."
Mina decides to take a break from all the dancing and screaming. She walks towards the bar counter only to see a familiar blonde haired girl.
"Hirai-san?" Mina calls out, but no reply. So she decided to sit at the empty seat next to the blondie to get a good look at her face. "It is you, Hirai-san. What are you doing here alone?" "Ahhh~~~ It's Mina~~~Whatareyouudoingheree?" Momo slurs her words. "Are you drunk perhaps?" "Noooooo...The Hirai family don't get drunk easilyyy" "Well, I guess you're the odd one out from that family now." Mina tries to hide her laugh. "Do you know her?" The bartender asks. "Uh...Yes but-" "Can you please bring her to her room at the end of this corridor" "Her room? She lives here?" "No, no. She books a room here in case she gets too drunk to go back home" "Well...okay, I guess" Mina answers.
It took 20 minutes for Mina to drag Momo into the room and lays her on the bed"
"Gosh...you're heavier than I thought" "Hehehehe...Wanttocheckoutmytonedabs?" Momo lifts her shirt high enough so that Mina could see it. "What are you doing?" Mina pulls Momo shirt back down. "I'm going outside" "Noo~~~ Don'tgoooo~~" Momo jumps down from the bed and clings onto Mina like a koala bear on a tree. "Then what do you want me to do?" Mina asks. "Just...stay with me till I fall asleep"
Momo does not know why she's acting like she's drunk when she's actually not.
Momo does not know why she asks Mina to stay.
Momo does not know why her heart is beating so fast.
Mina isn't drunk.
Mina does not want to stay. (She does)
Mina does not know why her heart is beating so fast.
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Writer's note:
YAYY. THEY FINALLY MET!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
