After Hour

Part 6 - Something that we don't know

The sunlight was too bright today. The weather forecast said that today is a sunny day to go to a beach. But today is not a good day for Shida Manaka. She have to survive during long lecture in her campus.

"Geez.. just how long that baldie will end his speech." mumbled Manaka.
"Sshh don't say that. How if he heard you?" whisper a girl with a beauty mark near below her eyes, Sasaki Kumi.
"Do you write all what he said?" asked Manaka.
"Yes, wanna copy my notes?" offered Kumi.
"Sure! You really know what I mean." grinned Manaka.
"I know that you will not write a note in his lectures." said Kumi.
"You are really my lifesaver Kumi!" grinned Manaka widely.

Meanwhile in a luxury hotel where Sugai Yuuka will hold a meeting with Shiraishi Mai..

"Is everything ready?" asked Yuuka to her assistant while having a morning tea.
"Yes Ojou-sama. Shiraishi-san will arrive at 9.45." said Yuuka's assistant.
"Hm.. It is almost 9.45. I will go to the meeting room now." said Yuuka as she stand up and walk outside her room.
"I will bring your documents." said the assistant as she took the documents on the table then she followed Yuuka to the meeting room.

As Yuuka arrived in the meeting room, there is Moriya Akane waiting inside. She sit on the chair next to Yuuka's chair.

"Morning Akane, I thought you will not come. I was waiting for you in my room." greeted Yuuka then she sat on her chair next to Akane.
"Morning Yukka, I just arrived a minute ago and directly went to this room. So where is Shiraishi?" asked Akane.
"She will arrive soon." answered Yuuka.

Yuuka's assistant put the documents in front of Yuuka then she stand back behind Yuuka.
"Thank you.." thanked Yuuka to her assistant then she opened the documents.

"What will you talk about with Shiraishi?" asked Akane.
"About Sakamichi Group's funds."
"Ah that's not really interesting." sighed Akane.
"But Shiraishi said that she wants to talk about Mr. Shi's research too."
"We never meet him right? I heard that he worked for Nogizaka?"
"Yeah but it has been a long time Mr. Shi didn't appeared. All he left only his unfinished researches."
"Where did he go?" curious Akane.
"We don't know." said Yuuka as she read the documents.

Suddenly the door opened. A woman with white dress came in beautifully with some girls followed her back. She was Shiraishi Mai.
Yuuka and Akane immidiately stand up to greet Shiraishi. All of them bowed each other after a nice greetings.

"Hello Sugai, nice to meet you. You bring Moriya with you too?" greeted Shiraishi.
"Yes, Moriya will join our meeting today. Please have a seat Shiraishi-san." said Yuuka as Akane nodded slightly to Shiraishi.
"I told you to not call me using '-san'. Just Shiraishi or Mai is fine because we are friends right?" smiled Shiraishi as she take her seat followed by her people.
"But you are my senior so I don't feel like I can drop '-san' after your name." smiled Yuuka wryly.
"Just drop the '-san' after my name because we already admitted you guys as one family." smiled Shiraishi.

In a big round table there are Sugai Yuuka, Moriya Akane, and Shiraishi Mai. Three of them sat next to each other, Sugai Yuuka sat in the middle of Shiraishi and Akane while the other Shiraishi's people sat on the opposite.

"Before we start the meeting let me introduce my people. I bring 3 main person that mostly helped me. From the right please introduce yourself." said Shiraishi.

A long brown haired girl stand up and she introduced herself to Yuuka and Akane.
"Hello, my name is Sakurai Reika. I am captain of Nogizaka, nice to meet you."

The girl named Sakurai Reika sat down then a girl with beauty mark on her lips stand up and smiled to Yuuka and Akane.
"My name is Umezawa Minami from spy association. Nice to meet you."