Royal Academy

Meroko nodded and her gradmother looked over in Tai's direction.


"Anata ga go kibō no baai anata no fianse no mae no anata no kako no ainoseikatsu ni tsuite no hanashi o shinai." ((If you would please not talk about your past love lives in front of your fiance.)) Meroko sighed


"Sobo wa shite kudasai." ((Grandmother please))
 
Tai nodded,"Of course",he said and then looked out the window,this had been the reason why he stopped communicating with other people,they judged him,commanded him like he was a soldier and he was suppose to obey them and them only,demanding him to be someone whom he wasn't,and like that,Tai got sick of it.Suddenly Tai's phone rang and Tai looked at the caller,it was his mother."I have to take this...it's my mother",he looked in the direction of Meroko's grandmother before looking ahead and answering the call,"Yes Mother...what is it?".


There was muffled crying heard coming from the phone.Tai's eyes hardened,his teeth clenched,and the grip on his phone tightened,"When?",he questioned,there was a hint of sorrow in his voice,"What did the doctors say?".Tai let out a sigh and then continued speaking,"I'll leave on Friday....I'll bring Lu Chu with me as well...how is Father handling the news?",his voice seemed hesitant when he asked,"Grandfather...has cancer,doesn't he?",how he spoke was now a whisper,"Yes...Lu Chu and I will arrive in Tai Po on Friday and head to the hospital,I love you too Mother..good bye",he hung up and moved seats,going to the far back on the limo,he was staring out the window with a longing look in his eyes.Tai had originally thought that it would be a good day,however,after Meroko's Grandmother and now the news of his Grandfather dying of level 4 cancer,he had enough...if anything else were to happen,he would lose his cool for sure.
 
Meroko sighed


"Anata no shitsureidatta sobo. Kare wa takusan kayotte kite iru." ( Grandmother that was rude of you. He's been through alot.) She wispered


"Sore wa soko ni suwatte, kare no" hatsukoi" ni tsuite hanashi o suru kare no shitsureidatta to, kare wa anata ga fujiyamakōru shimasu? Īe, sore wa machigatte iru." (It was rude of him to sit there and talk about his "first love" and he calls you Fujiyama? No, that is wrong. ) Meroko sighed and went over to Tai. She gently laid a hand on his.


"Tai is everything alright?"
 
Tai grunted,"I'm fine, Fugiyama", he stated, pulling his hand away from hers to his phone where he messaged Lu Chu,"I'll be leaving on Thursday at 9:15 pm", his eyes darkened,"Do tell your grandmother to stop glaring at me...I'm not really I the mood", he said as he sent more messages to Lu Chu, who was texting back instantly
 
Meroko looked at her feet


"Please forgive her. She honestly means no harm."
 
Tai nodded and then saw a restaurant,"Victor's mother owns that restaurant", he stated looking st the 5 star restaurant
 
Meroko smiled.


"This is my grandmother's favorite resturant." The limo pulled in and Meroko's grandmother called her over.
 
Tai opened the limo door for the two to get out.The owner looked out the window and when she saw Tai, she excused herself and went out to the front to greet him
 
Meroko helped her grandmother out of the limo and smiled as Tai gretted the owner.
 
"Tai!",Reika shouted as she hugged him,"How is my son?",she questioned.Tai nodded,"He is well...shouldn't you be in Beijing?They cannot rule without their Queen".Reika laughed,"Vincent can handle it...".Tai nodded and then Reika smiled,"So...when will I be expecting Mika?".Tai's mouth twitched to a frown,"I came with my fiancee and her grandmother".Reika gave Tai a solemn look as she hugged him and then smiled at Meroko and her grandmother,"Pleasure to meet you,my name is Reika Lee...Queen of Beijing and owner of Beijing101",she gestured them inside,a waiter holding the door open,"Come in,I'm sure you will be getting the usual,Tai?".With a quick smile and a nod,Tai walked in,he went to sit in a private room of the restaurant,but he looked longingly at the far back of the restaurant.This look did not go unnoticed by Reika who frowned but quickly smiled again.
 
Meroko smiled as she and her grandmother were led inside. She helped her grandmother to sit down before she herself sat down.


"Grandmother do you know what your going to get?" Her grandmother nodded


"Yes, I do. But its a suprise." Meroko giggled.
 
A waiter walked over and placed a cup of warm tea on the table,"Mr.Kaneko...I got Oolong tea for you and your guests",he said,"Also...will I need to bring the Jasmine tea?".Tai looked at the waiter,"No...but tell Mrs.Lee that I will take a bag of Jasmine tea to go".The waiter nodded and quickly went to the kitchen and Tai poured three cups of tea into the tea cups before placing one in front of Meroko,one in front of the grandmother,and then took his cup and took a sip of it.
 
Meroko smiled


"Thank you Tai." Meroko's grandmother nodded to Tai before taking a sip of the tea.
 
Tai nodded in return and then Reika came over and smiled."Ah,so,are you ready to order?",she questioned.Tai chuckled and looked at her,"Mrs.Lee...we just received menus".Reika shrugged,"I already know what you are getting,Tai...I came to ask my lovely ladies here".With a small smile Tai nodded,"Always on target,Mrs.Lee".Reika nodded,"I always treat my customers with the best of the best...".He chuckled,"I remember well...".Reika smiled at Meroko and her grandmother,"What may I get you?"
 
Meroko's grandmother smiled


"I'll have the Peking Duck." She said. Meroko gasped with glee.


"O bāchan! I remember when you first had that with Ojīchan. Oh you two were so happy and cute." Meroko's grandmother giggled


"Oh shush and order." Meroko giggled


"I'll have the Zha Jiang Noodles."
 
Reika nodded and wrote the order down before looking at Tai,"Spicy fish soup with rice,chive flower,and Hong Kong styled pork,right?".Tai nodded,"As well as a large Sui Mein with a side of spicy shiu sauce,parsley shrimp dumplings,salt and pepper squid,clams in black bean sauce,peking fish,bok choy with king mushrooms,grilled eggplant with pork,and spicy chicken wings to go,please".Reika laughed,"Aish...are you three going to have a party in your dorm?".Tai smirked,"We have big eaters in our group of friends".Reika nodded and smiled before leaving to the kitchen.


Soul took a deep breath as he looked at the midnight sky with a peaceful expression on his face,"You know...I often wish I was a star",he said without looking at Kyomi,"Just being high in the sky and glittering,being looked at for mystery and wishes".


Ae Cha was in the gymnasium practicing her routines,she seemed pleased so far.As she hummed a sweet tune,she was flipping and cartwheeling all over the gymnasium mats,unaware that Jinki had been watching her from the doorway,impressed with her technique.
 
Meroko smiled


"Do they really eat that much Tai?"


Kyomi smiled


"You do have atoms from a star. You know, atoms don't die. They merely find other uses else where. Did you know that a billion atoms could hide behind one strand of my hair?"
 
Tai shook his head,"No,but the others would be unhappy if I didn't bring them food back".


Soul laughed,"I have heard that before",he looked at the night sky and then smiled brightly,"Make a wish",he began,"A shooting star is passing".He then watched the shooting star with great pleasure,awed by its brightness and beauty
 
Meroko giggled.


"Fair enough"


Kyomi smiled and wished silently.


"I wish Soul would see me as more than a friend....."
 
The waiters and waitress placed the food in front of everyone and Tai thanked them before drinking some of his tea,"Excuse my behavior early this night",he began,"There was a family crisis in which my grandfather had been diagnosed with cancer and is in critical condition.Starting on Friday,I will be in Hong Kong visiting my father and the week during the break,I will be in Japan assisting in the recovery of an old friend".He placed his hands on the table,properly,as though it was a professional meeting,"By the end of the break,I will be back in the school...I prefer if no one contacted me during that time,if anything,my butler will take any messages and will inform me of it".With that,he began to eat,Reika walked over and smiled,placing a box full of boxed food on the floor next to Tai,"I made sure to add two bags of Oolong tea for Victor,Soul,and TingZhe,I remember how much they love Oolong tea".Tai smiled at her,"Thank you,Mrs.Lee".


Soul stretched and stood up,"Ah...I better go,it's getting late and I have to tutor some students in music tomorrow",with that he looked once more at the sky before rubbing Kyomi's head and began heading down the stairs of the roof.As he walked down the stairs,he was humming a beautiful melody.Soul got to the bottom of the stairs and then made his way to the Boys' Dormitory,the moonlight was shining on him momentarily before he entered the dorms and went to his room.


Ae Cha began packing up her things when she saw a deep red rose on the bench next to her bag with a beautiful poem on a piece of paper tied to it.She smiled as she picked up the rose and read the poem as she took a seat on the bench,a gentle smile on her face."Your Romeo...",she giggled quietly as she read the name,"I better thank Kenji-Oppa tomorrow".However,little did she know that it wasn't Kenji that gave her the rose,but someone in the shadows,who had watched her from the shadows.With that,she placed the strap of her bag on her shoulder and began heading back to her dorm.Unaware that she passed Jinki,who was hiding in the shadows,a sad smile etched onto his face.'Hopefully you will look at me again one day...',Jinki thought to himself as he took his right hand out his pocket and opened it,revealing a beautiful,gold locket and inside of it was an old picture of him and Ae Cha as children,with bright smiles and blushing faces looking at the camera.Jinki's back slid down against the darken wall until he was sitting,a solemn look on his face,tears threatening to fall as he thought back to the past,when he had Ae Cha.


As a child,Jinki had been a young prince,to the throne of his city,however,his family went out of power due to the death of his father.When he was a prince,Jinki had been the best friend of Ae Cha eventually grew to have a growing crush on her and his feelings were returned.Eventually,they were set up to get married,however,shortly after then,his family lost power and him and Ae Cha lost communication.Never once did his love for her shaken and he prayed for her safety and happiness,finally,when he turned eleven,his family got back into power and he joined Royal Academy,meeting Ae Cha again,however,was sadden at the fact that she didn't remember their crushes on one another back then,probably because they hadn't seen each other in so long.But,what crushed him,was finding out that she was put into another arranged marriage,yet although he wants to see her happy,his heart has been put through hell and back and he would love to have her back with him as well as do whatever it takes to win her back.
 
Meroko nodded and placed a hand on Tai's


"I'm so sorry Tai. I hope your grandfather gets better."


Kyomi sighed as she got up and followed Soul. She sneaked through the boy's dorms as to not be seen. But Chin Ho saw Soul walking to his dorm and Kyomi walking out of the boy's dorms.


"Hmmmm....." He thought to himself before shrugging it off and walking to his own dorm room.
 
Tai nodded,"Thanks...",he said a bit awkwardly,pulling his hand away and continuing to eat,"Mrs.Lee...your cooking is still top notch".Reika smiled politely,"Thank you dear",she smiled at Meroko,"How long have you and Tai been a couple?".Tai stopped eating and looked at Reika,"Mrs.Lee...we are not a couple".Reika seemed surprised,"But...your parents said that they would only put you in a marriage where as you are in a relationship with whoever it is".Tai froze and then his eyes darted to Meroko and then her grandmother,his eyes harden momentarily before he went back to eating.Reika frowned,"Sorry...that was a sore topic",she smiled again,"Um...so where are you from,Meroko?".


Soul entered his dorm and smiled when he saw Jung Hwa,watching TV and exchanging messages with Ai Min."Ah,welcome home",Jung Hwa said as he looked up from his phone with a smile."Thank you",Soul said as he took his shoes off and walked over to the sofa,"Ah...what time is Tai coming home?".Jung Hwa looked at his watch,"He said in about an hour".Soul nodded,"I hope he bought sui mein.....".
 
Meroko smiled


"I'm from Osaka, Japan." Meroko's grandmother looked over at Tai before going back to her food.


Chin Ho sneaked into Kyomi's dorm room.


"Hey Kyomi." Kyomi looked up and cleared her throat


"Hey Chin Ho....." She looked back at a book she had in her hands. Chin Ho chuckled


"When's the last time you read a book that wasn't for school?" Kyomi cracked a smile.


"Shut up Chin I can read books if I want to."
 
Reika smiled,"Osaka...Tai,you have been to Osaka before".Tai nodded,"For different reasons though",he said before continuing to eat.Reika looked at Meroko's grandmother before looking back at Meroko,"Have you ever seen the Manor of Kirie?It is past the cherry blossom street and in the mountains".Tai took a sip of his tea,his eyes glanced over to Reika with a hint of curiosity,the Manor of Kirie was a historic building in Osaka as well as also being made by his grandfather after the death of his wife,Kirie Kaneko,Tai's grandmother


"Kyomi!!!",Lilly's voice rang through the halls of the dormitory,"I need to ask you something very important about someone!".
 
Meroko smiled


"Actually yes. " She giggled "Once I had been bored and aggravated with my mother and went on a walk. I found the Kirie Manor while walking through the cherry blossoms. I've always loved the cherry blossoms. That's my favorite part of Japan."


Kyomi shushed Chin Ho.


"Keep quiet." She said before walking outside of her dorm room and smiled "Hey there Lil, whats up?"
 
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