46 CHAPTER 46 : Listen here

[I have something to discuss with you. Do you have time right now?]

Kahina eyes wandered around tried to look for the owner of the messages and the silhouette she was looking wasn't within her sight. She focuses all her attention on the surrounding but she can't find Touma.

[Where are you?]

[I'm in the lobby.]

[I'm coming]

"Toshiro, I need to excuse myself. It was nice meeting you and I will see you tomorrow then." She slightly bowed to him and almost sprinted out to the lobby. Toshiro can see an imaginary smoke left from her running. There must be something urgent for her to run out as fast as the wind like that. He couldn't even reply to her farewell at all.

'Never mind. Tomorrow will come.' He consoled himself. A glimpse of determination flashed on his eyes.

Kahina skipping happily to the lobby as the thought of seeing him boosted her excitement.

'What did he want to talk about? Did he want to confess?' Her sudden thought halted her step and she instantly covered her face with both of her palms while shook her head repeatedly. Kahina ears begun creep out with redness. She was in her own world unaware to the people strangely looking at her foolish state.

'No, Kahina! Don't put your hope too high!' she shook her head once again but her grinned doesn't agree with her.

'But what if he did confess? What should I do???' She squealed and covered her blush again with both hands. Her heart was beating rapidly.

'No! Stop Kahina! He is not going to confess!' She lightly slapped her face a few time to bring herself back to reality.

She brushed her hair through her fingers a couple of time and composed herself back. She continues her steps and increased the pace when he saw Touma charming silhouette at the front door.

"Why don't you wait inside? It is cold out here!' Touma's heart warms up when Kahina voice out her worries. The darkness surrounded him just a moment ago vanished.

"It's too suffocating inside. I need fresh air."

Kahina scanned him before nodded convinced with his explanation. She knows Touma was the same as her, they both dislike the crowd. It is undeniably suffocating with too much hypocrisy and she is also one of them. It was unavoidable to gaining status and power. Touma and she have the power to dominate everyone in the hall but it is not wise to rub it on their faces. Even an ant has the capabilities to hurt people, what are more people itself. So many leaders on top were taken down by a mere lowlife when they started to underestimate the one beneath them. It is okay for her to hide her nails as long as it gave her benefit.

"Let's take a walk. What do you want to talk about?"

'Please confess! Please confess! Please confess!' she chanted, hoping her wish come true.

"Owh... About that... Actually... I like..."

'Ha... ah... you like... ME? ME right?' she was only able to say it inside her heart hopeful.

"I like... to ask you if you want to celebrate with me tonight?" She almost stumbled to the ground listening to his answer. She was crushed by her high foolish hope. Her cheery face drops instantly as her eyelashes flapping to him.

"You don't want to?" Kahina sour face befuddled Touma. He imagined she would jump happily to his invitation since she was always looked for a reason to spend time with him but instead she seems to displease with it.

Kahina realized her emotion was shown to him unintentionally. She felt his body suddenly stiffen and the aura around him tense up. It must take him big courage to ask her something like that. She knows Touma tried to open up to her although the rate was as slow as snail.

'Aww... My cute adorable little yakuza...' the giggling from her was putting a frown on Touma. He confused with the mix of reaction she shows, a minute before she looked upset and now she giggling happily. He was so confused!

"Tonight? Who else?"

"Only us..."

"Hmm..." she rubbed her chin and put a sly smile. A naughty plan formed on her head.

"What? You don't want to??" He started to be anxious again when she didn't answer him and her sly mischievous smile doesn't comfort him at all.

"Why is it only us?"

"I want to personally thank you for your help. Your contribution was a big help to me." he can't tell her the main reason was he wanted to separate Toshiro and Kahina together. It was uncomfortable for him to see both of them together. He never felt that kind of feeling before and he didn't fond of it either. Thus, the invitation to celebrate was only a spontaneous idea he could come up to a moment ago.Who can he invite aside from her with a small amount of time? Plus, he can't show her his displeasure about Toshiro. At least, now she is with him. The mission was accomplished.

'Does he treat me as his investor? Arghhhh! Always a business matter with this man. Come on man!' she stomped her feet and fold her hands to the chest.

'And what was with 'my contribution'? It was an affectionate gesture! Can't he tell?'

"Touma! You really piss me off! Am I only your colleague?!"

A sudden eruption form Kahina stunned him. Again with her change of emotion.

"Err... Kahina... you are more than just a colleague." his reply was like snow for her volcano. In instant frozen the lava and magically she can feel the breeze in her heart.

"Then, who am I to you?" the flower in her heart started to bloom and the sun shines brightly but Touma next words once again cause a storm to her springtime.

"You are my friend. My precious friend."

'Rest in peace my dear heart. I hope you survive this man stupidity,' Kahina lost of the word to retort him. My daily confession can't penetrate his thick skull. This man is too dumb.

'Never mind. At least I'm precious.' she jeered to herself and then she grabbed both of his hands and stared him intensely.

"My beloved Touma, listen here. My position in your life will never be a friend only. My rightful place will be your girlfriend, lover, wife and the mother of your children. Remember that!" After that, she kissed his hands like a prince kiss the princess after a dance.