Never Not
Ch. 61: Cancel the Engagement?

"Don't go! Please, don't just walk away" he said, hugging Black Shadow from behind. "Maybe I'm just one of the millions of women out there who admire you. But, the feeling I have for you is more than a sense of awe. The smell of your body, your touch, even your voice is so attached to my mind. Just by hearing your name called, it has made my heart beat faster than usual. Therefore, let me get to know you further," continued Seina while continuing to lean her head on the man's back.

Seina could feel the touch of Black Shadow's fingers despite being wrapped in gloves. The man touched Seina's hand gently, only to let go of her embrace.

"Sorry, I have to leave immediately. See you soon ...."

In the end it's always like this. Black Shadow left just like that by leaving behind a trail of camellia flower petals. As forcefully as the girl pleaded, no matter how hard she held back, the man was like a bird flapping its wings, then disappeared in an instant.

He said "meet you", that means we'll still meet again, right?

Shohei was stunned when he realized communication with Black Shadow was cut off instantly. He had to justify the position of the earpiece that had just been turned on and tried to connect the communication. Was their communication interrupted because he was in the elevator? Remembering, Black Shadow himself had never turned off his earpiece.

The elevator doors open and take her to Tembo gallery. It took about ten minutes to reach the highest point of the tower. Shohei walked slowly through the purple-lighted corridor with his eyes that looked back and forth. Shortly after, his earpiece buzzed the communication sign with Black Shadow again connected.

"Mrs. White, I'm still on top of the building!"

Mr. White answered nothing. He turned off the earpiece again, then picked up the phone to try to contact Seina.

"Seina-chan, I'm sorry I just called you, there's something important I need to do. Where are you now?" ask when the phone is connected.

Seina was silent for quite a while, before saying in a cold tone, "I'm home already."

After saying that short sentence, he immediately disconnected the phone just like that making Shohei flinch. Feeling his girlfriend was angry, the man tried to call back. Unfortunately, it was not answered. Without him knowing, actually Seina was still in that place precisely behind the sloping shaped wall.

The girl curled up, holding her silent phone by simply popping Shohei's name on the phone screen. Apparently, he did not intend to answer his girlfriend's phone at all. His lips were as if he was saying something. He was instead swept away in his memory a few minutes ago, precisely when he held Black Shadow to keep from leaving.

For you to come and go as you please, I just want to say that I want to hate you so much. You came at a time when I wanted to forget everything that had happened between us. On the other hand, you even flinch in your hiding when I dare to reveal my heart.

Sitting on the rooftop barrier, it seems that Black Shadow also regressed memories right when the unnamed girl revealed the word love to him.

"Gomen, the one you love is Black Shadow, aka me as someone else's shadow. Not me as Rai Matsui, the real me," he muttered as he stared at the star that was gnawing at the night sky.

"Yes! Gomen, ne's. I'm late."

Mr's Voice. White who sounded suddenly made him turn around.

"Where have you been?"

Mr. White was now sitting next to Black Shadow while thrusting champagne at him.

"There's a reporter holding me back. Huft, actually tonight I'm going on a date with my girlfriend. I promised to introduce you to him, too. But I came when he came home. I wanted to see the stars with him. But all failed miserably. He even disconnected my phone just like that" said Shohei, who asked Seina to wait in Tembo gallery to see the phenomenon of the sky tonight. Without him knowing, his lover even watched the stars with his own best friend.

"Eh? He just cut off your phone and you just sit here quietly and do nothing?"

Seeing Black Shadow's startled reaction, Mr. White just scratched his head. "What am I supposed to do?"

"You should go and persuade her before she gets really mad at you!"

"really?"

"Good God, you are! Let me tell you, there are three types of women who are angry. Their first type would instantly pounce like a wolf. Their second type will be nagging at a pace like Valentino Rossi. And the third, they will be a silent alias of a thousand languages. Which type is he?"

"Seeing from his character, it seems like he's the third type."

"That's bad! This type is difficult to persuade even with death seduction!"

"Then I have to see him!"

Mr. White stood up and hurried away while trying to contact Seina back. Meanwhile, Black Shadow only smiled slightly as he downed the champagne to the end.

The night was getting late and Rai had returned to his apartment. He was stunned when he saw a plastic bag containing some of his favorite staples and drinks hanging from the doorknob of his room. Rai immediately entered the room while carrying the plastic bag. While opening the long coat, his eyes were fixed on the wall that bound his room with Yuriko's room. He tapped on the wall, three taps away just to see if the girl had slept.

Yuriko, who was still completing her campus assignment, suddenly heard a knock from behind the wall of her room. Instead, Rai smiled wryly while staring at that wall.

"Ojimu ...." (Good night/met sleep)

Rai opened the window of the room, flanking a cigarette between his lips. He lit a lighter to burn the tip of his cigarette.

Suddenly there was a window open next to his room. "Hey, where have you been? Your sister came!" Yuriko suddenly appeared, looking out of the window of her room.

"Where do you work?"

Rai opened his eyes while thinking. "I'm just a factory worker" he replied curiously.

"If you think you have a handsome face, why not sign up for artist management. Who knows if you could be an actor!"

Hearing Yuriko say if he is handsome, Rai then shows off a beaming face. "It's not usually that you praise me. Does that mean you've been entangled in my charms?" he raised a pair of his eyebrows.

Yuriko was silent for a few seconds, looking at Rai's face with an expressionless look.

"Arigatou" he said suddenly.

Rai who was in the middle suddenly frowned. "For what?"

"You made me realize that I just spoke wrongly. So, I pulled back my compliment that said you were handsome. Let's just say my tongue was on the wrong server!" yuriko Ketus.

"A sentence spoken unconsciously usually contains honesty. Just admit that you've actually been fascinated with me," Rai said in a narcissistic voice.

"Why do you always need a confession from someone else?"

"Aren't you like that too?" tampik Rai reminded Yuriko of her similar nature.

"Now not anymore. Since I became the assistant of Shohei-san's house, I've not been hanging out with my friends anymore. I never spent time at nightclubs, let alone squandered money to treat my friends. All the time I spent working and finishing the final task."

"Good then! I'm glad to hear it."

"It's all thanks to Shohei-san. Working with her, sometimes I feel like I'm being treated as a woman, not a maid. He is very kind, friendly and also polite. His nature makes me try to strengthen myself to be better. People seem like they're going to get a woman who's worth it, right?"

Rai nodded small. "He is like that. Different from me," he said slowly while pensive. His face was no longer as happy as it was.

Unlike Rai who had returned to his apartment after a mission, Shohei was still in the car. Her phone kept sticking to her ear, as she was still trying to call Seina. Although not answered. He thought his girlfriend was angry with him.

"Please leave a message ....." The operator's voice rang out as he called Seina for the second time.

"Seina-chan, hontou ni gomennasai. I ruined our date plan. I didn't tell you and I was late. You must be tired waiting for me. Gomen, gomenasai" Shohei said guiltily as he left a voicemail. (Hontouni gomennasai: a big apology)

Shohei lowered the phone from his ear. He suddenly recalled his conversation with Kei. The mission he was going to run with Black Shadow left two more people. For some reason, after asking Kei for help to find out the tenth target through Mr. Matsumoto, he actually felt anxious.

Shohei closed his eyes, muttering lightly, "Everything will be fine. It's gonna be okay. Nothing will change. I will still love Seina and marry her, no matter what."

Not feeling the second by second that rotates to deliver time to a new day. Early in the morning, Kei had come to the residence of Mr. Matsumoto. The choice of time of arrival is very appropriate because the uncle happened to be eating breakfast dishes.

"Ohayou, Uncle!" Kei walked up to Mr. Matsumoto, pulled up the dining chair and joined in.

"Key, what a coincidence you came! Please check Seina in her room. He won't come out. Last night she said she was going on a date with her boyfriend. She asked me to cancel their engagement. I think they're fighting. She was still childish while her boyfriend was very mature, wasn't that common?" mister Matsumoto said with a sigh.

Hearing his uncle's words, Kei rushed upstairs to Seina's room.

"Seina-chan, it's me!" he said while knocking on the door.

There was no answer so Kei knocked on the door.

"I met Yamazaki-san all night. We talked long enough. Gomen, I'm holding him. I didn't know you were going on a date" Kei said.

Shortly after, the door opened. Seina's gloomy face was clearly visible. However, it does not reduce beauty.

"Oniichan, please help me talk to papa to cancel my engagement to Shohei-kun. I can't continue my relationship with her," urged Seina with teary eyes.

Kei was shocked for a moment. "Seina-chan, relax! What happened between you two? What's wrong with Yamazaki-san?"

"Nothing happened between us. Our relationship was fine until this moment. There's nothing wrong with her, I'm the one who's guilty of falling in love with someone else" Seina said honestly.

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