yamapi and linda

“Akanishi! Where are you going?” Kamenashi asked him as Akanishi hurried to leave the dance studio.

“Something came up. I need to go now. I’ll see you guys later,” Akanishi replied, distracted.

Akanishi just received a message from Linda that she was running away from the house. Again. Akanishi sighed. This was not the first time she did this. This always happened when she had a fight with her parents but it were never serious. She would run to his house and stayed there till Akanishi persuaded her to go home and make up with her parents.

If not because Akanishi loved her like a sister, he would have long ago break off all ties with her. He knew that Linda did all these so that her parents would take notice of her. He wished that someday someone would truly love her and take care of her unlike her own parents because she was a very sweet girl beneath all those delinquency acts of hers.

Akanishi got home and did not find Linda in his house. Worried, he called her up. “Linda, where are you? It’s late at night, ” he asked.

“I’ve bothered you for so long now. I’m not going to trouble you any longer. Bye,” she answered and switched off the phone.

Akanishi stared at his phone in disbelief. What on earth had she done this time? He wondered as he took his jacket and went to search for her.

Meanwhile, Yuki was looking at Linda nervously. She had helped Linda escaped from her room by throwing a rope over to her window so that Linda who was grounded for her whole life by her parents could escape. Yuki watched as Linda climbed down from her window after throwing her bags down, guiltily, wondering what had she done.

“Yosh! I’m free!” Linda exclaimed and hugged her friend.

“Let’s go!” Linda grinned at her and pulled her hand.

“Where are we going?” Yuki asked.

“To my uncle’s company,” Linda replied.

Yuki kept quiet and followed Linda. Her thoughts now went back to what happened this morning.

That morning, Linda’s father’s company, Masaki Holdings which was specialized in the hotel industries was having a ceremony to mark the joint venture with the Sakurako Company which was specialized in the automobile industries. Linda who was bored with the party and no one to talk to as Akanishi was not around, started to wander away.
She wandered away and soon the emcee of the ceremony announced that there would be some entertainment arranged that night. An idea formed in her mind. She crept near to the stage and was looking around when she saw Yuki looking lost. She went up to her and whispered, “Let’s do a performance together. You can play the piano, right? Let’s play the song, Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana, ok? Let’s go!” Linda pulled her hand without listening to the poor girl’s reply.

As soon as the curtain came up, everyone was expecting a famous classical violin player to perform but instead, Linda had bound and gagged the player backstage and appeared instead. “Konnichiwa! Masaki Linda desu. Ima, watashi to tomodachi ga utao utaimasu,” Linda smiled.

Her parents were shocked to see their only daughter make a fool of herself on stage and not only that, she had pulled the daughter of their partner along for the prank. They watched the performance in grim expression.

Yuki had never played in front of an audience. “Yuki-chan, hajimete yo!” Linda smiled at her and squeezed her hand.

Looking at Linda who was so confident of her and depended on her to perform, Yuki felt a burst of confidence running through her veins. She nodded and her slender fingers brushed across the keys, producing a melodious music. Linda beamed at her and started to sing. Yuki was absorbed in her playing and Linda’s singing that she was not aware of her surroundings. She only realized what happened when she heard a loud applause.

Linda pulled her to stand and bowed. Yuki smiled shyly and bowed. “You did great, Yuki-chan,” Linda praised her as they went backstage.

Yuki nodded. As soon as they stepped backstage, they were greeted by Linda’s bodyguards. “Haiz…fun performing with you. Now, those old people want to have a ‘nice’ talk with me. I see you around, ok?” Linda grinned at her as she was being led away.

Yuki went back to her parents who were smiling at her. “You were great just now,” her mom praised her.

“Arigato, kasan,” Yuki beamed happily but wondered what happened to Linda.

Linda trudged into the luxurious room sulkily. “Sit down, Linda,” her dad instructed her.

Linda make herself looked expressionless and knew that she would get an earful. “What did you think you are doing, young lady? Tying the poor violin player up and sing in front of so many people. Not only that, you also dragged the daughter of our new partner! Can you at least grow up for a moment and stop making all these childish acts?” her dad nagged at her.

“I do what I want. Anyway, everyone loves our performance. It’s much better than that classical violin player,” Linda remarked.

“You are grounded your whole life! Not only that, you are not allowed to meet your friends especially that Akanishi Jin till you reflect on your mistakes!” her dad barked at her.

“I hate you!” Linda retorted and earned a slap from her dad.
Linda glared at her parents and walked off angrily. That was when she decided to run away from her house forever. She hated her parents for trying to conform her into something that she was not when they were not even there for her