"The graves have been loud" Fate said as Lucus sat beside her on a park bench, looking at birds feed on the pieces of bread. They sat there in their human form. Lucus had blonde hair while Fate had black hair.

"Yeah"
"Why don't you do something about it?"
"I don't want to."
"You make me wish I had more middle fingers, you cuntybollock!" Suddenly a foreigner stood in front of them.

"Excuse me, are you a couple? Can I click your picture? You look good" She said in English.
"Yes sure-"
"Go away. He and I ain't couple-- I hate his guts" Fate said in English.

"Oh! Sorry. Have a nice day." She bowed and walked away.
"Huh! I wish I could invoice people for wasting my time."
"Can't you be a bit friendly?"
"Havent you heard what mortals call me? Karma is a bitch."

"You actually mind what mortals call you? You're stupid"
"Yeah, you're rubbing off on me" She said. Lucus took a deep sigh "Oh God"

Kirito sat on the chair in the balcony, and looked at his reflection on the glass sliding door. His face was wet and so we're his bangs. He wore a white sweatshirt and blue pajamas. Vivian wore blue pajamas and a matching white sweatshirt. Vivian leaned towards him and gently applied a shaving gel on his face. He looked at her as she applied the gel.

"Now?" She asked as she picked up the razor.
"Shave in the direction the hair grows" He said.
"Not opposite to it?"
"No, that makes the hair stiff. And wash it after each swipe of the razor"
"Okay" She said as slowly began shaving the razor down his cheeks.

"Hey! This is easy!" She said as she dipped the razor in water and brought it out for another round. She got close to him as she shaved him and stood between his legs.

She focused all her attention on his skin and he did the same. Finally, when she was done, she took a wet towel and cleaned his face.
"Now?" She asked. "I'll apply the aftershave" He said as he took a small glass bottle from the small table beside them. "No! I'll do it!" She snatched it from him. She poured the liquid on her palms and gently patted it on his face.

He looked at her "This smells nice." She brought her nose close to his cheeks. He turned towards her and their eyes met. They both looked at each other and he brought his lips closer to hers.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang and Vivian turned towards the door. "Who could it be so early in the morning?" She moved towards the door. Kirito clicked his tongue and got up.

"Ma'am, a courier." The courier boy said.
"Oh! It's from Germany. Mom sent it." She looked at the address and ran inside the apartment with the packet.

Kirito walked towards the man "Sir, the stamp" Kirito took a pen from his pocket and signed the receipt. "Listen."
"Yes sir?"

"Nothing. Fuck you." He glared at him and slammed the door.

"Did I do something wrong?" The courier boy thought as he walked away.
"Mama sent it!" Vivian squealed with happiness and opened the packet. "What is it?" Kirito stood behind her.

"Cheese!" Vivian said and took a piece of the cheese "Taste some-- It's homemade."
Kirito leaned towards her fingers and took a bite of the cheese.

"Ow! You mistakenly bit my finger, idiot!" She said as he pulled her finger away. "It wasn't a mistake" Kirito said.

Vivian picked up the box and kept it inside the fridge. "You should get ready for office now, I'll cook breakfast"
"I don't wanna go today." He pressed his head on the table. "Stop lazing around! Quickly get ready"

"Okay," He slowly got up from the table. He crawled to the bathroom and took a bath. Then he ate his food and crawled out of the house.

"Hey wait!" Vivian shouted.
"You don't want me to go?"
"You haven't even dressed your hair-- And where's your tie? Plus, you're wearing bathroom slippers"

She took a deep breath. "Come here," She dressed up his hair while he wore his shoes then she put on his tie. "There."
"Then I'll go." He stood at the door.
"Tonight, right?" She said with a smile.

"What?" He said as his face turned red. "That horrible dance practice." "Oh! Yes, that."
"See ya" She waved her hand. He kissed her forehead and walked out of the door. She pressed the moist and warm imprint he left on her forehead.

"Okay, time to clean!" She shouted as she picked up the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner.

'Kirito feels warmer. Does he like me now?'

Suddenly, she remembered what she saw on that rainy day. How he kissed Erika and how passionate it was.

'Yeah right. Don't raise your hope, Vivian' She looked at her antabulam kept inside the cupboard. 'This thing is now my fate.'

Kirito entered his office and everyone bowed as he walked through the halls. His secretary, Ms Sora, followed him with his timetable written down on her phone, a pen in her right hand and a notepad in her left hand.

"Mr Hiomi, you have lunch with your dad today. He has invited you. Should I give the affirmation?" Sora asked.

Kirito stopped and thought for few seconds "Yes, tell him I'll come" He said with a smile. Sora blushed as she looked at his smile and quickly made the entry inside her phone.

"Okay sir! I'll get the file from the modelling department! Something has happened" She said and quickly walked away. Kirito entered his room and saw that someone sat on his chair, looking outside at Tokyo.

Kirito's smile quickly got covered by a hateful expression. "Why are you here?"
"Those buildings, Kirito are the success of Baleneé Fashion" He said as he turned towards Kirito while sitting on his chair.

It was Kurosava, dressed up just like Kirito usually dresses up. "That place isn't for you, get up." Kirito said.

"You know" Kurosava said as he got up and pressed his hand at the back of he chair.
"This place was for me" He said as he looked at the chair "Until you came and screwed up everything"

Kirito just stared at him and he stared back with a grin "Heh, it's not my concern you're having an identity crisis" Kirito said with a condescending tone of speech.

Kurosava hid his anger with a smile as he clutched the chair "Anyways, how's Vivian? I heard she's out of coma"

"That has nothing to do with you"
"Why? Can't your uncle know how your wife is doing? I thought we were friends. We even shared your biggest secret. I'm sure that wasn't one sided, right Kirito." He said and slowly walked towards Kirito.

He leaned towards his neck and whispered "You shouldn't cut your hair so much, keep them long-- Those stitch marks are visible"
Kirito quickly moved back and covered his neck with this hands.

"Don't worry. I don't think Vivian has seen them. But she might see them when you both get intimate" He said and pressed his hands on his shoulders.

He walked towards the door when Ms Sora suddenly opened it with a bunch of files in her hands.
"Oh! Mr Kurosava. Hello, how are you?" She said with a smile "I'm good. I just came here to chat a bit with my dearest nephew"

"Aww, that's so nice, sir" Sora smiled back.
"Let's have dinner together, Kirito. Don't be late, I'll be waiting" He said with a smile and walked out. Kirito looked at the floor. Sora approached him from behind with a file in her hand.

"Sir--"
"What a snake"

Kurosava walked into his mansion and pulled down the stairs to the attic. He opened the door of a dark room. As he switched on the lights, he saw a girl, sitting in the attic, tied to a chair.

He took some water and threw it on her face "Awake already?" He asked. She coughed and looked up at him. It was Erika. She had bruises all over her body and she was breathing heavily.

He pulled her hair and asked her "I hope that jogged up your memory.
Now tell me everything you know. And when I say everything, I mean everything"

- To be continued

Makiri Erika
My Heart Hates Me