Zone 7
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Vanessa: NIKA
Vanessa: Nika!
Vanessa: Hey!
Nika: What?!
Nika: What is it?
Vanessa: Marx wanna join us!
Nika: Okay!
Vanessa: What the hell? Okay? So you’re okay with it?
Nika: I'm with my partner too! He doesn't seem to want to leave me because anytime there seems to have a mission
Vanessa: Huh?! Mission?! We are already out of the country.
Nika: I don't know, just tell Marx to buy his own ticket.
Vanessa: Tf.
Nika: Let's just meet at the airport!
Vanessa: I thought we can bond together
Nika: Vanessa, we’re friends 'till grade school, I will always be by your side until we get old. Go with Marx! You need a man right now
Vanessa: Not my type.
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Chatzone:
You both will be out of the country? Expect more missions! My boys are still with you.
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‘Japan here I come’ I kept on saying that in the back of my mind and started to get excited!
Hmm~
I’m still humming in excitement when Marx shouts. I covered my ears because of frustration but he still keeps on shouting! Did he eat chocolates today? Or a megaphone?
"Faster! We're late Vanessa" He suddenly talked! Goddamn it! Did he want me to have a heart attack?
"Son of--!! f**k you Marx! Don't show up like a mushroom! Can’t you call me without shouting? Stupid" I was still holding my chest in shock, even my bag almost fell.
"Sorry, let's go, they're already there, Theron texted me" he said calmly, like he didn’t do something stupid, as he walks out of my condo
Theron? Don’t tell me he’s with Theron?
"Theron? Why is he with you?" I asked, so Theron is Nika’s partner. Wow, she didn’t even tell me about that?.
"There's something important that Nika's pair has to do, so Theron volunteered himself to go with Nika. I agreed too, to make sure the both of you are safe." Marx said, not getting bothered. I accepted his reasons but I still can’t accept the fact that Nika didn’t tell me about that?
How come she didn’t tell me that!
"Don't think too much, She’ll explain everything to you. Let's go," he said as he opened the door of his car for me.
We got in his car and he started it right away. It was early in the morning around 5am and then I woke up at about three, I'm so super duper excited! I badly missed Japan! Cherry Blossoms! The food! Malls! OMG! I can’t wait.
But I don't think this Chatzone will ever stop bothering us. I received a text from it, expecting more missions. Psh! Can’t they just give us a break?! We’re already out of the country! They will really spend money to sneak for us. Argh!
"Marx" I call him.
"Hmm?" He answered while driving
"I'm just going to sleep, wake me up when we’re near" I said and closed my eyes.
"Alright. Sleep tight," he said softly, making me smile.
He lowered the temperature so I won’t feel cold while sleeping. Isn’t he sweet? Am I falling?
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"Hey Vanessa, wake up. We're already in Japan" already? I got up immediately and turned around.
"Japan right away?! How did you get me on the plane!-ouch!!” Because of my excitement I even bumped my forehead into the mirror as I roamed my eyes.
Marx is fooling me! We're still in the car! Damn! I glared at him while holding my forehead. I wanted to cry because it was so painful!
"Hahaha! Does it hurt?" He laughed first before he approached me to look at my forehead. What a gentleman. Isn’t he?
“Don’t talk to me" I said seriously and turned my back on him, looking at my reflection on the side mirror
Shit! It’s reddish now! Luckily I have bangs to cover it. I started to fix my hair just to ignore the asshole at my side. I was surprised when he grabbed my arm to face him, he leaned and kissed my forehead, oh god. Marx!
"Does it still hurt?" he asked me like he was hypnotizing me. He was wearing his teasing smile when he saw my cheeks turn red!
"N-not anymore" I stuttered. My heart beats faster, and I can't face him right now.
"Good," He said with a smirk on his face and went out of the car and took our suitcase.
I just stared at my reflection in the side mirror while holding my forehead while remembering what happened minutes ago.
"what happened?" I asked myself, still holding my forehead, where he kissed me.
Things are happening too fast! I can’t even react! Did he really do that?! I bit my cheeks to stop from smiling, but I failed. s**t. I quickly got out of the car and walked toward Marx and started kicking him.
"Ouch! What did I do to you?! hey! It hurts!" He screamed as he started to block my kicks, getting confused from what I’m doing. I wanna curse him! That was embarrassing!
"Why did you kiss my forehead?!" I shouted at him trying to kick him again but he put my suitcase in front of him to hide his legs. Oh no, not my favorite suitcase. I just glared at him.
"At least not on the lips. Why? Do you want to? Do you want to?" I recoiled as he brought his face closer to mine!
“Hey! Hey! hey!" I was so shocked when someone shouted! That’s why I need to push Marx’s face.
I saw Nika and Theron holding each other's bags and walking towards us. I thought they were already here? Looks like they just arrived.
"What are you two doing?" Theron asked with his raised brows as he walked with Nika.
"W-what? Let's go! We'll be late!" I stuttered and pushed Marx but he just laughed at my move.
I glared at Marx and he just did a peace sign and he started to pull our suitcase.
"Sis!" Nika whispered in my ears, teasing me, and hugged my arm and it looked like the two men were behind us.
"What?" I whispered too.
"Why won’t you give Marx a chance?" She whispered softly, f**k. I almost tripped!
"Watch your steps Van" I heard Marx say from behind.
I just gave him a nod without looking at him. I heard Nika’s teasing laugh at me but I just gave her a disgusted face.
"Yie! You! You have HD too!" She said while tickling my side.
"HD? What's that?" I wonder what she said.
"Hidden desire! Hahaha!" she whispered again and laughed but I just stared at what came out of her mouth.
Lord!
“I almost forgot. Why didn't you tell me that you and Theron are together” I whispered so boys won’t hear it.
“Oh, my partner told me this morning that he can’t accompany me on our trip so I texted Marx if he still needed a ticket but he told me he already had. So he told me that Theron is available. He picked me up in my condo, that's why we’re together. I will tell you about that but I just fell asleep in the car” She explained and did a peace sign.
“Fine” I simply said and rolled my eyes on her.
"Aren't you excited?" She asked again. I’m getting pissed already, don't she dare to ask me more.
"Where?" I asked back trying to calm myself
“Having a boyfriend, I mean! going to Japan!“ I just laughed at her question.
Am I ready? Should I give my heart a chance again?
"Boyfriend? If I'm excited? I'm just waiting for the right guy, and Japan?! SUPER EXCITED!" I jumped with excitement.
"Waiting for the right guy!" Nika shouted as we stand on the escalator
"Hey! Quiet!" I shut her mouth, I don’t want to create a scene here as f**k.
I looked at the men behind us, looking like they’re listening to us. Theron averted his eyes and Marx swallowed hard, I even saw his Adam's apple moving.
"You're really crazy!" I pulled Nika’s hair
"Hey! I'm already helping you to find your right guy" Wow! Should I be thankful? She made the statement even louder!
"Aish! Let's hurry! Let's check in!" I pulled her hand, getting ashamed to boys at the back
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We finished queuing at check -in and we are now sitting in the waiting area of the airport while waiting for the plane. I’m playing with my finger when someone stood in front of me.
"Have a sandwich first" I looked up to see Marx's sandwich. He was smiling at me. I accepted his sandwich and tried to open it.
"Thanks," I said and ate it, but I couldn't look him in the eye.
"Japan is my dream place" was my introduction to the topic when I saw Marx look at me and eat his sandwich.
"I love everything in Japan, and this is my first time going to it. My real wish is, I want to go there first with my boyfriend, since my dad left us already, hahaha!" I was a little tearful at what I said.
“My dad had an affair with another woman and left me with my mom. But my mom is not here, she is in Germany.” I continued even though he didn’t ask about my family.
I looked at him as he just smiled at me, like saying he’ll always be at my side.
"Then do you know Marx! I even had a dream before, you want to know?" I asked him.
"Hmm? What is it?" He asked.
I smiled to face him
"I dreamed about my future ---"
"Hey! You two, let's go! Didn't you hear the announcement? Let's go!" Nika cuts to what I have to say.
"Let's go, I’ll just tell you on the plane" I said to Marx.
He nodded as he stood up and followed me
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"Hey Nika! Sit here next to me" I called Nika, looking like she was going to pass. She glanced at him and shook her head, what?
"I don't want to! Marx you can sit beside her" Nika whispered to Marx before she left and sat with Theron.
Marx scratched his neck. He approached my seat so I stepped aside. He awkwardly smiled.
“Can I?” He asked.
"fine" I give up
After a few minutes the plane started to move. I felt nervous and excited at the same time! Japan, we're coming
"I'll just sleep Marx, wake me up when you have something to do" I said and tilted my head beside the window.
I was surprised when he grabbed my head and moved it to his shoulder.
"Marx. You don’t need to, it's embarrassing" I said and sat properly.
"It's okay, just feel comfortable with my arms" and I felt his arms on my shoulders, Marx put his head on top of my head, trying to sleep too
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