Chap,7 Date,Secret Plans and Resolve Readjusted(Past life Memories Pt.7)

I answered the call abruptly as the phone rang albeit being so pissed off that I could disrespect the person on the other side no matter who they were, but what could you expect when I am down in the dumps and this insensitive fuck on the other side of the phone calls plus to top it off I could have swore that I placed the function to not take any unknown calls but this unknown number somehow ended up calling me, like what the actual fuck, so I answered the call and was honestly surprised to find out who the person on the other side was.

"What is it"

" Haha,I can here the anger in your voice even if you tried to mask it by sounding polite which is unlike you"

"Of fucking course I would be angry, who the fuck are you to call me too"

"Surely my voice is not so forgetful, I am sure you know who I am, don't you Luchas"

"And I did not ask who you were explicitly, I asked who the fuck do you think you are to call me at this time, I believe we are not so close"

"Well as for me, I do believe we are close tho, from the first time I saw you in that room, hate to break it to you but closeness can be a one-sided thing too"

"Is that so, what the hell do you want because I honestly ain't up for the back and forth with you today, Mikane"

"Finally you call my name, my dear Luchas, now as for why I called you, I have some info you would rather not miss out on, I need not tell you how this information and you are related, do I"

"I don't think I was ever your dear but on the other hand you are spouting some really dangerous shit right now, I hope you understand clearly the shit you just uttered out of that mouth of yours, now, what is this information", I said sternly

She chuckled, ",Luchas, Luchas, Luchas, my dear Luchas, surely you don't think for even a second that I would just give you this information freely, am I right, or Am I right, how about you set a date for a date to enjoy ourselves"

"Hah, enjoy myself amidst what I am going through and you dare to say that, Fucking bitch, I will come out tomorrow, be ready with that information"

"Yes yes, I will, and you should of course be ready for some fun right"

"Haaah, you bitch, get the fuck off my phone" I slammed the phone on the floor after ending the call.

After ending the call I could feel a sudden sense of guilt wash over me as I pictured Lucea's face, as she told me to wait a while before any form of interaction with women, but I sure as hell was not going with that intention, in the first place but for some reason the guilt was still there"

So I mumbled to myself, "pardon me just this time, Lucea"

Apart from the phone call no major events happened and time flew by so fast that it was the evening of the meeting and I was in my bed and suddenly I was flooded with memories again and tears flew down my face, I was there for a moment, thinking how and why the hell did all this happen while clenching my chest because I felt that if I did not clench my chest tightly enough it would fall apart, as the memories subsided for a while I jumped to my feet and the mirror on the wall reflected my appearance, I was not looking good and rightfully so, so I jumped in the shower and came out back with a towel wrapped over my lower half, as I came out I slammed open my closet door and was met with all the clothes that I did not buy myself, I remember the day when Mellia and Lucea abruptly dragged me off to a mall and there was Mariabell there driving us, after I reached the day was so exhausting that I refused any and every other mall experience because I was dragged to over 15 clothing stores and was there in the midst of them arguing on what and what suited me more, I chuckled to myself remembering that day as I took out a blue and white turtleneck which had a slanted line that parted the two colours, the top of the line was white and the bottom was blue for the front and the back had the opposite, I also threw on this white pants that had a long long black lace running through it for some reason and had a black belt which marked Do it yourself, the turtleneck was personally picked by Mea and the pants was of course from Lucea, after this I threw on a white sneaker with blue strips of color forming from the lace down, that was picked by Mariabell who argued it would look good with the two others, as such none of these clothes were picked by me and even the choice of the clothes was Mariabell's Idea who I found out after the occasion that she was a fashion specialist fo the company.

After dressing myself I threw on this fine looking silver watch with a very nice blue hue to the glass and stepped out

As I stepped out the maid who took Mariabell's place after she died came up to stop me, she was a little younger than Mariabell as Mariabell but she just had a feeling to her that made it quite hard to warm up to her as I did with Mariabell, even her name pissed me off, she was called Mariela, that unfortunately hit too close to home and for some reason I hated her for it.

She stepped up to me as I was walking by and and stood in front of me with her hands sprawled out to block my way.

I looked up at her and stared right in her eyes that was needlessly pretty, yet another quality of Mariabell, she stared back at me, scanning my clothes then finally opened her mouth after two minutes and uttered to me.

"I see you are well dressed, young master Luchas, can I inquire about where you are headed", for safety purposes"

"And why should I have to tell you where I am headed, and as for safety I have that covered, I did not study how to defend myself under old man Claude for no reason"

"Yet still even with that Young Master Luchas, I got to humbly ask for you to tell me where you are headed, please and thank you"

I laughed, "I am glad to see you are not like Mariabell to the T, because if it was her she would may have already beat the answer out of me, or disregard all respect and demand to know where I am going while saying, "do you think I am playing with you, brat, I am old enough to be your big sister", but you were respectful all throughout"

"Well my sister was like that, she had no regard for hierarchy, if you deserve her harsh tongue then you are receiving it, no matter who you are, the only person who I saw being spared her harsh tongue was Claudine as she simply did not deserve it"

"Sister, you are her sister, For real

"Yes I am her lawfully blooded sister"

"Damn the resemblance checks out now for some reason, well to answer your question I am going to meet Mikane Gravy, as she called me yesterday for some strange reason"

"And you are heading there so dressed up, I can only think that it is for one reason, is it the reason I think of, because I am sure that you and the Young Miss had an agreement"

I looked on her, exasperated and with my hand on my head I gestured her to stop the incrimination, "please, Mariela, who do you take me for, I am not even over what happened yet but you expect me to do what you think I am going there to do, sorry to disappoint but I ain't like that, I would never betray Lucea after all that happened, I am just going there for information, nothing else"

"Of course I knew that but it's reassuring to hear it from your own mouth, you can go", she moved out of the way a bit and gently gestured me a way to leave.

After seeing how she tested me, I just sighed, "honestly if it was not for your politeness I may would have mistaken you for Mariabell who somehow survived because the way you tested me just now is just like her"

"Well we are sisters after all"

"Well I can clearly see that now that you mention it, but in the mind of time I got to go now"

"She bowed elegantly, "have a safe journey"

As she said this I looked back and walked away, out to the part of the Grapevine residence where I had always left my motorcycle, this motorcycle was given to me on one of my birthdays but I don't remember which one

I placed the helmet over my head and went on the bike, and rode out to the place we were supposed to meet that she decided on which was the Sky tree in Tokyo, after reaching I looked on deep in memory remembering the first time I ever came to this place, at that time with all the others, as I was deep in thought my phone rang out, I answered.

"Okay, Where the hell are you, I don't got time for your shit"

She chuckled over the phone and answered, "I thought I told you to stop acting so hostile, as we are on a date right now, well just come to here", she sent the location to my phone and after checking I quietly stepped in one of the elevators and got of at the 20th floor of the Sky Tree which was where she told me to go, honestly I was kinda regretting the fact that I had to go through that elevator ride just to come meet someone who I could care less about but I left that as a thought, As I traversed the distance to the restaurant I stopped to ask for directions and just like that I was at the entrance of a restaurant called 'Golden Elegance", I was admiring the entrance for a while as it was painted in a gold casting and entrance way had a red carpet laid out, the door was a magnificent piece of some black wood which looked to be polished to not cause smears and such even the handles to open were gold, the entrance also had two large potted sunflowers maybe to respect the gold vintage of the overall building and it was of course placed in these clearly expensive looking vases that was shimmering in a gold lush and black delight, as I was in honest admiration the door pushed open slowly and from it came this tall white haired lady with deep dark eyes right out to me who was in a suit

"You are Mr.Luchas I presume, The name is Cindelina von Noirewelle and I am from France as the name suggests, could I ask you to accompany me please, companion of our Mikane Gravy"

I was honestly asking myself why the actual fuck did she tell me her name and origin, her name was atleast alright but damn even her origin too, as I was thinking I was led to this kind of secluded area out of sight from the other Customers on the second floor of the restaurant and there I saw Mikane in a couch which was set in way directly facing the glass outside from there we had a nice view of the setting sun and how that reflected beautifully over the city, I did not stop to look at the scenery but just walked over to the woman who was sitting cross legged in a black and white off shoulder beige top with a black skirt that was needlessly fluffy with a white belt running through, she wore a black stockings and one of those shoes that covered over the ankle and was needlessly long for some reason, of course it was black but had some white and black stripped laces running through, she was enraptured by the sunlight, she was beautiful from an objective point of view more so with the gold overhead lights capturing her in a perfect picture, 'one with the mood was one way to describe it'.

She turned to look as she saw my shadow darken over her then she smiled,

"Well look on who finally decided to show himself, if it is not the wordly known hot boy called 'Japan's Ice-hearted Prince ', that name still follows you around, how was the ride here, tell me honestly as the most popular teenage model in our country"

"You and I both know I am not here for your antics", I scoffed and said.

"She closed the distance and held my chin, "and you and I both know too that to kick off any date we need to start with small talk"

"And how has this turned into a fucking date all of a sudden", I asked clearly not smiling.

"Because I said it was a date so it becomes one, what if I said that, well anyways you look good today, I wonder if you made any of your fans fall over on the way here, normally you would be swarmed but your fans are considerate, they did not dare to come around because they know what you are going through, that's some lovely fans right there, anyway I complimented you, so the natural course of action would be to do the same, is that not the case

She stepped back from me and stood under the lights as if it was a spotlight and was like "come on, Luchas, How do I look"

After she said this I suddenly remembered when Lucea told me something along the lines of, 'if a beautiful girl asks you how she looks, tell her honestly that she looks good, I won't fault you for it as all beautiful things deserve compliments and appreciation, as I remembered I smiled a little and looked over at her and said,

"You do look beautiful, objectively so"

For awhile she looked as if she was taken aback by what I said until she finally snapped back and said.

"Well Fuck me, to think you would admit it so easily, but more than that you just smiled didn't you, to think I would ever see you smile, this is a surprise but a welcome one, how would your fans react if they saw you smile like you did"

"Yeah I was just thinking about something and it automatically happened"

"Haha, I am still reeling from that shock, give me a minute, but what has come to to the world for me to be shocked because someone smiled"

While she was reeling from whatever shock she was in, I myself was reflecting, Was I that strange, at least to me I wasn't, I know I don't smile that much, or cry either, heck I can't believe there was any time that I showed much emotion, but this never felt strange to me before, I just believed that it was just how I, Luchas Gravy was, but apparently it's strange, so strange that persons are so shocked when I do it"

After I was cast away in my own sea of Thoughts I heard a clap, one to signal me back to reality, and of course there was only one person who could do that, I came back to reality and Looked over at her and she still had her hands clasped, she smiled.

"Finally, you are back, now enough with the delusions and sit down, we have important things to discuss right"

"As if it was not you who started the conversation off-topic then still proceeded to be off-topic, numerous times"

"Alright okay, no need to get up under my skin, that smile you showed prior is already going to waste, just sit"

I had more things to say but I just dropped the whole thing and sat down, across from her, and she slowly placed her hand on the table and looked over at me, in a serious manner

"Luchas, what I am about to tell you might be like the shock from lightning but bear with me", she cleared her throat before starting.

"What if I told you that I know the persons who set up Mellia's and Lucea's death, what would you do then"

"Hahaha, that is not a funny joke, seriously are you honestly gonna fuck with me like this, Mikane, is this what you called me for"

"Yes I don't think it is funny either, but unfortunately it is the case"

"And if you tell me bullshit, what should I do with you, because I honestly can't grasp why anyone would want to kill Lucea not to mention even Mellia"

"Well, what to do with me can be considered after you hear what I have to say", and believe me there would be a lot of people out there who would want to Damage the Gravy Conglomerate by killing of the "Perfect Woman" and the "Mystical Delinquent"

I honestly had to concede to her on that point because in the world of the rich Variables like this was prominent.

"Think back Luchas, I know I just told you about hostile people that would try to harm them, but what happened with them was deeply related to you, so I ask this, Whoever could it be that was so infatuated with you that they killed the two women who was the closest to you", she probed me.

I thought to myself, and I did not even have to think hard to actually realize who it was she was speaking of, but I could not believe or I did not want to believe that they were this vile and crazy, that they were this disgusting and fucked up, but no matter what I thought my mind always relapsed to that same group of heathens

"Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, don't fucking tell, please don't fucking tell me that what I have in mind and who I have in mind is what you are saying"

"I believe you have the right persons in mind"

"So are you saying that what happened to them was all because of me, is that it"

"Well if you want to think of it like that then Yes, because It was to get you back that they did what they did"

"Hahahaha, this can't be, what the hell is this, Is this really how my fucking life should be, why did the only persons who made this life enjoyable have to die and what, it's because of me, I can't understand why all this is happening"

I was sinking deeper and deeper in despair, I honestly thought that I Was finally free from those Devil's wearing angel disguises, but I was living on borrowed time, the whole time, so when I left that day years ago, they did not let me leave out of defeat but just because there fangs was not sharp enough yet to do anything so they were waiting for the perfect time whilst strengthening their fangs"

"Well on a the other hand we could just amount it to them being total Psychopaths, as it is really not normal to be going that far just for a man, no matter who handsome they are"

She tried in a desperate attempt to make me feel even a little better but that just served to deepen the feeling I had.

"So at the end of the day, it's still my fault, is that not so"

"You were the root of the problem, without a doubt, but we all know that if the root of a tree is not watered then it will bear no fruit, its the same with conflicts, you are the root but the girls managed to piss them off real bad by flirting so much in front of them, I could see their veins bursting every time when they did it, You should know that Lucea can really press people's buttons without even knowing it, so that she did and royally pissed them off, so of course they wanted you back, but they indeed did want to get back at the girls too, surely"

As she said this my cleared up a little then I heard her say one of the most outlandish and unexpected things I had heard in a while.

"Say Luchas, what would you do if you could take revenge", she asked sternly, she had no hint of her normally playful attitude which just emphasized that she literally meant what she said.

I was taken aback for awhile then I answered, "you are always saying the most dangerous shit there is to say to me, you understand the gravity of your words, right,"

She smirked, "I believe I do"

"I ask you this then, why are you doing all this for me, are the twins not on your side, why are you selling them out"

"She smiled again then looked me in my eye, "it's simple my dear Luchas, The Gravy Family is such a bore, to the point where I could die, but you, on the other hand are very fun and interesting, so it would just be way more fun on your side"

"I am gonna believe, knowing the type of person you are, so about this revenge plan, what does it entail, let's hear it"

I clasped my hand in front of me while asking, she chuckled before starting to speak, maybe because she felt the cringe of what I just did

"So what they are planning is to make a great show of claiming you back whilst erasing every thread of doubt of them not being on top which means that the rest of you guys, Your benefactors, Claudine and Inoki will be killed and of course also Zane, uprooting any possible chance of competition, that's how ambitious they are, so what I am proposing is a Surprise party for your Dear ignorant Guests who would not know any better than to come directly in the lion's mouth of their own volition and when they do it would be just like catching two birds with one stone, in this case the birds being, Protecting what's left of your family with your own hands and also getting sweet revenge on The Bastards who killed your family and potentially the woman you love"

I shrugged of the woman you love part and asked, "well it seems you do have a plan, so I dont like leaving debts unpaid so let me ask, what can I do to make things even ?"

"Luchas, My dear Luchas, the only thing I want from you is to have the closest seat to the this whole fiasco, where I can see everything"

"That's just like you, treating someone else's life and death as a form of entertainment and source from boredom"

"Haha, you know me so well, Luchas, I'm glad", she said gleefully

As I was getting up to leave I looked over at her, "you fucking bitch", then stepped away as I was I felt a tug on my shirt and when I turned she drew me down to her height and landed a kiss on my lips, I was out of it for a second, to think I would still be subjected to be forcefully kissed when Lucea was gone, My mind started to wonder away, wait hold on, the first person that kissed me forcefully was her right, suddenly a picture ran through my mind and I instantly became filled with downright hostility, before I could think anymore I was brought back into reality by a touch on my lips as I surfaced back I saw Mikane with her hands on my lips, seeing me snap back to reality she placed the same finger on her lips that was just on mine and uttered a crazy line

"Huhuhu, you really have a sweet kiss, but honestly(while pouting abruptly) how could you just walk away without doing the most Crucial part of a date which is kissing, but on another note, to think the day would come when I would have to bring you down to my height for a kiss, you have turned a man now" she side with the brightest smile of the day

I was flabbergasted by the first line she uttered still but I answered, "I don't  know if you believe that this is England or whatever but this is Japan so Kissing to end a date is not a normal process and don't do that ever again, if you did not just do what you did I would have already put my hands on you"

I walked away while hearing her chuckle behind, "Honestly, why does this bitch laugh so much"

Over on her end she was there standing with a face of euphoria, "hahaha, that face he made when I kissed him was crazy, to think I would ever find someone so interesting in this world"

Back over on my side I was just about out of the restaurant traversing that carpet laid at the entrance and saw that French woman who abruptly bowed to me, and I was there thinking on what Mikane said about me turning a man but honestly I did not think that was true, a man is supposed to be able to protect what is important to him and erase any threats, but I could not do that, so how am I man when I could not protect them and they died helplessly around me, but I hated them for what they did in that alley but I am damn sure that I did not hate them enough to kill them or did I just not give two fucks about them enough to kill them, which one is it, I don't know, but I guess that negligence is what led to this, I should have known with how they acted that time in the alley that they were not the type to let things go that easily, with their mentality of not letting go of whatever they deemed as theirs, no matter what, everything that has happened is without a doubt my fault and even if this only serves me an ounce of redemption, I will still ensure that it's done, I will be their death itself, assuring myself of this resolution I started traversing the seemingly endless stairs of the tower, I did not proceed to take the elevator this time as I really needed some time alone to clear my head and I came to the conclusion that no one in their right mind would think of traversing these stairs when there is a elevator that is more convenient by any means of the word present, after that long journey down those stairs I reached out and saw these obvious looking pricks snooping around my bike, one even had the audacity to actually get on top, I don't know if it was because they were gone but the things they gave me, while alive, became that just more precious to me and I was honestly pissed, So they chose the wrong day to be a prick.

"Yo, I will give all of you 2 seconds to get the fuck away from that bike", I said, honestly pissed to the 4 or 5 pricks who were there.

One of them laughed, "this bastard has gotta be fucking with us, huh", he said while getting of the bike, he had a large frame, and from his obvious behavior he was their leader"

Lackey number one then stepped up, "yeah bro, this guy seems to think he has multiple lives, but advise him to not think so hastily if you will, bro"

"This is not the day, its honestly not the fucking day for you to fuck around with me, I have learnt some things that have pissed me off and angered me so much that I could kill, so fuck off, for your own good"

The leader still proceeded to talk and cause problems, "fuck, look at this scrawny little twig, does he not know how to respect his elders at all, all right, Lil bro, I will teach you what respect is"

He stood over me towering and threw a punch, all while I was there standing thinking why the fuck these fools had to appear now and wondering why the punch hadn't landed yet, when I locked in the punch was still ways away from my face

"Damn, talking Bullshit while you are so slow, your large frame is no excuse, fuck you", I launched a punch of my own, which landed solid in his draw, after receiving it, he staggered a little with a split lip

He said( while desperately trying to feign ignorance toward his pain)"haha, I guess you are not much of a twig as I thought, huh, I guess you can take a few hits before you break"

He swerved in with another punch and I just stepped to the side a little, avoiding it, and felt a breeze brush past my face,that did not faze me because if it was old man Claude even that breeze would have caused a few bruises, after receiving that I sllid and kicked him in the leg, swerving him of his feet then right when he was about to fall on his knees I threw a uppercut straight to his chin and he screamed in pain as he bit his tongue hard till it was bleeding profusely to the point where blood was actually dripping down after that I allowed him to fall on his knees then charged up another and socked it right in his solar plexus and he fell over, before he did he uttered

"Damn, you were not a branch that would break after a few hits but a steadfast tree that spits in the face of a storm"

"I guess so, but unfortunately for you, you were not as strong enough to be a storm, more like a gentle breeze that could not even get to one of my leaves'"

As the Pricks saw there leader succumb to the hands of a tree not even in his weight class they tried to flee, remember the keyword here is tried, as I rushed and knocked out two out of the four with my hands then proceeded to sink my punch into the other two's belly simultaneously, and just stood over them, as I did I heard a distinct clap from behind and turned to look at it was a prick who kinda seemed slightly better at not getting blasted In the ground or an opposite wall

"Well damn, I applied myself to these runts thinking that one day they would definetely get their shit handed to them and damn I found a spectacular Gem, I feel like getting off on this, and you sized me up the moment you saw me, well damn son, where did you learn how to do that"

"Stop your fuckery, and attack or whatever"

"I see you are not the one for patience", he shouted as he swung wide, to land a solid in the side of my abdomen, I effortlessly twisted my hand to block, as he felt my hand grip his hands he threw another punch with his open hand seemingly going for my chest, I pulled back a little then threw a straight right after his face, he blocked that effortlessly, I was gradually getting pissed even more because this punk could actually fight a little

"Come on, Dont tell me,you got nothing left", he smiled and asked, "this is just a warm up"

I did not answer but swiftly locked down on him and landed a solid one to his gut then to consecutive punches to each side of his face.

"Damn, that speed, tho, but I can do that too", he made a disgusting laugh and said while simultaneously locking down and landing a solid in my gut, of course I was not weak enough to curl up after that hit, but I was not going to let it slide either, suddenly I remembered that one time where Mellia told me that making a weak ass hit me because I let down my guard is a what a fool would do, so I got an ounce a bit serious and closed the distance faster than I did before, before he could recollect himself from the speed I just showed I gave him a Jab to his gut then an uppercut right under his chin, proceeded by giving him a barrage of punches to either side of his face, he was done, like quite done, but I was still pissed, so I jammed two of my fingers right to his throat and he reflexively open his mouth for me two hold the the top group of his teeth and drew him face first, or would this be teeth first in the ground leaving him there

"Well unlike the other fucks your breeze managed to rustle my leaves a little, but what would one leaf being blown off a tree ever do to it, as I uttered that I stepped on the bike and drove off"

When I did a figure stepped out from the dark, "to think he should us just what a shining gem he is again, those skills, I want him even more", as the figures said this they turned to walk away, "ah before I go, I dont want to see these guys ever again, for that sum of money and they skills were that shitty, pathetic"

I reached back home only to find Mariela, elegantly poised at the gate, waiting for me,

"That was unusually long for a not so important meeting, and let me ask one other question, what is that smear on your lips, a deep red smear, don't tell me it is what I am thinking, Young Master, agreements are made to be kept" she smiled.

 but I knew this smile and I knew even more with her being Maria-bell's sister that if I did not spill everything right now, she would start to put belt to ass on me, which I honestly was too pissed and had to much on my mind to engage in plus ain't no way I could fight off that sister of that anomaly, so I just told her everything, even about the fight with the pricks. As I did it seemed she calmed down and was convinced so I just turned away, after I did she bowed and handed me a handkerchief which she then gestured by slightly rubbing her lips for me to clean the smeared lipstick off my lips, so I did then rode in through the gate to park at my usual spot. Just as I did that and I stepped through the large front door that had the same imposing aura that a royal castle's throne room would have, I saw all the servants lined off to welcome me, this came as a surprise because I definitely told them that all this was necessary just for Mariela to pull up unnoticed behind me and whispered in my ear, "the master is back", she said

Well damn I thought I would have some time to process this but guess I cant, before I even went to my Room I switched thoughts and ended up right in front the study of Inoki and knocked, he answered, "Come in my boy Lucas" trying to be as cheerful as he can I stepped in only to see him looking exasperated and depressed, he was not even groomed well, his beard was evident as a bible character's and he was trying to force a smile, clearly he was taking it harder than everybody else, so I distinctly told him

"Inoki, we need to talk, it is somethimg that has to do with Lucea", with a very serious expression and all the anger I could muster in my eyes

"He looked up, "Alright Let's have a talk", with his face filled with anger.

This was how my once shaky resolve was readjusted, learning about the plan the Devils made against me through that date, I was fully resolved and determined to get my revenge by any means, or so I swore to my heart.