Love Luxury

Kahoru placed her phone back down and tucked herself in. She sighed to herself as she started to feel cold. "I have three layers of blankets and I'm still cold."

Kahoru covered her head with her blankets and closed her eyes. She tried to fall asleep but still could not. She sat up and got out of her bed.

She walked into the living room and walked towards her couch. She sat down and reached for the remote to turn on the television. She surfed through the channels and stumbled across a movie.

Kahoru started to watch the movie and realised it was a romance based movie. She was not a fan of romantic movies, but this movie had intrigued her.

She lay down on the couch with her blanket wrapped around her and towards the end, as the male and female lead were parting from each other, tears started to stream down Kahoru's face. Realising that she was crying, she sat back up as her cheeks turned red.

Although she was not watching with no one else, she was embarrassed that she cried over a movie. "Why the hell am I crying over this?"

Somehow the movie had a few scenes that she related to and she wondered if the reason for her tearing up. She laid back down and continued to watch the movie and before the movie finished, Kahoru had fallen asleep.

...

After texting Kahoru, Takahiro lay in his bed. He held a small bear keychain and swung it around. His cold eyes had become gentle. He brought the keychain and hugged it against his chest.

Takahiro felt at peace, but also could not fall asleep. His head was filled with Kahoru's face. He kept pinching himself. "Why the hell is she intruding my thoughts?" As Takahiro tried to sleep, he tossed and turned so much until he fell off his bed.

He hit his crown against the bedside table. "Ow!" Takahiro rubbed the backside of his head as he winced in pain. He then stood up and went downstairs into the kitchen. He took an ice pack out of the freezer and wrapped a paper towel around it.

He placed the pack against his crown. "This is going to leave a bump."

Takahiro went back into his room and lay on the bed with his pack. He closed his eyes to kill the time as his ice pack melted, but instead fell asleep.

...

Kahoru woke to the sound of her phone ringing. She was too sleepy to answer and closed her eyes again. The phone still rang and Kahoru started to feel frustrated. With each ring, she was very annoyed. She groaned and sat up. Kahoru looked at the caller who was trying to reach her and she face was full of confusion. She picked up the phone and placed it on loudspeaker, "Takahiro? Why are you calling me so early in the morning?"

"Are you free today?"

"No, I have a few surgeries scheduled today."

"What time are you finished?"

"Seven, why?"

"Okay, I'll see you at seven."

Click.

"Huh, Why? Hello?" Kahoru was very agitated. She wondered why it was so important for Takahiro to call her so early in the morning only for him to want her to meet him in the evening. She truly did not understand the man.

Kahoru checked the time and there was a bit of time before her shift. She hopped off the couch and did her usual morning routine. She did her makeup and cooked scrambled eggs for breakfast.

As she watched the television whilst eating her eggs, an ad had intrigued her. The model in the ad was elegant, showcasing the jewellery she wore. Kahoru was not very fond of jewellery, it was a little uncomfortable to wear, and since she was a surgeon, it was not recommended to wear jewellery on the job as it was unhygienic.

The ad on the television gave her second thoughts. She sometimes wanted to feel pretty, but jewellery would only get in her way. "Those earrings look nice though." Her eyes sparkled. Just as the ad was about to end, the name of the company had appeared. "Love Luxury. Maybe I'll visit the store this weekend."

After she washed up and did her laundry, Kahoru left for work.