Well. This was his life now.
He was supposed to be getting married to⦠Some girl. Okumura-sanās daughter. Oh, how he pitied her. Stuck with an idiot celebrity like him. He hoped she wasnāt a fan. heād hate her all the more if she was. If she hated him⦠That was for the best.
He was stood behind Shido, as they walked in⦠They were to meet for the first time today. Theyād only ever had candid shots of one another, and nothing else. No contact, no info⦠Nothing.
Haru wished she could let out the breath she had been holding. She still felt too tense to fully exhale, she made strides by relaxing her smile into a more neutral expression. Her father hand picked the candidates last year and apparently had settled on one just last month. Haru hadnāt so much learned their names, let alone looked at the glossy photos.
She had to school her expression when the first man entered the room. A sense of dreading hitting her in an instant, only for her panic to ease off when another, one who appeared to be closer to her age. He lookedā¦familiar, but she couldnāt quite place where.
Then again, she glanced to her father; half-waiting for the rug to be pulled out from underneath her.
The gentlemen of fortune greeted one another, the teens left to hang back and remain unacknowledged for some time.
At last, ā⦠and this is my daughter Haru,ā
Unsure how to approach, Haruās hands crossed in front of her, āItās a pleasure to meet you..ā
āItās a pleasure to meet you as well.ā He smiled at her, and bowed politely.Ā
āThis is my son Goro. You two can go get to know one another.ā Shido would say in that stern, yet uninterested voice that he always seemed to have when he was with Goro.Ā āWe have business to discuss.ā That was the signal for Goro to get the fuck out of his face or else.Ā
Goro, of course, was more than happy to retreat off to the side to talk to Haru.Ā āSorry about him. Heās... always like this.ā He explained with a strained smile.Ā āItās nice to finally meet you, you know. You looked very nice in the photos Iāve seen of you...ā She clearly didnāt know who he was and that was GREAT, actually...