The Boss Queen (Izana Kurokawa) COMPLETED 👑

TWENTY-TWO

Thank you for the 13k reads! Yay! Though, I'm just curious. How do you guys discover my story?

Author's Note: A lot of cussings. Profanities. Introduction to a main character. Mention of sexual assault, kidnap, and murder. If you're uncomfortable and sensitive with the topic, I advised you to skip the chapter.

A COUPLE OF DAYS slipped by like a bullet train and the summery weather remained as sizzling hot as ever since Akari stayed in Shibuya for her vacation. A lot of surprising circumstances occurred, making her life more entertaining. She met her cousin's close friends. She kicked asses. Buying delicious taiyakis. Then, she became best friends with a childish gang leader whose older brother was one of the living legends during his delinquent era.

And it was around the second week of August when she finally met Takemichi's girlfriend, Tachibana Hinata. The girl went over to his house for a visit one summer morning and volunteered to be his little helper for his stupid homework.

"Nice to meet you, Tachibana-san. I'm Hanagaki Akari. This dork's cousin," Akari curtly introduced herself to the cute girl with bob-cut coral pink hair that matches the color of her large bright eyes. She also had a distinct mole just beneath her lips. Takemichi was right. She was indeed beautiful and very polite as well. No wonder he fell for her.

Takemichi pulled a face at the ravenette. "What the hell, Akari?" he groaned.

Akari just stuck her tongue to him cheekily.

The pink-haired girl giggled. "No need to be formal, Hanagaki-san. You may call me, Hinata," she said with a warm smile.

"Aren't you doing it too? You can also call me Akari instead," Akari responded back wittily.

Both girls laughed. Akari liked her already.

"Did you invite her over just so she can help you with your homework, Take-chan?" the ravenette asked her cousin skeptically with a raised eyebrow, turning her attention to him.

Takemichi's blue eyes dilated at her question. He frantically flailed his hands to her. "Of course not, Akari! What the heck are you talking about?!" he exclaimed, denying her accusation. He whipped his head to Hinata. "Don't listen to her, Hina!"

Akari muffled a laugh at his panicked state. This dude was so easy to tease. And of course, she already knew the answer to her question. It was pretty much obvious by just merely observing his actions.

Hinata didn't seem bothered at all and only smiled kindly at her boyfriend. "It's alright, Takemichi-kun. I really did want to help you out with your homework," she said reassuringly.

'What an angel!' Akari thought in awe, much to her surprise. Damn. She was the complete opposite of her cousin. Where did Takemichi even find this ray of sunshine to begin with???

Takemichi sighed in relief and threw the ravenette a don't-say-anything-more-stupid glare. She only gave him a mischievous smirk in return.

Her phone rang.