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Stay With Me by annii.... actually.... REWRITEN by annii <3
Prologue…
I never knew how one set of lottery numbers can change the lives of four people. It brought them together, yet it may also bring them apart.
Yeah that’s right. I won the Lottery.... actually.... it was my parents.............. but hey, you get the idea right?
So did my best friend's parents. The exact same set of numbers.
Fate?
We'll see about that.
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Chapter 01... A New Place to Live
I stepped out of our car and my eyes landed on a HUGE mansion… next to me stood my best friend. I swear, we do almost everything together… and right now, we’re about to live together as well. That’s going to be so cool.
I guess I should move on to the introduction… my name is Nami Cheung. I am currently 16. The girl next to me is my best friend Yuri Wong. She is currently 17. She has always been like an older sister to me, yeah I love her. But why are we moving into a mansion together? Turns out her parents won the lottery as well. And both our parents decided to just chip in and buy a big house together. Not only that, they have already invested in various companies and are about to open a few hotels and restaurants.
We walked in with everyone else. And by everyone else… I should introduce the family members also. Don’t worry, they’re not as important… so you don’t have to really memorize their names. There’s my mom: Jenny Cheung; dad: Kiyoshi Cheung; younger brother: Hiroshi. Yuri’s mom: Maiko Wong; dad: Paul Wong; younger sister: Rini; baby brother: Jason.
We were greeted by at least 20 people. Including the maids, chefs, drivers… and other people that work under people who own mansions. They all wore nametags so we know who is who.
“You kids like it?” asked my dad
“yes!” was pretty much everyone’s reply.
Everything was just so beautiful and elegant looking. The floor and stairs were all made from white marble. From the ceiling hung crystal lights. There were display cases everywhere, showing off expensive pottery. The walls were lined with beautiful paintings done by famous artists. Along the hallways were family pictures.
Yuri and I ran up the first flight of stairs. Then another… totaling to 3 stories. Down the hallway of doors… we found ours. The last two that faced each other. Each door had a shiny nameplate with our own names on it.
I walked into my room. Looking around, I found a neatly made bed… king sized… with my stuffed animals placed neatly on top. Across from the bed is a TV.
Wow… I get my own TV?!
There was desk nearby with a computer. A small couch next to the bed. Shelves holding most of my things. A walk-in closet with my clothes neatly hanged up. A bathroom with its own tub and shower. And windows that brought light into the room.
Yuri walked in. I grinned.
“Lets explore”
With that, we continued to explore the rest of this floor. More rooms. Rooms for our parents. Rooms for the siblings. Rooms for grandparent. Rooms for maids. Rooms for guests, each with a different color and design.
On floor 2... We found entertainment of all sorts. A movie room, with a huge screen TV and a complete sound system. Comfy Sofas and a popcorn machine as well. An arcade room with the newest arcade games out. A music room with a shiny black piano and instruments of all sorts. My favorite was the art room. One side of the room was made from sturdy glass, giving off the view of the back yard. From here you can see the mini golf course, a clear blue pond, fields of flowers, a small forest and a whole bunch of land. Inside the art room, was every art supply that can be found in an art store. A huge stock of canvas and bushes and various types of paints all around the room. With a sink and everything all neatly organized.
Continuing onto the first floor, we found a dance room, leading to an outside pool. An indoor pool with hot tubs and steam rooms. A ping pong table. Indoor basket ball court. Indoor tennis court. A gym with all the weights and running machines. A big ballroom and some offices.
After all that exploring, we had a very nice dinner and then retired to our rooms.
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Chapter 02 … Contract
Today, Yuri and I decided to shop. We had nothing better to do and tomorrow we have school. Guess what?! We have our own personal driver! His name is Steve and he’s a cool person. We got inside a shiny black BMW and headed towards the mall. We went separate ways so we can look at different things.
--- Yuri
Not long after I parted with Nami, I went inside a sports store. My eyes landed on a really cool looking white tennis racquet. I walked over and reached for it. I got hold of it, but it wasn’t moving… I looked up to see a guy wearing black that’s my age holding it as well.
“Let go, I saw it first” -me
“no, you didn‘t” -him
“yes I did” -me
“no you didn’t” -him
“yes I did” -me
“no you didn’t” -him
I can’t believe this guy!!
“go find another one!” -me
“I want this one” -him
“But I want this one too!” -me
Why we fighting over a tennis racquet? it’s the only one left for sale… and after that, they aren’t selling anymore more of that one.
“Fine. Lets flip a coin” -him
“Fine! I call tails!” -me
Heads.
“You cheated!” I said as I grabbed the coin from his hand.
I flipped it…
0____0
“HA! The racquets mine!” -him
Argghhh……… stupid bastard. I really wanted it too! >< damn… he just ruined my shopping mood.
--- Nami
I was happily window shopping while listening to my ipod. Gawd jrock is awesome. Without watching where I was going, I tripped over an uneven part of the cement.
Oww… why did I have to wear a stupid skirt today……I’m bleeding…
I stared at my knee while mumbling curses softly to myself.
“Need a hand?”
I looked up to see a stranger wearing a read sweatshirt with a dragon design on it. He a worried look on his face as he offered me help.
I smiled and said thank you.
As I got up, my forehead softly bumped into his chest. Well… because my knee hurts and I guess I sorta lost balance. I mumbled a quick apology as he helped me to a nearby bench.
“Stay here. I’ll be right back” he said and ran off.
What a nice guy… is he really coming back?
I turned off my ipod and saw him running back with a plastic bag. He sat down next to me and took out some cotton and a bottle of rubbing alcohol.
“It’s going to sting… so just bare with it for a bit… you wouldn’t want a scar on you beautiful skin” he said and applied it to my bleeding knee.
I stared at him and winched in pain. He noticed that and gently blew on it so that it wouldn’t sting so much. Then he took out a bandage from the bag, and put some ointment before putting it in place.
*phone rings*
I look in my bag…
“its mines” he said and I looked up.
“Hey……………. right now? ……………………. ok. I’ll be there”
He hung up and stuffed everything back inside the bag before handing it to me.
“You should clean it again with the rubbing alcohol later when you get home” I took the bag… and before I could even say thank you, he had ran off again.
Just then my phone rang.
“Hey Yuri. Done shopping?” -me
“No… I didn’t buy anything… stupid bastard ruined my shopping mood. You?” -yuri
“I didn’t buy anything either… I uhh… tripped and scrapped my knee” -me
“omg… you ok?!” -yuri
“yeah… this really nice guy helped me” -me
“I see. That’s good. Lets grab some ice-cream and you can tell me about it.” -yuri
“Sure. And you can tell me about that bastard you met.” I said smiling… “I’ll see you at the food court” -me
--- meanwhile…
Two boys were being lead inside an office. Inside sat a man wearing a nice black suit.
“I’m glad to have finally met you two.” The two bowed politely and shook hands with the man.
“I hope you won’t disappoint me” he said again
“We will risk our lives making sure our duty is performed.” The one wearing black answered.
With that, they signed a contract. The contract that intertwined the lives of four people.
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Chapter 03 ... Meeting
--- Nami
After eating ice-cream and more shopping, we called Steve and he came to pick us up.
Back at home… I changed into a pair of shorts and sat at my desk. Diary in front of me… I started to write about what happened today.
*knocking on the door*
I got up and opened it.
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Red sweatshirt… dragon design…kind smile…
“I guess we already kind of met… well… I’m here to formally introduce myself. My name is Dave Chan. My brother and I will be the bodyguards for you and your sister. And I will be moving in right next to your room.”
He held out his hand. I took it and smiled…
“But wait… I don’t have a sister…”
“Yuri Wong?”
“She’s my best friend. There’s two families living in this house”
“I see.”
This is going to be weird…
--- Dave
After my brother and I signed the contract, Mr. Wong sent a maid to take us to our rooms.
He didn’t say specifically who is going to bodyguard who… so once the maid left… my brother decided we should flip a coin to determine who gets who. My brother uses the weirdest ways to decide things. And so… I got the person on the left.
We went in our rooms [our room is next to the person we bodyguard… so we can be near them at all times]. The room was pretty much empty. Bed. TV. Desk. Computer. Bathroom. Walk-in closet with some clothes.
Hey… the owner of this house treats us pretty good…
I turned on the computer to find something to do. I heard the door next to me open and close. After a few more minutes… I decided to pay her a visit.
Turns out… she was that same girl from today.
--- Yuri
Once back into my own room… I flopped onto my bed and turned on the TV…
HEY! It’s Full House! Man…that movie was funny!
Just then, I heard the door open.
“Hey Nami! Did you know that Full House is on tv?!”
I turned my head to face who I thought was Nami.
Bastard…
I jumped up from laying on my bed… now standing on it…
“IT’S YOU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!”
He had on this annoyed expression.
“OMG… DID YOU BREAK IN?!!” -me
“No, you idiot… and stop screaming. I can’t believe I have to bodyguard you” -him
“You what…?!” -me
*sighs* “From today on, I will be your bodyguard. My name is Alex Chan” -him
This sucks.
--- Alex
Anyway… after I walked into the room of this Yuri person… I quickly realized it was that annoying girl from the mall…
She just started freaking out and started yelling. Ouch… my poor ears…
Not long after that… there was a voice through some kind of speaker system…
“Its dinner time” haha… I kind of… jumped… hope Yuri didn’t notice that…
*sighs* “lets go” she said and pulled me out of her room.
In the hall way, I saw my brother come out of the room across from the one I was in. Yuri noticed too.
“TWINS?!” she asked
“And you must be Dave’s brother… wow… I didn’t know it was going to be twins… but anyway, nice to meet you” said Nami
“Whatsup. I’m Alex.”
talking…Yuri looks really confused. Nami quickly pulled her ahead of us. And they started talking.
Chapter 04 ... Meeting Number 2..?
--- Nami
I was surprised to hear that Alex was the “bastard” that Yuri met earlier. And she was as shocked as I was when she heard that Dave was the one who helped me. It really is a small world… | 
