How did I, Ebony James, a single mother be auctioned off to five bidders? "I just have to choose one, right?"

Well, let's start from the beginning.

            ~12 hours earlier~
My day started off, as usual, wake up, get the twins ready for school, cook breakfast, get ready for work. Getting them to eat and drive to work after dropping the twins off to daycare.

I started walking towards the locker room, where  I met up with Sakiko, a friend I acquired while working here. By here, I mean tres spades hotel owned by the ichinomiya group.

"Good Morning!", I said as we started getting dressed in our work clothes.

" Morning, Ebony!", Sakiko said as we finished putting on our clothes.

"The V.I.P convention starts today! I'm so pumped!", Sakiko continued, happily with a smile on her face.

We started working together after a few months I started. I am older than her by 4 years. We have been friends ever since. I tell her everything and we gossip every now and then.

" I bet you'll be busy since you work on the casino floor.", I said to her.

"And also Since I'm in charge of the regular guest rooms, I doubt today will be any different than before", I said with a sigh.

I just hope my twins are having a great start of the day.

" Now I kinda wish I work at the I.V.C too.", I said as I closed my locker as I look towards her.

"That's the goal of everyone who works here.", Sakiko said.

" Maybe, if I had a better section, I couldn't stand to be around snobby rich people.", I said making Sakiko laugh, making me laugh with her.

"Movie stars, top athletes", Sakiko started naming looking at me, smiling.

" famous people from all around the world come to this party!", Sakiko continued on and on about the Snobby rich people that would come to the party.

"Yeah sure ", I said rolling my eyes at her.

" Oh my god, what if some rich, famous guy falls on love with me at first sight?!", Sakiko said

"Yea, if pigs fly!", I said l laughing.

Even though, I said that it didn't stop me from wondering if only someone would save me. After Joshua died, I've been depressed making my kids 1st place in my life. Smoking because didn't care about my health.

We leave the locker room and head to the hotel lobby, where a crowd of reporters and onlookers watched rich people start appearing left and right.

" oh my God, Ebony! Look who just got out of that limo!", Sakiko said nudging me. She pointed at the who surrounded himself with too many women. She kept going on and on about how they called him king.

"King, huh? yeah right", I  thought ignoring her.

" He's been living in the penthouse suite for a while now!", Sakiko said.

" Damn! He must have some money because it's a lot to stay here.", I said while looking at him.

He pays no attention to the crowd and just walks straight ahead. He could hear the women yelling for him in the crowd.

"Wow, talk about douche bag", I thought.

Then we heard thumps in a hurry from behind us. They were bumping straight into me.

" These bitches better not make me fall!", I thought

They push me right out from the crowd.

"This is the worse", I thought as I closed my eyes bracing for my fall.

Everyone around watches as the maid smacks right into the 'KING', who catches her, holds her close to him. The maid finally opens her eyes 10 seconds, after realizing she didn't fall. She looks up to see the 'KING' holding her like a fragile china doll. They both stared at each other. He looked into her grey-black like eyes feeling an intense connection between the two. She finally felt him loosen his arms before she had stepped out of them, bowing.

" I'm sorry, please carry on ", I said as I started walking back to the crowd. The crowd eyeing me as I stand by Sakiko.  Him still watching me! He finally started back watching again. His groupies complaining about the dirty maid.

"Oh my god, Ebony the king caught you!",Sakiko said shaking me.

"Yeah yeah, it's not that serious", I said to her.

" Did he smell good! I'm so jealous!", Sakiko said.

"I wasn't really paying attention!", I said to her.

For a rude guy, he smelled so good. I just didn't want to tell Sakiko. She continued shaking me, we heard the clacking of high heels.

" Oh God, the devil is here!", I thought.

"Just what were you thinking, making a fool out of yourself!", The annoying voice, of Ericka.

" in front of such an important guest?!", she screamed even more.

"Chile, if you-.", I thought looking at her.

" Hello, Ericka", I said sarcastically making her madder.

"Just what were you thinking?!", the wannabe Ericka twins said following their master like always.

They stood there watching me like was prey and they wanted to gobble me up. They were a pain in my ass. The worse they can do is spread lies and gossip which I didn't care for.

" These bitches can't find anything better to do except mess with me", I thought annoyed.

Ericka and her goons were like the mean girls of tres spades hotel. Ericka was the leader and the twins were the followers. The twins kissed Ericka's ass any chance they got.

"You telling me, you didn't see those women push me!", I said making the twins gasp.

"Don't yell at Ericka!", they both scream at me.🙄

The more she complains the more I hated her with a passion. She finished off by telling me to drop off the special boxes to the regular guest rooms. I said bye to Sakiko and head towards the elevator that leads to the basement.

As I'm walking, I see a man and woman arguing about something in front of the elevator. The woman screamed cheater and left, throwing a mask at the man.

"Oooo...damn you go, girl!", I thought holding my hand up to my mouth laughing.

" Fuck this, I'm taking the stairs", thought while walking to stairs. I kept walking hopefully the bastard would ignore me and go about his business, the man picks up the mask and brushes it off.

"Now I don't have a date.", the man with the hat said.

I started speed walking as I felt his eyes on me when he had looked up.

He tried to catch my attention but I ignored him. Next thing, I know he grabs my hand and drags me into the elevator, pressing me close to him. I could feel his body heat as he holds my waist.

" He's too close!", I thought to avoid his stare as he tried to keep me looking at him.

I don't know what happens but something made me punch the guy in his face. Red like wine blood poured out the man's nose. The white of his handkerchief contrasting with the blood as he kept it from falling.

" I'm sorry, you were too close", I said with a small smirk.

He started chuckling with a smile.

"Feisty, I like it.", he said as he grabs my chin lifting it up making my lips pucker. He leans down and I could feel his hot breath on my lips before he let me go.

" Weirdo!", I said with a pout as I cross my arms looking the other way.

The elevator opens showing the ballroom. I protested as I was dragged out of the elevator. My phone dinged in my pocket.

               Text:

Do you need me to pick up MJ and AJ?

I type 'yes' and looked around the ballroom.

AJ and MJ's Babysitter Kikyo was the best. She was like another sister in the Wilson family. I knew her two years after I move here.

"What's the worst that can happen", I muttered, as I looked at the rich people around.

The guy that took me here was long gone. I had noticed I captured too much attention. I looked like Alice in Wonderland but really I was the queen of hearts. The women were jealous of the 'Alice' skin that looked soft as a pillow. The men watch me with lusty eyes.

Suddenly, I hear a voice behind me.

"Hey, do you have any champagne?", the guy said.

" Do it look like I have champagne?!", I thought.

I turn around to see a handsome guy with soft, wavy hair. He looked very familiar.

"Ota Kisaki, it's nice to meet you", I said with a sweet voice.

Chastity loved his paintings even though she stayed in the states. She was an artist in the making and wanted to become his apprentice.

" Oh, you know who I am? Nice to meet you too", Ota Kiaski said with a sly smirk.

"My... Aren't you a Queen of hearts", Ota said as he kissed my hand.

Everyone gasping at the sight and paparazzi taking pictures. A waiter came over with a wave of my hand. I had grabbed a float of champagne and handed it to him. He was impressed by this pretty maid as he walks off.

I remembered the task that I had to do before Ericka kills me. I started moving trying to find the exit.
Then a stocky man stands in my way.

"If he doesn't move.-", I thought as he wraps his arm around my waist.

" The nerve!

              The audacity!", I thought

I didn't listen to what he was saying, was busy focusing on his arm around my waist. I finally heard him say something about servicing him was when I turn to look at him.

"Sorry, but we are not that kind of hotel.", I said finally taking his arm from around my waist. I tried to walk off, but he grabs my hand.

"You're pretty lucky you met me. My net worth is $500 million.", the annoying man said not letting go of my hand.

"Like I care, you can have all the money in the world and I still won't sleep with you!", I said.

This was one of those moments that my anger that the best of me. It got worse after Joshua died. Anyone close to us heard and laughed at the embarrassed man. He tried to advance me again by I had flipped him over my shoulder. The thumping sound brought a lot of attention to me and the groaning guy on the floor.

" This party just got trashy.", A voice said in front of us.

'The King'

"The next time! You touch me! I will sever your arms and feed them to alligators. Those filthy hands!", I said wiping my hands over a towel from the table next to us. I didn't pay attention to the guy in front of me. I literally threw the towel on him before finally looking at the King.

"You again", Eisuke said looking at the maid, who had caught his attention. She was interesting.

" Dick", I thought angry at him.

"Sorry, sir!", I said with a fake smile. The guy from before finally getting up.

" Move, You're in the way.", Eisuke said.

The guy moves out the way, while I walk-off accidently brushing my hand against his. There was a spark once their hand's touch that he was looking at her while she walks off.

I tried to find my way to the basement from the I.V.C party. I went through a door, that hallways stretch too far beyond.

"If I remember correctly, the basement should be this way right?", I said quietly.

I heard talking coming from a slightly open door.

Me being nosy I looked through the door.

I know! I know! Ebony why you have to look inside? It's dangerous!

I couldn't help it! There were guns in briefcases, hearing more clearly maybe Chinese. I was wondering what the hell was going on here?

Next thing I know, I'm up against the wall with my arms over my head by a handsome man.

Are all the guys I'm meeting today handsome or it's just my lucky day?

" You know if I was into this kind of thing. It would be okay. You want to show me the best of worlds.", I said flirting with him hoping he will let me go.

All he did was stare in my eyes before talking to me.

"What are you doing here?", he said to me.

He was a handsome man with his black hair slick back.

"I'm sorry, I was looking for the basement. You wouldn't know where that was, would you?", I said to him avoiding his eyes.

He got closer to her, he has never met someone like her before. For a person that dislikes women, he definitely liked this one.

" You've got five seconds to disappear and forget everything you saw.", He said.

" Otherwise you'll be wiped off the face of this Earth.", he continued leaning closer to her.

Once he leans back, I holl' ass out of there. I didn't stop running until I got to the basement.

I finally reach the basement taking deep breaths from running. Once I caught my breath, I pick up the cardboard box filled with sets for the guest and turn around.

THUD!

I ran into something that was in my way.

"Oops!", I said out loud.

I needed to leave before anyone comes. I saw two guys that had fallen while holding the thing that felled.
They look inside of it and it was in pieces.

They were saying something about the statue of the venue. I wasn't listening to what they were saying. I was to busy trying to leave.

" Damn! Just a little more!", I thought tiptoeing to the door.

"Hey! You owe us for breaking the statue!", they said as I started leaving through the door. They started running after me when I started running.

It's hard to run with boxes and they caught me. I started whopping their ass. It was too late... Next thing I know...

I'm in front of rich people. I started thinking about my boys. The auctioneer was getting bids from people left and right. Bidder #5 was the stocky man from the party.

An auction in the hotel?!?! This is the worse.

"A Healthy African American woman!", The auctioneer said.

" You can keep her as a toy-

"A toy!", I thought.

It went on for five more minutes until a buzzing sound.

" Seat number 100 bid 20 million!", The auctioneer said.

"Damn that much!", I thought.

The cage, I was in was carried off the stage.

"Time to escape!", I thought looking everywhere to find an escape.

I finally found the door and tried to push it open. The cage opens and I see the man with the hat and another man. He grabs my hand and makes me follow them.

It was a room on the higher floor. A place for the V.I.Ps.

" So they are taking me to the penthouse"., I thought.

One of the men announced something to whoever was inside the room.

When we went in, I saw two men sitting with their legs crossed on a sofa.

"Damn it!!!", I thought as i looked at them. 

"We brought you", The so called king said. 

"So we finally ended catching you after all", The sexy guy said.

"Time to be a damsel", I thought.

"You know this woman, Soryu?", the so called king said sizing the woman up as she stood there in front of them.

"You could say that.", Soryu replied back looking back at her.

"Okay! now my chance!", I thought.

"Please! I know you brought me at the auction but please i have two children at home waiting for me.", I said feigns scared and desperation.

"They need their mother.", I said crying. The five bidders looked at the woman in shock. she did an whole 180. Eisuke didn't believe her.  It looked like it was going in her favor.

"There! There! my lady... there's no need to cry!', the man with the hat said as he tried to comfort her.

"Please let me go home! my poor toddlers!', I said crying more loudly than before.

What i didn't notice was the king give a piece of paper to Soryu. He would have to talk to Kenzaki about her. The two men finally took off there mask.

"Ota Kiaski!! Guy who the reason I'm here in the first place!", I said

"It's that bastard fault" I thought as i felt my tempoer began to rise.

"Pfft, she doesn't even know your name, baba.", Ota said laughing.

"Didn't have time to tell her.", Baba said.

"Did he just!... I didn't have time to tell her! Like i wanted to know your name in the first place!', I thought.

I didn't listen or care what Baba and Ota was talking about. It wasn't until they brought up you must had done something bad that I froze.

"What? but it was a accident! I didn't know that it was that venus whatever statue.", I yelled at first before mumbling to myself. 

Ota and Baba started laughing even Soryu and Eisuke crack a smile. Mamoru shook his head at the girl.

"Anyways... Who even approve of auctioning?", I said crossing my arms looking at them.

"I am so ready to go home", I thought.

"I did", The so called king said.

I look at him closely looking over him from his brown styled in slight spikes to the soles of his expensive shoes.

"You look like the type.", I said to him. I saw him clench his jaw while he looked at me.

They spent the rest of the minutes speaking nonsense. All I heard was:

" Blah, Blah,Blah", I thought.

When they said who get to keep her was when I got back into the conversation.

"Wait! Keep? Keep who?", I said looking at them.

They had devilish smiles on their faces. They kept talking like they didn't hear what I said.

"So a millionaire, mobster, thief, artist, a crooked cop. Wowww what a group", I thought.

The sounds of someone snapping woke me up from my daydream. 

"Huh!", I said as Baba caught my attention as Eisuke started talking.

"Make a decision. I'll let you choose who buy you", He said to me making me stare like ' Like what the f*ck'.

I was so shock that I couldn't register being pick up, thrown over a shoulder, a hand around my legs. 

"W- Wait!", I  stuttered yelled as the other bidders watch Eisuke take up to his penthouse.

Soryu shaking his head along with Mamoru as Baba and Ota laugh.

The walk up the stairs felt so long to me. Eisuke led us to his room as he put me on his bed.

"The only answer I want when I ask you something is yes and okay", Eisuke said as he stood over me.

"I was more worrying about my children more then anything.", I thought.

"And Another thing, When I order you to do something, I want you to do it in 5 seconds.", Eisuke said as he looks over my features.

He switched our spots, as he now sat on the bed with me towering over him. He pulled me to his lap slowly. He wrap his arms around my waist.  I don't know what he was feeling when he rest his head on my  stomach. 

"You are now going to stay in the spare penthouse. Bring your kids", Eisuke said suprising me. 

TBC......