That surprised him, he didn"t think she would suddenly do that. A deep sigh escaped his lips, he suppose there"s a part of her that he still doesn"t understand very well. One second, she"s blus.h.i.+ng like crazy, and then the next second she has a serious and mysterious look on her face. Hearing familiar singing, he follows the source to one of the practice rooms, to find her there.
.She"s good.
But this song...
"Sing another song, I don"t like this one."
He makes his presence known and Lila almost dropped the guitar.
"Um, but, weren"t you Devil"s producer at some point?"
"Yeah. But, this is not a song that was composed during my time with them."
Lila puts the guitar down and walks over, she extends her hand out to caress his cheeks.
"Tired?"
"Yeah. Sorry, for leaving early."
"No, it"s okay."
It"s okay? Didn"t she say she didn"t want him leaving her side? How contradictory.
"Sing this."
"New music!! Okay!!!"
He sits down on the couch and she followed behind him. Seeing her so focused on the music, he chuckles softly. When it comes to music, she"s really
dedicated huh? Haruka realises that she noticed his laughter, since she was smiling brightly at him. He averts his gaze. d.a.m.n. She really knows how to mess up his pace.
"? Senpai, how do you p.r.o.nounce this word?"
"It means, I want to hold you."
The girls cheeks redden.
But, he doesn"t try anything.
"Senpai, this song is a bit different then what I usually sing."
"That"s why."
"I wonder if I can do it..."
"If you can"t sing a song diverse from your usual, then you may as well quit being a singer."
"I--I know."
"Are you nervous?"
"Previously, I pa.s.sed the preliminary screening for a music award. But I had to drop out due to certain circ.u.mstances."
"Will you do that now too?"
"N--no, I--I"m just uncertain, of my ability..."
"Do you doubt my eyes? Ari, you will become famous and make it big. I guarantee it. Trust my words. I"ve never heard singing like yours before."
Lila shyly nods, clearly embarra.s.sed about the comment he just gave her.
"I want to kiss you, will you let me?"
Another nod, with uncertainty. But he uses it to his advantage. A sensual kiss, he"s done so many times. But with her there"s always been something different. When he first kissed her last year, he noticed it. Something different.
"T--time out."
…He draws back.
"Senpai, you, um, keep using your..."
"My mouth?"
A shy nod.
"That"s how your supposed to kiss. Didn"t your old boyfriend teach you? "
"I know. He d--did teach me. But, he didn"t have piercings ...and…uhh…your tongue is really long."
Is she complimenting him and hiding her embarra.s.sment? His thoughts breaks of when the girls phone starts ringing. She immediately gets up and rushes out of the door.
….
If she just wanted privacy, she could have said so.
Haruka walks over, careful that she didn"t see him and leans on the other side of the door. He catches a glimpse of her expression and drops his cigarette.
"Present?!! For me? Really? Aha, un, I know."
Who is she talking too? She looks happy suddenly. He"s never, seen that expression when they are together.
.
.
Who is this again?
Haruka reaches out for his phone and scrolls through the calendar. Ah. Right.
"Nnghh, what are you doing?"
"Nothing."
He wraps his arms around her waist and pushes her back down.
She giggles.
"Your being so sudden ~"
Before he could proceed any further though, he catches a glimpse of blue hair through the window.
Oh.
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She"s heard about these situations in movies and dramas before. What"s more something similar happened in elementary, but since then she hasn"t encountered anything like this before, so she"s a bit surprised. Before anymore words or blows could be exchanged though, auburn colored hair appeared before her.
"Ah, senpai."
He takes one look at her appearance and sighs.
"What are you girls doing? An artist of mine getting injured will reflect badly on me too."
She thought it would simply be an exchange of words.
So, when she got slammed across the wall, she was a bit taken back. Lila was uncertain whether she ought to fight back. It"s not as though, she doesn"t understand where they are coming from. Because, she really does.
"But, she"s always hogging you."
"It"s not fair. This girl doesn"t know the rules, so we had to teach her a lesson."
To them, she"s a random girl who just appeared beside their idol, the person they like. It"s only natural for them to be hostile. Indeed, she"s noticed how Haruka prioritises spending time with her, even when she doesn"t have work. These girls, some of them may seriously like Haruka. So, she gets it. Even though she didn"t know what this was all about, a part of her may have understood inside, that this wouldn"t turn out well. So, she let herself get hurt.
"Nnmmmfhghfhh!"
Wh--why? Why is he kissing her so suddenly? Is this, really the time to be doing this?
He"s using his mouth…
Oh no, it feels too good.
Before, she could get in to it however. He pulls away.
"I"m still seeing other girls. You have no reason to hara.s.s her."
"B--but, you treat her too specially."
"Right, right, even when you"re with us. Your distracted."
Eh? What does that mean...
"Alright, then, I"ll say it directly. I"m interested in her, so…"
Silence.
Before the girls burst into chatter.
Haruka doesn"t bother hearing their reactions and grabs hold of her wrist, pulling her away.
He takes her to a place behind the main school building. Haruka tugs on her clothes and her whole face is crimson red. Their eyes meet, "Sorry, it"s not…what you"re thinking. Though I do want that, right now. I want to check if your injured."
Oh, that"s what he meant.
"Over here."
Ah.
Lila nodded and follows him inside. She didn"t know there was a place like this in school. Thoroughly the dimly lit corridor, there in the end was a single door battered, and covered in graffiti.
Haruka murmurs a few things on his phone and pulls her into his arms, thump. Thump. Hearing beeping, Lila realizes he hugged her, so she wouldn"t see the pa.s.s code. This must be a secret meeting place, sure enough once the sound was gone. He pulls her away.
"Sit on the couch. I"ll grab a few things."
Lila nodded.
Haruka, himself is still injured though. Indeed, she could see him struggling to open some cabinets. He eventually returns with a med kit.
.
.
Even though she was acting so obviously nervous and jittery. Nothing happened. It surprised her. When he gets up and leaves. Lila simply thought he went for a smoke break.
It"s okay, like this. Even if she"s special to him. She"s never going to be able to treat him in the same manner. She"s such a cruel person. What is she doing here? The more she stays with him, the more false hope she brings him.
As she was sitting on the couch waiting patiently, her phone starts ringing. It"s her Kiryu!!