Kiryu immediately noticed something was wrong, "Rosalia, calm down," but the girl shook her head."I"m beautiful, smart, and talented too. But, all the guys - no, you only have eyes for her. Why? Tell me already, I"ve never understood it, and things make even less sense to me now. Don"t you see Kiryu-kun? Lilchan will never return to you; she"s in love with Karas.h.i.+ma. But even with the truth laid out in front of you, you"re still looking only at her."
Kiryu didn"t understand why Rosalia was acting like this now. Sure, if she said this stuff before when he first went out with Lila and a few months after. Then he would have taken her seriously, and yeah she did do this before, and he sympathized with her. However, now? After so long? This past year they"ve barely seen each other too. She stopped coming to see him and even changed her number. When Kiryu realized that, he figured that Rosalia had finally moved on and it relieved him.
His thoughts broke off when somebody yanked Rosalia of him and pulled him up.
"Lila," he muttered.
The girl was white as a ghost, and yet she glared at Rosalia, "Rosalichan, isn"t this enough? What use is there driving Kiryu to an edge like this?"
Rosalia laughed, "And you"re the one telling me that?"
"Rosalichan, you..."
"You know Lilchan, I"m sure I"ve spoken with you about this before. But, I"ll make sure Kiryu-kun comes back to me, and you the eyesore don"t get away scot-free for hurting him."
This sight pained him, Rosalia has seriously lost it and what"s even more frightening is that she doesn"t realize it herself. Rosalia thinks she is the one who is right here, and the strange one is Lila, Kiryu stood up and made his way over to Lila.
He patted her hair, "Let me handle this; go back inside and rest okay?"
Lila looked at him with a worried expression, "But, you"ve never been able to turn her way," ouch, it felt like a burn coming from Lila.
"It"s fine," he a.s.sured her, "I will this time," Kiryu understands that he mishandled Rosalia"s situation before. If he just explained things
He turned to Rosalia, but the girl had pulled out her phone, "Oh? Right now? Sure, see you Haruka."
His eyes widened in alarm, and Kiryu realized why Lila had left the room. "Did she fight with Karas.h.i.+ma? d.a.m.n," Kiryu thought. Karas.h.i.+ma is a colossal idiot. Don"t rely on Rosalia or fall for her sweet words.
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- Entrance -
"Look, he"s over there. Go," Kiryu urged.
Lila looked hesitant, "But, he got really mad. He said even if I was just joking around, for him, it looked natural. Maybe I went overboard."
Kiryu shook his head, "Trust me; you"ll thank me later when you successfully get him back," with those words said he lightly pushed Lila forward. The girl walked down the steps and turned to him one last time before rus.h.i.+ng over to Karas.h.i.+ma. Karas.h.i.+ma hadn"t seen Lila, so he was about to enter the car when the girl"s dainty arms wrapped around him from the back. The man paused.
"What, do you want?" Haruka"s tone was icy cold.
"Sorry, I"m sorry," Lila apologized, "Please, please don"t hate me."
It was just a simple exchange, but it broke his heart seeing Lila having to apologize. It"s not like she did anything wrong. Lila should be the one mad and questioning what Karas.h.i.+ma has been doing with Rosalia.
Karas.h.i.+ma still seemed mad, but he wrapped his arms around Lila"s waist, "Prove it to me," and it"s then Kiryu understood. Karas.h.i.+ma saw them walk down.
Lila didn"t waste a single moment before she pressed her lips against Karas.h.i.+ma"s. "Don"t look away," Kiryu thought. Lila has to see this through and prove herself to Karas.h.i.+ma. If he looks away, then her efforts would be for nothing. It pained him a great deal, seeing Lila initiate that kiss. But, he doesn"t want to get her in trouble anymore. After a few minutes, that kiss quickly escalated.
"Miyazawa, ugh. Any nearby hotels here?"
Rosalia, who stood silently, with an icy expression, said, "There is, going?"
"I"ll see you another time."
Kiryu watched as another car pulled up beside Rosalia"s, and Karas.h.i.+ma who was still lip locking with Lila, struggled to get inside. But when they did, Kiryu didn"t miss the look the man gave him. A deep sigh pa.s.sed his lips, well it"s time to make excuses to the producers it seems. He hopes they don"t get into too much trouble for this though.
....
Okay, so there was no need for him to worry about Lila getting in trouble. Miu did a fantastic job causing a fire, leading to them canceling the whole program. This meant though that the earlier scenes he had with Lila would not be shown on worldwide. However, since the program was live right before that fire disaster. People in j.a.pan still saw it. Kiryu exhaled deeply and reached out for his pocket. He doesn"t smoke anymore because she doesn"t like it. This really is too complicated.
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Hotel Star Town
"That wasn"t on the script," Haruka snapped as she closed the door behind them. Lila was surprised that he wasn"t jumping on her right away.
"I"m sorry, I was just trying to make you jealous."
Haruka sighed, "Were at work, don"t let personal feelings get in the way," he trailed off, "Look at me for example, I didn"t want to let you partic.i.p.ate in this program. But considering how bad your situation is, I accepted the offer. There are people out there who want to restore your name, so I"ve been collaborating with them in my free time and yet you brought in your personal feelings to work."
Ah, Lila looked down at her feet, shame-filled her features. So, that"s what he was up to this whole time?
Haruka cradled her in his arms and kissed her forehead, "Lila, I know things have been weird with us lately. But, I meant what I said that day," he murmured, "I thought you did too."
"I do, I want to be with you forever."
"Then, what was that about earlier?"
"I"m sorry, I was just agitated that you even allowed me to go on the program. I know we should separate work and personal affairs. But more than work my status as your girlfriend should be the most important to you," Lila said.
Haruka paused for a moment before he nodded, "Sorry, your right. You are more important to me than work."
"Then…"
"It"s just; this is difficult for me. Even though I"ve loved you for the longest time, and everything I did was so I could meet you again. But my career has been everything for me for the last few years," Haruka sighed, "It"s not like I"m particularly attached to it or anything, but yeah I guess I"m just used to not making exceptions for anyone."
"Will you start? At least for me, I want to be your priority Haruka."
Haruka smiled, "I can arrange that," he gently kissed her eyelids, "I"m sorry for getting so angry, but like I told you last time. Whenever I see Austin Kiryu get near you, I lose my calm. I do want to hit him, for," he brushed his hands across her lips, "Touching what"s mine."
"Haruka," he picked her up and placed her on the bed, she reached over and gently caressed his cheeks, "I"m yours, so…" It"s okay; she belongs to him. But at the same time, "Kiryu doesn"t mean harm," she ought to get this out of the way. The one who clung on to his arm was her. Then again, he kissed her twice and hugged her. Well, friends can hug the kiss though.. Her thoughts broke off when she hears the sound of her rustling clothes. Haruka was taking her top off. "Haruka, listen for a minute."
"I"m listening; you"re standing up for that guy again."
"Because we"re friends with each other."
Haruka laughed, "You say such strange things. Do you know how stupid that sounds?" as cold as his words were, they cut through her like a knife.
It"s true, her and Kiryu being friends is nothing short of strange. No matter how much she tries to convince herself. They really can"t be just friends. But as Kiryu said to her before, this is the only way. For the media to stop, and for things not to be awkward between them. Even though she came here to cut things with Kiryu, Lila didn"t want them to not speak to each other anymore. She still wants to somehow remain by his side and care for him.
Lila paused in mid-thought, "How selfish," there are many girls who like Kiryu. Many can take good care of him. Why does she still have to be around? She ought to focus on her boyfriend. Her gaze fell on Haruka, who was placing kisses on her stomach.
This man is in so much pain, while Kiryu is hurt too. The one she ought to prioritize in helping is Haruka. Unlike Kiryu, who has friends who care for him, Haruka does not have anybody. Even Jae-hee admits that she could never truly get close to Haruka.