It really is "fate." From the very start, she was always a weak person. However, after meeting Kiryu, even that weakness of hers changed into strength. It"s because of Kiryu because he"s always been by her side that she was able to overcome any obstacle that fell on her path. The reason why she is able to love and treasure others is due to the love he gave her.___________________________________________________
22nd April. 00:30, Austin Family Manor
By now the two of them should have met each other. Asuka opened her eyes and gets up. She walked over to the balcony that overlooked the town. As of late, she"s only been allowed to stay at home. It"s not like Hisame to restrict her so much, so she can pretty much guess who did this. That idiot. He really has no shame at all. However, he"s the person she"s in love with. She still doesn"t know how to go about divorcing Hisame, and when she does. She has to tell those two the truth. Kiryu"s a smart boy, so he"s probably picked up on it already. He"s probably just waiting for her confirmation.
It"s Akari that she"s worried about, that girl will blame herself even further. That"s why up until now she hasn"t dared to tell the children the truth. But they are both grown up now. They are both searching for their path and working towards their goal more earnestly than before. Unlike when they were both confused and simply wandering, the two have grown a lot stronger. The reason being, not due to anything she did for them but because of that girl.
Seeing that stage, it reminded her of the past. No, that girl is different from her mother. It"s different from the miracle Sumire created before. Lilchan is clearly different, so she doesn"t know how this will end up.
Asuka wondered, what sort of future those two will create?
Will they be able to overcome this obstacle?
Or will it break them?
This test, as cruel as it may be has to be done.
For now, she will grant them this short time to calm their turbulent hearts.
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"I thought you"d become less of a crybaby. But, it"s impossible eh?"
Lila nodded at his words, "Ah-huh, impossible. I cry every day."
Even though she was just answering his question, Kiryu felt a sudden swell of pain in his heart... Crying every day. He doesn"t want to imagine that, but the image is hard to erase. Her eyes do look more swollen than before, indicating what she said is true. Lila, she must really have been suffering without him. Whilst, everything was set up; accordingly, to what he had in mind. The moment they got inside, she simply laid in his arms on the couch. It"s fine, there"s still time.
For the next few minutes, all Lila did was snuggle up against him, before she suddenly exclaimed, "Kiryu, you have to take a bath!"
Kiryu chuckled, knowingly. "...Pfft, why?"
"You smell like another girl!! Wahh, dummy, dummy. Getting female a.s.sistance. I don"t like it. What are you two doing together every day?"
"Nothing fun, "he murmured against her ear as he bites it slightly.
Seeing Lilas face slowly alter between brighter shades of red, he chuckled.
Beautiful...
She looked so much more mature than before. Kiryu understood that this a growth period for hanyou females. But it"s only been two weeks and a bit. How come she"s become this mature looking in a short amount of time? Even when she"s beet red, there"s an aura of elegance around her.
"Wah, um, um, um! This is bad for my heart."Lila exclaimed.
He laughed softly against her hair.
"My Lila, your really something you know?"
She hides her face in his arms for a while before looking up, she extended her hand out to touch him.
"My Kiryu, did you miss me?"Lila asked.
"So much. You worried me too, couldn"t you have dropped a hint where you went?"
Lila is quick to apologize, "I"m sorry, Soichiro told me not too."
"Well, I understand why."
If he found out about their meeting tonight, then he would surely have stopped her. Thankfully she got away.
"So, I"m not worried about Mr low eq. What"s been going on with Karas.h.i.+ma, since the last time we spoke? Preferably the last few days."
"Kiryu, I"m sorry!!! We were kissing and um, um, he sorta touched my b.r.e.a.s.t.s and I made strange sounds...and um.." The rest of Lilas words become lost to him, as he pondered on what he just heard.
. . . That guy is becoming way too bold. It won"t be long before he tries to claim Lila. He has to find a way to stabilize his situation soon and be granted the chance to see her often.
After a while, Kiryu spoke up, "Better than me?"
Lilas face colour was now redder than a tomato, as she replied, "D--dummy, that"s a stupid question. An--anyway, I"m going to get a drink."
Kiryu watched as she scrambles off and runs his hand through his silver locks; indeed, she really is something. His gaze caught a glimpse of her phone and spotted the charm. Though she was using that before, it wasn"t in a visible place; now it is. He wondered, exactly how close did she get with Karas.h.i.+ma?