Dream Stars Training CenterAfter what happened yesterday, Haruka was having a hard time concentrating. Misaki obviously noticed something was amiss since she called Lila over.
"Straighten your boyfriend up; we can"t practice properly with him like this," with those words said coldly the girl walked away.
Haruka, however, didn"t care about Misaki and tugged on Lila"s hand.
"Um, what is it?"
Haruka immediately pulled the girl into his arms and whispered in her ear, "I missed you."
Lila cheerfully laughed, "Haruka, I"m right across the room. Don"t be so silly."
But he wants to be next to her. He tightened his hold around her waist.
"Haruka? What"s wrong?"
"Let"s step out," Haruka murmured.
...
It doesn"t seem like Itsuki tried anything on her, but one can"t be too careful about these things. He led Lila away and found a quiet spot to kiss her and examine whether Itsuki touched her.
"I thought you were being romantic! Why are you getting frisky?"
"I"m just checking."
Lila"s eyes twitched in annoyance, "Checking what?"
"Itsuki."
"Haruka, you know he didn"t touch me. I"d never let him get near me after what happened in London," Lila trailed off, "I can fight too you know, I"m strong," Lila raised her fists up. Instead of looking strong, though, she simply looked adorable to him.
Gosh, she"s cute. But Haruka clenched his fist as he recalled that bad feeling he got earlier.
"Haruka?"
"Be careful," Haruka murmured, "I have a bad feeling."
"You don"t know what will happen?"
"Well, Zane hasn"t called me. So no, I don"t know if anything is going on," Haruka paused. This was a bit troubling for him. Even though it made Lila uneasy, at least he could get information from Zane before. But after that stunt Lila pulled, Haruka doubts that Zane would call him now.
"Okay, I"ll ask Soichiro."
Haruka paused, "Weren"t you two fighting?"
"Yeah, we are," Lila nodded, "But he still sends me stuff whenever I ask."
That guy isn"t mad at her anymore, is he? Or maybe Soichiro just got used to doing so many things for Lila. It was made clear that day after all, that Soichiro has done a lot for Lila. For Lila to feel so indebted, what has that guy sacrificed for her?
"Are you hungry? There"s a cafeteria here, let"s eat lunch early."
Lila looked back at the practice room, "But, practice?"
"The second evaluation is just a test stage. I"m sure Itsuki already tested you, right?"
Lila nodded, "Is the morning just a test?"
"Yeah," Haruka nodded, "So, it"s okay to slip out and take a break." Or rather Lila"s group must be the only one who hasn"t had members slipping out. Then again with Jae-hee, Kogami Yori and Yamamoto Maika in that team it"s only natural for n.o.body to notice.
...
Cafeteria
Haruka had to stop himself from kissing her and taking her to an empty room. It didn"t help how Lila was practically seducing him, and giving him those odd signals. His gaze flickered towards his girlfriend, who had ordered some noodles and was happily eating away.
"Haruka, what are you drinking?"
"Fruit drink."
Lila stared at it, "Haruka"s being healthy?"
More like, he isn"t in the mood to eat and just picked something random from the menu.
"Lila, sit over here," Haruka pointed to his lap. He doesn"t know why she is sitting opposite him, but Haruka didn"t like it.
Lila blushed, "Um, no, this is okay."
Why is she refusing? Haruka looked at the girl carefully and saw her red-stained cheeks. He stood up and walked over. Lila evaded his gaze the whole time, and he took a seat beside her.
"Haru...Haruka.."
"Why are you so nervous, my wife?"
"B--but, uwaaah..."
Haruka laughed, what sort of internal battle is going on in her head right now? He"s genuinely curious about it. "Sorry babe, am I making you to nervous?"
"Haruka," Lila spoke slowly, "I"m just, well, I think something has changed."
"Change?"
"Change," she reached over and traced his lips with her thumb, "Is it okay for me to touch you now that I"m your wife?"
Gosh, why does she ask such stupid questions? It was okay for her to touch even when they weren"t dating each other. Still, the idea of her touching him turns him on. Haruka shook his head, don"t do anything stupid now. He can"t betray her trust anymore.
"Yeah, it"s fine. But this isn"t the place. Save it for when we get home, yeah?"
Lila blushed at his words and nodded, she turned back to her meal and started eating. Haruka watched her the entire time. Whenever Lila eats anything, she would look incredibly s.e.xy. That"s why Haruka always made sure to watch her.
"Ah, hey, Haruka?"
"Yeah?"
"Didn"t you say you had something you wanted to ask me?"
When he saw her bright eyes, Haruka deeply sighed. "Don"t tell Jae-hee next time," Haruka made a mental note. "Planetarium, I hear there is a new one in town. If you would like, we should go together."
At that comment, Lila frowned, "Oh, I thought it was something else."
"What"s wrong? Already have plans?" she"s been hanging around her old friends lately. So it wouldn"t surprise him if somebody already asked her.
"I thought I could go with Kiryu."
Haruka frowned, "Austin Kiryu?"
"Ah, don"t get me wrong. It"s just, we made a promise before, and I never got a chance to fulfill it.. So..."
Haruka wasn"t happy with this at all, but he did understand where she was coming from. Lila is the type of person who sticks to every promise she makes after all.
"Alright, I guess we can go somewhere else."
Lila smiled, "En, let"s make some date plans."
"No can do," Haruka shrugged, "I"ll make plans myself."
"Wah? I wanted to make them together."
"Sorry but," Haruka"s lips curve to a smile, "You lost your chance babe. Unless you want to convince me?"
At that comment, Haruka expected the usual reaction from her, where she would turn shy and ignore him. So when Lila kissed him, it came as a surprise. But it did not take him long to register and started to kiss the girl back pa.s.sionately, hands tugging on her clothes.
"Hotel, or here?"
"Haruka.."
"We can return later," he said impatiently.
"Hotel," Lila murmured, "Haruka, remember to bring me back here?"
......
Hotel XX Room - Suite
"Lila, you can use the sh-," Haruka"s sentence fell short when he saw that the girl was fast asleep. Well, so much for restraining himself today. He walked back over to the bed and covered her up with the blanket. Haruka gently kissed her forehead.
Honestly, what is he going to do with this girl? In the beginning, Haruka went out with her because he thought she just needed somebody to comfort her. He loves her, but Haruka felt that the girl"s feelings for him were simply because of the dispute and falling out she had with Austin Kiryu. It"s because Austin Kiryu let her go.
He shook his head, now isn"t the time for this. He stood up and walked over to the window and started to smoke there and dwell on his thoughts when a soft voice called out to him.
"Mmmm," Lila stirred awake, "Haruka?"
"Hey, sleepyhead," Haruka smiled, "You fell asleep."
"Wh-!" Lila became frantic, and she sat up, she looked around the room for a clock, and Haruka pointed to the bedside table. A dark aura wrapped around her, "I"m going to get in so much trouble."
"It"s fine. I called them and said you fainted."
"Haruka, lying isn"t food."
"Would you rather get in trouble?" he challengers and Lila shook her head, "Besides, you did faint."
Lila blushed and then threw a pillow at him, "Idiot! That"s your fault."
Haruka dodged the pillow by swiftly taking a step aside, "Don"t be so stubborn babe, didn"t you like it?"
"Talking to you is impossible at times," Lila looked around and spotted the dress on the bed. Her eyes lit up, "But this looks pretty, I"ll forgive you for now."
Haruka rolled his eyes at that comment. She is so easy to please at times.
"Haruka, this dress is too pretty for me."
Too pretty? What is she talking about? Haruka gets rid of the cigarette in his mouth and placed it on the ashtray as he walked back over to the bed. "Need help putting it on?"
"I don"t. But since you"re asking, okay then."
"Not getting embarra.s.sed hmmm?"
"Quit it; I can"t always get embarra.s.sed."
But he likes seeing her cheeks red. "Raise your arms," Haruka instructed.
Lila does so, and Haruka had to pause. The girl"s body was still beautifully flushed and sweaty after what they did.
"Haruka?"
Haruka quickly snapped out of his trance and dressed her.
Once he was finished, Lila stood up and spun around, "Wahh, it"s so pretty! Thank you so much."
Her smile, it"s so bright and innocent. Haruka felt his heart speed up. "So, I was thinking," Haruka looked away, "Would you like to hold a mock ceremony? For the wedding."
Lila laughed, "Um, Haruka; you"re desperate?"
"I think I am," he nodded in agreement. Hearing the news that they"ve been married for quite some time surprised him. When the initial shock wore off, Haruka realized the reality of the situation, "Lately, you"ve been looking a bit down too. So I want to do something to cheer you up."
Lila"s gaze softened at his words, and Haruka had to keep looking away. He didn"t know why, but he felt so nervous.