It shouldn"t surprise him already, Lila has always thought a few steps ahead of everybody else. She"s always looked ahead towards the future. That"s why whenever he is together with her, it feels like he is being left behind. She always rushes straight ahead towards the future - but she doesn"t neglect the past either. This kind of woman he is too good for her. Haruka knew better than to say that, though. Lila would get angry at him again if he said such things."Ichinose"s songs, Austin Kiryu"s songs, and mine. Which do you like better?" Haruka wondered as he caressed her hair. "Remember, you can be honest with me."
"Kiryu"s."
At that comment, his eyes twitched in annoyance. "Did you have to reply right away? At least think about it for a moment."
"But, there was no need to do that. I really do love Kiryu"s songs. I like it a great deal," Lila"s tone changed like she just realized something. "Looking back at it, during the recent stage. It was Kiryu"s music and words that gave me the strength I needed."
Haruka sighed quietly. Well, he did feel jealous; he understood what she was thinking now. Lila may love him. But for her, Austin Kiryu"s music will always play a crucial part in her heart. That is fine with him. While music and love are equal for Lila, he couldn"t deny it anymore. Lila may choose him, but Kiryu will always be important. At first, he resented the thought of sharing her with anyone. But, if it"s that guy, maybe it wouldn"t be so bad.
If it weren"t for Austin Kiryu, he and Lila would not have gotten back together.
"In any band, there has to be a balance between the members and staff."
"Balance?"
Haruka nodded. "The staff and members of the band are all one huge team. Without each other, they cannot pull off a grand stage. Austin Kiryu isn"t a member of DEVIL, but he is very important not just as a staff or songwriter but because..."
"Because his music is important to me."
"Do you know why?" Haruka mumbled. "At first, I thought it was because of your feelings for him. But later on, I understood that there was something more to it."
"Haruka, um ..I..."
Haruka caressed her cheeks, "Do whatever your heart desires. I won"t stop you anymore." Even if it pains him, the two of them can"t continue this way anymore.
His thoughts broke off when she brushed her lips against his. "Thank you, husband."
...
A few days later November XX 2035
"The lighting is too bright; the audience will get bothered. Fix it," Haruka gave out some instructions. Choruses of yes followed. The lighting was very bright, but only at the center where Lila stood. It must hurt her eyes. What stupid idiot made those settings?
Her singing really relaxes him, though. Once Lila finished, Haruka made his way over to her.
"Haruka?"
"Good work."
Lila smiled, "En, did you like it?"
"Yeah, you"re amazing."
Lila laughed and gently kissed his lips, "Thank you, Haruka, this is only possible because of you."
Huh? Where did this come from? Haruka wanted to ask her for more details when he caught a glimpse of the members of the G.o.d5 from the corner of his eye. Austin Kiryu, however, seemed to be smoking silently on the side. It was then he realized he wasn"t alone.
"Ah, Maria."
Miyazawa Maria was Rosalia"s sister. But the girl hasn"t appeared in a very long time, so Haruka completely forgot about her.
"Kiryu-kun, I"m so sorry about my sister… It"s just you know she...she really…"
Kiryu sighed, "I know, it"s my fault why she"s gone crazy. I"ll fix it, don"t worry. I"ve already made the preparations for you. So go abroad and don"t come back until I say so."Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
"Thank you very much; you don"t have to do this for me.."
"Your Rosalia"s sister, but - your Lila"s as well."
Right, this woman is also Lila"s sister. Her half-sister. "Will you stay for the concert? Lila would want to see you."
"No," Maria shook her head. "I don"t think I should, last year I caused her so many problems."
At that comment, Lila immediately spoke up, "That isn"t true."
"Lila?"
Lila smiled and made her way over; she took Maria"s hands. "I"d like to spend some time with you before you leave. Do you mind?"
"But I…"
"I was the one who asked you to come here today."
So that"s what she was discussing with Austin Kiryu the other day. A relieved sigh escaped his lips, "Even if he doesn"t want to get jealous, he gets way too paranoid." Haruka looked over at her; he would invite her for lunch. But if she is busy, maybe he shouldn"t bother. Haruka turned to leave, but no sooner had he done so did he feel Lila bury her face in his back. "You"re coming with me?"
"Ah-huh."
…
As Lila spread the napkin over her lap, Haruka"s gaze remained on her clothing. She wore simple clothing for practice, but there was still something elegant looking about it. "Should I not have taken you to a restaurant?" He didn"t want her to think she was underdressed.
Lila laughed, "No, it"s okay. I"m starving and wanted to eat a lot of meat. So this works for me."
If she says it"s okay, then maybe it"s okay. After that talk about their relations.h.i.+p, Haruka has felt slightly awkward. He"s worried that he would make the wrong move and destroy things for her again. As long as he doesn"t touch her constantly, the two of them can have a normal relations.h.i.+p, right?
"What are you doing?" Haruka noticed that the girl had left her seat and sat down beside him.
"Getting comfortable."
Even though he"s restraining himself, Lila just keeps getting closer and closer. Aren"t they supposed to put some distance between them? Why does she do these things that made it hard for him? "Haruka, I know your restraining yourself. But look, it"s not like I said you couldn"t touch me."
"Sorry," Haruka apologized. "This is hard for me. I don"t know what to do."
"Intimacy is okay, but we have to go on normal dates."
"Yeah," the entire time she said this, he couldn"t help but stare at the girl"s lips.
"You want to kiss me?"
"Sorry, I won"t, I…" He felt very nervous. He really doesn"t want to ruin things anymore. Haruka pulled her into his arms, and Lila beamed happily. "Cuddling?"
"Kissing?"
The two of them said different things, and Haruka felt his sweat fall. "Lila, don"t test me. If I kiss you, I won"t be able to control myself." Whenever he kisses her, he would end up getting all hot and bothered. There is no way he could just stop kissing her.
"Then I"ll kiss you," Lila mumbled, and before he knew it, he laid down on the couch. "If I start, you don"t have to feel so guilty."
No, no, no, if she does it, he will go crazy.
"Haruka, you don"t have to feel guilty. Yes, things started off weird between us. But we"re both still young; there is plenty of time to make up for those mistakes."
"I"m a beast, Lila, all I do is harm you."
Lila shook her head, "That"s not true, you"ve given me so much happiness. Our relations.h.i.+p may be strange, but I do know how much you love and care for me. People show their love in different ways. Just because you"re a pervert doesn"t mean you don"t love me. Though there were times, I felt that you only liked me for my body. But you know if that"s all there was, you didn"t have to choose me."
Did she feel insecure? How come he didn"t notice that? He"s such an idiot. "Zane is planning something stupid. He wants me to meet Mei every day."
"Ah-huh, I figured he would try something eventually," Lila didn"t seem surprised. A deep sigh escaped her lips as she rested her head on his chest. "But really, it"s so stupid."
"Stupid?"
"Yeah, I mean, if you were going to get seduced easily, it would have happened a long time ago. They really don"t think highly of our relations.h.i.+p - they probably think I"m just a plaything for you."
For somebody who just learned about the situation recently, she"s spot on. "They want to drag me back."
"I won"t let them; I"ll protect you, hubby. So leave it all to me."
"Lila, you"ll get hurt."
Lila shook her head, "I"m stronger than you think, believe in me, okay?"
"I want to test my wife"s stamina."
"Silly, moron," Lila smiled. "But, we can do that, hubby."