Dream Star

He needs to do something about Zane. But what can he do? That man sees through every single plan of his. It"s no good like this. If Lila and him continue this way, something terrible will happen.

"Hubby?" a faint voice called out.

He glanced over and saw Lila looking at him curiously. "What"s wrong? You need more rest."

"You"re not cuddling me anymore."

"Mmm, I wanted to go out and smoke for a bit."

Lila shook her head. "Don"t smoke. Just talk to me, what"s wrong?"

"This girl can see right through him."

"Zane is very dangerous, Lila. I don"t know what to do. I don"t think I can protect you."

Everything he has tried so far has failed.

"Hubby, don"t think about it for now. Ah! How have you been? You look slimmer. Have you been eating properly?"

His entire body still felt hot due to the effects of the drug. Now that Lila is right in front of him. Haruka was having a hard time controlling himself. Rikka was right; a shower won"t help.

"Haruka? What"s wrong?"

He quickly pulled Lila away from him and stood up. Sophia drugged him and then left. At first, Haruka thought Sophia was trying to make him sleep with Rikka. But maybe this was her plan all along? Either way, this was very bad for him. The effects of the drug took a great toll on his body.

He needs to leave quickly. Lila, however, wrapped her arms around him. "Don"t go." her voice sounded very weak. "Why would you go again? Do you hate me that much, Haruka?"

How could he hate her? The week and a half, has Lila thought that?

"You didn"t come to see me... So I thought you hated me."

"Lila."

"I know you"ve been living with Rikksan. We haven"t seen each other in a while. Did your feelings for me change?"

"Of course not!" Haruka exclaimed. "It"s just, Sophia drugged me." he quickly admitted it. He doesn"t want Lila to misunderstand anything.

At that comment, her cheeks colored. "Oh, so your um..."

"Yeah."

"Hubby, I don"t mind." she quickly turned shy. "It"s bad for you to hold that in. Uh..."

Haruka shook his head, "Not now. I will harm you." Honestly, this situation destroyed him. Cute Lila is asking to be touched, and he is all worked up like this.

"I will do something!"

d.a.m.n it, why can"t she read the atmosphere? Besides, look how weak she is right now. What do something? Haruka watched Lila look him up and down. Her cheeks seemed even more red than usual. Haruka extended his hand out and caressed her cheeks. "Do you understand? This will hurt you."

"I understand. But I"m your wife. I need to help you."

The bed produced sounds of shaking. Haruka"s gaze fell on the girl below him. Lila was acting like a shy little girl, and it made him want her even more than usual. He could no longer tell if it was due to the drugs in his system. But his entire body grew increasingly hot.

Haruka bent down and gently kissed Lila"s forehead. Despite his current feelings, Haruka still couldn"t bear to hurt Lila. In fact, it felt like he was even more gentle with her. He left kisses on her forehead, eyelids, nose before kissing her lips.

"Sorry," Haruka mumbled. "Please stop me if it hurts, Lila."

"Un, I know, but it"s okay."

She is so innocent. Does she honestly know? Haruka still felt very reluctant. How many times has he fallen for that cheap drug trick? After he touched Rikka the first time, he felt dirty and disgusted with himself.

He glanced down at Lila, who was looking at him shyly. "Haruka, um, you"re a bit...different now. Did you work out more?"

"Huh? Oh.. I guess."

What"s wrong with her? Why is she acting so shy? Not that he minds it. Haruka didn"t think much of it and started kissing her. Kissing her pa.s.sionately always drove him crazy. He felt his entire grow hotter and hotter. The more he kissed and explored her pretty mouth, the more he could no longer suppress his desire.

He wants her so badly. How many days has pa.s.sed since he last touched her? How many weeks. He wants everything… Before Haruka could do anything else, though, a sound disturbed them. The sound of repeated knocking on the door.

Lila laughed. "Uh...."

Haruka quickly got off her and sighed. "d.a.m.n. What"s with this timing?" It"s true he initially had no intention of doing anything with her. However, getting interrupted like this is a bit...

"Lila? Are you alright?" a familiar voice called out.

It was Kiryu. Judging from his voice, he was very concerned about her.

"Ah, I"m okay."

"Did Haruka leave already?"

"Ah, uh..."

Kiryu quickly understood. "Sorry for disturbing you two. Haruka, I will leave the medication at the door. There are instructions on the bottles, so just follow those."

"This is awkward." Haruka thought. But then again, he needs to stop feeling this way. He and Lila are a couple. This stuff is only normal. Feeling awkward every time Kiryu catches them out is strange. They haven"t done anything wrong.

He glanced over and saw Lila awkwardly fixing her appearance. She stood up and walked over to the door and caught Kiryu from leaving.

"Kiryu, thank you."

Kiryu turned to her and nodded. He lightly brushed his hands across her forehead. "Your fever is back again, go to sleep after you"ve digested your meal."

"Ah-huh. Um, you"re going?"

"Don"t worry. I will be in the room at the end of the hallway. Just call me if you need me."

"At the end? But what about..."

"I will respect your privacy. Spend some time with him. You"ve missed Haruka, right?"

Lila nodded.

Haruka silently watched the two. "Has something changed between them? Or were they always like this?" There it is again. Unnecessary fears and unease. His heart suddenly felt heavy, and he sighed. What is he thinking? Getting jealous over Kiryu is so stupid. His thoughts broke off when he felt her dainty arms hug him from the back.

"You know I like the back hug."

Lila laughed. "I know!"

What a cheerful and adorable creature. Haruka turned around and cupped her cheeks. "Wife, give me a bit more time. Things will return to normal between us soon."

"But I thought you said that you couldn"t handl-"

Haruka cuts Lila off by sticking a grape in her mouth. He glanced over at the fruit bowl on the side and sighed. It seemed like it was always full. Austin Kiryu probably changes it every single day so Lila could eat something healthy.

"So, hey, you missed me, right?"

Lila, who was chewing the grape, slowly nodded.

Why did he leave this girl alone? Is he crazy? Haruka wrapped his arms around her, and Lila beamed happily. She quickly finished chewing and laughed.

"My hubby, um, what are we doing?"

"Cuddle."

"I like that!!"

"I know," Haruka mumbled. Of course, he knew. His gaze drifted onto the cheerful girl in his arms. "Lila, I"m so sorry."

She looked up and shook her head. "Don"t blame yourself. It must have shocked you."

"It"s because of me?"

"Not quite. While my main source of stress is indeed you, my body was getting weaker, to begin with. The additional burden from traveling to Star town to Light town, and starting over too," Lila laughed weakly. "So don"t blame yourself completely. It was my fault for not taking care of myself. I could never blame you for me ending up this way."

"Please blame me, Lila."

"You know I can"t."

"d.a.m.n," Haruka cursed. He pulled her away slightly. "Lila, you have to get angry at me. All I do is hurt you. You"ve made exceptions for me so many times now."

"But that"s because I love you, Haruka."

"What a simple answer...." He pushed her back down onto the bed. His gaze drifted onto the beautiful girl who laid beneath him. She looked like a fairy. Her porcelain skin, those large and jewel-colored eyes. This girl suits him in every way. Her height is now similar to his, and she worked very hard to keep herself healthy, so while her health is bad, unlike before, she isn"t as skinny.

Haruka traced his thumb over her lips.

He loves her so much. How could he possibly let her get harmed again?

"Uh hubby, continuing?"

"No, making out."

Lila nodded. "Okay, I think I"d like that."

She thinks, huh? Haruka bent down and kissed her.