*UNEDITED*Lila and Haruka"s apartment - Four hours later
"Tired, cold and hungry." Lila thought as she strolled into her apartment. From the outside she already saw the lights still on in the bedroom, and hallway. Haruka must be waiting for her. She tossed her shoes and bag aside, before she walked across the hallway. It didn"t take her long before she reached a flight of stairs. She eventually arrived at their bedroom at the end of the hallway.
The moment she got inside, Haruka was leaving the room.
Lila slumped her head on his chest. "I"m tired hubby."
Haruka chuckled. "Welcome back my wife. Do you want a bath? Dinner or," he brushed his fingers across hers. "Do you want me?"
"I just want to sleep."
"Food it is then, wait I will get it ready for you."
She shook her head and clung onto him. "Kiss me for a bit."
He seemed to hesitate but pulled her down onto the couch. After kissing for a good half an hour or so, Haruka pulled away from her. He ran his hands through his now soaked hair. There was something mesmerizing about the way he did this.
"Would you rather have a bath?" Haruka mumbled.
"I"m hungry, food first."
Haruka nodded. "Can you get changed by yourself?"
"Ah yes."
She walked as he quickly left the bed and exited the room.
Her gaze fell on the desk, so many doc.u.ments scattered across the table. "It seems like I returned at a bad time."
...…..
After Haruka returned with the tray of food. Lila watched as he continued working. He brought some doc.u.ments and his laptop over to where she was and sat down on the ground right beside her. It seems Haruka understands now. All she wants from him is small moments like this. He really is working hard though. Working this much isn"t good for his health. She recalled what Soichiro said to her at the event. Then again, from now on everything will be different.
Different huh? Lila gradually got closer and leaned against Haruka"s arm.
"What are you doing now my wife?"
"Mmm, just getting close." Lila trailed off. "Say Haruka, do you truly intend to fight against Zane?"
"Yeah, if I don"t defeat him, he won"t leave you alone."
"Even if it means going against Sophia?"
"She wasn"t anything to me."
Lila nodded. "I understand that very well. But, that woman is obessesed with you. That obsession will eventually harm you."
"You told me that back then too. You said I should be careful."
"Don"t you think so too?"
"I do think so. Sophia is the reason why Rikka broke up with me. She fed some lies into her cousin and manipulated her. Back when I was with Sophia everyday, I noticed she was more twisted and cruel than me. But it didn"t matter to me. I thought if it"s this woman then I can learn. I can learn how twisted and manipulative women can be."
"So that"s what it was." Lila remembers that time frame very well now. What cruel sounding words. Back then Lila realized it. Sophia genuinely liked Haruka and that"s why she reacted negatively. If Haruka were just a random guy she slept with a lot, then Sophia wouldn"t act that way.
Ever since she dated Karas.h.i.+ma Haruka. Lila observed the behaviour of those jealous girls. They sneer and mock her. But they don"t use such underhanded means. The only ones who went so far to harm her were Sophia. Back when they first met, that woman already tried to set her up.
"I don"t want you worrying about her Lila. That woman is delusional. Even if you try to speak reason to her, she won"t listen. The same goes for Miyazawa too. But I find Sophia more dangerous."
"Dangerous huh?" She mumbled. "I understand that from now on everything will change. But, I want to be together with you."
Haruka turned her around then and brought her to his lap. He buried his face on her beck and placed kisses there. "I"m not like Austin Kiryu. I don"t know if I will be able to work properly with you. We only make a good team when were working as manager and talent. But for other things we fight a lot."
Lila laughed. "Indeed, we have conflicting opinions."
"Does that not bother you at all?" Haruka questioned.
"I find it refres.h.i.+ng." Lila mumbled. "I mean me and Kiryu got along with one another very well. We liked the same things and because we knew each other since childhood everything else came naturally."
Haruka sighed. "I don"t want to hear how close you two were."
Lila chuckled. "I"m kidding, or am I?"
"Right, quit messing with me."
"Hmmm, I"m a bit upset that you didn"t continue our kiss. You didn"t even put your tongue inside---" Her sentence fell short when she saw Haruka"s serious gaze. Lila laughed. "Perhaps I am overdoing it."
Haruka caressed her cheeks. "Don"t mess with me. I"ve warned you several times what would happen."
Awkward laughter escaped her lips. "Uh-huh, I know."
"But well this isn"t exactly the time to get frisky with you."
"It isn"t?" Lila wondered. Right now the two of them are so close and there is this strange mood in the air. Is that not enough? To her surprise Haruka didn"t say anything and pulled away from her. He took out his cigarette and lighter from his pocket.
"Ah. Haruka is restraining himself." Ever since he made that deal with mother. Lila noticed that Haruka smoked a lot more. It bothered her a lot. It isn"t uncommon for singers to smoke but, "his precious voice." Haruka maybe working behind the scenes in the music industry. But his voice is something precious.
Lila extended her hand out and Haruka grabbed hold of it. Lila laughed happily. "I feel like your treasuring me even mode now."
"Quiet." Haruka looked away. "When you turn eighteen next month, I will seriously lose control."
"That"s fine with me."
She missed Haruka"s touch. Lila rested her head on his shoulders, their hands firmly interwinded together. "Your research on the drug." Lila mumbled. "I"m sure you"ve discovered by now that it"s no normal hallucination drug."
Haruka nodded. "Mmm, it"s different from LSD. A strong dose of LSD at most will only last eight hours. But this drug is different. It takes over your mind completely. Once you take it, there is no going back."
"But didn"t you and Rikksan take it?" Lila said puzzled.
"What they gave us were mere test samples. I have to be careful, if I take one by mistake it will be very bad. The impact on hanyou"s too, I still don"t know."
"Then hubby stop going to bars for awhile."
"Mmm, understood wife."
She raised her head and her eyes brightened. "Really?"
"Yeah. You know I got tired of those placed awhile back. Besides, I don"t need bars anymore. My wife can pour me a drink and we can get frisky here."
Lila laughed. "Uhh, like what are your hands doing?" At some point he let go of her hands. One of his hands were on her thighs instead, and dangerously close to her skirt.
"I think we can play some games." Haruka said.
Lila couldn"t miss how seductively he said those words. "He is doing this deliberately." Before they could exchange anymore words though, they hear the sound of somebody knocking loudly on the door. The doorbell ringing constantly.
Haruka frowned and pulled back. "Let me get it, you stay here."