Dream Star

Early in the morning, two people both fast asleep in each other"s arms woke up at the same time.

Despite how tired he was, Austin Kiryu found pretty eyes fell on him and his gaze softened. "Good morning my Lila."

"Un! Morning." Lila said happily.

"Is your body okay?" Kiryu asked, as he gently placed a kiss on her cheek.

"Um, I don"t think it is..."

Kiryu blinked but then burst into laughter, "You"re as honest as ever."

"Ah, are you bullying me? It"s not funny!"

"Then, shall we relax for longer? It"s still early."

"Okay!"

He pulled the girl into his arms and inhaled her scent. Lila, he really doesn"t want to let her go.
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7:30 am

After lounging in bed for a while, Lila quickly got dressed and prepared for breakfast. She walked back and gently kissed Kiryu"s lips and laughed softly; he didn"t wake up this time. Kiryu looks tired. She recalled his comment from earlier, she"s honest? Maybe that"s a weak point. She should refrain from being honest after they make love because he"s always teasing her. Kiryu"s laughter, it"s been a while since she last heard it. Since coming here, so many matters have stressed the two out.
Lila ties her hair up and gets the ingredients and equipment she needed out. She wonders if Haruka is eating breakfast. She shook her head, no, no. Not right now. Not when you"re with Kiryu. It isn"t right. What"s more right now.

"Ummm," she spoke to the person who entered the kitchen and placed endless streams of kisses down her neck.

".... ..."

"Kiryu?" Lila asked.

"Yeah?" he muttered against her neck.

"You know... you kinda need to eat something. "

"Then, I"ll eat you again Lila."

"Okay Kiryu, you can eat me after breakfast."

Laughter escaped Kiryu"s lips, and she blinked, puzzled. Did she say something funny? Lila doesn"t have time to ask him when his lips meet hers. He"s kissing her so pa.s.sionately now... Yes, just he used to before she went on her journey. But since it"s been awhile, something felt different.

"Your ponytail. It"s cute."

Kiryu"s comment takes Lila off guard, cheeks flushed,??! S—a surprise attack?

"Kiryu, um instead of flattering me. Please help me with breakfast."

"Right right." He placed his hands on top of hers that was cutting the carrots with the knife and smiled softly. "I guess for now I can flirt with you, whilst we make breakfast."

"I enjoy flirting, so I don"t mind even if you are being silly."

"Hm? Silly? I"ve always liked your hair in a ponytail."

"Um, but since it"s you Kiryu, it"s for something perverted."

"Well, I won"t deny it completely. However, I do genuinely mean that compliment. You"re so pretty Lila, I will honestly have even more of a problem now. Girls in love supposedly become prettier -and that your already so beautiful makes it bad for me."

... Oh! Kiryu seems troubled.

She briefly kisses his cheek and laughs softly as he responded to it by nuzzling his face into her neck. " I understand, Kiryu. "

"When"s your practice?"

"Ah, at 11."

"Then, we still have time to flirt."

Lila laughed, "Ah-huh .."

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There were a few things, all of them regarding Teras.h.i.+ma Lila that made Austin Kiryu lose his calm att.i.tude. The girl wearing his s.h.i.+rt was something he couldn"t get out of his mind. Last year when she did it, she looked cute and adorable. But now she"s grown, there was something more alluring about it. When he woke up and found Lila doing the ch.o.r.es. He drops the cigarette he placed between his mouth as he walked down the stairs. There she was carrying the laundry basket, with her cute ponytail. However, what drew his immediate attention were the clothes she was wearing. Or rather a single piece of clothing.

He walked over to her and pinched her cheeks lightly.

"That"s my s.h.i.+rt."

"A huh, it has your scent. So I wanted to wear it. " Her scent fetish is dangerous. Doesn"t she know how vulnerable it makes her look? Clothes that are obviously too big for her and yet don"t even cover her pretty legs.

"Also, it feels like your hugging me when I wear this." beautiful laughter escapes her lips, "Aha, that"s embarra.s.sing. What am I saying?"

... defeat. Absolute defeat. He gives up. She"s too cute. You can"t blame him for wanting to touch her. All right, just kissing. He will not wear her out before her practice. Having made his mind up, he backs her against the wall.

"Ummm... Kiryu, don"t be a dummy.. .."

"Yeah, I know. But I want to confirm a few things. Did you realize my feelings for you before I told you?" He thought she had always known but it might not have been like that.

He took her silence as a no and laughed. Well, he thought as much. Geez. He cups her cheek with his hands and a panicked expression appears on her face. Being so adorable like that all the time. Well, you"ll see what sort of thing you got yourself in to.

...
"Lila, it"s almost time to get ready." After kissing her for a while, he pulled the girl on to the sofa and laid there with her in his arms.

"There"s still an hour left Kiryu and I want to cuddle more.."

His gaze softened, as he caressed her pretty hair, "Are you all right?"

"Ah-huh, I"m fine."

"What"s wrong Lila?"

"I don"t want to break up..."

"I know."

"Do we have to?" Lila asked.

This was the first time she was asking him directly. Perhaps it was because of last night where he felt the two of them connected. It must have been the same for her too, "Can you promise me you"ll distance yourself from Karas.h.i.+ma?"

At that comment, the girl burst into tears and he shook his head, "It"s impossible Lila, you already like him so much. Someone has to back down." And he just has to play sacrificial lamb.

"My Kiryu, I"ll miss you a lot...and..."

Kiryu kissed her eyelids, nose, cheek, "I know, but it"s not like this is forever. I"ll definitely come back for you."

That"s right.

He"s only backing down temporarily. There"s no way he will let Karas.h.i.+ma have her forever. Lila must have understood this, since she stopped crying, "You"ll steal me away Kiryu!"

He chuckled, "That"s right, I"ll steal you away."

"Okay, I"ll wait for that!" Lila exclaimed happily.

Seeing how excited she was getting, he laughed more. Geez, she"s so weird. What is she thinking in that pretty head of hers? Oh well.

"Want to play games for a while? There"s still time."

"Games! Okay!"