Sunday, Condo, Following Day"Um, excuse me…" Yumeko called out.
The door opened revealing a half-asleep Haruka; he stared at her dumbfounded for a moment before he nodded.
"Come."
Yumeko followed him.
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"Harukkun, d—do we have to have the lights on?" Yumeko stammered.
"Yeah."
She heard that this process is embarra.s.sing. But she didn"t know exactly it would be this distressing. She felt Haruka removing her ribbon and b.u.t.tons. It felt strange, having her skin exposed. "Uh, you"re not just taking from my neck?"
"While that"s the normal procedure, I have other preferences. Do you mind?"
Yumeko shook her head, he"s only drinking blood right?
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How naive. Haruka didn"t think she would come here. This girl needs to do her research regarding hanyou"s properly. Well, it would be troublesome for him if she does that. Since she"s not the type to research, he doesn"t have to worry, and unless she tells somebody about this. She will never know. He felt terrible for Atsuya.
He considers the guy as his precious friend. But, he wants her.
If he can"t date her if she can"t belong to him. Then at least allow him to have her blood. As he recalled Atsuya"s expression, he clenched his fist. Only once, after he gets a taste once he will stop this. He doesn"t want to destroy their friends.h.i.+p.
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Rouge Cafe
"What"s wrong?" Lila asked.
"I was just thinking, how having powers is a burden…"
"You better shape up brother! I didn"t come all this way to see you and neglect my Kiryu time for you to be sulky…"
The girl opposite him is his half-sister Teras.h.i.+ma Lila.
Huan laughed, "Well that"s true."
"Brother, you have a girlfriend now? Why don"t you introduce her…"
"Sorry, sorry. Yume-chan is busy." Huan apologized.
"She even has a pretty name. Gah, I can"t believe this. How come my stupid brother got a pretty girlfriend? Unbelievable."
His sweatdropped, "That"s not the reaction I was expecting."
"Did you tell her who you were?"
"Not yet.."
Lila deeply sighed and shook her head, "I understand that its difficult brother. But the longer you hide it, the more difficult it will be when you part ways."
"Does Yuhi-san want me back now?"
"Yes." Lila trailed off, "More like, I"m sorry. I tried. But I can"t keep him in check... He doesn"t even look at me, let alone me try to persuade him. At least with you and Kyoko-nee…"
"I know. I understand." Atsuya reached over and patted Lilas hair, "Don"t worry. I"ll return home soon until then, stay with Kiryu-kun okay? Don"t be alone with Yuhi-san; he isn"t in the right state right now."
Even though his sister was trying to hide it, he saw the marks on her hands. How awful. Yuhi-san, this is your daughter. You"re beloved daughter. It"s unforgivable to hurt her. While his circ.u.mstances are understandable, this is still too much. She"s only a young girl.
"Give me another month or two. I"ll be home shortly."
"Okay, I"ll wait. Thank you, brother."
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Light Middle School, June 2031, (Monday)
She didn"t think the process would be like that. Haruka almost tore all her clothing off. Yumeko knew without looking at the mirror how red her face was. She escaped while he was in the bathroom, but she still has to see him today. Gah, don"t think about it! Don"t think about it. Think happy thoughts. Yumeko recalled the kiss she shared with on the Ferris wheel. Their first kiss. It was romantic.
"Yumeko-chan, good morning!" Selia greeted.
"Good morning."
Isn"t he here yet? Yumeko looked around the room, Haruka isn"t either just as she thought that someone slumped in the seat beside her. Ah.
"Morning."
"Y—yes, morning." Yumeko stammered.
He stood up, and muttered in her ear, "Is your body okay?"
"I---I"m fine."
Haruka nodded and went back to his seat. The moment he did, she watched as he immediately fell asleep. That"s it? Nothing else? She was nervous and worried this whole time. But Harukkun is normal. Perhaps it wasn"t anything.
Her thoughts broke off when she felt someone"s lips on hers. It was a brief and a light kiss, but it was still embarra.s.sing.
"Morning," Atsuya said after he pulled away. "Ah, man, this is still embarra.s.sing…"
"Y-you moron!" Yumeko exclaimed, "Don"t just do that out of nowhere."
"Uh, sorry. But today you"re dressed up more than usual, and you seemed fl.u.s.tered once you saw me. So I wanted to take advantage of you.."
Yumeko hits him.
"Moron!"
What"s with that take advantage? And. Was she fl.u.s.tered?
"Yume-chan, do you want to come to my house on Sunday?"
"Eh? Your house, you were serious.."
"I"m hurt, I meant it. Even if we do nothing weird, I want you to come."
That"s true; she"s never been to his place before. But his house? His house on Sunday.
"Come here every Sunday."
As she recalled her promise with Harukkun, Yumeko paused. She made the promise with Harukkun first.
"Sorry, I"m busy on Sundays." Yumeko apologized.
"Ehhh? What to do, I"m stuck taking extra cla.s.ses on Sat.u.r.day… and the rest of the week.."
"We will find the time; cheer up," Yumeko said.
"Well, that"s true."
Is it okay for things to remain this way right?
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1 hour later
"I leave for a short while only… And the procedures were practically complete. So how did it end up being changed into a maid cafe?" Yumeko asked. The teacher asked her to run errands, so she left the cla.s.sroom for a while.
"Now, now Kanehersan. Your boyfriend gave the okay, and he"s the cla.s.s president."
At that comment, she turned and glared at him.
"Now Yume-chan, I only agreed to see you in a cute outfit…"
"Gahh! Moron, don"t bring your wishes into cla.s.s affairs…" Yumeko lectured him.
"Haruksan. What do you think?"
Harukkun opinion? She snuck a glance at him.
"About?" Haruka said. It was clear he was half awake.
"Maid cafe, uniform."
His gaze flickered towards her, "Yumeko probably fits the type."
"Ooh! He gets it."
"It"s settled."
What"s with that Yumeko fits the type comment? Her heart felt very restless. Stupid.
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Huan stared at the two and sighed deeply. He really ought to get a grip. If he doesn"t tell Yumeko who he is soon, then she will be stolen away by Haruka. Though he doesn"t want to use his ident.i.ty for her to remain by his side. However, he"s always known about Haruka"s feelings for Yumeko. That"s why, initially, he was worried about whether or not it was okay.
But when Yumeko grabbed hold of his hand that day. Such thoughts left his mind.