Apartment, J Street. 6:00 am."Haruka?" Lila murmured.
Noticing the spot beside her empty, she frowned.
Is he gone? Lila looked around, half expecting to hear sounds from another room. But there was none. He left. Wh…. What"s with that!!! He left.
"Lila, I love you."
As she recalled what he said last high, she murmured. "Liar." If he loves her, he wouldn"t think to leave her alone after spending the night with her. He"s a liar.
.
.
Lila didn"t hide her displeasure on her way to school and wore a ma.s.sive scowl on her face. What"s with him? Did he take advantage of the fact that she was defenseless? Idiot. Moron.
"Lilsama, why are you in a bad mood?"
"Forget it Ritsuko; it"s something weird."
She shoots a glare at Takes.h.i.+ but said nothing. Haruka is an idiot. Didn"t he notice how she"s been putting in a lot of effort around him? Maybe it"s not enough to get all dressed up. She doesn"t quite understand, how she will go about telling Haruka her feelings. This whole time she"s been turning him away. So she is unsure of what to do. Let him get intimate with her like last night? Lila shook her head that won"t work.
Her thoughts broke off when somebody grabbed her wrist, "Koutkun."
"... Come with me for a second."
Lila nodded.
.
.
She quickly followed him.
"Koutkun?"
"... Well, this is awkward for me to say. Since I haven"t spoken to you in like a month... but… Sorry!"
Lila blinked as the blonde hair boy bowed in apology to her. Eh? Ehhhhhh? Suddenly? It"s true that the two haven"t spoken properly since that time. Kouta bowed, her eyes widened but her gaze softened.
"Koutkun, raise your head. I"m not angry."
"... But.."
Lila laughed softly, "I"m surprised. This came kind of suddenly.."
Kouta averted his gaze, "Well I figured it would be bad, with the festival approaching and being on bad terms.."
"Oh, so it was because of the festival you apologized?"
"T-that"s not --"
She laughed.
Kouta sighed, "I almost forgot how you love to tease people.."
Lilas gaze softened, "I"m also sorry."
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As the girl rushed off, Kouta"s gaze darkened. He still has a lot of mixed feelings and regrets after what happened. He would love to brood and think things through for a while longer. Yet, that day is approaching and that woman"s returned here too. Even he isn"t stupid enough to continue with this behavior. She needs someone to rely on. While Senbi and Ookoyama Ritsuko are here now. Kouta could tell that they aren"t exactly the best people to confine one"s worries too.
Lila, it would be better if she quickly became Karas.h.i.+ma"s girlfriend. That day is approaching soon, and he wants no more casualties this year. Will she be the one to stop him? If she becomes his girlfriend, will Karas.h.i.+ma stop? It"s a risky theory. But even though he dislikes the idea, of the two being together. It"s for the best.
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Lila peeked through the door; it"s been a while since she last came here. The library, while she came here frequently during the first few weeks. Gradually she met Haruka in the base more often. She only came here to relax. She didn"t expect to meet him here, yes that"s right. Her thoughts broke of hearing familiar sounds of a woman and a man breathing heavily.
Oh, he"s busy. It"s uncomfortable, but Lila has gotten used to it. Maybe because she understood that Haruka treats no one as unique. Just as she thought that though she saw Haruka and the woman kissing.
!!
Haruka is kissing this woman?
Thump. Thump.
But, he usually doesn"t kiss the girls he sleeps around with. Could this person be important? He said it himself, didn"t he? So, this is the one Haruka liked before.
"Nacchan, I missed you."
Oh..
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"What a lie, you only missed my body right?" Natsuki taunted.
Haruka said nothing.
.... ....
"Hey, earlier. A second-year girl was here."
"The second year?" he muttered, as he fixed his clothing up. Haruka didn"t want to meet with Natsuki at all.
"Yeah, she was watching. Maybe she was waiting for her turn? Oh, but she suddenly ran off. ," Natsuki commented.
At that remark, his eyes widened. Was Lila here? "Haruka?"
"Say so sooner, idiot!"
Haruka immediately rushed out of the room. d.a.m.n, she misunderstood after seeing that kiss. He was the one who told her, that he kisses no one unless they are special unless he likes them.
It didn"t take him long before he found her, the moment he did he scooped her up in his arms, "H—Haruka, put me down."
"Infirmary." he murmured.
It only took one glance for him to realize that the girl was sick. How careless. He recalled Austin Kiryu"s advice.
"Lila is the type who wants to be treated specially. No, I"m sure any girl wouldn"t want their loved one to sleep with another person. If she realizes she isn"t your priority, she reacts negatively."
He frowned slightly, is this what Austin Kiryu mentioned before?
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He seems to be deep in thought about something. She wants to touch him. But, she recalled the events that just happened. Not now. "Ari, can we kiss?"
His sudden request startled her. Is he avoiding the topic again? He is avoiding explaining what happened? But it"s not like he has too, he has no obligation to tell her. The two of them aren"t dating after all. Despite her frustration, Lila nodded. He puts her down on the counter on the side, her arms wrapped around his neck. Her actions confused him since he didn"t kiss her right away. She said nothing and basked in his warmth.
Ah, forget it. Forget her hesitations. She likes Haruka; she wants him to hold her. It"s not like Kiryu was any better at expressing his feelings either. Haruka is equally no even more clumsy. But she doesn"t dislike that side of him even though it"s frustrating at times.