July 21st (Downtown, London)"Haruka.," Lila said.
Seeing the tears in the girl"s eyes, he pulled her into his arms, and she sobbed into his s.h.i.+rt. He should have noticed that she felt uneasy.
"I love you so much; please believe me okay? I know it"s hard too with my reputation. But you"ve always been the only one I"m serious about."
Lila didn"t respond verbally but hugged him tighter. The two remained that way for a little while.
"Where did you get separated from them? I"ll take you back."
His sentence fell short when he felt Lila"s hand tug on his shut.
"Hey ...." he paused seeing the girl"s expression and Haruka picked her up, "I"ll stay with you."
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She wants to stay with him for a while longer.
...
B—but how did it end up like this? The two of them taking a bath together. Lila felt her heartbeat increase; this is something she has avoided since they started to date. The reason is because of him. Who knows what he would do to her in such an enclosed s.p.a.ce? She ought to hurry and take a bath and then leave quickly. For now, Haruka seems to be distracted.
Haruka has a lot of scars. Thump. Thump.
"Shall we kiss?" Haruka suddenly asked.
Lila felt her heartbeat become more rapid at his request as she shyly nodded. His lips fell on hers. See? One cannot have a relaxing moment with him. If she disliked being touched by him like before, then she wouldn"t agree. But it"s different now.
"Open your mouth more." Haruka murmured against her lips.
Why does he always want to kiss like this? It"s embarra.s.sing. Lila shyly does so, and she felt his tongue inter win against hers. It"s embarra.s.sing; she can feel Haruka like this. A kiss that makes her dizzy.
...
A short while later, Lila found herself out of breath.
A chuckle escaped Haruka"s lips, "You really do whatever I say now, huh?"
A—h? Did he trick her?
"Stupid..." Lila insulted him. But Haruka only laughed.
Haruka"s lips brushed against her forehead, as he planted a soft kiss there. Her gaze softened at this action of his, and she wrapped her arms around his neck, "Haruka.."
"Hm?"
"I like you.."
He chuckled again, "Yeah."
She likes him a lot.
"I think we"ve been acting a bit awkward around each other, so..."
Haruka apologized, "Sorry, I don"t mean to..."
Lila shook her head, "It"s my fault too. We"re dating now, and yet I push you away from me a lot.." Then again the main reason is because she"s embarra.s.sed. "But I want to continue getting to know you better and get closer."
Haruka smiled as he gently kissed her lips.
"Yeah, I"d like that. Just tell me what you want. I won"t know unless you tell me." Haruka said.
"Then for starters... Taking a bath together like this is too embarra.s.sing. So I"d like to make a suggestion."
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"Hey, if there are this many bubbles. How can I see you?" Haruka questioned.
"T—that"s the point." Lila stammered.
Haruka sighed, gee. As he recalled the sensation of the girl"s warmth when they kissed, he frowned. After all that, he isn"t going to let her escape from him so quickly. So when he found the opportunity.
He grabbed hold of her hand, "H—Haruka?" The girl"s cheeks seemed to redden even more.
"It"s hard to see, but if you"re close. I can just guess."
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Following morning.
Haruka took her so many times last night that he lost track. So when he found a s.p.a.ce beside him in the morning, it puzzled him. Didn"t she tell him before that she has no stamina? He slips on a polo, b.u.t.tons were undone like usual and walked down the stairs. Haruka spotted her putting on her shoes.
"Leaving?" Haruka called out.
"Ah yes, I have practice."
Oh right, there"s a mini practice session today. "That won"t last long, just a few hours. I"ll come to get you for our date."
Lila"s eyes lit up, "En, okay. Oh, I made you lunch."
Haruka pulled her into his arms, and Lila laughed, "Um, I can"t skip."
"d.a.m.n." he murmured.
"Haruka, why don"t you come with me?" Lila asked.
Haruka shook his head and replied, "I"d surely be a distraction for you." Or rather, he could imagine it already.
The girl"s cheeks reddened, "I don"t mind you being a distraction. I"d like for us to go together."
Haruka nodded, "Then all right, let me get changed first."
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R Dome (Dream Star Training Center)
"Haruka, um let me go now." Lila stammered,
Haruka had the girl corned against the pillar at the front entrance.
"More." He murmured. Besides, I warned you." He kisses her neck.
Haruka loosened her clothes, revealing her beautiful shoulders. He raised his lips towards them and bit, licked and sucked. Hearing the moans that escaped the girl"s lips, he chuckled. She"s cute. "Don"t hold your voice back.."
"B—but uh... uh.."
Well, let"s see how long she can keep this up. Before Haruka could do anymore, someone hits him across the head. Causing him to let go of Lila.
"Ouch." Haruka glared at Jae-hee, but the grey-haired woman just went past him. Ayase Kotori quickly followed.
"Lilchan, are you all right?" Kotori asked concerned.
"Ah um yes. I"m sorry I couldn"t contact you.. um.." Lila looked over at him with red cheeks. Haruka smirked, and Lila quickly hid her face with her hands. She"s so fun to tease.
Jae-hee frowned and yanked him by his collar.
"Haruka, come here for a second.."
.......
"What?" Haruka said puzzled.
Jae-hee holds up some photographs, and his eyes widened. Huh? How come, "Why are people making comparisons like this for?"
"Because you"re so fond of her. You"ve only treated Teras.h.i.+ma Lila that way; naturally, some people would begin to think so. Also, while her agency fabricated her ident.i.ty very well. They didn"t do a good job disguising their connection to the underworld. At least the president should have used a different name."
His gaze darkened, d.a.m.n. How careless.
"Do something about this?"
Haruka s.n.a.t.c.hed the article in the girl"s hands, "Of course I will."
His sentence fell short when he felt Lila"s arms wrap around him and sighed, "I told you not to follow."
"Ah-huh."
"I"ll deal with this. So relax." Haruka rea.s.sured her.
"My ident.i.ty is a secret. I can"t avoid it since I can"t do my present job with the t.i.tle of number one idol. However, if it causes you problems Haruka..."
Haruka shook his head, besides it would cause more problem if everyone knew it was her. After all, he already announced that they are dating. If people knew that he and Lila are dating, then it translates to Austin Kiryu being single. Loads of people would reinforce that rumor the rest of DEVIL members worked hard to dismiss. It would become a problem. He cannot cause any more problems for her.