Dream Star

When Lila recalled the state she woke up in, she couldn"t help but feel embarra.s.sed. Haruka has experience with things like this; he"s been with countless women before. Her acting like an experienced child must be troublesome for him, yet he patiently guides her through everything. That last part, what is she thinking? Lila frantically shook her head.

Since she started to date Haruka, it feels like she always has her head in the clouds. This isn"t good; she"s a professional. Yori"s entering the dream stars compet.i.tion too, and soon they will mix in with the north division contestants. Yori will be her rival. If she doesn"t shape up and get a grip, then she will lose.

There"s also plenty of other people Lila has to watch out for.

Her concert at rise stadium will help further solidify a foundation for her here. If it goes well, and she builds up a good fan base. Then there are chances of more fans voting for her in the dream stars tournament. She can"t waste this opportunity.

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Hallway

Haruka always seems to find out whenever she has her head in the clouds and takes her away before she can make even more of a blunder. Haruka pushed her against the door frame, "H-" her words fell short when she found Haruka"s lips on hers.

"Were at work, don"t get so distracted.." he murmured against her lips...

Does Haruka think kissing her will make her less nervous? "I—I know but…"

Haruka hugged her, "I"ll give you some later, so don"t be so restless."

T—telling her that will only make things worse. Hearing him laugh, she pouted. It"s not fair. Besides, it"s not like she was got distracted because of him. But maybe he is part of the reason. Whenever she is singing, Lila can"t help but look for him and see his reaction. She wonders whether he can tell, that she is singing for him now. If he can tell, she would feel embarra.s.sed. If he can"t, then that encourages her to sing even more.

Lila noticed the look in his eyes change, he looked at her with the eyes of a beast looking at its prey. "Haruka?"

"Your interview delayed by 30 minutes," Haruka informed her.

Ah. So that explained the look Haruka gave her just now.

Lila nodded and asked. "Can we kiss more Haruka?"

Her boyfriends lips curve to a smile, "Your honest, that"s a good girl."

"...Ngh.."

After kissing for a few minutes, Lila understood how aroused Haruka was getting. The same went for her, it felt like her whole body was burning. She felt so hot, beads of sweat trickled down her face and Lila noticed the same went for Haruka.

"Ari, this is bad, " he murmured, against her neck. Lila had to agree with him. This was bad, Haruka continued, "Where"s your dressing room? Mine is too far."

"O-on the next floor." Lila stammered.

Haruka nodded and picked her up.

...…
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Dressing room

The sound of two people kissing heavily filled the room, "Nnnhh…."

Lila somehow managed to pull him away from her and murmured, "Haruka, um there"s only 30 minutes.."

However Haruka buried his face back in her chest, "I can finish in five if I wanted. But I"ll be delaying you right to the last minute,"
Haruka said this with a serious tone. Lila only stared at her boyfriend utterfly speechless.
What a big idiot.

...…
2 hours later, Cafeteria.

Jae-hee simply continued laughing, "I didn"t think Haruka would affect you like this."

"D-don"t laugh; it isn"t funny.." Lila stammered.

"But huh I see, I guess experience makes a man. Haruka"s got experience, so it"s natural he"s able to seduce you so easily."

Lila didn"t like the way Jae-hee put it. Yes, she acknowledged that Haruka"s got experience. But she doubts that"s the reason she"s falling for him so badly. She played with the drink in her hands, stirring the contents with her straw and sighed, "Is me being inexperienced a bad thing?"

"Didn"t Haruka say he likes you being innocent?"

"Well, yeah but…" Lila paused before an image appeared in her head. She felt embarra.s.sed just thinking about it, "In the first place, he told me to separate our private lives and work. But lately -lately he.." Lila couldn"t finish the words when a tray slid up beside her. It belonged to the person she was bad-mouthing. Her cheeks reddened.

Haruka wore his usual indifferent look on his face, "I see you diss me whenever you can."

"I—"m just voicing some valid complaints out." Lila stammered.

"Hmmm.."

It was rare for them to both eat in the cafeteria, since she always made them lunch. However, Lila didn"t have time for it this morning because of Haruka.

"Haruka? You"re not eating."

"Yeah, in a second." He seemed to be busy sending messages on his phone. Lila frowned slightly and wrapped her arms around his neck before he kissed her.

It was a bit embarra.s.sing doing this in front of Jae-hee, but she understood Haruka well. His, "in a second" comment is a lie. The only way to get him to stop is to do something intimate. Indeed, Haruka put the phone down and focused on their kiss.

"Ea—eat." Lila stammered.

Haruka chuckled, "Yeah."

"Gag," Jae-hee said.

Her sweat dropped at Jae-hee"s comment. Seeing that Haruka was touching his food, Lila was about to turn back to his meal when she noticed something. She stood up and fetched some napkins and refilled Haruka"s water. In that time Haruka examined her meal, and when she returned, she noticed he put more food there.

"Don"t you two get tired of all this PDA?"

Lila looked confused, "Eh?" she said puzzled.

"..Jae-hee," Haruka warned.

"What? I"m serious; you two make single people look so bad…"

Jae-hee may exaggerate slightly. But Lila noticed that they seemed to gain the attention of the whole cafeteria. Is she fussing over Haruka too much?

"Jae-hee, instead of embarra.s.sing her. You should find yourself a boyfriend."

"Screw you!" Jae-hee exclaimed.

Lila looked at her friend and noticed how angry she was. It wasn"t their usual playful fight. Uh? Did Haruka hit a sore spot?

"Yes yes, I get plenty of that thanks to this one. But you don"t recently, huh?"

Jae-hee murmured more curse words before standing up and leaving. Lila could only watch in utter confusion. Uh? Haruka tugged on her arm, "Sit back down."

"Okay."

When Haruka explained it to her, Lila was a bit surprised. "Jae-hee has a boyfriend?"

"Yeah, they are living together too. It"s the reason why Jae-hee worked hard to fulfill the company contract and leave the boss."

"I see." Lila murmured.

"But lately her boyfriends been acting strangely. He isn"t home a lot."

"Isn"t that concerning?" Lila said.

Haruka nodded, "That"s true, but that"s between them." Lila understood the meaning behind his words. She shouldn"t get involved.

Lila stared at him for a few minutes. Haruka really is doing his best to change for her sake. "What?"

"Somehow I"m nervous…"

"....Are you stupid or something? Hurry and eat; your food is getting cold."

Seeing the tint of red on Haruka"s cheeks, Lila laughed softly. He"s embarra.s.sed. Her gaze softened, its nice. Spending time together with Haruka like this. Her heart feels at ease.