Dream Star

Since earlier he had been thinking about it. Since Haruka heard the announcement, maybe he should bring her back to j.a.pan. Lila insisted that she wouldn"t go; she told him right away. But Haruka wanted to bring up the topic again. Instead though, for the last few hours since the announcement. His girlfriend has had this additional amount of bubbling energy, rendering him no chance to bring up the matter. It was almost midnight, and yet he could tell his girlfriend wasn"t going to say anymore.

It was silent for a few minutes and just when he thought she stopped. Lila spoke up, "Ne, ne Haruka.."

"It"s late; you should sleep."

Lila dismissed his words and said happily, "Kasumi is back now!"

"This is the 20th time you said it.." More like he stopped keeping count.

"Then let"s make it fifty."

Haruka stared at the girl speechless; there must be something wrong with her head after all. He sighed deeply; he dislikes it when Lila focuses too much on other people. His hands brushed against the girl"s thigh, and she called his name out startled, "H—Haruka?"

"If you"re still this energetic at night, then instead of talking about other people. You should do something interesting with me.." Haruka murmured in her ear.

"S—something.." Lila repeated. The girl suddenly struggled in his hold trying to break free, but that only made it worse for her. It did not take long before he was hovering on top of her, the girl"s hands pinned together with a small cloth.

Haruka smirked as he brought lips to her neck, "You"re not so innocent anymore Ari. What do you think I want from you?"

She repeatedly calls him out for being an idiot, but even those words disappeared at the following events.
...….

Following Morning

Seeing the piece of paper with the pouting drawing when he woke up, Haruka is speechless. Did she leave because of this? Just as Haruka thought that he hears clattering sound downstairs. He ran his hand through his hair and clumsily put on a top before walking exiting the room. On the way down, a lovely aroma filled the air showing she was in the kitchen. He took his time as he went through the events of last night in his mind. Truthfully since he started dating her, many things surprised him. He often wondered whether he was going crazy. Haruka noticed the girl"s att.i.tude towards him had changed though it was easy to render her speechless and get her fl.u.s.tered even before they started to date.

Now though something is different, Lila no longer complains when he touches her, she no longer has that pained look in her eyes. She, is she genuinely happy being with him? He still found it hard to accept since he knew the Lila who fell in love with Austin Kiryu. But Haruka would no longer question her. After walking for quite some time, Haruka arrived downstairs and sure enough found Lila in the kitchen. She seemed to have spotted him and looked away, not before he saw her cheeks puffed into a pout.

His lips curve to a sly smile, as he walked over. Haruka wrapped his arms around her from the back and hugged her, "Did you not have time to escape?"

Lila pouted, "I won"t run away without making you breakfast."

She really does have this obsession with food.

"Haruka, your hair…"

"Yeah, I wanted to make sure you were still around.."

Lila puts the spoon down, lowers the flame. She extended her hand out and to run it through his hair. Haruka took advantage of this and brought her hands to his lips instead. His girlfriend"s cheeks flushed, "Haruka, let go," Lila stammered.

"There"s still time.." he mumbled.

"Don"t be stupid…." Lila trailed off, "A bath, is that okay?"

Haruka smiled and nodded.
...….
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Bathroom

Usually, she wouldn"t be bold enough to suggest taking a bath together. As much as possible Lila avoided being alone in a closed s.p.a.ce with Haruka. But lately, she realized that it"s only when they are bathing together can she control Haruka"s s.e.xual actions towards her. Lila eyed the warm water that lapped around her body a very mild frown of confusion before she looked over at Haruka, who was taking his time entering the bathtub.

Lila examined him unconsciously, not a single trace of flab in his body but he was not overly muscular. Lila recalled him explain to her before that he goes to the gym in his spare time. Remembering yesterdays events, Lila becomes incredibly fl.u.s.tered. She was not experienced with men, even if she was dating Haruka. Most of his actions embarra.s.sed her and rendered her speechless most of the time.

Lila looked away quickly. Haruka had just gotten off the phone then, "It"s not anything you haven"t seen before," Haruka said.

"Ah...never this clearly," she told him.

"Because you insist on keeping that dammed lamp on.," Haruka said.

For a hanyou, their eyesight in the dark is better than when there is light. To compromise the main lights are switched off, but there"s still a lamp. Haruka stepped into the tub and Lila looked away, it"s embarra.s.sing.

"Can I smoke?" Haruka asked.

"Ah, it"s okay."

Lila wasn"t going to stop him from smoking; she made that clear when they first started dating. Though it is terrible for him and she does instruct him to lessen it. Haruka is very handsome, as an idol. As an artist, Lila has seen plenty of guys considered good looking, and indeed the guys she is friends with all fall under that category. But to her, it was only Kiryu and Haruka that stood out. Haruka is unlike all the others though.

"Instead of staring, just touch."

Lila shyly averted her gaze, "Um, no thank you.."

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It amused Haruka how polite she was being. It seems like no matter how much he teaches her; she"s always going to be like this. Haruka didn"t dislike that though, in fact, it"s refres.h.i.+ng from all the girl"s he slept with this whole time. Still, she really is innocent, isn"t she? "You know I have to ask, what did Austin Kiryu teach you."

He dislikes bringing the guy up but isn"t she too innocent for her own good.

Lila, however, kept looking away from him.

Is she that embarra.s.sed? Haruka takes a deep inhale of his cigarette, before breaking the silence, "You know, you should let me buy a bigger bathtub." Haruka brought up.

To his surprise Lila suddenly turned around, "But this is nice. We can get close." Lila replied immediately.

Close…huh? Haruka"s gaze fell on the girl"s body, "Yeah, we can."

Lila pouted, "Can you stop being inappropriate for one minute.." She hits him lightly, and he grabs her hand again. He kisses her fingertips, Lila called his name out softly, "Haruka.."

"I love you, and I want to touch you. Is that not enough of a good reason?"

Lila laughed softly, "Um, that"s a good reason."

"Then get closer to me."

Haruka didn"t think it would be that easy, but Lila made her way, she hugged him tightly. A sweet moment and all, but they are naked in the bathtub. When Lila hugged him, Haruka felt her b.r.e.a.s.t.s pressed against his body, "You know, your b.r.e.a.s.t.s.." Haruka started.

Lila pouted, "Can you quit it? Just relax with me."

"..." How does she expect him to relax when they are both named in a bathtub together? Doesn"t she realize what sorts of things he could do to her here?

...….
When they left the bathroom, Haruka noticed how his girlfriend seemed to be in a daze; she didn"t even mind him placing kisses on her neck. Maybe she"s thinking about his offer after all. If Lila tells him that she wants to return, he won"t hesitate and send her back. However, that meant sending her off alone, even if Haruka could come up with an excuse for Lila. Haruka wouldn"t be able to find one for himself. He drew back, and Lila turned around to look at him, "Haruka, cuddle time?" Lila asked innocently.

It"s the little things with her that set him off when she so much looks at him or calls his name. Yes, she"s driving him crazy. Haruka picked her up, "Lila, do you not want to go back?" he asked her again. Just now she had that distant look on her face.

Lila shook her head, "Rather if we have spare time, I"d rather we go on another date."

"Date?"

His girlfriends cheeks puffed into a pout, "We only went during your birthday. We started dating a few weeks ago and have only gone on one date, don"t you think that"s unusual?"

Haruka stares at her speechless, even if she tells him all this. Well, he supposes in his own way he"s gotten used to this, "Where would you like to go?" He wonders if he has time to make the necessary preparations. Though Haruka has contacts in all areas of London, those people aren"t always free.

"I want to go to places you"d go Haruka."

Huh? Places he goes too? Images flashed through his head. Sweaty bodies and places filled with a l.u.s.tful atmosphere, broken bottles, and clothing. Cold stone walls. Haruka shook his head and gently kissed the top of her head, "There"s no need, I"m happy as long as I"m with you. So I"d rather you chose the location," Haruka murmured.

He didn"t want to disclose too much of his dark past here in London. But recently it"s become increasingly difficult for him not to do so. Maybe he ought to send her away, but whenever he thought of that. Austin Kiryu comes to mind. If Austin Kiryu and Lila met now, what would happen? The mere thought frightened him, especially after he has become so close to her. After they finally reached the point where she"s told him she loves him, he wants nothing and n.o.body to disrupt that.