Dream Star

After the shooting ended, Kasumi invited her along to a photo shoot. Lila still had some time before her meeting with Haruka, so she came along. Besides, Lila beamed happily, "It"s nice spending time with Kasumi," With all that was going on in London, she mainly spent her time with Haruka. Even when she was with Kotori and the others, it felt like something was wrong.

Something was missing, and now she understood why. The FM Mania building is a place Lila has only seen in magazines before. While they offered her some work in the past, Lila couldn"t accept it because of her busy schedule.

The interior was gorgeous. Cream-colored walls, red carpets. Checkered square flooring which are different shades of brown. Lila sat in the red velvet couch in the seating area, while she waited for Kasumi. Her friend had left to ask if she could join in the shoot. Lila told Kasumi it was okay, and she could just watch. But her friend would not have it.

Lila took her phone out of her pocket and stared at her wallpaper for a few minutes before she clicked on her gallery. She tapped the folder named Haruka and her lips curved to a smile. En, it"s a good thing she has this secret collection of photos. Lila stopped at a particular one, and her cheeks turned red. It was of Haruka sleeping. It would have looked like a cute photo; however, he just happened to be naked. No, she isn"t a pervert.

But he just happened not to be wearing clothes then. Haruka wears nothing to sleep, even if they don"t have s.e.x, he completely strips down. Lila asked him once before, and he told her that it was because it made him feel free. It was such a serious response.

Before Lila could dwell on the issue anymore though, she spots somebody familiar emerging from the corner. Maroon colored hair and hazelnut eyes.

Ah, it"s Haruka. Wahh, what is he doing here? A surprise--

"Eh, why aren"t we going to a hotel?"

Lila felt her heartbeat speed up, and her palms started to sweat. Haruka wasn"t alone; he had a female companion with him. No, it wasn"t the new roach Aizawa Mei. But it was somebody else, someone she was all too familiar with. Ever since she returned to Star Town. Lila had yet to see this person. Even during the attack, Lila did not see her. The woman who she hates, Miyazawa Rosalia.

Rosalia wore a rather skimpy black dress that showed off her cleavage and exposed her arms. The woman clung to Haruka"s arms, pressing her b.r.e.a.s.t.s against him, "You"ll still keep me company, right?"

Haruka nodded, "Yeah, but didn"t you say you were hungry? Let"s get something to eat."

"Che," Rosalia trailed off, it was right at that moment when the girl"s gaze fell on hers.

"Oh shoot," Lila cursed in her head. She shouldn"t have made it obvious. However, the moment Lila saw the two together. She couldn"t help but stare. It"s not like Lila was suspicious or anything. She knew how much Rosalia loved Kiryu, so there is no way the girl would make a move on Haruka. Haruka does not care about Rosalia at all.

The problem is Rosalia, that woman is crazy. That woman equally hates her and would do anything to make her miserable. Rosalia is only getting close to Haruka because she wants to see her miserable. It"s a stupid and the silliest trick in the book, it"s very petty too. It would not phase couples in a mutual love relations.h.i.+p, that have a strong belief and trust in each other.

But that"s where the issue comes in, while Haruka and her love each other a lot. They have communication problems. It"s easy for a woman like Rosalia to take advantage of that moment. "Even Aizawa Mei knows where to strike to make Haruka angry with her."

A deep sigh escaped her lips, then again, it"s her fault. If she just cut the connection with Kiryu --- Lila shook her head. By now, hasn"t she realized? Even if she breaks the connection with Kiryu. Haruka"s unease will never disappear. Even when they were in London and so many miles away from Kiryu. Haruka was still uneasy. The only way to solve this communication issue and lack of belief is, for Haruka to change. Haruka needs to confront it and move forward. Otherwise, their future together won"t come to pa.s.s.

No matter what Lila would always love him. But if Haruka keeps acting this way, how could she stay in a relations.h.i.+p with him?

Lila froze when she saw the look in Rosalia"s eyes change. Lila is familiar with this look already, she"s seen it before. She immediately stood up and was about to make her way over. But her legs felt weak.

The woman"s lips curve to a smile, as she leaned into Haruka"s arms, "Then, I"ll go if you let me kiss you."

"Don"t be a fool."

Lila"s eyes widened when she saw that sight. The sight of Rosalia kissing Haruka. It resembled something she had seen before. Ah, yes, in the past. Before she dated Kiryu, that time she walked in on the two doing it. It"s familiar; it"s like that time with Aizawa Mei too. No, correction. Those times with Aizawa Mei. How many girls have kissed her boyfriend since they first went out? There"s a lot, Lila felt incredibly pathetic. She can"t even protect Haruka"s lips, so won"t it be a matter of time before somebody takes his heart too?

This is what she gets for being lenient this whole time. She can"t show them any mercy anymore.

Move, move, move. Lila repeated those words in her head. But it felt like something was shackling her feet to the ground.

"Lila, sorry for waiting. They said it was okay for you to join me."

Kasumi"s sudden appearance startled her, but Lila responded. "Ah, okay."

"What"s the matter? You look pale."

"It"s nothing," Lila laughed awkwardly. She can"t let Kasumi see what"s going on over there. If she saw it, then Kasumi would surely misunderstand. She hears a loud thud in Haruka"s direction, and she immediately turned around. An angry Haruka stood there with Rosalia on the ground.

"I told you," Haruka hissed, "Provoke me, and I"ll get angry."

Rosalia giggled, "I said a few things about Lila, and you end up like this. How dull," the woman"s gaze turned drink, "Your way too smitten with her. Let me remind you something Haruka, without Zane"s help you wouldn"t have been able to meet Lila again, anyway. At the end of the day, you"ll have to give Lila up to him. So, why struggle against my advances? Why keep your love for one woman, who will never belong to you?"

Her eyes widened at those words.

The second half didn"t surprise her. RosaliChan"s always had that mindset. However, the first half, it was because of that man called Zane, that Haruka met her again? While Lila did feel there was a catch to all of this. She didn"t think it would be this.

...

Lila pressed the cooling pad to his cheek. Kasumi had left the room to give them privacy, but Kiryu heard about the issue and quickly met up with them. The entire time Haruka would not look her in the eye. So, this is just one of many secrets she has to find out. How many more are left? She honestly isn"t sure anymore. At first, Lila thought of it as an adventure; he has a lot to hide, so all she has to do is uncover it. However, the more Lila learned, the more she understood.

"Tsk, why are you crying?"

"Wahhh, wahh, you"re ignoring me."

"G.o.ddammit," he cursed, and before she knew it, he silenced her with his lips, "Don"t cry, I don"t like it." Usually, when he did this, she liked it. Whenever he kisses her, she loves it. But just a few minutes ago, these lips were on another woman"s. It made her feel sick.

Almost like he understood, Haruka drew back, "Haruks.."

"As you can see, I can"t say no to whatever she does."

Lila thought she knew already, she thought she understood it. But it seemed like she knew nothing at all.

"Quit crying."

"Haruka, waahh.."

She knew she was acting completely unreasonable here. But Lila couldn"t help it, right now she in so much pain. She wants to help him. However, he won"t let her.

Her thoughts broke off when Kiryu reached over and patted her hair. Lila"s eyes widened, "Lila, you don"t have to cry. Don"t worry; just leave this to me."

Her eyes widened horrified as she realized something. No, she can"t let Kiryu make any more sacrifices for her sake. Haruka is her boyfriend so he can do that, even if it upsets her. But, Kiryu? What about Kiryu? Right now, they have this unusual relations.h.i.+p going on with each other. But, wouldn"t it be cruel of her to ask him to stop? Kiryu is doing this for her because he loves her. Can she really stop him from sacrificing for her sake? Lila knew it was stupid asking that question, even in her head. The answer is simple. She can"t stop him.

She can"t stop him from helping her whenever she was in trouble. Let alone tell him to move on. What can she do? Even now, this person is...

"Let go of her," Haruka spoke up from beside her.

Kiryu drew his back, "My bad."

Haruka harshly yanked her arm and pulled her into his arms, "This one belongs to me. You can"t touch her as you please."

Usually, those words would make her happy. Sure they sound possessive, but in the long run, it"s a simple way of showing how much he cared about her. Kiryu only patted her head though. So isn"t he going a bit overboard? The aura surrounding Haruka was very dark, and the air became thick.

It immediately broke though when her stomach rumbled. Lila froze and immediately covered her face with her hands. How embarra.s.sing! While she did want the solemn atmosphere to vanish. Lila did not think it would happen like that. Gah, she wants to hide in a hole.

Kiryu laughed, "You"re hungry? I guess it is time for some food."

Food, Lila recalled the promise she made with Haruka. "Um…"

Kiryu nodded and picked up his bag, "I"ll go to the cafeteria. You two can stay in this room," with those words said Kiryu swiftly left the room.

A relieved sigh pa.s.sed her lips, that felt nerve-wracking. But now, Lila hesitated to look over at Haruka. Is he still angry? Lila didn"t understand why he suddenly got mad. Is it because he"s in a bad mood? But shouldn"t she be the angry one?

Still, she needs to stop pretending to be meek. It"s just a matter of time before Rosalia tries something more with Haruka. Lila would not let that happen; she has to put an end to this before Haruka anybody else drags Haruka into h.e.l.l.