Dream Star

Whenever Haruka remotely touched her or get close, she would always instinctively s.h.i.+ver at his touch even now as he removed the last layer of her clothes.

"Your injured," Haruka trailed off, "You, I don"t want you going off on your own anymore."

Lila recalled her injury and tried to cover it up with her hands. But Haruka had seen it already, so that"s why. Haruka can tell when she is injured? Then again, she was limping on the way up. He probably saw from the window. She took a deep breath, "Normally, it isn"t like this; tonight I just got distracted."

If she tells him she was thinking about him. Haruka would surely blame himself.

Haruka reached over and pulled her into his arms, "Haruka? I"m okay, don"t be afraid."

"I can"t lose you," Haruka murmured, "Lately, I"ve been thinking about it a lot more. Even if your feelings for Austin Kiryu returned, I would not let you go."

"But that scenario won"t happen," Lila thought. Even if she were to tell Haruka these words, Lila knew it wouldn"t dispel his unease. So, instead, she hugged him tightly.

….
Hugging eventually lead to kissing, then teasing. But before it could proceed like it usually would, the blood from the wound on her arm spilled onto the sheets. Ah?

Haruka drew back, "Wait; I"ll treat it," he seemed bothered by the fact that he had to stop.

"Ah-huh."

She watched as he left the bed and made his way out of the room. Lila lets out a relieved sigh. It"s a good thing they stopped. He still seems to be in a bad mood. These days, unless his mood is good. Lila didn"t want to have s.e.x with him. Having s.e.x when he"s sad or uneasy is not healthy. For the longest time, Lila has allowed Haruka to do whatever he wanted and go with the flow.

But things are different now. Lila knew that she could no longer turn a blind eye to such actions. She loves Haruka a lot after all, and even wants to marry him. That"s why "They have to meet each other halfway," his uneasiness. Her uneasiness, they have to talk about it with each other. Otherwise, nothing will change.

To have a future together, they can"t get too caught up in their emotions. Though, it may seem like an impossible task. After that last talk, it felt like things are getting better now. This relations.h.i.+p, Lila wanted it to work so badly. She knew even if she had lingering feelings for Kiryu left, it would never return to how it was before. The feelings she has for Haruka are far too strong now. Sometimes it scares her, since when?

Since when did she start loving Haruka this much?
When did her feelings change to this extent?

Feeling a chill, Lila realized that she was still naked and searched for her clothes. Where did Haruka put it?

Lila looked around for a few minutes but unfortunately couldn"t find it. He didn"t tear it, but she can"t seem to find her clothes anywhere. It"s cold; she has to wear something. She looked around the room again and spotted a discarded polo s.h.i.+rt slung across the couch. Lila immediately recognized it. He was wearing that earlier, right?

She reached out for the search and brought it to her face. It smells like him. Lila quickly slipped on the s.h.i.+rt but didn"t bother to b.u.t.ton it to the top. She left her chest slightly exposed and flushed, "Haruka, will like it better when she is like this, right?"

Haruka, whenever she thought about him, her heartbeat would rapidly increase. She loves him so much, to the point that she"s become so, so very silly. Loving somebody like this, is not wrong right?

After a short while, Haruka returned to the room with a large black box. That"s not the medkit...

"Lila? Are you sle-," Haruka paused in mid-sentence. Lila felt his eyes do a scan of her whole body and with giant strides across the marble floor, Haruka was on the couch with her again. "So, your seducing me? Do you think that will get you out of trouble?"

Lila blushed, "N⁠—No, I just wanted to make you happy," and she wanted Haruka to compliment her. "Am I not allowed to wear this?"

"You are, but I"ll pounce on you."

He seems bothered, Lila s.h.i.+fted closer and leaned forward as she lightly kissed his lips.

"Okay, but later. My wounds first."

"Yeah," he seemed stunned by her reply. Which if you ask her is stupid. How many times has she taken the initiative already? One would think Haruka would have gotten used to it by now. Lila felt his hands brush across her cheeks, "You"re lovely recently. Why is that?"

Lila drowned at his words, "Just recently?"

Haruka laughed, he must have expected her reaction, "You"re always beautiful to me. But as of late you seem to have become prettier."

Prettier? Lila looked at him puzzled, and Haruka smiled, "Well, maybe it"s better that you"re oblivious to it. Take the s.h.i.+rt off slightly. Let me see your arm."

Lila still felt cold, so she only rolled up her sleeves. The wound was deep, as one would expect from a sudden arrow wound. The fact that she managed to make it back was surprising enough. But then again, Izumi did take her back, so if anything happened...

Maybe this would be a bad time to say they stopped at the cake shop.

Still, she made that cake for him. So Lila still wanted to give to him. Lila summed up her courage and picked up her bag that Haruka had tossed to the ground earlier. Wait, tossed?!! Lila opened it in a hurry and examined the damage, "Ahh!" she exclaimed.

As expected, the cake was in a terrible state. The plate tilted to the side, and half the cake was mushy. Her expression dropped, she was so happy about getting it to him, that she didn"t secure the box properly. Lila didn"t think that this would happen though. No, none of this would have happened if she just told Haruka what was going on. This is her fault for acting sneaky about it.

To her surprise, though Haruka reached over and using his hands scooped up some of the cake, and brought it to his mouth. Lila felt her heartbeat speed up just watching him, "Yeah, this is delicious. Thanks, my dear wife."

…..

1:00am

Lila woke up abruptly in the middle of the night. A deep sigh escaped her lips, as expected after experiencing such an ambush like that she won"t be able to sleep. It"s not like it"s new to her, and as a hanyou, her resolve is strong as steel. When it comes to others targeting her, it"s become a part of her everyday life. With her lineage and family name too.

Yet it didn"t stop the nightmares. Her gaze flickered on to Haruka fast asleep beside her. He"s such a dummy, how come he can fall asleep after doing that to her? After all that...making her desire him so much.

Since she started to date Haruka, Lila noticed how much she had changed. At least when it came to intimate things in a relations.h.i.+p. Haruka made her desire things that she had never wanted before. She could still recall the sensation he inflicted when he touched her earlier. The sensation of Harukas hands on different areas of her body.

Harukas lips on hers, his tongue and his voice in her ear still lingered.

Lila turned to see her reflection in the mirror, and her eyes widened at the sight before her. Flushed cheeks filled with desire, and pa.s.sionate gaze. She could see marks he left on her b.r.e.a.s.t.s and neck. A dark red spot that looked out of place against her snow-white skin. Haruka, he was so much more intense than usual. What is he doing to her?

"She"s become so weird," Lila deeply sighed and stood up. She needed some water. Because of her condition fluctuating constantly, Haruka decided to have a mini kitchen in the room beside. Lila quietly entered the room and walked over to the counter. She opened the cabinet and pulled out a bottle of water.

This water wasn"t normal, otherwise, Haruka would not have gone through the trouble of this mini kitchen. Even now as she drank it, she could see it sparkling - and, "Pink," Lila murmured.

Yes, the water was indeed pink. It looks more like juice if anything. Despite drinking a lot, though, it didn"t do her any good. Her throat still feels parched. Does she need blood? As Lila thought this, she felt a pair of familiar arms.

"Haruka? Did I wake you?"

Haruka said nothing, and Lila felt his hand take hers in his, "Haruka, what"s the matter? I love you."

"You"re too careless, but it"s my fault too. I"ll find out who attacked you, yeah?"

Lila shook her head, "It"s okay, there"s no need," or rather, Lila saw Soichiro"s men earlier on too. Those men have most likely been trailing her. Even if she was fighting with him, Lila knew she could count on him and his people.