Dream Star

Lila turned around then, tears falling from her eyes at a rapid speed.

Kiryu brushed his fingers against her eyelids, as he gently wiped her tears, "Mm, Like I said you"re prettier when you cry."

"Stupid."

"Happy?"

Really, he"s so stupid. Her Kiryu is.

"Yes..."

A gentle smile appeared on his face, as he pulled her into his embrace, "Get some sleep, there"s some time in the morning. So we can have breakfast together, and take a walk."

But afterwards, they"d part again.

She doesn"t want that.

"You know Kiryu, I really did think you were cheating on me.."

"Hey, hey, bringing this up right as we are about to sleep. Don"t you trust me My Lila?"

"I trust you my Kiryu. But not your resistance to girls."

Kiryu"s kind after all. If he sees someone in trouble, he won"t hesitate to help them. That is the sort of person he is.

Kiryu exhaled deeply, "Well, I"m this way because of you."

Because of her?

"I guess I can explain it another time. My Lila, just believe me. I"ll only ever love you."

"Why me Kiryu?"

"Why not you Lila?"

"Etto, don"t direct my question with another...Do you, do you really love me Kiryu? Really, really, love me?"

"Mmm, rather, I can"t love anyone else. I prioritise you over my parents you know?"

"Over family?"

"Your my family too, aren"t you my wife?"

"Wife. wife!! Wah, she likes the sound of it. She hasn"t heard it in so long.

"But, hmmm seeing this I just want to know. If I did have someone else, what would you do?"

"That would be impossible Kiryu." Even though she always got jealous, she understood full well that Kiryu can"t like anyone else. Even, the kindness he showed Rosalichan, that made her feel so insecure. "I"m so cute and silly, why would you like anyone else?"

Laughter escaped her Kiryu"s lips, and she puffed her cheeks into a pout, "I"m serious!"

"I know. I know, I can"t wait to marry you. I can"t wait till you"re officially my wife."

Wife.

She really likes hearing it.

Maybe, because it"s been awhile. Her heart"s, beating so fast. Kiryu still loves her. Even, though they"ve both changed and have been apart from each other for 21 days. His feelings for her haven"t wavered once, she"s so happy.

Kiryu kisses her forehead gently, before he softly murmured, "Sleep now, my wife."

"Okay!"

But...

Her heart"s beating so fast.

How is she supposed to sleep?

...….

22nd April. 5:00 am.

It was similar to finding an enchanted garden as you see in fairy tales. The entire place was covered in greenery, several tall trees surrounding the area. In the centre was a large path, leading to the lake area. Seeing a small hut on the other side, Lila made her way there. Along the way, she pa.s.sed by several bushes filled with different roses and stopped to appreciate them. How pretty.

After taking a few photographs, Lila made her way over and settled down, before she started singing. The song that left her lips was, "Kaleidoscope shard."

"You came cras.h.i.+ng down like a comet in my life.

Completely unexpected.

But, like a kaleidoscope shard of beautiful colours.

You brought a different sort of light in my life...."

From the very bottom of her heart, she wanted to sing this song on the compet.i.tion stage. The decision she made wasn"t easy either, to replace the song she was originally working on for Kiryu, with this song for Haruka. But Haruka doesn"t want it to be exposed. For someone who claims to love her, he doesn"t want her to sing about him.

When she first heard that, she was very surprised and ended up feeling hurt. What was she expecting? The two of them have no sort of relations.h.i.+p with each other. That"s why, one last time. She"s going to sing this song in this beautiful place, so she can seal the lid on the feelings she was going for when she wrote this.

What"s more, Haruka will probably try to distance himself from her now. After she broke her promise with him and bailed on him to meet with Kiryu. She doubted things could return to normal after what happened.

Her singing broke of when she feels warm arms wrapped around her from the back.

"Kiryu, good morning.."

"Mmmph.."

Lila laughed softly at his response, "Kiryu if you"re still sleepy, go back to sleep."

"I"m fine, can"t lose my time to flirt with you."

Her gaze softened at his words, that"s right.

"What were you singing?"

"My audition song."

Kiryu seemed startled for a second, but nodded. "I see."

"But, it"s okay. I"ll stick to the original."

"No, I was just a bit surprised. It"s fine if you change it."

Lila shook her head. "This is okay.."

Kiryu seemed unconvinced so she continued.

"You see Kiryu, I knew from the start. That it would end up this way. No matter how close I get to Haruka, no matter what we do. In the end, all it takes is a single meeting. But when we"re far apart, I"m so uneasy. I"m lonely..."

"Don"t say any more. I get it. Sssh, it will be okay."

"Kiryu, but..."

"Do you, not like Karas.h.i.+ma little?"

"To be honest, I think I do. But I love you Kiryu, that hasn"t changed at all." She trails of, "Kiryu, do you remember what I told you? When we were celebrating my victory on the rooftop."

"You said you wanted to build a better future with me."

"Yes. Did they tell you yet?"

"They did. Are you serious?"

Lila nodded, "It"s like...I know for the longest time, I"ve been avoiding my responsibilities as one of the heiresses to my family. So it may be strange that I suddenly want to take over..But, I want to create a future with you. I want to be with you..."

She wants to be with him so much.

His lips made their way to her hair, before he trailed down and kissed her neck from the back, "So, you"re laying down the foundation for when you become my wife?"

Her cheeks reddened at his words, "Don"t ruin the moment."

"I apologise madam. But aren"t you extending your proposal?"

"You"re so stupid."

"Lila."

Sensing his serious tone, she shyly looked down but places her hand on top of his and closes her eyes. As a gust of wind blew, the sound of the leaves rustling, in their surroundings. It"s so peaceful. Being here, like this with Kiryu.

If possible she would like to spend more time with him. However, she received a message from Asuksan earlier. Only a short amount of time left. "Tell me Kiryu, you said...nothing going on with that a.s.sistant girl."

"Yeah."

"But, your wording..."

Kiryu exhaled deeply in understanding, "Tell me, Lila, what sort of person do you think I am?"

Eh?

Why is he asking that?

"You"re a kind person."

"Be a bit more specific." Kiryu urged her and Lila thinks for a minute.

"You"re a very kind and gentle person. People misunderstand your kindness at a glance because they aren"t accustomed to it due to the image you portray. Your very loyal to your friends and those you care about, and as for love. Even though your clumsy, you"ve always treasured the girl you love..."

Lila realised what she just said and Kiryu turned her around, hugging her tighter as he murmured against her ear, "And the one is the centre of my affection, the one who has my heart is you. It"s a girl called Teras.h.i.+ma Lila."

Lila felt her eyes well up with tears.

"We, won"t be able to meet or talk very often. After tonight, it"s even riskier. We"re going to have to be careful with this matter for a while. But, believe me when I say this. You"re the only one who has my heart Lila, you"re the only one I"ll let in."

Kiryu...

Kiryu, she"s so happy...

Kiryu cupped her cheeks, and raised her head, "So, my Lila. I"d like a reply."

Re--reply? What does he want a reply for?

"Where"s my I love you?"

After he said that, Lila understood. He"s so sly, so sneaky. He didn"t even say it to her, but the words he just said is more than equivalent. Kiryu really is a tease. But this is the person, the very person she fell in love with. Cheeks burning, as she shyly replied, "I love you, Kiryu."

When his lips made contact with hers, Lila doesn"t protest despite her embarra.s.sment. She"s probably red to the very tip of her ears. Her hair is probably messy and she isn"t wearing anything pretty, just her night clothing. But none of that mattered, this kiss with Kiryu was one of the most beautiful moments she has had in her whole life.