High Seeds Records Studio"Ah," Lila looked over, eyes wide. The last person she expected to come here first was senpai. He"s been doing a good job avoiding her as of late. Maybe Ameno-senpai told him something?
Is he sleeping? Lila reached over and played with his hair, and her gaze softened. "He"s been rather distance from her.." But then again, the same went for her. She"s always felt bad that she could never return his feelings. Even though he is so earnest and straight forward. Unlike Haruka and Kiryu, senpai has no problems.
He has no insecurities or fears. He doesn"t have a jealous ex, and he isn"t a playboy. Some people told her before that she would be better off dating senpai. However, no matter how close the two of them got with each other.
After a while, though, she felt him stir awake and proceeded to draw her hand back. But it was far too late. Senpai had woken up. He looked at her blankly for a few minutes before he blurted out something stupid.
"Now, I want to kiss you."
"Wh! Are you stupid?"
"You"re the one who hara.s.sed me first."
"This and that are two different things."
"Why are you two flirting?" a voice from behind them said.
Lila whipped her head and turned to see Kiryu. "Wh--why are you here too?"
"I"m also working as a member of staff. I see you didn"t think to call me."
"Oh, I"m sorry. I thought you"d be busy."
"Like I could miss this. Karas.h.i.+ma"s song for DEVIL? He"s always written solely for you. So I want to hear it too. Isn"t that why your here, Ichinose?"
Lila turned back to Oujiro, "Really?"
Oujiro sighed deeply, "Well, I"ll admit I"m curious too."
Lila laughed, "Okay, then let"s start with the others. Kiryu, you play too."
"Mmm."
After a few minutes of playing, the three of them decided to regroup. Lila was feeling overwhelmed. Haruka can write songs like this? She was listening to it on the way here, but...she couldn"t tell how impressive it was until she started playing.
"d.a.m.n, I didn"t know he was that impressive."
"I knew."
Lila looked over at Kiryu again for confirmation, "You knew?"
Kiryu smiled, "Yeah. I knew. That guy has amazing talent. But he lacked confidence. He didn"t believe in himself," he looked over at her. "When he started working with you, though, that confidence slowly came to him. So for that, I thank you."
How unusual, she still can"t get used to Kiryu thanking her when it comes to Haruka matters. "Why," Lila mumbled. "Didn"t you tell me about Haruka before?"Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
"Hey, Lila, that"s.."
"It"s fine, Ichinose," Kiryu sighed. "I guess it"s about time I tell you. Me not telling you about Haruka had nothing to do with jealousy or even your memories."
"Then, why?"
"Because Haruka broke down."
"Haruka, was crying?!!!"
"Yeah, he told me that no matter how much he loves you and wants to be with you. He doesn"t want to harm you. His hanyou state is very dangerous; those things you heard about him regarding other women are true. But you can"t blame him. His hanyou state isn"t normal; he becomes a completely different person. Haruka didn"t want you to see him like that."
"..."
"Why, I...even if he was like that. I would have accepted him regardless."
"But that"s why, because he knew you"d accept him."
Haruka really is stupid. How many years have they wasted because of this? Her thoughts broke off when she felt Kiryu wipe her tears away. "Kiryu…"
"I"m sorry, I really am. When your compet.i.tion ends, we really should have a proper talk about everything. I"ll tell you the truth, and then you can decide. Decide whether or not you want to stay with him or come back to me. I"ll always be waiting for you, Lila, and if you don"t choose me. I"ll pray for your happiness for a lifetime."
…
How stupid of her to cry like that. Is this really the time to get so emotional like this? Gahh. Lila looked at her reflection in the mirror; she looks terrible. Her eyes are all puffy. It"s a good thing, Arata, and the others are stuck in traffic right now. Her thoughts broke off when somebody pa.s.sed her a handkerchief.
"Kiryu?"
"Just now, I was a bit too straight forward."
Lila laughed, "It"s okay; it"s exactly like you."
"Karas.h.i.+ma he, really likes you. But so do I..that"s why I hesitated in telling you at first."
"Kiryu, you"ve always been very clumsy at hiding things from me," Lila trailed off, "Even your medical condition. Kiryu, you, your dying?"
"It"s not like that, Lila. I"m just.."
"Can you tell me what those medical reports mean? Please explain it to me. Why did I leave to Light town, if your condition was going to get worse instead of getting better? Why did I leave, why did we have to break up…"
Lila walked over until she stood directly in front of him. She extended her hand out and lightly punched his shoulders. "Tell me, Kiryu. I want answers. If you tell me now, I don"t have to wreak havoc to get my answers."
"Lila, I really am sorry. Your right, I should have told you before. You, your journey. It was a lie."
Her eyes widened when she hears his words.
"The journey thing stopped with Kyoko-san. A female born in the Teras.h.i.+ma family has to go on a journey; that"s no longer the case anymore. You didn"t have to leave?"
"You...it was you?"
"I asked your Mother. I told them you ought to go."
"Why?"
"I didn"t want you to know about my condition. I wanted you to have an alternative, so I sent you to Haruka. Because I knew that by now, he should be able to take care of you."
Why are all the men around her idiots? She doesn"t appreciate being sheltered like this.
"Lila, come here. Let me hug you."
"No, stay away from me, jerk."
However, no sooner did she say those words did Lila feel Kiryu"s arms wrap around her. "Jerk, jerk," Lila repeated. "You really are so foolish. Why did you do that? I"m very happy with Haruka now. The two of us..I…"
"It"s not possible anymore." Lila swallowed those words. This isn"t the time to say such things. She looked up at Kiryu, who was gently caressing her hair. "No matter what happens, you"ll be more important to me than anyone. I know you can"t understand my decision right now. But in the future, you will."
The future? But in the future, the two of them won"t be together. In the future - she doesn"t even know if she will get to see him much. Now that Lila thought about it, it was painful. While the two of them haven"t been talking much anyway. At least she knew where he was. That he was close enough that they could meet at any time. But in the future?
Kiryu pinched her cheeks, "Hey, hey, why are you crying even more? What"s with this face."
"It"s your fault, stupid."
"Lila, do you want to talk about anything? Is Karas.h.i.+ma treating you well?"
Lila looked down at her feet and sighed. "Well, I don"t really like this plan."
"Mmm."
"But, I understand it"s important."
"Does he know your uneasy?"
Lila recalled how tightly he held her earlier, how he kept whispering sweet words. "Yes, but I am still uneasy." Haruka means well, and she does believe in him, but..." Those girls will really do anything to get him."
Sometimes it frightens her, especially Sophia. How come she would go so far? "You know, Lila. I don"t think you have to think about this too deeply."
"I don"t?"