In the public"s months since Lila went on her journey.Kiryu has dealt with so many things. At first, he remained out of the public"s sight; he couldn"t write music. He couldn"t sing or attend school. Just eating and sleeping took a toll on him.
When he finally broke up with her, something inside him broke, and he found himself going to bars again. At first, he refused Rosalia"s advances no matter how strongly she came onto him. He drowned his sorrows in alcohol. He resisted for a long time, but when Lila returned to Star Town with Karas.h.i.+ma. His bitter feelings increased before he knew it he got so drunk that he once again did something that would make her cry.
While the weather forecasted that it would snow more today, causing a drop in temperature. That didn"t matter for these two who were engaged in a l.u.s.tful activity.
The sound of their moans and grunts and screams filled the entire room as Kityu continued to plow into her. It was clear that Rosalia"s mind was so far gone now. Their entire bodies coated with sweat. Kiryu felt a throbbing pain is head but continued as he felt her sharp nails dug into his skin. "Rosalia," Kiryu grunted.
"Ah, uh.....Kiryu-kun, go rougher..."
Kiryu didn"t and continued normally. He wanted to end this as quickly as possible. However, Rosalia wasn"t having it. She kept moaning for him, calling him all sorts of dirty things. "Kiryu-kun, your child. I want your child.."
"Such a vixen."
He lets himself go with the flow. Kiryu increased his hold on her hips and slammed harder.
"Ah...ah, ahh...Kiryu-kun, your so good to me... So good."
Kiryu did not know how long they remained like that, a tangle of arms and legs and sweat coated bodies. A picture of l.u.s.t and depravity.
But when Rosalia moved, Kiryu pulls himself out of her. He stood up and walked his way to the closest. He didn"t want to stay here with her any longer just in case she did anything else. Kiryu picked out the first thing he saw; he didn"t bother with anything else.
"Kiryu-kun," Rosalia called out.
He paused, "Do you need anything?"
"Give me a kiss too."
Kiryu closed his eyes. In the end, he"s a hopeless guy, isn"t he? Complying to her whims like this. He walked back over to the bed and wrapped his arms around the girl.
Lila...
Feeling Rosalia bite his tongue slightly, he glares at her, but she chuckled. Eventually, he parted their tongues, "What was that for?"
"Quit thinking of Lila."
"..."
"Kiryu-kun, don"t test my patience."
...
As a kid, Lila loved to sing. Although she never admitted it then, he loved listening to her.
Her clear singing voice removed all the emotions in his heart and washed it all way. All his pain and suffering, all his means of escape.
Even now, he recalls it very clearly, their childhood. Back then, he remembered doing everything to help Lila. The girl"s father wasn"t home often, and when he was, he wouldn"t speak with Lila at all. If Lila appeared in front of him, he would lock her up in the bas.e.m.e.nt. Lila never resented her father for doing that; she always told him that she understood. "I remind him of Mother; it"s normal that he wouldn"t want to see my face."
Kiryu didn"t hesitate to leave his house and stay with Lila. He remembered thinking if angels existed, then they would sing with a voice like Teras.h.i.+ma Lila. They would have a smile like hers. At some point, he started to see her as people"s voice. Correction, her singing voice gave hope to people. He understood the goodness in Lila"s voice better than anyone.
"I"ll write all the songs you sing. I won"t be beaten by anyone else, so don"t let anybody else write them for you."
Last year, he lectured Ichinose for dragging Lila"s voice down.
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2034
"I wasn"t planning on talking to you if I saw you without her around. Do you know why?" Kiryu questioned. The look on Oujiro"s face gave it away immediately, and he sighed. What a frustrating guy, "Its because you"re taking Lila"s voice away."
The reason why Lila is stagnant right now is no doubt because of this guy. Right now, her wings are restricted.
"While I admit that she probably does need your help, it"s only a mere stepping stone. That girl will leave you behind in a flash," Kiryu noted Oujiro"s changed of expression. He must have noticed it too. "Lila"s voice is a source of hope for everybody. If she didn"t sing for me, I wouldn"t have come this far. It"s only because of the promise we made back then, that I could walk down this road step by step. Despite all the harshness involved."
That"s right if it weren"t for her. He wouldn"t have gotten this far.
"I wanted to wait until she was ready to break off from singing with everyone to singing solo. Then, I would tell her, "I wouldn"t have gotten this far without your music, so I"d like you to sing it. "Who would have thought you would end up joining DEVIL and destroying their chances of the world market."
"I don"t want to be insulted by you. But if you"re expressing it like that. .. you"re serious?"
"It"s more precious than your half-hearted, half baked feelings. Someday I will take her back from you."
"Don"t you dare look down on me. You may be better than me Kiryu-san, I acknowledge that. But i won"t let you have Lila."
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Present 2035
But now? The one who is in the same position as the Ichinose of last year is him. Heh, this is what he gets for lecturing him.
Kiryu arrived in Imperial hospital moments ago.
Honestly, he hesitated deciding to come here. When he heard Lila was actually staying in the hospital this time. He figured it must be very bad and immediately wanted to come see her. His natural instincts kicked in. However, when the others told him the details. Kiryu stopped himself from coming. He didn"t want to get mad at Haruka for being so careless. It isn"t Haruka"s fault. Haruka is doing what he can to help Lila; the recent case was an accident. When he arrived, in front of the room. He sees Haruka snuggling his face into Lila"s neck.
"Wife, I"m giving you a check-up."
Lila laughed, "Okay, okay, silly. Help me get dressed already. I"m cold."
"Your cold?" Haruka"s tone changed from flirting to concern. Kiryu watched as Haruka wrapped his arms securely around the girl. "Wife, stay in my arms. I"ll make sure your warm."
"Un, okay. Thank you."
Kiryu stole a glance at Lila. "Since Haruka is with her, she ought to be fine, right?" he thought as Kiryu was debating about what to do.
"Kiryu."
"..Uh, hey."
Haruka nodded in acknowledgment, he quickly tucked Lila back onto the bed. "Wife, you can talk for a bit. I"ll make a few phone calls."
"Hubby, I"m hungry. Can you cook something for me?"
Laughter escaped Haruka"s lips. "Okay, my wife, what do you want to eat?"
"R--rice porridge! And um um ..."
"I think I get it," Haruka smile is gentle. "Then I"ll leave for a while. Be a good girl."
"Okay."
With those words said, Haruka quickly left the room. He awkwardly walked over and placed the flowers he bought onto the side.
Lila extended her hand out, and unconsciously he grabbed hold of it. Lila laughed happily, "Kiryu, your hands are warm."
Crud, that reaction of his was natural. But now that she is holding his hand, he would be stupid to let go. Reluctantly Kiryu sat down on the chair, "You have to be more careful, Lila. Those people won"t hesitate to harm Haruka to get to you."
"I know I was careless. But, I still think it was fine. Because you see Kiryu, I love Haruka, so it"s fine."
"I love Haruka."
Lila can say those words so easily; with him, she always struggled to say those words.
"I will write music for you."
Perhaps he said those words because he wanted a way of remaining connected to her. Kiryu didn"t actually know if he could write songs then. He thinks of that old guitar in that place and finds himself sneaking off to practice even more than before.
Surprisingly enough, he could write songs; he wasn"t a genius or anything. It was more like they just naturally came to him. If he concentrated on the thought of Lila"s voice, her expressions, and their interactions, the songs came flowing easily in his head.
"So, uh," Kiryu placed a bag down. "I got you some things from your home. Your mother put some things inside too."
Lila nodded happily, "Thank you, Kiryu. You didn"t have to come here. I know your busy with work."
Actually, right before he came here, he was busy dealing with that woman again. However, Lila doesn"t need to know that. For a moment, there was nothing but silence, and Kiryu hated it. In the past, this silence didn"t exist.
They would always have plenty to talk about. They probably do still have a lot in common. But it"s become so awkward. Still, his gaze fell on Lila. For a patient, she certainly didn"t look like one. Sure, Lila looked paler than usual. But other than her completion, she looks very beautiful. Sick people don"t usually look pretty.
Maybe he is too biased. He finds Lila pretty no matter what. "Did you...have a look at the songs?"
"Yes, I did."