Dream Star

This new song is yet another one that expresses all of their dreams as individuals, how they are striving for a particular goal, and working towards that dream. But, it"s not sparkling as bright as her individual song that she wrote recently. Let alone match the radiance of the new song she sang for DEVIL.

All of their dreams, it"s all been released now and in the open. The wishes they wrote as well as the changes in their lives since she returned. They all have various dreams and goals, and yet she was still able to write this song as the product of all their dreams together. But is that not enough? Is there still an element missing?

As Lila thought this, she feels a pair of arms wrap around her waist. "Ah, Haruka! h.e.l.lo."

Haruka looked at her sleepily and pushed the materials of her lap, "Put that away, and spoil me."

Ah! "Okay."

Lila listens immediately and puts everything on the bedside table. Although she would be kidding to say she doesn"t want to work on it. She really does. They only have three days left, after all. But right now, her Haruka needs attention.

"Mmm. Let"s just stay in bed."

Lila laughed. "Un, I think so too."

Haruka scooped her up and gently laid her down on the bed. He tugged on her clothing and removed it. Haruka brought the blanket around both of them, "Let"s sleep more…"

He looks tired… "Hubby, it"s the afternoon already. If we nap, we won"t be able to sleep at night."

"It"s okay; we can do other things at night."

Uh...why did he say that so casually?

Lila snuggled up to him, and his arms wrapped around her waist. Haruka buried his face in her hair. "You know my wife, I"m getting addicted to staying in the hospital. Waking up and not doing any work."

"You"re taking care of me, though."

"Tending to my wife is easy, and it"s enjoyable."

"Enjoyable. How?"

Haruka"s lips met hers, "For one, I can kiss you whenever I want."

"Ah-huh, and you can touch too."

Haruka laughed, "See, so many benefits."

"I want to touch, as well."

"Mmm," Haruka nodded. "I"m exhausted, wife. If you want to touch, you can take advantage of me when I"m sleeping."

Lila peeks over at him, Haruka was talking. But it looked like he was half asleep.

He must be exhausted. Haruka hasn"t been going to work. However, he is taking care of her for twenty-four seven a day.

"Should we go?"

Lila shook her head. He"s so warm. She wants to get even closer. "You"re getting incredibly comfortable."

"I"m not allowed to? Haruka, you"re always touching me."

"That"s your fault."

It"s her fault? But she doesn"t even have to do anything before he becomes silly again.

Haruka doesn"t bother explaining and places a gentle kiss on her forehead. "Mmm, let"s just kiss until we fall back asleep." While saying those words. She feels her hands being inter winded tightly with Haruka"s.

"Ah! Were holding hands."

"So, we can get closer."

She likes getting close. When Haruka got closer, she immediately swoops in. However, it was a bit too fast. "Ouch..."

"I"m sorry Haruka, I hit your teeth! I was just excited."

"I know. Calm down a bit. Let"s take our time."

Lila shyly nodded and stares at him. This person, they"ve only spent six months together. But it feels like they"ve been together for so long.

"Wife, are you cold?"

"A little."

Haruka sat up and took a thicker blanket from the cabinet on the side. He shuts it and wrapped it around her. "This isn"t from the hospital," Lila observed.

"Yeah."

"And this room has changed a lot," Lila looked around. Sure Imperial hospital isn"t like a regular hospital. But even then, this room is starting to look more like a hotel room or an average bedroom. Haruka insisted that he made it more comfortable for her. "Don"t you think you overdid it?"

"It"s fine; this room will be exclusively yours when you come here."

"Uh, but this is a hospital. How about if there"s an emergency and more beds are needed? I can"t just take up all this s.p.a.ce."

Haruka, however, wasn"t listening, "Are you warmer now, my wife?"

He treats her so well these days. She honestly has no more problems with him. Her initial problems were vague, to begin with. The more time she spent with him, the more Lila realized there was no need to be so insecure. The love this person has for her is so sincere and kind. To be loved like this, to be treasured so much. "She"s lucky."

"Even if we are a thousand miles apart

I will sing this song for you

I will make sure my voice reaches you…"

Her eyes brightened when she hears Haruka sing. "Is this my reward for being good?"

"Good, huh? You snuck off."

"Um, I went for a jog. I stayed on hospital grounds," Lila saw his changed expression and sighed. "Even if I like our peaceful days here, yes, you"re right. I"m worried about the compet.i.tion. I haven"t trained in so long, will I be okay."

"Then, I told you it"s okay. I"ll help you train."

Geez, Lila, s.h.i.+fted about until she was on top of him. "Hubby, you know I do want you to help train me. But you"re one of the main judges. They already had to change the rules because we"re dating each other. In the preliminary rounds, you couldn"t vote for me. For the main tournament, it"s okay for you to vote for me and give me a high score. But you have to get the other judges to agree. If the majority don"t agree, then it won"t count."

Haruka sighed, "It"s so troublesome. I only joined this tournament because of you anyway."

"Ah, it actually was like that?"

"Yeah. I joined because I knew you"d eventually set your sight on it."

Hmmm...

"They know that. Otherwise, a judge and partic.i.p.ant dating, one person would have gotten kicked out already."

"So, they are making exceptions for us?"

"They are," Haruka strokes her hair. "But, even then, the rules and restrictions are too much. They need to know when to stop."

"You missing out on work a lot was part of the deal?"

"More like, I signed the contract with the clause "I can decide my days however I please.""

Lila chuckled. "I see, hubby is very clever."

"So don"t worry. Just focus on singing. Your good with pitch, so there is no problem, but is your voice okay these days? It seems a bit ragged because of you"re cold."

"Shall I try singing now?"

"Singing, and breaking this mood we have going on."

Mood? Lila felt his arms wrap around her waist, one hand trails against her back. A content sigh pa.s.sed her lips, "This is a nice mood, hubby, maybe I can kiss you now too?"

"Wife, kiss me, and do whatever you want to me."

The reason why she can sing so well now is because of Haruka. The reason she can breathe, despite all these suffocating emotions, is him. But, to reach the grander stage, she envisioned. Lila knew that she would eventually end up having to use Kiryu"s songs. Even though she loves Haruka so much, for her Kiryu"s songs are still…

Lila"s lips fell on Haruka"s, and the kiss quickly grew more pa.s.sionate. For her to love somebody else this much, Lila never thought it was possible. But now that it has happened despite all the complications involved. She will make sure that this time around, she holds onto his hand properly.