Dream Star

The days she spent in the hospital with Haruka go by so peacefully, almost like a dream.

Lila looked up for the first time since the interview started. Her thoughts had been completely distracted since she thought about it in more detail.

No, since she met with Rosalia earlier.

….

Earlier

"Where are you going?"

"I"m just going outside for a bit for some fresh air."

Haruka pondered for a bit before he nodded, ". .Only go out to the balcony at the end of the hall, yeah? I"ll join you when I finish here." Haruka said. He was pointing to the paperwork.

Lila nods and gently kisses his cheek. Despite feeling terrible, she somehow manages to leave the room.

Imperial hospital, like most high-cla.s.s hospitals, have high security and have over the top looking fancy hallways. Even in the darkness, Lila could see how the hall was practically s.h.i.+ning. She balances herself using the wall and makes her way to the balcony, to spot black hair. Ah, she was right on the mark.

"You shouldn"t be peering at someone"s window. That"s called "stalking," Lila is very calm. Though she had her guard up. The person who she is talking to now is none other than Miyazawa Rosalia.

"I wanted to see if you were awake."

"We just got up," Lila said. Feeling the sudden chill, she wraps the blanket tighter around herself. But it still wasn"t enough; her body felt cold all over. The second she left Haruka"s embrace; she felt her body slowly become frozen over. "What did you nee-" her sentence fell short when she felt her blood l.u.s.t.

It was too late for her to react when Rosalia extended her hand out towards her neck. "I"m here to warn you, Lila. Stay away from Kiryu."

"... we"re not.."

Rosalia laughed, "Don"t think I don"t know. Since you came back, you two message each other every day."

"..."

The girl"s gaze dimmed, "Kiryu-kun is already mine Lila. I advise you to get rid of whatever remaining delusional thoughts you have of him."

"What do you mean?"

Rosalia chuckled, "Kiryu-kun and I are living together."

At that comment, her eyes widened in alarm. Living together? Kiryu..eh?

"Were always having s.e.x every day too. Our relations.h.i.+p is great. I"m like his wife already. But you, you"re still in the way. How could he call your name when we are doing it? What method did you use to seduce him this time?"

….

Present

That woman is scary as ever. Then again, Rosalichan only acts that way towards her because of Kiryu. Kiryu and her aren"t dating anymore. But Rosalichan still thinks she will take him back. What"s more.. "Kiryu-kun, and I are living together!"

"Stay out of the way."

The words she said kept repeating in her head. Living together? Kiryu and Rosalia?

Arata was answering questions at a rapid speed. His signature professional smile on his face.

Although she understands that it can"t be helped right now, she chose Haruka; of course, all the others are going to be hurt. She can"t keep up the same relations.h.i.+p she had with them all. When she chose Haruka, she was already prepared to face such consequences. But with Kiryu, it"s different. He hasn"t called her in a while. Even though he"s messaged her every single day without fail.

..

No good. She couldn"t focus at all even though they were asking her questions about how she finds her new married life with Haruka. A topic that she is usually so eager to get in to. Even after the interview ended, her thoughts wavered, until Arata said. "Lila and I have work to discuss; you can go on ahead. "Which brought her to this present situation. Geh. Arata was sat down on the couch, pointing his finger and glaring at her while she was kneeling on the ground.

"What were you thinking of? Your behavior would make anybody suspicious. And you weren"t concentrating on your work."

"Sorry."

Arata sighed, "We even had them come all this way, so troublesome."

Lila was about to apologize again when she felt the bile rise to her mouth. She quickly rushed to the attached bathroom and threw up the contents in the sink. She felt Arata"s hand on her back. "Aren"t you pregnant, Lila?"

"What?"

"Well, you get sick a lot during morning…"

"I"m not," Lila denied.

Arata looked at her up and down. "Why are you so sensitive about it? I thought it would be a good thing. Didn"t you two want a child?"

"That"s true," she nodded. "But, right now, it"s too dangerous. There are so many people who are willing to keep me apart from Haruka. Having a child now would be too painful."

"And you"re still a child yourself."

Lila laughed.

"If things are this bad. You didn"t have to accept the interview."

"That"s no good. I haven"t performed in a while. Accepting an interview or two should be fine. At least so they know I"m alive, and don"t kill me."

Whenever she doesn"t sing on stage for so long, she feels incredibly uneasy. Is there still a place for her to return to? The music industry these days grow rapidly every single day. The ones on top can be surpa.s.sed any day. Scandals happen that destroy a persons career, preventing them from returning. Those who take long breaks are forgotten by the general public or hated.

It took her a very long time to regain people"s trust after she left to go on her journey. She started fresh as Kiku Ari, but could not ignore the growing hate for Teras.h.i.+ma Lila. Both of them are her, and that"s why she wanted to ensure that... Her thoughts fell when she saw Arata"s clouded gaze.

"Working with both Austin Kiryu and Karas.h.i.+ma Haruka is impossible. The way DEVIL is now, eventually we will reach our limit. Today, I came to bring you that news."

"Then, you shouldn"t have come here."

"But if you keep this to yourself, you"ll continue suffocating."

"Arata . . . . I"m so sorry; this is all my fault." By this point, she did not bother hiding her tears. It"s so painful; the tears streamed down her eyes one after the other.

"It isn"t your fault alone. Back then, one of the reasons why you broke up with Haruka was me."

"That"s," Lila looked down. "Didn"t an accident happened? How can you say that?"

"I was the one who asked them at all costs to save you. Even if it means affecting your memories."

At that comment, her eyes widened.

"The injuries you sustained were awful, Lila. I had no choice. But it"s the undeniable fact that I"m the one who caused you and Haruka to end up in this situation. But it was not my wish to deprive you of your happiness."

"Arata."

A weak smile appears on Arata"s face, "Come over here. Talking from this distance is odd for such long term friends."

Lila stands up, and Arata hugged her. "I"m so tired of all of this. What do I do? I already love Haruka so much. I can"t part from him even if the whole world were against our relations.h.i.+p. Yet, what about Kiryu? What does she do about Kiryu? After making such a promise and yet breaking it."

Her thoughts broke off when somebody took her away from Arata. It was none other than Haruka. Ah, did hr hear just now... He didn"t seem surprised and caressed her hair, "Lila, it"s okay. You know, I understand. I know you"ve been waiting for his messages too."

"No..I.."

Haruka smiles, "I understand everything, my wife. I know you love me a lot. But I also agree with you. I can"t ignore that person when he is obviously in pain."

"Hubby…"

He brushed his fingers across her eyelids, "Don"t cry, okay, wife?"

But the tears kept falling. After a short while, Haruka brought her over to the couch. Arata also walked over and sat down opposite.

"Did you two think it through?"

"Mmm, Lila will continue expanding in the world market abroad. But DEVIL will come along too. Do you guys mind following us abroad?"

"I don"t mind. For musicians, the ultimate goal is the world market anyway. There is just one little issue," he trailed off. "Lila, do you think Oujiro will come with us?"

Senpai… Ah…

"I"m not sure."

"Can you speak to him?"

Lila shook her head, "I don"t think I can. It"s better to distance myself for a while. Kiryu aside, I don"t want senpai to keep having false hope."

"Then, that"s fine. Oujiro is essential to us. But now we have Haruka too; it doesn"t make a difference."

That"s so blunt of him. But, Lila understands where he is coming from. A six-person band is crowded enough. Even though they"ve made it work this entire time abroad, it would look strange.

"The two of you plan to hold a proper marriage ceremony, right?" Arata clarified.

Haruka nodded, "Yeah, after the tournament. I"m already making preparations."

"Then, make sure you deal with that Zane guy and his crew before then."

Ah?

"Did you find something?" Lila asked.

"According to rumors, that guy is planning something big. I came here to warn you two. It seems like he is expanding his business rapidly in the j.a.panese market. If it were limited to j.a.pan alone, fine. But even in the hanyou realm, he is slowly exerting his influence there. Lucifer controls the dark realm. Lucifer"s loyalty to your mother is rea.s.suring, so we don"t have to worry about a betrayal. However, Zane is frightening."