Dream Star

Chapter 6

Lila, what have you gotten yourself in to? Didn"t you see just now what he was doing with that girl, no, this wouldn"t be the first time? Even back in her town, all he did was fool around when he was supposed to be working. But, that"s not exactly right either.

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She wonders if he"s back yet... Lila opens the doors to find Haruka fast asleep on the sofa, papers scattered all over the desk. He should at least clean up. When Lila approached the table though, her eyes went wide. Eh?

The design for the CD cover, the photos for the poster... everything here is related to the new single. Did Haruka actually go to work? There"s a range of designs here, ones you can"t just come up with that short time frame she came to the camp. She wonders exactly how long he"s been working on it. She feels kind of bad. Although the camp was for training purposes, she still enjoyed her time there. On the other hand, this person has not been able to relax. Lila walks over to the couch.

"Harukkun, you"ll catch a cold like this. I know we spoke about it earlier. But I"ll sleep on the sofa and you go to sleep in the bedroom."

"I still have some recording work left to do. Besides I got enough rest when you were away."

That"s a lie, "It"s no big deal. You go sleep on the bed."

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She shyly looks at him, to find him staring directly at her. Earlier, he called her Lila. Unlike Yumeko-chan, he knew straight away that it was her. When he said her name, she understood right away. This person hasn"t forgotten about her even once. Whether or not his feelings remain the same, it"s clear as day from the desperation in his tone. That he had been searching for her. She wants to, reveal her ident.i.ty to him. But, that guy told her to keep it a secret.

He said it will only be for a while, however when she sensed how desperate he seemed and just now...he mentioned it too. She almost blurted it out. Even if she doesn"t say anything if she"s able to remain close to him. She"s sure he will figure it out.

If he really likes her. "I love you my Lila. I"ll wait for you." But, even if Harukkun still has feelings for her, her own feelings have already been decided a long time ago. She"ll always love Kiryu. Even in that time of isolation to steel her resolve, Kiryu was all she thought about. The reason why she completed her training successfully, was because she was thinking about Kiryu. "The next time we meet, you"ll probably belong to someone else. But, even then I trust your feelings. You, love me."

He said some contradictory things before she left, whilst holding her tightly. She really, really, wants to see him. If she could see him for just a bit, even if they don"t talk to each other than even if she gets close with Harukkun. Nothing will happen. She knows that for sure nothing can happen, and yet, her heart is beating so loudly just having him so close to her.


Thump. Thump.

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"Waaahhh??!!!"

"Ouch."

Did she just hit him?

"I"--I"m sorry senpai but ---I- I have to go."

Before he could respond, she had already bolted out the door. Though she packed away her stuff quickly, she left some notebooks. Haruka sighs deeply and walks over to the desk. The familiar Korean characters stood out to him. But, even more than that.

"These markings..."

It"s rare for anyone to mark their work in this manner. When he showed that girl last year, she said that it"s the first time she"s seen it before. But eventually, she adopted it into her writing style. Learning Korean, a young beauty who looks like her and matches her age and even the markings. That reaction to him too. Is it, just a coincidence?

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T--that took her off guard...he suddenly kissed her...

Thump.

Thump.

Lila slumps to the ground, this really is dangerous. Kiryu. Is she really that fickle? Even though she knows who she loves. The person she loves is Kiryu, but how come her heart is beating so fast like this?

She doesn"t understand.

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"You fool."

"Now, now Kouta, she doesn"t know."

"Still, how careless. Listen up, he"s done this before. Any girl that gets lured in by books ends up as his victim."

"I, um, I see."

His tongue. And the sensation of his piercings.

It felt...nice. It may have been sudden, but it wasn"t uncomfortable.

Mikami-kun suddenly pats her hair, "Well, all this aside. Lilchan, one of your reasons for coming here was senpai, wasn"t it?"

Lila nodded. "Ah-huh."

Kouta exhales deeply, "To think he let you go despite knowing that."

"My Kiryu is very kind, he told me that he understood even though he was clearly upset. He said, that I ought to expand my horizons by meeting new people and listen to what my heart tells me to do. No matter, what the circ.u.mstances are."

Her Kiryu, so kind and gentle. Whenever she is with him, she feels so safe, so warm, so loved.

"Gee, don"t start crying."

Crying?

Lila looks at the nearby mirror, sure enough...

"Now, now, that"s not how you treat girls. Here Lilchan, a handkerchief."

"Thank you.."

"Tell me something, how did you know about that place?"

"Ah, Yumeko-chan"s friend told me."

"One of Yumeko"s friends?"

"That"s odd. All of her friends know the rumors about him, they"d never let you into the lion"s den. Who could it be?"

Those rumors.

She heard them too when he came to her town before. But, is he really that bad that girls see the need to stay clear of him? For a while, the two were quiet, until Hamano-kun speaks up.

"A guy?"

"Ah-huh, short, um, turquoise colored hair."

"Tsk." Kouta immediately gets up.

"Kouta, don"t."

"But, that stupid sister of mine doesn"t know who the traitor is."

"Even if he lured them there, in the end, it doesn"t change the fact that senpai was the one who gave those instructions. Those girls too, they all chose to get caught up in the flow."

"As her friend, are you okay with this?"

"It"s because of that, I can say this."

Koutkun sits down. But the atmosphere was clearly tense, she should do something about this. Whilst she doesn"t understand what"s wrong. She should do something. It appears, Yumeko-chan and the guys in RAY, not just Hamano-kun, have their fair share of problems though.

"Ah, that"s right!!"

Lila takes out a box from her bag.

"I made this before I left, to eat along the way. But, I didn"t get a chance to. If you"d like, have some. "

"How lucky, a girl"s handmade cooking. Not going to turn her away, are you?"

"I guess I am hungry."

Whilst Hamano-kun kept showering her with compliments, Koutkun kept a somewhat neutral expression.

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She"s only been here for a few hours, and yet so many things have happened. She can"t sleep. She knows the school has rules about wandering around at night, but, she wants to take a walk. Her gaze landed on the bottom bunk where Yumeko remained fast asleep. Seeing the sketchpads out, Lila blinks and looks. Her gaze softens, and she shuts it and tucks the girls blanket in. Soon, soon. Although it would be nice to reveal her ident.i.ty to the girl. When she mentioned it earlier, Hamano-kun advised against it, " If Yumeko knows it"s you, she may stop you from doing your mission." Indeed, if Yumeko-chan finds out what her mission is, she knows the girl would never approve.

Lila quietly makes her way out of the room and down the steps, walking silently and yet quickly. It would be bad for her to get caught. She"s hungry. Should she call him? Lila shakes her head, no, she can"t do that. Besides, even now she doesn"t like it. The taste of that guy"s blood can"t replace Kiryu. In the beginning, she didn"t want to drink his. But, when her condition got worst, she ended up having no choice but to do so.

Disgusting. Vile.

Is it because she doesn"t harbor any affection towards him, or is it because he"s dirtied his hands so many times? She doesn"t know. But, unless it"s Kiryu. Unless it"s Kiryu, she wants Kiryu. She really wants to see him, to feel his warmth against hers. Although, Lila prepared herself. She didn"t think it would be this bad.

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