It was hard to write this one and I'm still not fully satisfied with it
Fortunately Reina's POV was much more easier to write
And I have an
announcement next friday I'm going on holidays and it means no updates till I come back. I'll try to post new chap on friday but I'm not sure if I find time for this...If not then you'll have to wait for three weeks or so...So, gomenasai
Missing Piece
“Ano...mhm...Reina...” I gasp as her body softly lands on mine.
“Wha...? Still not enough?...”She murmurs in a low voice and licks my ear.
“No...I mean..mhmmm....my hands are...numb...”
Holding hands above your head for more than an hour is enough for blood to drain away from the limbs...
She lifts her head to eye me up and down suspiciously.
“What you don’t believe me?”
Right, the fear of being deprived of the absolute dominance over me is bigger than the concern of my withered hands...
“Ok...where do you have the keys?”
Keys?...Wait...handcuffs need keys to be opened, right?...I was at Miki’s house she gave me pink handcuffs then this man...no keys....I was at Yossy’s place she gave me purple handcuffs and then she and Rika...no keys...Gah! I forgot about the keys!
“Ai-chan...the keys....”She waves a hand before my eyes.
How could I forget to take the keys?!
“Keys?...” That’s the only word I’m able to stutter in amazement of my stupidity.
“Yeah...you use them to open doors, cars and sometimes...handcuffs....”
I know what it is, the problem is that I don’t know where it is....
“As I thought...you forgot about the keys...” She straddles me having her hands on hips.
“Gome....but ‘hen I’was at Miki’s’partament d’then he’ame’nd Rika’was with Yossy’nd I’tally...”
“Shh!” She silences me with her hand. “Your Fukui accent is the last thing I need now...and don’t apologize to me after all it’s not my problem.” She says flatly and jumps down from the bed.
Huh?! She is going to leave me like that?! Letting me to die in slow agony?! No!!!
“Reina! Don’t leave me!!!” I cry as her back vanishes behind the bedroom door.
“Ai-chan be quiet!”
Is she going to Miki and Yossy to ask them for keys?... In the middle of the night?! Leaving me in this empty dark room, handcuffed to her bed?! And she even tells me to be quiet?...Why I let her to do this to me?...I had a completely different plan...She should be in my situation!
“Rei...!”
She came back!
“I found a clip.” She states showing me a small shining metal thing in her hand.
“Oh good so you weren’t going to leave me...”
She sits down on the edge of the bed and begins to turn the clip in the lock. After a second my right hand is free again.
“Sugoi! Have you done that before?” I shake my numb hand to bring back the flow of blood in it.
“Of course. Before I joined Morning Musume I’d spent years in prison. I know how to deal with handcuffs.”
“....”
“What?...I’m joking Ai-chan!” She giggles releasing my second hand.
“Yeah, I knew it was a joke...”
I wonder if the blood not only left my hands but also my brain since for a second I took her seriously.
“Mou~Ai-chan you can be so naive sometimes...”
Naive?...Oh and you of course aren’t naive at all, leaving these handcuffs next to me just like that...
“Ai-chan...what are you....”
I’ll show you who is the naive one here...
Two quick cunning moves and my cute Reina rises hands above her head in a surrender gesture. It’s not maybe a voluntary surrender but she won’t regret it...I promise...
* * *
“Ok...one more time....take it out...now slowly put it inside...That’s good....now try to the left...no wait to the right...”
Mou~ Why she was able to do it so quickly and I can’t?...I’m so useless....
“Ai-chan hurry up...my hands are numb, pale and cold....You are trying to open these handcuffs for over an hour!” She exclaims dramatically as I frown at her.
She isn’t helping me with her complaining...I’m doing my best to open them...
“Yatta! I did it!” I hug her in the moment of great happiness.
My Reina won’t lose her precious hands!
“Ok so, open the second handcuff, or you know what....I’ll better do this by myself.” She takes the clip from my hand and although she is right handed she opens the handcuff in one second with her left hand.
She really joked about that prison before?...Cause I’m starting to have doubts concerning her past...
She puts away the handcuffs and covers herself with sheet, turning back at me.
“Nee, Reina are you mad at me?...” I lean my chin on her shoulder caressing gently her slightly red wrist.
“No, I’m not mad at you...” She turns around to me, softly squeezing my palm in hers “But next time if you are going to give me something that requires the usage of keys...don’t forget to take them too, ok?” I nod like a scolded kid.
She snuggles to me and after the evening and the night full of surprises we finally fall asleep...
* * *
The first thing I do after I open my eyes is to check what time is it. I even do this when we have a day off...
“10 o’clock.” I state and roll onto my back.
“Ai-chan, we don’t have to go anywhere today yet you still check the time....” Reina mumbles smacking her wet lips and having her eyes still closed.
And you are always drooling and wriggling around the bed while sleeping and I don’t point it out to you...
“And what is this new tradition of greeting me in the morning by sticking out your tongue?”
I shouldn’t react to my thoughts with facial expressions...
“You won’t get away with that only by smiling sweetly...If you want to greet me with your tongue, at least do it properly...” She leans closer demonstrating me what did she mean by her words...
“That’s better...” She rolls onto her back with satisfied grin on her face.
As I bring back very, let's say vivid memories from the previous night, I realize I still haven’t asked about one thing...I saw very impressive gift from Gaki(that now lies somewhere on the floor.....)Very predictable present from Yuko...an incomplete gift from the harassers which was a great disappointment cause I really like chocolate...but I don’t know...
“What gift Nacchi gave you?” At the sound of Abe’s name her grin quickly fades away and she narrows her eyebrows.Without a word she leaves to her living room and gets back with a small red box in her hands.She throws it to me with scornful grimace like it'd be a piece of trash. I catch the box giving her a confused look as she gets back to bed and unceremoniously lays down not interested how will I react to the present.
I slowly open the box, who knows what’s in it since she is so pissed off.However, the box hides only a pair of harmless, silver, heart-shaped earrings.
“Trashy aren’t they?”
Wow...What a hostile attitude...I’m amazed that Nacchi was able to leave her apartment in one piece...
“They aren’t so bad...” I mutter timidly not sure how she will react to this opinion.
My fears turn out to be justified as she flashes me a glare and shivers run through my body.
“Whatever...I don’t care you can take them if you want.” She says directing her gaze back at the ceiling.
Well, they’re cute but...
“No. they are yours.Nacchi gave them to you not to me.” I declare closing the box and handing it back to her but she ignores my move not even taking hands from under her head.
“Those earrings can be the most expensive and fashionable earrings in the whole world but as long as they’re from Abe-san...I don’t want them...” She spits her name with such a contempt that it’s scares me somehow. I suddenly feel like the temperature in the room would fall beneath zero...
Isn’t she overreacting? It’s like she herself would be dumped by her...I need to explain to her everything since she knows only Maki’s point of view...
“Reina I know Maki is your friend but...”
“And what she isn’t yours?I thought you think the same as me.”She stands up not letting me to finish my sentence and faces me with cold piercing gaze.
What’s up with this accusing tone? It makes me feel uneasy...
“Well, I did until I've talked with Nacchi. Listen, she did that for Maki’s own good.”
“Her good?” She asks, visibly offended by my words. “And what’s so good about being dumped and hurt? “
Why is she attacking me like this? I just want to tell her how it really was...
But instead of me explaining to her she explains to me.
“Maki told me everything...although lately things were tense between them Gochin still believed that Abe would leave with her after seeing that she was ready to do anything for her...but for Abe career is more important than the person who truely loves her!...” She ends her tirade shouting.
These eyes...they are no longer cold...they are sad..sorrowful...and her words spoken in this wavery voice...sting my heart...Is Maki that important to her?...
“Oh come on Reina, she’ll get over her eventually...You’ll see she’ll make a bigger career than Aya...Nacchi knows about this that’s why she doesn’t want to ruin it by some kind of scandal...”
It’s Maki, she is strong, she’ll be ok. Reina doesn’t have to worry about her so much....Time heals wounds....Besides, it’s not like Nacchi isn’t suffering...it’s also hard for her...
“But Maki doesn’t care about her career! She cares about Abe!” She shouts into my face.
I don’t get her reaction...Are we arguing? If so then about what? About Maki and Natsumi? Cause I think she shouldn’t be blamed for everything while she thinks it’s her fault that her friend is suffering now? But if it’s only about that then why she’s on the verge of tears? Why her words hurt me? Why it feels like she would be angry at me not at Abe?...
“And what would you do? Would you leave with me?”
“Me?...”I mutter under my breath.
A while ago I’d say I’d leave with you...Everything was perfect we were lying in each other arms...We were happy...It could last forever....
Don’t make the same mistake as I did...It’s ok now when you are both young and in the same band but…don’t be fooled by that...I freeze as Natsumi’s words echoes at the back of my mind ....
What if she meant that it won’t last forever no matter what we’ll do and no matter how careful we’ll be? I never seriously thought we could be caught...I always tried to deny that fact... And what if I’m not even ready for “forever”...Nacchi couldn’t face it despite her experience and maturity...even Yuko didn’t find courage to follow me then and I was the one who...ran away...What if I tell Reina now yes and then ran away again?...Maybe Nastumi meant that I should end this before I’ll hurt Reina even more like she hurt Maki...
“You wouldn’t leave with me....you always are so serious about your job.”She answers for me angry with my hesitation.
I want to deny her words but I choke and only tears creep down my cheeks as I turn away my head.
“Why don’t you say anything?!” She shakes me by the shoulders. “Do I mean anything to you?Or maybe I’m just a toy to fulfill your cravings? I saw how you were looking at me back then.You wanted to join them, right?” I look at her with my moist eyes wide open.
Is this what she really thinks?....Maybe she’s right..maybe I just wanted to fulfill my cravings from that time with Yuu-chan...After all, it started from...but...
“And what about you, huh? You also aren’t so saint...maybe I’m just a substitute for Gocchin who isn’t available....” I sob quietly.
“I can’t belive you said it....” Her warm hands leave my shoulders.
Why don’t I stop her? Why I don’t tell myself again that I won’t let this to end in some stupid way? Like I did durnig rehearsal when she was running away from me in tears and I didn’t know why...
“What are you doing?” I ask dumbly like I would be blind and didn’t know what the action of dressing up means.
“Are you blind? I’m leaving.” She hisses through her clenched teeth.
“Reina please stay....I didn’t mean it...”
“Oh is that so?Then find out what you've meant and give me a call...” She walks out of her room.
“Reina but it’s your home!” I couldn’t come up with stupider argument but if she doesn’t want to stay because of me then maybe this will convince her...
“Right, so you leave.”
But I don’t want to...I want to stay with you...
“No...Reina, I’m sorry...I....”
“Forget it!”
....love you....
“You can stay here if you want, I don’t care! Here are the keys.” She throws at me shining metal things which I don’t even bother to catch.
“Reina!” I jerk at the sound of slamming doors. “Don’t leave me...”
It feels like those doors are never going to open again.It’s like I’m sentenced to life in prison where everything reminds me about her. All because I've said something stupid...no...it’s because of my indecisiveness...
I curl up clasping my hands around the pillow and shut my eyes hoping it’ll stop tears from running down but it doesn’t help in any way.
Why I had to justify Natsumi’s actions? Was I justifying myself by doing that?...
My head begins to ache from crying but inside, some kind of undefined pain hurts even more...
* * *
“Reina!” I jerk awake but she isn’t here.I must have fallen asleep tired from crying and now when I see that it wasn’t a nightmare I feel like crying again.
Something fluffy yet hard digs into my hand...handcuffs...
Gosh, what a stupid idea for a present...She was right I’m nothing more than a perverted freak!
I throw it away and a sound of breaking glass echoes in my mind.
“Great, I’m even devastating her apartment...I’m so unbelievably pathetic...” I sigh fed up with everything.
I leave the bed and pick up the photo which fell down from the shelf.It’s a photo of 4th generation members, 5th and 6th. We are all grinning like idiots. Yossy with Miki have some dumb expressions. A weak smile spreads across my face...
Everything would be much more easier if those two were still in the band....
My eyes uncontrollably search Reina in the picture.She is with her fellow generation members smiling brightly.She had 14 years old then.I’ve would never thought then that we would end up like this...I promised to do my best but again I screwed up everything...I look at myself...she is there, next to me like always...Should I call her? I’m always relying on her, using her kind heart to deal with my own problems...But she knows me the best...so maybe she’ll help me to understand myself...
I look for my phone and dail the number. After a while a happy voice greets me.
“Ai-chan!”
“Gaki...”I confirm her identity in a shaky voice.
“Ai-chan....is something wrong?”
“Could you come to Reina’s place?” I mutter with pangs of conscience that again I’m bothering her.
“To Reina? Why? Did something happpen to her?”
Yes and no....
“No...I mean...if you can’t, that’s ok.”
“No. I’m not busy now I’ll be in 15 minutes ok?”
“Mhm...” I nod, even though she can’t notice this little sign of agreement. In the end, I’m relieved that she answered like that...
This 15 minutes feels like hours.I look through the window searching for any sign of her presence.I wonder if I’m really searching for her or is it Reina who I really want to see there...
The grey clouds block the sunlight. It’s raining heavily...I hope she has a jacket with a hood cause she hasn’t taken an umbrella...Well, she probably is already at Eri’s or Sayu’s house or anywhere else...far away from me...I feel like one of those characters from novels I read...Shame this is reality which is much more depressing than fiction...
Knock, knockIt’s her!
I run to the door, open it and see...Gaki’s face...
How stupid of me to think that it was Reina...She was right I am naive....
“Ai-chan what happened?” I must look really badly as her eyes are much more wider than in her usual shock.
“Reina...” Words stuck in my throat. I don’t want to admit to myself that she has left me...I suddenly feel very weak and tired...I probably would have fallen to my knees if Gaki’s arms weren’t there, ready to catch me...
I finally manage to settle down a bit after explaining to her the whole situation. We sit on Reina’s bed. I clench my shaky palms around the warm cup with tea that Risa prepared for me.
She was right I wouldn’t survive without her...
She looks at me with such a pity in her eyes that I myself almost believe that I’ve deserved for it....but I didn’t....cause it’s all my fault...
“Ai-chan remember what you told me when I admitted to love Koharu?” She asks stroking my head.
Something about that Upfront can’t change the fact that we’re humans with feelings...
I nod sobbing, staring at the black liquid that fills Reina’s favourite cup.
Do I even have a right to drink from it her tea?...
“I only said that cause that’s what Yossy would say as the leader...but I’m not like her...I’m not so strong as she is and I never will be...I’m a coward...” I deny her arguments before she is able to say them.
“Yeah, you aren’t like her but if you were so serious about your job like Reina stated you would order me to forget about Koharu and certainly you wouldn’t let Eri and Sayu be together. It’s true that you care about the band and career but you care even more about your friends.”She lifts my chin from above the cup.“More about them than about yourself...You didn’t tell me about Reina cause you didn’t want to worry me but eventually you trusted in me...Now is your turn to believe in yourself...”
Is it really a matter of trusting in yourself? I really thought that we can be together forever....So, why I’m hesitating again?...
“You weren’t panicing when Gocchin and Abe was caught, right? So, you knew that you can face even a situation like that cause you love Reina.”
Was I thinking like that? I was shocked that Nastumi left Maki just like Reina was but Nacchi’s words caused that I saw that situation from a totally different perspective and made me aware of the fact that we really can be next...
“Ai-chan?” She waves a hand before my eyes.
“Don’t worry I’m listening to you.” I smile at her, guessing what she meant by that question.
However, something is wrong.Normally Gaki’s words convince me.After that accident at the rehearsal I thought that as long as she was by my side I could handle everything so why I feel like she would be missing some important part...Right! She doesn’t know about Yuko!
“Gaki!” I put away the cup and grab her shoulders. “I’m sorry but there is still one thing that I hid behind you.Do you know with whom I had my first kiss?”
“With Reina?...”She is slightly terrified by my sudden outburst of energy.
“No!With Nakazawa-san! ”
“Ee?!!” She looks at me like I would admit to killing somebody.
“I’ll explain you later but now I have to go.” I jump of the bed.
“Are you going to look for Reina?”
“No...I’m going to find answers to my questions.” I state firmly. She looks at me astonished, not knowing what to say.
“Ok...but before you leave...what’s this?” She asks halfly worried halfly amused, taking the purple handcuff from the table.
“Doesn’t matter. Thanks for everything and take care of Reina’s apartment.”I give her a hug, grab the handcuff from her hand and leave.
* * *
If she won’t help me then there is no one who can...
“Ai-chan?What brings you here?” Before I’m able to say even a simple “Hi” my stomach answers for me with a loud growl.
I haven’t eaten anything from that grapefruit accident...
“Did you mistaken my house with a restaurant?” She giggles, I also start to laugh but soon it turns into cry...
“Gosh, you don’t have to cry. I’ll give you something to eat if you want so bad.” I chuckle through tears wiping them off.
“Come in.” She leads me to the inside and leaves me in the living room while she goes to the kitchen and begins to prepare something.
I take a sit on the leather black couch and look around the room. It’s clean and cosy no one would expect a room like that knowing Yuko’s character.She has a few green plants standing in the corners. The walls are pure white so it’s really bright here despite the lack of sun behind the windows. It’s first time when I’m here and there isn’t any party going on...
“Quiet isn’t it?” She asks placing a plate with yakiniku before me.
“Yeah...” I smile rubbing my face to clean it from tears. Although I’m hungry I don’t really feel like eating.I’m afraid I’ll throw up if I eat anything.
“Does it look that bad? I thought you didn’t mind meat.” I shake my head in denial.
It’s not the food...it’s just my throat feels like it’d be squeezed and nothing will go trough it....
“Ok, so what’s the problem if it’s not about the food?” I stare at her.
I had so many questions yet I forgot all of them and again tears speak for me...
“Reina...left me...” I cling to her like I’d be scared that she also may do this....again...
“Shhh..calm down...It’s ok I won’t go anywhere...”
Has she figured out this by my firm grasp?Or does she know me better than I thought?...I don’t know but her warm body and gentle embrance calms me down and I’m finally able to tell her my story...
* * *
“Gosh, I’ll kill Nacchi....Shame I didn’t come in earlier.”
I didn’t really want to sentence Nacchi to death penalty when I was coming here...
“But it’s not her fault...” I lift my head from her chest .
“Again you’re doing this...”
“What am I doing?”
“Defending her...Tell me something, why did you escape back then?”
Huh?...We didn’t suppose to talk about this now....It’s in the past now....It only confirms the truth about me being a coward.
“You don’t want to say? Ok, then I’ll tell you...Cause firstly you thought “why the great leader of H!P is interested in someone so useless as me” and secondly because if someone came in and saw us we would be in huge trouble.”
Well...I guess it’s true but she just confirmed what I thought a second ago...
“However, what would happen if someone had entered the room and I’d have told that it was only my fault and that I should be blamed for everything while you were just a poor victim?”
But I’m not completely without a blame here...
“I’d say that it wasn't true...” I murmur looking down.
“So, obviously you would risk your short, still developing and promising career to defend me...and to Reina’s question, a week ago, how would you answer?”
“A week ago? That I’d leave with her but...”
“But Nacchi reawaken your doubts and fears from which Reina has almost healed you. You've even accepted your fate as the leader. But then you thought “right my senpai didn’t manage to refuse men in black suits and someone like me would? No way!”. What’s more...the accident from your past confirmed your suspicions....I did that by not following you for what you’ve waited...but I wanted to...I wanted to tell you that I loved you and I was sure you would accept my feelings cause...” She hestitates lowering her gaze.
“Cause I loved you....”I finish for her dispelling her doubts.
I’m amazed by the way she reads through me. She does know me better than I know myself....
“Exactly, cause if you hadn’t you wouldn’t have let it to go that far....However, then I thought gosh, Yuko you are so stupid. She is 17 you are 32.She has a talent and bright future and you can only drag her to the bottom...so I didn’t run after you...But thank god someone younger, cuter and what’s the most important, who loved you has appeared...then you began to believe in yourself until Nacchi showed up with her cute crying face...”
This burning flame of hatred....I recognize it...Reina also had this galre while she was talking about Nacchi....I gulp, thinking what those two could do to her when they’d both meet her...
“But you aren’t like Nacchi believe me...Besides the truth is that...she used the whole situation to break up with Gocchin...she was scared of telling her that straightforward...She always was afraid that someone might take Maki away from her so she kept their relationship in secret but when Maki’s career grew bigger and they saw each other more rarely, she felt like she was no longer needed like she was just a burden to her...so she decided to end this... ”
“Wha?...so why did she tell me all that?...”
“Well, I highly doubt that she knew what she was talking about...She’s in a serious depression...But anyway, you don’t have to give up your career. It’s not so hard to hide your relationship in H!P. However, I can’t believe you haven’t realized that by yourself. You knew about Yossy and Miki, right? So, you knew it was possible to have a relationship within the band.”
“Yeah but I’m not like them...”
“And what is so special about them?Beside that one can be a mean bitch and the second had problems with figuring out her own sex.” I look at her in terror.
“Ok maybe I’ve said too much but if that doesn’t convince you than look at me I’m 35 without a husband and no one even suspects that...”
“You’re into young girls?”
I just had to say this...someone had to rise her awareness...
“That’s not what I really wanted to say but maybe you are right...And even if they catch you before you’ll talk with them call me and I’ll certainly do something about this.” She grins proudly.
Why do I have the feeling that she has greater authority in not only H!P but also in Upfront than anyone would ever think?...
“But what if Reina was right and I care only about her body...”
“Oh come on! That’s the stupidest argument which Reina could come up with! Who used first those handcuffs?”
“She...” My leader gives me a suggestive look to hint me the answer.
“So, you mean that she’s with me only for sex?...”
“What?! No! Geez, what I’ve meant is that you both want the same.You want her and she wants you cause you love each other!” I feel stupid that she has to explain to me all those things...It’s like I’m 17 again and she has to remind me about my Fukui accent....But I guess I need this...If I can’t find out for myself what I feel I need someone who will end this chaos in my head (for which she partially is responsible)...
“Nevertheless, it doesn’t change the fact that she has ran away....”I sigh deeply as I remind myself that I’m here because I couldn’t stop her...
“Well, she is an act first then think type.In her eyes your hesitation and defending Abe pose might have looked like Abe’s refusal to Maki. But I believe I don’t have to tell you what you should do to convince her that she was wrong, right?”
“I must find her...”I say to myself.
“Yep, so don’t you ever doubt again in yourself, ok?” She puts on her Yankii tone to show me she is totally serious. “Listen, you’re the leader now and is up to you what kind of leader you’ll be and to tell you the truth you’re doing quite well.When I was the leader that damn Nacchi got the most vocal parts and everyone were always saying how cute she was...”
Gosh, I’m scared that because of me someone will suffer a real pain...but if she helped me maybe she can also do something for her...
“Yuu-chan can you do me a favour?”
“Ok, ok I’ll leave Aika alone...”
“Yeah that too....but could you do something for Maki and Nacchi and bring them together again?”
“Gosh, you won’t give up till you make everyone around you happy, huh?Or are you afraid that Maki may steal Reina from you?” She looks at me slyly and my cheeks cover with red hue.
Maybe it is a selfish wish caused by my hidden jealousy...
“Nacchi told me not to interfer...but I’ll see what can I do...”
I thank her with my smile but remind myself that she expected a different way of showing her my gratitude.
“Thanks Yuu-chan.” I kiss her cheek and realize that even she is able to blush cutely.
“Go before I’ll decide to take from Reina someone who should have been mine.” She smirks coolly.Guess she wants to deny her embarrassment.
“Oh come on, I’m too old for you.” I tease her also paying back with a smirk.
However, she doesn’t response to my joke like I’d expect...She looks down for a second and meets my eyes again this time smiling weakly.
“Yuu...chan..”I mutter as she leans closer to me and kisses my forehead.
“Go...” Her whisper is hardly audible but I could swear it sounded almost like she would be sad or regretted something however I don’t ask any questions.I don’t need to.I already know everything so I just leave...
I love her....no longer in way that I loved her a few years ago but I’m sure she understands as she grins waving at me from behind her window....
I stand on an empty dark street feeling as anxiety leaves my mind and my heart. It’s like a terrible storm has just ended and not only I realize that I’m alive but also that nothing bad has really happened. Maybe it was just my imagination and it really was an ordinary rain?...Nevermind...Now when I’ve finally found my missing piece to the past I must find my missing piece to the future...Gosh, I’m definitely too metaphorical tonight...
* * *
I briskly walk through the damp streets, stepping into puddles from time to time but don’t really pay attention to this insignificant fact. Street lamps light my way ahead and I’m finally able to see my destination.
Eri’s house is the closest to hers and since it was raining she might have gone to her....
I ring the doorbell and Eri opens with Sayu standing right behind her.
“Ai-chan?”
Have I changed that much that I’m no longer recognizable or is it because it’s 9 pm?
“Hi...I...” I want to explain the reason of my late visit but Eri doesn’t let me to say anything.
“Wait. If it’s about Reina we are really, really, sorry. We promise to apologize to her and even buy her flowers if it’s necessary.” As she finishes I open my mouth to speak up but instead of hearing my own voice a hear Sayu’s.
“Yeah, we admit that we overdid this time but I swear we wouldn’t really do anything to her. Well, maybe some tickling but that’s all. We just wanted to tease her a little bit since she always plays a tough girl before us.” They both look at me with sincere expressions of regret written all over their faces.
Ok...but wait...normally they never admit to things they did while being drunk...
“You remember what you did yesterday?” Their face turn even more regretful as they give me slight nods.
“You were sober?”
“Enough to know what we were doing...” Eri mutters hanging her head as if afraid of meeting my face.
“Geez, I can’t belive this.” I shake my head in astonishment. I would scold them if had time but I have much more important things to accomplish than this.“You don’t know where Reina is?”
“No...” Sayu looks confused at Eri.“And why? Has something happened?”
“Oh my gah! Don’t tell me that what’ve done to her caused a trauma, she shut herself from the outside world and ran away!” I rise my eyebrow at Eri.
Sometimes I wonder what does she hide under that skull of hers...
“Eri is this even possible to happen to anyone?” Sayu mercilessly destroys her girlfriend’s theory.Kame sighs looking down in sign of accepting her defeat.
“No... we had an argument...but I’ll explain you later.” I quickly add before they are able to interview me.” Now I have to go.Bye!” I run and wave a them but just as I’m about to go down the stairs I stop abruptly realizing something very important.
Right....As a leader I have to warn them before they will end up in an emotional mess just like me...like we I guess....
I turn on my heel and go back to them.They still stand stunned in open doors.
“One more thing, it’s not that hard to keep in secret your relationship in H!P.” I pat their shoulders and turn around to leave them but stop again...
However....
“But you two still, be more careful, ok?” They nod gaping at me probably wondering have I gone mad.
Maybe they’ve already known that...After all, they also seem to be pretty close to Nakazawa-san lately...Well, nevermind I had to do that since who knows what may happen and if Yossy and Miki had told me that Yuko’s authority is far much greater than anyone would ever suspect, I wouldn’t wander around dark streets in search of my girlfriend...However, I can’t blame them...after all it’s not them who didn’t answer Reina’s question...
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If she wasn’t with Eri and Sayu then there is only one place to where she could go...Was I afraid to admit this from the beginning? I look at the pitch black sky above me and a drop falls on my cheek then another and then...I’m completely soaked...Anyway, I must go before it’ll be too late...
Somehow, the closer I’m to those doors the slower I walk, like the confidence would be draining away from me with each step...
“Knock or not to knock....” I ask myself finally facing the door.
And what if it supposed to be like this?...What if she’ll be happier with her?... What if they both will be happy together?...
An image of angry chibi Yuko with a baseball bat pops up in my head shouting to me
BAKA!“Ok, ok I get it...No more running away...Geez, I’m talking to myself...It’s certainly a sign that I need Reina back....”
I knock to the door and patiently wait till someone will open it.
“Gah! Another one! Have you all forgotten about an invention called umbrella? Or do you think that since I left Upfront I’ve became an umbrella seller?”
“Ano...” I don’t know how to respond to this blunt and unconventional greeting. But just as Maki’s frown turns into a warm smile I realize it was just a joke.
“Reina! Someone came to see you!” She shouts and leaves me in the entrance.
She is here...but what should I tell her?
Nervousness and excitement wage a battle inside of me and my body begins to tremble uncontrollably as now she is within my sight. I carefully observe her serious face she wants to stay expressionless but for split second I’m able to notice something flickering in her eyes.
I know what...
Topic: RenAi Revolution[UPDATE! 29/12 Chapter 22: Me & You &…She] (Read 58323 times)