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LOL Koharu as a manager?

Chapter 35
I slowly open my eyes and glance at the cell phone which is ringing loudly and breaking my sleep.
“H-hello?”
Sayu? It’s time to wake up already!” It’s Eri as always.
“Um...” I look at the clock.
“Open the door. I’m in front of your room.”
“Eh?” I knit my brows. “Did we really have to talk on the phone when you were right there?” I sigh and make my way to the door.
“SPLASH”
“...”
“Wow, such an amazing shot!” She gazes at her phone and screams out. “Michishige-san a.k.a kawaii princess of Morning Musume, with a sleeping face~” She puts her hand on her stomach and laughs.
“Hey...”
“Sayumin, I’m sure this photo will sell like hell. Take a look.” She puts the phone in front of my eyes.
“Enough of it. Not funny at all.” I get into the bathroom and start brushing my teeth.
“Everyone is waiting for you to have breakfast at the dinning room. Ai-chan told me to call you.”
“Um.” I get out of the bathroom and take some clothes.
“What’s wrong Sayu? You don’t always oversleep like this.”
She looks at me with such a serious face.
“I didn’t sleep well last night.”
“Not used to sleeping at such a strange place?”
“It’s not like that.”
“Not used to sleeping alone?”
I turn to look at her.
“2 week has passed. You better get used to.”
“I’m not the only one to have to sleep alone.”
“...Oh, right. Koharu-chan must be very lonely when sleeping alone in that room too.”
“I mean, you.”
“Huh?”
“You are the same, right?”
The smile on her face disappears.
“Lonely, isn’t it?” I sigh. “I really don’t get what the hell you and Reina are thinking.”
“I don’t want to talk about that, Sayu.”
“Ok then. But there’s something I want to tell you, Eri. You should respect the time when you’re still able to be by her side. It will hurt very much when you’re apart.”
She keeps gazing at the floor.
“I always wish that we could be able to stay by each other side like you two...”
“Aren’t you changing clothes?” She interrupts. “Make it quick, everyone is waiting.”
“Oh... but what the hell are you doing here when I’m going to change?”
“I’ll guard.” She smiles brightly. “And take some photos.”
“Enough of it! Idiot!” I scream out.
“Haha, ok ok, I’m leaving.” She stands up. “But, Sayu, I think a photo of Michishige-san changing clothes will sell like hell too...”
I grab the pillow and threw to her. But she was quick at close the door.
*
“Sorry for late, everyone.” I sit down next to Eri.
“It’s fine. We don’t mind waiting.” Gaki-san smiles at me.
“Michishige-san, in fact Gaki-san was the one to complain the most.”
I burst into laughs. Gaki-san gives Mittsi a black look.
“Itadakimasu~”
“Itadakimasu.”
.....
“Ah~ I’m not used to foods and other stuff here...” Ai-chan sighs. “They taste terrible.”
“Me too...”
“Damn it. Just 2 weeks passed. I want this tour to finish soon!”
“Ai-chan, Michishige-san is supposed to be the one to want that the most...” LinLin smirks. “Right, Michishige-san?”
“Uh...” I slowly nod.
“LinLin, that’s not something we should talk about.” Eri whispers to Lin.
“I’ve eaten enough.” I stand up. “Can I return to my room? I need go back to sleep...”
“Eh? You didn’t eat anything?”
“I don’t feel good, I’m still sleepy...”
“Sayu...”
“Sayu, wait.”
“Hai?”
Ai-chan suddenly stands up and puts both her hands on my shoulders. She looks into my eyes with such a serious face.
“Um... Pay attention to your health. It will be bad if you’re sick during the tour.”
“H-hai...”
She sits down again next to her girlfriend and sighs.
“Being a leader is so tiring...”
“What’s tiring there?” Reina screams out. “Everything you did was just giving her an useless advice!”
All of them burst out laughing. I smile and say goodbye to them before returning to my room.
I throw myself on the bed and take out the cell phone from my bag.
What is she doing? She didn’t take my calls since yesterday.
I try to call her again, but the only thing I can hear is just the ring of the phone. I want to hear her voice. I can’t take it anymore.
“Hello?”My heart throbs.
“K-Koharu-chan?”
“Yeah.”“What you are doing? You didn’t take my calls since yesterday...”
“I’m sorry... I’m fine.”Her voice is a bit weak.
“What’s wrong? I was very worried...”
“Nothing. How about you?”“I’m fine.”
“Is that so...”Suddenly I don’t know what to say. I’m feeling so worried.
“I did it on purpose...”“Huh?”
“I didn’t take your calls...” She sounds like crying. “I was thinking that, you’ll be worried, and return home to see me...”She’s already crying.
“Sorry, I only think for myself.”“I was very worried! But I can’t return home...”
“I’m sorry...”“Koharu-chan...”
“But... I can’t stand it anymore. This is like living hell...”“koharu-chan...”
“I want to see you...”This moment, I’m speechless. My tears start to run down on my cheeks.
“I beg you... Please do something, I can’t take it anymore...”“I see.” I brush my tears with my hand. “I got it.”
I hang up. Taking my bag, I open the door and make my way to the dinning room.
“Ai-chan... Can I talk to you a little?”
Everyone looks at me in surprise. Ai-chan nods and follows me.
“What’s wrong Sayu? I thought you were asleep.”
“Can I... return home today?”
“W-what?”
“Please...”
“What the hell are you saying Sayu? We’re on the tour...”
“Just for today... Please...”
“Tomorrow morning we already have works.”
“I promise to return before tomorrow morning...” I bow my head. “I beg you...”
She keeps quiet. My tears overflow again, I quickly brush them.
“I see.” She lets out a sigh. “Be sure to return before tomorrow morning. If Tsunku-san finds out, I don’t know what the hell will happen...”
“Thank you very much!” I bow my head again.
“Ah~ It can’t be helped...” She sighs. “See you tomorrow.”
“See you.”
*
5 hours on the train was terrible. Never in my life have I found 5 hours that long. I run as fast as possible on the stairs. I don’t want to waste even a minute.
The door is unlocked as always. I smile and open it gently. She’s not in the living room. I open the bedroom’s door.
She’s lying on the bed sleeping. My heart can’t help but beating faster and faster. I sit down near the edge of the bed and study her face. I smile and gently touch her cheek with my hand. She doesn’t react. I brush her lips softly with my thumb. Still, no reaction. I want to burst into laughs, but I succeed in holding it on. I gently pull the blanket to cover her body and lean to kiss on her forehead.
Wait...
I touch her forehead with my hand. It’s so hot. She seems to have a fever.
“Uh...”
She slowly opens her eyes.
“You’re awake?” I smile.
She looks at me in shock.
“You...”
“I’m here.”
“Am I dreaming?”
“Nope.”
She hugs me tightly and starts crying. I hug her back and gently stroke her hair. She keeps hugging me so tightly without saying a word.
“Koharu-chan...”
She holds me more tightly, so tightly that I’m starting to feel hard to breathe.
“K-Koharu-chan... I can’t breathe...”
She seems to not hear anything though.
“Koharu-chan!”
“S-sorry.” She quickly lets go of me. It takes me a few minutes to catch my breath.
“Are you ok? I’m sorry...”
“It’s fine.”
I bring my face close to her so that our foreheads touch.
“You’re having a fever.” I knit my brows. “Did you take any medicine yet?”
“Nope...”
“Did you eat anything yet?”
“Nope...”
“Stay here and wait me.”
“No...” She grasps my hand. “Where are you going?”
I smile and look into her eyes.
“I’ll cook something for you to eat. Then you have to take some medicines, ok?”
“Yeah...”
“Good girl.” I smile and stroke her hair.
*
“Say ah~”
“Ah~”
“How’s it?”
“Oishi~” She screams out. “Because you’re feeding me...”
“Why are you saying like it’s not delicious at all?” I knit my brows. She laughs and opens her mouth to ask for more.
“Did anything happen when I’m away?”
“Nope.”
“Is that so...”
I bow my head when thinking about how lonely she had to stand during 2 weeks.
“How about you? How’s the tour going?”
“Ah, it’s tiring, as always. The foods at the hotel’s restaurant is terrible. Ai-chan keeps complaining about that...”
We keep talking about a lot of random things. Every time I stay with her, I always feel that time is moving too fast. We only talk about normal things, like what happens everyday, what everyone says, or sometimes I tell her about some funny TV shows I’ve joined. I sit here and watch her eating, and laughing. And keep wishing that this moment could last forever. Never in my life have I believed that I can love someone that much. Every minute staying by her side is so precious to me.
“Ah~”
“What’s wrong?”
“Bit-ter...” She puts her tongue out. “That medicine is too bitter!”
I give her a cup of water.
“Ah~ gross.”
“Is it really that bitter?”
“Try it if you want.”
“Ok.”
I lean to place a kiss on her lips. She was shocked. But it didn’t take her too long to react. I lick her lips softly and send my tongue into her mouth. She wraps her arms around my neck and starts to put more passion to the kiss. I lightly push her away and open my eyes.
“Hm... What’s bitter there? It tastes sweet.” I giggle.
She presses me down to the bed and kisses me hungrily. The heat on my cheeks, my chest, and my whole body is rising. I miss this feeling so bad. I pull her shirt up and wander my hands on her smooth skin.
The phone rings all of sudden when she’s starting to unbutton my shirt.
“Forget it.” She keeps kissing my neck and continues to undo the buttons.
“Maybe it’s Ai-chan... I better take the call...”
She lets go of me and I quickly lean to take the phone.
“Hello? Ai-chan?”
“Sayu? I just to remind you, it’s time to go to the station. You’ll miss the last train if you don’t leave right now.”“Yeah... Thank you.”
I bite my bottom lip.
“What’s wrong?”
“Koharu-chan... I have to leave now.”
She keeps quiet.
“I promised to Ai-chan that I would return before tomorrow morning since we have works tomorrow. I’ll miss the last train of the day if I don’t hurry up.”
“No...”
She grasps my arms.
“Please don’t leave me alone again... I’m very scared...”
“Koharu-chan, I have to do, or I’ll cause everyone troubles.”
“They are more important than me?”
“You...” I knit my brows. “Stop asking such a childish question!”
She looks straight into my eyes. That look is so scary.
“I won’t let you go.”
She pushes me down to the bed and takes off my shirt.
“No, what are you doing?”
Without a word, she holds my wrist tightly and leans to kiss along my neck.
“Let me go, Koharu-chan!” I cry out. But she’s so damn strong. No matter how much I struggle, I still can’t push her away. She unbuttons my pants and quickly takes it off. Her hands travel on my thighs.
“NO! PLEASE NOT AGAIN, KOHARU-CHAN!”
I don’t know what to do but scream out. She stops and gazes at my eyes.
“You have to do whatever I want.”
I look at her in shock. My body is trembling.
“What are you saying?” I say with a trembling voice. “KOHARU-CHAN I’M NOT YOUR SLAVE!”
“You ARE my slave.”My heart seems to stop beating.
She leans close to me, and bites on my neck.
I even don’t have enough strength to scream out of hurt anymore.
My tears keep overflowing. My body keeps trembling.
Every time she bites on my neck or shoulders, I close my eyes, bite my bottom lip and grasp the blanket tightly.
Every moment when she roughly moves her fingers,
I feel like my body is rotting inside of me, little by little.
The feeling of fear that day which I tried to forget, now appears again, clearly. My eyes can’t see anything, I only can hear my heart beating, slowly, painfully.
“Although she’s the person you love, you can’t let her treat you like that!”
“If she doesn’t aware of her mistakes and if she treats you like that again, you know what you should do, right?”