Chapter 9: Chapter_09
After our heavy make-out session, Haruka and I enjoyed comfortable silence.
There was nothing to say; we were content with this silence.
When I checked Haruka, she seemed to be sleepy and still drunk. I guess it was time to tuck her in her bed.
"Alright. It is already late. We will go out tomorrow, so drink some water first before going to sleep, okay?"
"Seiji-kun, do you not like an older woman who wants to be spoiled…?"
"Younger or older, Haruka-chan is still Haruka-chan. To be spoiled or to spoil me, I love you for you are."
"That is good. I love you too, Seiji-kun."
Like a cat that wanted attention, Haruka stuck to me as she drank water a few more times. Afterward, she quickly fell asleep on top of my lap.
I petted her head before carrying her to the bedroom. Afterward, I left her to sleep on her bed.
When I was about to leave the room, my sleeve was pulled. I turned my head to Haruka and saw her still awake.
"Seiji-kun, where are you going?"
"Sofa. Going to sleep there."
"You can use the bed… it's a single bed, but two people can sleep on it."
*Plak—Plak!*
Haruka flipped open the blanket and hit the extra space next to her, inviting me.
I helplessly smiled. I had forgotten that Haruka would invite me because I was concentrating on taking care of her before.
"Come here, come here. Let's sleep together," said Haruka.
I did as I was told and got into the bed. I said nothing because I knew that it would give Haruka ammunition to tease me.
It was already late, and I was not in the mood for it.
Right after I laid my body next to her, she turned her body and tightly held me. She had a mischievous expression like a child who had succeeded in a prank.
"Please do not tempt me. An adolescents have a harder time controlling himself if tempted."
"Then, please fall into my temptation, Mister Adolescent," said Haruka with a playful grin.
Our voices were low. Haruka spoke in a voice that only I could hear, and vice-versa.
I pulled the blanket over us. Afterward, Haruka rested her head on my chest while staring at me from there.
I could see Haruka's glimmering blue eyes in the dim light under the blanket.
"What?" I asked Haruka.
"Where is my goodnight kiss?"
Haruka asked back and invitingly puckered her lips.
I released a resigned sigh.
Haruka moved her body slightly as she moved her face to get closer to mine.
When we kissed, Haruka encircled her arms around my neck; she deepened and prolonged our kiss. In the end, her body was fully draping over my from.
Her breasts squeezed flat between our bodies, her legs were entangling mine. Our position was so intimate that I was wondering if we really just became a couple a few days ago.
After ending our kiss, Haruka deeply stared at my eyes. Her blue orbs were glimmering in the darkness under the blanket.
Haruka's eyes were so alluring that I felt as if I got sucked into those blue orbs.
With a lovely smile, Haruka said, "I love you, Seiji-kun. Good night~."
"I love you too, Haruka-chan. Sleep well and have a nice dream."
Afterward, Haruka pressed her ear on my chest and used my heartbeat to lull her to sleep. She moved her hands from my necks to hug my torso. Then, as if her battery went out, Haruka fell asleep.
For a while, I stayed awake. As I possessively hugged Haruka's waist, I contemplated what happened since I arrived at Haruka's place.
I recalled how it went in the original work and noticed many differences.
I suppose the differences were given. Even though I was now Sanada Seiji, I was not really him. I was different from the original Seiji.
I was the amalgamation of the original me from my previous life and the original Sanada Seiji.
There were some cases that I almost lost my self-control. I was so close to sexually assaulting Haruka.
However, I could not be held accountable alone. Haruka was proactively tempting me, after all.
If I did not have Seiji's deep and pure love for Haruka, I would have taken advantage of Haruka's weakness.
I was just that kind of an asshole in my previous life—a completely and utterly degenerate.
However, assimilating Sanada Seiji turned me into a better person. It was ironic.
If I had no 'Greed' negative trait, I could imagine myself feel content with only Haruka as my significant half.
However, my 'Greed' made me desire others—the relevant women, who were not mere side characters in the original work.
I was into both Haruka and Sana, and a romantic relationship with the latter was worse than the former.
Concerning my relationship with Haruka, the stigma of our forbidden relationship would disappear after I graduated from senior high school and stopped being her student.
But alas, unless I somehow changed my genetic composition, I had always been Sana's blood-related older brother until the end of my current life.
(It is a fucking mess! Oh, well. Whatever. As the saying goes, 'If life gives you lemons, make lemonade and enjoy it.')
Before long, I followed Haruka to sleep.
***
The next day, I woke up before Haruka.
I carefully untangled her limbs from my body and left the bed.
I had a routine to keep and a body to train.
I left Haruka's place after leaving a note on the bedside desk. I applied the chain lock from outside before walking off. I never forgot about my cellphone.
First, I jogged until I hit the first 5km mark. Then, I stopped in an empty park and began my other routine; 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 100 squats.
Before I return to Haruka's place, I checked my cellphone.
I found some messages and a few missed calls. All of them were from Haruka.
I overlooked them because I had turned on my phone's silent mode.
(It looks like she was panicking. Did she read my note? Knowing her personality, probably not.)
I watched my phone screen with a deadpan when I thought.
[Just finished my workout. I am going back now. By the way, did you not read a note on your bedside desk?]
I sent a message to Haruka.
Afterward, I jogged toward Haruka's place while wondering what my girlfriend was doing.
***
—Hiragi Haruka's perspective—
When Haruka woke up, she could not hear the soothing heartbeat of her boyfriend, nor could she feel the comfortable warmth that accompanied her in her sleep.
Haruka quickly noticed that her boyfriend, Sanada Seiji, was nowhere to be seen.
Haruka was confused. She quickly searched for Seiji in her apartment to no avail.
Living room, kitchen, bathroom—Haruka searched everywhere but could not find Seiji.
When Haruka checked the front door, she found that the chain lock was applied, but the standard lock was not locked.
Before long, Haruka's confusion turned into anxiety.
(Was last night only a dream? A delusion because I got drunk?)
Such questions popped up in Haruka's mind. But, she quickly denied it.
Haruka was sure that Seiji was here last night. So, where was he? Did he leave? Why did he leave her alone? Was it because he saw her shameful behaviors when she was drunk?
Haruka tried to calm her anxiety and convinced herself that Seiji probably returned home because of something important.
Still, Haruka was concerned. This was her first time having a boyfriend, and she had her doubts. Hence, she sent some messages.
When Seiji did not reply, Haruka tried to call him to no avail.
(What if Seiji became tired of me? What if he dislikes me now?) asked Haruka. Her anxiety became fear.
Haruka noticed that she was completely and utterly terrified. She also realized how deep her feelings for Seiji.
Even though they were only dating for a few days… Even though they were only spending their time together for a short time…
(Ah. I am really serious with Seiji-kun, huh? My feelings for him are not halfhearted.)
Haruka was hit by a revelation. Her little sister, Hiragi Natsumi, had told her that she was overly emotional, that it would hurt her if she was not careful.
At this point, Haruka had some disagreements with her mother because of her personality. Her mother said that she was too emotional and whimsical.
(Perhaps, Okaa-sama is right, that I am a bad girl…)
Haruka started to feel depressed.
(I never imagined that I would become so depressed because of a boy who became my boyfriend not long ago…)
Haruka wallowed in depression as she curled in her bed. One of her hands was hugging her legs that she folded to her chest, her other hand holding her cellphone.
When Haruka was so depressed, all of sudden…
*Brrr—Brr—Brrr!*
*Ring—Ring—Ring!*
Her cellphone vibrated, and a unique ringtone that she chose for Seiji's contact resounded. Haruka immediately checked her cellphone and saw a new message.
With a bit trepidation, Haruka read the message.
[Just finished my workout. I am going back now. By the way, did you not read a note on your bedside desk?]
(Huh? A note? At the bedside desk?)
Haruka thought before getting the note. Then, she read the content in a hurry.
(Eh. So, Seiji-kun is not tired of me. He was going out for his workout. I have been depressed for nothing!)
Haruka felt relieved after reading the note that Seiji had left behind. She also felt silly and embarrassed about getting depressed from misunderstanding.
(At least, I know that Seiji-kun is not angry nor tired of me. But, Seiji-kun is also so bad, making me feel depressed like that! I am going to punish him later!)
Haruka thought before acting as if her previous depression never happened.
Anyone who saw Haruka and knew her earlier mental state should realize how hopeless she was…
Indeed, Hiragi Haruka was hopelessly in love with Sanada Seiji.
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