On the drive home, Mio's mother kept scolding her about what the dance instructor reported and about her being with a man. Mio just sat quiet in the car listening to her mother.
The next day her mother dropped her off at the studio and went to work. For hours of dancing, Mio was in pain from the bruises the night after getting home. But the only thing that comfort her was the thought of Tarahashi, she only met him and she was in love.
Something about him made her attracted to him. He was caring and loving. After practice he was waiting for her in the hall and brought her to lunch again.
His mother even loved her company and it made Mio feel like she was in a loving family, the last family she had like this was with her grandmother and grandfather in Japan, but her mother was able to have custody of her, she misses them alot.
On the drive back to the studio Mio was silent, until she spoke up, "Let me come to your house tonight." "Wouldn't your mother be worried, she seemed pissed last night." He replied. "I don't want to go back to that house, I don't want to see that woman again. I go through so much at home and no one understands, my friends are even afraid of her and they come see me anymore."
Tarahashi listened to Mio's story and felt really bad for her, "Okay, i'll bring you home with me, with your situation from what you told me is very dangerous and can affect you a lot." "Thank you so much." They smiled at each other and headed home.
At Tarahashi's House
"Wow, your house is huge," Mio said excitely. She ran around the first floor of the house with a smile on her face.
"Is it okay if I take a bath?"
"What kind of question is that, of course you can."
"This is gonna be really weird, but can you help me undress, because of the bruises my mother gave me, it's been hard to change clothes."
This was something he didn't expect, but after seeing her struggle earlier, he wanted to help as much as he can. They went to the bathroom, as he helped her undress, the marks and bruises on her back and arms were really purple and red.
After an hour of helping her take a bath, he gave her some ointment for the bruises and cuts. She felt a little better afterwards and soon went to sleep on Tarahashi's lap.
He left her there and went to sleep as well.
Then next morning Tarahashi woke to see Mio looking him in his face smiling, "Morning. I hope you didn't mind, but I made breakfast for you." On the nightstand was a plate of eggs, bacon, and pancake, a bowl with fruit and a glass of orange juice.
"I didn't eat mine yet, because I wanted to eat with you."
"Your such a sweet kid, wish all the girls I dated were more like you."
"You went on dates before?"
"Yeah, but they weren't the type of girl I wanted be with, it's strange that a 15 year-old has the personality I like in a girl. Your hyper, cute, sweet, and respectful. What do you like in a guy?"
"Someone more like you, your understanding and I was able to tell you my secrets that no one else has heard, it's really that I can trust you. My class starts at 9:00, we should hurry."
"Your right, let's get the day started."
At the end of the day, Mio's mom was mad about her not being at the studio the night before. But days passed and she spent all her freetime time Tarahashi. And on his birthday Mio confessed to Tarahashi, she was really nervous about it and thought he was gonna turn her down, but she was wrong, Mio and Tarahashi became a couple on that day.
Their love was a secret from everyone else, but what will happen when their caught?
Find out in Part 3.
Mio's nickname for Tarahashi: Hashi or Sideburns (She thinks his sideburns are really cute)
Tarahashi's nickname for Mio: Mouse or TLF (Since mice look like they are always hyped he calls her Mouse, TLF is Two Left Feet, because she's really clumsy as well.)
