"No," I lied, giving him a warm kiss on the forehead, "Better than the other pervs. Give me a boost up!" He pushed me up to the rope ladder, and I began climbing up. When I got to the entrance of the blimp, Kenshi was waiting for me and pulled me up.
He lost his balance and fell, which made me fall on top of him. "S-sorry, Ayame."
"No, it's fine," I said as I got up. I walked over to the window and enjoyed the view. "You want to know something, guys?"
"What?" they all chimed.
"I'm going to kill you all when we get back," I told them.
"What? Why?" Riki asked. "We didn't do anything."
"All of you guys did something, Riki," I start to explain, "Takuto started it."
"TAKUTO! YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO DO THIS TO US!" they all shouted at him.
"Let's see… Takuto thought he could control me when the author was flirting with me and so did Kenshi when the cosmetic surgeon was doing the same thing. Then Riki acted like a hero when one of the Kitaogi brothers asked me to join him for a drink," I said.
"Really, what happened next?" Hiro asked, acting like he didn't do anything.
"Well, when the plan was in action, Riki thought he could have me when we met Yuzuki Kitaogi. Then, my very 'innocent' Hiro tried t–" I was interrupted.
"Don't say it!" Hiro shouted.
"Then Hiro thought he could be the hero against this guy named Mirai. Then I thought maybe Boss will help me when I was alone after Hiro left me, but he didn't until I was surrounded," I finished. "You know, they could've exposed me!"
"You complain too much…" Takuto said.
"I don't care unless you want me to get caught!" I shouted, then calmly said, "Even if I was, I wouldn't say a word about you guys… Just promise you guys will bail me out thinking of some excuse."
"Haha, of course we would, Ayame!" Kenshi responded. "You don't have to say like you were about to shed tears… it makes it sounds like you don't trust us."
"Do you really not trust us?" Riki asked. "We've told you before, and we'll tell you again… if something's wrong, tell us. We'll be there for you. We promise."
"It's not that… something else is bothering me. I don't understand it," I said, frustrated, "I've racked my brain, but nothing…. *sigh* I need a break."
"Don't we all need one?" Takuto muttered.
"Yeah, we do and since summer is on the way… you all know where we're headed, right," Boss said, "you know what this means as well?"
They all start talking about going to some beach, but I tuned them out thinking about what happened this very night. First, I was being hit on by a bunch of celebs. Then, I was nearly exposed by them. And now, I'm in a blimp.
About a half hour later, we left the blimp at some abandoned farmhouse. There was our van parked in the driveway. I wondered about how it got here, but then gave up thinking about it. I'll think about this tomorrow.
We all got to the bar. Minutes after, I shoved into an uncomfortable position.
"Hey, are you guys still open?" a familiar voice asked. That's Tatsuro's voice!
"No, this is a private party going on," Atsumu said, "we're celebrating this for an accomplishment…"
"Aww, man, well, bye." He left. A few minutes later, I was able to breathe some air. While Boss (Atsumu) got the drinks, I held "Romeo" in my hand. "Wow, it's so… so beautiful."
"Yeah, but not as beautiful as you, Ayame," Hiro complimented me.
"…Thanks, Hiro…" I blushed.
"Hey, let me see 'Romeo.' I haven't seen the blue one yet," Takuto whined.
"Hey, me first," Hiro argued. They tried to grab it from my hands, and I lost grip of the blue jewel. It fell to the floor and cracked. "It's your entire fault, Takuto."
Just before Takuto could say something, I shut him up along with Hiro. I picked up the broken gem. "Quit arguing, you two. Are you in kindergarten or what?" They didn't say anything.
"Well, we accomplished half of the mission," Atsumu sighed.
"Boss…" I said
"Yeah, what is it, Ayame?"
"This is a fake. They have the real Romeo… so this was the sensation I've been having for the past few days, well ever since you told me about this mission…" I told them.
"WHAT?!" Riki and Kenshi said. "THIS IS A FAKE!"
"Yeah, a fake…" Nobody said a word for a while. The mood has changed so much. The atmosphere feels so heavy and so damp. I better do something fast.
"Hey, guys, well, apparently legend was true. It does want these two separated," I said.
"You're right, Ayame," Riki said. "Let's celebrate the success of having 'Romeo and Juliet' kept separated! Cheers!"
"Cheers!" We all said. We were all having great time.
I yawned. I pushed my drink aside, and put my head. Instantly, my shut themselves and I was letting out some Zzz's. "Hey, Ayame, wake up" Riki nudged. I was fast asleep.
"What could've happened to her all of a sudden?" Hiro asked. "This is getting to weird."
"I don't care what it is, but I'm taking her upstairs," Kenshi said as he picked me up in his arms. He took me to the other room where the bunk beds were, and put me on the bottom bunk. The rest of the guys came to talk about what could've happened, but eventually, they all fell asleep. Boss got them all pillows and blankets, and he went to bed as well.
I woke up a few hours to find myself in a dark room. I searched for my phone and turned it on. With the dim light of the phone, I could see the guys sleeping in a weird position, so I took a picture of it. Since the flash was bright, Takuto was the first to notice. He was also the closest to me.
He covers my mouth with his hand so I don't make a noise. "Mmmmph…" He also takes my arms from behind so I don't even try to take his hand away.