Chap 10.
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The water was running in the bathroom. After being free from the handcuffs Shizuru was taking a shower while Natsuki called her parents and asked Nao to pass by her house the next morning to take some fresh cloths because she had to stay with the kaichou for several days.
"Hey Pupp, what happened to your hand?" Nao asks with concern.
"Just some broken glasses. I fell on it. Not a big deal."
"Want me to look at it?"
"Nah, it's ok."
"Take more care of yourself if you don't want your old man to go berserk."
"I know. And about the other problem?"
"I have some names but don't worry I have someone at your house to prevent another letter like that."
"Ok. Thanks!"
And after that Nao left them to go to her date. Shizuru went out of the bathroom soon after. She lends some pajamas to Natsuki and let the girl go take her shower.
"Ara, Haruka-chan, it was mean of you to do that." She reprimands her friend when the glasses girl disappeared in the other room.
"Oh come on Bubuzuke, it was…"
"Extremely embarrassing. Did you think about how we can change clothes or going to the bathroom before you handcuffs us together?"
"No…gomen. But don't worry, Yukino recalled me about all the inconvenient after I did that and I agreed that isn't the best solution to prevent her from running away."
"I'm pleased to hear that."
'Well, if you're pleased, I don't need to tell you my plan C for now.' The blond girl thought with a smile, patting herself for her smart decision.
When Natsuki came out of the bathroom, the members of the student council choose to leave them. It was an exhausted day for everyone.
After cleaning the mess of glasses, Shizuru was nursing Natsuki's wound when the blue haired girl decided to ask about the photo. Wrong moment! Surprised, Shizuru gripped her friend's hand causing her to curse because of the pain.
"Ara, I'm sorry Natsuki."
"Arg! Nah it's my fault. Mind to explain it?
"I…"
"Why did you need me if you two are an item?"
"We're not. I…I like Reito but he didn't love me like that. This photo of us was just one at the New Year party at my house."
"So it's an unrequited love story. Since when?"
"I don't know. Somewhere in the last year, I noticed that I like him more and more."
"You didn't tell him?"
"No… I was too afraid to be reject so I buried this feeling deep in my heart. But then, my parents decided to get me married so I chose to confess to him. It was the day… when you steal my first kiss." The honey haired president said with a sad smile.
"oh… gomen ne. And you didn't attempt to tell him again?"
"Two days ago. But before I can utter a word, he told me he had fallen in love with someone and asked me to help him."
"Tch! Bakana!"
"Kannina Nasuki. I'm sorry to use you like that."
"I don't mind. I'm using you too. All this engagement comedy is just… we're in the same boat. So we have two choices, to act apart or to work together. Let's team up against our parents' stupid arranged marriage. Moreover I'll help you with your vice-kaichou's problem and when this masquerade will end, he'll understand how great you are and how lucky he is that you love him.
"Thank you."
Shizuru smiled at the girl but inside, she was a mess. This girl was so sweet and kind, she can bring up so many emotions in the red-eyed kaichou that made her alarmed.
Smiling, Natsuki stretches and asks for some pillow and cover. With all that she laid on the floor at the end of the bed. She didn't need anything else to have a good sleep.
Somewhere else, in another room of the dormitory, a quiet mousy secretary of the student council was sleeping deeply. After the meeting in the kaichou's room, she came back, took a fast shower and went to bed. Her roommate wasn't in the bedroom when she had finished with her shower. She heard her yelling that she had an errand to do before going to sleep.
So Yukino was peacefully sleeping when someone entered the room silently. The shadow walked straight to the girl's bed. A genuine smile appeared on the shadow's lips.
"Haruka…chan…"
The mysterious person smiled more at the brunette's dreaming moan.
"Yu-ki-no" Haruka whispered in a husky voice.
The brunette stirred but didn't wake up. So her blond friend took her arms precociously and brings them up to the bed's head. And here, she took the handcuffs and attached both Yukino's wrists and the metal bar of the bed together.
Smiling proudly at her achievement, she blew hot air nears Yukino's ear and neck. The brunette moaned one more time but didn't wake up. With a mischievous smile, Haruka nibbled her ear. The answer was immediate. Yukino's eyes opened wide.
"Wha…what? Haruka-chan? What are you doing?"
"Finally, I was thinking that maybe I'll need something more physical to wake you up."
"Ha…Haruka-chan!! What…! Why did you handcuff me?!"
"Because we need to talk!"
"Talk? With handcuffs?! Talking about what? Please release me."
"No!" The blond girl answered, arms crossed over her chest.
"No? Why no?"
"Because if I take them off, you'll run away from me."
"I…"
"No, no, no! How many times did you avoid me when I wanted to talk to you!"
"I didn't…"
"So last monday, you weren't avoiding me when you dashed out the council room like you had seen a ghost. And two days ago when you had hidden yourself in the chemistry room?! And…"
"Ok, I get it! I…"
"This time you're not leaving until we finish this conception."
"It's conversation…"
"So you're really listening to me this time or did you just correct me by instinct?"
"I… I'm listening…"
"Good… Yukino is a good girl." Haruka grinned widely at Yukino's answer. "Yukino… I already said it but…I'll tell you one more time. I love you."
"Please, Haruka-chan… don't say that." The brunette was pleading, tears in her eyes.
"Why? You rejected me but you didn't give me a reason. I really do lo…"
"No! You're not!"
"I tell you I do!! Or…is it really because of her? Shizuru?"
"Shizuru-san? What are you talking about?"
"I… did you really have a crush on her?"
"What?!!" Yukino couldn't have been more surprised by her friend's question. "I… I didn't. Why did you think that?! Haruka-chan… Shizuru-san is a good friend but there's nothing else."
"Really? So why did you reject me?"
"I… I don't want you to hate me." Yukino answered quietly.
"I can't hate you, never!" Haruka said hastily while wiping her friend's tears.
"You will. I don't know what I'm going to do if our relationship didn't work out. I don't deserve your love…"
"I don't want to hear that! You deserve someone so much better than me but I'm selfish. I want you to be mine and only mine. I want to hug Yukino, to kiss you and to be able to tell you how much I love you every time, everywhere I want. Please, be my girlfriend?"
Yukino was overwhelmed by emotions. Never did she imagine that her friend would say someone like that to her, the plain and timid childhood friend. Haruka leaned on her, theirs lips merely apart. The blond girl stopped and waited. She wanted to let Yukino choose. Tears leaking down from her eyes but with a sweet smile, the brunette initiated the first kiss of a long series...
The night was over before she realized it. She opened her eyes only to close them because of the bright sunlight. A smile appeared on her lips. She had a dream, a sweet dream, a little weird in the beginning but the end was more than perfect. She raised her hand to cover her eyes when something cold made contact with her forehead. With reluctance, she opened an eye to peer at the object. She jumped off the bed when she realizes the cold metal object was in fact the confiscate handcuffs.
"Hum… Nice view Yu-ki-no."
The brown haired girl jumped again when she heard the purr, which came from her bed. Haruka was looking at her, lying lazily on the bed. Her cheeks turned bright red when she noticed that the blond girl only wore her underwear. Then she looked down at herself and indeed, she too, only wore her underwear.
"Yu-ki-no." The blond grinned widely but soon her smile vanished. "Yukino? Hey Yukino! What the…! Hey, Wake up!! Yukino!"
And she ran to an unconscious Yukino who was victim of nosebleed.
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To be continued...
AN : Tada chapter 10 finished!! i didn't think that story would have so many chapters. happy, happy!!
like this chapter? hate it? i thought about rewriting it... what do you think?
next chapter : encounter with someone's family!