Chapter 10: Meeting Her Part Two
Kazuma's POV
Two or three hours later, Ayano awoke from her deep sleep and fixed her position on the couch. She had a very dazed look upon her pale face until she jolted upright with a sense of urgency. She looked frightened and started to panic.
That's when I moved into her line of sight and tried to comfort her.
"Ayano, Ayano everything's alright, you're safe," I whispered soothingly as I embraced her fragile form.
Slowly, she calmed down then gently pulled away from me. Her hand reached for her necklace, which rested at the base of her neck. She shifted her gaze to look at me and asked, "Did she tell you what you wanted to know?"
"Not really. She said the time wasn't right just yet," I replied.
She hung her head solemnly and stared at the carpeted floor. Her eyebrows furrowed as she seemed to be in deep thought. Her emotions played across her face, first confusion, then curiosity, and finally disappointment.
Alas, I couldn't take watching her beat herself up, emotionally, about this, so I had to say something.
"Ayano… let's just forget about it for now. Besides that, we still need to eat since that idiot ruined it for us."
Ayano's POV
I hadn't even thought about our ruined dinner or my empty stomach, that is, until he mentioned it. At that moment my stomach growled, and rather loudly might I add.
"I guess I am still hungry. I kind of forgot with everything that has happened," I admitted, my face ablaze with a fiery blush.
A deep chuckle resounded through the room as Kazuma headed to the kitchen to make something quick to eat.
I looked over to the clock on the wall and it read '11:42pm'. 'I didn't realize it had gotten so late.'