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Proposition
Tension was thick and heavy. Nami coldly stared at the second son of the Hinata household, Hinata Eiichirou. He never backed down.
Arisu glanced at the two worriedly. "Tsukimukai-san... Hinata-san..."
[Why...? Why is he being like this...? What did I ever do to deserve this?]
She looked into his eyes, searching for an answer. All she found was an intense longing and desperation that she felt was abnormal.
[Although it's strange that he's so obsessed with making me his, he hasn't really done anything wrong in this life and in the previous though. To be honest, if I thought about it carefully, he only listened to his mother when it came to the marriage...]
[Perhaps wishing for his death was wrong. Perhaps his mother was the problem and not him. After all, my aunt's husband knew his mother well... And what if he is in the same situation as Himon was? Then would it be reasonable for me to try to destroy someone who was most likely a mere pawn?]
[Of course, it isn't...]
Somehow, her discovery made her extremely calm. "Hinata-san. I have a proposition. Will you listen?"
[Maybe I can change things... Maybe... If his mother is not the problem and if he is the problem, then I'll just fix it. Either way, right now, I have to make him understand his place in my life.]
"...I suppose I can at least listen to your proposition. What is it?"
"Let us become friends."
"No."
"Hear me out completely."
"Fine. Continue."
"You said that you wanted me to become yours. Correct?"
"Yes."
"Well if we become friends, then we become allies. In other words, we will be each other's. However, this does not mean that we are each other's in the romantic sense. Needless to say, it still fulfills your condition on making me yours."
"That..."
"Because we will be friends and allies, we will not force one another to do the other's bidding and we will hear each other out when it comes to solving problems. Friends are equals. Truthfully, we do not own each other since no human should be allowed to own another human being completely. That is my principle and I will not bend. There will also be no disrespect or condescension towards each other and towards the people who are not our enemies. Is that clear, Hinata Eiichirou-san?"
He squirmed in his spot, fidgeting with his hands. "I... I'll think about your proposition."
"Alright. Do tell me when you accept or reject my offer. This will be the only chance you will get from me, so think very carefully before choosing." Nami emphasized as she sat back down, sipping on her tea. Arisu released the breath she was holding before joining her.
[Let's hope he chooses the right answer. If he doesn't...]
Eiichirou stood there quietly and eventually left the salon without further comment.
"What do you think he will do, Tsukimukai-san?"
"I am hoping that he will accept my offer."
"I hope so too..." Arisu whispered to me. Her eyes turned sad momentarily as if she knew something about the boy that no one noticed in the past. Before Nami could point it out, however, Arisu's eyes quickly reflected of nothing but the beautiful purple color that she truly admired from the bottom of her heart.
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