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-.- hmmmmmph

It happened in an ordinary day. The sun was up and shining, the wind blowing down his face and Mamori sprawled in her chest. Yes, Hiruma was passed the keep distance phase and started adapting the cuddle phase that was the most extent of physical contact he could give her for now. Besides it was more like a mutual understanding not to go beyond that. He moved a bit, trying to sit up while not waking her. He had his share of disturbing her sleep and it was ugly. She was just like him in his rage mode when her rest was disturbed. He stiffened when he felt her shift. She released her grab on him and went to hug the pillow that was on the other side of her body. He snickered, her fucking mother was right; she does steal all the pillows. She was a hugger when she was asleep.

"I fucking love you" came out from his mouth. His eyes automatically opened wide, his mouth agape. Did he just say those words? She didn't hear him right? When he woke up he was his usual self and the next moment he became berserk and went sappy. He got up from the bed and went into his bathroom; he needed to clear his head.

Oooooooooo

Mamori was starting to get worried, her boyfriend was behaving suspiciously. It was as if he was avoiding her. For the last couple of days he was not visiting her in her house. He didn't drag her to scout on potential candidates for their Amefuto club. He didn't talk to her unless it was about managing the Amefuto club. She tried to think hard, as far as she remembered they didn't had a fight. No, it just happened in an instant.

"Something's up, I just don't know what." She talked to the phone. It was one of her friends, now that they know about her and Hiruma there were more people she could go to when the need arises. Mamori was lying down at her bed, going over through the papers Hiruma gave her earlier about some plays he was planning for the upcoming season. Somehow she felt like she was being reduced back into the manager, and it hurt her.

"I have to go. I still got a lot of things to do." She bid farewell and throw the phone at her side. There were a lot of things on her mind, things that revolve around her boyfriend. Questions that she can't ask, answers he would never tell. Honestly, why does Hiruma like to puzzle her? She recognized that she was smart, enough that could rival him in certain areas but how was she supposed to win their unending chess game if he kept on changing the rules?

"Mamori, someone's here for you!" her mother shouted from below. She sat up in the speed of light and with equal speed ran down. In her hurry she almost bumped with her mother to whom she apologized. She was disappointed when it was not the person she was expecting but she did manage to fake a smile. It was not like she didn't want to be visited by other people, but she was dreading a visit from her boyfriend.

"Yow" the person said, standing up from his sit just to be polite.

"Hello Musashi" she walked towards her friend and motioned for him to sit back.

"You look disappointed Anezaki."

"What makes you say so?"

"I can tell. Anyway I'm here because of Hiruma." Her ears perked at the mention of his name. Musashi smiled.

"So it's true"

"Youichi told you?"

"No, but like I said I can tell. He's a piece of work you know, he would never tell you in a direct manner what he is thinking. He like puzzling everyone, it gives him his superiority." She nodded in agreement. When she confessed to him, she knew the road would be tougher. There would be hundreds of big rocks and thousands of pit holes along the way. And there would be times that she would have to face them alone because Hiruma was on the other side already, not looking back at her but waiting for her to toughen up and survive the avalanche.

"I think his drifting away, which is stupid cause he asked me not to leave him and now" she could not finish her sentence. The thought of him leaving her was scary, if that ever happen there would be a big hollow in her one that would not be easily filled

"He's trying to sort things out just be patient with him." Musashi sighed. There was nothing else he could do for his friends. He had talked to Hiruma earlier when he suddenly barged on him in his work. Hiruma was looking pissed and confused. In that instant Musashi reckoned something was wrong, Hiruma never get confused. When he asked Hiruma what was wrong, he didn't answer. He was not there to be all talkative, he just needed time to clear his head. But he did manage to ask the question if it was about Mamori to which Hiruma hissed. He didn't advice Hiruma though, he would have to solve the problem on his own just like the way he usually does. Hiruma would talk to him when he needed the advice. So that was the reason he was here in the first place. Since he could only do so much for Hiruma, he decided to go to Mamori. She would listen to him.

"Well I should better go. It's getting late and I'm pretty sure Hiruma would not appreciate it if he ever found out I was here late at night, might give him the wrong idea. I wouldn't want Hiruma going head on with me in a jealous rage." Musashi laughed at the end. Though his friend didn't tell him what was wrong, he had the slightest idea. It was just up to Hiruma to admit it and tell her.

Once her visitor was out, Mamori decided to go back to her room. Musashi was right; she would just have to be extra patient with Hiruma. He had been trying to make less human contact, less human emotion out of his system for almost all his life. It would be a drastic change in his part to be open to her. Just as she was about to make a step at the stairs, the doorbell rang.

"Who could it be?" Mamori walked back towards the door and peeped through the peeping hole. The only thing that she saw was a pink bubble, which means only one thing. She opened the door and true to her intuition, it was her boyfriend.

"I fucking love you" Hiruma stated as he saw Mamori. She was taken aback with his declaration; she blinked a gazillion time before she was able to smile. But he was not able to see her smile for he was out the gates before she was able to respond.

"I love you too."

R&R