I'm really sorry for the VERY late update.
School just started here and I'm still trying to cope up with the system.
My advice (if you want it) is that you should wait 'till I finish the whole story before reading it since I update it very rarely. I'll try and update every week but that's kinda hard to do since I can only touch my computer every Friday night. I'm sorry and thanks for all your help and support!
Oh and I changed the title from "A HOT Saturday" to "An Eventful Saturday" to prevent confusions to some of the readers that messaged me.
Your POV
You woke up the next morning recalling last night's events feeling the spot on your forehead with your slender fingertips.
'*sigh* He probably meant it in a friendly way… I shouldn't be assuming things…'
You exited your room with a towel and some clothes in hand.
'That was refreshing!'
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(the girl wearing it isn't Suzu, but that's how her usual daily wear looks like)
You just exited the household's indoor hot spring. (Yes, you read right. The household's indoor hot spring.)Your father, being the "feudal lord" that he is, enjoys nature's bounties … resulting to the artificial indoor hot spring which is open to all. He didn't find any need to put up a divider since only the family members are allowed to get in. A separate one was built for the household help.
You wanted to greet Mori a good morning but it was already around 8 am and you knew fully well that he doesn't stay asleep that late. He'd wake up at around 3 in the morning, the same time your father gets up, and goes out to train.
You stood near a pillar facing the inner courtyard watching two men in a heated match.
One had dark brown hair with a thin scar across his torso and wore what looked like a Shinsengumi's uniform with one sleeve loosened down while the other had jet black hair with smooth tanned skin and wore a Royalist's uniform with both sleeves hanging (leaving him topless).
Both fighters ended the match with a draw landing a blow in each other's gut with their bamboo swords.
"Good work, Otoosan!!!! Takashi!!!!!" You cheered.
They both bowed and then faced you.
"Suzu!!! Sweetheart!!! Good Morning!!!" Your father enthusiastically boomed running towards you while Mori quietly followed.
"Good Morning, sweetheart. Did you get a good night's sleep?" He asked with a big grin on his face.
"Yes, otoosan. I did. Oh, and you should dry off. Here."
You handed your father an extra kimono and a towel.
"Here's one for you too, Takashi-kun."
"Thanks."
"Oww…"
"Sorry, but this is for the bruise. Now hold still."
You just dabbed Mori's bruise (courtesy of your father) with a hot towel and some herbal ointments.
"Honestly, both of you should have taken it easy on yourselves. This could have been a serious injury." You stated with concern.
"Yea. But it was worth it."
"What do you mean?"
He gave you a loving smile…
Flashback
Mori's POV
3:00 am
Sasazuka Main outer courtyard
'Awww, C'mon! Just a few more minutes!'
'No. Training is training.'
'IT'S THREE IN THE MORNING!'
'I've been doing this since I was four. You should have gotten used to it by now.'
'Yea but you didn't have "the love identity disorder" then.'
'The what?'
TAKASHI!!!
You saw Suzu's father in the center of the courtyard bringing with him a bamboo sword.
"Sasazuka-sama." You bowed like you did the other night as you stood before him.
"Like I said, Takashi, we're all family here and besides, you should get used to calling me "Otoosan" or "Father" or "Dad" as most American people say it."
"…"
"Anyway, Takashi, I would like to have a serious talk with you… regarding Suzu's future…" He suddenly said with a straight face.
That caught your attention.
'What does that mean? Does he think I won't make Suzu happy?'
'This guy has issues.'
'He's crazy. A sly crazy fox is what he is!'
You ended up dressing up as a Royalist samurai and Suzu's father as a Shunsengumi police officer.
"Sasazuka-sama… what are we doing?"
"JUST READ THE SCRIPT!!!" He yelled from the other side of the courtyard.
"…alright…"
(this is the start of the script and they're both acting it out… Suzu's dad is, anyway.)
Suzu's father: "You will never prevail, evil royalist! For I, Sugiro Sasazuka, The Honorable Guardian, will never let you take my beloved daughter away!"
Mori: "Ha-ha-ha. You- will- fail- Honorable- Guardian- for I-Takashi Morinozuka- will- be –free- with- my- love- in- a- small-l hut- in- the- mountains- with- a- nearby- hotspring. 'What the-' "
(oh, and you were sweatdropping the whole time.)
Suzu's father: "Die, unworthy scum!!!!"
Then he charged at you with full force. An overhand slash, from the side, by the knee…
'He's good…'
'But we're better! This is for his final approval of our marriage with Suzu! Beat the crap outta him!'
End Flashback
Your POV
"What?! He actually made you do that?!" Your mouth hung open with your face in full shock.
"Yup, That's the truth. Every single word of it."
"I'm so sorry! I have to talk to otoosan about this some time." You gave a frustrated sigh.
"No need to do so…" He gave you a seductive smile. "And like I said, it was all worth it."
Your face grew red as you lost yourself in his smile. 'Why's he looking at me like that?'
You felt his warm hand cup your cheek.
"I don't know if anyone has told you, but you look very cute when you blush like that."
'He's DEFENITELY not himself today.'
"And that tight blouse makes you look very tempting."
You felt him gently push you down leaving him on top.
"T-Takashi-kun… Are you alright? I-I mean, are you tired? Since you just finished training and all…"
You didn't have any other words to say it. Something inside you wanted him off and that it said this isn't right but another part of you said that you liked having him on you and that it was supposed to happen.
'What should I do?'
"Yes, actually." He answered. "I'm very tired . . . so so tired…"
He leaned in closer to you with one hand supporting him and the other, holding you down.
Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry!
Your mother just shut the door close as she "accidentally" ran-in on you and Mori.
"Ah!" Mori gasped as he pushed himself away from you landing on his behind.
"S-Suzu! I- I didn't- I-I mean-"
"Don't worry about it, Takashi-kun."
You sat up and gave him a flushed smile.
"You were tired. That's all."
"…yeah… tired…"
Mori's POV
9:00 pm
Corridor going to the Sasazuka indoor hot spring
'Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!'
You were on your way to the Sasazuka hot spring to cool down.
'What just happened this morning keeps coming back!'
'But I must say, It WAS a great sight to see… We were staring at her che-'
'Don't SAY IT!'
'- the whole time.'
'I said don't say it!'
'I didn't. I simply continued my sentence.'
'ARRRRGGHH!!!!!'
'Seriously, if her mother didn't run-in on us like that, we could have been all over her by then… '
'Pervert.'
'You were thinking it too…'
'It's always your fault we get into situations like that with her…'
'Like I said, You like it, too.'
'Idiot.'
You and "conscience" continued your childish (or perverted, in "conscience's" side) fit as you made your way to the hot spring's changing room.
'I'm telling you! She was HOT!She looked so defenseless and confused! That moment was perfect!'
'And I'm telling you that I'm not going to take advantage of her that way. Now keep quiet for once. The hot spring is a place to relax.'
'Fine. I'll give you some peace now, but when you get out, we're gonna have a man-to-man talk.'
'Like I don't get that everyday.'
'What?'
'Nothing.'
'Hmph.'
Your "conscience" piped down so you wrapped a towel around your lower part as you entered the hot spring.
A warm aroma greeted you as you entered.
The sight of the hot spring was most relieving. A large steamed pool (around as big as, well, a pool.) intersected in different sections by rocks and boulders leaving some parts of the hot spring small and secluded was spread out before you.
You got into the host spring and decided to look around a bit.
You stopped nearby one of the secluded sections as you heard soft splashes.
'Must be something wrong with the plumbing.'
Your instincts got the best of you and you decided to check it out. You turned to a cornerthat served as the entrance and found…
'Suzu?'
Her back was bare and her hair framed her smooth swan-like neck (she has short hair, remember?).
Your eyes studied every curve, every muscle that you saw and ended up stopping at her lower back as where the water and steam covered the rest.
'I can't believe I'm doing this.'
Your tried walking away but your feet felt like bricks.
'Hey "conscience", what should I do?'
No answer.
'Oh right, the silent treatment.'
"Takashi-kun?"
A small but surprised voice snapped you back.
"Suzu…" You muttered.
You both stared at each other at a loss for words…
"My apologies." You stammered.
You hurriedly walked away trying to erase the memory of Suzu's frail nude body as she turned to face you.
"Takashi-kun, wait!"
You stopped.
"I-It's fine…." She stuttered at first. "You can stay in the other side… if you like…"
"I'm sorry about a while ago… and for this morning…"
You and Suzu sat across each other in your room (Fully dressed. Awwwww, I know.)
"Don't worry about it. I just hope you'll forgive my parents for what they've done this time."
Suzu's parents found the both of you together in the changing room and stirred up a commotion. One of the older servants suggested that "today might be the time", whatever that meant, and her parents were all out for it. They locked you and her in a larger room and are now expecting you to sleep together from now on.
"My parents are good people but they tend to jump into things too soon."
"Yeah, I've noticed…"
.
.
.
"So, um…" Suzu shifted. "Would you like to take the futon?"
"What are you talking about? You take the futon. I'll be comfortable enough on the floor."
"But-"
You reached out a hand to pus away some stray hair that covered her face.
"I know you're uncomfortable with all this so please…"
"No! That's not fair!"
"*sigh* Then what do you propose we should do?"
She looked frustrated for a moment; the she blushed, and then shook her head…
You observed her changing expressions and found it very amusing.
"Ok, I've made up my mind! We'll sleep on the futon together!"
"What?"
"You know what I said! And besides, knowing my parents, they'll make us to do this every night."
'Yes! Say yes, dammit!'
'Oh, so NOW you show up?'
'Just say YES!'
"A-alright. If you feel that way then…"
Your heart felt like a race car doing 200 laps in a minute as went over to the futon.
'I'll be sleeping in the same bed as Suzu…'
Then the memory of seeing Suzu nude popped into your mind again.
"Ughh…" You felt a small ache somewhere in your nose.
"Takashi-kun! Your nose!"
"Huh?" You wiped some red liquid off your nostrils.
'Blood.'
'Looks like someone wants to get busy tonight.'
'Shut up. How many times do I have to tell you to keep those thought to yourself.'
'And how many times do I have to tell you that it wasn't me.'
"I wonder what hit you…"
You felt Suzu dab some tissue around your nose.
"It was probably because of the stem from the hot spring." You lied.
"Maybe…"
"Do you want to stuff some tissues in?"
"No. I'll be fine."
Suzu stood and returned the First Aid kit back to the bathroom.
"Which side would you like to take?" She called out.
"Any side is fine. You?"
"I pick… the right side…"
You and her lay down in bed as you pulled the covers up.
"Hey Takashi?"
"Yea?"
"Wanna know something?"
"What?"
You both stared at the ceiling for a while until she finally spoke…
"This… doesn't feel strange at all…" She turned to you snuggling the pillow. "Actually… this fells kind of… nice…"
"Nice…" You repeated.
'She thinks this feels NICE! Not strange, but NICE!!!'
'She'll think this is EXCELLENT after I'm done.'
'Back off, pervert.'
'You'll see. You'll give in… They ALL do…'
'-_-'
You suddenly felt warmth around your arm.
"Suzu?"
"Wanna know something else?" She mumbled.
"What?"
"I'm really happy we got to talk like this. Just like when we were kids. Really… Trully… Happy…"
She leaned on your shoulder as she drowsed off to sleep.
"Suzu?"
'Today's events must have exhausted her…'
You watched her every face as she rested. Her eyes closed, her lips slightly parted, that swan-like neck that complements her frail figure…
'She's beautiful, isn't she?' Your "conscience" said rather too solemnly.
'Yea... she is…she always has been and she always will be…'
'Hey, you… Tell me something… Do you love her?'
'What?'
'Do you love her?'
'…'
Memories of Suzu flashed through your mind as your "conscience" asked the question. Her smile… her voice… every single movement that she makes… how you would worry so much about her… and how you would react if someone else got too close to her…
'Well, do you?'
'I…I don't know…'
'What do you mean you don't know?!'
'I just don't know! A person like that… doesn't deserve someone like me…'
'Oh, so you think she's not good enough for you?'
'What? No! I just-'
'So you prefer Haruhi, then?'
'No! Haruhi is-'
'And you want Kyouya to have Suzu instead?'
'Of course not! Never!'
'And why's that?'
That kept you quiet.
'Why don't you want him to have her?'
'… beceuse…'
'Because…?'
'It's because I…'
'Spit it out you worthless piece of trash!!!!'
'I LOVE HER!'
'What? I couldn't hear you?'
'I LOVE HER!'
'Thank god! FINALLY!'
"… I love her…" You breathed out as you stared at her until sleep finally caught you…
