59. Payback

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The hunched shoulders did not become her. They told him right away that something was wrong.

Also the mood of the situation was dark. He did not like that. Seeing her surrounded by those women with smug looks on their faces told him loud and clear how it was. That type of women… He knew them well. Thinking that treading on others made them better than everybody else.

Despicable.

He did not want to see her like that, downtrodden and in pain. Being laughed at by those bitches.

It was time to once again save the damsel. The stage was set, all he needed to do now was to own it.

He stepped in.

The three women's eyes suddenly lighted when they saw him casually strolling towards them. She did not notice him, but that was only because she had her back turned to him.

When he was only a few metres away from them, he called out to her.

"Satsuki-chan!"

Satsuki turned around to see none other but Narita Ken. And then he was there by her side, winding his arm securely around her shoulders. She remembered he had done so before, too, way back when he had rescued her from the reporters. Back then she had shut him out and shied away from the contact.

Weird. Had it always felt so comforting, to have him so close?

For a moment their eyes locked. He leaned closer and her cheeks flushed as she squeezed her eyes shut. Feather-light, his lips brushed her cheek.

"I'm sorry, did I make you wait for long?"

"N-no, not at all," Satsuki managed, feeling a bit light headed.

"Oh, did I interrupt something?" Ken said, turning to look at the bullying trio, who were openly gawking at the unlikely couple.

Satsuki bit her lip, making up her mind and steeling her resolve.

"It's nothing, sweetie," she smiled, leaning into him, resting her cheek against his shoulder. "Just bumped into old classmates."

"Thank you for keeping company to my Satsuki-chan," he told the dumbstruck women.

"You're being too nice, Ken-kun," Satsuki chided impishly as she grabbed his arm. "We should hurry now or we'll be late for the movie."

"You're right, dearest. Goodbye, ladies."

And so, they walked out of the building together, his arm securely wrapped around her waist.