IMPORTANT NOTE: I do not own anything.
CHAPTER 10: The Aftermath
Steve Fox opened his eyes to find himself sleeping on one of the living room's couches. He touched his forehead to cover his eyes from the sunlight. He remembered that they closed them yesterday. It must be that the staff came back. Why didn't anyone wake him up? He stood up and rubbed his eyes. Thankfully, no one was around, since he wasn't in the mood to start sharing "good mornings" and such. He stretched his back and made his way to his bedroom. He walked to the stairs and Sebastian appeared in front of him…
"Oh Sebastian! Good morning."
The butler bowed slightly in front of him… "Good morning to you, too sir…By the way, could it be that we disturbed you? If that's so…Please, accept my apologies."
Steve waved his hands to show him that he had nothing to apologize for. Anyway, he wasn't supposed to be sleeping here in the first place. But he couldn't help it. There was a reason why he ended up sleeping on the couch. He walked the long corridor and stopped for a second in front of Hwoarang's door. Steve gritted his teeth thinking about how amazing the last night must have been for his friend. That shit! He always knew how to complain, when in the end, everything would turn up in the way he wanted it. He sighed and continued his way to the end of the corridor. He turned to look at the door on his left and took out his keys…
He closed the door behind him and threw himself on his bed…Why was he so damned cursed?! Why? Did he do anything wrong?
Steve stood up with the help of his hands and made his way inside the bathroom. He needed to have one, since he had to be prepared of what was going to happen next. At least he had to be decent looking…
…
Dark circles were surrounding Lili Rochefort's blue eyes. It was possible that she must have slept about two hours yesterday…or make it better in the very early morning. No, she had to sleep more…More…More. There was no way she was going to appear in front of the others like a piece of trash. She took notice of Steve leaving her side in the middle of the night. She was awake and could stop him but she didn't and most importantly she didn't know the reason of her decision. She tried to stand up from her bed by letting out a big desperate sigh but in the end, she made up her mind and laid her body again on the bed. A slight piece of irritation entered her mind, when she thought that there was a possibility that Asuka Kazama had done what she was supposed to do when she managed to be alone with Steve. That entered her mind yesterday, when she noticed Asuka's bedroom keys resting on one of her drawers. That stupid brute! Hwoarang definitely took her inside his bedroom and did it with her…Unforgivable! Lili started breathing in and out wanting to calm herself. Being angry and tensed wasn't making it any better for her skin and face… "I'll try to sleep for some time…" she murmured to herself and closed her eyes…
…
Steve Fox, after finishing with his shower, walked the stairs down to find himself once again in the living room. He spotted Sebastian having a tray in his hands. The old man placed it on the coffee table and after doing that brought his hands together… "Mr. Fox, breakfast will have to wait for some time, since Miss Lili isn't present. I'll need to go and wake her up."
"Do you really have to?" he thought in the inside… "I see…No problem."
"However, I've prepared some snacks for you and the others. Have some, if you wish."
Steve smiled and gave him a nod. Sebastian, sure, was a reliable person…Make it better a butler. The older man bowed and walked away. Steve looked at the tray and smiled. Seeing the food, made him realize that he was quite hungry. Well, they didn't actually eat yesterday…He was too busy setting the atmosphere with Lili. If he knew what was going to happen, he would have probably preferred to go and search through the buffet along with Hwoarang and Asuka.
He took the teapot and poured some tea inside a cup after adding some sugar inside it. He smelled it and noticed that it was the one Lili liked. As expected of Sebastian. Lili's preferences were coming first in his mind, even before his own. As Steve tried to taste one of the cookies, he heard a loud yawn coming from the hall, where the stairs was. He placed the tasty looking cookie on the plate and watched his friend walking inside the living room while stretching his body. Steve raised an eyebrow…
"First, he's yawning and now, stretching himself. I'm sure! They did something suspicious yesterday."
"Oh…You're here." Said Hwoarang uninterested after taking the cookie Steve placed in the plate in front of him. He gazed at him in disbelief. T-That guy…
However, he noticed something that caught his attention on Hwoarang. He took a better look at his face and made him look at him annoyed… "What are you doing?" he asked placing another cookie inside his mouth. His friend pointed at his eye and said…
"What's with…the eye? I mean…"
Hwoarang started coughing and Steve gave him a glass of water. He drank it in an instant and after calming down, he set the glass on the coffee table in front of him. For a moment, he looked away and tightened his fists. He bit his bottom lip and glared at Steve… "You dare ask?!"
"Huh?"
"Huh…you say…That idiot…" he started saying pointing at the top floor… "She punched me!" he added and sighed irritated remembering what happened yesterday…
"W-Why?" asked Steve trying to repress a laugh…
Hwoarang tried to calm down. He looked at the teapot and the pot next to it that had coffee inside it… "Put some coffee for me first…Straight! I need it that way."
The blond man sighed and did as he asked him. Right after some seconds, he gave it to him and Hwoarang opened his mouth to talk again… "Firstly, Stevie boy. You owe me. Secondly, I'm very kind hearted and…"
"You're what?!" asked Steve interrupting him…
"Shut up! You're lucky I'm completely pissed off with someone else and it wouldn't be fair to let it out on you."
"Oh…I'm so grateful." He smiled and placed a hand on his chest…
Hwoarang decided to ignore him… "Anyway…That stupid woman forgot apparently her keys inside Lili's bedroom…and since I didn't want to bother you, that's where I'm kind hearted, I took her inside my own bedroom."
There was a pause until Steve sighed and crossed his arms. He closed his eyes and nodded to himself… "And you couldn't control your urges, right?" Hwoarang raised an eyebrow at what Steve said… "Well…I can't say I blame you. You haven't had sex, since we went to Monaco. Don't worry! It's only natural." He added and patted his shoulder…
Hwoarang snapped his hand away from his shoulder. He buried his face inside his hands embarrassingly… "Stop rubbing salt in my would, ok? And nothing like that happened…I mean the whole thing didn't go that far."
Steve rubbed his hands in curiosity and asked… "So? How far exactly did "it" go?"
The Korean man, still having a blush on his face, raised his gaze to meet Steve's. He touched his neck and said… "Ugh…I can always show you."
Hwoarang took off his shirt and when he did, Steve's eyes widened… "First, the eye and now…What the fuck is all this?"
He stood up and a frown appeared on his face… "I tell you, she's definitely a sadist! You have already seen it. She sucked my entire neck. She started pulling my hair! My back…She scratched it and not to mention the punch, which disturbing my handsome face…"
Steve rolled his eyes at this but before he was ready to say something, Hwoarang added… "I wouldn't mind, if she actually sucked me somewhere else."
"You're hopeless…and desperate…And you didn't do anything?"
"Can you believe it? Drunk women are unexpectedly strong."
He sipped some of his tea… "That or you're a maso in return."
Hwoarang sat next to Steve and placed his cup of coffee between his lips. He said before sipping some of it… "Oh please…And not to mention that she mistook me for another person."
"Aside from that…Did you enjoy it?"
His eyes widened… "Huh? You're joking?! I mean…well…Even though, I prefer to take the lead…I kinda liked it, ok? But that doesn't change anything."
A smile escaped his lips and asked him wanting to change the subject… "So, you really are a maso. Anyway…What is she doing now?"
"That obnoxious monster is up there sleeping."
He nodded and looked at Hwoarang's shirt… "You can wear your shirt now." He said pointing at it…
"Oh yeah…" he took it in his hands and put it on… "So? How did it go with you two?"
Steve coughed up some of his tea and looked away. A smirk appeared on Hwoarang's lips as he noticed that he just stepped on a very sensitive issue…
"Ugh…Well…"
"Not good or…Too good!" he asked trying to look at him, who was avoiding his gaze. However, in the end, he decided to share it with him. He knew that he was going to laugh but he couldn't help it. He needed to let it out…
"You see…I was way too nervous and I couldn't act…well…"
"You couldn't get it up."
Steve's eyes widened… "You don't have to be so blunt about it. I have feelings, too!"
…
Yesterday night, Lili's bedroom…
Lili Rochefort was walking anxiously in circles around her room. A frown appeared on her face and her perfect manicure was wasted as she started biting her nails. She sat at the edge of her queen sized bed and glanced at the bathroom's white door. When they walked inside the room, Steve set Lili gently on the carpeted floor and stretched his back with a painful sigh. They had gazed nervously at each other, until the blond man decided to be the one to talk first. He at least had to do that. His girlfriend was quite bold, even though she was pushing herself. For that reason he realized that this role was his. Lili recalled the time when Steve suggested for her to go and have a shower first and that she denied saying that she might be late. Steve stayed silent for a moment until he looked at her and gave her a nod, "Ok…Would you mind if I go first then?" , he asked her and Lili shook her head stepping away for him to walk to the bathroom…
She stood up again and brought her hands together… "Please, let's not fail tonight! Please, please!". She tightened her closed eyes and started shaking her head… "And even…And even, if he doesn't have any condoms, I'll forgive him. I mean what if he gets me pregnant? Well…I can consider abortion, though isn't that a little cruel?"
An arrogant smile appeared briefly on her pretty face… "Though the possible consequence of the love between me and my beloved dear Steven would bring the most angelic and beautiful child into life…Should I reconsider? Nah…It's way too early. Maybe, I'll ask from Hwoarang to impregnate Asuka Kazama first and see by myself."
Lili shook her head once again to release these thoughts of her mind, since she was ready to start thinking of names for her possible unborn child…uh…No, no! Correction. For her possible unborn ANGELIC and BEAUTIFUL child. She turned her head to the bathroom's white door and sighed… "What is he doing in the bathroom all this time? I need to go, too."
A playful, kinky smile appeared on her face. She licked her pink colored lips and a thought crossed her mind… "Hehe…Should I go in and surprise him?!" She started laughing to herself when she felt hot all over her body even in the thought and brought her hands to cover her face… "No, I can't! I was definitely going to get a huge nosebleed. So embarrassing! Was I always a pervert?"
The bathroom's white door opened silently and Lili didn't notice, until Steve's voice was heard… "Ahh…Lili? Sorry for the wait. I'm finished, you can use the bathroom."
Her light blue eyes widened at the sight in front of her. Steve's naked body was exposed right in front of her. Well, the lower half was covered by a white towel wrapped around his waist. Oh well! It was going to fall soon enough…
"Unbelievable! I can attack him even now. He's just so attractive and bewitching that I can't help myself. What should I do?" she mumbled to herself…
"Lili?" said Steve raising an eyebrow… "Are you ok?"
«I'm caught!» she thought… "What is it, Steven?"
"The bathroom is free."
Lili nodded her head and stood up. She pointed at the door with her finger… "Got it. I…see…I'll make my way there, then."
"Good…I'll be here, ok?"
She didn't reply to him and continued her way to the bathroom… "You better be…For your own good." She mumbled to herself…
…
Steve Fox heard the door closing behind Lili, who entered the bathroom. He crossed his arms and bit his lower lip. That bath wasn't relaxing at all. He sighed heavily and slapped himself. "Oh that hurt!" he said and rubbed his cheek…
He relaxed his body on Lili's bed and looked at the ceiling… "She's so forward in contrast to me…Where has all my courage gone? I'm not the virgin here." He stood on his feet when a realization hit his head… "Wait a minute! Does it change when you do it with the girl you love? M-Maybe…What am I saying?! I shouldn't be thinking of that now! Keep it together me!" he said to himself hitting his head…He raised an eyebrow and thought for a second placing a finger under his chin… "What would Hwoarang do?"… «Just take everything off and put it in!» Steve waved his hand disappointed… "Let's pretend that I didn't even try to consult that guy. I'm so confused…"
…
When she walked inside the bathroom, the first thing Lili Rochefort did was to fill the bathtub. But she closed the faucet when she realized that her main priority and recent goal in her to-do list was to have sex with Steve. She took off her clothes and swallowed hard. She breathed out and walked in front of the full length mirror…
"Ok…Ok…Let's check once again, shall we?"
Lili raised her arms to examine her armpits. She nodded… "Armpits…Check!" She lowered her body and caressed her fresh shaved long legs… "Legs…Check!" Lili raised her body and placed her right hand on her lower abdomen. Her eyes narrowed and she slowly lowered her hand a bit more… "Erm…This h-here…Painfully checked!" Lili closed tightly her eyes and bit her upper lip, when she remembered the time she went to have a bikini waxing. Shivers…Sacred shaving! She nodded to herself and brought her gaze on the mirror. A frown appeared above her eyes and she groped her breasts. Someone said that we can't have everything we want in this cruel world. He or She was right. "Well…I can do something with these but I just don't want to. There's no point, if they're not real. Lucky witch, Asuka Kazama!" she said and made her hands in fists… "Hphm! Good thing the rest of my awesome figure is millions ahead of your short and graceless one. That made me feel better!"
Lili walked to one of the small drawers she had inside the bathroom. She kneeled down and opened the last one. She sighed in relief when she noticed that her especially prepared for this night underwear was inside. She took it out and smiled. Steve would be a complete dork if he didn't appreciate Lili's divine appearance in front of him. She stood up and placed them on the counter. She opened the faucet and walked inside the shower…
…
Ten minutes later…
"Steven, I'm ready!" said Lili happily as she skipped her way towards him…
The man instinctively stood up from the bed and looked at the woman upside down, who was resting her body on the wall opposite him. He rubbed his eyes and said when he noticed that she started getting annoyed… "L-Lili?"
"Yes?"
"You're so amazing…What can I say? Enchanting!"
She smiled and gave him a somehow fake blush. Steve's reaction and the look on his face, gave Lili the confidence she needed. «Well, duh! Be happy that you'll be the one enjoying this body. You have to make me your goddess» she thought arrogantly…
"Oh come on, you're flattering me."
"Is it bad to compliment the girl you love? I'm not Hwoarang."
She was taken aback by what he said… "You're right!"
Listening to that and feeling Steve's eyes on her, she did something unconsciously. Lili walked towards him with strong determent steps and grabbed his shoulders. He swallowed hard and she pushed him on the bed. "Steven?"
The young man looked confused at her… "I don't intent to let you go tonight, you know."
A smile crossed his lips… "W-Well…Your boldness can surely betray it in a way."
She tightened his shoulders with her nails making him clench his teeth. She was truly irritated… "Boldness, you say? What's that supposed to mean? Can't women be aroused? That's a privilege only men are allowed to have?"
"I didn't mean that!"
«Of course you didn't since, if that was true, you men would have sex only in your dreams»
Lili smiled and shook her head… "Never mind that…Let's forget it…" she paused for a moment and lowered her head closer to his… "I believe we have more important things to do, correct?"
Steve stayed silent without having any idea in what to do next. If Hwoarang was to see him being like that while having such a beautiful girl on top of him, he was definitely going to disown him as his friend and more importantly as a member of the world wide male population. And not only that, there was a chance for Steve to be the one disowning himself. Lili sighed in the inside but she managed to maintain her smiling expression. Could it be that she took him by surprise? Or that she was still not good enough? No! She wasn't intending to lose her confidence because of Steve's unknown issues. She raised her body and moved away from him resting beside him…
She bit her lips and took her gaze away… «What should I do? Could it be that I should "play" it a little shyer? Yuck! That's disgusting…but men like it…I think, at least that they do…What would an idiot like Asuka Kazama do? KYAA! Get off me! You pervert. That's right! That ungrateful Japanese girl! Steven would be turned on for sure. So irritating…»
Steve noticed her tightened fists and touched her hand lovingly. She looked at him with the corner of her eye and Steve said… "I won't lie. I'm aware that all I'm doing is disappointing you but…It's the first time for me…So I'm nervous" he covered his red face with his hand…
"H-Huh…What?! First time! Your…f-first time?"
The man's eyes widened at Lili's misunderstanding. He waved his hands at her to make her stop… "You misunderstood! I meant…Wanting to become intimate with the first girl I ever loved."
Lili turned red all over her face even to her ears. She looked instinctively away from him to the floor and brought her hands together. For a moment Lili felt that for tonight Steve's honest and touching words were enough for her. Being a virgin in the matters of the heart was much more important than anything. She smiled and touched his hand… "What you said made me the happiest girl in the world, so thank you."
"What I want to say is that…I don't want us to connect as two pieces of "meat", you get it?"
"Please, don't compare me to a "piece of meat"? It feels gross."
Steve smiled and hugged her… "Ok, ok…I don't want to just make you lose your virginity, that's something anyone can do. I want to show you in a substantial way my love and care. I know that I disappointed you tonight."
"It's ok, you didn't! And I agree with you. I prefer that than you making halfhearted things."
He pursed his lips when he saw Lili standing up and took her robe from the couch. She wore it and walked to the coffee table, where they brought another bottle of wine with them. As it seemed, there was one that Asuka Kazama didn't notice. She opened it and took it in her hands alongside two glasses. She made her way to where Steve was and handed him one of the glasses. Lili smiled as she poured some wine for the two of them…
"Let's forget about it for now, ok? What about having another glass of wine?"
Steve brought the glass on his lips and nodded… "Thank you!"
"Hehe…Cheers!"
Lili watched Steve sipping some of his wine… «That bitch, Asuka Kazama, is definitely enjoying herself in Hwoarang's arms…Well, better make it…Hwoarang's hidden area…inside her. I'm so jealous!»
Steve closed his eyes trying to savor his drink… «That bastard, Hwoarang, I bet, is having the time of his life! I won't forgive him.»
…
As Steve managed to say his "sad story" to his friend, he saw him having his head buried inside his hands. Soon enough, his shoulders started shaking and that made him roll his eyes… "Sure, sure…You can laugh, ok? Do it now than having you spout bullshit in front of the girls. Have enough already?"
Hwoarang breathed out and raised his head. He touched his chest and tried to suppress another laugh, when he noticed Steve's annoyed expression. He brought his hand to his shoulder and patted him several times… "I'm good!"
He suddenly heard a door's loud bump and sighed… "Cheer up! As you said, in the end, Lili was satisfied when she heard you confessing again."
"Well…But her…I knew that she wanted it."
"Hm…Yeah, there's a possibility that she might be annoyed but, unlike others, she won't be violent about it and it's not even her fault."
"What do you mean?" asked Steve and crossed his arms…
Sigh…
Hwoarang cleared his throat and said… "You'll see…Ermm…Three, two, one…"
…
"YOU DAMNED MOLESTER! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
Steve closed his ears as he heard Asuka Kazama's loud voice coming from the first floor. He gave an intense glare at Hwoarang, who seemed completely unaffected. He shrugged his shoulders… "Told ya!"
"Who is she talking about?" asked Steve as he removed his hands from his ears…
Hwoarang placed his hand on his chest. He didn't expect from Steve to ask such an obvious thing. As it seemed the problem with Lili was serious for him… "The victim in front of you. And please don't say anything! You were in front of the scene when she puked both on me and herself and…"
Steve remembered what happened yesterday and giggled… "Don't laugh, Steve!"
"And what happened?"
"After my big struggle in getting her inside the bedroom, I took off her shirt."
"You did what!?" asked Steve with widened eyes… "You seriously, did that?"
A sigh escaped his lips and Hwoarang crossed his arms… "Give it a rest…Like it would be my first time seeing a woman naked."
"Huh?! You saw THAT woman naked! And not to mention that no man had seen her naked…until you came." He said pointing at the stairs…
"Why are you making such a fuss, huh? I was naked as well."
Steve touched his head and looked at the floor. That friend of his was a lost cause…Really a lost cause. "You're hopeless, dude…I don't know what I'll have to do with you."
"I'm getting pissed off, Stevie! And who cares? I'm the victim all along. The whole upper body of mines is bruised."
…
"WHO'S THE VICTIM HERE?!"
Asuka Kazama climbed the stairs down and ran to where the two men were standing. She saw Steve trying to reason with his friend and that annoying Hwoarang ignoring him. She tightened her fists and waited for him to say something for her to prepare her answer… "Oh you found us…" was the only thing he said and she blinked her eyes several times. She pointed her hand at him accusingly…
"At least try to seem a little tensed or that you were "caught in the act" for example."
Asuka noticed that Steve was looking at her and her gaze followed his. A blush appeared on her cheeks and she touched her clothes. She raised her head to look at the Korean man… "You lecherous monster, why am I wearing your clothes? Tell me!"
She saw him yawning and approached him to punch him, only for Hwoarang to catch her prepared blow. Asuka clenched her teeth and tried to break free from his strong grip. Hwoarang released her and scratched the back of his head… "Be happy, I dressed you, you drunkard."
"Huh? What are you talking about you?" she thought about it for a moment and came to a realization… "What the fuck?! That means…You took off my clothes, didn't you?"
A sigh escaped his lips and looked unconcerned at her… "No reason to deny the truth."
Asuka fell on her knees and buried her face inside her hands… "No, no…In the end, it happened…I had a feeling it would eventually anyway."
However, she couldn't remember anything. Could it be that he was messing with her again? She shook her head. No, he was a player and more importantly a huge pervert but…ok…She knew that he wouldn't assault or rape her. Then, the last case would be that if anything happened, it happened with her consent. But that doesn't change anything! She raised her head and made eye contact with him, who had a grin on his face. What an eyesore?! This guy…
"If something happens to me…You're definitely going to take responsibility, you hear me?" she stood up and made a step closer to him…
Hwoarang looked away in order to keep himself from hitting her. His eyebrow twitched but in the end, he couldn't hide his anger… "You dare say that!? And how are you gonna take responsibility for all these?" he said pointing at his eye and then neck. Asuka looked carefully at him and noticed the swollen eye and the hickeys around his neck. There was a moment of silence with Steve and Hwoarang exchanging glances. Suddenly, Asuka Kazama's laughter was heard inside the whole house. The man opposite her clenched his fists and bit his lip. Steve could see that indeed he was at his limit, already, and he wasn't in the wrong, if what Hwoarang told him was the truth…
Asuka held her stomach. She wiped a tear from the corner of her eye and sighed… "Seriously? Oh man, I knew you had a screw loose but…Come on, you're beating yourself? You're really something, I have to admit that."
"S-Steve my patience has its limits…Do something."
Steve gave him a nod and looked at the woman next to him… "Miss Kazama? Even if he punched himself, I believe that if you see the rest of his body, you'll change your mind. You were drunk, you'll remember soon."
"Forget about that, Steve!" said Hwoarang and looked at the confused girl in front of him… "Like hell I'm gonna wait for her to remember?" He, then, pointed at Asuka… "And you! Who the hell is that Mamoru-sama guy? Not only you are a rapist but you, even, assaulted the wrong person."
Asuka crossed her arms and looked away. Even if what Steve said was true, there was no way, she was going to mistake her idol with that man. She smirked mockingly… "No way in hell! You? I called you of all men "Mamoru-sama?" That would be blaspheme!"
"Say what, you brat!?"
…
A sudden yawn was heard from behind them that took their attention. Lili Rochefort was walking towards them, being slightly sleepy. Even though, she decided to sleep for some more, she just couldn't and especially when she started hearing both Asuka and Hwoarang's annoying voices. She looked at Steve, who approached her hugging her from behind. The other two were ready to puke at the disturbing sight in front of them. Lili looked at Hwoarang, who rest his arm on Asuka's shoulder but she didn't pay him any attention. These two should just get together already. She sighed in the inside thinking of how clueless these two were. She knew that the man definitely wanted to get into her rival's pants but she felt that Asuka's intentions weren't too much different of his. Idiots…
"What's going on here, Steven?"
"You can totally imagine it. You don't need to try hard either."
The young woman raised an eyebrow and Hwoarang walked angrily in front of her… "Lili! I demand you fire this person."
Asuka did the same and pushed him away… "I should be the one saying this, you ass!"
"What did you say, you worthless worm?"
"Exactly what you heard, you disgusting slug!"
…
"What's all this about?" said Lili clenching her fists and Steve released her…
Both Hwoarang and Asuka stayed silent and looked away from each other. Steve sighed heavily and Lili glanced at him. These two are just like children. The blonde girl took notice of Asuka's appearance and raised an eyebrow. Not only she wasn't wearing her uniform and even if she wanted there was no way she could. Lili cleared her throat and pointed at Asuka…
"Miss Kazama?" she asked and the girl pointed at herself with Lili giving her a nod… "Are you always walking around braless?"
Asuka Kazama's eyes widened and she looked at her chest. It was true! She wasn't wearing any bra. She approached the man responsible for this and grabbed him from the collar of his shirt… "You piece of shit! You could at least spare me my boobs!"
…
Unknowingly to them, Sebastian entered the living room and bowed in front of Lili… "Miss Lili, breakfast is ready."
"I see…We'll arrive quickly, you can go first."
"As you wish." With these last words Sebastian made his way back leaving them alone once again…
Lili was seeing still her rival arguing with her bodyguard. She had enough of these two. Well, the truth was that she wasn't in a good mood. Noticing yesterday Steve walking outside her bedroom left her confused and restless. Why did that happen? Maybe, indeed, it's something she does and keeps him behind. A smile crossed her lips when she thought of something. Steve touched her shoulder concerned and asked her… "Is everything all right?"
"Uh…Sure. My apologies if I worried you. Anyway…Shall we go to have breakfast?"
Steve gave her a nod and grabbed gently her hand leading her away. For a moment, she stopped and turned her head slightly behind… "Aren't you two going to come?"
Hwoarang and Asuka exchanged glances and brought their gazes to Lili… "On it!" they said in unison…
"Good…And, Miss Kazama?"
"Hm? Say it."
Lili placed her hand inside her pants' pocket and took out a pair of keys. She looked at them and then threw them to Asuka's direction, who caught them just on time… "Here. You found yourself inside his room because you forgot your keys in my bedroom. You should, at least, thank him for lending you his bed."
"I believe I super thanked him yesterday!"
Her eyes widened slightly. It was true in the end. These two had sex, when Steve and herself were discussing the "feeling part" all over again. Ok…yeah, yeah…Lili never denied that she was the romantic type but she never denied her needs as a woman, neither. Maybe, before confessing to Steve, she should have lost her virginity to someone else. But she just couldn't…Her heart couldn't…
"Hwoarang…What did you…do with her?"
A mocking smirk, which only Steve knew why existed, appeared on the young man's lips. He placed his hands behind his back and walked closer to Lili and Steve, who took her hand with his own… "The same thing you two did…Actually, nothing in other words…"
The two girls blushed. Lili looked at the floor… "Blushing, eh?"
"You're gonna bleed, then!" said Asuka Kazama and hit him at the back of his head…
"Why did you do that?!" he said rubbing his head…
"Use your imagination!"
Lili giggled, as she thanked Asuka in the inside, even though the latter did what she did because of her own embarrassment. She sighed and turned her head to see Steve having a frown on his face. She raised her hand and caressed his cheek. The man noticed Lili's worried expression and smiled at her reassuringly… "Let's go, shall we?"
"Right…By the way, Asuka Kazama, go and change your clothes. And…ermm…Today you can dress casually."
"Are you taking her to the ball?"
"Huh?"
"Tsk…Casualness between the two of you…is a matter that needs to be explained by both sides. Well…"
"Shut it, Hwoarang!"
"Thank you, Steven. And as I said, dress just like the way when we met at the park, ok?"
Asuka gave her a nod and made her way to her bedroom with the other three walking to the dining room…
…
For a very obvious reason, the table with the four of them was unusually quiet. At least, Sebastian thought that way and the rest of the staff, who were standing around the dining room. Lili was used to this but the other three felt like someone was watching them. Well, duh! They actually were watching them. Lili placed her fork and knife on the table, when she finished with her breakfast. She glanced at Steve, who was just looking inside his plate. Something was wrong with him but she didn't have the courage to ask him for now. Maybe later…It was still morning. Lili cleared her throat to gain Asuka's attention. The brunette looked at her and swallowed the croissant she had inside her mouth…
"You want something with me, don't you?"
"Indeed…After you finish with your breakfast, we'll go shopping."
A sigh escaped her lips and took another croissant in her hand… "Got it!"
"I'm not coming." Said Hwoarang and sipped some of his coffee…
Lili rolled her eyes and stood up… "No one invited you, Hwoarang. Men are prohibited today."
Hwoarang smiled in relief… "Phew…Finally, I'm gonna practice a little."
Asuka stood up from her seat and before she was ready to talk to Lili, she heard her saying… "What about you, Steven?"
Steve looked at her and shrugged his shoulders. He watched Hwoarang standing up from his seat and said… "No idea…Maybe, I'll go practice with Hwoarang."
"I don't want you to practice with me." They heard Hwoarang saying as he was climbing the stairs to the first floor…
"That jerk! Anyway, forget about me. You two go and have fun."
The blonde woman stayed silent. She felt bad for leaving Steve alone with Hwoarang but there was no way, she was going to take him with them. Steve noticed that she was worried about him. He stood up, caressed her cheek and kissed her palm. Asuka blushed at this. No one has done this for her. How did it feel? She wanted to know and in the same time not. Asking that idiot Lili would be a bad thing to do, since she knew that her main purpose of "giving her a job" was to entertain herself. She swallowed hard and shook her head. In the end, she was the first one to run away from there. Lili giggled and Steve raised an eyebrow…
"Lili?"
"Oh…It's nothing, Steven. See you later, ok?" said Lili and kissed his cheek…
…
Steve opened the curtain and watched both Lili and Asuka leaving the mansion after getting inside a limousine. He didn't have an idea as where they were going to go but it was true that he wasn't really curious. There was no reason for Lili to hide anything from him…or was it? He shook his head. No, no! His girlfriend was an honest person. Secrecy wasn't her thing. He sighed and made his way back to the living room, where he saw Hwoarang resting on one of the couches having changed into his uniform. His eyes blinked several times and his friend waved his hand at him. Steve nodded and walked there. Hwoarang noticed the desperate sighs Steve was letting out even when they were having breakfast with Lili. How didn't she notice? Or there was a chance for her to know and not wanting to press the matter any further. That…well…made sense. He turned his head and looked at Steve, who was resting his back on the couch. Soon enough, Hwoarang turned his gaze in front of him and said without looking at Steve…
"It can't be helped, Steve. If you don't have it, then you don't."
Steve clenched his fists and made his friend look at him… "And Lili was so beautiful. Such a waste! What is she going to think of me?"
"How lame of a man you are." He joked with him and Steve gave him a weak punch on his shoulder…
"That's a friend for you."
"Hehe…I was joking. Well…What should you do, huh?"
"Help me, pal!"
Hwoarang sighed and looked at him… "Ok, then! I believe that you should forget that it's her first time. Have your own rhythm."
"HUH?! You kidding? She's gonna hate me, if I do this."
"She's gonna hate you, if you don't do this."
Steve stood up and started making circles around the living room. Was he a masochist? He knew what kind of advice Hwoarang was giving. But still…He kept asking that man… "Lili's not that kind of girl."
His friend crossed his arms and looked arrogantly at him… "Hm? Is that so? How do you know? I have much more experience in girls than you do."
"Then, how come you don't have a girlfriend, my experienced friend?"
Hwoarang heard Steve's mocking tone but he still had something to say back to him… "You, then? The one, who has a girlfriend? You ask for advice from someone, who doesn't have a woman."
Steve looked away and turned his back at his friend. Hwoarang chuckled and stretched his body after standing up… "Whatever, Stevie boy…Just let me fix her up for ya, ok?" That made his friend to turn his body and face him after what Hwoarang said…
"Like hell, you jerk!" a smirk appeared on Steve's lips and raised an eyebrow as he looked at the man's eyes in front of him… "I believe you have already a girl, who you're dying to get into her pants, right?"
"It would be pointless and childish to deny that…but, honestly now, after what I came though yesterday, I'm in a loss."
When he said that, Hwoarang lowered his body and took his small sack from the floor. Steve was watching him and asked… "So you really are going to practice?"
"Well, duh…When that idiot comes back, she will start making a ruckus about me taking "something" I actually haven't. If I knew that I would either way have to deal with it…sigh...I would have gone along with the deed."
"Hehe…But you're not that kind of person, right Hwoarang?"
The auburn haired man didn't answer him, even though, he heard clearly his question. He preferred to ignore it and made his way outside to practice in the garden. Steve dropped his gaze on the floor, when he heard his friend closing the door behind him. Hwoarang was really different all of a sudden. Why? That guy was, even with his tone of flaws, still his best friend. He shouldn't have only Lili in his mind. If Hwoarang was to ask his help, something impossible, he would do everything he could to help him. Steve turned his gaze to the TV and decided to watch some. He threw himself on the couch opposite the TV and took the remote control in his hands. He started changing channels one by one until his eyes fell on a news channel. His eyes widened at what he saw and the remote control fell from his hands… "You must be joking…What…the hell is…that?"
…
At the same time…
Inside one of Osaka's big malls, two girls were wandering around a specific area. Some people thought that they were lost. Others blushed and others started whispering things, which since Asuka heard, she gave them the death glare making them disappear. After a big preparation they walked inside standing by the door. Lili was trembling when Asuka was having her head looking at the red carpeted floor. Managing all of her courage, Lili Rochefort clenched her fists and a determent frown appeared on her face. When she tried to make a step further inside, Asuka grabbed her arm to stop her…
"Hey? Now, that I'm thinking better of it. You weren't the one at fault, ok? He's the lame one!"
"Firstly, do not ever call my sweet Steven lame and secondly…ah…well…What if…my appearance doesn't help him?"
Asuka didn't have to say anything else back. For that arrogant and narcissistic girl to say that her appearance isn't perfect…She really must be in love with the guy. She sighed and looked at Lili, who said…
"I'm not giving up!"
Lili grabbed Asuka's hand and dragged her inside the store alongside her. She stopped when she made sure that they were enough further inside and her eyes widened in surprise. So many things…Who would have guessed? By the way, Asuka's thoughts were kind off the same as hers. Lili smiled confidently when she noticed something that got her attention… "That's it! Oh, I'm so excited! I'll buy sex toys and underwear."
"That's so embarrassing…"
The taller girl next to her heard her and bit her upper lip… "Watch your words, Asuka Kazama! Embarrassing would be me not having a healthy sexual life with my boyfriend."
"I admire the fact that you talk so openly about it."
A sad sigh escaped Lili's pink colored lips when she touched the fabric of the underwear, which took her attention…
"No need to act all shy, right? He has already seen me naked."
"Seriously?!"
She nodded and looked at her… "That's true…And then, how do you want me to think that it's not my fault?"
Asuka's lips turned downwards. Even herself could admit that the girl next to her was pretty. Suddenly, she felt a pat on her shoulder…
"Anyway, leaving me aside…How did it go with Hwoarang? Was it good?"
The girl felt her head boiling and her hands trembling. She couldn't handle it any further and hit with her fists one of the counters… "HOW THE HELL DO YOU WANT ME TO KNOW?! AND THIS JERK IS STILL KEEPING ME IN THE DARK. I DON'T KNOW IF I'M A VIRGIN OR NOT! AND IF WE DID IT, DID WE USE A CONDOM OR THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ME TO HAVE HIS STUPID CHILD INSIDE ME?!"
After this outburst, Asuka looked around her. All the costumers were left speechless and in the same time some of them scared. Suddenly, a clap was heard by Lili and the rest of the crown followed after her… "You're right! All men do is taking advantage of us."
Both Asuka and Lili smiled when they saw the women smiling at them. Good thing, Lili was there and the situation was solved.
"Be thankful I was with you."
"Uh…yes…I guess I'll have to thank you, here. Thanks!"
"It's ok…And anyway, he's not that irresponsible. Actually, I have a feeling that he's much more than Steven. He's just a little more laid back."
Asuka frowned tightening the grip on her cellphone… "I guess…I have to ask him."
"Yes…Do that…And if you didn't just do it now. For this reason, I'll buy you underwear."
"Stop with the bullshit! You're just embarrassed to only buy for yourself."
Lili stared at her for a couple of seconds until she waved at one of the saleswomen… "Maybe!"
…
"Welcome to our store, how could I help you?" said a beautifully dressed woman after bowing at them. Asuka smiled and Lili raised her eyebrow…
"Hm…This thing here…"
"T-This?" said the woman looking confused at what this young girl wanted to buy…
"Well, yes! Do you have it in black?"
The woman gave her a nod and heard her saying again… "That's a relief…" she then pointed at Asuka… "Since this woman, here, wants to try it on."
"Huh? What? What do I want?"
The woman bowed once again in front of Lili and took gently Asuka by her arm… "Please, follow me, Miss."
"What? I don't want to. And where am I going anyway?"
Lili giggled at her and sighed… "Hwoarang to paradise! Hahahaha…"
"Is he teaching you his lame lines?!"
The young woman placed her hand under her chin and looked around her once again. Being here it was unexpectedly fun. Next time, she would come with Steve. She approached another saleswoman and asked her…
"Are you the one taking care of this section?"
"Sure! What are you…ermm…interested in?"
Lili crossed her arms and breathed out. She smiled at the woman and said as she started pointing at different kind of things… "We, also, want…umm…how is this called…umm…I got it! A vibrator."
The woman continued looking at her… "O-Ok…what kind of?"
"What do you mean?" asked Lili crossing her arms…
"There are lots of kinds, I mean."
"I see…I'm buying all of them, then."
"ALL OF THEM?!"
"Is there a problem with that?"
The saleswoman shook her head and proceeded to take out Lili's order…
"A minute, please…Add some handcuffs and blindfolds…Oh and all these underwear…"
"What's with those?"
"Take them to the girl in the changing room. You will find out who she is. She's pretty noisy with an annoying voice."
There was a silence from the woman's side as she gathered all these things Lili wanted and then took the underwear in her hands… "I'll prepare them."
…
Some time later…
Asuka Kazama sat on the nearest bench when they walked outside the sex shop. That was so tiring…and mostly, humiliating. Lili frowned irritated when Asuka dropped the bags on the floor. She gathered them neatly and sat beside her…
"That was kind of fun, wasn't it, Asuka Kazama?"
The brunette looked away from her, since if she was to come face to face with that woman's happy expression, she was definitely going to have another outburst… "Seriously? We, almost, bought the entire shop. With me trying everything on and you just taking it in a smaller number."
Lili rolled her eyes and touched Asuka's lap… "Don't get all grumpy, ok?"
Asuka turned to look at her and Lili took outside one of the bags some condoms… "Be happy, I made you a present and not to mention that they gave us condoms for free…Oh and silly me, I was going to forget about this." She once again tried to find something inside a bag and when she did, she pulled it out…
"What is this?"
"Except from the condoms, they also gave us this useful "Sex Position Guide for Dummies" book."
"That was the least they could do! They will think we're holding S & M shows…So humiliating!"
However, Lili seemed unfazed by the whole thing… "Do you think there is a chance for Steven to be into these things?"
"How the hell do you want me to know your boyfriend's fetishes? Just go and ask him."
The blonde young woman sighed and placed the book inside the same bag. She crossed her arms and turned to look at her rival once again… "Ask Hwoarang and tell me, ok?"
Asuka buried her head inside her hands… "No need…I bet this perv is satisfied with everything."
"Hahahaha!"
The Japanese girl stood up and Lili followed after her…
"Not funny, airhead! Don't laugh."
…
Rochefort Holiday House…
Hwoarang opened the door and entered the house. He was having his sack on his shoulder and with his left hand, he started rubbing his chest with a towel. He felt rejuvenated after such a long time. He walked further inside and stopped when he saw Steve sitting on the couch, while looking at a closed TV. He raised an eyebrow and approached him…
"Steve?" he called him… "Yo, Steve?"
This time the blond man's eyes widened in surprise when he saw his friend in front of him… "Hwoarang…"
He set the sack on the floor and sat on the opposite couch… "You're pale…Did anything happen?"
Silence filled the room, since Steve was still trying to realize what happened. He noticed Hwoarang's gaze at him and he buried his head inside his hands. Hwoarang asked the same thing again. He sighed when he didn't get an answer this time as well and stood up… "Whatever…You're an adult, you're gonna pull through from this."
"Marshall's dojo was attacked…yesterday."
"Uh…That's…bad."
"What's with this reaction?" asked Steve and stood up angrily facing Hwoarang…
"First of all, get rid of that hateful expression of yours…And what do you expect from me to say? The same thing happened with Master."
Steve stayed silent. True…Hwoarang went through it already and he was still trying to make money to help Baek. He placed his hands inside his pockets and looked at the floor… "I just don't know what to do."
"Did you give him a call?"
"N-No…" he answered and raised slowly his head…
"Ugh…Since you're that worried, that should have been the first thing to be done."
Hwoarang watched Steve taking out his cellphone. He let out a sigh and made his way to his bedroom. He dropped the sack down and took off his uniform. A smirk appeared on his face when something he was already expecting for some time now, actually happened. He walked to the drawer next to his door and took his cellphone in his hands. However, the smirk disappeared when he realized something…
"And so…It starts…" he muttered to himself and picked up the phone…
Thanks for reading!