Chapter 38: Auto's Achter na Zitten
Yuu gets to see a couple of castles from Switzerland to Germany. They stop at the foot of the mountain where Neuschwanstein Castle is, the most beautiful castle she has ever seen. They also drop by Hohenschwangau Castle and Linderhof Castle since they are situated near each other. But they only see them from afar, as most castles are open to the public, and summer is the peak of the season. Although the real reason they didn't go inside the castles was because Sayaka shut down any idea where hiking is involved in any shape or form, stating that she had enough hiking for this year.
They arrive at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Berlin. As usual, Sayaka got a suite under her name. They are finally alone after having dinner with the whole Calle family.
"Can't we stay in another hotel? Why Ritz? Why does it have to be a 5-star hotel?" Yuu asked as she put on her pajamas.
"Because you deserve the best, honey. And my whole family is a member of their club. We have discounts and other perks." Sayaka shouted from the bathroom, still drying her long hair.
"Is it a big discount compared to when we stay at another hotel?"
"Hmmm, I don't know. We have been staying at their hotels all over the world since I was a child. Maybe it is a matter of preference and convenience. You know, there is no need to think about where to stay if they have a branch in that place. Their reputation is already established, and dad, even with his eccentricities, loves some kind of familiarity. Since he always travels, he wants to have something constant, even if it is just where he lays his head to sleep at night."
"I can only imagine."
"It will be like that for me someday, my love. I hope you don't mind if I am not home every single night." Sayaka said as she emerged from the bathroom.
"Oh"
"Is that a deal-breaker?" a little nervous.
"What? Like one night a week?"
"I can't say for sure. It varies. Dad will sometimes be home for two weeks and be gone the next."
"You won't be out flirting with people, right?"
"Hmmmn, if I were away from you, it has to be something important, or I wouldn't even bother going." She went to sit down on the bed by the headboard and open her arms. Yuu leaned her back against her. Sayaka settled her arms over her waist and nuzzled her neck. "And I am the jealous one, remember?"
"Yes, but you don't seem to comprehend how beautiful you are."
"Honey, I am a loyal person. I won't ever cheat on you."
"I don't doubt that. I just don't want to think about people flirting with you."
"And why is that?"
"You can change your mind at any moment."
"Hey," she said, tilting Yuu's chin sideways to face her. "Have I ever given you that idea?"
"Not yet. But Sayaka, I am not a looker. Wait." She said as Sayaka opened her mouth to protest. "I may be attractive to you. But you are on another level, in a different realm. You are like a 10, and I am a 6, and I am being generous with myself."
"You are a 20 for me. And stop saying those things. You are beautiful." She pecks her lips. "Say it. Say that you are beautiful."
"Ah, never mind, let's just sleep." Yuu tried to break free from the embrace.
Sayaka tightens her grip. "Hey, I am getting mad now. Say it."
"I am tired."
"We slept the whole way here. I know you have recovered already. And it won't take much to say that you are beautiful. So say it."
"Sayakaaaa"
"Don't whine; say it. I won't let you go till you say it."
"I will say it when I am ready. Now please, let's sleep."
"My love, we didn't have sex last night. We traveled all day. You will give me the cold shoulder tonight?"
"Yeah, why not? It would be good practice for us when you are alone in hotel rooms working out of town."
"Yuu, I am still in high school. We still have until after I graduate from college before all that starts. Can we enjoy these moments while we still have them?"
The petite girl turned her head to face her and caressed her cheek. "I guess I am not in love with a regular person who would come home to me every day."
"I will always come home to you. It might not be every day, but I will come home to you. You are my lighthouse. My anchor. And besides, if dad assigned me to the Tokyo branch, business trips wouldn't be a weekly thing."
"You are just saying that to get into my pants."
"I don't need to seduce you." She shifted to get on top of her and graze their lips together. "You are mine, and you are beautiful."
Yuu wraps her arms around her neck. "My horny girlfriend."
"I knew we should have just stayed in Italy." She groaned. "We still have three countries to go to. If we had stayed, we could have a regular schedule."
"So needy and horny."
"And you accused me of flirting with someone else when I am this hopeless when it comes to you."
"Fine, we can have sex." She rolled her eyes.
"If you don't want to, it's okay. But you can't blame me if I become irritable tomorrow. Two days is too much."
"Who says I don't want to? I am just playing hard to get."
"Hmmn, let's see." A hand travels between them and gets under Yuu's pajama bottom and underwear. "Okay, we haven't started yet; this is understandable." The fingers started gently playing with the folds. The redhead is moaning against her lips. The kiss is deepening and getting heated. "Wait, that was fast." She gasps as her fingers are almost covered with the girl's nectar.
"I told you I was playing hard to get."
"You are always so ready for me."
"No more talking. Take me and make me yours."
"With pleasure. Also, you are already mine."
Sayaka woke up first. Yuu was facing her with her head tucked in her neck. She moved back as gently as she could to stare at her lover. Brushing away the stray hair from her face as lightly as she could. The small girl had her mouth slightly open, and little snores were emitting from her. She smiled at this.
"You silly girl, why would I ever replace you? You are perfect." She whispered and gently moved back to kiss her forehead, but Yuu moved to capture her lips and then laughed. "Oh, you are awake."
"My ears pick up the 'silly girl' thing. I guess my body doesn't like that you insult me while I am sleeping."
"You love it when I call you that, and you know it." She goes on top and starts to tickle the younger girl.
"No, no, no. I need to pee. Stop."
But Sayaka used both hands to tickle her sides, and Yuu was scrambling around to get away from her.
"Cara mia, don't make me wet the bed. Or we will pay a fine in this 5-star hotel."
The brunette dove in to claim her lips, then rolled them over to make Yuu straddle her. "I want you."
"Let me pee first."
"You really need to pee?"
"Geez, what was your first clue?"
"Don't take too long."
Yuu pecked her lips, then moved to get out of bed, but Sayaka captured her hips and grinded upwards. "Please let me go. I don't want to pee on you."
The green-eyed girl slaps her rear. "Alright, get up. But come back immediately."
She turned crimson, the small hand traveling unconsciously to the cheek that was slapped. It didn't sting, but she finds that she likes it, though she would never tell her lover that. She ran to the bathroom and took care of nature's call, then put her hair in a bun and washed up her entire body as fast as she could.
"It took you seven minutes to pee?"
"I wash up a bit. Since it seems you have plans for this morning, I wanted to be ready for you."
"So considerate. Now come here so I can kiss you."
She lay on the bed, still in her bathrobe.
"Hmmm, you want me to undress you again. So lewd."
"I like it when you..."
"I know, me too." She undid the robe belt and opened the robe to reveal the body that she adored. Green eyes greedily roam around. Then she took off the robe, one arm at a time. Then goes on top and kisses her roughly on the neck while her hands busy themselves on the breasts.
"Be a little gentler, cara mia."
"Oh sorry. Let's switch. I am getting ahead of myself." She rolled them. "Kiss me." Though her hands reached out for Yuu's face.
Her head was halfway down when she spoke, "What time do we need to meet the others?"
"I don't care about them now. We can just meet with them somewhere."
"That would be rude."
"Don't keep me waiting."
Yuu sat up to straddle her, and small hands moved to stroke Sayaka's huge assets. "Big but so perky. Are you sure you are okay with my breasts? You are bigger than most."
"It is because they are big that I love yours."
"How about Nanami-senpai? She's average, right?"
Sayaka sat up abruptly, almost toppling Yuu out of balance. "Have you seen it?"
"No, that is why I am asking you. You showered together at some point, right? Or when you change clothes after gym class."
"You don't need to know."
"Were they beautiful? She's sexy, right?"
"I'm warning you." She glared at her, but the brown eyes gleamed.
"You had a crush on her for more than a year. Hmmmn, I can understand since she is beautiful, intelligent, kind, and determined. I bet you fantasize about kissing her and touching her. If I compare myself to her, I am sure she is much more enticing to you. Long limbs, dark silky hair."
"Stop it." She did fantasize about having sex with Touko, but she could not bring herself to continue when her imagination went to the part of undressing her best friend. Knowing that the raven-haired girl doesn't see her that way makes her stop and think about something else.
"Why? Are you getting turned on thinking about it?"
The heiress then realized that she was being played with. And turn the table. "Did something else happen between the two of you that I don't know?"
Yuu thought of moving away to tease her, but her core was aching to touch Sayaka more. "Like what?" she rolled her hips. "We didn't kiss again after that first one."
"Are you sure?" She grabs her waist and rubs against her.
The dazzling smile appeared. Pleased that they could talk about Touko, but in a very different climate. A very hot one. Although them already touching might be the reason why the brunette was amiable. She gets immediate validation that the smaller girl belongs to her. "Well, there was this one time when she was so nervous about the speech that I asked her to go outside to get some air, and she put her forehead on my shoulder."
Sayaka hugged her and shifted to get Yuu to lay on her back on the bed.
"Don't be mad." She searched for contact and met that deliciously warm velvet against her. She was not able to regulate her moan. "It was in the past; we were not together at that time. I wanted to comfort her."
"How? What did you do while her forehead was on your shoulder?"
"I patted her head and played with her hair."
"Koito Yuu!"
"Eww, don't full name me. It reminds me of how my mother scolded me."
"I am jealous."
"When are you not jealous?"
"When you are moaning under me."
Yuu was taken aback. She was not expecting an answer. Not that fast, and certainly not that answer. "You are jealous about everything. And for your information, I was even thinking about you at that time." The green eyes were staring at her so fiercely that she almost wanted to look away. "I was wondering if her hair is that soft and smells good. Yours must be incredible, and I was not wrong." She took a lock of chestnut hair and played with it. "Your hair is amazing, and you smell heavenly, cara mia."
"No wonder she fell for you. Don't do that to other people."
"I don't really. It's just that her hair was so close to my face that I was able to do that. I told you I was not a touchy person. My friends and I maintain a safe distance from each other. Though Akari likes to surprise us with hugs from the back."
"Akari is the tall one, right? Hmmn."
"Come on!" She grumbled. "Akari is crazy about boys. She has a different crush every semester. Her target now is a senpai from the basketball team."
"How many more stories like this are you hiding from me? How many times was Touko able to touch you?"
"I think that's it. She told me that I was kind, and I said, 'Who will not be when you are this vulnerable?' How can I not be kind at that moment?"
"Now I understand why she wanted you so much. She can be who she really is with you and not be Miss Perfect. No hiding. It is a wonder why she didn't fight for you more."
"Why didn't you fight for her more?"
Sayaka settled on her, putting most of her weight on Yuu, and just supported herself with her elbows, kissing her stomach before staring at her again. "I knew I would be rejected if I confessed to her. I was waiting, but then you came along."
"Sorry, I messed up your pursuit for Miss Perfect."
"Don't be silly. It just means that me and Touko are not for each other. We are." Planting another kiss. "What is your type, anyway?"
"I don't have a type. I just love you. That's it. Now, can we continue? We will go site-seeing today, right?"
"Way to change the subject."
"There is only you. I don't want anyone else. Now kiss me, please."
"No wait, how did Touko confess to you?"
"Have we not talked about that before?"
"Yuu." She said it in that warning voice. The little girl smiled fondly.
"Kiss me first, and I will tell you."
The brunette dragged her body upwards, and her lover moaned as keenly as she expected. Their lips met. She meant it to be a quick one, but whenever their lips press together for more than two seconds, they get lost in it and forget about other things. Yuu's hand goes to the back of her neck, trying to make her stay a little bit longer, but she persists as she wants to know the story more. For now.
She let go and rolled to the side so they could concentrate on the conversation. "Come on. Tell me."
"You were not in the student council room on that day. Nanami-senpai said you needed to go home early for some business meetings with your father."
"Yeah, I remember that. The next day, you were announced as the campaign manager by Touko, surprising everyone in the room."
"No one was more surprised than me. Anyway, back to the story: I had a suitor at that time, my friend from middle school."
"Who is he? What is his address?"
"You are not planning to kill him, are you?" She chuckled. Sayaka didn't respond, so she continued, "I was planning to ask for advice since the two of you were talking about her turning down someone who confessed to her. So after class that day, I went to the student council room. I even ran to go there, thinking that she might have left. "But I was there first; she arrived next; there were just the two of us, and I thought there wouldn't be a better time than that. So, I told her about it, and she told me not to worry. That I should not be pressured to feel something for someone I don't see that way just because they confessed to me. She patted my head."
"Yuu!"
"It lingers too, and we stare at each other for a while." She chortled.
"You are making me jealous." She buries her face on Yuu's neck and hugs her tightly.
"Darling, it was in the past." Raking her hand on the light brown locks "Do you want to hear the story or not? You are the one who wanted to know how she confessed to me. I am giving you all the details."
Sayaka moved away but didn't let go of the embrace. "Don't leave anything out." She warned.
"Fine, fine. After that, my suitor called, and I excused myself so I could answer it. I was standing in the corner by the window. For some reason, I could not push myself to answer the call. I was terrified of turning down my friend. I liked him. We were friends for three years during middle school. And I don't want our friendship to be over like that. I don't want him to hate me. I was worried about many things. Then I heard Nanami-senpai's voice beside me. She was holding my hand and told me it was okay."
"Touko! She even got to hold your hand first!"
"It was a friendly touch. Let me finish the story, and you will know why I know that she doesn't like me at that moment yet."
"No. The moment before she patted your head, it was before she touched you. I am sure. She never touched anyone, Yuu. Even me, even after being close friends for one year."
"Still, let me continue."
"Sorry, go on."
"Hmm, but I remember she patted my head on the first day that she met me. You were there."
"Ah"
"Why are you blushing?" Yuu smiled, savoring the view of those rosy cheeks getting a shade darker.
"I wanted to pat you in the head at that time too. I was intrigued by it."
"So you are not jealous that she was touching me, but because she got to touch me?"
"Yeah. I started with, 'Why is she patting your head?' to 'How does it feel to pat your head?'"
"That is interesting."
"I was blind back then. I was still upset that someone confessed to her, and I couldn't. But now all I see is you."
"Aw, kiss me."
Their lips grazed each other quickly.
"So you are somewhat interested in me even then?"
"Of course. You said something sweet, and then you ran away. I was thinking about you while I was walking towards the student council room, and there you are talking to my crush, but you capture my attention. Also, why do you keep blushing when I talk and when you look in my direction?"
"I think you already know the answer to that."
"Humor me"
"I was so embarrassed to have run away like that. And then to have you in the same room the next moment is just terrifying. I am so scared that you would scold me, and I don't want you to scold me because I thought you were the most beautiful person I have ever seen."
"Now you need to kiss me." she did "Please continue with your story."
"Oh yeah, so I answered the call. I want to check if I really can't say yes to this boy, who doesn't really have any bad attributes. A kind person who had been by my side. Laugh with me. Cheering when I have softball matches. Studying with me when we cram for examinations. We went out with our friends for movies, arcades, ramen, and fast-food chains. All in a group setting." She added quickly as Sayaka eyed her. "I know what the meaning of love is without looking at the dictionary. I have read and listened to countless songs about it. It was radiantly blinding for me. And I don't feel like that for him. Because I was already taken by someone else, though I was still kind of oblivious at that time." Sayaka stared at her more intensely. "So, I told him I was sorry. He thanked me." She smiled. "That is curious, is it not? He is happy that I finally gave him an answer, even though it was just to turn him down."
"I'll hunt him down."
"Don't exaggerate things." She continues to play with the silky hair.
"What happens after that?"
"Uhm, I thanked her for supporting me and told her I couldn't have done it without her. Then I noticed that we were still holding hands, so I tried to take my hand back, but she didn't let me and instead pulled me closer."
Sayaka suddenly sat up. "That's it! I will kill her."
"Relax. Come here." Yuu opened her arms. "Come on." Strangely, the brunette acquiesces, as the younger girl had never done that before. "She asked me if no one had been special for me. I said yes since I haven't figured out my feelings for you yet. She drew me nearer to her body and told me that she's falling for me."
"Just like that?"
"Yeah, I thought I heard it wrong. She was holding my hand while the other was grasping my upper arm and staring at me like you sometimes do, you know, longingly. Then it seemed like she woke up from a trance and apologized to me. She suddenly wanted to work on papers and told me to dismiss what just happened, but as you said earlier, the next day she made me her campaign manager, and while walking home together, she kissed me. You know the rest after that."
"She couldn't contain her feelings for you. But still, she should have asked for permission!"
"Don't be mad about that anymore. We both know that Nanami-senpai has been through a lot."
"That is no excuse."
"Alright. But how about you? How did Yuzuki-senpai confess to you?"
"I'd rather not talk about that now."
That hurt glint came across the green eyes; Yuu knew better than to press the subject.
"Let me make love to you instead."
They spent the whole day visiting some of the tourist spots in Berlin. Reichstag Building, Brandenburg Gate, and Museum Island; after that, they went back to the hotel and hang out in Alice and Jovanney's room as they planned to play poker. Emmanuel took care of the snacks and even bought some alcohol.
"You will drive tomorrow, won't you, babe?"
"Fine, I will drive that stupid truck of yours."
"Hey! That guy has enough horsepower to tow any of your cars."
"That reminds me, can you tow my car halfway to the Netherlands? We will join Sayaka and Yuu on the trailer in the morning, and then they will join us in my car in the afternoon."
"Hey, I want to do that too!"
"I won't drive alone while towing a car, you idiot. I will ruin both."
"Fine. But joined us on the way to France, huh, Yuu?"
Sayaka translated. Yuu glanced at Rosalia and turned scarlet. "What? Are you shy?" She whispered in her ear.
"I have never had an interaction with her before."
"She is actually very kind. She is just not in the mood most of the time." The little girl still looks uncertain. She exhales deeply. "Compromise, you will sit on the passenger seat, and I will be at the back with her. Although we need to ask her for that first."
"Okay, if that is the case, sure."
"I want to drive with Yuu, too!" Alicia joined the conversation while setting down the tray full of snacks.
The heiress noticed that Yuu was not opposed to that. Even though Alicia's boyfriend still scares her. 'Maybe because she was her teammate.'
"How about halfway to France?" Jovanney said while tousling the peach paradise hair. The redhead was surprised by that and turned a shade darker.
"What is this? Why does everyone suddenly want to drive around with my girlfriend?"
"Uhm, helloo! She's our friend." Emmanuel announces.
"And me? Why have you never asked me to drive around before?"
"Like you would! You were always sulky then. You only talked to Eduardo, like you guys are in some kind of lonely-hearts club. Now you are both sociable, and I could finally tolerate you both." Said the muscle man.
"Shut up." Rosalia warned.
"Why would I shut up? It's true. Those two geniuses would talk for hours and bond over the piano like losers."
"Don't talk about them like that." Bella said, standing up to stare down at Emmanuel.
But the burly guy stood up, and the staring contest was reversed. "Why are you still defending that guy when you are not even getting any?"
"Too far, Em!" Alicia and Jovanney stood up and got in between, as Eduardo pounced forward to punch the guy who was twice his size.
Yuu was confused, as she didn't catch most of the conversation. Jovanney touched both guys' chests to push them further away. Though her captain isn't as muscular as Emmanuel, he still has such danger in his demeanor that it can't be ignored.
"Calm the f*** down." The blue team's captain said as he stared at them.
"Apologize." Eduardo demanded, then mumbled something in Spanish.
The raven-haired man exhales exasperatedly. Like, apologizing would never happen in a million years. He snickered, then looked around the room and saw the trepidation on Yuu's face. That threw him off, and he glanced back at the bronze-haired boy, whom he considers a brother from another mother. He closed his eyes and licked his lips, and when he opened his eyes again, his features turned remorseful. "I am sorry. I was out of line. Please punch me. I won't fight back. I deserve it."
The green eyes soften. "That's not necessary."
"No, please; I won't be able to forgive myself if you don't."
"I'll punch him." Bella said, turning her small hand into a fist.
Everyone laughs except Yuu, who is still confused.
"What?"
"You will hurt yourself, honey." Alicia said, then gave her a one-arm hug. "Now let's play poker."
Everyone settled down around the coffee table.
"What happened?"
"I'll tell you later. Do you know how to play poker?"
"I do; there are quests in my game that involve playing cards. But I don't think I can play against this lot."
"What do you think you're doing, Alicia? You are banned from playing, remember?" Emmanuel chastised the petite girl who was sitting on the floor, excited to play.
"I will deal." Jovanney said.
Bella was sitting on the floor in between Eduardo's long legs while he sat on the couch.
"Don't coach her, Ed!" Alicia complained.
When Sayaka translated the conversation, Yuu asked, "Why was Alicia banned?"
"Hmmmn, it seems she, Eduardo, and Jovanney can count cards."
"Count cards?"
"Yeah, they can read what you have, base their bets on that, and win every single time."
"Every time?"
"Yes."
"Ouch, I bet they wanted to play."
"They actually played against each other before, and no one really won even after a whole afternoon. Since they know when to bet and when to fold."
"That is crazy."
"Yeah."
Sayaka played with Rosalia, Bella, and Emmanuel. She won most of the pot.
"Here, for your college fund." She handed all of her chips to Yuu. It was three thousand euros.
"I'll get back to you next time." The muscle guy bleated.
The heiress smiled brightly at him. "I don't mind getting more of your money."
"She can count too!" He protested while pointing a finger at her.
That action enraged Sayaka, but Eduardo interjected. "It's because you can't hide how good or bad your cards are. And it is so easy to goad you into betting more."
"How about them?" he said, pointing at his girlfriend and Bella.
"Same thing." Then the lanky boy turned to the chocolate-haired girl. "Sorry, love, but your facial expression gave you away."
"You need to stop pointing that finger at me." Rosalia advised while shooting daggers at her boyfriend.
Yuu asked how she had won by that much when they returned to their room,
"I guess I can count cards too."
"What really?"
"No, I was joking, but I can read their faces like I am reading a book. I know exactly when they are bluffing."
"Teach me."
"Eduardo wanted to teach Bella too. Perhaps while we are on the trailer tomorrow, we could teach you both."
"Won't you teach me by yourself?"
"I would after that. I want to know how Eduardo plays. Also, I have other plans for you tonight."
"Hey, I can't accept this." Giving back the neatly rolled wad of cash. "It's too much."
"I won it for you."
"Doesn't matter. It is your money."
"Ah, honey, I won it fair and square. Why can't you accept it?"
"I flew here on your money, stayed at luxurious places, and ate expensive food. You had given me more than I could ask for."
"Use it to buy souvenirs. I know you are running low on cash."
"No. Please take it."
"I don't like that you are rejecting a gift, but I would let it slide just this one time."
"Thanks."
"I am serious. You can't reject the gifts I plan to give you in the future."
"Okay, okay." She wraps her arms around Sayaka's waist. "Now what plans do you have for me tonight?"
"You cheeky rascal." She returns the hug. 'She only wanted things that she could get for free.'
"Seeing you win most of the hand the whole night is such a turn-on."
"Oh, you like that?"
"Why wouldn't I like it? Seeing you dominate the game and others made me want to stripe naked and have you dominate me instead." She said the words softly, and her cheeks are all red, but desire is clear in her gold-tinted eyes.
"Then what are you waiting for?"
"Command me, mistress."
When they woke up that morning, Yuu remembered to ask why Emmanuel and her team captain had almost duke it out the night before while they were packing their luggage.
"Ah, hmmmn, it is a very private matter, but it seems Em knows that Ed and Bella are not having sex."
"Whoa."
"Yeah, honey. It seems you have more experience than Bella in that regard."
"You too."
"Do you regret it? Losing your V-card to me?"
"Hmmmn, a bit." She hastily continues as Sayaka looks like she is about to have a heart attack. "But only because we are so young, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I wanted to give you all the firsts that I could."
"You are the one who begs me to take you." She jested.
"HUH! I did not!"
"Oh, do you want me to remind you of the exact words you said while you straddled me in my car on our way to my house?"
"You are seducing me the whole time! How do you suppose I would react when your hands are all over my body?"
"Seduce you! I was just kissing you. And you kissed me first!"
"You couldn't keep your hands off my breasts!"
"Brat! You wanted me to touch you. You practically asked me to strip you naked so I could touch and kiss them."
"How dare you! That was a gift."
Sayaka softens at that. She walked towards her and enveloped her in her arms. "I am sorry, honey. That was uncalled for."
"I don't even know why we are fighting about this." She laughed nervously and shoved her face on the crook of the taller girl's neck.
"Yeah, it's silly. We both want to be together. I desire you so much that I can't suppress it. Making love to you is the only way I can express it as freely as possible. I don't know if that makes sense."
"I understand what you mean. I feel the same way."
They stood like that, hugging each other for a long moment.
"Why won't my captain have sex with Bella?"
"Ed is an old soul. He believes that they should be married before doing that. He is like my dad."
"Oh."
"Though by the way Bella looks at him, it seems she wanted to but was respecting his wishes, for now at least."
"They are both eighteen, right?"
"Yeah, I think he proposed already."
"Hmmmn, Bella is American. I don't think they marry that young."
"You hit the nail on the head there, honey."
"Ouch, that is a dilemma."
"Yep, she can't have both ways." She hugs her tighter. "I am so lucky to have you. I don't need to wait so long. Though, I would if that were the case. I would wait forever to have you."
"Stop flirting with me. You already have me wrapped around your finger."
"Both lite…"
"Please don't complete that sentence."
They welcomed Bella and Eduardo to the trailer.
The parents are happy to have them and observe them more closely. They found that the two are unconditionally and irrevocably in love with each other. Much like their daughter is with Yuu.
"To be young and in love." Takeshi said.
Yuu and Bella blushed in unison. Two pairs of green eyes catch each other and smile crookedly. Both realize that they are the same in more ways than one.
As Sayaka predicted, Eduardo coaches his girlfriend and Yuu on how to play poker. He deals for them against the heiress for practice. But she demolished them at every turn.
"Dang it! It is a mistake for you guys to play with her. Sayaka, you are out."
"Fine by me."
"Now ladies, think about a wounded dog when you get a good card." He said while shuffling the cards.
"Why does it have to be wounded?" Bella asked.
"Well, if you think of a puppy wagging his tail, you will look happy."
The redhead laughed when her girlfriend was done translating.
"Ah, forget it. Both of you are too pure to play poker."
"Eh, captain, I want to learn."
"Hmmmn, your blush is the problem. It is your 'tell', both of you," he added, glancing at his girlfriend. "This game is called poker, which means to bluff. You need to maintain a neutral face so your opponents won't have any idea if you have a good hand or not. Then bluff your way out of it. I guess you can think about it like you would pitch for Jovanney. You hide your grip on the ball in your glove so he won't know which pitch you will use."
"Ah, that is good advice, Ed."
"How about me?" The American asked.
"Just sit still and look pretty." He quips, but it is not well received by the girls around him, even his faithful outfielder after Sayaka translated.
Bella was the one driving the Volvo and was in charge of the playlist. Though most songs are in English except for some classical ones here and there, Yuu enjoyed all of them.
"She has great taste in music." She mumbled to Sayaka.
"Yeah, mostly rock bands. Perfect for driving."
"Dad like those, the old ones."
"You mean Queen and Guns N' Roses?"
"Yes, he would tune in on Sunday mornings to a station on the radio that played those songs."
After Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls was done, Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol came next.
Recognizing the intro, "Oh, can you turn up the volume for that?" Sayaka asked.
The driver readily granted the request and hummed when the first verse came. To everyone's surprise, Sayaka sang along. They are all amazed by the texture and clarity of her voice. Eduardo took his phone from his pocket, opened the piano app, and lowered the volume of the speakers. He plays while the brunette sings.
The petite girl took their entwined hands, hugged her knees to her chest after getting rid of her shoes, and laid her head on her arm while kissing the other pianist's knuckles. Brown eyes are adoring her from across the backseat of the car.
"When would you stop adding things to the list?"
Sayaka knew exactly what list Yuu was talking about and just continued to sing.