Silver Wish

"Ouch.." Hearing him yelp in pain. Lila stood outside the door.

"Kiryu, are you okay?"

"Yeah, it just stings a little."

She recalled the injuries she saw earlier. Did he get some new ones while running from those people? Lila crouched down by the door. She ought to watch over him. Her room in the house is the only soundproof one and the only one on the third floor. So she doubts anybody heard him. But just in case.

"Hey, Lila, Im sorry for earlier."

"No, I am alright. If you need it, I wish you would just ask me."

"I don't think Haruka will like it."

Lila sighed deeply. "Whether he likes it or not doesn't matter right now. You're in pain, Kiryu. I know we are no longer dating, but I am still your partner, your cravings - I understand it very well." It was the same for her at the start. No matter how much she drank from Haruka, it did not satisfy her.

"Lila, I think you should stay away from me. You saw just now, right?"

"I did."

"If they catch me and use me against you, then I will never forgive myself."

"Has Haruka called you?"

"No, he hasnt. But he seems busy." Lila sighed when she recalled what she saw this morning when she opened up the tablet.

Rikka-san seems very different now; she seems more docile. Is it because of her current situation? Lila did not understand very well, but the current Rikka is different. Is that the type Haruka likes? He seemed kinder to her...

Lila shook her head. Quit thinking such crazy thoughts!

Kiryu suddenly chuckled. "You must be thinking something weird again."

H--how did he know that?

"Don't think weird things. I gave you that tablet so you could see him every day and reassure yourself. Haruka is a good guy Lila; he will never do anything bad to you. He isn't like me."

Lila wanted to refute him there, but she understood this was not the time. Kiryu always talks about Haruka being a good guy. But she wondered what he got from this?

"Ouch.." Hearing him yelp in pain. Lila stood outside the door.

"Kiryu, are you okay?"

"Yeah, it just stings a little."

She recalled the injuries she saw earlier. Did he get some new ones while running from those people? Lila crouched down by the door. She ought to watch over him. Her room in the house is the only soundproof one and the only one on the third floor. So she doubts anybody heard him. But just in case.

"Hey, Lila, Im sorry for earlier."

"No, I am alright. If you need it, I wish you would just ask me."

"I don't think Haruka will like it."

Lila sighed deeply. "Whether he likes it or not doesn't matter right now. You're in pain, Kiryu. I know we are no longer dating, but I am still your partner, your cravings - I understand it very well." It was the same for her at the start. No matter how much she drank from Haruka, it did not satisfy her.

"Lila, I think you should stay away from me. You saw just now, right?"

"I did."

"If they catch me and use me against you, then I will never forgive myself."

"Has Haruka called you?"

"No, he hasnt. But he seems busy." Lila sighed when she recalled what she saw this morning when she opened up the tablet.

Rikka-san seems very different now; she seems more docile. Is it because of her current situation? Lila did not understand very well, but the current Rikka is different. Is that the type Haruka likes? He seemed kinder to her...

Lila shook her head. Quit thinking such crazy thoughts!

Kiryu suddenly chuckled. "You must be thinking something weird again."

H--how did he know that?

"Don't think weird things. I gave you that tablet so you could see him every day and reassure yourself. Haruka is a good guy Lila; he will never do anything bad to you. He isn't like me."

Lila wanted to refute him there, but she understood this was not the time.

Kiryu always talks about Haruka being a good guy. But she wondered what he got from this?

"This place is quite decent. I am surprised you managed to find it."

"Well, the original place was bad and too small. Shichiro kept saying it isn't good for a girl to share the same room as other guys. Hisame-san found us a place."

"Is he...alright?"

"Mmm, he was good when I last saw him." Lila trailed off. "Kiryu, your worried about your father after all, huh?"

"Well, he treated me better than the old man. I wonder why I didn't realize he was my real dad before."

For the longest time, Kiryu thought his real father was a man named Eita. But that was wrong that man's daughter is half-sister Akari's. They switched fathers. Even now, Lila still does not understand why they did that.

"Hey, could I borrow some clothes?"

Oh, is he finished already? Lila stood up and walked over to the cabinet. She paused for a moment. Male clothing... She lives with four guys, but it would be hard to ask. Lila thought for a moment before she opened her cabinet. She brought some of Harukas clothes with her, didn't she?

Lila rummaged through the wardrobe and found a simple T-shirt and pair of trousers. Haruka and Kiryu have similar heights and build, right?

She walked over and knocked on the door. After a few minutes, Kiryu extended his hand out, Lila noted how he kept the door as closed as possible. Her gaze softened, this person is truly kind. She does not understand how anybody could hate him.

"Is this Harukas?"

"Uhh, ah-huh," Lila mumbled. It suddenly feels awkward getting caught. When she rushed to come here, she bȧrėly took any of her stuff. Just enough things to fit in a rucksack. Despite the limitations, why did she bring Harukas clothes...

"Well, I see."

"Say Kiryu."

"Yes?"

"Haruka was talking about the wedding. I know during this situation, it is weird to bring it up. But I never got around to asking you, would you come?"

For a moment, she heard nothing but silence when the door opened. He hugged her from the back and mumbled against her ear. "I wonder if I can go? Can I watch you wear a white wedding dress and walking down the aisle for another man? Can I watch you make your vows with somebody other than me?"

Her eyes widened when she hears the pain behind those words. He obviously wouldn't. It was a stupid question, why did she even bother asking something like that?

Kiryu pulled away from her. "Do you have any towels?"

Lila nodded and picked one up from the railing she left to dry earlier.

"Is this Harukas too?"

She felt the heat creep up on her face when she heard him say those words. This is embarrassing, after all.

"I don't see much of your stuff here. But I see a lot of Harukas things."

"Okay, okay, so I brought back mainly Harukas things. But you can't blame me." She was in a hurry at that time. She was worried he would wake up and catch up to her. She mainly kept her belongings in the cabinets, while Haruka kept everything out.

"Well, you most-likely unconsciously brought it because you wanted to remember him by something."

"I suppose so."

He extended his hand out but paused. "I will sleep on the couch. You should go down for dinner before they call you."

"Okay."

...

During dinner, it was even more difficult for her to concentrate. She kept thinking they would discover Kiryu. It wouldn't be a bad thing even if they noticed Kiryu. She knew the others would not tell anyone. But Kiryu does not want to see anybody right now.

"Did you look at those files yet?" Shichiro asked.

"Uh, not yet."

Eijiro sighed. "Don't pressure her so much, let her rest. Lila is the one who patrols the latest out of everybody here."

"You baby her a lot lately, Eijiro." Shougo pointed out.

Lila laughed awkwardly. Is she behaving that strangely?