Chapter 34- First Kiss?!
"M-My lady?"
"Didn't you hear me? I said, kiss me right here and right now."
It wasn't that Haruto didn't hear what she said before since her words were echoing loud and clear in this empty hall. But the words he was told to comply with were making Haruto's mind swirl in confusion and bewilderment.
He didn't know why Akira ordered him this when she clearly was angry with him. Well, if Haruto indeed has done anything bad then wasn't this some kind of reward...
Either reward or not Haruto currently was too occupied because of Akira's cold gaze which he was not fond of. Left with no other options, Haruto gulped before he walked a step forward only to be grabbed by his wrist.
"Wait Haruto.." Kaede whispered in a low tone before she looked at Akira with a deep frown and continued, "Why are you doing this, Akira? Just because we shared a dance, you are forcing Haruto for this. Aren't you pushing a little too much?"
Kaede's voice was anything but pleased. Haruto was surprised since this was the first time he has been hearing this kind of tone from her and not to talk about the hold on his wrist was a little painful as well, signifying the anger surging inside of her.
In response, Akira stayed silent even though she had a perfect response to counter. The reason for her stillness was the connected hand of the two which was making the crimson eyes girl even more pissed and inches away from falling into that phase from where no one would be able to save Kaede.
She has already taken the first time of Haruto by luring him here, and now this redhead was trying to hog him as well more so in front of Akira?!
"Let go of him..." A low growl escaped Akira's lips which both Haruto and Kaede were not able to pick upon. But for Akira, it seemed Kaede was getting awfully reluctant which made the council president dangerously raise her voice.
"I said let go of him!!"
Kaede instinctively left Haruto's arm and stepped backward with all the colors draining away from her face in fret and evident horror. Even Haruto was taken aback by the tone Akira used and the enraged expression she had currently.
Her usual demeanor was nowhere to be seen and all they witnessed was utter agitation from the raven-haired girl.
A sudden emotion whirled inside Haruto before he stepped forward with his previously astonished front shifting toward a resolved one as he inched closer to Akira.
The said girl had her eyes still widely glaring at Kaede with her fist clenched and her desire to make the redhead disappear from the face of the world rising exponentially. In the chaos of consciousness, Akira didn't notice when someone approached her and wrapped Akira in a gentle hug.
Akira jerked with her gaze finally shifting before she realized that she currently was being held by the only person she could allow to be this close to her. His fragrance, his warmth, his presence...yes, he hadn't left her. Haruto was still by her side.
Haruto didn't know why he suddenly embraced the girl when he was scared shitless of her until a couple of days but looking at her broken self, something rose inside of him. He was not able to see Akira in that way and before he could know he was already on the move.
Fortunately, Akira seemed to be calming down in his arms, as her shoulders lost some tension and the pair of arms he felt in his back said more than what Akira could have told him verbally.
But what he missed was the mocking glare Akira had directed toward Kaede, making the latter's eyes moisten a bit.
Kaede wanted to protect Haruto from Akira but when the person himself was so attached to his mistress... Kaede had no reason to stay there anymore so she turned on her heel and began walking away.
She turned to look at Haruto's back once, with tears already rolling down her cheeks but realizing that he didn't even notice her departure was something that broke her heart before the girl dashed away. She...was hurt...like never before.
Honestly, Haruto knew that Kaede just walked away and most probably would have been disappointed or maybe angered because of him as well. But Haruto needed to calm Akira down first it. For Haruto Akira held his utmost priority and for that, he was ready to beg Kaede for her forgiveness afterward.
***BZZZ*BZZZ**
Haruto was pulled out of his daze where he fell because of the comfortable warmth he was experiencing being so close to her. His phone vibrated twice meant Minami has sent him a text about his whereabouts.
Separating himself from Akira he fought the urge to show any disappointment on his face but was surprised to see how unfulfilled Akira seemed, more so she didn't even try to hide it.
"Are you fine now?"
Haruto asked in a whispering tone to which Akira meekly nodded with her gaze drawing down. Her smooth hair has become slightly disheveled with her left eye is covered by the raven curtain, adding a dangerous charm to her beauty. There was a thin smile on her red lips as well, which was a rare sight to be greeted within itself.
Haruto forced himself to not fall into reverie once again but when suddenly Akira leaned forward and planted a small kiss on the corner of his lips, all the available circuits in his brain got blown at once.
Haruto faintly heard her saying, "You made your mistress happy", before she hopped away, leaving an entirely flabbergasted Haruto behind.
'What just happened... '
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