Stealing Spree

Chapter 265: Why Am I Only Hearing This Now?

Around 10 minutes later, Yua was now straddling me back on the table after that heated moment for us. Although already clothed, the way she clung to my shoulders and sat on that bulge on my pants was still somewhat affecting.

Nonetheless, after a round in that door where we made use of it to finish what we started, we're now in this position to let her rest before going back to that room.

Out of all positions, she chose this. She wanted to continue looking at me while my arms were fully embracing her. I guess I'm spoiling her right now but seeing that satisfied and lovely smile hanging on her lips was enough to cast away any thoughts of rejecting her.

"I will be going then, Ruki."

"Un. I will go back to that room later. If that guy pestered you once more, don't hesitate to tell me, alright?"

"Don't worry, after today… He'll be ashamed to look for me. I don't care what he will think about me now, I'm just a girl expressing my love to the one I fell for. Amamiya-kun and I had our time together but that already ended. He might still be hung up on me because of more than a year of maintaining that relationship… But I'm sure he will move on soon. He's someone popular after all."

"I'm the one who put you through that…"

"No. I'm the one who chose to keep it. Yaeko and Miho broke up with whoever they're with because they fell for you, I should've done the same when I started seeing you differently."

Yua put a finger on my lips before shaking her head. Afterwards, she took a deep breath before continuing.

"I will take up modeling again, Ruki. Also, I will enter an audition from a talent agency."

"Sounds great, Yua. Have you gotten over what happened back then? And this audition… I will surely cheer for you."

"Yes. Besides, my mom and my previous manager thoroughly checked the company. Nothing happened back then, thanks to you. And… Just by thinking about you was enough to give me a lot of courage. Even if the same thing happened, I will not hesitate to ask for your help if I couldn't deal with it alone."

Yua's eyes shined in a courageous light and cupped her first as she somehow threw a jab to the side. And that probably earned a light snicker from me. She ended up pouting before biting my lips lightly after all.

However, that bite also turned into more of a kiss when I bit her back.

Even before stealing her, she already had that high of an aspiration. She had the looks and the talents. One mishap that was avoided surely wouldn't let her give up on it.

"And I don't need just your cheers. Can I ask you to accompany me to both of them?"

Yua continued after our lips separated.

"Gladly. Tell me when it will be."

"It will happen on the same day in the first week of June. I still want to spend more time with you before I busy myself with work. I finally got to feel and hear your feelings for me. Let me savor this first."

After saying that, Yua once again let her whole body lean onto me as her arms tightened her embrace. Responding to that, I held her tightly and gently caressed the back of her head as I stroked on her silky chestnut-colored hair.

A minute later, she stood up and gave me one last kiss before leaving the room while skipping steps happily. That clumsy part of her shows up again, eh?

I will now be moving back and forth from my school and here just to see them. Although it will not be everyday, when there's a will there's a way, right?

-

-

Time continued to pass and after a minute since Yua left the room, the door creaked a bit loudly due to whoever's in front of it trying to push it forcefully.

After a loud bang due to that occurrence, I heard the girl's voice groaning in pain as she got herself back on her feet. Soon afterwards, the knob slowly turned and a soft creak of the opening door filled the room.

There's no need to guess who came…

"Miyako… Err… Miyajima-san, let me see your palms, did it hurt?"

At this point, I'm intentionally calling her with her name before changing it quickly. The way she tried to push open the door is a bit silly but I guess she was just pushed by whatever's on her mind right now.

And somehow, I got the urge to walk towards her and see if she got hurt from that.

Instead of answering me, Miyako glared hatefully as she once again pushed the door forcefully to close it.

Haa… At least, that worked now.

"You don't have to act concerned about me now, Ruki., I went to that room you pointed and heard about…"

"What did you hear?"

"Your change."

Miyako answered softly before breaking her gaze from me. She's massaging her hands which somehow turned red from the bruise she received from doing that stunt at the door. There's still that earlier rage in her eyes but it lessened to an extent.

When she tried to forcefully open that door, she was probably just trying to make a show of her rage. And due to carelessness, she hurt herself instead.

"I see. Judging from your expression and reaction right now, it's unbelievable, isn't it?"

While maintaining a distance from me, Miyako answered honestly. Even from this distance, I could see the growing fear in her.

"You're a demon who would do anything just to achieve your goal of stealing someone… There's no way you will change."

Right. That's the right reaction to everything I did for everyone… I guess having her confront me right now showed that worse side of me.

I hurt her and not only her, but there's also more of them and most likely, they're dreading to meet again. I'm already surprised that she took up the courage to confront me this time, but I guess the fear she had in me is starting to resurface. The hand that she was massaging was clasped tightly to prevent it from trembling.

Let's give her a piece of mind…

"Understandable, I am really like that before… I will not deny any of that. That's why… Whatever you wanted to do or say to me. Please do so. Also, if you wanted me to do something for you to at least lessen what you're feeling, I will do it."

I stood up from the table and bowed towards her using my whole upper body.

"You…"

"You what?"

"…How can I be angry at you if you're like this?! Whatever I wanted to do?! I will kill you if I could! You ruined everything… my relationship… my reputation. I was looked down on as some slut who would spread her legs just for anyone…"

After the screams… Miyako's tone broke like a ceramic plate dropped from up high. I lifted my head to sneak a glance at her and saw her face stained with her tears.

"Why am I only hearing this now?"

I never heard anything about what she told me. If I heard about that, I'm sure I would've done something about it.

Although I stole them and made them mine, I made sure that none of what they're doing with me would leak out and if something close to that happened. For example a rumor or anything else that would give them a bad reputation, I would've put the fire out myself. Using any means necessary.

"…Because I never told you."

"I see and I never noticed…"

That's the only explanation huh… Her silence towards me… I never asked her and thought that it was just her way of rebelling against me for ordering her to do many unreasonable things.

But the truth is… she's keeping it all to herself.

"Why... Why are they so in love with you when you did all of those things? What did you do to them?"

"At first, I also didn't know. I'm actually as confused as you. But after talking to them again, I finally understood. I've liked all of you, even way before stealing you."

"No one in their right mind will order someone they like to seduce another guy!"

"True. I'm not in my right mind back then. But Miyajima-san… only recently did I finally understand that emotion. You once asked me why I can't feel that emotion. In the end, it's not that I couldn't feel it… I just couldn't recognize it at the time."

"For whatever I put you through, this will surely not erase it and this is long overdue… "

After saying that, I straightened my body and slowly kneeled down in front of her.

"I know it will be hard to forgive and I am not really looking for forgiveness with all the despicable things that I've done… Do as you wish to me. Just that... Don't let them be implicated."

And from kneeling down, I put my hand in front of me as I slowly bowed towards her with my forehead touching the floor. Doing a dogeza, this is probably the first. And surely, for everything that I've done, even this wasn't enough.

"Why are you going to such lengths? How did you change to this kind of man? It's entirely different to the Ruki who kept on staying silently by my side..."

I couldn't really answer her. There's no proper explanation for it. As her tears started dropping on the floor, even if I had the urge to stand up and wipe it away from her face, I just continued to let my forehead touch the floor, expressing my sincere apology to Miyako.