Chapter 114: Start Knowing Each Other
"Are you okay?"
Night took a deep breath. It’s weird to see him panicking like this. Did I ask sothing that makes him uncomfortable?
"I don’t want to make excuses, but it was Tomoe’s action and I couldn’t stop her." He scratched his head.
"Don’t you like her? Wasn’t she supposed to beco your wife if it wasn’t for ?"
"That’s what the oyabun wanted. I have no choice but to follow." Night said.
Is it fine for
to ask more than this?
"Are you curious? Do you want to know more about ?"
"H-Huh?"
Night smirked. "I’m happy if you’re curious about
again." He said. ’There’s no way the Night I liked would say sothing like that.’
"T-Then I’ll take your offer."
"Where do you want
to begin?"
I shrugged. "How you and Tomoe t?"
Night chuckled. "We’re cousins, we t when we were 5 years old." He said. "Tomoe’s attracted to , and I saw her as soone precious. Soone that needs protection in this violent place." Violent place? Is he referring to the Yamaguchi-gumi?
"She worked hard to beco the next boss’s wife. Tomoe wanted to beco my wife." Night said as he caressed my hair. "But I didn’t see her more than a younger sister." The mont I heard that I felt relieved.
’Why am I feeling relieved?’
"S-So you don’t have romantic feelings towards her?"
"I don’t have romantic feelings towards anyone... before." Before? "But now, I have. For you."
I felt embarrassed so I couldn’t look him in the eye. "How could you have feelings for
when you despised . I’m your stalker, and you always ignored ." Even though I’m feeling relieved, I still can’t trust his words.
’But why can’t I trust his words?’
"I didn’t have the ti for anything else." He said. "I was forced to take over this organization, and I needed to do well at school for
to stay here in the Philippines."
That’s not an answer... "You didn’t have any interest in
before."
"That’s because I thought your love was superficial. You only liked
for my good looks, didn’t you?"
I can’t deny that...
"I don’t know the reason why you like . I thought of you as soone shallow like everybody else that was after ." Night said.
"Then how did you fall for
now? I am still shallow." I think?
Night shrugged. "I feel comfortable sleeping with you."
"What?"
"Not in a weird way." He quickly said. "Before, sleeping was like a task I am forced to do. There is no difference between sleeping and staying wide awake." Night placed his hand on top of my hand. "But with you, I can sleep like a baby, with no care in the world. I can finally rest. You give
such comfort."
Doesn’t he just want to use
to be able to sleep well?
"That doesn’t prove you like . You only want to sleep well, don’t you?" If that’s the way I could help him, then I’ll help him. "You don’t have to tell
that you like , because it’s really fine."
Night smiled at . "It’s fine if you don’t believe
right now." He said. "I’ll continue to prove it to you."
His cold hand touched my cheek making
flinch. "It’s fine for you to doubt." He said with that smile. It was fascinating, seeing Night smiling like that was a fascinating sight. "For now, I think you should sleep." Night patted my head as he helped
lay on the bed.
"Would it be fine for
to sleep on the sa bed with you?" He asked as if he hadn’t already done that. "I won’t do the things you don’t like anymore, so tell ."
If I let him sleep with , he might think that I still have feelings for him.
’Do I? Am I still attracted to Night? But I also hated the things he did to . Even though I can’t hate him fully, I still have things I don’t like about him.’
I sighed. "It’s fine. We’ve been sleeping together already. Just... prevent from touching
and stay on your side." I said.
"Let’s do that."
I lay on the bed beside Night as I stared at the ceiling. He’s following what I told him and even placed a pillow between us so he wouldn’t be able to touch
even if it’s not on purpose.
’I guess he doesn’t go back on his words.’ I thought as I tried to close my eyes to get so sleep, but no matter how I tried, I keep getting reminded of how Night told
he despises .
Why can’t I forget about it? And why am I rembering it just now?
’I can’t sleep.’
"Are you asleep now?" I asked but I imdiately regretted it after rembering that Night has difficulties sleeping. ’If he’s already asleep and I disturbed his sleep, how am I going to help him fall asleep again?’
"I am awake."
"I-I’m sorry for disturbing your sleep."
"I still haven’t slept. Do not worry." He said but I felt bad so I started biting my fingernail. "You can’t sleep?"
"Yeah..."
Silence followed that. I could only hear the sound of the air conditioner and my own breathing. ’It feels scary when I can’t see Night’s face, but I don’t want to turn to him since it’s making
feel embarrassed.’
"Then, if I may ask so questions until you fall asleep."
"Sure. What kind of questions?"
"Who was that blonde guy?" His voice turned serious causing
to blink lots of tis. ’Is he curious about El?’ "You don’t have to hide anything from . I won’t do anything bad to him so you may confess."
Confess what? He’s acting as if I did sothing terrible. "He’s my friend."
"When did the two of you et?"
I gulped. Should I really tell him about that ti? ’Ugh, I guess it wouldn’t hurt anyone if I answer honestly.’
"I t him when I ran away from this house," I said. "He was the one who helped
find shelter from the rain and tended to my wounds."
"Why would a random person do that?"
"He said I was pretty."
"What!?"
I flinched when Night suddenly raised his voice but he soon cleared his throat. "C-Continue."
Should I even inform him that El confessed to
that he has romantic feelings towards ? "He said that he wanted to beco friends, and I really appreciate his help that’s why I accepted him as my friend," I said.
I probably shouldn’t tell Night about the confession for now. He might overreact like how he did when I told him that El thought of
as soone pretty.
"Then... how about ?"
"What do you an?"
"I’m interested in how you fell for ."
I’ll be telling him that, right now? "Isn’t it too late for that?" I don’t like him anymore.
"It’s until you fall asleep, so isn’t this fine?"
"I guess... you might not rember it though."
"It’s fine, I want to hear it."
I sighed. "It was the first day of school and I was late to the opening ceremony. Oh, by the way, it was when we were freshn." He was quiet when I said that and I can’t see his face so I don’t know what his reaction was.
"I climbed the school gate despite being told not to, and there I t you."
"You reached out to
with both of your hands, and you caught
as I jumped off the gate," I said.
I don’t know if that sounded too cringe for him, but I guess that’s just how I describe that mont.
"For , it was love at first sight. I was still delusional and childish back then. I still believed in fairy tales and princes. Which is why I thought you were the perfect prince."
"But you learned that I hurt people and I’m not kind."
"That’s not it!" I got up from the bed and looked at him after he said that. His eyes... I couldn’t explain what it was, but it felt... sad.
"Y-You were the one who told
that you hate ." I started biting my fingernails as I said that.
"I know nothing about Night after all. That’s why you were right. I was shallow and so does my so-called love for you."
I was his stalker, but the funny thing is, I know nothing about him but his na. "I want to know you better too." I looked at my hand and saw that the fingernail I’m biting was already bleeding but it didn’t hurt so I guess it was fine.
"Stop biting it." Night got up too and grabbed my hand away from . "If you want to know
better, shall we start now?" He looked
in the eye after he said that.
"Start what?" I gulped as I could feel his face getting closer to mine.
"Start knowing each other." When his face beca too close it made
shut my eyes due to nervousness.
’Is he going to kiss ?’
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