Crimson Darkness

Chapter Five

Kept you waiting, huh?

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Rito was slow to get up – his eyes refused to stay open, blinking away the sand they have accumulated while he slept. He raised himself to a sitting position on his bed, where he realized he was sleeping in his bedroom and not the couch in the living room.

How did I end up in my room; on my bed?

Memories of the day's events returned to Rito. From him revealing his powers at school, to showing the events of his secret life to his little sister and all of his friends he has made since then.

Rito wanted to belittle himself followed by begging forgiveness to Kotegawa for the fool he no doubt made of himself in front of her. Stopping a black hole from devouring the students of Sainan high school and saving the day, awhile unveiling his powers to his classmates. No problem.

Dying and being revived thanks to the two gods that happen to be a brother and sister duo, who live inside his body. Boring.

Forcing himself on his childhood friend, which can be seen as sexual harassment to everybody that witness what happened in his living room …

Now that, Rito knew he messed up big time. Especially, if that childhood friend was the head of the disciplinary committee, and was known for her dislike of all things indecent.

Rito couldn't blame her if Yui slapped and punched and neutered him the next time he saw her. Should she actually decide to have him neutered he wouldn't be against it if that's what it takes for her to forgive him. Of course, he would still put up a fight to save losing his manhood; Rito could only pray Kotegawa was forgiving enough to not force that on him.

Moving away from the thought of neutering himself, Rito recalled he was still sitting on his bed, inside his bedroom, when he remembered doing none of those things before passing out in Yui's arms.

His ears perked at the sound of shuffling next to him. Did Momo fall asleep in his bed again?

He looked down next him to find not a head of short pink hair of the third princess known for sneaking into his room every night. Rito moved his hands to his eyes thinking he didn't get all the sand from before. When that didn't work, he quickly realized he wasn't sleeping, and that Mikan, his baby sister was in his bed, sleeping right beside him.

Opening her eyes, she blinked twice before lifting herself to sit up straight on the bed. Rito said nothing, watching as Mikan's eyes slowly focus on his face. She blinked once; the siblings held the others stare not saying anything to each other. Their stare down quickly came to an end with Mikan holding up two fingers in front of Rito.

His peripheral vision caught both the index finger and thumb held up to his forehead before he recoiled backwards in pain from the flick, she gave him.

"What I'm I going to do with you, idiot brother of mine."

Rito nursed his forehead, by no means did he feel pain from that. He was doing so to show his little sister he hasn't lost his humanity complete. He still felt certain pains, flicking one's forehead was unfortunately not one.

"I take it you're still mad," The hard stare she gave him was all he needed to know she wasn't impressed with his response. "Never mind."

Rubbing the back of his head, Rito still wanted an answer to what happened afterwards and how he woke up in his bed. Mikan exhaled a long sigh, her mind going back to the exact moment Rito fell unconscious after groping his classmate in their living room. "Your school's nurse and your girlfriend brought your body here to rest they said you were tired. Showing us your memories made you lose consciousness they said."

Rito had to make a reminder to pay both of them a visit later to thank them for looking out for him. As their boyfriend they were only looking out for him, however, since he doesn't need to hide their relationship to his friends anymore. Rito began to think of other means to repay them.

"Those two girls from before helped me sent everyone home before they left themselves. Lala-san and her sisters returned to their rooms. To make Momo-san stays in her room so she wouldn't sneak into your bed like she always does." Rito laughed quietly to himself; same old Momo. "I have Nana-san watching her right now and Lala-san has yet to leave her room. I went to check on her but Nana-san tells me she's in her lab. Working on some crazy invention."

"If it's anything like that vacuum cleaner, she made than what happened at school was just the preview." His attempts at making light of the situation was in poor taste. Mikan was looking at him in contempt, her narrowed stare was definite proof of her feelings towards his joke.

Giving a quick apology for trying to undermine their current situation. He tried again with a simple question concerning the hour of the day. Waking up to Mikan sleeping in his bed must mean a good chunk of the day was gone. Looking out his bedroom window, day had long since turned into night, with the moon and stars greeting him.

"You've been sleeping for the last six hours. Mikado-sensei checked on you after everyone had gone home. She told me you wouldn't wake up until tomorrow morning."

"I see, then … can you explain why you were sleeping next me?" Rito raised an eyebrow at the pink blush on his sister's cheeks. The face she was making like she just swallowed an entire lemon was also brought into question in his mind.

Saying nothing she reached with her right hand to grasp his left hand, Rito said nothing himself as she squeezed his hand with her fingers entwined with his own. He looked straight into her eyes, glistening with fresh tears, it was here that Rito finally noticed the slight redness in them. Mikan had no doubt cried herself to sleep earlier worried for him.

"Idiot … Just be thankful it was me and not Momo-san or Lala-san. Of course, I would be worried for my stupid older brother." Rito said he was sorry and brought her head close to his chest, Mikan cried softly into his white T-shirt, he would have asked where his clothes were, but he suspected Mikado and Tearju had a hand with that, and he was too busy comforting Mikan to care.

"I know nothing I say now or in the future will excuse the pain I put you through today. Just know this Mikan – I have zero regrets and, I would do it all over again if it meant keeping you safe." She moved in his arms staining his shirt further with wet tears yet Rito didn't mind.

"You died, you idiot. You're telling me you would go through that all over again?!" This time she looked into his eyes after removing herself from his arms. The occasional sniffle escaped her as Rito cupped her cheeks with both hands. Quietly, he brought their foreheads close to touch, he looked straight into Mikan's golden irises heavy with tears. Pulling back, he kissed the tip of her nose before bringing his forehead with hers again. "Only if there no other way. That night the only thing on my mind at the time was I was leaving you all alone and hurting mom and dad with my death. But I'm here now and I'm not going anywhere. As your older brother I'm responsible with your safety alright. I don't need permission to protect you or keep you safe, it's my job as your older brother to do all those things without question." Mikan softly nodded her head.

Rito smiled wiping her tears for her with his thumbs, kissing her forehead in the same spot, he looked back into her half-lidded stare looking up at him. "I'm not going die and leave you by yourself Mikan. Your nii-chan is staying right where he is needed," Rito brought her close to his body, his arms wrapped in a security blanket around her lower back.

Mikan was too distraught with her emotions, as well as befuddled by this new Rito to pull herself away from his embrace. If Momo-san were to walk in and see her and Rito this way she will hold this over her forever.

This Rito was nothing like the Rito she grew up with. And this behavior was nothing like the Rito she knew more about than he himself apparently did. Holding her in his arms, kissing her forehead and nose, making her feel safe and calm. All his actions and words left Mikan speechless and, honestly dumbfounded on what to say in response to such passionate declarations coming from him.

Letting her go Rito moved his legs to the side of his bed. Mikan snapped out of her reverie finding herself no longer in the warm protective arms of her brother. She frowned with disappointment before she caught herself in time. Although she was enjoying this new Rito and all of his cute affection towards her. She couldn't let him see her enjoying his ministrations, especially when she briefly recalled what he wrote about her in his journal he showed to his classmates. Mikan couldn't stop the embarrassed blush that appeared on her cheeks because this.

She only hoped Rito didn't around to look at her right now. Why did he have to write that about me?! It's all I could think about when I was cooking dinner earlier today.

Rito winced, his face mirrored his discomfort as he sat back down. He knew his body was still recovering and Mikado-sensei's observation were spot on, meaning he wasn't going anywhere until tomorrow morning like she summarized with her check-up. He didn't need to look behind him to hear Mikan standing up stretching her arms over her head, loosening her muscles and joints after her nap.

"You need your rest Rito. The sooner you go back to sleep, the sooner your body can recover. I'll warmed up your dinner and bring it to you so you have something in your stomach at least. I can't have you waking up Celine in the middle of the night to get a late-night snack."

She left his room; he could hear her footsteps in the kitchen and the sounds of their microwave heating up tonight's dinner. Rito acquiesce to her logic and laidback down on his bed. The back of his head rests comfortably on the pillows, his eyes centered on the ceiling above him in deep thought.

Focusing, he emptied his mind just like always done before a mission or whenever he wanted to talk with the two gods living inside his body to keep him alive.

After a short wait he felt the connection make contact and a bubbly female voice resonate in the back of his mind.

"Rito-kun, it's good to hear from you." Said Claudia.

"Using your powers earlier paired with that device you received from your mentor accelerated your fatigue, which led to your body shutting down early. Not leaving out your anxiety and fears … it's amazing your awake right now." Rito chuckled to himself hearing that. Of course, him losing consciousness was entirely his fault. He probably made Kotegawa have a panic attack with falling into her arms the way he did.

"If you ask me that Kotegawa girl didn't mind when you lost consciousness Rito-kun. You should have seen her expression when you fell face first into her breasts. She's a keeper that one, and since you have made your feelings towards her public you need to act on them before it's too late."

'Yeah, I'll talk to Yui tomorrow. While I'm waiting for my dinner to be brought to me, I wanted to ask you both for your opinion about today. Do you think I did the right thing telling everyone about me?' Rito said with doubt lacing his tone. These last two years together with both gods, Rito saw both Talion and Claudia as his older brother and sister figures. He trusts them both and wanted to know their thoughts about today.

"Believe us Rito that your friends won't see you any different for who you really are. After all you did rescue the school and your fellow classmates from your fiancé's recklessness." Talion said with a smile directed at Rito from his mindscape.

"Let them absorb today and the information given to them. Tomorrow you'll be hounded by questions concerning the rest of your abilities just by those in this household alone. Let them take this chance to learn about the real you. Slowly, they will come to accept you." Claudia said as Mikan reentered the room. Rito cut the link thanking them both and moved to lay upright on his bed.

Mikan handed him his utensils after he took the warm plate from her hands. "Tearju-sensei wanted me to tell you that Sainan high school will be closed for the rest of the week, while they repair the damages from Lala-san's invention. So, you just relax and don't leave this room without my permission. I'll ask Lala-san and Nana-san check on you tomorrow morning."

"That's good. I don't think I could protect myself from Momo's advances if I could barely move around on my own bed." Mikan rolled her eyes not before making a reminder to call Yami-san should Momo-san become troublesome with her antics towards Rito which could hamper his recovery.

"Get some sleep, idiot brother." Rito said his good night to Mikan placing the empty plate on his night stand next to his bed. Drinking the glass of water, she left for him, he drank the cold liquid in one big gulp. Pulling the blankets, he had been using earlier Rito was quick to fall asleep.

xox

Rito snapped his eyes open hearing soft humming in his bedroom. Wide awake, he turned on his side to face the person that was humming.

Just like the night before waking up next to Mikan he had to take a second to make sure he wasn't sleeping, when he found Nana, the second princess of Deviluke and twin sister of Momo standing in front of his bed her back facing the door. Rito noticed she was wearing a red colored apron around her slender and petite body.

"Good Morning, Rito!"

"Y-Yeah … Good Morning Nana-" He was cut short of completing his sentence by Nana suddenly getting in bed with him. Her eyes shut closed, their foreheads touching in a gesture of intimacy.

Rito didn't know how to response to this. What Nana was doing he expects from Lala or her twin Momo. Her change of behavior could only mean one thing …

Gently, he pushed Nana's body away breaking the contact. Nana remained quiet but sat down on his bed making herself comfortable. Rito sat himself up, questions lining up in his head about what he wanted to ask the headstrong older twin.

"You feeling alright Nana?" He began, tilting his head to one side watching her facial expressions for any changes. "Did I do something to upset you," The last question was from his time as Revan, the galactic bounty hunter and mentor to the brotherhood of Assassins on Vermillion, the protectors of peace and righteousness.

Nana shook her head then smiled.

"I'm more than alright if that's what you're asking for, Mikan asked me to watch over you that way, Momo stays out of your room. But I know that's not the answer you wanted to hear seeing me," Both her and Rito looked at the red apron she was currently wearing. "w-wearing something girly."

"I just remembered you as Revan saying how much you liked seeing me dress in clothes that showed off my body more, and how I should act more girly when it was just the two of us."

Memories of his time spend with the three princesses resurfaced in his mind, Rito remembered his exact words he said to Nana. He remembered saying those words as a joke yet somehow, somewhere Nana took them to heart.

Hence, the scenario he was woken up to …

Rito was dragged away from his thoughts at Nana getting into his personal space again without warning. He watched with enlarged eye sockets at Nana placing her left hand over his forehead, moving the bangs over his eyes up as she did the same with her own didn't need to say anything because she was only checking him for a fever.

"Your temperature is normal and you aren't showing any signs of coming down with a cold. Is there something else that's bugging you Rito?" She inquired with a worried look.

"Sorry, Nana. It's just you surprised me that's all. The last time I saw you act this way was back at the palace on Deviluke. While I'm flattered your worried for me and all, but aren't you yourself worried that your sisters may see you acting this way?"

Rito was taken back by her triumphant smirk and her puffing out her chest to his wandering eyes. "Nee-sama is watching Momo and Mikan is cooking breakfast for everyone. She will knock on the door three times to let me know she's outside. So, I have nothing to worry about, which means I could be myself and take care of you without any distractions."

Rito allowed himself to be pushed back by her as Nana fluffed his pillows for him and covered the lower half of his body in the blanket, he had been using last night.

Her loving smile got a reaction out of him, a pink blush colored his cheeks memorized with this new or should he say, revived Nana Deviluke. Confidence fueling her every movement, paired with her genuine feelings for Rito – Nana surprised him with a peck to his left cheek, staying there for nearly two minutes before she removed herself from Rito.

Rito couldn't hide the full blush that time. Her smile grew in size finding his reaction cute.

"Rest now, Rito. Mikan will be here with your breakfast any minute now. I have to admit I like cutting lose and being myself around you. For once I don't have Momo criticizing me about how to act more feminine around boys."

"Is that so, then would you care to elaborate what that kiss was a second ago? If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were trying to make Rito-san understand your feelings for him through that kiss."

His closet door opened abruptly, the loud crash caused Rito and Nana to jump on top of the bed. Momo jumps out from the closet having been hiding there for some time. She wore a smirk, looking first at the object of her affection staring at her with the expression of being caught in headlights then to the sweating, blushing mess of her twin, and judging by priceless look on her face. Nana wasn't expecting her to be hiding in the closet all this time.

With a sway in her hips she climbed in bed together with Rito and her twin sister, Momo cupped his right cheek, smiling at the boy she held feelings for. Rito couldn't look away enthralled was he to the allure Momo has. Her current attire didn't help as they only served to keep his eyes on her modified sleepwear. A violet long sleeve with the top two buttons undone and white panties, that was it.

"Unlike Nana I don't need to lock Rito-san in a room to act on my feelings. I could do that just about anywhere …" Rito struggled to not look down her shirt. The cleavage she was showing was doing him no favors currently.

"Momo, just what were you doing inside my closet," He managed to look Momo in her eyes to say this. But with her seductive stare looking back at him Rito was losing himself to his lust.

Mikan being in the house was the only thing stopping him from taking Momo and her twin at the same time.

"H-How much did you hear?" Nana's earlier confidence had dwindled dramatically, her voice quiet like a whisper.

"Oh~ Just up to the point you kissed Rito-san on the cheek, I watched as you behave like a doting girlfriend taking care of her sick boyfriend. Ufufu, Nana if I knew you were such a wallflower I would have held back on my teasing about your nonexistent breasts."

"Uh, Momo …" Rito wanted to help Nana but that proved impossible by the steam escaping her ears by how red she was turning. Momo wasn't helping as she was more than happy to extend the chaos between her and Nana.

It didn't take much for Nana and Momo to enter their usual bickering and Rito had to turn away once the twins started reaching for the other's tail to force instant submission. Drowning out their moans in his head he wanted to take his mind away from the fight taking place beside him on his own mattress.

Tailon answered him once the connection was made.

"I'm curious why you haven't broken them up yet," His answer came in the form of his sister standing next to him in Rito's mindscape. Her arms draped around her brother's shoulders.

"That's because Rito-kun wants to enjoy the sights and sounds of twin sisters experimenting with one another first." Claudia said in a sultry whisper. "The right words whispered into their ears, some heavy groping on his part and Rito-kun can finally lay claim to the virginities of two princesses."

'Claudia, you're not helping,'

"It's best you ignore her for now," Tailon sensed a third presence in the room with Rito and the twins. He smirked then said. "Your needed back in real world Rito. Things there have become worse."

Opening his eyes, he turned just in time to find his face buried in Lala's voluminous breasts. Her arms locked behind his neck like a python's grip preventing Rito from escaping the spongy, bountiful prison he found himself in that morning. And due to how small and flimsy the purple top Lala used for her sleepwear really was, she was better off sleeping in the nude.

"Ritooo~! Thank goodness you're awake. I didn't know what I was going to do if you never woke up again." Said Lala, the hold she had on Rito's head only grew tighter as she was scared, he would disappear if she lets go.

Rito could say nothing, trapped in the iron grip of his fiancé's arms and chest. Her superhuman level of strength was causing trouble for his lungs, leaving him unable to breathe due to his current position.

"Onee-sama, Rito-san can't breathe!" Momo said with urgency, noticing the change in color on his face buried deeply in her elder sister's breasts which eclipsed her own breast size. Not that Momo was jealous about this critical fact or anything.

"Ane-ue, Rito is going to lose consciousness again."

"Nana! Grab one of nee-sama's arms and pull." Rito's eyes sealed themselves shut; his body followed shortly afterwards. His hearing picked up Lala's cute laughter and the twins struggle to release her hold of him that was the last thing he heard as he slipped to blissful unconsciousness once again.

Outside standing in the hallway in front of Rito's bedroom door. Mikan listen-in to the different volumes of yelling and screaming coming from the other side of the door. The three devilukean princesses were at fault that much was certain. However, she couldn't suppress the deadpan look on her face overhearing Rito losing consciousness.

Lala-san was at fault apparently. Not that the Nana-san and Momo-san were excused themselves. Momo-san was a prime suspect and that's all Mikan needed for ammunition to give her a piece of her mind.

In her hands was a tray with Rito's breakfast. Turning on her heel, Mikan walked the empty halls towards the kitchen. She asked Nana-san to keep watch over Rito until she came to relieve her.

Ten minutes tops, however, Mikan underestimated how reliable Nana was under pressure, and of course, Momo-san and Lala-san would have their own means to enter Rito's room that didn't involve using the door.

So was the morning at the Yuuki household. Things started to simmer down once Rito regain consciousness two hours later.

xox

Rito sighed deeply walking like a zombie through downtown. After he left the house, far away from Lala and the twins, he convinced Mikan he needed time to himself to sort everything out.

No place in mind he had lied to everyone about where he was going. He knew Lala or Momo would follow him at a distance if he had been honest. Unless Lala bugged him with a tracking chip ...

If she had done just that then Yui; his Artificial Intelligence would have pick up on it the second he walked outside the front door. No, he was alone thankfully. Rito stuffed his hands into his pant pockets, checking if he brought his wallet with him. He didn't know when he would be home so best, he come prepared.

Bumping shoulders with a random passerby it didn't register with him when that person gave a quick apology. Rito continued in his somber stroll, but he waved his right arm over his head to the individual he bumped shoulders with.

'Hmm, maybe flowers would do the trick … Nah, Yui isn't the type to accept flowers for an apology. Not after yesterday, best keep looking,"

The two gods watching Rito's dilemma from his mindscape sighed hearing him shoot down another suggestion to appease to Kotegawa Yui.

Talion opened their connection so he may reason with his friend and little brother, "She's not going to turn away something from the heart Rito. If she means that much to you, going off what you said about her yesterday afternoon. I'm telling you she will appreciate whatever you choose to get her."

"How about clothes? Take her shopping and let her pick out whatever she likes. If your relationship with this girl were to take off today it wouldn't hurt you to buy her an outfit you want to see her wear for your first date."

'Maybe, but she will would probably call me a pervert if I tell her that. Thinking I have an ulterior motive for suggesting we go to a women's clothing store as friends. If we were dating that would be totally different."

"You never know~ You made your feelings for Yui-chan quite clear, yesterday. I suspect she's thinking about you right this moment."

Rito stood waiting at an intersection for the light to turn red. He ignored the people around him and the chatter they were making amongst themselves. Looking up at the blue sky, he remembered his life was so much simpler before his death.

His time working with the Assassins, rising through the ranks to become the leader of his own four-man team. The trips around the world he has taken on different missions, each one different from the last.

Growing up alongside Mikan becoming independent with both of their parent's working away from home. Meeting Sairenji, Shido, and his other friends in the brotherhood. He had experienced so much in the last three years that he felt melancholy at how much time had passed. It was only yesterday when he was raised from the dead thanks to Talion and Claudia.

The light turned green and Rito started walking again. His mind was on autopilot; however, he did not need to worry about hitting a pole or walking into oncoming traffic. Both siblings were always watching out for him.

"Kotegawa Yui has been made aware of your strong feelings for her. You best make your move and make her yours before it's too late." Rito stopped in-place on the sidewalk, withdrawing his raised foot back to the concrete. The people around him ignored him and continued on their way.

'I predicted an answer like that to come from Claudia not you Talion,'

"Care to share what's on your mind, dear brother?"

Rito could sense Talion retreating deeper into his mind. So much for getting an answer out of him.

I'll go talk with him Rito-kun. Don't think too hard about this your heart will tell you want you want, don't ignore it." Said Claudia as she too disappeared further into his mind. Likely to grill her brother for his answer to his previous statement.

Once again Rito was alone, no one except for his thoughts and his growing stress concerning his classmate Kotegawa Yui. Looking up at the blue skies a second time, he released a long sigh and said,

"I wonder what you're doing right this second, Yui. Perhaps you're just as stress as I am right now …"

"Yuuki-kun!"

"! … He didn't just hear his name being called out by who he thinks was he? It couldn't be her, could it? What are the actual chances of them meeting in public this early and this soon?

Slowly, Rito turned his body a complete one-eighty to find, much to his growing shame and dismay: Kotegawa Yui standing there in civilian clothes. A dark purple frilly top and white capri jeans. A white and brown handbag was hanging off her left shoulder. He had to admit she looked stunning.

"Y-Yo, Kotegawa-san …" He cursed his stutter. He was just talking to her the day before. "Fancy meeting you here,"

"Y-Yeah,"

If these were different circumstances and nothing from yesterday was brought to the light. This conversation they were having right now would not be so awkward.

Looking into each other's eyes, they could find no words to relieve themselves of the pregnant silence which befell them.

Going for broke Rito opened his lips …

"Umm, Kote–"

"Yuuki-kun," She said his name again in the same tone she used before to garner his attention when walking. Rito knew this and chose to close his mouth. Whatever he was going to say could wait. "Let's talk. There's much I wish to hear from you now that you are back to normal. You are in the right mind, aren't you?"

He didn't need to say anything just give a nod to reassure her. Yui sighed, she wore her anxieties on her sleeve which became apparent to Rito's line of sight. "Follow me, there's a café where we can talk in peace."

As Rito followed behind her, Yui was in utter turmoil to where she could barely keep a calm composure on the outside when talking with Yuuki-kun. The inside of her mind was a warzone, swimming in dangerous waters without the life preserve she prepared before she caught up with him, was missing in this critical moment as she could see the café just up ahead.

'What do I do now?! I know it was Yuuki-kun I bumped into back there and I wanted to say something at the time but he wasn't paying attention – Now he's following me, and I don't know what I going to say to him … Uh, I should have taught this through before chasing after him.'

xox

They took a seat inside after which the waitress came to take their orders then disappear to the kitchen, leaving the young couple alone.

The inside of the building looked to be a fair-sized room with several tables set up throughout with two to four chairs around them and a long counter that ran along the back wall. A small French café in the heart of downtown, it was quite popular with the locals. The food was good same for the drinks and the ambiance was calm and relaxing with its ceramic-tilted interior.

Yui found this little gem a month ago and has been a frequent customer since. While she was regular at the maid café her classmate Mio works at. It would be hell for her if she and Rito had gone there for lunch.

Her heart was already filled with stress and her anxiety; she couldn't risk the chance of running into Risa. That person would make things worse for her and Rito, who was sitting across from her.

Taking this chance to peek at what he was doing. She found nothing wrong per say, but Rito was obviously nervous around her given he was looking everywhere.

You can do this, me. Just tell him what you practice. You didn't pull an all-nighter last night just to say nothing. You can do it this!

"Kotegawa-san," Said Rito forcing the girl in question to nearly jump out of her seat. Once she returned to normal, choosing to glare at him for his sudden question he asked, "I'm sorry about yesterday," His forehead touched the glass surface of the table, "Please forgive me."

"... W-Why are you apologizing? I already know you weren't at fault and you couldn't stop yourself," Rito lift up his head from the table, eyes looking forward as Kotegawa opened her lips. "I invited you here today because I wanted to get something off my chest, something you said yesterday, it stuck with me—I want to know if you meant—if you were telling the truth about …"

Leaning forward in his chair, Rito was on the edge of his seat, he could hear the loud thumping of his heart beating with anticipation. Eyes watering, a dark blush overtaking her cute face, Yui whispered out her question, with her eyes concentrating on Rito's reaction.

"D-Did you really mean everything you said about m-me. About how much you like my body, and you want us to become a couple?"

Talion and Claudia replayed his conversation with Yui from yesterday, it was shown to him as a slideshow. Immediately his brain recalled his exact words as they were spoken to Yui.

The discipline committee officer herself had fallen silent, waiting for any type of response from the boy she held strong feelings for. Before yesterday she was convinced her feelings of love for Yuuki Rito would go unrequited; now she knew the truth, but she still fears rejection.

Their waitress returned with their drinks, after which she quickly excused herself. She was either aware of the situation between the teens and wanted to give them their privacy or she just didn't care. Rito's eyes followed her slender back, leaving to help another customer.

Scratching his right cheek with his finger, his face grew warm becoming flustered with what he was going to say, "It's embarrassing we're talking about this again, in a public place this time around," Yui's face erupted in a dark blush at this reminder that seemed to have escaped even her.

It's one thing to talk about an embarrassing past experience to the other person involved. But talking about it in a public place, where a random person could eavesdrop at any time. She couldn't hide the squeak she made, jumping in her chair as the eyes of the customers fell onto her's and Rito's table.

"Yes, I meant every word you heard me say. I was speaking my honest feelings for you Kotegawa," Rito's blush darken, turning in the direction of the counter he couldn't look her in the eyes for what he was about to say, "...and how much I love your curvy figure and, h-h-how I love how big your breasts are."

From the corner of his eye Rito could very well see steam coming from her, and the face she was making after confirming her suspicion of him. Now that she knows the truth, he was hoping she didn't storm out of the place in a fit of rage. Or cause property damage inside and outside the café.

When Yui returned to normal, her stoic face couldn't hide the embarrassed blush and timid eyes from Rito's aloof, calculating ones. He sat up straight in the chair, while Yui took a small sip of her tea to calm herself.

"T-Thank you for your compliments, Y-Yuuki-kun. I'm flattered you find my body attractive – when you have four girlfriends, who's figures are more mature than my own—kyaah."

Her surprised scream caused onlookers from around the café to fall on their table again. Yui held her free hand over her mouth, the blush she had on was adorable and delightful to Rito and everyone watching, her right hand was being held in Rito's left one.

During her last speech he had reached across to take it without prior knowledge to Yui, hence her scream when she felt his fingers lace with her own.

"Sorry for scaring you like that, I needed to get your attention. I don't want to hear you degrade yourself in front of me Kotegawa," She was trembling, tears started to gather around her eyes. Letting go of that hand he watched her wipe those tears away using the back of her hand. Her eyes were puffy and slightly red, but she kept them fixated on his face. "You don't need to compare yourself to them because you're beautiful on your own. Mikado-sensei and Tearju-sensei are aliens, and Ayase and Kirin have trained their bodies to what they are now. Kotegawa you have book smarts, you're an inspiring leader, and have a caring heart seeing how Celine loves you. You have many attractive qualities about you, so you don't need to put stress on yourself to be like the women I'm currently with. I love you, Yui, my classmate and friend who always pushing me to do my best."

Rito stares at her, he could find no words to say at how tranquil, and beautiful she looks right now. Her embarrassment wasn't going away, not after hearing his confession of love a second time, except this time he was running on every cylinder in his body. Plus, she knew this wasn't a dream as when they were holding hands, Yui could feel his warmth proving this was not a crude illusion playing tricks on her fragile heart.

His eyes opened wide when she takes both of his hands in hers. Looking across the table, they both lift their heads in time to catch the other's stare. Rito blushed, while Yui hesitantly looks down at her tea.

Reluctantly, she released her grip and Rito slowly moved his hands underneath the table. Both high school students didn't know how to proceed, Yui's last action had to mean she accepts his confession? That could have been her saying she accepts his feelings and wanted to be his, but wasn't brave enough to say it with words?

Looking back at her she was distraught and scared. Her lips forming a thin line, and her blush hasn't dissipated from her cheeks – instead they looked to have gain color in the last twenty seconds. An incredulous look could be seen on his face, but it was quick to disappear, to be replaced by a smile.

Moving his hands out from underneath the table Rito calmly takes her hands in his once more. Save for the jump in her shoulders and a soft squeak, Yui stayed perfectly still, she raised her head to look straight at the boy holding her hands.

Gaining momentum from the hope in her docile, meek stare. He said,

"Yui, do you agree there is something between us. We can't deny we have strong feelings towards one another?" If this is where they become boyfriend and girlfriend, it's best he gets used to calling her by her first name.

She nods,

"You know I already have several girlfriends. Is this okay? Can you be with me knowing you have to share me with them and any other girl I have feelings for …"

She nods, tears forming around her eyelids and flowing down her cheeks.

"Do you want to be my girlfriend?"

She nods, in fact she gave three in quick succession.

Rito's own smile grew on his face. He nods his head once doing the same for her too. With that they were officially a couple.

Not thinking twice about his actions Rito was about to kiss Yui on her lips, just like he would with his other girlfriends. What stopped him was Yui's squeak once he was close enough that their noses could be seen touching by the rest of the café patrons.

Rito opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Yui's tearful eyes and flustered expression watching him. Giving a quick apology Rito fell backwards in his chair—he felt as if he was stabbed in the heart with rusty, broken knife seeing the terrified look Yui gave him.

He wasn't thinking that's what it was. When she nodded her head in agreeing to be his girlfriend, Rito was seduced by his ice wolf nature to claim Yui as his official mate. He closed his eyes, allowing his instinct to lead him as they have done with his other girls.

If she didn't squeak when she did, he would have taken her second kiss, just hours later after taking her first. Familiar on what to do next Rito bowed his head deep.

"Stop!" Rito did so and sat straight up. Her shout reminded him of a drill sergeant giving orders to fresh recruits at boot camp. For Rito, it reminds him of his early training when he first joined the brotherhood.

He did nothing when Yui cupped his face in both hands. Looking down at her into her tearful dark brown eyes, she was leaning on the table to perform this action. Without hesitation his hands covered her much smaller ones.

They looked deep into each other's eyes. This time neither party looked away or turned to look elsewhere. This moment was there's and there's alone.

"I-I'm not good at this kind of thing …" Yui's whisper was quiet but perfect volume for Rito to understand what she was asking for, "… You have more practice than I do in this field. So, y-you have my permission to k-k-kiss me."

"I'll never do anything you're uncomfortable with— and I will never hurt you in any shape or form. You have my word, Yui." Said Rito. Drawing circles into the back of her hands with his thumbs as he brought his face close with hers.

Yui opened her eyes to see Rito close the gap between their lips. Her blush returned with full force, as she only had enough time to let out a squeak before she felt Rito's warm lips on hers.

Cameras from every available smartphone in the café captured the tender moment forever. Cheers from nearby patrons screamed and clapped for the new couple as they sealed their feelings with an innocent and gentle kiss.

Falling victim to his wolf instincts; Rito deepen the kiss battling with his new girlfriend's lips to allow his tongue entrance into her mouth. The novice Yui put up her best defense to stop the intruder from going further. But seeing how her new boyfriend was holding himself back from letting his instincts from taking over – it was only a matter of time before he broke down her walls. Her tears were flowing down her cheeks as Rito deepen the kiss, swallowing her moans for her into his mouth.

The background noise was muted as all that mattered to the new couple was each other's taste and the feeling of satisfaction for Rito. Finally, he had his first love and she was just as obsessed with him as he was with her.

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And done! Did you miss me?

I know I've been gone for over a year, some people had messaged me if I was still around. I get it. I took some time off to work on my writing style. I'll go into further detail in a future update.

Yui is now officially in Rito's Harem. I will update the list I have on my bio after a week to give people time to read the chapter.