Mizuki P.O.V.
I step out from the elevator to see Meiko walking towards me to greet me.
"Hi, Meiko san. What's going on? I can hear the noises even when I'm still inside the elevator."
I ask, tilting my head.
"You'll see it yourself."
Meiko shakes her head few times.
I lean forward to see the girls are fighting each other.
"What's the reason?"
I look at her confusedly when Ran comes out from the elevator with the others and rests his chin on top of my head.
"I guess they're vying to see who is the number one between them."
He sighs.
"My height must come in handy for you, isn't it?"
I can hear the others laughing.
"Our baby girl is so adorable when getting mad."
Ran pats my head.
"Uh oh, stop spoiling her. She might really think she's still a baby."
Sanzu chuckles and walks to their usual spot to sit.
I catch up to him and smack him on his shoulder.
"Show him who the boss is, Hotaru chan."
Rindou cheers when he sits along with us.
"But that's Mikey kun."
I whisper to him, making the rest laugh again.
"You should join us more often, Hotaru chan. It's merrier when you're around."
Koko's playfully wink at me which I return his wink.
"It's only fun when she's acting crazy like this. But when she's in her serious mode, that's a no no."
Sanzu comments, making me smack his shoulder again.
"Sanzu."
We all turn to look at the girl that comes to our table.
"Will you go and calm them down?"
She asks but Sanzu ignores her.
I elbow him, making him frown.
"What?"
"Give her a respond at least."
I whisper to Sanzu.
Now he's glaring at me and turns his attention to the girl.
"Why should I? And who do you think you are to ask me doing thing for you?"
I face palm myself when hearing that from Sanzu.
"I'm sorry if I offended you. But they are fighting partly because of you too."
The girl walks away, look disappointed.
"That's our Sanzu."
Ran chuckles.
"Yeah, that's right. I truly believe that only he can cause all that."
I try to get up and move to the other seat when Sanzu wraps his arm around my neck, holding me down.
"Aren't you a bit off tonight? Are you on drugs?"
He asks.
"I'm not you, to begin with. Why would I take nasty things like that?"
I try to break free but he's not letting go.
"Help me, please."
I beg the others but they just laugh it off.
"Be careful, Hotaru chan. He might eat you up if you keep teasing him."
Rindou grins mischievously at us.
"It's not fair. You guys keep teasing me whenever you got the chance. Why can't I do the same?"
I grumble at them.
Not long after, there's another girl comes and stands in front of us.
"Excuse me."
I recognize her as one of the boys' favorite.
"Can I join you tonight?"
She smiles sweetly at us.
Turn out her voice is very pleasant to hear.
"No wonder you guys like her the most."
I whisper to Sanzu but he's just sipping his drink.
"I thought guys must be swooning over her."
I turn my face and whisper it to Rindou.
"Not really. How do you get that idea?"
Rindou whispers back to me.
"I'm sorry, Momoka. We already have someone to accompany us tonight. She's quite handful for us to handle so I don't think we need the other with us."
Takeomi tries to hold in his laughter when I start protesting in my seat.
"No, don't listen to him. Momoka, sit with me."
I try to push Sanzu or Rindou but they don't budge at all so I stand up and move to the other side.
"Here, sit with me."
I pat the seat beside me.
"It's an honor."
She smiles again when she sits.
"It's a rare sighting, isn't it?"
Koko asks the others when see Momoka and me talking.
"I thought there will be another catfight."
Ran chuckles.
Meiko then comes, bringing us drink and snacks.
"You are really beautiful, Momoka."
I say to her when she pours me a drink.
"Thank you, it meant a lot coming from a woman like you."
She chuckles.
I keep looking at her white and smooth skin.
"How do you maintain your skin so well? And I'm curious. Are those real?"
Honestly she really has a big chest with skinny body, making me wonder whether it's real.
"You can touch it if you want."
Momoka leans closer.
I shake my head, feeling embarrassed.
"Don't seduce her, Momoka. She might fell head over heels for you."
Everyone laugh at Sanzu's remarks.
"I think I might if I was a guy."
Momoka laughs when I say that.
"Are you drunk, Hotaru?"
Kaku leans closer to check on me.
"I'm not. Why?"
"Why are you admiring Momoka? Do you perhaps taking interest in girls now?"
I smack Kaku's arm when he says that.
"It might be the case. She doesn't really into us either, right?"
Koko adds, grinning at me.
"Momoka, why do the girls love guys like these anyway?"
I turn to Momoka which she laughs again.
"Stop making her difficult, Hotaru chan. She won't side you anyway."
Takeomi winks at Momoka.
"Meiko san, you see. This is why I seldom come when they're around. They keep bullying me."
I switch my attention to Meiko.
"So are we the villains now?"
Rindou's pretending to be mad while frowning.
"Execpt you, then."
I grin at him.
"We treat you like our own sister, you know."
Ran adds, trying to make me feel bad so I glare at all of them.
"Okay, so look like I'm the one who causing trouble. Fine. I'll leave."
I get up from my seat.
"See you again, Momoka. Meiko san."
I try to walk away but Sanzu blocks me with his leg.
"Why are you mad? Sit here."
He grabs my wrist and makes me sit on his lap.
"I already told you to stop doing this kind of thing whenever you like it."
I flick his forehead.
"Hey, that hurt."
Sanzu complaints, frowns at me.
"Geez. Stop acting lovey dovey you two. Can't you see that I'm getting jealous?"
Koko signals Momoka to come to him and he hugs her when she did.
Meiko then signals few other girls to come and join us while I'm struggling to break free from Sanzu.
"This is exactly why the girls are fighting. Sanzu now likes Hotaru more than he likes the girls."
Ran smirks when sipping his drink.
"He's not."
I sneer at them.
"Should I show you guys something fun?"
Sanzu asks the others, making them cheering.
"Go Sanzu~ go Sanzu~"
Sanzu smirks when I glance at him.
"Are you scared?"
He whispers.
"Should I be scared?"
He's raising his eyebrows when I stare at him.
"Hotaru chan, you're drunk. Go back to your room."
Meiko chuckles as she notices me going to cause trouble.
"Oh come on, you haven't show us the fun thing."
Rindou's sulking when I try to stand up.
"Is this what you want?"
I ask Rindou, placing my hands on Sanzu's face.
"Ooohhh, this is getting interesting."
Ran says and blow whistles.
"What are you trying to do?"
Sanzu is staring at me suspiciously before I lean in to kiss him.
The uproar of shouting and cheering break out in the hotel lounge.
"Go Hotaru~ go Hotaru~"
Now the cheering goes even more chaotic.
Sanzu releases me, maybe because of the shock, so I quickly stand up and walk up to the elevator while thinking I must be crazy doing that in front of everyone. The elevator comes and I walk inside without turning back.
Sanzu P.O.V.
The situation is so chaotic. I can't even hear anything for a while. Hotaru just kissed me and left.
"What's holding you back, Haru?"
Takeomi chuckles when I meet his eyes after the situation calm down a bit.
"Or is it because you don't like her?"
Kaku goes in his naughty mood again, smirking at me.
"Why are you all attacking me?"
I frown, gulping down my drink.
"Then do you like her?"
Koko asks.
"Don't we all do?"
"Ooohhh~"
Ran and Mochi grin at each other.
"Then do you love her?"
It's Meiko turn to ask.
"If you do then go and get her."
Rindou whispers, grins widely at me.
"Go Sanzu~ go Sanzu~"
Now even the girls start cheering with the others.
"Shit. If anything happen, it's on all of you."
I get up from my seat and goes to the elevator when the hotel lounge goes into the chaotic mode again.
I knock on Hotaru's door when I reach her room. She opens it slightly and stares at me.
"What do you want?"
She asks.
"Why are you so defensive?"
"It's because I'm embarrassed."
She makes me laugh with her stance.
"Can I come inside?"
She seems to think for a while before inviting me in.
"What do you want?"
"You can't possibly expect me to do nothing after you kissed me, right?"
Hotaru is clearly flustered when I reminded her again.
"So what do you want me to do?"
"Take responsibility."
I grab her waist and pull her close.
"But you kissed me first last time. I just pay you back."
Hotaru panics when I lean closer.
"Tell me honestly, Hotaru chan. Do you like me?"
She blinks few times when thinking carefully about my question.
"Of course I do. And you? Do you love me?"
I chuckle when hearing her question.
"You don't know how to love, right? You told me last time. So I won't force you to do things you don't know."
Hotaru tries to push me away.
"Teach me about the thing called love then, sensei."
She stops moving when hearing it and there she goes with her stares again.
"Teach me how to love you, Hotaru."
She opens her mouth but closes it again as she seems to be lost in words.
After staring at each other, Hotaru goes on tiptoe and kisses me again.
"Is that a yes?"
"It's my fault anyway to have feeling for you."
I chuckle when Hotaru admits it.
"Now it's my turn."
I hold her face and kiss her.
I can feel Hotaru wraps her arms on my waist. Slowly but surely I think I can understand the emotion that I'm feeling right now in the near future as she's now here.
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