Bab 9: Chapter 9: Secrets
Rito woke up to a sore back. He didn't know why, but his back was killing him. He tried to sit up but he couldn't. He looked over at Haruna's sleeping form. 'She's so beautiful.' He thought. He rolled over and tried to get back to sleep. When he rolled over, she woke up.
"Yuuki-kun?" She said sleepily.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" He asked.
"It's ok." She said, smiling. She scooted closer to him and wrapped her arms around him.
"Ouch." He said when she touched his back.
"Are you ok?" She asked.
"No, my back is killing me." He said.
"I'm sorry." She said.
"It's not your fault." He said. She laid her head on his chest.
"Rito," Lala said, running in the door. She tackled him and Haruna.
"OW!" Rito yelled.
"What?" Lala asked. Haruna explained the situation to Lala. "Oh ok. Sorry, Rito." She said. Rito, with the help of Haruna and Lala, got out of bed and went downstairs. He sat on the couch. He cringed in pain when his back hit the couch.
"You ok, Yuuki-kun?" Yui asked, seeing his pained face.
"His back hurts," Haruna said. Yui nodded. Rito looked outside. It was still pouring down rain. He sighed. Lala sat next to him and rested her head on his shoulder. He looked at her and put an arm around her. Celine came out and ran over to Rito and squeezed him. Haruna and Yui pulled her off quickly. She looked at them, confused. They let her go and she sat down next to them. They all sat there till Mikan called them for breakfast. Lala helped Rito to the dining room. After breakfast, Haruna took Rito back up to his room and Celine followed them. Haruna helped him sit on the bed. Celine looked at him with a puzzled look.
"What's wrong, Celine?" He asked. She continued to stare at him in silence. He sighed.
"Is there anything I can do to help, Yuuki-Kun?" Haruna asked him. He shook his head and she hugged him lightly.
"There has to be some way to help Rito." Lala said.
"Just let him rest and he'll get better," Mikan told her.
"Maybe I can-" Lala bean.
"Lala just let him rest!" Mikan said, raising her voice a little.
"But I want to help him." She wined.
"If you want to help him then let him rest." Mikan said. Lala nodded and went into the den. She sat down and turned on the TV.
"I can't believe it's still raining..." Yui said with disgust. Lala nodded in agreement.
Rito was up in his room, lying on his bed in pain with Haruna and Celine at his side.
"Are you sure I can't do anything to help?" Haruna asked.
"Yeah." He responded. Celine sat up on her knees and turned to look at Rito. She looked like she was in deep thought as she stared at him. Then she looked at Haruna as if she would give her an idea. When she couldn't think of anything, she began to get teary-eyed. Haruna sat up and looked at her, worried. Rito saw the worried look on her face and decided to see what was wrong. "Are you okay, Celine?" He asked the teary-eyed girl. He used all his strength to sit up and face her. She looked at him as tears started to fall from her eyes. She wrapped her arms around him and began to cry. He wrapped his arms around her and stroked her gently. She buried her face in his collar bone as she slowly began to calm down. Haruna went over and sat next to her. Celine looked up at him, tears still coming from her eyes. He wiped away some of them and did his best to smile. She sniffed a little and smiled back. She began to hug him affectionately, causing him a little pain, though he couldn't help but smile a little.
Momo, who was watching the whole thing closed the door and walked back up to her room. She took out a notebook and pen and began to write something. Nana walked over to see what she was writing, but Momo closed the book when she got over there.
"What are you writing?" She asked.
"Something," Momo said devilishly. Momo's phone began to ring. "Goodbye." She said, pushing Nana out the door. She locked Nana out of the room. 'It's about time she called.' Momo thought, picking up the phone.
"What's her problem?" Nana said, mad she got kicked out of her own room. She walked downstairs and went down into the den.
"What's wrong with you?" Lala asked.
"Momo kicked me out of our room," Nana said. "She has been acting strange lately." Nana sat down on the couch.
"All better now, Celine?" Rito asked her. She rubbed her face against his.
"What's going on here, Muko-Dono?" Zastin said, appearing out of nowhere.
"Ever heard of knocking?" Rito asked, annoyed.
"What is going on here?" He repeated. Rito realized what things looked like and began to hesitate.
"Well... umm, you see..." He didn't know what to tell him.
"We're taking care of him since his back hurts." Haruna said quickly.
"I see." He said. "Well, I'm going to go check on Lala-Sama now." He walked out of the room and down the stairs.
"I wish he wouldn't just barge in like that." Rito said when he left.
"Lala-Sama." Zastin said, walking into the den.
"Zastin!" Lala said surprised.
"I'm here to check up on you and Muko-Dono." He said.
"Oh," Lala said. "Well as you can see, we're fine, bye now." She said, shooing him.
"W-wait." He said as she began to push him out the door. She shoved him outside and closed the door. She went back into the den to see Zastin there, waiting. "Why are you acting so strangely, Lala-Sama?" He asked. She began to get nervous and didn't know what to tell him. He stared at her impatiently, waiting for her to answer.
"I-I'm not acting strangely." She said quickly.
"Answer the question." He said.
"It's none of your business." Mikan said.
"I wasn't talking to you." He said.
"Didn't you hear her?" Yami asked "It's none of your business."
"Fine." He said, giving up. He sighed and sat down on the couch.
"What are you doing?" Lala asked.
"If you won't tell me, then I'll find out for my self." He said.
"No." Mikan said. "Come back after the rain stops."
"Why?" He asked.
"Because there are too many people here." She said. "If you stay, don't expect me to feed you, or give you a bed."
"Fine." He said. He sighed and left.
"Thank you, Mikan!" Lala said. She smiled and sat back on the couch.
Rito yawned as he laid there on his bed. Haruna laid there next to him and Celine was still holding off to him. She was clinging on to one arm and moving up and down in excitement. He laughed a little, trying not to fall asleep.
"I'll be right back," Haruna said, going downstairs.
"W-wait," Rito said. He sighed and looked over at Celine. She smiled at him and stared back. She stopped smiling and grew a serious look on her face. She focused closely on his eyes as if lost in deep thought. Compelled by curiosity, she moved her face closer to his, till their faces were only inches apart.
"What are you doing?" He asked her. She didn't respond, just stared at him. Without warning, she pressed her lips against his. He couldn't move and was at her mercy. Without any other options, he just kissed back and waited for her to break it, which didn't take long. She looked at him, her eyes were shining.
"Ummm, Rito..." Haruna was standing next to the bed.
"I told you to wait." He said.
"I know." She said.
"Why did you ignore me? I needed a glass of water." He said.
"Oh... sorry..." She said. "I'll go get you one then." She left again and came back with a glass of water.
"Thank you," Rito said, sitting up. She sat next to him as he began to drink. After he finished, he put the cup on the floor and laid back down. Celine looked at him again and then laid down next to him. Haruna laid on the other side of him. Both of the girls wrapped their arms around him and fell asleep. Though in a little bit of pain, Rito smiled and fell asleep as well.
"I wonder if Rito is doing any better." Lala said looking up.
"Don't worry. He'll be fine." Mikan reassured her. She nodded and went back to watching TV. Mikan got up and got started on dinner. After half an hour, she went upstairs and got Rito, Haruna, and Celine and everyone went to the table for dinner. After Rito and Haruna finished, they went back upstairs. Celine followed them shortly after. After everyone finished, Mikan started cleaning up while the others went back out to the den.
"Goodnight, Rito." Haruna said. The three laid down on his bed and went to sleep.
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