71 Entangled Relationships

The singer felt his blood drain from his face. Even Mimi went back into the room and hid.

"I, I was going to look for you," Haruki stammered, 'But why am I so scared?!'

Saito got up and took a step forward, extending his arm and showed the room from which the singer had left. Haruki obeyed and entered, with the imposing presence of the mountaineer at his back. Saito closed the door with the key, locking them in the room.

The singer felt a chill run down his spine. Saito took him by the arm and pulled Haruki towards him, pressing his lips against his.

Taken by surprise, it took Haruki a few seconds to recover and push Saito away, cutting off the kiss.

The climber tasted and smelled like alcohol, but he didn't seem to be drunk. Saito's voice was harsh, rude when he said,

"Are you going to refuse me now, Haruki? Forget him. You know what he did." Haruki controlled herself not to wipe his mouth in front of him, or it would only make the situation between them worse. With a sigh, the singer asked what bothered him most at that moment,

"Saito, why did you throw Mimi in the dump?"

"What?! Why do you think it was me? Ah, I know. You sought him out to debase yourself. And he was the one who accused me. Haruki, don't you get tired of acting so naively?"

Saito ran his hands exasperated through his short hair. Facing the singer, he continued, but this time his voice was soft,

"Haruki I promised you I would help you. Help me help you. You aren't being rational about hormones or whatever. But that is just it. Chemistry. Don't wait until you reach the bottom to wake up." Saito tried again to touch the singer. This time Haruki stopped him, pulling away.

"Saito, why did you go to Jun?" Haruki wanted to see if Saito would admit to having talked to Jun about their relationship.

"To tell him he has no rights over you. You're dating me, remember? It's your relationship with me. I am the one..."

"No. We are no longer dating. There's no more relationship," Haruki spoke quickly, interrupting Saito.

A heart went up that broke in the air, popping from the mountaineer smartwatch. He wasn't using the Poker Face card. It embarrassed Haruki, but he forced himself to continue,

"Sorry, Saito, you're right. It's true. I have chemistry, or whatever I feel for Jun. It's true. I made a mistake by not accepting this fact before."

Haruki felt cold when speaking. He didn't like what he saw in Saito's eyes. Even so, the singer continued,

"I am sorry I was not this honest about my feelings like that before. For that reason, I can no longer allow us to continue to 'date' anymore. It was a mistake. It's over. Please leave the room."

Haruki watched for any movement coming from the climber. He was not willing to go purple for ending a relationship that didn't really exist, besides the fantasies in Saito's head.

Although for a split second, Haruki saw the same murderous look in Saito's eyes. It gleamed like the morning when the climber strangled him.

But Saito was quick to look away.

"You kissed me and your whole body reacted to mine. I won't take this decision seriously. We'll talk better tomorrow. You're shaken and hurt, and that I can understand… it's how I feel, too."

Saito left without looking at Haruki.

Haruki's hands were shaking, and he collapsed sitting on the floor.

It had been exhausting to break up with Saito, for Saito to say he wasn't done.

'I don't want to go through this again. Yes, it's over, Saito. ' Haruki would not allow Saito to control him.

******

"You would be helping two friends, and a homeless cat," Haruki finished his pitch, trying to create the desire to donate in Hinata's mind.

The senior student at first had refused to pay the 1,100 diamonds for the two items Haruki offered him. So the singer had to explain the destination of the auction earnings. It was an investment in the survival kit for Jun's fight, including Gloves and Trunks. And another survival kit, for Mimi, with food, a litter box, and 'everything a modern cat needed'.

"Okay, if it's for two charity causes, that's fine. Because these are things I won't even have a chance to use," muttered Hinata while making the purchase.

"How can you be so sure? That was just the 'First Ball' with Miyu, remember? That means there will be others. And you will look good as a fox, man. Foxes are cute, mysterious, and sexy. And the card 'A Gentleman'? What a good purchase! You tell me, who doesn't always need a little more Charisma?" A merchant spirit had descended on the singer, and he talked endlessly about the benefits of his items. Haruki didn't want the senior student to feel exploited.

As soon as he saw the diamonds on his account, he bought the items and left for the hardest part of his list - going to ask Daisuke for help.

******

Haruki found the digital influencer working, he was making external footage for the TMD vlog.

The yellowish lighting on the posts of the ship's most beautiful boulevard created a romantic and glamorous atmosphere. With his hair down and a semi-transparent ruffled outfit, Daisuke enhanced his androgynous beauty.

Haruki waited for him to stop filming, to get closer.

"Daisuke, are you going to watch the fight?" Haruki asked directly, without even greeting him.

"Yes, of course, I am. Why? Aren't you going to watch?" the influencer replied, seeming not to have cared about the young man's impolite approach.

"I don't know if it's a good idea. I don't want to annoy Jun," the singer said in a low, slow voice, expressing his fear.

"Boy, annoying Jun, when he fights, would be a bonus for the hot head hunk, don't you think?" The answer was in a cheerful tone. He seemed to be enjoying himself, seeing Haruki's embarrassment.

Haruki was thoughtful. He didn't really know how much better the impulse over reason was, in a fight.

"I need a favor from you," he asked, revealing why he was there.

Daisuke's face showed genuine astonishment, "You surprise me Haruki. But by all means, do tell."

"Buy these items from me, please. They are for sale for 210 diamonds. It is the minimum the system allows in the auction. Sell ​​it to Jun. He's going to buy it from you… but not from me." The singer showed the Rare Items he bought.

Daisuke looked at the gloves and shorts, seeing that they both had labels. They were Equippable Items.

The influencer broke into a smile, the most beautiful that Haruki had seen in Daisuke since they met and quite different from his 'video' smiles.

"Come with me, I want to buy you coffee," the digital influencer called, heading for the cafeteria.

"Haruki, I'm going to tell you about what makes Jun so cynical and closed."