Destiny Record (3)

꒰ঌ Destiny Record 3

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It was a bit surprising, but after I decided to going out with Ruby, Juvia called me to come to her house.

"Are you free today?"

"Yes, I'm free. Why?"

"… I have something very important to tell Haruto-san. Can you please come to my home right now?"

"To your home? Me?"

How… is this a dream? Juvia asked me to go to her home. No no wait wait. Calm down. This… must be a trap. Juvia must have prepared a trap for me. I need to be very careful here. But Juvia's words poured directly into my heart!

"Yes… Could you? Is there a problem?"

"Er… of course not! Definitely not!"

"Really? Thank you Haruto-san!"

What a cunning girl!

So, by Juvia's directions, I went to the Amesaka home.

From Uzumaki's home, Juvia's home is on the opposite side of the bus station. I heard that Juvia often went home together with Naruko, but after I knew her address, I got the feeling that she purposely chooses the longer route. Amesaka's house was a beautiful building. Although it wasn't as good as Lucy's, it was definitely good.

"Ohh…" I swallowed hard, starting to feel afraid. This was a normal house, but when I think about the fact that this was Juvia's house, I felt like… as if a demon was hiding inside… with trembling fingers, I rang the doorbell.

When she came to the door to greet me, Juvia said in surprise, "Haruto-san… aren't you a little too fast?"

"Because I want to see you as soon as possible."

"Really… still flirting… please come in."

Today she was wearing a mature dress. Just like my sister, everything she wears fit her perfectly.

"Do you want to come into my room?"

"Ah, please excuse me"

She even welcomed me? What is going on? Did my effort in helping Juvia's finally get a result? Wow? Really? "Something very important" — did she mean that ? Wow. Even in that state, I immediately noticed a high heel that couldn't belong to Juvia in the doorstep.

"… Juvia… Is your family home?"

"Yes. My mom is at home"

"I see… your mom…" I heard that Juvia's mom was the head of the PTA. Hey, did that mean your family is equally scary? In that case, what about Juvia? Probably at Demon King class.

"Should I say hello to her?"

"She is working in her room… do you want to?"

"Ah! No! There is no need to interrupt her work!"

"I see. This way please"

Like a cat burglar, I tried my best to move as quietly as possible. After I went up the stairs, Juvia stopped in front of a door.

"This is my room. Please come in."

"Okay." I followed Juvia into her room.

Wow… this is Juvia's room. Unlike someone's room which was full of cosmetics, this room smelled so nice. This room was kept very clean. Everything was in its proper place. The main color was a refreshing blue. There were some bear dolls on her bed. There were some pictures nearby too. One was probably Juvia's family or friend. (Juvia's mom was also a very beautiful woman.) One of them showed Juvia and Naruko, both of them smiling.

"… Please don't look around… I'm embarrassed."

"Ah, sorry!" I swallowed again. Today Juvia was strange. Very strange.

"So… er… what do you need me for?"

"Yes" Juvia nodded and said in a small voice, "Haruto-san… can you please raise both of your hands forward?"

"Huh? Like this?"

Crank.

"Wah!" I was handcuffed.

"What the hell!?" I shouted. My eyes darted between the metal handcuffs and Juvia.

"What is that?"

"A pair of handcuffs."

"No! I already knew that!"

Seeing my panicked expression, Juvia seemed… embarrassed. She was blushing.

"Because I was alone with Haruto-san in a room — isn't it gross?"

"The words you say and your face don't match!"

"Anyway, I simply couldn't bear to be in the same room with you."

What the hell just happened? What the hell was that? She said "something very important," so I thought… dammmmmit. It was a trap!

"Juvia you! How dare you… to play with my maiden heart!"

"W-what…" Juvia's eyes widened, her face reddened. "No way… y-you… what did you just say?"

"I was so excited because I thought you were about to confessed your love at me after I helping you, and this is how you treat me?"

"Of course not! I will never do that!"

"You called me in such a sweet tone! Everyone would think the same!"

"I just wanted to have a normal conversation!"

You're getting angry after you've handcuffed someone else? What was going on? With very unpleasant eyes, I looked at Juvia.

"What is with your rebellious eyes? Do you want me to call my Mom?"

"This should be a huge danger to me, but how would you plan to deal with that situation?" I raised my handcuffed hands.

Juvia looked at my waist, and said, "I will say that a big pervert broke into my room and said 'please handcuff me.' "

"What kind of pervert do you think I am!?" If I truly was the pervert as she imagined… no no no, mustn't think into it. I tiredly shook my head.

… She didn't want to… right?

"By the way, I heard that you got a girlfriend, Haruto-san."

"You told me to come here and handcuffed me just to say that…"

I felt a chill. Juvia seemed to have some killing intent. I hoped that it was just my imagination.

"… Congratulations, Haruto-san," Juvia said.

"Uh, uh… how could you know about it?"

" I know your every movement, Haruto-san."

"I-I see…" The question of 'Why' was too dangerous for me to ask. "So, about."

"What?"

I coughed and told her with a serious expression. "I can't accept your feelings for me… sorry."

Juvia took out a lighter from somewhere.

"Hot!?" She was using it to set my handcuffs on fire!

"Haruto-san, I'm serious."

"I… I'm sorry."

Something was strange, but because I was so afraid, I tried to sit normally. We were sitting in front of each other, our eyes fixed on one another. I had already broken out in a cold sweat.

"Girlfriend. So what? About Naruko, what are you going to do?"

Huh? Naruko had absolutely nothing to do with it — although I wanted to say that, there is no way I could. Juvia misunderstood me as a big brother who loves his little sister. And I had no way to clear her misunderstanding.

"What… am I going to do? What do you mean by that?"

"Didn't you two have a similar relationship?"

"No, we didn't!"

"Don't make excuses!"

"Sorry." Please don't pull the lighter out so easily.

"So what are you going to do about Naruko?"

"This is none of your concern."

"How could that be!?"

"Why?"

"Because… because… right, because Haruto-san has no more value to me."

"Value…"

"I mean… Haruto-san is no longer someone to talk to about Naruko."

"In other words, if friction happens between me and Naruko, you will be inconvenienced?"

"That's right! If you have a girlfriend, Naruko will… she will… because she is concerned about your feelings, there might be friction. In that case, what should I do? Even if I had something to say about Naruko, in your current state Haruto-san is no good…"

"What you just said is a mess."

"It is not!"

Strange… because…

"… For you, me getting a girlfriend should be good news."

"What are you saying?"

Why are you flushed?

"Because that means you can separate the perverted me from Naruko."

"Ah…"

"Wasn't that your goal in the first place? Why are you saying that I shouldn't do that now?"

Juvia looked depressed.

"…?"

To be honest, I want to solve this misunderstanding more than anyone else. So why does Juvia look that way? I don't get it.

"… Tch!" Unwillingly, Juvia forced herself to close her eyes. Clenching her teeth, she said," That's enough. Please leave."

"Huh?"

"I told you to leave!"

"Hey, hey before that release my hands, please."

"… Fine, now leave!" Juvia pushed my back, forcing me to get out of her room. "Get out! You liar!"

Bang!

The door was closed. I could just let it go, but…

"Liar? What do you mean by that?"

"Shut up! Shut up, liar!"

Bang!

The sound came from the other side. She probably did it because she was angry — what is going on here? We started a debate in front of Juvia's door.

"Stop it, I don't understand anything! When did I lie to you!?"

Bang! — again.

"All of this was a lie. Everything you said was a lie! The last time you say to me… you said you wanted to marry me!"

"What is going on Juvia?" A voice came from another direction.

"Oh shit! Juvia's mother!?"

Juvia's mother (sorry for my impolite imagination) was a like a demon trying to pull me in the depths of hell. In a panic — I cut off my conversation and ran away. Because of that, I tripped.

Thud Thud Thud Thud.

I fell down the stairs.

"Argh… goddammit!"

I ignored the pain and rushed out of Juvia's house.

After I got back home, I was relieved to see that no one had followed me. My shoulders ached…

"It hurts…"

Now that I'd stopped, I realized that my entire body was in a lot of pain. Looks like I got some injuries while falling. Still, it didn't have any effect on my body, and I was so afraid of Juvia's mother that I was able to pull myself together and run away.

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