The storm

Part 1 - The scared boy

Hikaru if you want I can make you some lemon balm tea for your nerves, or I have some pills to calm your anxiety, they are natural.

-Calm down Asuna, I'm fine, I don't need it.

-God at least tell me that without shivering... I must admit it's tender to see that part of you.

-I'm glad my irrational fear amuses you busty.

Asuna smiled very Machiavellianly, she made the sound of wind with her mouth, which caused me to startle.

Asuna was looking at her hands for some reason.

-That's what power feels like, now I know how to play against you Hikaru, now I am Asuna the superior.

-Enjoy it, it won't last long.....

Again the wind had moved the house a little, without realizing it, I had embraced Asuna by reflex, I had even buried my face in her voluptuous chest.

Asuna did not know whether to push me away, because I was in a delicate position, or to hug me or cuddle me because of my fear, in the end she did the latter.

-I was so scared, I said, "Now, now relax, nothing will happen... what do you do at home to relax when there are storms like this?

I didn't want to tell her, this whole situation was already embarrassing, I felt in a moment of weakness that I didn't want anyone to see, only Emi knew about this and I wanted it to stay that way, but unfortunately time played a dirty trick on me.

-Emi usually takes me to her room and lays me down on her bed while she caresses my head.

-Hehehehehehehe, but if Hikaru is still a little baby, you know, if I were your girlfriend I would do that and more.....

I couldn't help looking at Asuna's face, she was hurt, of course she was hurt, in the end I rejected her, but unfortunately the wind didn't let me be able to care a little about my friend.

-Come on, let's go.

Asuna took me by the hand, took me to the kitchen and put to boil water in a kettle, from a small metal box, she took out some dry leaves, which she left inside two cups.

-At least you will drink the lemon balm tea I prepared for us.

Again the wind made me startle, I thought that at any moment it was going to tear the roof off.

Asuna pinched my arm.

-Ouch, that hurt Asuna, now why was that?

-Hikaru, your breathing is very agitated, you are hyperventilating... I do this to calm down, breathe slowly and when you inhale and exhale count five seconds while doing it, that's how long your breaths should last.

I didn't have much hope for Asuna, but I listened to her, as I thought it didn't work... after a while, my body didn't feel bad anymore, I was still afraid, and I was startled with every strong breath, but at least I was a little better, I was going to thank Asuna, but she just started to whistle the kettle, the water was ready.

As soon as she poured the tea, the light in the house went out, which made me tense up again.

-What was I missing for a fuck... she must think I'm a sad wimp now, Asuna, I guess that's what I am, a wimpy wimp, who wasn't able to do anything when his friends needed him.

Asuna slapped me.

-Asuna I think you give me a lot of credit really, I am?

-A good leader for us Hikaru, don't you realize that without you, neither Marcus, nor me, nor Akari, nor even the twins, none of us would have talked to anyone else, if it wasn't for you talking to us and introducing us.

-Because you all manage to see things that I am not able to see in myself... if you keep telling me that, I will end up believing it Asuna.

-Then I will have to repeat it to you many times Hikaru, now take your cup and let's go back to my room, take my hand.

I did what she asked me, Asuna's words made me feel a little better about myself, even so I did not believe that I was a good leader, not that I was looking for it, everything I did was to recover Akari's body, but with everything I did I managed to put my friends at risk.

The wind almost blew the cup, the windows were moving so much that I felt that at any second they were going to break.

Part 2 - Messages.

We won't have electric light, but I think you'll like this, this set of lights I have work both plugged into the mains and with batteries.

My dear friend turned on some plastic tubes of lights that she had around the ceiling of her room and along the wall that was next to her bed, they were of a dark blue color, but at least it made it look a little more visible, especially because it was already dark, in winter in Arekkaido night falls at 17:00 pm, yes, it was getting dark very early.

-Look hikaru, the phone signal and internet haven't gone down like light, Emi and Aki sent me messages.... Emi says... she says to squeeze you a lot and try kinky things with you.

-Sorry Asuna, but I don't think Emi told you that.

-Yes, she did.

Indeed, Emi had written exactly what Asuna told me.

-That perverted idiot, she doesn't learn, I swear I'll tell Akari this to see if she likes me saying those things.... What does Akari say?

Asuna just laughed.

-That she takes good care of you, and that ahhhhh, she says she misses you a lot, that she doesn't wait for the time you come back, P.S., Asuna don't even think of trying something, believe me I'm not for nonsense now, that said... mmm that should be paying attention to Emi or Akari.

Asuna was enjoying this, it showed on her face.

-I think I should respect my elders, so I'm sorry Akari, but Emi has given the order to this soldier.

-Don't even think about it Asuna, besides Aki already has enough problems to be betrayed by her friend, because I'm going to refuse.

Asuna hugged me from behind and made us sit on the floor, she began to caress my head.

-I guess I'm listening to Emi and I'm not doing anything wrong to make Akari feel bad, right Hikaru?

-I guess not...

I felt conflicted because thanks to Asuna's charisma I felt calmer, but at the same time I felt that I was playing with the limit of what Akari could accept.

-Asuna, I need to talk to you about something else, something more serious.

She didn't let go of me and kept caressing me, sometimes I felt her smelling my hair or my neck, which for some reason made me feel good.

-I don't want serious things for today... I've been heavy for a few days....

-Asuna, it is important that you know, the sooner the better.

Without stopping what I was doing, I reluctantly accepted.

-In the folders that we took out of that room, I found several subjects that are as possible targets for being compatible for their experiments, in those appear you, Emi, Akimoto, Jim from first grade and the blond from third grade that fought with Marcus once, almost all our files were censored, so I have no idea what they want from us, but basically we are targets for Modoruvite companies.

Asuna had finally stopped cuddling me, although a part of me wanted her to continue.

-Hikaru are you telling me that they want to do horrible things to us like Akari, I... no.... no .... want.... no.... no.... of.... new.... no.

Asuna had taken her hands to her head, at the same time a very strong gust of wind made the whole roof of the house creak, I almost froze, but at the end I could overcome, to attend Asuna.

-Asuna, calm down, nothing is going to happen to you, calm down, we are going to protect you... we are not going to protect each other, don't worry.

I hugged Asuna tightly, she was very hyperventilating, there were definitely things she had not told me, but I think that what she told me was enough for today.

-Asuna breathed slowly, as you taught me, 5 seconds when inhaling and another five when exhaling.

Asuna began to breathe more slowly, after a few minutes she was calmer, although she was obviously scared like me... no she was scared from the beginning, she just started to act as if nothing happened to her because of me.

-Hikaru, since you're there, while you're still hugging me, pass me my pills.

I grabbed Asuna's pills, took one out and put it in her mouth myself, then she grabbed her cup and swallowed it.

-Asuna I...at home I try to be stronger, especially for Aki, and lately for Emi, I also wanted to show myself like that with you, but...I can't anymore...snif...snif...I just wanted a normal life...I want Aki back...snif.....

In the end we both ended up crying, me for not being able to stand it anymore and Asuna for her past, in the end we left the conversation there and went to sleep.