Too Close For Comfort

Takahiro smirked. He walked toward Kahoru. Kahoru had noticed some movement and thought Takahiro had left the kitchen. She turned around to see Takahiro's chest that was not far from Kahoru's face. There were beads of water dropping down from his hair and sliding down his chest.

Takahiro leaned down towards Kahoru's face. Kahoru felt her face becoming hotter as Takahiro came closer to her. "What are you doing?" Kahoru yelled.

She pushed Takahiro away from her. The force of the push caused Takahiro to stumble backwards. Not only to stumble, but the white towel that was tied to his waist also had untied itself. There was a silent pause as the towel had fallen to the ground.

Kahoru and Takahiro stared at each other in shock. Takahiro's face started to turn into a scarlet red. Kahoru shrieked and covered her face as Takahiro quickly picked up his towel. He ran back into the bathroom in embarrassment.

After hearing the door close, Kahoru uncovered her face. She realised that Kanna was on the phone the whole time. She grabbed her phone from the kitchen bench and raised it to her ear. "Kanna, I'm so sorry-"

"What are you still doing here? Go play with your husband, I can call later." Kanna cackled.

"But-"

"No buts. See you later."

"Wait, Kanna! Hello? Kanna?" Kahoru cried. There was only silence on the other side. Kanna had hung up on her.

Kahoru quickly finished up in the kitchen and ran into her room. She hopped onto her bed and gave out a loud sigh. He grabbed a pillow and hugged it. Kahoru pondered for a while. She wondered if it was really a good idea to let Takahiro stay considering the events that had happened in just one day.

Suddenly she heard a knock at the door. The knock had scared kahoru and caused her to jump. "Y-Yes?"

"The bathroom is free if you wanna use it."

"Yeah, thanks."

Kahoru waited until she heard Takahiro's door close. After, she sat up and slowly opened her door. She checked to see if the coast was clear and proceeded to go to the bathroom. She closed the door and washed her face. She looked herself in the mirror, noticing her face was still red as a beetroot. "Stupid Takahiro," she muttered.

After doing her skincare and changing into fresher clothes, Kahoru walked out of the bathroom. She stopped dead in her tracks and spotted Takahiro in the kitchen boiling water with the kettle. Kahoru slowly closed the bathroom door and started tiptoeing through the apartment.

With each step, the adrenaline rush was getting stronger and Kahoru felt more nervous than ever. Kahoru thought she finally could avoid Takahiro when she got to her door. Just as she was about to turn the handle, Kahoru's hand slipped and bumped onto the door making a blunt sound.

Kahoru froze and her hands started to sweat. Takahiro turned to the sound and spotted Kahoru frozen in an awkward position. Confused, he walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder. "Oi, what are you doing?"

Kahoru felt a shiver from her spine and she jumped to the sound of Takahiro's voice. "I, um, uh-"

Takahiro brought his arm up and placed his hand onto Kahoru's door. Kahoru watched as Takahiro leaned towards her. Takahiro smirked and said in a sad tone, "Could it be that you're avoiding me?"

"O-Of course not." Feeling guilty that she made Takahiro upset, Kahoru slowly turned around only to see Takahiro smirking at her. She gave Takahiro a sour look and started to pout. "You!"

Takahiro brought his other arm and placed it on the other side of Kahoru. Kahoru's eye twitched as she frowned. "What do you think you are doing to me?"

With his right hand, Takahiro grabbed the door handle and opened the door behind Kahoru. He quickly moved forward, which made Kahoru move backwards. Kahoru took a few steps backwards before hitting the end of the bed. Takahiro gently pushed her onto the bed and hovered over her.

Kahoru's heart raced as Takahiro was leaned closer to her, their body almost touching. "Takahiro-"

With a serious face, Takahiro gazed into Kahoru's eyes. He whispered, "You saw everything did you?"

"N-no."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, now get off of me."

"I won't, you're not going anywhere" Takahiro snickered and closed in on her. Kahoru tightly shut her eyes and just as they about to kiss, Takahiro's phone started to buzz. He stopped what he was doing and groaned. "Why does this happen all the time?"

His smug face had turned into frustration as he stood up to get his phone from the kitchen. He looked at the caller ID and picked up the phone. "Hello? Yes. A lawsuit? Okay thanks, I'll ask you for more details tomorrow."

Takahiro's frustrated face turned much colder. Kahoru sat up watching Takahiro's frustration turn into anger. She stood up and walked into the kitchen, "Is something wrong?"

"Yeah." Takahiro combed through his hair with both of his hands as he leaned on the bench, Takahiro continued, "Hamilton Productions is suing us. "

Kahoru was shocked, "What, why?"

"Faulty equipment or something, Their actors got injured on set. I have to go to the American branch and settle it."

"When are you leaving?"

"In a week. Are you happy that I'm leaving?"

"I guess so."

"You'll miss me."

Kahoru pouted and crossed her arms, "I will not!"

"Suit yourself then, I'm going to sleep now," Takahiro ruffled Kahoru's hair.

"H-hey!" Kahoru barked.

"Night." Takahiro waved.

Kahoru watched Takahiro walk into his room and after he closed the door, Kahoru mumbled,"...Night."

After a moment, Kahoru realised that Takahiro forgot to get a drink while he was out before. She walked into the kitchen and poured some water into the mug. She knocked Takahiro's door. "Um, are you awake?"

Takahiro opened the door, "Yeah why?"

"H-here. You forgot this." Kahoru handed the mug of hot water to Takahiro.

Takahiro's eyes widened. "Wow, thanks." Takahiro grinned which cause Kahoru to blush. He had a childish grin, which reminded Kahoru of the little Takahiro she knew when she was younger. He accepted the mug, "Goodnight again."

After closing the door, Takahiro face turned a rosy pink. "One-minute shes mean and the next she's nice, how cute." mumbled Takahiro.

Kahoru walked back into her room and collapsed onto her bed. "What a long day it has been."

Kahoru tucked herself in and hugged a plush. She closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.