Dangerous Book Part 2

It felt like a sea of flames engulfed her hand.

It's scary and frightening, and yet her gaze fell on the small creatures. Their eyes look just as scared as her. These creatures of darkness are no different from her. People use and control them once they learn of the power they have.

The beautiful darkness that surrounded her when she was a child will never harm her. That is the one thing she was confident. But the more she embraced the light and stepped into that world, the more frightened she became of the darkness.

Even though the darkness has protected her this entire time, she ended up getting scared of it. It was wrong of her. Is this her punishment? Lila closed her eyes. Maybe she ought to let it consume her, and then maybe those two can be free at last.

Lila waited for it to consume her, but suddenly she hears rapid footsteps, somebody grabbed hold of her arm. Soon she was in a familiar pair of arms.

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Kiryu always knew that Rosalia would one day go crazy regarding Lila. He already saw how much she hated Lila. But Kiryu always assumed it was because he told her how Lila would never love him. He thought the reason for her hate had something to do with him. But it was not like that at all.

Earlier, when he rushed off, it was because he received a message from Rosalia. That woman hasn't contacted him in a while, but Kiryu knew she kept a careful eye on his actions.

"Lila?! Lila, are you okay--" Kiryu paused in mid-sentence when he saw her arm's state. It was pitch black; it looked like a stone - no charcoal.

Tsk.

"Ah, I'm okay, Kiryu. I will heal. Sorry, that was just a bit overwhelming. I could have pulled away, but I was a bit surprised..."

"..."

"A nice gift from Rosalia-chan?"

Kiryu lowered his head. He couldn't face her.

It's his fault. He shouldn't have met with her. What was he thinking? Rosalia only found her because he was here. Now they can no longer stay here. To his surprise, he felt her forehead brush against his.

"Im safe Kiryu."

Just three words, and yet he felt relieved. Lila is safe, and this arm will heal. Lila is still alive, she is standing right here in front of him, and he could feel her warmth.

His lips lightly grazed hers, and Lila laughs softly. "Uh, hold on, don't take advantage of me."

"You look pale."

"Yeah, it hurts." Lila nodded. "But the first thing..." The girl did not get a chance to finish her sentence since the doors opened, revealing the remaining members of the GOD5. They looked around the room frantically.

"Lila---" The three of them froze when they saw him.

For a while, nobody said anything, and the room was silent. Eijiro was the first to break it by marching up to him.

Kiryu expected a punch, and Eijiro looked like he wanted to give one. But Lila stopped him.

"Don't hurt him, if you do--" Lila sent a warning glare in the guy's direction.

This was the first time he saw such cold and piercing gaze from her. But there was something beautiful about it. Back in their first year, she was cold-hearted, but it was not like this. When did she become such a breathtaking beauty?

"Lila, you do realize..."

"I know, I know it won't be easy to find a new place. But we have no choice right now. It might take some time for a complete relocation, so maybe we should split up-" A fit of coughs escapes Lilas's lips.

"Lila?" Kiryu said worriedly.

"Um, well, this entire time I've had to use my power to support it. Now that somebody interfered, I'm feeling a bit tired."

The moment she said those words, the girl lost her balance. Thankfully he stood right beside her and caught her before she fell to the ground.

Wataru spoke up before the other three did. "Alright, you three don't tear Kiryu apart; he will explain things another time. He has a valid reason for what he did." He looks over at Lila. The same concern in his eyes, but Wataru looked calmer. "Kiryu, you can take care of Lila, right?"

Kiryu immediately understood what he meant and nodded. "Yes, I can."

.....

Six hours later, on the outskirts of star town.

When he escaped, Rosalias clutched several months ago and headed to Star Town. Kiryu took a long time, but he managed to find the perfect hideout. It was six hours away from the main town, but it was still part of Star town itself.

On the outskirts of town, he found an abandoned castle. Kiryu did not know what time frame it came from. But considering how it was still around, it most likely came later before Japan became modernized.

After patching it up a bit, it was perfect to live in.

Kiryu hurriedly got his eyes keys out. The entire journey here, Kiryu felt Lila go limp in his arms; her skin felt so cold. Once he got the doors opened, he took large strides down until he arrived at the large living room space.

A woman with auburn colored hair was busy cleaning. She immediately turned around when he entered.

"Kiryu-kun, what's wro--- Lila-chan?!!!"

This girl is Ayase Kotori, the one who has been missing the past few months.

"Kotori, sorry about this, but could she use your room for a bit?"

While he cleared out most of this place, only a few rooms were liveable.

She raised her eyebrows and sighs. "Since you left, I put furniture into your room. You can put her over there."

Kiryu blinks but quickly thanked her. He walked to the other end of the room and pushed open a door. The moment he entered it, he arrived at a mini garden. He took a quick stroll across and pushed down one of the doors in the adjacent building.

The room was small, and yet it was enough for him. The large western style oak bed on the center now had fresh sheets, and he spotted pillows.

Kiryu did not bother examining the transformation properly and placed Lila on the bed. The moment he put her down, she grabbed hold of his arm, causing him to lay on top of her. Their lips briefly touched, and he backed away, his heartbeat sped uncontrollably. His entire face red and flushed.

This is bad.