Contract

"Uhg..."

My head hurts.

I sat up from my comfy pillow and held my head in my hand.

"You're awake! Are you ok, Haru? You fainted so suddenly."

I flinched on hearing that voice and turned around immediately.

I see Ryuu sitting there with a worried expression. I never have seen him like this before.

And he also has his legs out... where I'm pretty sure where my head was...

Wait, was my pillow Ryuu's lap?!

More importantly, why is he even here at my house?!

Speaking of my house, I don't remember it being so... bright and... sunny...

...

Where even am I?!?

"Where am- AH!"

I hold my head with my hand as a painful sensation spark in my brain. A flood of memories enters my brain as it tries to compute all the information.

Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!

Why does it hurt so much this time?!

It hasn't even been a day since I was gone!

After a few more seconds that felt like hours, I processed all 'her' memories. I now remember everything 'she' has done while I was in my safe space.

...

Mother Fucker!

Why the fuck did 'she' do those things?!

'She' might have made Yuu more dangerous and Akira more, well, friendly?

He's ok though.

But why in the world did 'she' make Ryuu confess?!?

I know 'she's obsessed with love, but did 'she' have to slowly lead him to confess his feelings!?

How did 'she' even do that in 'her' 'active' mode?!

"Haru! Are you ok? You, you're not hurt right?"

Lifting my head, I saw worried Ryuu looking at me and holding my shoulders with his hands.

This gap between how he usually acts is surprisingly... cute in a way.

As much as I want to see more, I'm not dealing with this mess.

'She' started it, 'she'll finish it.

I thought that as I proceeded to faint.

That's only what it looks like on the outside though. On the inside, I only went back to my safe space to sleep.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see Ryuu's panicked expression.

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*Ring* *Ring* *Ring* *Ring*

Hearing the school bell ring, I awoke from my slumber like a princess who had a wonderful sleep. The bright sunlight wasn't too strong, due to the curtains blocking them like a knight blocking the monster from the princess. The comfort was-

'Shut up and let me sleep! It's already bad that you fainted and I had to wake up early!'

Fine, fine. I'll stop. Go back to sleep.

Jeez, the grumpy version of you is so... grumpy.

As that thought ends, a short burst of memories floods my brain. Thankfully, 'she' wasn't out for that long so it only took a second for me to understand it all.

"Haru! You're finally up! Are you ok now?"

Looking towards the voice, I see Ryuu with a worried expression. I can see the slight relief in his eyes from seeing me awake.

"I'm ok. Sorry to worry you."

"That's fine. As long as you're not hurt."

I took a peek at the surroundings and found that I'm in the infirmary.

Seems like Ryuu brought me here after seeing I faint twice.

"You fainted twice in a row. Are you sure you're ok?"

Looks like I made him worry too much.

"Yes, I'm sure. I only fainted because of stress and the fact that I didn't get enough sleep. I'll be better tomorrow." I gave him a small smile.

"That's good."

Ryuu sighs as if a heavy burden was lifted off his shoulders. He gave me an uncertain look before asking me a question.

"So... are we a couple now?"

Wait wait wait wait wait. What?! Why is he-

I remembered what he said before I fainted and immediately blush. I sat up and remembered the contract with Tatsuya.

Fuck! I need to deal with that first.

"I-I need time to think about your confession."

"So we're not together?"

Ryuu became depressed and looked down.

Ahhhh! Don't do that! Don't look like a puppy!

"No, we're not. I-I just need time ok! You confessed out of nowhere!"

Hearing that, Ryuu brightens up. He looked up at me and I can see the hope in his eyes.

Fuuuck. He's literally like a puppy right now. I have to leave now or I'll cave in.

"The bell rang right?"

"Yes." Though Ryuu is confused about why I'm asking that, he still answers me.

"I need to go now."

I got off the bed and found my shoes. After wearing them, I tried to stand up but Ryuu stopped me by holding my shoulders and pushing me down.

"Wait. You just woke up. Slow down."

"I-"

"Please. You already fainted twice." Ryuu looked at me with eyes filled with worry and concern.

"A-Alright."

Why am I so weak to this?

'And you blame me for the same thing.'

Shut up and go back to sleep!

"But I still need to go." I looked up to Ryuu with a begging expression.

It worked, but not without some hesitation.

"Ok, but I'm coming with you."

"I... Fine." This is going to be the death of me.

"You also need to eat your lunch. I brought it with me." Ryuu pointed towards my lunch that was on the desk beside me.

He then looked back at me with a slight smile, that made him look like a puppy that wanted to be praised.

'Why do you compare him to a puppy so many times.'

Because I really like puppies ok?!

"Where do you need to go?"

I focused back on Ryuu.

"I need to go to the library."

"Alright, let's go."

I got up and walked to the door, while Ryuu carried up my lunch. We then started to walk towards the library.

He stayed close behind me, almost like a mother hen. He's being protective of me.

There are other people around, though not many. Some of them gave us a long look, while others started to gossip about us.

There's going to be so many rumors about our relationship isn't there.

After a few minutes, we reached the library while getting several types of looks.

I swear I heard one girl that talked about who's the seme and who's the uke.

Opening the door, I see Tatsuya in the library. I could tell he's a bit mad that I'm late.

"You're late. And you brought someone with you." Tatsuya's aura got a bit colder. Clearly, he doesn't like the extra company.

"I did. And I need to talk to you about our contract."

From what I can tell by the aura beside me, Ryuu is glaring at him from behind me.

Looking back to Ryuu, I see that he is glaring at Tatsuya.

"Ryuu-kun. Could you give us a minute?"

"..." Ryuu stopped glaring at Tatsuya and looked back to me, seemingly unwilling to comply.

"Then could you not interrupt me and Tanaka-san while we talk?"

"..." Ryuu looked conflicted.

"Please?" I begged him with puppy eyes.

"Alright." Although he really doesn't want to, Ryuu couldn't fight against me when I look like that.

I could use this.

We walked towards the table Tatsuya was. Taking a seat, Tatsuya asked me a question.

"What about the contract do you want to talk about?"

"I want to remove the contract, or at the very least remove the 3rd and 5th clause."

'Why do you want to keep the contract?'

Money.

'I see...'

Meanwhile, the air around the table has become cold and threatening. The cold from Tatsuya, while the threatening part from Ryuu.

Seems like he doesn't like the contract. At the very least, he listened to me and stayed quiet.

Such a good puppy.

...

I sort of want to do the 'who's a good boy' thing with him.

'You're basically treating him like a pet at this point.'

If he's willing to, I wouldn't mind that kind of play.

'...'

"Why do you want to change it?" The tone of Tatsuya's voice clearly reflects how he's feeling. Even if he's doing it unconsciously.

"I have my own reasons."

The air got colder. Tatsuya glanced at Ryuu before looking back at me.

"You should tell me then. I should know the reasons if we're changing the contract between us."

"Let's just say, those clauses are not letting me do what I want to."

The air got even colder. Not to the point where it's unbearable though.

"I see." After saying that, Tatsuya stopped saying anything else.

"What are you waiting for?" I looked at him questionably.

"Our relationship only extends to a contracted assistant and their boss. There's nothing else between us. At the most, we're friends."

Tatsuya flinched a little at the reminder, while the aura Ryuu was giving off was happiness. And maybe a bit of smugness.

So he was jealous! How cute!

After taking a quick peek at Ryuu, I saw that Ryuu does have the corner of his lips up.

"So? What are you thinking so hard about?"

"What about your secret?" Tatsuya countered my question with another question.

It almost sounded like Tatsuya was threatening me.

No, wait. He is threatening me. Ohhh nooo. Whatever should I do?

Yeah, I'm ending this contract as soon as the sports festival ends. I need to cut off all the flags.

Tatsuya wouldn't even have any flag if SOMEONE just said the word NO.

'...'

"What about it?" I countered Tatsuya's counter-question with another question.

"Do you not wish to keep it hidden anymore?" Tatsuya countered my counter counter-question with another question.

I want to keep the train going, but I'm hungry now. I want to eat my lunch.

"Well, I have no more reasons to keep it hidden." I looked at Tatsuya with a determined smile. "You could tell everyone and the whole world, and I would not care a bit."

"... Alright. I'll change the clauses in the contract. I'll bring it on Thursday during recess." Tatsuya looked unwilling.

"Thanks. Let's start working now."

Tatsuya gave a hesitant nod, then went to get the papers for me.

"Here's what you need to do." Tatsuya placed the papers down on the table.

I gave a nod then started to work. After a minute, Ryuu spoke up.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

I looked at Ryuu who's slightly worried.

"Ah, but I have to work." I glanced back at the papers with a pondering look.

"But-"

"How about you feed me while I work?" I looked at Ryuu with an innocent expression.

Ryuu froze up.

"Can't you?" I tried to make myself look pitiful. It worked since Ryuu agreed.

"Ok."

I feel like a devil tempting an innocent angel.

Ryuu got my lunch out and started to spoon feed me while I worked on the papers.

I could get used to this.

Meanwhile, Tatsuya is just glancing at us from time to time with an unreadable look in his eyes.

If I have to guess... Jealousy maybe? Though I'm not sure if he's conscious of it.

Oh well. I already made my decision.

And I'm never ever changing it

###Extra/Omake###

Original Haruka: 'You know... This is like watching a drama playing out right in front of you. And then this is the scene where the 2 wives are fighting for the attention and time of the husband.'

The husband Yandere Haruka: '...'

The first wife Ryuu: '...'

The second wife Tatsuya: '...'