Chapter 2: It’s too much!

Luxurious beds, spacious rooms, and super big windows.
Still, in the same place, I sat on the bed, staring out the window through the gap between the curtains.
Is it night? It was dark outside, and the only light inside came from the rows of candles on the walls and one large hanging from the ceiling: what was that called? 'Chandeliers'?
I forgot how much I had been amazed and shocked until now, all this sequence of events and that was too much for my little head to take in, and it felt like, it wouldn't be long before I reached my limit.

"ugh" I groaned a little, trying to scratch my head which didn't itch at all, thinking it would relieve a bit of a headache.
Seriously, if something really shocks me again this time around, I'll probably collapse and repeat this series of events a second time.
Knock-knock-knock.

"I'm in."

It was then, that a knock soon reached my ears, and a girl's soft voice sounded through the other side of the door.
Ah! Here she comes! I screamed inside myself, watching her walk towards me when she was followed by someone with a trolley.
My nose responded, and there was a delicious smell coming from inside the dessert, instantly giving a strong stimulation to my stomach.

“Good girl, you waited exactly as I said.” with a smile on her face, the girl was again stroking my head. But different from before, this time her hands moved to comb my hair, tidy it up and stopped right on my cheek. “Hmm, I understand how you feel, I know why you're confused, but still, it's not nice to ruffle your hair like that. After all, a woman is someone who can look elegant no matter what, remember this well, okay?”
"Eh?"

O-okay? No, what?

“Fufu~ well, you have a habit of ruffling your own hair when you're stressed, even if you don't realize it at all.”
Still, with a smile on her face, the girl answered my confusion as if she was reading my mind. Great, are you some kind of esper or something? --was the response I wanted to give earlier, but when I felt her hand move behind my ear, all the hairs all over my body stood up in unison, and I jumped away suddenly.

“Hnnh!!”

Wha-what's with that weird sound!?

“Fufu~ You're always weak there, aren't you~”

Fufu~ YOUR HEAD! Say! It was just a joke, right?! I mean, no matter how you look at it, isn't this skinship a little too much!?

“Sarah, your face is as red as a tomato…”

Ugh! Please! Stop smiling!!

“Fufu~”
“Ahem.”

Look! Even that guy in the butler uniform over there looks uncomfortable with this scene?!

“…Well, right, we can save that for later…” Seemingly unsatisfied, she said so and weakly pulled her hand away from me. Seriously… Even after everything she did just now, this girl, did she have any shame? "Now, look what I brought, I'm sure you'll like it."

With the help of the considerate butler, she placed a glass of water and a small kettle on the bedside table before finally carrying a bowl of hot soup with a tray on her lap.

“T-thank you…” It was only soup, but it smelled delicious, and moreover, I didn't want to inconvenience those who had taken care of me. That's why I immediately reached out, intending to take the entire tray from her.

“Eh? What are you doing?" --But her confusion surprised me.
“Huh?! I-I'm going to eat…?” Wait, why did I even ask?
"Pfft, no-no, you haven't fully recovered yet, let me feed you."
“Eh? N-no… I'm already well!”
"No, you haven't."
"I'm not sick."
"We don't know about that yet."
“Uh, I'm completely healthy! Even earlier, I was taking a walk--” suddenly stopped, the rest of what I wanted to say caught in the middle of my throat. Strangely, feeling like I messed something up, and cold sweat dripped down my back.

“...I thought I told you to keep 'waiting' until I get back?”
I-is she mad? The gentle smile that had been firmly plastered on her face earlier was somehow sinister now.
Ah, that's right, I should have hidden the fact that I had already gotten out of bed, I had even bothered to tidy it up again.
But, what's wrong with that?
Didn't she just say to "wait"? she didn't stop me from getting out of bed.
That's right, I wasn't wrong at all! I obeyed and waited for her here, and she didn't say that I shouldn't take a walk! Right, let's say this, me!
Look her in the eye! No matter how sinister the air she released was, you must defend yourself!
I wasn't wrong! Say!

“I-it's not like… I can go far away from here, right…”

Oh, no... What are you saying, you didn't even look her in the eye for a bit!

“Sarah….”
“I… I also don't understand what's going on…”

This is bad, I feel like I can't stop… Even far from meeting her eyes, my line of sight was only glued to the blanket covering half of my body.

“Sarah… listen--”
“I-I see, Sarah, so that's my name, right?”

Sarah-- sounds familiar, but feels foreign.

“That… You know, it's not like I want to be selfish or anything… You've taken care of me, I'm really grateful for that…” I also imagined what would happen if I woke up without anyone recognizing me, waking up in a strange place. , or even scary, even so…

”…”
“But, you know… though maybe I'll know everything in the end, though maybe sooner or later I'll remember, you know… I think, it's a bit unfair if you don't explain anything to me…” I know I'm in a bit of a rush, not quite a few hours since I woke up, and I still have plenty of time to wait for her to explain everything to me.

But I'm afraid…
I don't even understand why...
Or honestly, if I have to say, maybe the iron on my leg was the reason, I couldn't think of anything else.
Ugh, my head hurts. Of course, suddenly saying all those things would make the atmosphere here awkward, and because of that, I couldn't look her in the eye.
Stupid, why did I say all such embarrassing things? Stupid. 'I am stupid.

“Sarah… won't be able to remember everything anymore…”
"Huh?"

The girl reached for my arm, gripping it gently, "And I told you, a woman is someone who should be able to look elegant at all times, right?"
The sudden movement inevitably made me look at her collar, giving me a new view of her unsmiling face.

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"I see now, you don't look hungry, then want to get some fresh air?"
Before I knew it, she had already placed her tray on the table, and the butler with the previous trolley had also left a long time ago.
"Yes."
Along with my answer, the girl smiled again like before, stood up, and held out her hand to me, "Well, first of all, I have to let go of 'that'"

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Walking in a dark and lonely alley, moonlight came shining our way from behind rows of giant windows.
It's cold, through the cardigan that I'm wearing over my nightgown, I can still feel the night air that is quite piercing my skin.
I wasn't wearing sandals either, so the marble floor made me feel like I was walking on an icy lake-- well, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's really cold out here.
It's nighttime, it can't be helped, huh…
Even so, I was no longer surprised to see that the girl always carried the key to the chain on my leg, because thanks to that we were also able to get out immediately without taking much time. But until now, she was still gripping my wrist firmly, making it like the 2nd chain itself.
Why does she look adamant that I might leave or something?

"Here, we're almost there."

After many turns from the many roads branching off in the passage, we finally came to a clearing.
It was a small garden with lots of flowers and a fountain in the middle.

"Get over here.'

From the entrance, the girl, while holding my hand, walked along the path to get to the fountain, and we sat together on one of the benches there.
Close, was the first thing I thought of.
We sat so closely together that our shoulders touched.
her hands still haven't let go of me-- instead, she grips them even more with both hands.
Why did she bring me here?

"You know why I brought you here?"

Ah, I wonder? I don't think that this is just a coincidence to get some fresh air.

“Because… This place is special for you?”
she smiled, “This place is special for the two of us.”
“Oh…” Wow, that's for sure, her embarrassment must be broke somewhere. “S-so… D-does that mean I can remember something here?”
The girl paused, her smile disappeared and she seemed to think for a moment "No?" she replied.

“Ehhh….” So why…
“Sarah…. Listen…” again with a spontaneous movement, while her hands still tightly gripping mine, she stood up and stepped in front of me before kneeling down on one leg. Strangely, even in that position, her head was almost close to mine.
The girl didn't speak right away, as if searching for the courage to do so, we stared at each other for just enough time to make me blush.

“Um…!”
"You don't have to think about it." when I thought I should do something to break the awkwardness, she said something I didn't understand.
“'Think about it'…”
“That memory of yours, most likely won't come back…”
"That's…"

That just makes everything even more hard to understand ...

"Wouldn't that bother the people around me?" if I had contact with that many people, it would be a bad situation in case my memories don't come back…
"I will help you."
“Uhh…”

Sounds pretty ambiguous. I mean, I don't even know her name and what kind of relationship we have, so putting direct faith in words like that…
Even though she had helped me…

“Ah, I see… I see, it was my fault for not explaining that part sooner.” I don't know what she saw from me, the girl nodded, stood up, and pulled my hands to stand facing her.
Again, what was she actually saying?

“You… don't like ambiguous things, do you?”
Huh… Oh, she did it again.
“... Elisa, that's my name.”
“… Elisha, huh?”
‘Elisa’… Well, even though I don't want to admit it, that name really suits her stature.

“... And now, my relationship with Sarah... Right...” Remaining silent, this girl somehow always makes me nervous with her behavior. Really, are we in such a complicated relationship that it makes you think so hard? "Complicated? Ah, well… it's quite complicated.”

Ugh, espers.

“...But, hey,” she called out to me, suddenly releasing my hands to cup my face in hers.
As calm as possible, I don't want to be surprised, but as expected, this kind of skinship is really too much for me. To be honest, I've been holding it back long enough, so if she suddenly touches me like that what else with the current pink atmosphere, I feel like I can't help but start to think we're lovers, you know.

“... Your face, really as red as a tomato, Sarah.”
“W-Whose fault is it--Mnh-!” It was then, before I had time to finish my words, my head was brought closer to her, and quickly made our lips touch each other.

Feeling empty for a moment, I immediately panicked when I realized what was really going on. But Elisa, instead of stopping there, she stuck out her tongue, forcibly barging into my mouth.

“Mnhh?!”

As I tried to struggle and get away from her, Elisa removed her hands from my cheeks and moved them behind my head and back, pushing me deeper into her embrace.
her strong grip made me slowly give up on fighting, and Elisa, who didn't seem to want to miss it at all, hugged me tighter, brought my head closer, and made me slightly tiptoe to reach it.
The intense kiss lasted tens of seconds before finally the girl lifted her face again, freeing me temporarily from her lips, but not from her arms.

“Haaah…. Haah…. Haa…” My breath was heavy and my eyes were dizzy, my whole body especially my head felt hot, and I was too confused to say anything.

"We are lovers, Sarah." While her eyes were focused on me, there was no smile on her lips when she said that. And just when I thought she was going to let me go, her lips once again attacked mine.
In an intense kiss for the second time, my legs began to lose strength, making Elisa immediately support my back while slowly letting me sit and leaning me against the back of the bench. This time cornering me from above, she only watched me shaking in consciousness like a newborn fawn.
she smiled, "Sorry, Sarah." then said, while stroking my hair gently, “I really love you.”

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helo, it's me the author~

for this chapter, I feel something is missing or the story seems to be rushed.
please give me your opinion, I think the reference will be quite helpful for my writing, thank you!

 

 

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