Chapter 122: -Special: Ume’s confession, and mutual ties.

Even though Kouta has me, it seems I’m not enough to satisfy his desires.  Last night was spent with Ruru-sense and I.  My little sister spent the night with Nakada-san, while I had my first experience kissing a girl that wasn’t Chikako… not that we ever did anything more than a kiss, or some light groping.  

What Kouta did with Ruru… what those two did with me… it was amazing.  Yet I’m still feeling possessive of him.   I shared him, or rather he shared me with her, and then… it was just me alone in the room when I finally woke up.

Kouta and Ruru had taken an early train to Osaka, and that means two days he’ll be with her alone, and without me.  I feel a knot in my stomach knowing that, but it could also be something else. Maybe it’s uncertainty… what if he doesn’t want me after this?  I’ve done a bad thing, and while he hasn’t acted on it, it doesn’t mean he’s not weighing it in his mind.

I know he still has feelings for her, and I know at some point it’s going to happen.  I don’t want it to, but that’s going to be the price I’m going to have to pay…  I just know it.   Ruru-sensei, on some level, I can accept.  Nakada-san… she is my truest rival for his heart.

I’m laying naked under the covers of the futon, and I want to stay here, for the whole weekend, yet I know I can’t.  I have to get up, get dressed, and help out around the house since he’s gone.  I put on something casual, and go downstairs.  Neither Chikako nor Nakada-san are there, and instead it’s only Kouta’s mother, Reiko.

“Oh, Umeko-chan, you’re awake.” she says to me

I nod. “I just woke up.  Have you had breakfast?”

“Not yet.  Just a cup of coffee.  I take it that Kouta and Ruru left already?” I ask.

“I think so, they wanted to leave early, to make the most of their weekend at her house.” She replies 

“Is there anything you’d like to eat?” I ask, ready to cook for everyone.

“I already ordered.  It should be here in a little while, why not have a seat, and talk with me a bit?”

“Sure.  What would you like to talk about?”

“You.”

“Me?”

“Tell me about yourself, dear.  I know you’ve been seeing my son, but I don’t think we’ve really had the chance to get to know each other properly.”

“I don’t mind, but what do you want to know?”

“Anything you wish to share.”

“...”  What to share?  I have no idea…

“Kouta and Ruru and I last night…” I begin saying “...did it together.”

“Oh, and did you enjoy yourselves?”

“I guess so.  I really didn’t want to share him, but it seems he’s got an ability to attract women.  It’s something I wasn’t really prepared for.” I tell her truthfully.

“I too was surprised to find that out.  Until this summer, I didn’t even know Kouta knew any girls other than his sister, Kanae.”

“Kanae… I’d rather not talk about her.” I say, haunted by the past.

“Oh, have you met her?”

“A long time ago.  I came here once back in middle school to study.  I knew him from back then.  Kanae… that girl… interrupted us, and stole my first kiss that I had planned to give him.”

“Kanae did?  Really?”

I nod.

“Poor girl, I’ll apologise for my daughter’s behavior… she’s a bit strange when it comes to Kouta.  You see, I wasn’t here all the time, and she was a bit of a surrogate parent to him in my place, so she’s really protective of him, to the point of it being a bit of a complex she has…”

“It’s fine, there’s nothing that can be done about it now.  I’m just glad I haven’t had to deal with her yet.”

“Don’t worry, I doubt she’ll come here.  There was a rift between the family recently, and Kanae decided to leave, along with my husband.  Ex-husband now…”

“I’m sorry that happened to you.  That’s about how it is for Chikako and I.”

“Oh?”

“My mother… isn’t a good person, or at least hasn’t been once since my papa died.  I … I was worried for my sister’s safety, and I was so glad Kouta decided to care for us… I had known he had a relationship with Nakada-san, and I knew there was another girl he was seeing too, but I wasn’t aware it was Ruru-sensei.  Nor that she was pregnant with his child.”

“Mmh.  That came as a surprise to me too.”

She takes a sip of coffee, then shows me a friendly smile.

“So now that you know my son is that kind of person, someone who wants to have multiple lovers, but is still naive in how to handle such relationships, how will you choose to proceed?”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean a man who behaves like that… isn’t one to stop.  He’ll grow to be someone that will take what he wants.  And it will hurt every time it happens.  Can you handle being just one of his lovers?”

“Just one…?”

“Right now it’s just you and Ruru, but Shi-chan is here, and you can imagine that something will happen in due time.”

“I know.  I hate it but, I know.”

“It’s entirely possible he’ll lay his hands on others.  Even I… don’t know what he’ll do, but don’t you get that impression from him?  He’s been rather confident in himself lately, and that’s something new I haven’t seen from him.  He was originally a quiet boy who just watched naughty videos and spent all day cooped up in his room reading manga and playing games.”

“That’s the Kouta I knew in middle school.  The Kouta I knew until he started getting involved with Nakada-san…”

“She’s not a bad girl you know?  She seems like she just has quite the thing for my son.”

“Yeah, but he has the same thing for her.  I thought when I heard they broke up, that it was safe to try.  I appear to be wrong.”

“If things break down between you two, not that I expect them to, you are welcome to stay anyway.  Kouta said it was a matter of safety for you two, and I won’t turn a girl in a bad situation out into the streets.”

“I appreciate it.  I don’t care so much what happens to me, but I want to know Chikako is safe, if nothing else.”

“You are all safe here.  Kouta, even with his behavior as of late, is still a good kid.  He’s just easily confused… with love.”

“Really?”

“I think it was a lack of proper education on the part of his parents, Ryohei and I, as well as Kanae, that he didn’t learn the important things that she should make a priority.  And I seriously doubt he’d learn it from those anime and manga he watches.  I know the kind, I read them when I was younger too, manga that showed a normal boy with all kinds of women that love him one-sidedly.  Sadly it’s not how it works in the real world, is it?”

“No.  They don’t show the jealousy and frustration there really is.”

“Right?”

knock knock

“Will you get that dear?  That should be breakfast.” 

I get up, and answer the door. A large bag was handed over.  I thanked the delivery person, and brought the food to the table.

“Want to go wake the other two up?  Let’s have a nice meal to start the day.”

So while Kouta’s mom sets the table, I go upstairs and knock on the door.  No answer.  The door is unlocked, so I open it.  When I enter I see my little sister being held by Nakada-san.  The two of them are asleep.  It feels strange to see a person I’d despised holding Chikako protectively in her sleep.

I know I was wrong about her as a person, but I’m not wrong about her as a rival for Kouta’s affection.  I have to keep my feelings for her hidden now, as I give those two a shake and wake them up.

Chikako is the first to wake

“Onee!”  She wakes up happy and carefree as usual. “That was incredible!”

… that’s right.  She’s got the room under surveillance already, doesn’t she?

“You were better than so many JAV actresses!”

…  I don’t want to be compared to them, thank you very much.

“Can we not talk about this right now?  Kouta’s mom has food for us downstairs, get up and come eat.”

“Okay~” she says and gets up.  That leaves me to wake up Shi-chan.

I lean over and shake her a few times.  Her eyes open, and she smiles at me.  “Umeko.”

She reaches for me and I end up falling onto the bed and into her arms.  She’s hugging me tightly against her breasts.  Damn, those things are firm! Are they bigger than mine?

“Shi-chan?” I ask, wondering what she intends to do to me.

“Thank you for taking care of Kouta and Ruru.” she says to me.  Did she end up watching it with Chikako?  Have some respect for my privacy, idiot sister of mine!

She lets me go, when I try and push away easily enough.

“Can we talk a bit later?  Kouta wanted me to discuss something with you, and it’s… difficult for me...” I try to say.

“Sure.” she responds easily.

“There’s food downstairs, come down to eat when you are ready.”

Nakada-san nods, and I remove myself from the bed.  I head back downstairs, and see the table set and ready for us to sit down.  It’s a different cuisine than usual.  It’s pancakes, bacon, eggs, and some kind of fried potatoes? It looks and smells delicious though.

Chikako and Nakada-san come down about then, and we all enjoy a breakfast without Kouta. 

“So, since Kouta is away, shall us girls go out to play?” Kouta’s mom asks us.

“Play?” Chikako asks her.

“Sure.  We can go see a movie, or go shopping, or whatever.  I’m cooped up in this house too much.  I’d love to spend some time with you all.”

“Sounds fun!” Nakada-san says.

“Great.  Let’s get ready to go in say about an hour?” She suggests.

We all agree.

So, an hour later, we are travelling by car to Shibuya.  Kouta’s mom let Nakada-san drive, because she has a license, and she seemed quite able to drive.  I tend to get a bit carsick, but I had no problems.  Chikako was having fun putting some music on from her phone and all us girls were enjoying the ride.

We spent the entire day doing just what Kouta’s mom wanted.

We saw a movie, we ate at a nice cafe, we tried on clothes, and even got a few new outfits to make up for what Chikako and I couldn’t bring.  It was a fun time.  The ride home was smooth, and when we got in, we all sat down in the living room, and watched television and ate ice cream.  It was a wonderful night truth be told.

I wish I could have spent it with Kouta.

Chikako headed up to our room, late by eleven.  Reiko-san, who I became comfortable calling by her first name now, also retired to her bedroom.  That left Shi-chan and Me by ourselves.

I head to the porch and open the sliding door, inviting her outside.

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We each have one, and I begin my overdue confession.

“Nakada-san…  I know we don’t get along, and I won’t say it’s anyone’s fault but mine.  I’m jealous that Kouta has always had his eyes on you.”

She nods.

“But, I’m also responsible for trying to separate you.”

Again, she nods.

“The video… that went around.  I’m responsible for that too.”

She stares at me, but it’s not a dangerous one.  I don’t feel any hostile intent.

“Last year… when I was with Kouta, all he could think or talk about was you.   I tried everything to get him to look at me, but he wouldn’t… it frustrated me to no end.  So I knew a kid in the A/V department… and had him… get a video of you… behaving badly.”

“...”

“It was only supposed to be seen by Kouta, to see what kind of woman you were.  This was before I ended up at the circle.  Before I knew anything about you.  I’m sorry.  I know an apology can’t make up for anything.  If I had known… I can’t say I wouldn’t have still tried, but I would have done it another way… not like what happened.”

I get on my knees and dogeza in front of her.

She only laughs.

Why is she laughing?

“Umeko, get up.”

I lift my head.

“Seriously, that’s what was so important?”

!?!?

“Doesn’t it bother you?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“Because Kouta doesn’t care.”

“How can he not care?”

“Because he saw it, and I’m still here.”

“How does that make sense?”

“I don’t need something useless like sense with Kouta.  Kouta loves me, and I love Kouta.  If he throws me away, then that’s all I was ever worth to him.  But Kouta’s been trying his best to tell me I’m worth something, even after being ruined.  So should he throw me away, I at least won’t throw my own life away anymore.”

“Why would you do that?” I ask… to consider throwing your life away being discarded by Kouta?  I love him, but I also love my sister enough not to do that to her.

“The day I was raped, Kouta found me.  I had collapsed in an alley nearby the hotel it happened in.  He told me he would accept me no matter what.  If he hadn’t, I was going to crawl to a nearby bridge and throw myself off.” She says, her eyes a bit glazed over, in recollection.

!!

“You can’t do that.” I tell her.  You only have one life.

“I still feel that way sometimes.  Kouta was supposed to be there for me.  As it turns out, his sister stole his memory of that day from him, but I believe some part of him always remembered.  I never forgot his face, but I also never saw him until a chance encounter.  He’s good at hiding when he doesn’t want to be found, I didn’t even know he went to our school.” She says. “Besides, it’s not like I am the only one who was raped that managed to get his love.  What about you?”

“... I told him I did it on my own.  I couldn’t tell him I was forced by my mother to be the plaything of that Daitokuji guy...”

She grabs me suddenly.

“Daitokuji?” She asks.

“Yeah.  Daitokuji… Junbei? I think his name was.” I try and recall.

“Daitokuji Junpei?”

I nod. That sounds about right.

“You too…?”

“‘You too?’ What, you know him?”

“That’s the motherfucker who raped me!” She says angrily.

!?

“How did it happen?”

“He was dating my mother for a few weeks.  I went with him to scope out a love hotel for them to use for her birthday the next day.  I wasn’t aware of what kind of person he was… we went into the room, and he assaulted me and beat me, then raped me for four hours… I felt like dying every time… besides Kouta, he’s the only man to ever mark me.” She says, with a fierceness behind her voice.  I could feel a dangerous energy surround her then. “And you?”

“It wasn’t that long for me.  Mom’s a hostess, and he was one of her clients.  He was looking for someone young… mom had me ‘help her’ at the club one day after I turned sixteen.  He… didn’t use violence, but… I wasn’t given an option, either.  I just sort of turned inwards pretended it was Kouta, and he.. did it to me.  It was such a horrible experience.  I just wanted the real Kouta to wash that vile touch off of me…”

“Dark hair.” She says.

“Short, brown eyes, and a scar.” I reply.

“..on his right ear.”

“The tattoo?”

“A crow.”

“On his chest, between his pecks.”

…

Shi-chan hugs me. “Umeko…”

“Nakada-san…” I return the hug.

…

The rest of our night was spent getting to know all about each other through our shared trauma.

“When he gets back… Let’s… talk with him.” I tell her.

“About what?” she asks me.

“About us.”

“You mean about Junpei? We already went through it...” She alludes.

“No.  I mean about us,  Shi-chan.  Us, and the garden Kouta wants.”

“Why?”

“Because if I see you in front of me, I don’t have to wonder if he’ll go behind my back.  That’s far more hurtful to me.”

“Umeko-chan…”

“Don’t tell me.  If he has already, I don’t want to know.  I’m allowing him only when he gets back.  So keep it to yourself.” I tell her.

“Umeko… how did you watch him with her, without crying?” Shi-chan asks me.

“What do you mean?”

“With Ruru...  How did you let him be with her in front of you, and not break down?”

“Because Kouta showed me no less affection than her when we were together?  He was considerate, and he made it fun.” I say, simply.

“What if… you had to see it, and you weren’t there?”

“I don’t know.  I would probably go crazy.  I might hurt either one of them, feeling betrayed like that.  But I’ll have to deal with that eventually, won’t I?”

…

“Can we do it together?” Shi-chan asks.

“What?”

“Kouta.  Can it be us with him, together?”

“That would mean… us… doing it with each other too?”

“Does it bother you?”

“...”

“Then… how about we just share him?  We don’t have to touch each other.” She suggests as an alternative.

I nod.  That seems like the only acceptable way. Although, there is the method Ruru used...

I put my lips on hers for only a second.

“Let’s work up to it slowly, for Kouta.”

She nods.

We finish ours and put them out, head upstairs to our respective rooms and go to sleep.

The next day, I find Shi-chan in the afternoon saying she has somewhere to go, and disappears.  I clean up around the house, and Chikako lazes about, trying to find a way into Kouta’s mom’s room for some reason.  

It’s just after dinner time when Shi-chan comes back, and we try and talk some more.  Afterwards, I try the kiss again with her, but it’s still very complicated doing so.  She hugs me anyway, and we retire to bed.  When we wake up, it’s time for school.

Kouta will be home by the time school ends, and I can’t wait to see him again.  Neither can Nakada-san… or my sister, who the whole time, has been showing signs of love towards him.  I’d rather she find someone else to love.  Kouta is a dangerous kind of lover, and I think he knows that to a degree.  My sister is a good girl… and Kouta… is a bad boy.

But that’s how love goes, it seems. 

(Special Secret:  Chikako was unable to place a camera into Reiko’s room.  It’s the only room she doesn’t have under surveillance.  She did have the porch bugged, and learned more about Nakada-san, her sister, and her wicked mother’s misdeeds.  She is making a folder with certain evidence, just in case.)

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