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Goal for the next extra chapter: 178/300
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POV: Miu
When I walked into Kyo's bathroom, the first thing I thought was, *'It's much bigger than I imagined.'* Besides the toilet area, which was already incredibly spacious, there was a large sink with enough room for two people.
The shower area was huge as well. It was definitely a bathroom designed for couples.
"And besides that..." There's even a bathtub.
It was something I had never seen in person before. As soon as I took off my clothes, I started thinking, *'I'd love to use the bathtub, but I can't be too bold. This isn't my house.'* I quickly stepped under the shower and started washing myself.
As I washed, the scent of the soap made me smile.
"It smells like Kyo."
I couldn't stop thinking about him while I showered.
When I finished, I dried myself with the clean towel Kyo had given me and then put on his mother's clothes. Of course, I reused my underwear. As soon as I finished getting dressed, I looked at myself in the mirror.
The clothes were a little too big since Kyo's mother was much taller than me, but they still looked pretty good.
A simple shirt and a pair of sweatpants that dragged along the floor because they were so long.
I smiled and left the bathroom.
However, I noticed that my phone was vibrating. As soon as I picked it up, I saw that I had completely ignored a lot of messages and calls from my mother. The last message had been sent just two minutes ago.
I sat down on Kyo's soft bed and stared at my phone's screen.
My mother seemed desperate to talk to me, but I refused to read the messages. The words she had said to me less than an hour ago had hurt me deeply. I didn't know when I'd have the courage to look her in the eyes again.
I started feeling like crying again.
Then I heard the bedroom door open.
"Miu? What happened?"
"Ah, it's nothing." I turned toward Kyo and smiled.
"How was your shower?"
"It was great. It's the first time I've ever used such a luxurious bathroom."
"Did you use the bathtub? You have to try it—it's amazing!"
"No... I didn't have the courage to use it."
"You should have. I'm sure you would've liked it. It's really relaxing."
"Maybe next time..." I said without thinking. "Ah, I mean—"
"Great. Next time I'll teach you how to use the bathtub," Kyo said innocently.
"Thank you..."
"Hmm..." Kyo sat down beside me, and we fell silent. It was a little awkward. I wasn't really sure what to say in a situation like this. Kyo didn't seem to know what to do either.
After a long silence...
Knock~~
Knock~~
Knock~~
Someone knocked on the door.
"Kyo? What are you two doing?"
I panicked for a moment.
"Mom? Nothing, we're not doing anything. The door's unlocked."
Kyo's mother opened the door, and our eyes met. Feeling a little embarrassed, I quickly looked away.
"Are you sure you weren't doing anything?"
The way I reacted only made her more suspicious.
"Yes, we weren't doing anything. We were just talking," I said to Kyo's mother.
"Hahaha, I'm only teasing. Miu, I've already made the bed in Kyo's office, so you can go to sleep whenever you're ready. You must be tired, right?"
"Yes, I'm going now. Thank you, Miss Haruna."
"You don't have to call me that. Just Haruna is fine."
"Alright, Haruna."
"Good. Before long you'll be calling me Mom anyway, so you'd better get used to acting naturally around me~~"
Hearing her words, I didn't know what to say.
"Mom, stop it. You're making Miu uncomfortable."
"Alright, alright. I'm going to bed now. I can't stay up too late. You two should get some sleep too."
"Okay."
Kyo's mother left the room, and he said, "Don't pay too much attention to what she said. That's just the way my mom is."
"Your mom is really nice..."
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POV: Kyo
After that slightly awkward interaction, Miu and I left my room and headed to my office next door. However, as soon as I opened the office door, I remembered that I hadn't shown her my music studio yet.
To be honest, it's a space I haven't used much lately.
"Do you want to see something cool?" I asked.
"Something cool?" Miu looked confused.
"Yeah, come here."
I walked over to the door next to my office. As soon as I opened it, it revealed a room with a large workstation. There was a computer and all kinds of equipment used for music production and mixing.
There was also an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, and several other instruments.
This area was separated from the booth where the vocalist would normally record. The entire room was soundproof. Even if I played the guitar in here, no one outside would hear a thing. The company that built this place for me did an excellent job.
The only thing I don't have is a drum set.
I should buy one in the future. There's enough space for it.
"Wow... It's just like the studios I've seen in the behind-the-scenes videos of some songs." Miu walked over to all the buttons and controls before asking, "Do you actually know how to use all of this?"
"I learned from one of Aoi Hoshino's friends. He's the producer of her songs. It's not as difficult as it looks."
At least not for me. I'm naturally talented at pretty much everything.
"That's impressive."
"Do you want to give it a try? You're not sleepy yet, are you?"
"Huh? No... But... what do you mean by 'give it a try'?"
"Try singing something."
The moment she heard my suggestion, Miu panicked.
"N-No way! I don't even sing in the shower! Impossible!"
"But you have a beautiful voice. Are you sure you don't want to try? I'd really like to hear you sing."
Actually, I just want to distract her for a while. This is definitely going to be fun.
"Urgh..."
Miu was completely against the idea, but after I asked a few more times, she finally gave in.
"Alright, I'll do it. But only one song, okay? And it has to be an easy one to sing!"
"Deal."
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