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Yuuki and Reiko had arrived in her apartment. He went out of his car and carried her again to her room.

"You don't need to carry me," Reiko tried hard to hide her blush. She felt useless to rely on someone who was younger than her. 

"You don't need to be shy, I want you to see me as not someone who is younger than you but someone who can lend you their shoulders anytime when you don't feel sad or your companion when you feel lonely," Yuuki said. 

"What is that? You're too young to flirt with me," Reiko snorted.

Yuuki shook his head and said, "Then when do you think that I can flirt with you?" 

"...." 

Reiko felt a bit speechless by his words until she felt him touching her butts, "W - what are you thing me! You pervert!" She blushed and tried to get away from him. 

"I'm trying to get a key out of your pocket, you don't need to be that exaggerated," Yuuki said while moving his hand, touching her butt cheeks slightly, 'Hmm, nice.' 

Reiko who saw his serious expression didn't feel doubtful but still that it felt strange when someone touched her butt, "You!" 

"What?" Yuuki had a confused expression on his face as if he didn't understand anything. 

Reiko only snorted at him while looking away. She felt that this guy touched her butts unintentionally but she felt strange. She wanted to walk by herself but her feet were still hurt right.

Yuuki ignored her gaze who was trying to uncover him but he was a master of acting. His expression was similar to a boy who still didn't know the difference between man and woman, no, that was a bit too much but his gaze was very pure. He placed her on the sofa and asked, "Can you tell me where you kept your first aid box?" 

"At my room, near my table," Reiko said. 

"Alright, I will get it for you," Yuuki said and walked to her room. 

Reiko wanted to stop him but it was too late. She looked at his back and shouted, "Don't look anything strange there." 

"Yes," Yuuki said and found the first aid box. At her table, he saw a photo of her together with a man also with a flute instrument. He thought for a bit and walked out from her room, "Is that your boyfriend?" 

"That's not your business," Reiko said. 

Yuuki ignored her answer and placed the first aid box near the table, then he walked to the fridge to take out the ice and brought a towel. He took out a pillow and placed it under her ankle, "You should lay down." 

Reiko nodded and laid down on the sofa. 

Yuuki wrapped an ice pack in a towel around her sprained ankle.

Reiko felt quite hurt and comfortable at the same time. 

"Does it hurt?" Yuuki asked. 

"Nothing," Reiko said. 

"......" 

Reiko felt quite uncomfortable when she saw he didn't say anything. 

"Reiko," Yuuki suddenly said. 

"W - what?" Reiko said a bit flustered since she was startled. 

Yuuki looked at him and asked, "Do you still love him?" 

Reiko frowned, "What do you mean?" 

"I saw the photo of your boyfriend there, I know that he must leave you a lot of beautiful memories since you still keep his belonging," Yuuki said.

"....." Reiko looked at him without saying anything. 

"Is he a flutist?" Yuuki asked. 

"Yes," Reiko said. 

Yuuki didn't want to be hasty and asked her about her last boyfriend. He could see that she was very sad after her boyfriend had left her from this world. 

"He is my everything before, both of us are ready to marry but...." Reiko wasn't sure why she told him this, maybe because she was wounded, maybe because it was the atmosphere, or maybe because it was she was lonely. She looked at him and asked, "What do you think that I should do right now?" 

"I can't be him, and I won't become him, but one thing for sure is that I don't want to see you like this," Yuuki said while holding her hands, "Reiko, I like you, I want you to be mine." 

Reiko felt touched but also complicated at the same time. 

"I know that you can't forget about him right away but for tonight, I will fill the loneliness within you now," Yuuki didn't hesitate to kiss her lips. 

"Hmph!" Reiko didn't expect him to kiss her suddenly. She felt that her body was hot but she still felt that what she was doing was betraying her late fiance. She tried to push him but she didn't have the power to do that. She could only let him overwrite her memory with her last fiancee. 

Yuuki felt that a slow method was too long and it was better to give her a bomb right away. He kissed her for a while until he saw tears on her face. He separated from her and said, "Can it be me?" 

Reiko looked at him with red eyes and wanted to slap him but stopped when she heard his words. She opened her mouth and wanted to chase him out but those words couldn't come out. She hated herself who didn't know what to do, in the end, "I will go sleep." She stood up and forgot that her ankle was sprained.

"Be careful," Yuuki hurriedly caught her in his arms. 

Reiko wanted to push him but stopped when she heard his voice. 

"I won't do anything, it will be bad for you to get hurt again, I will take you to your room and back to my room," Yuuki said. 

Reiko didn't say anything and let him help him. 

"Goodnight," Yuuki said and left her room. 

Reiko looked at his back and saw a photo of herself and her deceased fiance. Her heart was in a mess right now. She took that photo and looked at it for a bit. She didn't know what to do and couldn't sleep that night.