Chapter
Twenty-Six: Beauty in the Bold:
Kazue snorted.
Why did he have to come here? Sota sat across the room, watching her.
Hotaru invited him over to this stupid party. She knew Kazue hated parties. This
had to be another matchmaking plot. The demon sneered.
Lame,
she thought. But then Kazue paused.
He’s staring at
me,
she thought. Sota held a fancy glass in his hand as he locked eyes with her.
Kazue’s face turned red.
Damn it! Why did
he have to come? Sota began walking towards her. Kazue was
quick to put on her resting bitch face.
“Good evening,”
Sota said once he reached her. Kazue wrinkled her nose.
“Hi,” she
muttered. Sota tilted his head.
“You having
fun?” he asked.
“No,” she said.
He frowned.
“Not much into
parties, huh?”
“No.”
Sota chuckled
nervously. “I’m not really one into parties either.” Kaze looked up at him. He
gave her calm smile. Oh why did he have to be so beautiful?
“Then why did
you come here?” Kazue asked.
“I wanted to see
you again,” Sota said. The demon froze.
“What?” she
asked. Her face was so red. Sota laughed nervously.
“Hotaru said
that you would be here,” he said. Sure she did. Kazue frowned. Sota stood by
her, trying to fish for the right words. She looked up at him with eyes
narrowed.
“What?” she
asked. Sota looked around as if fishing for the right words. Kazue rolled her
eyes and groaned.
“Spit it out
already!” Kazue yelled. “You just standing around like that is just creepy!”
Sota’s face was now bright red.
“I like you!” he
shouted at last. The demon paused.
“What?!” she
asked. Sota tightly clutched his cup with a shaking hand.
“I like you,” he
repeated. “I have fallen for you.”
“Why?” Kazue
asked. “You don’t even know me.”
“I… I don’t
know,” Sota said. “I just know that I like you.” Kazue looked down into his cup.
“Did Hotaru slip
something into your drink?” she asked.
“No,” Sota said.
She raised an eyebrow at him.
“Are you sure?”
she asked.
“Yeah,” he said.
Kazue looked around the living room. She spotted Hotaru by the TV talking to
Lenard and Tai. The demon with the fuzzy ears on her head frown.
“What do you
think of me?” Sota asked. Kazue whipped her head around.
“Huh?” she
asked. The man gulped.
“Do you like me
too?” he asked. “I want to date you.” Kazue couldn’t answer. She bit her lower
lip as her cheeks turned red. She was as red as her crush.
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Hotaru watched
them out of the corner of her eye. Come on. Do the right thing. You can do
it, Kazue. I know you can.
The couple continued to stare at each other with bright red faces.