Chapter Forty-Seven: Whirlwind Love:

Hotaru flopped back onto her bed. She could feel her head spinning. The loli demon found herself stuck.

What do I do? She heard the door slide open. Hotaru glanced over to see Mike standing in the doorway. �Oh, did you want something?�

�Not really,� he said. �Just curious about something.� Hotaru made a face at him.

�What?� she asked. Mike slid the door shut behind him.

�You seem frustrated about something,� he said. Hotaru narrowed her eyes at him.

�What do you mean?� she asked.

�Well, you keep pouting like you�re doing now,� he replied. The loli demon sat up.

�And?� she asked.

�What�s up?� the American demon asked. Hotaru frowned with her pout.

�Am I that obvious?� she asked.

�Yes,� he replied. The other demon sighed defeated. I might as well say it.

�Fine,� Hotaru answered. �I�m stuck on something.�

�Okay,� Mike said. She swung her legs over the edge of the bed.

�It�s a love crisis,� the loli demon added.

�Hm,� the other demon replied. Hotaru frowned at him.

�Can you at least look interested?� she asked.

�I am!� he said.

�No, you don�t,� she argued.

�Okay, okay,� he said. �Just tell me what�s wrong.� Hotaru folded her arms across her chest.

�I don�t think I want to now,� she said.

�Come on,� he said.

�Nope,� the loli demon said.

�Please?� Mike asked.

�Sorry,� Hotaru answered.

�Come on, please?� the American demon pleaded. �I promise I�ll look interested.� Hotaru raised an eyebrow at him.

�Promise?� she asked. Mike rolled his eyes.

�Yes,� he groaned. Hotaru pondered his answer.

�Alright,� she said. Her mood changed into a whimsical one. �I met somebody,� she said. Mike raised an eyebrow at her.

�Who?� he asked. The loli demon grinned.

�His name�s Hiroyuki,� she said.

�I see,� Mike said. �What about him?� The loli demon shrugged her shoulders.

�That�s all I have,� she admitted. �We didn�t really talk much. We just ended up sitting in front of the caf� on that bench enjoying the day and not talking to each other.� She gave off a happy sigh. �I did enjoy being around such a beautiful stranger, though,� the loli demon admitted with rosy cheeks. Mike blinked at her, still not seeing the whole picture.

�So, what�s the problem?� he asked. Hotaru frowned at that question.

�I can�t stop thinking about that woman,� she said with a pout.

�Oh,� he said. �Still don�t know which team you�re on?� the loli demon gave him a blank look.

�Huh?� she asked. Mike frowned at her reaction. Oh that�s right, he thought. You still don�t understand American slang.

�You don�t know if you want cock or pussy yet,� Mike explained. Hotaru shook her head.

�No,� she said.

�Well,� he said. �What do you want?�

�I don�t know,� Hotaru told him. �I don�t even know what I want.� She drew her knees to her chest. �I don�t even know much about either one.�

�Does it matter?� Mike asked. Hotaru lifted her head with a puzzled look on her face.

�What?� she asked. The American demon shrugged at her.

�I don�t know,� he said. �What can I say? Love is love. You can�t help when it happens.� Mike shook his head after saying that. �Sounded lame, but you get the idea,� he added.

�But� who do I choose?� Hotaru asked.

�I can�t tell you that,� her roommate answered. �That�s all you.� The man turned and walked out of the room. Hotaru sat there rather dumbfounded. She fell back on her bed again.

�That doesn�t help!� the loli demon complained.