Don't Leave, I Need You

Chapter 19

Matsuri was laying down in the couch with her head on Harumin's lap. Harumin stroked her hair softly playing with her pink hair. She smiled a bit and stared at her
I guess with her pink hair I didn't recognize her in an instant...and her mostly because of her behavior. I guess she's changed since she's been living with her parents...
Matsuri groaned a bit and moved around a bit. Harumin blushed deeply and caressed her cheek softly with her finger
She's still so cute and adorable...
Harumin placed her thumb against Matsuri's lip rubbing it softly
Her lips are soft and warm...
Harumin's eyes widen as Matsuri began to suck on her thumb gently. She blushed deeply and gulped as Matsuri's moist tongue licked her thumb slowly. She sucked on it like a little baby. Harumin smiled softly and stroked her hair softly with her other hand
I guess you're still a little baby...
Flashback
Matsuri was watching TV in Mitsuko's lap again while Mitsuko was just completely annoyed
'This brat seriously needs to stop using me as a chair or something...'
"Harumi!" Mitsuko said calling her
"What is it sis?" Harumin asked walking inside her room
"Why don't you take Matsuri away?" Mitsuko asked
"W-well it's not my fault sis. Matsuri just seems to really like you..." Harumin said a bit disappointed. Mitsuko just rolled her eyes and felt Matsuri start to lean to the side. Mitsuko held her and realized Matsuri was asleep
"Just take her out of here. I need to finish my work" Mitsuko whispered not wanting to wake Matsuri up. Harumin nodded and she carried Matsuri heading to her room. She closed the door and put Matsuri in her bed then pulled the bed covers over her. Matsuri rolled around a bit and slept peacefully. Harumin smiled and decided to lay down next to her. She stared at her small face and played with her black short hair. She giggled softly and her eyes looked down at her small lips. Harumin placed a thumb against her lips then rubbed her lips slowly. Matsuri mumbled something then sucked on Harumin's thumb. Harumin blushed deeply as Matsuri licked her thumb and sucked on it gently
'Awwwww she's so adorable!'
"O-ouch" Harumin said as Matsuri bit her thumb gently. Matsuri stopped as Harumin removed her thumb then blushed deeply
End Of Flashback
Harumin removed her thumb then stared at it for a moment. Without thinking she moved her thumb towards her lips but stopped as Mitsuko gave her a deadly glare. Harumin just coughed and wiped her her thumb on her shirt
Shit...she caught me...didn't she?
After dinner was over the Taniguchis left and Matsuri was put in her bed. Harumin walked to the car and got in while Mitsuko kept glaring at her
"I know what you were trying to do..." Mitsuko whispered. Harumin just looked away ignoring her sister
What the hell is wrong with me? Why would I do something like that?

Shai was taken away by Celeste heading to the Momokino mansion. Shai looked out the window while Celeste was looking out as well. Shai turned around and looked at the woman.
"Excuse me ma'am but...uhm...why were you out?" Shai asked
"I needed to speak with Shailung...talk about a few situations I'm in" Celeste said
"Huh? You visit my father's grave?" Shai asked
"Yes...a few times" Celeste said
"Why?" Shai asked
"...because I miss him and I enjoy talking to him" Celeste said still looking away
"Hm...I see" Shai said as she looked away again. Once they arrived at the mansion Shai got out of the car and headed towards the door. Celeste pulled out some money and handed it to the driver
"I'll pay you triple if you keep this a secret from my husband and if he finds out...you're dead" Celeste said glaring at him. The driver took the money and nodded staying calm
"Thanks" Celeste said and got out of the car holding her umbrella then headed to the door with Shai. She unlocked the door and Shai waited outside since she was wet from the rain. Celeste headed inside going upstairs then grabbed a towel. Himeko got out of her room and noticed her mother heading downstairs with towels
Huh? What is she doing?
"Mother what are you doing?" Himeko asked as she followed her downstairs. She gasped and stopped seeing the white haired girl. Shai lifted her head up and saw Himeko
Of course she's here since she's a Momokino and because she looks like her mother...hmmmm...she looks cute with her hair down. Her curls are cute too
"I'm just helping this girl out" Celeste said trying to dry her up a bit. Shai removed her shoes then Celeste took her upstairs to her room
"Here's the bathroom. I'll wash your clothes while you're showering" Celeste said
"Thank you ma'am" Shai said as she smiled then walked inside the huge fancy bathroom
So this is what being rich is like?
Shai began to strip and headed to the shower. She got in and turned on the warm water. The water hit her face and dripped down her bruised body. Meanwhile Celeste put her clothes in the washer
"Mother why did you bring her here?" Himeko asked
"I found her outside alone...she ran away and got beaten up. I'm just helping out..." Celeste said
"Since when do you care about others? What will father think about this?" Himeko asked
"Your father will come home late. He's busy with some paperwork" Celeste said
"But why did you bring a stranger here or helped her out?" Himeko asked
"It's nothing...just mind your own business Himeko" Celeste said as she walked past her. Himeko just glared at her mother then followed her to her room
"What do you want now?" Celeste asked
"I just came to wait on that girl" Himeko said
"Do you know her?" Celeste asked
"W-well kinda..." Himeko said
"Isn't this girl the girl you were helping out with at the library when your father asked you to come back?" Celeste asked
"Yeah..." Himeko said. Celeste just walked out of the room and headed downstairs to call her maid and order her to prepare dinner for Shai. After a couple minutes of waiting Shai came out of the shower and walked out of the bathroom naked
"Ma'am where are-"
"Eeeeeeeehhhhhh!? Why are you naked!?" Himeko exclaimed
"Oh uhm...sorry Miss Momokino but uhm...where are the towels?" Shai asked
"C-cover yourself up!" Himeko said as she looked away blushing
"Uhm...I would if I could because there are no towels" Shai said
"What's all this-oh my" Celeste said seeing the young girl naked
"Sorry ma'am but uhmm...where are the towels?" Shai asked
"Sorry about that Shai" Celeste said going to the closet and grabbed some fresh towels then handed them to Shai
"Thanks ma'am" Shai said and dried herself up. Himeko blushed deeply and kept covering her eyes
"Why are you covering your eyes? We're girls" Shai said and wrapped the towel around her body
"Y-yeah but still you should cover yourself up" Himeko said
"Yeah and sorry about that" Shai said giggling a bit. Celeste pulled out a first aid kit and walked up to her but Shai backed away
"N-no thanks ma'am. I'm okay" Shai said
"At least let me check your injuries" Celeste said
"It's fine ma'am. My injuries aren't severe. They're just bruises" Shai said
"If you say so..." Celeste said and put the first aid kit back
"Your clothes will be ready in a minute" Celeste said
"Okay ma'am and thank you" Shai said and sat down on the bed. Himeko looked at her and noticed her bruised cheek. Shai just kept looking down and sighed deeply
"Please...don't ask about what happened to me" Shai said
"Well...I only wanted to ask why were you outside? Weren't you home?" Himeko asked
"I was..." Shai said
"What happened?" Himeko asked
"Uhm...I'll explain later" Shai said and Celeste came back with Shai's fresh and cleaned clothes
"Thanks" Shai said taking the clothes. Himeko and Celeste left giving her privacy. Shai dropped the towel and began to put her clothes on. She dried her hair after that then walked out of the room
"Would you like to eat?" Celeste asked
"No ma'am. I'm fine" Shai said
"Please eat Shai...you haven't eaten anything" Celeste said
"How can you tell?" Shai asked
"Because your stomach's growling..." Celeste said. Shai's eyes widen and her stomach let out a growl
"U-uhm...well maybe a little" Shai said blushing in embarrassment
"Dinner is ready ma'am" The maid said bowing down
"Thanks. Follow me Shai and Himeko...mind leaving us alone?" Celeste asked
"Why though?" Himeko asked
"It's something that I must talk to alone with Shai" Celeste said
"...fine" Himeko replied and went to her room. Celeste took Shai to the dining table and served her food
"Thank you" Shai said and began to eat her food. Himeko snuck out of her room and decided to spy on her mother and Shai. She stayed quiet and listened to their conversation
"Ma'am...I'm still wondering why you're being so kind to me? I'm the daughter of the psychopath who wanted to kill your family..." Shai said
"I know...and I know that you act so much like him. But...I cared about him so much. He was almost like a son but his love for me grew...and well..." Celeste paused as she let out a sigh
"Until he kissed me..." Celeste said. Shai almost choked on her food but was able to recover fast
"Wh-what? He kissed you?" Shai asked
"Yes...he did. Sadly...I had to tell him that I was already engaged..." Celeste said
"Oh...with that man?" Shai asked
"Yes...my parents already prepared everything for the wedding so there we couldn't get together" Celeste said
"Wait...did your parents forced you into marrying a stranger?" Shai asked
"I know it may seem wrong but I had to inherit the company for my family" Celeste said
"B-but it's wrong to force someone into doing things they don't want to do" Shai said
"But I was doing it for my family" Celeste said and the maid came in with a cup of tea
"Thank you" Celeste said
"Your welcome ma'am" The maid said bowing down then left.
"Is that how rich people's lives are?" Shai asked
"Pretty much...but we're doing this for the family" Celeste said. Shai just looked down and chuckled softly
"Was my father upset?" Shai asked as she still looked down
"He was...I never saw him again after that kiss. Eventually I ended up getting pregnant with my daughter..." Celeste said and took a sip of her tea. Shai just clenched her fists tightly and trembled a bit
"Did my father...try to kill...you guys?" Shai asked. Celeste sighed deeply and put her cup down
"I rather not say...I don't want to remember those terrible events" Celeste said. Shai felt this sensation go through her body and gulped
"Anyways...enough about your father. What about you..? Why did you ran away from home?" Celeste asked. Shai just trembled as a smile formed on her lips
"All because of my mother..." Shai said
"What about her?" Celeste asked
"I heard my mother talk with my step dad...hehe...she said she never loved me nor dad...because she was scared of him when she discovered his true self. Sh-she said...she wanted to escape and leave me...because she had enough and couldn't take it anymore. She was even scared of me because I looked like him and act like him...and...she thinks I'll end up like him...she wants to get rid of me..." Shai said as her lips trembled and tears rolled down her cheeks. She stood up from her seat and giggled softly
"Hehehehehe...maybe I am like him...I-I feel him inside me...i-in my veins..." Shai said laughing softly and cried a bit. She lifted her head up and tears rolled down her cheeks
"But...papa was never a psycho...papa was a good man who enjoyed helping others. H-he cared for his family and friends...he cared...he loved...h-he...he cared right? Papa just felt depressed and sad because he never had anyone who loved him when he was a kid! Why did he have to die!? Why did that man have to kill him!? Your husband killed my father! If you really did love my father why didn't you do anything!?" Shai shouted as she bursted into tears. Himeko's eyes widen and trembled
W-wait...so that man that father killed...i-is her father!?
"He shouldn't have died! I wanted him to stay with me but now I'm stuck with an asshole and a mother who never loved me!" Shai cried loudly and trembled. Suddenly she felt a pair of arms around her and gasped as the woman hugged her tightly
"I know...and I blame myself for creating a monster...I never wanted to hurt him...I just wanted him to understand that we couldn't work out...I feel terrible for hurting him and seeing you crying...reminds me so much about him...when he was in pain..." Celeste said as her voice cracked. Shai trembled as she hugged the woman back then shut her eyes tightly. Meanwhile Himeko stood there hiding hearing them. She clenched her fists tightly and gritted her teeth
She never treated me that way when I was little...