NOVEL SIMPLE 21. Inner Feelings.
Momo's POV
I've been learning magic from Miyamura-kun for the last month. Thanks to him I'm finally making progress after a whole year of stagnating.
I would go to his house roughly three times a week and spend several hours learning magic from him.
At first, it was just us alone in the house but after a while Lavinia-san is present. But she normally doesn't disturb us when he's teaching me. She has a cheerful and loving personality.
I can sense that Lavinia-san is also a magician and her magic power is already higher than mine. She's supposedly Miyamura-kun's cousin.
She's extremely beautiful and kind with a cheerful personality. It's like she's on a different plane than us. She has this aura, like a fairy...
Miyamura-kun is always surrounded by beautiful and cute girls. It's evident what his future would be like. The girls would also become more and more charming as they age. I can tell.
I don't know when but at some point I found myself waiting for the day we would meet and spend hours alone together.
At first, it was for learning new magic. I was always eager to learn. But then it started changing to longing and just wanting to be with him.
Uhh...!
He always likes to tease me. But it's too much sometimes. It's like he's a natural at this. But it's not like I hate it. I pretty much enjoy this side of him even though in the end I always end up flushed red and running away to maintain the last bits of my ever-fleeting dignity.
He's just too much!
Then that happened.
He wanted to escort me to my house. I was surprised but it didn't mean I wasn't happy. It felt more reassuring when he was at my side.
You know this town isn't really all that safe as supernaturals are a thing in this world. But it oddly felt reassuring and comfortable whenever he was with me.
But the problem is what happened at the end.
His face was extremely close to my face.....
It looked like he wanted to kiss me...
I instinctively closed my eyes and leaned forward a bit. My heart was about to jump out. My face must have looked like a red tomato. It even felt like steam was coming out of my head.
Every moment was passing slowly. After what felt like hours, I finally felt his lips touching mine...my cheeks.
He was looking at me with an everlasting smile on his face. Before he went back, I heard him say, "Goodbye, Momo-chan."
He even used my first name. At that point, I felt like I might even pass out. With a steady gait, I reached my room. All the servants and my mom were worried, asking if I was sick since my face was red. I didn't talk much that night.
The scene of him coming closer to kiss me comes to mind. I can't get rid of it, no matter what
Then I remembered one of the servants, saying that she had kissed her lover. She was passionately describing her experience with the other young maids.
I couldn't help but hide and eavesdrop on their talks.
So do only lovers kiss each other on the lips? Does that make Miyamura-kun and I lovers?
But he kissed me on the cheeks. My parents and some female friends have kissed me on the cheeks several times but never has a boy done that. So what does that make us??
I couldn't sleep that night and I couldn't even look Miyamura-kun in the eye after that day. I would always remember that evening when I looked at him and my heart would start beating faster. But I just can't help but stare at him. So it's like an infinite loop of me just getting embarrassed.
I started avoiding direct talks with him. I didn't even attend our last scheduled session
While I was distracted by all my thoughts, someone called out to me.
"Mo....momo...MOMO!"
"Huh!? Yes?"
When I looked back I saw Sona standing behind me. I don't even know when she arrived.
"I've been trying to get your attention for the past ten minutes. But you didn't respond at all"
"Sorry, I was just busy thinking about something."
"You have been like that for the last few days. Are you fine? If you need help, you can always rely on me."
"No, it's nothing serious. I was just spacing out for a bit. Why don't start playing chess? You love the game, right?"
I tried to divert the question. Come to think of it, I haven't told Sona anything about Miyamura-kun. But I promised him not to. So even if she's my friend, I can't just break my promise.
"Hm"
We ended up playing for hours.
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Lavinia's POV
I've been living with Ko-Kun for a while. He's welcomed me as family. I found out a lot about him during this period.
He's also an orphan like me. But unlike me who is crestfallen and heartbroken, he's very strong.
Even after his parents' death he didn't break down and kept moving forward on his own. He alone lives in this massive mansion without anyone's help. I don't think I could do the same.
He's very hard-working. He wakes up early to start training with the neighboring Youkai family. Yes, our neighbors are actual youkai.
Like from the fairy tales. But they do not eat humans or anything. On the contrary, they are very much like humans and are very helpful to us. They are even taking time from their busy schedule to help us train. Asagi-chan's cute and Aunt and Uncle are very caring.
There's also Momo-chan. She's a loveable girl. Always caring for others.
After spending the whole day being busy, Ko-kun would still use the nighttime to train in the dungeon.
I also wanted to go to the dungeon with him. Seeing and fighting real-life monsters is a whole new experience for someone who didn't know a thing about the supernatural at all.
I'm still very weak. So I have to up my training. But I can still see Hawk-chan and even speak to an actual ancient dragon. Hawks-chan is super cute. He also likes to cuddle with me. Vritra-san is like a mature and experienced lady, always teasing me and Ko-kun.
But she's serious when teaching me magic. I always learn new things from her. Magic is oddly fun. It's like brainstorming to solve some puzzles. The satisfaction when it's solved is undeniable. It's really..... magical.
For the first few nights, I was very scared. I didn't want to lose Ko-kun like my parents. So, every night I would hold onto him tightly before going to sleep.
It was oddly comforting and...addicting. My fear of losing him vanished little by little. But I didn't want to lose my comfort. So I still sleep together with him in his embrace. My sleeps are very deep and comfortable unlike before because of my doll.
My time in this household is very peaceful, to say the least.
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