Ch. 5: Be Mine

The sun had completely set, enveloping the town in night. There, I searched all over for Hinata.

However, he was nowhere to be found.

(Hinata…where could you have gone?)

At that time, a cold wind blew in from the western hills.

(Could it be…maybe Hinata went back to the hill.)

I had a hunch about it, and hurriedly headed for Hinata’s favorite hill.

I finally arrived at the hill, the stars shining down on it, and found Hinata crouching there.

OO: “Hinata! Thank goodness…you’re alright. Come on, let’s go back Hinata.”

Hinata: “I don’t wanna.”

OO: “But…it’s already late, and I’m sure the queen and everyone else at the castle is worried about you.”

Hinata: “If you wanna go back that bad, then you can go by yourself.”

OO: “But…”

Hinata raised his head, then firmly seized my hand.

OO: “…!”

(Hinata’s face is so close…)

His complexion hadn’t changed in the slightest.

Hinata: “Hey, if you’re going to say that, say you’ll be mine.”

Hinata’s words were cold, and his gaze was darker and more piercing than I’d ever seen before.

I couldn’t look away.

Ch. 6: You're Important...

The stars twinkled quietly above, shining in the night sky.

Hinata: “Hey, if you’re going to say that, say you’ll be mine.”

I felt like I was being sucked into the darkness that shadowed Hinata’s eyes.

(What…should I do?)

Bewildered, I blinked again and again.

Hinata: “…you really are funny OO-chan.”

OO: “Eh…?”

Hinata: “I really wanted to make you mine right away…I thought if I bought you what you wanted, you’d like me…and you’d be mine. But I guess it’s totally hopeless.”

Hinata laughed as if exasperated.

Hinata: “But that’s how it is… this feeling of ‘wanting’ no matter what…this is ‘desire’. If I can’t have you…I’ll take you by force if I have to…ok?”

OO: “Hina…ta?”

His eyes gleamed with an ominous light, and I instinctively held my breath.

Hinata: “Right Momo-chan…eh, what!? Whaa~! When did that happen!?”

Hinata lifted Momo-chan up, and I saw a part had ripped again.

OO: “It’ll be alright, if we go back I’ll fix it again for you…”

Hinata stared at Momo-chan for a while.

Hinata: “…yeah OK. I thought so too~and it’s for Momo-chan. I’d be in trouble if you weren’t always with me OO-chan, right? Right~Momo-chan♪ Aha, yeah. Momo-chan says he wants to be with OO-chan fore~ver♪”

(Together…forever?)

Hinata: “Hey OO-chan…I just wanna check something.”

OO: “What is it?”

Hinata: “When I say I want you, you know what I mean right?”

OO: “…eh?”

I looked at him blankly, and Hinata placed his index finger on the tip of my nose.

Hinata: “OO-chan…you really are thick huh.”

OO: “What do you mean…?”

Hinata: “I realize you’re careless… What I really want is…OO-chan…and that means that I love you…”

OO: “L…love!? You love me?”

Hinata: “A~ah, you really hadn’t noticed…even though I said it so many times…I wasn’t super clear before now so you didn’t get it.”

(When Hinata says he wants something, it means love!?)

OO: “I-I’m sorry…Hinata! I hadn’t thought it meant that…”

Hinata: “Heh? Then that means…you got the wrong idea…when I said it about Momo-chan, and my family and friends …?”

OO: “Um, I’m really sorry…”

Suddenly, Hinata bent over in laughter.

Hinata: “…pfh, ahahahahaha! This is great, better than I expected! You really are funny OO-chan! This is the best♪”

OO: “Hinata…?”

Hinata: “I get it, this is just too much fun~. The instant you become mine.”

Saying so, Hinata suddenly grasped both of my hands.

Hinata: “I’ll be glad when I finally get something ‘precious’…  I wonder what it’ll be like, I’m super excited! OO-chan, when you become my favorite toy…yeah, I can’t wait! Don’t worry, I’ll be nice to you. OO-chan is my ‘precious’ toy, and I’d be sad if you broke♪”

OO: “Hinata…what do you mean? You’re hurting me…”

Hinata: “I’ll never give you up…”

I looked into his eyes, and for some reason it made my heart leap…-.

That surprised me, and I panicked as my hands remained in his grip and I realized there was no retreat.

Hinata: “You’ll never be able to run away from me.”

Hinata tightly gripped my hands and moved in closer…

Hinata: “Just give in…OK?”

Those words were whispered close to my ear.

OO: “…!”

Hinata’s breath brushed against my ear, and without thinking I turned away.

Hinata: “Haha…OO-chan, you’re so cute…”

Hinata smiled in a way that didn’t fit, like it was both loving and a little terrifying…

An odd feeling sprouted in my heart.

END