After sharing their stories and revealing their little secrets, Sayu Ogiwara and Shiina Mahiru looked at each other. A faint smile, full of understanding, slowly spread across both their lips, before they finally chuckled quietly, a relieving and slightly melancholic laugh.
Shiina Mahiru wiped away the lingering tears, her eyes a little swollen but brighter. "If Renji saw us crying together, he'd definitely laugh at us," she said softly.
Sayu Ogiwara smiled and replied, her voice gentle, "No, Renji Kamisaka is very gentle. I think he'd touch our heads and comfort us."
Shiina Mahiru's face flushed, imagining that warm touch. "Um, Sayu, are you and Renji-san dating?" she asked, a slight hesitation in her tone.
"Hey, why are you asking that?" Sayu Ogiwara showed a surprised expression, her eyes widening.
Shiina Mahiru felt a little embarrassed, but she still plucked up the courage to explain. "There were a few times I went to the bathroom and saw you enter his room..."
Sayu Ogiwara also blushed, a rosy tint spreading across her cheeks. But she still shook her head to deny it. "That's true, but I think... Renji Kamisaka and I aren't dating."
"Why?" Shiina Mahiru was extremely confused. Since she went to his room at night, she must have done something bad. Isn't this still a relationship?
Sayu Ogiwara smiled faintly, a bitter smile that held many stories, and explained, "Shiina, you forgot, I'm currently a runaway." She lowered her head, staring at her hands. "The relationship between Renji Kamisaka and me is more like a mutual need." She raised her gaze, looking at Shiina Mahiru with earnest eyes. "When I felt utterly lost, he brought me home, saved me, and gave me a place to live. I'm very grateful to him, and I really like him."
Sayu held Shiina Mahiru's hand, as if seeking strength. "So, even though I don't know why you misunderstood, I still want to say that if Renji Kamisaka doesn't kick me out, I'll never leave Sakurasou." Her voice deepened, almost trembling. "No, I should say that if he kicks me out, I'll have no choice but to die."
"Don't think like that!" Shiina Mahiru immediately comforted her, her voice full of genuine concern. "He won't kick you out. He was clearly delirious with fever, but he still wanted to comfort you. He likes you too." She had never thought about death. But the fact that Sayu Ogiwara actually had such an idea showed that she had come to regard Renji Kamisaka as her everything. If Renji Kamisaka kicked her out, she wouldn't be able to survive.
Sayu Ogiwara couldn't help but smile when she heard this, a fading, relieved smile. "Yes, because he's good to me, I want to be good to him too."
"Shiina-san, can you date Renji Kamisaka?" Sayu Ogiwara suddenly uttered these words, breaking the silence with a startling offer.
Shiina Mahiru stared at her in astonishment, her eyes wide. "Sayu, what are you talking about?"
"I'm serious. I'm not joking." Sayu Ogiwara held Shiina Mahiru's hand earnestly and continued, "You just took care of him. Did you see it?"
"Huh? What?" Shiina Mahiru frowned, pretending not to understand.
"Don't pretend, that's just boy stuff!" Sayu chuckled, shaking her head. "It's very obvious."
Shiina Mahiru stopped talking, her beautiful face flushing crimson. It seems you saw it.
Sayu Ogiwara glanced at her teasingly and continued, her voice a little lower, "It's embarrassing to say this, but... Renji Kamisaka is too good. It seems I can't satisfy him."
Shiina Mahiru wanted to cover her ears. What is this? Sayu Ogiwara told herself that the guy was too amazing and she wasn't satisfied because she couldn't satisfy him? Her mind was a mess.
"I'm not joking, I'm serious." Sayu insisted, seeing the surprised expression on Mahiru's face. "I'll tell you a secret, Senior Misaki Kamiigusa from the third floor got drunk last time and gave herself to Renji Kamisaka." Her voice sounded like a conspiratorial whisper. "In the end, it was just the two of us." She sighed. "No one can satisfy him."
Shiina Mahiru didn't know what to say anymore. Should we say that Renji Kamisaka is a playboy and a scumbag? Or should we say that Sayu Ogiwara has lost her mind? I got into the car with my senior classmate. Do you want to drag him into this too?
"Alright, I'm just giving my opinion. Shiina-san, I don't mind you dating Renji Kamisaka." Sayu smiled again, a strangely sincere smile. "I think Renji Kamisaka has a crush on you, otherwise, he wouldn't keep looking for you when he saw you hadn't come home."
Shiina Mahiru's cheeks felt hot, and she unconsciously recalled the warm embrace from earlier. "Sorry, Sayu. I'm in trouble and can't answer you right away," she said, her voice barely audible.
"I'm not asking you to answer immediately. I just want you to think about it," Sayu said. "Of course, I really hope to have a good sister who can make Renji Kamisaka happy, and I'm serious about it." Sayu looked at her with sparkling eyes. "For his sake, I'll do anything!"
Shiina Mahiru covered her face, speechless. "Well, does he know about your thoughts?" she asked, her voice muffled.
"He doesn't need to know. As a man, which man doesn't like beautiful girls? Shiina-san is very beautiful, I'm sure he likes her." Sayu shrugged. "Anyway, please think carefully."
After saying this, Sayu Ogiwara went back to her room, leaving Shiina Mahiru with a complicated expression.
She had never thought of dating a boy. After all, to be a "good child" and earn her parents' affection, she had always upheld the standards of an outstanding student. Because she was an outstanding student, it was natural that she shouldn't date boys in middle school, let alone high school. But that phone call from her mother had shattered her heart. All her years of effort were meaningless.
Hey, what exactly is Sayu thinking? Won't you be jealous if you share your boyfriend with someone else? Thinking about this, Sayu had just said, "I'm willing to do anything for him." It would be unforgivable if that sinful man didn't treat Sayu well.
Is this Renji Kamisaka's charm? Even his senior classmate took advantage of him when she was drunk and forced herself on him. Oh, no, what am I thinking? Although she now had strange feelings for Renji Kamisaka, how could she ask him to share his girlfriend with someone else because of this?
Silently, she resented Renji Kamisaka, hating him not only for having Sayu but also for cheating with a senior. Even though he was passive. But what happens between a man and a woman just happens. Does it matter who takes the initiative? After all, he didn't refuse, right? Scoundrel! Perverted man!
After muttering a few curses to herself, Shiina Mahiru thought of that terrifying thing again. Her cheeks quickly flushed, and she felt a strange sensation mixed with disgust and curiosity. She suddenly began to understand Sayu Ogiwara a little. She's a very beautiful girl, and along with an energetic girl like Misaki Kamiigusa, they couldn't satisfy Renji Kamisaka. Since Sayu Ogiwara truly liked Renji Kamisaka, of course she would feel guilty and feel that she hadn't fulfilled her duties as a girlfriend. It was only then that she brought herself into the picture, the one Renji Kamisaka had a crush on.
The more she thought about it, the more confused Shiina Mahiru felt, the tangled threads of emotions unraveling. As a result, she went to school the next day with dark circles under her eyes, her brain still swirling with thoughts of the previous night's conversation.
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