After Elizabeth, the next girl who followed after her was Ririka.
Upon seeing waiting for her in that room, she smiled bashfully again and unhurriedly walked towards .
"Why are you still acting shy around ? Did you not miss ?"
I asked Ririka as I grasped for her hand. Her reddened cheeks from earlier still hadn't cald down. Most likely, she continued thinking about after I talked to her again.
"I do miss you but you know this is how I am. I'm happy to see you again, Ruki. Will you stop running away from ? It felt like we went back to that ti."
Ah. That ti…
Among all of these girls who wanted to reconnect with , I knew that Ririka simply wanted to spend ti with again just like what we were doing in the past. She didn't have any other desire but to continue our relationship.
"I won't run away anymore. This ti, we will not end unless you wish to get out of our relationship."
I rembered back then how enthusiastic she was at making more costus to wear and sotis, I would accompany her to the events she's attending. She's fairly popular among that community after all.
Her previous boyfriend before I stole her from him was soone she got to know from a circle of cosplayers. It's soone older than her. If I rember correctly, he's a second-year high school student. That guy was probably already in college today.
When I first saw her in that maid cafe, that guy was there and even if they didn't explicitly show it, I sohow discerned it due to her interaction with him. She's sweeter than him compared to the other guests she was serving.
Starting that day, I frequented that cafe to see her and know her schedule to the point that I would specifically go to that cafe just to be served by her.
After a few tis of showing up there, I planned for us to run into each other at school. During that first encounter, I exclaid upon seeing her as if I had just found out that my favorite server at that cafe was soone near .
Since I continued to go to that cafe, she confronted and frankly told what she thought. She suspected that I am stalking her, which is true but I firmly denied it at that ti.
After that confrontation, I stopped going to that cafe during her shift to erase that notion she had and even if we ran into each other at the school, I would ignore her and go on my own way.
"Why will I wish to get out? All this ti all I thought was how I will get you back to my side. I know that what you did that ti was all for stealing from my ex but the effort you put in… I appreciate all of it."
Ririka pouted and tightened her hold on my hand showing that my words upset her.
Continuing on, the next part of my conquest to steal her was at a convention which she attended as a cosplayer. I also planned to run into her there and when we did the first ti, I hurriedly walked away.
That happened at least three tis before she called out to by herself. Since she hadn't seen again after that day she suspected of stalking her, she apologized and asked why I stopped coming to the cafe.
Well, that's an obvious question but I still answered her truthfully that she would just continue seeing as a stalker if I appeared at that cafe again when it's her shift. Through that, she learned that I never stopped coming and avoided her instead.
After that event, we kept running into each other at school and every ti it happened, I continued avoiding her. That lasted until she couldn't take it anymore and chased after to confront .
"It's just in case. My relationships are beyond normal after all. If you start to feel like to have a normal life again, don't hesitate to tell …"
I answered her first question sincerely before continuing.
"Well, the effort paid off anyway, I got you from him. Maybe that's really liking you at that ti. I'm just in denial."
The way she confronted when I kept avoiding her was sowhat unforgettable. She pulled to their clubroom and she wore her maid cafe uniform just for to see. She then asked if my favorite maid server had changed to soone else.
Well, that sounded like soone who didn't want to lose a loyal custor, nonetheless, that was the result that I was aiming for.
I told her that it's still her but if it would lead to her thinking of as her stalker then I would continue to avoid her. At that mont, she apologized once more and told that she would stop thinking like that again.
A few days passed and I continued avoiding her at school but I started to ti my visit at that cafe during her shift once more.
When she saw , she was beyond happy that she chatted with more than the other custors.
Slowly, we grew closer but when I kept avoiding her at the school even if she tried interacting with there, her frustrations built up. When it exploded, I was once again brought to their club room and was interrogated by her.
And at that point, I told her how I wanted to steal her from her boyfriend. She was shocked by that answer but that got her curious. Starting that day, I stopped avoiding her and I even started visiting her club. Helping her with various things as well as spending ti with her.
Though I never brought up the sa words again, that was already imprinted deep in her mind that she started blushing whenever she's with .
As days continued to pass where there would only be the two of us, I gradually took advantage of our situation. At first, she would reject but the resistance she had was low.
Now that I think about it, she probably started liking during that and all the setup about her staying in a relationship with her boyfriend that was far away was just an excuse to not turn what we had into sothing official.
Haa. I don't know anymore. I sohow managed to unravel the mystery of why this girl liked by recollecting what happened to us.
"True, you called it as just your desire wanting to steal , but I felt it, Ruki. You liked more than you know."
Ririka lifted my hand to her cheek again and had caress it.
I did what she wanted and a satisfied expression appeared on her face. Ririka then stepped forward and closed the remaining distance between us, embracing with her delicate arms.
"Even if that's true, I still cut you off when it's ti."
"You're trying to run away from what you feel after all… After that day, Akane invited to the group and from there I learned how there's not just in your life. And all of us are soone you cut off from your life."
Right. She's one of the few who I never told about my other girls. For Akane to even approach her and open her eyes to it… Could it be that I have a misconception about who joined that group? Did she specifically choose those who I also ca to like and not just a stealing target?
"Isn't that enough proof for you to stay away from ? I never told you about them…"
Ririka shook her head and pinched my cheek this ti.
"At first that's what I thought. That I should accept that we're over. But I heard each of their stories and that made think that if they're staying, why can't I? It's only until I can move on from you."
So they exchanged stories, huh? Then that ans, they knew the reason why each of them stayed and waited for …
"But one day, Haruko-senpai, Akane, Aoi, and Ria told us about the change that happened in you. And as you can see, here I am trying again. I really enjoyed talking to you again through ssenger. However, this… Nothing beats having you this close to ."
Ririka continued and tightened her embrace. Her scent, her voice, everything about her kept pulling back to that ti when I'm still visiting her.
After all this, I stopped restricting myself and just held her in my arms with the sa intensity as she did. With her head resting on my shoulder, I heard her giggle lovingly as she whispered in my ear.
"I love you, Ruki. Let continue being with you."
"If everything I said about what will happen to us didn't faze you, then… let take care of you again, Ririka."
"Gladly!"
Ririka exclaid before taking the initiative to kiss .
Slowly, I'm starting to understand why they stayed. Maybe the sa thing will happen to the others… Still, I want to hear each of their stories.
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