Jitsu -A different story-

"Sigh..." That little sigh combined perfectly with the calm atmosphere of the place, and some water kept falling to the ground because the bathtub in the bathroom now contained both Kurono's and Shizune's bodies.

Both of them sighed at the same time because the relaxing feeling had hit them. Kurono was thankful that his bathtub was big enough for both of them so they could enjoy this moment.

He was practically lying down just leaning his head against the bathroom wall while his body was submerged in the hot water, but what was really important was that Shizune's body was leaning against his.

Kurono was hugging her from behind while Shizune was also gently hugging his arms. After they "cleaned up", they hadn't really done anything else, they both felt they shouldn't exaggerate so early, besides they had already cleaned up them completely, so they just finished washing up and then both got into the bathtub.

"Kurono-kun..." Shizune's voice indicated that she wanted to get Kurono's attention.

"What's wrong?"

"Hehe, I just wanted to know if you were still there." It seemed that Shizune was just having fun, Kurono thought that too, but quickly had to pay attention to her words. "Kurono-kun… This isn't just a dream, right?"

That made Kurono remember the time she had asked him a similar question, it had been during the time he had confessed, so he knew where all this was going.

"I know you may think that there are ridiculous ideas in my head again... But it's been a long time since I felt the happiness I feel right now, I thought that I could never experience being loved by someone else like this anymore... So I don't want to that all this is a silly dream." Although it didn't seem like it, Shizune had changed in all this time, and that had clearly been due to Kurono's intervention in her life, she had begun to accept herself after a long time, and now she felt attractive since Kurono always reminded her, she felt loved because Kurono showed her how much he cared her... She had made Kurono her main emotional support, maybe that was wrong, but Shizune had told herself that she would gain that trust again that she had lost long ago, in order not to have to depend so much on him and at the same time show him the best version of herself.

For that reason, she had an unconscious fear that everything that had happened in the last few months was not real, there were even times when she thought that those people who wanted to hurt her actually hurt her, and now she was in a kind of coma, just imagining these moments and meeting Kurono, or also that everything that was happening was just someone playing with her life as if she were a simple character trapped in a story with nothing to do about it...

She herself knew that all those ideas were silly and exaggerated, but her fear was real. Shizune had even tightly hugged Kurono's arms while she was thinking about all that, it was obvious that she wanted to hear her answer, and it didn't take too long to reach her.

"Ouch..." That small moan of pain came out of Shizune's mouth after feeling one of Kurono's arms slip away from her and his hand hit her head with some force.

"I guess I shouldn't say the reason why I did that, but I want to make it clear that it's because you really are acting like a fool, Shizune-chan." Shizune didn't say anything since she knew it was true.

She now had her head somewhat lowered as she looked at the calm water that made her breasts float a little, but she quickly realized that Kurono had also lowered his head until it came to the side of hers so that she could then hear his words clearly.

"This isn't a dream or something, Shizune-chan. Everything that is in this moment and what we have been through is completely real, you and I are real, and my feelings for you are real… There is no reason to doubt all that, but if you want to be sure of this, it is only necessary that remember something quite simple… And that is that I really love you, Shizune-chan. I won't go anywhere or suddenly forget about you, I'll be here for you whenever you need it, so I hope you can do the same for me." Kurono's voice carried a quite characteristic calm, he had hugged Shizune again, but this time a little stronger just to make the feeling that he was there even more noticeable to her.

Shizune had a lot of different feelings inside her at that time, she was actually too sentimental, so hearing Kurono's words, apart from feeling great happiness, she also felt like she wanted to let out a few tears because of that, but fortunately, she was able to control herself just enough to prevent that from happening and worry Kurono even more.

She hugged Kurono tightly again, but she quickly moved to turn her whole body around and face Kurono. He could perfectly appreciate Shizune's body in that position, but Kurono didn't have time to concentrate on that since she had gotten closer to him making their bodies touch.

Now, Shizune and Kurono were enjoying that moment while a warm and deep kiss was generated between them, there were several mixed feelings in all that, but in particular, Shizune was aware of something important to her... That it was completely real.

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The whole morning had already passed, Kurono and Shizune had come out of the bathroom a long time ago, they got dressed and prepared a delicious breakfast together, they felt that their feelings had become stronger after that situation, and that was quite obvious since they didn't know contained in showing their affection for each other.

The hours had run their course after all that, Shizune had taken the painkillers that Kurono gave her, she really felt that they helped, although she could still feel the pain and tiredness. It was already a little past noon, and now there were no emergency calls, plus there seemed to be no plans to go to the gym due to Shizune's situation.

Now, Shizune was in Kurono's bed resting peacefully while she enjoyed the food that Kurono had prepared for her, he had offered to prepare lunch, as well as told her that she could eat in bed so she wouldn't try too hard.

At first, Shizune was a bit hesitant, but he accepted Kurono's suggestion with pleasure, so now, Shizune could be said to be really relaxed. Kurono was also by her side keeping her company, so there was nothing to worry about.

"And… What do you think?"

"It's true that I hadn't taken it into account… But don't worry, Kurono-kun. These last days should be safe days, everything will be fine." Shizune's words were because Kurono had already told her about the use of protection, Shizune was also aware of that, but she knew that there was not much danger at the moment.

"Well, I just wanted to mention it since… Well, I guess you already noticed, but there are times when I really can't control myself." Kurono didn't say it directly, but Shizune just laughed a little since she knew what he meant.

She was the first to know how far Kurono's resistance could go, so that was kind of funny.

"Anyway, would you like to rest or do you prefer to go for a walk?" Kurono now asked a rather simple question.

"Hmm…" Shizune was thinking, she really didn't have an idea in mind other than the idea of ​​staying in bed, but a small sound let her know what her answer was.

Kurono got up from the bed and then approached the window since that's where the sound came from, and he didn't take long to move the blind a little so that later everything would be quite clear.

"Well... It seems that the idea of ​​going out for a walk is completely ruled out." Those words were because, on the other side of the window, several drops of rain could be clearly seen hitting it in addition to the wind strongly whipping the trees.

The sky had a shade of gray making anyone realize that it wasn't going to stop anytime soon, so the stay-at-home idea was the winner.

"The rainy season is near, so it's not too surprising." Shizune also saw what was on the other side of the window and she couldn't help but comment a bit.

"I always remember to check the weather, they said it would be sunny today, but it seems they were wrong." Kurono didn't feel disappointed, for him it was only important to spend time with Shizune, so it didn't bother him.

But right now, they didn't really have much to do, maybe they could watch some TV or read something, but before that, Kurono had an idea.

"Shizune-chan..." Now it was Kurono's turn to get her attention.

"Yes?" Shizune could see a small smile on Kurono's face and she was curious because of what he was going to say… But she really didn't expect that.

"Do you want me to give you a massage?"