Stealing Spree

Chapter 2374: Play Rehearsal

chapter 2374: play rehearsal



"shall we start, misaki?" holding the girl's hand as we walked toward the middle of the floor, i checked on the girl's expression, making sure she was ready for our rehearsal.

she nodded firmly, her eyes already brimming with delight and anticipation for the rehearsal ahead. "yes, let's do it, ruki."

misaki's delicate hand slowly slipped away from my hands as we took a step back from each other to get to our places. without any audience and the clubhouse being located far from any activity hub, the quietness of the place was almost eerie. but this was perfect for us.

unlike yesterday when i only memorized the first page of the short script she'd written, i dedicated a time earlier to memorize another page and then reviewed them on my way here. at the very least, i could go through with it completely even if i ended up forgetting some parts.

the story was simple. it's just about two young lovers who accidentally met in a hidden garden. the young man, someone whose experiences were mired with things nobody would be proud of. and the young girl, a shy and innocent creature who hadn't even dipped her toes in the lake of affection much less worldly wisdom.

the young man, despite the temptation to corrupt her innocence, chose to protect her purity or so he thought until the young girl caught feelings for him.

their meetings were limited within that hidden garden, a restricted place that was created to keep the young girl from the outside world. with the young man's appearance, her horizon gradually broadened until she became like a young bird learning how to spread her wings.

in a way, it drew a parallel to our story. clearly, she wrote the script in line with our experience together minus the fact that i'm surrounded by other girls. in her story, there were only the two of us.

"alright, misaki. you start with your line and i'll follow." i said, watching as she took a deep breath to compose herself.

misaki began, her voice soft and gentle like the rustling of leaves in the wind, "hmm? who might you be? how did you come here?"

her eyes were wide with curiosity and fear, yet she managed to keep her composure, a stark contrast to the tremble in her voice. she truly was an excellent actress.

this was the first scene where the young man stumbled upon the hidden garden.

i walked towards her, matching the character of the confused young man as he looked around the place that he accidentally discovered.

"huh? what is this place? and why are you here? miss... are you living here?"

from there, the distance between us gradually grew closer until we reached the climax of her short play.

the day she decided to come out with me to see the outside world and then return to the garden again but through the front door, implying that she talked to her family that put her in that garden. despite already finding the freedom to leave, it became the place they considered their paradise.

there were some details that she added to not make it like a reenactment of our past so... all in all it's just a short, heartwarming story about an innocent girl and an experienced guy who opened her eyes to the world and accompanied her to see it.

once misaki said her last line, she dropped all the tension from her shoulder and immediately

ran up to me.

"ruki! that was great!" she said energetically.

"indeed. we nailed it but i guess we still have to nail it further. next time we should get someone to watch." i picked her up and moved us to the sofa where the girl immediately snuggled to my chest.

"yes! it'll be perfect if we rehearse while having an audience. that way we can get feedback. hehe." misaki giggled as she started drawing hearts on my chest.

our conversation continued as we started to review our performance further. dissecting it bit by bit which the innocent girl enjoyed a lot. and in between those, she would look up to me, her eyes and lips invitingly calling to me.

how can i resist my girl? and because of that, we eventually shared another intimate moment before returning.

she was lucky that no other girl showed up again. most of them are busy with their clubs, after

all.

and that includes chii whose club wasn't really doing anything. it's just a front for the gyaru gatherings where they're talking about gossip and new fashion trends.

from what i heard from chii, an-rin and kushii. they tend to get lost in those discussions because they're not running out of topics at all.

in any case, i told her i'd be visiting her club soon to sneak her away. maybe tomorrow?