Stealing Spree

Chapter 74: Shioʼs House Visit

After a few minutes, Shio couldnʼt help but break the silence between us.

”Why did you pick our school instead of that school near your house?”

”Will you believe my reason?”

I am still on my phone, chatting with Akane. I guess this doesnʼt bother Shio.

”Why will I not?”

”Well, I was running away.”

After all that. Running away is still my reason. What wouldʼve happened if I didnʼt choose another school? Will I still realize things I couldnʼt before?

”You? Running away? From what? From who?”

”Youʼre free to guess.”

”It concerned those targets you stole, yes? Youʼre running away from responsibility.”

”You became silent. So, itʼs true.”

I couldnʼt answer. I turned off my phone and put it back in my pocket. I already told Akane I might come home with my teacher. Like Haruko said, Akane accepted right away and sheʼs glad that I told her first.

”After running away, you start anew but your habit of stealing someone continued and now Iʼm included in your targets.”

”Yes.”

Shio fixed her rearview mirror, now her eyes could stare directly at me. Sheʼs still focused on driving but she will look at me occasionally.

”To think that instead of getting you for my fantasy, I got included in your potential harem. What happened next?”

”I got a realization. Iʼm fixing it now.”

This beautiful teacher of mine. She somehow pieced what happened with a few words from me.

”You better be. My husband, he took responsibility for me. I see. Maybe thatʼs why he accepted when I introduced him to my parents.”

”He took responsibility for what he did to you. But what about now?”

For him to neglect her. Did he get tired of Shio? Or is it because sheʼs not a student anymore? But him marrying her meant that at some point he also wanted to be with her. Marriage is such a heavy subject. True, you can just file for divorce in the future but it will cost him.

”I still havenʼt talked to him.”

”I see. Is that why you picked me up today?”

”No. I just found you walking alone and thought of dropping you off. Heʼs probably not home anyway.”

”Are you sure itʼs just that?”

Shioʼs eyebrows twitched from that, she smiled right after though.

”Maybe I also want to talk to you. Itʼs better if you donʼt act like a wall.”

”I see. Do you want me to start stealing you again?”

I thought of giving her more time, but sheʼs approaching me by herself. This beautiful teacher of mine. No matter what, I still want her.

”I donʼt know. I guess I only need time to think things through.”

”So I am to be the patch for that hole in your heart.”

”Isnʼt this your chance?

”Letʼs see. If itʼs before, I will not want that.”

Is there really a hole? Just looking at her, she wanted her husband to notice her not wearing her wedding ring.

”What about now?”

”Iʼll take this chance. Iʼll make you fall for me and have you forget your husband.”

Since sheʼs giving me this chance, Iʼll take it. I already had her vent her frustrations yesterday. This time, she needs a push. If I can push her to my side then itʼs good.

”Youʼre really amusing Ruru. Is this the side of me that you wanted? The soft-spoken side, isnʼt it?”

”I couldnʼt see the distinction now. Have you fixed it?”

”Yes. When you pointed that out I had to take a look at myself. And youʼre right. I mixed them up now, I can be soft-spoken or violent at will. Or do you want my commanding side that I show in class? Pick one.”

”Iʼd rather pick you. Itʼs all you anyway, if I made you mine Iʼll have to deal with the three.”

Shio smiled again. Ah. Sheʼs really beautiful. This is better than her crying like yesterday. I want to make her smile like this.

”This student... How come you always know what to answer?”

”I donʼt know. Sharpened through experience?”

They always kept commenting about this glib tongue of mine. Maybe I already got used at talking to various kinds of girl that I can adjust my words depending on her type.

”So how many are there?”

”I donʼt know. More than 20?”

I honestly donʼt know. Apart from the six, I donʼt know who else is there in that group. I can take a guess now but Iʼm not sure if itʼs correct so Iʼll wait for them to message me and make the tally there.

”You. Did you come from a harem anime, manga or light novel?”

”Youʼre surprisingly accepting of that number, Shio.”

She didnʼt react or maybe she chose not to.

”Iʼm not that easy Ruru. So, youʼll need a lot more than what youʼre showing me right now.”

”I just need to let you indulge in your fantasy, you know?”

Shio flinched when she heard that. Thatʼs her weakness. Her fantasy. If I let her indulge in it, I mightʼve already gotten her. But I donʼt want that. I want her to look at me, not as a fantasy outlet.

”Alright. I give up. Do your best.”

”I will, Shio.”

Right after saying that, I reached in to kiss her cheeks.

She blushed but she didnʼt take off her eyes on the road.

”Thatʼs dangerous.”

”I just canʼt help it. My Shio is this close.”

”You behave here, weʼre almost in your neighborhood.”

”Alright, Ms. Miyazaki.”

I saw her pouting for an instant. Did she hate it when I went back to calling her Ms. Miyazaki?

A short while later, we arrived in my neighborhood. The sun has already set. I pointed to her where to turn and when we reached my house, I had her park it in the parking space for my parentsʼ car.

From outside, I saw the lights turned on both in the kitchen and the living room.

”Wonʼt you go in?”

”No. Iʼm just dropping you off. There are people inside. Your parents?”

”No. Just a special silly girl and a target as well.”

”Much better to not go inside. I donʼt know who can be someone you will call special but thereʼs also a target? This student, learn to restrain yourself for a bit.”

Err. Do I need restraint? Maybe. But whenever I find a target, I couldnʼt help but be driven by my desire.

”Youʼll understand. I already told her youʼll be coming with me.”

”Alright. Iʼll just take a look to introduce myself as your teacher.”

Shio resignedly got off together with me.

When I opened the door, Akane was there, sitting in front of us. This scene. I know what she will say...

”Welcome home, husband. Do you want dinner? A bath? Or maybe me?”

This silly girl…

”This student, so youʼre already married?”

”No, Shio, sheʼs that special silly girl. Akane, Iʼll spoil you later, okay?”

Then three more heads peeked out from the living room.

”Is that Ruki? Oh!”

Miwa-nee expressed her surprise after seeing Shio behind me. Minoru was in front of her, standing on his own.

”What are you doing there Akane? Oh!”

Eh? Why is she here? Akaneʼs mom, Auntie Akemi is here as well.

Whatʼs this situation? How should I explain this to Shio?

I took a glance at her and saw her mouth gaping in surprise.

Haa. Thereʼs no way to explain this easily. I guess weʼll go in.

Picking up Akane from the floor, I also grabbed Shioʼs hand and pulled her inside.

Auntie Akemi, seemingly lost interest, went back inside while Miwa-nee looked at us interestingly. Thereʼs now no trace of what happened last night on her face. Sheʼs back to the same Miwa-nee.

I smiled at Minoru whoʼs looking up at me, his eyes shining. Whatʼs with this boyʼs mind? I wonder.

After settling Shio in the living room, Iʼm now in the kitchen making tea and coffee for everyone.

Shio finally recovered from the surprise she got for seeing three beauties at my house.

Theyʼre now discussing something there, three adults talking about adult things. Ah. Akane was here with me, watching from behind. And Minoru, waiting for his chocolate drink at the table.

”Husband, sheʼs that teacher who often indulges in her fantasies, right?”

”Yes.”

”You finally stole her?”

”No. She only saw me walking and thought of dropping me off. I invited her to dinner.”

Since I was focused on making drinks, Akane kept clinging on my back, her arms circled around my waist. She wanted to be spoiled again. Me bringing Shio here still got to her head even if I already told her. This girl, how can I make her smile?

”I see. Itʼs good that you told me first. We managed to cook more.”

”Iʼll always tell you now if someone will come.”

”Thank you, husband. And sorry if I always act like this.”

”Youʼre my special silly girl. I shouldʼve realized this first. Even if youʼre accepting my desire and the other girls, it will always bother you.”

She will not tell me about this. She doesnʼt want me to worry about her but if I realized it myself, I have to correct it.

”I have to grow up too. Iʼll do better not to pull you down like this.”

”Youʼre not. I also want to make up for the years Iʼve neglected you.”

Akane tightened her hug to me. Itʼs a good thing that Iʼm not handling the hot water yet.

”Just being with you like this is enough, husband. You keep on making me feel special. This will be the only time when I acted like that. It got you in a tough spot.”

”As long as we reflect on it and fix it, itʼs fine. You can act like that, sometimes. Take that as me spoiling you.”

Itʼs really tough earlier. I donʼt know how to explain it to Shio. Itʼs a good thing that Auntie Akemi is also here, she smoothened things up. She probably guessed that Shio is one of my targets but she never mentioned it to ease Shioʼs mind.

Miwa-nee was different though, she kept on asking weird questions like itʼs amusing to her.

”I want to spoil you too. What can I do?”

”Hmm. Help me realize things. They keep telling me to start realizing those and be honest to myself but I donʼt know where to start.”

Right. Akane can help me with those. I want to know what Satsuki was talking about as well as what Himeko and Mina realized by asking me those questions. Then thereʼs also Haruko telling me that I should realize things to accept that passion we had during our sex earlier as not just my desire for her.

”I see. They saw that too. I predicted this when you started accepting them back. Iʼm actually waiting for you to ask. Letʼs have a talk later if nothing comes up. Weʼll have you realize those things slowly.”

”But thatʼs not spoiling, right? Think of a way to spoil me, wife. Like that time when you pamper me in your arms.”

Maybe Iʼll also ask Kana and Satsuki to spoil me. Ah. Iʼm worried about Satsukiʼs spoiling, it wonʼt be her just throwing insults, right?

”I see. Iʼll come up with something.”

”Thank you. Come and give me a kiss.”

”Iʼm actually waiting for this as well.”

”You silly girl…”

Akane reached her head in for a kiss which I responded to. I havenʼt kissed her earlier, now sheʼs giving it her all. Not minding those three in the living room that may be watching us.

”I love you, husband.”

”You two, until when will you keep us waiting? Minoru is also waiting for his chocolate. Stop flirting and come here.”

Auntie Akemiʼs voice rang from behind us. Right. Iʼm still making those. I guess I got spoiled by Akane just now.