Yandere Ojou-sama!

"K-Kaede-san....this?"

In all honesty, Haruto thought that Kaede just wanted to talk to him about tomorrow's event, or maybe she wanted him to join her club or something. But just upon arriving at the stage and catching the glimpse of the red-haired girl all his previous reasoning faded in an instant.

The definition of breathtaking beauty who could enchant anyone regardless of gender and gives a vibe of someone who was destined to be the center of every attraction was currently standing in front of Haruto with a shy smile adorning her charming lips, making the girl look even more alluring than she already was.

Adorned with a black single-piece frock dress that reached up to her thighs and gave the full display of her sculpted legs devoid of any blemish and seemingly smoothest thing to rest eyes upon. Her dress being off-shoulder, gave the view of her porcelain arms that were thin enough to make people consider her under-nutritious but the bulge on her chest entirely contradicted such a statement.

She was not voluptuous but her curves matched perfectly with the dress and complimented her overall persona. Her beautiful crimson hair was currently tied in a bun over her head, providing an unobstructed view of her delicate swan-like neck. Due to the sweat some stand of her hair was sticking to her nape, but that only enhanced her beauty and made the girl lovely at the same smoky hot.

"How do I look?"

Even though Kaede asked it verbally, his first reaction and the daze remained on his face when he checked Kaede from head to toe even in the spur of the moment was enough compliment she needed to make this dress-up time worth it.

All the preparation, her anxiety since last night, and the effort she put into this meeting...was paid back by just that single reaction she received. It at least affirms something about which Kaede was highly stressed about.

And that was her appeal toward Haruto which didn't seem to be working. Most people get tempted by the red-haired beauty even though she never was greedy for such attention but Haruto... he always remained indifferent and maintained his distance from her since day one.

But now...she is happy she took this step and invited him here.

"I...what can I say. You look pretty... I guess..."

Haruto was not an expressive kind of guy, especially not in front of beautiful people. It was the reason why on the first day when he saw Akira he found his tongue tied and on several other occasions as well like the first time he saw his mistress in school uniform.

Without him telling, the way he was shyly behaving and rubbing the back of his head gave off all the praises Kaede needed from him. She knew him better than he was aware and the gestures he was showing right now were everything she could have asked for.

Grinning the girl stood there and embarrassed just as he was. Haruto continued to steal glances while trying to not make his gaze obvious for a straight three minutes before the latter calmed himself down a little and asked Kaede in a tone of realization.

"Ah, so you called me here to ask about your dress? I very much like it and suggest you wear it tomorrow."

Kaede was not surprised that Haruto landed on such a conclusion since she knew how dense sometimes he could be, but she was not affected by that in the slightest. Just like yesterday when he asked about her date, despite being hurt a little, Kaede didn't lose her motivation.

It was indeed disheartening to hear that your crush had no problem seeing someone beside you but Kadede knew Haruto was not someone who would be attracted to her just by her looks. To let him know she has to be bold and make her move without beating around.

"I won't be coming to the ceremony, Haru-kun. I just wanted to share a dance with you, that's all."

"Eh?"

Haruto was taken aback as his inner Sherlock died down before he looked at Kaede in perplexion and slight astonishment. To share a dance with him?

He never could have guessed such a reason for her to call him here since if she wanted they could have danced tomorrow during the ceremony as well. Then why...?

Haruto didn't get to ask anything further as Kaede suddenly began to inch toward him before she took his right hand and put it on her waist and the other locked with hers as she also brought her hand over his shoulder for a comfortable waltz.

"K-K-Kaede-sa-"

"Shhh..."

Despite her own face burning red, Kaede shushed down the broken Haruto who was fidgeting a lot being like this. Even if she wanted to mask it, she was nervous enough to feel her legs going shaky but for the sake of their future and present Kaede has to make these advances toward Haruto, or he would again only maintain a friendly relationship with her but nothing more.

The music began to play in the background which caught Haruto by surprise before he realized that since Kaede was able to dress like this in the school and also the spotlight they were shrouded with, signified that Kaede had made all these preparations. But yet again he couldn't discern the reason for all this...

'Well, making excuses and dodging Kaede-san would seem disrespectful... '

Haruto made a mental note to ask Kaede about this arrangement afterward since the sincerity she carried in her deep gaze and all the preparation she has done for this dance was enough to make Haruto a little sidetracked and live in this moment.

The slow classic Western music soothingly played around the auditorium, reverberating in a way that would have given a decent show to the audience along with the perfect eye-pleasing lights showering over the two teenagers who currently were engaged in a very pleasant dance.

Thanks to the fact that Haruto has learned some basics of waltz he didn't step on her feet and was dancing relatively better than yesterday, to the point where he didn't have to look downwards in caution and was able to waltz while looking at the lady.

Kaede's heart was both beating like a temple bell and was calm at the same time. Being this near to her first-ever crush and the person she has ever dreamt of, made the red-haired beauty quite nervous and conscious that she doesn't make a mistake and create any discomfort in this beautiful moment.

But there was her elated side as well, which was enjoying this instance to the fullest and wanting that this moment to never end. At this moment where they don't have to separate nor Haruto had to go away from her anywhere. She wants him to be happy and keep smiling as he was right now. And knowing that her presence maybe became a source of his happiness, Kaede desired to make many more moves on this guy who has brought the concept of love into Kaede's life.

Slowly their awkwardness lessened so did the gap between their bodies as Haruto soon got comfortable holding the girl in his arms as their moves grew even more fluent.

At the moment, Haruto had nothing roaming inside of his mind. Not his job, not the school, not even his mistress...nothing. Just this single woman who was moving along with the steps and never leaving the cage of his gaze was everything Haruto could be conscious about for now.

"You look gorgeous and really charming, Kaede-san."

Kaede redden at the blunt praise Haruto brought up so suddenly that the girl didn't receive enough time to defend herself and in the end, she could only duck her head downwards to hide the heat her cheeks adorned.

"D-Did you like this setup I did?"

To get out of her embarrassment and overflowing exhilaration, Kaede tried to change the topic to which Haruto nodded and sighed along with his following words.

"Never thought I would be sharing the stage with Kaede-san at first when we met. You were like a distant star, someone I could have only seen from afar but wouldn't have dared to approach. But now, just on the third day of school, here I am."

Kaede chuckled at his words as she understood where he was coming from. Being labeled as the second most famous student in the academy and also the clan she belongs to makes many students stuttering mess in front of her.

She wanted to tell him that she wants to be on his side and by no means he needs to be reserved with her. She wanted to say so many things and hear a lot from him...however...

"Oh my~how lucky of you, Haru-kun~"

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A/N: - Danger alert. Drop a comment and let's just pray for him~