Underneath the Moonlight: REBOOT! || Osorō Shidesu x OC

!!10 - Drugs + Crush = Dangerous Duo

Week 2

After a wonderful, delectable steak dinner with Kizano, who was surprisingly equal parts charming and humorous as he was cocky and self-centered, he walked me home, and whistled upon seeing the size of the Akiyama estate.

"Wow," he said, "some home you've got, Athena-sama."

I giggled. "Yeah, that's everyone else's reaction, too."

He kissed my hand. "Have a goodnight, princess."

I blushed. "Y-you too, Kizano."

He waved as he walked away, and I headed inside.

Immediately, my father's stony, expecting expression greeted me.

"Well?" he demanded.

I smirked triumphantly. "I'll have you know, Father, you are looking at Belle in Akademi's upcoming production of Beauty and the Beast."

He straightened, shocked yet proud at the same time. "Well. Congratulations, Athena. What would you like? I'll give you a reward."

At that, my eyes lit up. A reward. Something I rarely got, but whenever I did anything Father deemed exceptional, he'd reward me with whatever I wanted. I was allowed to ask for anything — allegedly.

I paused. Anything, right?

After a moment of hesitation, I thought about it — actually thought about it. For once, I wanted to test how big of a reward I could ask for. But how big of a reward did I even want?

As I thought about it, Aru came into the room. "Dad? What's going on?" he asked.

"Your sister is thinking about her reward for earning the lead role in your school play," Father replied.

Aru's eyes lit up, too, and he hurried to my side in his excitement. "Oh! What are you thinking, sis?"

Having finally thought of something, I whispered my idea into Aru's ear. His eyes widened when I finished. "Whoa. Umm."

"You don't think that's a good idea?" I asked. "Be honest."

"No, no, that's not it, but..." Aru's gaze shifted between me and Father. He whispered, "Are you sure he'll even agree?"

"I don't know," I whispered back, "but he's always said I could ask for anything. I should at least test if anything has any limitations, right?"

Finally, Aru shrugged. "Go for it, sis. I support you either way."

Intrigued at that, Father's eyebrows shot up. "So? Have you thought of what you'd like your reward to be?"

"I have," I said. Inhaling and exhaling deeply, I announced, "This time, I have two things I'd like to include in my reward."

"Two things? That's a stretch, isn't it? But fine, let's hear them."

"First, I'd like to have a party thrown in my honor. A fancy one, in a ballroom, with a theme, fancy dresses, and a dress-code. And I also want to dance to bachata music."