This is the story of Ayame, a young artistic gymnast who, due to a stroke of fate, can no longer practise her sport. In search of a new purpose in life, she comes to Sendai from her home town of Sapporo by chance to work in the house of a famous fig...
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The night was filled with secureness. They slept in Ayame's room, snuggled up close to each other. All the uncertainty of the last few days had only increased their need for closeness and tenderness, and they enjoyed each other, not letting go of each other's arms.
"I think I'll work on my ideas in my study and write a bit..." said Yuzuru after breakfast. He looked at Ayame, beaming. "I feel so liberated and I hope I can work those feelings in. But also the feelings that weren't so pleasant in the last few days."
"Fine, that sounds like a good direction, my heart. I still have enough to deal with around the house anyway."
"I really want to talk to you about that too, Aya!" replied Yuzuru. "It doesn't feel right somehow that you're still working for me..."
"But why?" Ayame was a little confused at first, not immediately understanding what he meant.
„I don't want my girlfriend to have to do my housework for me."
My girlfriend... Yuzuru had called her that for the first time, and it still felt a little unfamiliar to Ayame, but wonderful.
"It's because you're paying me for it, right?" she inquired. "But as your girlfriend who lives here with you, I would be doing things around the house anyway."
"It suddenly feels weird now... but you don't have to worry about your income! Because you can have everything you need from me, you know that?"
Ayame knew about his financial situation, of course. Nevertheless, she didn't want to be dependent on him, as that didn't feel right for her. But the topic was too big to discuss it now.
"I'd like to think about it, but not now. Let's put it off until later, shall we?" she asked him.
"Yes, that's fine. But we definitely need to discuss it," Yuzuru was very clear.
***
He had been upstairs in his study for a while when Yumi suddenly came by. She had not announced her visit. Ayame spontaneously decided at that moment to take advantage of this opportunity, because after all the uncertainty about the possible pregnancy, she didn't want to leave anything to chance.
"Yumi-san, good to see you. Please..." Ayame led her into the living room.
"Thank you, Ayame-san. I hope you're both well?" Yumi wanted to know.
"Yes, thank you! Yuzuru is upstairs and... working!"
"Oh! Very good! That's excellent news! So he's getting back into a new work rhythm, is he?"
"I think so.... He also wanted to try to clock in ice time at about the same time every day, but that's impossible. He doesn't train before 7 p.m. today."
Yumi sighed. "Yes, it's highly complex! The rink is used so much and by so many. He's always so considerate... therefore the extreme night shifts... Well, we'll see! I'll probably disturb him if I go to him now..."
