The Esper Devil ( Esper OC X Highschool DxD )

Chapter 71 - Slightly Bewildered

Part 1

"Well, I think I need to head back to Kuromaku after this..."

Liliana sighed and looked at us, she had currently teleported us back to Ayumu's room with the stacks of boxes containing the information that Kusuke-san gathered on Kuriko's research

"I will make sure to explain to Mayumi and the others were we got this so we can start looking for clues about what Kuriko might want, I will get in contact with Azazel as well. Maybe that guy has some useful info."

Both me and Ayumu nod along

"You need us to tag along and help?"

Liliana quickly shook her head

"No, no, you two need to be here for the school trip, it'll be strange if you suddenly disappear in the last day. Also, I think you two should enjoy your last day here, I think you earned it"

She says with a laugh that spreads to us as well

"So have fun, I hope I'll have something useful when you two get back."

Liliana waves goodbye to us, but just before she turns away she smacks her right palm on her left hand.

"Oh yeah, I can't leave without this."

I furrow my eyebrows at her remark

"Can't leave without what?"

Liliana approaches me and puts her arms around my neck, kissing me on the lips

I'm taken aback for a moment before returning the kiss, carefully placing my hands on her hips

Liliana breaks the kiss and looks lovingly into my eyes

"I won't be seeing you till tomorrow after all, now I can go~" - She says with a giggle before releasing her arms from behind my head

"Ayumu, you'll be having Tatseyo the whole day just for you then, enjoy~"

Liliana remarks with a playful expression before disappearing in a teleportation circle before Ayumu could utter an answer, taking all the boxes with her.

"W-what do you mean by-"

Ayumu tries to reply, but stops midphrase as Liliana disappears right in front of us

An awkward silence takes over the room as neither me nor Ayumu have the courage to look at each other in the eye

"So... it's getting late..."

I say, trying to come up with anything to talk about

"Y-yeah..."

"We should go to sleep before it gets too late, we already won't have long to rest already"

I look at my phone, it's way past midnight already. When we went to fight Cao Cao it was already nightime, so with everything that happened after that it's almost time for us to wake up.

"Y-yeah..." - Ayumu says, playing with her hair with a slight blush on her face, still not looking directly at me

God, are things going to be this awkward between us untill we get used to dating?!

Desperate to break this stupid ice wall that seems to have been erected between us I close the distance between her and me and place a hand on Ayumu's cheek

"T-Tachan?"

Her eyes widen as she looks at me

"I kissed Liliana before she left so... I thought..."

Ayumu blushes when I say this, but she doesn't say anything

I slowly approach my face to her and we kiss