Rule Four || Dream

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Shizuka started to panic when she found out what happened last night. She was in her bed, completely naked, with a naked Erie beside her. Their clothes were littered on the floor around them.

Please don't tell me...Shizuka ran a hand though her brown hair.

Erie turned to look at her panicking manager. "What's wrong?" She asked, sitting up and holding the blanket to her chest.

"Everything's wrong! Every single little thing! You shouldn't be here! What happened last night shouldn't have happened! We weren't even supposed to kiss, let alone...this! I'm in trouble. Big HUGE trouble!"

"Nobody will find out," Erie assured, shooting closer to Shizuka.

"Your parents are going to call and wonder where you're at!"

"I sent my mom a text, Shizuka-chan. I said we were working late last night, which isn't technically a lie."

"How can you be so calm about this?! Have you done this before?" Shizuka asked, clutching onto her blanket for dear life.

"Iie. I just know we won't get caught."

"That really doesn't help, Erie. Cover your eyes. I'm going to take a shower."

"I already saw you once! And you have a really be--"

"Cover. Eyes. Now."

Erie did as she was told while Shizuka sprinted to she bathroom. She closed and locked the door before turning the shower on and jumping in. A sigh escaped her mouth once she was in.

She slept with Erie. Shizuka slept with Erie. Nishida Shizuka slept with Abe Erie. The manager slept with her trainee. The "mature, respected" woman slept with a teenager.

She squeezed her eyes tightly shut as she stood under the hot water. How could she ever forgive herself? What even happened to cause her to take Erie home and do...it with her? She couldn't be that lonely.

Could she?

Shizuka started to take her time in the shower, but flashes of Erie's body made her speed up the process. Within ten minutes, she was out the shower and dried off. She forgot clothes, so she threw on a robe and walked into her room.

Erie still sat there, and looked up when Shizuka came in.

"Go take a shower," Shizuka instructed. "I'll make you breakfast, then I'm taking you home."

Erie nodded and went in the bathroom when Shizuka had her back turned. The manager sighed as she searched for clothes. How was she going to explain this to Erie's parents? She didn't want to lie, but she also didn't want to lose her job. It was their day off, so they can't just go to work and let her okaasan pick her up.

"I'm going to get fired. I'm going to get fired. I'm going to get fired," Shizuka repeated to herself as she laid her head against the kitchen counter. She felt like banging her head against the wall, but didn't want to deal with a headache.

Arms snaked around her waist, and she jumped and spun around. Erie smiled at her, and the manager glared at her.

"Stop smiling at me," Shizuka ordered. "And why are you just in a towel?"

"I just came in those clothes. And I don't like wearing the same thing the next day. Do you think I could borrow some clothes?"

Shizuka sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Go ahead. But this will not be happening again, understand?"

"I hear you." Erie pecked Shizuka's cheek, making the older step away.

Although they did the unthinkable, Shizuka still cared for Erie. She's made her to be the current Erie she is today. She's nurtured the talented seed into almost a full-grown flower. All that's left is for her singing to improve and for the group to debut.