𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘 | 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝

☑ ˡᵉᵃʳⁿ ʰᵒʷ ᵗᵒ ˢʷⁱᵐ

ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ｔｗｅｎｔｙ

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The sizzling rays of the summer sun grazed over the defenseless surfaces of the earth. The small mammals succumb into the safety of their nests while insects littered around the arms of the misty plants.

(Y/N) squinted her eyes as she convinced her self not to directly look at the blinding skies. A sigh of uncertainty crawled out the grasp of her lips, paddling her hands on the cold liquid in the process.

Her body continued to float on top of the water while enjoying the freezing touch of it seeping on her clothes. She kept her senses balanced in order to avoid getting drowned. She puffed her cheeks and collected a sufficient amount of air before starting some weird swimming strokes.

The movements that her body produced rattled the once calm water, it crashing towards the cement that surrounds it. She hummed in complete bliss, adoring how the touch of the liquid lessened the heat that surrounded the area.

"What are you doing?" After hearing a sudden question, the young woman ascended from her former swimming position and glanced over to who it was talking.

Daisuke observed how the droplets of clear pearls of water rolled down from her damp hair towards her unflawed cheeks. A childish grin climbed into her face before doggy paddling her way towards him despite the shallow water just covering a feet of her body.

"Swimming." She simply responded, stirring the water surrounding her with her hand.

"You're swimming.. in our yard fountain."

(Y/N) paused for awhile after seeing the stupefied expression that adorned the male's being. She pursed her lips and scooted away from his position, rattling the surprisingly clean fountain water even more.

"Water is water.. if the supply is enough to get a person drenched, then why not swim in it?" Daisuke blinked in her odd logic, sighing afterwards. Her way of thinking is still a great mystery for him. He extended his arm towards her to which she just looked at in confusion.

"Get yourself fixed up. We're going to a meeting in two hours."

•••

The (h/c) haired girl shivered as the freezing shower water hit the fragility of her skin. She wrapped her arms defensively around her body to minimize the coldness. Although there was a heater, she chose not to turn it on since the atmosphere is warm enough.

An aromatic fragrance caressed her nostrils as she opened Daisuke's shampoo bottle. It smelt like those anti-dandruff shampoos that were always shown in the television. 

She shrugged away the random commercial that popped in her mind before scrubbing her scalp after applying the viscous liquid on her head. Bubbles started to form on top of her hair and just a few seconds later on, she already rinsed it out since she does not want to end up playing with it and be scolded for being late.

After sniffing on the numerous body wash bottles displayed on the rack, she finally found a certain scent that does not scream the word expensive in it, dousing it all over her body afterwards. She actually have to control herself from drinking the body wash due to it being vanilla scented.

Succeeding with the fact of not feeding her gluttonous self and cleansing away the soap, she proceeded to drying herself with a towel provided to her by one of the Kambe's butlers. She then put on her working attire and went out of his comfort room before exiting his bedroom, glancing occasionally towards his refrigerator as she, once again, controlled her self on not to steal any sugar-free candy bars...

..but of course, she failed.

(Y/N) munched on the snack while making her way towards the manor's rooftop since that's where one of the butlers said that Daisuke will be found. She shoved the remaining portion of the treat into her mouth and chewed on it as she stepped out towards the place.

Her eyes squinted on the huge amount of light that welcomed her. She blinked in desperate attempt to adjust her sight on the sun's rays before successfully taking note of the various plants that adorned the area. 

She stared in trance and awe after sinking in the pleasing aesthetics that the place looked. Even if she already worked for the ravenette for a long time now, she never really tried to stroll around his manor.

"Mr. Kambe!" She giddily skipped towards the crouching figure a couple of steps away from her. The owner of the said name seemed to not expect her sudden appearance since he visibly tensed up after hearing her voice.

"This is a very beautiful rooftop garden! Are you the one responsible of this?" Her hands clasped together excitedly as the male stood to fix his self up. He awkwardly cleared his throat to hide the embarrassment that was bubbling deep inside him because of the appreciation that (Y/N) was showing with his work.

"Let's proceed, please. The meeting will start in a few minutes."

The young woman pranced around the pavement, observing the different finely crafted pots filled with various of flowers. Her romping was halted after realizing something in common with the type of flowers that was abundant in his garden...

..tulips and carnations to be exact.

"Hey, Kambe-san... do you.. perhaps.. happen to have an idea on.. someone leaving a basket of flowers on my porch?"

The scenario when Haru and her chatted played continuously on her mind. It was that time when the brunette confessed to her that the flowers he sent were specifically sunflowers, thus stating that the one she received was not from him.

She greatly appreciated the male's honesty towards her.. and she was still grateful to him even if the basket wasn't really from him.. although, she still can't stop her self from being curious on who sent her that flowers.

Daisuke paused on his walking before looking back at her. His orbs of ice-blue scanned her expression as she patiently waited for his response to her inquiry.

"I sent it for you." The ravenette watched the young woman's unfazed reaction turned into a perplexed one, her fingers now scratching her arms as more questions started to dart inside her.

"May I.. ask why?"

His sight strained towards her, his lips pursed against the comfort of each other. The afternoon wind became even stronger as each second passed by and the moment of silence that settled between them was not helping him calm down. 

"I don't.. I don't know as well."