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Chapter 45 - Chapter 44: Disaster Morning

Morning came like karma.

Not slowly.

Not peacefully.

It came like a slap with extra force.

And for everyone involved last night… it was the kind of morning where you wake up and immediately think:

"God… please tell me that was a dream."

Spoiler: it was NOT.

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🌙 Last Night (The Chaos Nobody Asked For)

After Koharu flopped into Sakura's arms and fell asleep like a baby koala, everyone just stood there like their brains stopped working.

Hana whispered like she was in a horror movie.

"…Guys. What do we do now?"

Kairi looked around nervously. "We can't leave her here."

Yuki, already holding her phone up: "This is CRAZY—"

Aiko smacked Yuki's hand down. "PUT THAT PHONE AWAY BEFORE I THROW IT IN THE SOUP."

Yuki gasped. "But it's history—"

Aiko: "IT'S BLACKMAIL."

Sakura was still frozen, holding Koharu like she was carrying a very expensive, very sleepy cat.

Sakura blinked slowly. "…She's heavy."

Hana stared. "She's not heavy, you're just weak."

Sakura shot her a look. "HANA?!"

Meanwhile Rinn looked like she wanted to evaporate into the floor.

Rinn sighed deeply, like she was counting her life choices.

"…Okay. We're taking her home."

Kairi nodded. "Good plan."

Aiko folded her arms. "I'm not touching her."

Hana pointed. "Sakura is touching her."

Sakura: "I DIDN'T CHOOSE THIS."

Koharu mumbled in her sleep, tightening her grip on Sakura's jacket.

"Don't go…"

Sakura's face went red again. "STOP THAT."

Hana smirked. "Aww she said stop but her arms said yes."

Sakura: "HANA I SWEAR—"

Rinn clapped her hands once, sharp.

"Enough. We need to get her into the car."

And that…

That's where the REAL nightmare began.

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🚗 Mission: Put Koharu in the Car (IMPOSSIBLE MODE)

They dragged Koharu outside.

Well—"dragged" is a strong word.

It was more like:

Koharu was hanging on Sakura like a sleepy backpack

and everyone else was just praying.

Rinn opened the car door. "Okay. Put her in."

Sakura tried to move.

Koharu refused.

Koharu tightened her arms and murmured,

"…Sakura soft…"

Hana screamed into her hands. "OH MY GOD SHE'S DOWN BAD."

Yuki whispered, "This is so romantic…"

Aiko snapped, "THIS IS A CRIME SCENE."

Kairi tried to help. "Okay, Sakura, gently place her—"

Sakura struggled like she was carrying a giant teddy bear.

"I CAN'T! SHE'S GLUED TO ME!"

Rinn rubbed her forehead. "She's drunk. She's acting like a puppy."

Hana: "A puppy that found her owner."

Aiko: "A puppy that needs training."

Rinn: "Aiko please—"

Koharu suddenly lifted her head, eyes half open, staring at Sakura like she was seeing heaven.

"Sakura…"

Sakura froze. "…Yes?"

Koharu smiled lazily. "Pretty…"

Sakura's soul left her body.

Hana laughed so hard she nearly fell. "SAKURA YOU'RE BLUSHINGGG!"

Sakura: "I'M NOT."

Aiko: "You are."

Sakura: "SHUT UP."

Rinn took a deep breath. "New plan."

Everyone looked at her.

Rinn pointed at the backseat.

"Sakura sits inside first."

Sakura blinked. "What?"

Rinn nodded. "Yes. Sakura sits inside. Koharu will follow like a magnet."

Aiko whispered, "This is humiliating."

Hana whispered, "This is genius."

Yuki whispered, "This is content."

Aiko glared. "Yuki."

Yuki: "…Sorry."

So Sakura awkwardly climbed into the backseat, sliding in like she was being forced into a marriage.

The moment Sakura sat down…

Koharu's eyes lit up.

She walked forward on her own like a zombie in love.

And then—

She climbed into the car and immediately collapsed into Sakura again.

Sakura: "OH MY GOD."

Hana clapped proudly. "WORKED."

Kairi closed the door quickly like she was locking in a wild animal.

Rinn sat in the front seat, exhausted.

"…I can't believe this is my job."

Aiko stared through the window at Sakura trapped under Koharu.

"You good?"

Sakura's voice came muffled.

"…No."

Koharu whispered sleepily, cheek pressed against Sakura.

"…warm…"

Sakura: "I'M NOT A HEATER."

Koharu: "…mine…"

Sakura: "NO."

Hana was dying laughing. "Sakura is fighting for her LIFE."

Yuki whispered, "This is the cutest kidnapping ever."

Aiko: "YUKI STOP."

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🏠 Koharu's Place: Another Boss Fight

When they reached Koharu's penthouse building, the security staff almost fainted.

Because imagine seeing your CEO drunk…

being carried like a baby…

by the idol she's obsessed with…

while four other idols stand behind like confused bodyguards.

The elevator ride was silent.

Like painfully silent.

Koharu slept peacefully.

Sakura looked like she was being held hostage.

Hana looked like she was holding in laughter.

Kairi looked like she was praying.

Yuki looked like she wanted to post it.

Aiko looked like she wanted to punch a wall.

Rinn looked like she wanted to resign.

When they finally reached Koharu's couch…

they tried to pull Koharu away from Sakura.

Koharu immediately tightened her grip again.

Rinn: "Let go."

Koharu: "No."

Rinn: "Koharu."

Koharu: "No."

Rinn: "You're embarrassing yourself."

Koharu: "Don't care."

Sakura whispered, defeated, "I'm never going out again."

Hana patted Sakura's shoulder. "It's okay, you're her emotional support idol."

Sakura: "HANA?!"

Finally, Koharu fell asleep deeper.

Rinn slowly peeled her off Sakura like removing tape from a wall.

Sakura stood up so fast she almost fell.

She fixed her clothes, hair messy, face red, dignity gone.

Rinn sighed. "Okay. Everyone out."

Aiko turned around instantly. "Thank God."

Hana waved at sleeping Koharu. "Bye CEO-nim."

Kairi dragged Hana away. "Stop."

Yuki whispered to Sakura, "Best night ever."

Aiko pulled Yuki by the collar. "MOVE."

Sakura was the last one at the door.

She looked back.

Koharu was sleeping peacefully, hugging a pillow now.

Like nothing happened.

Like she didn't just ruin everyone's mental peace.

Sakura whispered softly, mostly to herself:

"…You're insane."

And then she left.

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☀️ The Next Morning (Panic, Shame, and Regret)

OG Dorm

Hana woke up and sat up like she saw a ghost.

"…Guys."

Yuki mumbled, "Five more minutes…"

Hana grabbed her. "WE SAW KOHARU LAST NIGHT."

Yuki's eyes opened instantly.

"…OH MY GOD."

Kairi sat up slowly, hair messy. "Please don't remind me."

Aiko walked out of her room looking like she hadn't slept at all.

"…I hate all of you."

Hana blinked. "What did we do?"

Aiko pointed dramatically. "EXISTING."

Then Yuki's face changed.

She jumped up and searched for her phone.

"My phone…"

Kairi narrowed her eyes. "Yuki… no."

Yuki froze.

Hana: "…Yuki."

Yuki slowly held up her phone like it was a bomb.

"I recorded it."

Aiko screamed. "DELETE ITTTT."

Yuki panicked. "I DIDN'T POST IT!"

Hana grabbed her head. "We're finished. We're over. We're DONE."

Kairi snatched the phone, checking quickly.

"…Okay. It's still in gallery."

Aiko stared at Yuki like she wanted to throw her off the balcony.

Yuki whispered, "I was in shock…"

Aiko: "You were in CONTENT CREATOR MODE."

Then Sakura walked out of her room.

Hair messy.

Eyes tired.

Face red like she was still embarrassed.

Everyone stared at her like she was the main character of a scandal.

Sakura blinked. "…Why are you looking at me like that?"

Hana pointed. "BECAUSE YOU WERE A PILLOW LAST NIGHT."

Sakura: "I WAS NOT A PILLOW."

Yuki: "You were."

Sakura: "YUKI?!"

Aiko crossed her arms. "How did it feel?"

Sakura's face turned even redder.

"…Warm."

Hana screamed. "SHE SAID WARM!"

Sakura: "NOT LIKE THAT!"

Kairi laughed softly. "Okay okay calm down."

Aiko smirked slightly. "Sakura, congratulations. You've been adopted."

Sakura groaned and buried her face in her hands.

"I hate my life."

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Koharu's Penthouse

Koharu woke up on the couch.

Her head felt like it was being attacked.

She sat up slowly.

"…Why am I here?"

Then she remembered.

Sakura's arms.

Sakura's smell.

Sakura's neck.

Sakura's shocked face.

Koharu's own voice saying:

Mine.

Koharu's eyes widened so much she nearly fell off the couch.

"…OH MY GOD."

Rinn walked in holding water and medicine like she was a tired mom.

"Drink."

Koharu whispered, voice shaking, "Did I… hug her?"

Rinn stared at her.

Then said calmly:

"You didn't hug her."

Koharu relaxed for half a second.

Then Rinn continued:

"You attacked her."

Koharu: "WHAT?!"

Rinn: "You clung to her like a puppy. In public. In front of OG."

Koharu covered her face with both hands.

"I'm going to die."

Rinn sat down beside her. "No. You're not."

Koharu peeked through her fingers. "I'm ruined."

Rinn replied, "You're the CEO. You can't be ruined."

Koharu whispered, "Sakura will hate me."

Rinn sighed. "She already did."

Koharu's eyes watered. "I didn't mean to."

Rinn rolled her eyes. "You never mean to. That's the issue."

Koharu sniffled. "…Did she push me away?"

Rinn paused.

Then said honestly:

"…No."

Koharu's heart fluttered.

Rinn immediately stabbed her with words again.

"Don't get excited. She was too shocked to move."

Koharu collapsed back on the couch dramatically.

Rinn stood up, grabbing her tablet.

"And by the way," she added coldly, "Yuki recorded it."

Koharu shot up again. "WHAT?!"

Rinn: "She didn't post it. Yet."

Koharu whispered like she was dying. "…Yet?"

Rinn nodded. "Behave, Miss CEO."

Koharu stared at the ceiling, whispering softly:

"…I'm never drinking again."

Rinn smirked. "Good."

Koharu added, very seriously:

"…But Sakura was really warm."

Rinn's smile disappeared instantly.

"…I take it back. You're hopeless."

And Koharu…

could only agree.

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