The Issue With Her Arrow Pointing at Me Being Way Too Big
“…Ayaka.”
Makoto had turned back countless times.
He wanted to stay by Ayaka’s side—his childhood friend—and had mustered the courage to ask if he could stay the night. But it hadn’t worked out.
Of course, he knew it was sudden… but his feelings for her had taken precedence.
“What… is this?”
An indescribable unease now swirled within Makoto’s chest.
The vague frustration born of not knowing its source enveloped his heart relentlessly.
“…Why did Ayaka act like that…?”
Whenever he thought about this, the name that inevitably popped into his mind was Amato.
Shin hadn’t seen Ayaka and Amato openly acting friendly together, but he somehow sensed they might be close.
Of course, that couldn’t be true… He knew perfectly well there was no connection between quiet Ayaka and delinquent Amato. Yet, ever since Ayaka had made remarks defending Amato, he couldn’t stop worrying about it.
‘He’s not that kind of person.’
‘I think he’s kind.’
‘He’s not the kind of person you think he is.’
Why… why does she defend that guy so much?
True, Amato hadn’t done anything to Makoto personally, but precisely because he was influenced by the rumors around him, Makoto couldn’t trust Amato.
Well, he had no intention of trusting him anyway… but the fact that Ayaka might be opening her heart to someone other than him made Makoto uneasy.
“Besides… besides, didn’t Ayaka say it herself?”
To fill the void of the anxiety he’d recently felt, Makoto wanted to get close to Ayaka again… That’s why he’d been trying so hard at school to find topics to talk about, just to have a conversation with her. That’s when he approached her.
‘Haa… Alone starting today… huh. Feels a bit lonely.’
He’d originally heard through his parents that Ayaka’s parents are not there
But at that point, Makoto hadn’t thought to do anything about it. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that hearing Ayaka’s sudden mutter like that gave him the courage.
‘If someone were here beside me… I’d feel more at ease…’
Such a fragile, weak-sounding remark.
Back then, even without parents, Ayaka might have seemed lonely but she wasn’t the type to show weakness… That memory made hearing such vulnerability from her as a high schooler all the more surprising.
“…So I mustered up the courage, you see.”
The result? Ayaka said she didn’t need it.
Though Makoto was disappointed by that, he felt good having talked with her for so long after so long.
This is the spirit… Let’s become closer than ever before.
Thinking this, he clenched his fist and started walking.
“We’ll become close, and I’ll protect her… Even if she’s getting along with that guy… with Kannagi… I’ll bring Ayaka back. Ayaka’s a good girl… If I don’t protect her, who will?—Her childhood friend, me… Her greatest supporter, me, will protect her!”
With that resolve solidified, Makoto steeled his resolve once more.
Now then, while Makoto was pumped up like this… a slight contradiction had arisen here.
The whisper Makoto heard from Ayaka was definitely not an auditory hallucination; it was the truth.
However… Makoto heard it today, while Ayaka invited Amato several days ago…
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“Ayaka, could you hit me?”
“Huh? Are you a masochist, Amato-kun…?”
“No, just hurt me, okay?”
“…What’s really wrong with you?”
No way… “What’s really wrong with you?” is my line.
Even though we just kissed, Ayaka was acting completely normal.
That’s why I said what I did, thinking maybe this moment wasn’t real… but it seems I gave Ayaka a huge misunderstanding… Better stop here.
“Amato-kun, do you always bathe before or after meals?”
“At my place, it’s before…”
“Oh, same here. My family does it before too… So it’s already ready, why don’t you go ahead?”
“Is it okay if I go first?”
“Sure.”
Well then… I guess I’ll go first.
It’s not my first time borrowing a bath at someone else’s house, but I’m still incredibly nervous… I mean, that kiss earlier! The kiss!
How can Ayaka act so completely normal!?
I guess I acted normal after the kiss too, but that was only because I was trying not to think about it… Dammit!
“…I’m going to take a bath now.”
“Hehe♪ What’s that supposed to mean?”
Shut up!
Escaping Ayaka’s giggles, I headed straight for the bathroom, whose location she’d told me earlier.
“…Haa, what the hell is going on here?”
Even while washing myself in the bathroom, I kept muttering that to myself.
Well, groping Ayaka’s chest… fine, let’s say it wasn’t an accident, even if I give her the benefit of the doubt. But the kiss? There’s no way I can talk my way out of that.
For me, a kiss is something lovers do… even if it’s not just that, there’s no way I’d let someone I’m just casually seeing do something like that.
“Ayaka… Ayaka really is…”
Was it confusion inside me? No, it wasn’t… it was happiness.
Happiness and the hope that it was true… Because the reason I hugged her, trying to stop her from going to Tokui, was because I didn’t want to let Ayaka go.
“Amato-kun.”
“Huh!?”
My hands stopped washing my body… Why is she here?
“I’ll wash your back.”
“W-wait a minute!?”
Beyond the single door separating us, Ayaka began undressing without waiting for my reply… Then the door finally opened, revealing Ayaka standing there wearing nothing.
“Wh-what are you doing!?”
“I said I’d wash your back, didn’t I? Well, that was just an excuse. I wanted to take a bath with you, Amato-kun.”
“Th-that—”
I almost stood up reflexively, but then I realized I had nothing to hide either.
I tried to cover myself with both hands, but unexpectedly, Ayaka grabbed my hands and pressed her soft body against me.
“Ah… such a fine body… a boy’s…Amato-kun’s body♡”
“A-Ayaka…”
“There’s nowhere to run here, and besides… Amato-kun wouldn’t… try to force himself on me, would you?”
“…”
“I don’t think you’d run away… Even before that, Amato kun is conscious of me… right?”
She was like a seductive demon woman… right before my eyes.
“Actually… I meant to talk about things on the futon before bed. But I guess I couldn’t hold back as much as I thought I could.”
“……………”
“Hey, Amato-kun, You’ve rubbed my chest and kissed me… so what should we try next? Want to do something… even naughtier?”
“Something naughty…?”
“Yeah.”
This… What the hell is happening to me…?
It’s impossible not to imagine what’s coming next… I’m excited by what’s about to happen, and it’s clearly showing in my body’s reaction.
“Th-that’s amazing… Wait, no, how about shifting your interest over here? My here… I want you to touch it, Amato-kun. Look, I’m already like this?”
With each word Ayaka spoke, I felt myself being drawn in.
Reason didn’t matter anymore… There was no need for complicated thoughts. I just needed to reach out to the intriguing thing right in front of me… I reached out again towards Ayaka, who was smiling seductively.
Maiasa