#3rw

CW: if you don’t like make out sessions with this megane, skip this chapter.

Reason 3: He kisses you…

Two girls walked leisurely side by side, the both of them chatting as they made their way into the school grounds of Seirin High School. The both of them were giggling, probably spreading around the latest gossip with each other as they made wild hand gestures and silly faces at one another. The day would certainly turn out to be a good one for the both of them. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a boy comes from behind the two girls, scooping up one of them into a loving embrace. At first the girl squeals in surprise, but upon seeing who the guy was, she instantly smiles. Her mouth moves in a greeting and the pair share a brief kiss on the lips, her friend watching in gushing awe, before they separate with the promise of seeing each other once more.

Riko grunts, gesturing out the window towards the happy couple. "You and Hyuuga don't seem to act like that."

[Name] frowns at her friend, glancing out the window towards the couple before returning her gaze to Riko's hardened stare. Shrugging her shoulders, [Name] continues walking down the hallway with Riko in tow. "Would you rather we make out in front of everyone?"

The image of the two getting hot and heavy flickers into Riko's subconscious and she shudders, a disgusted frown etching itself onto her features. "On second thought, maybe it's a good thing you don't act like that…"

The pair continue walking down the hallway towards their classroom, having just arrived onto campus. As they travel, Riko notices the few couples that are hanging around in the corridor, all of them holding hands and sharing small kisses in their short amount of time left. Riko looks in [Name]'s direction, focusing her gaze on the back of her friend's head. She just couldn't wrap her mind around how someone could be so in love with the basketball captain.

"What now, Riko?" [Name] asked, feeling the brunette's gaze burning a hole through her head.

"Do you two even kiss?"

[Name] found herself sputtering at Riko's blunt question, a heated blush making its way to her face. "O-Of course we do, idiot! What kind of question is that?!" [Name] looked away quickly to avoid Riko's teasing grin, knowing full well that her friend's lips would start curling into a wicked grin any minute now.

"Well, yeah. I've seen you guys give each other cheek kisses and small pecks, but I'm talking about big, wet, and sloppy—"

"Riko!" If possible, [Name]'s blush darkened tenfold as she tried desperately to get her friend to shut up.

Just as Riko was about to open her mouth to comment on [Name]'s embarrassment, a rather loud male voice interrupted her. The duo stopped in their footsteps to turn and face the incomer, recognizing the voice as belonging to none other than the focus of their conversation. Hyuuga was speed walking down the hallway, his hand held up a bit in a short wave as he made his way up to the two girls. Greeting them one after another, he paused momentarily in front of them upon their request. His feet kept moving as if he were desperately trying to get away.

"What are you doing here so early, Junpei?" [Name] questioned, smiling sweetly up at her boyfriend.

"I have to meet with a teacher right now," Hyuuga answered quickly, his eyes darting back and forth between his girlfriend and his watch. "Sorry, can't stop to talk much more. I'm already late as is."

Quickly and without hesitation, Hyuuga leaned down to plant a short peck on [Name]'s cheek. He pulled away just as quickly, finally moving his feet along the linoleum flooring as he continued to speed walk towards his destination. Riko and [Name] hollered out goodbyes to him as they watched his form speed off.

"See?" [Name] said after Hyuuga had disappeared from sight, turning to face Riko. "Kisses."

Riko merely scoffed, leading the way towards their classroom.

"Okay, boys," Riko said rather loudly, clapping her hands together to gain some of their attention. "That's the end of practice for today. All of you head for the changing rooms and we'll call it a night."

Sounds of relief and appreciation left all the basketball players' lips as they trudged off towards the locker room, their feet dragging slightly from exhaustion. [Name] stood up from her seat on the side bleachers, picking up her things so she could walk with Riko to the school's front gates where they would both wait for the team. Swinging her bag onto her shoulder, [Name] started walking towards the exit of the gym only to be stopped by a firm grip on her shoulder. She turned her focus towards the person holding her, noticing a still very sweaty Hyuuga. He had a towel draped over his shoulders, the fabric hanging loosely as it tried to dry up the moisture on the skin it came in contact with.

"Stay for a second," Hyuuga said, his hand squeezing her shoulder gently.

[Name] nodded, telling Riko to go on without her when she noticed the brunette waiting at the gym's door. "What is it you wanted, Junpei?"

Hyuuga was watching the door, his eyes following Riko as she left the couple behind. Mentally, he counted to ten; he wanted to make sure nobody else would be witness to what was about to happen next.

"Junpei?" Worry laced into [Name]'s voice when he didn't answer.

Suddenly his eyes were on her and [Name] had to suppress a startled yelp when he quickly leaned downward, capturing her lips with his own. It took only a moment for the girl to realize what was happening and, fluttering her eyes shut, she kissed him back with just as much force as he was applying. She could feel the glasses on his face brush up against her own, knowing that later they would be smudged and hard to see through, but at the moment she couldn't care less. [Name] found herself reaching her arms up to wrap around his shoulders, paying no mind to the dampness of his towel and clothes. She could already feel his own hands sliding down her sides to wrap around her waist.

"Junpei," [Name] murmured once the two had separated for air, only to have the rest of her voice swallowed up by another heated kiss.

Hyuuga moved one of his hands to the back of her head, tangling his fingers into her hair in a desperate attempt to pull her closer and deepen the kiss. He shuddered with pleasure, surprised when [Name] decided to take the initiative for once by grazing her tongue against his lower lip, and he couldn't stop the pleasurable groan from bubbling out of his vocals. Their lips parted slightly, pink muscles tentatively meeting for a brief moment. The initial contact sent a wave of pleasure down the teens' spines and they deepened the kiss further.

By now [Name] had moved her hands from around Hyuuga's shoulders to his back, her nails clawing at the fabric of his shirt. Hyuuga hissed out a curse, feeling the sharp edges of her nails scrape along his skin through the thin fabric. The hand that had been idling on [Name]'s waist inched toward the small of her back, fingers gripping at the hem of her uniform shirt as if they wanted to tear it off. He had to fight the urge to tug her uniform up and off, knowing full well that the school gym would not be the appropriate place to get down and dirty.

Feeling a desperate need for air, the two parted lips once more, both of them panting heavily. Hyuuga opened his eyes halfway, staring at [Name] over the rim of his glasses which had decided to slide part of the way down his nose. He noticed how her eyes were still closed, a slight blush was coloring her cheeks, and her bruising lips were still slightly parted as she let out small puffs of air. He could feel her exhaling against his skin and he wanted more than anything to dive back for another kiss, but the sound of her voice stopped him from doing so.

"What was that about?" [Name] was breathless. She wanted more of the intoxicating kisses, but knew that if she didn't stop them now then things would only go further. She'd rather not get naked on the polished gym floor.

Hyuuga scoffed a bit, eyes darting away in an attempt to distract from the color on his cheeks. "I wanted to," he quickly snapped back, his voice lacking the usual bite to it. When the heat on his face had finally settled down, he looked back down to his girlfriend, calm overtaking him. "It's been a while."

[Name] smiled up at him, placing a gentle hand on his cheek. "We haven't had much alone time, huh? This is nice, even if you do stink like sweat."

"Yeah," Hyuuga replied quietly, ignoring her last comment.

The couple leaned into each other once more, lips meeting for the third time in a gentler kiss. [Name] could feel her heart racing a bit as she tiptoed to get closer to Hyuuga, a sound of pleasure escaping her lips when his hand slid down to her backside.

"Ew, you were right. Definitely not something I want to see every day."

Hyuuga and [Name] quickly separated from each other, the latter staring towards the gym doors with wide, embarrassed eyes as the former stood in place, fuming with anger. Riko was standing in the doorway, a tongue sticking out of her mouth in disgust from what she had just seen.

"Sorry for interrupting, but you were taking too long so I came to check up on you." Riko winked at [Name], turning to exit the gym once more. "I can see that I'm not wanted around anymore, though. You two have fun; try not to dirty up the gym too much!"

"R-Riko!"

Riko laughed as she ran away from the gym, the angry yells of Hyuuga and [Name] echoing in her ears.

Back when I used to take personal requests, this was one of them. I hope you enjoy!

Riko growled in frustration as her pencil lead snapped under the weight of her hand. Clicking the end of her mechanical pencil proved to be fruitless and she soon realized, with a quick shake of the pencil, that it was running on empty. Sifting through her school bag, she found the little container that would house the lead for her pencil. She flicked the lid open with her nail, but was immediately annoyed to find that the container was void of the lead she desperately needed. She glanced around the silent classroom at her peers, all of them with their noses in their textbooks as they tried desperately to keep up with the teacher's notes and instructions on the board. Riko's eyes caught sight of one particular classmate; [Name], a girl she had grown to know quite well due to her ties with the basketball team's captain.

"Psst, [Name]," Riko hissed out in a whisper, trying her best not to be noticed by the teacher lest she interrupt class.

Said female turned in her chair, questioning eyes finding Riko. In response, the brunette held up her empty lead container, shaking it to show her friend that it was empty. [Name] smiled before nodding in acknowledgment, quickly sifting through her own school bag before tossing a small container in Riko's direction. Catching it easily, Riko flashed [Name] a thankful grin before refilling her pencil. The rest of class went on without a hitch for the pair, the both of them diligently jotting down notes—well, Riko only assumed [Name] was taking notes—and before they knew it, the bell was ringing, signaling the students' release to lunch. Riko immediately hopped out of her chair, bounding over to [Name].

"Thanks for the lead, [Name]," Riko beamed, dropping the small container into said girl's open palm. "I needed to finish jotting down some strategies before I forgot them. You're a life saver."

[Name] shook her head as she replaced the container in her school bag, telling Riko that it was no trouble at all. Standing from her place and swinging her bag over so the strap could rest on her shoulder, [Name] nodded her head in the direction of the classroom door, silently asking Riko if she would like to grab some lunch. The two girls made their way out of the classroom, waving a polite farewell to their teacher as they went. Outside, the hallways were crowded, students packing up the small spaces and bumping into each other as they tried in vain to snag some lunch before their limited time ran out.

Making their way into the cafeteria, Riko and [Name] took their places in a long line of students waiting for their meals. After a few minutes of waiting, each girl had a tray in hand, their eyes scanning the large room for a place to sit.

"Oh, look, there's a table over there!" Riko started jogging towards the empty table, her tray of food jostling slightly from her quick pace as she raced to be the first one there. "[Name], hurry up before I let someone else take your seat!"

"I'm coming, I'm coming," [Name] laughed, quickening her pace as she followed behind Riko diligently. The duo sat at the table, placing their belongings in the chairs adjacent to them so they could save seats for their friends who had yet to arrive. [Name] was panting slightly, still not used to Riko's fast paced lifestyle. "Not everything is a competition, you know," she teased, poking her tongue out at the young basketball coach.

Riko merely waved her off with a smile, happily placing a carrot stick between her lips so she could nibble on the light snack. "Hey, [Name], can I borrow your notes from class?" Riko asked, changing the subject so that their conversation could continue anew. Riko scratched at her cheek, giving her classmate a sheepish smile. "I kind of need it. You know, since I was writing out strategies instead of paying attention."

[Name] frowned, a light blush on her cheeks as she looked away from her brunette friend. Stirring the unidentifiable mass on her lunch tray with her chopsticks, she murmured an apology. "Uh, actually… I didn't really take notes myself. Sorry, Riko…"

"Eh?!" Riko looked at [Name], utter shock written on her face. Normally [Name] was a good student, always taking notes and answering her teacher's questions whenever they came up. It was practically unheard of that the second year would be daydreaming during class. "But I saw you writing something! You had to have taken at least some notes!"

[Name] reached out for her bag, sifting through its contents before pulling out her notebook. She flipped through its pages, searching for the day's date as she did so. When she had finally found the page she was looking for, she turned the book around to show Riko its contents, hoping the excitable girl wouldn't mind her awful doodles.

"I started taking notes in the beginning, so you can have those, but as you can see I sort of got side tracked…"

Riko scanned the page with her eyes. It was true that the first half of the left page was covered in notes, some words highlighted for emphasis; however, the rest of the pages were all covered in small drawings and words that pertained to nothing about their class. Reading some of the small words and phrases, Riko recognized them to be important days along with date ideas that [Name] could go on. Besides the date ideas were small drawings of two people—Riko assumed that [Name] had drawn herself along with Hyuuga—holding hands or talking or simply being near each other. Riko cooed in awe at the drawings, effectively causing [Name]'s cheeks to glow red.

"You two have been going out for quite a while now, right?" Riko asked, gesturing for [Name] to put her notebook away before anyone else saw the embarrassing doodles.

Nodding with enthusiasm, [Name] grinned. "Next week makes five months," she admitted. Thinking about Seirin's basketball captain had started to make her blush and a content sigh bubbled up from her lips as she daydreamed. "I was so distracted in class because I really want to do something nice for Junpei to celebrate."

Riko rolled her eyes at her lovestruck friend, though a teasing grin still made its way to her lips. "Just get him a warlord figure. He likes those things."

Shaking her head in protest, [Name] gave Riko a pout. "I can't! It needs to be something special since it's been five months now!" [Name] crossed her arms over her chest in a huff, slightly frustrated that she was having such a hard time deciding on a good gift. "Besides, I got him a warlord figure for our three month anniversary."

Riko laughed, small tears springing to her eyes as she did so. Wiping them away with the back of her hand, she patted [Name]'s shoulder. "I'm sure whatever he gets, Hyuuga will love." Thinking back to all the times the bespectacled captain had received a gift and complained, Riko revised her sentence. "Or at least, I'm sure whatever you get him, he'll love. Or else."

The two girls laughed with each other, going back to eating their lunch as they waited for more friends to arrive. The conversation continued with Riko bringing up different ideas and [Name] either praising them or rejecting them. It was becoming quite clear to Riko that her classmate was absolutely infatuated with the basketball captain. It was actually quite confusing for her to say the least.

"Say, [Name], why do you like Hyuuga so much anyway?" Riko asked once their previous conversation about ideal date spots died down. She was chewing on a celery stick between her lips, the satisfying crunch muffling her words a bit. "I mean, it's obvious you like him so much, but he seems like such a bad boyfriend. He doesn't even show affection at all."

"That's not true," [Name] protested, upset that Riko was accusing Hyuuga of being subpar. "Junpei is a great boyfriend. He does stuff for me all the time!"

Riko grinned, knowing she had flustered her friend quite a bit with her accusation. Leaning slightly forward in her seat, Riko looked [Name] in the eyes, a mischievous glint shining through her own. "Okay, give me three reasons why he's so great."

[Name] blushed, placing a delicate finger to her lips in thought. She looked away from Riko, her eyes darting back and forth as they blindly looked throughout the cafeteria. What had Hyuuga done for her that showed he loved her just as much as she loved him? [Name] couldn't quite remember exact moments in time, but she was sure that somewhere in her memory the tall second year male had shown his affection.

"He's, uh, let's see," [Name] murmured, trying hard to wrack her brain for any sort of memory. "He's helped me with my homework, he's shared food with me, he's pretty nice to me, he's—"

"[Name], that's all stuff a friend can do too," Riko interjected, stopping the girl from rambling. "Geez, I knew Hyuuga was hopeless when it came to love, but is that really all he does for you? Are you sure he's the one?"

"O-Of course he is," [Name] stammered. She cursed herself for stumbling over her words, knowing it only fueled the fire that was Riko's questioning glare. "Junpei is a great boyfriend, I swear."

"I'll believe it when I see it," Riko said, shrugging as she went back to poking at the cafeteria lunch she had on her tray. Glancing up from the table, her eyes lit up at the sight of two basketball players. "Speak of the devil, there he is along with Kiyoshi."

Riko called out to Hyuuga and Kiyoshi, watching as they waved back at her from across the room. They each had trays of food in their own hands and, as they slowly made their way over to where the girls were sitting, they tried their best not to spill their precious food. Briefly, Hyuuga's eyes met [Name]'s and the girl found herself fighting back a blush as she waved to her boyfriend, a smile breaking out onto her face. Hyuuga nodded at her in acknowledgement, the smallest of smiles playing on his lips as well.

"Don't worry Riko," [Name] muttered to her friend as they both watched the males try their best to avoid the crowd, "By the end of the week, I'm sure you'll be convinced that Junpei loves me just as much as I love him."