With the addition of Akane's three friends; Fuyu, Eri and Futaba, our simple walk to their school became more eye-catching. Aside from how Akane kept her hold onto my arm, the three surrounded us.
"Why is it that if Kouta is the one walking with us, we're not getting this much attention?" Eri, the only short-haired girl among Akane's three friends, she's a bit tomboyish but among the three, she's like Akane wherein that guy she mentioned is her childhood friend and long-time boyfriend.
"Even Masa doesn't get this much attention. We all know why it's different, right Eri, Fuyu?" Futaba, the one whose appearance is close to a gyaru due to her dyeing her hair to lime color as well as having four piercings, two in each of her ears.
"You know how that rumor about them still hasn't died down. And Akane is just this popular. Look at her. Is this the usual Akane in your eyes? Besides, Onoda-kun is someone most girls found truly mysterious back then. He was being chased by Akane but no matter what she does, he's always ignoring her."
"Onoda-kun is cruel back then, true."
These girls, why are you talking about us when we're with you? I guess they're deliberately letting me hear it.
With Akane lost in her own world as an influence of her period, I'm the only one who can respond to the three.
"That will never happen again. I assure you. This might sound cheesy but I will never let go of Akane again."
"You better be." Eri and Futaba said in concert with matching intimidating glares.
And to top it off, Fuyu ended it with a threat.
"We three will be your mortal enemy if this silly girl comes to us crying."
After saying that, the three of them walked in front of us and each one pinched Akane's cheeks until it became red, pulling the girl out of her dreamland.
Right on time, we already reached their school gates. Amidst the stares from the surrounding students and even the teacher assigned to watch over the arriving students, I grabbed the hand clinging to my arm before slowly sliding it off me.
When she noticed I removed her hold on me, Akane became teary-eyed that her three friends started giggling upon seeing how this silly friend of theirs acted.
"Don't make that face, we're already here. I will call you later at lunch." Caressing her face with my fingers, I urged the three to pull her in with them.
And even though she's still hesitating, the three slowly dragged her away into their school building.
With her being like that, every student who saw that spectacle has a different expression on their faces. Some are amused, some are confused and some are envious.
Perhaps, after the rumor has been confirmed, another rumor will be created about how Akane looked like a child being left by her parents to a daycare center.
I looked around their school building and waited until Akane disappeared from my sight before turning around to leave.
Unknowingly, with every step I made, the students of this school parted which made me easily find my way back without being inconvenienced by someone blocking my way.
"That's Onoda, the rumored boyfriend of Shimizu."
"What's so special about him?"
"Who knows? You saw how she's acting differently around him, right?"
Those who know me from middle school were talking amongst themselves with me as the topic. Although some worded it differently, all of them were asking what Akane has seen in me.
Well, I ignored most of their stares as I continued on my way back to the train station. However, before continuing towards it, once I reached the point where the students have already thinned, I turned to a somewhat deserted alley barricaded by something.
Pushing it for a bit to enter the alley, I was immediately greeted by someone jumping into my arms.
Feeling the softness of the girl's body, my arms naturally circled around her and my feet firmly planted on the ground to prevent us from falling down.
"Ririka, I told you to be careful." Addressing the girl in my arms, she looked up and did the iconic 'teehee~'.
"Sorry Ruki, I just missed you. Good thing I chose to go a little late, I got this rare time with you."
Ririka let go of me as she went to fix the barricade, preventing anyone else from going here. Afterward, she pulled me into the corner, away from the sight of anyone that would pass by.
Her arms once again embraced me and this time, she instantly went for my lips. That glittering eyes of hers were clearly telling me how she wanted me to pamper her this time.
Last Thursday, we had a very short time of being together. Now, however, I can spare more time with her.
Yae and the others are already in their classrooms. I saw some of them from their school gate earlier when my eyes wandered, looking out from their classrooms. Although they wanted to wave their hands to me, they refrained from it and instead just smiled when our gazes met.
After a satisfying exchange of kisses, Ririka made herself more comfortable in my arms. The refreshing smell of her hair and her perfume filled up my nose, likewise, she's also filling her nose with my scent with her nose pressed against me. Although it's probably awkward for some, these little details made this moment between us more relaxed.
Staying like that for a few minutes, Ririka then looked up, her lips parted as words started to form from her mouth. "Uhm. We decided. I will be responsible for some of your disguises. The uniform from last Thursday will be one of the props so that you can enter our school if you wanted. Mizuki and Elizabeth will then be responsible for giving you a makeover to give you a different look. The others will also help in devising some things so that every time one of us will be with you, there will be no problem even if you go on a date together. The girls from your school will also help." This content belongs to novel✶fire.net
I see. So that topic from yesterday continued. With Sena as the instigator, they continued discussing what to do about it.
"Will that be fine? Makeover and disguises. Can't I just wear the same mask and glasses?"
Well, even I am a bit skeptical if it will always be like that. I just asked her for the sake of this conversation.
Upon hearing my question, Ririka continued.
"You will still wear the mask but if you always look the same, others will notice it. You can change it back to normal once we arrive somewhere we can be alone. All of us like you as you are after all. The disguise is just a means for prevention."
A means for prevention… Like with Akane, there's a faint feeling inside me that wanted to show them off as well. But with our society today, that's not possible. We will just keep getting called out. Even if we became shameless enough to not mind their words, I don't want to turn these girls into an outcast. That's why there's no other choice but to keep our relationships a secret.
"I see. Then I will be relying on all of you."
"Un. Leave it to us. By the way, Ruki…" Ririka held onto my arms and tiptoed to reach my ears before saying her next words. "I want you."
After saying that, Ririka bit her lips as she looked at me seductively. Her reddened lips that were currently glistening with our mixed saliva gave off a more vivid vibe.
This girl… this sudden change of topic is a bit abrupt but it's not unexpected. Holding her in my arms , I also started feeling it.
I looked around and observed this deserted alley we were in. The barricade used is a tall trash can and in this alley, there's nowhere we could sit and the wall of this structure hiding us is a hard cemented wall. The ground is also no good. Her uniform will be dirtied if I laid her down.
Although there were times when we did it outdoors back then, I always made sure that there would be no other pair of eyes that could see my girls. Although the situation was truly exciting, most of the time, I wouldn't take them just anywhere. The risk should be low enough.
However, there were also times where our desire for each other would win against our reason. Just like now.
"I missed being one with you, Ruki. I really wanted to take you to play truant with me and ditch school for today so that we can be together all day. But… you will not agree and I will feel bad." Ririka honestly told me what's in her mind. If this was before, perhaps I would entertain that idea. And I believe I've already done that once or twice before.
"Un. We can't afford to miss a school day. However, Ririka… I promise, there will come a day where we can spend all day together."
For now, I could only make promises .
After saying that, my hands dropped from her back and cupped her two springy mounds beneath her skirt.
When she felt that, Ririka held onto my shoulder and stepped forward to erase the tiny distance left between our bodies.
"Ruki…" Her warm breath brushed against my ears as she whispered my name before she firmly nibbled my earlobes.
During all this, my eyes were already inspecting each and every corner of this alley to find a suitable place where we can do it without any difficulty.