"Stressing will only make you sweat."

"Don't keep your eyes open. You'll go cross-eyed if you try to look at her."

"A little tongue and teeth never hurt~ have you ever tried biting her lip?"

"Remember to put your hands somewhere, too."

Maki presses her forehead against the cool surface of the table and groans. It's more like a growl with how much frustration is practically steaming out of her ears, but the same message applies. Eli and Nozomi are sitting on her left and right, counting off something on their fingers.

"Elicchi sometimes likes to put her hands on my chest when we kiss~"

"You, you don't have to tell her that much. But she has a point…"

"Though with Rin-chan, maybe her waist or ass would be better?"

"Ah! Breathe through your nose, not your mouth."

This is too much. Way too much. Maki slaps her hands over her ears to drown out any more of their prattling and sits upright, glaring straight ahead with a noticeably red tinge on her face, and not just on her forehead from where she'd been pressing it against the table.

"I never asked either of you for advice. Leave me alone!"

Nozomi only smiles and pats Maki's back. Eli coughs into her fist though it's obvious she's smiling too. Suddenly Maki feels very, very grateful that she's an only child and has no older siblings at home.

"Like I was saying, your hands should go somewhere…" Nozomi puts a finger to her chin in thought and Maki just about screams, but all she does is make another one of those choked groaning noises.

"Did you even listen to what I said?!"

"Sorry. I guess we just got a little too eager about helping you," Eli gently laughs. "Call it big sister instincts?"

"Oh, Maki-chan…!" Nozomi seems to have suddenly realized something and leans over to look Maki directly in the face. "You have kissed Rin-chan already, haven't you?"

No answer. Maki begins to quietly shake and her ears turn red. Anger or embarrassment? Probably more of the latter. Eli coughs into her fist again. It's been a couple weeks since Rin and Maki had started dating, so Nozomi and Eli had just assumed.

"Sorry, sorry!" Eli's apologizing again but she's laughing, damn her. "But Rin's always been so affectionate with you even in public, and all…"

"Even Rin-chan gets shy about some things, doesn't she?"

"I… I really want to kiss her. That idiot!" Maki mumbles into her hands, hunched over the table and still shaking. This is literally the worst. Of all the people who had to find out about this and butt in with their perverted advice, it just had to be Nozomi and Eli, didn't it? And while Rin is indeed open about kisses on the cheek and cuddling where other people can see, she always shies away when their lips come close, even when they're alone. She obviously doesn't mean it, but she's seriously being a tease and Maki can't stand it.

"Hang in there, Maki-chan!"

"I say it'd be better if you just go for it. I'm sure Rin would be happy if you initiate first."

"Hey, Elicchi, doesn't this remind you of when we first started dating?"

"I- I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Heeeh, Elicchi is shy even now, huh?"

Things go suspiciously quiet for a little while, and when Maki uncovers her face she realizes Nozomi and Eli are kissing. Right above her.

Goddamnit.

"Don't do that when I'm right here, you two—!"

Goddamnit.

Later that day Maki hunts down Rin, pushes her up against a wall, and kisses her with all that pent up frustration. Onlookers be damned, she can't take this anymore.

Nozomi and Eli quietly applaud from around a corner.

"Harasho!"

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A/N: lmao without the A/N this story is exactly 666 words.