Chapter 3: Never Been Kissed
How was it that Juichi was able to corner her in the girls locker room?
Megami sat on the steps of the Masaki shrine trying to remember how the two even began the encounter which would leave her in a state of shock and embarrassment.
"You are thinking too hard, why not give your mind a rest and talk to someone?" A voice as serene as the cool breeze rang in the wind with the bells, which hung from the door of the shrine. Megami looked up to see her aunt Sasami in her priestess garb ascending the staircase. She sat down next to the girl and put a soft arm around the child.
Usually Sasami was cheerful and full of energy. When she acted this way she exhibited the gentleness of the Goddess Tsunami whom she had been merged with since childhood.
Megami made a nodding motion and place her head on her aunt's shoulder.
"It's this boy, Juichi Kurei…" She began.
"You like him?"Answered the goddess eagerly.
"No,"said Megami flatly, "not at all."
"He likes you then?"
"He likes anyone with breasts and a pulse, " Megami smirked, "I'm not special."
"You are special," Sasami assured her, "the right boy will come along some day."
"I don't care about that," Megami stated bluntly. She sat back on her wrists as if she was considering the matter further and grinned a bit. "Well maybe I care a little bit."
"So if this boy flirts with everyone why does he bother you? You are a clearheaded girl, Megami."
"He cornered me in the girls locker room," she began without reservation. Of all people Megami knew her aunt Sasami would listen without judgement, especially in her Tsunami state. "I don't even remember why I was in there in the first place. I didn't have gym class, and I can't even recall hearing him come into the room!"
Sasami nodded.
"I was getting ready for a meeting of the golden week committee, then everything is a blur next thing I remember was that he, Juichi, was trying to kiss me, " Megami grazed her lips with two fingers, "I knew for sure I didn't want him to take my first kiss, but it was like I was in a daze. Next thing I know we were struggling and then he fell and next thing I know," the girl bit her lip and mumbled, "um, my skirt sort of fell down at my ankles."
Sasami blushed sympathetically and covered her mouth.
"Naturally, this is when the principal came in," Megami sighed, "which was good because I was this close to giving him a mouth full of energy sword."
"You are definitely your mother's daughter," the goddess laughed,
"Don't tell her that, she won't even let me explain!"
"Its easy for her to be that way now that she is, " Sasami considered her words and chuckled, "a pillar of the community. But believe me Megami, she is just jealous she never grew up like you did. She never had the chance to be a school girl."
"Why can't I remember though?"
Sasami tilted her head up to the sky and let out a breath, "that worries me too." By the tone of her aunt's voice Megami could hear the goddess aspect slowly waning. Sasami turned to her niece and smiled the wide grin of the child-like priestess, "maybe you are just stressed. You are under a lot of pressure at school. I'll talk to Washu about it if you like."
"Thanks Tsuna-err, I mean Sasami," Megami stood up and kissed her aunt on the cheek. For now she had to accept this as the best explaination. She was class representative, and she did have a school carnival coming up which needed planning. One thing was for sure, Juichi Kurei, and the scandal of his attempted seduction had no place in the perfect image Megami had built for herself at Juban High School. She would have to think very hard about how to handle the gossip at school the next day.