Ice Cream

The always composed and calm Sousuke Sagara was a bundle of nerves since his encounter with the always loud and short-tempered Kaname Chidori at the nurse's office. Luckily for him, he could control his emotions and wouldn't show any of his inner conflicts. Thus, no one seemed to notice how stressed he was when he came back to the courtyard to resume his game. What they saw, in fact, was his lack of concentration. Some players asked him if his arm was okay and suggested he rested under a tree. They didn't have time to convince him, however. The bell rang and a school wide cheer was heard throughout the campus, showing how eager the students to return home.

When Sousuke followed his classmates back to the classroom to retrieve his belongings, he was surprised to find that his charge was nowhere to be seen. He panicked for a second, wondering where she could be and why she didn't say anything about leaving early, even if he had a very good idea why she would try to avoid him. His musing ceased when Onodera told him the girls were already waiting for them at the school gate. The sergeant breathed in relief… for many reasons…

That main one being that he didn't have to worry about being alone with her…

Ironically, what he didn't realize was that Kaname felt exactly the same.

Stretching her back, she sighed with delight when she met her friends at the gate. The day was finally over, and it was an understatement to say that she was relieved.

She had kept her distance from Sousuke after their almost kiss at the nurse's office, refusing to even look at him when she came back with an ice pack. She kept herself busy with her classmates in order to avoid thinking of what might've happened. Her problem was she couldn't entirely avoid him without rising some suspicions from her classmates. Her other problem was that even if she tried to cool down by drinking lot of icy water, she couldn't get rid of the delicious heat in her belly each time their eyes locked. Even if she did her best to stay away from him, it wasn't enough to avoid his glances.

And of course, he seemed to look at her at the exact moment she'd look at him.

Definitely, it was too hot today.

The others thought the same so when Kyouko had suggested they go to town and get ice cream, everybody had agreed enthusiastically. Kaname had been more than happy to follow, so as to not be alone with a certain clueless yet not-so-innocent sergeant.

The group took the train to Shinjuku and decided to go into a cute coffee shop down a commercial street. The place was small, clean and very bright, with a huge window on one side.

They put two tables together and sat under the air-conditioning, except for Sousuke, who chose to sit in a corner, mainly to stay away from any potential threats and to have a good view of the door. He began to ask Kaname to stay away from the window but refrained when he realized that meant she would have to sit next to him. That was the last thing he needed. He was relieved when Shinji settled next to him and began his rambling about the latest issue of some AS magazine.

He wasn't really listening, but he managed to nod once in a while. The chitchat around him continued as he tried to focus on anything but Kaname. To his dismay, however, his eyes seemed to be attracted to her every time she moved. Her every move called to him, especially the spark in her eyes when she read something interesting on the menu, and then the way she licked her lips in appreciation.

She was so damn tempting…

The waitress came to take their orders, and even if everyone asked for ice cream, Kaname was the one who ordered the biggest one. When her bowl was placed in front of her, she had a few remarks from her comrades.

Of course, she didn't take it well.

"Are you implying I'm fat?" she demanded angrily to Onodora, who was the densest about it.

The poor guy didn't know how to answer.

"Well…" he began to scratch his head and looked around him seeking the support of his classmates.

Luckily for Onodera, Kyouko came to his rescue, and with her cheery voice, she suggested: "No, Kana-chan, fat isn't the right word. Let's say…curvy… or…" She thought for a few seconds, then beamed: "Luscious."

And as if to prove her point, she glanced at Sousuke and asked in an innocent tone: "Don't you think so, Sagara-kun?"

The sergeant chocked on his iced tea, unable to answer, and everybody burst out laughing. Everyone except Kaname, of course.

What a nightmare. She couldn't just have asked him that! The mischievous smile on Kyouko's face, however, told her an entirely different story.

It was more than enough to convince Kaname that her friend's choice of word was far from innocent, not to mention her choice of people to confirm her question. But Kaname preferred ignoring Sousuke's odd behavior and taking a spoonful of whipped cream, muttering: "Yeah, whatever…"

Nothing in Sousuke's figure showed signs of what he was thinking, and he was glad the piggy-tailed girl didn't insist on the subject, despite the fact it meant she had to listen Onodera's lame jokes about women.

The group of friends resumed their chitchat as if nothing happened. Kaname and Sousuke were very relieved.

Definitely, he didn't need everyone to know how soft and luscious Kaname felt under him. He could still feel the perfect curves of her body, and how good it felt to be on top of her.

If only he could've had more time, he would've…

As if they had a mind on their own, his eyes turned on Kaname, just for a few seconds, but enough to make her shiver.

Even if she tried to pretend his stare didn't mean anything, she had a hard time raising her spoon. Feeling his eyes on her, like a hawk on his prey, she wasn't really surprised when she felt something cold on her thigh.

Some of her ice cream never made it to her mouth. It fell directly on her lap, missing by a few inches the hem of her skirt.

Shiori was the first one to notice, and of course, the teasing started again.

"You know Kaname, if you want to share your ice cream, it would be more practical to use a spoon than your thigh. Unless that is how you actually intend to share your ice cream…"

The class representative narrowed her eyes and glared at her friend. "Excuse me?"

Takumi smiled and said: "I'm not a huge fan of whipped cream, but now, I really want to taste it." He got up and tried to come closer, but Kaname immediately glared.

"Just one step closer and you won't live to see tomorrow."

Kyouko sighed and as always, Onodera uttered: "That's why you'll never have a boyfriend, Chidori. No one can even approach you…"

"I…"

Kaname was taken aback. That was true. Whenever a man tried to touch her, even in a natural way, like patting her shoulder, she always snapped before he had a chance to move.

"The only one who can stand you is poor Sagara, and really, I don't how he manages to deal with you."

All heads turned to look at Sousuke who kept himself busy with his iced tea, not wanting to say anything on the matter.

What could he tell them? That somehow he always managed to survive Kaname's wrath at close range? Despite that, he's held her in his arms a few times—for security purposes, of course—but not always. Just today, he was lying on top of her, on a bed, and if that weren't for the nurse's arrival, he'd probably have kissed her, and maybe more.

And right now, if she continued to push up her skirt to clean up her thigh, he couldn't promise he'd keep his cool demeanor. The way she was licking her fingers carelessly was such a tease he couldn't understand how no one else noticed.

They were too busy debating on Kaname's love life, or lack of it, arguing that Sousuke should make the first move. Sousuke wondered if they realized that he and Kaname were in the same room.

Finally, after a quite animated discussion, they came to consensus, and all at once, they made up some lame excuse and left the coffee shop. Couldn't they be a little more subtle about it, at least?

In a few seconds, Sousuke was alone with his charge and her half-full bowl of ice cream.

The silence stretched and, the more the minutes passed, the more awkward it became.

Playing with her spoon and her melting ice cream, Kaname kept her eyes on her hand when she suggested: "So... you know... I'm not sure I'll be able to finish..."

She glanced at him under her eyelashes, and quickly turned her head, feeling the heat on her cheek.

"Do you want some?"

Sousuke started and looked at her directly in the eyes, not sure he heard her well. Was she proposing...?

As if reading his mind, she added: "I have a spare spoon..."

She really meant it that way, he was sure of it.

Therefore, he reached for it, but before he took it, he changed his mind. That was not what he wanted. So instead of the spoon, he grabbed her wrist.

Without out a word, he brought her fingers to his lips.

She had some cream on her fingers and Sousuke ate it without breaking their eye contact. He wouldn't force her, but right now, he didn't feel like restraining his impulse.

Kaname could see the lust dancing in his gray orbs and she heard herself saying: "Well… you don't have to use a spoon..."

He just nodded, keeping his lips on her hand. She felt his hot breath on her cold fingers and she used all her willpower to suppress a moan when his tongue flicked her thumb.

That was a very bad idea, but at that moment, she wasn't thinking with her brain, nor was he. So when she said she had some ice cream in her freezer, it was more than enough to make Sousuke move.

By the time they were home, he learned she had some interesting chocolate syrup, too.


I know it's been a while, sorry. I'll do my best to write more, so stay tuned!

And as always, special thanks to Perpetual for the beta and to all of you for reading.

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