A/N: Is it worth mentioning that I'm publishing this chapter on my birthday?
Nah, probably not…
Anyways, apologies about the delayed release on this, but I've been sick the past few days, and there's also been a lot going on as far as my writing goes. I've had to put one finishing touch on the ending to this fiction, which I want to talk to you about in the end, and I've had to start finalizing the plot for 'Hoenn is Where My Heart Is' and 'I Can't Deny It Anymore' which has proved simpler than I previously thought. However, that doesn't mean it isn't difficult. But, that's something else to talk about at the end of this chapter.
Also, one last apology before we begin, if this chapter seems shorter or rushed, I'm sorry. Like I said, I've been sick and got distracted; I knew you guys wanted (and practically deserved) a new chapter this week, so I put my nose to the grindstone, and here it is!
So, enjoy this for all it's worth, and I'll see you in ending A/N!
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"Jeez Louise…" Ryuko groaned to herself as she sat atop a bench on top of the school roof; the only bench, actually. She tilted her head back and gazed up at the cloudy, gray sky, a sign of a typical April day, and then gazed around the rooftop. It was entirely concrete with two several meter high metal fences surrounding it, so to prevent casualties, and possessed one bench that certain students with access (whether it be obtained through chicanerous or honest means) enjoyed eating their lunch on the occasion that they were able to do so. There were two entrances, on to the west and one to the east, both of which were heavily reinforced steel doors, and both of which were normally locked, save for today. When Ryuko had came up the stairwell to the roof, she expected to be greeted by locked doors that she would have to pick through (which was no difficult matter for her, she picked up that skill early on in life, but it was an annoyance regardless), however today, the doors were mysteriously unlocked.
Ryuko arrived at the roof at exactly 11:50, and she had been waiting there ever since.
Ryuko pulled her phone from her pocket, and checked the ambiguous message she had received that very morning:
From: RESTRICTED NUMBER
To: You
Be on the roof at 12 sharp. Don't be late. - S.K.
"S.K…S.K…" Ryuko kept repeating to herself, the two letters cluttering her mind and resulting in a cacophony equivalent to that of being trapped in a room with a broken record. "Who has those initials…?" Ryuko thought out loud as she once again cast a glance at the two entrances, hoping that her dubious counterpart had arrived just the slightest bit early. It was all in vain however, since, even at 11:59, Ryuko's mysterious stranger had yet to show. "Whoever they are, I'll give 'em props on livin' up to their word." Ryuko mused to herself as she looked at her phone again.
11:59 and 20 seconds.
"40 seconds, eh?" Ryuko said to herself with a small chuckle, "That's just cliché…" she sighed as she shook her head from side to side ever so slightly, her raven locks flitting in and out of her peripheral vision, and her one red lock drifting ever so close to her left eye. Ryuko took this moment to examine her attire, and hoped that she hadn't dressed too informally. She was wearing a tight baby blue dress shirt that she had found in at the school lost and found, and her usual pair of tattered blue jeans.
'Even if I did want to wear my sweatshirt,' Ryuko thought to herself as she cast a heavy sigh, 'it's still dryin' out from yesterday…' in an instant, Ryuko remembered everything about yesterday's detention session, in explicit detail, and became overwhelmed by a deep red blush. However, she was not one to stay embarrassed long at something as trifle as that, and immediately shook off the blush, as she told herself, 'It wasn't anything that important, right?' she gazed about the roof once more and thought, 'I mean, it was just a kinda…uh…spur o' the moment thing, right?' Ryuko remembered how quickly her heart rate had accelerated the instant she felt Nonon's touch on her breasts; the alluring touch of Nonon's baby soft skin, the subtle chill on her fingertips, the feeling of Ryuko's erect nipples being twisted back and forth in between Nonon's middle and ring fingers…Ryuko remembered it all. She felt the familiar heat begin to crawl up her face, and the heat of embarrassment utilized every pore and every aperture as an avenue to further display itself. As hard as she tried, she could only minimize the blush to the extend that it only showed on her already rosy red cheeks.
'Ok, calm yerself Matoi,' Ryuko thought to herself as she took multiple deep, heavy breaths, 'that was just a little fling…' Ryuko chuckled at the whole experience, and then the image of Ryuko's bubbly crush, Amanda, flowing blonde hair, lipid pools of green for eyes and all, ran through her mind, and she thought out loud, "After all, my true love is Amand-"
Upon those words, the doors to the roof swung open on the right side, and the sound echoed throughout quite possibly the whole school, as Ryuko witnessed one of the most beautiful things she had ever seen walk through the doors.
There, before her, stood Satsuki Kiryuin (of course, Ryuko didn't know her name though), dressed in knee high black socks, and a light yellow skirt with ruffles on the end that covered the rest of her bottom half. It was held up by a sleek and polished black belt with a golden buckle that didn't look to be merely gold-plated, and was accompanied perfectly by a plain black top. A black top that was, however, cut off about the shoulder and bust area, displaying Satsuki's proud and broad but demure and feminine shoulders, and plenty of cleavage from her ample bust that was enough to entice Ryuko right off the bat. It was held up by two thin straps over Satsuki's shoulders that looked as though they could snap at any moment, and the top itself appeared to be composed of fine silk that glistened ever so gently in the trace amounts of light in the area. Satsuki's arms were crossed under her breasts, upping the amount of cleavage visible, and her jet black hair waved ever so softly in the wind, almost in perfect synchronization with Ryuko's hair. The frown that normally painted her face was instead replaced with a straight, neutral expression.
At the sight of this beautiful creation, Ryuko could only conclude the sentence that she had previously been speaking with, "-daaaaaaaaaaaamn…."
Satsuki raised an eyebrow at this, and responded with an inquisitive, "Hm?"
Ryuko responded by shaking her head from side to side furiously until she had regained her wits (which took roughly three seconds) and replied, "Uh, nothin', nothin'…"
"If you insist…" Satsuki replied as she closed the door behind her and reassumed her normal proud posture, adding the slightest version of a flick of the head, which wafted her clean cut bangs ever so slightly.
Ryuko, helpless but to sit there with her jaw slightly agape, simply said, "Uuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…." as she marveled on at Satsuki's beauty.
Satsuki sighed and said, "Now I'm positive that there's something wrong."
"N-N-No, ain't nothin' wrong!" Ryuko replied, her drawl flaring up, "If anything' I'm pleased to have ya in my presence."
"As you should be." Satsuki quickly replied as she began to walk towards Ryuko.
Ignoring Satsuki's response, Ryuko began to get her senses back, and, with her coherency about her now, she inquired, "Hey, haven't I seen you somewhere before?"
Satsuki stopped mid-stride and thought back to the hug that started this all. The hug on top of the bleachers that had kickstarted all of these emotions that whirled about like a whirlpool in her head and heart, and the plotting and deception by her less-than-reliable Elite Four that led her to this moment here and now.
"…Yes," Satsuki replied, the edges of her mouth appearing to be trying their best to curve themselves into a smile, "I believe you have…"
Satsuki sat down by Ryuko on the bench, and Ryuko studied her form and figure for a minute or two, thoroughly examining every bit of her before declaring, "Oh, I know!" Satsuki's face was on the verge of lighting up with elation, but was pushed back to a little behind the verge when Ryuko continued, "You're Satsuki Kiryuin, captain of the cheerleading squad!"
Satsuki, pained that the duo's memories didn't align, simply replied, "Indeed…that's me…"
"I remembered because you've always got that Nonon girl and Amanda hangin' around ya." Ryuko replied with an honest smile.
"Oh yes, Amanda…" Satsuki replied, a pinch of villainous intent beginning to permeate her voice, "Amanda won't be returning for quite a while…"
Ryuko raised an eyebrow and inquired, "Why? Did somethin' happen to her?"
"She mysteriously transferred schools due some…harassment issues…" Satsuki replied, being careful to not let too much malicious intent get into her tone.
"Aww…" a saddened Ryuko replied as she sulked and sunk even lower in posture
Satsuki frowned at Ryuko's distress, and grimaced at the fact that she now owed a debt to Uzu, of all people, for his "creative genius" in the design of all of the rumors he had spread around school and online about Amanda. On the verge of throwing up, Ryuko was Satsuki's only saving grace.
"Oh, by the way" Ryuko said, perking up a little and leaning up against the fence behind her, "the pep rally a few days ago was great!"
"Indeed it was. Thank you." Satsuki flatly replied, her mood slightly lifted by Ryuko's pleasant disposition.
"I remember that because that was when we first met." Ryuko responded with a smile on her face, and her cheeks starting to turn red from either a blush, or the chill in the air, Satsuki couldn't discern which.
However, at the mention of those words, Satsuki was over the verge, and now more delighted than she had been in a long time. She snapped her neck to Ryuko as soon as she finished that sentence and inquired, "You remember that?!" her voice painted with and unusual degree of exclamation.
Ryuko took note of Satsuki's demeanor change, but brushed it off as she replied, "Well, don't know as you could quite call it a 'meeting', more you wakin' me up and me huggin' ya."
Satsuki was enthralled at this point, but concealed it well and simply replied, "Ah yes, the hug…"
Ryuko took note of Satsuki's tone change, and said, with a blush on her face, "Oh, sorry about that, I didn't know if you were the huggin' type or not and-"
"It's fine." Satsuki interjected, halting Ryuko mid-sentence, "I actually," Satsuki began as she turned her face to Ryuko to reveal that she had an honest smile on her face as the wind began to subtly waft throughout the area, "rather enjoyed it."
Ryuko felt the warmth of embarrassment begin to overwhelm her as it began to wrap her very existence in its welcoming heat. "O-Oh…well…" Ryuko began to fidget nervously as she rose up and began nervously scratching her cheek (which was past rosy red by now and had transcended all other shades of it, as well) with her right index finger and shakily continued, "I mean…who doesn't like hugs, am I right?" Ryuko nervously laughed, but that didn't seem to shake Satsuki's smile. If anything, it seemed to broaden it.
"You're rather cute, Ryuko." Satsuki commented in her usual tone as she inched closer to Ryuko.
Ryuko cocked her head to the side out of curiosity and inquired, "H-How do you know my name?"
"Oh, Nonon told me." Satsuki replied, her smile not fading, but herself internally heaving a sigh of relief that she had created an excuse in that amount of time.
"Oh, that makes sense." Ryuko replied as she inched ever so slightly away from the towering figure that was Satsuki Kiryuin. Satsuki wasn't about to take that lying down, and instead closed the gap that Ryuko had created between them and in fact overcompensated to the point where Ryuko was helpless but to sit shoulder to shoulder to Satsuki, or fall of the bench entirely.
'What the hell is with his girl?' Ryuko thought as she looked over to Satsuki, locking eyes with her and feeling her heart rate increase as she did so, 'She's very…forward…' after another quick once over of Satsuki's enrapturing outfit, Ryuko thought, 'And she's got a bod to match it…' she shook her head ever so slightly, and continued on to think, 'What's with me? My heart's racin', my pulse is through the roof, and yet, I feel safe with her…'
Ryuko distracted herself from the pandemonium of thought and emotion that currently plagued her mind, and shakily inquired, "S-So, Satsuki…"
"Hm?" Satsuki responded, raising one of her proud and bushy eyebrows in Ryuko's direction.
"What'd ya wanna talk about?" Ryuko inquired, her hands gripping to the edges of the bench, her last chance for not falling off.
"Oh, yes, that." Satsuki replied as she leaned in closer to Ryuko, pushing her closer and closer to the brink. As the duo's faces got within mere inches of each other, Satsuki continued, "I'm quite interested in you, Ryuko."
If Ryuko wasn't boiling out of being flushed with emotion before, she was now. "Wh-Wh-Wh-Wha-" Ryuko began to inquire before Satsuki leaned in close enough that her nose was touching Ryuko's.
"In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I'm," Satsuki began as she carefully rubbed her nose on Ryuko's before shifting her head in such a way that her mouth ended up next to Ryuko's ear, "in love with you, Ryuko."
It was at that moment that Ryuko, overwhelmed by the happenings of the past few minutes, felt her arms cave out from under her, and the two tumbled off the bench. When they go their wits about themselves, they realized that their position had been compromised; Satsuki was now on top of Ryuko, unwittingly pinning her arms down using her hands while straddling her with her face mere inches away from hers. Both Ryuko and Satsuki felt the tension, and the nervousness that came with it (however, the former did a far worse job at hiding it than the latter). The two just stared at each other for several minutes, the gentle spring breeze rustling the leaves of the nearby trees, and bringing with it darker clouds that surely signaled rain.
Both parties knew what should be done. Ryuko didn't know how, but she could feel it in her heart. Satsuki, well, she knew right from the start what she wanted, and was, as always, hellbent on getting it.
The two locked lips as the rain began to fall. It was a light shower, and the sound of raindrops as they cascaded down upon the cement and the earth beneath them were blocked out of the two girl's ears by the sounds of their own subtle moaning. Initially it was a soft, gentle series of kisses. However, over a period of several seconds, they intensified, and eventually became an all out battle between the two tongues for dominance over one another's mouth. They lashed back and forth at one another furiously, until they split apart to catch their breath, a stringy strand of saliva connecting the two momentarily before it was broken by the wind and rain.
As Ryuko gasped for air from the exchange, Satsuki displayed no signs of exhaustion, much to Ryuko's liking, and she watched as the proud woman checked her phone for the time with her usual frown upon her face, but quickly changed that frown to a smile as she looked at Ryuko and said, "I've got classes now, but shall we schedule something over Spring Break?"
Ryuko was awe-struck by this woman's forwardness in her advances. Forwardness, that had reduced Ryuko to a giddy schoolgirl at this point, leaving her only capable of nodding her head with a small smile on her lips. Satsuki held out her hand and Ryuko (she wasn't sure how) instinctually knew that she must be asking for her phone. After Satsuki punched her number into Ryuko's phone and Ryuko's into hers, she tossed Ryuko's phone back to her and then offered her a different hand, a hand that beckoned for her to take it and stand. Ryuko gladly accepted, and rose into the tall woman's warm embrace. The two lingered there as the rain continued to pelt them, and Satsuki went on to say, "You should probably get inside before you get sick. I don't want you sneezing on me on any dates we make."
"Same goes to you." Ryuko playfully shot back, eliciting a small huff of amusement from Satsuki.
The two hugged tighter once more before Ryuko made a dash for the exit, leaving Satsuki to once again hug her own self tight to cherish and preserve what warmth Ryuko had left over.
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As Satsuki began to descend the staircase she was met with a familiar and annoying voice calling to her from behind.
"Yo, Satsuki!" Uzu called in his snide tone, causing Satsuki to turn around and see him right beside the doors as they slammed behind her. He flicked his head, causing his forest-green locks to dust his brow ever so gently before continuing, "So I saw that whole mess out there, and let me just say-"
Satsuki assumed an offensive stance, and took several menacing steps towards Uzu. He didn't physically flinch, but he did the slightest bit in his head. He chuckled at Satsuki's furious disposition, and said, "My my, is someone self conscious about their kissing abilities?"
"Only as self conscious as a certain someone is about their middle name, Lawrence." Satsuki deadpanned in reply as her eyes locked with Uzu's.
Uzu's chuckle intensified as he clasped his hand over his chest and gritted his teeth slightly, as if to display he had suffered a blow to the heart, and he then droned in a sarcastic tone, "Oooh, got me there. No, real original there, Eyebrows."
"Who's unoriginal?" Satsuki inquired as she rolled her eyes and furrowed that majestic brow of hers.
Uzu made a shoo-ing gesture with his hand, and inquired, "So, how'd it go?"
Satsuki was hesitant at first, but she then donned a rarely seen smile (at least, rarely seen around Uzu), and replied, "Splendidly. Ryuko is as good as mine."
"Excellent;" Uzu responded as he gave a loud, exaggerated clap to Satsuki before placing his hand on his chin and continuing, "now to figure out how to spend those two favors…"
"If you're smart," Satsuki interjected, "you'll use them to wish that I'll never try to kill you."
"If you would've tried killing me, I'd already be dead." Uzu retorted, his hallmark grin painting his face, causing Satsuki to respond with a look of mild disgust.
"Although, I am worried about Nonon…" Satsuki wistfully thought out loud, drawing the attention of Uzu.
Uzu gazed on at Satsuki, who appeared to be contemplating a number of different scenarios and ideas, before interrupting her and saying, "Don't worry, I've got something planned for her…"
"Oh?" Satsuki inquired as she raised an eyebrow out of curiosity.
"Provided you raise the favor count to '3', that is." Uzu added in a coy tone that one could easily mistake for real.
"It will be contemplated." Satsuki firmly responded, "Your idea?"
Uzu glanced out the window at the rain as the downpour escalated in severity by the minute, and then began to laugh a raucous laugh before calming himself and responding, "Well, let's just say that sometimes you need to throw the dog a bone…even if the bone has a few scales…"
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A/N: Author here. Sorry if this all seemed kinda rushed or forced or anything like that, but I have school bearing down on me, but I knew you guys wanted this, so I pumped this out as best I could!
And yes, this is the 2nd to last chapter! Meaning that the next chapter will be the grande finale! However, that's going to take me some time to write, and it won't be easy with tests coming up. I'd say I'm going to need a week and a half AT LEAST, and two weeks AT MOST. I thank every single one of you who has stuck around for this hell of a ride, and I hope that you'll continue to read my fictions as I publish them.
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