Friday after school 3:45 pm
"Well it`s time for my second date," Makoto thought as he waited outside of the school for Kotonoha
"Are you prepared for the date, got enough money, smell nice and most importantly got the condom on you?" Eros asked while joking on the last part
"Wait what?!" Makoto said
"I`m just kidding, don`t jump the gun too soon, just keep it hidden should things go to tier 4" Eros explained
"Yeah yeah, I`ve got everything prepared," Makoto said as he heard a voice approaching
"Makoto-Kun, sorry I`m late, were you waiting long?" Kotonoha asked
"Nah, not too long, everything alright?" Makoto asked
"Oh, just Katou wanted the student council work done, so I took it with me instead" Kotonoha explained
"Damn it Katou, can`t you just accept facts?" Makoto thought to seem annoyed to the situation, "shall we get going?" Makoto asked
"Yeah, let`s go then," Kotonoha said as they left, but as they walked Makoto texted someone to help him out tonight
Phone conversation
Makoto: Taisuke, I need you to keep our back secured from Katou and her gang, I don`t trust that she`ll keep quiet after our argument, so if they try anything to disrupt our date, stop them, I`ve given you some equipment to use should the situation need it
Taisuke: I got you bro and in exchange for helping me out, you`ll get a good word to Hikari for me?
Makoto: Yeah I got you, just keep the close pursuit while keeping our backs, but don`t make it too obvious you`re following us or Kotonoha`s gonna get suspicious
Taisuke: Leave it to me, you have fun on your date
Makoto: Thanks, I knew I could count on you
Taisuke: No problem, where are you headed first
Makoto: We`ll be heading towards the town square to have some fun, then we`ll stop by the Radish for dinner and I`ll escort her home from there, got it?
Taisuke: Yeah, I`ll following pursuit now
"Makoto, who are you texting?" Kotonoha asked seeming curious
"Just Taisuke, he needed the homework" Makoto replied
"Oh good, I thought you were texting someone else," Kotonoha said with a sigh of relief
"Why would I do that when I`ve got you," Makoto said
"Oh you," Kotonoha said while clinging on to Makoto
Meanwhile with Katou and the trio following them
"Just look at her, clinging on to Makoto like a parasite, it`s disgusting," Katou said as she gagged
"I`ll say, let`s crash this date and humiliate her" Kumi added
"Listen I know that we don`t like Kotonoha, but don`t you think this is going too far to ruin a person`s life?" Minami replied as she wasn`t as bent on ruining their date
"Stop being a wuss, we gotta take out the trash," said Natsumi
"Alright, let`s follow them," Katou said as they walked to the town square
Back to Makoto and Kotonoha
"Where are we going?" Kotonoha asked
"Anywhere you would like to go?" Makoto asked
"I`d like to stop by the bookstore, I want to pick out a new book" Kotonoha replied
"Alright, let`s go there then," Makoto said as they went inside the bookstore
Bookstore
"I`m gonna look for a book for myself, you can look around yourself," Kotonoha said as she walked around
"Yeah, just look for me when you`re done," Makoto said as he looked around
"You`re just gonna leave her to herself?" Eros asked
"Sure why not, gotta give her some space and let her feel comfortable," Makoto said as he looked through the shelves, "I wonder if they got some good cookbooks around here, might wanna try some new recipes," Makoto thought
"Smart approach I guess, seems you`ve learned from your first date," Eros thought
"All right, I`ll pick up these cookbooks and this book on healthy relationships," Makoto said as he had picked out several books to buy, "Kotonoha, did you manage to find the book you needed?" Makoto called out to Kotonoha
"Yeah, I found it, let`s get going then," Kotonoha said as they walked up to the counter
After the Bookstore
"By the way, what`d you pick up?" Kotonoha asked
"Just some cookbooks and stuff" Makoto replied
"I see, you must want to try out different recipes," Kotonoha said, "do you wanna stop by the arcade?"
"The arcade?" Makoto replied seeming a bit surprised
"Yeah, I want to try out some of the games," Kotonoha said to Makoto
If you say so, let`s go then" Makoto said as they held hands and walked into the arcade
In the arcade
"So what do you want to try out?" Makoto asked
"This game," Kotonoha said as she pointed to a dance machine
"Oh, Dance Revolution?, I didn`t know you had interest in this game," Makoto asked seeming surprised
"Yeah I`ve heard that this game is popular, how do you play this?" Kotonoha asked
"Oh, the way this game works is you move your feet around these four arrows and you have to follow where the arrows show you, here I`ll show you," Makoto said as he showed a round of Dance Revolution
"That looks like fun, let me try," Kotonoha said as she got on the other side of the platform
"Alright, but I won`t go easy on you," Makoto said as they started the song
After 10 minutes
"That was fun, let`s try something else," Kotonoha said as she wiped the sweat off her face
"Sure, you wanna try the claw machines?" Makoto asked
"Why not, I think Kokoro wants one of the prizes in the machine," Kotonoha said as they went towards the machine
"Alright, let`s see what you got," Makoto said as he watched Kotonoha try to win the prize
10 more minutes later
"This is so hard, why can`t I win this?" Kotonoha said as she kept losing
"Here, let me give you a hand," Makoto said as he came behind her and took her hand while guiding her
"Makoto-Kun?" Kotonoha asked while blushing
"Don`t worry about it, I`ll help you out" Makoto said as he guided her, "the secret to this is to move the crane like this and there you go, you`ve won" Makoto said as they won the prize
"Hooray, thanks Makoto-Kun," Kotonoha said as she took her prize from the machine
"Alright, now that we`re finished, why don`t we get something to eat" Makoto proposed
"I was thinking the same thing too, I`m hungry, where should we go then?" Kotonoha asked
"Let`s go to the Radish for dinner," Makoto replied
"Sure that sounds great, let`s go then," Kotonoha said as they left the arcade
Outside of the Radish on Taisuke`s side
"Playing lookout sure isn`t easy, but I gotta do it for the sake of Makoto, " Taisuke thought as he heard his phone ring
Text conversation
Makoto: Hey, how`s the situation looking?
Taisuke: I saw Katou and her gang around, they`re probably looking for you
Makoto: Shit, this isn`t looking good, where did you last see them?
Taisuke: I think I saw them around the town square and saying something about checking the Radish?
Makoto: That means they`re not far from here, I gonna need you inside the restaurant for backup
Taisuke: How am I gonna do that?, I stand out too much, I`m a regular there
"Taisuke, what the heck are you doing outside of a restaurant, I hope for your sake you`re not sneaking looks at other girls," said Hikari as she approached him from behind
"Hikari?!, what are on earth are you doing here?!" Taisuke said as he fell back on the floor from the shock
"That`s my line, answer my question" Hikari demanded
"Well, the truth is..." Taisuke said before he stopped as he saw Katou and her gang, "shit!, hide" Taisuke said as he pulled Hikari behind a bush much to her surprise
"Taisuke, what are you doing?!, don`t tell me this is your plan to get a feel of a girl is it?" Hikari yelled
"Keep your voice down, they might see us" Taisuke replied, "the truth is Makoto asked me to help keep his date running smoothly" Taisuke explained to Hikari
"They`re just going on a date, why would he need you to help him out?" Hikari asked
"Well it`s because of them," Taisuke said as he pointed through the opening of the bush to Katou and her gang
"Those three? What about them?" Hikari asked
"They`re trying to get in the way of Kotonoha`s date, you know they constantly bully her every day" Taisuke explained
"I guess that it would make sense that they want to crash the date, but what can you even do about this?" Hikari asked
"Well I`ll just warn Makoto when they`re coming and try to keep them away from her, since your here, why don`t you help me out?" Taisuke asked Hikari
"Why should I help you out? Even if I do, what`s in it for me?" Hikari asked
"All right, if you help me out, I`ll take you out on a date this weekend" Taisuke proposed to Hikari which caused her to turn red
"A date?!, how do you even know if I like you? You don`t pay any attention to me" Hikari asked
"Makoto spilled the beans for me, apparently you`ve had the hots for me since middle and I didn`t notice at all, so I apologize for that" Taisuke replied
"All right, what do you want me to do?" Hikari asked
"Apparently Makoto needs me inside, so he provided me with disguises for this purpose, just put one on," Taisuke said as he opened his bag and pulled out the disguises
"All right, let`s get this over with," Hikari said as she picked a disguise out
Back to Makoto and Kotonoha
"Hello, welcome to the Radish, oh hey Makoto," said Sekai as she works part-time at her mother`s restaurant
"Hey Sekai, oh hey Setsuna, I didn`t know you worked here as well," Makoto said as he saw Sekai and Setsuna in their waitress uniforms
"Well I need extra money, so you`re on a date with her?" Setsuna asked
"Yeah, she`s my girlfriend of course, anyways table for two please" Makoto replied
"Sure thing, follow me," Sekai said as she led them to their tables
Taisuke and Hikari`s side
"Man I look ridiculous in this" Hikari said as she walked inside with wireframe glasses and wearing a black wig
"Hey, I look great in this," Taisuke said as he was wearing a black shirt with a red tie and wearing sunglasses, "party for two please, I would like the table closest to that couple over, there," Taisuke said to Setsuna pointing to Makoto`s table
"Sure thing," Setsuna said as she took them there
Katou and her gang
"Well, we`re here, let`s go humiliate that bitch," Katou said as they entered the restaurant
"Katou, I don`t think this is a good idea, we`re going to be harassing her in a public area, what if people find out and we get in trouble" Minami pleaded
"Stopping being such a pussy, nothing`s going happen, we`re not gonna get caught, there`s no one here" Kumi replied
"All right, let`s get this over with," Natsumi said as they entered the restaurant, "table for four, please"
Makoto and Kotonoha
"So what are you going to be having?" Makoto asked
"I`ll just have what you`re having" Kotonoha replied
"Okay two orders of the Harem it is then," Makoto said to Sekai as she took their order
"Sure thing, but Makoto, it`s busy inside, so we might need help in the kitchen" Sekai explained
"All right I guess I`m gonna be in the kitchen for a bit, sit tight for a bit Kotonoha, I`ll be back in a few," Makoto said as he headed to the kitchen
"Are you sure this is a good idea, Katou and her gang might try to make a move on her while you`re in the kitchen?" Eros said to Makoto as he knew about the situation
"It`ll be fine, I`ll just cook something up real quick, nothing should happen around that time," Makoto thought as he went into the kitchen
"All right he`s gone, let`s make our move now," Katou said as they walked towards the table
"Shit they`re here," Taisuke and Hikari thought as they kept low and tried to see what was going on, "Taisuke keep watch of the situation, I`m gonna videotape this in case things go south," Hikari said as she took her phone out and started recording
"Well, well, if it isn`t the Whore of Sakakino High," said Katou as she and her gang approached Kotonoha
"What are you doing here?" Kotonoha asked seeming a bit scared
"Well, we`re here to take out the trash and that trash is you," said Kumi as she took a glass of water and poured it over Kotonoha
"What was that for?" Kotonoha asked seeming a bit shocked
"That`s for being a slut and using your body to seduce Makoto, you don`t deserve him, he`s wasting his time with you," Katou said as she poured another glass of water over her
"Stop, please leave me alone" Kotonoha pleaded
"It`s time for your punishment, girls grab her!" Katou instructed as the trio all grabbed Kotonoha to keep her from moving
"Shit, this is really bad now," Taisuke thought as he quickly tried to text Makoto to get out her quick
In the kitchen
"Almost finished," Makoto thought as he tended to the broth, but a text message interrupted his thought, "a text from Taisuke, what could it be?" he wondered as he read the text
Taisuke" SOS bro, Katou and her gang got to her while you were gone in the kitchen, they`re about to hurt her it seems, get your ass out here fast!
"Shit, what the fuck?! Those damn bitches I`ll make them pay" Makoto thought in anger as he ran out of the kitchen, "hold the fort down for a bit, I gotta take care of a situation outside" he yelled
Back to Katou and Kotonoha
"Why are you doing this? I haven`t done anything to you" Kotonoha asked
"That is true, but your very existence bothers us to where we feel we need to get rid of you" Katou explained
"Please don`t hurt me" Kotonoha pleaded
"Too late bitch, suffer!" Katou said as she closed in to slap Kotonoha
"Makoto-Kun, please help me" Kotonoha pleaded in her mind
*SLAP*
"Hope you learned bitch," Katou said with a smirk, but her smirk quickly changed after she realized what she had just slapped as it wasn`t Kotonoha, but rather it was Makoto`s arm
"I thought I warned you to not bother her again beforehand," Makoto said to Katou with a glare, "sorry I left you alone in the first place," Makoto said apologizing to Kotonoha
"What are you still doing, hanging around this slut, she`s using her body to get with you" Katou yelled, but Makoto bitchslapped her for trying to hurt Kotonoha
"Listen Katou, I don`t care that we`re childhood friends if you try to hurt my girlfriend like that ever again, I`ll make you pay, this is your last warning," Makoto said to Katou
"What the fuck do you think you`re doing to Katou?" Kumi yelled as she tried to slap Makoto, but a mysterious figure stopped her
"That`s enough out of you, you disgust me with your actions," Hikari said as she took off her disguise
"Hikari?!, what the fuck are you doing helping her out?" Katou said in disbelief
"You guys have gone too far to harass someone who hasn`t done anything wrong to you, we`re going to put an end to this" Hikari replied
"How are you gonna do that? The school won`t believe anything you say without any evidence, we`ll just deny that this happened" Katou said with confidence
"That`s where you`re wrong," Hikari said as she pulled out her phone with the video of them harassing Kotonoha
"How did you get that?!" Katou asked
"Well, while you were busy harassing Kotonoha, I set up a camera to record everything that was happening, bet you didn`t see that coming?" Hikari said with a smirk
"Give me that damn phone!, delete it now!," Katou said as she lunged towards Hikari
"I don`t think so, Taisuke!" Hikari yelled as Taisuke came out of hiding
"Taisuke?!, you`re here too?!" Katou said as she was shocked
"You`re not gonna get in our way, it`s over, give it up," Taisuke said while shielding Hikari, "we`ve got the evidence here unless you want the school to know what you`ve been doing, I suggest you leave Kotonoha alone or this video will be exposed to everyone" Hikari said to Katou
"Come on, let`s get out of here, I don`t wanna get in any more trouble" Minami pleaded
"As much as I hate to say it, we should just put this all behind us, they have the evidence of our doings and can ruin us at any time," Kumi said agreeing with Minami
"Damn it, let`s get out of here, don`t think this is all over, I`ll be back," Katou said as she left with the trio
"I`m glad that`s over with," Hikari said as she sighed, "Kotonoha you`re soaking wet, Sekai, can you get me a towel quickly?" Hikari asked as she noticed that Kotonoha was still wet
"Sure thing," Sekai said as she quickly got a towel for Kotonoha
"Hey bro, sorry I wasn`t much of help, I didn`t want to blow my cover as you told me so I stay hidden," Taisuke said to Makoto
"Don`t sweat it, I should be thanking you and Hikari for getting the evidence we need to put an end to this" Makoto said to Taisuke, "Kotonoha, this bullying you`ve endured, it seems that we have the evidence that we can use against should they try and come back" Makoto said as he hugged Kotonoha
"Makoto-Kun, thank you," Kotonoha said as deep down, she was relieved that it seemed over
"Anyways, since you helped me out today, dinner is on me tonight, I`ll be making dinner for all of us, can you two stay with Kotonoha while I prepare the food?" Makoto asked
"Yeah we got you" Taisuke and Hikari replied
After some cooking in the kitchen
"You`re going on a date this weekend?!" Makoto said as he seemed shocked that Taisuke of all people actually got a date
"Hey give me some credit bro, I finally got it right," Taisuke said with a chuckle
"So who`s the lucky lady then?" Makoto asked
"Well it with Hikari of course," Taisuke replied cheerfully
"You finally tied the loose ends, my boy!" Makoto said as both Makoto and Taisuke celebrated
"Boys, they`ll always be the same," Hikari said as she sighed while watching the two celebrate as if they had just won the lottery
"Kuroda-san, congratulations on finding a boyfriend," Kotonoha said to Hikari
"What? we`re not boyfriend or girlfriend just yet, I don`t know him all that well" Hikari replied
"Well it may seem like that, but Taisuke seems to care about you" Kotonoha added
"You think so?" Hikari asked as she knew that Taisuke barely paid any attention to her at all
"Give him a chance, I`m sure he`ll be good to you" Kotonoha proposed
"I guess I could give it a try," Hikari thought, "we must be hungry after all of this let`s eat" Makoto added they all dug in
After dinner 8:30 pm
"That hit the spot, you`re a damn good cook Makoto," Taisuke said they were outside of the Radish
"Oh stop, you`re embarrassing me," Makoto said, "anyways I`m gonna take Kotonoha home" Makoto added
"Alright, I`ll walk Hikari home then, see you, Taisuke said as both couples went their separate ways
Kotonoha`s house 9:20 pm
"Hey thanks for taking me out today, Kotonoha said to Makoto outside of the gate
"It was my pleasure, you're not mad about what happened earlier right? I know I shouldn`t have left you all by yourself" Makoto apologized once again
"It`s alright Makoto-Kun, I didn`t get hurt so it`s okay, how did you know that I was being harassed by them?" Kotonoha asked
"Well Katou has always been manipulative since we were kids, she`ll do anything to get what she wants, sometimes she can be a real bitch about it" Makoto replied
"I see, I hope I haven`t caused too much trouble between you two, said Kotonoha
"Nah, it`ll be fine, I know she doesn`t like me dating you, but from what I noticed, it seems that her other friends might not want to engage in the bullying any longer for their sake
"When you came to rescue me, it made me happy, you looked like Prince Charming out there, Kotonoha said as he clung onto Makoto
"Yeah, I`m always gonna be there to protect you," Makoto said but was cut off by a kiss on the lips from Kotonoha
"I`ll see you in school Monday Prince Charming," Kotonoha said as she walked into her house
"Let`s get it, bro, you fucking did it," Eros said while pumping his fist
"Eros, I`m so happy right now I could pass out, anyways let`s go home, it`s late," Makoto said as they walked towards the train station, "Prince Charming huh?" Makoto thought as he smiled on the way home
Hope you guys enjoyed this long chapter, sorry this took a while as I had papers and projects to work on during this week, let me know if you prefer shorter or longer chapters to this, as always feel free to leave a review on what you think, next chapter update maybe next week possibly, I`ll see how much time I have to work on it, see you all in the next chapter