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Chapter 21: Get ready, Se~n~pai

Nagatoro dragged Senpai by the wrist. She'd done it. She'd invited her Senpai to her house without any excuses.

Senpai: That was hard for her, wasn't it? Takagi obviously didn't drag her down to the basement for a reason, and she was super red when she asked me. I don't think I'm ready for anything… like that, yet, at least.

Nagatoro: "Senpai, are you thinking of something gross?"

Senpai: *blushing* "Wha- no!"

Nagatoro: "Ahaha! Senpai's so gross!"

Since she was facing away from Senpai, Nagatoro allowed herself to grin.

Nagatoro: Hey, I managed to do it. Even if we're just doing homework, I still invited him over without the help of rain! Maybe I can take it a bit further than that…

Nagatoro blushed at her own thoughts.

Nagatoro: Looks like I'm the gross one…

Senpai: "Uh, Nagatoro?"

Nagatoro looked at her door and came back to reality, unlocking it and opening it.

Nagatoro: "Let's head up to my room, Senpai!"

Senpai: "W-what?"

Nagatoro: "To work on homework, of course! My bed's much more comfortable than a chair!"

Senpai: I-is she trying to do something with me? "A-alright."

They went into Nagatoro's room, with Nagatoro shoving Senpai onto her bed.

Nagatoro: "Se~n~pai, it looks like we're all alone on my bed! What on earth are you planning?"

Senpai rolled his eyes.

Senpai: So she's just teasing me. Thank god.

Senpai: "Let's just get to work."

The 2 of them began to do their homework, helping each other out on a few questions here and there. Before long, they were done.

Senpai: "Well since we're done-"

Nagatoro slammed his hand back down.

Nagatoro: "Why don't we play some video games? You do have blockcraft, right?"

Senpai: "W-well, yeah."

Nagatoro: "Why don't we play some bedwars? There's still some time."

Senpai: "I'll check with my mom first…"

After Nagatoro saw that Senpai had gotten permission by peeking over his shoulder, she dashed to get a laptop. Before long, they were in a game.

Nagatoro: "Hey Senpai! If you do well in this game, I'll give you a reward."

Senpai: "Wha-sure. How about you build the defense and I'll go for rubies."

Nagatoro: "Watch out! Blue's coming!"

Some players from an enemy team were indeed headed towards their bed, but Nagatoro was able to fend them off herself.

Senpai: "You're good at this, huh?"

Nagatoro: *smirking* "It's a gift."

After a good 15 minutes, they won.

Senpai: "Nice job, Nagatoro!"

Nagatoro: "You must spend a lot of time on this game, Virgin Senpai!"

Senpai: "I guess I do…"

Nagatoro then turned slightly red. She'd been psyching herself up this whole meeting to do this and she just about felt confident.

Nagatoro: "Why don't we have some fun outside of the game?"

Senpai: "Wait, what?"

Before Senpai could say anything else, Nagatoro had dragged him onto her bed and pinned him against the wall.

Senpai: "Uh-"

Nagatoro: "Get ready, Senpai. After all, you deserve a reward for our win, right? How about we finish what we started. Remember that time I pretended to be a vampire, Se~n~pai?"

She moved in quickly, baring her teeth, getting ready to bite Senpai on the neck before…

Senpai: "Wait! Nagatoro!"

Nagatoro stopped. Did Senpai just tell her to wait?

Nagatoro: "What's wrong, Senpai?"

Senpai: "I-you… I…"

Nagatoro immediately got a look of complete nervousness on her face.

Nagatoro: "W-what's wrong, Senpai?"

Nagatoro: Oh my god, did I mess up? Please don't let this be a massive screw up.

Senpai: "I- don't… Please uh…"

Senpai couldn't seem to get the words out.

Nagatoro: "S-sorry, Senpai. I-I should've asked first…"

Senpai: "No! You-"

Senpai: Actually, she's right. She should've asked. Sure, this was in the heat of the moment but… she's right.

Senpai: "Y-yeah. You probably should've. I-I'm sorry, I'm just not… I'm not there."

Nagatoro didn't think that she could feel angry at this moment, but well…

Nagatoro: "S-Senpai, don't you dare apologize. That was entirely my fault and you are not taking the blame for my mistake."

Senpai: "W-well I won't say you're wrong… W-what you did was kinda…"

Senpai's voice trailed off.

Nagatoro: "Could you… uh… forget that this happened?"

Senpai: "I… I'd like that. Just…"

Nagatoro: "I'll ask next time. Yeah. Again, sorry, Senpai."

The 2 of them stayed silent for a bit.

Senpai: "W-well… I… Am I right in assuming you were kinda in the moment when you did that?"

Nagatoro nodded back, blushing.

Senpai: "W-well then… I guess we can m-move past this. J-just a-ask next time, ok?"

Nagatoro: "Yeah… D-do you want a hug?"

Senpai: Well that's a start… "Yeah. Sure."

They cautiously wrapped their arms around each other. After a few moments, Senpai let go of Nagatoro, picked up his work, put it in his bag and went to leave.

Nagatoro: "S-see you tomorrow, g-gross Senpai."

Senpai: "See you tomorrow, Nagatoro."

With that, Senpai left her room. The second he left, Nagatoro crashed onto her bed, sobbing into her pillow.

Nagatoro: That couldn't have gone much worse… I thought Senpai'd never say no to me! Still, I thought that was what he wanted… I guess that confidence boosting paid off for both of us. It'd probably be worse if I'd tried this earlier…

Nagatoro shuddered at the thought of her actually going through and pushing Senpai away from her because of it. Still, now, while it might be a little awkward, at least she didn't go through with anything she'd regret.

Nagatoro: I need to talk to Rie-chan.

She rang Takagi and she almost immediately picked up.

Takagi: "Hey Hayase-chan! How'd your little date go?"

Nagatoro: "Uh… It could've been better."

Takagi: "How so? What happened?"

Nagatoro: "I… uh… it started off nice. We did our homework and played some blockcraft."

Takagi: "Let's cut to the chase."

Nagatoro: "I kinda… pinned him against a wall on my bed and went to bite him before he stopped me and told me he… didn't want to. It was kinda awkward after that. God, I'm so stupid."

Takagi opened her mouth in shock.

Takagi: "H-Hayase-chan… Did you apologize?"

Nagatoro: "What?! Of course I did! I told him that I'd always ask in the future and then we hugged for a bit and he left."

Takagi: "That's… surprising, to say the least."

Nagatoro: "I'm just worried that this'll make us more distant."

Takagi: "Well, think of it from Naoto's perspective. He probably just wants to forget that this happened."

Nagatoro: "Fair. Still, I've got to be more careful in the future."

Takagi: "Definitely. Better to be careful than non-consensual. I mean, you can still be spontaneous but… make sure that you're both ok with everything that's happening."

Nagatoro: "Yeah… Thanks again, Takagi."

Takagi: "No problem. Just remember: you made a mistake. Learn from it and move on with your new knowledge."

Nagatoro: *smirking weakly* "Thanks for your wisdom, oh great Takagi-sama."

Takagi: "Heh. By the way, could you answer a question for me?"

Nagatoro: "What? Uh… Sure. I gotta repay you a bit for helping me out a lot throughout the past week."

Takagi: "How would you react if Naoto asked you out yesterday?"

Nagatoro: "W-what?!"

Takagi: "You said you would answer…"

Nagatoro: "Well… I think I'd tease him about it and ask him if he's being serious about it. Once that happened, I guess I'd tell him to a-ask me out. Why'd you ask?"

Nagatoro was now bright red.

Takagi: *blushing lightly* "Oh, no reason."

Nagatoro: "Huh?! You just asked me that for no reason?"

Takagi: "I have my reasons. See you tomorrow, Hayase-chan!"

Nagatoro: "Wait, Rie-chan. One more thing I need to say."

Takagi: "Yes?"

Nagatoro took a deep breath.

Nagatoro: "It's about time I told you about how me and Senpai met."