Unspoken Attentions
Chapter 4
Nanaka paused for a moment when she saw Sae standing at the front doors of the
school. Since it had been her turn that day, she'd stayed after school to clean
the classroom up. Sae had been waiting for her for at least an hour.
Firmly pushing her nervousness away, Nanaka approached her friend and offered a
tentive smile. "Did you want to do our homework together?" she offered.
Sae, who had been fiddling with her skirt and looking everywhere but at her
childhood friend, looked up quickly at the words. She smiled widely, her entire
face lighting up. "Yes, I was hoping we could. I was having problems in Math,"
she replied. Then her shoulders drooped a little. "If you don't mind."
Knowing that they had to talk about it, Nanaka sighed and motioned for her
friend to walk with her. "Of course I don't mind. I talked with
Aburatsubo-sempai today, and he helped me understand some things. I don't want
us to stop being friends, even if I don't know how I feel toward you."
Nodding, Sae fell into step next to her. "Takanaka-sempai and I talked as well,
and I can understand your reaction a little better. I appologize for blirting it
out like that, but I'm glad that you know," she admitted.
Nanaka looked at her friend out of the corner of her eye. From an objective
view, she could say that Sae was pretty. Her eyes were the color of the sky, and
her skin was smooth and lightly tanned from their time outside. She had a nice
body that wasn't boyish like Nanaka's, or imposingly female like some other
girls. However, Nanaka couldn't bring herself to imagine what it would be like
to kiss her. Despite her promise to Aburatsubo, it was just too strange.
"Truthfully, I'm glad that you told me," Nanaka found herself replying. She
found that the words were true, and smiled as she continued talking. "Somehow,
it makes me feel closer to you to know that you can trust me with your feelings.
Also, I'm actually kind of honored that you would love me."
Sae blushed, studdering a little. As she usually did when she was flustered, Sae
became clumsy and tripped over her feet. Reaching forward, Nanaka caught her.
Unlike the times in the past when she'd saved her friend from a nasty fall,
Nanaka felt a blush come to her own cheeks as she noticed the warmth of Sae's
body against her own.
"I'm sorry," Sae stammered. "I'm so clumsy."
Coming to her senses a little, Nanaka set the other girl onto her feet, but
didn't let go for a moment. "It's all right. You're clumsy, I'm tempramental.
Akane's a ditz, and Aburatsubo-sempai is shameless. Takanaka-sempai is a
pervert. All of us have traits that we might not like, but they make us unique,"
she said quietly.
Sae was laughing at her description, shaking her head slightly. "As true as it
all is, I don't know whether or not I should be defending them," she replied.
Nanaka was quiet for a few long moments as she stared down at her friend. It was
strange, but now that she held the other girl in her arms, she couldn't help but
think that perhaps kissing Sae wasn't so unusal after all. All she would have to
do is lean forward a little and press their lips together. It wouldn't be the
first time they had kissed, although she'd been too shocked to react the first
time. She didn't want to lead Sae on by kissing her, didn't want to get her
hopes up, but now that the idea was in Nanaka's mind, she found that she
couldn't get rid of it.
"I don't know how I feel about you, Sae-chan," she said quietly, drawing the
other girl's body forward slightly.
Sae's breath was coming in shallow bursts, brushing against her cheek. "I know
that," she replied quietly. "But if you want to give it a chance, then I'm
willing. Even if it doesn't turn out in the end, it will be enough to know that
we tried."
Nodding, Nanaka took a deep breath. She moved the remaining distance that
seperated, then pressed her lips against those of the other girl. She felt Sae
start in her arms. A few moments later, Sae seemed to melt against her and
Nanaka felt hands slip around her waist.
Really, it wasn't so bad.
"Do you think that things will work out between them?" Aburatsubo questioned as
he looked up at Takeo.
The other youth was sprawled out on top of his bed, wearing a loose tank top and
boxer shorts. Takeo had asked if he could spend the night at Aburatsubo's that
night. Although they were close enough friends that they often crashed at each
other's places on weekends, Aburatsubo had been surprised by the request.
However, he hadn't refused.
Takeo was quiet for a few moments, then nodded. "I think so. The two of them
care very much for each other. Even if they don't have a dating relationship,
I'm sure that they will remain best friends," he replied.
"I hope that they do," Aburatsubo admitted with a grin, shifting on the floor.
It wasn't too comfortable, but he knew that Takeo got uncomfortable when they
were both on the bed. The last time he'd laid next to Takeo on a bed, the youth
had nearly had a heart attack. As much as he'd wanted to, Aburatsubo had never
repeated the action.
Takeo noticed his shifting and laughed slightly. "You could come sit up here,
you know," he stated, moving over to make room.
Aburatsubo blinked, startled by the words, but wasted no time making his way
onto the comfortable surface of the bed. He gave a happy sigh as he sank into
the mattress. "I always thought you were uncomfortable, being this close to me,"
he commented. He only had to turn his head slightly to bring their faces a few
inches away.
Shrugging, Takeo looked away. "After talking with Sae, I realized a few things.
Such as, just because you have feelings for me doesn't mean you're going to jump
my bones at the first opportunity," he said.
"Are you sure?" Aburastubo purred, but spoiled it by bursting into laughter at
Takeo's horrified expression.
Takeo blinked, then started laughing as well. "What I mean, though, is that I
can trust you. We're best friends, and have been since childhood. I don't want
things to change just because of your feelings for me."
His laughter slowly dying away, Aburatsubo looked up at the ceiling. "I have to
be honest with you. I made that promise to you, and I plan on keeping it.
However, my feelings may take a long time to go away if they ever do. There is
simply no one else that I'm interested in," he admitted.
There was silence for a few moments before he heard the sound of Takeo shifting
slightly. "I don't think I mind anymore," he heard the other reply. Blinking,
Aburatsubo turned to face his friend, surprised once again. He hadn't been
expecting such words from Takeo. "I'm glad to hear it," he said, uncertain as to
what else he could say.
Takeo wasn't looking at him. "I mean, there were times when I felt
uncomfortable, but I never disliked you or wanted you to go away. In fact, there
were times that I felt bad for turning you down and disregarding your feelings.
Over the last week, I realized how much I'd come to expect your flirting and all
of that. When you stopped, I kind of missed it."
"Did you really?" Aburatsubo asked before he could stop himself, knowing he
sounded just as amazed as he felt.
Scowling slightly, Takeo shifted his eyes toward his friend. "Don't sound so
surprised. After years of having to fight you off, I got used to it. It was like
a routine."
Laughing a little, Aburatsubo smiled and leaned closer to his friend. "Would you
mind if we started the routine up again? I'm certain that, if I keep it up, you
might return the feeling one day," he declared.
For a third time, he was shocked by Takeo's answer. "Sure," he youth replied
cheerfully, as though they weren't talking about something as heavy as
Aburatsubo's flirting with him.
A little suspicious, Aburatsubo moved his face forward. When Takeo didn't pull
away, he moved forward again. When their lips were only breath away and Takeo
still hadn't pulled away, Aburatsubo backed up. He was confused by the other's
reaction. "Are you playing some kind of game with me?" he asked supsicously. "By
now, you're usually turning blue or screaming your head off."
Takeo smiled up at him and shook his head. "I talked with Sawanoguchi-san
earlier today. Since then, I've been thinking a lot about the two of us. About
why I missed your flirting, and why I was jealous when I heard you were going on
a date. I do love Sawanoguchi-san, but I've gotten used to the idea of not being
loved back. I realized that I don't want to be the cause of anyone's sadness,"
he explained.
Aburatsubo could only stare at the other. "You've grown up a lot in the last few
weeks, haven't you?" he finally commented.
When the other burst into a fit of laughter, Aburatsubo scowled. "Not really,"
Takeo finally managed to say. "I still giggle over panties!"
Breaking into laughter as well, Aburatsubo fell back onto the bed. "I don't
think that will change, even when you're an old man!" he exclaimed.
"When I'm an old man, I'll be so perverted I'll giggle over any kind of
underwear," Takeo claimed, adding a deep-sounding old man laugh for affect.
"Even mine?" Aburatsubo questioned, wiggling his boxer-clad hips.
Grinning, Takeo nodded. "Even my own, for crying out loud," he replied.
"I don't think anyone can be that perverted," Aburatsubo stated firmly.
Takeo gave him a dry look. "I used to have fantasies about everyone stripping
naked in the club room. Including you!" he exclaimed.
His eyes going wide, Aburatsubo couldn't help but purr a little at the thought.
"Do you want me to strip for you?" he asked.
When Takeo was quiet for a long moment, he began to regret the words. He hadn't
wanted the banter between the two of them to die. The had been having such a
great conversation, teasing back and forth like they hadn't for a long time.
Aburatsubo was nearly floored when Takeo spoke next.
"Maybe another time," the youth stated, a definate glint in his eyes.
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R/R Onegai???
Chapter 4
Nanaka paused for a moment when she saw Sae standing at the front doors of the
school. Since it had been her turn that day, she'd stayed after school to clean
the classroom up. Sae had been waiting for her for at least an hour.
Firmly pushing her nervousness away, Nanaka approached her friend and offered a
tentive smile. "Did you want to do our homework together?" she offered.
Sae, who had been fiddling with her skirt and looking everywhere but at her
childhood friend, looked up quickly at the words. She smiled widely, her entire
face lighting up. "Yes, I was hoping we could. I was having problems in Math,"
she replied. Then her shoulders drooped a little. "If you don't mind."
Knowing that they had to talk about it, Nanaka sighed and motioned for her
friend to walk with her. "Of course I don't mind. I talked with
Aburatsubo-sempai today, and he helped me understand some things. I don't want
us to stop being friends, even if I don't know how I feel toward you."
Nodding, Sae fell into step next to her. "Takanaka-sempai and I talked as well,
and I can understand your reaction a little better. I appologize for blirting it
out like that, but I'm glad that you know," she admitted.
Nanaka looked at her friend out of the corner of her eye. From an objective
view, she could say that Sae was pretty. Her eyes were the color of the sky, and
her skin was smooth and lightly tanned from their time outside. She had a nice
body that wasn't boyish like Nanaka's, or imposingly female like some other
girls. However, Nanaka couldn't bring herself to imagine what it would be like
to kiss her. Despite her promise to Aburatsubo, it was just too strange.
"Truthfully, I'm glad that you told me," Nanaka found herself replying. She
found that the words were true, and smiled as she continued talking. "Somehow,
it makes me feel closer to you to know that you can trust me with your feelings.
Also, I'm actually kind of honored that you would love me."
Sae blushed, studdering a little. As she usually did when she was flustered, Sae
became clumsy and tripped over her feet. Reaching forward, Nanaka caught her.
Unlike the times in the past when she'd saved her friend from a nasty fall,
Nanaka felt a blush come to her own cheeks as she noticed the warmth of Sae's
body against her own.
"I'm sorry," Sae stammered. "I'm so clumsy."
Coming to her senses a little, Nanaka set the other girl onto her feet, but
didn't let go for a moment. "It's all right. You're clumsy, I'm tempramental.
Akane's a ditz, and Aburatsubo-sempai is shameless. Takanaka-sempai is a
pervert. All of us have traits that we might not like, but they make us unique,"
she said quietly.
Sae was laughing at her description, shaking her head slightly. "As true as it
all is, I don't know whether or not I should be defending them," she replied.
Nanaka was quiet for a few long moments as she stared down at her friend. It was
strange, but now that she held the other girl in her arms, she couldn't help but
think that perhaps kissing Sae wasn't so unusal after all. All she would have to
do is lean forward a little and press their lips together. It wouldn't be the
first time they had kissed, although she'd been too shocked to react the first
time. She didn't want to lead Sae on by kissing her, didn't want to get her
hopes up, but now that the idea was in Nanaka's mind, she found that she
couldn't get rid of it.
"I don't know how I feel about you, Sae-chan," she said quietly, drawing the
other girl's body forward slightly.
Sae's breath was coming in shallow bursts, brushing against her cheek. "I know
that," she replied quietly. "But if you want to give it a chance, then I'm
willing. Even if it doesn't turn out in the end, it will be enough to know that
we tried."
Nodding, Nanaka took a deep breath. She moved the remaining distance that
seperated, then pressed her lips against those of the other girl. She felt Sae
start in her arms. A few moments later, Sae seemed to melt against her and
Nanaka felt hands slip around her waist.
Really, it wasn't so bad.
"Do you think that things will work out between them?" Aburatsubo questioned as
he looked up at Takeo.
The other youth was sprawled out on top of his bed, wearing a loose tank top and
boxer shorts. Takeo had asked if he could spend the night at Aburatsubo's that
night. Although they were close enough friends that they often crashed at each
other's places on weekends, Aburatsubo had been surprised by the request.
However, he hadn't refused.
Takeo was quiet for a few moments, then nodded. "I think so. The two of them
care very much for each other. Even if they don't have a dating relationship,
I'm sure that they will remain best friends," he replied.
"I hope that they do," Aburatsubo admitted with a grin, shifting on the floor.
It wasn't too comfortable, but he knew that Takeo got uncomfortable when they
were both on the bed. The last time he'd laid next to Takeo on a bed, the youth
had nearly had a heart attack. As much as he'd wanted to, Aburatsubo had never
repeated the action.
Takeo noticed his shifting and laughed slightly. "You could come sit up here,
you know," he stated, moving over to make room.
Aburatsubo blinked, startled by the words, but wasted no time making his way
onto the comfortable surface of the bed. He gave a happy sigh as he sank into
the mattress. "I always thought you were uncomfortable, being this close to me,"
he commented. He only had to turn his head slightly to bring their faces a few
inches away.
Shrugging, Takeo looked away. "After talking with Sae, I realized a few things.
Such as, just because you have feelings for me doesn't mean you're going to jump
my bones at the first opportunity," he said.
"Are you sure?" Aburastubo purred, but spoiled it by bursting into laughter at
Takeo's horrified expression.
Takeo blinked, then started laughing as well. "What I mean, though, is that I
can trust you. We're best friends, and have been since childhood. I don't want
things to change just because of your feelings for me."
His laughter slowly dying away, Aburatsubo looked up at the ceiling. "I have to
be honest with you. I made that promise to you, and I plan on keeping it.
However, my feelings may take a long time to go away if they ever do. There is
simply no one else that I'm interested in," he admitted.
There was silence for a few moments before he heard the sound of Takeo shifting
slightly. "I don't think I mind anymore," he heard the other reply. Blinking,
Aburatsubo turned to face his friend, surprised once again. He hadn't been
expecting such words from Takeo. "I'm glad to hear it," he said, uncertain as to
what else he could say.
Takeo wasn't looking at him. "I mean, there were times when I felt
uncomfortable, but I never disliked you or wanted you to go away. In fact, there
were times that I felt bad for turning you down and disregarding your feelings.
Over the last week, I realized how much I'd come to expect your flirting and all
of that. When you stopped, I kind of missed it."
"Did you really?" Aburatsubo asked before he could stop himself, knowing he
sounded just as amazed as he felt.
Scowling slightly, Takeo shifted his eyes toward his friend. "Don't sound so
surprised. After years of having to fight you off, I got used to it. It was like
a routine."
Laughing a little, Aburatsubo smiled and leaned closer to his friend. "Would you
mind if we started the routine up again? I'm certain that, if I keep it up, you
might return the feeling one day," he declared.
For a third time, he was shocked by Takeo's answer. "Sure," he youth replied
cheerfully, as though they weren't talking about something as heavy as
Aburatsubo's flirting with him.
A little suspicious, Aburatsubo moved his face forward. When Takeo didn't pull
away, he moved forward again. When their lips were only breath away and Takeo
still hadn't pulled away, Aburatsubo backed up. He was confused by the other's
reaction. "Are you playing some kind of game with me?" he asked supsicously. "By
now, you're usually turning blue or screaming your head off."
Takeo smiled up at him and shook his head. "I talked with Sawanoguchi-san
earlier today. Since then, I've been thinking a lot about the two of us. About
why I missed your flirting, and why I was jealous when I heard you were going on
a date. I do love Sawanoguchi-san, but I've gotten used to the idea of not being
loved back. I realized that I don't want to be the cause of anyone's sadness,"
he explained.
Aburatsubo could only stare at the other. "You've grown up a lot in the last few
weeks, haven't you?" he finally commented.
When the other burst into a fit of laughter, Aburatsubo scowled. "Not really,"
Takeo finally managed to say. "I still giggle over panties!"
Breaking into laughter as well, Aburatsubo fell back onto the bed. "I don't
think that will change, even when you're an old man!" he exclaimed.
"When I'm an old man, I'll be so perverted I'll giggle over any kind of
underwear," Takeo claimed, adding a deep-sounding old man laugh for affect.
"Even mine?" Aburatsubo questioned, wiggling his boxer-clad hips.
Grinning, Takeo nodded. "Even my own, for crying out loud," he replied.
"I don't think anyone can be that perverted," Aburatsubo stated firmly.
Takeo gave him a dry look. "I used to have fantasies about everyone stripping
naked in the club room. Including you!" he exclaimed.
His eyes going wide, Aburatsubo couldn't help but purr a little at the thought.
"Do you want me to strip for you?" he asked.
When Takeo was quiet for a long moment, he began to regret the words. He hadn't
wanted the banter between the two of them to die. The had been having such a
great conversation, teasing back and forth like they hadn't for a long time.
Aburatsubo was nearly floored when Takeo spoke next.
"Maybe another time," the youth stated, a definate glint in his eyes.
Owari
R/R Onegai???