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Here's Chapter 6 as promised, hope you enjoy
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Chapter 6: Break Before Breakdown
Rentaro watched with a smile as his pet dog Guts excitedly ate from a bowl, while he kneeled beside him. Now that him and his group were inside the house after dealing with the pests surrounding it, they could finally relax for a bit. Right after finishing with the zombies that lurked around, they finally entered the residence, where the group, or more like Ren was received by his dog jumping on him while going absolutely nuts; he had been gone for almost 2 days after all. After the group finally settled in, the girls went to take a well-deserved bath, while the boys, more specifically Takashi and Kohta went to check on Rika's room for the guns after receiving Ren's indications on how to reach there. Rentaro on the other hand fed his more than ever, hungry pet dog some food, before also deciding to take a quick shower in his own room's bathroom, all while disposing his previous clothes in a trash bag since they were all covered in blood after all, especially his white shirt which he used under his black blazer, that was more pink than white at that point due to all the dry blood and sweat. After finally being done, he put on a white tank top and black sweatshorts, while also carrying a pair of clean t-shirts and shorts that hopefully Takashi and Kohta could use. Before he could head to Rika's room, he saw Guts still sitting next to the now empty bowl, which to Ren was a clear sign that he wanted more food, so Ren complied and opened another can of dog food.
"Sorry for the wait boy" Ren muttered while petting the dog, who reacted by stopping eating the food and licking his face excitedly. "No-! Not while you're eating boy!" he said trying to stop Guts, while chuckling nonetheless. After a few seconds the dog finally stopped and turned his attention once again towards the bowl, to start eating again.
With that done, Ren gave Guts one last look before heading upstairs towards Rika's room. Worth mentioning that while walking, he passed right in front of the bathroom were the girls where in, and were apparently having lots of fun in; he could easily hear all the giggles, screaming and… moans? Better stop overthinking stuff.
"Let's just ignore them".
At least they finally could relax and were having some… fun.
He finally reached Rika's room, which had its door open and as he entered he stopped right at the door frame to stare at Takashi and Kohta, who were currently opening a large black locker, which had the guns inside, with a crowbar.
"What are you idiots doing?" he asked with one eyebrow raised.
"Oh Ren!" Kohta noticed him first, his voice was also shaky, from the struggling. "Don't worry, we got this-!"
"Help us-!" Takashi chipped in almost at the same time.
And just half a second later, the two had fallen on their faces after successfully opening the locker forcefully.
Ren left the clothes he had been carrying on Rika's king-size bed before opening the drawer from a nightstand that was right next to it; he then pulled a pair of keys that were inside before holding them right in front of his head, towards the duo that was on the ground, while shaking them.
"With this it would had been much easier, but you do you boys, nice job" he said in a sarcastic tone. "Also, from now on would you mind not breaking anymore of Rika's stuff? It's a dire situation or call it whatever but hopefully if I ever return to this house it's still standing".
Takashi responded by laughing sarcastically at his words. "Right, very funny. Maybe you could had told us about the key?"
"Fair. But maybe you could had waited for me instead of rushing?" Ren replied.
"Fair" Takashi continued, while chuckling and finally standing up. "I blame Hirano though".
Ren chuckled for a bit as well. "By the way, here's some clothes I thought you guys could use, hopefully they fit well enough" he said while pointing towards the bed.
"Thanks man" said Takashi.
"No problem" Ren replied with a smile. "Also, my bath's free just so you know. The girls don't seem that they will be done anytime soon".
And right after he said that, they heard more loud giggling and 'fun' sounds coming from the bathroom. Ren chuckled at this while scratching the back of his while Takashi also chuckled nervously.
"Sounds like they're having fun" Takashi said.
"Wanna join in?" Ren said mockingly.
"I don't want to die yet; told the same thing to Hirano" Takashi replied immediately.
Ren chuckled at this.
"Guys".
Both Rentaro and Takashi turned their heads to look at Kohta, who was now staring at the inside of the locker.
"This is amazing…" he muttered.
Ren and Takashi looked at each other before joining Kohta to take a look at the locker's content. When their eyes landed on it, the two found themselves joining Kohta in with the gawping.
Ren who already knew what to kind of expect, still whistled while eyeing the guns inside in surprise and… excitement even.
"I love you so much Rika".
He counted a total of four big guns inside the locker.
"Jackpot?" Ren muttered.
"The Grand Prize" Takashi added.
"A Goldmine" Kohta followed.
None three moved, and merely gawped at the guns. Finally, it was Kohta who reached in to grab one. After getting his hands on it, he eyed the gun for a bit with excitement.
"This is a Springfield M1A1 Super Match!" he said with a grin. "It's a semi-automatic… well I guess that means it wastes less ammunition".
"You really know your stuff" Ren commented while eyeing his friend.
"Uh, Hirano?" Takashi muttered, a bit taken aback by the boy's sudden demeanor change.
"The magazine fits 20 rounds!" Kohta continued excitedly.
"Hey, uh… Hirano-" Takashi insisted but stopped after he felt a hand on his shoulders; he then turned his head to look at Ren who was eyeing him while clearly a bit amused.
"Just let him be" Ren said, which earned a nod from Takashi a few seconds later.
After a full minute of Kohta describing the entire gun out loud to them, he proceeded to get his hands on another one.
"A Knight's SR-25 Sniper Rifle" Kohta started once again, exactly the same way as with the previous gun. "You can't get this kind of thing in Japan, so it's gotta be a completely remodeled AR-10!"
Ren and Takashi finally joined Kohta with the gun eyeing and by holding them themselves, before placing them on the floor beside them.
"The crossbow inside looks like a Barnett Wildcat S5" Kohta said while pointing inside the locker, towards the weapon. "It's a famous hunting bow made in England".
While Ren silently watched and listened to Kohta's brainstorm of information about the guns, Takashi reached to grab one from inside himself.
"Oh! That's an Ithaca M-37 Riot Shotgun!" Kohta said while pointing at the gun Takashi was currently holding. "It's a real kick-ass shotgun! It was designed by the Americans and used in the Vietnam War!".
Takashi silently scanned at the shotgun before pointing the barrel toward where Ren was standing, who moved out of the way swiftly, so it was now pointing at Kohta, who freaked out a bit due to this.
"Even if not loaded, never ever point a gun at another person!" Kohta exclaimed nervously. "The only ones you should point it at are-"
"Them, I know" Takashi replied immediately.
Ren checked the insides of the locker one last time, and noticed another thing besides the crossbow. Two handguns, of black color, which were above the big guns. He took the two out while scanning them silently.
"Oh, Oh! Those are USP9s!" Kohta revealed while pointing at the two handguns; Ren quickly handed one to him, which of course, Kohta happily accepted and quickly took a stance while aiming down sights with the handgun. "They are developed in Germany by Heckler & Koch! Semi-Automatics with a 15 rounds magazine! Oh and they also have tactical flashlights on, sweet!"
"They are light" Ren said while looking at the one he was currently holding with one hand.
"Well yeah, they're handguns after all" Kohta commented.
"I mean, comfortably light" Ren added.
"You like them?" Kohta asked.
"Well yeah" Ren replied. "Light means easy to move with; feel like I can use them while still using my bokken".
"Fire and melee combo?" Kohta said with a raised eyebrow.
"Sounds like something he would do to be honest…" Takashi chipped in.
"Sounds cool enough for me" Ren muttered before taking a stance while aiming down sights, imitating Kohta.
"Ooh, that's not a bad stance!" Kohta commented with a grin. "You have experience with guns?"
"Nope" he replied immediately. "Not at all; just imitating your stance and stuff I watched in movies and videogames. Done Airsoft before though".
"Really?"
"Yeah, really".
"No- like, really?"
"What do you mean Kohta?"
"You're telling me you lived all this time under the same roof as this babies right here but never once tried them at all or touched them?"
Ren raised an eyebrow at Kohta's weird questioning.
"How is a highschool student supposed to 'try out' some guns? Real guns" Ren replied with a raised eyebrow. "I did touch some of them, since I kind of helped Rika to put them together and she showed them to me for a bit, but nothing else".
Kohta then just stared at him, seemingly giving up and getting where Rentaro was coming from.
"I feel you and all, but best I've managed was going to some airsoft fields a few times" Ren commented. "Not everyone has actually worked with real stuff like you pal".
"Wait" Takashi joined in. "You've actually trained with real guns?" he questioned while looking at Kohta; surprise on his features.
"When I was in America, I went to a private military company…" Hirano revealed with a smirk. "There, I was taught by a Blackwater instructor for a month".
"Wow… glad you're with us" Takashi muttered.
"We have our own Rambo" Rentaro added.
Kohta chuckled at this for a bit. "Anyway, can you guys help me get the bullets inside the magazines and stuff? It would take me forever by myself".
"Alrighty" Ren muttered before walking towards the other locker that was next to the one holding the guns. Inside, he saw a bunch of small boxes which contained bullets, arrows for the crossbow, holsters for the handguns, a pair of binoculars, and-
"What's this?" he muttered before reaching inside with one hand and grabbing what he was currently eyeing.
Ren whistled at the object he was currently holding, which gathered the attention of both Takashi and Kohta, who also landed their eyes on it.
It was a blade, currently sheathed on a brown leather scabbard.
"A knife?" Takashi muttered.
"A bayonet!" Kohta revealed while walking towards Ren, who offered the blade to him, which the gun-loving boy quickly took. "It's definitely for the Springfield; sweet!"
Ren then looked inside once again and noticed yet another blade, inside the locker, though this time noticeably larger and in a black leather scabbard. Ren grabbed it and slowly pulled the knife out while eyeing it with interest.
"Hello…" Rentaro whispered with a smirk, with all sort of things immediately flashing through his mind, specifically, him using this knife against them.
"Looks bigger than the other one" Takashi commented.
"Oh man, that's a bowie knife" Kohta commented. "Those are hunting knives, most are around 30 centimeters long; also that one has a trench-knuckle handle, pretty cool!"
Ren eyed the blade up and down while also noticing his own reflection on it. He then finally sheathed it before smirking toward his friends.
"I call dibs on this one" he said with a smirk. "Any protest?"
"Y-Yeah, melee combat is not my thing so…" Kohta said.
"All yours brother" Takashi added.
"Awesome".
After that, the three then sat on the floor and proceeded to place the bullets inside the magazines, while chatting, watching the news and checking from the balcony with the binoculars they found their surroundings and stuff that was happening from afar, while commenting that they really didn't need to worry about the girls or them doing that much noise considering most of the noise and even gunshots were coming from afar, around the bridge.
They chatted about Rika, how she got the guns and her being one of the top sharpshooters in Japan, much to Takashi and especially Kohta's amazement; they also had asked about how Rika had gotten a house this big, which was a valid question; which he responded by revealing that Rika's salary was well… pretty impressive. They also talked some politics, weirdly enough; something about left-wing radicals and right-wing radicals that Ren didn't pay much attention to since he didn't like talking about that stuff; the conversation had emerged after they saw in the news a group of conspiracy theorists or something like that – just idiots, according to Rentaro – that were protesting and alleging that the 'virus' was created by the American and Japanese government, which they themed the 'killer disease'; they also were whining about the police using violence against the infected and stuff. As they watched all of that unfold on the news, which they were watching with the room's TV, Ren had asked Kohta for a couple of tips regarding the guns, specifically the handguns; his friend gladly agreed to help and showed him a few stuff, including the safety and how to reload, which Ren had been doing on a loop now for the last couple of minutes while aiming down sights, getting used to the sensation.
"You already got the hang of it" Kohta commented while looking at him, with a somewhat proud smile.
"Not that difficult" Ren muttered before placing the gun on the floor in front of him. The three teenagers, while still sitting on the floor and their backs resting against the bed, looked at the small arsenal they currently possessed, all spread and laying on the floor for now; all the magazines were full now and every box of bullets was empty.
"We really won the lottery huh?" Takashi commented. "Remind me to thank your cousin properly once we meet her".
"Get in line" Kohta added.
Ren chuckled at this. "Well, having all of this will certainly make me sleep better at night".
Takashi chuckled as well. "I don't know If it will be a good sleep, but at least I'll get to sleep, knowing we have this stuff".
"I am the happiest man in the world" Kohta added, earning chuckles from the other two.
"Well, while this certainly increases our chances of survival, we must always keep in mind they're a double edged sword" Rentaro commented, earning a glance from both of his friends.
"What do you mean?" Takashi questioned.
"They are guns…".
Silence stares from them still.
"Guns are loud".
After a few seconds, his comments earned 'oohhs' from both of them.
"It would had been really cool if your cousin could have gotten a couple of suppressors" Kohta said.
"Well, can't have everything sadly" Rentaro replied. "And yeah while certainly they are a double edged sword, we do have some big advantages going on fortunately".
His commentary earned once again glances from both of his friends.
"Our enemies… or at least the main threat, they, don't shoot back".
His explanation once again earned 'oohhs' from both of them.
"They also are ridiculously slow and won't do things such as taking cover, or dodging" he continued. "So even some dude with the poorest eyesight could hit them; shouldn't be that difficult I'd guess".
Rentaro then turned to look at Kohta, and finally remembered that his friend used, well… glasses.
"No offense" Ren said.
"None taken" Kohta replied instantly.
"Oi look" Takashi said, pointing at the TV.
Both him and Kohta looked towards the TV which was still in the news channel, to see that an officer was currently pointing his gun towards the leader of the protester's group head and just a few seconds later then… the officer pulled the trigger.
"Holy shit-" that was Takashi.
"That didn't look good" that was Kohta.
"But you could say it was necessary" that was Rentaro. "Also the dude was starting to really piss me off".
Ren's comments earned a nervous chuckle from Kohta, meanwhile Takashi seemed a little pensive.
"I think we should move" Takashi said, earning raised eyebrows from both of his friends.
"What?" Kohta eyed at him with a raised eyebrow. ""It's dark already; will be too dangerous".
"No chance" Ren followed. "Not to mention we haven't rested nor eaten properly yet. We go outside right now and once the sun rises, we'll most likely not be a group of seven anymore".
"Then what?" Takashi questioned.
Ren exhaled through his nose before speaking. "It's not like we're here for vacations or anything; we'll leave as soon as the sun rises tomorrow, with the guns, all the food or anything else that could be of use, and properly rested".
Under any other circumstances, he would have suggested to stay in the house, since it was a very good place to keep as a base. It was big enough for everyone to be comfortable, had more than one bath, food for more than a week if well rationed, and had a convenience store nearby, meaning they could make one or multiple trips to resupply without running that much danger – not to mention they had a Humvee in the parking – and most importantly, they couldn't reach them. But the circumstances weren't exactly the right to stay here; Takashi's, Rei's and Saya's parents' status were still a mystery for them, and as much as a part of Rentaro would love to stay in his house and wait till something meaningful could happen – like the zombies rotting till they couldn't move like Shizuka theorized – he just couldn't let his friends carry on by themselves, while he sat there on his ass. Once the group could find or confirm the status of their parents, they could come back to this place.
Also yeah, he also was taking a bit of a liking when it came to dealing with zombies, but that's just an extra, and it wasn't the safest hobby to have at the moment; as much as he would like to be crushing some skulls right now, the smarter side of him knew much better and kept him under complete control; he had much better things to do, like looking out for his friends and his dog. Maybe doing that wasn't that… exciting, compared to killing zombies, but it was certainly much more important for him.
A few seconds after those words left his mouth, Takashi didn't seem like he was about to protest anymore and silently agreed with Rentaro; then they both heard a growl, both then looked at Kohta who had both hands placed over his belly.
The chubby teenager then chuckled nervously. "S-Sorry, as soon as you mentioned food, my body remembered that I haven't eaten in a while…"
Rentaro chuckled at this and was soon joined in by Takashi.
"Yeah, I'm a bit hungry too" he said. "I'll head downstairs to prepare something for all of us. You guys keep checking our surroundings, if anything pops up I'll be at the kitchen".
"Sounds good" Takashi said.
"Sorry for the trouble" Kohta said.
"Don't mention it-" he replied, and then was planning to stand up, but was caught off-guard once he felt a pair of arms hug him from behind. Rentaro quickly turned his head around, only to be met by a pair of boobs colliding against his face, and yeah, weirdly enough, he recognized said pair immediately. He didn't know anyone that big aside from Shizuka after all. She had seemingly climbed on the bed without anyone noticing it and snuck on them, on him.
Rentaro quickly pulled his face away from Shizuka's bosom, only to then be grabbed by the cheeks by her, who had the intention to pull him closer for a kiss. Kiss where? He didn't want to know.
"Ren-kuuun!"
Rentaro managed to place a hand on Shizuka's jaw and kept her from reaching him, then pushed her away as gently as he could. She mewled in protest and kept trying to reach him, but Rentaro ignored it; a familiar scent then reached his nose and Shizuka's attitude immediately made sense.
"Shizuka, are you drunk?" he asked, slight annoyance in his tone.
"Just a teensy weensy bit" she replied while giggling and finally stopping her advances on him, as she now was on her knees, still on the bed; but then she turned her head around to look at Takashi, who still was sitting in place while staring at her a bit dumbfounded. Only natural considering she was only wearing a towel to cover her body at the moment, and considering Shizuka's ridiculous curves, any towel in the world would struggle to keep in place.
"Komuro-kuuuun" she whispered as she pounced herself towards the brown-haired teenager, in the same way she did against Rentaro, only that this time, she was successful and managed to place a kiss on the teenager's cheek.
"S-Sensei, w-what-" Takashi stuttered, while blushing furiously, and much to Takashi's nervousness, Shizuka didn't seem like she was separating herself from him anytime soon, so, instinctively, the teenager raised both hands to push the drunk nurse away, which resulted in him landing them on her ample chest, successfully pulling her away, but also earning a moan from the blonde.
Rentaro on the other hand, brought a hand to his temples to massage them, at the absurdity of the situation.
"Ah- Uh-!" once again the teenager stuttered, before finally removing his hands from the nurse's chest. "S-Sorry Sensei, but-!"
Shizuka giggled before he could continue. "Don't worry about it!" as she continued giggling, she then finally noticed Kohta, who had stood up from where he was sitting and also had a dumbfounded expression, while also blushing, due to the nurse's current appearance.
"Kohta-chan!" she mewled happily while crawling towards his direction.
"Uh- Eh- 'Chan'? me?" the chubby teenager stuttered.
"You've been a very good boy" she whispered into the guy's ear. "Here's your reward" she then kissed the boy, same as she did Takashi, which of course earned a blush from the teenager and a… nosebleed?
Worth mentioning that, Shizuka was still on the bed, while wearing a towel that wasn't covering her that well, so when she decided to crawl towards Kohta, while Ren and Takashi were in the opposite direction, said action ended up giving both teenagers a full view of her naked rear.
Rentaro facepalmed, covering his eyes in the process, while looking towards the opposite direction, catching Takashi, who was still looking at Shizuka's backside with widened eyes and his face now fully red.
"Oi" Ren muttered as he elbowed his friend in the ribs.
"Uh, wha-? Oh s-sorry" Takashi stuttered before looking away.
I mean, he could get it, not like he was some prude or anything. Shizuka was both incredibly voluptuous and beautiful; Ren himself found himself staring on many different occasions in the past, specially while younger, which wasn't a rare occurrence considering how ditzy and carefree she could be, but nowadays he was used to it; that still didn't mean he was going to both stare all he wanted and let his friends stare while Shizuka was in a drunken state being as carefree as ever, even if she didn't mind.
Due to the shock thanks to the affection, Kohta ended up falling on his butt, while Shizuka, who was still on her knees in bed, giggled at the boy's reaction. Rentaro on the other hand finally got up and stood right in front of Shizuka.
"What are you even doing?" he asked, with an eyebrow raised.
"I just came here to say hello and show some love!" she replied while giggling.
Ren sighed. "While wearing only a towel?"
"What about it?" she pouted. "I feel comfy like this!"
"Do not speak so loud, it's still not safe" Ren whispered to her while bringing a finger to his lips.
"Whaaat? Nooo!" she whimpered before closing her eyes. "It's scary when it's quiet… I wanna stay heeere".
Ren stared at her for a couple of seconds, with her not moving.
"Shizuka?"
The blonde the opened her eyes slightly and looked at him, before hugging him, while hiding her face on his chest.
"I wanna stay here" she muttered while pressed against his chest.
Rentaro exhaled through his nose, his face relaxing and features turning gentler, as he placed a hand on top of Shizuka's head.
"Can't really get mad at her".
"I'll take care of her" he said as he turned to face Takashi, who had been looking at them quietly, while still blushing a bit, although the boy nonetheless still nodded. "You guys keep an eye out" he then turned to look at Kohta who was making his way to the balcony, and though Ren couldn't actually see his face, he was pretty sure it was a funny one.
"S-S-Sure thing Ren" Kohta muttered as he gave him the thumbs up.
Rentaro then, with a bit of effort, managed to get Shizuka on his back and was now carrying her in a piggyback style. He gently made his way outside the room, but slowed down a bit as he felt Shizuka moving a bit too much.
"Shizuka, please hold on tight" he whispered to her, and right after he said that, he felt Shizuka slipping away from his back. Instinctively, in order to not let her fall, his hands ended up on Shizuka's ass, which ended up not only keeping her in place.
"Hyan!" but also ended up earning a moan from her.
He bit his lip right after the contact and for the very first time during the night, Ren found himself blushing, with heat taking over his whole face. He could handle Shizuka's appearance, but this? But this was a bit too much.
"It's so soft- SHUT UP".
"You're touching my ass" Shizuka whispered at him playfully in the ear before she started poking him on the cheek. "You naughty, naughty boy".
Ren groaned at this, before forcing himself to chuckle a bit. Best was just to ignore it. With Shizuka now in place and holding herself better, he continued his way, but once again found himself stopping after the sudden appearance of a figure, in front of him.
"Rei?"
It was indeed his childhood friend who was in front of him, and was staring at him right in the eyes… while only wearing a pink top and white panties, he also quickly noticed she wasn't wearing a bra as well.
"Don't look, don't look" ·
Rei just kept staring at him, with a quite serious expression. Ren then felt the now more than ever familiar scent of alcohol, more specifically beer, coming also from her.
"You too?" he muttered.
Rei completely ignored this and proceeded to raise both hands towards Ren's cheeks, and then proceeded to pinch them, much to his annoyance.
"Why there's three of you?!" she questioned while still pinching his cheeks and shaking his head to the sides.
Great, he had a drunken blonde on his back who was only wearing a towel, and a drunken orange-haired who was barely wearing any clothes. How the hell did he end up here?
"Pwease, I hwave to mwove" he pronounced as best as he could while trying to walk away from Rei, who still kept pinching him.
Much to his relief, out of the corner of his sight, he saw Takashi lean his head out of Rika's room, with confused expression; dude probably was a bit curious after all the noise they were making. Ren instantly came up with something and smirked mischievously as great as he could.
"Ywo Twakashi!" he exclaimed while looking at his friend. As soon as those words left his mouth, Rei's eyes darted towards the direction he was looking at, and ended up landing on Takashi of course, who was now standing in place. Rei's face on the other hand beamed as soon as she noticed his friend.
"Takashi!" she exclaimed cheerfully, before making her way towards the brown-haired.
Ren immediately took his chance and walked away, completely ignoring the couple. Finally, after a full minute, he reached his destiny, a spot in the house that had two large sofas on, one which was already being used by Saya worth mentioning; he placed Shizuka on the other one. He also noticed that Shizuka's towel was now falling off, while Saya on the other hand was wearing a crop top and some hotshorts, with the former doing a really sloppy job at keeping the pink-haired's breast out of sight. Ren sighed at this while massaging his temples. Was every woman in this house half-naked right now?
Then he remembered, aside from Shizuka, the girls were wearing Rika's clothes, which tended to be very revealing; at least they were comfortable right?
Ren retrieved two blankets and covered the two with them before finally retiring. Enough of witnessing his sister-like childhood friends almost half-naked for the day. At least he was pretty sure Saeko, wherever she was, was wearing something much more modest. Right?
Now done, Rentaro made his way to the kitchen, looking to cook something for the group; it would also be a good idea to cook something and have it ready for tomorrow early. Before reaching the kitchen, he came across Guts, who was currently wandering aimlessly around the house, looking for a place to take a nap, like he usually did. He made sure to pet him a few times before continuing his way towards the kitchen.
"What should I cook?"
While completely distracted, he finally reached the kitchen and made his way towards the fridge, which he opened before taking a look inside, looking for something to drink. His eyes landed on a small apple juice carton which he proceeded to grab.
"Ren?"
He recognized Saeko's voice immediately; was she in the kitchen? He didn't even notice.
"Supper will be ready soon" she announced to him. "I'm making lunch for tomorrow as well".
Ren smiled at the news, while also noticing that something smelled really good nearby. "You really are a lifesaver Saeko" he said before closing the fridge's door and turning to look at where her voice was coming from. "Need help with any- huh?"
Saeko turned her head around to look at Ren with a bit of confusion, due to his words being suddenly cut off. Meanwhile Ren on the other had his eyes wide opened, and was currently biting his lips, while also feeling a heat take over his whole face, thanks to what he had just witnessed, and still was witnessing, without not being able to look away.
Busujima Saeko had her hair on a ponytail at the moment…while wearing nothing but an apron and a thong in front of him; nothing else, just that. Which means that the current view for him was… crazy, to say the least.
"What's wrong?" she asked, almost a bit too incredulously, before she laid down a ladle she had been holding.
"Really? 'What's wrong?' Really?"
Ren found himself loss for words, his eyes uncontrollably exploring Saeko's body up and down, specially her rear, which was at full view pretty much. He could also see some of her breast from that angle.
If they would had been in some weird anime, he would be nosebleeding to death right now.
"Uh-Umm…" he finally began speaking. "May I ask…" he then pinched with two fingers the fabric of his white tank top he was currently wearing, and began pulling on it slightly, making a clear gesture to her. "You know…"
Saeko finally seemed to get the gesture and blushed a bit.
"Is she a bit dense or something?"
"Oh, this?" she said as she pulled the fabric from the apron, around her chest area forward, away from her breasts. "There were no clothes in here that fit me so, I'll be wearing this till the laundry finishes" she then pulled the fabric of the apron down, making the outline of her breasts now more noticeable.
"Is she doing this on purpose?"
"I know it's immodest. I apologize" she said with a slight blush, looking a bit ashamed.
That was it? Shouldn't she be hiding behind the kitchen counter or something? She really knew how to keep her composure.
"No- it's…" he said, and then he noticed that blood was not only rushing towards his head and face, but also it was making its way down there, meaning that a reaction from him was on the making. Ren opened the fridge again, this time with the purpose of using the door to cover his lower parts. "It's alright, don't worry. I understand" he said rapidly while scratching the back of his head.
Damn hormones.
Saeko smiled at him, a bit too suspiciously in Ren's opinion, before grabbing the ladle once again and stirring the pot, she seemingly was using to make supper. Rentaro on the other hand, couldn't think of anything better to do than place the carton juice he had been holding the whole time back inside, and after a moment, that included some quick meditation while he was standing in place, feeling his mind and body calming down a bit, he finally closed the fridge.
"Do you need help with anything?" he asked, trying his best to only stare at Saeko's face.
She once again turned to face him. "Don't worry, I'm almost done" she replied. "I believe I should apologize as well…"
Rentaro raised an eyebrow at this. "For?"
"I should had asked for your permission before using the kitchen, it's your house after all" she explained, in a gentle, apologetic tone.
Ren chuckled at her modesty. "Don't worry about it, I was planning to cook something anyway, so you pretty much made things a lot simpler for me. Not to mention the group won`t have to wait as long… also, it smells fantastic" he then approached and stood right next to her, while eyeing at what was cooking inside the pot.
Saeko smiled at his words. "Thanks, I'm glad you find it appealing".
For some reason, those words by her sent shivers down his spine.
"Keep it together man".
Ren then stood in place, trying to come up with something. It really didn't seem that she needed any more help so…
"Guess I'll make some desserts for everyone" he announced, earning a glance from Saeko. "A bit of sugar would be great right now".
He then went back to the fridge, in order to get some eggs, milk and sugar; after placing them on the counter, he also got some pancake mix ready.
"Fluffy pancakes sound good enough. Quick and simple".
He got two bowls ready and started breaking the eggs and separating the yolks from the whites.
"You never struck me as a dessert guy. Would have never guessed" he heard Saeko speak behind him, with an amused tone.
Ren chuckled a bit. "I have a bit of a sweet tooth that I've managed to keep under control for most of the time, but yeah, I love desserts".
Saeko slightly giggled. "I'll be patiently waiting for it".
He considered himself a very competent cook and somewhat of a small-time baker. With all the free-time he had, besides school and working out, apart from a couple of hobbies, he didn't really do anything else, so he spent a lot of time trying out recipes and stuff. Since Rika was out due to work most of the time, once he started living with her, he knew very well he had to learn how to cook very competently, and so he did; not only for himself, but also for Rika, who always arrived from work exhausted. So he couldn't just lay on his ass while she did all the work, right? She had done more than enough for him by providing him a home, so cooking and taking good care of the house was the least he could do, he thought.
"By the way" she spoke up. "Did you guys manage to find what were you looking for?"
Ren stood in place, silent but just a second later he figured what she meant. "Ah, yes. It's official, we have a small arsenal on our hands".
"Very glad to hear that".
"Kohta already started calling dibs on everything, but I think there might be a gun for everyone, so he'll have to hold back a bit"
Saeko giggled at his comment. "Sounds good, but being honest, I'd rather stick to keep fighting with my bokken. Firearms aren't really my thing, never used one. So I believe leaving the gunfighting to Hirano-kun is the best".
"I've never used a real one as well" he replied. "And yeah, Hirano is the expert when it comes to gunfighting, but I believe a group shooting is better than only guy shooting. Our enemies don't shoot back and won't take cover or anything like that, fairly easy targets in a way; that's what I told the boys a few minutes ago" he explained, and shortly after heard Saeko hum pensively behind him.
"I'll consider it" she replied.
"Oh trust me, I do love crushing skulls with my bokken as much as you, but taking them out from the distance without getting that up close and personal with them doesn't sound bad either".
After his comment, an awkward silence followed, which made him grow a little nervous if he had to be honest.
"I see…" was her only response.
Maybe him saying he loved crushing skulls was a bit too much? I mean, he does like crushing skulls, their skulls, but he had meant it on a playful, joking manner. She didn't think he was some sort of psycho now, right?
Few minutes passed, and he continued preparing the pancake batter in silence. Once he was done, he turned to look at Saeko, whose back was facing him, once again giving him a very incredible view. He bit his lips and tried to look away, but was unable to. Did she really not mind? Or was to concentrated on what she was cooking? … Maybe she was a bit dense after all? There's no way she wasn't aware of the fact that she was nude pretty much, while he was right next to her, and most likely staring, because, you know, she also must be deeply aware of the fact that she's incredibly beautiful right?
"At least it's only me" he thought. And right after, the thought of Takashi or Kohta, possibly appearing at any moment and catching a glimpse of her, invaded his mind.
Nope, there was absolutely no way he was letting that happen. Not on his watch. Never.
"Umm, Saeko" he muttered, immediately grabbing her attention, as she turned her heard to look at him. "Sorry but… maybe there might be something in my room that you could use? You know, for…" his eyes then traveled downwards, taking a look at the apron hugging her body, before immediately making their way up to her eyes again.
After a few seconds, she seemed to immediately get the message, as she once again blushed a bit while slightly hugging herself. He hoped he wasn't making her uncomfortable, she seemed to be okay with it most of the time, except for when he reminded her of it, although, in a way, everytime he did that, could be translated as 'I can't stop staring, sorry' essentially.
… Crap.
"Just think is for the best, you know, so you could feel more comfortable; not to mention it can get… cold" he said… and yes, that was the best he could come up with.
"Understood" she replied after a few seconds, her cheeks still slightly tainted in pink. "Sorry for the inconvenience".
"N-No, don't worry about it…" he replied back, and stood there in silence for a few seconds, before snapping his fingers and pointing with his thumb towards the direction his room was at. "Uh, my room?"
Thankfully, despite him being reduced to a stuttering mess that barely could articulate, Saeko, just nodded at him, quickly getting his point. He got out of the kitchen and started making his way towards his room… with Saeko right behind him. He actually hadn't planned this, at all. Did he just unconsciously invite a girl to his room?
Oh shit, he did.
"It's clean right?" he couldn't stop from thinking. His room was always clean, he made sure of that, but for some reason he was questioning this despite knowing damn well it was clean.
He finally reached the door that lead to his room and opened it, before stepping aside, gesturing Saeko that she could go in first.
"Thanks" she muttered with a smile.
Meanwhile, while she walked pass him Ren once again found himself trying to not stare at her too much. After she finally made her way inside, he did the same before turning on the lights, and closing the door.
He noticed how she slightly tensed at the sound of the door closing and slowly turned to look at him.
Was she nervous?
Well, not like he was planning to do anything weird actually.
"Gimme a sec" he muttered before making his way to the chest of drawers he had in a corner, in which he kept all his home clothing. He kneeled in front of it and started opening drawers one by one, getting random piece of clothing out, until he grabbed what seemed to be a white t-shirt of medium size he had, not too big and not that small. He stood up an offered it to her.
"This could help, not exactly your size but…"
"Thank you" she said with a smile before taking the cloth with both hands.
Rentaro then continued searching for anything she could wear, with having in mind the possibility that he could find something better than the white t-shirt; after a few moments though, it seemed there was nothing really that much better.
He turned his ahead around to look at her then. "Sorry, seems that… oh-" he was cut off by the sight of her with his t-shirt already on; her apron – which was actually his apron by the way – was now in her hands.
She had put it on behind him? Just like that?
And he missed it-? Okno.
"Isn't she a little bit too comfortable around me?"
Still, he found himself staring at her. His t-shirt was a little bit oversized for her, but it did fit her well enough. He desperately tried to ignore that her breasts were now poking the fabric a bit though. it was now more noticeable, since the t-shirt's fabric was thinner than the apron's.
"Well, this isn't any better for my heart".
"It's very comfortable, thanks" she said with a gentle smile.
Well at least she was happy.
"Uh, right, glad to hear it" he said. "Don't think any of my pants might fit you thought" he muttered mostly to himself, but loud enough so that she could hear it, before turning around once again towards the drawers. He started putting his clothes back in them and finally, just as he grabbed the last piece…
"That…" he heard her say and stopped what he was doing. "Could help"
He turned around to look at her for a moment, before realizing she was referring the piece of clothing he was currently holding with one hand.
It was a pair of light blue boxer briefs he had.
…
"If you don't mind, of course" she said politely.
She didn't realize that this was his underwear or… she wanted and had no problem in using his underwear? Well, he planned to look for some shorts that could fit her, but this could help. Still though…
Saeko, wearing his underwear?
Well, that could be interesting – he totally wanted – to see.
"Uh, sure" he said while standing up and extending the hand that was holding the briefs towards her. She took them and offered him to take the apron, which he did without a second thought. Saeko stared at the piece of cloth for a couple of seconds then.
"Ok then, I will, oh-"
He was cut off once again, at the sight of putting on the briefs right in front of him. Ren witnessed as she slowly slid his underwear up her legs.
"I swear to God; she's doing this on purpose".
With what objective? He didn't know, but if it happened to be to drive him insane, she was succeeding.
Ren silently watched as she put them on and gave them a check in silence, twisting and moving her hips slightly, while eyeing them herself. After she seemed to be done and comfortable enough, he turned to look at him with a smile.
"They are nice" she said with a gentle, innocent smile.
Oh, if only she knew she was slowly making him lose his mind.
"Again, glad to hear that" he said, managing to return the smile, while trying to not stare at her too much. After all, Busujima Saeko was in his room, wearing his t-shirt and underwear.
Just what is happening?
"Uh- we can head out now" he said; she nodded at this.
In silence, both of them made their way to the door in order to exit the room; Rentaro opened the door and stepped aside so she could go first, to which she smiled while looking at him. He then turned the lights off before closing the door. As they both silently made their way towards the kitchen, something came through his mind.
"So" he began, quickly earning her attention. "I know it's kind late, but I never offered something to drink to you, did I? Quite impolite from me".
Saeko slightly giggled at this. "Do not worry about it"
"So?"
"Hmm?"
"Want anything?"
Saeko giggled once again before smiling. "I humbly accept".
Rentaro smiled for a bit. "Does matcha tea sound good?".
"Sounds lovely" she replied.
As they finally reached the kitchen, he started fetching everything he needed to prepare the green tea, starting from a kettle.
"Should I show my tea ceremony skills?" he half-jokingly thought.
In silence, he filled the kettle with water and placed it on the stove in order to bring the water to boil. With the green powder, bamboo whisk and cups ready, after cleaning the cups with water and a towel, he carefully started pouring powder inside the cups with a bamboo scoop. Saeko, apparently done with the cooking, had been staring at him silently the whole time.
"It's a bit awkward to be honest".
"You practice tea ceremony?" she asked.
"Used to, not really a master or anything" he replied.
"You are very good" she said with a smile, which also made him smile.
"If I had to guess, I'd say you too right?" he said.
"Indeed" she replied "As a daughter of the Busujima Clan, is expected of me to master such arts".
"Well hopefully I don't disappoint you, Saeko-dono" he said, with a bit of sarcasm, which earned a few more giggles from her. "Should also check in with the rest to see if they need anything… Kohta was quite hungry".
"Haven't seen any of them in a while" Saeko commented. "What could they be doing?"
"Well, Shizuka and Saya are already fast asleep" he began replying. "Kohta was keeping an eye on our surroundings" he then stopped for a moment, before chuckling a bit. "And Takashi and Rei are most likely together, somewhere around the house. She must be all over him, especially after drinking a bit, poor guy".
With everything done, Ren decided to go and grab the kettle, whose water must had been boiling at this point. While at it, he heard Saeko giggle.
"Well, sometimes girls need someone they can cling to" she muttered.
That comment made Ren stop dead on his tracks while he was on his way to grab the kettle. He now stood right in front of Saeko, who had her lower back against the kitchen's counter.
"Even you?" he muttered, his tone low.
Saeko felt shivers going down his spine at this.
She just kept looking at him, without responding, staring at his burgundy eyes, that seemed to shine dangerously now, almost crimson-like.
"Yes" she whispered, her voice low.
At that, Rentaro felt even more bold and took a small step forward, closing the distance between them, as he placed both hands on the counter, at her sides, essentially trapping her.
With now just a few inches between their faces, he almost could feel her breaths on him. His eyes kept darting between her own eyes and her lips. She noticed a slight blush on her cheeks as well and her eyes darkening a bit, and he was pretty damn sure his were looking similar. Ren almost felt like smirking once he noticed her staring at his own lips for a bit too.
Once he noticed her own lips parting a bit, Ren didn't think twice, and slowly closed the distance. Saeko closed her eyes and after witnessing this, Ren slowly did the same and finally, gently crashed her lips against hers.
It barely lasted a few seconds. Ren pulled away slightly and looked at her. Her blush was more noticeable now and her eyes were slightly widened; her breath was a bit heavier now. Ren felt his heart beating like crazy, and his mind didn't even process what had just happened completely. And it wasn't going to anytime soon.
Because both him and Saeko, simultaneously closed the distance once again.
This time, both were a bit more aggressive. Ren both felt and heard her moan in his mouth. He sneaked one arm behind her waist and pulled her closer, which made her moan slightly again. He also felt her hands grabbing and gripping the fabric of his shirt around the chest area. Ren could feel the blood in his veins flowing like crazy, and a heat slowly taking over his whole body. It was familiar, but it was much more intense, more intense than anything he had ever felt in his entire life.
The effect this woman had on him was insane.
Their kiss while shy at the beginning, slowly began turning more aggressive, with both not even caring to stop to catch their breath. Just as the two pushed their bodies against each other even harder and with their tongues slightly meeting, both heard a sound, the worst sound in existence for them right now.
The kettle was whistling.
They finally separated and Ren's eyes darted towards the kettle, and soon after he found himself staring daggers at the object.
"Fuck you".
Saeko on the other hand, was resting her forehead on his chest, while she still gripped the fabric of his top with both hands. Ren could hear her panting a bit heavily. Without not knowing what to say after what had just happened, he slowly separated himself from her and went to turn the stove off, so the kettle could stop whistling.
Then he just stayed there, he actually was sweating just a bit, and he tried to calm his now erratic breath. That had been his first kiss, but it was crazier than he ever could had imagined. A bit of a long silence followed, with Rentaro staring at Saeko from the corner of his eye, while she stared at the ground, though he did catch her trying to stare at him.
"Uh- I-I'll let the water rest for a bit" he said, breaking the ice.
At this, she finally lifted his gaze to look at him – she still was blushing heavily – and seemed to try to open her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. She ended up just humming as reply while tucking her hair behind her ear.
Saeko walked towards the pot she was cooking with this whole time after grabbing the ladle she had also been using and stirred its insides.
"Supper-" she began, but her voice came out a bit too weakly – Ren almost had to hold back a smirk as he noticed – so she cleared her throat. "S-Supper is ready… we should tell everyone".
"I will" he almost immediately replied before silently walking out of the kitchen, without having any clear destination in mind.
He brought a hand, his fingers more specifically to massage his chin, close to his lips. Ren's mind was finally processing everything.
"I just kissed Busujima Saeko".
And she kissed him back.
Holy shit.
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Hello, hope y'll doing great and hope you enjoyed this chapter as well.
Hope you guys are enjoying Ren's and Saeko's interactions so far btw
Next chapter, things are once again getting crazier as y'll now, and a special little someone is being introduced.
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