There goes the school bell. It's another day at Itan Private High School.
The couple had just entered the school compound. Unbeknownst to them, there were several members of The Church of Komi taking turns to stalk them as they walked down the winding hallways.
"Oh, thank god. I thought we were going to be late for a second…" Tadano and Komi both caught their breaths and sat in their usual seats.
He noticed Komi rummaging through her bag, and pulling out a cloth, which she then used to dab his forehead.
"Shouko…?"
She blushed but continued wiping his forehead.
"Oh… you're wiping my sweat for me…?"
She nodded.
"Well… thanks…"
They felt as if they were evaporating on the spot…
"Our queen is wiping the peasant's forehead…" One of the Church members, Ramorou Kinshu, was spying on the couple from the corridor, walkie-talkie in hand.
"Well, there's not much we can do about that… Just find pockets of time and check on what they're doing…"
The day dragged on a little longer, it was Lunch period now.
"Finally, Lunch… Man am I hungry- ow…!" Tadano clutched his hand. Komi looked at him in concern.
"I'm fine…! I think my arm just cramped… I've been writing a lot this morning… haha…"
He looked up and saw Komi holding up his spoon with food on it.
"Huh…?"
"S…Say… ahhh~..."
The two blushed.
"No… I mean…! I'm fine… I can eat on my own…" Tadano stammered.
Komi shook her head, slowly moving the spoon closer to his mouth.
"You shouldn't… m-move your hand too much when it's c-cramped…"
"Oh… Well… thank you… ahhh~"
She placed the spoon-full of food into his mouth.
They blushed again.
"Our queen is feeding him now…" Ramorou snarled a little.
A sound that sounded like a mix between a growl and cringe came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.
"...Thanks… for spying for us… we'll settle the rest…"
Yamai placed the walkie-talkie back on the tabletop.
"So… how's the situation?" Sonoda broke the silence of the room.
"Grim." Yamai sighed.
She explained in detail, and maybe a little over the top, the events that just occurred that day between the couple.
"Looks like we need to act soon, don't we? At this rate they'll be doing the-" Sonoda was cut off as Shinobino slapped a palm to his mouth.
"That… will never happen…" Yamai was breathing deeply. Her hatred for Tadano had not been this high since first-year. Any mention of intimacy between Komi and Tadano just made her more desperate and ticked off.
"We need a solution… and fast…"
"Well, remember when I said Shinobino, Sonoda and I were discussing plans? Well…"
The next day had arrived. Komi had just left the washroom as the school day was about to begin.
While on the way back to class, she walked past a group of people. They were seemingly talking to each other in hushed voices.
Are they talking bad about me…? Negative thoughts raced through Komi's mind as she slowly walked past them…
"...Did you hear? Some students saw Tadano-kun going to a nightclub on Saturday…"
"I thought it was a strip club…?"
Immediately, Komi froze. Was Tadano such a person…?
"They sent me the picture too…"
Her heart started racing. She would have to ask him herself then…
She began picking up the pace as she returned to class. Then, she stopped short in her tracks.
No wait… Hito… He was at my house for our sleepover the entirety of Saturday… He couldn't have gone there at all…
She felt relieved. Those were just rumours and fake news after all. She knew Tadano would never attempt anything like that. Her heart felt more at ease as she headed back to class.
"They said they made sure she had heard it… Tell us how things are going…"
Ramorou peered up above the classroom's corridor window ledge. He saw Komi head over to her seat.
"Good morning, Shouko!" Tadano greeted her with a smile.
She bowed, taking her seat next to him, and she too, smiled a little.
"She's… smiling…?"
Tadano bent down to grab his books. Once he had sat back upright, he felt something nibble at his ear.
"Wha… huh- Shouko…?"
Komi immediately sat back on her chair, blushing furiously.
"D-did… you just… nibble my e-ear…?"
"S-sorry… I… just felt… l-like… I… h-heard that couples… do it often. Did you… not like it…?"
"Huh...? W-Wait… uh… well… I… kind of did like it…"
Their faces resembled burning red charcoal.
Meanwhile, Yamai on the other end of the walkie-talkie had just slumped onto her desk, slightly disheartened. Plan A had failed miserably. Komi showed no sign of ever leaving Tadano's side.
"Well…" She picked up a small notepad. On it were all the plans the Church had come up with. "There's still more in store for him… it's not over yet…"