Hi again. Sorry that I'm late with this chapter, but this last week has been kinda rough. It's done now, so I'm here.
Firstly, I want to thank you guys so much for all the reviews I've gotten on that last chapter... I'll respond to all of them at the bottom of the chapter, so for now, please enjoy this part.
"So is everyone set?" Hinoki asked. She was ready to take them all the way to their orgasm with the practical demonstration and had even been so understanding as to allow Jun's request for them to drape their winter jackets on their laps to protect their decency...
Of course, it had taken some interruptions and sidetracks to get here…
Looking around, there were some nervous faces, but everyone was ready, even Kusunoki, who'd needed a lot of prodding from Jun. Hinoki smiled.
"Welcome to the test run… forget about the rest of us and let your imagination run wild, and your body will naturally know what to do."
Hinoki watched from her seat, watching their nerves melt away as they closed their eyes and drifted off into their own world with whoever took their fancy. This was what she'd wanted to teach them, after all.
She knew better than anyone how much porn there was on the internet, but any loser could fap to that… imagination was harder to muster, but really took the orgasm to new heights and teach them more about themselves… she'd be so proud if her teachings did actually work.
Of course, that kinda required the girls to actually be attracted to Keima… or at least someone else…
Hinoki gave everyone their much-deserved privacy and turned to Jun in the next seat, who just looked tired.
"Nagase," she spoke, her voice lower than usual to not startle anyone, "you alright?"
"I have no clue how you did this," Jun replied in an exhausted voice, "I thought I was ready to be a teacher, but I had not prepared to teach this…"
"Of course," Hinoki replied, "this kind of stuff isn't anything taught at school, so it's obviously gonna be harder," she gave an infectious smile, "you did well though."
Jun's lips turned up as well. She doubted Hinoki's sincerity, but it somehow did make her feel better about what she was doing.
She knew she was way out of her element, teaching girls about things she wasn't all that knowledgeable in herself… but being with Hinoki, she could understand why the other woman was so passionate about it… and how important it would be for the girls under their care.
"Thank you, Kasuga-san," she said gratefully.
"Kasuga-san is my mother… Hinoki is fine," Jun smiled, offering a hand to shake.
"Then you can call me Jun," the teacher replied. Hinoki smirked for a moment before taking that hand.
"It's admirable how you got them to open up to this idea, you know," Jun spoke. Hinoki shrugged.
"Maybe, but you're the one who came out with measures to make them more comfortable… and you're the one who convinced my uptight sister to actually give it a try…" Jun blushed, scratching her eyebrow, "it's thanks to you that I was able to get far enough with this."
"So maybe it's fair to say that both of our teaching styles came in handy here," Hinoki continued, leaning back in her seat, "I'm just hoping that they actually get somewhere…"
Jun sighed… that was a legitimate concern with these girls, after all…
With the twenty minutes she'd gotten to know them, she could kind of understand the reasons why these girls had never masturbated before… Eri was Keima's sister and didn't have anyone else… Minami was pretty young and Kusunoki didn't really have the interest in these kinda things… with Shiori and Tsukiyo, she couldn't be sure, because both of them didn't have much to say.
"Jun-san," Hinoki spoke out loud, "have you been with anyone before?"
"L-like dating… or sex?" Jun blushed, "not that it matters anyway… most people are daunted by me, so I haven't had sex or kissed anyone… well, maybe…"
Jun sighed… she still couldn't come to grips with this… how could she have kissed that boy who was inside that room? How was it even possible to make a room out of nothing?
It was like she stepped into some alternate reality since she entered this room… that did help her to just go along with her senpai's plan, but there was no denying how odd this was… talking to near strangers about sex… something she'd never discussed with anyone before.
"I was asking the latter, but alright," Hinoki smiled, "considering that, you really did a good job helping the girls understand their bodies and feelings."
"Yeah, maybe…" she sighed, "it's a topic no one wants to discuss, and I'd rather they get their information from a person who actually wants to guide them, instead of some uncaring person on the net… or, heavens forbid, some shitty fanfiction online…"
Hinoki chortled.
"I'm glad we're on the same page then," she patted Jun's shoulder.
"Though what about you? Do you have any 'experience' to speak about?" Hinoki sighed.
"Yeah, I do…" she spoke softly, "it was hard-earned and I made stupid decisions and mistakes which I probably wouldn't have if I'd known better…"
She paused, but Jun got the feeling that she shouldn't interrupt.
"I don't actually know how sex is discussed in school, because I've never had one… I left this city when I was 16, and the freedom did go to my head," she shrugged.
"I became an adult pretty early, and that was what I wanted," she gave a smile that didn't reach her eyes, "I learned from my mistakes and paid for them, but if I can stop other people from making them, then it would be worthwhile making them."
The warmth in her voice moved to her eyes as she scratched her chin. Jun smiled… this woman was a teacher through and through… she was probably more of an adult than Jun was.
Jun tried her hardest not to judge people too early, but Hinoki's loud persona had definitely raised an eyebrow at first sight. She was ashamed at how wrong she'd been.
"You're a great person, Hinoki-san," Jun rubbed her shoulder, "I think your lesson will take those girls a long way with accepting themselves and making smart decisions."
"Well, I certainly hope so," Hinoki put her hand on Jun's, "can I kiss you?"
Jun face faulted.
"How the hell did you get there!?" she spoke from the floor. Hinoki smiled, shrugging her shoulders.
"I just want to," she offered Jun a hand up, "I also think that you're cute."
Jun blushed and took it.
"As flattering as it is, my answer is…" she stopped in her tracks, noticing Tsukiyo was watching them, "Kujou-san?"
"S-sorry for interrupting," the blonde looked away, "I can't really get it to work."
"Oh, it's no problem," Hinoki went straight to her seat, letting Jun breathe a sigh of relief, "so what are you doing, Kujou-san?"
"I-I'm touching myself like how you mentioned and thinking of Keima, but… nothing is really happening… it's not even that wet anymore…"
Hinoki scratched her scalp.
"What are you thinking about with regards to Katsuragi-kun?" she asked.
"I-I guess… I'm thinking about him standing naked in front of me," Tsukiyo blushed. Hinoki pursed her lips, clearly in thought.
"Maybe that isn't strong enough an image," she responded, "maybe you should imagine him touching and pleasuring you… like the story I was telling you girls before…"
Tsukiyo leaned her head to one side… Hinoki wasn't wrong there.
"How about you give that a try and then you can call me if that still doesn't work…" Hinoki spoke kindly, before giving her some space. Tsukiyo nodded. It was worth a try.
Imagine Keima doing something sexy… the tree in Hinoki's story did sound kind of painful, but she was sure she could imagine something else… like him easing into a bath with her and pulling her onto his lap…
But they'd dirty that water and no one else could use it!
Well, maybe they could be washing down before the bath and she could be pressed behind him, giving his dick a cleaning…
Does cum clog up a drain? That wouldn't be a good idea…
Tsukiyo groaned… was she just that picky, or was there really no way of making love to be beautiful?
Come on, it was called "making love", for God's sake! It's supposed to be beautiful and passionate… why couldn't she see it then?
She looked down and tried to rub a finger on her clit, but it just felt squeaky, because there wasn't any moisture to help it… maybe she was just doomed to not like sex.
She sighed and looked around for anything to give her ideas… anything…
Her eyes widened for a moment as they fell on Chihiro and Kanon, hovering close to the makeshift room… then they started kissing.
Tsukiyo knew she should have looked away then, but her eyes were stuck, watching their every motion… their lips locked, yet still moving passionately… Chihiro cradling Kanon's cheeks while the other hugged her waist… their eyes closed, letting their bodies experience whatever this kiss had to offer. Tsukiyo let out a soft moan and tore her eyes off them. If that felt half as good as that looked…
With her heart pounding, she tried to avert her eyes elsewhere, but she may have chosen the worst possible place to look… the seat some 3 metres away, where Shiori was sitting, clearly getting into whatever fantasy she was seeing, her chest rising and falling as the motion of her hand under her jacket was apparent enough that Tsukiyo could see it too.
Her troubled, concentrated face was so beautiful… her tongue peeking out between her lips and her trembling eyebrows… What if she kissed her?
Tsukiyo closed her eyes and let her imagination run wild… her and Shiori in the library…
One chair…
Chests pressed together…
Fingers weaved…
Can't… breathe…
Except they didn't need to breathe when they had each other.
Tsukiyo moved her fingers, unsurprised at the new wave on moisture emerging. She could easily move now… it felt nice…
She opened her eyes again, but Shiori looked completely different now… face sweating, her hand moving much obviously under her jacket, and her lips open and defenseless.
Tsukiyo jumped out of her seat as Shiori let out a loud moan, clearly reaching her limit. It was then that her blue eyes opened, remembering that she wasn't alone. She desperately clamped her lips shut to stop herself from moaning further while she rode it out, but the damage was done… people were looking this way.
Oh God, now she remembered why she never let herself do this…
"Wh-what was that?" Eri asked, opening her eyes. Minami and Kusunoki looked around as well, definitely startled by the loud noise.
Shiori felt her heart sink… now she'd have to admit it.
"S-sorry, that was me…" Shiori heard a voice that wasn't hers, "I fell, and that startled me."
W-wait… why was Tsukiyo taking the blame?
She glanced at the blonde, who got up off the floor, avoiding everyone's eyes.
"That sounded… kinda… erotic," Hinoki remarked.
"That's just the sound I make when I'm surprised, okay!" Tsukiyo glared, "just leave it."
And so they did… things went back to how they were, and Tsukiyo sat back down, feeling shame settle in her stomach… things were starting to make more sense now, but she didn't think that she liked this answer…
It didn't help that Shiori kept glancing at her too…
From her vantage point sitting on one of the desks at the back of the classroom, Nikaidou Yuri surveyed the class she'd so lovingly organised… on one corner on her right were the girls on the path of self-discovery, led by the two older ladies, while the rest of the girls had pushed the first two rows back and were involved in their own, non-conventional version of Truth or Dare… while she kept her eyes on both groups, there was no denying that the latter was easier to watch… from Tenri having to answer if Keima had ever done anything to send her mind into the gutter (yes… any time he stuck out his tongue out between his lips when he was concentrating) and having Yui flash herself to the other group, resulting in a short lecture from Jun and a thumbs-up from her co-teacher…
Though maybe the oddest thing Nikaidou had seen, aside from Yui's voluptuous breasts, was when Nanaka exited the curtained area, naked as the day she was born. The orange-head ignored the wolf-whistles from the rest of the squad to grab Tenri's wrist and drag her back… for a threesome, as the other girls seemed to take it, based on the excited talking amongst the remaining girls.
"I dare you!" Yui pointed to Kanon, following the bottle spin, "to take some other girl and stumble into the room while making out… then offer Keima to have a 5-some…"
Nikaidou's eyes widened and the boldness of the dare, and the collective cheering that seemed to be coming from the girls… it was one thing to interrupt the circle, but the reason there was the room was to respect everyone's privacy. They were almost certainly going too far here.
But at the same time, there was something almost captivating about this dare… Kanon's face gave her own hair a run for its money by the colour it became, and she shyly asked Chihiro, who looked insanely surprised and embarrassed at the development…
"Nikaidou-sensei…" she turned away as Eri came running up to her, "can you answer a question for me?"
She turned to the younger Katsuragi, her face back to her usual impassive teacher expression.
"Yes," Eri blushed, pushing her fingers together uneasily.
"C-can you explain where babies come from?"
Nikaidou blinked… and again…
"Y-you have been paying attention, right? To what kind of class it is…"
"Well, I do understand that it's Sexual Education… but I don't get where babies fit into this whole thing…"
Nikaidou looked up to glare at the two "teachers" who were actually supposed to be dealing with this… except Jun was cradling her head with a single hand in exasperation, and Hinoki was smiling cheerfully. Once she caught Nikaidou's sharp eyes, she gave a wave as if to say "yeah, have fun destroying her innocence…"
She sighed, motioning Eri to pull up a chair and sat down… this was going to be a long talk…
Of course, with Nikaidou's attention elsewhere, she didn't notice what was brewing with the girls playing Truth or Dare… where the two direct players for this round were being pushed together by the rest of the girls… Chihiro was too flabbergasted to even be embarrassed like the pinkette who was standing ahead of her, the idol's hands placed softly on her shoulder.
"W-why did you choose me?" Chihiro asked, looking Kanon straight in the face, whose face somehow even got brighter.
"I-I don't know any of the girls that well… but at least I got to sing with you, so I know what kind of heart you have…" she averted her eyes, as Chihiro blushed as well…
"D-do you have to put it like that?" Chihiro mumbled, "it's embarrassing…"
"That your song came from here," Kanon placed a hand on Chihiro's heart, earning a different kind of blush from the normal girl, "because that's something that you should actually be proud of…"
"B-but it wasn't as good as your son‒" Chihiro's response got cut out as Kanon's lips met hers, her lips soft and warm… She froze for a moment, before kissing back, her eyes drifting close... maybe she couldn't believe it, but kissing the idol certainly wasn't an unwelcome development…
It was different from kissing Keima… for one, Chihiro had been so overwhelmed with emotions when she first got to kiss the boy she loved, but she didn't have any particular feelings for Kanon, which actually made it easier to pinpoint the sensations she was feeling… Kanon's moisturised lips… her breath sweet between her slightly parted lips… to say the sensation was pleasant was underselling it for sure. Kissing her… just felt right…
At the same time, Chihiro was more attentive to the way she was reacting as well, her own lips moving against Kanon's and her nose softly brushing hers… despite her eyes being closed, she smoothly slid her hands onto the idol's face to bring her closer. Kanon let out a sweet little moan, which Chihiro took as a good sign… in a moment of boldness, Chihiro swiped her tongue on Kanon's lower lip, noting that she tasted like berries… lip balm, possibly?
Kanon's cheeks heated up further as she gave Chihiro entrance into her mouth… even though she was in love with Keima, she couldn't deny how amazing it felt to have her friend kissing her. She felt her heart begin to race as Chihiro's tongue entered, tentatively lapping her teeth… then the tip of her tongue… then licking as much as she could reach. Kanon returned the favour by curling her tongue around Chihiro's with her toughened tongue muscles.
Chihiro's eyes opened as she felt the pushback from Kanon, both inside and out… as much vocal training as she'd done as being part of the 2B Pencils, her muscles were no match to the idol's.
But they were just getting into their strides, as Kanon stepped forward with one leg, curling her arms around Chihiro's waist, holding her as the position changed slightly, with the idol's tongue gently rubbing and licking against hers… after a few moments, they broke the kiss to breathe, noisier than they would have liked and their legs shaking and unsteady…
Then they remembered that they hadn't been alone… Mio had been polite enough to avert her eyes, but the other four certainly weren't and were grinning pointedly at the two girls. Luckily, they couldn't really get any redder than they already were… right?
"I think I've seen porn less intense than that…" Yui commented, earning nonchalant nods from the others…
"You know… if things don't work out with Katsuragi, I think there might be hope for the two of you hooking up," Ayumi added unhelpfully.
"We only did this because of your stupid dare!" Chihiro spoke sullenly, but it was clear that her face was still nowhere near its ordinary colour.
"I hate to break it to you, Chihiro, but that wasn't even the dare," Yui smirked, "You're supposed to go inside the room and try and convince Keima to have a 5-some…"
Kanon groaned… finding out what Chihiro could do to her made her all the more reluctant to repeat that, considering she was certain she got wet again, and it wasn't like she even had her panties to somewhat hide it.
"You could probably even say what you were doing now was extra-credit," Sumire laughed, "You guys must really like the subject…"
Oddly enough, the teasing seemed to be having a different effect for both of the vocalists… while Kanon's cheeks were becoming pinker from the embarrassment, Chihiro was steeling herself, although her cheeks were still quite hot, her eyes were determined.
"Kanon-chan," she turned to the pinkette, "should we shut these idiots up!?"
"H-how are we going to do that, Chihiro-san?" Kanon kept her eyes on Chihiro… possibly to avoid keeping her eyes off the rest of the group, but the 2B Pencils' president's heart skipped a beat…
It had always been a little strange for Chihiro at how friendly Kanon was to her when she was just an ordinary student… maybe they did share music and classes, but the idol was worlds ahead of her, especially in the former…
Yet, she was the one who confided in Chihiro about performing during the Mai High Fest, and challenged her to make it there… she was the one who wanted to sing with Chihiro during the festival… she was the one to offer out the hand of friendship all that time ago, and she was the one who chose to kiss Chihiro now…
Chihiro had to step it up and rid herself the awkwardness that made her keep some distance between her and Kanon… Chihiro was the older one, so she'd have to step up here.
"We are going to give them exactly what they want…" the normal girl paused in front of her a moment, before pressing her lips on Kanon's marshmallow soft ones. She was frozen for a millisecond, before she smiled into the kiss, returning it with as much enthusiasm she could muster…
It was honestly a little strange for both of them, seeing the only guy they'd ever kissed was Keima, and in both cases, it had barely been more than a peck… yet with each other; this was full-blown, groan-inducing, heart-pumping, oxygen-burning, tonsil hockey…
Yet somehow, this felt amazing… it felt right… they liked it…
After a few moments, Kanon was involved enough that she forgot about the people who were watching them… even Chihiro had stopped minding, but she had to keep enough of her head with her that she could steer them toward the curtained part…
There was a quiet cheer amongst the girls as Chihiro and Kanon staggered through the curtains.
"I don't know if it's just me," Mio raised her voice for the first time since the dare began, "but those two actually wouldn't make a bad couple in my eyes…"
"Heeh…" Ayumi raised an eyebrow, "if we're Yuri shipping, what about you and Uemoto? Maybe you two could continue your pocky game as well…"
Mio brushed off that comment as if she was above it, but there was a definite reddening to her face… and even Sumire was looking somewhat awkward…
Akari, who was quietly observing this all, wrote another note into her book…
She hadn't really expected it, coming into this place, but there were definitely some interesting relationships forming in this room… although, it wasn't that surprising, considering what these girls had in common, and all the time the girls had to bond… she somehow wished she could make this into a graph or something…
Her paper wasn't large enough for that, though…
As the two teens disappeared through the curtains, a strange kind of excitement settled on Akari… beyond the room was Keima and the two other girls doing God knows what, and now Chihiro and Kanon would be joining in… Man, she'd like to see what would go on in there…
She wondered if Keima would like the surprise appearance.
"Well, he certainly didn't like that…" Kanon joked awkwardly as the room fell to silence in Keima's sudden departure.
"That Yui…" Chihiro groaned, "I know this was supposed to be a joke, but it would be iffy, even at the best of times…"
Tenri didn't respond, her eyes still looking concerned at the spot Keima had just exited from… she turned to the two newcomers, uncharacteristic annoyance in her eyes.
"Why did you come here?" she asked, "the reason Keima-kun wanted this part closed was so he could have privacy…"
Chihiro and Kanon's ears heated up at the truth bomb the childhood friend had dropped.
"I-it was a dare…" Chihiro scratched her ear, "but in our defense, you were here too, and it didn't seem like things were going smoothly, even without us…"
Tenri blushed as well… Chihiro did have her there…
"Rather, what happened which made Keima-kun react like that?" Kanon wondered out loud.
"It could have been us… or what was going on before?" Chihiro sighed.
"Or possibly both things," Tenri added, "but first…"
She turned to Nanaka, who was sitting on the bed, her face impassive, but quiet…
"M-maybe we should go?" Chihiro spoke aloud, but both Kanon and Tenri were just watching over Nanaka, obviously concerned. With a girl as chatty as Nanaka, it wasn't obvious if she'd prefer to talk about it or just be alone.
"I-I'm fine…" Nanaka spoke quietly, not sure if she was lying or not, "just lemme put on ma clothes, then we'll go talk ta Keima."
The other girls nodded and turned away respectfully to give her some privacy to change, but Kanon couldn't help but feel a little strange as she looked at the curtain… even without Nanaka in her sight, she was still really aware of her presence, and she couldn't really explain why…
Oh yes… Nanaka still had her panties… it had to be that!
Before she could think about it any further, she noticed the curtains in front of her shift, indicating another newcomer… she lunged forward to shut it and stop whoever it was from entering and making it worse.
The person struggled with the curtains for a moment before realising that there was a person behind there.
"It's Nikaidou… I need to talk to you girls," the voice on the other side spoke quickly.
Ordinarily, Kanon would blush and let her in, but she quickly glanced to see if Nanaka was some semblance of decent before she let the teacher come in. Though it might not even matter, considering Nanaka had come out butt-naked earlier.
Kanon internally groaned as she stepped to the side… why was she getting so worked up and defensive about this? The teacher walked right in, an irritated look on her face. She walked to the centre, so she was facing all the girls, ready to begin talking.
Except the words didn't seem to be coming easily to her… she looked at each girl with her mouth open, only to go the next girl, her eyes hardening. Even Chihiro wouldn't risk laughing at her.
If anything, the fact that Nikaidou was completely speechless was its own worry… it was better if the teacher got it out.
"S-sensei…" Chihiro raised a hand a little above her head, "what do you need to talk about?"
That seemingly snapped Nikaidou out of her silence, as she first turned to Chihiro, beginning and gaining steam quite quickly.
"This is supposed to be Haibara's time, and she did take Ayukawa in afterward, but why are you two here!?" both Maijima students blushed, but the teacher continued before they needed to answer, "and what even happened in this room which made Katsuragi run off like that!?"
There was a silence which broke after a few moments when Tenri spoke.
"K-Keima-kun's gone?"
"He did say he couldn't do it 'nymore…" Nanaka added, "he musta gone home…"
"But we're supposed to talk to him now," Kanon cried, "are we just going to let him go like this!?"
"We can't… he's still supposed to teach us…" Chihiro inputted… she wanted her chance, dammit! Her homeroom teacher looked at her with a raised eyebrow before sitting on the bed, in between Nanaka and Tenri.
"I don't give a damn about the lessons as much that we didn't break the boy!" she hissed before a regretful look came on her face, "but what happened has already happened, and I don't know how we can fix this… or if I should tell the other girls that the lesson is over…"
If the mood wasn't sober enough already, everyone's thoughts seemed to catch up with them, as they processed what the day had been like, learning all these new things with Keima and the other girls… about having interesting discussions they'd never even think about in their normal life…
It was unanimous in the room that they would prefer to continue this… but Keima was hurting, and now it was up to them to decide whether they'd find out what was devastating Keima and try to make it better… or apologise later, and let him be alone, like what he would probably want.
For Tenri, she felt she had a slight understanding of what went wrong between Nanaka and Keima… the former took it as an insult that the latter was unable to come, which caused a fight… He was already under stress without Nanaka near forcing herself on Tenri… or Tenri revealing how much she knew about guys… or Chihiro and Kanon basically coming in from nowhere. He must have been overwhelmed by the insanity that was around him… or blamed himself about what had happened.
He'd endured a lot today… it didn't feel fair to bring him back, even if they were to apologise to him…
"I want to bring him back," Chihiro said firmly, over Tenri's thoughts, "something was troubling him, and I want him to discuss it with us so we can help him."
"He's dun enough for us," Nanaka countered back, "is my fault he left, 'n I'll apologise to ever'one… but if Keima is upset, I'm not gon' bother him 'nymore today."
"But he told us not to hesitate if we needed help… are we going to abandon him when he needs us?" Kanon agreed, on Chihiro's side here.
Tenri was obviously with Nanaka here, but Chihiro's and Kanon's words seemed to be turning over in her head… was Keima's exit a cry for help or was he just so bothered by everyone's behaviour that he didn't want anything to do with the girls…
Keima was the type to shoulder everything on himself… it honestly wouldn't be that unlikely that he was putting pressure on himself with this too…
She had to see him and ask him for herself. She wanted to see him.
"We should find Keima-kun," Tenri spoke seriously, "we don't know what happened or what we did, and we'll only know if he talks to us."
Some hopeful smiles emerged amongst their faces, but Nikaidou held her firm look.
"I'll leave it to you guys… I don't want to worry the girls outside, so I'll let you search for him and try to convince him to come back and talk… or even just talk to him yourselves… if we can't convince him in the next half an hour, we'll inform the other girls and end our Sex Ed lesson as is…"
The young women in the room gave a determined nod. They'd find Keima like their life depended on it.
Chihiro sighed as she jogged down the corridor… it was just as well that they had the resolve to find Keima, but where would she even begin with that? Nanaka was manning the balcony to see if Keima had left the building, but considering that he got a headstart on their discussion, it's possible he might have left before they'd even started looking…
What if he didn't even want to be found?
Kanon was searching the second floor and the roof, Tenri was on the ground floor, and Chihiro was on the first… but the normal girl couldn't help but feel her heart sink every time she opened a door to other students who weren't Keima… he wasn't in the computer lab, now in any of the classes… she's interrupted enough clubs to know that he wasn't there…
Chihiro groaned as something occurred to her… why would Keima even hide in a class where other students were in?
She paused for a moment, trying to get her head straight, rather than letting the negativity settle in on her… Keima was still in this building… probably… and he most likely also knew that if he disappeared, the girls in the classroom might go looking for him…
And where's the best place for guys to hide from girls?
"A boys' toilet…" Chihiro answered to herself, her eyes widening… that was a place that was quite likely he'd be in…
She made a beeline to the boys' toilet on the second floor, thinking quick and dialing the person just below her.
"Hi, Tenri-san," she got straight to it before the girl could reply, "have you checked around the boys' bathroom for Katsuragi?"
"N-no…" Tenri replied, "is he in there, Chihiro-san?"
"I can't be sure," Chihiro replied, "but considering he's avoiding us, that would make the most sense…" Tenri made a little sound of agreement as she seemingly turned around to follow Chihiro's instruction.
There were a few moments of silence before Chihiro hear the dread in the breath Tenri drew…
"W-we… how will we get him, then!?" Tenri stuttered.
For a moment, Chihiro's voice paused as her brain actually worked through what she was saying… they weren't allowed in the boys' bathroom… even if it was quiet enough that they could get in there, this was a whole world Chihiro had never seen…
There could be urinals… and dicks drawn everywhere… and it would probably smell…
"I-I guess we worry about that if we have to..." Chihiro scratched her head, "call me back if you see anything, alright?"
Chihiro was about to hang up the phone when Tenri said something that made her blood freeze.
"There's no need to," Tenri spoke in a small voice, "h-he's in the bathroom here."
Well damn... Keima's in the men's restroom and everyone is a girl... ah well, I guess the story is over and everyone can go home an-
*gets pulled back into the author's note by Xellos again*
Oh fine! I guess that the story isn't over then... hmph!
Though there you have it. We get to see what happened with Chihiro and Kanon making out, real talk with Hinoki, Tsukiyo having something awaken in her, Eri being an innocent angel, and the search for Keima, until Chihiro and Tenri finally find where he is... all the plotlines have moved forward a little bit, which I'm glad about. Might be the most progress this story has made in a single chapter so far.
Once again, thank you guys so much for the reviews... 1 on a single chapter is unheard of, and it really made me so happy. I hope that this keeps up :)
So reviews now:
Qruis: Lol, I'm imagining you staging a protest outside my house for the equal opportunity of sexualisation of Kaminomi girls. I like that... and who knows, I think I may know of one person in this fandom who might join you there... I won't name any names though *cough*xellos*cough*
And yeah, you basically nailed my intention. Kanon and Chihiro's entrance was supposed to be sudden and baffling to Keima, so I'm gonna say that I portrayed it how I wanted it... still, I hope this chapter did help explain it a bit more... The world doesn't revolve around Keima in this story, and that was what I was aiming for.
Guest: Oh... that's awkward. I completely forgot about that scene, but you're right... Elsie isn't anywhere as naive and innocent as I portray her here, and it's kinda on me that I haven't reread this manga in a while. I still hope that you're enjoying this story and will kinda be on board with the current personalities within this story. I doubt I'm going to deviate too much from how they're shown now, so...
ZelgadisGW(1): Kanon and Nanaka... Mio and Sumire... there was actually a fair bit of yuri hinting in that chapter, but it's kinda inevitable, what with how many girls they are.
Oh yes, the Chihiro fantasy... no surprise that I really enjoyed writing that. Be still, my beating heart.
xellos540(1): I really enjoyed the Tenri and Keima scene. It was sweet and Tenri gets the closure that she deserves... also, more power to her for still being able to turn on Keima... the guy's only human, after all.
Then Chihiro asking Nikaidou awkward questions... that went well. Obviously, Nikaidou is too smart for this, but her and Chihiro seem to have a conversation of their own. You'll have to see what it was about later on though.
Have I mentioned that we need more Kaminomi memes...
As usual, thank you for your many compliments. I love this story and I do try my hardest to weave it in as well as I can. I hope you continue enjoying it.
xellos540(2): A-amazing :$ :$
It's not really that good... it's mostly heart and wanting to challenge myself with this story why I write this... and your reviews. I really love your play-by-play reviews of the action *nudge nudge* within the story.
Though yeah... Keima and Nanaka were pretty interesting to write too... Nanaka coz she has a really honest and straightforward personality and her accent, and Keima coz... I love the sexy times... gimme another hit of the good stuff. I'm my own drug dealer for this story.
It's too bad how it went south, but I think it was a necessary hurdle. The real was going to catch up to Keima soon, and it's fitting that his own body is his biggest obstacle. We'll see if there is any magic which may help though.
Heh, and thanks for the compliment about the titles... I kinda just come up with them on the fly as I'm about to post.
fss The Red Devil: Hey there. I'm not currently remembering what other names I may have read your reviews by, but whatever. Thank you so much for reviewing. It's a personal choice, so you don't have to feel guilty for not getting down to it until now.
I'm kinda blushing from your compliments here, so thank you. Kaminomi is one of my obsessions I still haven't forgotten about yet, and I really enjoy writing in my free time... though I think this is the first time I've seen anyone call my writing quirky. :P
Your comment about Keima having the sex appeal of a rock made me laugh. I actually do agree with you there, but I just wanted to give it a try... of course, it had to be a bit OOC. I think that if people enjoy this story, then it was worthwhile.
Don't sweat it about the English or the social awkwardness... it's very readable, and I'm an awkward potato myself. Thank you for reviewing this and I hope to hear more about what you think :)
ZelgadisGW(2): Yay for the bestest girl... I wanted to do something nice for Tenri, so I hope that this was the scene you were hoping for: a nice heart to heart with Keima where she can be honest with him, and of course, send him out with a boner. :P
Hmm, mood swings kinda seem to be a staple of my stories though... but yeah, I do like getting as many conversations in as I can, so I can explore every one. Sounds fitting for a class on sexuality, which is all about exploration and getting your guard down.
Have some hugs back \o/
ZelgadisGW(3): And now it's Nanaka's time to shine, going at the angle she knows best... pwning the n00bs! xD
You're quite right about the foreplay thing, tbh... I don't know if it's coz I consider foreplay to be hotter or coz I run out of steam, but I think every lemon I've written is more satisfying earlier on, rather than the later parts... sorry about that.
But yes... sex may make them vulnerable, which makes the emotions kick even harder. Nanaka needs to come to terms that it isn't a competition where one person wins, and Keima needs to learn more about his body and that he isn't alone in this. Hopefully, he'll learn soon.
Lol, is this the MOAR that you were hoping for?
Oh wow, this turned into a long response... once again, thank you so much for the reviews and love. I hope I get to see more of it in coming chapters.
Speaking of those, I also should tell you guys that from now on, I will probably only post every two weeks or so... as things are now, I only have two more postable chapters, so I'm gonna have to work on that further. Hopefully, I'll be able to progress more in the coming month.
I'll see you guys next time. Stay well, and thank you so much for reading.