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Chapter Four — Lunch With the Girls

Nagatoro strolled to the cafeteria. Since she'd be visiting the art club room after school, she decided to spend her lunch hour with her friends. As usual, Sarkura, Gamo-chan, and Yoshi sat at a window table, chatting and eating. She set down her tray and joined them.

"What's up, Hyacchi?" asked Gamo-chan.

"Sup?" Yoshi chimed in.

"Not much," Nagatoro answered, surprised they didn't immediately rib her about Senpai.

"How did things go the other day?" Sakura asked.

Nagatoro froze and held her breath. What does she know? She studied Sakura's face. Her expression conveyed she'd asked the question out of genuine concern.

Meanwhile, out of view, Gama-chan and Yoshi suppressed smiles while shooting each other knowing glances.

Nagatoro took a bite of her lunch. "What do you mean?"

"Did you make it home okay from the art club room?" Sakura asked. "You were pretty out of it."

Maintaining her focus on her food, Nagatoro shrugged. "Sure. Everything was fine. I rested a little bit on Senpai's couch and went home."

Gamo-chan smirked. "You rested?"

Yoshi's eyes widened. "Rested?"

Nagatoro felt at home. Getting ribbed for her friendship with Senpai was par for the course. She rubbed her head. "I had a bit of a headache, but that's all."

"Paisen didn't do anything?" Gamo-chan raised her eyebrows. "Did he?"

"That virgin," Nagatoro replied. "Are you kidding?" Her heart beat rapidly as she spoke, but she felt she'd answered naturally without giving anything away.

Sakura changed the subject. "Hosokawa was looking pretty good out there on the mound. He's definitely going to get a scholarship."

"He's going to be a pro," Nagatoro added.

Everyone nodded as the conversation continued benignly.

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After lunch, Gamo-chan and Yoshi walked together down the hall.

"What was that about?" Yoshi asked. "She acted as if nothing happened."

"I know." Gamo-chan spread her arms. "What's up with that?"

"Was she faking sleep when we undressed her?"

"No way. If she was awake, she would have kicked our asses." A few seconds later, Gamo-chan slapped her forehead. "That sly dog. I can't believe that virgin had the guts."

"The guts to do what?"

"Paisen put her clothes back on."

Author's Notes: I'm having fun with this story and the series, so I'm going to try to update it every Thursday. I may need to switch the rating to mature, though. - SK