I know it's been a while since I've posted, but I've been forgetting ... sorry ... I will catch up over the next few days.

Nightnter: I'm glad you like it, and don't worry, I can understand you just fine.

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It was now the following day, and Nishikata was sitting in the mall food court, waiting for Takagi-san to arrive. "This is where she wanted to meet up, I wonder what she has planned for today?" Nishikata asked himself. 'Though we became a couple yesterday, today is technically our first official date ... so does that mean ... I have to kiss her?' He began to blush as he shook the thought from his head. 'No, she's not going to do that, we're only a temporary relationship, so there's no way we're going to kiss ... right?'

Nishikata began to sweat a little as Takagi-san approached him from behind. "HEY!" She exclaimed, catching him off guard.

"Takagi-san!" He caught himself and cleared his throat. "I mean ... Takagi ... sorry, still getting used to it."

"That's fine." She smiled as she walked around him. "So, were you waiting long?"

"I ... not long." He replied.

"You know, you didn't have to get here for another ten minutes, were you that eager to see me?"

"NO!" He exclaimed as he recoiled in embarrassment. "I-I ... just didn't have anything else to do is all."

"Well, it doesn't matter, are you ready?"

He nodded. "So what do you have in mind?"

"Well ... I was thinking," She leaned closer to him. "That we could go to the water park tomorrow."

Nishikata began to blush again as he remembered the last time he saw her in a bathing suit. "Wait, then why are we here?"

"Didn't I tell you? I need a new bathing suit before we go back to a pool." Nishikata was at a loss until he remembered the conversation from when they were at the pool. "I told you, my old one is getting a little small."

"I ... I don't think-" He caught himself as the words he was about to say went through his head. "I mean ... I guess if you want to ... then ... yeah, I'll ... help."

"I'm so glad you volunteered." She said as she grabbed his arm. "It's best that my boyfriend comes with me, I do want him to like what type of bathing suit I wear."

Nishikata began to blush as he turned away. "Y-yeah, sure, let's just ... go ... I guess."

She grabbed his arm and they began making their way to the store which sold girls bathing suits. 'I can't believe this is happening again.' Nishikata thought to himself. 'Though, we're a couple ... so I don't have much choice.'

They reached the store and Nishikata began to breathe a sigh of relief as he noticed that it was empty. 'At least no one's here to see us.' He thought to himself.

"Hey, what do you think I should get?" Takagi-san asked, causing Nishikata to turn to her.

Nishikata began to blush more before he turned away from her completely. "Well ... maybe you should try on a one piece."

"Hm?" She tilted her head slightly. "Do you like those better?"

"Wha- It's not ... necessarily that ... I just think ... you should try some ... variety?"

"Hm? Oh, you want to see me in a one piece that looks good, seeing as you already saw me in a bikini that looks good."

"T-That's ... not exactly it ... but ... kinda?"

"Great!" She said with a smile. "My mom was a little upset with the last one I picked anyway, so this is good for me as well."

"What?"

"Also, I didn't want other boys looking at me in something so revealing when I already managed to get you."

"Again, what?"

"Anyway." She grabbed a few bathing suits from the racks and strolled over to the changing booth. "I'm going to try a few on, and like before, you're going to tell me which one you like the best."

"R-Right." He said as he looked away.

She closed the curtain behind her as Nishikata began trying to calm himself. 'Easy there, Nishikata, this is different from the last time, she's your girlfriend now, this should be easy for you.' He looked over to the booth and thought about Takagi-san standing in there changing. 'No, this isn't any easier.'

He looked away from the booth and waited to hear the curtain open. "So?" Takagi-san asked, causing Nishikata to turn around; she was wearing a pink one piece that almost looked as if it blended into her skin a little too well. "I ... " He blushed and turned around. "I-It's ... it looks nice."

"Just nice?" She asked. "Well then, time to try more on." She closed the curtain and Nishikata let out a sigh of relief.

"All I have to do is tell her that she looks amazing in one, and this will be over." He began to blush for a moment before grasping his head. 'I can't do that!' He glanced back at the curtain and waited for it to open once again. 'What am I supposed to do? I mean she's my girlfriend now, it's not going to end with a simple, 'it looks good' I actually need to actually tell her how beautiful she looks in it!' He shook his head in defeat. 'At least their one pieces.'

"Okay, I'm done." She said before the curtain opened once more.

Nishikata turned around, but was quickly left speechless as soon as he laid eyes on her; she was wearing a black one piece and Nishikata couldn't help but stare.

"Well?" She asked.

"I ..." Nishikata squeezed out. "I ... think it looks great."

She smiled at him, almost content in his reaction. "Is it hot in here?"

Nishikata's eyes went wide as he realized he was blushing. "Y-yeah, why is it always so burning hot in here? I mean, I understand that it can't be cold, but this is a little extreme."

She laughed before closing the curtain again.

Nishikata let out another sigh before turning away again. "This is going to be a very long day ... I hope no one else is going to be in here." He paused and looked around a little. "Who else would be in here?" He began running it through his head. "It might be empty today actually."

He continued to keep an eye out, just in case, but no one came. What's more, time seemed to drag on, and Takagi-san hasn't come out of the changing room for what Nishikata could only assume was at least four times as long as she needed. "Is she okay?" He looked over to the stall. He waited for a few more minutes, and soon enough, the curtain opened again, only this time, Takagi-san was fully dressed, and not in a bathing suit. "Wait, you only tried on two of those."

"Yeah, I didn't really like how the others looked all that much."

"Ah."

"So, I've decided on the black one."

"Already?"

"Did you want to see more?"

Nishikata blushed again and turned away. "I ... no, it's just ... I was curious."

"Well, I didn't want to run the risk of you dying of embarrassment."

Nishikata turned away in embarrassment. "I ..."

"Come on." She put the extra bathing suits away and grabbed his hand as she pulled him towards the register, where she paid for her new swimsuit before they left.

"Now how about we get something to eat? After that we can catch a movie."

"Okay." Nishikata said as he avoided looking at Takagi-san.

"Hey, why do you still get embarrassed when you look at me in a bathing suit?"

Nishikata didn't answer.

"I mean, we're a couple right now, and you're still embarrassed to see your girlfriend in a bathing suit?"

Nishikata began to panic, causing him to begin speaking without thinking. "Of course I am!" He blurted out as he looked away. "I'm dating the most attractive girl in the entire school, and I have not had any time to get used to that fact, so of course I'm embarrassed to see someone so beautiful in a bathing suit!" Nishikata thought he was going to be even more embarrassed, though for some reason, it felt more like he was relieved. 'That ... wasn't as hard as I thought.'

Unbeknownst to him, though, Takagi-san was blushing as she simply stared at him in amazement. 'Okay, I have officially pushed him a little too hard.' She took a deep breath and eased herself. "You know, if I was pushing things too fast, you should have just said something."

"Huh? No." He exclaimed as he turned back around. "I ... I can ... I might be a little embarrassed ... but I can handle this!"

"Are you sure?" She asked. "If you couldn't handle seeing me in a bathing suit today, then tomorrow is going to be worse."

"Don't worry about me, I can handle it."

"Well, that's good to hear." Takagi-san said as she grabbed her hands behind her back. "Now let's get something to eat."