Disclaimer: Sorry for the long delay. I forced to go hiking with my dad and then I got sore all over. Hiking is serious stuff, don't underestimate it! Ehem, all credit goes to Shingo Nanami and フクロウ. There's a possibility that I might upload the next chapter tonight. So, something to look forward to I guess.

私のヒーロー

My Hero

Part Two

Kasane x Kuranosuke

(...It's crowded again...)

Just as she came to the train, it was now the afternoon rush hour.* It was just as crowded as this morning.

Kasane glanced at the spectacle and gulped.

The train dialed out its usual noise and everyone rushed on.

Getting caught by the wave, she entered the car.

She intended to have her back facing the exit door so it would prevent the molester from doing anything, but this time she was squeezed right in the middle of the jam packed car. In any case, she did her very best to secure her spot.

(We've just met in the morning, so of course he wouldn't be here anymore… right?)

Kasane tried to make herself smaller so she wouldn't touch anyone.

Due to her efforts, her shoulders no longer kept contact to anyone.

For the first time, she was grateful for being small.

(Now I just have to endure this for 30 minutes, endure…"

The train that will reach to her desired station in 30 minutes, until then she had to tolerate this.

As she repeated this over to herself, she took out her ipod as she thought might as well listen to music while waiting for the train to stop.

But then, she felt a suspicious touch at the lower half of her body, she froze.

It can't be. She just met the molester this morning. That's right, yes, it can't be a molester.

Surely it has to be someone's bag that bumped into her.

She frantically told herself, even now her body was shivering all over.

"...! !"

A-again.

The very same unpleasant sensation.

Unlike this morning, the man was directly behind her.

With his breath at her ear, just right behind her.

A mildly feverish and ragged breath.

Feeling that disgusting sensation in her ear formed the goosebumps all over her.

Just like this morning, she felt the same faint feeling of someone stroking her hips.

That hand was directly on her butt feeling it over the fabric of her skirt.

Forcibly pushed from behind, they migrated to the door where she then had no other place to escape.

Disgustingdisgusting…!

Kasane felt like crying already.

Just as she couldn't raise her voice this morning, her voice failed her now.

She was so scared, her body only shook and it took all her might to stand up.

She was too frightened to look straight at the man's face.

Hurry, please hurry to the next station…!

Her heart cried out.

But then her thoughts halted.

If she remembered correctly, this door will not open at the next station.

Not only that, it won't open until it reaches to the station closest to home.**

The second she remembered that, her blood went cold.

Then, until she reaches home she'll stay like this…?

Tear formed in her eyes from the guiding answer to that question.

Her voice could not come out, she was scared, the only thing she could do was uncontrollably shiver with fright.

Then, the hand that had stroked her butt began to move lower.

"Hiii…!"

Understanding what the molester was planning next, Kasane cried out in her heart.

"No…! Someone, save me…! !"

Petrified, Kasane squeezed her eyes shut and and pleaded from the bottom of her soul. At that moment, the weight from behind suddenly disappeared. Noticing that the hand was now gone, Kasane turned around.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, you perverted molester! !"

"Ouch…! Owowowow…!"

Kasane blankly looked up at the sight.

It took several seconds for it to click in her mind what happened.

Before her unresponsive eyes was a figure wearing a school uniform, Kuranosuke.

With his anger bare wide open, he twisted the unknown man's arm and sealed his movements.

"Spill it out! What did you do to her! ! ?"

"I-I'm-I'm sorry…! Oowwow…! F-forgive me!"

He twisted the man's arm even further behind his back and pushed him onto the floor.

"What's going on!?"

One of the station employees rushed in, probably called in by a witness due to the huge commotion.

Confirming the employee, the tension on Kuranosuke's face lessened at bit.

"A molester!"

Kuranosuke spat out in disgust and pushed the man over to the employee.

The station employee securely gripped the man, so that he doesn't escape, while Kuranosuke scowled at the molester as if he was going to punch him any second.

Seeing that expression on his face, the man squealed pathetically.

"Your help is well appreciated. May I hear the details later?" the station employee inquired. Kuranosuke turned to face Kasane.

"...Oi, stupid woman, are you alright?"

His voice is just a tad bit gentler.

Kasane realized that she had never heard this tone before.

Kasane saw him anxiously examining her; she glanced at his figure; she heard his voice. All strength in her legs disappeared and she fell to the ground.

"Oi…"

With a vacant look, she just dumbly gazed at Kuranosuke. However Kuranosuke reached out to her and roughly pulled her arm. The touch was so different than the discomfort she had felt recently and, like a dam, tears dripped down her eyes.

"O-oi…!?"

Kasane burst out crying. Even someone like Kuranosuke was deeply distraught over this.

Flustered, he squatted down to her level to face her properly and called out to her.

"I-I-I…! Was… so.. sc-...ared…!"

Kasane sobbed and bawled while Kuranosuke's face became decrepit.

For a time, he gently patted her head.

"Calm down. It's over now."

"...Kura, nosuke-san…!"

"Uoh!?"

Overwhelmed by emotion, she embraced him and began crying once more.

Unprepared by this development, he turned bright red and panicked.

The surrounding passengers who saw everything started cheering, "Boyfriend you're so cool!"

"I-I'm not this girl's boyfriend!"

Kuranosuke cried out loud, but his voice was drowned out by the excited passengers, so they didn't hear it.

Those that must heard it must have thought something like, 'Ah he's a shy one.' and sent him amiable gazes.

"Sir, it seems that it's impossible to ask your girlfriend anything at the moment, so I will ask another day. Could you be so kind to tell me your contact information?"

A candid station employee asked him.

"I-It's not like I'm her boyfriend…!"

Kuranosuke brightly blushed as he chided the sobbing Kasane and all the while exchanging his number to the employee.

TBC

*It roughly translates to the "returning home rush hour"

** Here I'm guessing that this door doesn't open since the platforms would be on the other side.

Poor Kasane. I'm lucky to not have encountered this problem when I was in Japan. Good boys and girls, always make a scene when this happens. Don't let the offender get away!