Chapter VIII: Physical Exam! Body Unveiling!
Being a Pokemon trainer requires three things: a healthy body, a strong mind, and a well-raised Pokemon team since a Pokemon journey simply means three things as well: walking, walking, and surely enough—more walking. Every year, a physical exam is held in school—something the girls of the school needed to worry and something the boys, typically the perverted ones, were anticipating. This year, the physical exam came at a very bad time…at least for Haruka.
"I've been eating sweets so much I lost track of my weight, kamo!" She panicked. "Kanata, what should I do?"
"Wait, what am I to you…some kind of slimming tea?" Kanata replied.
"I'm just worried that a ruined figure will ruin my chances in love, kamo."
"Well, you do look a little flabby. What have you been eating recently?"
"Well…there's this cake we ate one day…"
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"Mmm…this chocolate cake is the best, kamo!" Haruka helped herself to her fifth slice of the cake she brought from work.
"You do know that's how diabetes starts." Kanata warned her; getting her second slice. "From uncontrollable addiction…"
"Aw come on, Kanata. There's only one layer. Five measly slices wouldn't hurt, right?"
"That's where danger starts…from overconfidence."
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"Oh, the one you brought from work…yeah you bolted down more than half of it."
"…and there were the leftovers at home that I couldn't resist, kamo."
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"I sure hope Masato didn't eat my share of the ice cream." Haruka said to herself; opening the fridge for a midnight snack. "He's going to be sorry if he did."
Just then, she let out a sigh of relief when she noticed that the 500-gram Chocolate Temptation tumbler was still there—right where she left it before going to school. Knowing Masato, he wouldn't eat anything edible that was covered in his older sister's slobber.
"Yes! It's still here, kamo!" Haruka exclaimed silently; popping the tumbler open and closing the fridge. "Come to Haruka, you sweet and irresistible temptation. Down the hatch…!"
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"You know what?"
"What?"
"You're hopeless and you lack willpower." Kanata snapped.
"You didn't need to rub it in, Kanata." Haruka's eyes suddenly filled with tears. "Why you needed to be so mean, kamo?"
"I'm just bringing you back to reality. No need to thank me."
"Whoever said that was a 'thank you'?!"
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After the physical examination, Haruka had all the time in the world to cry like a little girl whose knee opened up a wound. This was, by far, one of the saddest days of her life. To make it even sadder, her friend Kanata kept on teasing her…ironically over lunch.
"You know the least you could do as a friend is to show some encouragement, kamo." Haruka cried; refusing to open her lunchbox.
"Okay okay, it's alright…don't cry…whatever." Kanata said in reply with no motivation whatsoever.
"Kanata!"
"What am I supposed to do? I'm a coordinator; not a magician."
"Aw, this is hopeless. I'm hopeless. I'm beginning to think that Satoshi won't like me anymore."
"If you're not going to eat that, can I have it?" Kanata pointed her pair of bamboo chopsticks at her friend's unopened lunchbox.
"You can have it. I don't care about food anymore, kamo."
"Suit yourself. More egg rolls for me."
After lunch, they walked back to the classroom. Haruka still felt very bad and guilty about giving in to the temptation of cake and leftovers. The recent exam recorded a drastic increase in her weight and a horrendous change in her body although it wasn't as obvious as a swollen yellow zit on a person's forehead. She feared for the worst that she might be forced to take up sumo wrestling for a living rather than going on a journey. Before they could enter the classroom, the girls met up with their junior friend Kasumi—dressed up as a nurse.
"Arisawa-senpai…" Haruka said. "Why are you dressed up as a nurse?"
"Oh you mean this outfit?" Kasumi explained. "I was asked to help out with the physical exam. Sadly, I'll have to do it again tomorrow for the boys. You know how mischievous they can get once they see a pretty nurse, right?"
"So you're like an assistant, eh? Amazing kamo…so what do you do as an assistant?"
"To sum it up, take records of every student's statistics while looking at their bare bodies." The orange-haired girl winked.
"B-Bare bodies…?" Haruka's naughty mind reacted in the form of an imaginary scenario.
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"Okay Satoshi, I'll just check your breathing. I need you to take off your jacket and shirt." The doctor told him. The trainer complied with the doctor's request and slowly took his jacket and his shirt underneath his blue jacket; exposing his so-so body.
"S-Satoshi…" The doctor's assistant, Haruka tried looking away but she couldn't resist the charm being emitted from just by looking at her beloved's so-so body. Her face turned as red as her bandana (although she wasn't wearing her adventure outfit right now).
"Okay Satoshi, just breathe in and out like you normally would." The doctor placed the flat end of his stethoscope at certain points of the trainer's body.
"S-Satoshi…y-you're so…hot, kamo."
"Haruka…" Satoshi's eyes turned towards Haruka. "I wish I'd see yours too."
"S-Satoshi…of course you can…anything for my love, kamo." The brunette girl replied; slowly taking off her apparel from top to bottom.
"Haruka…"
"Satoshi…"
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Before they know it, the brunette girl was already an open faucet of saliva.
"Get a hold of yourself, Haruka!" Kanata slapped her hard to bring her back to good old reality. Her friend hasn't mentioned anything about her daydream but Kanata knows that it's not good. "It's not what you think—"
"Arisawa-senpai, I would like to help out tomorrow!" Haruka ignored her friend completely.
"ACK…! What a quick recovery!"
"Can I help out, pretty please?"
Kasumi gave her wish some thought before coming up with a decision. Although there wasn't any rule prohibiting freshmen students to volunteer for assistant duty, Kasumi is a smart girl—she can instantly spot an anomaly just by ascertaining the situation very carefully. Fortunately everybody deserves a chance to try something new.
"Okay, you can start tomorrow morning." The orange-haired girl accepted Haruka's plea.
"Alright…! I'm going to be an assistant, kamo!" The brunette girl smiled and jumped for joy.
"I hope you know what you're doing, senpai." Kanata planted her hand in her face. "What's worth doing is worth OVER-doing."
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The next day, Haruka went for broke and dressed up as a nurse during her free time. The school auditorium was packed with boys in all eight stations of the physical exam; having their height, weight, and health checked by her fellow assistants. Just in case something bad happens to her, Kasumi will have to step in and play her part to even the odds. The two of them were given the station near the auditorium entrance…and guess who's managing it.
"Harley-sensei…!" Haruka gasped. "Y-You're a doctor, kamo?"
"Oh dear Haruka-chan, there are so many things in this world that you must know." Harley laughed. "For your information, I'm not only a licensed culinary teacher but also a medical degree holder—both human and Pokemon."
"(Suddenly I don't feel so good. Is there another doctor in the house?)"
To be frank, her intention of helping out was only a quarter of the reason. She was only waiting for somebody special to enter while resisting from going out of control. Today's batch comprised of boys, boys, and boys. Shuu happened to line up in the queue leading to Dr. Harley's station. When it was his turn, Harley let out an embarrassing, earsplitting, and girly scream.
"OH SHUU, just look at you! Your body is so faaaaabulous!" To be honest, he (or she for that matter) loves doing such things.
"Y-You're kidding, right?" Shuu replied; a bit shaky not because of the breeze.
"Just look at these muscles of yours." Harley began poking Shuu's arms. "I can practically touch them all day!"
"Well…uh…I'm honored."
"You and Haruka-chan make a wonderful pair! Oh dear, I'm soooooooo going overboard with this!"
The people involved yelled simultaneously. "NO WAY!"
"Yes way! See? You even replied in perfect sync."
It seemed that way but in truth, the brunette girl was thinking otherwise. Her face filled up quickly with redness. "(Shuu…you're so…naughty, kamo.)"
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The day was almost over; still no Satoshi. Haruka began to think that her volunteering effort was in vain from the start. She also began to worry that Satoshi got assigned into other stations during the entire physical exam time.
"Great job, Haruka…" Kasumi commended the brunette girl for a job well done. "You've really been a great help."
"Um…yeah…" However, Haruka didn't feel very thrilled at all. "Thanks…"
"What's the matter? Don't you feel glad about being praised or commended?"
"Huh? No, I'm just fine! I'm just thinking of—"
"Satoshi…?"
Haruka quickly froze up; unable to respond. Luckily, Kasumi wasn't talking to her anymore. Satoshi arrived at the auditorium just as soon as the other stations were cleaning up. He was panting and exhausted from hurrying to the venue.
"Satoshi, what took you?!" Kasumi hit the trainer in the head with her signature mallet. "Have you fallen asleep under the cherry blossom tree again?"
"No, it's not that. I got sidetracked when Shinji (Paul) challenged me to a Pokemon battle all of a sudden. It took longer than I expected." Satoshi explained himself.
"Well you're too late. We're already cleaning up. You'll have to wait for next year—"
Suddenly, Haruka pleaded to Kasumi that the trainer be allowed to take the exam. "Please let Satoshi take the exam. I think his reason for being late is…uh reasonable."
"Haruka, Harley-sensei already left several minutes ago—" Kasumi reasoned out with the brunette girl but she was cut off.
"Who told you I left?" Harley was standing right behind the orange-haired girl; eating a cheese sandwich. "I only went to the cafeteria and helped myself to a sandwich. I haven't had anything since this morning, you know."
"Ah!" Kasumi replied; bowing done repeatedly. "I'm so sorry, sensei! I thought you left; considering that you brought your satchel with you."
"So we have a last minute entry, eh?" Harley said. "Okay, I guess I still have room for another cute boy."
"(S-Sensei, that's my line, kamo! Waaaaah…!)" Haruka's thoughts ran wild.
In a sudden outbreak of good luck, Satoshi was allowed to take the physical exam. After taking his height and weight, Dr. Harley asked him to take his jacket and shirt off to check his breathing. This was the moment Haruka was waiting for—why she volunteered to do this arduous job in the first place. The trainer slowly took off his blue jacket and his black shirt in order—just like in Haruka's imagination. Her face quickly turned red upon witnessing real flesh in the flesh. She felt fulfilled and complete.
"S-Satoshi…" Suddenly, she couldn't take the pressure anymore. If she was a bunch of wire connections, she short-circuited and blew a fuse. Haruka fainted and collapsed.
"H-Haruka…!" Satoshi quickly rushed to her aid. "Haruka…! Get a hold of yourself, Haruka!"
"Haruka, what happened to you?" Kasumi tried waking her up but to no avail.
Harley just laughed and winked. "I never knew you had such a killer body, Satoshi-kun!"
TO BE CONTINUED