Act IV

"Wha-What?"

Haruto's bewilderment is left unattended as Akari continues to seek the comfort of his skin. Frankly, his body went stark still upon hearing such a declaration. Make love? With Akari, a childhood friend of all people? Doesn't that imply having sex? His mind snaps as he twitches in her massaging passion.

Her lips lavish every segment of his neck as she trails up to his chin. He starts regretting the fact that he will probably have hickey marks remaining after tonight. How will he be able to explain THIS to Takashi –even worse- Nanami tomorrow at the train station? That he pinched himself all night just for the heck of it?

"H-Hold on Akari, aren't you asking for too much with that?" His hands push at her shoulders to get eye contact. What he didn't anticipate was the bright blush scorching her face. Courage leaves her as she tries to look at him.

"I know, but still… It's the one thing that would really make me happy." Haruto lets out a gulp as he tries to remain calm. Definitely isn't working seeing his fingers curl into her skin.

"C-Can't you think of something more –well- rationa-" He cannot finish his suggestion as her finger poises itself on his lips. She leans into him once again; her close breath tickles his ear as he listens.

"Let's not talk here; we might wake the others." Her hand catches his to pull him up to his feet. He stumbles as he is forced to follow her into the backyard. Haruto did not offer much resistance as they walk; rather, more like a lull as she pulls. The desire to resist and reason with her must have been left behind as they get closer to the shed at the far right end of the yard. This must be the male primal instinct at play, Haruto deduces as he looks to her. He looks back once at the house before she pulls him back into the dark alley between the shed and the fence.

Akari quickly pins him against the shed's wall as soon as they turn the corner. Her lips easily find his cheek, her hands cradle against the firm surface of his chest while toying with his shirt, and her legs coil around his as she seeks him.

To no surprise, Haruto merely watches in reluctance as he is teased into the inevitable. He has no way out, nor would Akari allow him one. Is this really how he would have his first time with the least likely person to have such affairs? His hands settle on her waist as his forehead presses against hers to gain her attention.

"Are you really sure about this, Akari?" Akari looks away before she swallows her guilt.

"Yes. To be truthful Haruto, I wouldn't want to lose my virginity to no one else… Just you," she admits after hiding in the crevice of his neck. Obviously, Haruto is baffled. Did she really just admit something like that?

Somehow his hand's harness a mind of their own as they sneak under the hem of her shirt, and slowly pull upwards. She gasps at the sudden action as she cradles him in closer. Her leg shifts closer to his crotch, rubbing a bit as if to encourage him further. Her hands copy his action as they find his shirt's edges and pull up.

Haruto's shirt is the first to fly in the air, and he took his time taking Akari's off. She is rather reluctant at first to reveal her abdomen, but then submits at his tug. Haruto is caught by surprise when her shirt is gone and she covers herself in her arms… She is not wearing a bra!

He coughs as he tries to recover from the fact, and she seems to realize that as she shelters herself more.

"Y-You weren't wearing anything underneath?" Haruto foolishly asks without giving her any considerations.

"Of course not! Wearing a bra is uncomfortable while you sleep, you know!" Her tone is fierce despite being a whisper. He definitely felt like an idiot as he realizes how uncomfortable she felt being this open and being unintentionally. His arms automatically wrap around her figure as he cradles her head.

"Sorry, I should have realized you would still be uncomfortable despite you being so aggressive," he apologies as he holds her closer. Somehow Akari found the need to snicker as she unravels her arms and holds onto him. She presses tighter as his grip tightens.

"Aggressive, huh? Look who's talking."

Haruto jumps at the warm feel of her chest pressed against his. The squishy pressure of her breasts against his solid chest is really pleasant, as he would have expected. Curiosity takes over as he pulls away from him. As expected, his eyes immediately drop to her cleavage. Despite the darkness of the shallow alley, he could see her clearly. In fact he could swear she is glowing from the warmth radiating from her.

Akari found herself blushing more than she wants to as he stares. She manages to reframe from covering herself once more, but she still feels so uncomfortable as they remain still. Can't he do anything more than just stare?

Then again, I am the one that forced this on him, Akari reminds herself in thought as she finds her way to his shorts. She tugs a bit at the straps to loosen them which also acted as a warning to him that she wants to go farther. He cringes as he looks into her darken eyes.

"Um… Do you need me to –uh- get you 'up' before we do this?" She feels disturbed upon asking him such a thing, though she really wants to do such. For Haruto, she is willing to do anything to satisfy him… even at the expense of something very lewd.

Haruto bits at his lower lip as he looks down. She doesn't need to do such since he is already hard as he possibly can be, even pulsing at the sheer thought of some possible… activities.

No, don't expect such things! Haruto scorns himself before the thought progresses.

He kisses her on the lips, and places his hands on her arms. "Not at all. To be truthful, I'm already… Well," he doesn't need to even explain it to her. His shorts are already pulled down and she is looking directly at 'him.'

He didn't expect her to gasp AND moan upon seeing his erection, much less tremble as her breathing labors. Taken back, he scratches his head before pushing her to get her attention. "Hey, do you have to act like that? Kind of makes me feel a bit odd," he tries to chuckle as he rubs at her arms.

"Ah, sorry. I just… didn't expect you to be that –big-." Akari's eyes drop as she looks at his penis again. Is his size that impressive? Or is she trying to insult him? Haruto doesn't know how to take her wording.

"Heh, is… that suppose to be a compliment?"

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Akari waves her hands in front of her as she looks back at him. "I didn't mean that to be a bad thing! It's just…" Her hands spread a considerable amount as she gauges a particular length. "I thought the average size is like this. Yet you are so…"

Haruto blushes at the literal difference between her expectation and himself. Many centimeters distinct his member from the average size she described. Just where did she learn to think of something like that anyways? He only concludes that this is a product of female gossip from others that already had experience.

"Heh, I guess I'm just naturally gifted. Th-thanks." Haruto felt both joy and nervousness as she continues to stare. To make matters worse, her hand shakily guides itself to him, taking a soft grip to his shaft. He jumps at the pleasant jolt that shoots from her touch, and she gasps at his reaction.

"Sorry, did that hurt?"

"N-No, of course not. It was… enjoyable, actually." He calms down as he leans into her, and encourages her touch by gripping at her forearm. Her tightened grip excites him more, his sight blurring in response. Her breath is more flux than his as his senses heighten. All of this arousal is being too much as he feels that urge cornering in the back of his mind.

He hastens the development as his own hands seek out her shorts. A mere touch of skin causes a whimper to escape Akari's mouth as her free hand claws at his chest. He remembers something as his fingers feel more of her waist.

"I just remembered. I heard that this can be rather painful for you if you aren't –prepared-. Would you like me to… do anything like-"

She prevents him from offering anything. She stops her rubbing to grab his closest hand and leads him deeper into her shorts. Much to his surprise, he feels his hand being moistened by something as he gets deeper. Surely this is-

"I'm… already turned on, Haruto."

Haruto's mind freezes at the realization. She is dripping with juices! His hand is quite literally getting drowned in her sex as she leads him in. The slightest rub against her has her moaning and seeking out his comfort.

Wow, she really is ready, he confirms himself as he watches her eyes close to suppress the feeling.

His hand withdraws to pull at her shorts. She seems to acknowledge his determination at the same time by pulling down his shorts in turn. As legs kick away the clothes, they stand bare against each other while eyes study the wonders in front of them. In Akari's hand is the condom wrapper that Haruto slipped into his pocket along the way. She doesn't have much trouble ripping at its end and tapped out its content. He hesitantly scans the rubber before looking down at himself.

"I'll do it," Akari offers- rather, demands- as she bends down on knees at level with his erection. She seems like a pro as she grabs at him, places the condom atop his tip, and slides the edges down his shaft. The length stops a bit short of his base when she finished. She jests at the fact that he is even larger than this protectoion, though maybe that is supposed to be how it is given he'll have to be able to take it off later.

She smiles up at him as she rubs up and down the covered shaft to tease him. Obviously, she did a good job as he cringes to her attention. Before she lifts herself back up, she rubs at his sack with a bit of a tickle. Haruto jumps at the sudden action and fights back a groan.

"H-Hey! Don't do that! I'm very—sensitive there!" Haruto regrets admitting such; she's going to take advantage of that fact soon enough, he predicts.

"Oh? Then I'm glad to know that, Haruto~," Akari teases as she curls up against him. Her action pushes him against the shed again; in this position, she seems like she'd be the one pouncing on him at any moment's notice.

The two only stare at each other for a few minutes. The cicadas sing in the background as they try to muster the courage to speak, or perhaps… begin the intercourse. Haruto expects her to jump at him now that they are ready; Akari expects him to be the gentleman and offer to start it off.

Finally, Haruto takes a deep breath as he offers her a deep passionate kiss. After emerging from the kiss, seeking relieving air, he looks into her eyes.

"Are you really sure, Akari?"

Despite the unnecessary need to stall, she takes her time to give him her answer as she looks into his eyes.

"Yes. Please... take me, Haruto."

A/N: Well, been a very long time hasn't it? I didn't really want to even look back on this series with the development that occurred since I wrote this. Though now that Seo seems to be going back on the right path, I found myself reading this and thinking: "I need to finish this." To give you better news, I went back and redid the entire story to making wording more accurate and stable; reading it was a pain after remembering how I wrote too literal back then. I think I can make the next two arcs within a week or two, so yeah... Look forward to it. And to answer some responses:

Sktinke I know what you mean; I am literally the only person I've known in a large online community to read this series. Would like to see others. I appreciate your advice regarding the honorifics. To be truthful, I have merely an elementary understanding on these types of things, so I stuck with what I have seen through translations and whatnot. I regret not changing to such while I rewrote the series, but I'll keep that in mind later on.

animemakesmyday Oh come now, write that wonder of yours! The more the merrier, plus helps get me motivated to write more. I'll be looking forward to it, I promise you.