Maya was startled. Completely taken by surprise. She knew this was completely wrong, however something in her, kept her own lips pressed securely against Junichi's. What the heck? You know this is wrong!

Her eyes shot wide open and she tore away from her student.

She recoiled to as far back as she could in the chair she sat in, bouncing against the backrest. She was tense.

Junichi looked at her.

Takahashi-sensei sat there, startled, and fully tensed up, covering her mouth with her wrist. She looked disturbed, vulnerable, worried, confused, the whole spectrum of confusion and conflict, but most apparent of all... She was kind of adorable.

"T-Takahashi-sensei," Junichi stuttered.

"T-Tachibana-kun! W-What the hell was that?!"

"H-How was it?" he asked further.

"You know I can't! We can't!"

"I want to know what did you feel?"

"Tachibana-kun do you know the repercussions I could face?"

"But you liked it..."

"TACHIBANA-KUN WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!"

"YOU DIDN'T PULL AWAY!"

The room dropped back to silence.

The mood was uncertain. Was it panic? Was it anger?

Maya sat there breathing heavily.

Junichi caught his breath.

"You-You didn't pull away." he gasped.

Maya was speechless.

Junichi stood up abruptly, reached deep into Maya's coat pocket and took hold of the classroom's keys, then made his way to the doors. He shut both doors and locked them before returning to her side.

"Takahashi-sensei, you didn't pull away. In fact i felt the opposite! I felt you push into that kiss as well."

Junichi took hold of her hands, and held tightly. He was already so far in, there really was no turning back.

"You always looked out for me, more than normal for a teacher to her student."

She still remained silent.

"T-Tachibana-kun," she managed, "you know how absurd this is. Not only is this forbidden, but it's just odd."

"Why?" he questioned, "I'm eighteen. I'm an adult. There isn't too much a gap between us."

"I...I dont know. I don't know what to think," she responded.

"...we've never experienced what its like to date someone," Junichi continued, "why dont we..."

Maya looked to Junichi.

"Why don't we learn how this feels together? Just to know what it feels like," he finished suggesting.

Maya took grip of Junichi's hand.

"Care to help me up?" she asked.

"Oh, of course..."

Junichi helped pull his sensei up from her chair.

She cleared her throat.

"Tachibana-kun. This is totally illicit and the thought is absurd," she said closing her coat and turning to the window. "I don't want to go through with this, and don't approve of it."

She turned to face her student. "But I hate myself for giving in to curiosity."

She took two steps up to Junichi and was essentially right up against him. "I won't do anything like officially date you...but-"

She buried her face in her palms, leaving only her eyes exposed, "I-I can't say I'm not curious..."

"What do you plan to do sensei?"

"I don't know!" she snapped, "I thought you had this thought through!"

"I-I don't know! I'm just as lost and confused."

"What am I getting into?" Takahashi-sensei questioned. "I'm not thinking straight."

Junichi without further thinking grabbed her around the waist beneath her coat and pulled her into a tight hug.

The sensation to her was warming, and pulling with warmth. She didn't want to pull away.

When Junichi let go, Maya seemed as though her world had finally stopped spinning.

The sun had finally set below the horizon and dark blue began to spread across the sky.

Maya reached into her skirt pocket and pulled out her set of car keys.

"It's getting late Tachibana-kun," she said.

"I'll drive you home," she smiled.