Chapter 5

Sayuri closed her books at the bell for lunch rang. She normally went and sat with Rei and Nagisa; they were both in a different classroom but Sayuri was secretly worried. Had she made a mistake by giving Rei the novel yesterday? What if he just laughed at the sort of trashy crap she was into? She took out her lunch box and hesitated, noticing that her classroom was almost empty.

"Sayuri-chan?" the boy sitting in front of her turned around. His name was Hideki; he was a small boy, extremely sweet and often shared his textbook with her because she forgot hers. He was giving her a nervous smile. "Are you going somewhere?"

"Uh, I was going to eat lunch with my friends," Sayuri explained. "Did you need something?"

"I… I wanted to talk to you."

Sayuri blinked and nodded, as Hideki stood up and moved closer to her desk. He was avoiding her gaze, looking down at her lunchbox instead of at her. His cheeks were red and Sayuri began to feel nervous. What was he going to say? "Sayuri-chan, do you have a boyfriend?"

Sayuri blinked at him in surprise. "Not really. Why are you asking me this, Hideki-kun?"

"I was wondering if you'd want to go out with me," he blurted out finally. He looked up at her, his cheeks flushing red and shifting awkwardly. He looked extremely uncomfortable and nervous. "I-I think I kind of like you, Sayuri-chan."

Sayuri stared at him, blinking silently. Had he just confessed to her? This was nothing like how she'd imagined her first confession to be. I think I kind of like you? She thought skeptically. Could he be any more unsure of himself? Her hands shook as she looked down at the poor boy. He didn't even seem to be able to make eye contact with her. She felt a rush of pity for him. "Gomen'nasai, Hideki-kun. I don't think I can go out with you, I like someone else. I'm really sorry."

"That's okay," Hideki gasped quickly, sounding almost relieved, if anything. He grabbed his lunchbox and hurried out of the class, while Sayuri frowned and sat down. That was the most disappointing confession she'd ever seen. He almost seemed happy when she rejected him. She sighed and shook her head, deciding to eat her lunch alone in the classroom.

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"You're an idiot, Rei-chan," Nagisa told him bluntly, as they changed for practice in the locker room. "You didn't listen to me when I told you to make your move. Now look what you've done. You've lost your chance with Sayuri-chan."

Makoto looked at the two first year boys curiously. Nagisa seemed annoyed, while Rei was silent, his face red and fists clenched. "What do you mean? What happened?" Makoto asked.

"Rei-chan didn't make a move on Sayuri-chan when he should have," Nagisa replied. "And now look! Everyone's saying that Hideki-kun confessed to her and that she said yes. Apparently he brought her a bunch of roses and went down on one knee. It's all everyone in our year is gossiping about. Sayuri could have been Rei's girlfriend. He's much better-looking."

Makoto looked at Rei pitifully. "I'm sorry, Rei-chan."

Rei was silent. His hands were trembling and Makoto frowned, worried about the bespectacled boy. He was really taking this very hard. He must have liked Sayuri a lot. Makoto opened his mouth to offer some words of comfort, before they heard Sayuri's tinkling laugh come through the wall, from the girls' locker rooms. Rei stood up suddenly.

"Excuse me," he muttered, before walking out of the boys' locker room and walking straight into the girls'. Sayuri had put her phone on the bench and was unbuttoning her school shirt when she felt someone push her against the wall. She glanced up and saw Rei pinning her to the lockers, looking agitated and frustrated.

"Rei-chan?" Sayuri gasped, trying to push him off. Her fingers shoved at his chest, but Rei didn't move. He kept his arms firmly around her, his face inches away from hers. "Rei, what are you doing? Get off!"

"Did you really say yes to Hideki?" he asked in a low voice.

Sayuri froze, her green eyes turning up to meet his purple ones. He was staring at her, and she felt her breath catch. What was Rei doing? Why was he acting like this? Sayuri wriggled in his grasp, but he only pressed her harder against the wall. She flushed red when she realized she could feel his crotch against her stomach. "N-no," she choked out. "I didn't say yes to Hideki. Why are you asking me that?"

"Because everyone thinks you did."

"Well, I didn't," Sayuri replied angrily. "Will you get off me now? Did you shove me against the wall to try and tell me that you think some stupid rumors are true? Baka! Why would I say yes to someone like Hideki when I like you?"

Rei froze. He stepped back from Sayuri slightly, looking down at her angry green eyes in surprise. The sudden surge of confidence that he'd felt, fueled by jealousy, was gone. He flushed red. "D-did you mean that?"

Sayuri flushed, clutching her unbuttoned shirt and holding it closed to hide her bra. She glared at him. "You really are stupid, Rei-chan. This is the girls' locker room, get out," she muttered, turning away from him to reach into her locked and pull out her goggles. She was about to take her swimsuit out as well, when a pair of strong arms wrapped around her suddenly from behind.

Rei had pulled her back into him; Sayuri could feel one strong arm curled around her waist and the other just above her breasts. Rei buried his face in her neck and hair, his rough grip making her gasp. "Rei…"

"I love you," Rei mumbled into her hair. Sayuri gasped, pushing further back against Rei, relaxing into his grasp. "You're annoying and a pervert, but you're my pervert and I don't want you to behave that way with anyone else," he said firmly.

Sayuri closed her eyes, enjoying the feeling of being in his arms. "Do you mean that?" she whispered.

"Yes," Rei replied, as he slowly loosened his grip around her. Sayuri turned to face him, her hand going up to cup his cheek. He blushed as her soft hand caressed his face, a teasing smile on her lips. Rei swallowed and nodded. "Yes, I mean it. Don't flirt with anyone else. It makes me furious."

"I always knew you were hiding an aggressive side under there," Sayuri giggled. She couldn't stop smiling at Rei; how he was trying so hard to be confident and aggressive but the color of his cheeks betrayed him. She stood on her tip-toes and kissed his jaw. "Can I do that to anyone else?" she whispered.

"No," Rei replied firmly. He leaned down and pressed his forehead to hers. "No kissing other guys. You are mine. Nobody gets to lay their hands on you except for me."

Sayuri flushed red, looking down at the ground as she felt a sudden heat rise in her. "That's… that's a line from…"

"I know," Rei replied, pushing her slightly so she was against the wall again. His hand slid down to her skirt and Sayuri gasped as he slowly inched his way up under it. "It drove me crazy. I couldn't stop imagining you masturbating to that. How do you do it? In bed at night? Do you take your panties off?"

Sayuri froze, and all she could feel was Rei's fingers dancing on her thighs. "N-no. I just s-slide my hand inside."

"Like this?" Rei asked, his fingers dancing over the waistband of her panties. Sayuri gasped loudly, feeling the blood rush around her body. Her head fell back against the locker and her eyes fluttered closed. She attempted a small nod as he gently traced over her panties, his other hand coming up to her head to stroke her hair. "Do you like that, Sayuri?" he breathed into her ear, placing a small kiss on her neck.

"Yes," Sayuri whimpered.

Rei felt his pants tighten as Sayuri whimpered again and he slowly pulled his hand out of her skirt, before placing a soft kiss on her lips. Sayuri kissed him back, her hands coming up to grasp his collar. "Why did you stop?" she demanded once he pulled away.

"Because we have swim practice," Rei said. He had suddenly remembered the boys waiting in the other locker room, who were probably very suspicious. He looked down at Sayuri, and brushed a strand of hair out of her flushed face, smiling down at her. "We'll continue afterwards, if you still want to."

Sayuri nodded, slumping back against the locker as Rei released her and stepped back. He was about to leave the room when Sayuri called after him teasingly. "Ne, Rei-chan! If Hideki-kun asks me out again, what should I do?"

Rei turned around sharply, pushing his glasses up on his nose. "You tell him your boyfriend wants to have a chat with him first."

Sayuri laughed.

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