Chapter 3

Practice Kiss

Ayano fidgets with the hem of her skirt as she stares at her number one crush, who is happily interacting with Yui, Chinatsu and Akari. As they walk away, the vice president puts her fist on her chest.

"Toshino Kyouko…" she mutters. "I love you. So much that I want to kiss you…" Then it hits her. "Oh, no! Why did I say that!? I-I didn't want to kiss her, let alone confess my love for her!" She blushes as her voice quiets down. "B-but…now that I think about it…what would I do if I were to kiss Toshino Kyouko? I've never…kissed anyone before, except maybe from the King game, but that was just a game. It's not even a real kiss, even if it looked like one. But thanks to Ohmuro-san, I stopped." She shakes her head. "Oh, what should I do?"

She starts to turn around to walk away when she bumps into someone, making that person topple on the floor on her butt.

"Oh! I'm so sorry!" Ayano leans down towards the person, who turns out to be Rise. "Are you alright, President?"

The quiet girl nods as she gets back on her feet and whispers. Unfortunately for Ayano, she cannot understand Rise's quiet whispers and wishes Nana would come and translate for her.

"S-say, maybe you can help me," the violet haired girl says. "I'm…sort of having a problem…a-and I don't know what to do when I k-kiss someone that I l-love…" It's so frustrating to say those words out loud without being so embarrassed, but Rise doesn't seem to mind.

As a response, Rise walks close towards the vice president and puts her hand on her cheek as she whispers.

"Wh-what are you doing, President?" Ayano asks.

Rise responds by giving her a quick kiss on the lips and pulls away while blushing. Ayano blushes as well as she touches her lips. Did the President just…kiss me!? she thinks to herself. Wait a minute. She didn't fully kiss me, so maybe she's trying to tell me something.

"You know…how to k-kiss people?" Ayano says quietly.

Rise nods.

"Well, can you teach me a little?" the vice president asks. "I want to be um…prepared, you know?"

The quiet girl nods as she cups both hands on her cheeks. Ayano swallows hard as both of them lean in and lock lips. Rise wraps her arms around the vice president as both of them continue their practice kiss. The President's lips, Ayano thinks to herself. They're so soft…and moist. She's really good at kissing.

The kiss lasts for about a minute before they have to pull away due to lack of oxygen.

"Haaaah~!" Ayano pants. "That…felt…good!"

Rise smiles at her.

"C-can we do it again?" Ayano asks. "But this time…can I take the lead? Y-your kiss made me feel better already."

The quiet girl nods. Ayano brushes away a little of Rise's hair, intertwines hands with hers, leans in and kisses her. This time, Ayano kisses her more passionately. Rise immediately returns the kiss.This is not so bad after all, the vice president thinks to herself. The President makes me feel so relaxed when doing a kiss with her. She's so good at it. I want it to last forever…

After another minute the two pull away and smile at each other.

"Thank you, President," Ayano says. "You've really made my confidence go up way higher than it was earlier."

Rise nods. She is about to walk away when Ayano slowly takes her cheek and pulls her into a gentle kiss again. Rise's eyes widen as Ayano pulls away and smiles at her.

"This is a 'thank you' for what you gave me the other day," the violet haired girl says as she searches in her skirt pocket to pull out a picture of Kyouko. "Though I didn't know why you had this picture from the beginning, but it made me happy that you gave it to me because you knew I had, um…feelings for her." She adds the last part in a quiet voice as she blushes.

Rise just smiles and pats the violet haired girl's head as she whispers. She is glad that she could be of help to the vice president and it was such good timing for her, too. Ayano starts to turn and walk away when she slightly turns her head towards the raven-haired girl.

"I'll see you later, President," she says. "Thanks for all your help."

Rise waves back as the violet haired girl leaves. As Ayano turns a corner, the quiet girl raises her had to touch her lips. She already misses the vice president's kiss since she had never kissed anyone before…not even Nana. But she knows that she will get a chance soon.

Next Pairing: Rise x Chinatsu