The second thing that Chisato noticed when she woke up was the noticeable lack of sunlight flooding into the room like it usually did. Of course, the first thing that she noticed was the debilitating pain searing throughout her whole body.
"What the…"
Chisato was no stranger to muscle aches, but this was the first time she'd had one this bad.
I wasn't even doing anything that intensive yesterday, so why- wait, where's Takina?
In the matter of a few moments, Chisato stood up as fast as she could, regretted all of her life choices as she was reminded of the soreness in her legs, and headed out of the room despite this.
"Takina? You there?"
When she heard sizzling coming from the kitchen, however, Chisato breathed a sigh of relief.
"There you are. Seriously, Takina, you've gotta wake me up for these kinds of things. Are we going to the beach or wha-"
When Chisato made her way across the corner, the second thing that she noticed was that rain was pouring right outside the house.
Of course, the first thing that she noticed was the distinct lack of clothing on Takina.
She's wearing her bikini here?!
Takina turned around, allowing Chisato's nerves a moment to recover as her front was largely covered by an apron.
"Oh, I didn't see you there, Chisato-"
For a moment, it looked as though Takina was completely unbothered by her choice of dress at the moment. However, just as Chisato was wondering how unshakable this girl's composure was, Takina's face flushed a deep shade of red as she instinctively turned her back on Chisato before remembering that it was more exposed than her front, then turning back to face Chisato, looking straight at the floor.
"U-um, it was hot, and I was cooking, and you were asleep, so I figured that I'd just wear this since we won't be able to go to the beach either way, so…"
Chisato, whose eyes had been glued to Takina from the start, simply gave a weak laugh as she spoke in an equally timid voice.
"Ahaha… It really is hot in here, huh?"
The 2 of them stood there, Takina beginning to feel more and more embarrassed under Chisato's gaze until she grabbed the pan and set it off to the side before walking off to their room.
"U-uh, I-I'll find something to change into-"
"Hang on a sec."
Takina stopped, turning around to find that Chisato, despite her embarrassment and red face, had grabbed Takina by the shoulder, stopping her.
"D-did you need something?"
"It's, well…"
Chisato appeared to hesitate, but after a few moments, a cheeky grin appeared on her
"How about instead of that, I… join you?"
###
"How do I look, Takina?"
True to her word, Chisato had changed into her own swimsuit. Takina, barely managing to keep her gaze on Chisato, merely nodded.
"You look good."
This brought a smile to Chisato's lips as she took Takina's hand and led her to the dinner table.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's eat!"
"Do you need to hold hands for the five steps it takes to get to the kitchen?"
"Yep."
Takina rolled her eyes, beginning to relax her shoulders as Chisato let go and they each sat down.
"Ow…"
Takina raised an eyebrow at Chisato's pained expression as she sat down.
"Something wrong?"
Chisato shrugged.
"Just a muscle ache. For some reason, it feels like I got hit by a truck…"
"You doing ok?"
Chisato weighed her options as an idea began to swirl in her mind. A grin sprouted on her lips as she pressed her fingertips together.
"Well, I think I'd feel a whole lot better if a certain beautiful girl were to give me a little massage~"
To Chisato, that fiery red blush and look of utter embarrassment that appeared on Takina's face whenever she pushed her buttons. Beginning to giggle to herself, Chisato put a hand over her mouth as she put out her open palm towards Takina while clarifying.
"Of course, I'm only kidding-"
"Sure."
Chisato stopped, her eyes going wide and her body freezing up as she watched Takina give another nod.
"Eh? What are you-"
"I'll give you a massage as soon as we finish dinner."
If it weren't for the fact that she was refusing to meet Chisato's gaze out of embarrassment, Takina would have seen the sight of an absolutely red-faced Chisato who was too shocked to even touch her food.
Wait… When she agreed, does she mean that I keep wearing this? Is Takina going to give me a massage while the 2 of us are half naked? This is…
The complexities of the human mind can often be boiled down to a single phrase, especially for people like Chisato and in this moment, the phrase that best described how she was feeling was:
This is the best!
However, that jubilation was quickly hampered when she saw that Takina still hadn't looked up from her food this whole time. The uncertainty on Takina was on full display as she poked at her veggies.
Is she… forcing herself to do this?
###Meanwhile, in Takina's mind…
This is bad.
Takina was a little bit on edge. Red faced, she was gripping her chopsticks so hard that they threatened to snap at any moment. Her hands were twitching so much that she struggled to even get food to her mouth. The reason for all this?
Does she intend on wearing that for the whole day?
Takina's gaze rapidly flitted between her food and Chisato's mostly exposed upper body before clasping her cheeks in her hands.
I keep asking myself if I really want to do it right now, but with a body like that, it's like she's cheating!
But this monologue could not continue forever, and after what seemed like forever, they finally finished their 2:00 pm breakfast.
"Chisato?"
Chisato's attention was immediately focused on Takina who went into the closet, taking out a yoga mat and laying it on the floor in front of the TV, gesturing towards it while looking at Chisato.
"W-well? Are we doing this or not?"
Chisato gulped, cautiously lying down, stomach first. Taking a deep breath in and out, Takina crouched down beside Chisato, slowly steeling her nerves.
Relax. It's just a massage. Nothing more, nothing less.
But even as she said this, Her gaze drifted from Chisato's face, down to her neck, then her shoulder, then to her shoulder, then…
Her chest.
Takina's gaze lingered on the exposed side of Chisato's chest before looking off to the side, her blush intensifying even more as she thought:
Then again, she said that she'd be ready when I am, right? If that's the case, then…
Takina stood up, turning around as she put a leg over Chisato before…
This much is ok, right?
Slowly crouching down, she finally sat on Chisato's back, facing her feet. Chisato covered her mouth with her hands, flinching and nearly letting out a shriek at the unexpected contact before both she and Takina flushed at this energetic reaction.
"I-is everything ok? Did I do something wrong?! I can stop whenever you want, Chisato."
After a few moments, Takina heard some shuffling before a quiet:
"No, keep going. I told you that I'm ready whenever you are."
"...Got it."
Takina took another deep breath, cracking her knuckles and stretching before she put her hands on Chisato's feet, deciding to work her way up. As she leaned forward, however, she heard a crack, prompting her to stand up.
"Am I too heavy?"
Chisato quickly shook her head.
"What? N-no way! You're looking at the best, most athletic Lycoris in the world, you know?"
Despite her playful tone, Takina could hear the unease in Chisato's voice. Cautiously sitting back down, Takina placed herself over Chisato again.
She started slow. Takina's touch was so light that Chisato almost felt like she was being tickled. Once she got into a groove, however, well, there's only one way to describe it.
It was heavenly.
Chisato didn't even have the mental capacity to block out her own sounds of pleasure as she spoke.
"You;re- mmph!- really good, Takin- hah!"
Truthfully, Takina barely registered a word that Chisato said, partially because she was focused on the task at hand, but also…
Do you really have to make noises like that? I can't concentrate if you're making those kinds of sounds…
Slowly, Takina's hands migrated upwards as she took note of the exact feel of Chisato's calves. They were firm - no doubt due to her athleticism - but they were also soft, probably due to taking it relatively easy in Hawaii. Unfortunately for Takina's sanity, Chisato's 'noises' only grew louder the higher she went.
It's just a massage… It's just a massage… nothing more than that.
But even as she told herself this, Takina found herself pressing down on Chisato even harder, digging her palms deeper into her muscles as she unconsciously wanted to hear Chisato's noises grow louder and louder as she did and as this happened, a strange thought entered Takina's mind.
It's just a massage, but…
What if it wasn't?
And even if Takina didn't realize it at the time, when this thought led Takina's mind down the rabbit hole, there was no going back.
"Chisato?"
Takina's massaging had abruptly stopped and this question prompted Chisato to catch her breath before responding.
"Y-yeah?"
"Can I go a little higher?"
Confused, Chisato gave a nod.
"Mhm. Sure, you can."
"Please, if you feel even the slightest bit uncomfortable, then stop me."
Normally, Chisato would respond with some sort of quip, but at this moment, she was too exhausted to think of one.
"Gotcha."
Takina moved from Chisato's calves to her thighs, almost pressing her palms all the way down to the bone which prompted even louder moans, whimpers, and other miscellaneous sounds of pleasure from Chisato that she didn't even bother to try to stifle anymore..Again, Takina paused, leaving Chisato panting for air as she waited for Takina to say something.
"Can I go a little higher?"
This again?
"Sure."
Takina was now at her upper thigh, and after some more pressing, she stopped again, asking one more time:
"Can I go a little higher, Chisato?"
Eh? But that would mean…
Her entire face flushing bright red, Chisato simply squeaked out a quick: "If you're ok with it" before Takina once again got to work.
Although, this time, 'getting to work' didn't quite describe it. At first, Takina had been keeping in mind her own past experience and training in terms of how she massaged. But now, more and more, it was going from massaging to, well…
Groping.
She did mix in some actual massaging, but in between presses came moments where Takina simply grabbed handfuls of Chisato's flesh, eliciting more and more sounds of pleasure from Chisato. Eventually, however, the touches stopped and Takina got up off of Chisato, turning around and putting a leg on either side of her body as she said:
"Could you turn around, please?"
Hesitating for a moment, Takina watched as Chisato took her time turning around her body until, finally, she could see her face.
Chisato's face was something else. Takina had seen Chisato when she was vulnerable before. Moments where she was embarrassed, or flustered, or anything else, but this was different. Noting her heavy breathing, Takina also noticed a bit of drool on the side of her mouth and the dishevelled state that her hair was in along with the furious blush that had overtaken her entire face. Takina crouched down, her face hovering over Chisato's face as she said:
"I love you."
When she leaned down and gave Chisato a swift kiss, she could feel the heat emanating off of her, her sweat glistening even in the dim light of the room. And when she noted this, she suddenly realized how hot she was feeling. And then, she realized that she probably, in one way or another, looked just like Chisato. And that Chisato was feeling every bit as 'energized' as her.
Takina turned around, away from Chisato's face as she got to work. This time, she started from the ankle, slowly making her way to the lower, then upper calf.
"Can I go a little higher?"
"Y-yes…"
Chisato's noises began to pick up in intensity as Takina moved higher and higher, massaging with a firm, yet gentle touch that seemed to make Chisato shiver underneath her.
"Can I go a little higher?"
Takina craned her neck to spot Chisato's nodding. Since Takina hadn't stopped massaging during this, Chisato felt as though if she tried to speak, rather than words, the only thing that would escape her mouth would be more sounds of pleasure. Of course, as Takina migrated to her thigh, this effort proved futile as Chisato's moans escaped her lips without a single attempt to utter a word.
"Chisato, can I go just a little bit higher?"
Chisato froze. Takina's fingers were almost touching the edge of Chisato's bikini bottom. If she were to go higher, then…
"Takina?"
"Yes?"
"You're not… forcing yourself, are you?"
Takina pondered the question for a moment before responding in a sheepish tone.
"Yes, I am…"
Chisato's face fell as she looked off to the side.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because, uh…"
Takina hesitated for a moment before saying:
"I didn't want you to think that I was immodest, or perverted, or something like that…"
Chisato blinked twice, looking straight at Takina in shock.
"...Hah?"
Takina continued.
"W-when I say that I'm forcing myself, it's more like I'm forcing myself… not to do anything. You know? Like, I've been holding myself back for a while now, and we started dating, and I'm happy, but… I feel like I want more."
Chisato was frozen, once again rendered speechless as Takina's voice started to break and her face somehow went even more red.
"I-I didn't want to burden you with this, so I just kept it to myself, a-and I told myself that I didn't need it, but when you said that you're ready when I am-"
"Takina?"
Takina stopped, now looking down and meeting Chisato's gaze. She watched as Chisato slid out from under her and stood up, extending her hand to help Takina up. Takina could see the uncertainty in Chisato's eyes, but despite that, Chisato's voice held mostly firm as she asked:
"Wanna take this to the bedroom?"