"I love you."

Soma honestly did not know who had said it first.

But now it was out in the air, and two pairs of wide golden eyes faced each other.

"Does this mean…" Megumi hesitantly spoke. "...you want to date me?"

"I want to." Soma whispered. All tonight he had been thinking. Well, not just tonight. Over the past months rarely a thought went through his head that wasn't either related to Megumi or followed up by a thought about her. It was something he had never done about anyone, not even his parents. He had talked to Fumio about it tonight, curious about this development that he had come to realize. With her guidance, he was finally able to figure out what he was experiencing.

He had fallen in love with Megumi.

He gazed at Megumi after he said it, hope and anxiety blooming in his chest. What would she say now? She said she loved him, but how was her love?

Luckily, Soma didn't have to wait too long for her answer.

"I want that, too."

Those words, along with the bright smile she had with them before reaching up and capturing his lips with her own made Soma melt. A groan of bliss escaped him as they shared that deep kiss. Soma could feel her hands trail down his back. They paused at the hem of his shirt and danced on the strip of skin that was exposed before they dipped under and back up. He shivered as the tips of her fingers tickled him. Megumi reached his shoulders and gave them a couple of squeezes, and Soma couldn't help but chuckle quietly.

"Sorry." Megumi breathed. "I just…had the urge to do it."

"It's cool." Soma smirked. "You can do anything you want." He was completely hers.

Megumi's expression turned thoughtful as his offer sank in. Then she flashed him a coy smile of her own before her hands traveled down again. This time, she grabbed his shirt when she reached the hem, tugging it upwards. Soma moved so it could come off easier. Megumi was nice enough to place it on the mattress beside them, but he wondered how long it was going to stay there.

Her hands brought his attention back as she ran her hands on the newly exposed skin, goosebumps appearing as she tickled him again. He watched her face, noting that she was pondering again. But before he could say anything to encourage her again, she tapped his hips. Taking it as a signal, he got off of her to stand. Megumi stood up as well and turned her back to him.

"Unzip me?" She moved her long hair out of the way and he wasted no time to heed her request. She shrugged off the dress and casted to the side. To Soma's delighted surprise, her bra followed the same path. The sight of her bare back urged Soma to hug her, and he followed his own advice. Megumi giggled and pressed a kiss to his face. He let his hands wander her body, the only garment on her being her panties. At that realization, he moved to even the field. Megumi waited as he quickly pulled at the drawstring holding his shorts up and kicked them away. He then pulled her back until she was against him again.

His mouth went back to her neck as his fingers went to focus on her chest. When he rolled her nipples between them, a breathy moan escaped her lips and she pressed further into him. He ended up moving his own hips in response, feeling his erection grind against her.

Soma then got the idea to try something.

"Can you get on top of me?" He asked.

Megumi nodded. They got back on the bed, Soma propping up against the headboard and Megumi straddling his legs. Soma had her come up further, though, until she was straddling his crotch. He lightly pushed on her hips until she settled on his erection.

"Grind on me." He requested.

Megumi hesitated for a few moments. Soma didn't mind. Even though Megumi had sat on him countless times before and given him a handjob, this would be the first time she would rub herself on him like this. If she did, of course.

He did encourage her with a thrust of his hips, however, which was enough to have her make up her mind.

She rolled her hips, rubbing herself against him. A gasp escaped her.

"Felt good?" Soma asked.

She nodded in reply.

"Keep going then, baby." He murmured.

And she did. It took her a bit of rebalancing and testing, but she found a position and rhythm that she could keep at while pleasuring herself. Soma approved of it as well, growling in ecstasy as she moved. He placed a hand on her chest, squeezing a tit as he watched her. Her eyes were shut, mouth opened as little gasps escaped her. He looked down, getting mesmerized by her green and white panties shifting and threatening to expose what it was hiding.

He wanted it to expose what it was hiding.

A hand found its way to the fabric, pulling at the top of it. It caused it to slip into her folds. Megumi paused when he did it, and by the time he started to recover from his haze she was off him and the bed. Words failed him as he watched her strip the last piece of clothing she had on before she climbed on top of him again.

"Better?" She asked, and Soma could see how red her face was despite how smooth her actions had been moments before.

"Y-yes!" He squeaked, taken aback at just how hot this situation was. Even if he had just put a name on his feelings tonight, they had still been there. He had thought Megumi was beautiful for a long time. He had to admit that his brain had come up with fantasies over the years with her in the center of them. But he had just brushed them off because he thought it was normal teenage hormones affected by the girl closest to him.

But now, not only was this blushing beauty now his girlfriend, she was sitting on top of him naked. All this made Soma nearly speechless. All he could do was squeeze her thighs to show more appreciation in the moment. Megumi gave him a shy smile before moving again.

One less barrier really did make a difference. The bluenette was able to open up more, and Soma could feel more of her through his damp boxers. She adjusted herself further so that her lips were on either side of his shaft.. Soma noticed that her thrusts had become smaller and more focused as her gasps turned into quiet moans. She was obviously relishing the direct contact she had now.

Part of him was upset that he had not worn underwear with a hole tonight. He ached to feel her against his cock without anything in between them, even if it was an accidental brush. She was so close..Soma arched his hips towards her, not wanting to disturb her rhythm but at the same time wanting her to touch him…

And Megumi, almost always aware of his actions, caught on. He felt her pause and her hands going to the waistband. She pulled it down and his cock sprang out, leaking and begging for attention. She stroked him, her thumb swiping over his slit…

And that was what ended him.

He groaned as he came in her hand and on his stomach, the physical and mental stimulation becoming too much for him. He slumped against the headboard, giving himself a moment to compose himself. He gazed up with half lidded eyes, which then opened fully once he noticed the tears in hers.

"Megumi…"

"I'm okay!" She sniffed before a smile stretched across her face. "I'm just happy!"

Soma exhaled in relief.

"I am, too."

"Soma?"

Soma blinked, the haze his brain had been in clearing away at the sound of his name.

"Yeah, sorry, just thinking."

Megumi hummed before dropping some clothes on her bed. "Have you started packing yet?"

"No." He admitted, earning a look from his girlfriend. "I-I intend to start tonight, though!"

"I hope so. We do leave in a couple days." She reminded him.

"I know." Soma rocked on his heels. He really should start packing, but he failed to leave Megumi's room.

Or what was soon going to be her former room.

They were now graduates of Totsuki. Their ceremony had been just yesterday morning, with the Polar Star graduation afterparty last night. Even though Fumio would not kick them out anytime soon, a couple of classmates had already left to go on with their lives. Soma had an itch to leave as well, as he had wanted to catch an event coming up soon.

But he knew once he packed up and walked out the double doors of this dorm, it would be for the last time. He would leave the place where so many memories were made. The times he realized he was not as good as a chef he thought he was. The many days he spent in the garden or doing shokugekis. The many nights he stayed up studying or cooking just to stay here.

He even fell in love here.

Golden eyes slid back to the bluenette folding clothes into a suitcase. He had impulsively asked his girlfriend a couple weeks ago to come with him, as the thought of being away from her for long stretches of time was already painful enough. She agreed to come along so easily.

The plan was to leave the same day but separate at train stations. They would go to their respective homes just to drop off things and say goodbyes to their hometowns before meeting up again for that event he had been eying.

He had no plan where to go or what to do next, though.

Honey eyes caught him staring, and it only took Megumi a moment before she made her way towards him. She hugged him, her head leaning against him.

"I'll miss Polar Star, too." She sighed.

"You always know what's on my mind." Soma combed through her loose hair with his fingers.

"If I always did, I would know when to steer clear of you when you have ideas for your concoctions." She huffed, earning a laugh from Soma.

"I was just wondering what's going to be the next big adventure." He admitted a few seconds later. "I don't have any ideas after the festival." Megumi backed up to stare at him.

"Since when do you plan ahead?"

"...Fair enough. Do you have anywhere you know you want to go?"

Megumi shook her head.

"But," She reached up to grab his head to tilt it towards her. " I do know one thing."

"What's that?"

"Whatever happens next, we'll experience it together." Megumi kissed his lips.

"After all, it's what we've been doing all this time."

And we're done!

Holy crap, I had not realized that I had promised the end way back in July of 2022! I really thought I had posted the chapter sometime in 2023. But I guess I was thinking more along the lines of how many times I opened this draft since then.

A lot has happened in life since I last posted. Combined with work already having me in front of a computer most of the day and me not having the time or will to sit in front of a computer further unless it was to game.

But I have more time and privacy now since I moved out earlier last year!

Honestly, I knew that I had not wanted to have them go all the way in this story. It was more of an exploratory thing to write about. I also felt like it would be a little fast to have them hop into straight up sex. (At least in this story.) But because of that, I had absolutely no idea just how far they were to go. It took several dead ends, but I got it.

I'll be writing more about them again. Well, posting about them again. They are a couple who live rent free in my head and I do have a few WIPs in Docs I want to continue with. But I am so glad I can mark this off as completed.

Bye!