*Timeskip (4.5 hours later)*
"All right! The pool!"
After lunch had ended, it was finally time for swim class. Finally, the moment Ike and the others had so desperately been waiting for. Without even trying to hide his excitement, Ike leapt up and headed with the others toward the indoor pool. Ayanokouji followed behind them in a stealthy manner and followed them to the locker room.
Sudou promptly removed his uniform and started to change, showing off his physique. He'd built up his body through his years of basketball playing. Even in comparison with the other students, he was clearly in incredible shape. While the others wrapped themselves in bath towels, Sudou unabashedly wore only his underwear. He stood there, semi-nude, and took his swimsuit out of his bag.
"Whoa, Ayanokouji! You're pretty buff, dude." said Sudou, noticing Ayanokouji's well-developed muscles and abs.
"Damn. You hide quite well in your uniform and skinny body." said Miyake, studying Ayanokouji's body as well.
"Oh..."
"I can't believe it."
"It's Ayanokouji again."
Ayanokouji quickly finished changing and left the locker room before people started asking questions. Upon seeing the fifty-meter pool, Ike cried out, "Whoa, this school is something else! It's even better than the city pool, don't you think?"
The water was clear and beautiful, and because it was indoors, we didn't have to worry about the weather. The perfect environment. It was almost as big as the pool in Ayanokouji's mansion.
"What about the girls? Aren't they here yet?" Ike looked around, sniffing the air like a dog.
"They take a while to change, so they're probably not ready," Ayanokouji said.
"Hey, I wonder what would happen if I just suddenly jumped into the girls' locker room?" Ike said.
"They'd gang up on you, beat the crap out of you, and then file charges, probably."
"Don't give me such a realistic, deadpan answer and ruin my fun!" Ike began to tremble with fright as he played that scenario in his head.
"If the girls sense you staring at them in their swimsuits, they'll probably hate you."
"Come on, like there's a guy out there who wouldn't stare! Agh. What am I gonna do if I get a boner?"
'If that happened, they'd probably hate Ike from that moment all the way until the day of our graduation. Ike is probably the most hated boy in the class.' thought Ayanokouji.
"Wow! It's so spacious! It's so much bigger than the pool at my junior high school." A few minutes after the boys had arrived, a girl's voice could be heard.
"A-are they here?!"
Ike looked ready to strike. If you were that obvious about it, the girls were bound to hate you. Even so, Ayanokouji was curious and wondered about Hasebe and Kushida, but a little about Horikita as well. He was curious about the bet and who would win even though he didn't participate in the bet.
"Hasebe isn't here! Wh-what's going on, Professor?!" Ike cried. The Professor, who had been watching the class, was now in a panic
Standing on the second-floor observation deck, he scanned the room. Ike and the others also looked around. At this height, the Professor's beady, bespectacled eyes should have spotted his prey couldn't find the girls anywhere. He looked to his right and left, as if in disbelief.
"B-behind you, Professor!"
"What?!"
Ike pointed and shouted. The situation had become clear. Hasebe stood behind the Professor on the observation deck. One by one, the rest of the girls appeared, until they'd all emerged onto the second floor. Hasabe and Sakura were among them.
"Wh-what's going on? How did this happen?"
Ike slumped to the ground and buried his face in his hands, shaken by this unbelievable turn of events. Hasebe seemed to be self-conscious about being considered a beautiful girl. Furthermore, she seemed to dislike getting curious looks from the boys. She was not amused at their attempts to ogle.
"Aw, but I thought I'd get to see big tits! Big tits! I thought this was my chance! Ike appeared to be contemplating suicide. His wails of agony reached Hasebe.
"Gross," the girls muttered among themselves. Ike was being far too obvious, so it wasn't surprising that the girls hated him.
"Ike, don't be sad! Come on, there are still tons of girls out there for us!" Yamauchi said.
"Y-yeah, that's right. You got a point. I can't get down in the dumps now!" Ike cried.
"Bro!" Yamauchi and Ike reaffirmed their manly bond of friendship, clasping their hands together.
"What are you two doing? That looks like fun."
"K-K-Kushida-chan?!"
Kushida showed up between the two of them. She was clad in her school-issued swimwear, which nicely showed off her voluptuous figure. In an instant, nearly all of the boys' eyes were glued to Kushida's body.
'She must have been a D or E cup. I didn't know for sure, but I estimated. She was a lot bigger than I'd thought. Her butt and thighs were also more voluptuous than I had pictured, which was strangely captivating.' thought Ayanokouji.
However, all of us boys quickly averted our gaze. Once the inevitable physiological reaction kicked in, it was quite a terrible shock to the boys.
"Why the pained expression?" Horikita examined my face closely, with a suspicious look.
"I'm currently in the midst of an internal battle," Ayanokouji replied.
Horikita was in a school swimsuit. She looked good.
But if Ayanokouji stared, it was likely that something bad would result. Ayanokouji stared at a far distance.
"..."
For some reason, Horikita was checking Ayanokouji out all over. Ayanokouji was curious as to why Horikita was doing it. If it was the other way around, Ayanokouji would be labeled as apervert and probably sexual harassment charge. That's the way society works and views people.
"Ayanokouji-kun, do you exercise?" she asked.
"Huh? No, not really. I'm not particularly proud of this, but in middle school I was the kid who never had any after-school plans."
"Well, you say that, but...judging from the development of your forearms and your back muscles, you seem above average."
"I guess my parents blessed me with good genes and I exercise daily."
"Exercise? What's your routine?"
"You're quite talkative, Horikita. Do you have a muscle fetish or something?" teased Ayanokouji.
Horikita blushed a little bit at Ayanokouji's teasing and gave Ayanokouji a cute glare. Ayanokouji thought it was pretty cute and hoped that Horikita would stop glaring at him.
"W-What are you talking about, idiot?" said Horikita, averting her eyes from Ayanokouji. Kushida came over to Ayanokouji and Horikita. Ayanokouji managed to stay calm when facing Kushida in a school swimsuit by himself.
"Ohh... Ayanokouji-kun, you're quite muscular. Do you work out?" asked Kushida, studying Ayanokouji's muscles and body.
"Having a good time looking at my body, Kushida?" asked Ayanokouji, raising his eyebrows out of curiosity.
"N-no. T-That's not it! I just noticed it!" yelped Kushida, her face turning a little red.
"I'm joking, Kushida. Yes, I work out every day."
"That's cool! That's why you're so muscular."
Ayanokouji didn't know what to do next and how to continue the conversation.
'Maybe I should complement Kushida's body. I mean she did that with me, so the logical thing is that I should do it back to her.' thought Ayanokouji.
"You look pretty good in that swimsuit, Kushida. You've got a good body." said Ayanokouji.
"E-Eh?! A-Ayanokouji-kun?" stammered Kushida, who was blushing furiously and averting her gaze from Ayanokouji. Ayanokouji then realized what he just said and tried to correct it, "I don't mean it in a perverted way. You just look good, Kushida."
"T-Thank you, A-Ayanokouji-kun..." stuttered Kushida, scratching one of her arms, nervously. She is still trying to avert her eyes from Ayanokouji and her blushing face is on full display.
'Ayanokouji-kun is checking me out! For some reason, I don't feel disgusted by it. Those perverted boys were looking at me! Ahh! They should all die! Only Ayanokouji-kun's look doesn't make me feel disgusted and is different from all the other boys. What's this feeling?! Am I happy that Ayanokouji-kun is looking at me?! This can't be!' thought Kushida.
Ayanokouji could feel a certain cold gaze from Horikita. It was something that he's become quite familiar with.
"You look quite good and elegant, Horikita." said Ayanokouji, quickly before things get out of hand. He studied Horikita's body with the swimsuit. It was not bad with a swimsuit showing her medium size breasts and her elegant figure.
"S-stop l-looking at me, idiot!" said Horikita, her face turning a little red as Ayanokouji was studying her body. Ayanokouji looked away and stared at the pool silently.
'What is that idiot doing? Staring at me?! For some reason, I don't feel disgusted by his staring? Why?! Do I enjoy Ayanokouji-kun's gaze on me?! I think something is wrong with me! No, reaching Nii-san is more important than a pathetic love life.' thought Horikita.
"Are you a good swimmer, Horikita-san?" asked Kushida.
Although Horikita gave a slightly puzzled look in response to Kushida's question, she quietly answered. "I wouldn't say I'm particularly good or bad at it."
"I was really bad at swimming when I was in junior high. But I gave it my all and practiced really hard, and now I think I've gotten better," Kushida said.
"I see." Horikita gave a disinterested response and backed away slightly, clearly signaling that she didn't want to continue the conversation further.
"All right, everyone, line up!"
A macho-looking middle-aged man, the kind of guy who apparently devoted himself to sports, gathered everyone together and started the class. He looked like a PE teacher, but also seemed like the kind of guy who was attractive to men and women alike.
"There are sixteen of you, huh? I thought there would've been more, but this is all right. After you warm up, I want to see what you can really do. Swim for me," the coach said.
"Excuse me, sir. I can't really swim, though..." A lone boy sheepishly raised his hand and spoke up.
"Since you have me as your teacher, you'll be swimming by summertime. Don't worry about anything."
Everyone started their warm-up exercises. Ike kept peeking at the girls. The teacher asked us to swim for about fifty meters. Students who could not swim were allowed to touch the bottom of the pool with their feet. The water must have been temperature-controlled, because Ayanokouji didn't feel chilled when he entered and adjusted right away. After getting in, Ayanokouji started to swim lightly. After fifty meters, Ayanokouji waited for everyone else to finish.
"He he he, that was an easy win for me. Did you all see my super swimming skills?" Ike crowed.
He got out of the pool with a smug, self- satisfied grin.
'No, Ike, your performance wasn't really that different from anyone else's.' thought Ayanokouji.
"Well, it looks like everyone can swim, for the most part."
"Of course, sir. Back in junior high, people called me 'the flying fish', you know."
"I see. In that case, I'll have you start competing against each other. We'll separate groups by gender. Fifty-meter freestyle."
"C-compete?! Are you serious?" Ike cried.
"I'll give out a special bonus to the first-place winner: 5000 points. The student who comes in last place, however, will have to take supplementary lessons. Get ready."
The skilled swimmers cheered with joy, while the less confident students groaned.
"Because we don't have very many girls, I'll split you into two groups of five people, and the student with the fastest overall time will be the winner. As for the boys, I'll look at the top five finishing times and then move on to the final round." said the teacher.
There were sixteen boys and ten girls competing. The girls started first, while the boys sat on the sidelines, filled with excitement as they cheered and assessed the girls.
"Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan, Kushida-chan. Haaaaaaa..."
It looked like Kushida had completely entranced Ike. It looks like Kushida immediately dominated the boys' attention. Kushida turned around and gave everyone a friendly wave and smiled. The boys cheered even more loudly. All the girls scowled and muttered about the boy's lack of maturity. Kushida looked at Ayanokouji and gave him a playful wink. Ike and some of the boys noticed that and gave Ayanokouji a death glare.
"Hey, Ayanokouji." said Ike, staring at him.
"What is it?" replied Ayanokouji.
"Stay out of my way."
"Your way?"
"Kushida-chan is mine. Just stay out of my way."
"U-uh... okay."
'I didn't think Kushida was the type who'd stoop to being with someone like Ike.' thought Ayanokouji.
The whistle blew, and five of the girls dove into the water. Horikita was in the second lane. She took the lead at the beginning of the race and kept her distance from the others, maintaining her position at the front of the pack. She swam confidently, effortlessly covering the fifty meters.
"Wow! Awesome, Horikita!" said the teacher.
Her time was approximately twenty-eight seconds. She was pretty fast. The only girl that beat Horikita was Onodera, who I heard was from the swim team and got a time of 26 seconds. Horikita slowly got out of the pool and went to the side, not even appearing out of breath. To the boys, results were of secondary importance. Their eyes were glued to the girls' jiggling butts.
The second group was next and Kushida was next and in the fourth lane. She finished 3rd place with a time of 31 seconds and the boys cheered her on and told her she'll do better next time.
Horikita and Kushida both approached Ayanokouji to which the boys scowled and glared at Ayanokouji. Ike looked like he's going to start crying and ripping his hair out.
'It looks similar to the thing that Eiichiro once said.I believe it's called NTR.' thought Ayanokouji.
"Good luck on your race, Ayanokouji-kun." said Kushida, cheerfully.
"Best of luck. Don't mistake this as me cheering for you. I'll tell you this, so you can avoid the supplementary lessons. Not that I care that much about you in the first place, of course." explained Horikita. Ayanokouji was confused on why Horikita was giving a lecture on this. But, he nodded and thanked Horikita and Kushida before going to his lane.
'I'd given up on trying to get first place from the very beginning. All I wanted was to avoid taking those supplementary lessons. Plus if I tried, peaceful-chan will be gone and I don't want the extra attention.' thought Ayanokouji.
Ayanokouji was assigned his spot and placed in the second lane, while Sudou was in the first, right next to him. It was impossible to even hope to match Sudou's pace, so Ayanokouji didn't plan to try. He aimed to come in somewhere in the middle, just not last. With that in mind, the race started, and they dive in.
Sudou finished the fifty-meter race with incredible speed. The boys and girls cheered in admiration. His time was an impressive 25 seconds. Ayanokouji finished in thirty-six seconds. It looked like he got tenth place meaning no supplementary lessons for Ayanokouji.
"Sudou, won't you consider joining the swim team? If you practice, you could probably win at competitions!" said the teacher, who was club advisor for the swimming club.
"Basketball is my only sport. Swimming's just for fun." Sudou, who hadn't even broken a sweat, calmly got out of the pool.
Ayanokouji got out of the pool and approached Horikita and Kushida. They stared at his body as water glistened off his body and abs, making them a little shinier. They averted their eyes with slightly red faces when Ayanokouji looked at them with confusion.
"G-good job, Ayanokouji-kun." said Kushida.
"You did okay and performed averagely." said Horikita in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Don't say, Horikita-san." said Kushida, pouting a little bit.
"At least, I avoided supplementary lessons." said Ayanokouji, looking at the next group.
"Kya!"
A girl let out a joyful scream as Hirata took his starting position. Whereas Sudou's body had attracted the boys' admiration, Hirata's body attracted the girls. He was slender, but also well built. You could say he was a macho pretty boy. The boys glared at Hirata.
The race began as Hirata dove into the pool in beautiful form and started to swim. The girls cheered by the side of the pool and were surprisingly fast. He came in first place with a time of 26.13 seconds, just short of Sudou's time.
The last group had Koenji in their group. Koenji looked to be in better physical shape than Koenji and was wearing Speedos which showed off his crotch. The girls averted their eyes from Koenji as he got into starting position, he looked like an athlete. When the whistle was blown, Koenji jumped into the pool and swam faster than Sudou. His time was 23.22 seconds and shouts of admiration and disbelief echoed throughout the pool.
"I'm fired up for this final race!" exclaimed Sudou, his competitive spirit set ablaze.
The last race consists of Hirata, Koenji, Sudou, Miyake, and one other student.
'It's most likely going to be a 1v1 between Koenji and Sudou.' thought Ayanokouji.
The teacher blew the whistle and all the swimmers dove into the pool. Koenji took the lead with Sudou trailing from behind. Sudou was trying his very best to pull ahead of Koenji, but Konenji managed to beat Sudou within 2.5 seconds.
The entire class was silent before erupting into cheers and shouts of disbelief. It seems like Koenji showed us part of his physical powers to the class.
*Timeskip (after class)*
Ayanokouji was sitting at his desk, watching his classmates break into groups talking or leaving the classroom together. Ayanokouji sighed and wished that he made some friends on the first day of school. Horikita glanced over at him and sighed, "It's sad seeing you in that kind of state. It's so obvious that you're so desperate for friends."
"Is that so? Are you my friend, Horikita?" asked Ayanokouji, glancing back at her.
"U-uh... Y-you can call me that. But, I preferred to be c-call your a-ally. Of course, don't be too buddy-buddy with me and..."
"Okay. Got it." said Ayanokouji, interrupting her before Horikita goes into another explanation. Ayanokouji noticed some girls coming towards his desk. It was Kushida, Mori, and Mii-chan. Horikita raised her eyebrows in curiosity and decided to watch.
"Hey, Ayanokouji-kun!" said Mori, cheerfully.
"Do you want to come hang out with us at the Keiyaki Mall?" asked Kushida. Mii-chan was standing back and nodded along. Ayanokouji blinked at the girls' sudden invitation and decided it's better than going back to the dorm alone.
"Sure, if you guys don't have any problems with me." said Ayanokouji. Horikita stared at Ayanokouji with disbelief before turning her cold glare at him.
"We have no problems with you, Ayanokouji-kun! Let's go!" said Kushida, cheerfully while the other two girls agreed. Before Ayanokouji could say anything, Horikita spoke up.
"I'm sorry, Kushida-san. But me and Ayanokouji-kun already have plans." said Horikita, shooting Ayanokouji a glare.
Ayanokouji was about to protest, but Horikita gave him a bone-chilling glare and slipped her hand in her bag. Before Ayanokouji could reply, Kushida spoke up.
"Why not let us join, Horikita-san?" asked Kushida.
"I would have to decline." said Horikita.
"Oh... come on, don't be like that, Horikita-san."
'Stop being a bitch! Dumb bitch is trying to take Ayanokouji-kun for herself! Wait?! Why am I doing this?! Why can't I stop thinking about Ayanokouji-kun?!' thought Kushida.
"I don't remember making plans with you, Horikita. Kushida, I'm free to go with you." said Ayanokouji.
'Ayanokouji-kun, you idiot! Big idiot! I'm doing you a favor by not letting you get involved with Kushida-san. Nothing becomes good when she's around, especially what happened in my middle school! Wait?! Do I care about Ayanokouji-kun?! To the point where I wanted to warn him about Kushida-san?! No, this can't be!? What's Ayanokouji-kun to me?!' thought Horikita.
"Yay. Let's go." said Kushida. Ayanokouji nodded and got up from his desk. Horikita also stood up and said, "I'm coming too. I won't want to leave Ayanokouji-kun by himself with a bunch of strangers."
Horikita directed that towards Kushida, Mori, and Mii-chan who are not close enough to Ayanokouji than Horikita. Kushida's face twitched a little bit before regaining her smile.
"Welcome abroad, Horikita-san." said Kushida.
'Stupid bitch! You're only here for Ayanokouji-kun!' thought Kushida.
Ayanokouji, Horikita, Kushida, Mori, and Mii-chan all left the classroom together. Some of their classmates and other students looked at the unusual group with their eyebrows raised, questioning why a quiet guy like Ayanokouji is with a group of girls. Kushida, Mii-chan, and Mori engaged in small talk ahead while Ayanokouji and Horikita remained quiet and were behind the group. Ayanokouji appreciated the silence that Horikita gave him. The group approached the entrance of the Keyaki Mall before stopping and glancing at Ayanokouji and Horikita.
"What are you guys doing back there? C'mon, let's go." said Mori.
"Where should we go first?" asked Mii-chan.
"How about the Pallet?" suggested Kushida. Ayanokouji and Horikita nodded their heads and the group headed to a cafe.
According to Kushida, it was a popular cafe for students, especially female students. Ayanokouji could tell due to the overwhelming number of female students in the cafe. There were only a handful of male students, but they were always with girls just like Ayanokouji.
The group ordered and paid for their drinks and found a nearby open table by the window. Horikita and Ayanokouji sat on one side while the other three girls sat on the other side.
"Hey, Horikita-san. I'm glad that you decided to come hang out with us." said Kushida. Mii-chan nodded her head.
"You're always with Ayanokouji-kun and don't talk to other people besides him." pointed out Mori.
"It's our own business. It's best for everyone to not get involved with it." said Horikita, coldly. Kushida smiled, but Mori and Mii-chan looked away.
"Sorry for asking about that, Horikita-san." said Kushida.
"Then, you know your place." said Horikita.
"Err... this cafe is surely popular." said Ayanokouji, trying to change the subject before Horikita could ruin the atmosphere of the group.
"Yeah. It's popular among the female students." said Mii-chan. Ayanokouji nodded as he scanned through the nearby tables.
"Aren't you lucky, Ayanokouji-kun? Being in a room mostly filled with girls." teased Mori.
"Yeah, I suppose. Ike and Yamauchi would kill to be in my position." replied Ayanokouji.
"Ugh... do you have to mention those two perverts? Their faces today at the pool disgusted me." groaned Mori. Mii-chan's face looked disgusted as well as she remembered what happened today.
"You can't go talking about girls without mentioning those two." said Ayanokouji. The girls at the table began to laugh at Ayanokouji's remarks except for Horikita.
"That's so true." giggled Mori.
"I didn't expect that from Ayanokouji-kun." said Mii-chan.
The drinks arrived at the table and everyone took a sip of their drinks before continuing their conservation.
"Ayanokouji-kun, you've got a great body. Do you work out?" asked Mori.
"Checking me out, Mori? I didn't expect that from you." said Ayanokouji. Mori's face became a little red and waved her hands in denial.
"I-it's n-not what you think, Ayanokouji-kun." yelped Mori. The girls looked at Mori with questioning looks.
"I mean... you guys were thinking the same thing too. His body is jacked! It's better than Sudou-kun!" said Mori, looking at the other girls' for confirmation. The other girls averted their eyes and nodded their heads, shyly.
"I work out daily, so that's probably why my body looks like that." said Ayanokouji.
"I'm surprised that you weren't very fast at swimming with that body." said Mii-chan.
"That doesn't translate to fast swimming speed. I'm not really athletic and don't have any swimming training in swimming." said Ayanokouji.
"That makes sense."
Kusida, Mori, and Mii-chan began having their small talk. Ayanokouji and Horikita sat in silence and listened to it. Sometimes, the conversation involved them and they joined in, but most of the time, they observed and sipped their drinks. It has been half an hour since they entered the Pallet and the group decided to check out some stores in the mall they haven't been to.
"Let's go, Horikita-san." said Mori, grabbing Horikita's arm and dragging her.
"Hold on, Mori-san." said Horikita, trying to resist and retreat back to Ayanokouji.
"Don't stick to Ayanokouji-kun all the time!"
"Seems fun to me!" said Kushida, grabbing Horikita's other arm. Horikita tried to protest, but the power of Mori and Kushida was too much for her and she was soon dragged away. Ayanokouji clasped his hands in prayer for Horikita as he slowly followed from behind.
"Mind if I join you, Ayanokouji-kun?" asked Mii-chan, walking up to him.
"Sure." replied Ayanokouji.
The duo walked slowly behind the trio of girls. Horikita is still resisting and shoots a pleading look for help at Ayanokouji. Ayanokouji shrugged and watched Horikita continue to struggle.
"Kushida-chan and Mori-chan are both having fun with Horikita-san." said Mii-chan.
"That's for sure. I never see Horikita look like that. It's kind of refreshing to be honest." replied Ayanokouji.
"Hey, Ayanokouji-kun."
"Yeah?"
"Is your offer still open?"
"Yes. It helps me practice my Mandarin as well."
The duo followed Kushida, Mori, and Horikita into an accessory and jewelry shop. The items on sale are hairpins, keychains, and little accessories and jewelry that are not too expensive. The girls began checking them out and trying it on with each other. Horikita was trying her best to slap away anything that Mori and Kushida was trying to put on her and give to her.
Ayanokouji and Mii-chan went to a different aisle. The aisle is the jewelry section with a small section of Chinese jewelry. Mii-chan's eyes widened and seemed to sparkle when she saw the Chinese jewelry.
Ayanokouji grabbed the nearest Chinese jewelry. It was a jade glass bracelet. He gave it to her and told her to try it on. Mii-chan looked at it and reluctantly agreed with her slightly red face. Mii-chan slipped on the bracelet and looked at it. She showed it off to Ayanokouji who nodded his head in appreciation as he looked at Mii-chan's eyes.
"It's very beautiful, Mii-chan. It looks good on you." said Ayanokouji, in Mandarin.
Suddenly, an electric shock ran through Ayanokouji's body and Mii-chan's eyes widened.
Mii-chan POV
'W-what is h-happening? W-why do I feel this way?! I'm a romantic person that believed in my first love. Some people may call me a hopeless romantic, but it's something that I firmly believed.' thought Mii-chan.
'Hirata-kun is someone that I believed was my first love. I remember the first day that I met him. It was the first day in school where everyone didn't know each other. Everyone was nervous and didn't know what to do until Hirata-kun spoke up. I remember seeing him introduce himself first to set an example and to relieve our classmates. He then took charge and almost everyone introduced themselves. It was thanks to him that the class got to know each other better and became united.' thought Mii-chan.
'Ayanokouji-kun is more of a quiet kind that observes everything and everyone around him. He doesn't have the same energy as Hirata-kun, but he has a more mature vibe. Some girls don't like that kind of vibe, but it's something that I could appreciate. Ayanokouji-kun is pretty nice and kind. He recognized that I'm not Japanese and it's my native language. He was nice enough to speak to me in Mandarin when he recognized that I wasn't comfortable talking to strangers and Japanese. Yes, I've been in Japan since I was little, but my Japanese isn't as strong as my Mandarin. Now that I look at Ayanokouji-kun more, he's pretty handsome. He's handsome, quiet, and very kind.' thought Mii-chan.
Mii-chan blushed a little bit as she averted her eyes from Ayanokouji and looked at the jade bracelet that Ayanokouji gave her. Mii-chan knew without a doubt that her face was blushing furiously.
'Ahh... why am I feeling this way towards Ayanokouji-kun?! Is he better than Hirata-kun?! My feelings for Ayanokouji-kun seem to be stronger than Hirata-kun! What is happening to me?! Is Ayanokouji-kun my prince charming?' thought Ayanokouji.
"T-thank you, Ayanokouji-kun." stuttered Mii-chan in Mandarin, still not looking at Ayanokouji-kun.
"It's the truth. It's not too expensive. I'll buy it for you." said Ayanokouji.
"E-eh?! You don't have to go to Ayanokouji-kun."
"You're right."
"Y-you see. I don't want to trouble you."
"I want to."
Mii-chan's heart began to race when she heard Ayanokouji's smooth one-liner. She didn't expect Ayanokouji to be so smooth and cunning. Ayanokouji, on the other hand, was confused on why Mii-chan stopped responding and listening to him.
'I just wanted to buy this for her. I don't know how bad this will affect her if I don't buy anything for one of my soulmates. I'm testing that theory by buying some jewelry for her. Good thing it's not too expensive.' thought Ayanokouji.
'KYA! Ayanokouji-kun is so smooth! He's buying me something. My heart can't stop beating very quickly!' thought Mii-chan.
Ayanokouji POV:
Ayanokouji and Mii-chan went to the cashier and Ayanokouji bought the jade bracelet for Mii-chan. She smiled at Ayanokouji with an embarrassed, but happy smile as she slipped it on.
"T-thank you, A-ayanokouji-kun!" said Mii-chan. Ayanokouji nodded and felt something on his back. It was two pairs of stares aiming at his back.
Ayanokouj turned around and saw Horikita and Kushida staring at him. Their eyes were soulless and their dark aura mixed together and created a dark and hopeless atmosphere that Ayanokouji could not escape from. Horikita was glaring harshly at Ayanokouji, while Kushida was smiling, but her intention does not match her good-natured -chan averted her eyes from the two girls and shifted uncomfortably behind Ayanokouji's back. Mori, who was beside the two girls, backed away nervously and shot a "Good luck, buddy. You'll need it." look at Ayanokouji.
"Hey Horikita and Kushida. Found anything interesting?" said Ayanokouji, in an attempt to play dumb.
"Nothing caught my eye, but I found something interesting, Ayanokouji-kun." said Horikita, coldly. Kushida just smiled at Ayanokouji without saying anything, her dark aura became colder. Ayanokouji found that more scarier and creepier than Horikita's retort.
"What is it?" asked Ayanokouji. Mori stared at him with shock and respect. Mii-chan nervously tapped on Ayanokouji's back in an attempt to warn him.
'I can't believe it! Ayanokouji-kun is really trying to play this off. This boy has balls of steel!' thought Mori.
'Ayanokouji-kun, you're really in a bad situation! It's my fault. I should help Ayanokouji-kun!' thought Mii-chan.
"Do I have to tell you what I found interesting, Ayanokouji-kun?" said Horikita, the tone of her voice becoming colder. Kushida's smile was undying and she tilted her head, curiously at Ayanokouji.
"There's no need. I bought a piece of jewelry for Mii-chan." said Ayanokouji, bluntly. Horikita, Kushida, and Mori both stared at Ayanokouji in surprise by Ayanokouji's bluntness.
"Is there a problem with that?" asked Ayanokouji, tilting his head and looking at the girls with a confused look.
"N-no! Y-you're free to do whatever you desire, b-but..." said Horikita.
"You shouldn't just do it with only Mii-chan. What about us?" added Kushida. Horikita nodded with Kushida's statement and Ayanokouji internally signed.
"You said I'm free to do whatever I want. What if I'm not interested in you and Horikita?" said Ayanokouji. Kushida's and Horikita's eyes widened in surprise and their faces morphed into an expression of sadness and disbelief.
'What?! Ayanokouji-kun is not interested in me?! Why?! Is it because of my attitude towards him? I admit that I tend to be cold and harsh, but I'm still a maiden. That's why I hate myself. I hated feeling weak and being a maiden in love is a sign of weakness that won't help me reach Nii-san. Wait. Why am I trying to justify this?! Why?! Do I see Ayanokouji-kun as someone special? It's impossible. But, why do I feel this way? Ayanokouji-kun's words wounded me beyond all reasonable doubt. So why do I feel this way?!' thought Horikita.
'What the fuck?! Why did Ayanokouji-kun say that?! Does he like me?! This motherfucker... Any boy in the school would be drooling and sacrificing their balls to spend some quality time with me! Wait! Am I in love with Ayanokouji-kun?! There's no way! I'm not the type of girl to fall in love easily. And there's no way he'll be able to reciprocate feelings of love for me once he figured out my true self. If this feeling for Ayanokouji-kun is not alive, then what is it feeling? But, Ayanokouji-kun's words hurt me. Why?! It's just a normal rejection over something trivial. So, why does it hurt so bad?!' thought Kushida.
'It seems that I really hurt Kushida and Horikita. Their feelings of love towards me must be growing in strength. If I continue to reject them, their lives will be in danger. Does this concern me? The answer is no. I have the feeling of indifference with Horikita and Kushida. I do not care about them in the slightest. In order to salvage myself from this situation, I must pull what Eiichiro called a "pro gamer move".' thought Ayanokouji.
"I'm just messing with you, guys. I'm a little low on points this month and want to save some points for future use." said Ayanokouji. Horikita's and Kushida's face looked relieved and let loose a sigh. The dark and cold aura coming from the two girls dissipated.
Horikita then glared at Ayanokouji, "That joke is in poor taste, Ayanokouji-kun. Your lack of sociability and inability to make humorous jokes suits you."
Kushida smiled in relief, which was different from her scary smile she had a few moments ago, "Thank you, Ayanokouji-kun. We're sorry for jumping to conclusions."
"It's okay. Once we get some points next month, I'll take them both out to the mall." said Ayanokouji. Unfortunately for our protagonist, he didn't realize that he asked them out on a date.
'A date with Ayanokouji-kun?! Wait, why am I getting excited?' thought Horikita.
'A date with Ayanokouji-kun?! Tch... it's with that bitch, Horikita though. Am I getting excited over this?! It should be the other way around!' thought Kushida.
"I-If you don't mind, I'll accept your offer." said Horikita. "Don't get the wrong idea. I'm only doing this because you owe me."
"I'm okay with it, Ayanokouji-kun. It's a promise." said Kushida.
Mori and Mii-chan looked relieved by Ayanokouji's intervention and defusal of the tense situation. They shot a thankful look to Ayanokouji. With that out of the way, the group left the store, but this time Horikita and Kushida both stuck to Ayanokouji like glue. Mii-chan looked like she wanted to get in close, but Horikita and Kushida both glared at her, daring her. Mori and Mii-chan had a conversation instead as they walked to the next store.
The next store was a clothes store that was popular with the female students. Ayanokouji stood by and watched the girls grab their clothes and go to the dressing room.
'So... this is the typical experience of guys going clothes shopping with girls. It's all about the waiting game now.' thought Ayanokouji.
A few minutes later, Kushida and Horikita exited the changing rooms and showed off their outfits to Ayanokouji. Kushida is wearing a short-sleeved purple blouse with a black miniskirt. Horikita is wearing an olive-colored one-button knit blazer with a white T-shirt and a comfortable pair of casual jeans. Ayanokouji was surprised at how good they looked with those clothes, especially Horikita. Ayanokouji had never seen Horikita with her casual clothes and it surprisingly looks good on her.
"They look good, you two." said Ayanokouji, nodding his head in appreciation. Horikita and Kushida both blushed slightly before wondering if they should buy it.
'What am I thinking? Why would they waste points on clothes that Ayanokouji-kun approves of? Do I really value his opinion?' thought Horikita.
'He really likes it?! I should buy it!' thought Kushida.
"It looks good on both of you, but it's ugly." said Ayanokouji.
"E-ehh!?" said the two girls.
"It's going to look ugly in comparison to the clothes we're going to get on our date next month."
"!"
The two girls were flabbergasted by Ayanokouji's smooth statement. Horikita and Kushida both blushed heavily and averted their eyes from Ayanokouji. They nodded their heads quietly and scrambled back into the changing room. At the end of the shopping trip, the girls didn't buy that much clothes and instead opted for eating dinner together.
The group went to a gyudon restaurant that served inexpensive gyudon bowls that was delicious. Afterwards, the group walked back to the dorm. This time, Mii-chan got closer to Ayanokouji as Kushida and Horikita glared at him. Mori looked uncomfortable about this situation and tried to stay quiet.
"Good night, Ayanokouji-kun!" said Kushida.
"Have a good night, Ayanokouji-kun." said Horikita.
"Thanks for a great time, Ayanokouji-kun!" said Mori.
"Thanks for the present, Ayanokouji-kun." said Mii-chan. Horikita and Kushida glared at Mii-chan when she mentioned it. Mii-chan looked away from Ayanokouji, blushing a little.
"Yeah. See you guys, tomorrow." said Ayanokouji, getting off the elevator and was glad that he got away.
*Timeskip (next day)*
The girls from Kushida's group which Mii-chan is a part of noticed the jade bracelet that Mii-chan is wearing. It was something new that they didn't see from yesterday. Ayanokouji observed as they pulled Mii-chan closer to them and began whispering. Mii-chas's face grew a little red and she explained what happened. Kushida's face soured, but she maintained her smile. Her friends looked at Ayanokouji and started whispering to each other.
'It seems that her friends are teasing her. Ah... it's nice to have friends. Not that I know anything about it and how it feels.' thought Ayanokouji.
*Timeskip(lunch time)*
Ayanokouji was planning to go to the cafeteria by himself to enjoy a nice lunch. But, unexpectedly some girls from Kushida came over to him.
"Hey, Ayanokouji-kun! Let's go eat lunch with us!" said one of the girls. The other girls in the group nodded as Mii-chan stayed in the back, blushing a little bit.
'Well, I have no reason to refuse this invitation. Yikes! Horikita is giving me the death glare and Kushida is looking smug about it.' thought Ayanokouji.
"I have no problem with that." said Ayanokouji.
"Let's go!"
*Timeskip (about a month later)*
Throughout the month, Ayanokouji has been hanging out with Horikita, Kushida, Mii-chan, and with other girls. Due to Kushida's immense popularity within the class, the girls noticed that Kushida is hanging out with Ayanokouji frequently and started to get curious. This resulted in Ayanokouji being invited by many girls and multiple groups. This included mainly Kushida's group and other groups, but sometimes Karuizawa's group. This made most of the perverted boys glared at Ayanokouji with jealousy. Ayanokouji now knew most of the girls from his class and established contact with them. He still did not establish or talk to anyone outside of Class D.
Today is May 1st. It's been a month since Ayanokouji enrolled into the school. The moment of truth is arriving and it's going to test out Ayanokouji's theory. For the past few weeks, Ayanokouji and Horikita met in Ayanokouji's room to discuss what they found in the school.
Ayanokouji pointed out the hidden cameras in the classroom and cameras around the school campuses. There were an abnormal number of cameras in a high school.
Horikita pointed out more "free stuff" around the school. There was already a free vegetable set in the cafeteria and a "free" section inside convenience stores for basic necessities. Horikita found out that the vending machines have free bottled water.
'Let's see if my theory is accurate.' thought Ayanokouji.
Ayanokouji had a feeling that his school life is going to change and that the school is going to reveal its true colors.
Author's Note:
Thanks for 50 followers. I didn't expect that from everyone! Thanks for supporting my stories!
To clarify a few things, people found it confusing.
The polls that I made are used to show which girls that you guys want to be Ayanokouji's soulmate. These girls in the polls I already have some ideas on how to integrate them into the story. It doesn't mean that the girls not chosen in the poll are not going to be soulmates and the votes doesn't determine the order in which they become his soulmates.
For the looking into the eyes, Ayanokouji is acting normal and looking them into the eyes. The soulmate's shock doesn't activate immediately and makes all the girls fall in love at first sight. Some of the girls will fall in love with our boy over time and some of them fall in love instantly. Others may feel the shock, but won't fall in love instantly (like Kushida and Horikita). It'll be too boring to have all 100 girls fall in love instantly.
I'm more interested in the side characters with no screen time and hated characters. I'll probably add them to his soulmates before the main waifus (Since most of them seem to fall in love with our boy later on). For the time being, I'm going to focus on Class D girls. Let me know what girls you have in mind.
Manabe Shiho and other friends? Anyone?
Until next time, my dear readers