Chapter 7: I took my confused childhood friend to an empty room

I took my confused childhood friend to an empty room

As I opened the sliding door to the teacher’s office, the inner door was closed simultaneously.

There was a rough sound, probably Edato-sensei closing the door.

The corridor leading to the Japanese-style room grew darker, and a faint light leaked through the sliding door.

Aya’s presence was right there, just beyond the door.

She stood motionless with her back against the sliding door.

The distance to the end of the corridor was about three to four steps.

I took a step forward.

From behind the sliding door, I heard Aya’s voice.

“Um, I… came to borrow a hairdryer.”

A feeble excuse.

She could have borrowed a hairdryer from another girl.

“Why bother going to Boyan’s room?”

Click—.

I heard the sound of a camera shutter from beyond the sliding door.

It was the sound of Edato-sensei’s waterproof digital camera.

I remembered he took several photos of Aya during rafting.

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“Why are you taking pictures…?”

Aya’s voice trembled slightly.

She was hiding her fearful inner thoughts, trying to maintain a tone that seemed unchanged.

Click—.

The sound of the shutter came again.

A high-pitched noise rang in my ears.

Divine intuition was screaming in my head.

—Don’t help.

—It’s still too early.

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I took a step forward without hesitation.

In that moment, a flood of images rushed into my mind.

Images too vivid for mere intuition.

They were memories of the future, of what was yet to come.

—Edato-sensei approached Aya, showing her the digital camera.

On the screen were photos of Aya entering my room.

In the next video, a thick hand gently opened the door.

Edato-sensei had apparently opened the door to my room and recorded what was inside.

From the screen, I could hear Aya’s suggestive voice, “Uhh… no… ah…”

Edato-sensei peered into her face, her expression paling.

“This is a big problem, you know? The competition is coming up soon, right?”

Edato-sensei patted and stroked Aya’s shoulder.

Aya, sensing the danger, reached for the sliding door handle. However, Edato-sensei grabbed her hand.

“It’s a secret between us, alright?”

“Sensei, you’re joking, right? That’s too much…”

Despite her casual words, Aya’s body was trembling as Edato-sensei pulled her closer—

—At that moment, I shut out the future images from my mind.

However, the subsequent events were still conveyed to me.

I stormed into the scene where Aya was being assaulted, capturing the scene with my smartphone.

I knocked out Edato-sensei, who was taken aback, and destroyed his digital camera on the spot.

I showed him my smartphone and warned, “Don’t ever go near Aya again,” then walked away with Aya.

In an empty room, I comforted the sobbing Aya.

As she trembled in shock from the assault, I gently held her in my arms. Aya realized that she didn’t mind being touched by me.

Or more accurately, the recoil from fear and panic led her to that misconception.

As I slowly pushed Aya down, her strength left her body—

Divine intuition presented an option: this was the most certain way to obtain Aya.

This was the optimal solution.

So wait a little longer— it urged.

I see…

—But.

Without hesitation, I took another step forward.

I took one more step, then another, and reached for the sliding door handle.

—Certainly, I did pray to God, “Please give me Aya no matter what.”

But it was in the sense that I was willing to go through anything.

I have no intention of letting any other man touch Aya.

“Why are you taking pictures…?”

From beyond the sliding door, I heard Aya’s trembling voice.

It was the exact same tone as I heard earlier.

Apparently, this is where the future memory ended.

Click—.

Just as the shutter sound echoed,

I forcefully slid open the sliding door.

“Wa-wa!”

With a bewildered voice, Aya’s head flew into my chest.

She must have wanted to escape quite badly.

Leaning against the sliding door, she seemed to have put her weight on it.

“Hey, Boyan…!?”

I checked Aya’s entire body, but there were no signs of Edato-sensei having done anything.

Her slightly loosened neckline was probably due to the large man grabbing her earlier.

“Boyan, what are you doing here at this time?”

Edato-sensei’s tone quickly turned scolding, although anxiety was apparent.

Naturally, it was odd for a student to suddenly barge into the teacher’s office, claiming that nothing had happened.

I smiled at Edato-sensei.

Of course, I didn’t attack him.

After all, he hadn’t done anything yet.

“Excuse me for a moment, sensei.”

I approached Edato-sensei with a smile.

“H-Hey…”

Staring at Edato-sensei’s perplexed eyes, I snatched the digital camera from his hand as if shaking hands.

“Hey, give that back—”

As Edato-sensei’s hand reached for the camera, I backed away and checked the memory.

There were two photos of Aya in her yukata, looking uneasy, in this room.

There were several photos of Aya in a white T-shirt and pink shorts, probably taken during rafting.

Some were zoomed in, focusing on Aya’s chest and legs.

Scrolling back, there were scattered photos that seemed to be taken during badminton club activities.

I pocketed the digital camera and stared at Edato-sensei.

“Having these kinds of photos is quite problematic for a teacher, isn’t it?”

“No, Boyan, it’s not like that! These are for records—”

“Is it okay for Aya and me to leave now?”

I smiled at Edato-sensei.

I think I was able to smile in a friendly manner.

I gently put my arm around Aya’s shoulder and walked out into the hallway.

“Hey, wait, what about the camera—”

“How about we keep this a secret between us?”

During the school trip, I brought Aya into my room.

Edato-sensei had been secretly photographing Aya.

“…Alright.”

Surprisingly, Edato-sensei backed down.

I thought he might try to forcefully take back the camera, but he didn’t.

If it had come to that, I might not have been able to control myself.

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Aya and I left the teacher’s office and spent some time in the first-floor vending machine corner.

I needed to calm Aya down for a bit.

Although she hadn’t been assaulted, the fear and stress must have been overwhelming.

There were no signs of Edato-sensei following us.

I had a feeling he wouldn’t attempt anything foolish today.

By the way, I had been ignoring God’s intuition all this time.

Perhaps, like a GPS recalculating when you deviate from the route, it was making quick corrections.

The certainty of obtaining Aya hadn’t wavered.

I pressed the button on the vending machine.

With a clunking sound, a drink dropped down.

As I reached for the drink in the vending machine slot, Aya spoke up.

“Boyan… Thank you for earlier.”

“Yeah, I just happened to see you heading into the teacher’s office.”

Turning around, Aya sat on a bench, absentmindedly gazing at the vending machine.

“I might’ve seen you as a pretty scary Boyan for the first time…”

Remembering the events of earlier, she spoke with a slight smile.

“Are you sure you aren’t mistaken?”

I tried to approach calmly as much as possible.

“No, it’s like, even though you were smiling, there was this intense pressure and because you were smiling, it was even scarier… Edato-sensei was also nervous.”

“I see… It’s somewhat embarrassing.”

“No, not at all, it felt… well, good, I guess…”

Aya started to panic gradually and eventually lowered her head.

For whom did I become like that, protecting someone? She seemed to realize that and became embarrassed.

I let out a light sigh and reached into the vending machine slot.

I pulled out a chilled apple juice and handed it to Aya.

“Here, my treat.”

I offered it with a slightly playful tone.

Considering the vending machine’s selection, Aya had no choice but to pick that one.

Wide-eyed, Aya accepted the apple juice.

“Thank you, Ryuji-kun.”

She looked down again, so her expression wasn’t visible.

Ryuji-kun… It sounded nostalgic.

Back in elementary school, when we were in the same class.

Living close by and our parents getting along well, we naturally started walking home together and visiting each other’s houses to play.

I must have been addressed by my name only for the first day or two after we met.

At least by the end of the first week, I was already being called Boyan.

Looking back, I feel like at that moment, our relationship was cemented as close childhood friends.

And now, what kind of feelings were behind Aya calling my name?

Aya’s emotions flowed in.

…This is a mess.

Unspoken feelings were swirling around, and I couldn’t read them well.

Happiness, unhappiness, anxiety, excitement, calmness, and excitement were all mixed together, constantly shifting up and down.

It felt like a state of panic.

“Shall we head back?”

As I began to walk, Aya followed a bit behind.

Looking up at the stairs to the second floor, I stopped.

“I’ll go ahead. If we’re seen together alone at night, it might cause trouble.”

Even if we were seen, it wouldn’t be a negative for me.

Still, I took Aya’s uneasiness into consideration.

“…Aya?”

Aya lowered her head and didn’t move.

Since she was looking down, I couldn’t see her expression.

Pressing her chest, she seemed to be in slight discomfort.

Her emotions flowed in, but I still couldn’t read them well.

Aya also seemed to not understand why she had stopped.

I listened closely to my intuition.

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The chances are low.

That’s what God’s intuition said.

The probability of me obtaining Aya here today.

I didn’t need to rush – I would obtain her eventually.

Intuition conveyed that.

So, there was no need to take risks.

Yet, I didn’t want to leave Aya in someone else’s hands anymore.

I’ve reached my limit with that already.

Moreover, if the possibility wasn’t zero, I could act without hesitation.

Until now, there was only zero.

I took Aya’s hand.

Her cold hand trembled.

Aya pulled her hand away from mine.

But she didn’t try to escape.

So, I held Aya’s hand once more.

“Aya, come.”

“…Boyan?”

Holding Aya’s hand, I walked down the hallway in the opposite direction of the teacher’s office.

“Hey, what’s going on? Wait, Boyan.”

Ignoring Aya’s bewildered voice, I headed for our destination.

The tatami room at the end of the first-floor hallway.

It was an empty room, and I already knew from the memories that no one would come here overnight.

I slid open the door to the tatami room and entered.

Opening the sliding door at the back of the hallway revealed a room about the size of eight tatami mats, similar to the teacher’s office.

Through the shoji screen windows, the light from the parking lot outside was shining in.

Even without turning on the lights, I could see Aya clearly.

“Boyan, my hand hurts… Let go.”

Aya said with her head down.

“I can’t let go.”

I pulled Aya closer.

“Stop…”

Resistance was only in words.

The tension was palpable, and Aya’s whole body seemed tense.

Despite that, Aya’s body felt soft everywhere.

Through the yukata, the elasticity of her chest, like a rubber ball, could be felt.

Embracing her slender back, I savored the sensation of her soft and yielding breasts pressed against me.

Come to think of it, this was the first time I had held Aya this close.

Despite our considerable height difference, our bodies seemed to fit each other’s curves perfectly.

“Hey, why…?” Aya looked at me as if seeking help.

—I want to know how you feel.

I want to know the answer.

Please, tell me, Boyan…

Such emotions were transmitted.

Should I express my feelings?

At the very least, Aya seemed to want to know.

The reason why I’m doing this.

I also want to convey my feelings.

I want to confess that I want to be with you forever.

What would happen if I told her?

—I don’t know.

Even with God’s intuition, it seems the outcome can’t be predicted.

Aya’s heart is chaotic, and I can’t tell how it will turn out.

I love you.

I want to get married.

I want to date you.

I want to be with you forever.

Such words floated up and then disappeared.

I naturally uttered the words that came to mind.

“The reason is that Aya is right up my alley.”

An answer that’s probably inadequate and likely doesn’t meet Aya’s expectations.

But right now, it felt fine.

“What the heck is that…”

Aya turned her gaze away as if she was angry.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

“But I…”

—Because she’s dating Tokita?

“Whether you’re dating someone or not doesn’t matter.”

“Huh?”

I kissed Aya’s slightly parted lips.

“Ah, nnn… mmm, mwah… but I don’t want to… mmm, nnn…!”

I moistened Aya’s lips, which had become dry due to nervousness, with saliva.

Aya weakly attempted to close her lips, but she readily allowed my tongue’s intrusion.

After lightly tracing her rigid dental structure, I let my tongue dance within her warm mouth, accompanied by her sighs.

Despite her saying “no”, Aya’s body and mouth didn’t put up much resistance.

“Ah, mmm… mmwah… chuuh, mwah, nnn… haa… nnaa…”

Compared to last night’s kiss in the bathroom, Aya’s mouth was warmer.

Her entangled tongue felt hotter than it did yesterday.

I made a sucking sound as I pulled away, licking Aya’s tongue within my oral cavity.

Aya’s body trembled and relaxed, sinking.

Supporting Aya’s weight by holding her waist, I placed my knee between her thighs and took a step forward.

I gently guided Aya’s unsteady body to sit and lie on the tatami, folding her like a delicate fabric.

Aya’s chestnut hair spread over the cushion I hastily put down.

I untied the restraint of Aya’s tongue and licked its smooth texture, then withdrew.

Her well-defined features were now flushed with an alluring charm.

Her eyes contained a heat I had never seen before.

Yet, even in this last moment, she seemed to resist something.

That’s the expression she wore.

“Does Tokita do this to you, Aya?”

“…Tokita doesn’t.”

Aya looked straight at me.

“Tokita seems like he’d treat you well. Especially if you’re a cute girlfriend like Aya.”

“…Yeah… that’s right.”

Aya averted her gaze.

“Do you like Tokita?”

“…Yeah.”

After a brief pause, Aya nodded.

“Then why are you so wet?”

I slipped my hand under the fold of her yukata, caressing the inside of her thigh as my fingers brushed against the damp triangle region.

Her underwear was soaked, the moisture having seeped into the fabric, making it look swollen, ready to overflow.

“I don’t know…!”

Aya exclaimed, her voice small.

She continued through tears.

“I don’t know…! I’ve always been weird…! Boyan is strange, and I’m starting to feel weird too…! We’ve been childhood friends forever, but he’s doing awful things, things I hate, things I definitely don’t want…! But still, why is he protecting me so much? Why is he being so gentle with me? Why, why… Please, don’t mess me up inside anymore…!”

Rapidly, Aya poured out her emotions.

“I will, mess you up.”

I gently stroked Aya’s cheek.

“Nuuh…”

Just that much caused Aya to let out a sorrowful scream.

Aya’s emotions flowed in.

—My head is spinning.

My body’s burning, and I want it so much.

Is Boyan going to hold me like this?

That’s not okay.

If that happens, then Tokita…

Everything with everyone, Boyan, it’ll all break.

I don’t want it to break.

Breaking is scary.

One of Aya’s many shortcomings.

She fears nothing more than damaging her relationships with others.

That fear had shown on her face.

—Show her the digital camera.

God’s intuition told me so.

Show er the video that Edato-sensei secretly recorded in my room.

Use it to take Aya’s virginity.

Now, prepare an escape route of being forced and embraced.

It’s okay, eventually her heart will be mine too.

I picked up the digital camera I had in my back pocket and casually tossed it aside.

Instead, I lightly kissed her lips.

“Aya, I’ve always liked you.”

The relationship between us will never break, no matter what happens.

I conveyed that.

“That’s unfair, Boyan…”

Aya quietly closed her eyes.

Once again, I kissed Aya.

I savored her moist lips, wet with our saliva.

After tracing her lips with my tongue a few times, her lips obediently parted.

I pushed my tongue in, tasting the softness of Aya’s tongue as I licked it.

Responding to my desire.

Aya’s tongue timidly intertwined with mine.