I halted the kiss just an inch away from touching Minori-senpai's lips. Not because I changed my mind. I just wanted to see if she's going to take it herself.
She's pretty sure that she didn't want to forge a special connection but she hadn't realized that what she was doing with could bring that kind of connection.
Granted, there were relationships where 'no strings attached' could be applied. But that was between two consenting people who were only putting out the fires of lust they felt for each other.
On the other hand, Minori-senpai thought she was doing the sa thing by asking to help her with her urge, and yet, I could sense desperation from her.
Was it because we started on the wrong foot? Was she afraid that I wouldn't change my mind about her? But that's over and straightened up with her opening up to . I understood where she was coming from and would gladly help her if that's what she needed.
However, I don't believe she's incapable of forming a special connection. It's nothing but her coping chanism to avoid getting attached to soone. She's still being haunted by her past and she's not making any effort in stepping out of it.
Of course, it was her choice whether she wanted to continue like this or not. It's just that... as soone who cannot turn a blind eye and is easily moved by the girls around ... I feel like I have to do sothing.
Just like how I want to comfort Yuika-senpai and slowly walk away from the traumatic experience of having her face hurt and scarred, I would love to help Minori-senpai step back into the light.
Actually, Haruko told about this girl's past. She was a star gymnast who even won competitions before. Although she didn't tell the reason why she quit the club and stopped pursuing that passion, hearing about her past cleared that up.
She stepped out of that spotlight and hid in the dark corner where she couldn't be bothered by anyone.
After a few seconds of not feeling the soft touch of my lips on hers, Minori-senpai opened her eyes and backed away, her face showing signs of frustration.
"Onoda-kun, you're a anie. What's that talk about this being quick? Did you change your mind?"
With her every word heavily dropping to my head, a wry smile ford on my lips. Moving my hand from her chin to her cheek, I gave her an honest answer, "I didn't change my mind, senpai. I simply wanted to check."
"Check what?"
"If you an it when you said you're not expecting anything."
"I didn't say that."
"You did. Not vocally though."
After all the talk of being incapable of forming a special connection to soone, even saying that what she had with Haruko wasn't that deep, that's the only conclusion I could arrive at with it.
This woman... She's trying her hardest not to get too attached to soone, and yet, she gets embroiled with their group. She even started caring enough for everyone to think of sacrificing herself for Yuika-senpai.
If she's soone who couldn't form a special connection, then what would we call that?
"Hmm... So, what's your verdict?"
"You're expecting sothing from this." I put on a smile that's not a smile, moving my hand from her chin to her cheek, caressing it gently.
Her gaze montarily focused on it before biting her lip as she resud eye contact with .
I could see my reflection within it and she's probably the sa.
"... Let's say you're right. Will that change anything?"
"Nothing much but I can say it proves that I can form a special connection to you."
Minori-senpai's brows jumped and her shoulders jolted, astonishnt filling her eyes which eventually turned into puzzlent.
Whatever thoughts ran in her head, she couldn't fully understand what I was getting at.
"You've proven what? You didn't do anything."
"Oh. I will do it but senpai... if I start, you may not be able to get away anymore."
Once again, I laid my cards on the table, wanting her to make a conscious choice whether to continue with this or not.
However, she probably failed to understand what I ant by that.
A frown ford on her face as she placed her hand on top of mine, clutching it with force.
"I see. You're planning to make fall for you... You're going back on your word."
Am I? Nah. She's wrong about that. After talking to her for this long, I found an answer on how to navigate my way to the maze she built surrounding herself.
"It's the other way around. I think I'm now interested enough to fall for you, senpai. What do you think?"
"Huh? You... You're being utterly ridiculous right now." She let out an exasperated sigh but her confusion once again set in. I could feel her hand trembling as she was truly shaken.
It probably felt like I was banging onto the wall of her maze, startling her who was hiding in the deepest part of it.
"I'm aware of that. But tell , will it make you uncomfortable?" As I whispered that question, I curled my fingers to properly hold it, my palm feeling the rising temperature of her cheek.
At the sa ti, I lifted my butt off the edge of my seat to lean forward.
Minori-senpai looked up at , not breaking our eye contact. And slowly, her eyes started trembling.
"I... I don't know. Try it if you can."
"Well then, excuse , senpai."
With her words taken as permission, I smilingly nodded before placing my other hand on her cheek, cupping her face completely.
As I watched her eyes close to once again wait for our lips to touch, I began by dropping a kiss
on her forehead.
That made her face scrunched up again but she didn't open her eyes this ti.
Next, I went down to her nose and then her ear, whispering sothing to her, "Minori- senpai, it's fine. You can rely on . You can stop acting strong now. Give yourself so
slack."
Minori-senpai tightened her grip on my hand and the other hooked around my head, clutching a fair clump of my hair.
From that, I could feel her frustration being conveyed, as well as, released.
Although unnoticeable at first, her head moved a little. A silent nod was her response to . From here, my lips now aid at hers. After admiring her now-expressively beautiful face, I also closed my eyes before lowering my head and initiating our initial connection.
I first thought of only doing a normal kiss. But upon noticing the turbulent emotion welling up in her chest, I deepened it, parting her lips open with my tongue before sharing a bout of long, intimate kisses with her.
From leaning down, I eventually lowered myself, leveling my face with hers. And then, my hand moved down as I consciously wrapped it around her, lifting her from her seat and moving her to my lap as I took a seat again.
Minori-senpai clung to , one of her hands even pushed my chest before leaning completely
on .
I carefully held her by her waist as our kisses continued. A minute or so later, we montarily paused where we opened our eyes at the sa ti.
Confusion remained in hers but the trembling already stopped. If I wasn't wrong, she's
probably wondering how I pulled her into this state.
Like always, I put on a genuine smile before mouthing a word, "More?"
With that, Minori-senpai let out a sigh before nodding again. With both of her hands moving
to my cheek, she initiated the resumption of our kisses as she whispered, "Onoda-kun, I'll
have you explain everything to after this."
"You already understood it, senpai. You're just not acknowledging it."
I managed to get out a reply before silence reigned in the room again with the occasional sound of intimate kisses and breathless sighs.
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