After leaving the library, the two of us wandered around the school building again.
From my point of view, what we just did was already plenty, but according to Sumire, it’s still incomplete. She says we need to find a place where we can secretly kiss somewhere other than the restroom.
“It’s fine now, later.”
“No. It’s fine because it’s school during lunch break.”
She gave me a reply that made no sense.
I feel like we don’t need to force ourselves to do it at school right now if she plans to come over to my house today anyway, then we could just do it there.
If it’s in my room, calmly, slowly, and carefully… no wait, hold on. Calmly and carefully, what am I even thinking. I’ve completely been poisoned by Sumire.
“Can’t be helped. Let’s go try it even if it’s a long shot～”
Sumire’s feet headed toward the stairs going up.
From the second floor of the special classroom building to the third. And even further above that.
Beyond the landing was a dead end. There was only the door leading to the rooftop.
Sumire grabbed the doorknob without hesitation and rattled it back and forth.
It was locked, with no sign of the door opening.
Sumire poked the door with her toe and looked back at me.
“Hey, the rooftop is only ever open in manga and dramas, you know. Did you know that?”
“I know.”
“Then why did you come?”
“That’s been my line since a while ago.”
When we argued back and forth, Sumire started walking down the stairs while muttering, “Ah, how boring～.” I followed her lead.
“Whoa, what!”
On the landing, Sumire suddenly spun around.
She pushed her body closer and closer, and I backed away. I was cornered right against the wall.
“Then how about here? People don’t really come by, and won’t we not get found out here?”
There was almost no sign of people or footsteps in the third-floor hallway.
However, that doesn’t mean we definitely won’t get found out. You can see the hallway a little bit diagonally below.
Being able to see it a little bit from here means people can also see it a little bit from over there.
「”…Go ahead.”」
I lowered my eyes and looked down softly.
Once it’s come this far, I’ve made up my mind. I’d be troubled if I got run around in circles any more than this, so it’s better to just get today’s quota over with quickly.
I haven’t completely swallowed the once-a-day kissing rule yet, but I already did my part anyway. If I didn’t, Sumire would probably keep being noisy about it.
Even if you call it a kiss, right now it’s just lightly putting our lips together for a second.
Besides, this time it’s Sumire’s turn to do it. I just have to wait.
“Nmm~~…”
Sumire gazed at my face up close as if appraising me. For some reason, she was taking her time doing it.
I thought the one doing it would be the nervous one, but the one receiving it is nervous too.
Strictly speaking, it’s not good to know you’re going to get kissed and then get teased like this. At this rate, a surprise attack might still be better.
I mean, hurry up.
“What? If you’re gonna do it, hurry up…”
“S-Somehow it feels different～。 I wonder if I was wrong after all.”
“…What were you wrong about?”
“Unlike yesterday, it feels lukewarm… Like it lacks a serious vibe.”
It’s obvious that it’s different from yesterday.
If we were made to do stuff like that every day, my heart wouldn’t be able to take it.
“Then, your hand.”
“Hand?”
“Let’s hold hands?”
Sumire reached out her hand like she was going to shake hands.
Well, if it’s just holding hands… the moment I put my hand out, I thought, “Oh no.”
Sumire turned my wrist upward and slid her fingers into the gaps between mine. Lifting it up, she squeezed it tight. A so-called lover’s grip.
“Aoi’s hand, it feels nice.”
Sumire said while squeezing and un-squeezing it.
Weird sweat suddenly started breaking out… well, I’m not actually sweating, but my pulse gradually started getting out of hand.
“How about Aoi? Does it feel nice?”
「”N-Not really…”」
If you ask me whether it feels nice or unpleasant, it feels nice.
But I can’t bring myself to say it feels nice together with her here. Too embarrassing.
“Not reeaally～?”
Sumire pulled her face closer and squeezed even tighter.
“Hey, it hurts!”
“Hurts? I thought you might be numb to it.”
I glared at her sharply and shook her hand off.
Sumire was grinning as she looked at my face.
“What is it? Are you not going to do it? If you’re not going to…”
I’m leaving now.
Just as I was about to say that, Sumire’s arms opened wide. She enclosed my body between them.