After school, Shimizu Ken stayed in the quiet classroom. It felt strange to be alone with Amamiya Iori like this for the first time.
"It's our first time alone after school, Shimizu-kun~," Iori said with a light smile.
"I guess so..." he answered.
Ken sat on a chair, and Iori stood in front of him. She slowly came closer, then sat right on his lap, pressing close against him. Her wide-leg pose did not match the pure image she usually showed.
"Iori, what are you doing?" he asked.
"Shimizu-kun~~"
She pressed herself even closer. He felt her soft body against him, and a sweet scent drifted around them. Ken froze, shocked, unable to speak. He could only sit still and feel her touch.
"It has been a long time since we were like this. Ah~~ this is Shimizu-kun's smell~~"
"..."
Ken felt his mind go blank. Iori's mood today was very different from normal.
"...Ah."
With a playful smile, Iori buried her face in his neck and began to lick his skin. Her waist moved a little, pulling his thoughts into a strange place.
This, together with her odd behavior in the morning and at lunch, made Ken sure something had gone off in this second-loop story.
"Shimizu-kun..." she breathed. The girl in front of him looked too charming to be real, and his body wanted to follow her lead.
As her face came closer to his, a sudden sharp pain hit her head. She held her forehead and let out a soft sound.
"Iori, are you okay?" Ken asked.
"I-I'm fine..."
The pain passed at once. When she looked up again, her eyes were full of desire and a kind of hungry focus, as if she wanted something from him.
Ken did not notice the change. At that moment, his phone buzzed in his pocket. His mind cleared, and he placed his hands on Iori's shoulders to lift her a little and make space between them.
Iori showed a sad look, but Ken felt saved by whoever had sent the message. He took out his phone. Iori's eyes turned sharp like a hawk as she quickly glanced at the screen.
When she saw the sender saved as "Mom," her guard dropped. Her eyes softened.
[The food in the fridge is almost gone. If you have time after school, can you buy some things on your way home?]
A sticker followed: a standing panda with both hands together, bowing again and again in a funny way. His mom once traveled to China when she was young and fell in love with it. She often used panda stickers to tease him about his dark eye bags.
That meant Ken could not stay to wait with Iori for Kondo Yuuichi.
There was no father at home. His mother took care of him and cooked for him every day. Ken would never turn down her small requests. Being a single mom was not easy.
He cursed inside.
That useless dad!
"Iori, you saw that, right?" he asked.
"Mm! I saw everything!" she answered with a cute nod.
Being watched like that was not very nice, but at least he did not need to explain. He picked up his bag to leave.
"I'll go buy the food now. Please tell Yuuichi for me."
"Ah, okay."
Ken said goodbye and began to walk. Iori stayed close right behind him. He turned, confused.
"Can I come help? I know the shops on the shopping street better than you. At this time, some shops sell meat and vegetables cheaper."
She looked up at him with a sad, hopeful face.
"But Yuuichi..."
"I think he can go home alone. He's not a child anymore. And... I want to stay with Shimizu-kun a bit longer. Is that... not okay?"
With her help, shopping would be easier. Ken remembered how she acted a short while ago and hesitated, but in the end, he nodded.
Notes:
• Amamiya Iori - JK heroine; targeted; her mother is the hostage. Long-haired and busty.
• Kondo Yuuichi - Original main protagonist; timid; Iori’s childhood friend; freezes despite push.