The next day was Friday.
The forecast said it would be cloudy but it has been raining since noon.
After school I went towards Okunas.h.i.+ Station according to my promise with s.h.i.+rota.
When I did, s.h.i.+rota was there in her uniform under the clock tower.

「Ah…」
「Aa, Okutani」

I immediately recall what happened yesterday.
On the dark paddy field road, s.h.i.+rota touched my d.i.c.k on top of my uniform.
That s.e.xy hand movement and the warm feeling of her breath on my back.

Taking a bit of distance, I stood next to s.h.i.+rota.
If we were together in a place that s.h.i.+rota"s friends would see, I thought it would be a problem

「Well, it"s because it"s raining, look…」

We both looked towards the roundabout pretending to be strangers while we had a conversation.

「Aa, so is Ichiro coming to pick us up?」
「Yeah…I"m supposed to come get my bike tomorrow」

I look at s.h.i.+rota with a fleeting glance.
It was the time of season to change uniforms but s.h.i.+rota was wearing a blazer.
Today is certainly a little chilly.
Her wet short hair is s.e.xy. I somehow felt she was an adult woman from her gaze looking off in the distance.

「Hey, I thought I did something dangerous?」
「Eh?」
「You know, yesterday on the way home…」
「Aa…I didn"t think so. It was nothing…」

There was a little bit of silence.
s.h.i.+rota took a deep breath as if her tension was unraveled.

「Then, good…」
「But, why…did you do that?」
「That is」

s.h.i.+rota looked at me.
Her wet bangs clung on top of her eyebrows.
Her cheeks dyed red and her lips were slightly s.h.i.+vering.

「Hey, no matter what type of woman I am you won"t think I"m weird?」

She seemed to be at her wit"s end.
s.h.i.+rota had a mood like she would expose something she has been bearing.

「I won"t think that」

I had confidence in that.

「Then…I will tell you later」

At that moment, Ichiro finally came.
He let me and s.h.i.+rota on and we went towards their house.
Thanks to the rain there wasn"t much foot traffic. There wasn"t any worry of being seen by someone.

When we got to their house, s.h.i.+rota"s parents and Jiro came out to greet us.
s.h.i.+rota"s mom and dad were good people and gave a warm smile.
s.h.i.+rota"s dad had a shaved head like Ichiro and Jiro.

「We have to leave so we can"t really entertain you but…」

Floating a kind-hearted smile, s.h.i.+rota"s mom handed over a towel.
I accepted it without reservation, dried my body, and then replied.

「No…Please don"t worry about it」

s.h.i.+rota"s mom was short. She was a person who gave off a simple feeling that she really worked in the fields.
I thought it would just be her two parents that leave but Ichiro and Jiro left as well.

「What are they doing?」

When we entered the same room as yesterday, I asked s.h.i.+rota.

「Aa…my grandpa lives in the next town over. Fridays we go over there to eat for a meal」
「Is it fine for you to not go?」
「Usually, after my clubs finish I go there on my bike but…Today is right before the exams」

And so, s.h.i.+rota left the room to change clothes.
When I tried to sit down, there was someone already using it.

「Ah, Gonzou」

The fat black cat was rolled up in a ball looking like it felt comfy.
I sit next to it trying not to wake it and take out my study materials.
After a while, s.h.i.+rota came back.

「Come to my room for a bit」
「N?」

I raise my head and look at s.h.i.+rota.
She was wearing a gray s.h.i.+rt and jeans.
It was a long sleeve s.h.i.+rt and compared to yesterday there was a lot less exposure.
However the size seemed a bit small and it emphasized her figure.

「What?」

Standing up, I asked her.
Gonzou woke up and stretched.

「I said it earier at the station didn"t I? I"ll tell you」

Not hearing my reply, s.h.i.+rota went to her room.
I chase after her confused.
Going upstairs, s.h.i.+rota entered the second room.
I stood in the doorway and peeked inside the room.

「Come in…」

It was a 6 tatami room.
Cream colored curtains hung there and her bed was next to the window.
There wasn"t a desk but there was a big bookshelf that completely hid one of the walls.
The bookshelf was completely filled with manga.

「Amazing…You like manga, huh」

Entering her room, I survey the bookshelf.
Gonzou entered s.h.i.+rota"s room from behind me.

「Shoujo manga, Shounen manga…Aa, this one is quite old, huh」

I am not very well-informed about manga.
So I could only understand the typical manga placed here.

「This is…」

s.h.i.+rota stood next to her bed and spoke.
When I turn around, s.h.i.+rota"s face is a deep red and she cast her eyes down.
Her hand was holding a thin book and she was presenting it to me.

「…Is this a so-called doujin?」

Receiving it, I look at the t.i.tle.

「『My disordered relations.h.i.+p with senpai』…is this…」
「That"s right, it"s BL」

The cover had two handsome men embracing each other nude.
One had eyes that looked like he was teasing the other while the other was smiling at the childish trouble.
When I opened it, I was surprised.
It was really two naked men having s.e.x.
Not being able to look at it directly for long, I quickly closed the book.

「Do you like things like this?」
「Y-yeah…」

It was way too unexpected.
This coming from s.h.i.+rota who was a pitcher in the softball club.
I thought she was a normal girl who worried about her studies and seriously partic.i.p.ated in her club.
Even though her just liking something like manga is unexpected, she is even interested in BL.
I couldn"t comprehend it.

「That…was drawn by my friend in middle school. She recommended it…」

s.h.i.+rota explained bit by bit with a red face.

「At first I refused but…I gradually ended up being interested…」
「And then my…that…was?」1
「Sorry…if my brothers knew it would hurt them but, after seeing yours yesterday…I can"t hold back anymore!」

"I can"t!" s.h.i.+rota raises her face.
Both her cheeks are deep red from embarra.s.sment.
She was red all the way up to her nose and her eyes were moist.

「That"s why」

s.h.i.+rota drew a step closer to me.

「That"s why…Won"t you show me, one more time?」
「Ah…well…」

I didn"t know how to respond.
Now there is three people that have seen.
Mikoto told me to show her, Kurusu told me to show her.
I showed both of them. And then I got a delightful reaction.
If that"s the case, I had a feeling it would be fine to show s.h.i.+rota.

「I…」
「Ah, it"s fine if it"s not right away…」
「Eh?」
「I-I want to do my best so…until the exams, no…until I get pa.s.sing marks in math, at that time show me…」

It seems seeing my d.i.c.k has become her motivation to study.
However, s.h.i.+rota"s bright red face in front of me seemed serious.
As if she was trying to see my d.i.c.k hidden behind my pants, her gaze moved towards my crotch.

「U-understood…」

When I replied, s.h.i.+rota gave a broad smile like she was happy.
Since it was an excessively charming expression, I ended up wanting to hug her unintentionally.
If Gonzou didn"t meow, I would probably have pushed her down.

Gibberish as he is confused ↩