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Fumiko: "..." Aine: "Oh, over there! Fumiko-san is there!" Tomoe: "Got it. Hurry and change the shard." Aine: "Oh, yes!" *Aine fashioned Douzaki's shard into an arrow. In that time, I took aim at Douzaki's back as she ventured off into the distance.* Aine: "I finished! Please and thank you!" Tomoe: "..." *I took the sh...
Fumiko: "..." Fumiko: "I wonder what that was earlier?" *I felt something in my back... or maybe my chest? I just sort of choked up all of a sudden...* Fumiko: "Oh, an email." *I checked my cell phone, and it was from Misato. The moment I saw her name, my chest pricked with pain.* Fumiko: "Hm? Why does my chest hurt so...
*I wrote him an email.* *"If it's all right with you, please come online tonight."* *We met on the net, so I thought we should talk there one more time...* *I started up the messenger, and Kogakura-kun was already online.* Good evening.: koga156 *γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€γ€€* Good evening. Sorry to call out of the blue like that.: UMIKOF *γ€€...
Aine: "Tomoe-san, have you heard?" Tomoe: "That Douzaki and Kogakura started dating?" *Just by seeing Aine's face, I could tell exactly what she was going to say.* Aine: "Oh, so you knew?" Tomoe: "Are you satisfied now?" Aine: "Yes! Since Fumiko-san and Kogakura-san are both happy now." Tomoe: "But isn't there someone ...
*Kogakura-kun and I were alone in the classroom after school.* Shougo: "Not going home with Nishimachi today?" Fumiko: "Yeah. Misato said she had something to do today, and went on without me." *I began spending less time with Misato ever since Kogakura-kun and I started dating.* *I couldn't breathe when I was with her...
*That was three days ago, and I hadn't spoken to Misato since. She ignored me whenever we saw each other.* *That was only natural. I had betrayed her in such a horrible way.* Fumiko: "..." *Things couldn't stay this way. I had to talk to her.* *I visited her classroom during break time, and Misato was sitting alone at ...
Misato: "Hey, hey?" Fumiko: "Yeah?" Misato: "Did something happen between you and Kogakura-kun recently?" *Misato mused aloud as we were walking home together. It was unusual for her to make such an anxious face.* Fumiko: "Uh-uh, why? Nothing worth mentioning." Misato: "Really? Then maybe we could all eat lunch togethe...
Misato: "Ta daaaa!" *Misato opened the lid to the boxed lunch. In that moment, Kogakura-kun's face sparkled.* Shougo: "Oh, it's wonderful this time too!" Misato: "Ehehe, I made it by hand again. Oh, but I did have help..." *Misato looked my way.* Fumiko: "I lent her a hand, but it was mostly Misato." *I actually helped...
Aine: "Ah, it looks like bad weather tomorrow." *Aine was looking at the laptop screen.* *It appeared she'd reached the point where she could check the weather online. The Internet had taken root in her daily life in the blink of an eye.* Tomoe: "Isn't it about time you returned that to Nakizaki?" Aine: "Huh?! What wil...
Tomoe: "It's been a long time since you've prepared your own dinner." *When I went to return Nakizaki's PC, I remembered that today was her parents' anniversary. They were out eating as a family.* Aine: "If you take away my PC _and_ dinner, I will die." Tomoe: "Should I try it out?" Aine: "Y-You cannot do that! Murderi...
Aine: "I am so happy. We were able to buy cheap meat." Tomoe: "For all that effort, we didn't save any money since we still went with the better meat." Aine: "We got better meat for the same price, so what is the harm? Tomoe: "Why are you acting like a gourmet when you'd be fine without eating, period?" Aine: "Deliciou...
*It happened one year ago.* Drunk: "Hey, come'n have a drink 'ith me!" ???: "P-Please stop..." Drunk: "What's'a matter? Just fer a little. Keep me comp'ny!" Drunk: "I've been so lonely since m'wife divorced me. Gimme some comfort." *One night when I was out at the station, I got cornered by a nasty drunk.* Drunk: "C'mo...
Masahiko: "..." *The Student Council president made it part of his daily routine to patrol the school during lunch break. It reminded me a lot of the "grand rounds" they performed on a medical drama I had seen recently.* *Of course, I was the only one walking with him.* Masahiko: "...Hm?" Masahiko: "Hey, you." *The boy...
Masahiko: "Be sure to lock up, then." Mizuki: "Yes, please leave it to me. Good work today." Mizuki: "..." Mizuki: "...Phew." *I made sure the president was gone and let out a sigh. At last, another day was over.* *The time I spent by the president's side was precious. I was happy all the while, of course, but the stra...
Tomoe: "Oh, darn." *I realized I had forgotten something at school after making it down the hill.* Tomoe: "I forgot my chemistry notebook." Naruko: "We were given chemistry homework, you know?" Tomoe: "Yeah, this isn't good. I've gotta go back to get it." *I had to climb this hill again? Remembering after reaching the ...
*The sky had gone dark. Looks like I was right in losing any hope of making it home while it was still light out.* Mizuki: "..." *Worse yet, this woman remained silent the entire time, even though she was the one who asked me to join her.* Tomoe: "So, what did you want to talk about?" *I broke the ice as a last resort....
*It was now quite late, so my feet felt heavy by the time I was finally on my way home.* Tomoe: "Fukue and Kojirou-sensei, huh?" Mizuki: "Yes." *She, Mizuki Nose, nodded with a stern face. This didn't seem to be a joke.* *If this _were_ some bad joke, Fukue would probably murder her for it.* Tomoe: "Does that mean Fuku...
Tomoe: "I'm home." Aine: "Ah, Tomoe-san, welcome back!" *Oh, I see. _This_ is what had possessed me.* Aine: "I started eating without you~ I am already on my third helping. Omnom, om..." *Nakizaki must have brought it over. Aine was eating to her heart's content.* *I admired how delicious she made the meal seem while e...
Tomoe: "Hm..." Naruko: "What's wrong?" Tomoe: "...Oh, nothing." *I couldn't tell Nakizaki, either. This was another factor that weighed heavily on my mind.* *Keeping a secret all on your own was a bigger burden than you'd expect.* Kiyohito: "What's up? If you've got a funny story to tell, let me in on it~" *A funny sto...
Mizuki: "I just had a great idea! Let's hold a birthday party for the president!" Mizuki: "We'll invite Tatsumiya-sensei, too, and get them closer together!" *Nose looked triumphant, like she'd just had a grand epiphany.* Tomoe: "A birthday party, huh? Has an elementary school feeling to it." Mizuki: "Oh, are birthday ...
*Kojirou-sensei was out in the schoolyard.* Tomoe: "Sensei, what are you doing?" Kojirou: "Oh, Tomoe?" Kojirou: "Take a look. Tasty, don't you think?" Tomoe: "Huh?" *I followed his gaze. There were several Volleyball Club members running around the sporting grounds.* Kojirou: "Which number do you like, Tomoe? I think n...
Naruko: "A birthday party for the Student Council president?" Naruko: "Why do we have to do something like that?" *Nakizaki hated Fukue, and didn't even try to hide her resentment.* Tomoe: "Come on, don't say that. Nose said he wanted to do it, so let's help him out." Naruko: "The secretary? Hm..." *Nakizaki was too ca...
Masahiko: "Is it true you spotted a suspicious person?" Mizuki: "It's true! This way, this way!" Masahiko: "Right." Mizuki: "This is the classroom!" Masahiko: "Hey, wait! Jumping in without a plan is danger―" Masahiko: "Ah...?!" Everyone: "Student Council President, happy birthday~!!" Masahiko: "..." *Fukue looked like...
Masahiko: "Ugh, it's cold..." *Fukue huddled up a bit with his back to the northern wind.* *We took Nose to the infirmary and on the way back, for one reason or another, came up to the roof.* *It was just Fukue and me. We left Kojirou-sensei to watch over Nose.* Tomoe: "It's good that Nose seems to have calmed down." M...
*Plang!* *The arrow pierced the target and sunk into the spot I had aimed for.* *I grabbed and nocked another arrow. My body was practically moving robotically.* *Try as I might to focus, something else was running through my mind.* *Fukue's heart might already be fractured.* *I drew the bow. I imagined a cup filled to...
Masahiko: "Hey, you. Regulations state you must have your shirt buttoned all the way to the top." Boy: "I-I'm sorry." Masahiko: "Girl over there: perms are prohibited." *Fukue was patrolling the halls with gusto again today. As always, Nose was trailing behind him.* Aine: "..." *Aine was staring at Fukue from a distanc...
Mizuki: "The president's house?" Tomoe: "Yeah." Mizuki: "It's in the Yamanote residential district." Tomoe: "Hm, a well-to-do guy just like he looks, huh?" *Fukue had said he confessed to his first love in "the usual park."* *If Fukue's house was in Yamanote, there was only one park he could have meant.* Tomoe: "I thin...
Masahiko: "..." Aine: "The president looks like he is alone right now. This is your chance." Tomoe: "Yeah." *From the rooftop, we could see Fukue sitting alone inside one of the classrooms. I could aim at him from this position.* Tomoe: "Here we go." Aine: "Yes!" *I took Fukue's shard from Aine after she formed it into...
*The shard we once again recovered was floating on the table.* Aine: "What should we do with this...?" Tomoe: "Yeah..." *It was less a question of "what we should do" than whether I could actually return it at all. To fully consider how the person feels...* *They made it sound so simple, but the hearts of those in love...
Tomoe: "Let's return the shard." *Aine said nothing in return, but did flash me a delighted smile.* *Would I be able to return the shard this time? That part still worried me.* Tomoe: "Well, I'll just give it my best shot."
Tomoe: "There's no way I can do it. I can't return the shard to Fukue's heart." Aine: "Is that so...?" *Aine looked discouraged, but didn't argue. She likely understood that this was a difficult matter for a human.* Tomoe: "Besides, what would happen when it's returned?" *Fukue's sexual orientation had caused him to su...
Masahiko: "..." *The situation was the same as yesterday. Fukue was alone in the classroom, and it was so early in the morning that there was nobody anywhere near his vicinity, either.* Aine: "Tomoe-san." *Aine gave me an encouraging gaze.* Tomoe: "Phew..." *I took the arrow from her and concentrated on the feelings wi...
Masahiko: "..." *Fukue was there. He had regained the heart shard he had lost.* *Despite all his grumbling about us being on the roof, he stood there like it was nothing, and gazed out at the cityscape.* Tomoe: "What's wrong? You look kind of down." *Fukue turned around when I called to him, and looked instantly annoye...
*Sensei was on the roof with an unlit cigarette in his mouth. He looked conflicted and toyed with the real, nicotine-infused cigarette pack in his hand.* Masahiko: "..." *Fukue walked up to him, while Nose and I hid and watched from afar.* Masahiko: "Sensei." *Fukue called out to him.* Kojirou: "Ah..." *Sensei panicked...
Masahiko: "Ah. I got shot down." *Fukue stared up at the evening sky as he walked. Was it just my imagination, or did he sound refreshed?* Tomoe: "You went down commendably." Masahiko: "Hmph. This is a complete downer." Mizuki: "But, President, you look happy." Masahiko: "In what way do I look 'happy'? This is the face...
Kojirou: "Oh, this is what you were like as a kid, Fukue?" *Sensei was holding an old photo. Fukue had brought a picture of himself from when he was young.* Mizuki: "Wow, you had wrinkles at this age." *A young Fukue was pictured in the photo, wrinkles sturdily chiseled upon his forehead.* *It was strange how adorable ...
Masahiko: "Hey, button your shirt up all the way." Masahiko: "Your skirt is short." *A lot had happened over the past few days, but the Student Council president was acting the same as always. No less from the steel-hearted man.* *Nose was there by his side again today, too. She may have been worried about what had hap...
Masahiko: "Why did you bring me here?" Mizuki: "I'm sorry." *I was too nervous to come up with a clever excuse. It felt like my heart would leap out of my throat if I opened my mouth too much. Of course, it might explode before it got that far.* Masahiko: "Didn't you have something to discuss? Speak up." Mizuki: "I-I'm...
Tomoe: "Hm, that sure sounds like Fukue." *He wouldn't confess because he'd made up his mind not to, huh? That was so like him. That was certainly one way to lead your life.* Mizuki: "Are you really sure this was for the best?" Tomoe: "It's fine." *I could say that with confidence. After all, it was something Fukue had...
Masahiko: "...Hmph, not here today?" *I was satisfied when I saw that the rooftop was deserted. It _was_ off-limits, after all.* *What had happened the other day must have had an impact on me. My strong obsession was slowly fading away.* *However, rules were rules. As long as regulations stated that the roof was off-li...
Masahiko: "...Hmph, not here today?" *I was satisfied when I saw that the rooftop was deserted. It _was_ off-limits, after all.* *What had happened the other day must have had an impact on me. My strong obsession was slowly fading away.* *However, rules were rules. As long as regulations stated that the roof was off-li...
Erich: "You met black angels?" *Erich and the others were surprised when they heard the news.* Menes: "Is that so...?" Licha: "..." *It was a little bizarre how surprised they were, and the mood became heavy almost instantly.* Aine: "What is the matter?" Erich: "Everything went all right?" Aine: "Huh? How do you mean?"...
*The church stood there like a bastion against the darkness.* Tomoe: "This place is..." *I stopped in my tracks. This church was my Achilles' Heel, and I had avoided it for ages now. How long had it been?* *I'd heard the building had been renovated. Compared to how it was in the past, it _was_ completely different, and...
Erich: "Leave." Erich: "Come on! What was that about?! He sounded so cocky!" Menes: "You _did_ end up leaving just like he told you to." Erich: "It's not like I ran away or anything. I just didn't want to see his face anymore." Tomoe: "You really hate him, huh?" Erich: "Isn't that obvious? After all, he's..." Tomoe: "A...
Tomoe: "..." Minamo: "Sempai, are you all right?" *Wakamatsu spoke to me all of a sudden.* Tomoe: "...What do you mean?" Minamo: "You're kind of making a scary face right now. What are you looking at?" *Wakamatsu looked down at the ground where I had been shifting my attention.* Minamo: "Nothing's wrong, right? It's li...
Tomoe: "Based on the address, I guess it's around here?" Aine: "Indeed." *I asked Aine to get Wakamatsu's address from Sensei.* *The address would suggest it was a private home on a block somewhere nearby, but...* Aine: "Ah! Is that it?" Tomoe: "Hm?" Tomoe: "This?" *What a huge house. There were a lot of prominent home...
*People were gathering in the hallway when I arrived at school.* Aine: "What is that?" Naruko: "It looks like they posted the results of the mock exams from the other day." Aine: "What are 'mock exams'?" Tomoe: "You took them a while back, remember? They're tests." Aine: "Ah, I did, I did. The one where you fill in the...
*All that could be heard in the room was the sound of my brush running over my canvas.* *Winter was perfect. Above all else, it was quiet.* *In the summer, the cicadas were noisy. Between the harsh sunlight and humid air which practically clung to your skin, it was very unpleasant.* *In autumn, nothing grated the ears ...
Marika: "..." *After school, I went down the long, steep road alone.* *After a short while, there was a fork in the road. If I turned right, I could go home. If I turned left, I could follow the path to Tsuji-san's home.* *It had been quite some time since I'd stopped going right.* *As far as my parents knew, I was stu...
Sousuke: "Were you seen by my neighbors?" *Tsuji-san muttered, "What a bother," to himself as he scrunched up his forehead, annoyed.* *He was pretty creepy, too. It was almost like he thought me visiting him was a bad thing or something.* Marika: "How is that a bother, exactly?" *I may have sounded a bit accusatory.* S...
*We picked up where we left off again today. I acted as a model as Tsuji-san drew me in silence.* Marika: "I had a fine arts lesson today. I never took any interest in it before since it has nothing to do with exams, but lately it's been sort of fun. I wonder if it's your influence?" Sousuke: "Hmm..." *I was trying to ...
Sousuke: "It's gotten really late, hasn't it? Will you be okay alone?" Marika: "Would you walk me home if I said I wouldn't be?" *He had never once escorted me home. I always intruded on him without permission, then was often driven out.* Sousuke: "..." *Sure enough, Tsuji-san didn't answer. He was probably unsure of h...
Tomoe: "Huh? You mean _that_ Takashiro?" *This was honestly a surprise. I didn't expect the name of that aforementioned genius, who was ranked number one in her grade, to come up.* Kiyohito: "Sounds like there are rumors going around that she's working as a call girl." *Kiyohito had caught wind of that disquieting rumo...
Erich: "Prodigies being call girls isn't that unusual, is it? There are girls who do it because of stress and whatnot." Erich: "Munch, munch, munch..." *That wasn't a very angelic thing for her to say, especially while she was eating.* Menes: "Being a call girl isn't good. As an angel, I can't accept loveless sex just ...
Aine: "Ah, there she is!" *Aine signaled us from her hiding spot.* Aine: "She appears to be heading that way. Let us go!" Tomoe: "This makes us seem like stalkers..." Naruko: "Y-Yeah..." Aine: "By that logic, all angels are stalkers. We are always watching over humans." Tomoe: "Hm..." *I wasn't entirely satisfied with ...
*Thanks to the gossip-loving woman, we were able to procure quite a bit of information.* *There were a whole host of rumors, so it was difficult to determine what was the truth.* Naruko: "It kind of sounds like everyone in the neighborhood dislikes the guy in that house, and have been spreading some really nasty rumors...
Kiyohito: "Looks like there _are_ a lot of rumors floating around about Takashiro, huh?" *Kiyohito had so many connections, it took him no time to get to the bottom of things.* Kiyohito: "She's always been anti-social. Doesn't seem like anyone's come to her defense, either." Aine: "Oh no! Everyone believed those wild r...
Aine: "Marika-san. Marika Takashiro-san!" *Aine called out to Takashiro-san as she walked out from the school gate.* *Takashiro stopped, looked at Aine and me, and instantly looked suspicious.* Marika: "...Who're you?" Aine: "Could we talk to you for a minute?" Marika: "So, what'd you want to talk about?" *Takashiro as...
Marika: "...I feel stupid." *Even I thought I was being foolish for blurting out how I felt to two people I didn't even know.* *Still, putting it into words had taken a huge weight off my shoulders.* *I looked at my watch.* Marika: "Is it too late to go now...?" *He'd obviously turn me away if I visited at this hour, b...
Marika: "..." Girl: "...What was that?" *During lunch break, my classmates' hushed whispers caught my attention. I expected my name to come up in their conversations.* *Your own name was something anyone would notice even if they weren't actively paying attention.* Girl: "Those are total rumors. Come on... No way..." M...
Marika: "..." *I couldn't get in the mood to draw today, so I decided to be a model instead.* *I didn't even try to make any wisecracks at his expense, and just sat there perfectly still.* Sousuke: "..." *It was nice having him gaze at me so seriously.* *I loved the way he looked as he drew me.* *But it kind of ticked ...
*I'd finally gone and done it. I loathed myself so much, I wanted to disappear.* *Takashiro was curled up in a blanket sleeping on the studio floor. It was starting to get late, and it would be bad if she didn't wake up and head home soon.* *But I'd found myself thinking the childish thought that I wanted to keep watch...
Sousuke: "Are you sure you don't want me to walk you home?" *I offered since it was already pitch black outside, but Takashiro unexpectedly refused.* Marika: "It's embarrassing." Sousuke: "What's there to be shy about at this point?" Marika: "You don't get it. That's not how a woman's heart works." Sousuke: "If I did, ...
Sousuke: "..." Marika: "Tsuji-san? Are you here?" Sousuke: "..." Marika: "Come on, Tsuji-san!" *Her voice, which she initially kept low out of concern for my neighbors, grew louder.* *I stayed seated with my back to the wall and didn't move.* *She would likely go around to the backyard and knock on the studio's glass w...
*...* *Someone was there. A woman? Takashiro?* Sayoko: "Let's break up." *No, it wasn't Takashiro. This was... Sayoko-san?* Sousuke: "Break up? Where did that come from...?" Sayoko: "You wind up doing nothing but run away whenever we're together, don't you, Sousuke-kun? I just think it'll hurt you if things continue as...
Sousuke: "...Hm...?" *Before I knew it, it had gotten bright out.* Sousuke: "Just a dream...?" *A dream of that time in my life. A bitter memory.* *Sayoko-san left me, and I launched myself into art once again. Now that I was alone, art was all I had. It was a common story.* *I drew like mad. I drew, drew, and drew som...
*I hadn't expected Takashiro to show up today, but here she was.* Naruko: "Takashiro-san." Aine: "You came for us?" Marika: "I never intended to, and didn't want to either, but..." *Her expression had become quite haggard over the last few days. I could make out distinct bags under her eyes.* Tomoe: "Did something happ...
Marika: "Sorry for crying like that earlier." *Takashiro apologized as she walked. She didn't go so far as to bow, but was still behaving commendably.* Naruko: "Don't worry about it." Aine: "That is right. I am glad you came to visit us." Marika: "I have nowhere else to go." *Takashiro probably had no one else to rely ...
Naruko: "Are you okay?" *Nakizaki was worried and asked Takashiro, who had been trudging along.* Marika: "Yes, I'm fine." *Takashiro appeared indifferent. Compared to her earlier emotional breakdown, she was now calm and collected. It was almost like she was an entirely different person.* Marika: "Sorry for losing my c...
Marika: "..." *The next day, Takashiro attended class. It didn't look like anything had changed at first glance.* Tomoe: "She looks fine, doesn't she?" Aine: "Do you really think so? Even after seeing how she was yesterday?" Tomoe: "..." *I couldn't deny Aine's accusation. There was no way she was all right after what ...
Aine: "I am positive we should return it! Do you not agree, Naruko-san?" Naruko: "Huh? I... Yeah, since I saw what happened yesterday." Aine: "See!" *Aine's expression filled with triumph.* Tomoe: "Isn't that a better reason _not_ to give it back to her?" Aine: "Huh? How do you mean?" Tomoe: "How many times are you pla...
*In the end, she forced me to tag along.* Naruko: "You're sure he's home?" *Nakizaki asked anxiously. There was no sign that anyone was living here, and seemed unoccupied at a glance.* Tomoe: "What should we do?" Aine: "Let us go." *Aine ignored all the signs to the contrary, walked up to the front door, and rang the d...
Naruko: "Ick, it stinks..." *Nakizaki grimaced the instant we went inside. The reason was clear. It reeked of alcohol.* *Upon closer inspection, empty liquor bottles were littered all over the floor.* *And the origin of that smell was rolling around with said bottles.* Sousuke: "Urg..." *An unshaven, grungy-looking mid...
Naruko: "I wonder what we should do about those two." Tomoe: "Yeah..." *If we wanted to respect Tsuji-san's feelings, then we probably shouldn't return Takashiro's shard.* *But if we wanted to respect Takashiro's feelings instead, then we _should_ send it back.* Aine: "I really do believe that the shard should be retur...
Tomoe: "I understand. Let's return the shard to Takashiro." Aine: "Really?!" *A delighted smile came to Aine's face.* Naruko: "So that means Takashiro-san will regain her feelings for Tsuji-san, right? You don't think the same thing will happen again?" Tomoe: "I don't know. But..." *The image of Takashiro sobbing her e...
Tomoe: "I'll leave them be after all." Aine: "Huh? Why?!" Tomoe: "If we return Takashiro's shard, we'll just be tampering with their relationship again." Tomoe: "Wouldn't that mean we'd be ignoring Tsuji-san's decision to put Takashiro ahead of himself?" Aine: "Well, but..." Tomoe: "Tsuji-san stepped aside believing Ta...
Aine: "There she is, over there." *Takashiro was sitting alone in the schoolyard looking zoned out. She must not have wanted to be in the classroom.* *Was it because she felt like she had lost the place she had truly belonged?* Aine: "Tomoe-san." *Aine handed over Takashiro's shard which had been formed into an arrow. ...
*The school day was now over, and it was that depressing time where I had to go home again.* Marika: "..." *I looked forward to taking this path until just a while ago. It used to feel like I was walking on air! But now, it was just depressing.* *This intersection was the most depressing part of all. If I turned right,...
*It was warm inside. There was the nostalgic smell of oil.* Sousuke: "Here." *He covered my head with a towel. It was somewhat starchy and had an awful texture to it.* Marika: "At least use some fabric softener." Sousuke: "A man's skin has no need for anything that fancy." Marika: "You're practically admitting you have...
*I did not go to Tsuji-san's house after that.* *My heart still ached whenever I thought about him, but I could feel the pain subsiding a little at a time. In a way, that was actually kind of depressing.* *Because I now understood that people's feelings were something that could surely change.* Marika: "The weather is ...
*After that, I frequently visited Tsuji-san's home.* Marika: "Hey, what do you think of this piece? Can you see the resemblance?" Sousuke: "What's with this hippo?" Marika: "It's not a hippo; it's you, Tsuji-san." Sousuke: "Huh? This is me?" Sousuke: "Sleeptalk when you're asleep. This doesn't look like me at all." Mar...
Marika: "Zzz... Zzz..." Sousuke: "Oh, are you asleep?" Marika: "Zzz... Zzz..." Sousuke: "Hey, wake up. You'll catch a cold if you sleep here." Marika: "Mm... Mm..." Marika: "Zzz... Zzz..." *For a moment there, it looked like she was going to open her eyes, but she immediately closed them again. She was fast asleep.* So...
Sousuke: "Phew..." *After the sun had long since set, I was finally home.* Sousuke: "Talk about a crappy day." *A confinement charge of all things...* *Takashiro's parents had apparently spoken to the police. That was only natural given how she was hanging around here without letting them know.* *Both of her parents ha...
*After that, I started to draw here.* *I came here during the long lunch breaks. I felt more relaxed as long as I wasn't in the classroom.* *A number of people spoke to me, likely curious as to what I was doing.* Girl: "Could I bother you for a moment?" Marika: "Huh?" Sasamoto: "I'm Sasamoto from the Art Club. Do you l...
*And so, I finally made friends.* Kojima: "Come on! It's not a kappa! Those are flowers!" Sasamoto: "And I'm telling you, it's totally a kappa!" *Sasamoto had apparently spoken to me in order to invite me to the Art Club, and now kept asking me at every opportunity.* *Personally, I didn't think there was any use in joi...
Sousuke: "Ugh..." *The sound of the doorbell stirred me from my slumber. What happened this morning had apparently traumatized me.* *I must have fallen asleep on the sofa at some point, and was chilled to the bone. It couldn't get any worse than this.* Marika: "Ah, Tsuji-san!" Sousuke: "Takashiro..." *This was a shock....
Marika: "Aah, Tsuji-san... Aaah..." *I ransacked Takashiro's insides with my towering member. She clamped down on me so hard it hurt.* Marika: "Fwaah, aah... You can... do it, harder if you want..." Sousuke: "Aargh, ooh... I can't move when you get so tight around me." Marika: "No, ah... Mooore... I want to feel you, d...
Marika: "Zzz... Zzz..." Sousuke: "..." *I slipped away from her side, careful not to wake her.* *I got dressed, packed up the bare necessities, and grabbed my cash and credit cards.* Sousuke: "Sorry about this." *I said that softly to a sleeping Takashiro. I would leave this place so that she could stay.* Sousuke: "Use...
Marika: "Mm..." Marika: "Huh...?" *I felt a small tug at my left hand and woke up.* Marika: "What could it be?" *I took a look at my hand. For a brief moment, I thought there was something red tied around my pinky, but it must have been my imagination, as it instantly disappeared.* Marika: "Weird. Wait..." *I forgot fo...
Marika: "I'm home!" *I would come here every day. After all, this was where I belonged. It was a place I had finally obtained, and one that I had to protect.* Marika: "It's about time I clean up. Tsuji-san will yell at me if he comes back." Marika: "But before that, I'd better finish this painting." *Despite not knowin...
Oomura: "Hey, spread yer legs wider!" Koyuki: "..." *As instructed, I spread my legs. I felt Oomura's eyes coiling around the center like a snake.* Oomura: "Yer so wet, it's like yah pissed yerself!" *What a vulgar sneer. I couldn't stand the vulgar way he smirked and panted. I hated it so much that I wanted to puke.* ...
*It was a hot summer day. The air conditioner in my room was busted, and I called a repairman.* Oomura: "I'm the electrician..." *The one who turned up was Oomura.* *He had a stout, pump body. He reeked of sweat, and the state of his attire wasn't anywhere close to hygienic.* *I felt internally repulsed that such a man...
Koyuki: "..." *I thought it had been closed off, but the rooftop was unlocked.* *I had heard it was made off-limits, but it seemed this was being poorly enforced.* *The city always looked so dingy during winter, although the same could be said of anywhere in this season.* *But was it just my imagination, or did the sce...
*As rare an event as it was, I went down the steep slope alone today.* *People had been tagging along with me so often lately that it felt ridiculously quiet now that I was alone.* Tomoe: "...Hm?" *Was that Hisaka-san? She supposedly headed home a while ago. Why was she just standing there?* Yuri: "..." *She was lookin...
Aine: "Mm, mmhhhm..." *Krk, krk, krk...* *Aine drew the bow. She was pulling so hard that her face turned beet red, but her form _was_ finally showing improvement.* Aine: "Weh!" Aine: "Ah! I hit it! I actually hit it!" Tomoe: "Follow through." Aine: "Ah..." Tomoe: "What good does it do if you lose your composure simply...
Aine: "Aww, my arms hurt..." *Aine rubbed her arms incessantly. This morning's practice must have really done a number on her.* *Neither Nakizaki nor Kiyohito were here; we were all alone.* Aine: "I wonder if anyone will come for a consultation." Tomoe: "People not showing up all the time is a good thing." *I'd gotten ...
Aine: "So you think she is being followed by some bad guy?" Osamu: "Y-Yeah..." *Despite being our senior, Mitsushima-san was cowering before us. His story went like this:* *There were signs that a classmate of his was going out with some less than pleasant guy, and that this relationship was against her will.* Aine: "H...
*I was a coward.* *I had been told ever since I was in elementary school that I was an effeminate weakling. I had always been chubby and kind of a softy. "Bullied" would be a good way to describe my childhood.* *I was so dim-witted that I didn't even notice it, either.* Osamu: "Haa, haa... After three years, I'm still ...
Osamu: "..." *Arie-san seemed to be waiting for someone in front of the station.* *She stood out due to her school uniform, but luckily there were few people around at this time of day, so no one really paid her any mind.* Osamu: "Th-That guy..." *It was that man I had seen her with before. It occurred to me then that ...
*At some point, the sky had gone dark.* *To make things worse, it had started to rain, but I didn't feel like moving.* Osamu: "..." *I couldn't believe what I'd seen. I couldn't believe Arie-san had gone into a... love hotel with that man.* *I thought it might be a nightmare and pinched my cheeks.* *Squeeeeze...* Osamu...