And we stayed like that for a while.
I don't know how long we have been embracing each other, I don't want it to end. I like to stay like this for a while. Maybe an hour and two will do.
"Kosaki," I called her name.
"I-Ichijou-kun?" She answered while flustered. We're still embracing each other but since I'm taller than her, her head is in my chest.
I could feel her squirming, is it because I'm calling her by her first name? I could see her reddened ears under me.
"Could I continue calling you that way?"
"Y-Yes!"
"Do you dislike it?"
"N-no!"
I then put my hand on her jaw and cupped it and guided her face for me to see, her eyes were still tightly closed but her cute face was hot. She is blushing. I then say: "Then please also call me by my first name too."
Her eyes instantly opened, a shocked expression is now laid in front of me that I can't help but chuckle a bit.
"Do you dislike it?" I asked with a chuckle.
"No!"
"Then…" With my hands still cupping her jaw, I stared straight into her starry eyes, I could see her trying to avert my gaze, I continued: "Call me by my first name."
"R-Raku-kun." She said as if whispering it. Her face is red as a tomato.
"I can't hear it." I teased while also can't help but grin.
"R-Raku." She said, but I think only the mosquito could hear her.
I gently cupped her jaws and guided her face to be closer to my face. We could feel each other's breath.
"Look into my eyes. Only look at me then say my name again." And now we are staring at each other. I could feel her breath getting ragged.
"Raku-kun~,♡" She said while dazing.
"Good girl," I said, which instantly pulled her from her daze-like state, and turned blush and averted my gaze again.
'Oh my, our tea.' I thought as I noticed our tea on the table.
"Kosaki, let's drink our tea before it gets cold," I said to her as I withdrew my hands from her body, she seemed reluctant when I let go of her.
"Y-yes… Raku-kun…" She replied with the last words being quieter. I can't help but smile.
I then stood up from the bed and offered my hands for her to hold. She slowly holds my hand before we strode to the table where our tea was.
I firmly feel her smooth and soft palms. We moved our way to the table and sat on the floor. It is a weird small Japanese table, I don't know the name of it but it is what it is.
After sitting on the floor I grabbed her close to me. Yep, I like skinship!
She, in turn, blushes again.
"Thank you for the tea, Kosaki." I smiled.
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Onodera or Kosaki is now drinking the tea she made with Ichijou-kun. The outside appearance of hers remained calm but deep inside she is on the verge of losing her mind.
'R-Ruri-chan! I did it! Me and Ichijou-kun— no, R-Raku-kun. We confessed our love to each other!'
She can't help but feel proud that she did this, she first invited him to work in their store, and now Raku confessed to her.
'H-He said, I-I am his!!' She is not sure what it meant but has the general idea of it, the important thing is Raku likes her!
'So what now?' She thought. Isn't her Raku and her friend Chitoge-chan pretending to be dating so there is no war between their gangs.
Isn't Marika-chan also Raku's fiance, and so. Where is she now?
She then felt an arm being wrapped around her shoulders. She can't help but jolt.
"Your face is revealing your worry. What is it?" At first, she blushes when she realizes whose arms it is.
'Raku-kun is putting his arm around my shoulders like those lovey-dovey couples!!!!'
His gentle words breeze to her ears, his voice pleasant to her ears. It helps in easing the tension she is feeling.
"Uhm… Ichi—R-Raku-kun…"
"Yes?"
Kosaki just remembered that weeks ago Marika told her and Chitoge that they all met when they were children. They all have keys but Raku's lock is currently broken.
She also realized that Raku is her first love, not just her first crush in middle school, but also her first love when she was a child.
But the thing is… Kosaki genuinely thought she was not on par with Chitoge, she thought that Raku would like that girl more than her.
But now, on this bizarre day, so many things have happened. And in the end, Raku confessed to her but where does it put her?
"A-Are we a couple now?"
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Hearing her question. It left me stunned. I mean, she is right? Are we a couple now? Why is she asking me?! I know nothing about this stuff, I am a noob!
To hell with it!
"Yes. You're mine. I told you already." I answered as cool as humanly possible.
"O-Oh…" I witnessed her expression from unsure to confusion then flustered. I like it.
The silence stayed for a while before she opened her mouth again.
"What about Chitoge-chan and Marika-chan?" She asked.
'What about who?— Oh. Holy sh.' As expected of me, I never thought that far ahead. It left me stunned again. Yeah, what should I do now, I got the girl I like but I forgot those girls too! I mean, what the hell, I didn't plan at all, I am just 2 days old in this world!
"I-I don't mind if you still pretend with Chitoge-chan, I-I don't want your family to hurt each other." She said whisperingly but I could still hear it.
'Lord, she's so kind.' She was so cute that I couldn't help but hug her soft body again, making her squirm and blush.
Now that I remember, Kosaki knows the gang stuff in this place. She is so thoughtful. Thinking just how much effort she is giving me just to put up with this, I can't help but feel bad.
While hugging her. My mouth is close to her ears so I whispered: "Don't worry, I will do my best to resolve this as soon as possible."
"Y-Yes thank you."
"Why are you thanking me? I should be the one thanking my beautiful and kind girlfriend." I whispered close to her ears.
Hearing the word "girlfriend" I could see her ears turning red and feel her squirm more as I embraced her cute and soft body.
"Eh? Still not satisfied, you are going to be my wife. I'll make you thoroughly mine. How about it?" I teased more.
"Aueee-ee?" She uttered such a cute weird confused sound and instantly looked me in the face with both incredulous but blushing face.
"What's wrong?"
"W-What about the key? T-The promise girl?"
"Whatever it is, it won't stop me from making you mine?" She immediately tried to hide her embarrassing face that I can't help but grin more.
'Teasing my girlfriend, that ain't bad!' I thought.
I continued thoroughly bombarding her with teasing until her breathing became ragged.
"Haa~ Haa~" I could hear her breathing raggedly, looking at me boldly with those chocolate brown eyes of hers. I must say her current look is completely different from earlier. As if she turned into a completely different person.
'Is this what happens if you teased your girlfriend too much or a case-by-case thing?' Because damn, I must say my girlfriend turned from pretty innocent to lewd aura real quick.
What did I say before she turned like this? Hmm, along the lines of "Let's open our very own candy store and have our kids assist us." Something like that and now this innocent girlfriend of mine is looking like she is about to pounce on me.
'Well, I'm not complaining.'
Unfortunately, she got a hold of herself. And became that innocent but cute usual her.
"Say Kosaki, why do you have that picture?" I asked her, we've been enjoying skinship for a tad bit long now.
"Oh, I like Raku-kun but I-I don't want my family to know so I got that picture in that frame."
I am currently holding that very picture frame, we just finished our tea so we just talked randomly about things.
"But this picture includes other men; I don't like it," I said, while seriously looking at the picture frame full of murderous intent.
Yep, I'm jealous, what about it huh? I don't like pictures of other unfamiliar men on my girlfriend's desk, I'll castrate that guy. There should be only me!
"I-I'll remove it!" She answered back hurriedly which left me satisfied.
Then a sudden thought emerges in my mind.
"You know what? Let's take a picture together." I said nonchalantly.
"Eh? T-Together?!" My arms are currently wrapped around her waist when I feel her movement. If I guess, maybe she is having an embarrassing face.
I turned my face to her and I'm not disappointed with her teased and bullied face. "So… Kosaki, would you like to go out with me this weekend?"
"YES!"