Hideko stared at Fuyumi with wide eyes, panting lightly. She whipped around on her heel and began running away while wiping the tears from her face, the sound of her flats clicking. Fuyumi watched her go with a grin and continued her walk around the courtyard.
'Good thing I don't care about skipping...But my poor juice is all gone....'
Hideko panted as she raced down the halls and toward her classroom. She threw the door open and stood in the doorway, looking around, chest heaving.
Everyone in the classroom looked up at her in surprise, including the teacher. He blinked and pushed his glasses up, holding his book.
"...Yasakabe, glad to see you could join us. Come in and sit down, don't let this happen again."
Hideko nodded and sighed, shoulders sagging as she trudged over to her seat. She slumped down next to Miyuki, the girl looking at her with a look of concern.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah, just, don't worry about it..."
...
The bell rang, the same old jingle ringing out in the hallways as everyone began to head to lunch. Miyuki grabbed her bento and set it on her desk, untying the cloth around it. She hardly noticed Hideko had snuck away as she pulled out her chopsticks, mouth watering.
'So hungry...'
Yui brought her chair over to Miyuki's desk and plopped down, her lunch in her lap. She looked around and rose a brow.
"Hey..."
Miyuki looked up at her, quizzically.
"Where's Hideko at?"
Hideko banged her head against the vending machine in the courtyard, sweat pouring down her face.
'I can't believe I'm going to do this...I know I'm gonna regret it, but...'
She hugged the vending machine, a determined look on her face.
'You only live once and I'm totally horny!'
She clutched her fists and turned on her heel, stomping around the corner to find Fuyumi. As she stomped around the courtyard, it wasn't long before she spotted the black haired girl leaned up against the wall, looking down at her phone.
Hideko pursed her lips, her heart thumping as she contemplated whether or not she should be bold or turn around and run away. Against her better judgement, she walked up to Fuyumi and grabbed her by her wrist.
Fuyumi blinked in surprise as she was dragged away. She looked at the back of Hideko's head, confusion settling on her face.
'Uh oh, is she gonna have another meltdown?'
Hideko eventually stopped when they came to the bathroom. Fuyumi walked in behind her and put her phone away.
"So, what is it now? Are you going to slap me again? Yell at me? Don't tell me you're going to cry."
Hideko whipped around, her shoes squeaking. Her face and ears were lit up red, and she had an angry expression.
"P-Please make out with me!!"
Fuyumi's face went black as she stared at her. "Huh?"
Hideko blushed harder, waving her arms in the air.
"W-Well, don't get me wrong, I still totally hate you!! I mean, you're cocky, and rude, and too flirtatious for your own good..! But I don't totally hate it when you kiss me..."
She fiddled with her fingers, looking away.
"So, what do you say?"
Fuyumi blinked and placed her hand on her cheek, looking away with a feigned hurt expression.
"I can't believe you. You hate me and only want me for my body. How cruel can you be? I mean, I knew you pined after me..."
Hideko glared at her. "Just answer the question. Will you or won't you?"
Fuyumi looked up and hummed. "I don't know. What's in it for me?"
"You get to kiss me, duh."
"This may come as a shock, but you're not all sunshine and rainbows, and you're a clumsy kisser, too."
"I am not! I just don't get around as much as you probably do. You know what, just forget it! This is the last time I think with something other than my brain!"
She began to stomp out of the bathroom, fists clutched, but Fuyumi slipped an arm around her waist and pulled her close. Hideko's eyes widened a fraction as she pressed against the wall, lips sealed by Fuyumi's.
She closed her eyes and trembled slightly, hands clutching Fuyumi's shoulder. Fuyumi grinned into the kiss, tongue sneaking between Hideko's lips.
The room grew ten times hotter.
...
Hideko stepped out of the bathroom, wiping her lips with a red face. 'I must be going crazy.'
Fuyumi walked out behind her, hands folded behind her head. She whistled with her eyes closed and stopped next to Hideko. She peaked one eye open and grinned.
"So, what do you call this, hm?"
"Lust."
Fuyumi leaned over and pressed a kiss to Hideko's cheek, smirking. "Unfortunately for you, it's lesbian lust."
Hideko blushed and glared, swiping at Fuyumi. "Back off! We're not in the bathroom anymore, stupid!"
Fuyumi giggled, "Sorry, sorry."
Fuyumi decided to head to class after lunch instead of skipping. Hideko left before her because she didn't want to enter together. She took a seat next to her friends, forcing her face to cool down.
Miyuki and Yui looked at her and frowned, worry swimming in their eyes. "Where the hell were you?"
Hideko glanced over at them and cleared her throat, shaking her head. "Nowhere, I decided to take a walk around outside. I'm trying to lose some weight so that my dress looks its best when I wear it to the Christmas Parade."
Yui smiled and clapped her hands, sighing dreamily. "Oh, I'm so excited for the Christmas Parade! There are always so many cute boys!"
Miyuki rolled her eyes. "Haven't you been dating Naoto for six months now? You can't be ogling other boys."
Yui waved her hand. "He knows that I love me some eye candy; he also knows that he's the one I love and I could never cheat on him!"
Miyuki gagged, "You're so in love it makes me sick. Get out of here."
Yui grinned and grabbed her seat, "I think I will." She dragged it back to her desk and sat down.
Fuyumi strolled into the room a few minutes later just as class was starting. The teacher sent her an annoyed look and crossed his arms as he looked at her.
"Ah, Chouko, you finally decided to join us? Don't think you can just get away with skipping."
Fuyumi sighed and looked at him with big eyes. "Oh, come on, sensei! I was sick all morning and that's the tone you greet me with?"
"Sick? So if I go to the infirmary and ask the nurse, she would tell me you were there all morning."
"Sure, the nurse always covers for me! We have a special bond, you know—"
"Just sit down before you get detention."
Fuyumi smiled and gave a nod as she plopped down. "Yes, sir!"
Ichigo looked up at the back of her friend's head and frowned.
...
Ichigo sighed, laying on her bed after class was over. She stared up at the ceiling, hands folded on her belly. She thought back to earlier in school.
She was quickly walking down the halls; as fast as she could with her thighs squeezed together, toward the bathroom.
'Crap! I shouldn't have drank those bottles of water this morning! I'm about to pee myself!!'
As she was about to round the corner and head down the hall to the bathroom, she heard voices. She didn't want to snoop, but she didn't want to intrude either, so she slowed to a stop and fell silent.
She pressed her back against the wall and listened, trying to determine if she could walk down the hall or not. Two voices met her ears.
"So, what do you call this, hm?"
"Lust."
Her eyes widened a bit and her cheeks heated up. 'Oh, snap. Maybe I should leave...'
The familiarity of the voices didn't hit her for a minute, but when it did her mouth fell open.
'Wait, was that...'
She peaked around the corner, just in time to see Fuyumi lean over and bend down, kissing Hideko on her cheek.
She slapped her hand over her mouth and quickly turned around, racing back to her classroom as quickly as possible. She had forgotten all about the bathroom.
She shook her head and sat up in her bed, huffing as she placed her hands on her eyes, rubbing.
"...Maybe I was just seeing things. Or I misunderstood. Fuyumi flirts with everyone, so maybe she was messing with her..."
She frowned and looked down at her hands. She pursed her lips and fell silent.
"But why Hideko?"
...
Hideko stood in her room, tying her hair into a ponytail. The soft sound of Christmas music playing in the background helped to calm her nerves.
A knocking came at her door and caused her to perk up. "Come in!"
Naoto opened the door and looked around, eyebrows raising. "My, my, it's awfully festive in here."
"What do you want?"
"Just wondering if you plan on bringing someone with you to the Christmas Parade. A boyfriend perhaps?"
"No, just Miyuki. And I take it you're bringing Yui?"
"Of course. I'm just trying to see how much money I should ask for from dad. Ya know, rich kid things."
Hideko rolled her eyes and grinned a bit, but forced it off of her face as fast as it came. "Maybe I should ask for the money, I am the favorite after all."
"Uh, you wish, bitch. I'm the favorite and you know it. Tootles."
He slipped out of the room and shut the door behind him. Hideko shook her head and placed her hands on her hips.
"He's such a weirdo. I wonder how he has a girlfriend."
She looked down and bit her lip.
'...Cant believe I asked Fuyumi to make out with me. Who the hell am I? And what is this, a shojo manga?'
She grinned and ran a hand through her ponytail as she posed in the body length mirror.
'Although, I am as pretty as the main girl of a shojo manga. But whatever. I was even mad at her for that photo stunt she pulled and I still did that!'
She placed her hands on her head and sunk to the floor, groaning. 'What's wrong with me?!'