That embrace strongly shook my heart, and taught me all the kindness and human warmth I had been longing for. The feeling when I embraced her was exactly what I wanted.
"Uhh... Sato-kun..."
And yet she didn't let go, and clung tightly to my body. In that situation, my sexual desire that had been dormant until just now started to bubble up again.
Even through a bra, a girl's breasts are bound to be soft. I, a shameless person, felt the desire to touch her more than ever before.
But I couldn't imagine that she would allow it. She had already accepted my one request, so there was no way I could ask for anything more.
I no longer understood anything. Because up until now, I had never imagined how a woman felt, and only watched from afar, fantasizing to satisfy my own sexual desires.
But now, before my eyes, there was a beautiful girl clinging to me. I was scared and worried about whether it was okay to depend on her, or even to reach out to her.
I don't even know how much time had passed. But I made a decision, still with a floating feeling in my heart. I tried to put my arms, which had been dangling in the air, around her back.
"...Ah."
The moment my trembling arms touched Sasai's back, she trembled. But, although she made a small noise, she still didn't try to let go of my body, and seemed to be watching my reaction.
It couldn't be a trap, coming this far. I mustered up my courage and wrapped my arms around her small back. I hugged her a little tighter, something I shouldn't have done.
Feeling the girl's softness, I almost took a deep breath, but somehow managed to hold it in. My heart was pounding and I froze, wondering how she would react.
"..."
Despite me taking advantage, Sasai-san hugged me tighter. Our bodies pressed even closer together, and my brain could sense the scent of her hair and the fullness of her breasts. This caused my sexual desire, which was being revived, to be reflected in the stiffness of my lower abdomen.
It was like a couple in a movie reuniting after a long time and then drifting straight into lovemaking, an atmosphere that didn't suit me. If it weren't for me, it would have seemed that way.
How would the story progress from here? It wasn't something I could decide, and I could only leave it to fate.No, was that thinking wrong?
Maybe I should say something to her. Maybe I should do something to reassure her. With that thought in mind, I started to think of what I should do, even though it might be a bit over the top.
It would be best if I could say something clever, but there's no way I have that. In an erotic manga, I'd probably just push her down, but there's no way I could be the protagonist.
Though I was lost, I somehow managed to come up with an answer. In order not to force it, I put some distance between me and Sasai, and then, with courage, I looked her directly in the eyes.
At this point, my heart was so tense that it felt like it might burst. There was no way I could know the right words to say to a girl. But I decided to believe that I should just tell her how I felt.
"Um, well... ah, thank you, Sasai-san...!"
As I said that, I flashed a smile in my own way. That was the answer I came up with. That's all it was, you'd think. But I'm really bad at expressing gratitude to people and smiling at others. No one would be happy to be thanked by me, no one would be happy to see my smile, I had always thought that.
But even so, I thought that in this world, this act might have meaning. That's why I challenged her to this tiny challenge right there and then."..."After a moment of shock, Sasai's face changed to one that looked like she was about to cry. She just looked at me without saying a word.I had failed, she had been disgusted, I had to apologize, and many other emotions were mixed up in me, but at that moment, she took action.
"...I'm sorry...!"
With those words, my vision was blocked and my mouth was filled with something soft. It took a while for me to finally understand that Sasai's lips were pressed against mine.