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Arc II - Many Firsts [Chapter 2: Dates]

I shake my head, "T-that's not it!"

Then I sigh dejectedly, "I'm...extremely nervous...S-sorry."

Tamamushi: "No need to apologize.", *exhales deeply*, "You know, I'm not exactly very relaxed either."

I look at the Mochis in the tray as if they were the most fascinating thing ever and ponder over what to do to ease the mood, but my brain seems blank now.

Tamamushi: *chuckles*

I manage to tear my eyes away from the Mochis and brave myself to look at him with a question mark over my head.

Tamamushi: "You have there..."

He moves closer to me and carefully takes my chin in his hand to tenderly run his thumb over my cheek. I believe my heart is going to burst.

Tamamushi: "...powdered sugar."

He then brings his thumb to his mouth to suck off the powdered sugar.

Oh. My. GOD! Time for tomato mode.

Tamamushi: "I think I really want a Mochi now." *grins ambiguously*

For a brief moment, his eyes appear darker than usual, almost black. While he puts what he said into action and takes a Mochi from the tray, which is fucking resting on my lap, I am totally incapable of doing anything.

Tamamushi: *pops the Mochi into his mouth*, "Mhm! These really are good!"

I may be over-interpreting his actions but an iconic quote from a very old movie I like is popping up: 'Anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good.' He may be sending me subliminal signals (sure, I'm still a virgin, but not completely clueless).

I didn't dare to ask him about it, of course, and I probably shouldn't at all, but I'm sure he already has experience. I mean, he is two and a half years older than me. I wonder what he has probably already tried out...

Suddenly I become aware that he is watching me intently. My eyes widen. Of course you've thought about sex just now!

I jump up frantically and put the tray down on the table with shaky hands. My head is probably steaming. "W-we should c-continue our frame in the meantime.", I say far too quickly and in an unsteady voice. "I-it's my turn now.", I head off towards the lane straight away.

Shin, hurry up!

[Later between 2nd and 3rd frame of 2nd round, men's toilets]

Shin steps up to the washbasin next to me to wash his hands as well. While I'm in the process of wiping my hands with paper towels, I speak up because I'm curious and now is the perfect opportunity to get confirmation from him. In principle, it's pretty clear what must have happened, but I'd like to hear it from him, especially how it was for him, how it felt for him.

"You~", I start, "Say, what was going on between you two earlier?", I let my eyebrows wiggle as we look at each other.

It's so hard to hold back my wide grin, especially because I can see that Shin is struggling with the exact same problem.

Shin: "Oh Izzy, I'm so happy!", *literally jumps into my arms*

I giggle and hug him happily, "You two kissed, didn't you?"

Shin: *hums*

We break free from the embrace again.

Shin: *blushes*, "When we were in a quieter place, she literally jumped me.", *blushes even more*, "First she kissed me once, and then we suddenly made out like crazy!"