Takane-chan’s Been Acting Weird

Lately… Takane-chan’s been acting so weird. Weird in what way if you ask? It’s a bit hard to explain without feeling embarrassed but… either way, she has been acting very weird…

Kanaho stirred as she reached for her alarm that hasn’t rang. As per usual, she woke up earlier than it, and it has been a habit for her to turn it off before it rang so her roommate, lover, and childhood friend, Takane, could sleep in. Mornings wasn’t Takane’s strong suit, but recently, she’s been matching Kanaho’s wake up times to… do something special.

Kanaho turned to face the warmth next to her and was greeted by sharp purple orbs that watched her with focus. “Good morning, Takane-chan…”

“…Good morning, Kanaho.”

Takane would always wrap an arm around Kanaho’s waist and gently pull on her as she kissed her lips gently. Kanaho closed her eyes as she welcomed and enjoyed the long warm kiss. Kanaho opened her eyes as they parted and watched Takane’s still closed eyes until it opened.

Since they’ve officially started dating, this is where the morning kisses usually ended. Kanaho would get up to prepare their breakfast, and Takane would sleep in a bit more until everything is ready. However, recently… Takane’s been acting a bit weird as how Kanaho put it.

After Takane’s eyes open from the initial kiss, that hand on Kanaho’s waist, instead of letting her go, clung to her waist tighter as Takane wrapped her other arm around Kanaho’s neck to prop her neck up a bit… and kiss her again. It would start out as bitey kisses… and soon, there would be tongue as it went on longer, and deeper. Kanaho would usually just accept it, but the moment she gives Takane whole control of the kiss by wrapping her arms around Takane’s neck… that’s where it always ended.

Takane would kiss Kanaho’s forehead… then simply head back to bed, when Kanaho was starting to want more. Usually, if Takane wanted, she would have her way with Kanaho on mornings where Takane wakes up with her… but lately, almost everyday… she’s been left hanging. During mornings, and of course, at night. It’s been like it close to a month, and even Kanaho herself has been surprised at Takane’s self-control (which she usually doesn’t have), and they have not done it in a long time… and all she felt was that she was left “hanging”.

“Haaah…” Kanaho sighed as she took a step.

“Kanaho-sama, are you alright?” Shenlin took a peek at the white haired Gran Epre leader. Kanaho took a step sidewards in surprise, immediately followed by a sigh. “My apologies. I noticed that you’ve been sighing, and could not help but wonder if anything is wrong.”

“Shenlin-san… It’s nothing… I just remembered something about this morning and could not help but sigh.” Kanaho sighed again and smiled at her wryly. “It was our school who seeked out Yurigaoka’s help in scouting this path for any danger, but here I am sighing about. I’m sorry.”

“No apologies needed, Kanaho-sama. We all have our days.” Shenlin smiled at her as Kanaho nodded.

They continued to walk the mountain path as they made sure that the road signs were readable, and that the paths weren’t at a risk to normal people. Due to more joint missions with neighboring schools, it has been decided that infrastructure inspections should be done by neighboring schools to share information. It just so happened that today’s checkers were Kanaho, and Shenlin… sometimes it would be someone from Kanba and Erensuge, or Erensuge and Yurigaoka.

“Is it Takane-sama?”

Kanaho almost missed as step as she turned to look at Shenlin. “Um… Is it that obvious?”

Shenlin only smiled at her. “It was just a feeling.” Kanaho sighed again. “If you don’t mind, I’d like to listen to what bothers you, Kanaho-sama.”

Kanaho smiled. “Shall we take a short break?”

“Of course.”

They looked for a spot under the comfort of a large tree and sat there.

“Shenlin-san… do you… and Yujia-san, um…” Kanaho played with her fingers on her lap as she tried to find the words. “…Pardon me if I may be stepping my boundaries, but, have you two made love before?”

Shenlin covered her mouth in pretend shock. “Troubles in paradise, Kanaho-sama?”

“Sh- Shenlin-san!”

“My apologies, I could not help but take the opportunity.” Kanaho sighed once more. “But… we do.”

“Do you take the lead?” Kanaho asked shyly.

“I’d like to say we do take turns, but it depends entirely on Yujia-san’s mood. Just by being together, I am already satisfied.” Shenlin answered with a smile as Kanaho smiled back at her. “Is the problem related to the act itself or?”

“Mm… I can’t say it’s really related, well, with a character like Takane-chan…”

“If I’d guess, she attacks very often.”

“!!~~~~~~~” Kanaho covered her face with both her hands as her cheeks and neck almost immediately turned bright red.

Shenlin laughed as she covered her mouth. “I’m sorry, Takane-sama. I can’t help but tease her… these reactions are precious.”

“Guh… A- Anyway… lately…” Kanaho did her best to explain the situation she was in without all the details in between. “So I’ve just been feeling… frustrated.”

“Sexual frustration, I see…”

“Se–!?”

“I have read something of the sort in one of the magazines the company I work for publishes.” Shenlin put a hand under her chin as she thought. “Related to something like… pent up frustrations could lead to better lovemaking… to put a new and fresh experience in bed.”

“I- Is that so…?” Kanaho looked away as she tried to think of it. “I don’t think I’ve seen such reading materials in our room… Unless Takane-chan is good at hiding it from me…”

“I don’t think Takane-sama would hide them…”

“True.” Kanaho smiled at wryly as they both agreed.

“Have the two of you talked about this?”

“That’s the thing… the truth is you’re the first one I’ve told to about it Shenlin-san… It’s… not a topic that’s easy to talk about…” Kanaho sighed once again. “I also oddly feel at ease and weird at the same time, sharing these to someone I don’t often speak to.”

“They do say that it’s easier to open up to a stranger than a friend.” Shenlin smiled. “I’m sure if the two of you talked about it, it could be resolved easier.”

“Ugh… It’s a bit hard to bring it up with Takane-chan because she always teases me about it…” Kanaho pouted angrily at the ground. “I have a love-hate relationship with that face…”

Shenlin smiled as she watched Kanaho get angry at the poor pebble on the ground. “It’s because your reactions are adorable, Kanaho-sama.”

They finished up their break time and continued hiking around the mountain path for more infrastructure inspections until they got back to the path without troubles.

“Shenlin-san, thank you for today.” Kanaho bowed.

Shenlin waved her hand and bowed back. “The pleasure was all mine, Kanaho-sama.”

“Next time you come over to Kanba, I’ll make sure to  pour good tea for you, and Yujia-san as well if she would join.” Kanaho waved at her.

“I’m sure she would love to. Good luck, Kanaho-sama.”

They both waved at each other and parted as they headed back to their own schools after their patrols.

It was already afterschool when they had finished, and the rest of the school had already returned to their dorms. After checking into the Gran Epre room, and double checking stuff, Kanaho decided to return to her room as well, of course, fully prepared at the likelyhood of Takane already being there.

“I’m back~” Kanaho opened the door to their shared room as she settled her bag near Takane’s near their living room table.

“Welcome back, Kanaho. How was the inspection?” Takane greeted her as she toweled her hair having come out of the bath. 

“I was with Shenlin-san today. She said that Miriam-san couldn’t go because she needed to rest after sleepless days of fixing charms.” Kanaho smiled at Takane as she stretched her arms. “Early shower?”

“Shenlin-san… Himeka-san must be envious.” Kanaho laughed and agreed. “And yes. I helped some of the other students’s CHARM training.” Takane smiled back at her as she stretched her neck. “They’re quite passionate. I think I exerted more than I intended to.”

Kanaho immediately walked towards her and touched her hand. “Are you hurt?” She tried to inspect her hands and arms in concern.

“No, I’m not.” Takane watched Kanaho fuss over her with a worried expression. “Only a little sore. Kanaho.”

Kanaho looked up to Takane and were met with soft lips. She inhaled deeply as Takane’s fresh scent entered her system with another sweet kiss. “…I’m home.”

“Welcome home, Kanaho.” Takane trailed her hands from Kanaho’s cheeks to the back of her neck as she kissed her again. “I finished preparing dinner before I went to shower. Do you want to eat first, or take a shower?”

Kanaho blushed as she rested her head onto Takane’s shoulders. “I think I’ll take a shower before dinner.”

“I’ll wait for you, then. Let’s eat together.”

The two of them chatted about their days over dinner as time passed by… and Kanaho was increasingly growing more nervous at the confrontation she was about to do. It wasn’t something to actually be embarrassed but, this is Takane after all.

“I’ll turn off the lights now.” Takane switched off the lights as Kanaho nodded. “It sure has gotten chilly nowadays.”

Kanaho got into bed as she pulled the blankets over her body. “That’s true. I wonder if it would snow on Christmas day.” She felt the space next to her sink as Takane got into bed with her.

This was usually where the other weirdness happened. Just like the one in the morning… they share a good night kiss… and that’s it. This time… Kanaho would ask about it. She has built up all these courage, she can’t let it go to waste now.

“Kanaho.”

“…Takane-chan…” Kanaho turned to her side as their bodies just naturally magnetized with each other. There it was again, the left hand that trailed down her waist as hot lips covered her own in a kiss. She opened her eyes to look at Takane, and those purple eyes looked through her like she was prey. “Takane-cha–“

Takane sought after Kanaho’s lips as she pushed her right shoulder on their bed while she climbed on top of her. She lightly lifted Kanaho’s body to slide her right arm below Kanaho’s neck then she gently played with Kanaho’s right ear with light touches.

“Mmgh…” Kanaho flinched at those feather light touches on her ears as she wrapped her arms around Takane’s body.

Before Kanaho could fully digest what was happening, the kiss ended and the feather light touches were gone. “Good night, Kanah–“

“No…” Kanaho wrapped her arms tightly around Takane’s body as she leaned her face onto Takane’s jaw. “Why…?”

“Eh?” Takane looked at the girl in her arms who wouldn’t part from her jaw. “Kanaho…”

“You always look at me with those hungry eyes of yours, you kiss me like no tomorrow… then you just stop. Why?” Kanaho tightened her hug around Takane’s body. “I don’t want to be left hanging anymore…”

Takane blinked twice, thrice as that sad tone entered her ears. “…Are you crying?”

“Why would I cry? Idiot Takane-chan. Go figure.” Kanaho pushed Takane away from her but didn’t stop using her right arm as pillow as she turned her back to her. “Stupid, womanizer, with a nice face, and a nice voice. Idiot playgirl, who always plays with my emotions.”

“Um…” Takane swallowed as she watched Kanaho mumble a mix of nice and not-so nice words towards her. “Kanaho…?” She felt Kanaho’s hands on her outstretched hand.

Kanaho held Takane’s hand with both of her own. “Takane-chan… Tell me?”

“Kanaho…” Takane held onto Kanaho’s hands tightly as she moved closer to her, kissing her beautiful white hair, that exposed neck. “Could you please turn this way?”

Kanaho puffed out a sharp breathe before letting go of Takane’s hand and turning around. “Since you asked nicely…”

“Thank you.” Takane touched Kanaho’s cheeks with her free (not used as a pillow, hand) and kissed her. “…May I kiss you again?”

Kanaho looked up to Takane’s face with a cute pouty expression. “…If you promise not to leave me hanging, yes…”

Without giving an answer to her question, Takane kissed her deeply, and hungrily, and not another word was shared in between them in that moment.

Kanaho stirred as she reached for her alarm before it rang. She felt the chilly winter air through her whole body and immediately snuggled back into her blanket for warmth. She felt warm lips on her nape as she groggily opened her eyes. “Mmh… Takane-chan…”

“I love you, Kanaho.”

“…I love you, too, Takane-chan.”

They stayed in silence as Takane spooned Kanaho while she lightly traced a hand around her shoulders. The warm sunlight shone inside their room, as the peaceful birds chirped outside their window.

“…I feel like all the effort was worth it after seeing the cutest Kanaho I have seen my entire life.” Takane spoke in her usual teasing tone as Kanaho turned to face her with a balled fist. “…Please don’t hit me.”

“…I will if I want to.” Kanaho pouted at her as Takane smiled. “Why?”

“…When I went to my last inspection, I was with Renka-san. She showed me a magazine article.” Takane touched Kanaho’s balled fast as she gently straightened up each finger and held her hand. “Something about abstaining and teasing… would make for a better sex life.”

Kanaho sighed at the fact that Shenlin was actually correct. However, the truth it held made her blush. “…I will not deny it felt… better than usual.”

“You fell asleep exhausted after the sixth round–” Takane looked at Kanaho with her usual teasing eyes as Kanaho covered Takane’s mouth with her hands.

“…Still, I don’t want it anymore.” Kanaho was firm with her words. “I want us to find our own way of enjoying and making love with each other.”

“Are you up for experimenting?” Takane asked with a flat expression as Kanaho tried to gauge where she was getting at. “Toys–“

“…Let’s talk about this some other time.” Kanaho covered Takane’s mouth again and sighed.

“Strap–“

“I wonder where you learn these things-“

“Renka-san.”

“Renka-san…”

Somewhere in Herensge, Iijima Renka sneezed thrice in a row. Maybe she was gonna catch a cold.

(END)