Ch 82 – 29 May, After School Date with Takao 02

After school ended at approximately 3.30 p.m.Kouta immediately left the classroom, he had already told Eriri about his plan and told Utaha that they hadn’t had a meeting today since yesterday.

Kouta went to the school entrance door and stopped at his shoe locker. He changed his slipper, and not long after that, there was someone already waiting for him. A thick waist-length light- brown strand of hair that is tied into a braid on a senior girl, Takao-senpai. Different from anime, she always wore a red headband underneath her hair. This time, she used a white headband.

"Takao-senpai, you’re already here? You must be really looking forward to going on a date with me…" Kouta smiled fearlessly as he spoke with a halt-teasing and half-flirted tone.

Takao suddenly blushed, which made Kouta grin even more. "Huh… What are you saying? I’m just looking forward to watching the movie." Her white cheeks flushed scarlet, and when she saw Kouta’s grin at her.

"Geez, just shut up… and we’re going…"  Takao continued and walked toward the school gate with a pouty mouth.

"Yes…" He responded and followed Takao. Well, Kouta didn’t particularly do anything at the school. Since he didn’t want to draw attention to their relationship. After all, Kouta was a scumbag who wanted to have many relationships with many girls.

He didn’t want to show off or anything, but it looked like after the release of that Flappy Bird. He could feel that he was getting stared at by the students more and more these days. With that video getting more views and the number of people downloading the game increasing every day. Which made him more famous as he became highlighted because a student knew he was a boy who cross-dressed in that video.

As long as Kouta didn’t do anything, people would think they were just a good junior-senior relationship at the same club.

But when they started to far away from school. Kouta came closer to Takao and spoke to her with a carefree smile on his face.

"Takao-senpai~ Since we are already on a date… how about we’re holding hands?"

"That’s…" Takao looked absorbedly at Kouta's face. He may have had a carefree smile on his face, but his eyes showed how serious he was. And Takao, who had such a little experience while at the same time she couldn’t lie that she was attracted to her junior. She felt like her face grew redder and redder, not only from embarrassment, but a little joy too.

Takao looked at Kouta, before she turned around, while at the same time giving her hand up toward Kouta as saying, ‘Yes’ to Kouta’s request.

Kouta gazed at Takao with a satisfied smile, emotionally holding her left hand. "Thanks… Takao-senpai." He thanked her, showing how happy he was.

"Un… It’s not a big deal." Takao responded without looking at him. She felt not just a bit, but really embarrassed. She never held hands with a man like this, except his father or maybe a member of her male family, like an uncle or grandfather. She felt a little strange, but so warm, in her left hand.

Takao took a peek at Kouta, even though he was around the same height as her and looked very girly for a guy. Takao could feel how firm his hand actually gave her a sense of safety.

Takao and Kouta went to the game arcade on the fourth floor. Well, to be honest, Kouta never really went to the arcade. Well, to be honest, he has always been an introvert, since before his parents died, and it became worse after their deaths.

And the previous Kouta was just a sick child that never went to the arcade. That’s why he wasn't familiar with any game in the arcade and just followed Takao.

"Well, Takao-senpai… I’m not familiar with arcade games. So I’m only playing the game you want…" Kouta is being completely honest with Takao. He didn’t feel like he needed to be the perfect man who led the girl on a date or tried really hard to impress her.

"Eh, is that so?"

"Yeah… I’m never really going to the arcade games."

"Hm… Well, how about we play an easy one first…"

Takao first bought Kouta to play air hockey, which was a big blunder for her since she was destroyed by Kouta. So Takao brought Kouta to the game she was familiar with, like a fighting game with many combos and buttons that he wasn't familiar with.

It was a pity move by Takao, but of course Kouta didn’t really mind about it. The most important thing for him, to make Takao have a good time after all. After that, they tried any other game, like a shooter, basketball arcade games, and other stuff.

Kouta only rejected when Takao pointed at the UFO catcher games.

"No… No… That’s an evil game that only scam player." Kouta told Takao.

"Well, that might be true… But…" Takao has mostly played the game in her life, but there was a time she saw this particular game used by couples in movies, anime, and manga. So she might have hoped to get those experiences, it was such a teenage girl mindset.

"Well, okay. But, I've only tried twice… after that… well, if you want dolls. I can make what kind of doll you want…"

"Eh? Really? You can?"

"Well, I’m trying my best… I guess…"

Kouta was quite confident with his cheating skill, as long as he learned sewing. He might make a good doll for her. Kouta also might be learning to win on the UFO Catcher Games, but of course, he didn’t want to spend it on this awful scam game.

Just like Kouta thought, in the end, he failed to get anything after trying it twice. And just like anything else that usually happens in anime and manga, Kouta and Takao tried the photo booths.

It looked like something that Takao wasn't familiar with. Which was why it had taken a bit of time to take the photo. Takao tried her best to operate the touch panel with a bunch of icons on it. Before they took a bunch of photos and some of the photos were very much a couple-like photo. Like they took a picture while holding hands in front of their faces while they turned toward the camera.

"Hahaha, we had such a weird expression." Kouta said as he ate dinner in the cafe in this big mall. He bites his dinner while looking at the picture from the photo booth. One of them, when they interlocked their fingers and turned their heads to the sides.

"I can’t help it… I may worry whether or not my hand is sweaty or not…" Takao responded with a very low voice at the very end. Her face was blushing. There was not only shyness in there, but she showed joy too. She looked enjoying her time on this date.

They finished their date by watching a romance movie in the theater.

"Ah… that's such a nice romance movie, right?" Takao said that while they walked toward the station.

"Well, it's average. I think."

"Hahaha… you’re really pretty honest." Takao responded with a smile on her face. She was already very used to holding Kouta’s hand. As their time together comes to an end.

Kouta, just like before, came closer to her and looked into her eyes, before once again whispering in her ear. "Can I kiss you, Takao-senpai."

This time, Takao had a different reaction.  Maybe because she got carried away with the dating mood she experienced. And of course, the romance movies she just watched a moment ago are still lingering in her mind.

"Eh… n…" She didn't give Kouta an agree or reject answer, but she just closed her eyes as Kouta came closer and gave her a kiss. No, it was more of a peck than a kiss. Kouta’s lips barely touched her, but it still gave her a feeling of kissing. And Takao didn’t feel any disgust, but she rather wanted more…

"Uhm… Do that… One more time…"

"The kiss, you mean? Sure."

Kouta this time kisses her this time more real and when he lets her go again.

"Once again…"

"Un…"

This time, Kouta kissed her even more deeply than before. Something about the way his lips clung to her was surprisingly stimulating.

At that moment, Takao couldn’t help but think that she really fell for this bastard and womanizer. She may want to be her girlfriend, but she wants to be the only one. Yeah, she wanted to be the special one.