Hey, Best Friend. How About A Kiss Today Too? - Chapter 19: "It might be heard?"

“It might be heard?”

Sagiri, who had become meek, asked for a reward.

Perhaps it was because of the memories from the past that made me unconditionally listen to the cute request of my childhood friend and indulge her, or maybe…

For some reason, my throat and mouth felt dry. This surely wasn’t just because of the July heat.

“They said Yakumo-chan suddenly pulled Akahori’s tie and left the classroom!”

“A-And then what!?”

Laughter echoed through the door as Yuzuru, the student council president, and the tall Hasegawa chatted happily.

The dim corridor at the back of the school building, where there were many special classrooms, was almost deserted after school. Therefore, the voices of the two could be easily heard even from the outside.

Conversely, the same applied to us too.

“They’re talking about us.”

“Y-Yeah…”

So we had to speak quietly.

Right next to the clubroom door, Sagiri and I were there.

In my arms, I held two cans of juice, one Pet bottle, and one paper pack of milk—a total of four drinks. I held them with both arms to avoid dropping them.

In that state, I leaned against the wall.

In front of me stood the school’s number one beauty, with long silver hair and light-colored eyes…

“Various rumors have spread! People think those two are dating, or that there’s an undisclosed master-servant relationship! Well, Yakumo-chan denied that they are just friends…”

“W-While I was away, such amazing things happened…! Could it be that spring has finally come to the Jibukenn!?”

Even in such an extreme situation, the voices of the two close Jibukenn members chatting happily continued through the door.

If I were there, I would probably say something like, “It’s summer now,” I thought.

“Are you thinking it’s summer right now?”

“…………”

Is she kidding?

It seems like my childhood friend can read minds.

“We’re best friends. I can tell just by looking at your face.”

Sagiri whispered with a small smile.

We were in an almost touching distance. I felt my face heat up as I looked at that smile up close.

Pinned against the wall with no escape, both hands occupied. In other words, in a state of being taken advantage of.

“Yeah. We’re best friends, right?”

And then, the reward began.

“Mm.”

The tie was pulled, and our lips met.

The fourth kiss today.

The freshness and softness of it quenched the thirst within me.

“A little lower.”

“You, you had me hold the drinks in both hands.”

“Mm.”

“Mm!?”

The fifth time.

My mouth was forcibly sealed.

A hot kiss where our breaths mixed and enveloped my slightly open mouth, playing with my lips in an unknown experience that melted my brain.

“But aren’t those two taking a bit too long? Well, I’m having fun catching up with you, Yuzuru-chan, after a long time, so it’s fine, but…”

“Haha! Gou, you’re still good at flattery!”

However, brought back to reality by the voices of the two, what surged within me was a sense of taboo.

While waiting for the two, Sagiri and I were hidden by the door, kissing.

This was definitely not something that could be justified just because we were best friends.

Yes. I was aware of that.

“Hu… best friend…”

The light-colored eyes in front of me were misty. She was just as captivated and unable to stop as I was.

This was a reward. Relying only on the appearance of such a makeshift reward, I was being kissed by my best friend.

“…One more time.”

The sixth kiss.

I knew it was about time to stop. I knew. However, the pleasure and happiness conveyed from our lips invaded my thoughts. Even though I knew I should stop, my arms were occupied, and I could only come up with meaningless excuses.

“S-Sagiri…”

Even so, my barely holding back reason kicked in, and I succeeded in weakly calling out my childhood friend’s name the moment our lips parted. But I could only call out.

My best friend’s eyes widened for a moment, but she quickly smiled.

“Hush…”

Pointing her index finger in front of my lips.

“It might be heard?”

For the seventh time, we kissed.

Even though I hadn’t drunk any juice yet, it was a sweet, sweet kiss.

“…Just one more time.”

Because we had little time to talk today, we kissed to fill that gap.

Even though someone might see us, or maybe it was because there was a low chance of someone seeing us, I couldn’t stop.

The secret kisses that continued because we were best friends held an addictive quality that seemed impossible to escape.

By the time Sagiri and I returned to the clubroom, the juices we were holding had become quite lukewarm.