It Turns Out the Beautiful Girl Who Was Supposed to Be Aiming for My Handsome Best Friend Was Actually after Me

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The next morning, I trudged to school while feeling heavy and uneasy.

Yesterday kept running through my mind, and I hardly slept at all. I needed to apologize properly… Even though we planned to talk at the park after school, thinking about what happened in the classroom made my chest feel tight.

As soon as I walked into the classroom, all my classmates’ eyes seemed to pierce right through me.

Just as I expected.

Some of the girls glared at me openly, while the boys whispered, “There he is…”

I took my seat while hearing their murmurs.

It was 8:20, and most students were already there.

The room felt heavy, tense, and unpleasant.

Then—

“…Everyone, can I have a moment of your time?”

Standing at the front was Sendou-san. Her voice shook slightly, but her back was straight. The whole class went quiet as she bowed deeply.

“Yesterday… When I cried here, it was all because of my misunderstanding. I’m truly sorry. So… please don’t say bad things about Satou-kun. If anyone should be blamed, it should be me. Please.”

She bowed her head deeply.

The classroom stirred instantly. Everyone had thought she was the victim, so hearing her say that made it impossible for anyone to argue.

I could only stare at her in shock. Once again, I realized just how amazing Sendou-san was.

After that, she quietly bowed again and returned to her seat.

The class buzzed for a little while, but the atmosphere had clearly changed.

From then on, everything went back to normal, and we spent the rest of the day at school as usual.

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After school, we met at a small park a little way from the school.

Sendou-san was already there, sitting on a bench under a cherry tree that still had a few blossoms left.

She looked nervous and fidgeted slightly. When I walked up, she stood up with a tense expression.

“Satou-kun… thank you for coming.”

I bowed deeply first.

“I’m really sorry.”

I said, but she quickly shook her head.

“N-no! It’s not you! It’s my fault… I’m the one who should be apologizing…”

“No, it’s my fault. I made you cry and hurt you… I just assumed every girl who got close to me liked Yuuto… I was awful. I’m really… sorry.”

I kept bowing my head.

“…Yeah… I understand. I’ve already forgiven you… So please, lift your head.”

I slowly looked up, and I saw tears in her eyes.

“…I’m the one who should apologize to. I never clearly said, ‘I like you, Satou-kun’… Not when I made your lunch, not on our dates… If I had said it properly back then, this misunderstanding could have ended sooner… Because of me, you got hurt again… and even in class… I’m really, really sorry.”

She bowed deeply.

“…Yeah, it’s okay. I forgive you, too. So… please, lift your head.”

We stared at each other for a moment, and then Sendou-san stepped closer. Looking me in the eyes, she said.

“Satou Takuya-kun… I… I really like you. I… I like you. I’ve always… always only had my eyes on you from the very beginning. So… please, go out with me.”

My heart felt like it was going to explode.

“…I like you too. I really like you, Sendou-san… no, Ayaka-san. Please, go out with me.”

“…Yes.”

Ayaka-san smiled and gently closed her eyes.

I touched her cheek with trembling hands, then closed my eyes and slowly pressed my lips to hers.

Her kiss was soft, sweet, and warm.

When we pulled away for a moment, she gave me a look that said, “I want more…” so I kissed her again.

Ayaka-san’s slender fingers gripped my sleeve tightly.

And in that moment, I felt like we had finally… finally reached the real starting line.

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After the kiss, Ayaka-san buried her face in my chest while looking embarrassed, and spoke in a small voice.

“…Hey, Takuya-kun… I… don’t want to go home yet…”

My heart skipped a beat. I asked back,

“Eh… Then, where do you want to go?”

Her face turned bright red. She peeked up at me and whispered, “…Can we… go to your house?//”

At that moment, my mind went completely blank.

Fifteen minutes later—

We were holding hands as we got home… and we were already in my room.

…Oh no, oh no, oh no!!

I felt like my self-control was about to explode!!

So this is what having a girlfriend feels like!?

My head was already about to pop.

Ayaka-san started looking around my room.

“…Where are your parents?”

“They both work… they won’t be home for about two more hours…”

“T-then… it’s just the two of us…//”

“…Y-yeah… that’s… how it is…//”

She sat on my bed, reached out her hands toward me, and said, “…I want a hug… please…//”

I realized again that Ayaka-san was really clingy.

I sat next to her and held her tightly.

“Mm… Takuya-kun…//”

She was making such an insanely sexy sound in my ear! This is bad…! I thought while panicking a little.

Then she said while stammering, “…We already had one date… so… s-so… Takuya-kun, you can… do anything you want…//”

W-What does she mean by that?!//

Could it be… is this girl really that shameless?!//

“…Really… anything…?”

“…Yeah… anything.”

After that, I gently lifted Ayaka-san onto my lap.

Then… I slowly reached out my hand toward her full chest.

“Mm…// h-how is it…?//”

“Haa… Ayaka-san’s… boobs, it’s too soft…//”

I began to squeeze and knead them without thinking.

“Hehe, you’re like a cute little baby.”

She patted my head. I felt a bit annoyed, so I squeezed her harder. She squirmed shyly, but still wrapped her arms around my neck and leaned in for a kiss.

I ran my tongue along hers while gently lifting the swell of her chest from underneath.

“Mm…!//”

Then Ayaka-san’s sweet voice echoed through the room.

I had completely lost all sense of reason.

I slid my hand under her dress shirt and, pressing over her bra, began to fondle her. Ayaka’s body jolted.

“Ah…!//”

She moaned sweetly.

Then I pushed Ayaka onto the bed and, while leaving kisses along her neck, continued to fondle her chest with complete abandon.

Ayaka-san grabbed my hair and arched her hips with a longing motion.

…But this was as far as I could go.

I heaved while trying to catch my breath, and managed to lift my face.

“…T-today, let’s stop here… We just started dating, after all… //”