The Story of Making a Popular Girl Dependent on Me - Chapter 7

The next day, as usual, I arrived at the classroom a little earlier than usual.

My purpose was to arrive before Setsune and greet her when she came.

Although I didn’t call her last night, I did tell her I liked her through a message and wished her good night. In the morning, I didn’t send a message but came at the usual time to greet her.

(I wonder when Setsune will come. I’m keeping my distance, but I still feel lonely. I want to hear her voice soon.)

As I was thinking about these things, Setsune arrived a bit earlier than usual.

Realizing this, I hurried over to her and called out.

“Good morning, Setsune. You’re early today. What’s up?”

“Good morning, Rokka. I happened to wake up early today, so I came a bit earlier.”

“I see. That’s unusual.”

“Are you early today too, Rokka?”

“More like I was late yesterday. Today’s just like usual.”

“That makes sense. So why were you late yesterday?”

“I left home as usual but realized I forgot something midway and had to go back for it. That’s why I ended up being later than usual.”

“I see. I was worried something might have happened to you, Rokka.”

“I’m sorry. But thanks for worrying about me.”

Setsune subtly probed about yesterday during our conversation, but since I had thought about the reasons, I could respond quickly, and Setsune seemed her usual self.

(But Setsune woke up early and came at this time by chance, huh? She’s never done that since starting high school.

Maybe she came early to see me and say hi? If that’s the case, how adorable.)

After chatting with Setsune for a while, other students started arriving in the classroom, including Setsune’s usual friends.

So, I returned to my seat and took out my phone to pass the time.

After a while, Riho arrived at school and came over to me.

“Hey. You came at the usual time today.”

“I wanted to see Setsune early.”

“Huh? Did you give up on that plan?”

“This is part of the plan too. I’ll start it officially from Friday.”

“I see.”

After this exchange, Riho sat at her desk and began to doze off.

With nothing else to do, I searched on my phone for ways to make your lover depend on you, passing the time until the start-of-class bell rang.

***

Once class started, everything proceeded as usual. I occasionally felt Setsune’s gaze during class and exchanged brief smiles when our eyes met during breaks.

Apart from that, we kept our distance and interacted moderately.

Setsune seemed eager to talk to me during our conversations, but she couldn’t because her usual friends were around at school. Also, I often delayed responding to messages or calls and made excuses, so we couldn’t have a proper conversation.

And so, Wednesday and Thursday passed, and it was finally Friday.

Setsune seemed a bit different from morning on this day. Whether she was excited or nervous, she seemed unsettled and glanced at me several times.

For my part, I had to endure various feelings inwardly.

(Well, it’s been a while since we walked home together, and I’m happy too, but sometimes when she’s so aware of me, I feel like teasing her. But I won’t because it would be too mean.

But Setsune being all excited like this is incredibly cute. I wonder if I can hold out until after school.)

***

I managed to withstand Setsune’s adorable assault and reached the end of the school day without making a move.

After HR ended, Setsune quickly got ready to leave and came over to me.

“Rokka, ready to go?”

“Wait. I’m not done getting ready yet.”

“Got it.”

Setsune replied and took out her phone from her bag. She checked her hairstyle with the screen dimmed in front of her face.

She was so cute doing that, I ended up taking longer to get ready just so I could watch her a little more.

“Setsune, sorry to keep you waiting. I’m ready now.”

“Okay. Shall we go?”

“Riho, see you on Sunday.”

“Yeah. Text me the details later.”

“Got it.”

After saying goodbye to Riho, Setsune and I decided to leave.

As Setsune passed by Riho, I felt like she glanced at her for a moment, probably thinking about the Sunday part.

Feeling pleased that Setsune’s possessiveness toward me was developing smoothly, Setsune and I left the classroom.

***

After leaving school, Setsune and I walked hand in hand towards the station.

“Rokka, what should we do today? Since it’s been a while since we walked home together, want to stop by somewhere?”

“Hmm. How about we go to the café near your place, Setsune?”

“But if we do that, you’ll have to get off at a different station. Is that okay?”

“I’m okay with that. Besides, I’m worried if Setsune can get home safely.”

Yes, that’s my concern. Will she really be able to go home properly after we kiss?

Feeling anxious about it, I suggested a café near her house to make it easier for Setsune to return.

With our destination set, we headed towards the café near Setsune’s house.

Upon arriving at the café, we quickly looked at the menu and decided on our orders.

“I’ll have the strawberry pancakes and coffee.”

“It’s rare for you to have coffee, Rokka. I’ll go with matcha latte and fondant chocolat.”

Having settled on our orders, we called the waiter over and placed them.

After ordering, Setsune, seemingly happy to be out with me after a while, started chatting about various things. She talked cheerfully about what happened at school, the times we couldn’t talk on the phone, and what she did during the days we couldn’t walk home together.

And when our orders arrived, she asked me about my past few days.

“Come to think of it, Rokka, have you been busy lately? You didn’t walk home with me at all, and we couldn’t talk on the phone either, right?”

“Yeah, well… After school on Tuesday, I went out with Riho, and I had some chores to do at home the day before and the day before that. I was tired, so I couldn’t even call you.”

As soon as I mentioned Riho’s name, Setsune’s shoulders subtly twitched. Then, just before we left, she asked about the conversation Riho and I had earlier.

“By the way, are you going out with Katsushika-san on Sunday?”

“Yeah, I am. I thought it might be nice to hang out with Riho on a holiday for a change, so I invited her.”

Half of this conversation was a lie. Riho was the one who suggested hanging out, and I just proposed either Saturday or Sunday.

But it’s more convenient to make Setsune jealous by saying I invited Riho to hang out.

“Oh, I see. You invited her, Rokka.”

As expected, Setsune seemed jealous and responded with slightly sulky words. And perhaps to compete with Riho, she casually hinted that she wanted me to invite her.

“Hey, Rokka. I’m free tomorrow, you know?”

“Is that so? Aren’t you going out with your friends?”

“They all seem to have plans, so I have nothing to do all day.”

“Well, maybe it’s nice to relax at home once in a while. I was planning to take it easy at home tomorrow and think about plans for Sunday.”

Setsune’s appeal to be invited was cute, but I casually dodged it. After both Setsune and I finished our orders, we decided it was time to leave the café.

After paying and leaving the shop, we walked hand in hand again. However, Setsune, who hadn’t been invited to hang out, seemed a bit sullen.

We walked in silence for a while, and when we were nearing Setsune’s house, I took her hand and led her into an alley.

After confirming there was no one around, I surprised Setsune by pressing my lips against hers.

Setsune, wide-eyed and surprised by the sudden kiss, looked so cute and dear. But my goal wasn’t just a kiss.

I pushed my tongue into Setsune’s mouth and intertwined it with hers. I traced her gums and inner cheeks with my tongue, intertwining our tongues again and again.

Each time our tongues tangled, the taste of the coffee I had just drunk mixed with her matcha latte flowed in, along with a sweet stimulus.

As I continued this for a while, seeing Setsune’s face gradually melting, I felt mischievous and sucked her tongue and gently nibbled her lower lip.

Occasionally, her sweet sighs and moans would sound sexy, and I felt like I wanted to continue like this forever, but if I let it drag on too long, I wouldn’t be able to restrain myself.

So, reluctantly, I decided to release her lips.

“Ah…”

When I pulled away, a thin thread formed between Setsune and me, but it quickly broke and disappeared. When I parted our lips, Setsune let out a lonely sigh, but I didn’t pay much attention to her and bid farewell.

“Setsune, be careful on your way home. Let’s meet again on Monday.”

I said that, smiled at Setsune once, and then walked towards the station.