Hangaku grabbed Sakamo’s hand and kissed the tip of his fingers. “I knew it… anyone would be lonely in your situation, without parents and being raised in a Shrine, surrounded by a big family of Monks. We are not so different as you may think, in that regard. I am used to being alone since I was little because my parents travel a lot or have a lot of work to do, but I never liked it. Tomiko has been my company, anytime I would feel lonely. I thought… I could be your company, and something more, if you want…”
“Well… I would like your company very much. As for the rest, let’s see after we know each other a little better. I understand very well what you are implying, but I don’t want to be a one-night stand, and I also don’t want to have you as one.”
Hangaku made a slight smile with her cheeks turning pink and spoke, trying to cool down the increasing heat in her body. “That means my idea of a tea over a movie is a go? And staying with you tonight?”
“I guess we can do that. As long as you don’t mind sharing a bed with Tomiko-chan. I have an extra room with a double bed. You two can use that. I might stay up most of the night because I have some work to do, but I will take care of breakfast for us.”
Hangaku made an effort to break eye contact with that smiling-good-looking boy and faced Tomiko. A pleasant talk with Takechi completely distracted her, and she didn’t seem to hear anything around, except him. Hangaku turned to Sakamo and said, “It seems Tomiko-chan and Takechi-sama are not here. They make a nice couple, don’t you think?”
Sakamo nodded, enjoying the tickling on the back of his hand caused by the gentle touch of the smiling beauty in front of him.
Grandma Takechi arrived with a bunch of small plates with different foods, followed by a short woman that she introduced as Takechi’s mother, making Tomiko turning bright red and getting up nervously to make a deep bow to her.
They all disguised a smile at Tomiko’s reaction, and they ate a piece of every dish that was now in front of them, with Takechi taking care of the introductions so that they could learn the names of each dish to know what to ask on the next visit.
After the desserts, Sakamo paid for the meal and asked Grandma Takechi to make four boxed lunches for the next day, one for each of them, and invited Takechi to go with them to his house, to watch a movie and for a cup of tea.
Takechi happily agreed when he saw the redness on Tomiko’s face and went to tell his mother that he was going to leave to be with his friends for a little while longer.
As he ran back to them, Sakamo opened the door and made a deep bow, waiting for him to go ahead.
Along the street, they talked about the different dishes, with Takechi explaining how to make the ones that Tomiko liked the most.
When Sakamo stopped in front of his house and took the key, Hangaku stared at his house and asked, “Why did you choose a house this big, if you live alone? I am not even asking how you manage to keep it clean!”
“I have a cleaning lady for that. I wanted a big house because I need a lot of space, and I am also used to big rooms. A tiny room makes me feel claustrophobic. Come, let’s go in.”
As soon as Sakamo opened the door and turned on the lights, Hangaku gasped in surprise. She entered and looked around, admiring the size of the open space of the big living room and the kitchen on the left side. Takechi walked towards the kitchen spot and said, “Cool, fully equipped and with very good appliances! With the size of the living room, we could have a gigantic party here! How rich are you anyway, Sakamo-kun? For a guy raised in a Shrine, you live very well!”
“I work very hard for all this. The rent is a bit high, but I guess it’s adequate, considering the size of this house and how near it is to the centre of the City. The furniture only arrived today, I don’t even know if the television is working or not. I guess it is because I was told everything has been taken care of.”
Hangaku squeaked when she saw the size of the television on the wall, in front of the long couch, “Kyahh! Look at the size of that thing! It’s like a movie theatre! How good is the sound?”
“I have no idea. I saw this television on a website, but I didn’t test it yet. Does anyone want a tour? At least I can show you your room.”
Hangaku slowly nodded, looking back at the television. “Yeah… lead the way…”
Takechi and Tomiko looked at each other, wondering what he meant by saying ‘your room’. Hangaku was going to move in, or what?
They all went to see the small bathroom through a door in the left wall, and then they went upstairs.
Sakamo opened the door of his extra room and pointed at the bed. “The bed is big enough for you and Tomiko? You can use the closet to put your clothes and the dresser is also empty. I don’t use this room, but I have it prepared for sudden visits. There is a big bathroom on the next door along this corridor.”
Tomiko finally asked while pointing at the room, “What do you mean by a bed big enough for me and Hangaku-chan?”
“For you to sleep with Hangaku-chan, what else? No way she is going to sleep with me! Come, my room is over there.”
Takechi and Tomiko followed Sakamo to his room, still puzzled by the easiness he said he would let the girls sleep in his house. Hangaku entered and smiled. “Nice! You also have a double bed! The mattress is soft? I don’t like to sleep or do… other things… in a hard mattress.”
Sakamo gulped at her kinky smile and answered, “It is… half-soft. I can’t sleep in a soft mattress.”
Hangaku sat on the edge of the bed and bounced a little. She then laid on her back and bounced again, making Sakamo gulp. She looked at him and smiled again. “Yeah, this is actually very comfortable. That door leads to your private bathroom, right?”
“Yes, but it’s a small one. The bigger bathroom is along the corridor, over that door that I showed you.”
Hangaku sat on the edge again and asked, “I saw two other doors in the corridor, there are more rooms?”
“One door is to my office, and it’s a little messy right now. The other door is to the balcony.”
Hangaku jumped to the floor and pulled his right arm. “Let’s have a look over that balcony. It sounds like a good place for a kiss under the moonlight.”
Sakamo went along the corridor and opened the door. Hangaku went outside and looked up at the night full of stars. She then looked down and saw the small garden, already covered in darkness. “That’s a pity, it’s too dark to see anything. But it looks nice.”
She then went slowly to Sakamo and placed both arms on his shoulders, staring at him closely while caressing the back of his neck. “You have a nice house, thanks for inviting us. Shall we go choose a movie? Because I am very tempted to kiss you right now, but I don’t want to scare you or make you think I am an easy girl.”
“Now you are worried about that, after everything you said during the entire day?”
“That was before I knew you wanted to go slow. Let’s go already, it’s becoming very difficult for me not to undress you and take you right now!”
Sakamo held her right hand and left the balcony, with Hangaku feeling her heart about to explode. Tomiko lowered her voice and asked Takechi, “Do you think we should let them be? Because Hangaku-chan seems ready to rape Sakamo-kun, and we could be in her way.”
“It’s probably better if we stay near them. I saw Sakamo-kun looking at me and asking for help. I guess he is not used to having a girl all over him, and he probably feels a bit uncomfortable, but because he is so nice, he doesn’t want to tell her anything. Maybe he fears she will get sad, or something.”
Tomiko whispered as she closed the door of the balcony and walked slowly near Takechi to the lower floor, “I know Hangaku-chan for a very long time, and she could always make any guy do what she wants, but I never saw her so mesmerized by a boy. She tends to see boys as prey that only serves to fulfil her wishes, but I guess she met her match. I like to see her like this, she looks like a maiden in love.”
“I just hope she doesn’t drop Sakamo-kun as soon as she gets what she wants, whatever that is…”
Tomiko spoke, only to gasp because of how ashamed she was, “I know exactly what she wants, I saw the way she looked at Sakamo when she was on his bed and bouncing her body up and down like she was doing… oh…”
Takechi nodded after gulping. “Yeah… she really knows how to tempt a guy. Sakamo has a strong will, to be able to endure so far. I don’t know if I would!”
Tomiko spoke, and her eyes twinkled, “I am not as daring as Hangaku-chan and lucky for me, you don’t seem to like it if I were.”
“Yeah, I think a woman should have some mystery around her. Hangaku-chan is not mysterious at all, everyone knows what she wants. I… really like the way you are, calm and weighted.”
Tomiko spoke as she slowly held his arm, “I guess… I can be a little daring. Just this much, so that you don’t misunderstand something.”
Takechi widened his eyes as he was looking at Tomiko’s hand that was holding his arm. “I… being held by someone like you… I am not like Sakamo-kun or many boys in our School, tall, good-looking, slender… I was always mocked because I am short for my age.”
“That’s not what I think. You have other things that I like, and I wouldn’t mind knowing you better, and see if you also like some of my crazinesses.”
Takechi stopped in the middle of the stairs and looked at Tomiko with a gentle smile and a glow in his eyes. “I… would like that.”
From the living room, a voice called for them, “Come on already! Do you want to watch a movie or do you want a room? Come over here Tomiko-chan, just look at the image on this television!”
Tomiko jolted and quickly let go of Takechi. She whispered to him and went to meet Sakamo and Hangaku on the sofa, “I need to be careful, or she won’t stop teasing me! Come!”
Tomiko sat and frowned at the way Hangaku was laid on the sofa. She had her head on Sakamo’s lap, and he was caressing her head while using the remote to check the movies list. Hangaku pointed to the other edge of the sofa. “Tell Takechi-sama to sit there, and you can put your head on his lap as well. Don’t you look at me like that and do as I say, you will thank me later! This feels fantastic, I am sure you will like it.”
Tomiko glanced at Takechi and saw him sitting and smiling at her awkwardly while taping his lap. “I don’t mind… I even bet I am a more comfortable pillow than Sakamo-kun, because of my squishy thighs.”
Tomiko laid on the sofa as well, with her feet touching Hangaku’s legs, and carefully put her head on Takechi’s lap. As soon as he touched her head and began stroking it, she felt a shiver along her spine and looked down at Hangaku, that was smiling at her on the other side of the couch.
“See? I told you would like it. There is nothing better than this. Well, there are a couple of other fun things, but for tonight this will be enough, right?”
Tomiko made a slight smile and closed her eyes, enjoying Takechi’s touch. Hangaku looked at the television and said, “Better if you don’t get used to having Tomiko-chan so vulnerable like that, Takechi-sama. She may not look like it, but she is a little shy, and she is very careful about her feelings. Don’t forget that I am right here, and if I see you putting your hand anywhere else besides her head, I will slice off a certain appendix you have, understood?”
“I would never abuse her trust like that! I don’t want to make her angry at me! I am feeling the luckiest boy alive, no way I would ruin this moment!”
Hangaku glanced and saw the way Tomiko was smiling with her eyes closed and the worried look on Takechi. “Good, as long as you know what is best for you. So, what kind of movie we can watch? I am in the mood for a romantic comedy. What about you guys?”
They all voted in favour and Sakamo changed the movie list to romantic comedies, searching for a title that they all agreed upon. The girls shouted almost at the same time when a certain title appeared, and Sakamo pressed the button to start. Hangaku moved her head a little to get more comfortable and said, “Sakamo-kun, I think we can take a break in a while for you to go make us some tea, but try to remain calm, okay? I don’t want this soft pillow to get hard and uncomfortable.”
“I… will do my best. If I am not able, I apologise in advance.”
Hangaku moved her head a little to face him and spoke with a kinky smile, “You will have a lot to explain if nothing happens down here! I don’t lay my head on any guy’s lap, but when I do, I expect a certain reaction. If I don’t sense some kind of interest in me and my amazing body, I will be very angry at you!”
“You are really shameful, aren’t you? Stay till and watch the movie, it’s difficult to stroke your head if you keep moving!”
Hangaku looked at the television again and answered, “I am not shameful, I just know exactly what I want. I always did, since I was very young. Maybe the problem is you that is used to shy girls, or you are not used to girls at all.”
Sakamo caressed her right ear and said, “I don’t mind the way you are. In fact, I like it very much. I like strong-minded women, the kind that knows exactly what she wants, when she wants, and how she wants. I always do my best to fulfil the wishes of that type of woman.”
“Good, we will do just fine, then. I would feel like a fool if I am going to such extends, and you don’t deserve that much.”
Tomiko’s melted voice shut them up because she was feeling too good to be interrupted by their talk and the movie was also about to begin.
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