mamoritai | f. megumi

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"So he looks like that?"

"He does quite look handsome. I'm glad Momoka has good eyesight!"

"I'm only here?!"

The three girls hid behind a corner of the building, watching Megumi stand in front of the water fountain, drinking from his own water bottle while a towel is perched on top of his shoulder.

In Himiko's and Nanako's eyes, Megumi is nothing more than another teenager in their age that goes to the same school as their best friend. But in Momoka's eyes, Megumi is something more than just the boy who helped her tie her shoe laces on their first day of school, more than just the boy who helped her clean her items when they got thrown into a pile a mud.

And more importantly, he was more than just a boy who she has opened her heart for apart from her father.

"Hey, Momoka" Nanako begins to say, not removing her eyes off Megumi. "If you want him to be your boyfriend, just pull him in and kiss him!"

"What?" Momoka deadpans.

"Guys like girls who are confident." Himiko chimes in, turning her head to look at Momoka.

"If you see any other girl who's trying to flirt with him, don't hesitate to show off your girl charms." Himiko adds.

"Huh? What is a girl charms?"

Immediately, the three girls emerged out of their hiding spot, running away from whoever was standing behind them and listening to their conversation.

"Hey!" Geto calls back, watching the three teenage girls run away in a speed of light. "I want in on the secret too!"

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The following day, as she excitedly puts on her tracksuit and tied the shoelaces of her shoes, Momoka bolts out of the dorm building feeling energized. Though she has that much of excitement running inside of her, she found herself being held by her ankles, spinning around in the circular grass field by Panda.

"Panda senpai!" Momoka shouts with her eyes closed. "Please put me down! I'll give you lots of bamboo shoots if you do!"

"Hmm" Panda hums, pretending to think about her offer while still spinning Momoka around mid air. "Okay! Please give me lots of bamboo shoots like you promised!" And with that, Panda lets go of Momoka's ankles from his grip.

"Fushiguro!" Panda calls out to Megumi as Momoka is in mid air, falling down. "Be sure you know how to catch!"

Falling down and feeling a pair of strong arms holding onto her, Momoka turns her head and came face to face with Megumi. Staring at him, she found herself unable to form any word or sentence out of her lips.

"Hey" Megumi says as he is the first to break the silence between them, setting Momoka's feet down on the ground. "Don't you think what Panda senpai said has a double meaning?"

"Huh?" Momoka asks, blinking her eyes twice. "Ah- I don't think so." She responded to his question. "What Panda senpai said probably means you should do falling practice."

"Right." Was all Megumi said, feeling a little hesitant as he didn't exactly buy Momoka's words as well. "Do you want to spar with me? We can point out and give each other tips on close range fights."

Momoka nodded her head. "Sure. Let's do that."

Pursing her lips into a thin line, Momoka peaked down to see if Megumi was right behind her tail. Looking down while holding onto a tree branch, there he was, looking around for her.

Instead of attacking, she had been blocking all his attacks while running away. And while she was on the run, her feet lead her to climb up a tree and hide from him. Momoka would also be caught lying if she were to say that hiding from Megumi wasn't amusing. She tried so hard to control her laughter all the while watching him look for her.

As she watched Megumi walk and stop besides the tree she was hiding on, Momoka decided to jump down, clinging her arms and legs around his frame from behind.

"If you can't sense your opponent, you should at least sniff them out." Momoka spoke, scolding him lightly. "But anyways, you did a good job today for not losing focus." She added, smiling to him before leaning in from behind to place a kiss on his cheek.

When she pulled away, that was the only moment she realized what she did. Eyes widening, she was surprised on why she did such a thing. Not knowing how to reason with him and defend her previous action, Momoka detached herself from him.

"I'll go back to where everyone is now" she says, turning her back around and walking away. Three steps taken, a hand clasped around her elbow made her stop from her tracks, turning her around and then pulling her in until her back was pressed against a tree trunk.

"What was that just now?" Megumi asks, his voice lower and huskier. A shade of pink splotched across her cheeks as Megumi looked at her with half lidded eyes.

"A kiss on the cheek? Don't make me laugh." He spoke to her, his palms flat against the tree trunk, trapping Momoka in his arms. "If you're going to kiss me, at least do it properly." He added. And then, he leaned down to press his lips on her.

There was a moment where neither of them spoke, simply closing their eyes and savouring the moment, their heads resting on the other's shoulder, neither wanting to break the intimate connection. Letting out a quiet hum as she wrapped her arms around his neck and returned the kiss.

His hands found their way up her back, sliding over her soft skin before moving towards her small waist. She moaned softly, her fingers finding his own, pulling them towards her chest. Their hearts fluttered with excitement, for not having ever received this kind of attention before.

The two of them knew that they should be with the others, be serious as their school's event is drawing closer and closer, the days and nights gradually passing them by without so much of a pause. But who are they to waste a moment as precious as this?

Deep in their skin and beneath their bones, it felt so good to be with each other again. So good to be in each other's arms. So good to standing by each other's side. And they would never trade this moment for anything.

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