Pick Me! ~Choose Your Wedgie Boy~ (Chapter 1)

R-2: Secret Pair

Ding Dong...

Ding Dong...

It's a rainy day outside.

You wake up from your desk to the overlapping sounds of the school bell ringing, the rain hitting the roof, and that of your classmates leaving. You slept through the entire class... Touma's gonna be mad at you, but that's a problem for future you.

Today, you don't have soccer practice. The teachers themselves

look tired today and didn't bother to give out any homework. Probably because of how cold the rain felt.

Today's a free day. Narutaro's probably free today too, so you send him a message.

■ "Hey, Naru. Are you free today?"

■ "I want to take you up on that promise I made to you."

You wait for a few minutes for a response from him.

| "Mhm! Naru's free today!"

Good. Looks like you're underwear shopping for Narutaro today.

You excitedly respond back, unable to wait for another second;

■ "Great! Let's meet outside the library. You should know where that is, yeah?"

| "Yup! Please give Naru a minute to get there..."

He responded, quicker than before.

Leaving no time to waste, you hurry to the libarary. You can't wait to see that wedgie boy's cute face.

You wait there for a few minutes before a sweaty Naru arrives, running full speed at you.

"H-Hello...[Reader]..." A sweaty Narutaro pants as he greets you. His hands grab his knees as he tries to rest and get as much air as his body can.

He looks a bit different than usual... He has his hair tied up with a hairnet on and he had on a stained green apron with a gold version of the school's crest.

"Hey, Naru. You alright there?" You ask.

"Yes, yes... Naru's f-fine... Just um... A bit tired..." He said as he adjusted his body back to its natural posture and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"What's up with the apron and the hair, Naru?" You asked, curious about the new look.

"Oh, this? This is Naru's uniform for his major classes! And... Naru's hair is like this for sanitary purposes since we're handling food and all. You can't enter the kitchen lab without it!"

"—Naru's had cooking class all afternoon and cooking club activities right after that, so he's had no time to change..." He let out a tired sigh as he explained.

"Right..." You nod, staring at the other boy's face— not because his you find his passion for cooking cute or anything. Though it is kind of cute. But you can't help but notice the white, creamy stain on his cheek.

Without even thinking, your hand reached out to Naru's face. Your thumb wiped the cream clean off.

"You got so busy you didn't even notice the white stuff on your face, huh Naru?" You lightly teased, making Naru blush. His heart slowly started to race.

"M-Mhm... Thank you, [Reader]."

You and the cutely blushing boy admire each other's faces. Your eyes and his lock into each other for a few passing moments. That is, until you remembered what you called Naru here for.

"So... You ready to go?" You asked.

"Oh– Um... Naru still has to pick his stuff up from his cubby in the kitchen lab..." He said.