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Phase 3 | The Kiss

(a/n: do take note of the time set & location, there may be an overlap of timings occasionally, but i will try my best to make it less confusing as possible, my apologies in advance!)

Otonokizaka's corridor (outside of sickbay) | 9:02am

    The purpled haired leaned against the shut door behind her, waiting. She had lied about wanting to return to class, in fact, she had completely no interest in lessons.What am I waiting for? Nozomi sighed, finally leaving after waiting for a minute outside the sickbay.

But she couldn't.

   Her mind intended to return to class, her heart, however, thought the otherwise. A crack creeped across her mask. Fists clenched tightly against her chest, a tear escaped from Nozomi's cracked mask, onto the smooth concrete ground. Once that first tear broke free, the rest followed in an unbroken stream.

Drip

        Drip

                 Drip

   The drops of unsynchronised tears created a melancholic melody in the silent hallway. It was then, Nozomi realised what she was waiting for.

   "How foolish."

   Nozomi muttered, wiping the tears on her masked face away. She was a fool, a fool who secretly wanted the blonde to leave the sickbay with her.

   "Oh Umi, you really caught me off guard back then..."

   Her ears twitched. Was she hallucinating? Leaning nearer to the door, Nozomi's ears strained to hear the voice coming from the sickbay behind her.

   "It was so unexpected that I thought it was..."

  Nozomi breathing deepened as her heart skipped a beat.  Nozomi was aware that eavesdropping is unethical and wrong for her to do so, but her curiosity got the better of her.

   "I thought it was genuine."

  A conflicted smile tugged at her lips as she finally headed to class. She have just learnt something that she should not have.

Otonokizaka's sickbay | 9:13am

  "Was I too hot that you caught on my heat?"

   "Yes."

   Umi's unexpected response left the blonde in shock. Cheeks burning up, the reversal of roles made Eli really uncomfortable.

    "You- you are supposed to be flustered!"

    "How does it feel to have a taste of your own medicine?" Umi smiled softly, head slightly tilted. It was an adorable sight that the blonde wished she could engrave it into her mind.

    Ah, so this is what it feels to be teased by Umi. Eli sighed softly.

    "You've got used to my simple teases, huh."  The Student Council President regained her composure in a flash, approaching Umi with a predator aura that sent shudders down the bluenette's spine. Eli swiftly placed her left knee on the mattress of the bed, between Umi's slender yet well defined thighs, her knee tenderly caressing them in the process. Her action was swift yet elaborate, creating a ticklish sensation that caused the surprised Umi to tense up, both her hands clawing into the mattress sheets. The distance between them was drawn closer as Eli leaned towards Umi, slotting both her arms between Umi's warm body and arms. Shuffling backwards on the sheets to distance herself from Eli, Umi found herself stuck as her back hit the wall behind her. But Eli did not stop there.

    "What happened to the brave Umi a while ago?"

   The merciless blonde continued to move closer, gently biting her lips while her icy blue eyes stared right into Umi's fearful glistening amber eyes.  Umi's hands clawed deeper into the sheets.

    "E-eli..."

    At last, a soft cry escaped from Umi when their face were so close that their noses brushed against each other. One move, their lips would meet.  Realising that she may have pushed too far, Eli paused before standing back up, beside the bed.

    "My apologies. I've gone too far, though you're to be blamed too. Your expression back then nearly made me do it, for real."

    Eli turned away, in attempt to cover up the slight tint of red that appeared on her fair cheeks,  slight disappointment apparent in her tone.

    "We should get back to class."

   Walking towards the door, Eli felt a grip on her wrist. Pulled violently by her wrist, Eli was forced to turn around, her lips colliding into Umi's. Still gripping onto Eli's wrist, Umi's lips brushed against Eli's, like a tease, clumsy but hot and passionate. Pulling away, both their breaths were shaking.

   "It's-it's what couples do, right?"

     Umi says in barely more than a whisper. Her voice wavered, exhilarated from her clumsy first kiss. An awkward smile formed on Umi's flushed face when no response came from the stunned blonde,

    "I win this time."

    Finishing her sentence, Umi hastily left the room, closing the door shut behind the blonde. Finally realising that Umi stole her first kiss, Eli was conflicted.

    "And I always thought I would be the one stealing your first kiss."

    She was so very wrong.

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a/n: hiii im back! sorry for not updating in like months, oops. had a writer's block from the part when eli teased umi with the really bad joke, yikes. also sorry about the really short chapter, i thought it will be more appropriate to end off the chapter here hehe lastly, no worries, i wont turn this fanfic into some really inappropriate smut HAHAHAH (though im sure some audience wants it cough cough)  there's no guarantee when i can publish the next chapter, though i will try my best to. (there's like so many more chapters to go, because i actually have the whole story plot planned out yikes) i think there will be at least 3 more chapters, depending on how i want to split the events ;) okay bye! thanks for your support, once again :D