Chapter 27:

Just looking after them!

Having Trouble Coming up With a Decent Story


“‘Takayama-san, you’re so beautiful!’, ‘Takayama-san, you’re so good at sports!’, ‘You’re such a nice person Takayama-san!’ those toadies get in my nerves!” Hayami Takayama smacked her own head, “They’re such a pain in the ass!” it was one of the times in which she managed to get away from the crowd that mobbed her (her usual tactic was to feign a stomachache and then jump one of the bathroom windows) “I just feel bad for leaving Etsuko alone in the bathroom all this time.”

“It’s alright! You have to get some fresh air by yourself.” Etsuko soothed Hayami, “I’ll be fine in the bathroom.” she then picked something from her bra and showed it to Hayami: “I have my phone, after all, I can just do that while I’m waiting for you.”

“You know that if you say it in this way people might get the wrong idea, right?” Hayami already had half of her body out of the window.

“I know! I know! But it’s not time to talk about it yet!”

“Okay, do whatever you want.” and with that, the girl escaped the bathroom once again.

“Maybe it just can’t be helped.” Hayami thought while walking through the corridors, “I just can take that ‘WOW! So you also have stomachaches??! That’s so cool!’, ‘Hey guys, Takami-sama has stomachaches as well! Just like us!’, ‘Oh! But I bet she’s the best of having it!’ seriously, what in the fudge does that mean?”

The girl continued to walk through the school, managing to dodge and avoid all the lemmings of the place, and making her way to the first floor, “I had my fair share of smiles and ‘No you’re the cutest!’, ‘No, you are the best!’, ‘No, you have better stomachaches!’ for today.” (indeed her face was already aching from so many smiles, so she constantly touched her cheeks to prevent them from stretching any more times). On the first floor, she left the main school building and passed around it, going to its back, so that she could verify something…

“Koshiro idiot!” a small girl was yelling at a boy.

“So, they are here again.” Hayami was hiding while observing the two. The first time she had seen them eating there she was looking from a window on the second floor, but from there she could be easily seen by others, so now, she decided to watch them from the first floor, which was a place with a surprising and suspicious lack of students. “I’m here just because I’m worried about Kuma-chan and that little girl! That guy can’t be trusted!” Hayami wound up being the “Guardian Angel” of those two for several days. She would take every opportunity to look after the two from afar, even when they went to the roof looking for the boy.

***

“I just talked to Katayama-Sensei.” Hayami pulled Etsuko to the side when she arrived at the school gate, “About Sawada-san.”

“Oh, what did he say?”

“All I can say is that now I’m relying on Suto-Sensei.”

“Suto-Sensei?” Etsuko tilted her head.

“Yes. I told her to tell me if she finds anything.”

“Okay!” Etsuko gave Hayami a thumbs-up, “But, why are we hiding again?” she asked while the two settled on a bush.

“I’m pretty sure he’s up to something.” Hayami whispered to Etsuko while looking at the school gate through binoculars.

“Who?”

“Koike.”

“Koike…?” Etsuko tilted her head, “Up to what?”

“Something obscene, something depraved!”

“Hmm… I don’t think t…”

“Shhh! He’s coming!” Hayami started to peer, “Oh my god! Look at that Etsuko! He’s coming to school with Kuma-chan!”

“This might m…”

“What?! He’s coming with Sawada-san as well!”

“Sawada-san?” Etsuko picked the binoculars from Hayami, “Oh, that might be the case… but isn’t she avoiding him?”

“That’s it, I’m going to beat the shit out of him.” Hayami rolled up her sleeves and stood up.

“No! Hayamichi, wait!” Etsuko tried to stop her, but it was too late, suddenly a crowd formed around Hayami.

“Good morning Takayama-san!”

“Good morning Takami-sama!”

“You’re as beautiful as always!”

“We love you Takayama-san!”

"I brought the bread with banana I told you before!"

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!” Hayami smiled and started to greet them: “Oh! Hello guys!” “Good morning!” “Thank you! But you’re the cute one here!” “I love you all!” "I'll eat the bread right away!"

At the end of the day, she wasn’t able to give Koike what he deserved.

***

It was Saturday, Hayami was on a train on her way to Etsuko’s house when she saw it, “Shit.” Koike was on the train as usual, but this time he wasn’t only keeping the cute black cat as a hostage, this time, a girl that seemed a little younger than Hayami herself was with the boy as well. “That’s bad.” she quickly picked his phone and typed to Etsuko:

Hayami: He’s here! And he made a new prey!

It didn’t take long for the reply:

Etsuko (replying to Hayami): What are you talking about?

Etsuko: BTW, you’re late!! Erity-chan is already here!

“Ugh. Doesn’t she see that something important is going on here?”

Hayami (replying to Etsuko): I’m already on my way, okay?

Hayami: I was talking about Koike, he’s here and he has a hostage besides the cute black cat!

Etsuko: Isn’t she Sawada-san?

Hayami; No, it’s a short girl with reddish hair and eyes.

Etsuko: Hmm...

Etsuko: Erity-chan is saying she might know her. Can you describe her a bit more?

“Don’t they know that describing characters is hard?” Hayami mentally complained, but glanced at the girl again and continued anyway:

Hayami: Her hair is braided on her right side and I have to hold back jumping on her to hug her.

Etsuko: Hey! No need to flatter me! I already love you Hayamichi!

Hayami; I wasn’t talking about you.

Etsuko: You sure?

Hayami: Yes, since when do you have a braid?

Instead of a reply by message Hayami received a photo, “Oh, Yasutake is braiding her hair right now.” Hayami got just a bit jealous, “I’m definitely not jealous, good for them.”

Hayami: It actually looks nice on you.

Etsuko: Thanks!

Etsuko: I’m sure it would look good on you too, Hayamichi!

Hayami: I’m not sure about that, but thanks.

Etsuko: Let’s try it when you arrive!

Hayami: I don't know. it wouldn't look good

Etsuko: Of course it would!

Hayami: Hmm...

Etsuko: C'mon!

Hayami: Hmm...

Etsuko: Pleeeeeease!

Hayami: Okay, whatever.

Etsuko: Nice!

Etsuko: What were we talking about?

Hayami: Hmm…

The girl looked around, when she spotted Koike and the mysterious girl, she promptly reminded Etsuko:

Hayami: About that Koike! And his hostages!

Etsuko: Oh, that’s right! Erity said she might know her, but she doesn’t remember who she is exactly ‘Are you sure she is not someone famous?’ is what she said.

Hayami: Yes, I’m sure.

Etsuko: Maybe a rented girl...

Hayami: Hey! Better to not text this!

Etsuko: Why?

Hayami: We never know when we can get copyrighted

Hayami: Besides, I’m sure she’s not one.

Etsuko: Hmm...

Etsuko: You sure?

Hayami: Yes!

Etsuko: Hmm...

Etsuko: Can you call us?

Hayami: No, what if they hear us?

Etsuko: Oh, that’s right. So can you take a picture?

Hayami: I’ll try.

Hayami opened the camera and tried to point it at the girl, but she froze with what she witnessed:

“Don’t worry princess, we’re almost there.” Koike said to the girl.

“Yes, master. I can’t wait to have tons of fun with you.” the girl replied as she reached for a bag between her legs. “With this.” she pulled a thing that almost made Hayami drop her phone: cat panties.

Hayami: She may be something worse than a rented… you know what.

Etsuko: What?

Hayami: Well… I just saw her showing him…

Hayami: Cat panties.

Etsuko: CAT PANTIES??!

Hayami: Yes.

Hayami: With… 

Hayami: Strategic openings…

Hayami took her eyes off of the phone and observed Koike and “Princess” again:

“...take care when you use it.” Koike advised the girl.

“Okay, master.” Princess replied.

“Anyway, so we’ll find Nobu in the shopping district, right?”

“Yes!”

“Huh?” Hayami tilted her head with puzzlement “Are they going to meet other people??!” she then noticed something odd: a dreadful figure was approaching Koike and Princess stealthily. It looked like a man, he was wearing a hood covering his face, leaving only the gloomy gleaming of his glasses.

“Oh no! Oh no!” the cute black cat tried to call for help.

“Oh no!” Hayami was the only one attentive to the situation.

“Shhh.” the figure looked at Hayami and gave a terrifying grin.

“He’s going to do something to them?!” she had a desperate look on her face, “I might have to intervene…” the girl bit her lips, “Do I really want to help those two promiscuous? No… I’m sure Koike was the one to take the girl to this dark path… so I should help her!” with that, Hayami bolted forward, towards the man who was about to… pinch Koike’s nipples…?

Hayami held the man’s wrist in the nick of time. “Huh?” the man looked at her and his hood fell, revealing a handsome young man with wenge hair that was parted in the middle. “Is she your friend, Koshiro?” he asked the boy beside him.

“Hehe! So, you were planning a surprise attack??!”  ignoring the man, Koike singled on his nipples, “Take this!” and started trying ferociously to pinch them.

“What the fudge is he doing?” Hayami followed the onslaughts with her eyes.

“Thanks, Takayama-chan! Hehehehe...” Koike had a smile on his face while looking at the man, who was having trouble defending against his brutal attacks.

“Takayama-chan?”

“...I love you!” the boy uttered.

“Aaah?” Princess tilted her head and looked at Koike.

“Aaah?” the black cat stared at the boy from her carrier.

“Aaah?” the young man stopped defending.

“Aaah?” Koike’s smile vanished, and so did his attacks when he realized what he had voiced.

“Aaah?!” Hayami blushed and let go of the man’s wrist, “WHAT?”

“Thank you for that.” the young man shook his now free arm and took advantage of the situation: “It has been some time, brother!” he nipped, squeezed, pinched, compressed, grabbed, grasped… he did it all with all his mighty, and all to Koike’s nipples.

“AAAAAAAAARGH!” Koike yelled, “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!” then let a defeated growl, and finally perished, falling to his knees.

“Daichi-nii!!” Princess quickly jumped into the man’s arms, “Nyoko-chan congratulates you for your victory!”

“Oh! Thanks, Nyoko-chan!” the young man hugged her and smiled, “It has been a long time.”

“Nyoko-chan is happy you’re here now!” Princess left the man’s arms after some seconds.

“Hey Scar!” he crouched down and pet the cat,

“Hello, Daichi!” the cat appreciated it.

“Are you seriously going to greet your brother last?” Koike stood up.

“What are you talking about? You were the first to be greeted.” the young man looked at the boy, “Do you want me to remind you?”

“Hmm… no, thank you.”

“Besides, you didn’t even bother to send me a message while I was gone...”

“You said that you’d be back quickly!” Koike protested.

“...and I see that you’ve been busy.” the man turned to Hayami, “Is she your girlfriend or something?”

“Are you?” Scar turned to her as well, “Because I don’t think he could be with someone as beautiful as you. Damn girl!”

“Nyoko-chan wants to know as well!” Princess followed them.

“Of course not!” Koike exclaimed but stopped there.

“OF COURSE NOT! ME? WITH A PIECE OF SHIT LIKE HIM? DON’T MAKE ME LAUGH! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.” is what she wanted to yell, but “No…” was the only thing she could murmur. Having a person say that he loves you is not an easy thing to recover from.

“Looks like you might have a shot.” the man looked at Koike, “But what is she, after all?”

“She is gone.” was Koike’s reply.

“Huh?” the young man looked to where the girl was. He then searched for her with his eyes until he found out that she had just bolted out of the train.

Hayami stopped and looked at the train she was in just a few moments ago, “What in the fudge was that?” she held her chest and panted. “Huh?” the girl realized that her phone was vibrating:

Etsuko (replying to Hayami): Strategic openings???! What do you mean?

Etsuko: Hayamichi, what do you mean?

Etsuko: Hayamichi...?

Etsuko: Hayamichi???!

Etsuko: Hayami Takayama, this isn’t funny!

Etsuko: Please, give me a sign of life! ;-;

Etsuko: I’ll tell your parents that you actually loved them…

“Ugh. Why does she have to be so dramatic?” Hayami frowned at the phone.

Hayami: I’m here, stop exaggerating.

Etsuko: Hayamichi! Is everything alright???!

Hayami remembered what happened at the train and blushed a bit.

Hayami: Of course! Why wouldn’t it be?

Etsuko: If everything is alright, then alright!

Etsuko: What happened over there?

Hayami: Just come meet me at the station, I’ll talk about it there.

Etsuko: Okay! But where are we going?

Hayami: To the shopping district.

Etsuko: Yeeeeah! I’m on my way!