What To Do When You're Watching Your Favorite Anime

“I’m so full… I’m gonna gain so much weight… my students are gonna hate me…” I was whining loudly to Takumu. I was obviously joking, though I did eat a lot. I just liked being annoying to her.

Takumu didn’t seem to mind at least as we walked from dinner. We went to an all-you-can-eat buffet where I definitely ate my fill. Takumu covered, which she didn’t really need to do but I was glad to take the offer.

“It’s good to see you enjoyed your meal, though you wouldn’t stand a chance in America.”

“What goes on in America?” I asked.

“The portion sizes are massive. Way bigger than here. Even with the all-you-can-eat. I personally never got used to them, so I didn’t eat out that much in America.” Takumu explained to me.

“Woah, really? I mean, I’m glad, but—”

“Are you saying that you wouldn’t like me if I was fat?”

“What? Woah— hey! I mean, that’s not what I was saying at all. You’re still great no matter how you look, uhm…”

Shoot! She caught me in a trap! How do I get out of this without looking bad? I once again looked like a stuttering kid, stumbling all over my words. That caused Takumu to laugh at my misfortune… curses!

“I kid. I kid,” Takumu patted me on the shoulder. “I know how to take care of myself.”

“For a girl who’s gotten fired twice since I met her, I dunno about that,” I took a shot at her back. I think I deserved it after what she put me through.

“Hey. I still have a job, don’t I?”

I guess I couldn’t argue with that. It was getting dark though, so I should probably head to my hotel room.

“I’m gonna have to go now. It was nice meeting you, Takumu!” I waved and turned to head to my hotel. However, just as I walked away, I heard footsteps running towards me. I looked around and saw Takumu catching up with me.

“Actually. The night doesn’t have to end here, you know? Why don’t I pay you a visit for tonight, and we can continue to talk about things. I mean, I still have a lot more stories to tell you after all.”

“Huh? Really? I mean, I guess I don’t have anything important either.”

I was a little surprised at the offer. I already thought I was being pretty forward, but it seemed like Takumu really took a liking to me. “You bet. Your hotel room has enough space for two people, right?”

“Well, I only booked it for myself so there is just one bed—”

“Perfect!”

“Woah woah woah—!”

Takumu immediately grabbed me by my hand and began dragging me onward. She doesn’t even know where my hotel is, where was she dragging me to?

***

“To the left. Then to the right. Then… right, and we’re here.”

After acting as Takumu’s personal GPS for a brief moment, she had finally successfully dragged me to my hotel room. It wasn’t anything fancy, essentially just a motel, but it would do for someone like me.

“Cute little place,” Takumu said.

“Well. Thanks. I just mostly got it because it was cheap, but you know.”

Takumu dragged me by the hand to various rooms. I guided her by shaking my head whenever she picked a room, until she got the correct one. In which I grabbed my room card to let her in.

It was really basic, but I kept my room clean. There were just some snacks, some notes, and other things. Takumu took a glance around the room, and a brief glance at my notes.

“Workaholic, much?”

“Well, I mean, there’s always something you need to take care of as a school nurse. I’ve got this one kid named Misa in particular that I need to deal with. She’s a handful.”

“Oh, Misa…?” Takumu paused for a moment, before shaking her head. “Well, uh, how about we get that off your mind for now. You don’t need to think about them, when it’s just you and me!”

The woman smiled, and ran her hand through my hair. We sat down on the bed, and Takumu grabbed the remote.

This place had a selection of movies to choose from, so Takumu turned it on and handed the remote to me.

“What do you want to watch?”

“Uh,” I blushed a little bit. “I admittedly like… watching anime?”

“Anime, huh. That’s not really something I watch a lot, besides as a kid.”

Critical failure! How the hell did she even get that out of me? I need to recalculate my defenses, just because she’s pretty doesn’t mean I need to go revealing all of my embarrassing secrets.

“Well, I mean— I just think it’s sometimes cool, and I like reading shojo manga and one of them is getting an adaptation and—”

As I was explaining my peculiar tastes, Takumu put her finger on my lip.

“Don’t worry, I’ll watch with you. Just show me your favorite!”

“Ooookay…”

Like a little puppy at Takumu’s whims, I took out the remote and switched to an anime. It was called “The Silent Song of a Beating Heart”. It was a bit of a dramatic title, but I liked that. It was about a boy diagnosed with heart cancer, bringing life to a girl who was a complete shut-in before that.

I think that was what we called… doomed romance? There was something so enticing about it, I’m not sure why. But stuff like this always kept me watching. We began to watch episode after episode, and we actually got pretty deep into the series.

I wondered if Takumu was paying attention, or she was just watching to keep me happy. But, she was leaning on my shoulder throughout the entire thing, and I think you’d need to be pretty crazy to complain about such a pretty woman doing that.

“The kids I handle are too young to deal with this kind of relationship drama,” I briefly explained to Takumu. “I wonder what I’d have to deal with if I took a high school job.”

“Mmmh, I was a rascal in high school…” Takumu muttered. “Too much drama.”

“Really? I would’ve never guessed,” I said.

“Are you being sarcastic? Hmph, I like to think I’ve improved over the years.”

“I believe you, though I think you could do with keeping a job.”

“Harumph!”

Takumu made a sound like a small child would, as I rolled my eyes. Though, all of the sudden the girl suddenly grabbed me by the shoulder before pushing me down onto the bed.

“You’re very mean, Minako. That’s not very nurse-like of you…” Takumu said, as I fell back down onto the bed. The warm sheets immediately surrounded me, as Takumu’s pouty face looked down on top of me.

“What? Hey— I didn’t mean it—”

“You should learn to respect me more. I’m five years older than you after all.”

For some reason, my body began to tremble as the prettiest girl that I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing in the entirety of my life began to slowly crawl on top of me.

“You know that I’ve learned a lot abroad. Not just stories. And I think you would really like some of what I’ve learned.”

“A— Wah— awawa—”

I didn’t know why, but I had reverted to my primal instincts. A stammering high school girl, and I wasn’t that anymore. I was an adult, but for some reason I sure didn’t feel like one with this girl on top of me.

Holy crap, she was on top of me.

I could feel her breath on my skin. She was warm, and I was warm. I was breathing heavily.

“Do you want me to show you?”

“Y…Yes…?”

I didn’t know why that slipped out of my mouth. This was all too sudden! I mean, it’s not like I was completely lacking in the idea of romance but this girl was moving way too fast. Takumu let out a small giggle, as I felt something on my stomach, and up my… my chest…!

“I’m so glad you let me come over and stay…” Takumu whispered into my ear. “I can show you a really good time, you know?”

“I-I… I mean, yeah— sure. Um… hah… Takumu…”

I really let her trap me like this, and I couldn’t even respond. What was I doing? Why couldn’t I say no?

Well, because I didn’t want to say no, obviously, so here I was. Letting myself be toyed with by this girl’s whims. Trapped. Though, it wasn’t like I could complain… Could I?