Chapter 4: No Choice But to Reciprocate
◆Sano Itsuki’s POV◆
*Ring* *ring* The alarm rang in the morning waking up the boy, what he saw was a room of a girl. Looking to his side he saw an innocently looking Inoue, sleeping naked. He was naked too the way he looked at it, pondering for a moment he had remembered what had happened the night before.
“...I was assaulted by...Inoue-san…” dreaded as he remembered what had happened the night before, Sano is filled with fear knowing what the girl can do to him. He had no chance at escaping her, her obsession is shackling him.
“...Itsuki-kun…?” The voice spoken was smooth and soothing, making Sano thought that Inoue can speak in such a manner. The Inoue from last night was aggressive and spoke in a seductive manner.
“Good morning, Itsuki-kun♡.” Inoue greeted him with a strangely smitting smile, Sano seeing that smile can’t help but blush from that unexpected cuteness Inoue showed. Inevitably he still feels afraid of Inoue, she was the one that cornered him just from her big obsession with him.
“I’m happy! I was able to make love with my Itsuki-kun♡!!” Inoue said jumping on Sano, hugging him tightly in her arms. It was the best moment in her life, but not so much for him. Sano is troubled, he had a new problem and that was having a relationship with the School’s most popular girl. He was forcefully put into a relationship, he can’t imagine just what kinds of new trouble awaits him once people know about his relationship with Inoue.
He had avoided attention throughout his school life. He was satisfied with a really simple and laid back school life but now that was gone, he was put into a relationship he could never escape from. A relationship he’s been thinking as troublesome came ramming at him forcefully.
“...Inou-”
“Call me Aimi.” Before Sano could speak out, Inoue had cut him off just so she could tell him to her by her given name.
“But Ino-”
“No, call me Aimi.” It was clear, Inoue had wanted him to call her by name.
“...Aimi.” Sano had given up and just obliged to call her by her name. “Yes! What is it Itsuki-kun♡?” Inoue replied happily to Sano calling her name.
“...Why?...Why me?...There could’ve been some better people for you to have a relationship with…” Sano is still unsure just why Inoue had pursued someone like him. Hearing that, Inoue ponders for a moment and tells Sano what she honestly feels.
“It’s because you are different.” Inoue’s tone changed into a serious one. “You’re not like the others, you talk to me normally. Itsuki-kun is not like everyone else who only sees me with great expectations and adorations.” That was her real feelings, Sano was a special existence to Inoue. Of all the people the girl has met, Sano was the most normal one. He didn’t see her with adoration nor have any expectations on her, he was just normal to her. She didn’t feel the burden people had given to her from Sano. Inoue feeling the normal views from him made her realise just how easy it is to breath from all the burdens of expectation leaving her.
She felt free every time she is with him, he was a special person to her. She came to love him and wanted him to notice her.
Hearing her say all that made him realise just how much the girl had gone through, even ending up so obsessed with him because of how he always avoided and pushed her away. She really loved him, and that was real. He still felt fears from how much she would go so far just to be with him. “Admirable”, was the only word he could think of, she did her best to make him acknowledge her feelings (though forcefully).
He had no choice but to reciprocate her feelings at that moment.
“...Can we at least start things over...Aimi?...I want to start slow from the beginning…” Inoue is surprised by Sano’s words, she was happy to hear that Sano is starting to accept her feelings.
“Yes♡! If that makes Itsuki-kun happy, then I’m okay with it.” Inoue spoke overjoyed, hugging Sano tighter in her arms.
◆Inoue Aimi’s POV◆
“I’m so happy♡! Itsuki-kun♡ is finally accepting me♡.” She couldn’t help her overjoyed heart from being accepted by Sano. She had (forcefully) done a lot just to make Sano notice her.
“Itsuki-kun♡, do you want to eat breakfast? I bet you’re hungry, we had done it a lot last night after all♡.” Her voice cheerfully asking Sano, hearing what they had done the night before made his face flushed.
“...Nn..Yes...I’d like to have some breakfast...please…” His tone of words turned into broken mutters because of how Inoue spoke about what they had done with no hesitation.
“Cute♡!” Inoue couldn’t help but look at Sano with affection seeing how his actions define his emotions.
“...Uhm...Would you untie my arms first…”
“Oh! Sorry, Itsuki-kun I’ll untie now.” Inoue became embarrassed as she had forgotten that she had tied up Sano from her bed.
After untying Sano from the bed, the both of them had gone downstairs of Inoue’s house to the kitchen to eat their breakfast. Seeing that no one but just them are in the house Sano asked Inoue, “Where are your parents, Aimi?”
Inoue answered Sano’s question with an indifferent tone, “They both went on a business trip.” Sano was surprised at Inoue’s indifference to her parents, not wanting to make Inoue upset he didn’t try to pry about her personal affairs anymore.
Inoue’s happy expression came back as she cooked breakfast for her beloved, Sano seeing her expression couldn’t help but stare at her with a genuine smile.
The both of them are happy coming into an understanding, Inoue having her feelings accepted and Sano reciprocating it slowly. The both of them ate their breakfast happily and bonded with their new growing relationship.