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"I'm so bored……"
Lying sprawled out on the bed, I fiddled with my smartphone. When I looked out the window, large raindrops were pelting against the glass.
It was the rainy season now—a time of endless rain. Every year around this period I felt gloomy. I couldn't run outside much, so indoor training was unavoidable.
Today I was supposed to have training, but the equipment reservation didn't come through, so it suddenly turned into a day off.
My roommate Maya seemed to be in the same situation, sitting at her desk reading a magazine.
"Maya~ Isn't there anything fun to do~?"
"Teio-chan, you've been saying nothing but that lately~ Just how bored are you~?"
"I mean…… it's been raining nonstop and I can't go anywhere…… Plus I'm already sick of games……"
"Don't you have studying to do~? You've got a test coming up soon"
"I already finished today's portion, so it's fine, it's fine"
While I was chatting idly with Maya like that, there was a kon kon knock at the door.
I wasn't planning to hang out with anyone today, so I wondered who it could be as I opened the door. Standing there was McQueen, holding a book.
"Hello, Teio"
"Hey, McQueen. What's up? Did you need something?"
"No…… it's not that I have any particular business…… um……"
McQueen looked away, seeming a bit embarrassed, then lowered her gaze slightly.
"……I thought I'd like to spend some time with you…… Is that not all right? ///"
"N-no…… it's not like…… that at all……? ///"
Seeing McQueen say something so adorable while blushing, my own face naturally grew hot and the corners of my mouth tugged upward into a goofy grin.
"W-well…… um…… come on in?"
"Pardon the intrusion"
I invited McQueen into the room. She sat down on the bed as she was, fitting perfectly into the space between my legs. I slipped my arms under her armpits and wrapped them around her waist.
Maya, who had been watching, spoke up with a cold look in her eyes.
"Hey, Teio-chan…… Maya's still here, you know?"
"? Is something weird? I feel like we always do this……"
"You always do this……?"
"Yes. When we sit like this…… I can feel Teio's warmth and it calms me down"
"Ehehe…… McQueen's warm too"
"Aah, okay, my bad for asking"
Maya pouted and turned her attention back to the magazine. Did I say something strange……?
I rested my chin on McQueen's shoulder as she flipped through her book and watched her.
"What are you reading?"
"A new book came into the library. It's supposedly about a story where a school of sharks that mutated because of water pollution suddenly surges into an urban area"
"……McQueen, you really like shark novels, huh……"
"Would you like to try it too, Teio? If you'd like, I can recommend some"
"Nah…… I'd rather read manga, and besides, the last one you showed me gave me a headache, so I'm good……"
"Understood. Then next time I'll bring a recommended shark movie instead"
"Were you even listening?"
"Don't worry, this time I'll bring a proper beginner-friendly movie"
"Didn't you say that last time and then the novel you brought gave me a headache!?"
Seeing me puff up angrily, McQueen laughed merrily with a kera kera. Seeing that, I lost all will to stay mad.
Even though McQueen usually goes on about being from the Mejiro family or whatever, her true nature is like this. She's a playful girl who laughs like the rest of us, gets starry-eyed over sweets, and likes to tease a little—and she's just a tiny bit spoiled. The fact that she shows this side of herself, which she doesn't show much in public, in front of me made me happy. It felt like proof of her affection.
When we first started dating we were both tense and awkward a lot of the time, but now the moments we spend alone together like this are the most calming. We can show each other our true selves, and above all it feels safe and happy every single day.
"The rain isn't stopping, is it"
"Indeed. It can't be helped since it's the rainy season"
"I don't really like this time of year…… I can't run outside for training, and when it rains during races the track conditions get bad and my legs get caught up and it's hard to run"
"That's true…… Even your precious racing outfit gets dirty. I do understand that rain is necessary, of course"
"Right~?"
"However, I don't particularly dislike the fact that it keeps raining like this"
"Why?"
When I asked, McQueen gently stroked my cheek and murmured softly.
"Because it means I get to spend more time alone with you like this. That's why I don't dislike it very much"
"McQueen…… Yeah, when you put it that way, it's not so bad"
I nuzzled against her, and she laughed ticklishly. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Maya chugging from a pet bottle of black coffee and then crunching down a huge handful of tablets. Is she okay? Maybe she's stressed out……?
"Well, when the rainy season arrives the humidity makes everything feel stuffy and taking care of my hair becomes quite a hassle"
"But your hair is so pretty, McQueen? Look, it's so smooth and silky……"
When I touched McQueen's hair there wasn't a single tangle at the ends; it was beautiful. The texture was silky smooth too.
"Thank you. It's thanks to my daily care. As a Mejiro Uma Musume, I can't allow myself to look unkempt"
"That's amazing…… And it smells nice too…… (sniff sniff) It kinda calms me down. I don't take much care of mine so it gets a bit frizzy……"
She took a lock of my hair and compared it; the difference was obvious at a glance. My hair was a little damaged with split ends, while McQueen's was flawless.
"In that case, shall we go together next time to the salon I usually use and look at some treatments?"
"Is that okay? But the place you always go seems expensive……"
"Don't worry, it's a perfectly ordinary salon"
"That's what scares me…… Well, just looking is free anyway. Maybe I'll go with you"
"Yes, let's do that. ……That said, Teio…… you really are quite indifferent to that sort of thing, aren't you?"
"I do the bare minimum, I guess"
"But even so…… your skin is so beautiful"
McQueen set her book down, turned around to face me, and began squishing and kneading my cheeks with her fingers.
"Mmphhhyーn?"
"It's so dewy, or rather…… it feels like it sucks your fingers right in…… it's so springy and bouncy"
"Umuuu…… shtahp…… it tickles///"
"Fufu, this is getting rather fun"
Smiling brightly, McQueen started playing with my cheeks—squishing them, stretching them out like unyoon—and I just let her do as she pleased, feeling oddly pleasant as I went all floppy and limp.
"Unyaa……///"
"Fufu, you look just like a cat. You're adorable, Teio///"
"Umi……"
Wait—! No no no…… I was dangerously close to being turned into a cat…… I don't mind McQueen doing it to me, but being completely on the receiving end is kinda annoying. Taking advantage of the opening while McQueen, still smiling, started playing not just with my cheeks but even my ears, I reached out and touched her cheeks in return.
"Take this!"
"Fwara"
"Hehe~! Revenge! ……McQueen's cheeks are springy too"
"How ish it? I can't weally tell wike dis"
"Yeah…… more like squishy? A moist texture…… Is this what the elegance line feels like…… Your cheeks are addictive too, McQueen"
"Dat'sh good to hear"
"……You don't mind?"(letting go for a moment)
"Being touched by Teio isn't unpleasant. In exchange, I'll touch Teio as well"
"R-really? Then don't hold back……"
"Fufu, it's a little ticklish, but this sort of thing is nice too"
"Ehehe…… Yeah, McQueen"
"Fufufu"
"Ehehe"
After that we spent a while squishing each other's cheeks to our hearts' content. ……Maya had been face-down on the desk not moving a muscle for a while now; what happened to her? If she's going to sleep she should do it on the bed or she'll catch a cold……
McQueen seemed satisfied and was once again nestled between my legs, absorbed in reading the novel she'd brought. She only gave half-hearted replies when I talked to her, which was kinda boring. She could pay a little more attention to me……
"Muu……"
"Teio? Fufu, that tickles"
Wanting attention, I started poking at McQueen. When I poked her sides funi funi, she laughed happily, seeming a bit ticklish.
Her somewhat composed face was kinda funny, so I kept touching her all over peta peta.
"Teio…… there…… hyan///"
"Eh?"
We got carried away while playing around, and before I knew it I was groping McQueen's modest chest.
"Ah…… um…… Sorry, McQueen……"
"……If you think that, could you please remove your hands first?"
McQueen glared at me with teary, bright-red cheeks. Cold sweat ran down my back as I looked away. My hands were still on her chest.
Seeming to have run out of patience with me not stopping even after being told, McQueen closed the novel she'd been reading, stood up, and jumped onto the bed.
"Wah!? McQueen!?"
"This is payback!!"
"W-wait, stop, hyaa///"
"Behave yourself!!"
McQueen pinned me down and started tickling my sides. It tickled so much I thrashed around, but McQueen was strong and I couldn't get away.
"Ahihihihihi! M-McQueen, stop!!"
"No questions asked!"
"Uhihihihihi! S-stop…… hin///"
"Ah…… I'm sorry……"
"Y-you……!"
"Nnn///"
I found an opening and counterattacked, flipping our positions, only for McQueen to counter back and flip us again. As we kept playing around like that, we both got worked up and gradually started feeling strange……
""Haa…… haa…… haa……""
I ended up pinning McQueen down on the bed before we finally stopped.
McQueen, beneath me, had her clothes disheveled and was lightly sweating. Her face was enraptured, eyes dazed and dreamy, and her breaths were sweet and ragged. Seeing her seductive appearance, I couldn't help but gulp.
Noticing my expression, McQueen spoke with a half-exasperated look.
"……Good grief…… What kind of face are you making?"
"No—I mean, ehehe…… I kinda got in a weird mood……"
"Haa…… You really are something else……"
"McQueen……"
"Teio…… nmu"
I leaned in close and pressed my lips against her beautiful ones.
At first it was a light, pecking kiss—just gently brushing against each other.
As we repeated it several times, the kisses gradually grew deeper and more passionate, our tongues intertwining as we devoured each other. Our saliva mixed together in our mouths, becoming one.
"Haa…… nnn…… McQueen…… nchu"
"Nmu…… churu…… Tei……o…… nuu……"
Calling each other's names, we exchanged deep kisses. Even though we were only connected at the mouth, it felt like our entire bodies were melting and blending into one, wrapped in a sense of euphoria.
If we kept kissing like this it would get hard to breathe, but even that difficulty felt good because we were connected.
In a dazed state I pulled my mouth away, and a transparent bridge of our mixed saliva stretched between us. Both McQueen and I were completely in the mood now.
"……Is it okay? McQueen"
"Goodness…… it's still daytime, you know?"
"But I don't think I can hold back anymore…… and McQueen's here is already……"
"Nuu///"
"It's like this too, so it's fine, right?"
Embarrassed to say it out loud, McQueen looked away slightly before nodding silently.
Seeing that, I placed my hands on her clothes and……
"……Hey…… Maya's been here the whole time, you know"
""……Ah""
We were interrupted by Maya's voice—she had at some point come to stand right next to the bed. The light had already gone out of Maya's eyes, and she was crunching on the tablets in her hand.
Teio and McQueen broke out in cold sweats while staying in the same position, looking at Maya.
"It's fine if you two do that sort of thing? It just means you're getting along well. But you know~…… at least do it when Maya's not around~"
"Yeah……"
"We're terribly sorry"
"Well then, Maya's gonna step out for a bit. I won't be coming back today, so feel free to do whatever you want"
Maya grabbed a bag stuffed with her things and left just like that. The tension eased, and I collapsed onto the bed next to the still-lying McQueen.
"……I completely forgot Maya was here……"
"It's because Teio got so worked up……"
"If we're saying that, you did too, McQueen……"
"……We're both at fault"
"……Yeah"
We both sighed and rolled around on the bed.
"……So, what shall we do?"
"Right…… Since Maya went out of her way to be considerate……"
I climbed on top of McQueen again and exchanged a gentle kiss.
It was simple, but that alone made the heat rise again.
"Then…… shall we? McQueen"
"Yes, please be gentle with me. I refuse to end up sleep-deprived together like last time"
"Hehe…… I'll do my best"
"You always say that…… Haa…… Well, fine. Come here, Teio"
"Yeah, McQueen"
After the rustling sound of clothes, the two shadows gently overlapped.
In the end, the two of them came out of the room together, getting along well, only the next morning……