“Will I consider you? This man…” With a faint smile on her lips, Juri shook her head, not wanting to talk any additional.

She then walked over to the facet the place the desk set was situated. Putting her bag on high of it, she pulled one of many chairs and sat down earlier than beckoning at me.

Regardless of not answering my query instantly, that, no less than, woke me up from the trance.

With the lantern already lighting up the inside of the cabin, I put the flashlight again earlier than following Juri. I sat subsequent to her, dropping my bag on the desk as I attempted to rummage for a towel.

Certain sufficient, my women packed one for me. Though it’s not a shower towel, it will be sufficient to dry us higher than our handkerchief.

I handed it to her to dry herself first however as an alternative of doing that, Juri draped it on my hair earlier than tugging at my sleeve, “Your head and again are drenched. After I dry your hair, take this off. You’ll catch a chilly in case you maintain it on…”

“Sure, ma’am,” I answered playfully. And that earned me a slap on my shoulder. Very frivolously although.

“Geez. Why are you want this?”

“Hmm? What do you imply?”

“This… You appear very obedient to observe the whole lot I mentioned but… I really feel that it’s all the time working in your favor.”

Huh? That’s… complicated, to say the least. What’s working in my favor after I’m being obedient to her? Isn’t it simply pure?

Maybe understanding that I received confused by her reply, Juri slid down the towel to my face earlier than including, “I imply, I’ve grown too snug with you since you all the time take heed to me… You gained’t do something extreme but our distance has now decreased to this…”

Ah. So, she’s blaming herself for getting this near me, huh? As a substitute of telling me that I’m being inappropriate for getting near her after I nonetheless have Satsuki, she diverted that and took the blame as an alternative.

Heh. Why does that sound like me after I was telling my women guilty the whole lot on me?

Are we really comparable in a means?

Or no. This was simply her appropriating her propriety. As a result of I’ve by no means actually acted too excessively along with her, she began to consider that she’s the reason for why we’ve grown this shut in a short while.

“Whereas I can’t refute that, I consider it’s not solely you who’ve grown snug with our setup… I really feel that means as properly. You see, each time we meet, you’ve been nothing however nice. I might be sincere right here. I like the whole lot about you.” Even with a towel blocking my face, I uttered my reply sincerely.

With every phrase I dropped, the towel slowly drifted downwards. By the point I received my eyesight again, the very first thing I seen was Juri’s head lowered barely. With solely an oil lantern in the course of the cabin our supply of sunshine, it’s really more durable to make out what sort of expression she’s having proper now or if she’s crimson and blushing.

“You may’t say that, Ruki… That’s inappropriate.” Juri replied. Her voice sounded softer than earlier.

“I do know it’s however you’re already conscious of it, am I proper? I’m not simply being variety to you… You may say that I’ve grown snug round you. As we speak, with the whole lot that occurred, amplified that.” As a substitute of stepping again, I continued blasting her with my sincere ideas.

Whether or not it labored on her or not, I had no concept. Nonetheless, Juri grew to become silent for a minute, dispersing no matter was in her ideas and our matter. Then she lowered the towel and yanked at my sleeve once more.

“Take this off now… I’m extra involved about your well being than no matter state of affairs we put ourselves in…”

Yep. She actually escaped from delving deeper or voicing out her ideas about me.

Will this be higher for us? Probably not. She’s simply stalling for time. In the end, will probably be very awkward for her – not for me since I’m properly conscious of the place I stand.

“Understood. I’ll shut my mouth and let myself be spoiled by you.”

“I’m not going to spoil you! That is me repaying you for giving me your jacket.”

“Certain, certain.”

“You’re being cheeky once more. That’s not cute.”

Together with her lips forming right into a pout once more, I set free an amused chuckle as I began taking my shirt off.

It’s not completely drenched however yeah, it’s moist sufficient that if I used my physique to let it dry, I would go down with a chilly later.

I didn’t thoughts getting bare on high in entrance of her. She already noticed me like this final time, in spite of everything.

As for Juri… I received to see her attempting her finest to maintain a straight face as she started wiping my chest. When she seen that, she requested me to look away which I obediently adopted once more.

Though I didn’t hear it, I heard her sighing in reduction. Almost certainly, she’d be on edge if I continued watching her and misplaced herself within the course of.

As soon as she was performed, Juri instantly handed the towel again to me. It’s already chilly and partly moist. That’s why right here comes the issue… “Uh… Will it nonetheless be superb to make use of this on you?”

“I’m superb, whichever. However Ruki, isn’t it you who would not be relaxed if I didn’t dry myself up?”

This lady…

“Effectively, I agree. However I nonetheless gained’t do it with out your consent.”

“Now, you’re being wishy-washy. I such as you’re being thoughtful however no less than steadiness it out, Ruki… Uh… I might say the identical to myself… Haa.” Ending that with one other sigh, Juri plopped her head down on the desk, crossing her arms to cushion it.

“I’m glad you possibly can see that as properly… However then once more… We’re like tiptoeing round one another right here. Juri… I’ve an concept. Will you hear me out?”

Upon saying that, I ended hesitating and dropped the towel on her head. As I used it to dry her hair earlier than progressively drying up her nape and shoulder, I waited for her reply.

“What’s it?”

“Easy. Let’s drop all pretense… We don’t know the way lengthy will we have now to attend right here but when we maintain being like this, we’re simply going to torture ourselves.”

“You imply…”

“Yeah. No matter is in your head, that’s what I meant… And, I’ll begin it, in case you don’t thoughts.”

As quickly as I completed talking, I pulled my hand away from her head, taking the towel off. And whereas she was nonetheless processing my phrases, I lowered my head, dropping my lips on her defenseless cheek.

It was a swift kiss but it surely was such a pleasing view to see her widening her eyes earlier than ultimately forcing her head down on the desk, hiding no matter expression she was making.

A number of seconds later, one in every of her arms reached for my wrist earlier than ultimately interlocking our fingers collectively… And whereas our heat was getting transferred to one another via the identical intimate connection that we shared for many of today, her subdued voice slipped out and reached my ears, “… Ruki, I’m afraid. I don’t need you to remorse this. I’m already glad with the whole lot that we skilled collectively… If this continued… I would hate myself for breaking my very own rule.”

Yeah. She’s extraordinarily conflicted. Nonetheless, after reaching for my hand, there’s little question that she’s solely airing it out for me to listen to. As a result of if she saved it in any longer, it’d most likely explode inside her.

It’s now as much as me what to do subsequent from right here.

“As they are saying, guidelines are supposed to be damaged… But when that rule is what I feel it’s… Will probably be improper for me to persuade you to interrupt it… What don’t we speak about it and see if… we are able to discover a loophole?”

Listening to that, Juri instantly rose and confronted me. Together with her face wanting a little bit fierce, I believed she was going to flare up in anger. However as quickly as she opened her mouth, that fierceness progressively disappeared earlier than being changed by a hopeful expression.

“Loophole… Geez, Ruki. That’s wishful considering… But when it’s attainable then… I’d prefer to strive that.”

Then, with out warning, Juri reached for my head and pulled me near her. I believed she was going for my lips however on the final second, she confirmed a playful grin earlier than planting it on my cheek, “That’s payback…”