Sleepover [Bathhouse]

[At Bathhouse]

"Do you come here every day? " Mitsuru asked Hikari as she was getting undressed in the changing room.

"No, only once a month to unwind. " she said while wrapping a towel around her unclothed body.

She picked a hair band and said, “Ya that makes sense, Bath houses are no longer cheaper. Do you want me to wash your back today?” Mitsuru asked as she was tying her hair.

"Yes, of course, but as a friendly gesture, I'll also wash your back," Hikari answered with a smile while grabbing her bathing products.

They both entered the shower area and Mitsuru started scrubbing the back of Hikari. “Is this alright, Please tell me If I am going too hard?”

“No this is alright, it is so relaxing. I don't want to stop this ever. The water temperature is perfect and the scent of soap is so good. Just scrub a little bit lower.” She turned his face and replied with amusement.

Mitsuru started scrubbing the lower back and replied with a smile “Aye Aye captain! Your skin is so smooth and your body is in perfect shape for your age.”

“You think so, I don't know because there are many girls out there and they maintain a better figure than me. If I have to compare with you I don’t think we have much difference.” She responded with a smile and said “I think I am done now, let me wash your back now.”

They both switched their places while continuing their conversation.

“You think we don’t have much of a difference but If you get a chance to ask a boy, then ask him he will answer you properly.”

“I know only one boy in class, so I will ask him next time.”

“You know a boy in our class? Tell me his name?” with a teasing tone Mitsuru asked Hikari.

“Stop teasing me, you already know him. I will ask Atsuo.”

“Idiot, You ruined my mood. The person with whom no one wants to talk even for class purposes. You want to ask him what the difference is between us.” She turned back and softly punched her on the head and replied while pouting her mouth.

“Sorry Mitsuru - San, Let’s move to the other topic.”

“I am going to forgive you this time as a big sister but next time be careful with your words. You should never joke about this thing ever. If he finds out anyhow I don’t know what will happen next. Let's forget about this subject for now. Have you ever met Miss Moriko at school?”

“No one in school ever told me anything about her.”

“Yeah.. that may be because she is on break before the summer and has not come to school yet. But that teacher is attractive. She looks really pretty and fit, especially compared to other teachers at school.”

“Is she really that beautiful?” Hikari asked as she kept scrubbing Mitsuru’s back.

"She is a kind person who treats girls well and is always willing to assist them. You will see her again when she returns to school.” She replied as she started scrubbing her hands by herself.

Suddenly Mitsuru turned back and said with dissatisfaction “Hikari, will you scrub a little bit harder? I can't feel anything and please use that other shampoo. I love that one.”

After some time they entered the bath area and picked one spot to sit and relax.

“After a whole week of hard study; sit in a bath and relax with your best friend. That is called life.” She said as she closed her eyes to relax.

“Haa. Haa..I remember that I never saw you studying hard in school because you were always distracted in class thinking about Aikawa. And when you're at home, you spend most of your time reading manga.” She laughed and said while unintentionally crushing Mitsuru’s pride.

“Don’t say that. You're so mean. You are phrasing this like a romance story. I don’t want to ask him about anything but I don't have any choice. He sits just behind me and I have to pass him papers and other stuff. But you don’t know I am so afraid while doing this.” She pouted and replied with a sad face.

“Sorry, Seems like you are having a very hard time due to those rumors.”

“I don't know if they are rumors or the truth. Right now, all I can do is act well so I don't make him angry. If I make a small mistake, I could die.” She was happy till now and trying to relax, but while saying this her happiness turned into sorrow.

“Don’t feel depressed about that, we are here to relax and forget about what happened last week. So, stop whining and cheer yourself up and have some fun.

Another important thing is that we shouldn't reach a conclusion without any evidence. Anyone will become mad if he/she finds out we are talking rubbish about him.” She cheered her up and showed her disagreement in the form of a suggestion.

“You moron!!, Do you want me to become his victim and set an example for others? After that you will get enough evidence.” She felt offended, So she just smacked a soft punch on Hikari's head and replied in anger.

“Ahh, Sorry if I made you feel like that, I am just saying that you shouldn't overthink about that, all things are going to be okay” She apologized to her immediately with deep regret and tried to explain what she wanted to say.

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“So let’s get back to the locker and go home. I think this is enough for a day.” She stood up suddenly and said as she covered her naked body with a towel.

“Aye Aye captain, We stayed much longer than expected. Can you pass me my towel from the basket” She replied and stood up immediately. “Let’s have some milk on the way back to the entrance.” She suggested as she covered her naked body with a towel and untangled her hair.

“Count me in for milk, nothing can test better than milk after a good relaxing bath.” After hearing about milk she started drooling and replied with a smile on her face.

They come out of the bath and go back to the locker room for change. After that, they are on their way toward the vending machine to buy milk but Mitsuru grabs Hikari's hand and hides behind the chair.

“What happened? Why did you grab me suddenly and the most important question is why are we hiding?"

Before Mitsuru gets a chance to reply she starts freaking out and floods her with a lot of questions while keeping her voice low. "Don’t tell me there are stalkers following us! What will we do now? I noticed on the way to the bathhouse that someone was following us but I thought I was overthinking.” She tried to act calm but anyone could tell by looking at her face what was in her mind.

“Could you please stop freaking out first? Stay quiet for some time. He is there, if you talk too much he might find us.” she whispered while placing her finger over her mouth.

“But who is there?”

“The Monster is outside and buying drinks for himself.”

Hikari punched her on the head and said with anger “How many times do I have to explain the same thing to you? Don’t call him a monster in public, you scary cat! If he finds out you are behind these rumors then you will be dead for sure. Let me take a peek and check if he is still there or not.”

“Ouch! Sorry, I will never make the same mistake again. Go ahead and check, he is wearing a T-shirt with a monster logo on it and probably buying the drink called Monster.” She replied as she caressed her head after Hikari punched her.

Hikari inspected the area carefully but she failed to find him anyway.

“Hey, Mitsuru, please come out. I don't see anyone who looks like the person you described. I believe you have mistaken someone else for Aikawa. This happened because you've been thinking about him a lot recently.” She stood up and tried to look around for the person who was described by Mitsuru, after taking a look she called Mitsuru.

“I don’t know but he was there just a few minutes ago and bought the monster drink. But what you are saying is also right, this may be my imagination. Sorry, I will take care onwards.” She replied with a confused and long face.

“Why the long face again? This will ruin the taste of milk.” Hikari tried to cheer her up. Mitsuru smiled and after having milk they both headed back home.

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[At Hikari’s House]

After coming from the bathhouse Hikari started laying down the futons and Mitsuru also joined her. She turned off the light and they lay down on their futons.

“Why aren't you sleeping on your bed?” Mitsuru asked as she flipped her side towards Hikari.

“I thought it would be better if I slept alongside you. So we can talk properly,” she replied as she flipped her face towards Mitsuru.

“Hikari Chan, you are so thoughtful. But what are we going to do tomorrow?”

“Let’s check out the shop you suggested to me. And after that, we can go shopping and if you want, let's go to a movie. Tomorrow will be a fun day.” She replied with excitement as she drooled from the thoughts of dessert.

“I am totally in for all the options but, is it possible for us to do it all in one day?”

“I think we will be able to pull this over and Even after this, we will have some time left on our hands.”

“So instead of visiting the shop first, let’s start with a movie, after that we can go shopping and at the end, we can visit the shop.”

“Sounds good! After having breakfast we can go for a movie and while shopping we can have lunch outside and for evening snacks the shop is right there.”

“Seems like this girl is more interested in food rather than other stuff.” Mitsuru thought about that and replied with a smile so that she would not upset Hikari.“This seems like a great plan to me. And while returning home we can pick stuff for dinner too.”

“Shoot! I totally forgot about dinner, thanks for bringing that up.”

“No Problem! But Today’s day was great, I enjoyed it a lot thanks to you Hikari.”

“Haa.. Haa. Instead of enjoying it, you were worried about Aikawa most of the time.” She said while teasing her.

“Yes, you are correct. I don’t know why I held a conversation about him so many times today. But that person is a mystery.”

“Person, Are you not going to call him “The Monster”?

“Stop teasing me again and again. I don’t want to do that, but there are a lot of rumors about him, so I can't help myself. I don’t have courage like you, who can talk normally after hearing all those rumors.” While keeping her eyes closed and tightening her fist she yelled as she lost her temper.

“That’s true, but I have one thing in mind. As he is in class for a long time he must be aware of all those rumors. This is really tough for him, but he still goes to school without feeling scared.” Hikari said as she petted Mitsuru’s head.

“Hmm. Nowadays even for a small rumor, people stop coming to school but if he comes after all of this then you can say he has some guts.” She replied sadly.

“Let me ask you one more question. Have you told me about all the rumors or are you still hiding something from me?”

After thinking for some time Mitsuru replied “Yes, there are some more. He lives by himself alone. He is working as a bar attendant in a nearby area.”

After hearing that she was shocked and replied in anger “What? Wait a second, You guys are totally hopeless."I don’t think school will allow him to do that job. People should think before spreading the rumors.”

“Yes, that’s why I didn't tell you before. Also, I have one good rumor about him. I don’t know how much of this is true because I never saw his marks in the top scorer’s list. They call him a genius who can beat the class rep. And the person who always scores full in all tests.”

She was shocked and after taking a pause she replied, “Ahh, Scholar, Please Stop Giving me a surprise like that. I think as this news is good, it doesn't have many supporters.”

“Bingo, Most of the people don’t believe this. But we can't do anything about this now. So let’s go to sleep because we have a lot of plans tomorrow. Good Night!” She replied while yawning.

“Good Night to you Mitsuru”

After saying good night both closed their eyes but Hikari was still thinking about Atsuo. “Is he trying to suicide because of these reasons? It must be very hard for him.” After thinking for a while, She felt bad about him but due to exhaustion, she didn't realize when she fell asleep.