My Friend Doesn't Hesitate 46

ACT46     What Lies Beyond Shyness?


「Fuhi, it was heavy. And hot.」

「Good work, Akami.」


After they finished shopping, Mashiro and Akami returned to Mashiro's apartment.

Placing the shopping bags on the dining table, Mashiro quickly sorted the items that needed to be refrigerated into the refrigerator and the items that needed to be frozen into the freezer while Akami sat wearily on the sofa in the living room.

Akami probably wasn't used to manual labor, and above all, it was summer. The temperature had recently been rising rapidly, so maybe her becoming like that couldn't be helped?


「Akami, take a shower to freshen up. You'll have to change clothes to do housework anyway.」

「Mmm, that's true. My makeup will come off, though.」

「Even without makeup, Akami is cute, so it's okay.」

「You're nonchalantly saying that kind of thing again, Shiro-chan...」

「?」


When she unconsciously turned toward the voice that was trailing off, while Akami was exhausted on the sofa, for some reason she was holding her head and looking up at the sky. Was her face red due to the heat?

All in all, it was a gesture that Mashiro didn't quite understand.


「Akami, are you going in soon?」

「... I will.」

「Do you have comfortable clothes prepared? Underwear as well.」

「I'm fine there. Where are the bath towels?」

「I'll bring one for you. Put the clothes you take off in the laundry basket. I'll wash them later.」

「Ok, thanks.」


So saying, Akami took a change of clothes out of her wheeled suitcase in the corner of the living room and sluggishly disappeared into the bathroom.

In the meantime, Mashiro had been sorting out today's shopping, and when she finished, she heard the bathroom door open and close with a click.


「Phew...」


Her first job was done.

Now then, next... right, I was going to bring Akami a bath towel. I'm going to take a shower after her as well, so I'll bring an extra.

With that feeling, Mashiro cheerfully went to the dressing room in front of the bathroom.

The clothes Akami took off were carefully folded in the laundry basket, and while admiring her meticulousness, Mashiro called out through the glass door to the bathroom, from whence the sound of the shower resounded.


「Akami. I'll leave your bath towel here.」

『Ok. Thanks, Shiro-chan.』


She could hear Akami's cute voice echo inside the bathroom. She'd only heard that kind of voice from her mother before, so it was kind of fresh.

More importantly, just having Akami take a bath at her house felt special.

...... That's it.


「Akami.」

『Mm? What's the matter, Shiro-chan?』



「――Can I come in as well?」



『Ye... eeeeh!?』


After returning from shopping, she had been continuously moving her body, so as expected, she was sweaty, and feeling that taking a bath together with Akami might be enjoyable, Mashiro said that, but.


『～～～～～～!?』


As expected, the reply that came back was almost inaudible.

Also, loud sounds like『Bam!』and『Thud!』resounded.


「!?」


Those sounds surprised Mashiro a little.

Maybe something happened to Akami...!?

　

「Akami! What in the world happ...ened?」


In a panic, Mashiro opened the glass door without taking off her clothes and entered the bathroom.

Inside, the shower was left running, and Akami's small naked body was curled up in the empty bathtub.


「...... Uhh, Akami, what are you doing?」


For a moment, Mashiro didn't understand what was going on, or why this had happened.

First of all, she turned off the shower faucet and decided to question Akami, who was still curled up.


「Ah... well, um... I-I was embarrassed about being seen by Shiro-chan, and when I tried to take refuge in the bathtub in a panic, I hit my shin... auu..」


Akami managed to get up slowly, but she was still hiding herself in the bathtub as she replied.

In response, Mashiro could only tilt her head.


「Embarrassing, you say... we're both girls, so there's no need to hide that much, right?  We're always together when we change clothes for PE.」

「W-we may both be girls, but beyond that, we're lovers, right? So changing clothes is one thing, but being seen naked is still a little...」

「Mmm? Is that how it is?」

「............That reaction is hurtful in its own way.」


Toward Mashiro, who was still bewildered, Akami hit the rim of the bathtub with her forehead and anguished.

Was it that embarrassing?

Though Mashiro still felt like she didn't understand, for now, she took a quick look at Akami.

Her hair was usually curly, but right now, her hair was wet and hanging down to the top of her shoulders.

Her skin color was healthily fair.

Water droplets from the shower were scattered here and there on her upper arm.

She was hiding in the bathtub, but she had a slender body and a chest that could be said to be almost flat for a girl.

Her legs were thin, not plump.

...... Seeing that much, what she could say to sum it up was,


「――Cute.」


Just that one word.


「Eh, Sh-Shiro-chan? What do you...」

「Nnー」


Just from looking, that was all she could think about.


Brush


「!?」


With just her fingertips, she touched her wet shoulder.

Akami was surprised by that, and her whole body jumped, but more important than that,


「――――」


Her unbelievably soft and elastic skin, and additionally, the warmth from Akami being transmitted to her through her fingertips created a strange feeling inside Mashiro.

As if electricity had run throughout her body, all of her senses and nerves started to speed up.

Thump, her heart powerfully pounded.

Her breathing became rough.

Heat rose in her entire body.


「A-Akami.」

「Y-yes?」



「――May I touch you a little more?」



Before she knew it, she had blurted out something like that.


「――――!!!!!」


Far from just her face, Akami's entire body turned bright red as she drew back.


「Sh-Sh-Sh-Shiro-chan!?」

「This is, amazing. Even though I'm used to the usual replenishment, just touching you for a moment makes me intensely want more.」

「Stop, stop! Shiro-chan! Waitwaitwait, time to calm down!?」

「I can't. If I don't touch various parts of Akami and find out what they feel like, I won't be able to calm down...!」

「Heeeee...!?」


Though her head was in a daze from the heat that had continually been rising since a moment ago, Mashiro made a grabby gesture with her fingers as they slowly approached the naked Akami.


「!」


It looked like Akami suddenly grabbed something that was by her side.



「Shiro-chan, you pervert――――!?」



With the thing she grabbed――the washbowl, she took a sharp, full swing.

With a loud thud,/ Mashiro was magnificently slapped on the side of her face, and she spun around as she was blown away to the entrance of the bathroom; furthermore, she stumbled at the difference in elevation there and tottered two or three steps before collapsing facedown in the dressing room.


「............ Muu」


Since her head was dazed from the beginning, her consciousness started falling into darkness unexpectedly fast.

At the same time as that loss of consciousness,


... Ah, so this is the lewd stuff Akami was talking about before.

And.

So is this what they mean by arousal?...


Mashiro felt like she had gained understanding of two things, and once again remembering Akami's cute skin, Mashiro couldn't think of anything anymore.


　　☆　　★　　☆　　★　　☆　　★


Haa... haa... haa...

Sh-Shiro-chan, you've got plenty of a wolf's nature after all... I unconsciously let out a scream in such a cliche way.

No, well, if she had strongly pressured me even more than that, just accepting would have been an option as... wait, what am I thinking!? Calm down, me!?

Anyway, calm down, calm down... alright, I'm calm now.

First of all, let's wipe my body and put on clothes. Ok, that's all good.


「Phew...」


Let's take a breather.

Come to think of it, it looks like Shiro-chan's still unconscious, but,


「........................ Muu」



――She's collapsed in a strange way, face down with her butt facing the ceiling!?



What is this, what should I do? Maybe this is a chance to touch... no. Let's calm down again, yeah...!

Aah.

Dangerous, dangerous, if Shiro-chan wasn't wearing jeans, I would have felt weird again.

First of all, let's wake up Shiro-chan. Let's do it.



「... But, just a little bit.」



Squish


「!!!!!」



It was.

An incredibly soft butt.

... I have no right to say anything to Shiro-chan.