After everyone changed and took a shower, this time making sure that I was the first to shower, everyone went to eat then went back to their rooms.
“See ya.”
“See ya.”
“Eh?”
After he also finished showering, Simon quickly dried up, changed clothes, and prepared to leave. Not minding where he was going, I simply answered back uninterested while Fatty remained frozen for a moment and quickly went outside the room and asked in a hurry,
“W-wait! Where are you going?!”
“My buddies found a cool club near the motel and we decided to go as well. It seems that another school went on a trip at the same time with us and they’re meeting up there.”
“J-just how did you know that?! W-wait! I wanna go as well!”
“Then wash faster! We’ll wait for everyone down.”
Fatty quickly went to shower and in less than 10 minutes got out to dry up and change clothes, leaving me shocked at how quick he was. After he left, I was happy to see that I was on my own and finally able to relax by myself-
-Knock knock-
Or not.
“Who the heck?”
I took off my earphones and went to the door that was on the other side of the room from my bed.
-Knock knock-
“Wait a sec! Goddammit!”
I opened the door and the former trio of girls appeared, Mara, Marina, and Alice, making me frown confused.
“Hello~!”
“No, wait a bit…”
All three of them greeted me with a smile but I massaged my throbbing forehead,
“Weren’t you guys going with Simon and his party to some club? Why are you here?”
“Ah, we’ve been told about that, but I refused because I knew you won’t go.”
“I refused because of the same reason and wanted to be with Alice as well.”
“I refused because these two refused as well.”
Alice answered first, followed shortly by Mira then Marina, all having innocent smiles on their faces.
“… Are you some kind of bonus package? Buy one get two more? And since when have I become part of this package?”
“Since we agreed that you’re a nice guy.”
Alice answered in everyone’s place and welcomed herself in the room, the other two following suit while leaving me to stare at them as if I had no say in this.
Since when were people so easy-going around me?
I sighed then just closed the door, letting them do as they wanted. Of course, the first thing they did was to get on top of my bed and take out the playing cards, put on some music on their phones, then take out a bag of snacks and juices or sodas.
“Aren’t you too familiar with my bed now? Should I also have you three sleep in it while at it?”
I crossed my arms and asked a bit irritated while standing beside my own bed. Marina then leaned closer and looked up at me with a provocative and joking smile,
“Hm~? What~? You want to sleep with all of us together~? No~ you’re such a perv.”
I then lifted her chin and smiled annoyed,
“What are you even saying? Trying to provoke me now? Should we actually try it out?”
“Eh? Ehm…”
She blushed for a bit then a pillow was sent flying at my face, Mira showing me her tongue then pout annoyed. Alice was also mad at me, crossing her arms as well.
“Leon, you should control yourself a bit more.”
“Wha-? In what way?”
Seeing my confused expression, Marina looked at me surprised and asked,
“Leon, don’t tell me… Are you a natural Gigolo?”
“Wha-“
“He is.”
“yep…”
“Wot?”
At first I thought she was kidding, but after the other two confirmed it I was even more shocked, making them laugh out loud.
The night then continued just as it was, the four of us playing games and listening to their music, thinking that if I were to listen to my things on speakers, I would scare them away.
I suppose folk metal and power metal ain’t for everyone… Maybe even punk rock and nu-metal is still too much… Err, I’ll just pass on showing my songs.
I nodded to myself then continued on playing, Marina being already out as she won while Mira and Alice now teaming up against me, already accustomed to my tricks.
“Yo, 2 vs 1? How is that fair?”
“You used my moves against Alice, you deserve it.”
“Yes, yes. This is your punishment.”
“Bruh…”
In the end, I was the only one who remained, ending up losing. After a bit, Marina came to me and showed me some videos.
“Here, take a look at these.”
“Hm? What’s this about?”
“Oh? Marina, what are you showing him?”
“I wanna see, I wanna see.”
After a bit, Alice and Mira also rushed beside me, Alice going for my lap while Mira stood on my back, making me wonder if I was some kind of furniture.
“Oh? Isn’t this the Judo Championship I went to this summer?”
“It is, it is! You were so cool!”
Mira exclaimed excitedly and I looked interested at the video, ignoring the three that seemed way too familiar with me for some reason.
The moment it started, I observed how Alice rushed in, left herself be grabbed, but just before the other person could step forward to trip her she blocked her leg with her own knee and landed an incredible counter by throwing her adversary to the ground, easily winning the first round.
“Woah?”
I exclaimed surprised and Alice felt prideful at that, leaning on me as if wanting to be congratulated,
“Nice reaction~. But there is more as I was able to climb all the way to the top. Just observe how I won everything.”
As she said, the next videos were of her winning any other match one way or another, leaving me greatly impressed.
“Although I knew you were strong, but not this strong…”
“Hehehe~.”
“Now all you need to learn is how to keep your footing on uneven ground, am I right?”
“Ugh…”
Seeing her so full of herself, I gently caressed her ankle and she couldn’t help feeling embarrassed, remembering how she was unable to defend herself from only four random guys.
Marina then continued to show me other videos of Alice’s competitions and offered me to hold the phone then rested her head on my shoulder while leaning on me as well.
“A~h, much better.”
“…”
With one on my lap, one on my back, and one to my side, I knew at that moment… that I seriously f***** up.
For the love of… Just how the heck did I end up like this? I swear I wasn’t this popular before, right? Rather, maybe it’s just me overreacting… Let’s wish it’s just that…
While on the outside I appeared like stone, on the inside I felt agitated and even a bit miserable. I even glanced a few times at Alice, thinking that she might be able to do something as we were supposed to be an item by now. Also, I couldn’t just push the other two away and hold only Alice as that would make it too obvious that we’re together.
Now that I think back, she didn’t even bother hiding this fact… And I don’t have any say in this as I didn’t either, dammit.
Remembering me carrying her all the way up and down, then the fact that I covered her behind from others’ stares, then the kiss that happened right in the middle of the damn hallway where anyone could’ve seen us.
We ain’t trying to hide it at all…
I felt sweat falling down my forehead but then I just tried to think of something else and, when the video of her beating down another one ended, I quickly acted by asking for another game of cards and how everyone should go back to their positions.
“I’m doing fine here?”
“Yeah, same.”
“Me as well.”
“We can’t play s*** like this, you damn…”
All three of them took a more comfortable position while rejecting my proposal and I felt my forehead throbbing. I then simply got up annoyed and started scolding them,
“Alright, that’s it! I need an explanation as to why you three are suddenly behaving like some spoiled cats. Is this a new game of teasing Leon till he snaps or something? Speak up, now.”
I stood up in front of them with my arms crossed and then all three of them evaded eye contact, glancing at Alice now and then. Seeing this, I glared at her and she glanced once at me only to quickly evade my eyes afterward awkwardly,
“Alice? You have something to tell me?”
“W-well…”
She scratched her cheek with a guilty smile while looking away and I kept on pressuring her with my stare, making her speak in the end,
“We~ll… They asked me how come I was able to befriend you to the point that being all touchy-feely is no longer a problem. And so I told them that, as long as you don’t have that jacket with blades on, you won’t push anyone aside as long as there’s no real reason to and neither will you take any advantage to touch us back.”
“…”
I froze up for a moment, feeling like she wasn’t wrong but… not quite right either.
“And so… you decided to suddenly get close to me because…?”
I looked at the other two confused and then both of them smiled just as guilty, Marina looking away while Mira covering her mouth, both their eyes laughing.
“We just wanted to tease someone who can make such a face.”
Marina then showed me the picture which won me the title of a godly blacksmith, making me turn to stone. I glanced sharply at Alice and instantly pulled her cheeks.
“You damn woman! What did we talk about not showing this thing to others?!”
“W-whaith, waith! Awawaw!”
After I released her she quickly explained herself with watery eyes,
“I-It wasn’t my fault! When I was taking a shower, Mira stole my phone and showed the picture to Marina, in the end making me share it with them as well…”
“Wait. Wasn’t your phone blocked? How did they-… Let me see that for a bit.”
“Ah.”
I took her phone then opened the lock-screen, Alice’s face turning white with a weak smile on it. Just as expected, her wallpaper for the locked screen was exactly this picture, making for my face to turn dark.
“Alice you little…”
While I tried to massage my temples with trembling hands, Marina and Mira laughed out amused at the side. I then turned at Mira and started scolding her as well,
“You as well. How come you’re stealing someone else’s phone?”
“I didn’t steal it. I only borrowed for a second to show it to Marina. I gave it back right after~.”
She then showed me her tongue as if saying You can’t do anything to me, only annoying me further. I passed the phone back to Alice and said sternly,
“Alright, from now on none of you shall come to half a meter near me. This is my space, alright? No touching or other weird things that can be misunderstood. We clear?”
“Aw~ are we embarrassed now~?”
“Girly, if I’m not pushing you down doesn’t mean I don’t have the guts to do so.”
At Marina’s provocations, I instantly glared her way more intently, looking at her tights and chest with dirty eyes, making her more conscious of herself as she tried to hide. She did call me a perv while blushing for a bit, but I gave it no mind as I grinned amusedly.
When it was already late and the others returned from the clubs, the girls went back to their rooms and we quickly went to sleep, the next day returning back to our homes.
