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It started when Gen had run off to Tsukasa after Chrome had woken up to him gone, Kohaku had insisted on chasing after him and dashed ahead. But at the last minute, Senku stopped her and she had no other choice but to crash into him.
He was pinned beneath her and his crimson eyes glinted. She questioned why he had stopped her, and he had only said that it wasn’t worth it. For some reason, at this moment, she had felt something weird awakened in her.
Kohaku wasn’t a particularly soft person, or, at least not when having sex.
I mean, it’s not like she had a choice on whether she should be soft or not. Power roles based on gender were expected and taken seriously in the village, and it’s not like she was inexperienced or anything. Sometimes she and Kinro would go at it, and when she manages to break his guard, she gets a short amount of freedom to take control for a while. And hell, it was exhilarating to watch him finally squirm from underneath her, and it was way better letting him – or any other man for that fact – take control over her.
And when she saw Senku pinned underneath her, watching as his face grew a bit flustered as she stared at him for a little bit longer than needed. It was then she knew what she felt wasn't normal, and it was the same she felt on that day with Kinro.
So that now leads three days later when Suika, Chrome, Senku, and Kohaku head out to the mountains to find materials to cure Suika’s eye fuzziness. Senku had said that she was actually nearsighted, which meant she can’t see from far away but could see clearly from up close.
“Glass is mostly made out of silica, or quartz sand.” Senku started, chuckling right after as he stepped over a rock. “However, I didn’t see any of that in the Chrome Collection.”
Chrome stared incredulously over his shoulder at the man behind him. “Why in the heck would I be collecting sand?”
Kohaku trailed a few paces behind them, helping Suika climb over a small step before she continued to stare burning holes right into the back of the scientist’s neck.
Ever since that day, she couldn’t keep her eyes off him. She wondered how’d he taste, or how his moans would sound as he squirmed and trembled beneath her. He would definitely resist at first, maybe he would be a little cocky about it.
One thing is certain though, he was a virgin. Kohaku narrowed her eyes and her stare intensified, she could’ve sworn she could see a trail of sweat roll down his neck but ignored it.
Yeah, he was a virgin.
“Although.” Senku’s voice made her snap out of her thoughts. “I did see a clue that should lead us to some.”
Chrome looked back shocked, Senku paused and stood still, soon after, everyone did as well to see what he’ll say. The scientist stuck a pinky in his ear and a sheepish grin grew on his face.
“…But I forgot where it was.” Suika and Chrome face-faulted but Kohaku didn’t, she only stared intently in thought. Senku wasn’t the type of person to forget things so easily, and she noted the way how he spared a small glance at her in the corner of his eye and her senses heightened.
He was up to something.
“So let’s split up.” He clapped his hands together, a grin ever so present on his face. “Suika and Chrome, you guys team up and look deeper into the forest. I’ll go with Kohaku up to the mountains.”
Chrome and Suika shared a glance but nonetheless followed the order and headed deeper into the forest. After that, silence filled the area and Kohaku shuffled on her feet nervously.
Shit, why was he so quiet? Crack a joke or something, talk about more of this sorcery stuff, this was making her fidgety.
He turned to her soon after, crimson eyes boring into cerulean. “Let’s go.” The sudden change in his voice caused her heart to skip a beat as he walked through some trees, she made sure to keep a few steps behind him.
It was when they were deep into the greens of the forest that Senku chose to stop walking, folding his arms as he leaned against a tree with a raised eyebrow. “Now tell me, why have you been staring at me behind my back?”
Kohaku’s lips separated slightly in shock before they sealed shut and an irritated frown grew on his face. “You thought I wouldn’t notice?”
He shook his head with a tired sigh. “Ever since that day, you’ve been looking at me like a lion stalking its prey.”
Shit.
How was she going to get out of this now? She has three options: make up something off the bat, and one.
Completely shut him down, two.
Or just don’t say anything in return, three.
But then…
Tell him about the embarrassing wet dreams she’d been having about him, and how she wanted to fuck his brains out, four.
Fuck, shitfuckshit, fucking hell, she really was going to do this. Her heart pounded in her ears as Senku stared at her incredulously, it was obvious he wasn’t going to let this go. He wasn’t just going to completely ignore this entire situation and not take action on it. Shitshit fucking shit.
“I–” Her voice came out in a tremble, and the corners of Senku’s lips pulled down as his eyes narrowed at her. Maybe he was hoping that he could force a response out of her if he stared at her intensely like that. It only stirred the burning fire in her loins and she felt her ears burn. She was wasting his time, and he knew it, of course, he fucking knew it, but he still wasn’t going to leave without any answers.
“I…” Kohaku’s lips opened to answer. “I want to fuck you.” She made hesitant eye contact with him, watching as his lips gaped open slightly.
“Hard.”
Hard as hell, she wanted him trembling under her touch. She craved for it, his sounds, his taste, she wanted to break him, hard.
She said it. She finally said it.
“Oh.”
That was all he said, and he genuinely seemed shocked about the whole situation. She had honestly thought he knew from how nonchalant and different he was when Suika and Chrome had left.
“Really?” His voice was high-pitched and forced, maybe he was hoping that what he was hearing was just a funny joke she was pulling on him. A blush had finally worked its way on Kohaku’s face as she nodded timidly, biting her bottom lip softly.
Senku pressed his lips together tightly at that, a grim look on his face as he looked deep in thought. She shuffled nervously on her feet again and she swallowed at his silence, she shouldn’t have said that.
She really, really, shouldn’t have said that. Regret was pooling deep within her mind and she almost felt like running away. Senku was her friend, just spurting all this stuff in his direction even though she was pretty sure he wasn’t interested in women, men, or relationships in the slightest. He probably thought she was some sick pervert now, and just like that, she felt their friendship crumble into nothing but dust.
“I– uh.” He swallowed, his eyes darted anywhere but her, and she felt weirdly hurt by the action. “I really didn’t expect that.”
Kohaku’s fists clenched as they remained by her sides. “Yeah…” Her voice was below a murmur and she turned her head slightly to the side, was it too late to run? Senku wasn’t the best athletically or physically, so she knew she could outrun him easily. But for some reason her feet remained flat, planted on the ground firmly and she couldn’t budge no matter what she commanded her body to do.
“So, uhm.” Senku cleared his throat, and Kohaku looked up at him curiously. “W-When did you start feeling this way about me?”
The shakiness in his voice made her feel a little less awkward in their already uncomfortable situation. She fiddled with the end rims on her dress as she went to answer. “Three days ago, when I collapsed on top of you.”
Her body betrayed her when she visibly shuddered, hell, this was so embarrassing. “I’ve been having weird dreams with you in them ever since.” Her heart pounded in her ears as she took a subconscious step toward the scientist.
Oh fuck, what is she doing, what the fuck is she doing. She was practically screaming at her body to pay attention to her, and yet she had taken a step forward literally against her will.
He wasn’t that far ahead of her originally so it only took another step and she’d be standing right in front of him, and that’s what she did.
“Can you…” His hot breath rolled off her neck, damn it, they were so close. “…Tell me what you did to me in that dream?”
Did she take a fucking leap toward him or something? Why the hell was he so close? Kohaku felt like crying, her heart was going to beat out of her chest if this continued, and her face was burning up beyond imagining, she would think that she had gotten a fever.
Senku wasn’t even blushing, nor did his face show any signs of being flustered. His crimson eyes held that same glint from that same, accursed day that haunted her ever since, and fuck. He fucking knew this asshole knew since that day and now she knows. He was doing this to her and she hated it, it drove her insane.
“I–” Her voice cracked, meanwhile red eyes fucking sorted through her thoughts. Kohaku swallowed again, feeling a lump in her throat as she averted eye contact.
The scientist let out a sigh, folding his arms as he leaned back on the tree. “Troublesome woman.” He shook his head and a frown rested on his face. She had him practically pinned to the tree and he didn’t have any other place to move, yet he still seemed so nonchalant despite the suggestive position.
“How am I supposed to help you if I don’t know how to? ”
At that, Kohaku took a small step back, her eyebrows furrowed. “What?” Her face contorted between confusion and embarrassment. “H-Help me?” The last part came out in a squeak, and her complexion grew flushed when she realized what he was insinuating.
Senku rolled his eyes, regaining their proximity by taking a step toward her. “We can’t have you continue to stare at me like a piece of meat in public, now can we?”
She shook her head hurriedly when she realized he wanted her to answer, swallowing at his words.
“So…” He took another step forward, and she hated that there was another tree behind her cause now she was the one pinned. His knee pressed between her legs and she made a sound, she could feel his breath on her ears and her senses shot through the roof.
“…Mind telling about that dream?”
His voice. His fucking voice. Oh, fuck fuckshit fucking hell.
She can’t get out of this one, can she? Kohaku swallowed, that knee was driving her insane. But she had a question lingering in her mind that just had to be answered first. “…Are you a virgin?”
At that, the scientist averted his eyes and cleared his throat, turning his head slightly to the side to hide the embarrassment present on his face.
“I don’t see how--”
“Oh, but it is necessary.”
The interruption from her caused his face to flush the same color as his eyes. He cleared his throat for the third time that day and she was starting to think it was a nervous tic of his.
“A-All I’m trying to do is make sure that you don’t end up staring at me in public like that anymore, I don’t want people assuming things.”
The question was dodged… he’s a virgin. Oh, how the tables have turned. Kohaku watched in amusement as he tried to keep his cool and stop the embarrassment from approaching his face, but he was already too late.
She took a step forward, pushing herself off the surface of the tree, and he took a step back in return.
“You keep talking about me having to tell you about my dream.”
Another step, and now Senku was pressed up against a tree, her knee pushing softly on his semi-hard erection through the fabric.
“How about I show you instead?”
A low, shuddered exhale escaped his lips from her words, and she felt herself craving more. She rubbed her knee against his clothed girth as he got the memo and humped on it.
“Since you're a virgin, I’ll make sure your first times are worth the while.”
He only groaned needily, and she wanted to kiss him so badly. Watching as his bottom lip trembled as he rolled his hips on her knee against his restrained cock.
So she did.
Senku jolted but didn’t choose to fight it when her tongue entered his mouth, moaning as he was forced to breathe through his nose.
They quickly parted, and Kohaku chose immediately after to go for his neck, suckling his pulse and he squirmed.
“Was that your first kiss?” She breathed against his ear, he whimpered slightly and nodded in response.
“Oh fuck.” He clawed at the fabric on her back as she leaned forward to nip and kiss his neck, causing him to angle his neck unconsciously to give her more flesh to mark. “Oh fuck, shit.” He swallowed, gasping softly when he felt her teeth finally sink into his skin and suck on his shoulder after teasing him with nibbles and bites for so long.
She made a note to not leave any marks above his collar, otherwise, it would raise unneeded suspicion and attention. She also realized how sensitive his neck was, seeing how his thrusts against her thigh quickened as she sucked on his pulse and nerves again.
“S-So…” His eyes glazed as he panted, rocking softly against her leg for an ounce of friction to get him off. “Was this a part of your dream?”
Kohaku hummed at the question as she pulled away from his neck, lifting his thighs to her waist so he could finally get the friction he craved for. His back arched slightly as she did so, it wasn’t shocking how easily she could carry him with how lithe and nimble his frame was.
“Not exactly…” The corners of Senku’s lips pulled down into a frown. “But this is something I would dream of with you in it.”
He made a sound between the sound of frustration and need as he glared at the woman in front of him. “T-Troublesome woman, nngh…”
“The whole…” He paused, and Kohaku looked at him with amusement. “…Reason.” The scientist forced out with a hiss, seems like the pleasure was getting to him, but he was doing fairly well.
“I had–” She rolled her eyes and sneaked a finger under his dress, pressing softly at the clothed spot between his asshole and girth.
“Fuck.” Senku grabbed a hold of the fabric on her dress and squeezed. “What the fuck.” His widened eyes glared at the mischievous look on her face.
“Do you know what the hell you just pushed?” He hissed, face flaring red as he snapped at her.
Kohaku shrugged, but the smirk never left her face. “No, but this was a sensitive spot I’ve noticed is shared with the men I slept with.” She snickered softly at the embarrassed look that he unsuccessfully tried to hide with the back of his palm.
“I guess someone like you can’t resist it, too.”
He averted his eyes, regaining his breathing with small pants. “Of course not…” He murmured under his breath. “It’s a bodily function, you can’t just ignore it…”
“I don’t even wanna know how you discovered this spot in the first place.”
She snickered and pressed the soft spot again, watching as he sucked in a breath of air but still didn’t get the reaction she wanted from him.
Senku finally moaned when she pressed the spot again, clutching the fabric on her shoulders when she pushed against the flesh repeatedly.
“I-It’s called…” He huffed, groaning softly as Kohaku pressed against the flesh again. “…The perineum…”
“Taint is another word… it’s weird, right?” He was just talking to himself, maybe trying to stop himself from moaning too loudly. But he was already too late for that, however. And he probably wasn’t self-aware of how loud he actually was, but she supposed she would tell him when he can form a proper sentence.
She raised an eyebrow at his ability to still teach her things even during the rough position he was in right now. Nonetheless, she continued her assault of pushing and pressing his taint until he squirmed and writhed from her touch.
It was when his eyes widened in alertness as he let out a silent gasp. “I’m gonna cum.” He moaned right after but stopped himself halfway to speak again.
“K-Kohaku, I’m going to cum.” His voice was more panicked this time, causing her to turn to him with confusion.
“Then cum?” Her brows furrowed at his hurried speech, and he inhaled a deep breath of air to regulate his breathing.
“I-I can’t…”
Kohaku raised an eyebrow from his incomplete sentences, Senku wiggled around for a while before he gasped again, clenching his teeth together.
“My clothes…!” He hissed out, and finally, she understood what was stopping him from coming.
Hurriedly, she lifted both his thighs from her waist and onto her shoulders with a hefty huff, easing him further up on the tree.
If he were to come in his clothes, that would leave a whole lot of trouble for the both of them. And knowing him, he would make a massive fuss about it once they would be alone as well.
Kohaku grabbed one of his hands and replaced her hand that was pressing against his taint with his. She gave him a look that read: Don’t you dare remove it; and without her needing to say anything, he swallowed and pushed up against his perineum; whimpering as he felt his orgasm approach.
“Lift your dress!” She barked, and with his other hand, he raised the ends of the skirt that had been ridden up to his waist. Senku whined as she struggled to unbuckle his fundoshi; and when she finally managed to do so, he groaned and his hips rutted when air brushed against his precum-covered cock. If it weren’t for Kohaku pressing him so close to the tree bark, she would have fallen on her ass and dropped him.
“Hurry…” He moaned, back arching slightly and he raised his dress further up, fully revealing his cock to the woman. She had no time to gape and gawk at his size, only grabbing his length and hearing him suck in some air as his tip was enveloped in her wet mouth.
“A-Ah…” He gasped softly, the legs around her shoulders tightened around her head. Which wasn’t a problem for her because he was lean and lithe, and wasn’t particularly heavy, either. Senku’s head made harsh contact with the tree bark as he flung it back, meanwhile, Kohaku clutched at his thighs.
He noticed her increased attention to his tip and panicked slightly, bottom lips trembling as her tongue poked at his slit.
“S-Shit, don’t suck!”
And that was exactly what she did.
His back arched off the tree, and he could’ve sworn he saw stars as his ears rang and his vision grew to a softly faded white.
She kept sucking, and fuck it hurt, but shit, it also felt so good. Why did she keep sucking? His balls contracted and he shot off a hot, white load in her mouth. He rutted in her mouth, hearing her gag slightly as she made him stop what he was doing by grabbing onto his ass.
The area was silent soon after except for some soft panting coming from the scientist as he peered down below him, looking at her puffed-out rosy cheeks. “D-Dont swallow…” He murmured under his breath, and yet, she still did. Watching as his tip left her mouth with a pop, a trail of saliva being the only thread of contact before she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.
“How troublesome…” He breathed. “…You need to learn to follow orders more properly.” He leaned his head on the tree bark with a sigh.
Kohaku only hummed in response and it made him question why she was so silent. When he peered down again, she stuck out her tongue, revealing a small, but decent, amount of his cum.
He widened his eyes momentarily at her, his mouth parting slightly in shock. “W-What?” He almost squealed in fear as she lifted him higher, this time almost above her head as her tongue poked at his puckered hole and he glared when he figured out what she was planning.
“K-Kohaku, don’t you dare–”
A small yelp, which was instantly cut off by himself as he squirmed from her tongue. His eyes remained widened, but he couldn’t find himself to speak. Damn it, why the hell was she so strong? Her balance was out of this world.
Her tongue lapped at his hole and her hands latched onto his ass, he had nothing to cling to but her hair. Senku whined in frustration as she continued her assault, and gasped slightly when she blew into his heat.
She kissed his inner thighs near his entrance, and he flinched as she bit down softly and sucked on his thigh, leaving a swollen, red mark as she moved back down again.
It was when she stuck out her tongue, however, and pressed into his puckered hole slightly. That caused the scientist to yelp and tug at her hair slightly.
“S-Stop!”
With a grunt, Kohaku adjusted him so that his legs were back at her waist, and now that she had a full view of his expression now, she snickered. His face was flushed a deep red as he panted, and he had this scowl on his face that only made him look bratty.
“You pervert.” He quipped, his tone was unthreatening, and he seemed to put all his power to keep the frown on his face.
“You seem to be a bigger pervert than me, it takes a degenerate to take all that and be able to talk right after.” She jested, a smirk on her face causing him to turn away, folding his arms with a huff.
“Ugh, how do you know these phrases?” Senku scoffed at her words, rolling his eyes as he did so. “I can only imagine how you even got the idea of doing something like that.”
“But did it feel bad?”
Silence. And a small grin grew on her face.
“Wipe that smug smirk off your face.” He huffed, a frown on his face but he only made it look like he was pouting. His words only made her grin widen and made her feel more encouraged to do even more.
She grabbed his length, emitting a small sound from Senku. “Wrap your legs tight around my waist.” She spared a small glance at the man who did as told.
“I won’t be able to hold onto you so it's inevitable to say no.”
“That goes unsaid…” He grumbled, and she could tell that he was still upset from her eating out his ass just a little over a minute ago.
She felt the legs around her waist tighten even more as she let go of his thighs, with her left hand, she groped his ass, and with her right hand already firmly gripping his cock, she started pumping her hand up and down his length.
“T-This makes me wonder…” Senku smirked weakly, panting softly as he mustered up the air to continue.
“…What more you have in store for me.”
Kohaku only smiled in response, feeling her hand grow wetter from his precum. She mashed her lips onto his, swirling her tongue with his, and after, he grunted and pulled away.
“Bleh, you taste like ass.” He smacked his lips together to further examine the flavor, and then he grimaced slightly. “And semen.”
She snorted, and despite his words, he pulled her back in for another kiss, grabbing the back of her neck to do so. The action caught her off guard and she moaned into his mouth, it motivated her to go faster with her thrusting, and that time it was his turn to moan, she pulled back and smirked.
“How do you know what ass tastes like?” Just a small, little joke to poke fun at. He scowled at her inane and absurd question, fighting down a sound to speak.
“A-Are you moronic?” He started, furrowing his brows. “It's obviously the foreign taste in my mouth that wasn't there previously.”
Kohaku groaned, and she wondered why she had said the joke in the first place. Of course, he would take it seriously, he only makes jokes when it’s extremely crude and out of pocket.
“It was a jo– you know what, never mind.” She huffed, and instead of letting him have something to say back, she enveloped him in another kiss.
And this time, he thrust his cock out of her palm like he was fucking into a pussy. He moaned into her mouth needily before he pulled away. “I-I’m close.”
Kohaku increased her pace, Senku latched on to the fabric of her shoulders and with a groan as his head sank between his own. Her hand worked at his cock, and her other hand squeezed and groped at his ass. “Faster…” He rasped out, and that she did.
The scientist hissed in some air through clenched teeth when she went faster, pulling the woman into a desperate kiss as he came over her fingers shortly after.
The legs around her waist trembled, and he removed the kiss for a breath of air, gasping softly as he leaned back on the tree bark.
“Oh fuck.” Senku whimpered weakly, eyes lidded as if he had just seen the entire galaxy flash through his eyes. Both of their lips were red and swollen and his legs almost unwrapped themselves if it weren't for Kohaku keeping him upward. His face was a burning red as he took in deep puffs of air to regulate his pounding heart that felt like beating out of his chest.
“We have one more thing left.” Kohaku chirped, and the scientist groaned. He made sure to keep himself comfortable this time, tightening his legs around her waist once again as her right hand left his cock and moved down towards his hole.
“Oh.”
Well, at least now he knows why she had done all that previously.
Senku struggled to stay awake as he felt her fingers start to work. Her rimming him down there and his semen on her fingers made it just enough lubrication for her to push a finger in.
He hissed at the feeling and he squeezed around her finger. Kohaku’s left hand was palmed on his ass to keep him stable, she watched as his face contorted between discomfort and morbid curiosity.
“Don’t relax so much…” She glanced upwards at him. “Clench like you’re pushing something, it should hurt less.”
“How do you even know that?” The scientist groaned through clenched teeth, his body trembled as he cursed under his breath.
Kohaku rolled her eyes at that, pressing him up on the tree so she could remove her left hand and grasp onto his cock. “Stop being such a big baby, you can’t even feel anything with one finger.”
“Oh trust me,” Senku growled, and she could tell he was growing into a foul mood. “I can feel a whole lot more than what you think I am.”
Wow. He was snarky, but this is a whole new level.
“You’re moody when you have a finger up your ass.” She snickered, and his crimson eyes glinted again. He huffed and averted his eyes, his bottom lip trembled and then Kohaku kissed him roughly.
He seemed startled by the sudden action but quickly grew into it as he rutted into her hand. He mewled softly at her stunted movements, and then she realized her paused motions, and she started thrusting her hand up and back down his length.
Senku was going so mad at her, she almost chuckled at how unaware he was. That blissful obliviousness was going to be the last thing he felt before they leap into a rabbit hole she wasn’t sure they’ll recover from.
Kohaku added another slick finger, making that two as the scientist shrieked into her mouth. She took that as her sign to deepen the kiss, keeping him focused on that instead of the fingers penetrating him currently.
His hands clawed at her back for anything to cling onto as he whined desperately. Her fingers spread apart like a pair of scissors and stretched him out from the inside. The blonde parted when her fingers brushed against a walnut-sized fleshy part and she grinned.
“That wasn't so hard, now was it? You big baby.”
“Fuck.” His head sank between his shoulders as she stretched him out from the inside. “Fuck you.”
“Rude.” She pouted, before switching around and rolling her eyes. “You’re going to be fine.”
“I know that!” Senku hissed, teeth clenched and he squeezed the fabric on her shoulders. “Shut–”
Her fingers pressed against the fleshy part again and he moaned, cutting off his words, and after, he just laid back on the tree in defeat.
Doing that had enabled Kohaku to thrust her fingers out and back into him. Watching as his face twisted between pain and pleasure when he cursed underneath his breath and stifled moans. “F-Feels kinda good.” He murmured between one of his new routines, and she smirked at his words.
Her fingers slicked out and right back in him easily now, hearing his breathing go shallow and quicker as she pounded into him.
She didn’t feel confident enough to add another finger and knowing how he reacted when she added the second one made her choose not to altogether.
“Do you think you can handle me putting in another finger without screaming?”
Senku shook his head, fighting down a whine as her fingers continued to plunge into this seeping hole. Kohaku couldn’t do anything but agree. And although he seemed to realize that the position he was in made it easier for her fingers to slip into him, it was obvious that he wouldn’t be able to take it anymore.
“I-I’m gonna cum soon.”
“Already?” Her eyes widened and the scientist scoffed.
“Don’t get your pride all up.” He breathed, making a sound as she adjusted him upwards causing her fingers pushed against his p-spot.
“I-It’s not because of whatever’s happening in my ass.”
Why was he so against having a finger up his ass?
…
Now that she thought about it, it does make sense why he was against it. But having such an erotic reaction from having a finger in your ass definitely had to mean something.
His words made Kohaku remember her hand that was lathered in a significant amount of precum from jacking him off, and it gave her an idea.
“So what if I stop stimulating you here…” She let go of his cock, and as her fingers grazed on his length, she rubbed against his tip and he stifled a sound.
“And focus all of my attention down below to make you cum?”
For the first time in their entire , fun experience in the forest. His face reddened in a way that wasn’t because of bodily reactions from sensitive spots or nerves.
He scowled, and despite the attitude, his complexion was still red and it only challenged her even further.
“You wouldn't dare.”
Oh. But she would.
So she did.
“O-Oh shit.”
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After everything, they had cleaned themselves up and prepared to head back to where they were previously at.
Senku made a sound as he stretched, making a sound as he cracked his neck. The blonde only wondered why he was so energized even after all that had happened.
As if he could read her mind, or perhaps it was because of her prolonged concern of staring that had made him smirk at her. “I can’t bother to be lethargic with something as taxing as this. Do you remember what we’re here for?”
“I totally forgot!” Her eyes widened, recognizing that she had lost track of time. “They’re probably waiting for us!”
The scientist rolled his shoulders as he huffed, exhaustion lacing his words. “Ngh, no need to rush. Chrome knows his way around, but there’s no way–”
A voice came from far ahead, sounding distant, but both of them were able to properly make out who it belonged to.
“Senku! Kohaku! Where are you!?”
This voice was Chrome, a not-so-deep voice, but he wasn’t exactly high-pitched, either.
“Kohaku!” This time it was Suika, her voice being more high-pitched than the previous. “Senku!”
Senku released a sigh he had and turned to Kohaku, who was adjusting her ponytail. “We should head out now.”
She nodded, so they began their trek and the scientist chose to walk a bit ahead. That went unsaid, but what also went without words was the entire walk back to the others.
“So…” Kohaku started, breaking the awkward silence as she stepped over a rock. “Did you really forget that clue from earlier?”
“… Of course not.” He waved over his head to dismiss her words. “I needed an excuse to talk to you privately.”
“I thought so.”
It only took them three more minutes to finally reach the other two. Suika seemed to notice them first and nudged Chrome and pointed in their direction.
“Kohaku!” She waved, bouncing on her feet as she cheered. “Senku!”
The scientist chose to jog ahead with a smirk as he teased the sorcerer on his accomplishment. Kohaku did the same shortly after with an amused grin on her face as she joined the others.
“What took so long?” Chrome quipped, folding his arms with a condescending tone, causing Senku to release a sigh. He was so nosy, and he knew he wasn’t one to intervene when it didn’t bother him.
Except… it did bother him. But it wasn’t their fault that they didn’t use the extra time they had to at least look in a different area to pass time.
Senku opened his mouth but was interrupted by another.
“We ended up looking a bit deeper in the forest than expected,” Kohaku spoke up, chuckling softly as she rubbed the back of her neck apologetically. “Sorry. But we managed to find the place, right, Senku?”
She nudged him slightly, watching as his crimson eyes glinted and he gave a smirk.
“Just up those mountains, actually.” Senku pointed towards the steep, rocky mountains behind him. “This is where we’ll find our material to make Suika some glasses.”
“Oh!” Chrome widened his eyes. “I know that mountain!”
Suika cheered, giggling as she was the first to sprint in that direction. She shrank in her melon shell and rolled and bounced to the mountains.
Chrome was the second to go, showing his concern as Suika almost ended up rolling off course. He insisted to stay by her side as she excitedly hopped and leaped.
Kohaku giggled at the scene ahead, not even noticing Senku staring at her in the corner of his eye as he walked side by side with her.
“Uh, Kohaku.” He started, grabbing her attention as she turned to him. “Let’s have this only be between us two, I only did that because I didn’t want any–”
“Yeah, Yeah.” The blonde sighed, a small grin growing on her face shortly after, however. “I won’t trouble you with this again, that goes unsaid.”
He raised an eyebrow before it fell and he smirked with a small chuckle. Kohaku’s face flared from embarrassment and she smacked him lightly on the shoulder.
“What’s so funny! I don’t recall saying anything funny!”
His smirk only widened and he shook his head, looking forward back to the other two bounding seeping in the distance. “It’s nothing…”
“Forget it.”