Click.
The door creaked open, and Yuuta stepped out of his house, rubbing his eyes.
"Renji? What are you doing here this early?" Yuuta asked, surprised to see his best friend standing on the porch.
Renji grinned. "Can't I visit my best friend without a reason?"
Yuuta smiled faintly. "Sure, but—"
His eyes widened as he spotted Airi, Hikari, and Sakura standing behind Renji.
"Wait... why are they here?" Yuuta whispered, quickly pulling Renji aside.
Renji scratched his head and looked away guiltily. "Uh... sorry, Yuuta. I told them everything."
"You idiot! You can't even keep one secret?!" Yuuta groaned, slapping his forehead.
"Don't be mad at Renji," Airi interrupted, walking up to him.
Yuuta blinked and hesitated. "I-I'm not mad at him, Airi…"
WHAM!
"Gah—!"
A punch landed square in his stomach, and Yuuta dropped to the ground like a sack of rice.
"I'm so angry at you, Yuuta!" Airi shouted. "Why didn't you just tell me you were helping me?! Why did you have to date Saya to spy on her?!"
Yuuta groaned from the ground, holding his stomach. "I know... but if I told you, you would've ruined the plan."
He looked away, face slightly pained.
Airi's hands clenched into fists. Then suddenly—bam! bam! bam!—three more punches landed, and Yuuta's face looked like he'd gone three rounds with a boxing champ.
"I didn't mean I don't believe you..." Airi muttered, looking away. "But if I had known, I wouldn't have let you date Saya. I… I just hated seeing you with someone else."
Yuuta slowly got up, wiping blood from his nose with a small smile. "I thought… if I told you, you'd stop me. That's why I took the risk alone."
Airi looked down, tears starting to form. "Even after I slapped you… I thought you'd leave me. But you didn't. You were always there…"
Yuuta panicked. "A-Airi! Don't cry, it's okay! I'm not mad! In fact… I want to say something."
Airi wiped her tears and looked up. "What is it?"
Yuuta took a deep breath. "Back then… when you asked if we could go back to how we were, I said we should be 'friends.' But that wasn't my real answer."
He looked her straight in the eyes.
"Airi… can I become your boyfriend again?"
Airi's eyes widened, a glowing smile breaking across her face. She grabbed Yuuta's hand tightly.
"Yes! Please, stay by my side again!"
Yuuta smiled back, heart fluttering.
But then Airi pulled back slightly, a mischievous sparkle in her eyes.
"But…"
Yuuta blinked. "But?"
"You still have to be punished," she said sweetly.
Renji, Hikari, and Sakura stood in the background, quietly watching.
"They've completely forgotten about us…" Sakura whispered.
"What kind of punishment?" Yuuta asked cautiously.
Suddenly, a whisper echoed in his ear.
> "Save yourself from kisses…"
Yuuta's eyes widened. Huh?! What kind of cryptic message is that?! Is another me giving warnings now?! From… kisses?!
Airi stepped closer, smiling.
"Your punishment is to give me 10 kisses."
Yuuta froze.
I'm… I'm going to kiss Airi… the girl I've liked for so long…! Ten times?! God is real!! That other me must be dumb for being scared of kisses!
But just as Yuuta was getting excited, Airi added, "Oh, and… one kiss equals one hour."
"Wait, what?!"
Yuuta's brain nearly short-circuited. Suddenly, memories flashed before his eyes—vivid scenes of Airi kissing him for hours… his face sore, him trying to escape, and Airi pinning him down whispering, "I want more…"
His body trembled in fear.
"…Renji. Let's go for a walk," Yuuta muttered, grabbing his best friend by the sleeve.
"Gladly," Renji said with a smug grin.
But just as they turned to leave—
"If you walk away, Yuuta," Airi said in a dangerously sweet tone, "your punishment doubles. That's 20 kisses… 20 hours."
Yuuta froze, slowly turning around.
She's not the Airi I know. She's… she's a kiss demon…!
Renji burst out laughing.
"What's gonna happen now?" Sakura giggled.
"Can Renji save Yuuta from Airi's love-powered wrath?" Hikari chimed in.
Yuuta stood frozen in place.
Kiss. Or run.
Either way…
He was doomed.
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