"Oh my, would you look at the time."
Perched on the toilet seat with her long fair legs crossed, Kasumigaoka glanced at the time on her phone and gave a knock on the adjacent bathroom stall.
"I've got some bad news for you two—we're officially late."
"Eh? L-Late?!"
Kawasaki's panicked voice came from the other side.
"Mhm, already ten minutes late. Homeroom probably started a while ago."
"W-What?!"
Kawasaki was on the verge of a breakdown.
"Why didn't you warn us earlier?!"
"Warn you? With the way you two were going just now, how could I? Even if I had, would you have actually listened?"
Kasumigaoka replied with perfect composure.
"Ugh, now we're in trouble. What are we supposed to tell Kirisu-sensei...?"
Kawasaki sighed bitterly.
"What's there to worry about? We're all late together. She'll scold us, sure, but that's about it."
Kasumigaoka responded, completely unfazed.
"You…"
Kawasaki bit her tongue. She clearly wanted to say something, but in the end, she held it back—she knew it was her own fault.
"Hurry up and get dressed. Once you're ready, come out quickly."
Lifting herself off the toilet seat, Kasumigaoka called over to Kawasaki.
"Huh? What's the rush?"
"Of course I'm in a rush. It's my turn to enjoy dear Airi-kun~"
"You're still going through with it? Are you insane?! We need to get back to class!"
"We're already late. Going now or a few minutes later makes no difference. Besides, enough with the chit-chat—get out already."
Kasumigaoka stepped out of the restroom, tapping her bare feet impatiently on the floor like a child waiting for candy, her eagerness palpable.
"Just give me a moment," Kawasaki muttered in a fluster.
"No problem~"
A few minutes later—
Kawasaki cautiously cracked open the bathroom door.
"Relax. Everyone's in homeroom right now. No one's coming in here," Kasumigaoka reassured her with a smile.
Kawasaki let out a sigh of relief and staggered out, looking thoroughly disheveled.
"Oh ho~ Not bad at all."
Kasumigaoka blinked in surprise as she gave Kawasaki a once-over, her eyes particularly lingering on her hips.
"Your figure's really filled out—especially back here. That's quite an upgrade."
"!!"
Kawasaki's face went crimson, as if about to combust.
"Wh-What nonsense are you spouting?! I—nothing's changed!"
Instinctively, she reached behind her to cover her hips.
Kasumigaoka just grinned, brushing past her toward the restroom.
"Wait!"
Kawasaki couldn't help but stop her. "You… you're really going in there?"
"Of course. I can't wait a second longer!"
Kawasaki's face shifted to one of reluctant shame. "But... Hikigaya smells awful right now. Are you sure?"
"No problem at all. I love my Airi-kun when he's all dirty and sweaty~ Hehe~"
Kasumigaoka smirked with an impish glint in her eye.
"???"
Kawasaki gawked. "You… you're insane! Doesn't that disgust you?!"
"Hehe, if a woman isn't a little twisted, how can a man fall for her? And besides... if it's Kawasaki, I'd never be disgusted. After all, you're so clean."
"H-Huh?! You, you—!"
Kawasaki, normally tough, was completely knocked off balance by the flirtatious jab.
"Alright, your turn to keep watch for me and Airi-kun~ If anyone comes, give us a heads-up, okay?"
With a playful wave, Kasumigaoka skipped into the stall.
"W-Wait, you—!"
Kawasaki reached out, but Kasumigaoka didn't give her a chance to protest and closed the door behind her.
"Yukinoshita… I'm so sorry. Please forgive me… I'll try not to do anything like this again…"
Kawasaki bit her lip and gave a pained sigh before slipping into the neighboring stall, positioning herself as lookout. If any girls came in, it was her job to warn them.
---
Meanwhile, in the other stall—
"Ai—r—kun~ I'm coming in~"
Kasumigaoka stepped inside, her gaze locked onto the boy sitting on the toilet lid, her expression that of a hunter spotting her prey—so eager she practically drooled.
At this point, Hikigaya knew resistance was futile. With a deep breath, he muttered:
"Senpai, please have some self-respect. That expression on your face is way too indecent."
"Hehe~ But you're my man. If I can't make that face with you, who can I make it with? Now, come on, give me a kiss~"
"W-Wait, senpai—slow down—"
"I can't wait!"
Kasumigaoka dove in and kissed him deeply. Between kisses, she murmured:
"I love you, hubby~"
"S-Senpai… wait, let me get something…"
"Oh, that? No need today~"
"Huh? Are you crazy?! No—no way. We have to use protection. Otherwise, I won't agree!"
Hikigaya pushed back, panicked.
"Hehe… you won't agree?"
With a wicked smile, Kasumigaoka whispered:
"Airi-kun, just give up. Stop resisting and say yes~ Even if you don't… I'm still not letting you go. I really, really want to have your baby~"
---
At that same moment—
Kawasaki sat trembling on the toilet, arms wrapped around herself, biting her lip so hard she was drawing blood.
"Uuu… Yukinoshita, I—I'm so sorry. I watched as your boyfriend was... ugh… Yukinoshita, please forgive me… please…"
"I didn't mean to betray you…"
"From now on, I swear—I'll keep an eye on Hikigaya for you. I won't let him get involved with any other girl again. I'll protect him… I swear I will…"
She cried out her guilt.
---
Meanwhile, in Class 3-J—
Yukinoshita, sitting in her seat for homeroom, had her eyes glued to her book, but her red cheeks and ragged breathing betrayed her calm exterior.
It was too much.
Kawasaki and Kasumigaoka were way too intense.
She was at her limit.
She couldn't take it anymore.
This early in the morning? It was practically unbearable.
But… ngh!
It was undeniably thrilling. Like watching a drama unfold right in front of her.
"Ugh, if only the two of them could work together. That'd check off the task properly. Taking turns doesn't really count…"
Yukinoshita sighed, full of regret. It looked like she'd need to set up another opportunity.
Still, it felt like the day the three of them would finally move forward together—was getting closer than ever.