In a quiet spot behind the school's gymnasium, a boy currently has his back against the wall while a girl traps him there.
To a stranger, it might seem like the girl is harassing the guy but that couldn't be further than the truth.
The truth is… Natsumi and Keisuke are boyfriend and girlfriend. For about a year now.
They never went public with their relationship so all of their schoolmates are none the wiser.
Although, both their parents are aware of their kids' relationship, the two of them decided that it'd be quite a hassle to let the people at school know as it could lead to harassment particularly for Natsumi considering Keisuke has quite a bit of fangirls.
And so, that decision led them to not interact at school grounds for the most part apart from emergencies or really important talks like today.
"Y-you're what?!"
"I'm pregnant."
"I-I… What?!"
"I'm pregnant", Natsumi casually repeated.
"I heard you the first time!", Keisuke ended up raising his voice to which he noticed a couple of students passing by. He quickly ducks slightly down so they couldn't see him.
In the end, the passing students thought another student is getting bullied during the first day of school. "Is that – ". "Hurry! Let's tell the teachers", they burst into running.
As the students passed, they continued their conversation.
"Are you sure about this?" Keisuke asked disgruntled.
"Well… no but – "
"See!"
"I haven't gotten my period yet, Kei-chan." Natsumi called him by his nickname.
Originally, Keisuke's mother and younger sister were the only ones who called him that but after introducing Natsumi to his family, she also started calling him that to tease him but, in the end, it stuck.
"Eugh!" Keisuke exclaimed in distaste. "Don't call me that right now. It reminds me of mom… Wait! Who else knows about this?"
"Just us for now."
"That's good. Please don't tell anyone."
"I know that already! But we have to talk about this more properly."
"Natsu… I understand. Let's make time later."
"At the usual spot then?"
Their usual spot is located at a riverbank beside Shio River; somewhat near their school, Nirasaki High.
"Alright."
With that said, they decided to go to their respective clubs for the meantime and reconvene later.
Natsumi is part of the basketball club. She isn't necessarily the best player on the team but despite that, she's a highly-valued role player. When she started the previous year, some of her senpais were annoyed by her as being a role player earned her more minutes on the court. Thankfully, those senpais either already graduated or stop to focus on their studies.
On the other hand, Keisuke is with the Literature club and is the president, no less. His presidency was pretty much predetermined. The former president didn't even bother with a voting system and the rest of the members didn't mind as well. Of course, it wasn't easy for him at all but despite it, he faced it as a challenge to better himself.
As the two were leaving the vicinity, a figure entered the area. A middle-aged man. His hair was starting to turn white here and there and his suit was showing some wear and tear.
The man approached the two.
"I was told by some students that there was a bully in the area. To think I'd see you, Morino-san."
It was a teacher. Keisuke seeing him made him instantly tense up whereas Natsumi is still her usual self.
"S-s-sir! I was just about to g-go see you!"
"Tsuneyuki! I told you to come see me immediately after class!"
"I-I'm sorry sir!" Keisuke yelled as he bowed his head.
"No matter. Just take these notebooks to my desk." He hands him a large stack of notebooks.
Natsumi tried to help him by taking more than half of the notebook stack.
"Daddy, please go easy on him or he'll break." Natsumi said candidly.
Hearing this pissed off the teacher so much that he took a notebook from Keisuke's stack and hit his head with it.
"Thump!"
"What did I do?!" Keisuke yelped in confusion.
"I told you to call me Sensei when we're at school!" the teacher retorted at Natsumi, completely ignoring Keisuke who can't even caress his head as he's still carrying the notebooks.
The teacher is Natsumi's father. He's in his mid-40s and have been teaching for more than two decades now.
He's usually easygoing but ever since Natsumi introduced Keisuke to him, he had been very strict on her especially Keisuke, usually ordering him around at school.
He doesn't approve of their relationship as he sees Keisuke as a playboy who's up to no good.
"Sure, sure ~", Natsumi responded nonchalantly.
And with that, the three headed to the faculty office.
Natsumi was late for practice and was made to sprint around the court as punishment.