My Best Friend is so Popular it's a Problem (BL) - Chapter 16

Munyuu.

…I’m not even sure if that sound fits, but something soft and warm touched my lips.
My eyes were still glued to Hayato’s blurry, close-up face.

…Which means, which means this…

I stood there, frozen, forgetting even to blink, as the thing touching my lips slowly pulled away.

“Close your eyes… Did that surprise you?”

“Ha… Ha… Hay… Hayato…”

The hallway was completely silent. I could still hear the noise from far away, but the guys who had been yelling at me earlier were frozen in place, staring blankly.

“Ah… geez! You’re seriously cute.”

Ignoring everyone else, Hayato looked at me with a happy expression. Then he smoothly reached out and pulled me close, holding me tightly.

“H-H-Hayato!!”

The strong embrace finally made my body start to react again. And as it did, my heart began pounding like I had never heard before.

Thump-thud, thump-thud-thud-thud.
Thump-thud, thump-thud-thud-thud.

Am-I… dying?!
Is my heart going to beat so hard it explodes?!

My face felt like it was on fire, and I could barely breathe!

“Yuto?”

Hayato leaned down to look at me while I was nearly panicking.

Then my eyes fell on his red lips again. Remembering the soft feeling from before, I instinctively covered my mouth.

Gyaaaaaa!!

Yes! Yes, it was him!

“Y-Y-YOU! You’re… you’re my first kiss!!”
“Yuto!”

Even as I turned bright red and protested, Hayato looked pleased, grinning like a fool.

“Ah~ so that’s how it was. Yeah, right… a first kiss, huh? Wow, I’m so happy.”

Eh?

Gyuuuunnn!!

W-what is happening to my heart?! It’s making some crazy, impossible noise again!

Completely unaware of how much he was twisting me around with every single move, Hayato kept smiling at me.

Then he wrapped his arms around me again and rubbed his cheek against my hair happily, making my body go limp like a soft, flopping octopus.

…I’m probably as red all over as an octopus too…

“Sorry about that, Yuto.”

…Do you really feel bad, Hayato?

Apologizing in that sweet voice, he held me close while rubbing my head.

“I’m sorry, so forgive me, okay? I went and did your first kiss in front of everyone. But seeing you getting teased like that made me mad… and then, I don’t know why, I suddenly wanted to kiss you.”

Without a hint of guilt, he stroked my head while apologizing, and one by one, the guys who had been watching us left the scene.

I hadn’t noticed before, but there were fewer people around now than when it started. Most of the guys probably couldn’t handle Hayato’s performance and walked away.

Hayato’s plan… seemed to be slowly working.