Chapter 132 - Travel to Maidens Shrine (1/2)

”Even though you said you didn't like it one bit...”

Nik grew closer to the blushing Megumi from behind, blowing his hot breath into her ear.

”Aren't you practically glowing?”

He whispered while immediately retracting back. Megumi's house required them to travel by bus for a few minutes so he simply decided to tag along and 'adventure' into the other part of the city.

”Hey! Stop saying things like that!”

She muttered, but dared not create a scene here. Of course, she also didn't dare look behind and match Nik's gaze, allowing Nik to leer at her beautifully swaying buttocks. Megumi, meanwhile, remained both, comfortably and uncomfortably, aware of his stare as her body couldn't help but sway a bit more, causing her skirt to rise up a little.

”You know, if I didn't walk behind you, your pink glory would have already been exposed.”

He muttered loud enough for Megumi to hear, but strangely, she kept her silence before lowering her head.

”Shut up, already.”

'Oh? It was on purpose?'

Nik smiled and sent his words into her consciousness while Megumi's, bee-like whisper resounded within his own consciousness.

'I don't know what you are talking about.'

'You are so sweet, Megumi.'

Nik spoke into her mind, his voice soft that immediately made Megumi shiver a bit as she held the hem of her skirt before walking once again.

”So? I still don't know about your parents. What are they like?”

Nik smiled and walked up to her, his hand holding onto her hand, which she accepted without looking up, and yet, she still spoke up.

”Well, we own a book store.... It's only my mother though. My father passed away a few years in an accident.”

She finally looked up while Nik grew stunned. It wasn't because of how beautiful she looked in that pose, it also wasn't because of how sad she must have been after her father's loss. Every one suffers during their life and Nik wasn't the type of person to pity someone's past.

'She owns a book store, huh...' Nik's lips twitched as he mentally added the task of apologising to an old man before he added a new idea in his task list while he nodded.

”Must have been tough...”

Shaking her head, Megumi asked back.

”What about you? Your parents?”

Nik just shrugged.

”Didn't know my father... well, my mother died of drug overdose... or maybe plain old age. Given her circumstances, I cannot really know of the true reason.”

Megumi suddenly stopped when Nik smiled in return and pulled her hands.

”Don't get all sympathetic, now. I have learnt how to live without them.” Nik made an 'ok' sign with his other hand and grinned.

”Sponging off of women, of course!”

”That's even more shameless.”

Megumi smiled and stuck her tongue out. As they chatted about her club, Megumi suddenly grew reinvigorated as she immediately described her training process and the upcoming regional match. But soon, her expression turned sour and her shoulders slumped downwards.

”Ahh~ Bokken! My bokken~”

She sighed bitterly while Nik simply shrugged.

”Well, that's the price of acting without any thoughts.”

”Hey! Your nose isn't what broke! So show some compassion!”

She muttered with her cheeks puffed up while Nik raised an eyebrow.

”Showing compassion to the weapon that struck my face... heh~ let's see...”

Nik thought for a while and noticed that they were all alone on the bus stop before he pulled Megumi in for an impromptu kiss.

Did he ever mention how soft her lips are? He loved kissing her, especially, when her breasts rubbed against his chest.

Finally letting go of the bright red Megumi, Nik nodded.

”Yeah, getting a kiss for a broken Bokken... I can forgive that stick, alright.”

Nik smiled as the duo sat on the seats present at the bus stop when suddenly, Megumi recalled the slight scar on the corner of Nik's brows that was nowhere to be seen.

”Hey, Nik. Where'd that scar go?”

She extended her hand and touched his forehead lightly with a curious expression making Nik a little bit happy inside as he replied.

”You actually remember that scar?”

”Of course, I do... your face was this close to me that day.”

Megumi brought her face extremely close to Nik, as if to justify her statement.

”So? What happened to that scar?”