Stealing Spree

Chapter 25: Book Club

When the 7th period ended, I was immediately approached by Rindou. Sheʼs more excited than me to visit her club.

What could be in there that would interest me? Books? I might have read any when I have time but I donʼt have a lot of time to focus on one book. A volume of light novel might take months before I finish it.

Well, I already promised so I wonʼt back out.

”Youʼre going to try Rindouʼs club?”

Satsuki asks.

”I promised and it might be interesting for me too.”

”Your laziness is leaking out Onoda. Youʼre just looking for a leisure club, arenʼt you? Why not just join the Go-Home Club?”

”Whatʼs the fun in that? I already tried that back in middle school. I already thought of that too but clubs are turning out to be more fun than I expected them to be.”

Yes. Like the Literature Club. Iʼm having fun there. Of course, Kana is the biggest reason but now thereʼs another interesting one in the form of Otsuka-senpai. Though I said I wonʼt go after her yet but her knowing our secret is the interesting thing.

”Then why are you not trying out athletic clubs? Earlier, you look like someone more athletic than most.”

Eh? Am I? I wouldnʼt think so. Iʼm just balanced overall. Those in the athletic clubs have something they focus on and yeah that reason.

”No way. Ask Sakuma, I told him the reason.”

Iʼm being generous here. I will let you two still have your time.

”Huh? Why would I have to ask that idiot? Tell me now.”

But you look happy at the thought. This girl. How will you confess if you canʼt stop insulting him with that foul mouth of yours?

”You donʼt need to ask. Iʼll tell you. Onoda hates the seniors of the athletic clubs. Most if not all, boss their juniors around. Like what happened to me.”

Sakuma interjects.

”Iʼm not asking you, idiot. Go and practice even if thereʼs none. That way youʼll get in with the regulars.”

”Stop calling me an idiot! How can I thank you for taking me to the infirmary?!”

Ah. He blurted that out. Satsuki was surprised, her face slowly turned to red.

”Then say thank you, idiot!”

With a kick, Sakuma fell back to his seat, seemingly unconscious.

”A-are they getting along? I donʼt understand.”

Rindou who was silent since earlier asks.

”Yeah. Thatʼs how they get along. Just donʼt copy them, okay?”

”Y-yes!”

”Oi. Onoda, what are you saying to Rindou? Donʼt corrupt her mind!”

No, youʼre the one who will corrupt her because of your foul mouth. If only weʼre not here Iʼve already sealed that up with my own mouth or my cock. Anything you choose.

”Theyʼre hopeless Rindou. Letʼs go?”

”Yes. See you tomorrow Maemura, Sakuma”

Rindouʼs eyes sparkled as she held onto my sleeve.

”Argh. This idiot is ignoring me. Take care of Rindou, okay? See you.”

”Yes yes. See you, Your highness Maemura, Sakuma.”

”I told you to stop calling me that with your voice! Ah, forget it.”

”Yes. See you Onoda, Rindou.”

Sakuma who just came back from his consciousness waves us goodbye. Though confused, he knew what happened. He got kicked by Satsuki.

We leave the two of them behind. I guess even if one of them wants to confess right there and then, it wonʼt go through. Unless itʼs Maemura but she wonʼt. After what happened to us this morning in their locker room and the infirmary still fresh in her mind, she will have apprehensions at confessing to Sakuma. Plus she still has club practice she has to attend.

I know my way through to the Club Building but I donʼt know where the Book Club is, so why am I walking ahead of Rindou and her just holding to my sleeve? She said sheʼll guide me, right?

Ah. Right. I have to ask her or she wonʼt talk.

”Where is the Book Club located?”

”Ah. 2nd floor, 2nd last room from the left.”𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

”Will it be fine for me to just come in like this?”

”Donʼt worry Onoda, I already informed the club president yesterday. Sheʼs waiting too.”

She? Is it another Rindou or someone like Fujii of the Literature Club? Ah. No use thinking about it. I followed Rindouʼs direction and arrived in front of the Book Club clubroom.

Finally, Rindou lets go of my sleeve, she knocks twice before opening the door.

What lay before us beyond that door are bookshelves. Rows of bookshelves, itʼs like a mini library inside. Thereʼs only a little space at the back of the room where you can see tables and chairs. 7 of which were occupied by the apparent club members, no one was talking to each other and all were absorbed in the books by their hands.

Whatʼs this atmosphere? Did I mistakenly set foot to an auxiliary annex of the library? Those 7 didnʼt even look back to who knocked nor who came in.

”Ah, youʼre here, Rindou. And?”

A voice rang from the left side of the room.

Eh? What the hell? This voice sounds awfully familiar to me. I never thought I would hear it again.

This voice belongs to another one of those I stole before. When I cut her off, she didnʼt persist like the other girls and just disappeared after she graduated from middle school.

”Good day Kojima-senpai. I brought him.”

”Oh. You must be Onoda-kun? Rindou keeps talking about you.”

I looked in the direction of the voice and saw her, Kojima Haruko, the Student Council President during my 2nd year of Middle School.

How is she here? And just by looking at that smile hanging on her lips, she certainly recognized me.

Of course, how could she not? During her last year of middle school, I was with her for half a year. In the duration of that half year, sheʼs mine. I stole her from her boyfriend at that time. And yes, sheʼs the one who first told me I look harmless.

”E-eh? Donʼt tell it to him senpai. Iʼm getting embarrassed.”

”Why Rindou? He doesnʼt know?”

”N-no...”

”This girl. Iʼm sorry, can you forget what I said earlier?”

Haruko turned to me, sheʼs still acting like she doesnʼt know me. This girl really can act, just from how she acted as the Student Council President at that time, prim and proper. No one would know how aggressive she was in bed. I couldnʼt deny how I enjoyed my time with her. All the while keeping our secret from the Vice President, her boyfriend. That was truly an exciting time to reminisce about.

”Of course, I didnʼt hear anything.”

”Okay. Is it fine now Ayase?”

”Y-yes President. Sorry, Onoda.”

I donʼt know what that was about but okay. Her calling Rindou in her first name means sheʼs close. Thatʼs a good thing for Rindou, she now has friends other than me and the other two. But is Haruko really a friend to her?

”You can start now Ayase, Iʼll be taking care of Onoda-kun for his trial. How far are you now in that book?”

”Uhm. Midway. When he was approached by another cub from another pride.”

”I see. Keep at it and give me your honest evaluation after you finish.”

”Y-yes senpai. Onoda, enjoy your time.”

Rindou said before she went to one of the empty seats at the back of the room. She once again brought out the book she was reading, The Lone Cub, and started immersing in it.

”Sheʼs cute, isnʼt she? A new target?”

Hereʼs the real Haruko. She immediately dropped her act when weʼre alone.

”No, Iʼm just trying to help her open up to others.”

”Ah. Typical Ruki-kun, a good guy at first but soon youʼll reveal your claws.”

”Not really Haruko, Iʼm never a good guy.”

Haruko giggles at my response.

”Youʼre always like that. But remembering how you were when you first approached me. I will still think youʼre harmless. Who wouldʼve thought, right? Well, letʼs go to that corner, we might disturb them if we talk here.”

She pointed at where she came from, thereʼs a lone table there and two chairs. There is a teapot and a lone teacup above the table. And behind the table is a thick white cloth that is covering whatever is in that wall.

”What? Surprised? Youʼre not gonna ask me anything?”

”I cut you off Haruko, shouldnʼt it be you who will ask me why?”

”Ah, youʼre right. But I already knew why so thereʼs no point in asking.”

This girl.

We sit at the chairs and she pours me a tea to the only teacup on the table. She then hands it to me.

”Thanks. Well, if you wonʼt ask then thereʼs no point in saying anything too.”

I accept the tea and drink it immediately.

”Yep, youʼre Ruki-kun. You never change. You never bothered about trivial things like the teacup is mine or we might have an indirect kiss.”

How could I even bother about that when I already tasted everything about you? This girl. She didnʼt change too. Iʼm just wondering why she is here at this school and why she is in this Book Club.

”Well, you offered it. Itʼs a shame to refuse.”

”Thatʼs what I miss about you.”

Haruko giggles again. She rests her elbows on the table and cups her cheeks with her hands all the while staring at me. Like a girl admiring a precious thing for her.

Sheʼs still this beautiful, that long black hair of hers with a purplish hue and a side tail never change. Thatʼs her signature.

”You miss me?”

”Yes, I am waiting here for a year. I know youʼll run away from the nearest high school. I guess I got lucky that you picked this school.”

”Why?”

”Isnʼt that obvious? I want you like how you wanted me before.”

”What do you mean?”

”Iʼm gonna steal you away from your secret desire.”

”And how?”

”Well, I never think that far.”

As expected. Itʼs still the same. This girl, she wanted to imitate me, but not of me stealing girls, but she wanted to steal me and become only hers. Itʼs not love or anything close to that emotion. Maybe. I didnʼt really get it at that time. I cut her off because of that. But yeah, the most important reason was that she broke up with her boyfriend. Now I feel embarrassed about the other girls I cut off with a simple reason as that. I didnʼt regret it all though since I understood now that I was interpreting my secret desire wrong.

”You also never change.”

”Well, I do. Look, my breasts are bigger now.”

She then grabs her breasts and lifts it up the table for me to see. Ah, yeah, thatʼs certainly bigger than I remembered. Sheʼs only B cup back then now itʼs D. Itʼs on par with Kanzakiʼs.

”Wanna see?”

Haruko giggles again as she unbuttons her uniform.

”Isnʼt it better for me to touch it?”

”Ah! Youʼre right. Here, come and touch it.”

”But that still wonʼt ignite my desire.”

”Tsk. I know. You still never change. Iʼm having a hard time liking anyone now. Because of you, I turned like this. This is your fault.”

Haruko pouted and she went back to her previous state. Cupping her face while staring at me. The unbuttoned ones stay the same though. I can see her pink bra and her cleavage peeking out of her uniform. I canʼt deny I miss indulging myself in those.

”I still remember you still like the Vice President before I cut you off.”

”Well, yes, how can I forget him? Heʼs not like you. But he found out Iʼve turned this naughty so he hates me now. Another one of your faults.”

Eh? Why is she listing things and saying itʼs my fault? I canʼt deny that though but thereʼs nothing I can do. Do I have to feel guilty? I donʼt know.

”But do you still like him?”

”Yes. I like him but I want you. And well, I like you more than him now. I donʼt even remember until you mentioned him.”

This girl. How should I deal with her? If she still likes him then sheʼs in my strike zone but she also likes me. And now more than her ex. Haa.

This girl, she always wanted to monopolize me back then that she even admitted me to the student council. I couldnʼt satisfy my desire that way so I still sneak away from her to get more. She found out but she couldnʼt do anything.

”But that canʼt be realized if you donʼt know how you can steal me away from my secret desire. No matter what you do, Iʼll still look for more targets to steal. Just like before.”

”I know that much. Thatʼs why I prepared presents for you.”

Huh? Presents? Now she lost me. I donʼt know what sheʼs thinking at all. What happened to her after I cut her off? Sheʼs not like Yae who waited for me before she confronted me with her feelings.

”Donʼt look that surprised Ruki-kun. Can you guess whatʼs behind this cloth?”

Haruko pointed behind her. Well, a wall? Probably. Itʼs no use answering if I donʼt know the answer.

”What?”

”Youʼre no fun. Wonʼt even try to guess?”

”Not a wall.”

Of course, itʼs not just a wall otherwise she wonʼt have me guess it. If itʼs a present then thatʼs probably a door. The next room? Itʼs connected?

”How did I even come to like you? Youʼre always like this.”

”I never said you should. You know Haruko, weʼre going in circles.”

”I know. I just missed talking to you like this. Itʼs been a year Ruki. A year. And I still want you. I still like you that I want to have you be mine. If I could I wouldʼve already tied you up and confine you in my room.”

I see.

She tried forgetting about me. All those talks about waiting for me here were truths mixed with lies. Now that I show up here before her eyes, her feelings reignited.

What should I do to this girl? Haa. Iʼm here for the trial but seeing her here I can guess that this is the real purpose of inviting me here. Rindou doesnʼt have any idea that I know her club president.