Pairing: Chihiro x Haku (Spirited Away) - romantic
Type: Fanfic (2.9 K)
Prompt: augt’tober
A/N: sfw & FLUFF. I made up a whole story after the movie - because it promised us, they’d meet again. They promised each other. So… this is how I would imagine their reunion. In this self-indulgent story they meet in the human world, years later, both in their 20s. Both can’t remember at all, but feel close to each other without having a clue. Friends to Lovers trope. Haku has a dog, a white dog (Kishu Ken) with a cute pointy snout like Haku had as a dragon - that was the initial thought that got me here. And I chose Haku instead of Kohaku. Their memories and his magic has been spirited away.
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It was dark outside, the streetlights lit up when Chihiro returned from her evening walk. She was visiting her parents, a necessary little break from university and life. She’d moved out, nearly a year ago now, but it felt like ages, since she’d walked this path to her parent’s home. What if… she was always thinking about new stories, new plots and characters to create. What if she’d went for a longer walk instead of returning just now? What if… she was already on her way, her feet knew the direction. She felt the urge to visit the nearly forgotten path, little shrines left and right of it, dedicated to magical creatures and ghosts. Little birds, bugs and other small beings had moved into these little crafted houses. A tiny neighborhood. The young brunette smiled, taking a mental note to write it down. She had already a vision for her next adventure. Her feet stopped, right in front of an old arch, grass and moss had overgrown the walls, the huge bricks, a rose hedge with thorns was growing inside of the tunnel. No way to get through it, without getting scratches everywhere. It was ink-black inside of it. Chihiro felt goosebumps arousing, a shiver ran down her spine. Maybe she should head back? Or … what if … she could just stay a little longer, write down her thoughts, in the shadow of this arch, secured by the streetlight glowing next to it. She sat on the ground, typing into her phone like a maniac, prisoner of her creative flow. Her headphones secured her own mind-tunnel, not a single sound was getting through it. Noice-canceling tech was real magic. A sudden movement right in-front of Chihiro made her look up. A white ghost was running towards her, faster and faster.
“Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”, the young woman shrieked, trying to get up but failed, again and again.
“Sen! Seeeeeeeen!”, a low but soft voice was cutting through the air. Chihiro s headphones had fallen into the grass. It was wet, it had dampened her pants already- the night fog around her made the scenery beautiful, mystical and way too spooky for her liking. The ghost quite near now, a creature covered in a huge white linen, barked.
“Sen? Where are you?”, that voice again, it was much closer now.
“Ah-are you Sen?”, Chihiro asked the ghost - it barked, moving its head into her direction, the tail wiggled underneath the sheet.
“We are here”, Chihiro shouted back, a little raspy from her former screech: “Hey, uh, Sen? I am going to lift the linen now, all right?”
The steps came closer, little twigs broke under their shoes, the person was running now. Chihiro grabbed a corner of the white sheet, pulled it carefully into her direction and a friendly barking all-white dog, a ‘Kishu Ken’ was visible. Bark. Wiggle.
“I… I ahem soho sorry!”, a young man stood a couple of steps away from Chihiro and her ghostly intruder, Sen: “She is an escape artist.”
“Huh? Sen? Bad girl.”, he cooed, still a little out of breath, but smiling. He came closer now, holding his hands to grab his dog. Sen barked, ready to play another round of hide and seek or tick with her human. She jumped away, barking, wiggling her tail and bum, to animate her owner to play along.
“Nonoho”, he laughed: “Get here, koi (come).”
Sen, playful but trained to listen, walked over to her owner, while standing next to him, she got her leash back on.
“I am so sorry”, he said again, looking at the young woman now, who was still holding the linen: “I hadn’t closed the back door and she wasn’t done with our walk, as it seems. I hope, she didn’t scare you?”
Chihiro, blinked at him, still unsure what just happened.
“Oh, n…, well”, she blushed, stammering: „a little?” (massive understatement, because her heart was still beating like she’d run up the Fujiyama).
“I am Haku, by the way. And Sen is incredibly sorry too, right, girl?”, he cooed, holding up his hand to signal his dog a command. Sen barked one time, lifting her left paw up, placing it over her snout, closing her eyes. It was a cute gesture, like a barked “sorry” and a hand over her face, hiding her embarrassment. The young woman giggled: “Well, thanks for the apologies. I am Chihiro”.
„Nice to meet you, Chihiro.“, bark.
She folded the linen sheet, handing it over to Haku (what an extraordinary name). He had a special hair-color too, a green-ish grey, like a wintery midnight-sky. And his eyes were green like the forest around them. Chihiro blushed.
“Oh, that’s not… mine?”, he replied.
“Well, Sen was hiding underneath it. Like a ghost.”
“Oh”, he gasped, shaking his head afterwards: “one of my neighbors must miss it then.”, he wondered: “Where have you stolen this from?”, bark. It was amusing to watch the young man and his dog. They had a strong bond. Chihiro giggled, watching them.
“Oh, I should head back home.”, she gasped, with a look on her watch.
„May I… um“, bark. „Sen and I would like to guide you home, as an apology?“
„Sure, well, thanks I guess. My parents live up on that hill“, she pointed at their home.
„Oh! Sen and I have the same destination. We live up there too.“
On their way back to the village, they exchanged small talk bits of their lives. Chihiro, back from university over the weekend, studying literature and art, loved long walks, plotting stories, painting and would constantly listen to music. Haku had moved here a couple of weeks ago, starting to work as a chef at the one and only hotel in town. His job would start next week. He had graduated from university - hotel management - recently. They both were in their twenties, Chihiro at the beginning, Haku more towards the end of it. They shared the love for nature and long walks. And, they had a strange, familiar feeling, to know each other - Uni? Summer camp? Summer job? They just couldn’t remember.
„Well, I am home now - thanks for your company.“
„My pleasure. Oh, we are close neighbors then.“, he pointed at the house next door.
„It was nice to meet you“, Chihiro replied, blushing - her parent’s new neighbor was fascinating and cute and hot and…
„Chihiro? Where have you been?“, her mother was calling through the open door.
„Oh, I… got to go“, she told Haku.
„Good bye, Chihiro“, the young man waved, whispering: „koi“ at his dog, before they both walked home, too.
The weekend turned out to be the best uni-break for Chihiro, she could have ever imagined. She wrote less than expected, but spend a lot of time with her new friends, Haku and his Kishu Ken’, Sen. After they exchanged numbers, she had to return to her own life, uni was calling. Days turned into weeks, turned into months. They’d build up a strong friendship, little flirts here and there, but nothing serious. The distance stopped them from asking for more than that. They had regular video calls, checking on each other every now and then.
„What’s going on there?“, she asked, while Haku was wiggling in-front of the camera, the phone itself seemed to wiggle too.
„Oh-o, jjjust Sen“, he hissed: „Sen, don’t!“
„What’s the matter? Is she messing with your drawers again?“
„Noho, that’s not… Sen, enough!“
„Haku?“, Chihiro tried to guess, what was happening at her friend’s house but wasn’t sure at all. Suddenly, the cutest giggle she ever heard appeared and with a final shake of his phone, the scenery was visible. Sen, his white dog, was liking his neck, while Haku tried to push her away. Was she… was he… Chihiro blushed.
„I-I ahem so sorry, Chihihiro, I got to go“
Leaving his friend with her thoughts all alone, the video call died.
They haven’t spoken about that incident ever again. The situation didn’t reappear too.
„Mom? Dad?“, Chihiro stepped out of her shoes, leaving her huge backpack (art supplies, laptop, books) and trolley (everything else she owned) in the hallway: „I am hohooooome!“ She walked through the calm house. Where were they?
When she opened the sliding door to the yard, a familiar bark welcomed her.
„Sen?“, she slipped into her mom’s shoes, to run over the short grass towards the fence. Her neighbor’s dog peeked over the edge, her head a little tilted to one side.
„Hello, cutie“, she cooed.
„You never called me that before!“, a soft voice with an audible smile made her gasp and giggle at the same time: „Ha-haku?“
„Hello, Chihiro“, he stood up from the ground, next to Sen and right in-front of herself. She had to lean her head back a bit, he was that tall. The tip of her ponytail tickled her bare back, not covered by her top.
„You don’t happen to know where my parents are, do you?“
„Um“, he gave Sen a little pat on the head: „They left a couple hours ago, by car?“
„Huh. Maybe they run some errands? Must have forgotten I’d come by today.“
„Will you stay longer this time?“, Haku asked.
„Oh, yes. I’ll do, actually. Long summer holidays, no dorm room until next semester.“
„The pleasures of being a student.“
„How’s life going here, chef Haku?“
„Oh, the pleasures of being a house owner - painting the fence all on my own.“, he was holding up his paintbrush in a quick move.
„OH MY“, Chihiro gasped, blinking with wide eyes at Haku: „you didn’t.“
She lifted her right index-finger, to touch her cheek. Wet paint was on her fingertip, when she looked at it.
The young man gulped: „I-ah, I am so sorry“, a surprised laugh tried to escape his lips, but he’d suppressed that impulse, more or less effectively.
„Oh-ho, you are not!“, she giggled, frowning: „He’s not“, she told Sen. Bark. Haku tried to stay focused, not to laugh but… well…
„Are you laughing at me?“
„Nohooho…“
„Oh, sure you do“, she hissed, giving his shoulder a little shoving nudge.
„Chihiro?“, her mother’s voice called for their attention.
„I am cooooming“, the young brunette answered her mom, patting Sen’s head and pointing at Haku afterwards: „Saved, for the moment.“
Since Chihiro had returned home, she’d spend every waking hour writing or painting. She was so focused, she wouldn’t eat much. Her parents weren’t home during the day, both at work, so the only time she would eat was at dinner time with them. Only to return to her laptop afterwards. Even in her dreams she was plotting her story.
„Chihiro?“
„WHAAA!“, the young woman screeched, nearly falling off the back porch, balancing her laptop on her knees: „HAKU! Don’t. Don’t scare me like that ever again.“, one hand on her chest, feeling her heart beating faster and faster, the other was putting her laptop next to her on the wooden surface.
„I ahem so, so sorry.“, he muffled his giggles behind his hand.
„And now you’re laughing at me? Again?“
„I have a reconciliation gift“, he said.
„Oh? What is it?“
„Food.“
„Oh, I am not“
„Don’t tell me you’re not hungry. You’re never eating, when I see you out here. You never stopped typing once today.“
„So? It’s still early.“
„It’s past two.“
„Already?“, she gasped. The time had flown by.
„I am heading out now, but, please, eat this. You’ll feel better afterwards, I presume.“
So, from that day on, Haku brought Chihiro snacks and lunches, every day. Between, before or after his shifts, depending on the time he had to leave. On his day off, he’d cook while she was sitting on his own porch, typing her novel, while Sen was lying next to her. She would also take Sen for long walks, when Haku was at work. The summer went by, Chihiro’s time at home was nearly over. Only two weeks left until she had to be far away again, studying.
„Um, Chihiro?“, Haku whispered, sitting next to her on his porch.
„Huh?“, she asked, typing further on.
„What is your story about?“
„Um“, her typing was slowing down: „It’s about a girl, struggling to find her place in her world. Stumbling through every day, until she finds a magical port to another realm. There she feels even lonelier. But she’ll make friends, eventually, and…“
„And?“
„Oh… I don’t know yet.“, she whispered, too shy to answer his question.
„There is more, right?“
„Um…“
„Come on, tell me.“, he poked her in the side.
„E-hey!“, she gasped, pressing her elbow over her ribs, to secure the spot he’d just hit.
„Oh-ho“, he chuckled: „Tell me, or else…“, he wiggled his eyebrows up and down a couple of times, teasing his friend(?).
„What?“
„You could tell me, freely, I could read it“
„NO! Absolutely not.“
„I could… just… make you“, he whispered, poking her a little under her elbow, into her side again. Haku tried to grasp her laptop with his other hand, but he wasn’t aware of her „offense is the best defense“-way of handling things. The second he reached for her computer, she’d squeeze his waist with her own hand. Soon, her laptop was shut on the porch and the two were rolling over the grass of Haku’s yard, giggling side by side.
„Hehey, not fahair!“, Chihiro’s fingers were scribbling over his waist: „You staharted it!“
„Tehell me, what your stohory is about.“, Haku squeezed her hip twice.
„Nohooho.“
„It’s about love, right?“, another squeeze to her waist now.
„Nohoope?!“ Haku grasped her flailing arms, holding her wrists now.
„Oh, it is about love then.“
„Absolutely nohot.“
„Must be a handsome one, if you forget to eat when you write about them.“, he teased Chihiro, seeing her cheeks blushing even more now. Oh, he liked this view. She wiggled underneath him, his hands were holding her wrists on each of her sides at the moment, no sneak attacks on each side possible. Their breathes calmed down, while they were still fighting for the upper hand, a little less wild now.
„Let. Me. Go“, she giggled.
„Not before you told me.“ Oh gods. What if…
„Ok, I’ll let you read it.“
„Tell m… what?“
„You can read my novel.“
„Just… like that?“
„Yup.“, she smiled, blushing. Chihiro could feel how he’d let go of her wrists. The perfect moment to turn the tables once again. With a wild screech she pushed him to the side, onto his back to straddle him.
„Wahaihait, you tricked me?“
„Yup.“, she giggled, leaving no doubt what for. She went right for his ribs, scribbling over them on each side, poking into the muscles to tease her neighbor / friend / date (?????). A familiar bark was coming along, closer and closer: „Oh, yes. Come here, Sen. Help me out“, Chihiro chuckled, while Haku giggled, frowning: „What ahare you doing?“
„Us girls, we support each other.“
„Wha.hahaaht?“, the young man tried to wiggle free, but Chihiro was securing his position underneath her. While her own skilled fingers went for every known and potential weak spot on his upper body. At the same time, Sen barked happily next to them, happy to join their human’s playtime: „Get his neck, girl“, Chihiro said, teasing his skin there with a short tip-tap-tip, to show her partner in crime where to attack.
„Noho, Sen, dohon’t!“, Haku couldn’t help himself but squeak. His own dog was licking over his cheek, ear and neck all at once and Chihiro’s fingers were everywhere, squeezing, poking, prodding and scribbling over his shirt. After a while of helpless laughter, he cried: „Dame (no), Sen. Tomare (stop).“
They both panted, giggling: „Youhuu two are evil.“
„No, we are not, huh?“, Chihiro cooed, patting Sen over her head: „Good girl“
„Oh, yes. You-hu are cruel. No snacks for the two of you“
„Do you hear that, girl?“, she cooed: „Sounds like your owner needs“
„No! Don’t, please“, he giggled underneath her. His eyes were closed, his chest was moving fast from his deep breathes. A giggle here and there escaped his beautiful lips. Chihiro blushed. Where did that thought come from? But… what if…
„Haku?“
„Hmm, yehes?“
„What if… what if my story is about love?“
„I knew it!“, he clasped his hands together, hugging her afterwards, pulling her close to his chest and turning them both around again. He was on top of her outstretched body now, balancing his own weight on his elbows under her arms, trying not to crush her.
„Chihiro?“, his nose nudged hers a little.
„Haku?“
„Is it… is it about us?“
„Maybe?“
„Maybe?“
„Ok, ok. Yes“
„Good“, he hummed, lowering his face, so his lips were stroking over her lips, softly, gentle movements: „May I kiss you now?“, he whispered. She felt every breath, every word on her lips: „Yes, please“ Bark.
Sen was wiggling her tail and bum, barking along, while she jumped around her two humans. They giggled, hummed and kissed each other the whole afternoon.
Their flirty friendship transformed into a proper relationship, eventually. Since they’d fallen head over heels for each other, everyone cooed, that their match was made in heaven. The two of them never found out, where they might have met each other before. They would never find out, that Chihiro’s dreams, as well as her published novel - she’d written that summer - had been their reality once.
bleh! Finally It's finished! This took so fricking long to write- But It was a lot of fun. It reminded me of when I was a kid and would play heroes and villains with my friends. I could have fleshed out the ending t word scenes more but I was afraid It would be too long because I could literally go on forever. Besides, I think there's going to be more installments to this with more focus on a single villain instead of multiple ones. That's my plan anyway!
The air In the school was heavier today than usual, and the atmosphere was filled with negative energy. Everyone seemed to be affected by It, being less cheerful and more agitated than usual.
Even people like Makoto weren’t impervious to it’s lingering effects. Apparently he and Byakuya had gotten into an argument in the dining hall in front of the other students.
Hiro hadn’t witnessed any of It, having slept In this morning. He was just on his way to join his classmates when he spotted Chihiro exiting the hall. He waved to them but they seemingly didn’t notice. “Hey Chihiro!” He greeted cheerfully in spite of the looming negativity.
That’s when he noticed It.
Chihiro looked up at him with tears in their eyes, stuttering and trying to greet him back. They gave up on their failed attempt after a moment.
“Chi? What’s wrong buddy?” He asked, concerned as he approached the smaller student.
Chihiro shook their head and went running past him, most likely to the solitude of their room.
Hiro was about to go after them but heard yelling coming from the dining hall, he sighed. So that’s why Chihiro was so upset. He took a calming breath and entered the room.
“You fuckin dumbasses! Will you stop fighting!? You scared Chihiro!” Mondo yelled at the two students in question.
“It’s not my fault! He started it!” Makoto pointed a finger accusingly at the affluent progeny.
Byakuya opened his mouth to say something but Taka interjected first. “I don’t care who started the yelling, I am giving you both an order to STOP YELLING!” He snapped.
“Jeez, The hell did I just walk In on?” Hiro muttered under his breath, still going unnoticed by his classmates. He lingered In the doorway for another moment before deciding to turn around and go after Chihiro.
“Chihiro? You In there?” He asked through the door after not getting a response from ringing the doorbell. “It’s me, Hiro.”
There was some shuffling from inside the room for a moment before silence, As if they were hesitating on whether to let him in or not.
“If you don’t wanna open the door, I’ll just sit here and wait until you’re ready.” He said reassuringly, Leaning against the wall next to the door.
Leon approached the Clairvoyant, coming from the direction of the dining hall. He nodded a greeting to the taller student and knocked on the door in a short random tune. “Yo, Chi. It’s Leon. I’m here too.” He announced.
Hiro smiled at the red head and sat down on the floor, Leon followed his lead and sat on the other side of the door. “Mondo was gonna come check on you too, But he didn’t wanna scare you because he’s pretty mad right now.” The Aspiring rockstar said.
“What were those two fighting about anyways?” Hiro asked.
Leon sighed and rolled his eyes. “Stupid shit. Byakuya’s being…”
“Byakuya?”
“I was gonna say a total dick, But yeah.” Leon snickered. “Anyway, He was being a dick and came in insulting us. Mondo started to get mad but Makoto’s the one who got In his face. And Chi tried to diffuse the situation but Byakuya…”
“Lemme guess, He said something really mean didn’t he?”
“Yeah.” Leon replied with a soft sigh.
The door unlocked and slowly opened, revealing a shaking and tearful Chihiro. “H-He said… No o-one asked me, a-and n-no one wanted m-me there. He-He said… He...” They shook their head and backed up into the room, leaving the door open for the two students.
Hiro was the first to spring up and go Inside the room, pulling the programmer Into a hug. Leon was only a few seconds behind him. He closed the door as he entered the room, hearing the yelling picking back up in the dining hall.
He sat down on the foot of the bed quietly, trying not to outwardly show how angry he was for how his friend was treated.
“It’s okay Chi…” Hiro said softly to the crying student.
After a few minutes they pulled back from Hiro, wiping their eyes with their sleeves. “He said… That no one likes m-me...” they choked out.
“Hey! That’s not true! Since when did Byakuya have a good take on anything?” Hiro retorted, picking the programmer up and setting them on the bed next to Leon. “We all love you!”
Chihiro sniffled, Looking up at Hiro with hopeful eyes. “R-Really?”
Hiro crouched down so he was at eye level with them. “Really!” he smiled, ruffling their hair.
“Yeah, That prick doesn’t speak for us! You should know that by now.” Leon added.
Chihiro wiped their face with their sleeves again, tears still leaking down their cheeks.
“That doesn’t mean It doesn’t still hurt to hear things like that.” Hiro interjected. “It’s okay to be sad.”
“Right.”
Chihiro nodded wordlessly.
Hiro looked at Leon silently, trying to come up with a way to cheer the programmer up. The rockstar offered a small shrug as a response.
He racked his brain for a minute before coming up with an idea, He grinned and stood back up to full height. “I got It!”
Chihiro jumped at the sudden exclamation. “W-What?”
The eldest student grabbed the sleeves of the jacket draped over his shoulders and tied them in a knot around his neck, mimicking a superhero’s cape. “I think It’s about time I revealed my secret identity to you!”
Chihiro and Leon exchanged confused looks. “W-What Is he talking about?”
“You’re asking me as If I know?” Leon retorted.
“Well, My name Is still Hiro… But I’m actually a superhero! Ooh! Superhiro If you will!” Hiro grinned, making a superhero pose.
“Oh booooo! That was horrible man!”
Chihiro, to both the mens surprise, giggled at this. “W-What’s your power?”
“I sense when people are feeling down. My superpower Is…” Hiro suddenly scooped up the programmer, cradling them in his arms. “Cheer up tickles!”
He lightly began tickling Chihiro’s sides and belly, causing them to squeal and erupt into bright giggles. “Hehehehe! Hiro! stooop!” they giggled, playfully pushing at his hand.
“Sorry buddy, No can do! I can’t stop until you’ve been effectively cheered up.” Hiro grinned, pinching at their side.
Chihiro’s giggles soon turned into happy laughter as they squirmed.
“Squirm all you want, You can’t escape!” Hiro sang teasingly, spidering his fingers along their ribs. “Another power of mine Is keeping sad friends trapped while I tickle them happy again!”
They laughed harder and gently pushed at his hand. “Okahahahay! H-Hiro plehehehease! I’m hahahappy!”
“Are you sure? Because Superhiro doesn’t like being lied to.” He chuckled.
“I-Ihihihihi’m sure!” they tittered.
“Alright,” He paused, withdrawing his hand. “One more thing though!”
“W-What?”
Hiro readjusted his hold on the still slightly giggling programmer, now holding them bridal style instead of holding them with one arm. He lifted them higher into the air closer to his face, and blew a long raspberry against their belly.
They shrieked and pushed at Hiro’s head, dissolving into fits of loud laughter in his grip.
After blowing a second one, he relented, laying Chihiro down on their bed as they recovered from their fit. “You feel better now kiddo?” He smiled as he untied his jacket sleeves.
Chihiro nodded, still giggling breathlessly. “Yehes… Thank you H-Hiro…”
As Hiro held his jacket In his hands, about to drape it back over his shoulders, an idea struck him. Maybe there was a way to help with the negativity problem…
“I have an idea.” He hummed, throwing the article of clothing over one shoulder as he knelt down on the floor. He leaned against the foot of the bed facing the other two students. “I think I might be able to fix everyone’s bad moods.”
“R-Really? How?” Chihiro asked, their face lighting up as they sat up.
“Don’t tell me…” Leon sighed. Already seeing where this was going.
“Maybe Superhiro should go pay the grumpy students a visit.” he winked, confirming Leon’s suspicions.
Chihiro giggled. “I think so too!”
“I’m not sure that’s gonna work, I mean, There’s no changing Byakuya’s mood from what I’ve seen.” Leon mumbled.
“You know,” Hiro started, seemingly ignoring Leon’s reasoning. “I’m gonna need a sidekick If I’m gonna take down all these evildoers…”
“H-Hey! Are you even listening to me??”
The answer Is no. Not that anyone should be shocked that Hiro isn’t listening to reason.
“What do you say, Chi? Wanna help me get the negative meanies?” He asked.
Chihiro’s eyes widened with excitement, a big smile overtaking their features. “S-Sure!” they beamed.
Leon sighed, throwing his hands up as he was continuously ignored. “Why do I even bother?”
Chihiro bounced up off the bed excitedly and retrieved another sweater from their closet, draping It over their shoulders and tying it at the sleeves just as Hiro had earlier. “I’m ready!”
Hiro laughed at the unusual behavior from the normally meek programmer. “Now you need a super name…”
“Hmm… How about The Decoder?”
“If that’s what you want, that’s fine with me!” He smiled.
Chihiro nodded, giggling happily as Hiro stood and tied his jacket into a cape again. “Well then, Decoder! For our first assignment…”
Hiro spun around on his heels, facing Leon now. “We must defeat the Red Rocker!” He declared, mimicking a superhero voice.
“Th-The Red Rocker?” Leon parroted, feeling a wave of happiness flood him at being recognized as a rockstar. Though that was short lived once what he said sank In. “W-Wait! Nonononono!”
Leon shot up and went running for the door but Hiro was right after him, hooking his arms around his waist and carrying him back over to the bed with ease. “Not so fast, Evil doer!”
“Hiro! I swear to god, If youhuhuhuhuhu-- Hahahahahaha!” Leon burst out laughing as he felt Hiro’s hands descend upon his sides.
“Okay Decoder, Help me vanquish this evil doer!” He grinned. “Through my super vision, I can tell his feet are pretty ticklish.”
“Dohohohon’t you dahahahare!” Leon laughed, struggling in his grasp. “I wihihill burn your cohohohomic collection you neheheherd!”
“No you won’t.” Hiro laughed, squeezing his hips.
Leon shrieked, throwing his head back laughing. “SHIHIHIHIHIT! HIHIHIRO STAHAHAP!”
“Hey, That’s Superhiro to you, Villain!” Hiro grinned, massaging his thumbs in circles against the dips of his hips.
Chihiro pulled off his shoes and socks and started lightly wiggling their fingers all over his right foot. “Yeah, Don’t disrespect Superhiro!” they giggled.
Leon tried to kick Chihiro’s hands away, but couldn’t thanks to Hiro sitting on his legs. All he could do was wiggle his feet in vain and laugh. “HEHEHE HIRO! CH-CHIHI! NOT THEHEHEHERE!”
Between his feet and his hips he couldn’t decide which spot was worse for him.
Hiro snickered, speeding up. “We’ll only stop If you give up being a criminal and come to our side!”
“WHAHAHAHAT THE HEHEHEHELL ARE YOU TAHAHAHALKING ABOUT!?”
“I think what he means Is, Help us and we’ll let you go…” Chihiro explained.
“THEHEHERE’S NO WAHAHAY IN HEHEHELL I’M HELPING YOU!” Leon laughed, sending the best glare he could to Hiro.
‘Superhiro’ smirked and rolled his eyes, reaching back with one hand and targeting his left foot, specifically his arch, a spot he knew would make the redhead convulse with unapologetically loud laughter. “You sure about that?”
Leon screeched, his body jolting sharply at the sensation. “FUHUHUHUHAHAHAHAHACK!” He swore, trying to wiggle his foot away from Hiro’s skilled fingers.
Chihiro took notice of the reaction and mimicked what Hiro was doing, making Leon’s laughter turn silent.
“Are you going to give In now, Red Rocker?” Chihiro smiled, their question was met with frantic nods from the baseball star.
“Are you suuuuuure?” Hiro teased, Still torturing the poor redhead.
“IHIHIHIM SUHUHUHURE!” He choked out, tears welling up in his eyes from laughing too hard.
Hiro relented and signaled for Chihiro to stop as well. Chihiro giggled and stood up. “Who’s our next target, Superhiro?”
Hiro stood up too, humming thoughtfully as he considered their options. “Got any Ideas, Red Rocker?” He asked with a playful smile.
“Oh, I have a few ideas alright…” Leon panted, glaring tiredly at the older man.
“Watch It… Unless you wanna go for round two.” He wiggled his fingers threateningly at the rockstar who flinched and hugged his knees to his chest as he sat up.
“U-Uh… Makoto?” Leon suggested, shrugging his shoulders a bit.
Hiro looked at Chihiro, whose eyes seemed to light up at the mention. “Alright, The Lucky Charm It Is.”
“Th-The lucky charm…?”
“Duh, Everyone has a super name.” Hiro snickered, handing Leon his shoes and socks back. “C’mon Red Rocker, pull yourself together.”
After that, they headed back to the dining hall to retrieve Makoto, but he was nowhere to be found. It looks like the altercation had broken itself up and most of the students had left the hall.
“LifeGuard! Where did The Lucky Charm go?”
“What are you three doing?” Celeste asked, confused.
“Who needs a lifeguard?? And why??” Aoi asked.
“They’re playing super hero.” Leon explained. “He’s talking about Makoto.”
“I’m assuming he’s referring to Hina when he says LifeGuard?” Sakura asked, to which Hiro nodded.
“Ooh! I want a super name!” Sayaka giggled excitedly.
“Hmm… How about… The Platinum Siren?”
“Oooh! I like It!”
“Um… right.” Hina smiled in exasperation, rubbing the back of her head. “Anyway, Makoto went back to his room so try checking there?”
“Thank you, LifeGuard!” Hiro said In a superhero voice. “Come, Decoder and Red Rocker. Let us go apprehend the criminal!”
He turned and left the room, Chihiro following closely behind, Leon sighed and hesitated. Why did he get involved in this silly game again?
He followed not so enthusiastically behind the two joyous students as they hurried down the hall, their jackets flying behind them like actual capes from how fast they were running.
Chihiro rang the doorbell while Hiro and Leon hid on either side of the door against the wall so that Makoto wouldn’t immediately spot them.
After a few minutes Makoto opened the door. “Chihiro, Hey… Are you okay?”
“Mhm. I’m doing much better now.” They smiled up at the lucky student.
“Good… I’m sorry about earlier, Byakuya was way out of line with what he-- ACK! H-Hey!” He yelped in surprise as Hiro suddenly came into view and scooped him up, carrying him inside his own room and dropping him on the bed as the other two followed and closed the door behind them. “What the hell!?”
“Evil doer, Your fight earlier with Byakuya upset The Decoder so I’m here to help them exact revenge!”
Makoto blinked, absolutely lost as to what was going on. His eyes flickered to Leon, who seemed uninterested. “What is he going on about now?”
“They’re playing a game.” Leon explained in a deadpan manner. “They’re superheroes and you and Byakuya are the villains.”
“Oh.” Makoto couldn’t help but smile a little at how happy Chihiro seemed, It seemed like they both were having a lot of fun… Who was he to ruin it for them? “Well, Foolish heroes. I won’t be thwarted by the likes of both of you!”
Makoto leapt off the bed and made a break for the door.
“He’s getting away Superhiro!” Chihiro gasped.
“Stop him, Red Rocker!”
“Why do I gotta do It?”
“The Red Rocker Is no match for me!” Makoto grinned, grabbing Leon as he sprinted out the door. “In fact, I’ll take him with me!”
He gave his best evil laugh as he pulled the door shut and went running with Leon down the hall.
He pulled Leon Into the Gym with him and doubled over to catch his breath. “Man, I need to start working out…” He wheezed.
Leon leaned against the wall, also catching his breath. “Y-Yeah, I’m not really used to running anymore either.”
“It’s really nice of you to play along with them.” Makoto smiled, standing up straight again.
“Y-Yeah well… I didn’t have much choice. They kind of forced me Into It.” Leon blushed, recalling how he got into this mess to begin with. “It was nice of you to go along with it without being coerced.”
“I can tell they’re having fun, I didn’t wanna ruin it.” He replied. “So, let me get things straight… You’re the Red Rocker, He’s Superhiro, Chihiro Is The Decoder… Who am I?”
“Hiro called you The Lucky Charm, I think he was thinking of cereal.” Leon chuckled.
“The… Lucky charm? Ehh, Not exactly the worst name I’ve heard…” Makoto smiled and shook his head. “Is anyone else playing along villain wise?”
“Nope. Me, You and Byakuya were the only villains. Apparently Hina and Sayaka are heroes.”
Makoto smiled mischievously. “Let’s go recruit some baddies then, Red Rocker.”
“Aye Aye, Captain.” Leon smirked in response.
The two set out on their sneaky mission to rope their friends into the silly game, they managed to avoid Chihiro and Hiro quite easily, surprisingly to the both of them.
“You want me to do what?” Mondo asked, blinking in utter confusion.
“Join in on our game as a villain.” Makoto repeated.
“Why the fuck would I do that?”
“For Chihiro.” Leon replied. “Hiro started this goofy superhero game to cheer them up after this morning’s blow up. It’s working so far.”
“We need some backup, Because by now Hiro’s probably convinced Sayaka and Hina to join in-- Maybe more.”
Mondo sighed. “Alright. But only because It’s for Chihiro.”
“Let’s go get Taka onboard too.” Leon grinned.
They went off In search of said student, But they were too late. Somehow Hiro and Chihiro had convinced the strict student to join in on their game as a hero.
So they went back to the dining hall to see If Hina would join them instead but didn’t find either of the girls there.
Though they did find Sakura and Celeste drinking tea.
“Where’s Hina and Sayaka?” Makoto asked curiously.
“They went running off with Hiro and Chihiro, saying something about apprehending the villains?” Celeste recalled. “I’m assuming they meant you three.”
“Yeah.” Leon confirmed.
“Celeste? You wanna--”
“No.”
“Hey Sakura,” Mondo leaned against the back of her chair, whispering something to her. She made a confused face, asking him if he was sure, expecting him to change his mind. But he doubled down, asking her again.
“I do not wish to be involved in this chaotic game of yours.” Celeste smiled, taking a sip of her tea.
Sakura sighed. “If you’re absolutely sure you want me to…”
Makoto and Leon exchanged confused looks. “What?”
“Hell yeah I do, Sakura’s gonna join us.” Mondo grinned as she stood up.
“Alright Sakura!” Makoto beamed at the unsure Martial artist. They went back to her room (Makoto cheesily referred to It as their ‘lair’, Sakura politely asked him not to call her room that again.), since the heroes would be less likely to find them there, and they devised a plan.
“Hmm, They appear to be really good at hiding.” Taka frowned.
“You can say that again.” Hina said after checking a closet.
Hiro hummed thoughtfully as he went over every spot they’d checked. “Maybe they’re hiding in a bedroom?”
“Oh heroes~ This Is a school announcement,” Leon’s voice bounced off of the walls, He had set up his amps In the main area outside the dining hall and spoke through a microphone. “We villains are gonna kick your asses!” He smirked.
“Where’s that coming from?” Sayaka asked.
“Sounds like It’s coming from the commons.” Chihiro answered. “Let’s go!”
The four took off running towards the commons area but only found Leon’s amps with no sign of the rockstar around.
“They’re totally messing with us.” Hina huffed.
“Yeah-- Hey, Where’d Taka go??” Hiro realized they lost the red eyed student and scanned around looking for him.
Little did they know, Mondo had been hiding around the corner and nabbed him when they were heading to the commons, The Biker dragged him back to their ‘lair’. “M-Mondo! How could you betray me bro!? We could’ve been heroes together!” He frowned as Mondo taped his hands with bandage wrap.
“Oh, I’m not Mondo. My name Is The Crazy Diamond.” He winked, Taka seemed unimpressed.
“Seriously? Your gang name? That’s sort of lame…”
“Yeah? Well what’s your super name?”
Taka smiled defiantly at the ‘villain.’ “My name Is The Hall Monitor, Villain!”
Mondo was going to diss on his name, But Taka seemed proud of It and he looked like he was enjoying this game too, So he let it go.
“Alright Hall Monitor.” Makoto started his villainous monologue. “Here’s what’s going to happen… We’re going to capture every one of you lousy heroes and torture you. Once you’re out of your minds, There will be no heroes left to stop us!”
“You won’t be able to catch all of us! I assure you of that!” Taka said confidently, though his confidence wavered once he looked around the room. “W-Wait a minute… Where am I?”
“Oh, This? You’re in our secret lair.” Leon smirked.
“But Sakura asked us to stop calling It that so… You’re In her room.” Makoto added.
Taka flinched in surprise. “W-What?! She’s a villain!?”
“That’s right, Kyoudai…” Mondo hummed evilly. “And the others have no idea.”
“You dastardly fiends! How could you do this!?”
“Quite easily, Actually.” Mondo smiled, jabbing his fingers into Taka’s sides. “Just think, all you guys had to do was ask her nicely and she probably would have joined your side.”
Taka shrieked and convulsed with laughter, trying to squirm away from Mondo’s wiggling fingers. “Nohohoho! Mondo! Stahahahap tihihickling me!”
“Sorry bro, There’s no Mondo here.” Mondo chuckled darkly.
“Thihihihis isn’t fahahahahair! I cahahahan’t move!” He complained.
“Since when have villains played fair~?”
While this carried on in their lair, Sakura had grouped up with the other heroes under the guise of helping them. She suggested that Hiro and Chihiro check the boys locker room while the girls would check over the commons area again. Chihiro and Hiro didn’t suspect a thing so they did as suggested.
“That’s really weird, It’s like they vanished Into thin air...” Sayaka pondered.
“They’ve gotta be hiding in either the boys locker room or a bedroom, We’ve checked everywhere else.” Hina said, turning to her best friend. “I think we should start checking rooms, Where should we start?”
Sakura pretended to think about It. “They could be In any room, Even one not belonging to them.”
“What would be the point of that?” Hina asked, walking towards the dorm rooms with the two girls.
“To throw us off, We should check any open room.” she said, smiling in amusement as Hina nodded In agreement, They began checking for unlocked rooms when they heard Taka shouting.
“HINA! SAYAKA! DON’T TRUST--” He was abruptly cut off, Most likely by someone covering his mouth.
“Taka??” Hina listened carefully for his voice again but heard nothing.
“I think It came from down the hall…” Sayaka said as they hurried down the hall towards Sakura’s room, finding the door was slightly open but It was dark inside so they couldn’t tell If anyone was In there or not.
Hina pushed the door open and crept In, feeling along the walls for a light switch. “Taka? Are you in here?” She whispered cautiously.
She finally found the light switch and hit It, finding Taka on the bed with Makoto covering his mouth. “Heya, LifeGuard.” He grinned.
Hina whipped around hearing shuffling behind her, not really to her surprise but definitely to the shock of the villains, Sakura had Mondo pinned to the floor with a knee in his back and his arms above his head against the floor.
Sayaka had also pinned Leon down.
“W-What?! No way! You betrayed us!?” Makoto gasped.
“Sorry, Makoto.” She smiled. “They had already asked me to join the heroes.”
Hina grinned victoriously as she tackled Makoto onto the bed, pinning him easily. “It was a good strategy, But did you really think Sakura was going to betray me? Seriously?”
“Sakura, I swear to god… When I get out of this hold, You’re soooo gonna get It.” Mondo growled, sending a glare over his shoulder.
“You don’t fight girls.” She reminded him cockily.
“DECODER! SUPERHIRO! WE’RE IN HERE!” Sayaka called upon hearing their voices down the hall, They came running in and looked on in surprise at the scene before them.
“Wow! You girls kick serious butt.” Chihiro giggled.
Hiro went over to Taka and undid the bandage wrap around his wrists. “You okay, Hall Monitor?” He asked.
“Y-Yeah, Crazy Diamond over there was tickling me.” he huffed.
Hiro looked over at Mondo and grinned. “Is that so? Well, You should return the favor.”
Sakura nodded at her cue, removing her knee and flipping him over onto his back. She pinned his arms above his head firmly, there was no way he was getting out of her hold.
“This Is such bullshit.” Mondo sighed in defeat. “Sakura, I promise you as a man, I’m gonna get you back for this.”
“Goodluck.” She smiled in amusement, Her tone borderline teasing. “I’m stronger than you.”
Before Mondo could further threaten the Martial artist, Taka pounced, digging his fingers into every ticklish spot he could find, Making the Biker shriek with laughter.
“It’s okay LifeGuard, We got Lucky Charm. Go help Siren remind Red Rocker why It’s a bad idea to conspire against us.” Hiro smirked as Leon yelped.
“You got It, Boss.” Hina giggled, Hopping off the bed giddily, approaching the struggling Leon.
“Nononono-- NAHAHAHAHA!”
Makoto tried to escape but Hiro caught him in his arms and pinned him down. “Nice try! You gave us a lot of trouble today, Lucky Charm.”
“W-Wait, H-Hiro, C’mon… You don’t have to--” Makoto squeaked as he felt fingers wiggling against his ribs, He looked over to see Chihiro smiling mischievously as they tickled him. “Hehehehey! Ahahahahaha! Don’t tihihihickle me!”
“You were one of the main villains who was being super negative earlier, So yes, We do have to do this.” Hiro sighed dramatically, using one hand to tickle Makoto’s belly while the other still held him down.
“WAHAHAHAIT! WHAHAHAT ABOUT BYAKUYAHAHAHA!?” Makoto laughed, trying to squirm his stomach out of reach.
“Oh, Don’t worry. We’ll get him too.” Hiro smirked. “But not before we completely wreck you.”
This went on for a while, Mondo was pretty pissed at them when he could think clearly again, But seeing the happy looks on Chihiro and Taka’s face's calmed him down immediately.
After that, The negativity that plagued the school seemed to evaporate. Everyone was in much higher spirits.
It seemed like one thing was for sure, when everything was upsetting and everyone was feeling down, they could count on a Superhiro to save the day and lift everyone’s spirits.
. Literally the most ticklish person in the group!
. Has the cutest, squeakiest laugh ever. If tickled for long enough eventually he'll start hiccupping.
.Veeeery squirmy! Tries to hold back tho because he's accidentally kicked his sister when she was tickling him whoops!
.This boy cannot hold his laughter in. Just saying you're going to tickle him will start him giggling, and after u start? Boy is he a giggling FOOL!
.Teasing causes his brain to shut down. Like he gets flustered easily when teased even if it's not about tickling. Someone calls him cute? Face is red af
.Worst spots are his belly, knees and the arch of his feet
Ler:
.This little guy LOVES tickling people as much as he loves getting tickled.
.He is quick and nimble and can luckily find peoples worst spots very fast
.Will tickle pretty much anyone at anytime but mainly targets Byakuya and Kyoko because of their attitudes.
.Despite not being able to take teases himself he can still dish em out! Tends to lean towards more cute softer teases like calling their laugh cute, commenting on how ticklish they are or just giggling along side them
.Though he is average in build and strength he is able to pin people down! Well most people at least. Or the lee just fears if they try to get unpinned they'd hurt Makoto and no one wants that
.Typically goes for a softer tickling approach
Byakuya Togami
Lee:
.You may not think the Ultimate Afluent Progeny is ticklish but you'd be DEAD wrong! This guy is crazy ticklish. Because of his childhood and lack of positive contact from his family he didn't even know he was ticklish for a long time. In fact he didn't know what if felt like. So the first time he was tickled in the academy he was so confused lol
.He tries to hold his laughter in but is trash at it. Since he's not used to the feeling he breaks in less than a second.
.His laugh is wild and frantic but still has a sense of poise to it. When tickled he just can't control himself!
.Squirms quite a bit tho not as much as Makoto.
.Tickling is the only way to get this man to beg. His egotistical nature goes out the window!
.His worst spots are his ribs, hips and spine
Ler:
.This boy can tickle y'all. After his many encounters with people tickling him he eventually picked up on what to do!
.He is ruthless! He likes the control he can have over people. He starts slowly with torturous slow tickling to ready his lee for the absolute wrecking that is coming their way.
.He won't stop until he gets what he wants from his lee which is usually either them begging or paying him a compliment lmao
.His teasing is more stern. He likes to make his lee admit to their own ticklishness or comment on how dumb they are for not seeing this coming
.Typically goes for a soft to hard tickling approach
Kyoko Kirigiri
Lee:
.She is moderately ticklish. Kyoko isn't normally peoples go to target but when she is they go all out! Hearing her laugh is so uncommon that people just tickle her to hear it.
.Her laugh is soft and elegant but jumps in pitch and pace when tickling her worst spot
.Doesn't squirm much because she sees it as giving in and will try her best not to move
.She is very weak to surprise tickles! They catch her off guard always and it's the only time you will get her to jump!
.Her worst spot is her lower back
Ler:
.Doesn't tickle people that often but when she does she goes all out!
.Her main targets are Makoto, Celestia and occasionally Byakuya
.When she's bored she'll sit next to her lee and trace shapes and words on their back, belly or palm. It surprisingly helps her concentrate. Usually it's Byakuya because he has the most ticklish back out of the group and he hates it but let's her since it helps in the case
.Since her hands are covered in scars she likes not to use them that often so she uses a lot of tools. She likes using feathers and paintbrushes the most
.Her teasing method is what you'd expect from a detective. Likes to ask questions and can easily tell when someone is enjoying being tickled, which she quickly points out
.Typically goes for a softer tickling approach
Aoi Asahina
Lee:
.Extremely ticklish! This girl is the second most ticklish person in the group
.Will kick and squirm when tickled and doesn't hold back like Makoto so her ler better watch out!
.Her laugh is full of cackling and snorting and is very cute! (Tho she doesn't like it)
.She likes being tickled as a form of exercise and/or motivation! If she feels she hasn't preformed well enough she will ask someone to tickle her as punish (usually Sakura)
.Her ler cannot touch her knees. With how many sports she does her knees are a little messed up so even if their careful it'll still hurt her
.Her worst spots are her hips, belly and armpits
Ler:
.Run
.She is the group tickle monster! She is so ruthless and gets into ler moods constantly. Tends not to stop until her ler mood is satisfied
.Will target anybody at anytime but especially during vulnerable moments. If she sees someone reaching up, stretching, stuck somewhere or holding something breakable she will tickle them
.Is the only one who knows Sakura is ticklish
.She is strong and can easily pin her lee down. The only people she cannot pin are Sakura and Mondo
.Despite how ruthless she is she can give softer sweeter tickles! (I headcanon that she acts like a big sis to Makoto and if they're hanging out she'll gently tickle him but tracing his back or scribbling over his belly)
.Master teaser! Even can make Sakura flustered. She uses the classics a lot "tickle tickle tickle!" or "coochie coochie coo!!" But can also pick up on what teases work the best on each person
.Typically goes for a mean and aggressive tickle style
Sakura Ogami
Lee:
.Barely ticklish but most of the group doesn't know she is at all. She does have a few spots that'll get her giggling tho!
.Her laugh is rough and low
.She's only tickled by Aoi so she usually just takes the onslaught. Despite that she does tend to squirm if her ler finds the right spot!
.Her worst spot is her lower back
Ler:
.Another ruthless ler
.When her and Aoi are together and in ler moods the others have to watch out. They're unbeatable together!
.She is likes to tickle people to get them up and moving, sees it as another way to exercise like Aoi does.
.If she sees someone misbehaving she will take it upon herself to punish them with tickles!
.It's no suprise she can pin everyone down. Even Mondo isn't strong enough to stop her. She likes to pin her lees hands above their head with one hand and use the other to tickle all over!
.Her main target is Aoi obviously. She loves hearing her laugh and thinks her laugh is adorable
.Not a teaser and tends to just watch her lee the whole time
.Typically goes for pinning her target and hard tickles
Yasuhiro Hagakure
Lee:
.Weeeeeak to tickling!
.He's pretty ticklish and laughs almost immediately. His laugh is loud and wild! He also tends to snort a lot!
.A kicker but he tries his best not to. When being tickled he will bang his hands against things and pull at his hair
.If the others plan to tickle him they either have to pin him down or tickle in groups because he is fast and will grab at his lers wrists to get them to stop
.Claims he gets visited by tickling ghosts
.His worst spots are his inner thighs, belly button and right underneath his toes
Ler:
.Not a very active ler due to his lazy nature
.Tho when he is in a ler mood he's very playful!Likes to play tickle games a lot. Like pop quizzes where if his lee gets the answer wrong he'll tickle them or he'll test to see how long they can last
.Basically the big brother of the whole group and will tickle the others to embarrass them
.He teases occasionally. Goes for a lot of "oh woah man! You're like, craaazy ticklish!!"
.Typically goes for a laid back kinda tickling style
Kiyotaka Ishimaru
Lee:
.Oh ho boy he's a ticklish little guy!
.Thinks it's super embarrassing being tickled
. His laugh is so loud, he has no filter on it and tends to lose control when tickled
.Is really good at holding his laughter back
.When he's being tickled he tends to bounce and shake a lot. Tends to hide his face in his hands to muffle his laughter and hide his blushing
.Mondo targets him the most and loves to give him tickly kisses. This only flusters him more.
.Weak to teasing
.His worst spot are his ears
Ler:
.Loves tickling people as a motivator!
.Sees it as a good way to bond with his friends despite him being embarrassed by it
.He's very no nonsense however so he tends to only tickle people when he sees it's appropriate
.He's the most merciful ler out of the group and stops immediately when asked. People actually like to go to Taka for tickles because of this
.If he's tickling for long enough he will ask how his lee is doing and of they need a break
.He also is an accidental teaser. Tends to ask his lee of their enjoying themself, not to tease them but he's genuinely curious
.His main targets are Mondo and Chihiro
.Typically goes for a softer tickling approach
Mondo Owada
Lee:
.Holy crap this guy is a scary lee
.Sounds weird right but he is so ticklish it's dangerous. Super strong so he tends to throw people of of him
.He punches to. He accidentally punched Taka once and felt horrible for the longest time. Which is why Taka and Chihiro are the only two who are safe when tickling him. He will try his best to stay still when they tickle him so he doesn't hurt them
.Will NEVER admit it to the others but he really enjoys softer tickles. When cuddling with Taka he (very nervously) asks him to lightly tickle him cause it helps him relax after a hard day
.Taka thinks this is adorable which flusters Mondo more
.His worst spots are his armpits and feet
Ler:
.Just like he's a scary lee he is also a scary ler
.Because Taka yelled at him for using violence to solve everything he switched over to tickling
.If someone pisses him off he will knock them down and destroy them with tickles
.Once he starts it's impossible to stop him. He's too strong to knock off and too stubborn to just give up
.His main targets are Taka, Chihiro and Byakuya (he's only on here cause he pisses Mondo off the most)
.If Taka is being too strict he will lift him from behind and tickle his sides until he promises to relax. If Chihiro is being hard on herself he and Taka will tickle her until she promises to give herself a break
.His teasing is very aggressive like "Hey punk you want me to tickle you more huh? Better watch your mouth then!" "Come on! You can't be that weak, or are you just gonna sit there and take it?"
.Typically goes for a aggressive and hard tickling style
Chihiro Fujisaki
Lee:
.Somft girl. Very ticklish.She squirms and giggles so much. Doesn't kick at people but does kick her legs when tickled
.Ger laugh is so tiny and soft. Its the sweetest thing you'll ever hear. Covers he face when tickled and sometime bites on her knuckle to stop her giggling
.it doesn't help her
.Despite her squirming she doesn't need to be pinned down since she never fights her tickler
.Too soft for teases! Gets flustered so quickly
.Her worst spots are her toes, arches and belly. Surprisingly her hands are also super ticklish
Ler:
.Not a great ler but when she does tickle people she's very sweet about it
.Most of the group knows she doesn't get into ler moods often so when she does they just let her do her thing
.She likes to tickle bellies a lot! She loves tickling Makoto, Aoi and Leon because of their very ticklish tummies. But her prime targets are Taka and Mondo
.She love hearing them laugh! Especially Mondo because of his normally crass and hardass nature
.She can't tease for shit tho. She tries but ends up fluttering herself!
.Typically goes for a soft tickling approach
Leon Kuwata
Lee:
.Fairly ticklish dude!
.His laughter is pretty average but it jumps octaves alot based one where he's being tickled.
.He is also a grabber so group tickles are a must or he needs to be pinned
.He's decent at holding his laughter in but once he breaks he goes down hard. This dude erupts with laughter it's almost startling
.The others like to target him when he's singing! Hiro likes to see how good he can sing or how long he can sing when he's being tickled
.He can not take teasing well and will yell at his ler the whole time to shut up
.His worst spots are his hips and belly
Ler:
.Tho not as bad as some of the others he is still a rather mean ler
.His go to move is to sit on his lees legs or hips and poke all over their torso. Will also lean down into his lees neck and nuzzle, using his goatee as a tickle tool. He loves giving raspberries funnily enough, he thinks the sound and reaction it gets is funny
.He likes to target Sayaka, Makoto, Kyoko and Byakuya the most
.He doesn't tease very often but if he does he goes for basic teases "ooo someone's ticklish!" "Tickle tickle ya big softie!!" "Can't get away from me!"
.Typically uses a mix of softish and harder tickling and also raspberries
Celestia Ludenberg
Lee:
.Tickling Celeste is hard. She is moderately ticklish but had everyone convinced she wasn't for the longest time
.Is so good at holding in her laughter and fooling the others it took them forever to get her to crack. And the person to do that was Aoi! She refused to give up and eventually she broke. (Aoi was so proud of herself). After that she decided there was no point in holding back much anymore unless it was a competition
.Her laugh is elegant and smooth. Unless you tickle her bad spot! Than it gets higher and squeaky
.She's able to sit still for the most part but her ler can tell when she starts to break if they see her playing with her hair
.She's practically unaffected by teasing. The only ones who were able to fluster her were Aoi and Kyoko
.Her worst spot is between her shoulder blades
Ler:
.Wicked ler but doesn't tickle often
.She mainly only targets Kyoko cause she loves her laugh
.Likes to use her pointed finger ring as a tickle tool
.Uses slow but hard tickling on her lees
.Is a very teasy ler! "Oh dear what I'm Into do? I can't just not tickle you now can I?" "Please someone as sensitive as you are deserves this! Now just sit still and let me have my fun dear!"
.Typically uses a slow and torturous tickle method
Toko Fukawa
Lee:
.Have mercy on this girl. Not as ticklish as Makoto or Aoi but she cannot handle it
.She's a giggling fool right away. Her laugh is full of snorts, squeaks and screaming and she absolutely hates it
.Will try desperately to get away, squirms and is not afraid to slap
.The others like to tickle her when she starts getting annoying or too self depreciating. They have to be careful tho cause if she switches personalities when being tickled the ler could lose their fingers. The more she learns to control Jack the more the others tickle her
.She wants Byakuya to tickle her but he refuses
.Komaru however tickles her all the time. (I know she's not in the first game and not on my list but I love these two very much)
.She's weak to teasing
.Her worst spots are her armpits and the backs of her knees
Ler:
.Not a great ler since she struggles with social situations
.When she does tickle people it's soft and quick. Unless it's Komaru since she's very close to her
.She gets over Byakuya and develops feelings for Komaru instead. She thinks her laugh is adorable and loves being close to her
.Only when she stops obsessing over and creeping out Byakuya she was able to get close enough to tickle him. Tho he didn't let her do it for long but it was a way of showing her he's beginning to trust her more now that's she's not being a creep
.She doesn't tease. She thinks its childish
.Typically she uses a softer fast tickling method
Sayaka Maizono
Lee:
.Fairly ticklish!
.She thinks tickling is fun, likes being on the receiving end of it
.Squeals and laughs loudly when tickled. Has a surprisingly loud and chaotic laugh when tickled
.Is the only one in the group not even remotely embarrassed by tickling
.The others like to sneak up on her when she's cooking and poke her sides
.Squirms a bit but mostly just let's her ler have fun
.When she's had enough she'll lightly swat at their hands
.She likes being teased! She likes the attention and being told she's cute
.Her worst spots are the back of her knees and the sides and back of her neck
Ler:
.She loves tickling people as well!
.She has long nails she likes to keep painted which make for nasty ticklers! She loves using them to scrape and scribble
.Usually when she's in a ler mood she'll just walk up to someone and be like "I need to tickle you! I know you want me to! I'm psychic". If she's set on tickling that specific person and they put up a fight she will either whine until they let her or just knock them over and pin them down
.She can be a mean ler but is fairly merciful
.Her teases are sweet and she loves to pepper her lee in compliments
.Typically goes for a moderately mean tickling method and uses her nails a lot
Junko Enoshima
Lee:
.Crazy lee! No like she's crazy. Will trash and scream when tickled and threaten her ler
.If she's not pinned your screwed cause she will hurt you
.Out of everyone in the group she hated being tickled the most. Hates the lack of control but likes the despair the lack of control brings
.Her laugh is loud and crazy. She screams, snorts and swears a lot
.She hates being teased
.Her worst spot is her hips
Ler:
.The most vicious ler
.Loves to tickle people until they vmbeg for mercy
.She doesn't always give it to them
.Uses tickling as a punishment and/or torture
.The others are frightened of her when she's in a ler mood
.She's also referred to as a tickle monster but she's more of a monster than Aoi is. She's ruthless and merciless
.She also wears long stiletto nails which tickle like crazy
.She targets everyone. If one of them piss her off the others won't see them for hours because she is absolutely wrecking them
.Typically goes for an evil torturous tickling method
Mukuro Ikusaba
Lee:
.Isn't really that ticklish
.Trained her body to fight against the feeling for the military
.There is only a couple places she's ticklish but only Junko knows of them
.If she's tickled there she'll release soft bubbly laughter!
.Covers her mouth when laughing
.Kicks a lot but can control it for the most part
.The only teases she can't handle are compliments
.Her worst spot is her jawline
Ler:
.Not as mean as Junko but tends to be her sidekick
.Will mainly pin down lees for Junko but will occasionally join in
.She's not that good at tickling so she mainly focuses on her lees death spots because no matter what it'll usually tickle
.Doesn't tease because she thinks it's foolish and dumb
.She sometimes laughs along tho cause she thinks it's funny
.Typically tries to go for a rougher tickling method
Oh we going RARE?? Aoi + Sakura, but wait but WAIT, PLUSSSSS Nb/Transgirl Chihiro lesbian trouple lee chihiro
OK SOOOOOOO you’re the first person to ever request Hina in a drabble AND transgirl Chihiro so I’m doin this out of order idc idc idc!!!!!
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Hina and Sakura sat patiently on the chairs outside of the dressing room as Chihiro finished trying on her next outfit.
“Do you need any help, hon?” Hina called out.
“Nnn, no! I got it! I think…” Chihiro called back.
Several seconds passed, and she stepped out from behind the curtains. She wore a sunflower-print cotton summer dress that fell to her knees, giving her a sweet, feminine look befitting her gentle personality.
Sakura and Hina both stood up, eyes sparkling with admiration.
“You look beautiful, Chihiro,” complimented the ultimate martial artist.
“Really?” Chihiro asked with a frown. “Are you sure I don’t look…” she mumbled the last part in a barely audible voice. “… weird?”
Hina popped up on her other side. “No way! You’re totally cute! It’s like it was made for you!”
Despite the support from her girlfriends, Chihiro still felt out of place. It had been difficult enough to face her fear of using the women’s dressing room in public, and another to make such a drastic wardrobe change. She sighed and slumped her shoulders.
“I don’t know… maybe it’s too much…”
Hina saw the sadness in her eyes and came up with an idea.
“Maybe it doesn’t feel right because you’re not smiling!”
She playfully poked Chihiro’s side, who let out a high pitched giggle right away.
“EEHEEHEE! Hinaaaa!”
Sakura pinched her other side, softly but firmly. Chihiro let out another squeak.
“Hina is right. You look wonderful already, but I bet you’d look even prettier with a smile.”
The two of them tag teamed their poor girlfriend, tickling every inch of her sensitive sides and ribs until she almost collapsed to the floor in a ball of laughter. By the time they stopped, Chihiro was all smiles. She looked into the mirror once more and saw a bright, glowing version of herself she almost didn’t recognize.
Hina put her hands on her shoulders and grinned radiantly.
“See? It’s perfect now!”
Chihiro blushed, finally seeing a reflection of herself that she liked.
Well, this isn't the fic I was planning to release next, but oh well-- I was feeling It.
Hey hi hello dolls! It's been a long ass time since I've updated this series, and unfortunately there aren't many tickles in this part, but there Is a ton of fluff! either the next part or the part after will be chock full of tickles! (Or both)
I hope It's alright!
Characters In this part: All of DR1 girls excluding Junko and Mukuro, All of the DR2 girls. Lee!Chihiro
Word count: 3429
All previous parts, as well as my other fics, can be found here!: Masterlist
Hina kicked at the sand absentmindedly as she gazed longingly out at the water. “Man, I really missed seeing the ocean but…” She crossed her arms and made a face. “What good Is it If I can’t swim in it!? I’m like a fish, If I don’t swim In water I’ll die!!”
Sakura smiled amusedly at her best friend. She can be so dramatic sometimes… “Hina, they said It was safe to swim In…”
“Yeah but Monokuma didn’t give me any of my swimsuits…” She mumbled dejectedly, kicking a rock into the water.
Yeah, they didn’t exactly get the chance to pack their stuff or even ask Monokuma for specific things from their rooms. Aside from the morning announcements he hasn’t even shown up-- not that anyone besides Byakuya was complaining.
“Ugh!! That’s It!” Hina ripped off her red jacket and tossed it to Sakura. “Hold my jacket, I’m going In!”
The Martial artist fumbled the piece of clothing, caught off guard by the swimmers sudden outburst. She quickly grabbed the brunette’s arm to stop her. “W-Wait! Instead of doing that… Why don’t we just go find the store and see If it carries swimsuits?” She suggested.
As usual Sakura was the voice of reason amongst the chaotic gays.
Hina paused, thinking it over. “Okay… That sounds good In theory, But what if they don’t carry them?”
“Then I’m sure they’ll carry donuts… we’ll get some to cheer you up then ask Usami if she knows where the swimsuits are.”
Aoi giggled as she took her jacket back from the tall girl and tied it around her waist. “I like the way you think!” She grinned. “Let’s go!”
“Alright, Let’s just ask Nekomaru where the store Is.”
They both looked to Neko, who had stuck around to keep an eye on Mondo.
“No need! I can show you where it is if you want.” Mahiru volunteered, suddenly behind the two.
Hina squeaked as they both quickly turned to face the Photographer.
“Sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you both.” The red head apologized with a sympathetic smile.
“Geez Mahiru!” Hina giggled, placing her hand over her still racing heart. “You got me good!”
“Are you sure? We don’t want to trouble you.”
Mahiru nodded with a smile. “I’m sure. Actually, I was coming to find you two. Apparently Usami has something to tell us girls...”
The two tensed. It’s not a motive, Is it?
“What do you think It is?” Hina asked as she started walking with Sakura and Mahiru.
“I’m honestly not sure. Normally she gathers all of us, not just the girls.” Mahiru responded.
As they crossed over the bridge to the second island, the girls of both classes came into view. Even Toko, surprisingly.
“Hey Toko!” Hina waved her hand at the writer. “Glad to see you out of your room!” she smiled as she turned to face her.
“W-Where Ha-Have you two b-b-been?!”
“We were checking out the beach.” Aoi answered. “Sorry, did we worry you?”
“D-Don’t b-be ridiculous! Why w-w-would I worry a-about you m-m-meatheads?!” she blushed.
Hina smiled and wrapped her arms around the awkward girl’s shoulders in a hug. “Aww, You WERE worried about us!”
“S-Shut up!” Toko blushed even more, batting the brunette away.
Soon enough, Usami appeared out of nowhere. Much like they were used to Monokuma doing. “Love love! Hello everyone!” She greeted the group cheerfully. “I hope you are all getting along okay!”
“We’re doing fine, Usami.” Chiaki smiled, patting Chihiro on the shoulder. She had brought them along and wanted to include them In on whatever Usami had planned.
“I’m glad to hear that.” Usami replied. “As some of you may know, I no longer have my magic stick…”
“Magic stick?” Sakura repeated quietly, confused.
“It’s a long story.” Mahiru whispered back.
“But It appears that Monokuma must have one of his own. Because there’s some new buildings on this island!” Usami explained, surprised. “One of such buildings, Is a women’s clothing boutique. Which is why I asked you all here.”
Sonia’s face brightened. “Really?? Wow! That Is wonderful!”
“I thought I should tell you all first before I told the boys.” Usami giggled. “I thought It might be a nice chance to bond with the other class’s girls.”
“And enby.” Chiaki and Mahiru both said at the same time. Chihiro smiled at the two girls In response.
“Right! I’m sorry, I’ll remember that for next time!” Usami apologized. “Anyway! There’s also a spa on the Island! So enjoy yourselves!”
She disappeared from sight, leaving the group to talk amongst themselves.
“This has to be a trick of some kind.” Kyoko said thoughtfully. “A motive, Maybe?”
“Yeah, I am not trusting It either.” Peko agreed.
“It’s gotta be a motive, It’s been too peaceful!” Hina chimed in.
“What If Monokuma put ‘Saw’ movie level traps in the clothing?” Ibuki theorized. “And the moment we put on the clothes-- SQUISH! BLEH! Off with our heads!”
Mahiru cringed at the gory sounds Ibuki tried to make, sighing softly. “I doubt he would have time to do that. But It’s definitely suspicious…”
“And why only things for girls?” Akane thought aloud. “It seems like a trap.”
“I think we should check It out regardless.” Celeste smiled. “I think a spa trip sounds lovely, perhaps even worth the risk.”
“I GOT IT!” Hina yelled in realization, all attention now on her. “WHAT IF MONOKUMA PUT SHARKS IN THE SPA?!”
“This again…? H-Hina I doubt there Is enough water for sharks in the spa.” Sakura sighed. She loved this girl, but sometimes she could be a bit… out there.
“She might actually be onto something.” Kyoko surprisingly agreed with her wild theory after a moment of thinking.
“H-H-How wo-would that e-even be possible?” Toko stammered in disbelief.
“Maybe not specifically sharks, but that would be the least suspecting place to put something dangerous.” The detective calmly theorized. “It may be too dangerous to check out without more muscle power.”
“Why do we need more muscle power? Sakura, Peko an’ I can handle it!” Akane grinned.
“No offense to you three, but there is strength in numbers.” Kyoko responded, to which Sakura and Peko nodded in agreement. “But there are less places to hide dangerous traps In a boutique, So I think we should be okay to check that out.”
“And then we get the boys to go with us to the spa?” Peko asked for clarification.
“Yes. I think that would be wise.”
So with the group in agreement (except for Toko, who immediately went back to her room), the girls and enby headed to the boutique to investigate.
After some time looking around for clues or traps, they were shocked to find it was literally just a normal clothing store… or so It seemed.
“That’s strange.” Kyoko said, surprised as she inspected a piece of clothing.
“What? Did you find something?” Chiaki asked, yawning as she approached the detective.
“It’s… just clothes.”
“You mean, These are actually safe?” Sayaka asked curiously, poking her head around the corner to look at the two girls.
“It appears so… I’d still check before you try anything on but--”
She was already back around the corner with Ibuki. “Oh my gosh, Ibuki! With some leggings this would look so cute on you!”
Sonia giggled. “I agree!”
Ibuki looked at the frilly mini dress held up against her body in pure disgust. “Eugh! Ibuki doesn’t do this style anymore, It makes Ibuki feel restricted.”
“Okay, maybe not this dress then…” Sayaka put it back and looked around for another one. “We should match for our concert though.”
While the three looked through the costume dresses, Chihiro was on the other side of the store looking at all the cute casual dresses. They felt a little self conscious looking at them.
“Hi, Chihiro.” Mahiru greeted, approaching the small programmer with her girlfriend in tow. “Are you alright?”
Chihiro jumped in surprise, immediately letting go of the dress they were looking at. “O-Oh! Hi Mahiru… Hiyoko.” They greeted the two girls shyly.
“Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you!” Mahiru apologized with a small smile. “I was just coming over to look for a new sun dress.”
Chihiro nodded, absentmindedly going back to looking at the dress they found as Mahiru began shuffling the articles of clothing on the rack.
The red head stole a few glances over at Chihiro, noticing their hesitancy. “Are you okay?”
Hiyoko tilted her head curiously as she too looked up from the dresses.
“Y-Yeah, I’m fine! S-Sorry… am I distracting you?”
The two ultimates exchanged glances before looking back at the small enby. “Of course not… I’m just concerned about you.”
“O-Oh… there’s no reason to be concerned, I’m okay… really.” Chihiro put on the best smile they could, but Mahiru, who constantly photographed smiling people, immediately knew it was forced.
Hiyoko’s eyes scanned the clothing rack in front of Chihiro until she noticed a disturbed article of clothing, she walked over and plucked it from the rack. “This Is a cute dress.” She commented, drawing both Mahiru and Chihiro’s attention.
Hiyoko looked at the Programmer and smiled. “You should try It on.”
Mahiru had to do a double take, had someone replaced her fiery imp of a girlfriend with someone sweet???
Chihiro blushed brightly. “Um… I-I could never pull that off…”
“Sure you could.” Mahiru smiled, following Hiyoko’s lead.
“I-I don’t know…”
“Chihiro!” Sonia bounced over brightly. “You would look adorable in that!”
“Maybe If we found a sweater to go with it you’d feel better.” Chiaki smiled.
“Ooh! And some accessories!” Sayaka joined in.
Chihiro had a bad feeling about this…
“R-Really girls, I-Its okay! I was heading over to look at skirts anyways!” They tried backing away, but the girls weren’t letting them off the hook that easily.
Meanwhile, Hina found the swimsuits much to her excitement. They were pretty cute too! Some of them were plain, others had skirts to them, pretty patterns, bikinis, one pieces… you name it, they had it.
Hina picked up a red tropical flower patterned bikini with a skirt. “Check this out Sakura, It’s so cute! And It’s my size!” she squealed happily.
The martial artist stopped what she was doing and looked over at her best friend with an amused smile. “It looks nice.”
After another moment of searching she produced a similar bikini and showed It to Sakura again.
“That kind of looks like the last one.”
“Mhm! Except It’s white with red and pink flowers! What do you think?”
“It’s… pretty?”
“Good, Because It’s your size.” Hina grinned impishly.
Sakura paused. “Hina… I don’t do bikinis.”
“Why not?”
Sakura immediately got flashbacks. She recalled when she had first started gaining muscle and went to the beach with her friends, she had gotten stared at and made fun of. She was made so uncomfortable that she just went home.
“...Reasons.”
Hina pouted. She knew that was code for something serious. “Fine, I don’t want you to be uncomfortable… I’ll keep looking.”
“Thank you for respecting my--”
They were interrupted by Chihiro shrieking, they looked at each other in alarm and bolted in the direction of the sound. Upon rounding the corner they found Chihiro wrapped up in Sayaka’s arms while Chiaki and Mahiru tickled them.
Sakura sighed in relief upon seeing it was just something harmless.
Hina grinned. “You good Chihiro?” She couldn’t help but tease them.
“Hehehehelp mehehe!” They squealed as Chiaki squeezed their sides.
“Why are you all ganging up on Chihiro?” Sakura asked, feeling some pity for the smol programming bean.
“Why not?” Hina retorted. “Chihiro’s too cute not to tickle!”
“Hinahaha you’re not hehehelping!” They blushed even more.
“Oh sorry~ I’ll help you now.” Hina smiled innocently, approaching the trapped enby. The swimmer fluttered her fingers against their belly, drawing even more squeals of laughter. “There, do you feel helped now?” she giggled.
“Hahahahahaha! That’s nohohohot whahahat I meheheheant!” They whined.
“Chihiro started crying because they did not feel they could pull off this dress.” Sonia explained gently, holding the dress up. “So the others are trying to cheer them up.”
Sakura frowned. She understood where Chihiro was coming from, but literally Chihiro would look so fucking cute in that dress. It was a white ruffle sundress with a light yellow ribbon sash.
It was bewildering that Chihiro didn’t think they could pull it off…
Sakura scanned around until her eyes fell on a light yellow sweater with short sleeves, she picked it up and walked back over to the giggling programmer.
The girls stopped tickling and looked at the piece of clothing in the tall girl's hands. Chihiro slid to the floor in a heap of lingering giggles and soft gasps.
The white haired girl sat down next to them. “Chihiro, I understand how you feel. You feel like everyone Is going to be staring at you and judging you.”
They nodded meekly, staring at the floor.
“And maybe people have done that to you before…” She paused as Chihiro nodded again. “But you’re among your friends here, and we aren’t judging you In the slightest.”
“Yeah, Sakura’s right.” Chiaki agreed, sitting down too. The other girls followed suit. “We would never judge you.”
“We all have things we are self conscious about, Chihiro.” Sonia smiled kindly at the enby. “I am self conscious about my skin.”
“R-Really…? But you’re so pretty…” Chihiro looked at her.
“Thank you, but so are you.” Sonia pinched Chihiro’s cheek gently. “I burn in the sunlight, The kids I went to school with used to call me ‘Princess lobster’. So I try to avoid exposing myself to the sun.”
Chihiro blushed at the compliment and looked back down.
“I’m super self conscious about my weight.” Hina spoke up next. “I’m always weighing myself. I used to get teased for how many sweets I eat, my friends told me I was going to end up alone because no one would be able to look at me.”
“Hina, You’re gorgeous. You don’t have to worry about your weight!” Chihiro frowned.
“I used to get made fun of because I had braces when I was younger.” Sayaka shared. “They said I’d never be a singer because the metal in my braces would mess with the recording equipment.”
“Do I even need to say what I’m self conscious about?” Hiyoko sulked, folding her arms across her chest. “I’m short.”
Mahiru put her hand on Hiyoko’s shoulder. “You’ll hit a growth spurt someday.” She teased. “People called me a boy growing up.”
“I-I-I’ve al-always been s-s-s-super c-c-clumsy. People h-h-have always ma-made fun o-of me for It.” Mikan said softly.
“Of course they have, You’re a walking pile of pig barf!” Hiyoko snapped.
“Aah! I’m sorry!” Mikan cried.
Mahiru shoved her hand over Hiyoko’s mouth and pulled her into her lap to keep her contained. She sighed. Welp, so much for her being kind…
“People I went to school with used to accuse me of stuffing my bra, and constantly harassed me because of my home life.” Akane said quietly.
“I was feared, I was told I had monster eyes. Most kids avoided me.” Peko chimed In.
Kyoko looked down at her gloved hands then back up at Chihiro. “I think my insecurity should be obvious…”
“I got made fun of for loving video games. And I’ve got some pudge.” Chiaki poked her stomach.
After a moment of silence the girls looked at Sakura, who gave a hesitant sigh. “Do I need to say It?”
“Yes.” All except for Chihiro said in unison.
Sakura sighed again. “I get called ogre. People call me a freak or abomination. When I started bulking up, people told me that I looked better before and I lost a lot of friends because they were embarrassed to be seen with me.”
“Remind me to smack Hiro and Hifumi when I see them next.” Hina said quietly.
“Hiro doesn’t mean any harm by It.” she waved her off.
Hearing their friends being open about their insecurities made them feel a little better about opening up.
“Um…” Chihiro kept staring at the floor. “Kids I went to school with knew me when I Identified as a boy… and the first day I went to school in a dress, I got beat up and made fun of. Since then, I’ve been afraid to wear dresses… N-Not that skirts are much different… I’m just kind of traumatized by them.”
“Chihiro, You are adorable and beautiful.” Hina smiled warmly.
“Trust me, If anyone comes near you to beat you up or make fun of you… they’ll have a lot of people to get through first.” Chiaki added.
“You are one of a kind, don’t let people like that ruin something for you.” Sakura said gently.
Hina side eyed her, receiving a quiet; ‘shut up’ In response.
Chihiro sniffled, wiping their eyes. “Th-Thanks guys…”
“If you don’t want to try on the dress, We respect your comfort zone. You don’t have to if you don’t want to.” Mahiru put a hand on their shoulder reassuringly.
They looked at the dress In Sonia’s lap, then back up at the girls. “No… I… I want to try It on.”
“Are you sure?” Sonia asked.
They nodded, more sure this time. “You’re right. I need to learn not to take things to heart so much. Everyone has something they don’t like about themselves, even the people who picked on you.”
“That’s exactly right.” Kyoko nodded with a faint smile.
Chihiro took the dress from Sonia and stood up, they were about to head to the dressing room but they were stopped by Sakura, who handed them the matching sweater she found for the dress.
The enby gave her a smile before taking the article of clothing and retreating to the closed room with a new pep in their step.
A few minutes passed by, and something had occurred to Mahiru. “Wait a minute, Ibuki? You never said what you were made fun of for.”
Ibuki looked up at the red head, previously she had been drawing shapes on the floor with her finger waiting for Chihiro to come out. “Oh, Ibuki didn’t?”
“No, You didn’t.” Chiaki confirmed, eyeing the musician.
“Welllll…” Ibuki looked away sheepishly.
“Were you not bullied?” Sonia asked.
“N-No. Ibuki was bullied.” She sighed. “Ibuki was made fun of for the way she talks In the third person. Also the way she dressed.”
“I think It’s… endearing.” Sayaka smiled.
“Ibuki didn’t mention It because Ibuki didn’t want to be reassured or complimented.” She smiled shyly, tapping her index fingers together. “Ibuki doesn’t know how to take compliments…”
“I understand that.” Sakura responded.
Hina, again, side eyed her best friend. “I will hype you up and there’s nothing you can do to stop me.”
“Nothing huh?” She didn’t even bother looking at Hina, she blindly squeezed at the swimmer’s side, making her squeak and giggle as she twitched away.
“Come to think of it…” Kyoko hummed, glancing over at Celeste. “You didn’t say anything either.”
“That Is because there Is nothing I was made fun of for.” Celeste smiled, closing her eyes as she did.
Hmm… doubtful.
Chiaki looked at the wall clock. “Chihiro’s been In there a while… I think someone should go check on them.”
Before anyone else could volunteer, surprisingly, Hiyoko was on her feet. “I’ll do it.” with that she disappeared into the back room as well.
Mahiru blinked in surprise. “Should I go with her?”
No one got the chance to answer before Hiyoko came back out, Chihiro In tow.
The Traditional dancer stepped aside so the girls could see Chihiro, they were absolutely radiating happiness. “S-Sorry, I kind of froze up… How do I look?”
“Ohmigosh, Chi you look so cute!!” Hina squealed.
“That dress looks like It was made for you, You look so pretty!” Sonia beamed, stars practically in her eyes.
The Programmer giggled and twirled around in the dress happily.
The other girls quickly got over their surprise and flooded Chihiro with compliments. (even Kyoko and Celeste complimented them, shockingly.)
The rest of the boutique visit hit different for the group, they felt a lot lighter and closer than before.
Sayaka and Ibuki had decided to just coordinate colors, that way they could both wear something they wanted to wear.
Hina and Sakura found a few swimsuits they liked.
Chihiro got a bunch of different dresses and had a mini fashion show with Hiyoko, Mahiru, and Chiaki.
Idk if your still doing rarepairs but I have one. Lol Leon/chihiro IDK WHEN I STARTED SHIPPING IT BUT IT JUST HAPPENED! 😅😅
“Chihiro... you can relax now. It’s just the two of us, ya know?”
“I... I know! It’s just... I’m not... aaaahhh...”
Chihiro fidgeted as she tried to relax and lay back into Leon’s arms, but that proved easier said than done. He loosened his grip around her waist, hoping that would help her feel more comfortable.
“If it’s too much I can let go,” he whispered in her ear. He noticed her shiver at the sensation, and got a mishchievous idea.
“No, it’s fine... hehehe... I don’t mihihihnd... hey!”
Chihiro’s giggling got louder as Leon poked into her lower belly. He grinned like a wild cat as he listened to her sweet laughter ring throughout the living room.
“Leheeheeon!! Nooo!”
He stopped and returned his hands to a neutral pose. He kissed her head and nuzzled against her shoulder, eliciting a few last tittered giggles.