Embarrassing, at first

“H-Hajime.” Her voice was strained as it came out. He turned to her, and opened his mouth to speak. Upon seeing her though, his cheeks flushed as he shot to his feet. She walked up to him, still covering up, her body trembling.

“Before you ask, I was selected by the government to become the Ultimate Nudist or something like that so I have to be naked at all times, so please try not to stare at me too much, because I know it’s natural for a boy to look at a naked girl, but I’m already embarrassed as is, so please try not to!” The words tumbled out one after the other as she looked at him. She could see his eyes move across her entire body, and even though she tried to keep her eyes on his face, she couldn’t help but look down to see a bulge in his pants. She **** her eyes back up as her blush somehow grew even worse, and she whined. She wasn’t upset with him—like she said, it was natural—but it still just sucked.

“I…um…wow…” Hajime finally said after a minute. It was clear he was trying not to look, but just couldn’t stop. “You’re…beautiful.” He said it before he could stop it, and when he realized what he said, he sputtered. “I-I mean…you’re…uh…”

“Y-you think I’m…?” She asked, and shook her head. Surely he only was saying that because of her lack of clothes. Either way, she let out a sigh, sat down, and clenched her legs tightly against her hand. Her arm against her chest was growing a little tired, but she kept it up anyway. “This is…a horrible situation.”

“I…I can imagine, yeah…” The boy’s voice was strained as he also sat down, feeling uncomfortable. His eyes were currently glued to the mole on her boob, which made him feel so aroused it was legitimately starting to hurt. “I…I mean…why?”

“Apparently, only the headmaster is allowed to know.” Chiaki answered.

“Why…why did you still show up?” Hajime asked, before realizing that it came off way more rude than he meant for it to. “I-I mean…”

“Because I said that I would visit you today, so that’s what I’m doing.” She said simply. “I didn’t want to just leave you here.”

“But you could’ve texted me.” He said, and Chiaki shook her head.

“I still didn’t want to leave you when I said I would see you.” She said. “I-I know it’s stupid, but…”

“No no, I actually really appreciate it.” He said. “A-and not just because you’re…you know…” He was now finally trying as hard as he could to keep his eyes on her face, though he kept glancing down every few seconds. “Especially since…I wanted to ask you something.”

“Yeah? What’s that?” She asked, praying it wasn’t something lewd. She didn’t need any more of that, even if she was sure he wouldn’t ask anything like that.

“Why…do you hang out with me?” He asked. Her eyes went wide at the unexpected question.

“What? I-”

“I’m not as good at video games as you. I almost always lose, which I’m fine with, but surely that isn’t fun for you, right?” He asked, a sad smile on his face as he looked at his feet. “I’m not good looking, not good at conversations, not a great student, and I don’t even have a talent.”

“So?” Chiaki asked, and Hajime looked up at her. “Talent doesn’t matter.”

“But you’re literally in-”

“Yeah, so what?” She asked again. “Talent shouldn’t justify your worth. Some people have it, some don’t. People can be successful with it, and some can be successful without. Hope’s Peak hasn’t been around forever, you know. People before Ultimate Talents were able to do great things with what they had. You will be one of those people too, I know it.”

“But I’m not-”

“I also don’t care if I always win. I still have fun! Playing games with you has been the most fun thing I’ve done in a long time.” Chiaki continued with a wide smile. “And everything else you mentioned, again, so what? You’re a great person, and I really like you!” Hajime’s blush deepened. “So…I want to keep hanging out with you, okay?”

“You…really mean that?” He asked after a few seconds of silence passed.

“Yes, I really do.” She smiled even wider. “Please keep being my friend, Hajime Hinata! No matter what happens!” It took a moment, but Hajime eventually smiled back. A true smile.

“Okay. I will,” he answered. The two just smiled at one another for a few seconds before his eyes went down again, and he gasped. Chiaki tilted her head in confusion at first, before she looked down. She realized that she’d gotten so into the conversation that she’d dropped her arm, and now her nipples were completely visible. Chiaki’s cheeks burned anew, and she screeched as she scrambled to cover them again. “A-ah! I’m sorry! They were just…!”

“I-It’s fine.” She assured him, though she couldn’t meet his eyes. “I-I mean…you’ll probably end up seeing me anyway, even if I try and hide, so…” Even so, she wasn’t going to just show him, but she hoped telling both him and herself that would make her feel better

Unfortunately, her screech attracted some unwanted attention as a few students from the reserve course were now spying on them and taking pictures of Chiaki. Both of them noticed them at once, and Chiaki’s grip on her body tightened as she whined. Hajime growled and stood up.

“Hey! Get out of here!” He cried, but they didn’t seem very fazed. He clenched his fist, growled again, and took a few steps towards them. “I swear, you better leave now or you will regret it.” Thankfully, thanks to Hajime’s surprisingly fit build, that was enough to get them to leave, likely satisfied with the pictures they’d gotten for now. Hajime waited to make sure they were gone before he sighed and walked back, sitting down. He turned to find Chiaki smiling shyly at him. “What?”

“Thank you,” she said. It was a simple thanks, but one that made the boy’s cheeks heat up again, and he rubbed his neck.

“Y-you’re welcome, anytime.” He said. “So…wanna play?” He asked. She looked down at herself, and then laughed nervously.

“M-maybe some other time.” She said. “I’d rather just…talk some more.” Hajime nodded.

“We can talk about anything you want.” He said, and gave her a reassuring smile. She returned it, and the two began to talk about nothing in particular. Hajime’s eyes still kept glancing down, but Chiaki still didn’t get upset.

She just made sure her arm stayed secure this time.