Exercising with Maki, of course!

After saying his last goodbye to Pitch, Shuichi got back on the highway and went back to his home as fast as the speed limit would allow. Once there, he hurriedly took a shower, ate his dinner, and got into his workout clothes before speeding off to Kokai Park. However, despite his best efforts, he simply couldn’t make it there on time, and he wound up arriving at his and Maki’s usual spot ten minutes late.

“S-sorry I’m late!” Shuichi sprinted over to where Maki was waiting for him and bowed profusely to her in apology. “I… got a little sidetracked after work… and lost track of time.”

“Don’t worry about it, Shuichi. You’re not that late,” Maki replied over the sound of Shuichi’s panting. “Pandora wasn’t bothering you again, was she?”

"No… actually, it's a lot weirder than that." Shuichi took a moment to catch his breath and began his first stretches. "Do you remember that gift card you got me?"

“The one to Okama Records?” Maki asked, laying down to get ready for her sit-ups. “What about it?”

“Well, I decided to spend it today and I bought a few CDs and a t-shirt,” Shuichi explained, lying down next to Maki. “Well, the shirt was for a band called ‘Black Cherry’, and-“

“Wait, hold on a second,” Maki interrupted. “You… actually used the gift card I got you?”

“Uh… yeah, of course I did,” Shuichi replied. “Why wouldn’t I?”

“N-no reason.” Maki did her best not to blush as she began her sit-ups. “You were saying?”

“Well, I got a CD and a t-shirt for a band called ‘Black Cherry’, which is apparently a one-woman metal band run by a woman called Pitch,” Shuichi continued, starting his exercise as well. “I tried the shirt on and started listening to her music on the way home and… I know this is going to sound unlikely, but her tour bus drove up beside me while I was listening to her band. She spotted me and we wound up pulling over into an empty lot together. We spent some time talking, and it turns out she’s a really cool and friendly person.”

"Wow… you're saying that you met a celebrity on complete accident?" Maki raised an eyebrow at Shuichi. "If anyone else had told me that, I'm not sure I would have believed them."

“Actually, she’s not much of a celebrity anymore,” Shuichi replied. “She was big five or six years ago, but these days she only has a few hardcore fans left. She doesn't make a lot of money off concerts or merchandise, so she's taken to some… alternate ways of supporting her tour."

“Ah.” Maki’s eyes had a flash of recognition. “So that’s why your chat with her took so long.”

“Yeah…” Shuichi blushed like a beat. “S-so how was your day, Maki?”

“It wasn’t nearly as exceptional, I’m afraid. I met a whole bunch of new people too, but most didn’t talk that much,” Maki replied as she continued to outpace Shuichi in sit-ups. “A bunch of my clients finished early, though, so I had some extra free time before this. So… I went and saw a movie at the theater.”

“Really? That’s great!” Shuichi smiled, proud that his friend was branching out her tastes like that. “Which movie did you go see? Was it that new drama? Or that Edo period piece?”

“Well… the last time I saw a movie was when I was seven, so I had a really hard time picking one. So, I just told the clerk to give me a random ticket,” Maki explained as she finished her sit-ups. “I wound up watching a comedy starring that famous pop idol, Yuki.”

“Oh… was it good at least?” Shuichi asked curiously.

“I… don’t know, actually.” Maki, flustered, looked away from Shuichi and began stroking her hair. “I mean, it seemed like it was well-made, but… I never laughed when everyone else did, so I don’t think I understood any of the jokes. I don’t think I’m very good at comedy.”

“O-oh… well, I’m sure now that you’ve seen one, you’ll have an easier time understanding the others!” Shuichi said encouragingly. “And, if you’re really having trouble… maybe I could go with you to help you understand the jokes?”

“Aaah… what a stupid idea!” Shuichi swore to himself inside his head almost immediately. “Everyone knows you’re not supposed to explain jokes! She’s probably just going to take that as an insult.”

But, to the office boy’s surprise, Maki smiled softly at the offer.

“Alright… let’s do it,” Maki said with a nod. “There’s a theater just a few blocks west from here. Would Sunday at 7 work for you?”

“Y-yeah, I should be free then… assuming that I don’t get side-tracked again,” Shuichi replied, blushing even harder than before.

“Don’t worry, you don’t have to be ashamed about that kind of stuff around me,” Maki said as they both stood up to stretch some more. “I won’t stop you from hiring sex workers, and I definitely won’t judge you for it.”

“I know, I just… still feel a little guilty about being late today,” Shuichi said as he stretched his calf.

“Tch! Idiot… like I said, you weren’t that late.” Maki abruptly stopped her stretches and began stroking her hair again. “Anyways, we’ve spent enough time talking. Let’s start jogging and see if we can improve your time from last night.”

“H-hey, hold on a second! I’m not ready yet!” Despite Shuichi’s pleas, Maki took off running, leaving Shuichi behind with her gym bag. “Sigh… I can already tell I’m going to be extra sore tomorrow.”

Sure enough, Shuichi was struggling to keep up with Maki by the second lap around the park and he found himself **** to stop and catch his breath by some bushes.

“Hmm?” Maki stopped and turned around the moment she noticed Shuichi’s footsteps behind her were gone. “Is something wrong, Shuichi?”

“N-no, no, I’m fine!” Shuichi insisted even though he was panting with his hands on his knees. “Just give me a moment, and I’ll catch-“

Shuichi trailed off as he noticed that noises were coming for the bush behind him. At first, he thought it was just the wind rustling the leaves, but then he noticed a low buzzing noise, and the sound of a feminine voice gasping somewhere in the darkness.

“Hmmm… hmmmaaaah! Ah, aaaah!” the unfamiliar voice moaned, growing louder by the second.

"Wait… where's that sound coming from?" Shuichi carefully pushed aside some branches with his hands and looked through the bushes, and what he saw stopped him dead in his tracks. There, behind the shrub and leaning against a tree, was a woman with pale skin and messy blonde hair who was wearing nothing but a pair of welder's goggles on her forehead, a strange metal backpack on her back, and a pair of lacy black panties on her groin. This left her rather generous breasts, smooth stomach, and beautiful legs completely exposed, though Shuichi's attention was instead wrapped by what she was holding in her hands. It a bright pink personal massager whose head was buzzing at full blast as she pressed it hard against her snatch through her panties. He couldn't see any dampness through her panties but, even in the dim light of the park, Shuichi could tell she was loving the sensations by the lustful expressions that were flashing across her face.

“Ooooh yeah… that’s the spot~” the strange woman whispered to herself as she focused the vibration on her hidden clit. “That’s it! That’s what mama likes!”

“Gah!?" After a moment of stunned silence, Shuichi let out a gasp of surprise as his mind tried to process what it was seeing. “W-what?!”

“Huh!?” The blonde’s eyes shot towards where Shuichi was gawking at her. “Oh fuck! Someone saw me!” Instead of moving to cover herself or remove her massager, however, the woman just pressed the vibrating stick into her clit even harder. “Oooooh, fuck~ Someone saw me! Ah! Aaaah! Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

The woman clenched her teeth hard and her eyes went wide as her whole body began to shake. A moment later and a powerful, violent orgasm suddenly burst inside her, rocking to its very core as her toes curled and she screamed without reservation. Then, when the feelings of ecstasy had finally faded into a warm afterglow, she dropped the vibrator and collapsed onto the ground in a heap of sweat and lust.

"…" Shuichi, for his part, kept staring in stunned silence, still too stunned to figure out what to say or do. Before he could figure that out, however, a hand suddenly grasped onto his shoulder and **** him a step backward.

“Get behind me, Shuichi!” Maki shouted as she dashed in front of him, hunting knife ready in her other hand.

“Gaaaaaah! Please, don’t hurt me!” The blonde woman screamed in panic and raised her hands in front of her face to protect herself. “Or if you do, could you at least do it slowly?”

“Hm?” Maki’s terrifying demeanor seemed to evaporate as she got a good look at the woman in front of her. “Hold on a second… you’re not getting attacked.”

“Are you sure about that?” the blonde asked, pointing at Maki’s still-raised knife. “Because I think that fucking eye-gouger you’ve got there would beg to differ!”

“Eh…” An embarrassed drop of sweat ran down Maki’s forehead as she put the knife back into its hidden sheath. “Sorry about that. I heard a cry and assumed that something untoward was going on.” Maki looked the blonde over again and noticed the vibrator next to her. “Though, I guess I wasn’t completely wrong about that.”

“Oh, you mean all this?” the blonde woman asked as she stood back up. “I was just, uh… doing night yoga, that’s all.”

Shuichi and Maki just stared in response.

“Aright, fine! I’ve got a fucking exhibitionism fetish!” the blonde admitted with a snarl on her face. “Is that a crime or some shit?”

“Uh… in this case, I think it is,” Shuichi pointed out nervously.

“Yeah, well, you can’t make peanut brittle without busting a few nuts, you know,” the mostly naked woman replied, crossing her arms.

“Well, regardless, none of this is our business. I’m sorry we interrupted you,” Maki said as she turned around. “Let’s go, Shuichi.”

“Wait… did you say ‘Shuichi’?” The blonde woman cocked an eyebrow curiously. “As in, Shuichi Saihara? That guy that Kae keeps going on about?”

“W-wait, you know Kae!?” Shuichi gasped as she stopped in his tracks once again. “And she t-talks about me?”

“Yeah, I’m her roommate. You can call me Curie, but I also accept ‘Genius’, ‘Hot Tits’, and ‘The Ultimate Inventor’,” the blonde replied, placing her hand on her hip proudly. “And yeah, she’s talked about you. She says that you’re one of her favorite clients because you’re respectful and willing to talk about weird nerd shit with her.”

“F-favorite? Wow…” Shuichi blushed and smiled at the thought of Kae saying that.

“Although, now that I’ve got a look at you…” Curie placed a hand on her chin and looked the office boy up and down. “The way she described you made you sound a lot more impressive. She made it sound like you were some kind of hunk, but you just look like a lame dork to me.”

“No,” Maki cut in before Shuichi could reply. She shot Curie a glare so sharp it could cut diamonds, and her pigtails began to writhe angrily in the air behind her. “He is not lame.”

“Aaah!” Curie put up her hands in terror once more. “Alright, alright, I take it back! He’s not lame! He’s not lame!”

Shuichi silently placed a hand on Maki’s shoulder and nodded at her. In response, Maki took a deep breath and visibly calmed herself down.

“Geeze, you’re touchy. What the hell is your problem?” Curie asked angrily. “Is this guy your boyfriend or something?”

“W-what?” Maki gasped blushed a little. “No, we’re just friends.”

“Really now?” Curie placed her hand on her chin and smirked. “Well, if that’s the case, how about you and me take some time to get to know each other a little better, Shuichi? You know, with a little… one on one time~” Curie placed her thumb between her middle and index finger and wiggled it around lewdly. “I can do two on one too if you want, but that’ll cost extra.”

“Eh? Wait, seriously?” Shuichi gasped and took another step back. “You want us to have sex right in the middle of the park!?”

“Yeah, why not? Even if we get caught, that just makes it hotter!” Curie replied, caressing her ample chest. “My pussy’s a little off-limits at the moment, though, but trust me when I say there’s still plenty I can do to make you squeal without it. For just a few thousand yen, you can show me just how not-lame you are~”

“Uh…” Shuichi hesitated and glanced back at Maki, who didn’t look upset by the prospect but also wasn’t looking directly at him. “S-sorry. As tempting as that offer is, I think I’m going to have to decline for now.”

“What!? Seriously!? You’ve got to be fuckin’ kidding me!” Curie snapped. “You’ve got the chance to be with the smartest, most gorgeous girl in the whole country, and you’re just going to pass that up!? What, am I not good enough for you, is that it?”

"What? No, not at all! Your body is … absolutely incredible." Shuichi swallowed, already a little hot under the collar from just looking at Curie. "It's just that… now's not the best time."

“Ooooh…” A look of realization flashed across Curie’s face. “Now I get it! You want to wait until I can give you my full service, don’t you? That’s understandable; my cooch is known far and wide as the best cock-milker around.”

“No, that’s not what I-“ Shuichi began to say, only to be interrupted by the inventor grabbing his hand and rolling up his sleeve.

“Alright, here’s my number,” Curie said as she took a permanent marker out of her backpack and began to write on Shuichi’s arm. “My period should be over on Saturday, but I won’t blame ya if you run of patience before that.”

“Wow…” Shuichi said in amazement as he looked at the number on his arm. “Uh, thank you.”

“No problem, sweet cheeks.” Curie gave Shuichi a wink and headed back to the tree she was leaning against earlier. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some business I have to get back to~”

Curie spread her legs and pressed her vibrator back against her black panties, letting out a low groan of pleasure as she turned it back on. Shuichi blushed a little more at the sight but still left with Maki, letting the sounds of Curie’s gasps and moans fade into the distance behind them.

“… you didn’t have to do that, you know,” Maki said after a moment of silence as the two walked together. “I wouldn’t have minded if you hired her.”

"I know, but… I still came out here to exercise with you, didn't I?" Shuichi replied with a smile. "It'd be kind of a waste to stop partway through, right?"

"Idiot…" Maki leaned over and gave Shuichi a soft kiss on the lips. "Alright, let’s get back to it then. We still have a lot of work to do, and we’ve already wasted enough time.”

“Yeah, I guess we have,” Shuichi sighed. “I’m ready when you are.”

The two took off jogging once more but, despite Shuichi’s best efforts, he still struggled immensely to keep up with Maki for the rest of their workout. Still, he enjoyed the time he spent with her, talking about his daily life while she offered exercise advice and encouraged him to keep going. Then, at the end of it all, the two went to the entrance of the park and embraced each other for one of their longest kisses yet.

“Pwah… good job tonight, Shuichi,” Maki said with a blush, trying to sound casual as she wiped all the spit from her mouth. “I mean, yeah, you slowed down on everything, but the fact that you’re still here is a really good sign.”

“Thanks, Maki. That means a lot to me.” Shuichi smiled. “So, I’ll see you at the same time tomorrow then?”

“Yeah… tomorrow.” Part of Maki wanted to say that they didn’t have to leave each other just yet, but she knew she had more clients to see that night, and Shuichi seemed too tired to do anything else ‘strenuous’. “I hope you survive through the night.” Maki sputtered when she realized what she just said. “Er, w-what I meant to say was-“

“Don’t worry, I understood,” Shuichi interrupted. “Goodnight to you too.”

Maki smiled and the two nodded at each other before finally parting ways, each following their own paths home through the same silky, purple night.