He ducked into the nearest bathroom

Tanukichi panted heavily as he caught his breath behind the bathroom door. He peaked out to make sure that Anna wasn't following him, and he sighed in relief when he saw her still looking around the tree, confused.

"That was a close one..." he thought to himself. "What in the world was that anyways? Was she really circling around the tree as an excuse to keep kissing me? But... she's Anna! The most pure and innocent girl in the entire world! She would never do anything so perverted!" Tanukichi reached up and wiped some of her spit off his chin. "And yet..."

"Mr. Okuma?" a female voice suddenly said behind him, causing Tanukichi to almost jump out of his skin in surprise. It wasn't Anna staring back at him when he turned around, however - it was a girl with short, blonde hair and a black headband.

"Oh! I'm terribly sorry for surprising you, Mr. Okuma" she quickly apologized. "I was just wondering... what are you doing in the girl's bathroom?"

"Eh?" Tanukichi looked out the door again and saw that, indeed, the sign above indicated that this was the women's restroom, not the boys'. In his hurry to escape from Anna, he hadn't bothered to check which bathroom he was running into. "Oh, well, you see... it's normal for me to use whatever bathroom I want."

"Oh, my apologies again, Mr. Okuma," she said with a polite bow. "Please, come on in."

"Is it just me, or are people accepting what I say even faster now?" Tanukichi thought as he followed her into the bathroom. Inside the bathroom, he found girls working on their makeup, their hair, one or two changing clothes, and several kissing each other in greeting. "Woah..."

"To be honest, I never really understood why separate restrooms are even needed in the first place, but I guess it's not my place to judge what is and is not moral," the girl said as headed towards a stall. "That's what you're here for, after all!"

"Yeah... and I promise not to let you down!" Tanukichi said with as much enthusiasm as he could before the stall door closed. "Or at least, I'll try not to..."

"Mr. Okuma," another female voice said behind him. "Mr. Okuma!"

Tanukichi turned around to greet whoever was calling his name, only to find that no one was there.

"Down here!" Tanukichi looked downwards just in time to see a girl with short, black hair and brown eyes grab him by the tie and pull him into a kiss. It wasn't nearly as violent or hungry as Anna's was but he could still tell she enjoyed it quite a bit. It was almost as if she was using it as a way to thank him for something. "Mmm~ It's nice to meet you, Mr. Okuma. My name is Otome Saotome, and I'm a senior here at Tokioka. You are the one who approved the Card Cuties as decent, am I wrong?"

"Uh... no, that was me," Tanukichi replied. "Why do you ask?"

"Why? Why!? Because these cards are amazing works of art, that's why!" Otome was blushing redder than a beet as she took out an album and showed her extensive collection of the cards. "I've managed to get at least one copy of every single card... but that's not enough! There has to be more!"

"Wha-?" was all Tanukichi could say before he was pushed to the ground.

"Where are they?!" Otome begged, gripping the lowerclassman's jacket and sitting her knees on his thighs. "There have to be more cards! They're so beautiful... so voluptuous... so... so... augh, my heart feels like it's going to pop just thinking about them!"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Saotome, but those are the only ones that I know of!" Tanukichi said, but the girl simply wouldn't let up.

"Liar!" Otome pushed Tanukichi to the ground and was now panting heavily as she looked down at him. "Someone had to have made these, and someone has to know how popular they are! They have to be making more to keep up with demand! They just have to!"

"Shit... if I don't think of an excuse, this girl is going to tear me apart," Tanukichi thought to himself. "Well, Ms. Saotome.... I, uh, actually know the publisher of Card Cuties, and the problem isn't demand."

"It's... it's not?" Otome's grip on his shirt loosened a little.

"Yeah, the problem is they, uh, lost all their artists recently," Tanukichi replied. "They all died in a tragic... seaweed accident, so they haven't been able to find anyone who can replace them."

"Oh, is that all?" Otome stood up and straightened out her uniform. "Well then, I want you to get in contact with the publisher and tell them their problems have just been solved. From now on, I am going to be the one drawing Card Cuties."

"Wait, what!?" Tanukichi gasped. "You mean, you're an artist!?"

"Please, as if you've never heard of my work," she said, flipping her hair back in pride. "Saotomes are displayed in the best art galleries in Japan. Whoever publishes Card Cuties will be lucky to have me. I'll be sure to get you the first set of new cards by tomorrow morning." Otome made her way towards the exit. "Oh, and I don't think I can legally tell you how horrible the consequences will be if it turns you're lying about this, but I am sure you can use your imagination."

Tanukichi shivered but was still grateful he managed to get that girl out of his hair, at least for the moment.

"Damn... I never thought approving those silly cards would change things so much around here..." Tanukichi said to himself as he headed towards the exit himself. "Hmm... looks Anna's finally gone. Guess I should head back to class-wha!"

As soon as Tanukichi took a step out the door, something drooped down onto his shoulders.

"There you are, Mr. Okuma!" Anna said happily, a strange and manic look in her eyes as she lied on top of him. "I was looking everywhere for you, only for you turn up right under my nose! Where have you been?"

"Sorry... Ms... Nishikinomiya," Tanukichi gasped, barely able to breathe with the woman resting on his chest. "I just... had to use... the restroom."

"Ah - well, I do suppose it is my fault for leaving you so suddenly." Anna brought her lips down and kissed Tanukichi again, her mouth practically sucking the life out of him as she tasted his tongue once more. "But don't worry... I promise, I won't be leaving your side for the rest of the day!"

"That sounds wonderful, but... don't we have separate classes, Madame President?" Tanukichi pointed out.

"Heheh, I think you just answered your own question with 'Madame President'," she replied before standing him up. "Let's go, shall we?"

Tanukichi just laughed nervously as Anna walked beside him.

"What is wrong with her?" he though to himself, confused out of his mind. "I give her one kiss, and it's like her whole personality changes! She's so... possessive!"

The two had almost made it to Tanukichi's next class when he noticed a girl with short, purple hair start to approach him.

"Hello, Mr. Oku-" was all the new girl had time to say before Anna suddenly raised her leg and delivered a kick right in front of the girl's face. It didn't collide, but it did hit the door to the classroom Tanukichi was headed to, causing it to shatter to pieces with a loud crack.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Ms." Anna said politely, leg still raised in the air. "My foot must have slipped. You were going to greet Mr. Okuma, correct? Then please, go right ahead."

"I, uh, meant to say... Hello, Mr... Ogre, yes! I just mistook him for someone else, no big deal!" The purple-haired schoolgirl quickly slunk off, walking away as fast as she could without breaking out into a full sprint. "My apologies!"

"Oh my, that girl looked rather frightened," Anna said as she finally lowered her leg. "I have no idea what came over me, Mr. Okuma, it just... felt like something I had to do."

Tanukichi did not reply, however, as he was thinking about something else entirely. While everyone around him was terrified by Anna's display of physical strength, Tanukichi was silent for another reason. During the kick, Anna's skirt rode up on her legs quite high, and the angle of the attack gave Tanukichi the perfect view up the silver-haired beauty's skit. He saw every amazing inch of her toned shins, her athletic thighs, and even her underwear.

Especially her underwear.

"Mr. Okuma, is something wrong?" Anna asked curiously.

"Y-your panties!" Tanukichi stammered. "They're so lewd!"