Junpei Iori, who proudly displayed them, then left the room victoriously!

(chapter originally by Phantom Pen at writing.com)

Yukari was too high up to hear Junpei's words, but the general idea was obvious. Junpei held up Yukari's lost panties to eye level, the shock and joy apparent on his face as he realized just what he was holding. Quickly, Junpei got the attention of the students sitting around him, showing off his find. Minako, who was seated next to Junpei, blushed and held a hand over her mouth, clearly embarrassed on behalf of whoever owned the lost garment. Aigis... was her usual impassive self. The other male students around Junpei's seat, however, shared his reaction. Yukari could do nothing but burn with embarrassment as she watched the boys -her own classmates- pass her panties around, taking the opportunity to give them a close look.

Of all the people in the world, Stupei has to be the one that finds them?! Yukari groaned in her head. At least he doesn't know that they're mine. I'd never live that down...

As Yukari bemoaned this latest turn of events, she was stuck watching as Junpei took Yukari's lost panties, bundled them up, and stuffed them in his jacket! Getting Ms. Toriumi's attention, the two quickly exchanged words, a sigh from the teacher followed by a nod of her head preceded Junpei getting up from his seat. Working his way out of the aisle, Junpei quickly turned and walked out of the auditorium and into the hallway. If Yukari had to guess, Junpei probably asked to use the bathroom as an excuse to go store Yukari's panties in his locker, or to go to the bathroom with them and... better not to think about it, Yukari figured.

As absolutely awful as that experience had been, Yukari knew she couldn't just hang from the ceiling forever. She was already past the halfway point to the light controls. She simply had to press on... completely naked...

Yukari returned to her journey, slowly inching her way across the rafters. After what felt like an eternity of arduous shimmying, Yukari finally made it to her destination. Thankful to be done, her arms and legs aching from the strain of her journey, Yukari allowed her grip to fail and fell to the ground of the light control room in an unceremonious heap. As Yukari lay there, waiting for her limbs to regain some strength, she carefully looked around the room for anything she could use to cover up with.

Unsurprisingly, there wasn't much to work with in the room. A few chairs sat at the light control panels, an empty table sat against the opposite wall, and a few replacement bulbs were all Yukari saw at first glance. Praying that she hadn't made this trip and lost her panties for nothing, Yukari looked around once more, **** to find something, anything, she could use to hide herself. This time, in a dark corner of the room, Yukari saw her only real option. Sitting in the shadows was-