#23

  “Alvin!”

  “Hm?! Oh, Alvin’s here!”

  “Here! Alvin, let’s swim!”

  I looked at the people who were calling my name and waved my hand.

  "Come on, Alvin!" one of the boys called out, his voice a melodic lilt that pulled me from my thoughts. It was Ally, still with his beautiful feminine looks, waving at me excitedly.

  I adjusted my shirt and made my way to the pool.

  "Alvin! We've been waiting!" a slightly shrill voice greeted me.

  Two guys came up to me with smiles on their faces, one with blond hair and the other with bck hair, his gait was rhythmic, and his hips swayed as he walked toward me.

  The one in front came up to me, too close, and raised both arms and.... hugged me.

  I couldn't even react; it was too fast and disconcerting.

  "You’re te, Al?"

  Spoke to the boy hugging me. Then to my horror, his face came close to mine, his red lips puckered into a kissing grimace.

  I drew my face back almost instinctively.

  A shiver ran down my spine as I watched the confused expression of the man in front of me. I realized what I did. Especially when he made a confused but hurt expression.

  “Al, you-”

  “Jeez, Lindon, don’t do that, I haven’t washed yet. I might smell.”

  I immediately cut him off when he was about to speak while acting displeased with a bit of coy. I don’t know if that was enough to salvage the situation, or whether my acting was good enough to fool him. But to my relief it did.

  Lindon’s expression eased, with a sigh of relief. He punched my shoulder gently and said, “Jeez, you should have said so. Although, you do smell a bit.” He said while frowning.

  This bastard. I was just being polite.

  “Yeah, what’s that smell…?” the other boy said, seemingly noticing something.

  I frowned, and then I grabbed the neckline of my shirt and sniffed. Hm? Indeed, there is the smell. And it had a very familiar smell. Aunt Melissa! My face blossomed in red.

  “W-well, I can’t say out loud that I haven’t taken a bath yet, right?” I said before grabbing the boy’s arm that was holding on my shoulders. “Anyway, did you bring some cream, I forgot mine. I don’t want to get my skin tanned,”

  “Don’t worry darling, I have some.” thankfully, he seemed to take my acting at face value, giving me a sigh of relief. He patted my hand before letting go, saying, “I’ll go grab it,” before walking away, swaying his butt.

  “You took your time,”

  This time, another boy came over and hugged me. I was not able to dodge. Though, not only because I’m worried it might be taken badly by the other party, but also, unlike the man from before who’s as tall as me, and manlier than me - who is wearing very short, shorts and a rashguard, the boy this time was considerably cute.

  Yeah, so cute he could easily be mistaken for a girl.

  “Ally,”

  The boy’s familiar face fshed in my mind, and immediately, some memories I had somehow forgotten resurfaced.

  Sporting short hair, with big eyes under his gsses and giving off the feel of a timid puppy, inducing the instinct of protecting someone, Ally Denise. There weren’t many people I’d feel comfortable greeting in such an overt physical way, but I realized I didn’t have any problems with him.

  “Rodrigo called me.” I snorted. “So, you’re pnning a party here without me?”

  “That’s not true, I-” Ally immediately panicked, even though I was just joking. But it seemed like he believed it and immediately waved his hand to deny my accusation.

  “Well, you can’t bme us. The moment you hear that girls are coming; there’s no way you would come.”

  A stern voice said.

  I turned my head and looked towards that voice.

  A short-haired athletic-looking man with a lightly tanned complexion was standing there. He was holding a gss of wine, which he offered to me.

  "...You look... pretty dark today, John. Changing your image?"

  "...Are you more concerned with my skin tone than what I said?"

  "So that was what you meant. Well, point taken."

  "Good grief..."

  He let out a sigh as he mumbled that.

  “... But color me surprised that you’re here. I was expecting you would not come after hearing that the girls would be joining us today. If not for Ally who felt bad not telling you about this… We would not dare to tell you.”

  “What? You sound like you don’t want me here?”

  “Don’t be so bitter about it. I didn’t say that. Rather, it’s good that you came. Now we can truly have fun. You don’t know, whenever you’re not here, Ally can’t seem to settle down.”

  I looked at Ally who smiled wryly.

  “I just don’t want to leave you alone. It feels bad not even giving you a call, whether you will come or not. We’re all friends, after all. I don’t want you feeling isoted.”

  I shrugged.

  “Well, I guess that’s on me, so no harm done. Although I’m changing right now. It’s not like I can avoid women all my life. That’s why I’m happy that you called me here.”

  “Ho? You’ve matured. I wonder what happened during your vacation.” Johnson grinned.

  “You believe that?”

  “… If it was you from before, your eyebrows would have turned into a straight line by now, and your eyes would have been gring at all these women in their bikinis. Before making that unnatural scowl on your face.”

  “Is that so?” Is my reputation that bad? I gnced at the pool where I could see some girls looking in our direction.

  They saw me staring at them and they immediately smiled, waving their hands in greeting. I waved back, and the girls started grinning. I could even see two girls start pushing each other as if trying to see who would have the guts to approach me.

  I noticed Ally’s expression turned dark from what I did, while John made a ‘See? I told you so’ expression, making me shrug my shoulders.

  “Hi, Alvin! I’m so happy you came!”

  I turned my head and looked behind, seeing someone standing there and looking at me shyly.

  I recognized her as Dina, the spirited one in our css who was always the life of the party. She greeted Johnson and Ally, but both greeted her back nonchantly.

  Dina didn’t mind their attitude, and she did what she always does. She inserted herself into our conversation and started talking about things- from school, about the annoying schoolwork, the teachers, and even her experience of the party. Although she seemed to focus on me, her eyes never left me. And she was standing close.

  I liked the attention, so I pretended not to notice it and quietly savored her gaze. But it seems like I’m not the only one who noticed it. Johnson let out a whistle, and a shitty grin could be seen on her face. He looks annoying. Fortunately, his girlfriend came out and he excused himself, leaving seemly in a good mood.

  Ally seems to be annoyed, for some reason. He was gring at Dina, though the tter was oblivious about it. I’m confused why but didn’t address it and continued talking with Dina.

  She’s a loudmouth, for sure, but she’s interesting. And the way she was trying to butter up with me, agreeing to whatever nonsense I was speaking made her adorable. And the way she squirms when I try to touch her, blushing, even from merely brushing our bodies made her even more cute- I love seeing women squirm.

  Finally, Ally who could not follow what we were talking about, said, “…you hungry?” he asked me, cutting Dina who was talking animatedly. I look at her strangely, a weird feeling from his tone.

  “Y, yeah…a bit.”

  “… I’ll go grab some food.”

  “… thanks.”

  He smiles before turning around and leaving. Nevertheless, no matter which angle you look at it, Ally had quite feminine charms. If not for the clear bulge in his shorts, one would surely think he’s a girl in disguise. Yeah, there’s no chance for him suddenly being a girl with that bulge. Although it’s small, it’s not non-existent.

  I shook my head and returned my attention to the girl in front of me. The real girl. It seems like she’s not entirely gullible. She sent me an apologetic look while staring at Ally’s retreating back. It seems like she noticed Ally’s attitude of disliking her.

  “I, I hope I’m not bothering you or anything.”

  “No! Not at all! Why do you think so?”

  “It’s… ahm, no, nothing,” she stammered, smiling wryly.

  “Don’t worry about Ally. You know what he’s like. He’s cold to anyone he didn’t know well yet.”

  “I, it’s fine. I know…I understand.” She said. And I can somehow feel she was forcing herself to smile.

  “You’re a good woman, Dina,”

  “H, ha?!” Dina was surprised when she heard what I said.

  She thought she was mishearing things, but I repeated what I said, not allowing her to think it was a delusion.

  “I said, you’re a good woman, Dina.”

  Because I believe she is truly a good girl.

  Immediately, Dina’s face turned red, “I, I, I’m not…I’m,” she was stammering, like an uncomfortable guinea pig, her soft, curved body squirming. I almost lost the temptation and hugged her right then and there.

  And for a moment I was tempted to take advantage of her. Thinking it would be nice to have those cocksucking lips of hers wrapped around my cock, my hand holding her hair as I move my hips and thrust my shaft down her throat.

  But just as I was about to give in, suddenly, a spsh of water crashed at us. Like a tsunami, drenching us from head to toe.

  “Hey, what are you doing?! Come here and swim!” a boy called out to us.

  “Erick!”

  A boy I recognized scowled at the fat boy who spshed us with water. It was a boy from another css but still got to know him through Rodrigo. We hung out several times, so I somehow recognized him when I saw his face.

  “They’ve got a good mood going and you just gotta destroy it!”

  “Oh, sorry.” Erick grinned. “But Alvin? With that girl? Nah, I can’t picture it.”

  “Shut up! What do you know? And can you please read the mood? Watch your mouth idiot!”

  “Who’s the idiot?!”

  Listening to them argue, I shook my head in distress. I turned my head to Dina who was looking down with a wry smile.

  “Are you okay?”

  “I’m, I’m fine. No worries,” she said though her expression said otherwise. She looked like a drenched chick, especially with that darkened expression on her face as if the heavens had colpsed on her. “A, anyway, I, I need to find Lay, now… I, I’ll be there… s, see you around. Have fun.”

  I didn’t want her to leave. Somehow, I feel sorry, or guilty… anyway, she looked really hurt that I wanted to console her. But thinking about it again, it would probably be bad if I kept her here now.

  “Yeah, okay. I hope you have fun too,” I said.

  Dina stared at me for a moment before smiling happily- one that didn’t look force at all – “Thank you,” she said before turning around and leaving.

  Looking at her back, I thought Erick’s words must have hurt her. Though, she’s not that bad looking. She’s rather pretty. But thinking about this world’s sense of beauty, I sigh.

  Dina has an amazing pair of melons that stand out even though she is wearing a tight rash guard. It somehow makes you think just how big they are if they are loose. And she’s in my strike zone.