Lick Me Up If You Can Novel (Completed) - Chapter 85

“…Huh?”

It was clearly English, but Koi didn’t understand. He just blinked blankly, not knowing what he had just heard, and Ashley smiled, his eyes narrowed. That smiling face confused Koi even more.

Want to shower?

Want to shower ‘together’?

“…W-what, what, what?”

Koi reacted belatedly. Ashley looked down at him, stammering in confusion, and spoke.

“Let’s shower.”

And he bent down and whispered into Koi’s ear.

“Together.”

His warm breath brushed his ear. At the same time, a shiver ran down his spine, and pleasant goosebumps spread all over his body. Koi, flustered by the unfamiliar sensation, instinctively jumped back, retreating. But Ashley immediately gripped his hand tightly, so he only managed to take one step back at most. Koi, flustered and helpless, finally managed to speak.

“W-w-what are you talking about!”

He panicked even more at the fact that he had stammered like an idiot, but Ashley was composed.

“What do you mean, ‘what am I talking about’?”

He said nonchalantly.

“We can shower together, what’s the problem?”

Then Ashley frowned and asked,

“Aren’t we dating now?”

“Uh…”

Koi was speechless and stammered again. Ashley didn’t miss the opportunity and pressed him.

“Why can’t you answer? You kissed me. You said you liked me, and now you’re going to say we’re not dating? Koi, are you serious?”

“No, no, no.”

At the relentless barrage of words, Koi panicked and hastily shook his head.

“Y-y-yes, we are dating!”

“Right?”

Only then did Ashley smile brightly. Seeing that face, Koi sighed in relief, and Ashley asked him again,

“Then we’re showering together, right?”

“Uh, yeah.”

Koi nodded quickly, then paused. Something seemed to have been glossed over…

But there was no time to think further. Ashley immediately bent down and kissed him, then pulled the bewildered Koi along.

*

“…Huh?”

The place Ashley headed for was the ice hockey team’s locker room. Koi, who had been dragged along, still dazed, belatedly came to his senses and blinked. In the meantime, Ashley boldly opened the locker room door and went inside.

For a brief moment, Koi saw the faces of the ice hockey team members flash before his eyes, but then he was bewildered by the unexpectedly quiet interior. As Koi looked around the empty locker room, Ashley said,

“Everyone’s probably gone to the after-party. This is probably the only place available right now, and you wouldn’t want to wash and change in the girls’ locker room the cheerleading kids used, would you?”

“…Huh?”

Ashley’s words were incredibly rational and reasonable. Everything fit perfectly, yet something felt off.

…What is it?

Koi, blinking blankly and replaying Ashley’s words one by one, belatedly realized.

“Ah.”

Koi flinched and asked,

“So, you mean we should wash up in the shower stalls inside the ice hockey team’s locker room and then go?”

“Yes.”

Ashley nodded. Koi’s mind gradually cleared.

“A-and, there are partitions, right? For each person?”

When Koi asked once more, Ashley again nodded, smiling, “Yes.”

“Ah…”

Only then did Koi sigh in relief and smile back. So that’s what he meant.

“I see. Yeah, that works.”

The confusion and anxiety he had felt until now vanished at once. His small expectation also vanished, but Koi pretended not to notice.

“Koi.”

Ashley called him from above.

“Yeah?”

Koi, relieved, smiled and looked up. Ashley narrowed his eyes and asked suspiciously,

“What were you thinking? You weren’t imagining anything weird, were you?”

“Huh? Huh?”

At his startled reaction, caught off guard, Ashley jeered as if he knew everything.

“I didn’t think you were like that, Koi, you’re quite perverted.”

Koi, belatedly surprised, hastily shook his head and denied it.

“N-no, I’m not! I d-didn’t think that! Really!”

He asserted his innocence with all his might, but Ashley didn’t believe him. Instead, he put on the face of an incredibly considerate boyfriend and gently comforted Koi.

“It’s okay, Koi. I like you more when you’re naughty.”

“I said I’m not!”

Koi couldn’t help but thump Ashley’s chest. Ashley laughed out loud, then immediately pulled him into a hug. Then, with kisses raining down on his crown, ear, and cheek, Koi froze.

This time it’ll be my mouth…

Koi was certain and squeezed his eyes shut. But the kisses that had reached his nose showed no sign of continuing further.

Koi, who had been waiting with his eyes closed, eventually grew anxious at the continued silence and subtly opened his eyelids. Then, he met Ashley’s gaze looking down at him and saw his smiling face.

Again…!

The moment his face flushed bright red, realizing he had been tricked again, Ashley suddenly lowered his head and kissed his lips. Immediately, Koi’s mind went blank, and all strength left his body.

Ashley continued to kiss him, holding Koi’s body tightly. He felt like his legs would give out and he would collapse, but he entrusted his body to Ashley’s arms and diligently tried to respond to Ashley’s kiss. Though all he did was slightly protrude his lips.

Should I teach him how to kiss today?

Ashley thought, lightly licking Koi’s lips. At the same time, the body in his arms trembled. Ashley smiled subtly, confirming that his ears also twitched briefly. His reaction was immediate with just a slight touch. He felt immense pleasure knowing that only he knew such a sensitive body.

How much fun would it be to teach him one by one?

He had to take several deep breaths to suppress the urge to immediately devour him, bones and all. Not now. He admonished himself. He would surely regret it. Delicious things should be savored slowly.

Just thinking about teaching him how to use his tongue, and where on his body to touch to excite him, made his brain tingle. Koi had an abundance of qualities to be an excellent student, so the process would be immensely satisfying.

One by one, one by one.

He decided to save the pleasure and instead gently bit Koi’s lower lip. A startled reaction was clearly transmitted from within his arms. Suddenly, Ashley regretted that Koi had acknowledged his feelings.

I could have locked him up.

Ashley subtly raised his head and looked down at Koi’s face, who still had his eyes tightly closed. He didn’t even know when the kiss ended. If he started kissing again, Koi would think it was happening again.

The moment he couldn’t resist and was about to kiss Koi’s lips again, he subtly opened his eyes. Imagining that he had been calculating the timing in his head for a long time, a laugh escaped him automatically. Koi suddenly stared blankly at Ashley’s brightly smiling face.

Did my boyfriend fall for me again?

Koi asked Ashley, who had happily thought to himself,

“Didn’t you wear contacts today?”

At the unexpected question, Ashley paused and looked down at him. Koi was still staring intently at his eyes. He had seen them when they first kissed, but he had doubted it. This time, however, he was certain. Was it okay? Would it be a problem if his manifestation was discovered?

“Ah…”

Ashley replied with a bitter smile.

“No, I didn’t. No one would care anyway.”

With a helmet on, his eyes were even less visible. Moreover, since it was a sport where brawls easily broke out during games, it was better not to wear contacts. In fact, no one had noticed that his eye color had changed today.

“You’re the only one who noticed.”

At Ashley’s words, Koi blinked blankly, then suddenly blushed. As his face flushed hot, Ashley looked confused, and Koi lowered his gaze, mumbling softly,

“That’s because… I only kissed you.”

This time, Ashley couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Koi’s body in his arms flinched in surprise. Ashley couldn’t resist his loveliness and hugged him tightly.

“That’s right, Koi.”

Ashley whispered into Koi’s ear.

“My boyfriend.”

Koi’s heart began to pound as if it would burst.

Boyfriend.

His pulse throbbed dully in his ears, and his fingertips tingled. The whole world sparkled as if stars had appeared before his eyes, and fireworks exploded in his mind.

“M-my boyfriend?”

“Yes.”

Ashley answered readily at Koi’s stammering words.

“I’m your boyfriend, and—”

Koi stared blankly at his smiling face. The same word kept swirling in his mind. Boyfriend. Boyfriend. Boyfriend.

“…Right.”

Koi finally spoke after a long time.

“You’re mine.”

The moment he uttered the words, his whole body felt like it was bursting.

“Yes.”

Ashley, holding Koi’s body tightly, whispered,

“And you’re mine.”

Their lips met again. This time, Koi also closed his eyes at the right moment. And with this kiss, Koi learned how to put his arms around Ashley’s neck when they kissed.