Eguchi-sensei didnt refute Orimura-senseis statement. And with silence an indication of agreeing to it, the latter could only sigh once again.

She then turned her eyes at me before retracting her hand from gripping my wrist.

Following that, the rest of our trip was spent without bringing up the same topic again. Obviously, Orimura-sensei remained unsatisfied with both of us. However, knowing that it would be futile to push forth her opinion, she could only grumble about it on the side.

Well, thats amusing, to say the least.

Orimura-sensei could continue to oppose us but that didnt matter anymore. She wouldnt put her friend in scrutiny over this and most likely, shed keep the knowledge of our relationship to herself. But then again, since we hadnt shown her the extent of it yet, her reaction to it was still this mild.

Imagine if she caught us doing it, she might just swing a punch at me without saying anything else.

For sure, shes going to observe me more and find an angle where she could hit my image in Eguchi-senseis eyes. Little did she know, her friend was already aware of my negative sides or at least, the situation she put herself in.

Anyway, enough about that.

Eguchi-sensei drove to Satsukis neighborhood and picked the girl up.

The girl noticed the seemingly constrained atmosphere inside and she even wondered why I was sitting at the back instead of the front. Then, she noticed Orimura-senseis intense gaze at me and guessed what happened.

The girl alternated her gaze between me and Orimura-sensei before her lips curved up into a smirk. Then, she leaned over and whispered,

Idiot. Did you get caught?

Not exactly. But as you can see, shes not amused with me.

Upon saying that, I looked at my side and caught Orimura-senseis fiery eyes drilling into my side.

Although she didnt hear us clearly, its obvious that whispering next to her caught her attention.

You two. If youre going to flirt, Ill move to the front. Clearly annoyed, Orimura-sensei suggested.

Now that was something I didnt expect from her. Given what happened earlier, I thought shed drag Satsuki to the issue. But with this, shes really bent on protecting her friends affair with me at least thats how it looks in her perspective.

And honestly, that decision was hard to distinguish whether it was good or bad.

While its favorable for us since there would be less trouble, it could be seen as consenting behavior.

In any case, I could only put out a guess here... She must not like to make this any bigger when Satsuki and the Basketball Club have an important match today.

Maybe, I should be grateful for that.

Satsuki looked at me, signaling that I should handle this instead of her. She still snuggled to me though so its really up to me to decide whether to stop Orimura-sensei from moving or not.

I apologize, sensei. Satsuki is still a little sleepy. I uttered an excuse that resulted in the woman rolling her eyes again.

Behind the steering wheel, Eguchi-sensei also smilingly shook her head. She understood what I was thinking.

After a few seconds of deliberation, Orimura-sensei clicked her tongue, I better move then. Let her sleep. Shell need all her energy later.

Upon saying that, she scratched her head and asked Eguchi-sensei to stop for a while so she could move to the passengers seat, leaving us alone at the back.

Satsuki was satisfied with that development and quietly snuggled further. Naturally, I held her as intimately as the other girls but to be fair, I couldnt help but look at the rearview mirror, checking on Eguchi-sensei.

I guess Ill dote on her later. Outside of Orimura-senseis eyes.

With this, our early morning trip continued.

Eguchi-sensei drove to our school. Because this would be a fairly important match and something that was already considered to bring honor to the school, the Principal possibly under the order of Hayashi-sensei prepared a bus for the Basketball Club to use for today.

Which means, they didnt need to commute anymore

He also prepared a budget to be used for todays expenses like lunch or anything they would need.

And lastly, I finally got to hear the reason Orimura-sensei was with us. I was wrong. It wasnt because she was here to watch over us. Shes the one whos going to drive the bus.

Apparently, shes qualified for it. Something I didnt expect. But then again, I dont know much about her other than the few interactions we had.

Upon arriving at the school, the sky was already about to rise in the east.

We met up with the other members of the club who were more than happy to welcome me there.

Satsuki was still sleepy so I, more or less, carried her on my back. Kawakami-senpai led us to the back of the bus so that Satsuki could lie down. Kanno-senpai laughed at her protg alongside the other starting players. They found the girl adorable. I mean, they could only see her like this when shes with me. In front of them, shes like another unbreakable post that wouldnt budge against anyone.

With that, we spent another thirty minutes waiting for the other members to arrive before we set off to the venue.

Eguchi-sensei sat at the front and performed her duty wonderfully, checking on everyone. Due to that, Satsuki and I were left alone at the back, giving us some sort of privacy.

When the girl eventually woke up, she rubbed her eyes as she looked out of the window where the sunlight passed through.

Good morning... She greeted me with her drowsy look after letting out a yawn.

I couldnt help but flick her forehead before fixing the fringes of her hair. As usual, I also couldnt resist admiring her pretty face.

Mhm. Good morning. Got enough sleep?

With her lips pouting in grievance from the flick, I pushed in for a morning kiss before returning her greeting,

This idiot... Youre lucky I love you. Satsuki muttered after savoring that one. She then went for my nose and pinched it as hard as she could.

I know. Thats why I went for it. Dont you think its a great way to wake you up completely?

... Yes, it is. But its not enough. I need more encouragement from you. Lets move there. With her eyes narrowing to a slit, Satsuki looked ahead of us to check in front before nudging me to the side and away from any possible eyes if ever they check on us. Although the other members couldnt see us yet, we were sitting in the middle.

They could easily catch us flirting or being intimate with each other. Furthermore, up ahead in the drivers seat, Orimura-sensei could see us through the mirror.

She'll probably grumble again if she doesn't find us there anymore but well... it didnt matter anymore.

Starting with another kiss wherein Satsuki didnt let me take the lead, the two of us became lost in our own world.

Knowing that I might be busy catering for everyone in her club later to ease the tension of the final match, Satsuki would make the most of our situation now. Or at least, find out how far we can take this.

And I was all for it... Still, we should watch out not to get caught or itd be very awkward for those girls.