Chapter 18: Warmth
After another incredible night's sleep and a highly stimulating morning, Vahn couldn't help but smile as he made his way to class from the Old School Building, his bookbag hanging over his right shoulder.
"Well, if it isn't our Class's Dark-Skinned Prince," remarked a bespectacled girl with distinctive golden eyes, somewhat messy brown hair fixed into twin braids at the sides of her head, and an almost perpetually lascivious and smug grin. At a glance, she didn't appear particularly exceptional, but when people got a better look at her, they would promptly realize she had one of the fullest, most well-balanced figures in the class.
Recalling the girl's name from the Class Roster, Vahn adopted a smile and replied, "Good morning, Kiryuu-san."
"Mine certainly just got better," teased the girl, her full name being Kiryuu Aika. However, as they weren't yet acquainted, Vahn followed custom and used her family name.
"Oh, my..." remarked Aika, adjusting her large, pink-rimmed glasses as she peered down at Vahn's waistline. She was fairly famous among the girls at Kuoh for possessing the ability to ascertain a boy's secret measurements at a glance, so several of her classmates had petitioned her to see if Vahn was packing more than just a handsome face and body.
"Is there something on my pants...?" asked Vahn, looking down to see if he could see what Aika found so interesting.
"It's more about what's inside," responded Aika, the lascivious grin on her face becoming more prominent as she teased, "Let's just say you're fated to make whoever you end up dating a very happy boy or girl."
Interpreting Aika's words at face value, Vahn smiled and offered a curt "Thank you" before politely stepping around her to enter their classroom. He could feel her gaze on his butt as he passed, but since he received similar stares virtually everywhere he went within the Academy, it didn't bother him in the slightest.
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