Chapter 46

At school, Akira meets a boy who looks almost identical to her 'ideal boyfriend' game avatar. The girls then begin shipping the two of them.

## Features of This Chapter

### Transition Milestones

Akira is okay but still uncomfortable with all-girl intimate activities, such as the Pocky game that she played with Rumi.

### Relationship Evolution

Akira is still undecided about who she is romantically attracted to, boys or girls ? However, she has been linked romantically with Rumi for quite some time now.

### Lessons Learned

Romance and friendship sometimes don't mix very well.

ORE GA WATASHI NI NARU MADE ( UNTIL I BECOME ME )

CHAPTER 46 OF THE MANGA

## Previously

One day, Akira is spending time over at Aoi's home playing video games. Aoi also introduces Akira to B.L./Yaoi manga (boy-with-boy romantic stories). Akira is quite surprised at the Yaoi manga that she was talked into buying, telling herself that reading Yaoi manga scares her, and is not something that she would ever be interested in. Also that day, Aoi has Akira play a video program wherein one can create her own ideal avatar. This Akira does, creating her avatar, supposedly her ideal boyfriend. But all of that is in the cyber world, isn't it ? One's ideal boyfriend is not ever going to show up in real life, right ?

## This Chapter's Story

A week before the mid-term exams, Erika announces to Akira, Rumi, and Aoi that very soon there is going to be a study session at Shouma's aunt's house after school. You guys wanna come ? Akira, and the others, say that they plan on attending. After Erika leaves, Akira begins rummaging through her desk, looking for a textbook. Instead, she pulls out the *B.L. manga* that she unknowingly bought recently. *WHAT THE HELL IS THAT DOING IN MY DESK ?* Seems that Akira had somehow mistaken the manga for her textbook. Now she needs to borrow one from somebody before class starts.

Akira goes to another classroom, where Hana and some of her friends are hanging out. Hana is saying for all to hear that she asked Akira what kind boyfriend she is into, and Akira sent her a picture of a male video game character ! Another girl states that when it comes to weirdness, nobody can match Hana. Just then, Akira comes up to the group, and asks to borrow a textbook. Hana calls up a picture of a teacher named Oka-sensei, and says that the really weird one is him, the lolicon teacher (this particular teacher scolded Hana for wearing a pleated mini-skirt as part of her school uniform) ! Hana is cautioned by another girl that she is going to get in trouble if she continues to say weird stuff like that. Akira thinks to herself that, "***I*** (lit. *Ore* {masculine}) will try and stay as normal as possible. Another girl asks Hana to show her the picture of Akira's male game avatar. Hana calls up the picture from her iphone and shows it to the girl. All the girls gather around Hana to see the picture. Just then, an attractive boy comes to the desk that Akira is randomly sitting at, gently pokes at her, and mentions to her that he just wants to get something out of *his desk.* Just at that exact moment, Hana is holding up her iphone to show the picture, and nearby, the boy is talking to Akira sitting at his desk. THE MALE GAME AVATAR CHARACTER, AND THE BOY AT THE DESK, ***HAVE ALMOST IDENTICAL LOOKS AND FEATURES !!!*** Is this boy Akira's perfect future boyfriend ? That is what immediately comes to Hana's mind.
Hana calls out to the boy with the name, Takuro. Takuro turns to look at Hana. You called ? Akira silently tells herself that the two, the male video game character, and this nice boy in front of her, *can't be the same person, not by a longshot !*

At the end of the school day, after the bell rang, one classmate calls out if anyone wants to go to karaoke ? Aoi tells herself that she has to go home and study. Erika approaches Akira and asks her if she is going ? Then, Erika, with a sly and covert demure, coyly asks Akira how are things going with.....you know who.....? Akira candidly asks what are you talking about ? With Takuro-kun ! You know what I mean ! Akira defensively says that nothing is going on. The girls begin filing out of the classroom. Akira confesses that they did exchange social media information, but she felt unconfortable doing so. One has to wonder. Akira explains that she doesn't even know what a girl is supposed to do to begin such an intimate relationship. Rumi speaks so matter-of-factly. One would begin with a Love Confession. Then hold hands. Exchange first names. Kiss. Then together they might......(Rumi doesn't finish her thought). Erika offers that they would date and just hang out for the sake of being together. Rumi urges Akira to begin talking to him in a friendly manner. Maybe you two have some interesting things in common. Akira doesn't say anything, but gives Rumi and the others a look of extreme annoyance and being 'ticked off'. Akira thinks to herself, "Just now.....***I*** (lit. Ore {masculine}).....wonder what would......happen.....

Akira is distracted from her thoughts by Shouma calling her name. Shouma merely says, "Hi!" However, Erika, in order to needle Shouma, tells him to get a load of this---Akira has been exchanging personal information with another boy in her class. And Akira wants to know how to talk to a nice boy, up front and personal. Can you help her out with advice ? Shouma deduces that he is being played like a violin by his ex-lover, and smartly states that this is not the time for such malarkey. Studying for the mid-terms is much more important now. Erika counters with no need to get buzzed or angry, she is sure that Akira can handle both just fine. Akira now takes her arm and wraps it around Shoum's arm, saying that she agrees with him about the need to study right now. The two begin walking away from Erika, looking ever so romantic. Erika does a slow burn.

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The day of the study session finds Akira, Rumi, Aoi, Shion, and Erika all at Junko's style shop, arranged around a large table and with many open books. Midway through the study session, Aoi, for whatever reason, is brought to tears. She wales that she doesn't understand anything ! Right then, Junko brings in a tray of Pocky and various other snacks, asking the girls to take a break. Aoi dispenses with her mornfull attitude, and taking a Pocky out of the box, places it between her lips. She then dares another girl to bite the Pocky on the exposed end. This will mean that the two girls will have only the Pocky stick between their lips ! Aoi offers the Pocky in her lips to Akira, but Akira says no way, are you an idiot ? Aoi speaks, with the Pocky bobbing up and down in her mouth. She goes back to a moping attitude, saying that nobody wants to play with her. But Rumi 'steps up to the plate' and bites on the Pocky still in Aoi's mouth. As each girl bites off a piece of Pocky, their lips come ever closer to touching and kissing. Down to about an inch of Pocky left exposed, Rumi breaks the Pocky, and moves away from Aoi's lips. Game over !

Next up for the girl's only Kissing Challenge is Rumi. She places a new Pocky stick in her mouth, and with a romantic look in her eyes, nonchalantly states that Akira will be her partner ! Akira is surprised and quite taken aback, but everyone knows that Akira and Rumi are probably romantically involved with one another in a Yuri relationship, therefore, Akira can hardly refuse. Akira, nonetheless, closes her eyes and bites on the Pocky already in Rumi's lips. The slow biting of the Pocky commences, with Akira sweating up a storm. Thoughts silently begin to race across her mind. Thoughts like Rumi and her are already too close to each other. Akira is sitting with her legs spread apart, and Rumi is kneeling inbetween her legs. Everyone is looking to see what we are going to do, up to and including if we are going to kiss. Akira thinks of the picture in that manga of the two teenage boys kissing. She then remembers that Rumi mentioned that in an intimate relationship, the two would kiss to show their intimacy. With only a couple of inches of Pocky left, Akira can't handle it anymore, and spontaneously slaps Rumi on her cheek with her hand, to push her away. The Pocky breaks into two pieces, each piece in each girl's lips. Akira loudly apologizes to Rumi, but Rumi merely says that she is fine. Akira's face is burning with embarrassment, as she silently wonders to herself why was her heart so sturred up into such a frenzy, causing such a hot-blooded reaction ?

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