Jun & Karou Chapter 2

JUN AND KAROU, PURE AND FRAGRANT

CHAPTER 2 OF THE MANGA

(Chapter Note---Chapter 2 begins 48 hours after the end of Chapter 1)

It is just before midnight. Both Jun and Karou know what that means ! Both are at the sides of their houses, handing over the appropriate uniforms to one another. Karou(+F) is handing the female school uniform to Jun(+M). She bluntly tells him not to get it dirty, as she has to wear it every other school day. Jun(+M) returns to inside his bedroom, and puts the female school uniform away. He then stretches his arms. Right in the middle of the stretch, the clock BEEPS that it is now midnight. So, right in the middle of the stretch, Jun(xF) changes. Thankfully, they were wearing a loose enough t-shirt, so that Jun's plump, prominent bust can be accommodated.

Next morning, Jun(xF), in her female school uniform, is walking to school, however, Karou(xM) is nowhere to be found. Probably oversleeping, as he sometimes does. Jun stops to pet a stray cat. Jun makes it to school early, but Karou stumbles into the classroom at the last possible second. During the break time, Karou overhears a male classmate bemoan that fact that he wants to be popular with the girls. Suda's so annoying, thinks Karou to himself. Suda continues to bellyache that he is 'giving it his all', so why are no girls interested in him ? Karou callously tells him it is because of his drab and wearisome face. Jun, a couple of desks away, overhears the conversation, but says nothing. Suda drones on, telling Karou that he is so fortunate to have Jun(xF) as a girlfriend, so there is no way Karou can possibly understand ...........?!? " **NO !** It's not like that ! ", barks out Karou. Jun continues to silently listen, then gets up from her desk, slips a backpack on, and goes to leave.

" **JUN !** Can I come over ..... for a bit today ? " , shouts out Karou, not realizing that he just 'shot to hell' his earlier statement about *"it's not like that"* regarding Jun. Jun gives Karou a look of 'you just put your foot in your mouth', but continues to say nothing, then takes her leave.

That afternoon, after school is done, finds Karou inside Jun's home, taking his shoes off. Jun says that her parents are not home now, then asks Karou why he is even here ? To look at and borrow some of Jun's shoujo (girl's) manga. Karou wants to flip on the air conditioner, but Jun nixes that idea. " It ain't your house! " Just before evening begins, Karou lazily drags himself up and trudges off to the toilet. " Just make yourself at home. ", groans Jun. Honestly, nothing has changed from our childhood days, thinks Jun to herself. Jun scrunches up into her easy chair, wrapping her arms around her folded up legs.

In a while, Jun notices that a small spray bottle has fallen out of Karou's backpack, laying of the floor next to where he threw the backpack down. Jun gets up, then down on her hands and knees to inspect the small bottle. Antiperspirant spray ? Jun sprays a heavy whiff onto herself. The scent is intoxicating to her. Eventually, Karou comes out of the toilet, and announces that he should be going home now. He then catches sight of the small bottle on the floor. He picks it up, and announces that it belongs to Suda, who left it on Karou's desk. Suda is stupid! Karou says that he wants to return it to him tomorrow. Karou begins reading the label---

" To women, it has a rich male aroma, making them slaves to their own lust ........ a pheromones perfume for men ........ !!! "

Karou now descends into sarcasm. "Who would be so stupid to fall for that ?"

" Ugg ! ", grunts Jun, already doused and basking in the heavy smell of 'rich male aroma' from her earlier investigation of the bottle.

Late that evening, the digital clock in Jun's(xF) bedroom reads 23:59PM. BEEP! 00:00AM. Jun(+M) notices the small bottle that somebody or somehow got placed on his dresser. Reading from the label again---

" Make your sweetheart turn right around ! A fragrance that will captivate her ! "

Next morning, Karou(+F) is walking to school together with Jun(+M). Karou notices something different about Jun, but can't put her finger on it.

" Good Morning! Jun ? Is something different about you today ? ", candidly inquires Karou. Jun is conspicuously silent.

Karou thinks to herself that, for some odd reason, he smells different today. Really heavy stuff, too ! Isn't that the same smell that was in the air last evening ? A mild aura of romantic intentions quickly encircled the two, that slowly dissipated by time they got to school.

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