They avoided using the bus stop near Rose's University just in case any teachers came late and spotted them. Rose didn't want to be dragged back for the lecture and Ryan would hate it even more. He was glad to spend more time with her today, having an opportunity to improve their relations.
The feeling of warmth on his hand as they walked on the sidewalk was more than enough to brighten his day. Unfortunately, he was still yet to receive the scolding for his recent tease on Rose.
There was temporarily no one around them so she used this opportunity to criticize him. "Next time you send me such a picture while I'm in class, I won't talk to you. It was so embarrassing you can't even imagine," Rose told him off while squeezing his hand, making sure he knows she is upset.
Ryan was in a really good mood so he only smiled and retorted, "Oh, so I can send anything when you don't have lectures?"
"Of course not!" Rose chided, hitting him lightly on the shoulder. "What if someone else sees it? You can only send normal selfies. If I want to see more, I will ask you."
"Alright, no more naked pictures then. You are right," Ryan admitted, raising their entangled hands and gently kissed her knuckle. "I'm a good boy."
Rose squinted her eyes but she didn't comment on it, accepting his fondness. They already decided to put a couple label on their relationship so she tried her best to accept anything he did.
Now that she won the argument, she smiled happily and leaned on his shoulder, enjoying having a boyfriend. "Bad boys are overrated. I like it when you are kind and gentle," Rose confessed, not even bothered by the elderly couple watching them from the bus stop.
As crazy as it sounded, she already got used to him. He was her first boyfriend so everything they did was new to her. Rose was more excited to try everything instead of feeling scared.
They stopped next to them, waiting for their bus when Ryan resumed their conversation. "Mhmm, I agree," he nodded with a smile and teased out loud, "We should leave those stuff to our bedroom. I will only show you my naked body when we are alone."
Rose's eyes immediately widened, not believing he would mention it in front of others.
"Ryan!" she cried out upset and hit him again.
Rose pointed with her eyes at the elderly couple while glaring at him as if to threaten, 'If you say one more word, I will kill you.'
To her surprise, the grandma laughed and recalled to her husband with a loving gaze, "Haha, remember how energetic you were when we met? You used to take me to bed whenever we met."
Her husband similarly lacked shame as he confirmed with a naughty smile, "Yeah, those were the good times. I remember we did it a few times every day. Being young is a blessing."
Their commentary caused Rose to blush as she immediately turned to them, trying to rectify, "No, no. He is lying. We are not like that yet."
Too bad the grandma didn't believe her and giggled, "Hah, such a shy and pretty lady. Don't worry, it's okay. You should have a lot of sexy time with your boyfriend. Your skin will shine and you will feel happier. Trust this grandma."
The more she spoke, the more embarrassed Rose felt, not knowing how to respond. She involuntarily imagined Ryan's naked body covering her on the bed but she shook her head to throw those scenes out of her mind.
"B-but we really don't…" Rose tried to convince the grandma but the elderly couple only smiled in response, already knowing the truth.
They stood up when they saw their bus approaching and the grandma advised Rose, "Then you two should quickly start. I can see you two match each other well. You are blessed with such a handsome and healthy-looking boyfriend while being equally beautiful. You need to take advantage of your youth and not waste it. I'm sure you will enjoy it plenty."
Rose looked away from grandma's gaze when Ryan suddenly hugged her tightly from behind and replied on her stead, "Thank you, Grandma. We will make sure to follow your advice. I will take good care of her."
The grandma seemed to be satisfied with his answer and nodded with a gentle smile, walking into the bus that stopped. It was work and school hours so no one left the bus, leaving their bus stop empty, just for them.
Although Ryan enjoyed bantering with Rose, he knew when to retreat. The moment the bus drove away, he let go of her and jumped away, just in time to dodge Rose's elbow that was aimed at his belly.
"The weather is so nice today. I guess the spring is behind the corner," Ryan said out of nowhere, looking at the sun but Rose quickly walked up to him and poked his chest with her finger.
"Don't change the subject. Why didn't you support me? You made it even more embarrassing," Rose blamed unhappily, staring at his eyes but Ryan seemed to ignore her question.
He reached out and held onto her face. "That grandma was right. You are really pretty. Especially when you smile. Can you bless me with your smile?" Ryan asked cheerfully, caressing her cheeks with his thumbs but it was still not enough.
Rose grabbed onto his wrists and complained, "No, you didn't answer my question…"
She wanted to return to the topic when he distracted her again, taking her hands into his instead and placed them on his face. "Hehe, your hands are so soft. No wonder it feels so good to squeeze them as we walk," Ryan chuckled, rubbing her hands against his cheeks.
Rose finally realized he was intentionally ignoring her and pressed his cheeks together in frustration, "You don't listen to meeeeee…"
He used this opportunity to place his hands on her hips and brought her closer while pretending to be a fish, "Blob, blob, blob. I'm a pufferfish. Blob." She stopped pressing, letting go and Ryan puffed his cheeks as hard as he could, nearing her face as if he wanted to kiss her like that.
"Haha, no! Take your fish away," Rose finally laughed, pushing on his chest but Ryan already held tightly to her waist, giving her no way to escape.
He grinned when he spotted her smile and called out happily, "Aha! You smiled! I won."
She immediately reacted by switching to her poker face. "I don't know what you are talking about," Rose replied calmly as she looked away but Ryan grabbed her chin and looked at her with puffed cheeks again which caused her to break.
"Haha, silly…" she muttered in laughter, finally giving up and kept her smile. "I don't know why I laughed. You are not even funny."
Ryan pouted as if he got offended and challenged, tickling her on the sides, "Who isn't funny? I will fight you!"
"Hahaha, stop~! It tickles!" She burst out laughing at once, trying to stop him by pulling away but Ryan hugged her while tickling with one hand so she wouldn't escape.
"Admit I'm funny, else I won't stop!" Ryan demanded with a grin and brought her onto the bench, continuing to torture her on his lap.
She was already weak, having no strength to resist him and only begged for mercy, "Ahahaha, no more, please!"
Only after that did he stop, grabbing her hands as he hugged her from behind.
Hu, hu...
Rose breathed with trouble as if she just ran a marathon when Ryan questioned, "So what did you say about me?"
"I'm sorry, you are funny…" Rose apologized, leaning on his chest weakly. She would rather admit defeat than suffering from another tickle war.
"Good girlfriend," Ryan praised but didn't release her from his clutches.
They stayed like this for a moment until Rose finally recovered and realized something.
"I wonder, how come your urges don't control you now when we hug? I thought it happens whenever a girl comes too close to you."
She was really curious about his condition and even thought of some tests they could try.
"Ryan?" she called out again as Ryan stayed silent, not replying to her.
In response, Ryan finally moved but it wasn't what she expected.
Ahh…
Rose couldn't help but let out a soft moan when Ryan aggressively attacked her neck, kissing and sucking on it greedily. Her hands were tightly locked by him, giving her no chance to resist.
"Ryan… stop…" she ordered quietly, recalling she could restrain him easily.
Thankfully, after a few more kisses, Ryan's body shuddered and he halted, letting go of her hands.
"I'm sorry… I guess we have to figure out what to do with my urges before I can hug you longer," Ryan said apologetically, already expecting such a result. "Even though I knew this would happen, I still did it. I wanted to hug you so much…"
"Hey, it's okay... I didn't mind," Rose assured him sweetly, having no anger in her voice and took his arms, embracing herself with them. "How about now? Can you hug me?"
Hmm?
Ryan got confused by her but listened, wrapping himself around her. He closed his eyes, rubbing his cheek against her and finally replied after nothing happened for a few seconds, "Weird… I guess I can?"
"Mhmm, I thought so. I figured it would be the case," Rose nodded with relief, responding to his rubs with some of her own.
"How come?" Ryan asked, dying to know. It was the first time he enjoyed such a deep hug with full control over his body. It was wonderful.
"Once you go out of control, you always stop yourself, filled with guilt. This is why you never discovered this fact. Don't you think it would be a weird condition if you lost control right after you regained it? Knowing that, I guessed that there should be some buffer time between your urges," Rose explained with a smirk. "The fact you can hug me now confirms my theory."
She expected Ryan to squeeze her from happiness but he stayed surprisingly silent. Rose got worried and turned around to check on him. What she saw broke her heart.
Ryan's face was covered in tears, streaming down uncontrollably on his cheeks. His lips trembled as if he tried not to cry but couldn't stop it.
"Ryan…" Rose called his name as she wiped his tears away. She was slowly getting influenced by his outburst of emotions and complained, "Don't cry… If you cry, I will cry too..."
He brought his sleeve up to his face and wiped all tears away, getting a hold on himself. Looking back at her, he suddenly leaned over and kissed her lips, holding onto her face.
Rose's eyes opened wide but before she could do anything, Ryan pulled away.
"Thank you and sorry. I wanted you to have my first kiss while I'm still in control… Others didn't matter. This is the first one which was fully mine," Ryan confessed, his face brightened with a warm smile. "I'm really happy…"
"You don't need to apologize… I forgive you this time…" Rose replied with the same happiness and hugged him. She also needed a short moment to calm down her emotions.
Vroom.
Only when the sound of the approaching bus reached them did she release him, hopping off his lap and reached out for his hand.
"Our bus came. Shall we go?"
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