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The second year students were gathering in front of the vending machine during lunch break. Yuta bought a bottle of mineral water from the vending machine and then looked curiously at the new vending machine next to it. It had all kinds of pocky like chocolate, strawberry or vanilla...Panda also noticed the new vending machine brought here, Panda exclaimed.
Panda: "oh, right, today is pocky day, no wonder they put a pocky vending machine here"
Yuta seemed to be the only one who felt strange about these things, he blinked and voiced his curiosity.
Yuta: "pocky day?"
Panda raised his index finger to show wisdom and gently explained. Even though he is Panda, Panda has the most knowledge about these issues in the group.
Panda: "Pocky is a long stick-shaped cookie. Look, they look like number 1, right, so November 11 is called pocky day. On this day, everyone gives each other pocky, and there's also pocky game, it's very romantic, Yuta"
Maki tilted her head back to drink the can of soda and squinted her eyes.
Maki: "Hmm, isn't it similar to Halloween? It's just giving each other sweets, right?"
Panda smiled mysteriously and shook his index finger to protest Maki's equating opinion because on pocky day giving pocky was not what made the day stand out.
Panda: "No no Maki, the interesting thing here is the pocky game"
Panda signaled Toge, Toge immediately understood what his good teammate meant, took out his phone, opened a video on the internet and showed it to Maki and Yuta. The two people in the video bit the ends of the pocky stick and started eating the cookie stick from both sides. When their lips were about to touch, one person pulled away, causing the pocky stick to break and that person was labeled the loser, the person who didn't pull away was the winner. Next, those two did it again, this time neither of them pulled back so their lips got closer and closer together. Finally, the lips of the two people in the video touched each other and both were declared winners.
Maki grimaced and expressed disgust.
Maki: "What the hell? Is this really just a game?"
The three of them looked at Yuta, who was bowing his head, wondering what was wrong with him. Panda saw Yuta's red ears, smiled evilly and gently pushed Yuta's shoulder with his elbow.
Panda: "Oh, Yuta-kun wants to play pocky game with someone? Tell us who it is, my friend"
Yuta was startled and shook his head back and forth vigorously.
Yuta: "No no, there's no way!"
Yuta was really just overwhelmed by this 'game', he always thought kisses were precious things for everyone. But after Panda and Toge enlightened many things, it seems that nowadays there are many people who don't care much about kisses. Panda and Toge pooled their money and chose a box of chocolate-flavored pocky from the vending machine and then gave it to Yuta.
Panda: "Yuta, good luck" / Toge: "Shake"
Panda and Inumaki gave Yuta a meaningful thumbs up.
Panda: "Yuta, today is the best chance if you want to play pocky with your favorite person. Quickly run to that person and come back to tell us about it"
Maki remembered something and gave the mission report to Yuta.
Maki: "By the way, give this report to Satoru for me"
Yuta opened his mouth and stuttered while his face turned red as they spun him around like a pinwheel.
Yuta: "Eh, huh, I told you I don't have anyone like that! Oh Maki-san, I'll give the report to Gojo-sensei"
...
Yuta sighed while looking for Gojo while still holding the pocky box in his hand. Yuta had absolutely no thought of inviting someone to play pocky with him, how embarrassing. Yuta shook his head to clear away the strange thoughts and called Gojo when he saw his teacher in the distance. Gojo raised his eyebrows when he heard Yuta call and smiled.
Gojo: "Yuta, what is it?"
Yuta gave Gojo Maki's mission report and suddenly thought of something. Yuta handed the box of pocky in his hand to Gojo and hummed a bit.
Yuta: "Um sensei, you like sweets, so do you like pocky? If you like it, please accept it as a Pocky Day gift."
Gojo: "Oh, thank you Yuta"
Gojo smiled happily like a child and received the pocky box from his student. Yuta watched Gojo open the pocky box and took out a pocky stick, put it in his mouth and chewed while humming. Seeing his teacher become happy just because of a simple sweet also made Yuta happy.
Suddenly Gojo pulled out another pocky stick and stuffed it into Yuta's mouth, the sweetness of chocolate imprinted on the tip of his tongue. Yuta was surprised to see his sensei's handsome face looking at him, not knowing when he took off the blindfold. Sky-colored eyes stared at Yuta as if waiting for his reaction. Looking at Gojo's lips holding the pocky stick made memories of the pocky game flood back, Yuta's face turned red. Gojo blinked at his student's red face and looked back at the pocky box in his hand. The smile on Gojo's lips became a bit evil.
Gojo: "Yuta, if you want something, you should tell me directly. So cute ~"
Yuta: "Yes?"
Yuta's face became even redder when his teacher praised him for being cute. Yuta saw Gojo eat the pocky stick in his mouth and then bent down to bite the other end of the pocky stick in Yuta's mouth. Yuta was startled and retreated, causing the pocky stick connecting the two of them to break in half. Gojo took out another pocky stick.
Gojo: "Yuta lost, come on, next turn"
Yuta shyly turned his face away to avoid the pocky stick Gojo brought to his mouth.
Yuta: "Wait--sensei! Why did you suddenly--"
Gojo happily hummed and then gently used his thumb to wipe away the chocolate stain on his student's lips. Yuta's heart sank, he was both embarrassed and frustrated when his teacher kept teasing him with that handsome face.
Gojo: "Bringing the pocky box here and making that embarrassed face, Yuta definitely wants to play the pocky game fufu. And did you know? Pocky game only ends when both players win"
Yuta blinked and thought in horror of the conditions for both of them to win the pocky game. But the game only stops when they kiss? Yuta felt that Gojo's words were not trustworthy at all. An untrustworthy statement from an untrustworthy adult is obviously super suspicious. However, in his heart, Yuta selfishly wanted to believe in these words.
Yuta: 'But---'
Yuta bit his lip in determination and pulled Gojo's sleeve, he chirped: "Then let's continue, sensei."
Gojo gasped in surprise and held his breath.
Gojo: 'What? What? What's with that adorable expression! Are you saying it's okay to kiss?'
Gojo: "Ah, okay"
Gojo didn't know that an extremely excited smile was plastered on his face. Gojo took out another pocky stick and leaned closer to Yuta. Yuta grimaced and stammered.
Yuta: "Ah sensei! Can you at least put the blindfold back on?"
Gojo: "No way"
To avoid being intimidated by the teacher's sparkling handsome face, Yuta closed his eyes and slowly chewed his pocky. The teacher's warm breath blew closer and closer to his face. The gentle scent of mint made Yuta's burned mind gradually calm down.
Time seemed to stop when Yuta felt a pair of soft lips pressing against his, his teacher's tongue very gently and slowly parted Yuta's lips and snatched the last piece of pocky. Sensei's actions were so gentle, so slow, but why did Yuta's lips feel like they were being electrocuted and tingling. Yuta's stomach was hot and ticklish as if there were thousands of butterflies flapping their wings inside. Electricity ran throughout Yuta's body, leaving him completely paralyzed.
This was the first time Gojo kissed a man, and also the first time he kissed someone much younger. The feeling of excitement made him feel hot. Gojo gently stroked Yuta's hair. His student's innocent expression made Gojo's heart skip a beat, a wave rising in his chest.
Gojo thought to himself: 'Cute, so adorable. Yuta is the cutest'
Finally their lips parted, his sky-colored eyes narrowed with laughter, the teacher's cunning tongue sticking out to lick the crumbs left on his lips. The student's lips were still numb, Yuta's hand clutched his shirt to the spot where his heart was beating rapidly.
Gojo: "Yuta, want to play one more time?"
Yuta's mind was hazy and unclear as he was overwhelmed by the unfamiliar feeling. His mouth moved without thinking
Yuta: "Yes, sensei"
...
Panda and Toge were practicing hand-to-hand combat, and Maki was taking a break after her turn ended. When Maki tilted her head back to drink a bottle of soda, she saw a group message, this seems to be a newly created chat group consisting of first and second year students but without Yuta. Maki spit out soda from her mouth and coughed, waving to Panda and Toge.
Maki: "Panda, Toge come here quickly"
Panda and Toge huddled together and looked at Maki's phone, they saw many photos sent by Nobara. The image of their classmate and their former homeroom teacher playing pocky game together made all three speechless. Maki trembled and wanted to throw the phone away so she wouldn't have to see this disturbing scene. Panda and Toge clasped hands in victory and high-fived each other.
...
Nobara smiled evilly while still hiding behind the bushes, observing her homeroom teacher and her senior. Yuji is also quite curious and excited but also a bit shy, not brazen like Nobara. Fushiguro sighed without looking then grabbed Nobara and Yuji's shoulders.
Megumi: "Kugisaki, I think that's enough, let's go, don't bother them"
Yuji: "I also agree but...this scene is too good not to watch. I feel as excited as when I go to see a movie at a big theater."
Nobara continuously took pictures with sparkling eyes, Nobara's girlish soul exploded. Just like Yuji said, this was too interesting to pass up.
Nobara: "eh eh what number pocky stick is it already??"
Megumi frowned and sighed but also took a peek, this was definitely quite interesting, Megumi just didn't want to embarrass his senior if he knew his juniors saw this scene.
...
Afterwards, Yuta lay on the bench and rested his head on Gojo's thigh because he was so dizzy, he covered his face with his hands. Gojo played with Yuta's hair and gently pinched his student's cheeks.
Gojo: "Yuta~ why are you so embarrassed? We've done everything we need to do, right hehe"
Yuta groaned deep in his throat and still refused to show his face.
Yuta: "Whose fault is it...ugh"
Gojo: "Hmm? Isn't it Yuta's fault? You invited me to play pocky game~"
The box of chocolate pocky in the trash is completely empty, today there are many boxes of pocky in the trash.
Yuta: "ugh, I never invited you! It's because sensei suddenly did that."
Gojo released Yuta's cheeks and leaned down to kiss his student's forehead.
Gojo: "But Yuta didn't refuse, right? So it's Yuta's fault for agreeing"
Gojo suddenly thought of something then strongly grabbed Yuta's wrists and pulled his hands away from his face. Yuta was surprised to see his teacher's extremely serious expression. Yuta could feel Gojo's seriousness and pressure even though he was wearing a blindfold.
Gojo: "Yuta, you can't play pocky game with anyone else, only I can play this game with you, understand?"
Yuta's throat tightened when he heard the teacher's unusually serious voice, his stomach tickled again, his mouth opened but he couldn't say anything. Gojo frowned in annoyance because Yuta didn't answer him right away. Gojo leaned down and gently bit Yuta's nose, making the student squeal.
Gojo: "Understood?"
Yuta was startled when Gojo's voice became more serious, the crazy possessiveness in his sky blue eyes was covered but still could not be hidden. A strange feeling of joy rose in Yuta's heart.
Yuta: "Yes, sensei. You too, you can only play pocky game with me alone"
...
Group chat 1&2/Yuta:
Nobara: The whole box, they played the Pocky game in a whole box! Oh my god, my phone is almost full
Maki: Uwah, is that true, Megumi?
Megumi: yes...
Panda: Oh love~~~
Yuji: Love is exploding!!!
Perhaps this is the most overwhelming love scene besides the movie "Wormman 4" for Yuji.
Toge: *cupid uses pocky as an arrow icon*
...
The next day Gojo opened the door to the 2nd year classroom and shook the box of matcha flavored pocky in his hand and grinned.
Gojo: "Yuta ~ let's play pocky game with me again"
Maki made a disgusted face and threw the book in her hand at Gojo's face. Gojo caught the book easily and tossed it back to Maki. Toge took out his phone from his pocket and turned on video mode. Panda's eyes sparkled, he pushed Yuta's shoulder and gave him a thumbs up. Yuta embarrassedly covered his face.
Yuta: "Sensei! Today is no longer pocky day!"
Gojo's face fell.
Gojo: "Ehhhh"
Yuta then distributed matcha pocky to his classmates and first year juniors.