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Autumn training is a favorite for many uma musume. The cold air makes training less sweaty and gross while everyone is shedding their summer coats. Suzuka and Special Week are paired together stretching at the school's track, cooling down after training. Spe grabs her sizable and overly decorated water bottle and takes a large swig while Suzuka is bent over stretching down to her touch toes, listening to the satisfying crack as her girlfriend can't resist taking a respectful peek at her shirt being pulled up on her back.
Suzuka’s skin was always so flawless and smooth she couldn’t help but admire the small of her back whenever it was revealed, or any inch of her skin for that matter.
"Drink your water Spe, you're embarrassing me." Susuka flusters and scolds her even though no one else was on the track to see them. The bay giggles and looks away to finish gulping down her water. The interaction reminds her of a question she's been dying to ask wondering if her girlfriend would fluster at that as well.
"That reminds me! Suzuka, are you ticklish?"
Suzuka stands straight up and slams her arms to her own side in a defensive manner, her cheeks turning an even deeper shade of red. The two young lovers have been trying to navigate their newly bloomed romantic relationship for awhile. Special week has always been physically affectionate, but she always respected Suzuka’s boundaries around cuddling and hand holding. She always made sure to ask first and took things slow, being mindful of the others sensory issues.
This is a new type of question though. Suzuka isn't quite sure if she's ticklish but the idea of it and the uncomfortable touching sensations makes her feel a bit stiff. The way her body is reacting to the question though seems to answer it for both of them.
"No…" Her ears fold down as her face grows redder in embarrassment. Her well groomed ginger tail wrapped around her legs in a shy manner.
"It's okay if you are Suzuka, I'm super ticklish! There's nothing to be embarrassed about, lots of people are ticklish." She walks over to her partner while her tail swishes happily, making sure to not touch her girlfriend without permission.
"I don't think I've ever been tickled before. Is that bad?" The ginger haired girl asks,
Special Week is a little sad at that one. How could someone not want to see the Silence Suzuka giggling uncontrollably? Maybe it's just a her thing. She loves seeing Suzuka do anything.
"It's not bad, silly! I just think you would like it. Or I like it at least, it's fun to laugh you know?"
"Uh…okay, we can try it I guess..”
"Really? Are you sure?”
"Yeah. You can try it out if it makes you happy.” Suzuka sighed, If it made Special Week happy then it couldn’t be that bad right?
"Yay! Here, I'll pick a spot for you that isn't too bad for most people, if it’s uncomfortable or if you don’t like that spot let me know." Her girlfriend said, making sure Suzuka was comfortable.
Special Week put her water bottle down on the grass and walked up behind her girlfriend. She placed her fingers over Suzuka’s shoulders with her thumbs on her back collarbone and applied a few firm squeezes. The other shifts from the touch but not in a ticklish way, not giving Special Week the reaction she wanted.
“Hmmm.. Let’s try somewhere else.” She says pondering where next to try,
She pulled up the girl’s sweater to reveal the skin she was looking at earlier to trill her fingers across the small of her back, just above the base of her tail. Suzuka subconsciously swishes it at her hand as if it were a fly. She exhales in shock at her action and profusely apologizes to Special Week, who tells her the apology isn’t necessary in return. The bay keeps pursuing the area with her fingernails and gets little twitches in return. Suzuka lets out a few delighted giggles at the touch and her girlfriend can’t help but smile in return. Special Week moves the attack around her back and drills into her sides hoping to receive more pretty giggles in return.
Suzuka, overwhelmed by the raise in intensity, jumps out of the embrace and starts fleeing down the track, feeling a spur of mischief. She continues giggling as she runs and looks over her shoulder to see if her girlfriend would follow. Special week reaches her arms out to chase after her dramatic display.
“Why are you running Suzuka? Why are you running–?!” The bay giggles while jogging after her.
“I dohon’t knoww!”
“Well I’m gonna getcha!”
The two share a giggling fit as their game of chase goes around the track, already feeling reenergized from their earlier training. Running has always been their favorite activity to do together and now it has a fun and mischievous twist. Suzuka eventually starts slowing down her pace giving Special Week the perfect opportunity to catch her. She passes Suzuka on the right by the cutout of Hishi Amazon and instantly turns around to surprise and embrace her in a tight hug, giggling into her shoulder from behind.
“Gotcha! Plus, I won! You know what that means~” She said a sly smirk forming on her features.
Special Week keeps the hold on her hug tight as she wiggles her fingers into Suzuka’s sides. Her girlfriend squirms a little but doesn't try to break away this time. Her laughs are airy and high pitched, just the way you would expect them to be, so adorable. Spe will never be able to get over how cute she is no matter what she does. She keeps going until Suzuka starts taking heavier breaths and eventually lets her go. She watches her happily as the ginger catches her breath. She looks stunning even when her hair is all messed up! It always made her light up in awe for the other. “You’re so beautiful.” She says in a wistful sigh through her lovesick voice.
Suzuka just flusters once more, but much brighter this time as she reaches out her arm, a silent offer to hold hands on the walk back and who is Special Week to say no to that? She could never deny the other. She happily takes her hand as the pair walks back to fetch their lost water bottles, afterwards walking home with their hands still tightly locked. Navigating their new found love had its moments, but all of them were sweeter than the last.