From a very young age, she had few friends. From elementary school through junior high, for over ten years, she was always alone—isolated, lonely, and desolate.
With her old-fashioned braids, black-rimmed glasses, and unchanging middle school uniform, Alice was an unremarkable, plain girl until she finally decided to change herself after graduating from junior high.
She resolved to transform in high school and become a fashionable JK, like the other girls.
The results proved that Alice had excellent natural qualities. After undoing her braids, removing her glasses, and carefully applying makeup, the girl that emerged was completely different from the plain girl she used to be.
She gradually made some acquaintances at school, though... she was still on the fringes of their group, not truly integrated into their circle. But the result was positive, and things would slowly get better.
Alice firmly believed this.
Unfortunately, all her dreams and expectations were shattered by reality at this very moment. Her fragile heart was covered in dust, and Alice, who longed for friendship, was left bruised and battered by the cruel truth.
The man she met tried to use her body maliciously.
The 'gal' friends she knew treated her as a way to earn money.
I only wanted genuine friends... Why did it turn out like this?
"Ugh—"
So hot, so itchy... so miserable. My body is... so strange. Down there, beneath my pants... it's all wet, and it's not enough. It's completely insufficient.
I want it. I really want something to be inserted, to be inserted and fill me up. Only then will I be satisfied...
"Mmm~~"
Just as she was thinking this, something did gently slide into her constantly secreting, innocent little cavity. A strong suction immediately gripped the object, and Alice let out a moan that was neither satisfaction nor anything else.
"Mmm ah... Ugh! Hah... Hah... Eek—!"
Perhaps she was too sensitive, or too empty. The girl's innocent body quickly reached an orgasm from the familiar motion of the insertion. The spurting fluid gushed out, and the effects of the aphrodisiac finally subsided somewhat. Alice emerged from the daze of pleasure, opening her eyes.
She saw Alex's face, inches away.
The thing inserted below her... was a finger? Did I just... orgasm from his finger? It seemed like it all sprayed onto his hand. Her panties were soaked, wet as if they'd been pulled from the water.
I flowed out so much fluid without even realizing it...
The deep, despairing darkness in Alice's clear blue eyes slowly receded, replaced by a brightness, clear and shining like a gem. The girl, who had been on the brink of despair from the recent events, was rescued from her misery and pain by the boy's appearance.
From heaven to hell, and back from hell to heaven, Alice finally couldn't control her turbulent emotions, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
"You're awake? I mean, come on, I didn't actually penetrate you, and I only used a finger," Alex said with a pop sound as he pulled his wet finger out. The ambiguous sound made the dark-haired girl lower her head.
She blushed, wiped her eyes, and shook her head. "No, I... I'm happy. Th-thank you..."
Catching sight of him wiping his hands, she quickly pulled a tissue from her pocket and offered it to him. Alex didn't take it. "You should wipe yourself up instead."
"..."
Her face went even redder.
"But honestly, I thought you might accept that man's abuse, yet your resistance was so fierce. It surprised me," Alex tossed the paper onto the ground. Alice then noticed the scum Ryan lying on the floor, unconscious.
She couldn't see his face, but his hair... why was it all white?
The 'gal' friends were the same...
No one could handle the shock of transforming from a young woman to a frail old person. The 'gal' friends had simply passed out.
Alice kept her head down, biting her lip. She stammered, "D-do you think I'm that kind of... that kind of flighty girl...? How could I ever accept something like that...?"
Yesterday too, the first time he saw me, he treated me like a compensated dating girl.
I'm not that kind of woman!
Alice wanted to argue loudly because she cared, but she only dared to shout in her head. In reality, she couldn't bring herself to speak loudly.
"You're not? But you desperately crave friends, don't you?" Alex crossed his arms nonchalantly. "Now, you and them aren't just friends; you're practically enemies..."
Alex was direct. "You, who crave friends, if it was just to become friends with them, to fit into their circle, you probably would have gone ahead with the compensated dating."
Why is he so certain?
Would I... would I really do compensated dating just to make friends and fit in? There is no "if" in the world. Alice didn't know what she would do. Maybe she would, maybe she wouldn't.
"No," the girl's eyes snapped open. The girl, who had been looking down, suddenly raised her head and met Alex's eyes. Their gazes intertwined, and Alice's expression suddenly became complicated. "If... if it was the old me... before I met you, maybe I would have just resigned myself to it."
Hmm?
"However," the girl met his gaze for a few seconds, realized what she was saying, and then looked down again, a suspicious blush staining her face under her bangs. "I definitely wouldn't be willing now."
Alex: "..."
"Even, even though I really want friends, I... I wouldn't do something like that." And, if possible, I want to be friends with this boy. Alice didn't have the courage to say this out loud, as she had only just met him.
She didn't even know his name.
That's right, I don't even know his name. Alice, her legs a little shaky, stood up with the help of the wall. "Um, what is your name, please? Could you tell me...?"
"...Alex," he said, as if seeing through the girl's thoughts. "But let me tell you in advance, I won't be friends with you."
"Eh?"
Why?
"I don't believe in friendship between a boy and a girl. Besides, we just did that," Alex wiggled his finger, chuckling. "Just friends?"
"Then... do you, do you want to... date me?"
He was right. His finger had gone inside... Even though it was because of the aphrodisiac, this kind of intimate contact was her first. It definitely didn't look like an ordinary friendship.
Seeing Alice with an expression that said, "Are you trying to date me?", Alex looked regretful and didn't continue. Instead, he took out his phone. "Let's exchange numbers. If you really don't have any friends... I can introduce you to some nice girls."
Damn it, why does that sound weird?
Alice didn't respond immediately. The girl silently nodded, looking at the ridiculously small number of contacts on her phone. She was surprisingly uninterested in the "nice girls" Alex mentioned.
She longed for friends so much, yet...
Instead of lingering on the unfamiliar contacts in her messaging app, her gaze lingered on Alex's contact information. She clicked into it, curious about this mysterious young man's identity, background, and those incredible superpowers.
She was curious about everything about him.