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 Haldiman Hall

   By Emi Tsuruta

   Note: this is one in a series of posts about my life.  If you'd like to
know more about my friends and me, drop by my home page at:
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   Near the end of my senior year, my boyfriend Ryosuke and I agreed to
take a 'break' in our relationship.  A girl named Kiyomi whom Ryosuke used
to be close to had broken up with her own boyfriend, and asked if she could
stay with Ryosuke for a while.  I didn't want her to stay with him, but he
wouldn't listen, so that's how we ended up taking this 'break.'

   Not long after that, I heard through the grapevine that Kiyomi had gone
back to San Francisco.  I was still a bit upset, but to be truthful, I
missed him, and wanted things to go back to the way they were.  I called
him on Saturday, and he seemed open to the idea of seeing me, but he
already had plans to meet with this debate group he'd joined.

   "Debates?  You never used to do that!" I balked, annoyed.

   "I promised Takahara I'd help them out.  It'll just be for a few hours.
How 'bout I call you when we're done?"

   I didn't like the sound of that either.  Who knows when they might
finish?

   "Where are you going to be?" I asked.

   "Haldiman Hall." It is this grand old building on campus, almost like a
castle, where a lot of the clubs meet.  It also has a cafeteria and a
swimming pool.

   "Maybe I'll go swimming there."

   "Uh...  yeah, sure.  Whatever you want," he agreed.  I was glad we'd
managed to work something out.

   I had a shower, pulled on a cute summer dress, packed my swimsuit and
hoodie, and headed down to the university.  I peeked in on Ryosuke and his
club mates just long enough to say hi.  He was with Kosugi and Takahara,
two of the alumni whom I'd met at the Japanese Student Union barbecue in
the summer.  They are tall boys who look kind of rich, well-dressed and
tanned, but a bit snooty for my taste.  I tried to be friendly, but they
clearly wanted to work on this debate.  I left them to it, and went off to
the pool.  It's kind of an interesting pool actually with a vaulted ceiling
held up by Corinthian columns.  It wasn't crowded, so I had a nice swim.

   After I was done, I had a shower, and started wondering how to woo
Ryosuke away from this silly debate.  Maybe if I go out in my bathing suit.
It wasn't indecent or anything.  It was just a plain navy blue one-piece
racing suit.  The legs are cut a bit high though, so you could see a fair
bit of my backside.  I wasn't sure how Ryosuke would react, but I thought
I'd give it a shot.

   Anyway, I pulled on my soft white terry-cloth hoodie over my swimsuit,
and slung my gym bag over my shoulder before heading out.  The hoodie I was
wearing wasn't a long one, so at the back, you could probably see my butt
cheeks peeking out from under the hem.  I did get a few strange glances as
I made my way through the halls, but I tried to just ignore them.

   Soon enough, I found the room, and went in, trying not to disturb the
people who were studying.  I nodded hello to Kosugi and Takahara, scooted
around to the far side of Ryosuke's chair, and kneeled down next to him. 
Ryosuke kept on talking to the boys, but when I handed him my towel, he did
make a half hearted effort to help me dry my hair.  Whatever our recent
problems, we were still quite close.

   There were other people in the room, but I was hiding behind Ryosuke's
armchair, so none of them could see me, except Kosugi and maybe Takahara.
The three of them were all looking at this chart that they'd laid out on
the coffee table.  I was a little annoyed that here I was parading around
in my high leg swimsuit, but none of them seemed to notice.  I wanted to
get Ryosuke's attention somehow.

   My swimsuit was still wet.  Obviously I'd have to get changed at some
point.  I reached up inside my hoodie, and pulled the straps of my swimsuit
off my shoulders, gradually pushing them down until I could pull my arms
out of the suit.  I looked over at Ryosuke wondering if he'd turn, and
watch.  Ryosuke and Takahara were still talking about the chart, but Kosugi
glanced at me.  I blinked at him innocently, waiting for him to turn away.

   Once he'd settled back in, I cautiously pushed my swimsuit down, and
then got up on my knees, so I could take it off.  I was trying to do this
without tipping the boys off, but Kosugi saw my head bob up, and leaned
over this way to see what I was doing.

   I don't think he could see much - my hoodie was covering my pussy, but
my swimsuit was down around my thighs.  Kosugi looked pretty shocked.  I
guess it was kind of strange to strip right here with all these people
around.

   I put my index finger to my lips to tell him to keep quiet, and then
motioned for him to turn back towards Ryosuke and Takahara, so I could
finish changing.  He did turn away for a moment, but I'd piqued his
curiosity.  Kosugi wasn't the one I was doing this for though.  I was
hoping that Ryosuke would notice, and break off their meeting, so the two
of us could go out.

   Somewhat frustrated, I did end up pushing my swimsuit all the way off. I
was starting to get pretty excited, kneeling here in just my hoodie with no
bottoms on.  I don't think anyone else had noticed, but Kosugi kept peering
over in awe.

   I leaned over onto the arm rest, and tugged on Ryosuke's shirt.

   "Are you guys almost done?  I'm thirsty," I purred in Ryosuke's ear,
hoping he'd clue in.

   "In a second, honey.  We just have to iron out a few more things..."

   I was so annoyed.  Here I was sitting half-naked whispering in his ear,
and all he wants to do is work on their presentation.  What on earth do I
have to do?

   Not thinking straight anymore, I actually stood up.  Kosugi looked over
at my bare thighs, even more shocked.  I don't think he could see my pussy,
but I could feel the air swirling all around my nether regions.  I was
getting so excited I wasn't thinking straight any more.

   "Here, if you're not going to get drinks, I'll go," I told them, still
hoping that Ryosuke would protest.  I don't think he'd realized I was naked
though.  I bent over to fish out my change purse, showing him my bare
bottom.  He just ignored me though.  Fed up, I stormed right into the
middle of their powwow.

   "Do you want anything?" I asked.  Ryosuke glanced at my bare thighs.  I
thought he'd finally twig that I was bottomless, but instead, he just said,

   "No, that's OK.  I'm fine," and went back to talking to Takahara!

   "I'll go with you!" Kosugi blurted out, clearly quite excited my outfit.
I actually hadn't meant to go anywhere.  I was just doing this to get
Ryosuke's attention.  I looked back at Kosugi, and he just nodded that we
should go.  I knew full well that this was no get up to be wandering around
in, but with all this pent-up frustration, I wasn't thinking clearly.  I
waited for Ryosuke to intervene, but he didn't, and then Kosugi nodded for
me to go ahead.

   I felt so strange, as I went out through the door into the stately
hallway.  I was acutely aware of my own nudity.  Kosugi seemed delighted
though, grinning from ear to ear, as he peered down at my bare behind.  I
felt embarrassed, sure, but also kind of excited.  He obviously liked my
ass.  Should I cover up?  I should probably, but it's a bit late for that
now.

   Embarrassed, I set out down the hall, trying to get away.  Kosugi stood
there in awe for a moment, but soon rushed to catch up.

   "Did you have a good swim?" he asked, trying to be friendly.

   "Um, yeah, I guess.  Listen.  Could you do me a favor?"

   Kosugi nodded eager to please.

   "Of course."

   "Could you not tell anyone about this?"

   Kosugi played dumb, trying to act like he didn't know what I was talking
about.  This was silly.  I could tell from the feeling of the air on my
skin that he could see practically my whole rear end.  I tugged on the hem
of my hoodie, but it was just way too short.  My hello kitty was tingling
away like anything.

   "About what?" he questioned.  I wasn't almost about to tell him, but
before I could, a voice called out from behind,

   "Emi?  Emi Tsuruta?  Is that you?" It was my old boss, Professor
Edelman, Jack.  The Arts building was just next door to Haldiman Hall, so I
should have known he'd be around.  I quickly twirled to face him, hiding my
pussy with my change purse, terrified he'd seen.

   "What are you doing here?" he asked cheerily.

   "Oh I was just swimming in the pool," I explained.  Jack peered down at
my bare thighs, so I rushed to distract him.  "This is Kosugi by the way.
He's with the debating team."

   Jack shook Kosugi's hand, but he quickly turned back to me.

   "Emi, what are you doing with yourself these days?"

   I was starting to blank out.  I really shouldn't have come out here
dressed like this.  What must they think?  The two of them were kind
though, trying not to stare.  I still felt mortified even so.

   Worried about who might turn up next, I started walking down the hall
toward the dining hall.  Jack peered down at my behind, somewhat puzzled.
Jack had actually seen me naked years before one day when I was out
sunbathing in the quad beneath his office window.  I didn't think he'd made
the connection when he hired me, but who knows?  He's never asked.  I
wanted to cover my fanny, but that would make it all the more obvious that
I have something to hide.

   "Just studying for my courses," I blushed.  "I do have a job lined up
with a school agent based out of L.A."

   "Oh that's too bad.  I was going to say you'd be welcome to come back,
and work with me if you'd like." He was probably just trying to be nice,
but this sounded like a come on to me.  Maybe it was just me.  I couldn't
stop thinking about sex.

   "Oh that's nice of you to say," I blushed.  My whole face felt hot. 
Kosugi seemed amused at how close Jack and I seemed.

   "I used to work for Professor Edelman...," I rushed to explain.  Kosugi
shrugged, unworried.  It seemed like he was more interested in my ass than
anything else.

   Jack opened the door to the cafeteria for me, but I motioned that I was
going to go check out the vending machines further on.  Jack stood at the
door, watching as I walked away.  Thank goodness he didn't make a scene. 
I'll have to go apologize some other time.

   I looked at the drink machines trying to decide what to get.  Kosugi was
hovering behind me, eyes wide.

   Without really thinking, I raised my arms above my head, exposing my
bare ass to Kosugi.

   "Wow!" he gawked.  I glanced back, wondering what he thought.  He looked
kind of amazed actually, stunned that I would do such a thing.

   "Oops!" I mugged, trying to pretend like I'd flashed him by mistake.

   "You're so funny," he laughed.  "Hey, listen.  Are you and Ryosuke
still...?"

   This was a difficult question to answer.  I hadn't really had a chance
to talk with Ryosuke about what he wanted to do.  The whole reason I was
here today was to see Ryosuke.

   "That's a bit complicated...," I blushed.  Kosugi blinked some more
trying to win me over.  He was kind of charming, but this was hardly the
time nor the place.  I bent over to fish my drink out of the machine.  He
was going cross-eyed just staring at me.

   Anyway, it wasn't safe out here, so I quickly headed back to the study
room.  As we passed the cafeteria, I worried that Professor Edelman might
be watching, but I didn't see him.  Once I made it passed, I started
skipping in my hurry, but that just made the hem of my hoodie jump up all
over.  Kosugi motioned for me to be careful, but I was too far gone to
care.

   Ryosuke and Takahara were still working when we came back in.  Ryosuke
did shoot me a suspicious look, wondering what had taken us so long.  It
was nice to see him jealous for once.

   Ryosuke seemed determined to press forward with this debate stuff, but I
would have none of it.  I sat down on his lap, opening my drink, and
leaning forward to study the chart.  Ryosuke finally noticed I was
bare-assed.  I could feel his erection swelling, but he was too
embarrassed. He squeezed my butt cheek trying to get me to stand up, and
get back dressed.  It was pretty embarrassing teasing Ryosuke's cock with
Kosugi and Takahara looking on.

   I finally stood up, and bent over to rescue my bag.  My whole body was
starting to heat up, so I quickly made my exit.  Ah well.  At least I'd
finally got Ryosuke's attention.

   Emi Tsuruta
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