Chapter 25: Only those prepared to be nervous can make others nervous
It was Sunday, the weekend. Otsuki-san was coming to our house to make chocolates for Valentine’s Day with Kaede. I wanted to leave the house early because I had a full day of soccer practice in the morning.
“Here you go, Yuya-kun. Here is your lunch box made by your beloved wife.”
“I won’t comment about the job change from lover to wife because I don’t have time for that, but eh, did you make me lunch again today?”
To my surprise, Kaede had prepared my lunch. Out of the five days I went to school, I ate Kaede’s homemade lunch three times. In addition, she has been cooking for us at night as well, albeit in shifts, so she already knew my tastes. Her food was also delicious. The way she arranged the food on the table was not so attractive, though.
“I made it with only a few things. I packed up the leftover gingerbread and stir-fried vegetables from yesterday. The rice was cooked this morning, so it should still taste good. Good luck with your club activities, okay?”
“Oh, yeah, I’m leaving… and will try my best.”
“Huh. But at least for today, I want you to come home with Higure-kun instead of practicing in solitude. I want you – to eat – my food.”
Kaede smiled seductively as she said this and wrote the character for “no” near my heart with her finger. What’s going on with you? Isn’t that too much stimulation in the morning, Kaede? Even though it was the middle of winter, my body temperature was rising rapidly. My heart was beating fast. My instincts whispered something devilish, but I resisted my temptations.
“If it were possible, I would demand a good-bye kiss, but – I’ll hold back. I’ll wait for the day when you do.”
That must have been deliberate. She must be doing it on purpose to make me feel nervous and annoyed. But I’m aware of the truth. I can see that Kaede is pushing herself a little too hard. That’s because her cheeks are a little flushed! It’s a sign that she was embarrassed, even though she said otherwise. This is the time to fight back. I’m not letting myself get beaten up every time!
“… Then, Kaede – I’m off. “
“Huh?”
I quickly shifted her bangs and dropped a kiss on her forehead while calling her Kaede. While she was dumbfounded by the sudden event, I said “I’m off” once more before leaving the house.
“Ah… ah, on my forehead…”
Through the gap in the closing door, I could see Kaede standing dumbfoundedly as she touched her forehead. Hehe Kaede, only those prepared to be nervous can make others nervous. While imagining myself acting as an evil emperor in my mind, I waited for the elevator.
“Kyaaaaaahhhh, Yyyuyyya-kun kissssssed meeeee —!”
Kaede’s joyful, scream-like cheer that echoed all the way to the entrance took me by surprise and made my shoulders shudder. Would a kiss on the forehead make you this happy? It’s not like it was mouth-to-mouth. Isn’t doing it on the forehead more like a greeting?
…
“A kiss on the forehead to say goodbye? Isn’t that more embarrassing than a normal kiss?”
Apparently, it wasn’t normal at all. I asked Shinji, one half of the couple and also my partner on the pitch, what he thought about kissing on the forehead, and he gave me this answer.
“I think it’s quite common for lovers and couples to kiss, and we do it too, but I don’t think we’d kiss on the forehead. That would be too embarrassing.”
“Huh? Why not? It’s more embarrassing to kiss a person normally. A kiss on the forehead is like a greeting, isn’t it?”
“This is… How typical of Yuya. Kissing is a normal thing for lovers. But you know, I don’t kiss her forehead. Because people do it rarely. It’s embarrassing to do something… you don’t normally do. I really don’t know why you think that’s normal.”
Really? My a**hole dad used to give my mom a good-bye kiss on her forehead every morning. It always made her squeal with delight. I’ve never seen the two of them kiss normally before.
“That’s not surprising, Yuya. I’ve never seen my own parents kissing, and I don’t want to either. I don’t know what happened to Hitotsuba-san who got a kiss on her forehead-”
“I’m sure it’s nothing. She was screaming a bit, but she’ll calm down soon. I’m sure she’ll be fine by the time we get home.”
It was always me getting nervous. I can’t get even if I don’t return a little thrill back. Kaede was too unaware of her attractiveness.
“Huh… Hey, Yuya. Can I ask you one question?”
“What’s up, mate?”
“You’re not going to deny that you kissed Hitotsuba-san’s forehead on your way out? You guys are really living together, aren’t you?”
Oh no… I actually revealed it beforehand.
Chapter 25: Only those prepared to be nervous can make others nervous
It was Sunday, the weekend. Otsuki-san was coming to our house to make chocolates for Valentine’s Day with Kaede. I wanted to leave the house early because I had a full day of soccer practice in the morning.
“Here you go, Yuya-kun. Here is your lunch box made by your beloved wife.”
“I won’t comment about the job change from lover to wife because I don’t have time for that, but eh, did you make me lunch again today?”
To my surprise, Kaede had prepared my lunch. Out of the five days I went to school, I ate Kaede’s homemade lunch three times. In addition, she has been cooking for us at night as well, albeit in shifts, so she already knew my tastes. Her food was also delicious. The way she arranged the food on the table was not so attractive, though.
“I made it with only a few things. I packed up the leftover gingerbread and stir-fried vegetables from yesterday. The rice was cooked this morning, so it should still taste good. Good luck with your club activities, okay?”
“Oh, yeah, I’m leaving… and will try my best.”
“Huh. But at least for today, I want you to come home with Higure-kun instead of practicing in solitude. I want you – to eat – my food.”
Kaede smiled seductively as she said this and wrote the character for “no” near my heart with her finger. What’s going on with you? Isn’t that too much stimulation in the morning, Kaede? Even though it was the middle of winter, my body temperature was rising rapidly. My heart was beating fast. My instincts whispered something devilish, but I resisted my temptations.
“If it were possible, I would demand a good-bye kiss, but – I’ll hold back. I’ll wait for the day when you do.”
That must have been deliberate. She must be doing it on purpose to make me feel nervous and annoyed. But I’m aware of the truth. I can see that Kaede is pushing herself a little too hard. That’s because her cheeks are a little flushed! It’s a sign that she was embarrassed, even though she said otherwise. This is the time to fight back. I’m not letting myself get beaten up every time!
“… Then, Kaede – I’m off. “
“Huh?”
I quickly shifted her bangs and dropped a kiss on her forehead while calling her Kaede. While she was dumbfounded by the sudden event, I said “I’m off” once more before leaving the house.
“Ah… ah, on my forehead…”
Through the gap in the closing door, I could see Kaede standing dumbfoundedly as she touched her forehead. Hehe Kaede, only those prepared to be nervous can make others nervous. While imagining myself acting as an evil emperor in my mind, I waited for the elevator.
“Kyaaaaaahhhh, Yyyuyyya-kun kissssssed meeeee —!”
Kaede’s joyful, scream-like cheer that echoed all the way to the entrance took me by surprise and made my shoulders shudder. Would a kiss on the forehead make you this happy? It’s not like it was mouth-to-mouth. Isn’t doing it on the forehead more like a greeting?
…
“A kiss on the forehead to say goodbye? Isn’t that more embarrassing than a normal kiss?”
Apparently, it wasn’t normal at all. I asked Shinji, one half of the couple and also my partner on the pitch, what he thought about kissing on the forehead, and he gave me this answer.
“I think it’s quite common for lovers and couples to kiss, and we do it too, but I don’t think we’d kiss on the forehead. That would be too embarrassing.”
“Huh? Why not? It’s more embarrassing to kiss a person normally. A kiss on the forehead is like a greeting, isn’t it?”
“This is… How typical of Yuya. Kissing is a normal thing for lovers. But you know, I don’t kiss her forehead. Because people do it rarely. It’s embarrassing to do something… you don’t normally do. I really don’t know why you think that’s normal.”
Really? My a**hole dad used to give my mom a good-bye kiss on her forehead every morning. It always made her squeal with delight. I’ve never seen the two of them kiss normally before.
“That’s not surprising, Yuya. I’ve never seen my own parents kissing, and I don’t want to either. I don’t know what happened to Hitotsuba-san who got a kiss on her forehead-”
“I’m sure it’s nothing. She was screaming a bit, but she’ll calm down soon. I’m sure she’ll be fine by the time we get home.”
It was always me getting nervous. I can’t get even if I don’t return a little thrill back. Kaede was too unaware of her attractiveness.
“Huh… Hey, Yuya. Can I ask you one question?”
“What’s up, mate?”
“You’re not going to deny that you kissed Hitotsuba-san’s forehead on your way out? You guys are really living together, aren’t you?”
Oh no… I actually revealed it beforehand.
