Chapter 26: Yuya-kun is a little off track
Kaede had asked me to come home early this morning. Without doing any extra practice, Shinji and I went home together.
Fortunately, our conversation was not overheard by anyone else. If the other members of the soccer team were to find out that I was living together with Kaede, I wondered what would happen for the rest of the weekend. The mere mention of being in a relationship was enough to make a big deal out of it and make them want to kill me, but if the matter of us living together was known, wouldn’t I really get stabbed someday?
“You’d better be careful, Yuya. You’re a bit on the naive side, so I’m sure you’ll get into trouble soon. Living together means you’re sleeping on the same bed, right?”
“Well, we are sleeping together, but we are also sleeping quite a distance apart, you know? So, there won’t be any mistakes happening…”
“That’s what I’m talking about. I was just asking if you slept together and you should have just lied that you slept separately. Why would you say anything else?”
Shinji. You’re such a schemer, you know? It’s not fair for you to take advantage of my honest heart and question me.
“No, I don’t think you’re being honest, I think Yuya’s just being stupid, okay? Well, it’s probably just a matter of time for you. Hitotsuba-san doesn’t seem to be trying to hide it either.”
In fact, that was sometimes the biggest problem. Kaede always comes to school with her arms linked with me as if proudly declaring that she is in a relationship with me, waits for me late until practice is over, and then leaves the school holding her lover’s hand. At lunchtime, she either comes to the classroom and eats homemade lunch together or eats in the cafeteria with me, so we were together every day. I don’t know what would happen if we even were to be in the same class.
“She’ll definitely become a full-fledged wife. I even wonder if Hitotsuba-san could ever be jealous?”
“Hey, don’t try to burn a hole in my stomach. I don’t know if she could be jealous… but I’m sure it’ll be cute if she were.”
Let’s imagine this. For example, what would happen if I did well in a physical education class and the girls cheered and waved at me with smiles on their faces? No, that wouldn’t be right. In Kaede’s case, she would cheer for me louder than anyone else.
Then, what if I were to talk to a girl other than Kaede? Kaede is the only girl I’ve been talking to lately, isn’t it? But other than her, the only other girl I’ve been talking to is Shinji’s girlfriend, Otsuki-san. Well, I think I’ve been talking to her a little more.
“Everyone is reserved, especially to you, the boyfriend of Hitotsuba-san. It was the same way for me at first too, you know? Everyone stopped talking to me just because I became Akiho’s boyfriend. Well, it has been normalized now, but in Yuya’s case, your partner is also another reason.”
A male student is dating a beautiful girl who was chosen as the grand prize winner of the National High School Girls Miss Contest. It’s hard enough to talk to a guy who has a girlfriend, but when that girl is Kaede, will all the girls shy away?
“But that’s okay. It’s fine as long as Kaede is there and you and Otsuki-san are there. I’d like to see Kaede jealous, but I don’t want to make her sad.”
Jealousy means making people feel uncomfortable. I owe a lot to Kaede and spending time with her has made my days more colorful. Well, that doesn’t mean that I don’t suffer from problems such as heart-throbbing and exhaustion from playing the straight man with her.
“It’s a good thing that you can easily say that you don’t want to make her sad. Don’t you think Hitotsuba-san fell in love with you because she could relate with your way of thinking?”
I wonder if that’s true. It is natural to think that you do not want to make your loved ones sad, isn’t it? It doesn’t matter if it’s a lover, a friend, or a family member.
“Normally, that’s something you think about but can’t really say out loud. But Yuya is cool because he says it without hesitation. Well, it looks like you’re going to have a hard time, Hitotsuba-san.”
Shinji was laughing and I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable, but just when I was just thinking about trying to say something back, Shinji suddenly changed the topic. What is it now?
“Hey, wait a minute, Yuya. I just brushed it off, but. What? You guys go to school every day while holding hands? What do you mean? I didn’t hear anything about that.”
You take the story back a long time ago, don’t you? There’s no reason why I should bother to report to you that Kaede and I go home hand in hand, right?
“No, no, no! You’re right, you’re not obligated to report me or anything, but you’re not dating Hitotsuba-san, are you? So why are you walking to school together as lovers?”
“Oh…, that. We went home holding hands once. I was so embarrassed, while Kaede was so happy. Since then, she started to sulk if I didn’t hold her hand. Well, it was a bit of a random thing to say.”
On the way home that day, I was waiting alone in the cold weather for my practice to end. I warmed my cold hands and Kaede held my hand as we walked home together, and for some reason, doing so has become the norm since that day.
“That doesn’t mean I’m proudly showing off our connection, okay? I’m putting my hands in my coat pockets and holding them there. It’s less conspicuous, right?”
I was embarrassed to walk with my arms crossed or to hold hands in a dignified manner. But if we held hands inside the coat, it wouldn’t be obvious at a glance. When I told her about my groundbreaking idea, Kaede somehow dyed her cheeks and shyly said, ‘If you’re okay with that, Yuya-kun…’. Why?
“Haha …… holding your lover’s hand in your boyfriend’s coat pocket, huh? I think it seems more like a private world for the two of you, but I guess Yuya doesn’t understand. You just can’t beat the natural beauty of Hitotsuba-san.”
I didn’t understand the meaning of Shinji’s sigh, and in the meantime, Shinji and I arrived at our destination. Well, from my point of view, we just went home.
“Wow, that’s amazing… So this is your love nest…”
“Don’t call it a love nest. Don’t be fooled, let’s go. I’ve been getting a lot of calls from Kaede asking if I’m going home yet.”
I pulled Shinji’s hand, who looked just as surprised as I was when I was first brought here, and we hurried to the waiting duo.
I wondered what kind of food they were going to serve. I was really looking forward to it. Shinji shivering in the elevator looks so cute, like a little deer. Well, I felt the same way when I first came here.
I unlocked the door and said “I’m home” as I was about to enter. Kaede was standing in the doorway in an apron and with a ladle in her hand.
“Welcome home, dear! Do you want to take a bath? Would you like to have dinner? Or do – you – want – me?”
I was greeted by the newest, cutest wife in Japan with a huge smile.
Chapter 26: Yuya-kun is a little off track
Kaede had asked me to come home early this morning. Without doing any extra practice, Shinji and I went home together.
Fortunately, our conversation was not overheard by anyone else. If the other members of the soccer team were to find out that I was living together with Kaede, I wondered what would happen for the rest of the weekend. The mere mention of being in a relationship was enough to make a big deal out of it and make them want to kill me, but if the matter of us living together was known, wouldn’t I really get stabbed someday?
“You’d better be careful, Yuya. You’re a bit on the naive side, so I’m sure you’ll get into trouble soon. Living together means you’re sleeping on the same bed, right?”
“Well, we are sleeping together, but we are also sleeping quite a distance apart, you know? So, there won’t be any mistakes happening…”
“That’s what I’m talking about. I was just asking if you slept together and you should have just lied that you slept separately. Why would you say anything else?”
Shinji. You’re such a schemer, you know? It’s not fair for you to take advantage of my honest heart and question me.
“No, I don’t think you’re being honest, I think Yuya’s just being stupid, okay? Well, it’s probably just a matter of time for you. Hitotsuba-san doesn’t seem to be trying to hide it either.”
In fact, that was sometimes the biggest problem. Kaede always comes to school with her arms linked with me as if proudly declaring that she is in a relationship with me, waits for me late until practice is over, and then leaves the school holding her lover’s hand. At lunchtime, she either comes to the classroom and eats homemade lunch together or eats in the cafeteria with me, so we were together every day. I don’t know what would happen if we even were to be in the same class.
“She’ll definitely become a full-fledged wife. I even wonder if Hitotsuba-san could ever be jealous?”
“Hey, don’t try to burn a hole in my stomach. I don’t know if she could be jealous… but I’m sure it’ll be cute if she were.”
Let’s imagine this. For example, what would happen if I did well in a physical education class and the girls cheered and waved at me with smiles on their faces? No, that wouldn’t be right. In Kaede’s case, she would cheer for me louder than anyone else.
Then, what if I were to talk to a girl other than Kaede? Kaede is the only girl I’ve been talking to lately, isn’t it? But other than her, the only other girl I’ve been talking to is Shinji’s girlfriend, Otsuki-san. Well, I think I’ve been talking to her a little more.
“Everyone is reserved, especially to you, the boyfriend of Hitotsuba-san. It was the same way for me at first too, you know? Everyone stopped talking to me just because I became Akiho’s boyfriend. Well, it has been normalized now, but in Yuya’s case, your partner is also another reason.”
A male student is dating a beautiful girl who was chosen as the grand prize winner of the National High School Girls Miss Contest. It’s hard enough to talk to a guy who has a girlfriend, but when that girl is Kaede, will all the girls shy away?
“But that’s okay. It’s fine as long as Kaede is there and you and Otsuki-san are there. I’d like to see Kaede jealous, but I don’t want to make her sad.”
Jealousy means making people feel uncomfortable. I owe a lot to Kaede and spending time with her has made my days more colorful. Well, that doesn’t mean that I don’t suffer from problems such as heart-throbbing and exhaustion from playing the straight man with her.
“It’s a good thing that you can easily say that you don’t want to make her sad. Don’t you think Hitotsuba-san fell in love with you because she could relate with your way of thinking?”
I wonder if that’s true. It is natural to think that you do not want to make your loved ones sad, isn’t it? It doesn’t matter if it’s a lover, a friend, or a family member.
“Normally, that’s something you think about but can’t really say out loud. But Yuya is cool because he says it without hesitation. Well, it looks like you’re going to have a hard time, Hitotsuba-san.”
Shinji was laughing and I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable, but just when I was just thinking about trying to say something back, Shinji suddenly changed the topic. What is it now?
“Hey, wait a minute, Yuya. I just brushed it off, but. What? You guys go to school every day while holding hands? What do you mean? I didn’t hear anything about that.”
You take the story back a long time ago, don’t you? There’s no reason why I should bother to report to you that Kaede and I go home hand in hand, right?
“No, no, no! You’re right, you’re not obligated to report me or anything, but you’re not dating Hitotsuba-san, are you? So why are you walking to school together as lovers?”
“Oh…, that. We went home holding hands once. I was so embarrassed, while Kaede was so happy. Since then, she started to sulk if I didn’t hold her hand. Well, it was a bit of a random thing to say.”
On the way home that day, I was waiting alone in the cold weather for my practice to end. I warmed my cold hands and Kaede held my hand as we walked home together, and for some reason, doing so has become the norm since that day.
“That doesn’t mean I’m proudly showing off our connection, okay? I’m putting my hands in my coat pockets and holding them there. It’s less conspicuous, right?”
I was embarrassed to walk with my arms crossed or to hold hands in a dignified manner. But if we held hands inside the coat, it wouldn’t be obvious at a glance. When I told her about my groundbreaking idea, Kaede somehow dyed her cheeks and shyly said, ‘If you’re okay with that, Yuya-kun…’. Why?
“Haha …… holding your lover’s hand in your boyfriend’s coat pocket, huh? I think it seems more like a private world for the two of you, but I guess Yuya doesn’t understand. You just can’t beat the natural beauty of Hitotsuba-san.”
I didn’t understand the meaning of Shinji’s sigh, and in the meantime, Shinji and I arrived at our destination. Well, from my point of view, we just went home.
“Wow, that’s amazing… So this is your love nest…”
“Don’t call it a love nest. Don’t be fooled, let’s go. I’ve been getting a lot of calls from Kaede asking if I’m going home yet.”
I pulled Shinji’s hand, who looked just as surprised as I was when I was first brought here, and we hurried to the waiting duo.
I wondered what kind of food they were going to serve. I was really looking forward to it. Shinji shivering in the elevator looks so cute, like a little deer. Well, I felt the same way when I first came here.
I unlocked the door and said “I’m home” as I was about to enter. Kaede was standing in the doorway in an apron and with a ladle in her hand.
“Welcome home, dear! Do you want to take a bath? Would you like to have dinner? Or do – you – want – me?”
I was greeted by the newest, cutest wife in Japan with a huge smile.
