Chapter 47: I want to monopolize
Kaede and I gazed at the stars until the last minute. Of course, we held hands the whole time. Kaede’s mouth twitched in frustration, but it was too embarrassing to hug each other if anything should happen.
“Buu… you’ll make it up to me for this, won’t you?”
“… Okay. I’ll make it up to you when we get home.”
Rather, it was me who would beg her to let me hug her to my heart’s content. Just feeling Kaede’s body heat and scent made me feel happy. It makes me want to drift off to sleep.
“Ah… I want to sleep with Yuya-kun tonight. You share a bedroom with Higure-kun, don’t you? I’m with Akiho-chan, so can we secretly swap places? Wouldn’t that make everyone happy?”
Indeed. It was easy to sneak in and out of the house without anyone noticing. If the patrol comes, I could tell them that Shinji was tired and already asleep, and it would be all right. But…
“As much as I’d like to, I can’t. Even if Shinji and Otsuki-san agree, I’m still against it. It’s unacceptable.”
“Why? Do you not want to spend the night with me, Yuya-kun?”
“It’s not that I don’t want to. If I could, I would want to sleep on the same bed as Kaede, as usual. Especially today. But…, I don’t like that. I’m not a fan of the idea of any other man seeing Kaede in her… pajamas.”
It would be possible to switch places without Motegi and Sakaguchi finding out. But what would happen if they suddenly came into your room, not knowing anything about you? They would see Kaede in her cute fuzzy pajamas. This was not acceptable. This was not something I could tolerate.
“I want to be the only man allowed to see Kaede in her pajamas. Even if it’s my best friend Shinji, it’s no good. And if it’s Motegi or Sakaguchi, it’s totally out of the question. As long as there is that possibility, I can’t accept this story. I’m sorry, Kaede.”
“… Yuya-kun, are you perhaps a bit possessive?”
“Is that so? Isn’t it normal to think that you should be the only one who knows how pretty the person you love is?”
If this is called possessiveness, then so be it. But aren’t all men like that? I’m sure there’s a side of Otsuki-san that only Shinji knows, and he won’t show nor tell me about it. It’s the same thing.
“I can’t handle this… Yuya-kun is still a natural. It’s not fair to make me nervous so easily. But… you’re right. I don’t want any man to see me in my pajamas except Yuya-kun. Because that’s how defenseless I am!”
Then Kaede hugged my arm. Her smile was as bright as the stars in the night sky. I couldn’t help but stroke her head. Her shiny black hair was as smooth as silk and didn’t stick on my fingers. It felt good to stroke it.
“Yuya-kun! What’s going on with you!? I can’t believe you’re suddenly stroking my head!?“
“You don’t like it? If Kaede doesn’t like it, I’ll stop…”
“No, don’t! Please don’t stop! I’d rather have you stroke me more! It feels so warm and comfortable to be nudged by Yuya-kun.”
‘Ehehe’, said Kaede with a delighted face. Oh my god, she’s so cute. I’m so tempted to squish her so much!
“But, Yuya-kun. Only stroking my head? Because I want to… kiss you again before I go back.”
“… Yeah. I want to kiss Kaede, too.”
Slowly our faces came closer. As I closed my eyes and was about to place my lips on Kaede’s soft and plump lips… [TN: Classic trope incoming!]
“Ah! There you are! Ah…”
“Akiho! Don’t run! Oh, …”
A couple of my best friends suddenly appeared, and Kaede and I quickly jumped away in a panic. Oh, no! You interrupted such a good moment!
“I thought it was time to come and pick you up, so I came here to find you. But what is this… Kaede-chan, I never knew you were this bold…”
“Akiho-chan! It was such a good moment! Why did you interrupt the best moment of my happy kiss with Yuya-kun!?”
With a heavy sigh while screaming ‘Aah!’, Kaede blushingly put on airs and drew closer towards Otsuki-san in an instant, grabbed and shook her shoulder as if protesting. Good, Kaede, keep it up!
“It seems that you were able to convey your feelings properly, Yuya.”
“Well, thanks a lot. But you’ve got to think about your timing a bit. Didn’t you interrupt me at the perfect moment?”
“Hahaha. I guess I’ll just have to say I’m sorry about that.”
Well, for the third time in a row, I’m going to forgive you. If it was the fourth, I would never have forgiven you. It’s a mental note I’ll keep in mind forever, even if we are best friends.
“Wow. Yuya, when you want to do something, you just do it. I’m impressed.”
“Kaede-chan. I know how you feel. Yes, yes, I really do. Once you’ve kissed him, you’ll be so happy that you’ll want to kiss him again and again. And if he confesses his love to you under this starry sky, you would be even happier.”
Shinji’s eyes widened in surprise while Otsuki-san, who was being shaken by her shoulder, explained her feelings with a knowing look. And Kaede changed her target from Otsuki-san to me and slapped me faintly with a red face.
“Oh my God! Why do you say that so casually, Yuya-kun!? I’m sure you’re not ashamed of yourself!”
“I’m sorry. Of course I was embarrassed that I almost got seen, but I was more disappointed that I couldn’t kiss Kaede…”
“Ugh… I can’t beat a natural…”
Kaede placed her head on my chest without any force. I gently stroked it.
“Hey, Shin-kun. Yoshi is naturally stroking Kaede’s head, is this a dream?”
“I’m sorry, Akiho. This is reality. And this is what Yuya looks like when he’s honest. I didn’t expect it to be at this high level…”
Shinji, you can say whatever you like. Was it so unusual for me to stroke Kaede’s head? What’s wrong with that? And when I do, Kaede’s face gets really cute.
“Yu, Yuya-kun. It’s embarrassing indeed…”
“Nuu… Let me stroke you a bit more, Kaede. Is it no good?”
“Ugh, it’s…, it’s not…”
I did it. Now that I have Kaede’s permission, I can stroke her as much as I want. What is it, Shinji? Your face. Are you trying to interrupt me again?
“I don’t mean to interrupt your world, okay? But I think it’s time to go back.”
“Shin-kun. Let’s leave the ‘meotoppuru’ alone and go back first. This is going to take forever, right?”
“That’s true too. Well then, Yuya, Hitotsuba-san. We’ll be leaving first. Don’t be late!”
After saying this, they turned back to the cottage.
“… Oh, let’s go back too.”
“Yes, that’s right. Let’s go back. We’ll continue this tomorrow when we get together again.”
I grasped Kaede’s hand firmly and walked with her.
Tonight has been one of the best nights of my life so far. I think I’ll go to bed today with this happiness lingering in my mind.
“Hey, Yuya-kun. Can I crawl in the night after all?”
Obviously not, Kaede.
Chapter 47: I want to monopolize
Kaede and I gazed at the stars until the last minute. Of course, we held hands the whole time. Kaede’s mouth twitched in frustration, but it was too embarrassing to hug each other if anything should happen.
“Buu… you’ll make it up to me for this, won’t you?”
“… Okay. I’ll make it up to you when we get home.”
Rather, it was me who would beg her to let me hug her to my heart’s content. Just feeling Kaede’s body heat and scent made me feel happy. It makes me want to drift off to sleep.
“Ah… I want to sleep with Yuya-kun tonight. You share a bedroom with Higure-kun, don’t you? I’m with Akiho-chan, so can we secretly swap places? Wouldn’t that make everyone happy?”
Indeed. It was easy to sneak in and out of the house without anyone noticing. If the patrol comes, I could tell them that Shinji was tired and already asleep, and it would be all right. But…
“As much as I’d like to, I can’t. Even if Shinji and Otsuki-san agree, I’m still against it. It’s unacceptable.”
“Why? Do you not want to spend the night with me, Yuya-kun?”
“It’s not that I don’t want to. If I could, I would want to sleep on the same bed as Kaede, as usual. Especially today. But…, I don’t like that. I’m not a fan of the idea of any other man seeing Kaede in her… pajamas.”
It would be possible to switch places without Motegi and Sakaguchi finding out. But what would happen if they suddenly came into your room, not knowing anything about you? They would see Kaede in her cute fuzzy pajamas. This was not acceptable. This was not something I could tolerate.
“I want to be the only man allowed to see Kaede in her pajamas. Even if it’s my best friend Shinji, it’s no good. And if it’s Motegi or Sakaguchi, it’s totally out of the question. As long as there is that possibility, I can’t accept this story. I’m sorry, Kaede.”
“… Yuya-kun, are you perhaps a bit possessive?”
“Is that so? Isn’t it normal to think that you should be the only one who knows how pretty the person you love is?”
If this is called possessiveness, then so be it. But aren’t all men like that? I’m sure there’s a side of Otsuki-san that only Shinji knows, and he won’t show nor tell me about it. It’s the same thing.
“I can’t handle this… Yuya-kun is still a natural. It’s not fair to make me nervous so easily. But… you’re right. I don’t want any man to see me in my pajamas except Yuya-kun. Because that’s how defenseless I am!”
Then Kaede hugged my arm. Her smile was as bright as the stars in the night sky. I couldn’t help but stroke her head. Her shiny black hair was as smooth as silk and didn’t stick on my fingers. It felt good to stroke it.
“Yuya-kun! What’s going on with you!? I can’t believe you’re suddenly stroking my head!?“
“You don’t like it? If Kaede doesn’t like it, I’ll stop…”
“No, don’t! Please don’t stop! I’d rather have you stroke me more! It feels so warm and comfortable to be nudged by Yuya-kun.”
‘Ehehe’, said Kaede with a delighted face. Oh my god, she’s so cute. I’m so tempted to squish her so much!
“But, Yuya-kun. Only stroking my head? Because I want to… kiss you again before I go back.”
“… Yeah. I want to kiss Kaede, too.”
Slowly our faces came closer. As I closed my eyes and was about to place my lips on Kaede’s soft and plump lips… [TN: Classic trope incoming!]
“Ah! There you are! Ah…”
“Akiho! Don’t run! Oh, …”
A couple of my best friends suddenly appeared, and Kaede and I quickly jumped away in a panic. Oh, no! You interrupted such a good moment!
“I thought it was time to come and pick you up, so I came here to find you. But what is this… Kaede-chan, I never knew you were this bold…”
“Akiho-chan! It was such a good moment! Why did you interrupt the best moment of my happy kiss with Yuya-kun!?”
With a heavy sigh while screaming ‘Aah!’, Kaede blushingly put on airs and drew closer towards Otsuki-san in an instant, grabbed and shook her shoulder as if protesting. Good, Kaede, keep it up!
“It seems that you were able to convey your feelings properly, Yuya.”
“Well, thanks a lot. But you’ve got to think about your timing a bit. Didn’t you interrupt me at the perfect moment?”
“Hahaha. I guess I’ll just have to say I’m sorry about that.”
Well, for the third time in a row, I’m going to forgive you. If it was the fourth, I would never have forgiven you. It’s a mental note I’ll keep in mind forever, even if we are best friends.
“Wow. Yuya, when you want to do something, you just do it. I’m impressed.”
“Kaede-chan. I know how you feel. Yes, yes, I really do. Once you’ve kissed him, you’ll be so happy that you’ll want to kiss him again and again. And if he confesses his love to you under this starry sky, you would be even happier.”
Shinji’s eyes widened in surprise while Otsuki-san, who was being shaken by her shoulder, explained her feelings with a knowing look. And Kaede changed her target from Otsuki-san to me and slapped me faintly with a red face.
“Oh my God! Why do you say that so casually, Yuya-kun!? I’m sure you’re not ashamed of yourself!”
“I’m sorry. Of course I was embarrassed that I almost got seen, but I was more disappointed that I couldn’t kiss Kaede…”
“Ugh… I can’t beat a natural…”
Kaede placed her head on my chest without any force. I gently stroked it.
“Hey, Shin-kun. Yoshi is naturally stroking Kaede’s head, is this a dream?”
“I’m sorry, Akiho. This is reality. And this is what Yuya looks like when he’s honest. I didn’t expect it to be at this high level…”
Shinji, you can say whatever you like. Was it so unusual for me to stroke Kaede’s head? What’s wrong with that? And when I do, Kaede’s face gets really cute.
“Yu, Yuya-kun. It’s embarrassing indeed…”
“Nuu… Let me stroke you a bit more, Kaede. Is it no good?”
“Ugh, it’s…, it’s not…”
I did it. Now that I have Kaede’s permission, I can stroke her as much as I want. What is it, Shinji? Your face. Are you trying to interrupt me again?
“I don’t mean to interrupt your world, okay? But I think it’s time to go back.”
“Shin-kun. Let’s leave the ‘meotoppuru’ alone and go back first. This is going to take forever, right?”
“That’s true too. Well then, Yuya, Hitotsuba-san. We’ll be leaving first. Don’t be late!”
After saying this, they turned back to the cottage.
“… Oh, let’s go back too.”
“Yes, that’s right. Let’s go back. We’ll continue this tomorrow when we get together again.”
I grasped Kaede’s hand firmly and walked with her.
Tonight has been one of the best nights of my life so far. I think I’ll go to bed today with this happiness lingering in my mind.
“Hey, Yuya-kun. Can I crawl in the night after all?”
Obviously not, Kaede.
