Chapter 3:

Cuteness overloaded

BARAMAKU RANSHIN

“Are you okay?”

My classmate Uragao-san was in the class, looking at me with questionable eyes.

“H-Huh? What do you mean Uragao-san?”

“You are crying.”

“Wh.?” a tear fell on my hand.

Without realizing it tears were flowing out from my eye.

I wiped off the tears quickly with the free hand and replied “I-its nothing.i am fine.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

“If you say so.”

Uragao-san looks around the classroom and asks me “You are doing the duties alone?”

“Y-Yes”

“Sigh….let me help.”

“Eh?! W-why?”

“Because I want to.”

“But I am almost done. I will be fine, you don't need to help me uragao-san.”

“We will finish faster this way and being alone is not fun right? oh! ..only if you don't mind me being here with you.”

She is…she is fine being here with me?

“N-No…. I don't" My voice came out barely audible.

“Then let's take care of things and head back home.” A smile said to me.

I nodded.

She headed towards the windows and closed them as I kept earning the board.

I thought there would be no further conversation between us and silence would fill the room but uragao-san broke that illusion of mine.

“By the way, which date did Suzu-sensei mention for handing out the test schedule?”

“uh…The day after tomorrow.”

“Good!”

“Tests are coming huh…” I whispered in a sad tone.

“Are you not good with studies?”

she heard it!

“N-No, I am….. Average….i think. Its hard sometimes.”

“Oh is that so. Well I also find it hard to study sometimes. There are times when I would suddenly doze or spend time staring blankly at thin air.”

“I see…”

Silence filled the room this time.

I felt pressured to keep the conversation going, Uragao-san kept the conversation going all that time. I didn't want to make her feel like I was trying to avoid talking to her.

“U-Uragao-san, what were you doing at school at this time?”

“...”

The answer didn't come within my expected time so I looked at her.

Looking outside the window, her hairs were helped by the wind to show a full display of their beauty. While moving the hairs on her face behind the ears she slowly turned towards me to give my heart a big skip with her cute smile.

“Maybe waiting for you,Just kidding~”

A angel descended in my life, maybe…

My eyes glued to her, glued to her innocent sweet smile didn't want to look away for a second.

We kept talking until we finished the work.

When we left for home she said she had to buy something and couldn't go home with me. I was surprised she wanted to walk home with me.

We parted ways by waving hands.

On my way home the only things I saw were the smiling and laughing faces of other people.

Surprisingly the gloomy street which I always walked looked more cheerful.

Each step I took was lighter than I could remember. My head wasn't dropped down looking at the ground, it was able to look around more freely.

This day of my life when I felt the happiest was something I couldn't forget.

Even if I couldn't show it on my face, I was feeling very relaxed and happy for some reasons.

I snapped out of my happy time and realized I was already at the front of my house.

With a ka-chak I opened the door and headed upstairs to change.

When I came out of my room after studying a bit, Lemon said she was done with studies so she will help with the dinner.

In the kitchen we were preparing dinner. Lemon suddenly asked me

“Did something good happen today nii-san?”

“E-Eh?”

“You look happy.”

Without realizing it a faint smile expressed my surprise at her question. They really can tell if I am happy or not even if I show it or not. I was happy that some people were there to guess my mood without me showing it, to care for me and be part of my happiness and sadness.

“Yup, something did.” I replied with a smile, it hurted a bit but was enough to overlook.

“Oh! That's good then.”

Thinking about how she cared for me i left out a laugh “Hahaha”

“W-what?”

“I just thought you care for me too much.”

“O-of course I do! You are my brother.”

“I never would have thought you would grow up like this.”

“Why?”

“When you were younger you didn't talk to me much but as years went by you slowly opened up to me more and more. Honestly I thought you hated me whenever I saw the sour look on your face upon seeing me.”

Suddenly she grabbed my clothes from the back.

“Huh?” I turned to question.

With a serious face she said,

“I never did, nor will ever do.”

I patted her head, "I know I know”

Lemon replied with “I was just nervous and happy…… I just wanted to come out as a cute younger sister.The feelings were just too sweet that it came out as sour.”

“Okay okay, now let's finish making dinner before Shigeo comes back.”

We managed to finish making dinner just before Shigeo burst open the door and came back.

Dad was not going to have dinner with us today so we had dinner slightly earlier than usual.

During dinner Shigeo brought up that his friends were going to sleep over at each other's place every Saturday for 3 weeks.

“So can we do it??” He started shooting that innocent cute child look at me.

Those eyes! They are too dangerous!

“....I will talk to dad.”

“Thanks nii-san!”

Well, I know all of his friends because they are Sachi-san,Asami-san and Hiraru-san childs so it should be okay.

After finishing dinner, we took turns taking a bath. Lemon and Shigeo went to sleep and I was waiting for dad downstairs.

I started reliving the day in my head.

Diving once again into those emotions I felt I spent my time waiting for dad.

I was happy, shy, nervous, and afraid. I wanted the time to stop, make the world repeat the day. My foolish wishes which can't be fulfilled but still asking for it.

Well tomorrow I can see Uragao-san again so………….

But will I be?….

What if…..if Uragao-san started avoiding me?

As I was about to start sinking in those thoughts, someone opened the door.

I went to check whether it was dad or not.

“Oh you are awake.”

It was dad. He was taking off his shoes after closing the door.

“I can't go to sleep leaving the house open like that.”

“You could have closed the door, I had the key.”

“I can't trust you regarding that.”

“Hahaha..dont say that. “

“Then, I am going to sleep. Good night dad.”