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“Hey, Ryo kun.”
It was just before 8 p.m. We were having a late dinner. Even though the room was so spacious, for some reason Asahina was sitting right next to me. I couldn’t get the comment about the bed out of my head, and all I could think about was going to bed.
“Make sure you eat your vegetables! I went to all the trouble of making a salad!”
“Feed me.”
“Asahina has two perfectly good hands, doesn’t she?”
“Eh, that’s kind of creepy…”
“Where!?”
Asahina was eating the hamburger I made with such an appetite. Just seeing her eat like that made me think it was worth making. It was the same with the bento, but she’s a girl who makes it worth the effort to cook for her.
“Here, ahhnn.”
“Guh.”
Suddenly, Asahina pushed a cherry tomato on a fork into my mouth.
“Is it delicious?”
“It’s just normal!”
I reflexively put my mouth on Asahina’s fork. Asahina stared at the fork I had put my mouth on.
“Well, whatever.”
“Eeeeeeeee!”
Asahina made an innocent face and started using the fork as if nothing had happened!
“Asahina, you’re so careless! You’re so rough! You’re so irresponsible!”
“It’s fine, it’s a fork that Ryo kun used.”
“That’s why it’s not fine!”
I immediately pointed that out, but Asahina didn’t seem to care and continued eating leisurely.
“Well, I guess we’re even now.”
“Even?”
“Yes.”
Asahina turned her mouth toward me and opened and closed it.
“What are you doing?”
“Piyo piyo.”
“What’s that?”
“Piyo piyo.”
Oh, she’s imitating a baby swallow. I’m scared that I figured it out.
“The parent bird won’t feed me. It’s abuse.”
“You want me to feed you!?”
“I don’t want tomatoes. I don’t want lettuce. I don’t want cucumbers either.”
“This chick is so picky.”
“From now on, you can call me Asahina.”
“You think you’re so clever!”
Haa, it’s starting to feel silly that I’m embarrassed. If you want me to feed you that much, I’ll do it! Actually, I already did it when we had porridge, but you forgot!
“Here, open wide.”
“Piyo~”
Oh no. I said that to Asahina, but I ended up using my own fork too.
“Yeah, it’s delicious.”
“It’s the same hamburger as Asahina’s, though.”
“I think Ryo kun’s is tastier.”
“I’m not doing it!”
I could see Asahina’s cheeks relaxing.
“Okay, ahnn.”
“I’m done!”
“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
Asahina kept putting tomatoes and cucumbers into my mouth one after another. Hmm… tomatoes and cucumbers…?
“Munch, munch… Asahina, are you…”
“What?”
“Are you feeding me things you don’t like?”
I felt Asahina’s back straighten.
After dinner.
We finished cleaning up the dishes and immediately went back to studying.
“Ryo kun, what about the bath?”
“I’ll just take a shower.”
I casually replied while struggling with the problem book spread out on the desk.
“Hmm, then I’ll go first.”
Asahina said that, jumped up, and left the room. The sound of her footsteps heading toward the changing room faded away.
…In the quiet room, I suddenly came to my senses. Making dinner, feeding each other, and now the bath? It’s like we’re living together.
I couldn’t help but cover my face with my hands. Since I’m aware of my feelings for Asahina, this is a bit too much for me.
From the bathroom, I could hear the sound of the shower and occasional humming. She probably hasn’t noticed my unease at all…
Just as I was thinking that…
“Ryo-kun, the shampoo is running out. Where’s the stock?”
The voice from the bathroom blew everything away.
“I don’t know! It’s your house!”
“It’s probably under the sink, so go get it~.”
“Are you stupid? I’m trying to solve these problems right now!”
“Then I’ll just use conditioner instead.”
“Wait, wait!”
I threw the problem book on the desk and reluctantly stood up.
“Ugh…”
I went to the bathroom, crouched down, and opened the door. There, the stock of shampoo was neatly lined up.
“There’s plenty here.”
Muttering to myself, I took one out and brought it to the bathroom. The sound of the shower was still coming from inside, and steam was faintly escaping.
At the edge of my vision were Asahina’s uniform and sweatshirt. And something white and blue… something I shouldn’t be looking at. An alarm went off in my head. I didn’t see it, I didn’t hear it, I didn’t imagine anything.
Besides, isn’t it usually girls who are more concerned about such things?
“Here it is. I’ll leave it in front of the door.”
As I reached out my hand, I caught a glimpse of a slender shoulder through the frosted glass of the bathroom door. I hurriedly tried to leave the spot, but…
“Ryo kun, want to come in with me?”
“No way!”
Don’t casually invite a guy into the bathroom! My rationality is about to evaporate!
I rushed back to my room from in front of the bathroom and forcefully opened my problem set.
“Study! Focus on studying…”
I told myself, gripping the pen tightly. The meaning of the problem didn’t register in my head. The scent of shampoo and Asahina’s humming were looping in my mind.
…After a while, Asahina returned from the bathroom with a sigh of “Ah, I feel refreshed.” She entered the room slowly, wearing a sweatshirt with a bath towel draped over her shoulders. And then—.
“Thanks for the shampoo.”
“You’re soaking wet! Dry your hair before you come back!”
Water droplets from her hair were dripping onto the floor… Without thinking, I used the bath towel on Asahina’s shoulder to roughly wipe them away.
“Wah!”
“Mouu! Are you a dog!?”
“Today I’ve been busy being a chick and a dog…”
“That’s my line!”
Her wet nape and bangs looked strangely sexy. I don’t know how to dry a girl’s hair! Anyway, I have to at least roughly dry her hair to get rid of the water!
“Hehe.”
“What are you laughing at?”
“I’m so happy and excited, I could cry.”
“Just so you know, today is a study camp!”
“It turned into a retreat.”
You’re making a big deal out of nothing. You make this everyday life sound like something irreplaceable, which is really confusing.
“Alright! I’ll borrow the shower too.”
“Sure, I left Ryōo kuns sweatshirt in the changing room. It’s already washed, so don’t worry.”
“Thanks.”
“Feel free to use any towels you need.”
“Thanks.”
I should probably take a shower soon. If I miss the timing, it’ll be awkward to go in….
…
I have to try not to think about the fact that Asahina was in there earlier….
After taking a shower and changing clothes, I returned to my room.
“Asahina, where’s the hair dryer?”
Asahina was studying silently at her desk with her hair still wet.
“Hey, you haven’t dried your hair at all.”
“Welcome back, I was waiting for you.”
“I don’t really get why you were waiting.”
“Ryo kun, dry my hair.”
Asahina handed me the hair dryer.
“You can dry your own hair.”
“Don’t say that, just dry it for me.”
“…Well, this is really hard to say, but isn’t that a boyfriend’s job?”
“That’s why I asked you.”
“Huh?”
“T-That’s why I asked you.”
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