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It was the first day of the week, and as usual, I came home to wake Asahina up. I was not nervous at all after the third time I came to wake her up.
“Yes, yes.”
And then Asahina comes out as usual.
What the hell, she can wake up normally now. But…
“…… Asahina, where’s your hair and tie?”
“Yes, I prepared them for you.”
She handed me the comb and tie as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
“Why don’t you come inside? It’s still clean.”
“What do you mean still? It’s only been a day since we cleaned up!”
I was shaking with a comb in my hand. I wasn’t prepared…! This girl wants me to comb her hair every day…!
“I’m a boy, you know! I don’t feel comfortable combing a girl’s hair!”
“Then why don’t you get used to it?”
Are you stupid?! Once you get used to Asahina Touka, you’ll be invincible! While I was making such remarks in my mind, Asahina was sitting in front of the desk, her hair swept back, waiting. She tilted her head slightly and kept glancing my way, making her look oddly like a small animal.
“Damn …….”
“Why do you look so frustrated?”
“Because I feel like I lost.”
“Who were you fighting?”
“I don’t know.”
“What’s that?”
I’ll never get used to combing Asahina’s hair.
I slowly touched her hair with trembling hands. The soft feel of her hair made my fingertips tremble for a moment. Asahina’s hair smelled of the usual sweet shampoo. It was soft and felt so good to the touch.
“…. fufu.”
Suddenly, there was a giggle.
“W-What is it?”
“Kuga-kun’s hand, it’s so nervous. You weren’t nervous at all the other day.”
“It’s because Asahina lets me do her hair without a second thought! I didn’t notice it because I was in a hurry the other day!”
“Haha, Kuga-kun is pretty forthright.”
Asahina herself looked red-faced and nervous the other day, but today she has her eyes closed and looks comfortable. Maybe she’s letting her guard down? I feel like Asahina’s attitude towards me has softened a lot since the cleaning incident the other day.
“I feel at ease with …… Kuga-kun’s hands. This kind of thing is kind of nice.”
“This kind of thing?”
“Every morning he wakes me up, does my hair, puts on my tie, cheers me up, and gets me ready for school.”
“You’re going to make me put on a tie, are you?”
Feeling embarrassed, I started to joke around a little. I see, this kind of exchange cheers up Asahina.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t give you anything in return, Kuga-kun.”
“Don’t worry about it. And you got me some chocolate the other day! It was delicious.”
“……”
A quick smack on Asahina’s head and it was done. Yes, it seems that just styling Asahina’s hair really does make her shine.
“Oh, Asahina!”
“What’s wrong?”
“This is Asahina’s lunch box. I made it as promised.”
“Hee?”
I place the lunchbox in Asahina’s hands.
“I think it’s better for your health than the ones from convenience stores.”
“Wh-why did you give it to me now!?”
“It would be embarrassing to give it to you in front of everyone!”
“Even though we are going to school together from now on?”
N-now that you mention it, is that true? I’m starting to get used to being with Asahina, and it’s starting to frighten me.
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–lunch break that day.
I left my seat for a moment because my friend called me. After we finished talking, I returned to my seat and found Asahina waiting patiently for me.
“What’s wrong? You could have eaten first.”
“I thought it was unusual for Kuga-kun to go somewhere without eating lunch.”
“I see? I was just talking to a friend.”
“By the way, is it a boy or a girl?”
“Male.”
“Hmm. ……”
Asahina stares at me with fixed eyes. No, it was just a normal question from a friend asking about Asahina. Things like, “she has gotten really cute,” and “I want her cell phone number.” …And “Is she dating Kuga?”
“I’ve just reconfirmed how high Asahina Toka’s potential is.”
“What do you mean?”
“Just like that.”
Asahina looked suspicious of me, but took out the lunch I’d given her that morning.
“Well, let’s eat.”
“Here you go.”
Asahina opened the lid of the lunch box with a snap. The contents of the lunch box consist of the standard side dishes of hamburger steak, fried egg, sausage, fried burdock root, stir-fried vegetables, and broccoli and cherry tomatoes in the gaps between each side dish to add color. The nutritional balance is not so bad!
“Wow!”
“I was actually quite excited since it was my first day. I tried to make the egg omelet sweeter, but what do you think? Try it.”
“Yes.”
As I told her, Asahina put her omelet into her mouth
“It’s delicious. ……”
“I’m glad!”
Asahina had a smile on her face. It was worth getting up earlier than usual. If you’re going to eat it, I want you to say it’s delicious!
“The truth is, I’m a bit worried! If there’s anything you don’t like besides green peppers and onions, please tell me–“
The moment I looked at Asahina’s face to ask her next request, I noticed something unusual happening to her.
“A-Asahina!”
This time I couldn’t pretend I didn’t see it, and I got up from my seat.
–I was so surprised to see a single tear on Asahina’s cheek.
“Eh….?”
“W-What’s wrong!? Are you okay?!”
I was so surprised and worried that I couldn’t continue to speak. The fact that Asahina, who is usually in a daze, was shedding tears in public was quite confusing to me.
“Was it that bad? You didn’t have to force yourself to say it tasted good. ……”
Asahina is doing her best to shake her head at my words. Wiping her tears, she slowly looked up and gave me a small smile.
“I’m sorry, it’s not that.”
“Then why ……?”
“I just got really happy …….”
“Eh?”
“I didn’t expect someone to be so nice to me. ……”
“…..”
“I thought everyone had given up on me……… my manager, all my fans, even my mom and dad………”
“……”
Asahina was in tears again after hearing my words. I don’t know what Asahina is going through. But…
“I’m sorry …… for saying such strange things so suddenly.”
“H-Humph! If this kind of lunch is okay, I’ll make it for you every day!”
“Is that a proposal?”
“No.”
I know what it means to shed tears in front of someone. It’s when you’re happy and you can’t help yourself.
“Generally speaking, Asahina thinks too low of herself! I don’t know about the rest of the world, but I would never give up on Asahina!”
“Yeah…… yeah……”
Asahina nodded repeatedly at my words.
…”Failed training”
I’ll have to think this over again properly.
I said it impulsively, but maybe this will also help heal Asahina Touka’s emotional wounds.
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