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I have never been particularly interested in romance.
Naturally, I had thought about it at my age, but I couldn’t say that I was as passionate about it as those around me.
Was it because I had seen my dad like that, or was it because of the trauma I went through, or was it both?
Whatever it was, I didn’t think I was capable of dating or liking anyone right now.
That thought clearly changed on the first day of summer vacation when I went on a date with Fuyusaki.
That day was pure fun.
There was a moment when I thought that if I had a girlfriend, it might be like this.
However, the trauma planted by Hananoi Misaki got in the way, and I put a lid on those feelings.
And on the day I overcame the trauma, I felt that the lid was lifted regardless of my will.
Since that day, I have become much more positive.
It was at that time that I received the confession.
It was from a girl I once called a younger sister.
If it had been me before, I would have immediately rejected it.
Regardless of Fuyusaki’s feelings, thinking only of my own feelings.
But now…..
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Since the day of the sports festival, I have been avoiding him.
The reason is simple.
I’m afraid of his reply at that time.
It all boils down to this.
It was too sudden to call it a confession, there was no mood or anything, but he’s not the kind of guy who clearly says he likes me and doesn’t know what that means.
My feelings are half wanting to hear his reply and half not wanting to hear it.
Maybe that’s why I can’t even concentrate on my studies for the past week.
“Haa.”
I sigh.
Our previous relationship was not so bad.
From being his ex-sister, who had an attitude that made him feel unwanted, it was a blessing just to be friends with him.
But I wanted more than that.
(Did I make a mistake…..)
As I was walking down the street, looking down, I saw someone in front of the school gate.
I looked up and saw Mitsui kun standing there with a determined look on his face.
“……Will you go home with me?”
It was easy to imagine what was about to happen.
I nodded quietly and we both left the school gate together.
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I started to head home with Fuyusaki to respond to her confession, but I couldn’t bring myself to say it.
It had already been about 10 minutes since we started walking and I was feeling a bit overwhelmed.
(I wonder if Fuyusaki was feeling like this…)
If you think about it, confessing your feelings to the man you once called your brother is no small feat.
Hearing the sound of my own heart now, I realize it more.
“……Um.”
“W-what is it?”
“You must’ve something to tell me?”
My heart accelerates even more when Fuyusaki points this out to me.
Still, it has to be said.
I’m not going to pretend that it didn’t happen now.
I took a deep breath and stopped.
Fuyusaki sees this and stops too.
The place is an ordinary road and there are no people around because it is a small road.
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“……I just recently overcame a trauma.”
Kenshiro started talking about something out of the ordinary, but Reina remained silent and listened.
“Until then, I wasn’t really interested in things like family and love, so there was a part of me that rejected them.'”
Kenshiro began to laugh softly.
It was as if he was back to the Kenshiro that Reina knew.
“But I talk to my family a lot these days. I’ve come to the point where I’m willing to face them properly.”
“That’s a good thing ! Facing your family properly. Stepfather, Ayaka san, and Hananoi san will be very happy.”
Riena couldn’t say, [Me too.]
The day they went to the aquarium, she told him she wanted him to see her as his sister, but she didn’t have that feeling right now.
“……It’s not that.”
Reina tilts her head at Kenshiro who denies it.
She relaxes her expression so that she doesn’t realize how sad she is.
“The feelings I have for Ayaka and Miyu and the feelings I feel for Fuyusaki are slightly different.”
“…..How are they different?”
“I feel like I can deal with Ayaka and Miyu as a family. But with Fuyusaki, I don’t really feel like I can treat her as a family…”
Kenshirou doesn’t know what to say himself, so he thinks about the words as he spins them.
“…I don’t think I’ve ever seen you as a younger sister.”
On the day they went to the aquarium, Kenshiro said he did not see Reina as a younger sister.
But in fact, he never saw her as a younger sister.
Compared to the two of them, even when they were siblings, they were young and had no connection.
“……I thought about it when Fuyusaki confessed to me. What would I have done if Ayaka and Miyu had said the same thing to me?”
“What would you have done if they had?”
“…I think I would reject them right away. I saw them as younger sisters. But I felt different about Fuyusaki.”
He didn’t answer right away. He couldn’t.
That was proof that Kenshiro saw Reina not as a younger sister, but as a girl.
Kenshiro looks at Reina, unable to formulate his words.
“…..Let’s date. The two of us.”
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“……Let’s date. The two of us.”
Hearing those words, my heart beat loudly.
To be honest, I had given up.
I had selfishly thought that he thought I was creepy.
I was his ex-sister, and I thought he would only see me as family.
But I was wrong.
It’s ironic.
Because I had never tried to get involved with him, I was able to pursue a relationship with him now.
On this day, we went from “ex-siblings” to “lovers”.
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“……Let’s date. The two of us.”
I said. I finally said it.
Even though my feelings were not coherent.
Even though this feeling has not been proven to be love.
Fuyusaki is happy to hear my reply, with tears in her eyes.
I’m relieved to see that.
I’m relieved that I did not hurt her.
If you ask me if I have romantic feelings for Fuyusaki, my answer would be I.don’t.know.
But I’m sure that my feelings for Fuyusaki are different from those for Ayaka and Hananoi.
So, I have decided to believe that this difference is love.
With the hope that it would be so, Fuyusaki and I went from being [former siblings] to [lovers].
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