Several minutes later, Anzu-nee walked to the door to see off. There's a conflicted look on her face that sohow conveys what she's feeling at the mont.
Helplessness.
What I said earlier killed off the sowhat intimate mood between us. She started overthinking and eventually, she tried to leap off of the sofa and get away from .
I managed to hold her down but that didn't really improve our situation.
I know she's curious about what I ant back there but Anzu-nee didn't press to clarify it
Most likely, she's afraid about seeing in a different light coming true. Or maybe that was just my assumption and there was a different reason why she didn't ask .
Whichever the case, there's nothing I could do about it. I could only hope that the next ti we have this chance to be alone together, she'd still be the sa Anzu-nee-san who's oftentis candid and mischievous at the sa ti.
“Hey, naughty little brother, take care on your way back… And thank you.”
As I grabbed the door handle, Anzu-nee called out to .
I glanced back at her and smiled.
“I will. But Nee-san, what are you thanking for?”
“For a lot of things… Hearing out, helping with that bastard and also… the other things we did.”
“I see. Then I should be the one thanking you, no? You didn't get mad at even if I kind of overstepped there.”
“Do I have the right to be mad? I liked the ti I spent with you. You said I wasn't the type to do sothing that has been done to . But you're wrong, there were monts that I truly thought of stealing you from Eimi-chan or wished that you weren't already taken by her.”
With a wry smile, Anzu-nee opened up what she was bottling up in her head.
I would be lying if I said that she's just acting right there. I an, while she prepared to stop at a certain point, the intimacy that we shared right there was genuine.
Likewise, even if I blad my body for moving without my prompt, it's undeniably sothing born out of my desire to hold her.
“Is that true?”
“Un. I'm a bad older sister, no?”
“Nope. At least, in my eyes, you're not.”
Yeah. I can't speak for everyone but as soone who's already out of the norm, she's doing well as my and Eimi’s older sister. It's only wrong because she's still following the norms of our society.
I am the sole culprit as to why all my girls deviated from it. I keep pulling them here with . Because I'm too greedy to fall in love with everyone.
“Pfft. Don't comfort , naughty little brother. Let your older sister repent. I'll get ready to face Eimi-chan’s wrath for putting my hands on you.”
“Are you sure she'll be mad at you?”
“Why won't she? You're going to tell her what happened between us.”
“Like I said, it's complicated. I can tell–”
“No. Don't. I don't understand what's complicated but Onoda-kun, I'm more afraid of the outco. Stay as my sweet little brother for a little longer, will you?”
If she said it like that, how could I still try and bring it up to her? I couldn't help but feel dreadful that of all the girls, she might really be the first one to not accept our complicated relationship if ever she beca aware of it in the future.
“I will… Then, Nee-san, I'll get going. See you next week.”
“Un. See you. I'll tell you so good news by then.
“Ah. Don't hesitate to contact if he becos a pain in the ass. I'll put him in his place.”
“Sure. Sure. I'll rely on my reliable little brother if it cos to that… Also…”
As Anzu-nee's words trailed there, I heard her footsteps approaching . I reflexively let go of my hold on the door and turned around.
Since she was probably only planning to hug from behind, Anzu-nee froze just a few steps away from .
I shook my head, put down the grocery bag I was carrying, and closed our distance.
Before she could properly react, Anzu-nee was already enclosed within my embrace.
As she lifted her gaze to look at my face, she blinked a few tis before her conflicted expression slowly lted away.
“... What a naughty brat.” With a shake of her head, Anzu-nee slowly sank further into my embrace.
Her arms also wrapped around my back before her hand reached for my nape, maintaining our eye contact.
I put on a helpless smile, basically admitting my failure to control myself.
“Sorry. I can't help it, Nee-san. Since there has yet to be soone who can take care of and appreciate you, can you allow this little brother to fill in that role temporarily?”
Upon hearing that, Anzu-nee pulled my head down, giving a headbutt. That made her wince in pain.
I don't know why she did that but I guess it's her unique way to express her disbelief at what I said.
Shortly after, her almost inaudible response reached my ears.
“... Okay. If you insist, naughty little brother.”
I know I offered myself up there but I didn't expect her to agree right away. But with this, a certain connection was ford between us. She already knew that it might also reach Eimi's ears but Anzu-nee agreed for a reason. She also cannot help it…
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Twenty minutes later, I arrived at our house.
Akane was still out with Machida. Her latest update was three minutes ago. After the interview, Machida asked her to accompany her in going around the comrcial district near our neighborhood.
Her interview went well and she's in a festive mood because of it.
Understanding that she might accompany Akane back to our house, I asked the silly girl to bring her ho and have lunch with us.
Although I've just eaten with Anzu-nee, I still have room for more.
Besides, I'm going to cook for my wife today before I leave for my part-ti job so it's not going to be a problem even if Machida returns.
Anyway, Akane already finished her probe. She concluded that Machida was fairly innocent and harmless to boot.
She's reliant on her friends since she keeps ntioning them to her but at the sa ti, she also sees herself as the leader of that group.
She expressed her awe at our relationship and wondered if she could also find soone like .
But when Akane told her soone in their group might be interested in her, she imdiately shot that down saying that it was impossible.
Either she's clueless or she truly only sees them as friends.
Akane also brought up the rumor that she's dating that one dude and Machida reacted to it as if she's already tired of answering it.
Most likely, it was constantly brought up to her by their classmates or those around them.
Although I have no idea if that guy is just biding his ti before confessing to her, he already lost the battle.
Apart from that, when Akane brought up again to gauge whether her reaction to would be different, Machida said she was just intrigued by the changes in . Last year, I was the enigma of our class but after interacting with , she said, I beca like an open book. According to her, it was too obvious how much I love Akane because of how cold I acted with her.
At least she got that right, no?
In any case, it looks like there's nothing to worry about her. Nothing will change even if I encounter her again in the future.
Or so… that's what I'm hoping for.
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