Asobi Otonari

A Couple of Love Birds

“Wind is nice... feels nice.”

When we returned from Aki's house, Charlotte, whose hair was fluttering in the night wind, narrowed her eyes and spoke comfortably. Her soft voice is very pleasing to the ear and makes you want to hear it forever. I walked next to him, worried that he could hear my heartbeat pounding.

Aki and Emma were with us back then, so I didn't need to be too aware of it. However, as we walked alone at night, I realized I could not wake Emma up just because I wanted a distraction.

"Yes." Yeah."

I'm so nervous right now that I need everything I can just to give a simple answer. The silence of the night may have made me more aware than when he was in my house yesterday. I can even feel his breath clearly.

“…”

As I replied, Charlotte looked at my face for a moment. When I turned my gaze to her profile so that I could look her in the eyes, her expression looked a little disappointed, and even a little lonely. Maybe my answer is a little too far away.

"Um .. Tonight's dinner was great."

Believing that I had failed, I immediately tried to bring up the topic that I thought would make Charlotte happy. Charlotte smiled happily and looked at my face.

"thank you. I just helped Hanazawa-san out today, but I'm glad you found it delicious. ”

“you don't have to be so simple, Charlotte's cooking is also very good. Is that a spinach quiche? It feels luxurious and delicious. "

Charlotte made something that matched her hamburger. It was a type of French cuisine called quiche, which was a meat pie that was almost similar to what was called a baked cake.

Charlotte looks like a woman who can do anything because she can not only cook Japanese food but also French food.

“Fufu ~ Thank you. Actually Emma always liked to eat spinach quiche with hamburger steak, so I asked Hanazawa-san if I could make it. ”

“Isn't it.. Charlotte-san always prioritizes Emma, doesn't she?”

Although it has only been two days since we met, it's easy to imagine how Charlotte would treat Emma normally. Most likely, it is no exaggeration to say that Emma is prioritized above all else.

However, it felt a little unusual even if they were close sisters.

It was not uncommon for a gentle little sister to prioritize her cute little sister. After all, I found sisters handing over their dessert to please their sister.

However, in Charlotte's case, I felt she was ignoring herself too much. I thought she put up with anything and let Emma do whatever she wanted.

you might be thinking, who am I to judge Charlotte for the fact that we rarely interact, but I believe that Charlotte and Aki are somewhat similar. That's why I wonder if Charlotte's holding back too much. Well, even if I told her that, she would be too kind to admit it.

“Priorit... what…? I think it's a little different. I just don't want her to feel lonely or sad. "

If you don't call it a priority, then what do you call it? I really wanted to retaliate because he denied without any consideration.

But, there is another matter that is far more important.

As far as I can understand, it seems that the gentle older sister was only thinking about her younger sister. However, the atmosphere of Charlotte saying those words was quite meaningful.I doubt whether to dig deeper.

I want to know more about him. However, I don't want to be wrong pushing on anything she might realize, and I don't want to be disliked for acting too far.

I hesitated because I had such thoughts.

“—What happened to two lovebirds there?”

““ – !? ””

While we were having dinner, I felt that something was missing, and now I finally realized that it was Miyu-sensei. I felt a little fresh as the thorns on my head were removed, but in my chest my heart was beating so fast that it seemed ready to explode.

“Good night, Miyu-sensei. It may be sudden, but I have some questions for you, is it okay? ”

I called Miyu-sensei while pretending to be calm so that my feelings would not be noticed by Charlotte. Miyu-sensei looked at me with interested-looking eyes and a grin on her face, and it was frustrating.

"What's that?"

“First of all, why are you in such a place? If we talk about your home, isn't it the opposite direction of school? ”

Actually, there was something she said that I wanted to deny first, but I canceled it because I didn't want Charlotte to think that I was too stubborn or too scared.

Miyu-sensei looked into my eyes with an expression that said 'Your mind is on your face', but I pretended not to notice it and ignored it.

“Well, don't worry about the little things. More importantly, you two get along well, right. "

“…”

He told me to ask what was on my mind, but he completely ignored it. Well, at least I have a general idea of what happened.

… Putting that aside, she actually brought up a topic that I didn't want to discuss .. I didn't want to mention it, either because I didn't want the person in my mind to know about my feelings, or I didn't want to mention it, but also because of pure shame. I wonder what Charlotte is thinking?

I was wondering how she felt the words spoken by Miyu-sensei, so I looked towards Charlotte for a moment — but for some reason, she turned around.

Hey, why'd he turn around? Maybe he didn't want to get too close to me so he turned away? Normally, I would not be driven by such anxiety, but being rejected by the person in question, definitely made me anxious.

Then, for some reason, Miyu-sensei placed her hand on my shoulder.

“Don't mind it.”

- huh!?

"W-what shouldn't I think?"

I didn't want it to be seen on my face, so I asked Miyu-sensei while remaining calm. If it wasn't for Charlotte, I would have given her some of my thoughts.

“Well, don't look so sad. Don't worry, it's not what you think. "

"What are you talking about?"

The situation was too hazy and I couldn't really understand what Miyu-sensei said, so I tilted my head in confusion. Speaking of Miyu-sensei, for some reason, she sees Charlotte more than I do.

“You are really solid at times like this.. Well, it might be interesting in its own way.”

“Can you stop using me as a toy..?”

“Wah, wow, everything is fine. More than that, the two of you walking together with Emma in your arms are really like a matching couple, right? ”

When I tried to file a complaint with Miyu-sensei who thought I was like a toy, Miyu-sensei said something ridiculous in a voice that only I could hear.

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