Falling Into the Bottom of Your Life, Isn't There Another Sweet Thing Waiting?

08: First Not Always a Priority

The next day, it was still early in the morning that Yuzui's parents were preparing to leave the house for their work. Both of them depart by different transportation as well.

I used to get up early to prepare breakfast, but here I was like a useless creature waiting for the waiter to do something. Now that I wake up all I can do is prepare myself for school.

Yuzui had also woken up and ushered in the departure of her parents. I'm sure he felt lonely because his face said so.

Since I went out to meet them in school uniform, mom (Yuyuka) teased me.

"Hohoho isn't Hatsune-chan looking pretty in her uniform, is she... Yuzui?"

I chuckled lightly in response while Yuzui did not show any reaction to answer him.

Loneliness...yes?

"I think he's still a little sleepy. Well.because it can't take too long, I have to leave now."

"Your father was right.mooouuu.when I still want to be at home spending time with my children, work is troublesome."

It seems like mom is not twisting her sentence like before anymore. He somewhat collapsed in his usual pronunciation and hugged Yuzui gently while whispering something. I couldn't hear it from this distance, so I just greeted father (Hanao) while exchanging until I met again.

"Come, Hatsune-chan..."

"What's up, dad?"

"Now that you are in this house, I must leave everything to you including Yuzui. Please do it for us, okay?"

My mind is not to the point where my father and mother leave everything to me, but for Yuzui's part it is my duty to take care of her. And after seeing the look of his lonely face and silence a thousand languages, I became more and more eager to take care of him like my own family.

He's my family now...

"Well... Hatsune-chan, I have to go first. I'll be back soon so there's no need to worry about anything. You two can do whatever you like, fufu..."

"Stop, Yuyuka. They can misunderstand you by that."

"Just kidding, do as you agree. Don't regret anything, you two. We're leaving, yeah."

They also exchanged goodbyes 'ala couple' which was reasonable to do. Yuzui and I waved until they disappeared from our sight.

Without saying anything, Yuzui turned around while scratching her messy hair. He didn't seem to think that I had read his loneliness from the beginning and was now acting like a bodo with what was happening.

"You better get ready to go to school, Yuzui. What's you-"

"Yes, I don't think I'm leaving today."

"Eh, huh?"

He stopped his steps and looked at me.

"You already know the reason why I can say that even without me telling you, Hatsune. So I have no desire to leave today, please use Kato to take care of you."

Continuing her footsteps again, I caught up with her and held her hand. He had no intention of stopping and I had no intention of letting go of my hand.

"What?"

"If you knew that I already knew, why would you force yourself and lock yourself in the house right now?!"

"There's no point in me leaving in this bad mood."

"That's not a logical reason for you not coming in today, you should go and listen to me.... Yuzui!"

I thought I was wrong because I shouldn't force when he doesn't want to be bullied. After all, it's only a day, it's no big deal. So..why should I force her to leave?

"Pardon me, Yuzui. I got carried away, well, you know I don't really like selfish people and sacrifice school. But, well... Sorry."

"No..."

".....?"

"It's my fault, if I hadn't said it earlier you wouldn't have forced me either. Sorry..."

That's so... Yuzui is really a good person and very fragile. I judged him in my heart all this time, but he didn't show any irritation.

"Girishu.."

"Hwe.....!"

Suddenly my body was pulled into his body. My hair became disheveled due to Yuzui's hand pulling, right now I hear a huge heartbeat beating in my ears. She covered her face with an unbrushed bangs right behind my ear.

What kind of hug is this?!

Gawat..what did he do just now? Yuzui, aren't you still conscious?

"Sorry, in a minute..."

"It's not something to be apologized for. But, yeah..."

Despite the doubt, my fingers tried to calm her down by replying to what she was doing to me.

This is reasonable because akmi is a newlywed couple, although I still doubt that status.

I thought of him as the closest person I had to look after, slowly I rubbed his hair as I did Utsumi.

"You know, the first isn't always a priority."

Yuzui said that suddenly as I stroked her head. I pretended not to be surprised and continued.

"Maybe you're right, but up until now you might have been a priority for others who really need you as someone else. Not that they hate you or anything like that, but their top priority is to make their first and only child happy for them, that's what I think."

After my sentence ended, Yuzui's embrace grip tightened as she squeezed my shoulders tighter. Drowned her face deeper to avoid being seen by me.

"Ayola, you're making me anxious if it continues like this. It's time to leave, there's no way I'm going with my body still attached to you, people will consider you a perverted stalker."

I made a joke that this affection quickly ended because I couldn't spend more time at home right now.

"Let what they say, I still want to look perverted here."

"Silent, noisy.your words are like a very lonely man you know.."

He turned my joke around seriously responding to it. Now I am ashamed myself for my attack being reversed so quickly.

"Yes, I'm lonely. So, make me fall in love with you, Hatsune."

"Basic fool!"

This was the first time I lost my mind and my calmness was so broken because Yuzui was bouncing.