Owe a Wife

Episode 22

...Chapters 22...

...Kaede Wants to Hold Hands...

I was tired of being more excited than usual during the match between the red and white teams, even so, I still did not miss my daily ball-kicking practice.

The world's best strikers, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, are also strikers and free-kick masters. That's why I stay alone and keep practicing kicking the ball almost every day.

Tired of wanting to mageran for the first time in a long time, I was about to leave the school gate to go home, but at that moment, I found my shoulder patted. When I turned to look, I found a beautiful finger like a white fish piercing my cheek. It was Kaede-san, with a very happy face.

“Good work of training, Yuya-kun. You are very cool today, you.”

He exhaled a white breath, but his cheeks were red and his voice was filled with excitement. No matter if the spirit of the red team and white team match had still not subsided, he should not have waited for me in this cold weather. Cold hands.

“Maybe we'll be late for cooking, even so I really want to go home with you. Can't that be?”

“...Well, that could be. Even so you don't have to wait outside, do you? You should just wait in class and send me a message, so I'll pick you up..”.

I gently wrapped Kaede's hand with both of mine. I felt guilty for making myself wait alone in February when spring was still far away, and as redemption, I gave her hand of warmth.

“U-Um-I... Yuri-kun? W-What suddenly happened to you..?”.

“Udah is silent. Aren't you so cold. It's a punishment for having forced yourself to wait outside when the weather is cold.”

Oh gosh. Despite being in front of the school gate, it was still dangerous for a beautiful girl like Kaede-san to wait alone in the twilight like this. Even if she was wearing a coat, since she was wearing a skirt, it would definitely be cold if it stayed still in place just like that. What if you have a fever?

Note: Worry, right? Cih basic if you do not want here to go to the cave just base😑😒

Kaede groaned while looking down, but such complaints were ignored. I won't let go of this hand until it reaches normal skin temperature.

“If I have a fever. At that time...you will take care of me, right?”

“Of course I'll take care of you. If you get a fever because of me, I have to take responsibility. But if you can, I want you not to have a fever.”

“Well. Wear this. Come home soon and eat something warm. We will stop by the supermarket to buy vegetables and meat to make a hotpot (Nabe). And the rest can be eaten for tomorrow with porridge. How?”

As we talked about the dinner menu, I took off my own gloves and gave it to him. I could feel the cold air stinging my skin and a cramping feeling on my fingertips. I covered it with my coat, but it didn't feel much different. I want to hurry home and take a warm bath.

“T-Wait, Yuya-kun! I'm glad you lent me your gloves, but then your hands will—!”

“I'm fine. I can put my hand in my pocket, so there's nothing to worry about. Instead of talking about this, let's go home as soon as possible. I want to eat.”

“Mmm. Then let's do this.”

Kaede quickly grabbed my hand and put it in her coat pocket. His fingers were intertwined with mine in what was called a lover's bond. His cheeks were red like leaves in autumn. Of course it's not just him, but me too.

“This way your hands won't get cold, right? Even though we are holding hands, it will not be visible from the outside, so how does it feel?”

Don't tell ‘what it feels like’ with your sparkling eyes! Just holding your hand is enough to make me boil, but to slip it into your pocket too!? From the outside it is not visible, but it is clear that we are holding hands, even this is seen as an act of adding closeness.

“...Didn't you hold my hand until a moment ago? That's so inconclusive if you panic now.”

“It's true but... it's a little.. embarrassing..”.

“Why don't you like to hold hands with me on the way home? Would you be in trouble if anyone saw us?”

If you are asked whether you like it or not, of course you like it. Clutching fingers and holding hands like this is already intertwined in a relationship, and the other party is Kaede-san, of course it will be very happy. Uh wait real, weird, aren't we already intertwined?

“Come, the supermarket will close if we don't hurry!”

I offset Kaede's accelerated pace.

In the cold sky. We felt the warmth of each other's hands as we walked home.