episode_0122

After safely returning to her room, Lane went back to her quarters.

Amy hadn’t come yet, so it seemed like I didn’t need to brush my teeth.

“Yum.”

I put the chocolate I brought from Jin’s office in my mouth and started rolling it around.

The fragrant and sweet scent that filled my mouth brought happiness.

it’s good.

Her short legs flapped in happiness as she sat on the chair.

“That’s weird…”

Shine muttered as she put the chocolate in her mouth.

“What’s weird?”

“Yeah…”

Shine frowned at my question.

But soon the sweetness of chocolate comes and a smile spreads across my face.

“Hmm!”

But her smile quickly disappears.

The sight of her mouth licking with a solemn expression was so cute that I couldn’t help but stroke Shine’s head.

“I went to give Jeff what he wanted.”

“But?”

“But. I came back without doing anything.”

“It can’t be helped because it’s a training period.”

“That’s not it. I can do whatever you want.”

To be honest, I couldn’t completely understand what Shine was saying.

Are you saying that you would do anything for me?

My heart feels a little tingly.

I was so touched that I carelessly stroked Shine’s head.

“Yeah. But. It was weird. It was okay until I got back to my room.”

“What do you mean it was okay?”

“I didn’t feel anything strange in Jin’s office. It just seemed like it was supposed to be that way.”

“That’s right. I said that the training period was set by Amy. If you break it, Amy will scold you.”

At my words, Shine rubbed her cheek and crumpled her expression.

“I started feeling strange after I got back to my room.”

Shine muttered softly, grabbed a handful of chocolate, and put it in her mouth.

The chocolate that had been eaten to the point of making the cheeks puff up was now only half left.

I watched Shine’s expression and pulled the rest of the chocolates towards me and held them in my arms.

“I ate half. Should I keep the rest for myself?”

Shine jumped down from her chair without even answering me.

Then, as if deep in thought, he began to walk in circles in the same spot with his arms crossed.

It’s weird.

It’s weird.

like.

okay.

Is that so?

I can hear Shine’s monologue.

I could feel something strange about her appearance.

It seemed like that was the case back in the old days, long ago, not long after I arrived here.

Shine was confused.

What makes her so confused?

I looked at the shine and put the chocolate in my mouth.

“Over there. Shine.”

“Yeah.”

Shine, who had been thinking for a while, stops walking when I call her name.

Her white gaze is turned towards me.

“Confused?”

“Confused?”

“Yeah. What you’re feeling right now.”

Just as Shine is sensitive to my emotions, I am also sensitive to hers.

She felt anxious, confused, and nervous.

“This?”

“Yeah.”

“I see. I was confused.”

“Why is that?”

“Well, I think so.”

“Really? Can I help you?”

“Jeff? No, it’s okay. I can handle this on my own.”

“If that’s the case, then that’s good.”

Shine’s expression relaxes.

She approached me with a much more relaxed expression.

As the distance gets narrower, the heartbeat gets louder.

“Should I hug you?”

“Yeah.”

Shine opened her arms wide.

I got down from the chair and hugged her.

Shine’s behavior of burying her face in the nape of my neck and sniffing was now familiar.

What’s so great about it?

“Have you calmed down a little?”

“Yeah.”

Shine’s hushed voice could be heard from within her arms.

How long do I have to hold it?

I raised my head and looked at the ceiling without saying a word.

The ceiling is covered with several fluorescent stickers that Amy brought and stuck on.

I had a bunch of my favorite dinosaur-shaped stickers.

“Over there. Shine…”

“Huh. Yeah.”

Shine carefully peeled herself away from my body at my signal.

The place where she was hugged felt hot.

The air in the room wasn’t cold, but for some reason it felt cold.

I touched the back of my neck in emptiness.

“I think I should clean it up before Amy comes.”

“Yeah.”

Shine and I picked up the chocolate wrapper and took it to Baekshi.

My friend the teddy bear, Baeksi, was very useful in hiding things like this that I didn’t want Amy to find out about.

Shine lowered the zipper on Baekshi’s back with a familiar movement.

“Oops.”

There was an empty plastic bottle on Baek-shi’s back.

It seems like he drank the cola that Shine brought before and didn’t clean up after himself.

“What should I do?”

“I guess I should just put it away for now.”

There was ample space on Baek Si’s back.

After pushing the plastic bottle to one side, he stuffed a bunch of packaging paper into the empty space.

I figured I could sneak back to my room later during training and clean up after myself.

Sizzle-

After zipping up Baekshi, I placed him among the dolls in a cool pose.

Baekshi was the coolest among the teddy bears.

“Thank you always, Baekshi.”

I patted Baek-shi’s head lightly.

The soft, fluffy fur dug between my fingers.

“Jeff.”

“Huh?”

“I think I need to clean this.”

“Why?”

I asked back with a tearful face at Shine’s words.

She glanced at the tightly closed door, then blew a small breeze on my face.

“After.”

A small breath touches my face and disappears.

What remained afterward was a fragrant and sweet smell.

“Smells like chocolate?”

“Yeah. We both have a lot going on.”

I raised my arm and sniffed.

A strangely sweet chocolate scent lingered.

“Me too?”

I also tried blowing a little wind on Shine.

A small smile appears on Shine’s face as she exhales a breath of air.

“Yeah. It smells really sweet.”

“Really…?”

Shine blew wind at me again with a small smile.

A small breeze blew across my face, gently tickling it.

“If I get caught, I’ll get in trouble.”

“Yeah.”

“I will be punished by drinking five glasses of green juice.”

The punishment of drinking five glasses of green juice refers to the punishment given when Amy eats a snack that she did not allow.

Drinking five glasses of green juice in a row, based on paper cups, was not an easy task.

I shuddered as I imagined it.

“Let’s go.”

“Yeah.”

I held Shine’s hand and went into the bathroom.

I stepped onto the familiar step and happily held the toothbrush in my hand.

What toothpaste should I use today?

Chocolate, strawberry, grape, banana, mint.

There were many things prepared.

When I asked for her opinion, Shine reached out and took out the grape flavor.

The purple sparkly toothpaste looks delicious.

“Okay, let’s make it grape flavored.”

Click- click-

Squeeze the toothpaste from the grape-flavored toothpaste and place it on the toothbrush.

The sweetness of the grapes slowly wafting in makes my mouth water.

“Jeff. You don’t eat toothpaste.”

“I know.”

“I used to eat it all the time before Amy scolded me.”

I put the toothbrush in my mouth without answering.

Chika chika. Poka poka.

A toothbrush that moves freely inside your mouth cleans between your teeth.

Only when the white foam that filled my mouth started to flow out did I open my mouth and spit it out.

“Bae-”

Pitter-patter – A sweet fragrance rises from the bubbles that fall to the floor.

“Jeff.”

“Huh?”

“Aren’t you starting to feel thirsty?”

This time, I was about to wipe my tongue, but I couldn’t help but stop moving at Shine’s words.

“No. It’s still okay.”

“You’re not holding back, are you?”

“Yeah.”

“I want to fight.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

As Shine said that, she jumped down from the step with a toothbrush in her mouth.

Shine walked to the toilet with short legs, pulled down his pants, and sat down on it.

“Jeff. Aren’t you going to watch it?”

“If you look in the mirror.”

Shine’s voice of disappointment came from behind me.

But I didn’t turn around.

This was because Shine’s image was reflected in the large mirror attached to the front of the sink.

“Jeff~”

“I’m watching you.”

Why do you keep telling me to look?

I couldn’t understand Shine’s behavior.

I don’t really want to see it.

As soon as I heard the sound of small water drops, I reached out and turned on the faucet on the sink.

Swish- The cool sound of pouring water drowns out the surrounding sounds.

I took some water into a cup and rinsed my mouth.

The water that filled my mouth swept away any remaining toothpaste, leaving my mouth clean.

“Oh my.”

It was really neat.

As I looked at my sparkling teeth in the mirror, I confirmed Shine’s appearance.

Shine’s appearance as she flushes the toilet, wondering if it’s all cheap.

Soon, a loud sound of water filled the entire bathroom.

“Are you done?”

“Yeah.”

Shine walked over slowly, climbed onto the step, and stood next to me.

Shine wiping her hands under the cool, pouring water.

I offered her a small cup.

“Rinse your mouth.”

“Thank you.”

Shine, who had filled a penguin-shaped cup with water, rinsed his mouth clean.

Shine, who was showing off her shiny teeth like mine, jumped down from the step and ran out of the bathroom.

“Shine! I need to brush my toothbrush!”

Shine didn’t answer my call.

I let out a small sigh and started brushing my teeth.

After cleaning my toothbrush with water, I picked up Shine’s toothbrush this time.

A toothbrush with lots of white foam.

That thing that was freely moving around here and there in Shine’s mouth was in my hand.

Suddenly I had a strange feeling.

A corner of my heart is ticklish.

I shifted my gaze and looked at the bathroom door.

The door was closed because Shine had left and closed it behind her.

I swallowed dry saliva and brought Shine’s toothbrush in front of my eyes.

A children’s toothbrush with a different design than mine, only in a different color.

But it seemed to be full of the scent of Shine.

I started sniffing around.

Behind the sweet smell of toothpaste, Shine’s familiar body odor lingered faintly.

Taste… what does it taste like?

Suddenly, a question occurred to me.

I stuck my tongue out and licked the bristles of the toothbrush.

The white foam slightly clung to my tongue, and a sweet taste was transmitted through my tongue.

It didn’t taste anything special.

Just the taste of regular toothpaste.

It tastes familiar.

but.

I stuck my tongue out again and licked the foam.

The sole passed smoothly and stimulated my tongue.

Then suddenly, I made eye contact with the white girl reflected in the mirror.

I was so surprised that I hurriedly took the toothbrush out of my mouth.

The girl in the mirror was blinking with a surprised expression on her face.

I scratched my cheek and washed Shine’s toothbrush in water.

The white foam washes away in the water.

After finishing all the cleaning up and leaving the bathroom, what I saw was Amy holding a large white towel in her arms.

She sat on the chair, looking at me, her face resting on Baek-shi’s head.

“Jeff, did you clean it well?”

“Yes…”

“Was the chocolate delicious?”

“Yes…”

“Then I can drink green juice deliciously too, right?”

“Ah…”

“What’s the answer?”

“Yes…”

I made a sad face.