episode_0013

After eating pizza delivered late in the evening, it was already 8 PM.

Normally, it would have been time for Aki to say hello and head back, but today, for some reason, he followed me up to the second floor where my room was.

‘… … ‘What, aren’t you going?’

My usual routine is to take Aki to the front of the house after dinner, so I tried to get ready.

I was curious about the reason, but first I opened the door, made Aki sit on the bed, and then pulled the chair in front of the desk.

Grumble-.

“It’s 8 o’clock now, aren’t you going home?”

When I glanced out the darkened window and asked, Aki immediately nodded.

“Yes, I’m not going.”

“Huh? Why?”

“He said he would come late because he was on a date with Mama and Papa, and he told me to sleep over at Woojoo-chan’s house today.”

“I haven’t heard that story… … .”

“Watashi (I) also received a text message a little while ago. Do you want to see Uju~chan too?”

Aki takes out her cell phone from her skirt pocket, pops up something, and shows it to me.

When I looked closely to see what it was, I realized it was a text message sent to Aki from Aki’s mother. If I were to briefly summarize the content, it would be something like [I’m going to be late today, so take care of Woo-joo’s house~].

“Look, right?”

“That’s right… .”

Aki’s parents are just as close as my mom and dad.

“Okay. Wait a minute, I’ll call my parents now.”

It wouldn’t matter if mom and dad were home, but they aren’t there right now. Even if we were childhood friends, I didn’t think I could let the girl sleep on my own, so I tried to get permission after informing her of the situation.

At that moment, Aki gently grabbed my sleeve.

“No need to call. Universe~chan. I already got permission.”

“… … Huh?”

“character.”

Aki pushes the screen to the side to show different text content.

[Mom, I’m sorry for texting you late at night. It’s no different, but if you don’t mind, would it be okay if I spend the night at your mother’s house today?]

[Yes, of course it’s okay. Our Aki can sleep anytime~]

[Thank you, mother! Have a nice time with your father~!]

[Yes, our Aki too, please spend some quality time with Wooju~ (emoticon of a dog squinting one eye)]

“… … .”

When I saw the conversation between Aki and my mom, I was dumbfounded.

No, it’s me who sleeps in the same house as Aki, but why don’t you ask for my most important opinion?

It’s outrageous that my opinion was ignored, and what’s even more outrageous is that I had a conversation with Aki while using emoticons that he never uses for me.

I’m definitely not saying that I’m sad about things like this at this age, but what can I say? Should I say that I feel like I am left behind? In fact, it’s like just letting Aki know that the two of you are going out.

I don’t think he was like that when I was young, but strangely these days, I feel like he cares more about Aki than me… … .

“… … Why do you communicate more with others?”

“A stranger? Universe~chan! Are we strangers?!”

“Huh? No, I don’t mean that… .”

As I was about to explain something, I closed my mouth. I felt like if I kept adding this and that, it would only make my head more complicated.

“Where are you going, Uju~chan?”

“To brush my teeth, I need to prepare well.”

“Ahang, I see. Uju~chan, what time do you usually sleep?”

“Usually I go to bed around 10 o’clock, at the latest around 11 o’clock… . What about Aki?”

“Watashi always goes to bed by 9:30, or by 10 at the latest.”

We’ve been texting each other good night around 9 p.m., but I didn’t know specifically what time we went to sleep, and I only found out about it today for the first time.

I guess it’s because I often see my friends not sleeping until 11 o’clock, or 1 a.m. at the latest. I think Aki goes to bed quite early.

“Aki sleeps really quickly. Do you fall asleep at that time?”

“Yes, I’ve gotten into the habit of getting sleepy after 9 o’clock. But there are times when I force myself to sleep even when I can’t sleep.”

“Really? Why are you forcing yourself to sleep?”

I asked, picking up the tumbler on the desk and sipping water.

Aki places his right hand on my chest.

“My mom said that women have to go to bed early and sleep a lot to make their breasts bigger.”

“… … .”

I almost spit it out while drinking it.

‘I thought I heard wrong… … .’

I quickly put down the tumbler and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand.

Aki may or may not have known that I was embarrassed, but he continued speaking with his right hand placed on his chest.

“They say that if you go to bed from 10 o’clock, something called growth hormone will come out and you will grow longer and bigger like a mama. So, ever since Aki was young, he has always gone to bed before 10 o’clock.”

“Well, yeah… ?”

“Yes, yes, Uju~chan, go to sleep as soon as possible!”

“Uh, okay… .”

I feel uncomfortable continuing to talk about this topic.

I answered appropriately and entered the bathroom on the second floor.

──Good.

Kkrik, shoot ah-.

I turn on the water in the sink, put some toothpaste on my toothbrush, brush my teeth, and think.

‘… … ‘It’s the heart.’

I’ve heard that sleeping early makes you taller, but this is the first time in my life that I’ve heard that it makes your breasts bigger.

I thought growth hormone was only related to height, but is it true that women’s growth hormone is also involved in that area? … ?

I’m curious, so I’ll look into it later.

While thinking about such idle things, I drank some water in my toothbrushing cup and spit it out.

And to look a little neater, I washed my face with soap and imagined this in my head.

Akiga is still young, 14 years old.

If only I could sleep as fast as I did today and grow up to be a beautiful woman like my mother.

‘No, actually, it’s still cute, but… .’

Anyway, if you grow up to resemble your mother.

What will it look like in the future?

“… … .”

I don’t know, but I’m sure it’s incredibly pretty.

Even now, Aki often receives confessions from boys in her other classes, so it seemed that in a few years she would have grown into a beautiful girl that anyone would fall in love with.

There was no basis for it, but for some reason I felt that way.

“Hmm… .”

You can’t be too pretty.

If you become more popular here, you might forget all about hanging out with me later.

──Wooju~chan, is it still far~~?

“Oh, sorry. I’ll be out soon!”

I was dazed and came to my senses when I heard Aki’s voice.

I hurriedly washed off the soap, dried myself with a towel, and checked my face in the mirror just in case before returning to my room.

“I’m here, Aki.”

“Yes, come and sit here. Uju~chan.”

As I walked closer as I was told, Aki’s clothes caught my eye.

Until I left, Aki was wearing the school uniform, but now that she’s changed, she’s wearing pink pajamas that match the color of her hair.

“Huh? Aki, when did you change your clothes?”

“Wooju~chan While I was washing up, Watashi also went to the first floor to wash and change. But Uju~chan. Did you fall while washing?”

“Huh? No, why?”

“Wooju~chan took almost 20 minutes to wash so I thought there was some kind of accident. Otherwise, that’s okay!”

“… … .”

I just brushed my teeth and washed my face, but 20 minutes have passed. Have I been bruised for that long?

“Sorry, I guess I lost track of time because I was washing so thoroughly.”

“Hmm, okay… … ?”

However, Aki suddenly starts looking at me subtly.

I was worried about those stares, so I asked shyly.

“Why, Aki?”

“Just because Uju~chan washed it thoroughly… . I’m curious.”

“Are you curious as to whether you really washed it thoroughly?”

“No, I’m curious as to why you washed it so thoroughly~?”

Aki, who had been talking for a long time, slightly tilted his upper body.

“Perhaps… . I was nervous about sleeping in the same bed as Watashi… ?”

“… … What are you talking about. Am I going to sleep on the floor with a blanket?”

“Oh, it’s me (why)… ?!”

When I stepped back a little and said, Aki’s eyes widened with a shocked expression.

I quickly got up from my seat, took out a blanket from the closet, and asked why he was asking such an obvious question.

“We are now fourteen, so we should sleep separately. We’re not even kindergarteners, so we can’t sleep together forever, right?”

‘… … Actually, it’s because I’ve become too conscious of Aki.’

When I was innocent, I could share a bed with Aki without any negative feelings, but as I got older and entered puberty, I learned everything that he knew, so I can no longer treat Aki with a pure heart.

To put it simply, when I sleep with Aki, I worry about various things.

Aki is already starting to have curves in his body little by little these days. I felt like I would feel strange if I slept in the same bed with Aki.

No, actually, I already had half of it… … .

“Anyway, the bed is small, so let’s sleep separately from today.”

“… … No, it’s enough to sleep with Uju~chan and Watashi!”

“Is it enough? Since it’s a super single, we have to sleep almost right next to each other, but it would be very uncomfortable to sleep together.”

“Wooju~chan, are you uncomfortable sleeping with me? huh? Is that so?”

“Aki, do you want to act like a child?”

“Yes, Watashi is young. If you’re fourteen, you’re still a kid, right?”

“If it were like the old days, I would be at the age to get married. By the time you’re fourteen, you’re already all grown up.”

“… … Ugh.”

After hearing what I said, Aki looked at me with her cheeks puffed out, as if she really didn’t like something.

I had a hunch about it.

If I let Aki sleep like this, he’ll be 100% upset by tomorrow morning.

‘… … ‘I barely got rid of the thing that was bothering me earlier.’

I can’t leave Aki sulking just because of a sleepover.

I put down my share of blankets on the floor and thought about it.

How can we sleep separately while calming Aki down so he doesn’t get upset?

“… … .”

“… … .”

Hmm, is there a way to do that? … ?

“… … Uju~chan idiot, sea cucumber, sea anemone.”

“… … .”

“A liar who said she was going to marry Watashi, but then changed her words in one day.”

“Stupid idiot, really stupid, Uju~chan hentai (pervert).”

“… … Ah.”

Yes, there is a way.

After listening to Aki’s cute selling, a bright idea passed through my mind.

That is, I become a pervert.

‘… … The tone is a little strange, though.’

Of course, he doesn’t really become a pervert, he just pretends to be that way.

“You know, Aki.”

When I made up my mind, I looked down at Aki and opened my mouth.

“If I sleep with Aki, I will do strange things.”

“… … Doing something strange?”

Aki, who was about to criticize me, stopped talking.

I made eye contact with Aki and deliberately muttered slowly.

“I would just touch, grope, and blow into my ears. … … Even if Aki doesn’t like it, I’ll keep going.”

“Ugh, uh… … ?!”

Then, as I expected, Aki’s face immediately turned bright red.

I thought it was time to slowly approach Aki to insert the wedge.

“What do you think, Aki? Do you still want to sleep with me like this?”

“… … .”

Aki just looks at me with a bright red face and doesn’t respond.

‘… … ‘Slowly at this point.’

You could just say it was a joke. If you push it too hard, Aki will get angry too.

Thinking that, I stopped in place and opened my mouth.

“So, Aki, from now on… .”

“… … Wow, Watashi!”

However, Aki’s mouth opened before me.

“If it’s Uju~chan, Joe, to a certain extent… … .”

Aki glanced at me with a bright red face, and wiggled her fingers cutely.

“It’s okay, it’s fine… … ?”

“… … .”

… … what?