Life Will Change

January 1st, the beginning of a new year filled with hopes and great experiences, I started my new year by watching two girls hugging each other on a bed while sleeping, I know it's rude but any healthy boy wouldn't be able to resist watching, to be honest I'm actually doing them a favor by not doing anything more, right!

as I continued lying to myself I walked to the toilet but something caught my attention

"the door is open?"

I was just going to see if anyone else is awake but when I saw what's inside I couldn't help but look at them with an opened mouth

Hiragi-senpai and Suzuki are sharing the same bed as Makoto, the bed was supposed to be for only one person so for three to fit in they had to get really close.

I closed my eyes tightly and tried to erase what I saw from my memory, when I opened my eyes again Suzuki was right before me holding a chair up

"don't worry, I'll help you forget what you have seen"

"let's talk about it okay? we can talk right?"

her face was completely red that it's hard to see tge difference between her hair and skin. she started swinging the chair with closed eyes as she shouted

"Don worry! I'll join you very soon!"

"that makes me worry more though!"

after disarming her everyone was already awake

"what happen- Waaaah"

Makoto screamed and fell from the bed the moment he saw Hiragi-senpai.

"that's no good Hikari-chan, it's a sexual harassment if you force yourself like this"

"Don't worry Chi-senpai! all we have to do is to say that he was the one who started it, it's more believable anyway"

"umm Emma-chan...that's not-"

"we can even bribe the judge and the lawyers! if we do it right we can even send him to death!"

"No! stop thinking like this you're gonna grow up to be corrupted!"

it's rare to see Chi-senpai playing the straight man, talking about rare things I don't remember seeing Suzuki without glasses before, though I wonder if this really counts since she's burying her head in her knees trying to be as small as possible

"why would you even do it if you're gonna regret it this much.."

"I saw senpai sneaking in the middle of the night and I thought that I'm gonna be left behind if I don't do something about it.. "

good thing Naru is spending time with her father, it wouldn't end with just an attempted murder if she saw it

"so it's Hiragi-senpai who started it huh? but why would you want to sleep with such a..I can't find a word bad enough to describe him"

"now now there's no need to be so harsh on Makocchi"

even though she's the main star of our conversation Hiragi-senpai didn't respond at all, even Makoto didn't talk for a while now, she probably whispered something that shocked him...I don't really know

"let's leave it at this, Suzuki might really do something we regret"

I tried my best to cheer Suzuki until she got back on her feet

"thank you Sawano-Kun I show you something embarrassing"

"don't worry, it happens to everyone"

it doesn't.

"so you're not going to think I'm weard?"

"of course not! why would I judge you for this incident alone!"

I don't think you're weird, you are weird.

"so everyone is gonna forget it right?"

"I don't even remember what happened anymore"

I won't forget it even if I lost my memories

"I see..."

finally after feeding her all the lies I could make in a short amount of time she stopped blushing and looked at the others

"let's go to visit the shrine together!"

I can't really know if she's just excited or if she's trying to hide her embarrassment anyway...

"isn't going to the shrine something you do with your family usually?"

"let's go to visit the shrine together!"

"but..."

"let's go to visit the shrine together!"

rejecting it isn't an option huh?

"don't act so cold Arucchi! we're already a family"

"it's fine..."

***

a shrine visit in the new year, I was thinking about it while waiting for the girls to their yukatas

"hey Aru.."

"hmm?"

Makoto started a conversation suddenly

"what's up? you don't need to act shy like this around me it's disgusting"

"I'll tell you something...you might think I'm crazy so tell if it's unbelievable"

"yeah sure"

I'm the honest type , I probably never lied in my entire life so helping my friend with such an ability is a given

as I was lying to myself as usual Makoto dropped a bomb

"I think Hiragi-senpai....like me"

damn

"shy are you looking at me like this? I told you I just think! damn I shouldn't be so self conscious"

I don't know how to feel, happy because he's finally understanding other's feelings or get angry because it took him this long

"why did you start thinking like that suddenly?"

"she told me she likes me when I asked her why did she sleep with me"

"are you fucking retarded? even confessing isn't enough for you to understand? that's not even dense that's straight up dump"

I feel sorry for Hiragi-senpai, this man is beyond save.

"don't act like that! maybe she means like a brother, wouldn't it be weird if I got the wrong idea because of it?"

is he trying to make excuses now? that's just being coward

"do you fucking sleep with your sleep hugging each other?"

"yeah occasionally"

"..."

I forgot that he's sister is a brocon crazy girl I should clarify that first, when I was going to open my mouth my phone started ringing

"S-Shiori?"

I picked up immediately

"hello Aru~ happy new year let's both stay alive this year okay? no need to do anything dangerous"

"yeah"

let's not talk about her

"who was it?"

"we shouldn't change the subject now right?"

"right, I wanted to ask you about your opinion"

I don't really want to be involved too much in his life but when he's the one asking me I don't think it's a bad idea to just answer him

"she didn't ask you for a reply right?"

"yeah but still...it's gonna be hard to talk to her if she really feels that way about me"

he already know the answer,he's just too scared to admit it.

I bet he already knows Suzuki's feelings too, even if he act like a dense bastard I don't really blame him....

"you should just act like normal, Hiragi-senpai won't be happy if you start avoiding her suddenly"

"I know but it's still hard you know?"

"do your best"

there's no right answer, maybe rejecting her right now would help minimize the damage instead of giving her hope, but what if he started to like her more?

"make sure to not regret it even if you fuck everything up, believe in yourself"

I feel like I said this before but I don't remember when...

"Chi-senpai said the exact same thing before... right, I just have to think about it when I have to!"

Chi-senpai huh? I don't how to feel about it, if I was the one who said that to her were we close?

"we're done!"

Chi-senpai was the first one to show off her yukata, a blue one with a simple design of white flowers, as I thought she looks really cute

"what's up aren't you going to say anything?"

"it looks good "

I don't have much to say so I kept it simple, on the other hand Makoto wasn't saying anything admired her without even blinking or looking at anything else

unaware of this guy's feelings Chi-senpai got closer to him and waved

"are you here? earth to Makocchi!"

"Waaah"

he shouted suddenly and fell on the ground when she got too close to him

"I didn't mean to surprise you, are you okay?"

"don't worry..."

the other girls left the changing room when they heard Makoto shout

"did he die? that's a good start for the year!"

"d-did something happen?"

Emma was happy, Hiragi-senpai didn't show any emotion and Suzuki was concerned, it's weird how different their personalities are

"oh don't worry Makocchi was just surprised a bit"

"Tch"

try to hide your disappointment Emma!

"should we go now that everyone is done?"

"that's right we don't have all the day we should hurry!"

Chi-senpai led the way with he hand raised as if she was leading an army, I just have to follow her right?

"Hey Aru.."

Emma called me while gripping the tip of my shirt

"hmm?"

she was looking down as if trying to hide her face, isn't she feeling good? I can heal her if she's worried about ruining the mood...

"you didn't say anything about my yukata"

oh that's it, I didn't focus on it before but she's looking cute as hell, the design was similar to Chi-senpai's since they all belong to the Hiragi family

"you look pretty, it suits you well"

she smiled and moved forward

"you should say that from the start!"

***

"we only got to the shrine yet we're already separated"

I sighed as I looked at my phone trying to message the others

"I already texted them, Makocchi said that he's the other two"

so we split the same way that we slept in

"make sure to not let my hand go Emma, it will be bothering if you dissappeared suddenly"

I had to hold Emma's hand,I can't really know when will she get kidnapped especially in this huge crowd

"y-yeah"

"that's unfair let me join too!"

suddenly Chi-senpai held my other hand too

"you could've gone to Emma's..."

"don't be like that Arucchi! you're holding a beauty on each hand everyone is jealous"

that's exactly why I didn't want to do it, I can hear every man cursing me even if I don't want to! even women are calling me a scum who's two timing!

"hey Arucchi"

Emma was so focused on the shrine that she didn't hear Chi-senpai

"how long do you think we can keep this?"

"honestly I would like to stop right now if we could..."

it's very embarrassing I wish that I can use any skill to hide our presence

"that's not what I mean, I'm asking about the club, hanging out like this how long can we keep it before everyone go on their separate ways? if Makoto started dating someone do you think we can keep it?"

that wasn't the usual Chi-senpai, her voice is different and the way she talks right now is kinda cold

everyone is thinking about a lot of things, even Chi-senpai who acts as a free bird sometimes has to stop and look around her

"I wonder, everything will change someday that's a given, I think that what makes it fun to enjoy our time like this, if you know that you gonna lose it someday you should enjoy it to the most"

well I know that what I said doesn't answer her question...I already feel embarrassed because I talked too much

"yeah that's right, it doesn't matter as long as I enjoy it to the fullest. thank you Herocchi"

"..."

I remember someone...one who died in my hands, but I can't remember...the face is blurry and I was...crying.

"hmm Aru? you don't feel well?"

Emma noticed my stiff expression quickly, was I that obvious?

"it's nothing, oh there's fortune readings there let's go check it out"

"if you say so..."

I know it's kind of bullshit but I'm still curious to know my luck

"I got great fortune!"

"me too! what did you get Arucchi?"

"... mediocre"

dang it, why am I the only one? the other two got great!

"just stay with me and I'm sure my great fortune will reach you too"

damn Emma knows how to throw those easy to misunderstand lines, but I'm really happy that she's thinking about me

"thank you, I'll be always by your side"

"am I third wheeling? should I leave you alone?"

"n-no it's not like that!"

you're embarrassing her Chi-senpai, you should drop the teasing, anyway I guess it's time for the main event

"let's go to make a wish at the shrine now!"

that's right we were supposed to make a wish...I don't have anything I really want though...

after waiting for our turn for a while we finally got our chance

"(I wish...everything can remains the same this year too.)"