Chapter 12: Be It Nightmare or Else, The Brother's Light Shines Through

"...?"

I woke up in the middle of the night.

When I woke up and sat in a daze for a while, naturally, I felt sleepy, so I yawned.

It's not uncommon to wake up in the middle of the night, but when I did, like this, it's usually when that girl... Chisome is haunted by a nightmare.

"Chisome, I'm going in"

After knocking *nock*nock* twice, I opened the door.

"...Just as I thought"

Chisome, was crouching and laying sideway, sleeping on the bed as if frightened by something.

As if to remind me of Chisome's instability, the room is filled with a black mist that seems to overflow from Chisome.

"If its always like this then, it can't be helped huh"Chisome certainly has brightened up... However, the pain she suffered in the past was not something that could be healed so easily.

It's like a sudden seizure when she's taunted in the middle of the night like this, Contrary to its appearance (the black haze), her power didn't go out of control, nor Chisome seems trying to do anything with it.

"Nii-san, if you find me crying out at night, I'll be fine, so don't worry, okay? I'm happy to have Nii-san by my side every time I wake up, but don't go out of your way to cut on your sleep time. Think about your body first, will you?"

Exactly because of this she said that to me but.... that's just asking for the impossible right.

Even if she says she's okay, I don't think there's an older brother who won't try to do anything when seeing his precious little sister in anguish from having nightmare within reach of his hand like this.

"u..g.h....Nii-san....sav...e....me...uu"

"... good grief, saying that you're okay, but then asking me for saving you."

Pushing through the black haze, I come close to Chisome's bed and placed my hand on her forehead.

If I stroke the cheek and other parts of her head, as it is, Chisome's complexion will gradually improved, and the black haze subsided.

When the haze that had become lumps disappeared, it was Kuro Chisome that appeared from there.

It seems that Kuro Chisome can't do anything about this nightmare she sees based on her childhood periods, and in the end, Chisome herself has no choice but to overcome it.

"Chisome said to me to not worry about it. Still, it's just impossible to leave her alone ain't it."

Kuro Chisome nodded slightly, and as she also wanted to feel at ease somewhere, stuck to my back and couldn't let go.

After stroking and patting Chisome's head for a while, she slowly opened her eyes and stared at me.

"Nii-san?"

"Aa. It seems that you've been made quite restless today as well."

"a... ehehe, I won't apologize. But... Thank you, Nii-san."

"Aa" (sure)

It must have been because she instantly understood why I was here and why I was stroking and patting her head that such words was let out.

Chisome should be full of feelings of apology, but she knows that I'm not asking for an apology.

"You're sweating a lot you know. So, what comes?"

"U~n... It's better to take a shower right after all said and done"

"Right. also change your clothes while you're at it."

"Yes~"

With Chisome gone, of course, Kuro Chisome also disappeared.

"Now then... Back to my room."

That said, after calming Chisome down like this, basically, she would come to this room (his room), but I wonder how it will be today?

I was lying on my bed while thinking about such things in a dark room when I heard a knock.

"You can come in just fine you know."

"Un, I'm coming i~n♪"

Chisome came into the room wearing orange hooded pajamas instead of the pajamas she was wearing when she woke up.

She came straight to me, so when I rolled up the comforter, she jumped into it.

"As I thought, As expected of my Nii-san. You knew I was coming."

"Its only obvious right. Rather, every time you woke up like this then things would just end up as usual."

"That's right isn't it. On days like this, I can't sleep unless I'm by my Nii-san's side after all."

I smiled wryly.

We didn't say a word to each other about what happened earlier, We just stay attached with each other.

I wonder if Kuro Chisome doesn't show up because she's trying to give us some space (being caring), well, when it's time to go to bed, I think she will just come out sleeping on top of me again.

"But really, Nii-san is amazing. You'll take notice right away."

"A~... I wonder why? To be honest, I don't even know it myself."

"Is it so?"

"Aa. I thought at first I was going to the toilet, but it wasn't, and its like, I was being pulled naturally into Chisome's room. you know that feeling. I'm sure my instincts was like, go help Chisome because she's in pain right now, like it was telling me that."

"...I'm sor--"

"I did say dont apologize before right"

"Wapuu!?"

I'm sorry-- was to be said, and as soon as that, I held Chisome's head to my chest as hard as I could to block the words she was about to say.

"Chisome, you don't have to put your feelings of apology into words. So instead of apologizing, you should just go with I love Onii-chan or something, or similar to that happy-like words, then go and tell me that."

"...Fufu, what is with that"

"...that was a bit of a miss right?"

No matter how much I tried to comfort her, the thing before is just a little bit creepy alright.

When I was reflecting on how to be more careful from now on, Chisome nodded and continued with these words.

"I love you lots, Onii-chan"

"...Chisomee!!"

"a, like I said Nii-san. you know you're crying too much these days!!"

Someday..... I don't really know if someday, I will ever have to talk about that something but, there's no way I can't be feeling happy to hear that from Chisome, who I loved so much in my previous life, right? I mean, just count how many times I have been touched by Chisome's words like this.

"... I too love you lots, Chisome."

"fwu...Un♪"

And above all, being able to spend time as Chisome's older brother has a lot to do with it.

Such Brother and sister are repeating embarrassing things like that, Chisome suddenly let out a loud voice.

"Whats wrong?"

"a.... un, you see? I think it's okay now."

"e?"

"I.... don't think I will have anymore nightmares. I won't have to go through anymore bad dreams, I think."

"... what does that mean?"

"Somewhat... really, it just somewhat but... I feel like I won't see it anymore."

"Fu~n?"

That is..... If that's really so, then I can be rest assured.

It is said that this kind of feelings are important, and maybe Chisome really won't have to through nightmares anymore.

"Even so, if something happens, I'll rush right away. Even if you have something like a scary dream, Onii-chan will go and save you okay. So you can just rest easy and sleep well, you got that?"

"Aaa really! Nii-san, you are too kind!"

That's what being a brother is all about, Chisome.

"...*Fuwaa*" *yawn*

"...*Fuwaa*" *yawn*

After talking for a while, we both got sleepy and have a big yawn.

It was almost time to go to bed, and Kuro Chisome crawled out from Chisome's shadow and put her body on top of me, as if to say that she was waiting for it.

"Ah, that's right Nii-san. It's tomorrow but, there's a place I want to go."

"That's fine. Lets just say I'll go"

"... Ehehe, thank you♪"

With that promise, together we go to sleep.

While stroking and patting Kuro Chisome's head, who must have been worried all along, from the shadows, And as Chisome hugged me, my consciousness sank into the darkness.

▽▼

"...Naa Chisome"

"Wha~t?"

"This is... the one you wanted to go to?"

"Un!"

The next morning, before noon, we were in front of a certain coffee shop.

It's a new coffee shop in front of the station, but it's pretty popular and seems to be busy almost every day so far.

Chisome seemed to want to come here for some reason, but when I saw her pointing her finger at that, I nodded.

"Limited menu for lovers--... huh"

"Aren't we just perfect for it?"

"... It's true that if we try going like one, people around would think that way.... wait a second, Oi! that's just embarrassing you know that right"

"My cheeks are getting red too you know. Here, the proof that I'm shy."

Don't calmly analyze it, it will make me even more embarrassed!

"... fumu"

However, if I think about it calmly, if I let this moment go and I might never have the opportunity to experience something like this ever again.

When I see there are delicious meals lined up, thinking it's just right for lunch, I nodded.

"Alright I got it. Off we go then Chisome"

"Can't go on like this can we. Well then, we'll be crossing our ar~ms♪"

a, this feeling of crossing arms together is just like the same as usual right.

"A success don't you think♪"

"...Ou"

While staring at her beautiful smile, no doubt that I'm feeling happy with this moment, is what I'm thinking.

While eating the food that was brought to me, Chisome gives *a~n* and spoon-feed me, and Kuro Chisome seemed to be so wistful of wanting that cake, so I gave her whole... I'm sure this is not the way to do this fun, still, me and the girls from hearts really enjoyed it a lot.

And as Chisome said, from this day, for a while, Chisome have stopped having nightmares.