The next morning

When I woke up in the morning, I felt a warmth beside me that I don't usually have.

Even though it was May, it was a little chilly in the morning, so Zhou unconsciously embraced the mass of warmth. He snuggles up to savor the warmth, then slowly opens his eyes.

The first person I saw in the morning was my crush.

"Huh!?"

I was about to let out a scream, but my little rational mind stopped me from waking up Mahiru, who was sleeping in my arms, and I swallowed quickly.

While listening to the sound of her heart beating like a quick bell, I timidly looked at the girl in my arms again.

No matter where you look, Mahiru is a beautiful girl.

Her sleeping face, which gives off a sense of innocence, is exactly like that of an angel, and gives off a sense of holiness.

When I saw her sleeping face with a smile on her face, I blurted out, ``It's really cute,'' and then I had to worry about what I should do next. Although it's a metaphor because it's midday that she's actually holding.

(...Yesterday I was so greedy that I used him as a pillow, but it's impossible for us to sleep in the same bed.)

Mahiru was so eroding Shu's rationality that he ended up using her as a pillow and kissing his forehead, a decision that would never have been possible for Shuu.

That's how little devilish and merciful behavior in the middle of the day had shaved my reason, but it wouldn't be an excuse.

It's his fault that Mahiru let his guard down and thinks that Shu is a safe, secure, and harmless bastard, but he's also at fault for giving in to his desires. He scolds me in the middle of the day, but I also have a lot of things to reflect on.

I took a deep breath and wondered what I had done with Mahiru in my arms.

Before I knew it... well, it was probably while I was sleeping, but since I had an arm pillow, I would wake up in the middle of the day if I forced myself to pull it out.

I hesitated to wake up in the middle of the day with such a sleeping face. I want to wake her up and warn her, but more than that, I want to hug her and stare at her.

By the time I couldn't shake off the desire I should have gotten rid of right away, I felt like I was becoming just a mean-spirited man.

"... hmmm"

It was Zhou who was subtly depressed from the morning when he was reminded of how much he was defeated by his desires, but whether it was midday that he noticed the signs that Zhou had woken up, or because he himself was early in the morning, he slumped and moved. to do

I froze and couldn't move because I was worried about how to explain it to Mahiru, and because I had moved closer to her, something soft was pressing against me.

"Hmm...Kuma-san..."

Midday reaches out and clings to Zhou as if looking for something rather than leaving Zhou.

As the mountain suddenly changed shape between their bodies, Shu reached his limit and tore Mahiru away and jumped up, hitting his head against the wall while breathing heavily.

I hit it hard and fast, shutting out the desire that came my way.

"... Huh... Huh, me...?"

Midday seemed to have happened behind him, but Zhou, who was busy with the act of dispelling worldly desires and hurting his head, dared to ignore it.

"...Amane-kun?"

A sweet voice with a lisp comes from behind.

When I turned around once, Midday was tilting his head. It's hard to look directly at her because she's just woken up, and it gives off a hint of neat sex appeal.

For the time being, it wasn't a good idea to make eye contact with Mahiru right now, so Shu pressed his forehead against the wall again.

It was too powerful, and a heavy bang sounded, and a sober pain came, but it would be a good punishment for the current lap.

"Good morning. What are you doing?"

"I'm hitting my head."

"...why?"

"I'm ashamed of my naivety."

When I was doing the work of killing brain cells to dispel worldly desires, I raised a slightly sleepy voice as if I was in trouble even in the middle of the day, and put my hands around Zhou's waist to stop Zhou. and pulled.

I really wanted you to stop doing that posture because my body would stick to it.

"...Mr. Mahiru"

"yes...?"

"In the first place, you don't think anything of the fact that we're alone on the bed, do you?"

The movement of midday stops perfectly at the words I told you to groan.

Then, after a short break, I hit my forehead on Zhou's back in the middle of the day.

It didn't hurt, but I could see the confusion and confusion in the middle of the day behind me.

"Eh, ah, uh...uh..."

"I'm telling you, I haven't done anything."

"Y-yes."

It's obvious just by looking at his appearance, and his body shouldn't be in pain even in the middle of the day, so it's easy to understand.

"... For the time being, would you please let go of me? Well, I want to apologize properly, mu, I'm hitting my chest, so please don't stick to me..."

The last one was a plea, but Mahiru also seemed to think it would be bad, so he hurried away.

The softness and warmth from my back disappeared, but I couldn't help but feel ashamed of myself for thinking that I was missing it for a moment.

Even though I was slightly irritated by my own desires, I didn't show it and looked back.

Midday is trembling with a bright red face.

The expression on his face was not one of fear, but one filled with shame, which made him feel a little relieved.

Zhou moved a little and sat down in front while keeping a distance from midday, sat straight, put his fingers on the bed, and lowered his head.

"I'm really sorry for yesterday."

I thought I should apologize in advance.

After correcting his posture, he sat down on the ground, and a sign of Mahiru's panic reached the area around the whorl.

"No, no, I'm the one who's sorry about yesterday. Um, uhm, in this situation, Zhou-kun put me to sleep, right?"

"I don't think so."

"Then it's my fault..."

"It's okay if you attack me for deciding to sleep in the same bed."

Normally, he wouldn't have decided to sleep next to her. In fact, I slept on the sofa at the end of last year, and I think that's normal.

It's unbecoming of a gentleman to sleep with a woman he's not in a relationship with.

After all, I used midday as a pillow, so it's not a problem that I can laugh about.

"Because I'm the one who took advantage of you sleeping on the same bed and used it as a hug pillow, so if you want to blame me, please do so."

"No, no... it would have been better if I had taken over half of it instead of occupying it."

"You know, don't you know it's reasonable to sleep with a man? What if I do something?"

I didn't interfere with him because it was Zhou, but if it was another man, he wouldn't mind if he was sleeping...or rather, he would have intervened just because it was convenient.

"Ah, Zhou-kun said that he would only do it with his consent."

"Even so, I might do it if my reason runs out. Be careful. You're really defenseless and scary."

"... Ah, Zhou-kun."

"Yeah?"

"Zhou-kun, do you think I'll let my guard down and go to sleep at anyone's house…?"

When I raised my face to the question, midday was quietly watching the lap.

There is something begging in her straight gaze.

I couldn't understand all the emotions that were in there, but what I can tell you is that Mahiru looked a little hurt.

"Well, I don't think so."

"I trust Zhou-kun, and I only sleep in front of him…"

In the middle of the day, when I breathed a little hard, my face naturally felt warm.

When you say it this way, isn't it as if you are saying that because you like Zhou and that Zhou is special to you, you let your guard down?

Judging from yesterday's demeanor and the way she was spoiled when she fell asleep, I can't help but think that she might be interested in me.

I knew that Mahiru always admired Zhou as a person, but maybe he also admired him as the opposite sex--thinking that, my cheeks got hot.

I was at a loss for words because of the impact of my remarks, and then my eyes wandered back and forth.

(...Is it really okay to give a favorable interpretation?)

From Midday's attitude, I can take it in that sense, and Zhou can only be confused and upset.

If I'm wrong about this, it won't be funny and I'll probably die from shock, so I can't say it's confirmed, but I guess it's okay to have hope based on yesterday's attitude.

"... I-I understand that. But it's different if you can sleep in front of me. I'm a man too... you understand, right?"

However, even if Mahiru has feelings for Shu, he must not let his guard down.

Mahiru turns away from Shuu's words.

"…If Shuu-kun could do anything, I think he would have done it by now, so I don't think he would do anything."

"I told you, this guy."

Zhou messed up his head with one hand and let out a sigh.

(...Maybe it's just me, but it's no good)

It's useless because it's only around.

Zhou is a man who is deeply in love with Mahiru, and if he is left defenseless by her, he will eventually go out of control. It's not good for either party to let things go awry because of this.

Zhou stretched out his hand in the middle of the day, saying that you won't know until you realize it once.

Ton, gently, but with momentum, push it to break the midday posture, and cover it with the midday as it is.

Her soft, flaxen hair was scattered on the sheets.

There was an indescribable beauty in the sight of the white sea being dyed with a smooth, glossy flaxen color.

Mahiru was taken aback by the sudden incident, but Zhou laughed.

"...I'm just a normal guy. I'm just patient, but I have some desires."

Usually, he just tolerates it so that Mahiru doesn't notice, but Shuu also has manly desires.

The reason he's hiding it is to avoid hurting Mahiru. It's just that reason and common sense that you've cultivated since birth hold you back, and if that doesn't exist, your desires will easily come out on the surface.

It's midday when you don't know it.

"If you're provoking me too much... is that so?"

When Mahiru leans his face close enough that their breaths touch, Mahiru's gaze wanders, and then he closes his eyes tightly.

It seems that he can no longer look directly at her from shame, his cheeks are dyed red and he is trembling.

It looks like a pitiful rabbit trapped by a predator.

As expected, it's not a good idea to tease him too much, so I quickly removed my face and stopped covering it.

"...Be careful next time. I don't know what you're going to do."

When I stroke Mahiru's twitching cheek, his body trembles even more, so I smile bitterly and get off the bed.

"I'm going to wash my face. You should wake up early too."

Once again, he deliberately brought his face closer and whispered in his ear.

When I saw my face in the bathroom mirror, it was so red that I couldn't even laugh at the midday, so I groaned and turned on the water faucet.