After I Comforted My Younger Stepsister Who Had Her Boyfriend Taken From Her, She Started Becoming Obsessively Sweet - 13

Chapter 13: A Kiss

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“Sorry for calling you during your precious lunch break, Unami-kun. Not to mention, you were talking with your friend too.”

With about fifteen minutes left of the lunch break, I found myself reluctantly walking down the hallway next to Orihara-san.

“…Right. I really didn’t expect I’d suddenly be called out like this and walk through the school alone with you though.”

“Do you not like it?’

Her blunt question caught me off guard. I hesitated for a moment, but then, Shikino’s ace came to my mind. I nodded confidently. I really didn’t want to be seen walking side by side with Orihara-san if I could help it, for one thing and another. 

As if she had anticipated my reaction, Orihra-san chuckled softly.

Why does she always look so composed?

Her calmness was a bit unsettling to be honest. I wished she’d look a bit flustered…. Like me.

“Fufufu~ Well, of course. After all… To you, I’m just an evil woman who hurt your little sister, right?”

“I see you still have some self-awareness.”

“Ahahaha! Well, of course… Fufu~ You know, your responses are really amusing, Unami-kun.”

“Huh…?”

What’s so amusing about my reaction? I wasn’t trying to be funny or anything. 

“Ah, this might be bad… I fear if I stay around you for too long, I might go down the strange path again… I might… Hurt your little sister again, for example…”

“Wha-?! Yo-You! What the hell are you talking ab—”

“Just kidding. Ufufu~ Goodness, you’re so easy to tease. Just look at how flustered you get.”

“…!!”

I could feel it. I was dancing in the palm of her hand. She completely dominated this conversation. I couldn’t afford to let my guard down, not even for a second. I had a hunch the moment I did, I would get sucked into the strange aura this person kept exuding. Hence why, I kept my tension up the whole time. We hadn’t even reached our destination yet, but I was already drained. 

“…I still can’t trust you, nor do I want to. The fact still remains, you’re the person who stirred Shikino’s peaceful life.”

“Yeah. That’s fine. After all, that is the truth.”

But then, she added again. 

“But… Shouldn’t you be grateful to me? After all, thanks to me, you get to be with the little sister you love so much.”

How annoying. The perpetual grin remained plastered on Orihara-san’s face as she said that. She kept saying things that only made me more wary of her and… I was more annoyed at myself for reacting to her teasing. This girl’s only good point was her looks. That was all. 

“….How do you even know that…? That I… Like Shikino.”

“Fufufu~ I didn’t expect you’d admit it so readily like that, even though you seemed to be tormented by your own feelings.”

She reached out to pat my head. But before her hand could reach me, I immediately jerked away and brushed her hand away. But just as expected, she didn’t even look hurt. The same annoying smile was still on her face. 

“How do I know? Well, isn’t it obvious? I heard about it from my current boyfriend. He told me a lot of things about you.”

“Huh…? From Sugisaki-kun?”

“Yes. You see, he hates you. He loathes you, from the very depths of his heart.”

“Hu-Huhhh??”

I didn’t remember ever doing anything to Sugisaki-kun that warranted such deep hatred. Faced with this completely unexpected information, I couldn’t stop myself from raising my voice in shock. 

“Why? How? I’m sure you, being the oblivious person you are, must be thinking that way. Oh, please. I’m not an esper, but well… I can tell just from the way you look alone.”

“…! The-Then why—?”

“Please, fret not. I’m sure you will come to learn about the reason why soon enough.”

“Huh…?”

“The real question you need to think about is… Why does he hate you so deeply to the point he wants to kill you if he could? And… Why did I take Ryouta-kun from Shikino-san? Now, try to think it through.”

“Th-Think it through…?!”

“Fufufu~ Well, maybe ‘think it through’ is making light of the situation… But really, try to dig more into it, the point your head is spinning from it… To the point you think you’re going to become crazy from it…”

I wasn’t sure if she was joking or dead serious.

“Only after you find the answer can you try to talk with Ryouta-kun again. You will learn the things you want to know and more importantly… You will come to realize who ‘you should truly love’, Unami-kun.”

“Who I should truly love…?”

“Yes, that’s right. But, don’t think you will find your answer that easily. I plan to stand in your way with everything I have. Like this, for instance—”

For a split second, I let my guard down and within that small window frame, she seized her opportunity. By the time I realized it, it was already too late. Orihara-san’s beautiful face was so close to mine and I found myself pressed against the wall in the infamous kabedon pose. 

“Mmph-?!”

Her soft lips were pressed against mine. It was undeniably a kiss. I quickly snapped back to my senses and as I was about to push her away, she had already stepped back. She gazed at me with a mischievous glint in her eyes and stuck out her tongue in a teasing gesture.

“Okay? That’s why, you better give it your all too, okay? Don’t let me win so easily, okay?”

“…!”

“Because… I’m going to drag you down into my swamp.”

Chill ran through me as I hurried past her. I quickly made my way to the faucet down the hall to rinse my mouth. Then, before she could catch up to me, I hurried to the cleaning supply closet, which was our original destination, to grab the equipment checklist.

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T/N: You know what? If someone threatened me like that, I’d get scared too. 

Orihara is psycho ( ꩜ ᯅ ꩜;)