After My First Love Who is My Classmate Became My Family, My Childhood Friend Became Really Sweet to Me - Chapter 24
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Shower/Life and Death Situation/Are You Angry?
A few hours later, Hinata’s body was drenched with sweat again.
Apparently, Hinata’s fever didn’t go down at all, Hinata still had really high fever.
“…Yuto. Can you do me a favor?”
“Yeah, sure. Maybe you want me to wipe you down again, or…?”
“…I want to take a shower.”
At that moment, I’m sure I was very close to losing my common sense.
“I don’t feel really good with all this sweat on my body, and I stink of sweat… can’t I take a shower?”
“…o-okay. Let me see what I can do for you.”
If Hinata took a shower in her condition like that, there would be a possibility that she would feel dizzy and faint in the bathroom because of the cold water. That would definitely be a bad idea.
I’d like to at least accompany her outside the shower, but I’m a boy and I don’t think I’m allowed to do that…
“I think I need to take Hinata’s pyjamas first.”
I had washed Hinata’s pyjamas and underwear, then I put them in the apartment’s communal dryer to dry them as quickly as possible. I think it was almost time to take them out.
“But what about Hinata’s shower…?”
Then I arrived at the apartment’s shared laundry on the first floor. I was really worried that someone would catch me taking out Hinata’s pyjamas and underwear from the dryer into my eco-bag.
Then it happened.
“Yuto? Why are you here?”
“Eh!? A-Ahh, it’s Tsukino.”
I hid the laundry behind my hands and turned around to find Tsukino who was dressed in her school uniform.
Perhaps Tsukino who was on her way home happened to see me there.
“You said you’re taking a day off school to take care of Hinata-san right? Is Hinata-san feeling better? Everyone at the student council is really worried you know?”
“…U-Uhh. well, it’s not that—”
Oh god. Oh god, oh god, oh god. It’s not good.
If I told her I was taking out Hinata’s laundry, she would find out I’m living with Hinata. It wouldn’t be good, but the situation was even worse than that.
I had Hinata’s pyjamas hidden behind my back, and there were still some of Hinata’s underwear left in the dryer.
If Tsukino saw me like that, I would die. I would die socially.
“I-I’m a little busy right now. S-So, see you later?”
“Are you? Yeah, okay.”
I can’t even explain how relieved I was.
“Yuto, you’re really busy taking care of the laundries, right? If that’s the case, let me help you. Then you can tell me about Hinata-san slowly after that.”
Yup, another dead end.
“No, no, no, I can’t let Tsukino do that! I’m the one who is in charge of the laundry! I don’t need Tsukino’s help!”
“I can help you know? I can at least carry the laundries for you.”
Those words would bring tears of joy to my eyes if I wasn’t in that situation.
But I needed to do something so Tsukino doesn’t find out that I’m living with Hinata, I don’t want to have a crack in my childhood friend relationship with Tsukino. I thought really hard what should I do—
…no, wait.
To think about it, the situation was rather benefiting for me.
“Tsukino, don’t be surprised.”
“…? What’s wrong?”
“Anyway, just take a look at this.”
I remained my serious expression and gave her Hinata’s adorable pyjamas.
Tsukino stared at them with a puzzled expression on her face. Yup, that’s the kind of look I’d expect.
“…umm, does Yuto have any weird hobby like this?”
“No, I don’t. Actually, these are Hinata’s pyjamas. I was the only one who could take care of her, so I was washing Hinata’s clothes.”
“Oh, that’s how it is?”
“So then, there’s one favor I need to ask of Tsukino. Hinata is in a pretty bad shape, her fever hasn’t gone down at all, and just moving her own body seems to be a challenge. She said she wants to take a shower, but the problem is, I’m a boy and it feels not right to help her shower. Tsukino, will you help me?”
“Me…? U-Uh, yeah. I’ll do it.”
Tsukino’s voice sounded nervous. Maybe she was confused because she had never been in a situation like that before.
“If that’s the case, we need to go there right away. Where is Hinata-san’s house? If it’s far away, she will need to wait a while.”
“Ahh… That won’t be a problem, it’s like a 30 second walk from here.”
“……?”
Then, I told Tsukino a secret that I had never told anyone for Hinata’s sake.
“Hinata is Tsukino’s neighbour. …we are living together actually.”
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30 seconds later, we arrived at my house.
Tsukino froze when she saw Hinata who was breathing heavily in bed.
“Hinata-san, are you okay?”
“…Tsukino-chan? Why are you here…?”
“I told her what happened. I can’t be the one to accompany Hinata while she is taking a shower.”
“…but that will trouble Tsukino.”
“I’m totally fine with it okay? Hinata-san’s health is more important.”
Then I helped Hinata to go to the changing room.
After I helped Hinata to go to the changing room, it was Tsukino’s turn.
“Please take care of her, please make sure that she doesn’t fall down.”
“Yeah, I understand. Leave it to me.”
“…Tsukino-san. I’m sorry about the student council meeting.”
Both Tsukino and I were taken aback by Hinata’s words.
Even though Hinata was feeling very sick, she was concerned about the fact she left Tsukino to be in charge of the student council meeting.
“It can’t be helped, you’ve caught a cold. Now Hinata-san should just think about getting better so that you can come to school as soon as possible, okay?”
“…….”
Hinata nodded her head and they closed the changing room door.
…a short time later, Hinata appeared in her new pajamas who was accompanied by Tsukino. There was a faint scent of shampoo in the air. Tsukino is the one helped her shower.
Then, I helped Hinata to go to her bed, Hinata closed her eyes as if she was asleep. Perhaps she felt really good to be able to get rid of the sweat off her body. Her expression was much calmer than before.
As I left Hinata’s room, Tsukino said,
“I know Hinata-san really wanted to go to school. She kept apologizing even when I said it’s okay. She said she isn’t fit to be the student council president if she had to miss the student council meeting.”
“I don’t know she says that kind of things… Come to think of it, I remember she was trying to force herself to go to school this morning. I know the preparation for the holy night festival is very busy, but she is working too hard.”
“Besides, she even sent me the materials that she wanted to use for the holy night festival when I was substituting her in the student council meeting you know? Hinata-san, you were supposed to take a rest.”
I was at loss for words. She even worried for others when she was that sick.
“Hey, Yuto. I’ve always thought of Hinata-san as a kind and gentle student council president. But today, when I look at Hinata-san, I feel a little bit scared…”
I know how Tsukino felt. Hinata was acting a little bit strange.
It’s as if Hinata was trying to help and care about others regardless of her health.
“…I’m sure she will be fine. Hinata is not that weak.”
“Yeah, that’s right… Oh yeah, I’m sorry, but is it okay if I don’t cook dinner at Tsukino’s house today? I’m afraid to leave Hinata alone right now.”
“I don’t mind at all. If you want, I can take care of Hinata-san, too. What if she wanted to take shower again, you might have a trouble if it’s just you, right?”
“Really? Sorry, I can’t handle it on times like that, so thanks for the help.”
“No problem. But can I ask you one thing first? …did Yuto tried to hide the fact that he lives with Hinata-san from me?”
I felt chills down my spine.
I knew it because we’ve known each other since childhood. She had her usual blank expression on her face, but Tsukino was angry…!
“No, there’s a deeper reason for this…!”
“Yuto, you’re not fair. Even if Hinata-san is your sister, it’s still a bit weird that you two are living together. Hinata-san and Yuto were classmates until the other day, remember?”
“…I’m sorry. I don’t want everyone at school to know that I am living with Hinata, so I kept it a secret, even from Tsukino.”
“If so, why didn’t you just say so? If you want me to keep it a secret, then I won’t tell anyone about it. Does Yuto think I can’t keep a secret?”
“…really, you’re right. It’s my bad Tsukino, I’m sorry.”
“But Yuto will continue to live with Hinata, right? …hey Yuto, I may ask you to work harder as my caretaker from now on, is that okay?”
“What!?”
“You’re living under the same roof with the girl you have a crush on. At least it’s okay for me to be that selfish, right?”
Tsukino’s cheeks puffed out sulkily.
I guess she was in a bad mood… I won’t blame her for that.