After My First Love Who is My Classmate Became My Family, My Childhood Friend Became Really Sweet to Me - Chapter 35
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Hinata/Together/Like Lovers
A moment ago, Hinata was in tears, but then she was beckoning me happily.
The Yuki-chan I know is a quiet, reserved, and timid little girl.
She is the exact opposite of Hinata, she is a girl whom the name ‘sunflower goddess’ doesn’t really fit her.
But when I thought about the reason for Hinata’s tears, I had a felling that I was almost certain about it.
Her atmosphere was totally different from that day, but I have a feeling that Hinata is Yuki-chan.
…but Hinata said that it’s not true with a straight face.
Then why did Hinata cry?
But a moment later—why did she had such a bright smile on her face?
“Hey, Yuto. I’ll leave you if you just stand there, come on.”
“Ahh, yeah. You really don’t know a girl named Yuki-chan who I met when I was a kid?”
“…yeah, not a bit.”
“…I see.”
I still can’t shake the suspicion that Hinata is Yuki-chan in my mind. But there is something I do know.
I want Hinata to be herself.
Not as Yuki-chan, who opened up to me that day. I want her to be the serious, hardworking, and kind-hearted Asahina Hinata who I have a crush on.
“It must be my imagination then. But if Hinata isn’t Yuki-chan, then I might be a little disappointed.”
“That’s too bad, why?”
“Yuki-chan is the exact opposite of Hinata. I thought that she must have worked very hard to become a girl like Hinata, a girl who is loved by everyone. That would make me really happy.”
“…I’m sure Yuki would be really happy to hear those words.”
The girl in front of me was not Yuki-chan, but Hinata, so my feelings remained the same.
I only get one chance to date Hinata.
I don’t want to waste a single second of our date so that I won’t have any regrets.
“Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you something.”
Hinata smiled.
“Yuto, you look really good today. I think it’s cool, don’t you?”
“Eh—ah, thanks. But I didn’t choose them myself. I don’t have any sense of fashion, so Yarihara gave me a lot of advice.”
W-What was that? She suddenly said my outfit looked really good on me. I was worried that it might looked tacky, since her reaction this morning wasn’t that great.
…oh yeah, I also forgot something important.
“Ah, by the way, I also forgot to tell you, I’m feel same way about your outfit. …Hinata’s outfit looks really good on her as well.”
“…r-really? I’m kind of embarrassed when people say that kind of thing to me with a straight face.”
Hinata blushed at my words and we walked around the park.
“Ah! Hey, Yuto. Do you want to ride that one? I couldn’t ride it before because I wasn’t tall enough last time, I’ve always wanted to ride that one.”
Hinata’s face lit up as she pointed her finger to the water ride. It is one of the most popular attractions in this amusement park.
“I don’t mind going onto that ride, but what about you? It’s a little chilly right now, and we’ll be soaked if we go onto that ride, I don’t want us to catch a cold or something…”
“Well, Yuto won’t mind if I take care of him when he catches a cold right?”
“I don’t mind you take care of me if I caught a cold from you, but this is a different matter.”
Besides, I was more worried about Hinata than myself. Hinata just recovered from her cold and maybe she will catch a cold again if she got soaked in a cold weather like that.
…then an idea popped in my head. A way to keep Hinata from getting soaked.
“Listen, there’s one condition if you want to go onto that water ride, okay?
Then, Hinata’s face lit up…
I took off the long coat that I was wearing and put it on Hinata.
“You need to ride it wearing this so you won’t get wet okay…?”
“Eh… What about Yuto? Yuto will be soaked in water too, right?”
“I’m sure I’ll be fine, I’ll warm up in no time by the time I get my coat back later. I’m much more afraid of Hinata catching another cold.”
“I see. …hehehe, Yuto’s coat, huh? It’s the first time I’ve had a boy put it on me.”
“…I-I see. No problem at all. Because—”
Because it’s very common for a brother to lend his sister his clothes—I was so lucky that I could swallow those words before they slipped out of my mouth.
What was I trying to say? Is it really that funny that we’re siblings?
No, it’s not funny at all.
I was the one who said I wanted Hinata to spend the date with me as a girl. I shouldn’t use the word ‘family’ as an escape for embarrassment.
“—we are dating, right? It’s not surprising at all if I lend you my coat.”
“Eh~! Y-yeah. You’re right. …It’s okay for people to think we’re lovers today, right?”
As if to hide her embarrassment, Hinata covered her mouth with my coat. She was really cute that I hurriedly looked away.
I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even make a proper eye contact with Hinata.
Then, it was eventually out turn.
The water ride slowly began to rise, but all I could think about was Hinata who was next to me. I looked over and saw Hinata who had an excited expression on her face.
When we reached the top of the course, the ride began to fall at such high speed, then the ride splashed into the water at the bottom of the course, there was water splashing everywhere.
—ah, it was bad.
Not only our bodies, but even our heads were soaking wet.
The moment I realized the splash was bigger than I had imagined, I found myself hugging Hinata’s shoulder.
“Eh—”
At the same, time Hinata let out a small sound when the water completely soaked her.
Eventually, the ride began to move slowly… The people around us laughed joyfully, but I couldn’t really hear them.
I was so close to Hinata that I could’ve breathed on her.
I couldn’t move a single fingertip. All I could feel was the warmth of Hinata’s body on the palm of my hands.
After a while, I was the first one who said something.
“I just felt like I had to protect you. …I’m really annoying, am I?”
“How is that annoying? You protected me.”
Hinata smiled happily.
“Hey, is it okay if we stay like this for a little while? …Yuto’s body feels really warm.”
That smile was just like the gentle smile she gave me on the day I confessed my feelings to her in the student council room—that’s right, I’m attracted to her smile like that, right?
Hey, Hinata. What if…
What if I wished this time could last forever—I wonder if Hinata would laugh if I said that.