After My First Love Who is My Classmate Became My Family, My Childhood Friend Became Really Sweet to Me - Chapter 7

Two People Living Together/2LDK/I Have Loved Her for a Long Time

She said she wants to have a special relationship with me.

I couldn’t hide my confusion at Hinata’s words.

“If I continue to hide the fact that I’m your older sister and stay as classmates, one day I will be separated from Yuto. That’s why I wanted to stay connected to you.”

“What—do you mean? You want to stay with me as a family forever?”

“Uh, yeah…”

Hinata turned her head slightly down to hide her embarrassment.

Hinata’s words keep going round and round in my head. Hinata wants to be with me.

“I respect you more than you think, Yuto. I’ve seen you working hard in the student council since you were a freshman. Yarihara as an example, do you know she said that you are a really hardworking and caring senpai?”

“She just thinks of me as a senpai who she can play around with.”

“I think that’s the reason why your junior loves you so much.”

Hinata smiled happily.

“and you know, I’m going to have a problem if you don’t let me live here. I don’t have a home to go back to anymore.”

“What do you mean you have no home to go back to…?”

“When I told mom that I wanted to live with Yuto, I got into a big fight with her. So, I kind of ran away from home.”

Oh, I see. It’s normal that Hinata’s mother hates her cheating ex-husband. It must be hard for her to imagine us living together.

and yet, she still wants to live with me after fighting with her mother?

“Oh, it’s not forever, okay? It’s pretty bad if I have to take care of you forever, at least let me stay until you graduate from high school and I can take care of the rest myself.”

At that moment, Hinata bowed down deeply as she was a stranger.

“So, please. I will cook your meal every day. I will clean the house and do the laundry. If you don’t have any spare room, I don’t care if I sleep in the storage room – So won’t you let me live in your house?”

“…”

I had never seen Hinata like this before.

That must be Hinata’s serious and sincere wish.

“I’m sorry, I can’t do that, I can’t live with Hinata like that.”

Hinata’s shoulders trembled slightly.

“I don’t want to live with Hinata under those conditions. If you say we are brother and sisters, then our positions should be equal, right?”

“…eh?”

“First, I want you to stop calling me with honorifics. Second, you are not going to do all of the housework yourself, we are going to split it. Third, I want you to stop treating me poorly. I also want you to explain the situation to your mother and ask for her permission to live with me. I don’t want things to get worse between you and your mother.”

I smiled as best as I could to reassure Hinata.

“If that’s all right with you, we can live together in a small two-bedroom apartment.”

I can’t deny that I’m still a little bewildered by her sudden wish to move in with me.

But the girl in front of me said she wants to be my family, and she even bowed her head down.

Then I guess I should face that determination and reach out to her wish as well.

I’m sure my mom, would have done the same.

At that moment. Hinata, who had been looking at me dumbfoundedly, wrapped her arms around my body tightly.

“Hi-Hinata…?”

“Great—that’s really great.”

Hinata even looked like she was about to cry due to her overwhelming joy.

“I was really, really worried. I wondered what are you going to say after all these years. But you are still the same old Yuto. I am glad that you are still the kind boy I know.”

“…eh I don’t really think that’s a good thing, it’s nothing to be thankful for.”

Perhaps bothered by my awkward response, Hinata raised her eyebrows at me. Then, Hinata seemed to notice that I had unintentionally taken her hand and moved away as if I was in a panic.

“Woah…! Oh, I’m sorry. I got carried away. We were classmates until yesterday, but we were a little too close to each other just now.”

Hinata’s face lit up and said,

“But we’re not just classmates anymore, are we? Since we are now sisters and brothers from today, I hope we can become more like a family bit by bit.”

“…family, huh.”

From now on, Hinata will live with me not as a classmate or the student council president, but as my older sister.

If that’s the case – I have to tell Hinata something important.

“You know, Hinata. There’s something I’ve been hiding from you all this time.”

“…what’s that, Yuto?”

As if she could sense my nervousness, Hinata looked at me dumbfoundedly.

Oh, God. This is the first time in my life that I have to confess my feelings to someone I won’t be able to be with.

I took a deep breath.

Goodbye, my first love.

“I love you Hinata, you are my first love.”

“—–”

It was as if the world stood still.

Hinata gasped as she looked at me… eventually she blushed and her face turned red.

“W-wh-what!? Y-Yu-Yuto-kun!? Y-you said you love me…!?”

“I’ve been in love with Hinata for so long that all I could think of is you. If I could, I would still seriously consider going out with Hinata.”

“W-what? Y-you want to go out with me…!?”

As if she couldn’t stand her embarrassment, she looked away.

This is not good. I still think Hinata is very cute.

“I’m sorry. I can’t help but to I tell you this now. I thought that if I kept my feelings for Hinata hidden, we wouldn’t be able to move forward from that time when we were classmates. I’m sure I’ll end up seeing Hinata as the person who I love.”

“…um, yeah.”

“So, in order to become a family with Hinata, I think I have to give up the unrequited love I’ve had for you. Until then, I just need you to wait a little longer.”

For me, the girl named Hinata was my classmate until yesterday, and from now on she is my family.

But where are the boundaries? Classmate, student council president, sister, or whatever, these are just designations, her personality should remain the same.

She is hardworking, has a cute smile, good at getting along with others, good at housework, has big breasts, stubborn, earnest, ridiculously straight, and the kindest person I know. She is  the girl I fell in love with.

It doesn’t matter if I’m her half-brother. If she still remains the same, I guess I will continue to have a crush on her.

“So, this is the last time I’m going to tell you that I like you. I’m going to try my best to compromise my feelings so that I can be a brother to Hinata. But maybe my feelings for Hinata won’t cool down anytime soon, so please understand that.”

“…I didn’t know you liked me that much.”

“You are my first love.”

“Y-yeah. I see.”

Hinata was fidgeting a little bit.

“Okay, I understand. Then, I’ll stay by your side and watch over you until Yuto accepts me as his big sister. Well, let’s get along, little brother.”

“Same here as well, big sis. Let’s get along well together as a family.”

“Umm, yeah. …I see, Yuto like me huh?”

“…Hinata?”

“D-don’t look at me too much. I think my face is pretty red.”

“…okay.”

…so then.

I’m going to live with Hinata, who is my classmate, my first love and my own sister.