Hey, Best Friend. How About A Kiss Today Too? - Chapter 9: “Kissing is fine, though?"

“Kissing is fine, though?”

This is my home, my room, my bed. In other words, it’s the place where I exist the most, my unique place.

However, the overwhelming feeling of being out of place is probably due to the silver-haired childhood friend in front of me, Sagiri, who is the most beautiful girl in the school.

The oversize white T-shirt, worn out to the level of secondhand clothes, is sagging around the neck, revealing her clavicle. Even with just that, it becomes a weapon that can kill a man, and the large swell beneath asserts itself, making it seem like her slender body and large chest would cause my brain to malfunction.

Someone, please save me.

“So, how is my best friend going to warm me up?”

Leaning against the wall and sitting on the bed, Sagiri, my childhood friend, was smiling mischievously, her long, beautiful legs visible through her navy blue shorts.

We’re on the same bed. We’ve experienced this countless times, slept together as children. But that’s a story from our childhood; now we’re both second-year high school students, having grown into distinct biological beings, a boy and a girl.

Let’s be straightforward; my childhood friend is incredibly sexy.

“W-What do you want me to do…?”

That’s all I could ask Sagiri, who was flaunting such allure.

I mean, she’s a beautiful girl, right? I don’t know what to do to warm her up!

“Hmm?”

Sagiri was looking at my pathetic appearance with a smirk, the same mischievous face I often saw when she succeeded in mischief. Since when did it make my heart race so much? Probably since that kiss.

“You want me to say it, right?”

“N-No! I don’t have such intentions!”

“Haha, just kidding! An embarrassed best friend is really cute.”

“It’s too tricky.”

“It’s okay; I only do it with my best friend.”

How should I perceive that okay?

“Well, that’s right. Sagiri-onee-san will gently teach her best friend boy, who is a latecomer.”

“We’re the same age, though. I’m the one with the earlier birthday.”

“If you worry about those little details, you won’t be popular, you know?”

Well, the one who made a mistake is probably you. By the way, what’s with the ‘best friend boy’ thing?

“So, here we go.”

“Huh?”

“Like I said, come on.”

“Hmm?”

Sagiri, who stopped leaning against the wall, sat back down on the bed. Facing me, she opened her arms. Her worn-out shirt hung loosely, emphasizing her collarbone.

“Hug me, please.”

A bomb was thrown at me to the point where I no longer cared about such things.

“H-Hug you!? You’re asking me to hug you!?”

“Isn’t it okay without being so embarrassed?”

“W-Well, of course! I mean, embracing each other on the same bed, it’s just impure.”

“We’re best friends, right?”

My confusion was clarified with just that one word.

Maybe the term ‘best friend’ holds a special meaning for me.

“A hug is pretty normal, right?”

“W-Well, hugging… it sounds nice, but in the end…”

“Kissing is fine, though?”

Her testing gaze made me tilt my head, and I couldn’t say anything.

“Hey, best friend.”

A sweet voice.

“Hold me gently, please.”

“Oh, uh… sure…”

My involuntary response was turned completely upside down. However, at this point, I wasn’t bothered by a little more embarrassment.

Hugging my best friend was the only thing on my mind.

“Kyah! Well, that escalated quickly.”

“S-Sorry…!”

Caught between reason and impulse, holding onto that body felt soft. I didn’t know, despite being so close, about the softness of my best friend.

“You don’t need to be so reserved.”

“B-But, you know!”

“It’s warm, best friend…”

Saying that, the strength of the hand wrapped around my back increased. Best friends, embracing each other. Childhood friends, embracing each other. Sagiri, embracing each other. On none other than my bed in my room.

Feeling Sagiri’s warmth all over my upper body. The softness I felt on my chest must be none other than her large breasts. Even through our clothes, our chests were touching. Was this excitement mine, or was it…

“Hehe, feels like we’re doing something a little naughty.”

“W-Well, I don’t think it’s just a little…”

“So, we’re accomplices, right?”

“…”

Smiling like that, Sagiri made my heart pound even more. Lately, she often approached me, calling me best friend. But now, when she called my best friend, the usual Sagiri peeked through.

Ah, she’s the childhood friend I know.

Now, I’ve fallen for the Sagiri I know.

“If you stare at me like that, I’ll get embarrassed.”

“Sagiri…”

Almost like a sigh, I called her name.

“Ah, yeah…”

With just that, I think the message got across.

“We are  best friends… right?”

Slowly. While Sagiri looked up at me, her gaze seemed to waver a bit.

“Shall we… kiss?”

With a bright red face, she looked down shyly and smiled.

It was the first time I saw her shy face before a kiss… my best friend’s shy face.