If an Unrelated Sister and Brother Are Both in Love With Each Other, Isn’t It Just a Matter of Time Before They Get Together?

Chapter 4: Being Pampered by Kinoka-neesan While She Nurses Me

The next day—

“Umm… I think I caught a cold.”

When I woke up, my throat hurt, and my body felt generally weak.

I’m glad today is my day off from work, but it’s a shame that I can’t enjoy Sunday because of this.

“Are you really okay?”

“It’s just a cold, so I’ll be fine. Kinoka-neesan, you have a modeling job, right? Go.”

“Yeah… take it easy, okay?”

I’m not a child anymore, so there’s no need for me to trouble Kinoka-neesan just because I caught a cold.

But my body feels a bit weak… I’ll take some cold medicine and go to sleep.

“…”

I’m bored.

I slept until the afternoon, and I feel a little better, but the house is too quiet, and I can’t relax.

Kinoka-neesan probably won’t be back until late in the afternoon, so I still have to sleep alone for a while.

I’m hungry, but I don’t really feel like eating.

“Sigh… I wanted Kinoka-neesan to nurse me.”

She has a modeling job, so I can’t make her take a break, but I wish she could stay by my side and nurse me.

I wonder when she’ll be back… she usually doesn’t get back that late, but if the location is far, she sometimes stays late, so I might be in trouble today, too.

“Hmm… I guess I’ll take a nap.”

Since there’s nothing else I can do, I decide to sleep for a while.

I hope Kinoka-neesan will be back when I wake up…

“…”

“I’m home. Oh, you’re still sleeping.”

I don’t know how much time has passed, but I hear Kinoka-neesan’s voice as I doze off.

It seems a bit early, but I don’t mind if it’s just a dream.

Kinoka-neesan’s voice…

“Hehe, what a cute sleeping face. Here goes ♪”

“Umm… oh! Kinoka-neesan?”

“Oh, sorry. Did I wake you up?”

I jump up, startled by the sudden finger on my cheek, and Kinoka-neesan is sitting by my pillow, looking down at me.

“Oh, you’re back already.”

“Yeah. The location was close today, and the shoot ended early.”

“I see… that’s good.”

I was feeling lonely by myself, so I’m glad she came back early.

“I made some congee. Do you want to eat some?”

“Yeah, thank you.”

“Hehe. Here, open wide.”

“Umm… I can eat by myself.”

“What’s with you? We did it lots yesterday.”

I remember us feeding each other many times on our date yesterday, and I blush with embarrassment.

“Here, don’t you want it?”

“Ahn…”

“Yeah. Is it delicious?”

“Anything Kinoka-neesan makes is delicious.”

“Oh, you’re so good buttering me up. Congee is the same no matter who makes it. Here, one more time. Open wide.”

She says that and feeds me congee several times.

I’m really happy, but I’m worried that I might transfer my cold to Kinoka-neesan if we’re too close.

Well, if that happens, I’ll just nurse her.

“Thanks. Kinoka-neesan, you can go now. If you stay by my side, you might catch my cold.”

“It’s okay. If I catch it, Haru-kun will nurse me, right?”

“Of course. But do you want me to take a break from school to nurse you?”

“Of course not. Go to school. But while you’re at home, I want you to nurse me.”

If Kinoka-neesan catches a cold and gets sick, I’d naturally take a break from school and work to nurse her, but I know she doesn’t want me to do that, so it’s probably impossible.

But Kinoka-neesan hasn’t caught a cold in years.

I don’t know if it’s because she’s thorough with handwashing and gargling, but her body seems to be very strong.

“Did you take your medicine? Take a rest, and if your fever doesn’t go down tomorrow, don’t push yourself and take a break from school.”

“I know. I’ll take a nap.”

“Okay. Good night.”

After eating the congee, I feel a little better, so I decide to go to sleep.

I’ve been sleeping a lot, but there’s nothing I can do about it when I’m sick.

“…”

“Hehe, you’re sleeping well.”

After sleeping for a few more hours, my consciousness slowly awakens, and I hear Kinoka-neesan’s pleasant voice.

Oh, she’s been by my side all this time.

Whether it’s a dream or reality, I’m happy either way.