It’s Too Early to be Having Newlywed Syndrome! ~Childhood Friends Who Rekindled their Love for Each Other ~ - 5 - 9 - 100 Yen Per Touch
100 Yen Per Touch
“……However, I’m always happy no matter how many times I come here.”
Naoto gazed around Natsuki’s room while drinking iced milk tea.
“Even though you haven’t said anything like that in the past.”
While laughing next to him, Natsuki looked at Sakurako.
The two of them were waiting for Sakurako to speak.
After everyone has dispersed once the talk about Health Land was over, Naoto, who was asked by Sakurako to have a talk about something with the three of them, agreed to it.
They chose Natsuki’s room to have that talk, hence the reason they were there.
“You see”
Said Sakurako.
“I developed feelings for Iida-kun.”
“Is that so—? Once you’ve become close, you wouldn’t notice it when you’ve fallen in love with someone.”
Naoto tried to not act surprised.
“You get what I mean?”
Seeing Naoto’s behavior, Sakurako’s nervousness lessened a bit.
“I also fell in love with Natsuki immediately after we got close, after all. I remember that feeling very well. I fell very deeply in love with her after two or three days, I began to wonder how much deeper I would fall.”
“Ah, Natsuki also said that.”
“Right? I think everyone does. Right now, you’re getting restless with your own feeling, right?”
“I do, I do.”
“Even me thought that Natsuki would be put off once she learns that I suddenly fell in love with her. I worried what I should do if she finds out about it.”
“I’m feeling that as well. It’s too sudden, and at this time too.”
“And ‘this time’ refers to?”
“Even though he’s still sorting how he feels about Tachibana-san, why did I develop feelings for him at this moment?”
“Aah…… there’s nothing you could’ve done about that. Compared to feelings love, everything else would seem like just trivial things.
Although, I myself went through what you’re thinking now, though.”
“Morita-kun as well?”
“When I fully understood that I definitely love Natsuki, I am very worried, you see. Even though Natsuki, whom I think of as my friend, was relying on me, what should I do now that I fell in love with her this fast? I already wanted to cry then. I thought that once Natsuki learned about it, she’ll hate me, I was wondering what should I do. I kept worrying and worrying, so much so that I asked for advice at my part-time job.
However, what was only clear to me, was now that I have fallen in love for real, I wouldn’t be able to lie about my feelings anymore. You also love Iida for real right, Hirose-san?”
“Yup. ——It might not compare to how much Morita-kun or Natsuki loves each other, but I definitely love him.”
After Naoto took a glance at Natsuki,
“Well, Natsuki’s way of expressing her love is weird, after all.”
And teased her.
Naturally, Natsuki didn’t take that in silence.
“You’re really saying that?!”
“Compared to normal people, Natsuki gives plenty of love, after all.”
Naoto justified.
Natsuki’s expression went into a smile.
“That’s right. You know me really well.”
Looking at the two of them, Sakurako became envious.
I also want to spend every day laughing with Iida-kun. As I thought, I really do love Iida-kun. However, Iida-kun has Tachibana-san……
“Morita-kun, you’re rooting for the relationship between Haruka-san and Iida-kun, right?”
“No, it’s not like that’s what I have in mind. While I’m thinking that it would be good if Iida could find a girlfriend, it’s not like I’m thinking that other girls besides Tachibana-san are no good.”
“But if it appears that Haruka-san has feelings for Iida-kun, Horuka-san will be shocked once she learns that Iida-kun and I have started going out with each other, right? Will Haruka-san be alright?”
“About that, if you really like someone, then what others feel shouldn’t matter.”
“Eh?!”
“There are lots of situations like that in manga, but it doesn’t work like that in real life. Even me, Iida and Tachibana-san, were in almost a love triangle relationship, but it didn’t cross my mind to give her up to the him.
Once Hirose-san starts going out with Iida, then the others would have to deal with that fact. By saying things like that, I also take into account that there are boys who like Hirose-san.
It is irrelevant whether or not there are guys who like Natuski or none. For me, I’m sure that I definitely love Natsuki.
If Hirose-san really likes Iida, then you should keep honestly seducing him until he falls for you.”
“Eh—?”
“For instance, for Hirose-san, rather than Iida dating a girl you don’t like very much, you would rather have him end up with Tachibana-san instead, or something like that.”
“Ah, I see, that much is gonna happen, yes……”
“That’s right. For the most part, there are a lot of people who are not confessing their love and are waiting for their crush to ask them out instead, so some just gets tired of waiting.”
“There are people who fall in love without confessing their feelings after all.”
“There are quite a lot. Originally, I’m one of those types.”
“A I thought, maybe I shouldn’t confess my feelings to him after all.
Tachibana-san’s supposed to be the type to not be capable of confessing their feelings after all, right? While she likes Iida-kun, she couldn’t confess her feeling to him, isn’t that right?”
“As I’ve already told you, you shouldn’t get bothered by those kinds of things.
If you think about it the other way around, Tachibana-san and Iida might be having a phone call in secret right now, and with that decided to go out with each other starting today. Hirose-san, would you think of Tachibana-san as cowardly and would hold grudge against her for that?”
“I don’t think so.”
“Right? In love, the fastest one to the goal wins, if you got reservations, ten you will lose.
——Well, let’s put that aside first, what should be done first is to ask Tachibana-san if she’s currently interested in being in a romantic relationship in the first place. For the meantime, it might be a good idea to confirm with Nagatomo-san if she heard of anything concerning that.”
Naoto started tinkering with his smartphone.
“What should I do to make Iida-kun fall in love with me?”
Sakurako had a very unusual dejected expression.
“Well, the easiest thing to do is to seduce hi after all. Telling him that you love him so much and pushing him down is the best way to get your feelings through to him.”
“That’s impossible for me!”
“If you can’t do that much, then you can settle with a smile for the meantime. Be kind to him, touch him from time to time, get advice about lots of stuff, and keep smiling. Show to him through body language that you couldn’t help but have fun whenever you’re with him.
If he’s not showing signs of being the least lovestruck, then that means it’s not something that will take care of itself in a short time.”
“I haven’t done something like that before, but will I be able to do that naturally?”
“Ask Natsuki about such things. When Natsuki does things to me such as letting me use her lap as a pillow, my heart beats fast and I’m already spellbound. I was so happy, I couldn’t sleep that night.”
“Does he even have some kind of interest in me?”
“It was because he has some interest in you that he asked you to go with hi to a clothing store, right? The might even be a possibility that he’s just waiting for Hirose-san to say the magic words.”
“Eeh—…… If that is indeed the case, then I’m glad that I mustered my courage, though.”
“At the very least, Iida is looking forward to going at the clothing store with Hirose-san, so if you pile on more hearth throbbing moments on top of that already existing one, I think you’ll be able to considerably make him fall for you.”
“What do you think should I do?”
“The easiest thing to do is to keep holding hands with him. Boys love that kind of think very much. Especially on moments when it’s just the two of you.”
“Doing that even though I’m not his girlfriend, I just can’t.”
“While she’s not my girlfriend yet, Natsuki would hold my hand and stick her chest to me.”
“Natsuki has a bit of a female molester streak after all.”
With a “You!”, Natsuki hit Sakurako with the head of a stuffed toy.
“——Jokes aside, after growing up, holding hands takes courage. Even I was worrying what should I do if he happens to shake of my hand.”
“So it’s like the bar is different compared to when we were kids?”
After Naoto picked up Natsuki’s stuffed toy, he morosely used the hand of the stuffed toy to touch the bulge in Natsuki’s chest.
“It’s 100 yen per touch, so with that, you owe me 200 yen.”
“Why is it so expensive?”
“If you don’t pay me, I’ll be telling Dad that you touched me using a stuff toy.”
“Geh—. Even though it was free in the past if I use a stuffed toy.”
“The price goes up as I grow up after all.”
“For me, since way back then, I’ve already been cherishing Natsuki though.”
“Then you can also pay for the number of times you did it in the past. I thiknk it all comes up to about 50,000”
“As I thought, I didn’t cherish you back then.”
“What’s that?! You idiot!”
After taking back the stuffed toy, Natsuki hanged the tone of her voice while repeatedly hitting Naoto with both hands of the stuffed toy.
“Tell Natsuki that you’ve been always cherishing her! If you won’t tell her, then I’ll chase you out of this room.”
“I understand, I’ve always cherished you. That’s why let me stay by your side.”
Sakurako, who’s watching Naoto and Natsuki frolicking while laughing, wished ‘I want to be honest to Iida just like they are to each other’.
Guess I just have to muster a bit of my courage at our date.