"I Wanna Fondle Them Too" (Oppai Momitai) - Chapter 36.2

Short Story- Night before the date ~Miko’s POV~

Tomorrow is the date I’ve been waiting for.

I took out my favorite one-piece dress, knit sweater, and the long hoodie I just bought from my closet and stared at them, so that I could pick out the best outfit.

“I wonder which one I should wear…”

I can’t say, ‘I’m fashionable,’ even if I wanted to. After all, liking clothes and being fashionable are two different things.

But still. Yet, Natsu-kun is relying on me. As a girlfriend, I want to do my best to choose clothes that would suit him.

Yesterday, I bought some fashion magazines for boys and studied them, and I also researched the men’s stores in the mall.

Now all I have to do is put together a convincing and cute outfit for tomorrow’s date.

I’ll put on a little fashion show in front of the mirror.

“I think one piece is a bit common. But a hoodie is too casual for a first date…  And this sweater is getting a little tight in the chest…”

As I kept changing my clothes over and over again, I felt like my brain was going to short out.

Finally, I reached my limit.

“Natsu~”

Still in my underwear, I jumped onto a stuffed bear on the bed.

Natsu. He is a big stuffed toy bear that I’ve been sleeping with since I was little.

And of course I named him Natsu.

“Natsu~… I can’t seem to decide on an outfit that would make Natsu-kun happy~…”

No matter how hard I pressed my face against the toy, or how tightly I hugged it, Natsu didn’t give me any answer.

I remember doing the same thing, the day before I confessed my feelings to Natsu-kun.

After hugging Natsu, I felt like calling my best friend.

|| “Hello. Mii-chan, what’s wrong?”

“Nina-chan~~”

I let out a pathetic voice, so Nina-chan understood the situation immediately. That’s why she laughs at me so calmly.

|| “Are you still having trouble with your date tomorrow?”

“Hm”

|| “You worry too much, Mii-chan. No need to worry because it’s Natsu-nii.”

“But it’s our first date. I’m thinking about how to look as cute as possible and what Natsu-kun would like to see.”

|| “What would Natsu-nii like?”

“Do you know what Natsu-kun likes, Nina-chan?”

|| “Hmmm, If I had to guess, I’d say the girl in the game Natsu-nii plays these days wears a bunny girl costume.”

“Bunny girl?… Okay! Nina-chan! Don Quijote is open 24 hours a day, right?”

|| “Mii-chan… chill out for a moment…”

I must be very agitated. The calm and easy-going Nina-chan is probably smiling bitterly at me.

|| “If you walk around dressed as a bunny girl, you’ll be approached by all kinds of men.”

“No, it’s okay. If I dressed up as a bunny girl, no one would see me.”

|| “What are you talking about, Mii-chan, who was being courted all the time until a while ago?”

“No, that’s…”

|| “Every time a boy asked you for your contact you used to say, “Sorry, I can’t go out with you because there’s someone I love.” and that made me proud that Natsu-nii is so lucky.”

“~~~~ It’s so embarrassing~~~~”

Just remembering those days makes me flustered.

I need to fix my habit of not being able to see what’s going on around me when it comes to Natsu-kun.

“It’ll be fine,” said Nina-chan and followed up,

|| “You don’t have to worry about it, because Natsu-nii has also done a lot of embarrassing things.”

“Natsu-kun did?”

|| “Yes. He has been hugging his pillow as Mii-chan these days, you know?”

“… Huh?”

|| “The other day, he was flailing around in bed saying, “Miko-chan is so daringly cute~~~~”

“!!! … I-is that so!”

I’m surprised.

Because right now I’m holding Natsu the bear in my arms while thinking of Natsu-kun.

Even I like to sleep in the same bed every night.

The reason why the corners of my mouth rise up involuntarily is probably because I also love Natsu-kun too much.

|| “Oh, don’t worry. Natsu-nii said he won’t hug you too hard.”

“Stop it, it’s embarrassing!”

It’s embarrassing when she said it so directly.

“Ahaha♪” Nina-chan laughed and said, 

|| “You’re going out with such a brother of mine. He loves you so much that I feel like he would would probably say, “Miko chan is a star in my eyes.”

“… Really? I’d be happy if he said that.”

|| “Natsu-nii’s sister and Mii-chan’s best friend has given her seal of approval, so you better believe it.”

Nina-chan’s reliable comments continue.

|| “And you know. It depends on how you feel.

“My feelings?”

|| “Yes. If you enjoy yourself to the fullest, I’m sure your Natsu-nii will be happy.”

“!!”

Her words stuck to my heart.

He will notice. I will be noticed.

I realized that being natural was the most important thing for tomorrow’s date.

Guess I should just be natural.

I’m glad I consulted with Nina. And found out before the date.

I’m not in a hurry anymore.

Even over the phone, Nina-chan understood that I’ve regained my composure.

|| “You’re okay now, right?”

“Yes. I’ll enjoy tomorrow’s date to the fullest.”

We thank each other, say good night, and hang up.

I put my smartphone down on the table and looked at Natsu.

Now I only see Natsu-kun, not Natsu.

I’m still in my underwear while smiling at him.

“Natsu-kun, let’s have a lot of fun on our date tomorrow.”

Natsu-kun would have smiled and nodded, “Of course!” I wonder if he would smile at me.

But I can’t resist smiling.

And I can’t help but want to imitate Natsu-kun.

“Natsu-kun, you’re too daringly cute~~~~♪”

I can’t stop loving it, so I hugged him with all my strength.

“Ehehe♪ I’m looking forward to tomorrow♪”

From now on, I’m going to follow Natsu-kun’s example and hug him hard too.