The Daily Life of the Cat-Like Sister and Her Foolish Elder Brother

“Tsukasa, Tsukasa, look at this, look!”

“Hmm? Oh, wow, that’s impressive.”

“Right? Wow… I wonder how they make these. Hey, let’s go with this one.”

“Deciding so quickly right after arriving? Shouldn’t we look at everything first―oh, wait, scratch that. Yeah, let’s go with that.”

“Oh? Is that so, is that so. You want to enjoy a longer date with your cute little sister, huh. Hmm… well, it can’t be helped, I guess. You should’ve just said that from the start.”

“…Alright, let’s go.”

“Oh, he ran away… Honestly, you’re so shy.”

Today was February 13th, the day before Valentine’s Day.

And here we were, Tsukasa and I, at a Valentine’s Day special event set up in front of the station department store. The air was filled with the sweet scent of chocolate.

As we discussed recently, we came here together this year.

It was a date. No matter what anyone said, this was a date.

“Ehe, ehehe, ehehe♪”

“…Hey, your cat disguise is slipping off, you know?”

“T-that’s not what you should be focusing on!”

“…Well, whatever. Where should we start looking first? And wow, there are so many people here.”

Tsukasa looked at me with an exasperated expression.

But come on, could you blame me for being happy? It was understandable to be excited. We haven’t had something like this since New Year’s until now.

You should understand that about me. That’s why you’re such a foolish older brother!

“Ahh, Yayoi-san.”

“What is it?”

“Hmm.”

“Oh my, what’s with that hand?”

“…You know what you’re doing, don’t you?”

“Eh, I don’t know~”

“In that case, it’s fine.”

“Wait! Here.”

“Oh my, what’s with that hand?”

“Sss!”

“Ouch!”

I lightly tapped Tsukasa’s hand. Then, I tightly held onto it.

Honestly… such a troublesome older brother.

Oh, the way I held his hand was different―alright, this was perfect. Ehehe.

“Um, hey, I’m a bit embarrassed about this…”

“Hmm, but you were thinking of doing just this, right?”

“Well, yeah, that’s true, but… the way we’re holding hands…”

“If we get separated, it’ll be a problem, right? So, this can’t be helped. Oh, should we interlock our fingers?”

“…Let’s go.”

He escaped.

Even though he always said sneaky things, he was surprisingly shy about this kind of stuff.

Look, his ears were turning red. Hehe, he was childish and a little cute.

As I was in a good mood, Tsukasa stopped by my side, looking troubled.

Most of the people lined up at the counter in front of us were women.

Oh, that’s what the problem was, but I’ll ask anyway.

Because it was simply too fun to see his reaction.

“What’s wrong?”

“Um, hey, Yayoi.”

“Yeah?”

“The reason I’m here…”

“Because I’m happy, and seeing you embarrassed is really fun. Also, I’ll be in a good mood all day long.”

“Ugh…”

Blushing, he squeezed my hand tightly.

Oh, goodness! Despite usually being mature, he hasn’t changed in this regard since we were younger.

Because of that, I… I couldn’t afford to give up this advantage now. I’d end up embarrassed too.

While trying to stay composed, I informed Tsukasa.

“Alright, shall we go? It’s okay, your dear sister will be with you, alright?”

“This foolish little sister…”

“Sure, sure.”

F-fun…! This so much fun.

Somehow, this feeling… It felt like a new world was about to open up…

“So, have you already set your eyes on something?”

“Huh? No way.”

“W-why not!?”

“Of course not. Because this year’s concept is ‘chosen by Tsukasa’. It wouldn’t work if I decided myself. Oh, I’ll give advice, of course.”

“You’re ridiculous… Wait, were you aiming for this from the start?”

“Hehe♪”

“Guh… I’m… caught off guard…”

“Yet you’re not trying to escape while saying that. This is how you deal with that kind of person.”

Releasing his hand, I intertwined my hand with Tsukasa’s arm.

Yeah, holding hands was nice, but this was good too. I felt happy.

Seeing him blush even more than before made me much happier.

“Y-Ya-Ya-Ya-Yayoi, this, this is…”

“It’s fine, isn’t it? It’s okay, even close siblings like us can do this much.”

“You know, you’re acting more like big sis today. Ow…”

“You’re not supposed to talk about other women during a date, remember? Honestly, you’re such a pain sometimes, foolish brother. Come on, you’re in the way, let’s go.”

“…What the hell, what the hell…”

“What’s wrong? You should be happy being together with your cute little sister.”

I nestled my head against Tsukasa’s arm.

“Ehe, ehe, ehehe♪”

Afterwards, we ended up looking at almost every store, debating back and forth (“No, not this one, no, that one’s better,” with me rejecting most of Tsukasa’s suggestions – this was exactly what I wanted) and finally finished selecting our chocolates. I was a bit tired now.

It seemed my foolish brother in front of me was feeling the same way. As he entered our usual cafe, he flopped onto a chair, and didn’t move a muscle.

“Tsukasa, you’re tired?”

“…I’m definitely not doing this next year.”

“What’s that? Already talking about next year? You’re so quick. Oh, excuse me a moment, I’m going to freshen up my makeup.”

There was no response, just a flutter of his arm.

Hmm, maybe I dragged him around too much… I should reflect on that.

—Upon returning…

“Eh?”

“It’s a day early, but once in a while, it’s okay for me to give this to you.”

“Um, um, um… Is this…?”

“Figure it out.”

“Ah… Tsukasa…”

“Yeah.”