We are pretending....right? - Chapter 13- House visit~1!
“The lunch was great Sumire-san, but just a little salty, and the soya was burnt a little bit as well.”
It was after school when Sumire and Sou were returning back home. Well, it was basically Sou dropping Sumire at home since she knew he doesn’t live anywhere near her society.
Since they had to look like a couple who commute to school together, Sumire agreed to go with him. And the fact that she was slightly upset about what happened during the lunch break, Sumire actually needed some company for the time being.
Thankfully, Kabura didn’t come to disturb her again. Since Alari had to go shopping at the mall near the railway station, Sumire bid her farewell before she began retreating home with Sou.
“You can tell? I am surprised.”
“Don’t be Sumire-san since I have been cooking for a very long time.”
Sumire was surprised to hear that someone like Sou who as Sumire observed, belonged to a rich family, had to cook for himself. Not to talk about, his appearance doesn’t give that air of a man who would like to take care of household stuff.
“Are you thinking of something rude, Sumire-san?”
Sumire sweat dropped before flailing her hand with a fake smile as she denied his mis(?)conception.
“I-Its not like that. I was just wondering why you prepare your food. Your mother doesn’t cook?”
Since Sumire had a similar situation where her mother doesn’t generally get time to prepare food because of her job, Sumire thought that Sou might be in an identical situation.
But his following words made her guilty why she asked him about it.
“Ah… she is no longer with me. It was a terminal illness. And since my father stays away because of work, I mostly remain alone and thus know how to cook. ”
Sumire halted dead in track as she heard his words which suppressed the feeling of regret since what overtook her consciousness was sorrow.
Sou also came to a pause as he saw Sumire covering her mouth her hand and her gaze trembling upon hearing him.
“I-I am really sorry for asking Sou-kun.”
“Ah, it’s okay. Now let’s go since the heat might kill us.”
Even though he brushed it away like it was all fine, Sumire did notice the slight change of his tone and how Sou avoided her gaze. Even if she could understand the pain of losing a parent, the fact that she had the support of her mother and brother but Sou had none by his side makes a lot of difference.
Even though Sumire wanted she was not able to utter any word of condolence since she felt it would make the matter worse. She was already regretting having such a big mouth and now what she wanted was a distraction so she could lift his mood.
Thinking for a bit Sumire concluded on the first idea which popped into her mind before blabbering it out in a cherry tone.
“If that’s the case, Sou-kun, then why not you teach me to cook at my house today?”
Sou raised his brows at the sudden proposal before he asked in perplexion.
“What about your mother? Wouldn’t she mind?”
It was naturally inappropriate for Sou to go to Sumire’s home, considering the fact he has yet to formally introduce himself to Sumire’s family. But Sumire didn’t mind such trivial matters and replied with a confident smile.
“Don’t worry about it and let’s goooo…”
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Sumire is yet again regretting calling Sou over to her house. She did want to cheer him up after what she said earlier, but being alone with him in the house was not something Sumire could ever do to just elate him up.
It was just too……awkward! Even her brother was not around when he should be!
Sure Sou was not some kind of pervert who would jump on Sumire just because they were enclosed inside four walls but it didnt change the fact that they would be all alone in the room and anything that might happen here would be regarded on Sumire’s account since she was the one who invited him in the first place.
“Sumire-san~”
“H-Hai!”
Standing in the doorway, Sumire was in deep contemplation regarding her current stance when suddenly Sou walked forward after changing his shoes with the house sleeper Sumire offered before whispering in a condensed time.
Hearing her flustered response he continued.
“Don’t you think it’s rather inappropriate to invite a boy, your boyfriend no less who has the authority to do ‘this and that’ with you, when we are all alone?”
Sumire gulped in fret as she swore that Sou was deliberately making his tone even more chilly and teasing right now but she was so anxious standing at her spot that she was not able to move even an inch to glare at him for bullying her.
True she was the one who invited him and being alone, there were not many things a boy and girl, a couple no less, could do before ending up on a similar conclusion.
(A/N: – Her circuit has blown and she no longer remembers to add fake before the relationship XD)
Sumire has read a lot of shoujo novels and she knows that a house visit is the first step from where the physical intimacy of the heroine increases with the male lead and eventually they end up inside the…blanket…all na-na-naked…
“Haaa! Stay away from me, hentai!”
Covering her blushing face with her palms Sumire dashed away toward the living room, leaving a chuckling Sou behind.
‘This much sugar… I better visit the hospital after this… ‘
Musing to himself, Sou also walked inside the house to prepare the best meal for his girlfriend.
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A/N: – Drop a comment if you are liking the story. I will be focusing on conversation more since I noticed the mistakes I have been doing due to the variety of genres I write.