When I Brought The Lost Little Girl To Her House, The One Who Came Out Of The Front Door Was The Most Beautiful Girl In The Grade.

This is the story after the first day of the cultural festival, when Ayano and I started dating.

With the confession in front of everyone, Ayano and I became well-known. As for me, I was bombarded with questions from Yumi and Ayano’s mother.

With all that happened, I felt exhausted. There was nobody else around, so I sat at my desk in my classroom, thinking about the events of the day.

Then, my eyelids naturally started to droop. At first, I resisted it, but before I knew it, I had stopped resisting.

When I realized it, the classroom was illuminated. I didn’t turn on the lights, so I wondered if someone had come in. When I looked up, I saw Ayano touching my hair.

“…What are you doing?”

“Um, well, I thought it’s cute…”

“C-Cute?”

“It’s like the sensation of touching a pet’s fur.”

“Technically, we’re a couple starting today…”

“Huh? Are you a little upset?”

It’s not like I was upset, but I was a bit confused. I thought she had already left, and since it was the second night of the campfire, there wasn’t much reason to stay at school today.

Moreover, it wasn’t even my classroom, so I didn’t have any business being here.

“What’s wrong? I thought you had left already.”

“Hmm? I had something to do…”

“Something to do? In my class?”

“Not in your class, but I had something to do with you!”

“With me?”

What kind of business could it be? Maybe it’s something quite important.

For some reason, the atmosphere felt unexpectedly serious, so I involuntarily swallowed my saliva.

“I wanted to go home together… I heard you were in the classroom, so I came here, and you were sleeping, so I waited until you woke up.”

“You could have woken me up.”

“I… I did.”

“Huh?”

“I woke you up!! But you still won’t wake up!”

Puffing her cheeks in anger, she displayed a reaction reminiscent of a model from an anime.

By the way, I felt like I had done something wrong. She had waited for me all this time, so it would have been even better if she had woken me up.

“Sorry. I was completely unaware and slept so comfortably.”

“You looked so comfortable that I thought it might be mean to wake you up.”

Saying that, Ayano was still pouting and looking the other way.

“But I still can’t quite believe it. It still feels like a dream… Oh! What if this is a dream?”

As I playfully said that, Ayano’s expression shifted from the cute anger she displayed earlier to what seemed like genuine irritation.

Could it be that I unintentionally stepped on Ayano’s landmine? Or was it bad that I couldn’t quite believe it?

I felt strange sweat trickling down. I kept thinking about how I should apologize.

“Ah, Ayano-san?”

“If you can’t quite believe it, should I make sure you don’t think that way anymore?”

“Huh? What are you saying… Mmm”

The moment I didn’t understand what Ayano meant, her slightly pouted lips pressed against mine.

It was what they call a kiss. My first kiss. I was so surprised that I let out a startled sound.

At the moment of the kiss, a soft, pleasant fragrance filled the air, and her silky hair brushed against my skin, tickling it slightly. Of course, her lips were soft.

I let out a slightly risqué sound and thought, who would even want such a slightly risqué sound from a guy like me, in my mind.

“How about it? Do you feel it now?”

With a sly grin, she touches her beautifully red lips with her index finger. What a little devil she is.

In response to Ayano’s question, I vigorously nodded my head up and down.

I could feel that my face was probably turning completely red. My cheeks were burning.

“Your face is red. Are you okay?”

“You know why it’s red.”

“Oh~ I wonder why~?”

Ayano playfully said that in an exaggerated manner. I almost suspected if she was the same Ayano who participated in the beauty contest earlier.

“For now, let’s head home.”

“Yeah! You’re right.”

I thought she might tease me about sleeping more, but we easily decided to head back home. I felt a bit relieved about that.

“It’s already dark, huh.”

“Well, it’s already winter.”

“No, it’s still technically autumn.”

“Oh really? It feels like winter in terms of the cold.”

Having such a trivial conversation, time passed by, or rather, the way back home that usually felt long suddenly didn’t seem long enough. I wanted to keep talking.

“Thanks for walking me home. See you tomorrow!”

“Oh, Ayano-san! How about we go to school together tomorrow morning?”

Ayano turned around and looked at me with a slightly absent-minded expression.

However, she quickly gave me a smile.

“Yeah! That’s what I want to say, but I have responsibilities as a member of the organizing committee tomorrow. I have to go early to make up for not doing it today.”

“Well, I can go early too if you want.”

“Can you actually wake up early? Plus, you’re tired, right? It’s okay. Besides, we can go to school together some other day, right?”

I extended the invitation, but I reminded myself that if she has organizing committee duties tomorrow, it might not work out. I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to wake up, and I agree with Ayano’s point that she’s tired. I shouldn’t be selfish and make things difficult for her.

“Tomorrow morning is impossible for me, but how about we explore the festival together tomorrow?”

“Festival?”

“Is it okay? Or is it not?”

And it’s a YES or NO question? She’s pressing for one of those two options.

Even a simple multiple-choice question like this probably wouldn’t show up on a quiz show.

“Of course, it’s YES.”

“Buzz! Correct answer!”

“They were just doing this on a quiz show yesterday.”

“I was watching that too.”

Afterward, we both burst into laughter, saying “Ahaha.” I never would have thought that we’d both be imagining a quiz show.

“Well then! See you tomorrow!”a

“Yeah. See you tomorrow.”