Chapter 79
The Sleepover for Two (3)
It was my first time entering Tsukuyo’s room. A small room about 4.5 tatami mats. Right now, only Tsukuyo and I are here.
Behind me is Tsukuyo’s bed, with the futon neatly folded.
This… if we were a couple, this would definitely lead to the bed. Of course, since we’re not a couple, that’s absolutely not an option.
Tsukuyo sat on the bed, and I sat on the chair at the study desk. It’s a very girly room. Stuffed animals, lots of books, and a laundry rack hanging on the wall with underwear.
“Waah! Waah! Waah!!!”
Tsukuyo frantically took down the rack with the underwear hanging on it and hid it behind her back so I couldn’t see it.
“P-please don’t look!”
Relax. My eyes were only drawn to the parts that became visible because you jumped.
Tsukuyo started looking around nervously, searching for other things I shouldn’t see.
Right. If you live with just your brother, you’d probably dry your underwear in your own room…
I’ll try not to stare too much… Ah.
“The Princess Dances Towards the Sky, huh.”
A 10-volume novel worn from being read countless times. It’s Tsukuyo’s favorite romance novel. Come to think of it, during her hospitalization in August, we discovered we both liked reading because of this book…
It’s a 20-year-old work, but… the version Tsukuyo has is a revised edition… and only Volume 1 is completely different from the first edition. I read it at the library and was really moved too.
“I’ve read it over a hundred times~”
“No doubt it’s an interesting story.”
There were many other intriguing books. Since I’m here, maybe I’ll borrow a few…
“Ah~, Taiyou-san! You’re trying to read books and leave me behind!”
“Guh, I’ve been found out.”
“I should have borrowed some books too.”
Maybe we’ve both calmed down a bit now. Right. I should talk about books with Tsukuyo like this.
Spending time together chatting about our favorite hobbies. That’s nice. It’d be even better with some pleasant music playing too.
Coincidentally, there was a charged, older-model music player on Tsukuyo’s desk. It was even connected to speakers, so we could listen to music.
I reached for the Walkman and turned it on.
‘Tsukuyo is… First, a very considerate girl. She helped me a lot with preparations and such. Second, she has beautiful hair. Well-maintained and very pleasant to touch. Full of elegance.’
Huh? This voice, these lines… I feel like I’ve heard them somewhere.
‘Third, she’s a caring friend. A good girl who comforts her friends when they’re sad and celebrates with them when they’re happy. Fourth, she’s smart. She doesn’t show off, but kindly shares her knowledge with everyone.’
“Wahhhhhhh!”
A flustered Tsukuyo lunged at me, trying to cover my ears with both hands.
This situation is really not good. She’s hugging me from the front, and Tsukuyo’s developed chest keeps hitting my face, making me feel very… improper.
Her face is bright red as she desperately tries to cover my ears, but I think stopping the music player would be quicker… She seems confused.
‘Tenth… That Tsukuyo… I… um… I like you, Tsukuyo!?’
Ah, this is from the “10 Questions” thing from when we went to Ginga Mountain. Hearing myself, what embarrassing things was I saying? I knew it was recorded on a smartphone, but to have transferred it to the music player too…
With that momentum, the music player on the desk fell off. It landed right in front of me with the screen visible. Play count: 1,752. You’ve gotta be kidding…
The playback of the voice (not music) ended, and Tsukuyo, her face crimson, sat up… Her cute blue bra is visible through the gap in her clothes now, but I, pinned to the floor, am struggling to even change my line of sight.
“Uu…”
Tsukuyo wrapped her arms around my back. Ah, this is a dangerous development. She seems past the point of embarrassment, like anything goes now. It reminds me of that time in the P.E. storage room.
Back then, Seiya saved me… but there’s no one to save me this time. My eyes meet Tsukuyo’s teary ones. We’re so close our faces are almost touching, our chests pressed together… I can feel the softness of her chest directly.
That beautiful face I never tire of seeing, her tearful, embarrassed look is incredibly cute too. I could have just given in.
But that… would be disrespectful to Tsukuyo, I felt. I can’t just force things to move forward like this. Using both my free hands… I started tickling Tsukuyo’s sides.
“Hyaaah!”
Tsukuyo, perhaps startled, jumped up, moved away from me, and scrambled towards the bed. But… I’m not stopping.
I followed, getting on top of her, slipping my hands past her arms, and continued tickling her sides.
“Wa-wai! Stop…!”
Kannagi Tsukuyo is extremely ticklish. I often saw Mizuri-san waking her up every morning by straddling her and tickling her sides and underarms.
Sometimes Mizuri-san would even be drooling a bit, and I’d wonder what was so fun about it.
This is fun.
“Kyahahaha! I-I’m… ticklish… I can’t! Stop!”
“I know.”
“Nooo… Hyaahahaha… Really, stop… Iyah!”
Sliding my hands from her sides into her underarms. Tsukuyo’s body jumped even more. This seems to be her weakest spot.
Her responsiveness, her pretty voice, her cute smile even while protesting, the way she seems to be enjoying it despite herself, understanding her squirming with every move of my hands—it’s incredibly fun.
That Mizuri-san… so this is what she was always doing.
Tsukuyo tried to get up and escape in her exhausted state, but I couldn’t let her. I was going to drain all her energy. I chased after her.
Tickling Tsukuyo’s sides more, she let out a shriek and twisted her body, trying to change direction and escape towards the bed. Unfazed, I got onto the bed, raising both hands, ready to pounce on Tsukuyo, who had turned her back to me on the bed.
“Hah!”
That’s when I, the supposed attacker, realized.
“Haah… Haah…”
Tickled too much, tears welled up in Tsukuyo’s double-lidded eyes, and a seductive sigh escaped her lips. Her struggles had disheveled her top… revealing the strap of her light blue bra.
Her miniskirt was completely askew, revealing matching panties along with her white thighs.
Tsukuyo, in that state, looked up at me from the bed. It was already… checkmate. I had been lured in without even realizing it.
“Haah… Haah… Taiyou-san. Come here…”
I swear I could see a heart mark after the words ‘come here.’
And I… to that feeling…
“Sorry, I need to go to the bathroom for a sec.”
I held my head in my hands in front of the Kannagi family’s bathroom.
Badbadbadbadbadbad
That was really bad. Undoubtedly the most critical situation of my life.
One more step, if I had realized just one step later, I would have definitely pressed my body against hers, touching her chest and bottom all over. Actually, I wanted to.
Aaaaaaahhhh!
I’m at my limit! There’s nothing a virgin can do!!
“But… maybe that was rude after all.”
For her to invite me that far… I wonder how it feels for a girl to be rejected.
But we’re not officially dating yet, and I don’t know what I’d say to Seiya…
Well, Tsukuyo is always smiling. I’m sure she’ll forgive me.
THUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUD!
“Eek!?”
An incredible sound came from Tsukuyo’s room door.
It wasn’t thunder, right… that sound was…
It felt like I was being called a coward.
I ended up spending the rest of the morning trembling in a corner of the room.
And Tsukuyo didn’t show her face again until I left… and didn’t speak to me for a week.
