Family

“……Hm?”

“What’s wrong?”

It was Monday, after dad and Mihoko san went on a trip and I spent Saturday and Sunday with Sayaka and Yume together for the first time.

Although I was worried about spending time with the two of them, it was as if the relationship we had developed saved me, and later I felt better, but…

Now, let’s focus on Tokikaze instead of all that.

We had been talking about the game all this time, but Tokikaze, sitting next to me, suddenly fell silent and put his face close to mine.

“…What the hell.”

“No, I just thought it smelled kind of good.”

Hey, so you’re sniffing it? Stop it, it’s disgusting !

Of course, I don’t mean to say such a thing straight out since we are friends, bbut I didn’t like it anyway, so I lightly hit him with my elbow and shook him off.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry !”

“….Good grief.”

If this was with a girl…..no, that would be a bad idea, too.

But…..being smelled by Tokikaze reminds me of Sayaka and Yume who have smelled my sweat.

They usually said they liked the smell of my sweat, and they even talked about it a little bit yesterday, and they were both getting excited about it……though of course it was embarrassing as hell for me.

“……………”

Does it smell that bad……?

Or in this case, is it the smell? It’s not that Tokikaze’s reaction suggests that it’s a bad smell…..or that he said it smelled good.

Of course, it’s my own smell, so I can’t sense it because it’s not uncomfortable……no, there was a slight scent of it.

(Is this…..Sayaka and Yume’s smell?)

I came to that conclusion.

It is true that when I went to wake up Sayaka this morning, she hugged me again as if to ask me to spoil her, and before I left the house, Yume hugged me too, saying that she was going to recharge her batteries for the day.

Could it be that their scent was attached to me?

“Do you have any idea? It doesn’t even seem like perfume or anything.”

“……Oh, well, there is, but it’s not a big deal.”

“Hmm?”

I told him not to worry about it and we ended the conversation.

After that, I forgot all about the smell and time passed quickly until lunchtime.

As soon as the chime ended, I got up with my lunch in my hand and headed for the rooftop.

“……Ah, sleepy.”

I was especially sleepy today.

The worst thing that could happen to me was that I couldn’t stop stretching my legs when I got to the fourth period,….. so I couldn’t get through my English class at all.

“….Fwua～h”

And then there was this big yawn again.

It was when I was wiping my eyes with tears coming out of my eyes—I heard the door open, and the girls who were waiting for me appeared.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“Sorry to keep you waiting, Onii chan.”

It was Sayaka and Yume.

The amount of food is different to some extent, but since Sayaka went to the trouble of making lunch boxes for everyone, we gathered here as if to hold a meeting to discuss the taste of the food.

The three of us sat down on a bench with me sitting in the middle and started eating our lunch boxes.

“……Delicious.”

“Seriously ! It’s really good, Onee chan !”

“I’m glad I was able to prevent Yume from doing something weird when I took my eyes off of her for a moment.”

“……Did that happen?”

“Yes.”

“I told you I’m sorry !”

Did something like that happen……was it when I went to the bathroom?

“……………”

Lunch….It’s not anything special, just an ordinary lunch box.

It has a well-balanced lineup of typical bento items such as onigiri, omelet, fried chicken, sausage, and other items you might think of as lunch boxes.

“Hm……”

Delicious……especially this omelet is the best.

The sweetness of the egg as well as the soy sauce that is probably used in moderation is well balanced and really tasty.

I wish I could go into detail about the taste, but all I can say is that it is simply delicious.

“…..It’s delicious.”

I was so satisfied that I said over and over again that it was delicious.

The person who made it, Sayaka, is also eating it deliciously, and Yume says it’s delicious and continues to eat it…the air between us is very warm.

We may be the only ones in this place, but the atmosphere at home is realized here as it is.

“……Fwuah.”

But the sleepiness didn’t go away.

After I finished my lunch, more hellish hours hit me, and I became so sleepy that I felt like I would fall unconscious as soon as I let my mind wander.

As I was shaking my head, Yume guided my head to her knees without saying anything.

“Eh?”

“You should lie down, Onii chan.”

It was an invitation to fall on her knees.

“It’s fine. I’ll sit on the bench across.”

Sayaka moved to create a space where I could stretch my legs, and I couldn’t escape the fate of being put on her lap no matter what, so I put my head on Yume’s thighs.

“……Thanks Yume.”

“No, it’s totally fine. I’d rather do it all the time.

Yume looked down at me and smiled.

With a gentle smile that seems to accept everything…she’s always looking down to me.

When I glanced at Sayaka, she was also smiling at me, and there was an atmosphere here that made me forget that this was a school.

(Oh no…..I can’t stand it when she does this. I can’t take it anymore–)

Soon after that, I fell asleep.

Just before I drifted off to sleep, I had a thought—Sayaka and Yume are always in my personal space like this.

It’s not common at school, but at home it’s normal to have them by my side.

This situation, which was absolutely unthinkable not long ago……I can no longer imagine my daily life without them.

I see……they have become so important to me.

I guess this is what it means to think of family…….I will always cherish this feeling and keep it in my heart…….It’s like an absolute rule for me.

I’m definitely going to keep this connection alive.