Chapter 70 First Love

First Love

Thanks to Ichika, I was able to blow off my feelings for Kaori.

When I thanked her for that, she finally smiled at me.

“Ehehe~…yokatta.”

She relaxed her cheeks happily, and then——she grabbed my hand.

“What was good about that?”

“I’m glad that Takumi-nii is free from that bad woman…I’m really glad.”

I had no words to answer.

I guess I really don’t have a good eye for people…Now that I think about it, I don’t understand why I trusted such people as Takeshi and Kaori.

Looking back, I never doubted others since I was little.

I guess you could say I was good-natured…Although I didn’t have parents, my grandparents and relatives were all very kind people, so I was never suspicious of strangers.

Because of that, Takeshi and Kaori ended up hurting me…but because of that, I could think positively now that I was closer to Hana-san and Ichika.

“…Takumi-nii’s first love may have been a painful memory.”

Then Ichika says something like that.

“But next love, I really want him to be happy.”

Ichika stopped crying.

This time she looked directly at me and said in a strong tone.

“And the person who should be next to him should be the one who loves Takumi-nii the most…”

To me, she still has a strong image of a little neighborhood girl.

Although her body is glamorous…Her face is so young that sometimes I still treat her like a child.

“Takumi-nii…My first love is not over yet, right?”

That’s why I was so surprised by the mature look on her face from time to time.

“One day, when Takumi-nii has completely forgotten about that woman——be prepared, okay? I’ll make my first love happy.”

“——”

I was at a loss for words and couldn’t say anything to her while she held my hand.

My heart was beating loudly and intensely…I was nervous.

Now, for the first time, I felt like I was aware of Ichika as the opposite s🬀x.

She wasn’t a child anymore…and it was as if she insisted on it, and I couldn’t really say the words back.

And it seems…I wasn’t the only one who was nervous.

“Well, then…That’s what I’m going to say. See you later! I’m sure Mom is already out of the bathroom; I’ll go in too.”

Ichika got up from the sofa and left the living room.

“…phew.”

With the sound of hurried footsteps in my ears, I took a deep breath and suppressed my racing heart…It was a close call…

One day, I’ll face it properly.

I’m not ready now because of Kaori…but I want to accept Ichika’s feelings firmly.

While I was thinking about that, and while I stroked my chest,

“——It’s nice to be young.”

“e?!”

Suddenly, a voice approached me, and my heart jumped again.

I don’t know when she got so close…Hana-san put her face close to my ear and whispered to me.

When I quickly turned around, I saw Hana-san, who was out of the bathroom, with a big grin on her face.

“I guess it feels like youth…”

I wondered if she had seen the exchange between me and Ichika.

If so, it would be very embarrassing.

“…Take care of my daughter. I’ll be happy if you make her happy.”

“Eh, Hana-san! Don’t tease me!”

It’s useless to resist. Hana-san kept laughing at me.

Of course, it was very embarrassing.

But it was kinda fun…to be able to communicate with her like family——