Chapter 23 – Invitation from a Beautiful Girl!

If you’re free today, why don’t you come to my house?

No man would not be excited from hearing such a wonderful line from the love of his life. The tension is soaring as well.

I jumped on the train and headed to her house.

I pushed the intercom and she appeared right away.

「You’re fast.」

「If Kurumi-san called me, I would run to you even if I had to cross a sea of fire or go in some unexplored part of China.」

「Y-you don’t have to go that far…..come in.」

And so, I went inside.

Then, there’s a suitcase in the living room.

Clothes are scattered around it. I guessed it was for the school trip.

The school trip was for 3 days and two nights and except for the first day, the students could wear plain clothes.

In other words, it means I’ll be traveling with Kurumi-san in plain clothes.

「How’s the preparation for our honeymoon?」

「I-it’s not our honeymoon!」

「Where do you want us to go then?」

「I guess….Hawaii?」

Kurumi-san glanced at a magazine on the glass table while muttering.

As I approached, I found that it was a travel magazine. For Hawaii.

「T-that’s」

In panic, she snatches the magazine and hides it behind her back.

「What’s that?」

「N-nothing.」

「Nothing?」

「……」

「Come to think of it, when I asked you where we should go, you seemed to answer rather readily…..」

Pretending to be a great detective, I put my hand on my chin and glanced around.

If I had been wearing glasses, it would have lit up.

「…..ugh….I did not! I-I only thought of it! There’s no deeper meaning or anything!」

「Kurumi-san…..!」

「I told you there’s no deeper meaning!?」

「You don’t have to be shy…..I know all about it.」

「……i-idiot!」

When I told her that, her face turned red, she turned around, and moved to the kitchen.

---Scene Change---

A clinking sound can be heard from the kitchen.

She’s probably preparing drinks.

I can’t help but feel her love as she prepares drinks for me after calling me an idiot.

While I was feeling very moved, I looked around the room and realized something.

There are more things here compared to when I visited before.

Before, the room had been bleak and lifeless, creating a lonely atmosphere that made it seem as if there is no intention of living in this place but now, it’s different.

There’s a houseplant by the window and cute accessories lined up in the corner of the table. Next to the large-screen TV is a Marimo Kart game that Kasumi and I used to play together at my house.

I wonder if she got hooked on it or is she practicing for her next visit.

….either way, I feel irresistibly happy…..

So, when I visited before, it felt modern and fashionable but now, it feels more like a girl’s house making me a bit nervous.

Come to think of it, what did Kurumi-san want?

She called me up here and said she wanted to talk to me but I still haven’t heard what she wanted to talk about.

If it was about our honeymoon, I would be more than happy but I’m sure it’s not.

Just as I’m thinking about it, Kurumi-san comes back to me.

「Here」

「Thanks」

After putting down the coffee and cocoa on the table, Kurumi-san sits down next to me.

She was walking toward the kitchen while pouting earlier but now, our distance was quite close.

The room was heated and warm. Perhaps because of this, Kurumi-san is dressed even more casually than usual.

She was wearing a large shirt and black skinnies underneath. At first glance, there is not a hint of sexiness or fashion in this outfit. However, that’s not the case.

「….taste great」

Kurumi-san takes a small sip of cocoa and puts her mug on the table.

As she does so, she leans forward slightly, almost revealing something she is not supposed to from her large slack neck.

I stared at her face and wondered if this was an invitation.

「W-what?」

「…….」

「I-is there something on my face?」

Kurumi-san took her phone and used the camera app to check her face. Cute.

Apparently, she found that it was just her normal face.

「Kurumi-san」

「What? You’ve been like that since earlier.」

「Don’t ever dress like that except in front of me.」

「Ehto…..?」

「Please promise me.」

I’m telling her that seriously. Kurumi-san said “too close” and moved away a little.

Oh, I’m being rude. I was so eager that I moved my face too close to hers.

「Well, I don’t know why you don’t want me to but….since you don’t want me to dress up like this in front of anyone else….or rather, I only dressed up like this because it’s you.」

「D-does that mean that Kurumi-san treats me as someone you can let your guard down with!?」

For me, it’s a way of saying “I love you” or “will you marry me” and even “I want to bear your child”.

After pausing for a moment, she nodded and looked a little puzzled.

「Y-yeah, that’s right.」

「…..I-I see.」

I feel somewhat relieved and then---I realized. Kurumi-san’s face is right in front of me. It’s just a stone away from my eyes and nose.

It looks like I’ve become too excited that I had pushed her down on the sofa.

Her shirt flipped up from the momentary force giving me a glimpse of her cute navel.

When I looked up, my eyes met with Kurumi-san, who was staring at me.

「P-pervert.」

「N-no, I’ll only look.」

「…..」

「…..」

Silence dominates the place.

Kurumi-san stares at me, her lips are trembling.

Her slightly sweaty neck, disheveled hair, flustered cheeks, and moist eyes.

That’s simply irresistibly stimulating my rationality.

I tried to desperately suppress the urge to attack her in order to not hurt her and tried to get up---

「…..hnnn」

Under my arms, Kurumi-san’s eyes are tightly closed but she lifted her chin.

「May I?」

I ask but there’s no answer. Instead, Kurumi-san nodded slightly.

The moment I saw that, I took her lips.

I was drunk before.

I haven’t kissed her since then---or rather, thinking back, this is the first time I have kissed her like this. The soft feeling is so comfortable that it seems to melt my brain that I don’t want to stop forever.

When I put my hand on her shoulder, she trembled slightly.

However, there’s no sign of resistance, or rather, she pressed her lips more to mine.

「Hmmm….fuh, hmmmm」

I can hear a sweet voice.

Then, Kurumi-san’s tongue came in---toot! Toot! Toot!

「「………..!?」」

A loud sound rang from the kitchen.

Startled, she stopped kissing me and told me “excuse me” while covering her mouth and heading for the kitchen.

I also went into the kitchen after calming my racing heart. I wonder if this racing heartbeat is excitement or nervousness….or probably just surprised because of the alarm.

「What’s wrong?」

「No, I mean…..what can I say?」

When I arrived at that kitchen, I found Kurumi-san there, taking an iron plate out of the oven. On the iron plate are slightly burnt cookies.

Could it be that this is the reason she called me today?

If so, I’m very happy. I have a question though.

「I asked you to come today because I wanted you to try these….」

「That’s a very nice idea but….we’re going on a school trip the day after tomorrow, right?」

Not many people would bake cookies and call their boyfriends in anticipation of a trip. While I’m thinking of that, Kurumi-san scratched her cheeks as if she was feeling bad about it.

「Well, you know, before a test, don’t you enjoy cleaning?」

「I do.」

「As for me, when I was thinking about which clothes should I wear for the school trip, I kind of wanted to cook.」

「…..I see.」

Perhaps Kurumi-san is one of those types that put off troublesome things until later. Especially when it comes to her own affairs. I’ve come to know an unexpected side of her.

「I’m sorry, it’s burnt.」

「No, problem. Let me eat them.」

「Y-you don’t have to force yourself to do it.」

「I’m not forcing myself.」

I transferred the cookies to a plate and took them to the table. Then, while turning on the console that was next to the TV, I announced to Kurumi-san, who just came in.

「I think I want to eat the cookies that Kurumi-san made and play games with you from the bottom of my heart.」

「….idiot.」

In the end, we never got into that kind of mood after spending the rest of the day playing games.

---Scene Change---

And the next day, Sunday.

After finishing my final check on my luggage, I went to bed early to avoid oversleeping.

Kasumi made fun of me saying, “You’re not an elementary schooler”. However, I can’t help it since I’ll be traveling with Kurumi-san.

To be honest, I’m confident that I’m more excited now compared to when I was in elementary school.

In any case, the school trip will start tomorrow.

I hope to have a lot of fun.

TN: Caught up with the raw.