Why Not Make Both Twins 'Girlfriends'?-Chapter 8Volume 2 .2 - Various Things During the Test Period...?

Various Things During the Test Period…? 2

There was a little back alley just a short distance from the north exit of Yuuki Sakura Station.

It was narrow and seldom used, making it a place not easily noticed by passersby.

The three of them stood in a line, with Hikari at the front near the main street, Chikage in the middle, and Sakuto at the back.

“Okay, I’ll keep watch here, so go ahead and smooch smooch〜”

Chikage’s face turned bright red at Hikari’s crude words.

“Hii-chan…!”

“Ahahaha, Chii-chan, you said you wanted to kiss, so come on, hurry up.”

Urged by Hikari, Chikage turned towards Sakuto.

Her gaze darted left and right, unable to settle down. It seemed that the assertiveness she had earlier was gone, replaced by a lack of confidence.

Perhaps it was the location that was the issue.

Although there were few pedestrians, there was a busy street on the other side. The tension of someone possibly entering the alleyway was making Chikage flush with nervousness.

Sakuto felt the same. Moreover, Hikari wasn’t asleep today. She only turned away to watch the main street. With that thought, the situation felt incredibly awkward.

He never imagined that this would happen on the way back from a study session──

“T-then…”

“Yeah…”

They both stepped half a pace forward, and Chikage gently grasped Sakuto’s arms.

“Thinking that Hii-chan is there or that someone might see us makes my heart race…”

Chikage spoke as if they were doing something forbidden.

He wished he hadn’t heard that. It made him feel even hotter.

“But, this is, how should I say…”

“Ah, no… it’s okay. You don’t have to say anything more.”

Chikage was clearly excited. Her breathing was rougher than usual.

Affected by the atmosphere, Sakuto’s heart was also beating more intensely than usual.

“So…”

“Yes──”

And with that, Chikage closed her eyes quietly and offered her lips.

For just a moment, Sakuto caught a glimpse of Hikari’s back.

Even with her consent, he wondered how Hikari was feeling right now.

No──right now, he wanted to focus on Chikage.

Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to Chikage, who had mustered her courage.

Why was he thinking from such a high and mighty perspective?

He himself was terribly nervous, barely able to stand──

Then, as he gently pressed his lips against Chikage’s,

“──Mmmn…”

A small sound escaped from Chikage.

While Hikari seemed slightly concerned, there was no indication that she was turning to look back.

Perhaps she could hear but was pretending not to.

(This is… seriously bad…)

He could tell that she was incredibly excited.

Chikage, perhaps aware of her sister standing behind her, pressed her lips against mine more firmly than before.

It was as if she wanted to surpass her sister, to show off to her──

How long did that moment last?

When their lips finally parted, it felt embarrassingly awkward to look into each other’s eyes, so instead, they touched our foreheads together and looked down at each other’s chests.

“Ah, thank you… very much…”

“L-likewise…”

Even their mutual expressions of gratitude felt clumsy and almost funny. But no other words came to mind.

“So, this means the issue with the Newspaper Club, between me and Hikari, is settled…”

“That might require… a bit more persuasion.”

“What..!?”

“Hehe… Just kidding♪”

Chikage’s mischievous smile as she blushed was irresistibly cute, and Sakuto felt his reason might truly give way if this continued.

Satisfied, Chikage turned and quickly ran back to Hikari.

“That seemed like it took forever, huh? Chii-chan, your face is all red.”

“It always turns out like this somehow… I feel kind of dizzy〜”

Still lost in the afterglow of his kiss with Chikage, Sakuto stood there dazed while the twin sisters chatted──

“Now it’s Hii-chan’s turn! It wouldn’t be fair if it was just me…”

“Eh? Me too? I’m fine… I already had my turn in the Newspaper Club’s room the other day…”

Chikage gave Hikari a gentle push on the back.

“Just go. It’s my turn to keep watch!”

“Eh? Oh, okay──”

Hikari approached Sakuto with a slight look of bewilderment and said,

“Ahahaha… I kind of got pushed out here…”

She touched her head apologetically.

“But I’m definitely not going to kiss you today, okay? …I don’t want to overwrite Chii-chan’s kiss.”

“I see…”

He was relieved, thinking his heart couldn’t take any more, but he wondered if Hikari was really okay with that.

Maybe it was the shadow of the building, but Hikari’s face seemed somehow lonely.

“So instead, let’s hug〜!”

She hugged him.

This innocent gesture was so typical of Hikari──

“…Is this enough?”

Her voice carried a hint of sadness.

“Hikari, if you want to…”

“No, I have to be strong at least a little bit because I’m the older sister…”

However, Hikari’s grip on his arm was getting stronger and stronger—

“Sakuto…”

Startled by the sudden call of his name, Sakuto was taken aback.

It pierced his heart like a surprise attack as if his heart had been seized by an eagle’s talons.

It was different from being called by Mitsumi, his mother, or his childhood friend Kusanagi Yuzuki.

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It was his lover, Hikari, calling his name.

Her voice was ticklish, almost coquettish—yet at the same time, it was like a young child pleading not to be left behind, an achingly desperate tone that spread throughout Sakuto’s entire being.

Why did it pierce so deeply and so strongly?

Perhaps there was a special meaning to this calling of his name by Hikari.

“Hikari…”

Unable to resist, he hugged Hikari tightly.

In doing so, he wished he could enter her inner world. He wanted her to feel that her name was special to him too.

“Sakuto… Sakuto──”

His own name leaked out everytime she exhaled a breath.

This hug and the calling of his name were laden with messages from her.

Hikari didn’t speak much.

Sakuto thought that although she seemed to be always chatting happily and smiling a lot, she was actually hiding her most important true feelings behind those words and beneath that smile.

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“──We will now collect the answer sheets. Please turn them over and pass them forward──”

It seemed the bell had rung while he was lost in thought after finishing the test.

He couldn’t concentrate at all. Probably because he couldn’t forget what happened in the back alley yesterday.

He happened to run into Chikage as he prepared to leave the classroom after school.

As soon as they saw each other, Chikage’s face turned red, and she became visibly restless.

“How was the test…?”

“I’m not confident this time…”

“Me neither. I was kind of spacing out…”

“Because of yesterday?”

“Yes… I just can’t get yesterday out of my head…”

The conversation halted, and an awkward silence followed.

Chikage started fanning herself nervously while Sakuto stroked his sweaty neck.

Then Hikari arrived, beaming with an exceptionally bright smile.

“Hey there, you two! ──Oh? What’s this? Looks like a nice mood, huh?”

“Hii-chan…!”

“Just kidding──So, should we all head home together? Are we going to Canon again today?”

Hikari was all smiles as if yesterday never happened.

(Am I overthinking it… No…)

Sakuto forced a smile, trying to imitate Hikari.

“Then let’s stop by Canon on the way home. I’m hungry.”

“Right! What are you going to eat today, Sakuto?”

Chikage suddenly noticed something and exclaimed,

“Hii-chan!? Since when have you been calling Sakuto-kun by his first name without honorifics!?”

“Ehehehe~… Why don’t you try calling him by his first name too, Chii-chan?”

“I don’t mind, personally.”

“W-w-wait, me!? I couldn’t possibly! At the very least, maybe I could use ‘Anata’…!”

“Ah, um… which ‘Anata’ are you referring to…?”

(TN: Anata literally means ‘you’ but is also commonly used by married couples to call each other affectionately.)

In the end, things went back to the usual atmosphere.

However──it’s possible that Hikari is still hiding her true feelings and innermost thoughts behind that smile.