A Couple of Lovebirds
TL: PuffyPyjamas .
ED: Daemon .
“The breeze… feels pleasant . ”
As we were returning from Aki’s house, Charlotte, whose hair was fluttering with the night breeze, narrowed her eyes and spoke comfortably . Her gentle voice is extremely pleasant to the ear and makes you want to hear it forever . I was walking beside her, worried if she could hear my pounding heartbeat .
Aki and Emma were with us back then, so I didn’t have to be overly conscious of her . However, as we were walking by our lonesome at night, I was conscious of her . I can’t wake Emma up just because I want a distraction… If I were to do that, she would surely cry a lot .
“Yeah . ”
I am so nervous right now that it’s taking my all just to give a simple reply . The silence of the night might be making me more conscious than when she was at my house yesterday . I can even feel her breathing clearly .
“…”
When I replied, Charlotte glanced at my face for a moment . When I turned my gaze to her profile so that I could meet her eyes, her expression looked a little disappointed, and even a little lonely . Maybe my reply was a little too distant .
“Um… Today’s dinner was delicious . ”
Believing that I had failed, I immediately tried to raise a topic that I assumed Charlotte would be happy with . Charlotte smiled delightfully and looked at my face .
“Thank you . I just helped Hanazawsan today, but I’m happy that you think that it was delicious . ”
“You don’t have to be so modest, Charlotte’s cooking was excellent as well . Was it a spinach quiche? It was fancy and delicious . ”
Charlotte made something that would match with the hamburger . It was a type of French cuisine called a quiche, which was a meat pie almost similar to what could be called a baked cake .
Charlotte seems like a woman who can do anything because she can cook not only Japanese food but French food as well .
“Fufu~ Thank you . Actually, Emma always likes to eat spinach quiche with hamburger steak, so I asked Hanazawsan if I could make it . ”
“Is that so… Charlotte-san always prioritizes Emma, doesn’t she?”
Although merely two days have passed since we’ve met, it is easy to imagine how Charlotte treats Emma usually . In all probability, it would be no exaggeration to say that Emma is prioritized over everything .
However, it feels a little unusual even if they are close sisters .
It is not uncommon for a gentle sister to give priority to her cute younger sister . After all, I do come across sisters who give up their desserts to please their younger siblings .
Still, in the case of Charlotte, I feel like she is overly neglecting herself . I think she puts up with anything and everything and lets Emma do whatever she wants .
You may think, who am I to judge Charlotte due to the fact that we’ve barely interacted, but I believe that Charlotte and Aki are somewhat similar . That’s why I wonder if Charlotte is holding back a little too much . Well, even if I were to tell her that, she would be too kind to admit it .
“Prioritize… is it…? I think it’s a bit different . I just don’t want her to feel lonely or sad . ”
If you don’t call that prioritizing, then what would you call that? I really want to retort due to her denying without any consideration .
But, there was another far more important concern .
As far as I could understand, it seems that the gentle older sister is just thinking about her younger sister . However, the atmosphere of Charlotte who spoke the words was quite meaningful . I was hesitating on whether to delve any deeper .
I want to know more about her . However, I don’t want to wrongly prod at any points she might feel conscious about, and I don’t want to be disliked because of going too far .
I hesitated because I had such thoughts .
“—What is going on with the two lovebirds over there?”
““—!?””
Suddenly being called from behind, our bodies trembled simultaneously . Looking back in a hurry, there was Miyu-sensei who had just exited a convenience store .
When we were having dinner, I felt like there was something missing, and now I finally realized that it was Miyu-sensei . I felt a little refreshed as that thorn in my head was removed, but in my chest my heart was beating so fast that it seemed ready to burst .
“Good evening, Miyu-sensei . This might be sudden, but I have some questions for you, is that okay?”
I called out to Miyu-sensei while pretending to be calm so that my feelings would not be noticed by Charlotte . Miyu-sensei looked at me with eyes that seemed interested and a grin was plastered across her face, and it was kind of frustrating .
“What is it?”
“First of all, why are you in such a place? If we’re talking about your house, isn’t it in the completely opposite direction from school?”
Actually, there was something she said that I wanted to deny first, but I dropped it because I didn’t want Charlotte to think that I was too stubborn or too freaked out .
Miyu-sensei looks at my eyes with an expression that says ‘Your thoughts are on your face’, but I pretended to not notice it and ignored her .
“Well, don’t sweat the little things . More importantly, you two are getting along really well, aren’t you . ”
“…”
She told me to ask what was on my mind, but she completely ignored it… It must mean that it’s inconvenient for her . Well, I have a general idea of what happened at least .
…Leaving that aside, she really brought up a topic I didn’t want to discuss… I didn’t want to mention it, both due to not wanting the person on my mind to find out about my feelings, but also due to pure embarrassment . I wonder what Charlotte thinks?
I was wondering how she perceived the words said by Miyu-sensei, so I looked at Charlotte for a moment—but for some reason, she turned away .
Hey, why is she turning away? Maybe she didn’t want to be close to me so much that she turned away? Normally, I wouldn’t be driven by such anxiety, but being rejected by the person in question, is sure to make me anxious .
Then, for some reason, Miyu-sensei places her hand on my shoulder .
“Don’t mind it . ”
—Huh!?
“W-what shouldn’t I be minding?”
I didn’t want it to show on my face, so I asked Miyu-sensei while keeping calm . If it weren’t for Charlotte, I would’ve surely given her a piece of my mind .
“Well, don’t look so dejected . Don’t worry, it’s not what you think . ”
“What are you talking about?”
The situation was too vague and I couldn’t really understand what Miyu-sensei was saying, so I tilted my head in confusion . Speaking of Miyu-sensei, for some reason, she is looking at Charlotte instead of me .
“You really are dense at times like these… Well, it might be interesting in its own way . ”
“Can you please stop using me as a toy…?”
“Well, well, it’s all good . More than that, you two walking together with Emma in your arms really do resemble a harmonious couple, don’t you?”
When I tried to raise complaints to Miyu-sensei who thinks of me like a toy, Miyu-sensei said something ridiculous in a voice that only I could hear .
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