Chapter 12 (1/2)

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JLY chapter 12

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Yumi – connected feeling

「Good night~」

I replied with a good night back to Nao-san, but my body felt so hot I couldn't fall asleep. It wasn't from a cold, nor was it from the bath as I entered an hour ago. It was just from Risa, who slept right beside me.

The footlights were on and a pale, brown light hung in the vicinity. Risa was already sleeping soundly. I wasn't sure why, but I felt a sudden urge to see Risa's face. I was too impatient to get my gla.s.ses and just turned sideways to look at her.

—So close; so much so we could feel each other's warmth. I was sure my body was getting hotter from this.

As I was looking at her pretty and cute face, Risa's eyelids trembled.

「N….. Yumi……? 」

It seems I woke her up. From looking at my phone earlier, it should be around 12 right now.

「Sorry, did I wake you up?」

「Mmm?…..it’s because it smelled like Yumi.」

I was sure it was because of the orange like glow that I could see Risa's red face who just said those words. But 「my smell」…?  My thoughts spun round and round, like a coffee cup being stirred and I couldn't understand what was going on. My body couldn't move at all. I could only feel Risa's soft arm embracing my back.

「R-Risa?」

I was about to ask, but thinking of the situation made my head grow so hot it could have made a kettle boil.

「What~? 」

I was turning my head inside-out looking for an excuse but in my current condition, there was none to be found.

「Um…let’s see…….it’s already late so, let’s sleep? I’m excited for tomorrow. 」

In a hurry, I tried to hide in my bed but stopped midway. Rather, I was pulled even closer to Risa.

「Ah, wait.」

「W-what……? 」

Risa who was in front of me hardened up as I embraced Risa's back and waited for her words. We were so close that our breaths. .h.i.t each other; the moment felt so long yet pa.s.sed in an instant.

「Yumi…….I love you」

The time… it felt like it stopped. Before I could notice it, I was tightly embraced and wrapped in a soft warmth. I didn't know if the heat was from my rapidly beating heart or Risa warming up my body; all I knew was that I tightened my embrace of Risa so I wouldn't let go of this warmth.