New Year’s SS “Wishes on Ema” (Towa’s POV)
……cold.
It’s cold in any case.
Well, when I say it’s cold, I only mean the outside air.
Beside me, Rin in her sunny kimono is walking in a good mood.
It’s not like we’re holding hands, but as Rin pulls me closer to her, my body temperature naturally rises.
Well, I don’t mind …….
Today is January 1st, or New Year’s Day as it is called.
There was no way Rin was going to do nothing on such a festive day.
So we’re headed for our first visit to the shrine and are walking under this cold weather.
Well, I’m glad it all worked out.
Kenichi almost set me up, but …….
After what had happened, we parted ways with the couple behind us and headed home amidst the mess of people moving around.
Depressing……..
I really hate these crowds these days …….
I’ve always hated them, of course.
This is even more so these days because there are many people who bump their bodies against me.
But it can’t be helped.
If I am with Rin, this kind of thing is a daily occurrence, and it is almost like breathing. In other words, it’s as if it’s natural.
If there’s a man walking around, it’s probably inevitable that his fangs will turn on me.
I let out a big yawn and stretched out on my back.
Ah, I’m sleepy.
I did a lot of things so that Rin wouldn’t notice me, so I’m sleepy…….
As I thought about this, Rin, walking beside me, looked into my face and smiled at me.
“Can I ask you something?”
“Yes? What?”
I have a bad feeling about this.
At a time like this, Rin’s “Can I ask you something? There was a great possibility that Rin would throw in a big question.
It’s not just that we’ve been living together for half a year.
I tilted my head to pretend that I didn’t care about anything.
I felt Rin’s eyebrows furrowed a little when she saw this.
“What did you write on the ema tablet?”
What’s this about?
But to tell the truth…….
It’s…
“Well, you know. Well, I wrote, “Safety first”.”
“Fufu. That’s typical of you, Towa-kun.”
Rin gave a charming smile.
I was almost mesmerized by her face, but I held my ground.
But thank God……
I’m glad she didn’t know what I was thinking.
“I was thinking about it, but I figured it was for the best.”
“It’s important to be safe, that’s for sure. But didn’t it take you a long time to write it?”
“…… Oh, is that so?”
My face twitched and I looked away from Rin.
Rin is looking at me with fierce eyes.
Ah, ……I knew she would notice.
“And you wrote it while hiding it…………. It’s kind of suspicious, isn’t it?”
“I don’t know if I’d call it suspicious.”
Rin’s eyes became even sharper, though she acted like she was trying to be annoyingly charming.
However, due to the close proximity, it did not feel cold.
In fact, her disapproving gaze reminded me of an adorably sulky child, and I couldn’t help but but look at her.
I don’t think Rin really cares what people think of her.
Huh. ……. Anyway, I should think of an excuse. …….
Otherwise, I won’t be able to get out of this situation.
“Ah, that’s right. You know, it’s embarrassing to be seen making a wish like that, right? It’s kind of a strange, embarrassing feeling, isn’t it? That’s why I ended up stuttering.”
“I see……”
She seemed to disapprove, but somehow it seemed to make sense.
I decided to ask Rin a question to divert the conversation from myself.
“Hey, Rin, what did you write on your ema?”
“I wrote ‘good health’.”
“Oh, you’re so blunt, Rin. You’re just like me, aren’t you ……?”
“It’s also important.”
I feel uncomfortable about Rin’s clean expression.
It’s like she’ s hiding something ……
Ah, I see.
Maybe Rin was the same way.
It’s kind of funny to think that we’re lying to each other.
I put on a good expression on my face and tried to keep my composure so I wouldn’t look like an idiot.
Then Rin tapped me gently on the shoulder and held out her hand.
She tilted her head and gave me sweet eyes …….
Ugh, I’m weak to these eyes, aren’t I?
“Well, it’s cold, so it can’t be helped……”
I held her hand as she asked me to.
Her hands were chill and cold.
I wish she would have told me before this happened……
No, she should have said it.
“Thank you”
Rin uttered her thanks in her usual tone.
She does not look particularly disturbed, but her cheeks are tinged with a light red.
It’s strange to see Rin like this, it makes me smile …….
I gripped her hand and she squeezed it back more forcefully than before as I moved my hand to feel her touch.
When I look at Rin, our eyes meet, and then we both smile at each other.
I like …… these times.
The real thing I wrote on my ema was…
“Continue, even if only a little more.”
This was something I couldn’t say.
But as if she could see through me, Rin wrapped her arms around me.
“Let’s make that request come true, shall we?”
“Yeah, I know. You don’t know what I wrote on my ema……, do you?”
“There are things you don’t have to ask.”
As usual, she still looks like she knows everything …….
Seeing Rin like that, I couldn’t help but smile.
