Ch. 2: A Cute Younger Brother
Coming out of the forest, Kaine and I finally reached the town.
Kaine: “Hey OO, tell me if there’s something you want. This looks so good…! OO, do you like cake?”
OO: “Yeah!”
Kaine: “Ah! There’s a crepe shop over there too…do you like crepes?”
OO: “Yeah, I like them!”
Kaine’s eyes sparkled as he took in the rows of sweets lined up in the shops.
And each time, he’d turn around and ask me about it.
Kaine really is cute. I wonder if this is what it feels like to have a little brother.
I smiled as I thought about it, not even realizing what I was doing, and Kaine turned and gave me a quizzical look.
Kaine: “Why are you smiling?”
CHOICE:
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I'm having a good time (SUN)
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I think you're cute (MOON)
OO: “It kind of feels like I have a cute younger brother.”
I just said out loud what I had been thinking, but at that moment…-
Kaine: “Little brother…?”
The smile faded, and his eyes lowered.
OO: “What’s wrong?”
Kaine: “I’m not a little brother.”
OO: “Kaine?”
He looked at me, his eyes troubled but still big and glistening.
He’s just so cute…
Without thinking, I felt myself on the verge of smiling, but under his serious gaze, I couldn’t say anything.
OO: “I was just thinking how cute you are Kaine.”
Kaine: “Cute? Cute….mmm.”
At my words, his face changed, becoming slightly troubled.
OO: "It's nothing, I'm just having a good time!"
As I said it, Kaine's cheeks turned bright red.
Kaine: "I-I'm having fun too. I wonder if it's…because I'm with you."