Dreaming Boy Wakes Up

Chapter 21: Memorable Scrimmage

"If you never try, you will never know."

-anonymous

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After getting out of the bath, I got some notifications in my messenger app. I was a bit worried it was Yamazaki sending me illicit photos of grandmas again but luckily it was just that Ashida created a new group and invited me and Aika. She already had a name decided.

'K and the Siscons'

Are you picking a fight with me? Siscon? You're saying I'm a siscon? With that Big Sis of mine? Leaving aside Aika, that's actually pretty laughable...No way would I be a siscon with Big Sis around. I accepted the invitation nonetheless.

'Who's a siscon?'

'Aichi already confessed, you know?'

'I'm a siscon, yeah.'

Well obviously with Aika it makes sense. She can't stand being apart from Airi and talks about her all sweet. Me on the other hand while I have admitted that I care for my sister more than basically anyone that doesn't mean I'm a siscon. She's a violent women who I would not want to spend all of my time with.

'I mean, you're close with your older sister, right.' Aika threw in.

Are we really close though? I mean yeah we talk quite a bit and she's always asking me to do stuff for her but..

Wait..

We might actually be closer than I thought. Still that doesn't make me a siscon! I'm also not admiring this to Aika and Ashida.

'We're close enough to offer each other some hamburger steak during dinner.'

'I feel like I caught a horrifying glimpse at your relationship with your Big Sis...'

'Oh that's just the tip of the iceberg.'

Aika, I've been wondering about this even during our walk home, but you really love talking about me and Big Sis, huh?

'That was the same with you and Airi, right?'

'More detail, please! Aichi, I beg you!'

'Wait, on second thought... Aika, don't tell Ashida anything!'

'Hey!!'

Just thinking about what Ashida will do with more information than she already has is creeping me out. I mean seriously I'm trying to think but even in middle school I don't think Aika was as close to anyone as Ashida was.

Ashida is always hovering around her too when I see them together.

So why I do it it's harassment but when she does it's flirting?

Double standards..

'Huh...So with today's incident, maybe Sajocchi just has the hots for younger girls? Middle school ones are clearly on his radar so you better watch your sister Aichi!"

'Eh? you think he might like Airi...?'

As if. Come on now, don't start some unwelcome and fake development like that...No, wait. Let me think about it. Leaving aside Airi-chan, do I actually like younger girls, or not?

What younger girls are around me even? I can only think of Sasaki-san. But, I always thought she's older than me...

Maybe my impression of her changed after seeing her wear that middle school uniform. The difference in character was big, so I can't exactly forget about that...

So what though? Even if she's actually younger than me, her grown-up atmosphere doesn't vanish just because of that. The truth is I still think Sasaki-san is a delight to be around and her being one year younger isn't going to change that.