Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 345 Sorry, Thank You

It rained non-stop, and with the occasional wind blowing into the window, it brought a wet and cool chill.

Starfish sat by the window, staring out in a daze.

At a certain moment, a gust of wind blew, and the drizzle slammed into the room, and she quickly closed the window.

clack clack clack -

Raindrops hit the glass, making a sound.

After staring outside for a while, Starfish lay down on the bed again.

"It's still raining... have they come back yet?"

She only learned from Yiye this afternoon that Chunhai and Guang went to Shisan Lake by bicycle and set off in the morning.

After two weeks, she had almost forgotten about it, and they obviously had no intention of informing her.

This made her somewhat resentful.

She also wanted to go with her.

But the final result was that no one followed except the two of them, and Shangzi was left at home by him.

This made her feel a little better again.

but……

"Run outside just after the sports meeting... Don't you feel tired and panic?"

She still wants to be with her.

After staring at the ceiling for a while, she picked up her phone and checked the weather conditions.

The rain won't stop until eight or nine o'clock. They shouldn't be able to come back today, right?
what is he doing now...

"Yiye asked me if I had gone home."

Hikaru Takikawa fiddled with the phone with his head down, and suddenly said something.

After staying downstairs in the hotel for a while, listening to the rain for a while, she and Naruse went back to the upstairs room.

Turning on the TV, it filled the oversized room with sound, and the two sat on a bed each, watching absently.

Looking at the TV, Naruse didn't turn his head back, "Did you just remember to ask now?"

She smiled briefly, said nothing, and lowered her head to reply to Sen Jian.

Naruse glanced at her, picked up his phone, and looked at Shangzi's latest message.

Shangzi: The rain has become a little weaker.

Shangzi: There seems to be a lot of water in the yard.

Naruse: Don't worry, it won't come in.

Shangzi: I know.

Shangzi: How many years have I lived here.When Chunhai came back last year, the rainy season must have passed.

Naruse: [Listen to you]
Shangzi: I'll go to Chunhai's room to sleep at night.

Naruse: Yes.

Naruse: Sleep a little longer tomorrow morning.Maybe I'll be home by the time Shangzi wakes up.

Shangzi: Really?

Shangzi: I will lie on the bed and wait for Haruhi to come back.

【Shangzi withdraws a message】

Shangzi: Slow down.

Shangzi: Just after the rain, there should be a lot of water on the road...

Naruse: It's okay, I'll be careful.

Shangzi: Slow down!

Naruse: [Got it! ]
After chatting for a while, he caught a glimpse of some movement beside him from the corner of his eye, and when he looked over, Takikawa Hikari lay down on the bed.

"It's so soft."

"Didn't you sleep on this bed this afternoon?"

"Hmm...it still feels soft."

“That’s what hotel beds are.”

With a hook on her long legs, she also took the pillow to the end of the bed. She lay on the same soft pillow and watched the TV.

"Will Chun Hai sleep on the tatami later?"

"Ah."

"It's okay to sleep on the bed."

"I'm afraid you don't sleep well, so kick me down."

She smiled, "Such a big bed, no way."

Naruse still shook her head, but she didn't say much.

It's not time to sleep yet.

After watching TV for a while, he also got down on his stomach, and imitated Takikawa Hikaru, and put a soft pillow under it.

She turned her head and looked at him, "Are you tired?"

"A little bit."

Half a day passed, and the dinner was digested a bit, so lying on my stomach was not so uncomfortable.

Naruse adjusted her posture, and she looked at the TV again. The two of them didn't care what program was playing for a long time, they just listened to the sound.

"The water level of the Iwaki River has skyrocketed."

"What... oh, um."

Naruse also glanced at the news on TV and put down his phone.

"The Iwaki River is the most important river that flows into the sea in the Tsugaru area. It is strange that the water level does not rise after such a heavy rain."

Hikaru Takikawa turned over and lay down.

"Does all the rainwater flow into the Iwaki River?"

"At least most of the surface runoff here is."

"At the end of the Yanmu River is Thirteen Lakes, so the water level here will also skyrocket..."

She paused, then turned her head to look over, "Will it flood the hotel?"

Naruse smiled, "Yes."

"Eh."

"Don't sleep too much at night, be ready to ride your bike and run away at any time, otherwise we may have drifted to the sea with the house when we wake up tomorrow morning."

"real or fake……"

Naruse didn't speak, but turned his head towards the window, motioning for her to go and have a better look.

Even though he knew he was joking, Takikawa Hikaru got up and got out of bed, leaned over to the window and watched for a while.

"Can't see anything."

"Ah."

"There's not even a light by the lake."

"After all, it's not a particularly famous lake here. How can there be money to create such a landscape... But in winter, it seems that many people come to fish."

"Winter? Why?"

"After winter, the lake will completely freeze, and you can go to the lake to dig ice and fish."

"..."

Hikaru Takikawa looked back at him, and then at the darkness outside.

"Ice-picking fishing... sounds like fun."

Naruse didn't answer.

She didn't say much, and sat down on the quilt that had been laid over there.

"Chun Hai, come here."

Anyway, he was going to sleep there later, so Naruse got up and got out of bed, and walked over.

"Do you want to lie down?" She moved to the side.

Naruse also lay down, and suddenly felt that lying here was more comfortable.

He adjusted his posture, "The bed in the hotel is too soft... I will definitely have a sore back tomorrow."

"Really, then I'll sleep here too."

Takikawa Hikaru lay down next to him.

Naruse moved aside, "You make the bed yourself."

"Lie down first...the bed will be made later."

She leaned against him, looking at the ceiling.

"Well……"

"how?"

"Although it's not that soft, it's still more comfortable to lie on the tatami."

"right."

"Well--"

She suddenly felt extremely relaxed, her arms stretched out, her legs straightened, and she stretched out so long that Naruse was almost squeezed down.

He simply got up, opened the closet, and took out another futon, and spread it on the tatami next to him at a distance of one step.

Just as the quilt was laid, there was a sound behind him, he turned his head, and Takigawa Hikari dragged the quilt and leaned over.

"It won't move."

"...as you like."

He lay down, and she followed suit, their bodies and bedding touching each other.

Lying on the tatami here, because of the angle and height, it is more difficult to watch TV. Fortunately, the two of them didn't watch it seriously.

"Is the TV going to be turned off?" Takikawa asked.

"No, just leave it alone. It's too quiet."

"Ok."

Shoulder to shoulder, looking at the ceiling, the two just lay there for a while without saying anything.

At a certain moment, Takikawa Hikaru suddenly moved towards him again, resting his head on his shoulder.

"..."

Naruse hesitated for a few seconds, and was about to distance herself when she spoke.

"Sorry, Haruhi."

"...What did you say suddenly?"

"Today's event."

Naruse was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

She cried like that at the seaside, and said a lot of words to herself, and he could understand her mood a little bit.

It's just that understanding is understanding, as for how to comfort him, he still has no way to start.

How did he himself spend that somewhat similar time before he became what he is now?

Naruse recalled for a while, but couldn't find the node that made the change happen.

Time has passed, and he can only understand that time has solved the problem.

Don't think about anything, wait for this time to pass...

Do you want to tell her like this?
Seeing that he didn't speak, Takikawa Hikaru didn't say anything, but just moved closer.

"And...thank you, Chunhai."

Through the bathrobe, she grabbed his arm, "If I didn't have Chunhai by my side today, I might have jumped into the sea and drifted to nowhere with the waves."

"...Don't say such scary things."

She smiled, turned sideways again, and buried her face in his shoulder.

"It's just that I had this feeling at the time...it won't happen in the future."

"You don't just want me to relax by saying that now, do you?"

"Not."

She raised her head and looked at his turned face.

"The big waves on the beach are quite scary, I was really scared."

"..."

Naruse sullenly, pursed his lower lip, but still smiled, and quickly turned his head to the other side.

"That's the best."

"Do not worry."

She rubbed his shoulders and hugged his arms tighter.

"I don't want to die yet."

He looked across the room, inadvertently feeling the touch on his arm.

"Don't die, if you die, there will be nothing left."

"I imagined."

"……Um."

(End of this chapter)