Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 394 What Time Is It, Sister?
At the intersection, Naruse stopped and waved at Hikari Takikawa and Morimi who followed her home.

"Good night."

"Good night~"

"See you tomorrow." Haixing also said goodbye to the two of them.

"Let's go." The two turned around, and Naruse also walked towards Hai Xing's house.

She followed immediately.

In the dead of night, only the tick-tock of rain can be heard on the street, as well as the sound of water when each other's footsteps are raised and lowered.

He walked in front, and she followed behind, watching his figure reflected in the light of the street lamp, both near and far, clear and blurred.

"Slow down." He walked a little fast, and it was a little difficult for Haixing to follow.

Naruse immediately slowed down.

She followed him and said, "Are you in a hurry to go back?"

"What time is it, sister."

"...Who is your sister?"

He stopped, and suddenly glanced back, "It wasn't you, could it be the one who followed you and didn't speak?"

"..."

There was a numbness at the back of his head, and Hai Xing turned back in horror.

There was nothing on the dim street except two elongated shadows.

Nothing is normal.

If she had seen something, she would pass out right now.

At this moment, the shadow next to him lengthened without warning.

"ah--"

She turned her head and saw Naruse holding the umbrella in his hand high.

"..."

Even if she saw him playing tricks with her own eyes and knew that there was nothing behind her, Hai Xing would still be frightened by him every time.

"Don't scare me!"

She punched him and grabbed his wrist again.

She was even more afraid that he would run away after scaring her like he did when he was a child, and then hide in the shadow in front of him to scare her again.

Naruse struggled twice, and she gripped even tighter.

During the struggle, the light from the street lamp in front of him penetrated under the umbrella and shone between her anxious brows and eyes, and his hand suddenly lost strength.

He was a little embarrassed.

"...Why are you so timid?"

"It's not all your fault..."

Starfish continued to grab his wrist, refusing to let go.

Absolute trust made her believe in everything he said.

Any words he said could instantly bypass her thinking and prompt her brain to react.

"Just kidding……"

Trusting and complaining, anger and attachment, and a bit of hidden desire... Naruse couldn't look into her eyes, and looked forward again.

"……Feel sorry."

Starfish pursed her lips, and relaxed her hands a little.

He didn't break free, and straightened the umbrella with the other hand, dragging her forward.

"Let's go."

After being dragged for a few steps, Hai Xing also took steps to prevent his wrist from breaking free.

Can we go a little further down...

People are always greedy, especially in front of him, she always wants to take an inch when she gets an inch.

"It's only a few steps to your house, so you can go home by yourself, right?" He said suddenly, dispelling her thoughts all at once.

"No!... Anyway, it's only a few steps, can't you make it to the end?"

"It's a few steps, but it's actually hundreds of meters." Naruse said.

"No. No, no, no, no—"

"Okay." He reluctantly agreed.

Hai Xing breathed a sigh of relief, looked at him, and suddenly felt that he became much more talkative.

She quickly realized that he was going to send her home, but after such an interruption, she forced him instead.

Even the matter of him scaring her just now seems to have been fooled!
"...so cunning."

"What did you say suddenly?"

Hai Xing didn't speak, but suddenly took a deep breath and got under his umbrella.

"Hey……"

"It's all because of what you said just now. I'm a little scared now." She put away her umbrella and didn't look at him. She looked straight ahead, hiding her uneasiness at this time.

Naruse didn't say much, just broke away from the wrist she had been holding, and changed this hand to hold the umbrella.

Hai Xing was inevitably a little disappointed, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only comfort himself that he was getting closer to him now.

After taking only a few steps, he urged again, "Go faster."

She said what she had just said again, "Are you in a hurry to go back?"

"It's past ten o'clock." His reply didn't change much.

"It's not too late."

"Only you are not in a hurry."

"..."

Hai Xing's face became hot, and he felt that there was something in his words.

"If you go home alone, you must feel that it is very late now." He said again.

"no!"

"What are you nervous about? I've sent it here. I can't go back suddenly... Hurry up. It's ten o'clock, and Shangzi and I haven't showered yet."

Starfish was silent for a moment.

"...Will you wash together?"

He was silent for a few seconds.

"sometimes."

"..."

His chest felt as if he had been stabbed by a knife, and then poured cement to seal it shut. It hurt again, and he couldn't breathe heavily.

Hai Xing turned her head and looked aside, "Dirty."

"Isn't this normal between lovers?"

Starfish bit her lower lip.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of him turning his head, as if observing her face.

She turned her head, and he looked forward again.

"It's up to you to ask."

"..."

She raised her fist, and in the end she just gave him a painless thump on the arm.

During the second half of the journey, the two of them had nothing to say.

It wasn't until he walked past the closed Morimi Kohonen store that Naruse said, "Your store is also closed."

Starfish looked up and said nothing.

At the entrance of the Shinki Hotel, Naruse gave her the umbrella, bent down and tried to lift the shutter door, but it was not locked.

wow-

Lifting the rolling door, but not too high, Naruse grabbed the bottom of the rolling door, turned his head and said: "Go in, remember to lock it after pulling it down."

"Um……"

Starfish went in slowly, then slowly gave him the umbrella, and then said goodbye slowly, "Good night."

"Good night." Naruse pulled the door down without letting her do anything.

It was already late at night, so he pulled it slowly to the end, making almost no sound.

Straightening up, he patted the dust off his hands, "Going back."

Through the gray iron door, there was a response from inside.

"Well...be careful on the road."

He stomped his feet, turned around and strode away. The sound of his footsteps echoed in the quiet street, gradually drifting away.

"..."

There was no movement outside, so Hai Xing turned around, prepared to wash up, and then went to rest.

buzz-

Harumi: Lock the door.

"..."

She ran to the rolling shutter door again, "Are you still outside?"

She pricked up her ears and listened, but after half a minute passed, there was still no movement outside.

She thinks too much.

Starfish: Oh.

After getting the key and locking the shutter door, Hai Xing turned around and went back inside, but felt weak all over, and didn't even have the energy to take a shower.

"Starfish." Seiichiro Maki came out of the room, "I'm back."

"I am back……"

"Take a shower early and rest early, otherwise you won't be able to get up again tomorrow morning."

"I see."

The tired body gained some strength, put the schoolbag on the stairs, and Haixing went to take a bath.

After soaking for more than 20 minutes, she came out.

Wrapping her hair, she picked up her schoolbag and went upstairs. When she reached the corner of the stairs, she went down a few more steps.

"Good night, Dad."

There was also a quick response from the room: "Oh, good night."

Back in the upstairs room, Hai Xing fell on the bed and looked at the ceiling.

After a while, she sat up again, pressed the towel on her head, and wiped her hair.

buzz-

She turned her head quickly and picked up her phone.

Light: [image]
In the photo, Morimi just got out of the shower, looking at the camera with his eyes squinted.

Light: Did the starfish fall asleep?

Starfish: No, I just took a shower.

Light: It’s almost time.

Guang: It's my turn to do the laundry, let's talk later.

Haixing: OK...

"hiss……"

Putting down her phone, she pressed her neck.

I turned my head too fast just now, and my neck seems to be a little strained...

Twisting her head to the other side, she moved a little.

After drying her hair, Haixing walked out of the room and opened the door of another room - the room that was just cleaned out recently.

The roof has been patched and as much mold as possible has been removed from the corners, and the room is now her second bedroom.

Although there is almost nothing except a quilt.

He took out the bedding and spread it on the tatami, and Haixing lay down.

No, there are still some memories that belong only to the night.

(End of this chapter)