"Go—good, now all you need to do is pour the eggs in the fridge."
"Like this?"
"Yeah, all you need to do now is make sure not to let this burn."
Right now Hiyori-chan is teaching me how to cook. It's just fried eggs but for me it's a huge step.
By the way, my mother, aunts, and father are currently working, though I don't know what exactly they do.
"Hiyori nee-chan, your computer is on." — Miyuna-chan said loud from upstairs.
"Oops, Tomoki I need to go back to my room."
"Don't worry, I got this. Thanks for helping me."
Now I feel like a master chef, but of course, I know the dangers of using a stove and I already got warned since the case from the cooking club.
I wonder how the chef is going.
Anyways I just need to wait until the eggs get fried...
...
Man, right now I'm realizing how boring it is.
Well, let's sit and wait until it gets done.
"Tomoki-kun? Are you cooking?"
"Yeah, though Hiyori-chan played a big role in this."
"I bet it's gonna be delicious."
"It's just fried eggs, Erina nee-san."
Then Erina nee-san sat and started using her smartphone. I noticed she started grinning again, I wonder if she's watching or reading something funny.
Anyways, it's already smelling a bit. I guess it's cooked.
"Tomoki-kun, let me arrange the table. Can you call everyone?"
"Sure thing."
So I went upstairs.
First is Miyuna-chan's room.
"Miyuna-chan, I made fried eggs with toast."
"Tomoki-nii? ... Okay, I'll be going."
Now the next one is Natsumi-chan's room.
"Natsumi-chan, I made fried eggs with toast."
"You did? I wonder how it is. I'll be going now."
Then the last one is Hiyori-chan's room.
Huh? Her door is open but she's not here. Maybe she's in the bathroom.
Well, let's just wait here. Even though I'm curious, peeking in her room would be rude.
[Ya— yamete-kure!] — a man's voice from her computer.
"Yeah... it would be rude." — Then I proceeded to enter her room.
[There's no way I'll stop. Now you'll go all the—]
"Tomoki!?"
"Oh, Hiyori-chan. The eggs are already done and everyone is heading to the kitchen."
"..." — She was just standing there.
"Sorry for barging into your room. Now if you excuse me."
Let's get out of here quickly. I'm kind of worried about her since she's pale and quiet but I guess it's better to just leave her alone.
However, to my surprise, I couldn't ignore the next scene.
[Uohhh!] — the voice of a man moaning.
Tomoki, you need to restrain yourself. Remember, Hiyori-chan's dignity is at stake.
DON'T LAUGH!
[Uohhh ahhhhh~!]
This is gonna be difficult, my lungs are hurting. Let's get out of here.
[You can't hold back right? I can feel it, you're at the limit!]
[No! Even so, my heart won't belong to you— Uhg! Uhhgg.... Uooooohhhhh~!]
"Pfftt— Hiyori-chan let's go to the kitchen, asap." — I said in falsetto since I was at the limit too.
"... sniff" — I could see Hiyori-chan's face turning red and her eyes were teary.
Now I kind of feel bad. I need to say something—
[UOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHHH!]
Sorry Hiyori-chan, I can't too.
"AHAHAHAHAHA! What the hell!?"
"Sniff... I must be disgusting."
"No, of course not. It's just—"
[Uh~ Uh~ Uh~ Ohhhhh~!]
"Bro, Ahahahahahaha!" — I was laughing like crazy to the point even I was crying too.
"..." — Then Hiyori-chan proceeded to shut down the computer and push me to get out of the room.
"Wait! Hiyori-chan!"
Then she slammed the door, leaving me outside of the room.
What have I done... but I guess I should just leave her alone some time.
"Tomoki-kun, where's Hiyori?" — Erina nee-san asked me.
"She'll come later."
"It's really good!" — Natsumi-chan complimented.
"It's just fried egg with toast... but it's good." — Harsh as always, Miyuna-chan.
"This is the most delicious thing I've eaten."
"Now you're exaggerating, Erina nee-san."
After this we ate the fried egg toast that I made with Hiyori-chan's supervision. It's kind of sad she's not here right now.
Everyone started doing their own thing, and so did I.
I went to my room and started reading the manga and light novel that I borrowed from Ayame-san.
As time got close to night, dad, mom, and my aunts started arriving home.
Then, Aunt Sayori asked.
"Where's Hiyori-chan? Today she was supposed to help me make dinner."
"Hiyori nee-chan is still in her room, I'll call her." — answered Miyuna-chan.
Then Miyuna-chan proceeded to go upstairs and call her over.
But then she came back with a worried expression.
"Aunt Sayori, I'll help with today's dinner. Hiyori nee-chan is not feeling well."
"Is she okay? Let me see her."
"Wait!" — I said aloud. — "Let me talk to her first, since it's kind of my fault she's not leaving her room."
"What happened?" — asked Aunt Sayori.
"I..."
Why is everyone staring at me? But I need to say something.
"I... used all of her perfume." — If it's for my sister, I'll sacrifice my honor.
Everyone was just looking at me and thinking if I'm okay... Let's just call Hiyori-chan.
So I knocked on the door.
"Hiyori-chan it's me! Please, let me talk to you."
"..." — She remained in silence.
"Look, I'm sorry. It's just the curiosity got the better of me."
"Tell me the truth... I must be a disgusting woman."
"Why would you think like that, of course not—"
Then she opened her door.
"Please, stop being considerate to me. You were laughing like crazy. I must be a clown for you."
"Huh!? I was laughing because of the moaning of that guy, not at you!"
"But you still laughed at something that I usually watch!"
"You like to watch that?"
"..." — She became red as a tomato and started closing the door.
"Wait, wait, wait! Look, my bad. But at least listen to me."
"It's okay, I know. You don't need to try to cheer me up."
"Let me be clear. If you like seeing that, I will understand you, after all you're a woman that likes men, right? But for me, a guy doing all that moaning is just hilarious."
"Uhmm... okay?"
"Believe me, if there's a guy who likes that, it just means one thing... he swings that way. Convinced now?"
"Okay, I get it. But then tell me, how do you feel about a woman who likes that?"
"Surprised, but aside from that? I don't know, unless you have a super weird fetish then I would be worried instead."
"Is this how you cheer me up?"
"Come on, don't think too much. After all, I'm pretty sure guys see more of that kind of video than women."
"Wait... You do!?"
"Just to be clear, not seeing the guy okay?"
"I got it, I got it."
"Then tell me Hiyori-chan, do you feel disgusted knowing about this part of me?"
"No... I see. It seems I was worried for nothing."
"Exactly, so can you go downstairs? Your mother is calling you."
"You're not lying to me just to convince me to make dinner, right?"
"I'm not lying, I swear. But it's true that I want you to make dinner."
"~sigh. Fine, I'll be going."
And so both of us went downstairs where everyone was waiting for us.
"Hiyori, everything okay with you?" — Aunt Sayori asked.
"Yeah mom, sorry to make you worry."
"Don't fight with Tomoki over perfume. I'll buy you another one."
"What?"
"Don't let my sacrifice go in vain." — I said to Hiyori-chan while touching her shoulder.
While Hiyori-chan was confused about what happened earlier, Aunt Serina asked for everyone's attention.
"Everyone, I need to tell you something. The company I'm working for asked me to supervise an important project for a few weeks. Since it's far from here, they told me to think about it, but they still begged me to go since my name was requested."
"That just shows how important you are, Serina." — Said Aunt Mizuno.
"... It's a project that involves my company with Edomae's company."
Then everyone started looking at me.
"So... do you want to accept?" — Dad asked her.
"Yes, I want to. Being able to work with Edomae company is not an opportunity to let go that easily."
And so my father said to everyone.
"How about we make this a family trip?"
"For me it's not a problem, since it's gonna be my vacation these weeks." — Said mom.
"I need to ask my boss first, but I'm pretty sure I can make a deal with her." — Said Aunt Mizuno.
"Me too, I'll ask my coworker if she can switch with me." — Said Aunt Sayori.
"If I do some overtime, I can make up to meet the quota for those weeks." — Said Aunt Yuna.
"Thanks everyone, and Yuna don't overdo it okay? I know you're tough but be careful."
"Don't worry, just a few days is nothing."
"So kids, what about all of you?" — Dad asked us.
"No problem!" — we said in unison.
It seems we'll be able to make a trip too. Now I'm looking forward to it.
♦♦♦
"Thank you for staying in our inn. I pray for a wonderful trip."
"You're really helpful. Since we're kind of short-handed, I'm glad you came, Aya-chan."
"Fufu~ It's okay grandpa!"
"Oh! It seems someone requested a reservation. A big family huh? Sorry Aya-chan, even though it's your vacation, I need your help for a few more weeks."
"Don't worry grandpa! Leave it to me."