Asahi was still nestled in Rika's arms, babbling about cookies and tiaras, when Aiko—watching from across the room—suddenly stood up.
Her chest, barely contained by her loose tank top, bounced as she stepped barefoot across the tatami, her soft, thighs brushing with every movement. Her long hair swayed behind her, and her eyes shimmered with a mix of affection and something deeply maternal. Or perhaps... dangerously indulgent.
Ai blinked from beside Shin on the couch.
"Oh no," she murmured. "She's moving."
Yuki, curled up with a cushion on the couch, narrowed his eyes. "Uh-oh. She's got that look."
Rika turned just in time, still holding Asahi, and saw Aiko approaching like a predator—but the prey was... cuddles.
"Eh—Aiko-Nee-San?"
"Mine now~!" Aiko sang in that sweet, teasing tone of hers.
She hugged Asahi from behind, her arms circling both him and Rika at once, and leaned in with a dramatic sigh.
"Amuuu-Chan needs her baby~!"
"A-Aiko-Nee-San!" Rika squeaked.
Asahi giggled. "Amu-Chan~!"
Rika blinked. "You're okay with being called that now?!"
But Aiko was too far gone.
With a gentle but decisive tug, she lifted Asahi out of Rika's arms and turned him to face her. He was small, feather-light in her arms, legs dangling, his laughter bouncing around the room. Aiko cradled him against her chest—right into her cleavage.
Her tank top, already dangerously low-cut, seemed to defy gravity as Asahi's face was smothered between the twin peaks of softness. His giggles became muffled, his arms flailing slightly, before settling into a happy, cozy squirm.
"Waaah~! You're so soft, Amu-Chan!" Asahi laughed.
Aiko cooed, eyes practically glowing. "You like it~? It's all yours! Just don't tell your Onii-Chan I spoil you more than him, okay~?"
"Okay~!" Asahi said without hesitation.
Rika covered her mouth, blushing. "That's too much stimulation for a seven-year-old…"
Ai groaned, dragging a hand down her face. "Every time. Every time she does this."
Yuki, holding a pillow like a shield, muttered, "Someone call the modesty police…"
But Aiko just hummed, cradling Asahi like a baby in her arms, gently bouncing him.
"Mmm, I'll marry Taa-Kun too~," she whispered sweetly. "Be your Amu-Chan forever~. I'll cook for him and you, love him, kiss him every morning and yoy, and never let go~. Isn't that nice, A-Chan?"
Asahi nodded into her chest. "Yeshhh!"
She laughed and squished him tighter, giving him soft, playful kisses on the forehead and cheeks between her bouncing bosom. "We'll all live together in a big warm house, and I'll make heart-shaped lunches, and Taa-Kun will come home and kiss me on the lips while I'm in an apron~! Neh? Doesn't that sound dreamy?"
Asahi's giggle was muffled but delighted. "I wanna live there too!"
"You will, baby!" she beamed. "You'll have your own room, and I'll sneak you cookies before dinner when your Onii-Chan isn't looking."
"I heard that," Shin said with a chuckle.
He leaned against the sofa, arms draped around Ai, Rika and Yuki, smiling at the ridiculous scene in front of him. His beloved Aiko bouncing Asahi like a spoiled prince while treating herself like a mommy princess. Ai and Rika were flushed, torn between laughter and resignation. Yuki was red to the tips of his ears.
Shin let out a quiet sigh through his nose.
"Alright," he said with a clap. "How about everyone stays the night?"
All eyes turned to him.
"Eh?" Ai blinked.
"Seriously?" Rika said.
Shin shrugged. "We've got enough beds. You're already all here. Let's just spend the night. Might even be fun."
Asahi instantly sprang up from Aiko's chest with sparkles in his eyes. "Yay! Sleepover! We can all sleep together!"
Aiko giggled and nuzzled his cheek. "All of us, huh~?"
Ai narrowed her eyes toward Shin. "You better not be thinking anything weird."
Shin held up a hand in mock innocence. "Who, me?"
Rika rolled her eyes, a smirk tugging at her lips. "You definitely are."
Yuki growled from behind the couch cushion. "Don't even pretend you're not planning some kind of nighttime attack, you perverted gorilla!"
Shin grinned. "Guilty."
"BAKA!!"
Asahi, meanwhile, was now bouncing in Aiko's lap. "Can I sleep next to Rika-Nee-Chan?! And Amu-Chan?! And Yuki-Nee too?!"
Aiko smiled and rubbed his hair. "Of course you can, sweetie."
"Yayyy~!"
Shin's eyes gleamed with the knowledge that he'd be sleeping beside not one, not two, but four of the people he loved most in the world. And all of them—despite the blushes, the groans, the tsundere glares—agreed.
Because at the end of the day, they all just wanted to be near him.
Even if Asahi was going to be the innocent buffer between him and any real mischief... for now.
"Alright then," Shin said, stretching. "Let's get dinner started and bed. Tonight's gonna be cozy."
And from the sparkles in Aiko's eyes to the joy in Asahi's laugh, he knew…
It already was.
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END OF CHAPTER : 165 : AMU-CHAN FOREVER!
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