"Let's all take a family bath," Shin said with a smirk, one eyebrow raised mischievously as he leaned against the doorway of the living room.
Everyone blinked.
"A family bath?" Aiko tilted her head, already imagining steamy scenes in her mind. "Like, all of us together?"
"Yes!" Shin clasped his hands together, voice full of mock-innocence. "It's about bonding, hygiene, warmth, comfort, togetherness—"
"I'M IN!" Asahi shouted, springing up from the couch like a hyper kitten, his small hands flailing in the air. "Yay, shower with everyone!"
Yuki's face instantly ignited in red. "WH-WHAT?! W-WHAT ARE YOU—DON'T AGREE SO FAST, ASAHI!!" he stammered, flailing just as hard but in panic. "T-That's indecent! There's a kid here!"
"I get to wash Asahi~!" Aiko giggled with hearts in her eyes, already imagining lathering the tiny boy's back while he squeaked cutely.
Ai, seated with her legs crossed and arms folded, simply stared at Shin with the deadpan of someone far too used to his antics. "You just want to grope someone in the steam."
Shin shrugged. "No comment."
Yuki folded his arms tightly, still blushing like a tomato. "No! I refuse! T-That's too weird! Bathing together at this age?! And with a kid?!"
"You can clean my back if you want," Shin said smoothly, walking past him and ruffling his white hair, earning a flustered growl.
"I—! I didn't ask for that, idiot!"
Then, as if someone had hit the play button on a shoujo anime moment, Asahi spun around, faced Yuki with sparkly eyes, and said in the most adorably innocent voice possible:
"Yuki, come with me?"
Yuki's soul left his body.
His knees buckled, and he groaned dramatically. "T-That's so unfair… how can he be this cute…"
And before he could think about it, his mouth said, "Okay…"
"YAY, SHOWER, YAY!!" Shin, Aiko, and Asahi all cheered, raising their hands in the air like idiots in a slice-of-life festival.
Yuki groaned again. "What have I gotten myself into…"
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The bathroom was filled with steam and the sound of splashing water.
The bath itself was large enough for six, with tiled walls and wooden floors giving it a traditional charm. A small wooden stool sat in front of each faucet, buckets stacked neatly nearby. A few bottles of soap and shampoo were scattered about.
And everyone was naked.
Yuki sat hunched over, face burning, arms wrapped tightly around his knees. He was the only one visibly trying to cover himself.
"W-Why aren't you all shy?! We're completely naked! A-And there's a literal child here!"
Shin, Ai, Aiko, and Asahi all turned their heads toward him at once, eyes blank, faces completely deadpan.
"Cause we've seen each other naked since we were kids," they said in unison, as if reciting the most obvious truth in the universe.
Yuki's jaw dropped. "That's not normal! That's not a valid reason! NORMAL PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT!"
"NORMAL PEOPLE DON'T HAVE BOOBS THAT GO BOINNNG WHEN THEY MOVE!" he added, slamming his hands down as he pointed accusingly at Aiko, who has bent over to pick up soap.
BOIINNNG.
Her breasts bounced with anime physics, even echoing in the bathroom's acoustics. The soap even slid down one of them before plopping on the tile.
"Oh? Did my soap fall?" Aiko asked innocently, bouncing again as she bent down to retrieve it.
BOINNNG.
Yuki looked away so hard he cracked his neck.
Ai walked past him, cool and graceful, her decent-yet-perky chest jiggling slightly in comparison to Aiko's dramatic ones. "You'll get used to it. Or die trying."
"Die it is…" Yuki muttered, holding a bucket over his lap.
Meanwhile, Shin and Asahi had taken their places on tiny stools in front of two faucets, backs facing their assigned washers.
Ai cracked her knuckles while standing behind Shin.
Aiko twirled a washcloth like a whip behind Asahi.
"I'm ready, Onii-Chan," Ai said with a smirk.
"Be gentle," Shin teased.
"I won't."
Asahi looked over his shoulder at Aiko. "Ready, Amu-Chan?"
"YES! I SHALL CLEAN EVERY CORNER OF YOUR PRECIOUS BACK, A-CHAN~!"
"Please don't scrub my skin off…"
Yuki reluctantly sat behind Shin, holding the sponge like it was a weapon.
"…I can't believe I'm doing this," he muttered. "Why do I have to wash his back…"
Shin chuckled. "Because you agreed. And because you love me."
"I don't—! You're so full of yourself!"
Yet his hands moved automatically, gently pressing the soapy sponge against Shin's toned back.
The muscles were warm and firm under his fingers.
And that's when the image hit him—
Just a few minutes ago...
Yuki had been pinned beneath Shin in his room, his body arching as Shin thrust into him slowly, whispering in his ear, teasing his gasps, kissing his neck and claiming every inch of him.
He could still feel the ache in his thighs.
Still taste Shin's kiss on his lips.
Yuki dropped the sponge and slapped his cheeks.
"W-Why am I remembering that NOW?!"
Shin turned his head with a grin. "Thinking about something?"
"N-NO! SHUT UP!"
"Was it when you begged me to go deeper? Or when you wrapped your legs around me and said—"
"SHUUUUUUUUUT UUUUUUUUUUUUUP!!!"
Splash!
Yuki dumped a bucket of water over Shin's head, causing him to sputter.
Meanwhile, Asahi squealed as Aiko cheerfully shampooed his hair, forming it into bunny ears. "Ama-Chan, that tickles!"
"Just sit still and let me spoil you!" she beamed, her chest boinging as she leaned forward over him again.
Yuki turned his head for the fiftieth time, face flushed. "Stop bouncing so much when there's a kid in front of you!!"
"I can't help it!" Aiko pouted. "They have lives of their own!"
Ai, now scrubbing Shin's shoulders, casually added, "At least hers bounce. Mine just… exist."
"They jiggle slightly," Shin said with a shrug.
Ai narrowed her eyes. "Wanna test their impact?"
"Uh oh," Shin whispered.
Ai smacked him in the head with a soapy sponge.
"Ow!"
Asahi giggled. "You got in trouble!"
"See, this is why this bath was a great idea," Shin said proudly, despite the sting. "Look how happy everyone is!"
"I'm not happy," Yuki grumbled.
"You're blushing and washing my back voluntarily."
"…Shut up."
Boing.
Aiko slipped again hit the floor.
"GAAAH!" Yuki shrieked, turning away.
Asahi blinked. "Is it bad?"
Aiko said, "He's just shy. We all have the same stuff."
Yuki stared at Shin. "How are you not embarrassed?!"
Shin pointed at his own chest. "Confidence."
Ai rolled her eyes. "More like shamelessness."
Yuki looked down, still covering himself. "This is all so insane…"
Asahi walked over, completely unfazed by everyone's nudity, and gently tugged on Yuki's arm.
"Yuki-Nii? I am clean now. Can I help wash your back too?"
Yuki looked at his big black eyes.
His innocent smile.
His adorable little hands.
Sparkles. Shine. Music cue.
Yuki turned bright red again.
"O-Okay… just… just don't stare at me too much…"
And Shin?
He smiled.
"Yup. Best bath ever."
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END OF CHAPTER : 155 : FAMILY BATH!
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