Chapter 293: Kaguya – He Was the One Who Took the Initiative First
Returning from the hot spring to the room, Sakurai Saki saw that Kaguya had already bathed, but hadn't changed clothes, still wearing Shuchiin's winter uniform. She was sitting on the sofa, playing with her phone.
"How was the hot spring?"
Shinomiya Kaguya was chatting with Hayasaka Ai.
Hayasaka kept asking for updates on Line, saying that everyone from school had rented rooms at the foot of the mountain near the ski resort.
During that time, the homeroom teacher also sent an email.
Kaguya reported the situation one by one, confirming that she and Sakurai Saki were fine. Only then did the teacher feel at ease.
"The hot spring was pretty good." After knowing that the Yuki-onna here was a subordinate of his mother, Sakurai Saki relaxed quite a bit.
It could only be said that Jinguuji Tamaki's influence was very wide; whether Shikoku or Kyoto, even in this Nagano area, she still had people.
Sakurai Saki sat down on the bed, then took off his shoes and lay down.
He took out his phone and scrolled through some videos.
"Kaguya-san, you're not resting yet?"
It was already near 11 o'clock.
Outside the window, the wind and snow still continued.
"…I—" Shinomiya Kaguya faltered, unable to speak.
During the past hour, she had thought about many things.
Sure enough, the idea of sharing a bed with a boy was something she could not accept.
At that time her heart would definitely pound nonstop—far too embarrassing.
"Can you sleep on the sofa?" Kaguya asked.
"Alright, I'll go get another blanket then." Sakurai Saki got up from the bed.
He didn't ask Kaguya any further; her words had already made everything clear.
Sakurai Saki had never forced a girl.
Going out to the front desk, after speaking with the Yuki-onna, Sakurai Saki carried a blanket back to the room.
"That…" Shinomiya Kaguya wanted to say something, but in the end said nothing.
"Don't want to stay in the same room with me?" Sakurai Saki saw her face full of hesitation.
"Alright." Shinomiya Kaguya turned her face away, blushing as she spoke.
Sakurai Saki: "..."
Girls were really hard to understand; he truly wished he had a power to read their minds, but unfortunately he did not.
'As expected, Shinomiya Kaguya is a troublesome one.'
If it had been a year ago, Sakurai Saki would have long since kicked Shinomiya Kaguya out. He really missed the version of himself back then who was still a steel-straight man.
"Alright then, sleep early." Sakurai Saki spread the blanket on the sofa, then went to turn off the light.
The warm orange glow disappeared in the next moment, and the surroundings sank into darkness.
Shinomiya Kaguya lay on the bed; if it were a normal day, she would have long fallen asleep. If she didn't sleep before midnight, the next day she would fall into the "baka-guya" state, and that persona was exactly what she never wanted to become—too stupid!
More than ten minutes later.
"Sakurai-san, are you asleep?"
"…I was just about to drift off." Sakurai Saki listened to the sound of the snowstorm outside the window, closing his eyes and trying to fall asleep.
Another half hour passed.
"Sakurai-san, I can't sleep." Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly felt a bit scared.
Thinking carefully, wasn't this place strange? A ryokan built in the snow forest, and it appeared so suddenly.
And that girl too, overly enthusiastic.
A few hours ago, the fear of disaster had kept Kaguya from thinking too much, but now lying down to sleep, everything surged back.
Isn't this basically a ryokan of youkai?
"Please." Sakurai Saki's voice was tired: "Don't bother me anymore."
Just a moment ago he had almost fallen asleep, but being called woke him again.
"Sakurai-san, don't you think this ryokan is strange?"
"Mm~ this is a ryokan run by a Yuki-onna, if that's not strange then what is?" Sakurai Saki squinted, his eyelids growing heavy.
Right now he really wanted to cover her mouth so she would be quiet for a bit.
"Yuki-onna? Impossible!"
"Saying the truth at this hour, no one would believe it anyway." Sakurai Saki murmured.
The room was so silent that only their conversation and the sound of wind outside the window could be heard.
Shinomiya Kaguya suddenly became more alert, far more awake than before.
She was just an ordinary girl; when it came to urban legends about youkai, she was still very afraid.
Kaguya's voice trembled: "Sakurai-san, would you like to come up here and sleep together?"
At that moment, fear triumphed over embarrassment!
"No need." Sakurai Saki was already drifting into drowsiness.
He felt as if he were floating on clouds.
"But the sofa is really cold."
"..."
After a few seconds, Kaguya heard footsteps, and very quickly, a warm body pressed close.
This bed was only a regular double bed, not wide at all.
Moreover, Sakurai Saki, half-asleep, didn't even think about Kaguya's feelings; the two were very close together.
"Sakurai-san, you're so warm."
"Your feet are freezing." Sakurai Saki's voice trembled.
The moment she slipped in, Kaguya attacked.
Who in winter had feet this cold? Hopefully Kaguya's future boyfriend would be alright.
Shinomiya Kaguya, as if discovering a new toy, eagerly touched Sakurai's calves with her jade-like feet.
Very soon, she tasted the bitter fruit.
"Stop fooling around, go to sleep." Sakurai Saki had reached the edge of sleep.
"...?"
Kaguya felt a broad arm pull her firmly into his chest.
In that instant, she remembered New Year's, when she had accidentally spent a night sleeping next to Sakurai Saki.
And that whole morning's commotion.
Recalling Hayasaka Ai's expression and voice back then, Kaguya swallowed.
'What should I do?'
Kaguya tried to struggle, but it was useless.
A few minutes later.
She gave up.
'…Ha, so sleepy~'
After all, she had already slept like this once; the second time wasn't so hard to accept.
Sleepiness swept in, slowing Kaguya's thoughts. After all, it was already the early hours.
Sakurai Saki, half-dreaming, thought he was holding his girlfriend, and his hand naturally slid around Kaguya's back.
"!!!" Shinomiya Kaguya woke again in shock.
What was he doing? Why was his hand on her back?
"...Clothes…" Sakurai Saki mumbled in his sleep.
'So that's what he's saying.' Shinomiya Kaguya pressed her face to his chest, listening to his heartbeat, and for some reason she thought of her close friend Hayasaka Ai.
Sorry, Ai-san, he's the one who took the initiative first, so it's not my fault, right?
Searching for an excuse in her heart, Shinomiya Kaguya wrapped her arms around Sakurai Saki's waist, pressing her face closer again.
A feeling of happiness welled up, and the corners of Kaguya's mouth curved into a silly smile.
'Does Hayasaka sleep next to him like this every day?'
For some reason, Shinomiya Kaguya felt a little jealous.
Her heart, already pounding, beat even faster.
She wanted to stay like this forever.
Kaguya had just closed her eyes.
Before she could sleep, she felt Sakurai shift restlessly, turning over.
Do boys all like to roll around in their sleep?
The next second, something slid along the graceful curve of her back.
"…!!!!!"
Kaguya forced herself to endure the strange sensation, silently praying that he would stop.
'Huh?'
What exactly was he planning to do? Kaguya held back until it was almost unbearable.
But unfortunately, Sakurai Saki had no intention of stopping; now he was acting entirely on muscle memory.
His massage technique wasn't bad—Hayasaka Ai often asked him to help relieve her tension whenever she was tired.
Over ten minutes later.
Kaguya panted softly, gently rubbing her chest, her back pressed against him.
Right now she felt as though she had just escaped the gates of death, like she had returned from the underworld to reality.
She had nearly been swept away by that rhythm.
She didn't want to wake him; that would be far too embarrassing.
But his massage technique was truly excellent—she almost wet the bed.