When the three of them brought dinner to the table, Yuigahama Yui noticed the blush on Yukinoshita Yukino's face and smiled slightly.
Noticing her smile, Yukino lowered her head shyly, not being able to look at her face.
Akira Fujimiya sat calmly between the two girls.
As the three of them ate in silence.
Yui had a lot she wanted to say, but the quiet atmosphere made her hesitant to speak. Yukino, meanwhile, wanted to talk about the progress on the production of Madoka Magica, but the earlier events had left her feeling embarrassed.
While, Akira was quietly thinking about tomorrow's plan—a date for the three of them.
Soon, dinner ended.
Yukino and Yui began clearing the dishes while Akira read letters from his readers.
He planned to respond to them in the form of a video, a matter he had not yet discussed with Nanako Tamura.
He had received enough letters and decided it was time to take some moments to reply personally.
There was no need to rush; it was better to discuss it with Tamura tomorrow.
After clearing the dishes, the two girls walked out of the kitchen. Akira glanced at them, then returned to reading the letters.
"Yukino, want to go to the bathroom together? And we can sleep together too, I brought pajamas," Yuigahama said with a playful smile.
"Yui-san, your words... sound dangerous," Yukino said, taking a step back.
"Eh?" Yui looked surprised and slightly disappointed at her refuser.
"Come and read the letters with me," Akira invited gently.
"Okay…," Yui replied reluctantly.
"Thank you, Akira-kun," Yukino said softly before turning toward her bedroom.
Yui sat beside Akira, feeling somewhat sidelined by Yukino's behavior. She pouted.
"Akira, this is all your fault! I wanted to have a proper chat with Yukino," she said.
"Yui, having a proper chat doesn't mean you need to go to the bathroom together," Akira said, glancing at her.
"I… I just wanted to get closer to Yukino…"
"Yui, your words confirm that you might have some strange thoughts about Yukino," Akira replied.
"…I don't! I just really like Yukino-chan," she protested.
"Then I'll make sure Yukino-chan stays on guard around you," Akira said with a small smirk.
"Akira-kun, that's too much!"
"Actually, if you had gone to the bathroom with her, it would have made her self-conscious" Akira added calmly.
Hearing this, Yui's face turned red, and she stopped talking. The situation was indeed likely to happen under different circumstances.
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An hour later, Yukino left the bathroom, dressed in pajamas, and entered the living room. Yui blinked, staring at her.
"Yui-san, your eyes look like you're sympathizing with me?" Yukino asked, suspiciously.
"I… I'm not. I just think Yukino is very cute," Yui said, avoiding her gaze.
"Okay, it's your turn to go to the bathroom. I want to talk to Yukino about animation," Akira said to Yui.
"Okay," Yui replied quickly, taking her pajamas and walking toward the bathroom.
Yukino watched her leave, then sat down at a distance from Akira, blow-drying her hair.
Akira, having finished reading the letters, kept his eyes fixed on Yukino.
When she finished and turned around, a blush appeared on her face. Akira approached her with a smile and gently hugged her.
Yukino did not struggle; her small head rested in Akira's arms. His large hand moved slightly upward, causing Yukino's face to feel warm.
"Yukino, you still have a lot of room for improvement," Akira whispered.
"You… you…" Yukino stammered, turning her head to glare at him, but before she could finish,
Akira pressed a soft, lingering kiss to her lips, just a gentle kiss.
After a moment, Akira pulled back, smiling.
"Why are you so skilled? How many times have you kissed Yui?" Yukino asked shyly.
"That… quite a lot," Akira said, a subtle expression on his face.
He hadn't expected Yukino to utter that famous line, and he felt his stomach tense slightly.
"You bad guy!" Yukino exclaimed, giving him a gentle punch, then leaned back into his arms.
"Yukino, can I hold you tonight while we sleep?" Akira whispered.
"Don't even think about it!" Yukino said firmly.
"That's such a pity," Akira sighed.
"Hmph, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Even if Yuigahama-san agrees, I won't," Yukino added.
"Then you two can have a good chat. I'll just go to your sister's room," Akira said casually.
"My sister probably won't be coming over tonight. She won't mind what you say," Yukino replied with a roll of her eyes.
"I told you long ago that she likes me," Akira teased, hugging her gently again.
His hands moved slightly upwards, but Yukino lowered her head, blushing, and didn't stop him.
Seeing this, Akira restrained himself and lowered his hand.
....
Yui emerged from the bathroom and entered the living room, only to find Akira and Yukino missing.
She froze for a moment, then walked toward Yukino's bedroom.
At the door, Yui was about to knock but remembered something and pressed her ear to it.
"Did you hear anything?" a voice said.
"I didn't… the soundproofing is good…" Yui trailed off, stunned, after realizing something.
She turned to see Akira smiling at her and lowered her head shyly.
Akira tapped her forehead gently.
"Ouch! "
Yui covered it with her hands in pained (not too much), feeling embarrassed but saying nothing.
Akira then knocked on Yukino's door. After a moment, Yukino opened it.
Seeing Akira and Yui, a blush spread across her face.
"Yui thought I was in your room and that we were doing something strange," Akira said directly.
"Huh?" Yukino was stunned, then glared at Akira in embarrassment.
How could he say something like that?
Yui covered her face, mortified.
"Yui-san, don't listen to him. He always says such things, I wouldn't even believe him" Yukino said, making way fo--Yui to enter.
"Good night," Akira smiled.
Yukino snorted coldly and closed the door. Akira then walked toward the bedroom where Yukino's sister lived.
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In Yukino's room,
Yui was embarrassed.
She had Indeed imagined something more scandalous happening between Yukino and Akira but was surprised to see Yukino helping her like this.
"Okay, don't think too much. If I stayed overnight at your house, I'd probably do the same for you," Yukino said softly.
"Really… really?" Yui asked, surprised.
Yukino nodded.
She hadn't lied.
After turning off the lights, the room fell silent.
As both the girls were lost in thought.
Yui considered how to bring up a certain matter, and Yukino realized that Yui might want to talk about it.
After a long pause, they called out almost simultaneously.
"Yui-san…"
"Yukino…"
They smiled at each other.
"Yukino, you go first," Yui said.
"I can agree to your proposal, but I'm afraid you and Akira will face a lot of pressure from your families, especially Akira," Yukino said.
"I know, but I believe Akira can handle it. If mom and dad don't agree, I'll just—" Yui said, embarrassed but determined.
"Yui-san, don't do anything reckless. There's a solution to every problem," Yukino interrupted.
"Yukino, that's not what I meant. Mom and Dad won't let me go that far. The most I could do is skip a meal or not go out," Yui said, smiling shyly.
"Sometimes I envy your family connections," Yukino murmured, her eyes dimming slightly.
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