Chapter 3 - Care

"Sister Ayumi, Sister Akane, don't, don't feed me, I really can't eat anymore..."

The bright sunlight crossed the smooth glass and bounced on everyone in the room.

Although the sun was bright and warm, it still couldn't dispel the bitter melon colour on Sasaki Fuyumi's fair face.

After introducing each other before, Kyousuke Kamita and Asato Sawamura in the group went to find out the exact situation from the doctor.

The two remaining girls were sitting by the bed, stuffing fruit into his mouth non-stop, just like feeding small animals.

It was obviously a bit confusing to call them Himemiya sisters, so they asked him to call their first name, and he immediately did.

And now the chat has reached to this...

Although it felt lovely to be in the company of two beautiful women and to be fed by their hands, Sasaki Fuyumi knew that if he continued to eat like this, he would have to spend the night in the toilet.

But the two elder sisters, who were very fond of this little brother, didn't think so.

"Ah~ open your mouth and take another bite. If you don't eat the freshly peeled grapes, it will be a waste~."

Wearing a dark purple dress with the same color as ripe grapes, Himemiya Ayumi leaned forward with her curvy body, and the two soft and creamy lips that were almost touching the tip of his nose made Fuyumi Sasaki, who had eaten half a basket of fruits, feel a little hot.

In the end, he could only give in to this big sister's attack and open his mouth slightly.

Akane, who was sitting on the other side of the bed, puffed out her delicate white cheeks in a little annoyance when she saw her sister sticking so close to him, blocking him from being fed.

"Oh~ sister, it was me who Fuyumi saved, so it should be me taking care of him. Why are you getting so close?"

Pushing her sister, who seemed to be clinging to Fuyumi, Akane was as dissatisfied as a little girl who had her favorite toy robbed.

"What's the big deal? Fuyumi-kun saved my dearest sister, so it's only right for me to take care of him a bit more."

Letting her sister shake her as if she were enjoying it, Ayumi stopped the motion of lifting her hand to feed grapes, and with a smile that seemed like a successful prank, she glanced sideways at her sister, teasing her.

"Grr~"

Swallowing down the fruit that made his cheeks swell, Sasaki Fuyumi took advantage while the two sisters were bickering and snatched the peeled grapes and apple slices that they still held in their hands.

Then, as they looked up at him in surprise, he suddenly stuffed the fruits into their mouths.

Ignoring the surprised looks of the two of them, he slowly pulled out a few tissues from beside the pillow and gently wiped their fair fingers stained with fruit juice.

"Sister Ayumi, sister Akane, you guys should eat some too. There's no need to feed me. I'm already very full."

"Wow~ I didn't expect Fuyumi-kun to be so gentle and considerate~ You must be popular with girls at school, right?"

Allowing Sasaki Fuyumi to hold their hands, Ayumi, who simply regarded him as a younger brother, chewed on the tender and sweet grapes, holding her face with her right hand, her beautiful face carrying a slightly ambiguous smile.

Off course, Sasaki Fuyumi, who was already slightly familiar with this sister's bad taste, would not blush and feel embarrassed like an ordinary high school student being teased.

After tossing the tissue stained with fruit juice into the trash can, Sasaki Fuyumi pulled out a few more tissues and moved towards her red and plump lips with a nonchalant expression.

"Then can I please, Sister Ayumi?"

The pure white tissue, followed by some frivolous questions, steadily approached Ayumi, who was caught off guard.

But after all, she was a mature woman who had seen the ups and downs, so after realizing what was happening, Ayumi smiled 'amiably' and leaned in to approach the little guy who wanted to take advantage of her.

Reaching out to take the tissue that was about to touch her lips and crumpling it in her hand, she stretched out her hand with a radiant smile, then smoothly coiled it around Sasaki Fuyumi's neck like a silky boneless snake.

"If you don't learn well at a young age, where did you learn to talk sweet talk? Girls don't like such frivolous words~"

"Eh, eh? I know it's wrong, it hurts~"

It was an extremely comfortable thing sandwiched under the arm of a bold and generous mature elder sister, letting the plumpness like light clouds and the elasticity like water balloons gently massage his face.

But in order to cooperate with Ayumi's slightly punitive head-rubbing, Sasaki Fuyumi still cooperated very much and made a look of pain.

But Himemiya Akane, who didn't know that he was pretending, and thought that her sister was really serious, shook her sister's arm with some distress:

"Sister, please be gentle, Fuyumi-kun said it hurts!"

She didn't use any force at first, but as her sister was shaking her hand at this point, she released it and then pointed with some regret.

"Fortunately, this kid is young, and you still have Sawamura-kun to take care of you. Otherwise, if you two had met earlier, how easily would you have been manipulated?

"Sister, what are you talking about? It's not good for Asato to hear, and Fuyumi-kun is still so young..."

Refuting her teasing sister, Akane playfully patted her sister's arm as her flawless face was stained with a little blush.

Meanwhile, sitting on the side, Sasaki Fuyumi twitched the corner of his mouth.

'Don't keep mentioning "young" like that...it's obviously not small in any way.'

Even though he was complaining like this in his heart, he did not refute anything to prove himself.

Facts speak louder than words, maybe one day they may see and find out whether he is young or not.

Just as the three were playing and chatting in the ward, Sawamura Asato, who had just learned about the situation from the doctor, pushed open the door.

"Asato, how is Fuyumi-kun?"

Hearing the sound, Himemiya Akane, who was playing with her sister, straightened her body and turned her head.

Coming to the bedside, standing behind her, supporting her shoulders, Asato Sawamura softly said in a very gentle tone:

"He's fine now. If he wants to be discharged from the hospital, he still needs Fuyumi's family to sign some things.

But when I sent Kyousuke away just now, I ran into them.

They are handling the matter, and they should be here in a while."

"What?!"

When Akane, who was pretending to be a dignified lady, learned that Fuyumi's family was coming over, she instantly panicked.

Although she had met them twice before when Fuyumi was in a coma, and because of their kind hearts, they didn't say anything to blame her.

But Himemiya Akane, who felt guilty for what happened to Fuyumi because of her, still felt sorry for his family.

So, when she heard that both sides were going to meet, she panicked like a mouse meeting a cat.

At this moment, she didn't pay attention to the fact that her childhood sweetheart had already left, but instead sprang up and swiftly pulled her sister, who was still sitting on the opposite side of the bed.

"Fu...Fuyumi, ah, Sister has remembered that there are some things at home that need to be taken care of. I need to go back and check. I can't accompany you much longer. Keep in touch often...

If there is a chance, Sister Akane will come and play with you, haha..."

Pushing her teasing sister to the door, Akane, who had a stiff smile and looked a little nervous and flustered, waved her hand quickly to Fuyumi Sasaki, who looked confused, and then closed the door.

Sawamura Asato, who had yet to react, exchanged looks with Sasaki Fuyumi, who was scratching his head.

Before they could greet each other, the pure white door opened suddenly, revealing a small head.

"Asato, hurry up and leave, don't cause trouble!"

"oh oh..."

Boom——

Sawamura Asato smiled as he looked at the receding little head and pointed to the boy lying on the bed.

"Sasaki-kun, please contact me if you need anything. I will take my leave."

"Okay, take care on the way."