"Haru-kun, mind explaining why you thought it was okay to sleep in the same bed as your aunt?"
"Shiori-san!! My shoulder, please!"
I quickly muted the mic and speakers on our SFO game. If these two kept talking, there might be an actual war.
"Shiori-san, I swear! Nothing indecent happened!"
"But the fact you shared a bed with a girl is already indecent!"
She wasn't wrong.
"But, Shiori-san, she's my aunt!"
"No buts, Haru-kun. If you want to make it up to me... sleep with me too."
"What?! But you just said it's indecent!"
"Yes, but it's different because it's me," she replied with a smug smile.
What kind of messed-up logic was that? Before I could argue, she grabbed my hand and led me to her bed.
Her bed was way smaller than mine—so small our bodies were practically glued together. I tried to suggest sleeping on the floor, but she wrapped her arms around me tightly.
"How about this, Haru-kun?"
"Uh... this works, I guess."
It didn't work. My heart felt like it was going to explode. Shiori-san fell asleep almost immediately, but I stayed awake for what felt like forever, just trying not to overthink her warm embrace.
Shiori's thoughts
This is bad. I hugged Haru-kun without knowing that.... it would be too dangerous!
Just act asleep Shiori! Don't let Haru-kun feel that you are nervous.
My heart's beating so fast.... I hope he won't notice it.
The Next Morning
When I woke up, Shiori-san was already up and preparing breakfast. She looked so calm and radiant that I almost forgot about the awkwardness from last night.
Ah this scene, it's like we're a newly married couple...
"Good morning, Haru-kun," she said with a cheerful smile. "Don't worry about the parent orientation. There's still plenty of time to get home and get ready."
I nodded, though a part of me didn't want to leave. But I had made a promise to Aunt Marika to help her pick out clothes, and she'd never let me hear the end of it if I was late.
After we finished eating, I quickly got myself together and headed home.
At Home
Aunt Marika was waiting for me in the living room, tapping her foot impatiently.
"You're late," she said. "Hurry up and change."
She didn't even mention my sleepover, which was strange for her. I expected her to tease me about it endlessly, but she just seemed... off.
After changing, I noticed her outfit was unusually low-key. No flashy accessories, no eye-catching colors. Something was definitely up.
"By the way, Aunt Marika, how do you plan on hiding your identity at school?"
"Oh, I'm not," she said with a sly grin.
"What?! But—"
"No excuses, Haru. You ditched me last night to hang out with your girlfriend, so you've lost the right to make demands."
"She's not my girlfriend! And nothing happened!"
"Uh-huh," she said, clearly not believing me. "Let's go. I'm sure your little teacher friend will love to see me."
"Eh what do you mean?"
"You think I didn't knew? That Tria your in-game wife, and your girlfriend is your homeroom teacher??"
Wait... Mom probably told her!!!
"Wait, Marika nee-san, what will you do? To Shiori-san?"
"Oh, I'll just tell that shota-con freak to stay away from you..."
"Eh but..."
"No buts Haru, she's a teacher and you're a student.... know your boundaries"
sigh... I knew it, that's why I don't want aunt Marika to know about this.
At School
As soon as we stepped onto the campus, all eyes were on us. Students whispered and pointed, and a few even pulled out their phones to take pictures.
"Is that Marika-chan? The idol?!"
"She's with the Elyson right?"
"Wait, is she with Haru?!"
"No way, are they dating?"
I wanted to crawl into a hole.
"Aunt Marika, can you tone it down a little?"
"Tone what down? I'm just walking," she said, clearly enjoying the attention.
Many of my classmates approached us and asked so many damn questions.
"You're Marika right? From Elyson!"
"I'm a fan Marika-chan!"
"What are you doing with Haru here?"
Aunt Marika's answer was obvious of course.
"Well, I'm here to attend the parent orientation of my dear Haru~"
"His mom asked me because she's busy~"
Damn it. Now, my school life is over.
I tried to cover her mouth but she just said..
"Ara, Haru, come on, do you really hate me that much?"
"Right? Haruki you bastard! You're so lucky dating an idol!"
"And you have the nerves to hate Marika-chan!"
I tried to defend myself by saying that Marika is my aunt but she blackmailed me.
"Say that I'm your aunt and I'll announce in TV that my dear nephew slept together with his homeroom teacher."
With that, I can't fight back anymore.
My aunt would done that, so I need to be careful.
The crowd literally followed us we reach our classroom.
When we entered the classroom, Shiori-san was already there. Her eyes widened when she saw Marika, but she quickly composed herself.
"Good morning, Marika-san," she said politely. "I didn't expect to see you here."
"I'm here for the parent orientation," aunt Marika replied with a sweet but unmistakably sharp tone. "Just wanted to make sure everything's going well for my dear nephew."
The tension in the room was unbearable. It's like to unknown gods are showing their aura to each other....
Or a fight between two conqueror's haki users.