It seems that I woke up late. Well, too much happened last night, so it can't be helped.
I glanced at the clock—it was already 9 AM. I quickly fixed our bed and headed to the bathroom beside the room to wash my face.
While walking, I smelled onions being sautéed in a pan. It looked like Hayase was cooking.
I went to the sala and saw her busy in the kitchen.
"Good morning, Hayase. Is there anything I can help with?"
Good thing she's not wearing that lewd underwear anymore.
"Ara, good morning, dear. It seems like you're not a morning person."
"No, it's just that too much happened last night, so I woke up late this time."
She froze and stuttered, almost dropping the spatula she was holding.
"L-Last night? Did something happen last night?" she said with a forced smile.
I'm not dense—I know what's going on here. She's pretending to forget what happened.
"Oh yeah, we bought a lot last night, right? Maybe I'm just tired."
"Don't worry, you can relax for the whole day."
After a while, she finished cooking and started preparing the food.
"Hayase, want me to help you prepare the rice?"
"No, just sit down there and relax."
[Breakfast Time]
"Dear, you eat omelet rice, right?"
"Yeah, don't worry. I'm not picky."
"Want me to spoon-feed you?"
"No thanks."
We finished breakfast—and thankfully, it was a peaceful one.
"Dear, I'll wash the plates. Why don't you try playing a game on your phone?" she said while collecting the dishes.
"Uhm, I can help you wash them if you want."
"No no, just relax, okay?"
Something's wrong. She's being awfully kind to me. She was always like this yesterday, but now it's gone overboard. She won't even let me wash the plates!
If this continues, I might become a scummy teenager who does nothing but leech off his sugar mommy!
"Uhm, I'll just wait for the game to download. Maybe I'll clean the house while waiting."
"Ara, is that so? Don't worry, my Wi-Fi here runs at 10 Gbps, so the download will finish in an instant."
I looked at my phone—and sadly, she was right.
"Then... I don't know how to play this game, so I'll just wait for you to finish washing. I'll clean the house for a bit."
"Is that so?" She paused from washing and came to me.
Then she taught me how to play the game. Even though I pretended not to know it, I'm not stupid enough to not understand the damn tutorial.
"So that's how to play it. Now just relax and let mommy clean the house, okay?"
[Lunch Time]
Yes, I did nothing but play games. I felt bad. While Hayase was tired from cleaning the house, I looked like a lazy kid just enjoying a game!
She's acting weird—but this time, I won't let her dodge it.
"Uhm, Hayase, you look tired. Why don't you take a break and let me cook lunch for us? I'm pretty tired from playing games anyway."
"Ara, sounds good."
As expected, she couldn't argue back.
"But too bad, there are no ingredients left in the fridge. I'll buy some later at the convenience store."
Damn it!
"Then let me buy them now!"
"No, that won't do. You don't know how to budget money properly for groceries."
Now she's being a wise spender. This is getting serious.
"Then let me come with you, so I can help carry the groceries."
"I can't, dear. No one will be here to watch the house."
"AHH! THIS HOUSE WON'T RUN OFF! NO NEED TO WATCH IT!"
"Oh dear, why are you upset? Did I do something wrong?"
"Yeah, you're acting weird since this morning. It really bothers me."
She averted her gaze and replied in a nervous tone.
"I'm not, though."
"Yes, you are. You're being awfully nice to me. Come on, you know I'll feel bad if you keep doing that."
"Oh... sorry. Okay, okay, you can come with me later."
"Anyways, why are you acting like this? Don't tell me it's still about last night?"
She stuttered even more.
"L-Last night? What happened last night?"
"Hayase, are you afraid that I might report you to the police?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Don't lie. I know, okay? I won't report you over something like that. Besides, as you said, you technically own me, so I don't have the right to turn against you."
"Hmph, I meant that as a joke."
"We're good now, okay? Sorry I shouted at you."
"Yeah... so, by the way... you won't report me even if I did do it?"
She regained that sinister smile from last night—this time, it was even creepier.
I shouldn't falter. I have to stay calm!
I braced myself, sat beside her, and replied:
"That kind of thing... you should do it with the one you love—not just because you feel like it."
She smiled at me and replied:
"You stupid. I won't do it with anyone else. After all, Hayase truly loves you, dear~"
The sala fell into awkward silence. My heart was pounding from her words—I couldn't even speak.
She is really beautiful. I can't deny it.
Anyways, there's no way she fell in love with me, right? We just met yesterday!
Slowly, she moved her lips toward mine. In that moment, everything faded. All I could see was her serene face.
In the heat of it, I couldn't move. My eyes closed, waiting for her lips to touch mine.
A gentle hand rested on my shoulder. I could feel her breath against my lips.
The moment her lips almost touched mine...
Her phone rang.
"Tch."
"Uhm, Hayase, I think you should answer the call."
"Aw, don't worry. I already know what it's about—so let's just continue the kiss, okay?"
"No we won't! And answer your phone already!"
A/N: Chapter 5 and there's already a confession???