Chapter 61: Chapter 60: Four Voices

“You look uncomfortable, Tatsu.”, Naoki asked worriedly.

“Eh? Oh, yeah, yeah. I’m okay.”, I replied.

“Are you sure? Your face is pale.”

“Yeah, maybe I’m just tired.”

“You’ve been running nonstop maybe you need to take a rest. But, wipe out those sweats on your body first, or you’ll get sick. I’ve bought a water jug if you want to drink then after that you can take a sleep.”, Naoki said, an aura of motherly love ooze out of Naoki.

Naoki handed a used towel to me. I asked, “Did you use this?”

“Yeah, I recently used it to wipe my body. It’s the only one I have. Sorry...”, Naoki said apologetically.

“N-No worries. Don’t mind what I said.”, I said in bewilderment.

I kept blinking, trying to comprehend whether what Naoki said. Because I seem to misheard what she said about how she just recently wipe this towel in my hands on her body. In addition to that, she apologized. Her common sense is the same as Yuki, but who am I to judge. I’m the same. From how they always react to things I say, I concluded that my common sense differs from other people.

“Umm, Ikeda. I think that’s inappropriate.”, Yokota interjected.

“Inappropriate? What’s wrong with it?”, Naoki responded in puzzlement.

Yeah, go tell her Yokota!

“First of all, you don’t give out your towel like that. It’s a hygiene thing. Sweats are acting like pipe cleaners on our pores, pushing out any dirt or grime on our skins.”, Yokota explained.

Staring and listening to Yokota, I agreed with what she said. So, I kept nodding while she’s explaining it to Naoki.

Yokota sure knows what she always says. Now, please explain to her that sharing a towel with the opposite gender can lead to some misunderstanding. Or was it? Naoki and I are childhood friends... So, it’s not a problem, right? Or isn’t it? Was it? Not?

Those thoughts of mine started filling up my mind.

“Well, that’s it.”, Yokota said.

That’s all?! Why did you even say ‘First, of all?’ if you’re only explaining one thing? Presumably, maybe sharing one’s towel with your childhood friend is not bad. Why did I even think that it’s an improper thing to do?

“Oh, I see...”, Naoki said with a sullen face.

“So, um, here?”, handing the towel back to Naoki.

“Thanks...”

What’s with the sullen look on her face? Is she that dejected because of the towel? How sweet of you, Naoki.

“I can just wipe my sweats on my shirt, Naoki.”, I said.

After saying that, I took the hem of my shirt once again and started wiping out the excess sweat that is still pouring down on my face. While wiping, someone tugged my elbow.

“Tatsu, please don’t do that here.”, Naoki said with a troubled face.

Tiling my head in confusion, “Huh?”

“It will endanger you. Please don’t. Just use my towel. I don’t care about what Yokota said, just use it.”, Naoki said firmly.

“Eh? O-Okay?”, I took the towel.

“Haaa...”, I heard Yokota sighed.

With the towels in my hand, I started wiping out my face. But before that, when I was about to wipe it on my face. A burst stream of sweetness tickled my nose. The aroma from Naoki’s bodily fluid remained in this towel I’m holding.

Oh, god. How disgusting I am? It’s just sweats. Get on your gutter, Tatsuya! So, then I used Naoki’s towel. However, I can’t still get over how sweet Naoki’s smell.

I gulped upon imagining if Naoki was all sweaty all over her body...

I need to do something about my mind...

After wiping out my face, Naoki was still grim-faced. My body was still wet from the sweat, so I dried it with Naoki’s towel. Afterward, Naoki’s face was now pleased. I gave the towel back to her.

“Umu, good.”, Naoki said while nodding.

Haa... Just controlling my inner desire is quite tolling for my brain. Arima was just lying there peacefully, taking a nap. Seeing him, I got the urge to take a quick nap.

“I’ll go take a quick nap. Wake me up later, Naoki.”, I said.

“Oh, okay. Then, here.”, Naoki said, while tapping on her plump thighs.

I gulped.

Control...

“I’ll just lay here. Thank you for the offer.”, I rejected Naoki’s offer.

Naoki’s face grimmer.

We’re on the downhill slope so our position will be awkward. Resting my back on this grassy hill area, I thought to myself ‘This ain’t bad.’. We’re on a slope, that’s why I don’t need any pillows. It feels relaxing and calming.

Wondering with the blue cloudy skies in front of my face as I lay down on this green hill. Many things have happened to me throughout my stay here. From the ridiculous silver-hair stalker to bizarre odd things that are happening to my brain.

The thoughts from earlier emerge from my mind once again.

I can’t justify my decisions. That’s why I gave Aunt’s sentiment a deep thought. All of it makes sense, even the insane comments from my sister. I have no authority nor predictability towards my own future. Anything can happen to me, the factors or elements behind it; I can’t do anything about it.

Challenges always have risks with them. Giving it some thought, I could correspond it with human life as life always has uncertainty ahead of them with risks.

Laying while mulling. Naoki’s eyes kept glancing at me, which I didn’t bother to point out as I know that she’s adamant about me napping on her thigh. Even when I just explained it to her yesterday, those characteristics of her are what she really is.

My eyelids started closing themselves as my mind started drifting off to my slumber.

✯ ✯ ✯

As darkness covered my visions.

Traversing to my wonderland, but only darkness greeted me. The nothingness surrounds me, as my senses are in disarray. However, something came. A voice. High-pitched voices. Approaching my ears, as they approach me, the voices kept multiplying from a voice to voices. Hearing it, my brain seems to pick up something, and it told me it’s the voices of children.

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With the sounds of children happily laughing near my ears, the eyes of mine started twitching as it tries to open themselves up. But to no avail, it can’t. No light reached my eyes.

Instead of opening the eyes of mine, I heed my ears to the voices of children merrily laughing. There are 4 of them. Pinpointing their genders is close to impossible as their voices are all high-pitched. Making a conjecture, I would say they’re all girls.

But why...?

✯ ✯ ✯

Gradually opening my eyes.

I saw the crystal clear blue cloud skies with my naked eyes. Thousands of weights are burying my body right now. The fatigue took all over over my body. I don’t know the reason, but I feel tired more than earlier.

I don’t want to get up...

What time is it anyway...

I feel sleepy...

Did I dream of something...?

I tried standing up, but my body doesn’t seem to be responding to my brain.

Even though my eyes were wide-opened.

Staring in the sky, as I started pondering my life choices, because I could feel that death awaits me from where I’m lying down. Did I get sleep-paralyzed?

While staring at the sky, a beautiful foreign girl with blonde hair and blue eyes went to the side of my peripheral vision. She was smiling gorgeously at me.

“Have you rested enough, Tatsu?”, Naoki asked.

“Yeah...”, I said in a dazed.

“Are you okay...?”, Naoki asked in worry.

“Yeah... I’m okay... I wanted to sleep more...”, I said.

I hate this fuzziness that’s occupying my head.

“Hey! Wake up, prince charming!”, Arima said loudly.

Which irritated me.

“Yeah, I’m awake.”, I replied, grunting.

“Tatsu, our last period is about to end. Wake yourself up.”, Naoki said.

Forcing my brain to do something and slapping my face, my eyes widen. Then I quickly forced myself to sit. Afterward, I’m now sitting in a frog position with my head cast down. I’m still in a dazed state that fact itself didn’t change, I don’t know why. It’s getting on my nerves.

I wanted someone to punch me to wake up, slapping myself wasn't enough, but I don’t have the voice to do it now. Instead, I started rubbing my hair in annoyance. Because of my messy hair, pushing my hair to the back of my head. Then, I heard Naoki’s voice, “Ah, Tatsu—”.

Turning my face to her while slightly tilting my head with a smile on my face, “Hm?”, with my face crystal clear from other people’s eyes. Upon seeing that, Naoki gasp in bewilderment. Naoki immediately covered my eyes with her right hand and fixed my hair with her left hand. Because of what she did, I got perplexed, wondering why she did that.

After fixing my hair, she let go of her right hand. With the removal of her right hand, by what I’m seeing it left me surprised. Naoki’s face was filled with anxiety and anger, which made me dumbfounded. The fuzziness that’s occupying my mind is still intact. As to why I can’t think straight right now.

Tilting my head in confusion, “...?”

Naoki was looking at me with a scowl. She asked, “Are you okay...?”

“Yeah? I told you, I’m just too sleepy.”, I replied.

Why did she ask that?

Naoki staring at me seriously.

“All right, class. Let’s wrap this up. Some of you didn’t manage to finish it but don’t worry, we’ll work on that this year. No need to line up at the gym, just go straight to the gym lockers and change into your uniform.”, Miyazaki-sensei announced loudly.

Because of that, I stood up. Naoki is the same, but she was still staring at me. Thus, my confusion went to another level. Why is she looking at me like that? After standing up, I noticed my surroundings. Some of my classmates have their mouths open, and some of them have flushed faces.

They really went hard on the run, huh?

“Let’s go. You, lady-killer.”, Arima said.

“Huh...?”, I responded.

Dragged by Arima with his arms on my shoulder, the eyes of my classmates who were staring at me with Naoki were following me with their eyes. However, in Naoki’s eyes, she was showing fear and unexplicit feeling. Yokota, who was beside Naoki, became puzzled.

Reaching the gym locker to change our clothes, I was still in a dazed state. Even after changing my clothes. The fuzziness still didn’t leave my brain. I wanted to sleep. Amidst that, while changing, I saw some of my male classmates staring at me.

Getting out of the gym locker with Arima and other male classmates who are done changing, I saw Naoki and Yokota standing on the nearby bench waiting.

How fast did they change?

Naoki immediately went to me and removed the hair in front of me to check my eyes. Checking it, her face let out a relieved expression.

“Ohh, I’m glad. What are you feeling, right now?”, Naoki asked.

“Sleepy.”, I answered.

“Okay, then you can sleep later in Yuki’s car.”, Naoki said.

“Okay.”, I responded.

I want to sleep.

Arima, Yokota, Naoki, and I went together back to our classroom. During our walk, Arima was trying to have a conversation with me, but with my lackluster responses. Yokota and Arima looked at me concerningly, then Naoki interjected and explained that I’m probably sick. The two gave out some words of sincerity towards me.

Stepping into our classroom, I saw some of my classmates talking with each other. But once they saw it was me who entered. Few girls glistened their eyes upon seeing me, but Naoki glared back at them to which they back out. While that’s happening, the only thing that is occupying my mind was how I want to sleep in my bed in our house in Tokyo.

 

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