His Idleness has Unexpectedly been Disrupted

Today was just a regular day-off of mine. I wouldn't spend it any other way than simply lazing around the house with a game console or light novel within arm's reach. Assignments and such could be finished right before the day-off ends. No self-respecting person would ever finish their work on the first few hours of their day off. If there are people who do that, they have my pity.

I was just minding my own business in my own home without disturbing anyone. I just wanted to relax and laze around. I have done nothing wrong or questionable lately so why do I have to deal with this. These were the thoughts that ran through my head as I went down to the living room to get some of my beloved MAXX Coffee. In the couch of my own home sits one of my classmates as well as my clubmate. Yuigahama Yui was energetically chatting with Komachi. I already knew she had an attractive appearance, but seeing her once again in casual clothes proved that point even more. She was wearing a grey jacket over a simple beige tank top along with light blue shorts that stopped on her knees revealing a large portion of her legs. She was wearing such simple clothing yet it seemed like it was highlighting her various physical assets mainly her over-sized chest. The two of them finally noticed my presence as I made my way to the kitchen.

"Hi onii-chan! Yui-san's here to see you." Komachi cheekily said as she gestured towards Yuigahama. Why would Yuigahama possible come to see me? I don't feel like dog-sitting again though. I especially don't want her to owe me.

"Yahallo Hikki!" Yuigahama gleefully greeted to me. I still don't understand why she's so persistent on using that greeting and nickname. I swear I have never heard that kind of greeting from anywhere else other than her clique. Also, that affectionate nickname she has for me is pretty odd as well. No one in their right mind would view me as an object for affection after all other than my beloved little sister and that's already a stretch.

"Get to the point Yuigahama. Why do you need me."

"That's so rude Hikki!"

"I apologize for my extremely disrespectful onii-chan Yui-san."

"It's okay Komachi-chan. I kinda expected it since this is Hikki after all."

"Could you just tell me already instead of demeaning me?"

"Fine then stupid Hikki. I just wanted to take you out to the mall or something." Yuigahama shyly said as she was idly moving around her fingers. The reason she's probably doing this is that her clique members are busy and she doesn't want to stay at home and do nothing. I may have been swayed due to people's advances lately but not today. Today, I'll show my resolve to enjoy an idle day-off.

"I don't feel like going. I'll just stay here." I said in order to reject her. Before the two could even react, I just got what I came for and instantly left. This should force Yuigahama to leave my house after a couple of minutes. I shouldn't particularly feel guilty since I'm not obliged to accept that offer. It's an offer exactly because it has a possibility to be declined. All I did was make use of that fact. I just hope Yuigahama won't take it too harshly. She should've known the chances of that happening anyway. I then entered my room and laid my body down on my bed and began idling around.

I spent a good ten minutes enjoying my novel until I heard someone knocking on my door. This couldn't possibly be Komachi since she just barges in. A normal high school adolescent male would normally be troubled by that but not me. I am a respectable person thus I have nothing to hide from my family. It was hell anyway when my parents found those porn mags I had as a kid. I didn't have to motivation to stand up and open the door. I already a vague feeling who's on the other side of the door anyway.

"Just come in already." I shouted so it could be heard from the other side. The door then promptly opened to reveal the person I suspected, Yuigahama.

"What are you doing here?" I question her. I don't understand why she's so persistent today. Any normal person would feel dejected and just leave if they were flat out rejected like her. I suppose it is true that boredom knows no bounds. It even forced a popular girl like Yuigahama to visit me on a student's precious day-off.

"If I can't take you out, then I'll just stay here!" She loudly proclaimed as she just sat on the floor. It looked like she was some kind of protester who didn't want to budge. I assume that she just thinks that observing me would be more interesting that staying at her own home. Isn't today a perfect chance to interact with your clique? She wasn't causing any trouble, so I just let her be as I continued my usual activities. After a couple of seconds, a realization suddenly came to me.

A girl is currently in my room. My room has literally never witnessed a non-family members presence. Even as a child, no one was willing to come inside my room. I'm glad that I managed to tidy things up a little bit last week or else I would hear endless complaints from Yuigahama. My embarrassment increased as I noticed her quietly observing my room. It felt like she was looking for something. If this situation was to follow fictional logic, she would be looking for porn mags right now. I keep forgetting that despite her slutty appearance, she's usually pure and chaste. I doubt she would be curious about those kinds of things anyway.

"Hey Hikki, where are those things?" She suddenly asked me. Her vague question made me sweat a bit. It would be foolish to assume that she is referring to those. It obviously has to be something else.

"I'm not a physic, so I don't know what you're referring to Yuigahama." I say in order play it off as acting dense. It's technically not a lie since it's not a hundred percent chance that my assumption matches with what she is truly referring to.

"Y-You know, those...those e-ecchi things..." She shyly said with a completely flushed face. Damn my logical accuracy. I don't know how to respond since I myself am feeling flustered by her question. I probably have some light novels of those kinds somewhere in my room. I don't own them of my own free will though, they were all given to me by Zaimokuza. He was offering for free since he had no use for it anymore. I would never let something free pass my way, so I accepted it. Once I read through the selections he gave me, I only found some decent ones while the others were just pure fan service. Obviously, I won't show any of them to Yuigahama. I suspect that she's just bored and wants to do something. I might as well suggest some of my real novels.

"I don't own any of those no matter what you think of me. If you just want to read something, I have a couple of novels I could lend you."

"I see. Well, thanks Hikki!"

"Although I'm not sure if you're capable of reading them. Maybe I should look for some of Komachi's story books from when she was a kid?"

"That's so mean Hikki! I'm more than capable to understand what you normally read!" Yuigahama said somewhat annoyed. I couldn't mark her off as intimidating as Miura though. She was puffing her cheeks and flailing her arms around making her somewhat cute. I didn't want to risk Yuigahama messing up my room, so I stood up and walked towards the bookshelf. I was able to find one book I thought of as interesting, No Longer Human. It was honestly a satisfying read and made me think more. I couldn't possible give this to Yuigahama, so I kept looking. As I was looking for the right one, I noticed Yuigahama just sitting down and staring at me. The stare was somewhat pressuring since it was paired along with expectations. I honestly don't give a damn about someone's expectations for me but, it's still a bit unsettling in this situation. I was able to find a Japanese version of The Little Prince. It was a beautiful story to read and even made someone like me feel some emotions. I usually don't read stories like this, but it was interesting so I impulsively bought it. I think this version even has some visual art along with it resulting in the perfect choice for Yuigahama. I got it from the bookshelf and handed it to Yuigahama.

"Thanks Hikki." She said with a full on smile on her face. The smile she was showed me was different from her usual smile when she's with her clique. It made me lose my composure for a little bit before I came back to my senses. I simply just nodded at her and returned to my bed.

The next couple of hours was the same as usual. The only exceptions was the frequent comments of Yuigahama as she read the story. The content and emotion of her comments constantly changed, I was wondering if she even understand the story. I heard the sound of the book being placed on the floor which means that she was finished. I set away my game console looked at her direction. What surprised me was that her face was completely painted on with emotions as well as some tears. I knew the story was touching, but I didn't expect her to react to this extent.

"It was a beautiful story Hikki. Thanks for showing it to me."

"I don't mind. It was kinda amusing to see your reactions anyway."

"That's really mean, but I'll let it slide since I'm in a good mode." She then suddenly stood up which indicated that she had to go.

"Goodbye Hikki." She said as she waved her hand.

"Bye." I said in order to bid her farewell. She may have forced herself into my room and made me entertain her, but I at least have the courtesy to say goodbye. She understood that I wasn't going to see her off and just went straight towards the door. Right before she left though, I heard her mutter something.

"Maybe I should come back next week..."

Before I could react to that statement, she had already left the room. Due to that statement of hers, there's a possibility that my peaceful idle day-offs could be disrupted once again.

I don't particularly mind though.