Ja, I'm back.
Here's a new chapter for you.
Man I hope this chapter was fluffy enough for you guys. Anyway, thanks for all of your support and I hope you guys will enjoy this chapter.
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Everytime someone said a hot chocolate, winter and relaxes is always come into one's mind. And that's why now Hayama Hayato had a glass of warm chocolate on his hand.
He was currently on vacation with his family in their private villa, resting from tiring school life. He couldn't deny that he was really tired and need a relaxing time from school or stuff. And thus he enjoyed this vacation so much.
Deciding to pass some time alone, he pulled out his phone to find something. As he looked at the phone with his glasses, he sipped the hot chocolate and spurt out the heavenly beverages after he saw something.
It was an announcement from a small singer group composed by only two singers that stated that they will recruit an indie singer called 'KiKoe'.
"Ichika, what are you actually planning to do?"
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From Miyu to Hikio
Chapter 8: They both grew closer
Utaite, or generally mean singer, was a term that used to a singer that mostly use an anime character as avatar and generally cover or sing a song that mostly related with anime, game, vocaloid, J-pop and post them on Nico Nico Douga or YouTube.
Most utaite exclusively cover songs but some of them were also not only just a song coverer and become professional singers who have their own music or even album. But utaite is usually into entertainment industry only for hobby and they even often do parodies of popular song for amusement.
That's why they're anonymously using anime character as avatar and usually don't reveal their personal information even to the company they're tied to unless they wanted to do so.
Utaite were usually also have a collab group or unit that will do various thing together.
And Miura Yumiko was excited to meet the people she'll work with in the near future. She was so excited that she herself wanted to celebrate it and went to the department store to buy and prepare the celebration, much to Miko dismay.
"Miura, can we visit the beverage section? I want to check on something."
But luckily, she got Hachiman's hand to help her carrying the groceries and ingredient.
She nodded at him because she also intended to go there too.
These past few days, Hachiman had enjoyed lazing around at Miura's household, much to his surprise, and today he had gotten picked up by Yuu again, although it's always a pain for him to protect the boy from his brother's interest.
Wearing a brown scarf, white sweater under a blue coat and sleek black pant, he walked by Yumiko's side while his black hair's bang was decorated with a single simple white pin. Yumiko herself, still with the eyeglasses, wear a warm black down coat with red scarf and red skater skirt with tights.
Even though Hachiman had been with Yumiko for these past few days, he still has a hard time to believe this is her and not staring at the girl. She looked really cute and fragile, which is completely different from the fierce appearance he'd saw at school.
But finally, he'd resolved himself that she's indeed Miura Yumiko and this is her true self
With a shopping cart filled with various things and being pushed by Hachiman, they finally arrived at the beverage section and both of them quickly rushed to certain area.
It was a specific area where a bunch of heavenly canned Max Coffee located.
Without even thinking, they quickly snatched a pack of max coffee, only to found out that they're accidentally held each other hand.
WARNING: AN UNPROTECTED HANDHOLDING IS INAPPROPRIATE AND HIGHLY LEWD ACT THAT COULD LEAD TO MASSIVE DISGUSTED STARE FROM ALL ACROSS THE WORLD. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND AVOIDING COMMITTING SUCH ACT IN PUBLIC.
And of course, the effect was massively destructive for both sides.
Their face quickly became tomato, their heartbeat went quicker and funnily, their mind stopped working and made them still holding each other hand for a couple good of seconds.
But then, they finally snapped out and anticlimactically pulled their hand away slowly and together while turning their gaze away.
"...Sorry." Hachiman said, which answered with a nod by the former.
It's rather surprising to see that they're not freaked out like before.
Their awkward silence was accompanied by some buzzing sound or creaking noise of cart. They silently glancing at each other, their hand and the very tempting pack of Max coffee that has it price cut by a half.
But before either of them start to talk, Yumiko gaze spotted another tempting offer of a chocolate coffee pudding. Her eyes were completely charmed by its beautiful appearance (Dramatized) and glowing slightly like how a child's eye when they look at their favorite sweet.
Unconsciously, she reached Hachiman's hand, which caught the latter completely off guard from the sudden attack. As he turned at her, she then suddenly pulled him toward the pudding and completely unaware of the embarrassing act that she'd pulled out.
Hachiman himself was confused, flustered, and inwardly panicked. But he silently followed the former toward wherever it was while holding the shopping cart.
As they arrived in front of the display, Hachiman, whose still madly blushing, look at Yumiko's gaze were directed at a chocolate pudding. She then tugged his hand for a several times while muttering, "I want that." like a little child.
Hachiman, being a natural doting older brother, can't help but clearly found this sight was very cute at the moment. He even looked away and covered his uncontrollable smile while an urge to pat and rub her head surged his mind.
'Control yourself, Hachiman! She's only your acquaintance and thinking that we would have a relationship is impossible!' And so he thought, calming his mind and fast beating heart.
"Miura?" He called.
"I want that..." But she ignored.
He then called her for several time, but alas, it were only for no result. Taking a deep breath, he prepared his heart, mind and mentality before he squeezed her hand back.
And he didn't notice it earlier that her hand was pleasantly soft and warm but also strongly hard.
Snapped out of her reverie, Yumiko then turned toward the culprit who squeezed her hand and saw Hachiman's red tomato face while he himself was avoiding her gaze.
"M-Miura, I thought you were gonna buy a max coffee earlier." He said that, which is very weak to fill an awkward moment. Not to mention the fact that he didn't said anything about their holding hand.
At least they didn't interlocked their fingers. That was disgusting.
"Ah? Un, well, the coffee discount is very tempting, but I really wanted this pudding when I saw a promotion about it." She replied, somewhat uncertain to choose between the pudding and the coffee pack as she glanced at them
"I think I can make you that pudding." And now Hachiman was completely interested with the pudding and wanted to try making the said pudding.
"Really!? sugoi!" She beamed and look at Hachiman with awe, "But aren't it gonna be a bother? Like, if it will trouble you, then it's okay, I'll just buy it." She smiled understandingly.
"Well, I don't I'll troubled by that, b-but, I'll get even more troubled if y-you keep holding my hand."
As he said that, Yumiko lifted her hand that held Hachiman hand.
WARNING: AN UNPROTECTED HANDHOLDING IS INAPPROPRIATE AND HIGHLY LEWD ACT THAT COULD LEAD TO MASSIVE DISGUSTED STARE FROM ALL ACROSS THE WORLD. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND AVOIDING COMMITTING SUCH ACT IN PUBLIC.
And man, the effect is destructive.
Her face was now completely red that even a steam came out from her ears. As she released his hand, they begin to avert their own gaze and their throat felt dry.
"Ahem, I think we need to buy the ingredients for the pudding now." Hachiman started.
"T-then I'll buy you two pack of the coffee for the payment."
"N-no need to do that for just a pudding, really. I thought you're also wanted to buy the pack too, so buy it for yourself."
"T-thank you."
"S-so, let's go there shall we?"
They then left the display and the store clerk that apparently had been waiting for their order. "Damn couple. I hope you burn in hell." She cursed after watching a lovey-dovey act from the (not) couple who walking away.
""Tadaima.""
The front door of Miura's household was opened as two teenagers walked in. They then both released a relieved breath as their body became warmer after entering the house and giggled at the simultaneousness of their sigh.
Hachiman put down the groceries that he carried before both of them took away their own jacket and scarf. After Yumiko took away her jacket, a warm grey turtleneck sweatshirt was revealed.
They hang the jacket and walked toward the living room to begin cooking.
"We're lucky that we decide to buy the ingredient at noon, or else, the pudding won't taste good and can't be served with dinner." Hachiman muttered. "Do you want to learn it too, Miura?"
"Eh? If given the chance, then I might want to do that." They then entered the living room of Miura's household and greeted by the sight of the two younger siblings of Miura's siblings blanketing themselves with kotatsu's futon.
"Okaeri, Hachi-nii, Yumi-nee." Yuu said, still focusing on the TV show.
"Okaeri. You two seems enjoying your time, huh." And then Miko followed, eyeing them with suspicion, gratefulness and somewhat jealousy.
Upon hearing the girl's question, their face began to flare up and they hurriedly walked toward the kitchen area. Hachiman put down the groceries on the kitchen counter and unpacked a bunch of ingredients alongside the three stacks of coffee packs.
'...this is what gonna happen if you paired two coffee's maniac together. At least they're not people who like to drink soft drink... I don't want to imagine that.' Miko thought to herself as she stared at the three stacks of coffee pack in horror.
"Miura, do you have a spare of apron?" Hachiman asked as he tied his hair into a ponytail. The sight of his ponytail is still somehow attracting her gaze to it especially when it bobbed up and down everytime he moves.
Yumiko then opened a shelf and stood on tiptoe to take out two clean green aprons out of it. She handed one of it to Hachiman before they wear it together.
"Ah. Miura, let me help you..." Hachiman suddenly said after he noticed she have a bit of hard time to tie her apron.
"Ah, thank you." She then tied her own hair into a ponytail, "So, how we begin this. I'm not the expert here, so please teach me!" She smiled.
"Okay. So first, we'll mix the sugar, cornstarch..." As Hachiman show Yumiko how to make the pudding, Miko watched them from the living room with a happy, warm gaze.
"Damnit, I won't be able to refuse if you guys just acting like a cute lovey-dovey newlywed like this." She muttered to herself.
As Hachiman mix the sugar, cornstarch, cocoa and salt into the saucepan before he mixed them together, Yumiko watched him intently while scribbling something with the notebook at her hand. He then slowly poured a milk while he stirring it constantly until there's no lump on it.
After that, he put the saucepan over the stove to boil it with medium heat and stirring it again until it's thickened. He then turns off the stove and Yumiko once again scribbled something on her notebook.
He then added a chopped chocolate and vanilla into it before stirring it again and let the chocolate melt.
"Miura, the dishes." He said as he pulled out a plastic wrapping.
Hearing his request, Yumiko opened a cabinet and took out a six glasses. She then set it on the kitchen counter before Hachiman poured the pudding at the glasses and wrapped it with the wrapping.
"And then we put this in the fridge for some times. So, did you get it?" He said as he stored the pudding at the fridge.
"Yeah, thanks to your explanation. So, it's actually very easy huh... Anyway, Hikigaya-kun. Do you wanted to help me to prepare the dinner?"
And so, they continued to work in the kitchen for a few hours while the two Miura's siblings quietly watched the TV until a loud shout came from the front's door of the house.
Miura Akio was a simple man.
When he heard his first daughter caught a fever, he and his wife, Miura Lily, quickly cancelled their business plans, which apparently also a honeymoon plan, and went back to Chiba like a good father he is.
As soon as he and his wife arrived at the Chiba's airport, they quickly called a taxi and drove away to their household.
It was almost the dining time when they arrived and the sky was already darkened as the sun goes down. They quickly paid the taxi driver and took away the luggage as soon as they're arrived at the house.
"Tadaima."
Miura Akio shouted as he opened the door and entered the house with Miura Lily in tow. They then heard a several answer coming from the living room, including Yumiko's one that sounds okay and healthy enough which relieved them both.
But when they took off their shoes and jacket, Miura Akio and Miura Lily noticed something was different and out of the place. And then when they walked into the living room, they saw they saw two of their child under the kotatsu and watching a TV while their eldest daughter was serving some dishes on the table and being helped by a black haired small guy who surprised by their sight before bowing slightly with a nervous face.
"G-Good Evening..."
Yup, something was definitely off.
Man that was fun to write.
Fun fact, I took KiKoe came from two words, Ki mean Yellow while Koe mean voice. Unfortunately, Idk if there are kanji of it or that's actually sounds right for Japanese people.
And please tell me if you found something wrong about the Utaite description on here. Thank you.
Anyway, I wanted to quickly make a lot of fluffy stuff but the plot won't went good if I simply put a forced relationship between them.
That was kinda a bit forced for me, tho.
Shshshsh, kinda bit. Just kinda bit and no more or less 'bout that.
And why did Hayama wear a glasses too tho?
So you... didn't read the novel, huh?
Huh? What?
You didn't read the novel, huh?
What of course I'm-
you. didn't. read. it. don't. you.
[nervously averting gaze]
Man, you said you'll never lie to me. It's okay if you don't read it, but it's so wrong when you lied to me.
Hey, wait-
'Till next time.