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Serene Days | Chapter 6: Boyfriend & Girlfriend

Kirino:

I remember just a few days ago, I longed for someone special to hold my hand as we walked down the streets. I was looking for a sense of warmth, not just someone that looked handsome but someone who I could entrust my life to and I'd still feel safe, or something like that…

The me from a year ago would harshly disagree with what I'm doing because now, I'm holding the hand of someone who has always been special but also, the hand of someone who I've berated, insulted, and ignored for a long time. I know it's all in the past, but the sense of guilt has always remained somewhat. I was so unreasonable, thinking through all the abuse I hurled at my brother I'd could still get him to realize that I wanted the old him back, the old him I adored.

As it turns out though, that person was always there, and had I relied on him to help me instead of separating from him during those times, he'd probably still be there for me when it matters the most.

"What's up Kirino? You look lost in thought". My brother leaned his face closer to mine as he tried to figure me out. I felt a sense of embarrassment overcome my body as he came really close to me. I was still in awe over how he, the seemingly dense brother, managed to confess before me. I still really didn't know how to react without being all jittery since the feeling of being someone's girlfriend was all so… new.

"Nothing! It's just… are you sure you're ok with me? I'm your little sister after all…". I looked into his eyes with uncertainty. That moment where we both confessed our mutual feelings for each other on the Ferris wheel was a moment of ecstasy, however, now that we're brought down back to Earth, there are indeed a lot of troublesome problems that come with siblings in a romantic relationship.

I then imagined all the bad things that could happen if anyone were to find out. My dad would probably beat the living hell out my brother, we would be shunned by society, things would go downhill quickly… Despite this, I still managed to confess and got the result I wanted, however, will it last?

After thinking of pessimistic thoughts about the future, I suddenly felt my brother tighten his grip around my hand as he fixed a more serious stare at me to call my attention. "Of course I'm ok with you, I thought we established that on the Ferris wheel".

"That's not what I mea-"

"Let me guess, you're worried about how us being siblings can affect our relationship in the future right?". Was he always this good at reading others? Was he pretending to be dense all this time? "Of course I've thought about that, before confessing I made sure that I wouldn't regret confessing to you, despite all of the negative consequences. In the end, all of that pessimism didn't matter because no matter what happens, I'd still want to be with you forever so… I went ahead and said it".

He smiled at me as he scratched the back of his head. Normally things like these are discussed with caution and deep consideration but, the way he said it was so relaxed… like if anything were to happen he'd be able to deal with it. Baka… there you go again, saying to leave everything to you…

"It's true… I am worried about people finding out but, my choice still won't change too if that ultimately happens. I'd still choose to be with you rather than caring about how others feel, it's just that… I want us to be together while still being able to go about our normal lives as usual".

Upon finishing my sentence, my brother then stopped walking and turned to face me fully. He lowered his head to my level and placed his hands on my shoulder. "Don't worry, I want to help make your life be the best it can be so, now that I've been given the chance to be by your side in this sort of way, I won't mess it up".

He stared at me with a look of serious compassion, a look that made me unable to respond immediately out of pure admiration. I always knew that my brother could do great things if he put his mind to it but seeing him so determined for my sake really captivated me, it really made me realize how much I loved him.

He then stood up and held my hand gently. "Let's just enjoy the nice weather and walk for now, we can talk about this later at home". After my right hand connected with his left, I used my other arm to cling to his and rested my head on his shoulder.

"K-Kirino?". Despite being so cool and confident a mere seconds ago, his expression changed to a flustered one as I continued to cling to his left arm tightly. I've seen in an eroge once that this was the most romantic way to walk as a couple, and it felt really warm to be this close.

"It's your fault! What you said made me want to do this so… take responsibility!". Eventually my brother gave in and cooled off his embarrassment. It was a nice and peaceful walk that allowed us to cherish our newfound feelings as we remained linked through our hands.

Eventually once we got near our house, we let go of each other to act like normal so that no one that knew we were siblings would grow suspicious . In truth, I never wanted to let go at all but, I had to steel my resolve so that I could continue doing this in the future.

After being welcomed home by our parents, we were able to enjoy a great dinner including shrimp tempura, another one of my favorites. All the attractions and walking around the amusement parks really made me hungry so before I knew it, I began to eat very quickly which prompted a giggle from my mother and a sigh from my brother.

A while after dinner, I entered the bath and soaked my tired body into the warm embrace of the hot water. The soothing liquid caressed my body and relaxed my muscles. Baths after my track practice were always the best since the heat relaxes your worked muscles nicely, it was very easy to sleep due to the great pleasure.

This time though, I was lost in the soothingness of the bath and my circling thoughts. A bit earlier before I entered the bath, my brother asked me to enter his room tonight so we can talk about what we're going to do from here on. Usually in the eroge I've played, when the characters start dating they just go with the flow and don't really have a long talk, however, it would probably be wise for us since we're siblings after all…

As I continued to let my mind wander around in the comfortable atmosphere of the bathroom, I heard the first door to the bathroom open. I quickly peeked through the second door to see the shadow of my brother at the sink area, coming ever so closely to the handle of the second door.

"Wait! I'm using the bath right now!" I yelled. The shadow I saw through the door suddenly jolted up in surprise and left the bathroom. Jeez that guy, did he forget I was in the bath? I then reclined my body back into the water. I wouldn't have minded if you had just asked… baka.

Kyousuke:

That was a close call! I had no idea she was in the bath. Had I gone it I probably would've been pelted by lotion bottles… wait a second, if we're dating… maybe… wait no no no! Scratch that thought! I continued to have conflicting ideas in my head as I wriggled around on my bed, waiting for Kirino to enter for our talk.

In a sense, it was always Kirino that took the initiative to enter my room but I think this is one of the rare times I've actually invited her in myself. With both our parents now asleep, this would be the ideal time to discuss our relationship going forward. I wasn't overly worried but, it would be good to get some ground rules set first.

Shortly after, Kirino indeed crept in my room, closing the door behind her quietly. Instead of taking the seat at my desk, she sat beside me on the bed this time. I noticed she was sitting unusually straight and her hands were firmly placed on her thighs. What's with the stiff pose? This isn't a business interview…

In my attempt to get her to relax, I placed my the palm of my hand gently on her upper back. Her body slightly moved in reaction to the sudden contact but then I started patting her back as a signal for her to loosen up. "Why are you so nervous, just lay down".

Out of all the options I've predicted that she'd do, she did one of the least expected ones and laid her head on my lap. I looked down to see she was looking right back at me with her ocean blue puppy eyes, seemingly asking for something.

Guessing it was affection, I simply started to pat and stroke the top of her head softly, making sure not to ruin her favored hair. I must've got what she wanted right as she smiled greatly. She then dug her face into my stomach and rubbed her cheek against it.

"Kirino! That tickles, what are you doing? You're acting like a cat haha". Kirino continued to rub the side her face on my stomach playfully as I continued to stroke her head. I tried to direct her face to look at me again with my other free hand but she ended up licking it.

"Jeez, what's gone into you?". I couldn't help but smile, my girlfriend was being very cute right now. Suddenly, I had the urge to poke her cheek, which seemed very soft judging from its -plump appearance and the sensation against my stomach.

Feeling a bit mischievous myself, I went ahead and poked it to call her attention. It was soft and well cared for. Given the amount of lotions and other accessories she uses, I could tell that she took care of her face well, expected of a model I guess.

She then rotated her head to face mine again, prepared to listen to what I have to say. "So, seeing that we're siblings and all, one thing to make sure of is no PDA, unless we're alone or in a place where no one knows us our family or friends, alright?". Seeing as we don't want incestuous rumors going around, this rule is a given, and Kirino seems to agree as well as she nodded in response.

"Well, the only other thing I wanted to talk about is to just not tell anyone and be careful in general which sounds clear enough". Kirino then nodded again in response and sat up off my lap. "Was that it? I thought this would be more serious?".

"Nah, the two things I mentioned are most important to worry about, the other things I've thought of can come naturally like in normal relationships, besides, I also called you here so I could spend time with you too".

Upon hearing the real reason I called her here, Kirino quickly shifted closer and yanked my head down on her lap. She then started to stroke my head in similar fashion, replicating what I did to her moments before. It felt really nice and relaxing, but then again, it was slightly embarrassing due to the fact that I'm still not used to us being this close…

Kirino continued to stroke my hair, perhaps wanting me to start acting like a cat like she did, but instead I just closed my eyes and relaxed on her soft thighs. Wait, that sounds sooo wrong. I slowly got up and rested my head on my pillow instead, any more of resting on her lap would make me embarrassed by my own thoughts…

I looked on as Kirino pouted at me, seemingly unhappy that I preferred my pillow as a better headrest than her thighs. In response, she grabbed one my feet and started to tickle it aggressively. Due to my extreme weakness to being tickled, I quickly covered my mouth to muffle my bursts of laughter.

Kirino was relentless as she continued to softly stroke each of her fingers on sole of my feet. I couldn't really reach with my free arm while laying down so I tried to get up and cease the tickling. To prevent that though, Kirino rested her forearm on my leg to make it much more harder and painful for me to get up.

It was starting to get unbearable though as my foot was going numb and my laughing was getting louder and louder. With a sudden burst of energy, I overcame the pressure on my leg and got up but I lost my balance and ended up throwing myself onto Kirino.

Before my head could crash into hers I stopped myself from falling into her by placing my hands on both sides of her head. Luckily, I imagined not to land on her with any part of my body part as my knees were also on both side of hers as well, however, despite the initial objective being cleared, I realized this was actually a dangerous pose to maintain in another way…

Upon realizing, I saw Kirino's shocked face turn to an embarrassed one as she looked the other way with a massive blush. Using my hands, I pushed my self up into a straight kneeling pose. "Sorry about that Kirino, my bad". She then grabbed one of my hands and looked back at me, still blushing heavily.

"No, it's alright, I was just caught out… that's all". She then continued to look at me while utilizing the puppy eyes tactic again. This time though, I couldn't tell what she wanted but it must be another one of her 'tests'. Seeing as her previous request was for me to stroke her head, I'm assuming she just wants me to be affectionate with her which by the way, is extremely adorable.

Not knowing what to do, I found myself just staring at her face. She was pretty as always, even without make-up, but appearance-wise what really captivates me is her eyes. In the darkness of the room it was like the light blue of her eyes sparkled brightly with emotion. It was like a gemstone or a kaleidoscope that you can't get your eyes out of, and while you're trapped, you notice the other features of her beautiful face.

After waiting long enough, Kirino sat up and whispered something in my ear, something that shook me to the very core. "Kyousuke… I want you to… kiss me". I made sure to look at her to see if she was joking around or not, however, the sparkle in her eyes did not falter one bit as she continued to stare right back at me.

I started to break out in a sweat as I nervously contemplated the kiss. I payed attention to her lips which were glistening due to the moonlight emerging from a gap in the curtains. Her cute and embarrassed acts from earlier really made me want to kiss her but, somehow, I couldn't bring myself to do it.

"You should look at your face onii-chan, it was a joke". Kirino then smiled at me mischievously before getting off my bed and standing up, prepared to leave my room. Before she could place her hand on the handle though, I quickly got up and grabbed her hand to stop her.

She turned around to look at me, but it was her mistake as the instant she did so I placed both of my hands on her cheeks and stared at her with laser focus. She looked flustered by the sudden roughness of my actions but remained still, anticipating what I was going to do next.

"Close your eyes, Kirino". I spoke with sternness in my voice. I wasn't angry or anything but, I just wanted to play a bit with Kirino by pretending I was. She complied while beginning to blush again, unaware of what I have planned for her.

I slowly moved my face closer and closer while pretending to breath heavily. I was trying to make an awkward but intense atmosphere for Kirino, something like a 'that wasn't a joke for me…' response. She started to breath heavily too much to my amusement. Have a taste of your own medicine.

The contact finally arrived, but not in the way she would've hoped. I left her lips alone, and instead planted a soft kiss on her forehead instead. She opened her eyes to look at me with a baffled and embarrassed expression, obviously expected something else to happen instead of a kiss to the forehead.

"Y-you!". Kirino stomped towards me with a pout and pushed me down onto the bed. Before I could even react, Kirino pulled me by the collar so that our faces were in very close proximity towards each other. "Baka! I said it was a joke because I thought it was too… early, I thought that we might've rushed things too quickly if it happened…".

Wow, she really did give it some thought huh… I wouldn't have minded though, I was just unsure if thats what she really wanted… "You say but… you really wanted to do it for real then right?". I gave my best impression of how Kirino would sneer at me to her and she continued to pout even more. She's too adorable, it's usually me getting teased so having the order reversed is quite exhilarating.

While she was busy pouting and looking the other way, I quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her so that her back hit the wall and accordingly, I rotated my body so that I was the one pinning Kirino to the wall therefore reversing the positions.

Her demeanor became meek instead of her earlier aggressiveness as she looked at me with a look of surprise and anticipation. I continued to grin at her as I maintained the close eye contact, but doing nothing more than that. My hand was firmly placed at the side of her head which to my limited knowledge, is apparently a show of dominance or just simply looks cool.

"You're so mean… onii-chan, teasing me like this".

"I can't help it, you're too cute".

With that said, we both leaned closer into each other and the contact we truly anticipated finally came. Our lips connected as I moved my left arm off the wall and onto the side of her cheek. We remained locked like this for a while before finally releasing. I closed my eyes before the contact, so when I opened them up again, the sight of Kirino blushing and breathing heavily was too much to handle and so I went for it again.

I felt the hands on the back of my neck as my sister's arms wrapped around me, bringing me closer to her body. After letting go, I noticed that Kirino's eyes were sparkling very brightly, the brightest I've ever seen. The sparkle was reminiscent of the glistening of a transparent sea during the afternoon, it was a beautiful sight.

"Was this what you wanted Kirino?". For some reason, I was able to maintain a cool demeanor despite partaking in one of the most embarrassing but also most intimate moments in my life. I thought that I'd chicken out somehow and that she'd have to take the imitative, but I guess my manly pride would not let that happen…

Kirino nodded meekly before getting off my bed, and attempting to leave my room again. "I should probably go back...if I stay any longer I don't think I can sleep tonight". My cheeks suddenly started to feel warm upon realizing the meaning behind those words, my mouth was probably open in shock. Kirino then grinned at me, and left, closing the door behind her quietly as she entered.

That Kirino, even in the end after all I did, she managed to get the last laugh… Just you wait! I'm the dominant one in this relationship you hear! In the end, I couldn't fall asleep as I was trying to brainstorm what I could've done to have the last laugh.

Haha, what am I thinking...I'm too in love with her…

Kirino:

Usually I'd wake up early sometimes on Sunday to go have a quick jog and a hearty morning shower afterwards, however this time, I woke up pretty late. It was probably because I spent a large portion rolling around in my bed fantasizing about what happened in my brother's room.

The sensation of the kiss lingered for a long time as I tried to sleep. It was a first kiss to remember, not necessarily because of how it felt but, my brother, my boyfriend, was so cool. I thought he would just be a coward and be too shy to take the lead but instead, he was more confident than I thought he'd be. It was definitely unexpected.

Usually I'd question myself for being that meek but now that my brother showed me that he could be this dominant, I'm starting to think that being the on the receiving end isn't too bad… What love does to a person huh?

After a few more rounds of imaging how cool my boyfriend was last night, I finally changed out of my pajamas and went downstairs, looking to see if my brother already woke up. To my surprise though, only my parents were in the living room.

"Ah Kirino, you've woke up pretty late today, couldn't sleep well?". I nodded in response as I rummaged the kitchen for something to eat. I ended up choosing simple eggs and rice. Tamago gohan is a very simple breakfast, however, it's still pretty good so when I unusually wake up late, I have a fast but tasty option in case I have to leave the house soon.

After finishing my quick breakfast and putting the bowl away, I asked my mom where my brother was, not seeing him around the house at all. "Kyousuke woke up early to go see the moving company move out the previous resident's remaining belongings then later in the day, the moving company will be coming here for his stuff."

It didn't hit me until now that my brother was so close to moving out of the house but, now that we're dating, I don't feel the same worry I've felt at the start of this week. That was probably because no matter where we are now or how far apart we are from each other, our feelings can still bind us together.

I promptly made my way over to the apartment and walked passed the home moving men who were currently loading a sofa into their truck. Inside my brother's room, I saw him talking to one of the home moving employees so I waited a bit in the entrance, not wanting to interrupt their probably important conversation.

I walked around the outside of my brother's room and peered a bit inside. So this is where my brother is going to live for the next three years at least… well, it's not that bad since I've been here before but… it's definitely going to take some getting used to...

"Kirino? What are you doing here?". I turned to see my brother had walked over to greet me. Despite the intimacy we had last night, it looked like my brother seem to got some good sleep as he did not look like he lacked the slightest ounce of sleep.

"Did you not sleep well Kirino? You have faint black rings below your eyes."

"Well… that's someone's fault isn't it? There's no way I would forget what we did so easily…". My brother scratched the back of his head and smiled, knowing full well what I was talking about. "Well, why don't you come in and sit down, I have a chair you can sit on".

I accepted my brother's offer and so I sat and watched as my brother got me a drink from the counter. "Here. I got this iced chocolate from a café earlier but you can have it.". I watched as my brother scurried outside as he continued to talk to the employees and signed contracts. Doing all of this independently and in such a calm manner made me realize how mature he's gotten. For me, it seemed like my brother was high school student for so long therefore seeing him this level-headed in what should be an unfamiliar situation for a recent graduate is impressive.

I took a sip of the iced chocolate while observing the room. It looked familiar but the fact that most of the belonging are gone gives it a more empty feel than when my brother resided here, but now that he's staying here permanently, I guess the empty feel will disappear in no time.

I continued drinking the iced chocolate before noticing something crucial. Wait a second, this is an… indirect kiss isn't it? I immediately stopped drinking the iced chocolate and looked at my brother as he started walking back in having finished signing the deal regarding the transportation of the previous belongings.

Perhaps I was getting all flustered as when my brother came in since he gave me a puzzled look. Embarrassed, I quickly handed him his iced chocolate back while looking the other way. He's got to know what's up right? Without hesitation though, he quickly drank the remaining contents of the drink and sighed.

"Phew. They haven't even brought in my stuff yet but there was already so much to do, want to go grab lunch in advance before their truck comes again?". No reaction from my brother, he was completely unfazed. This isn't like him at all, which means he's dense as always or he really has gotten mature… or maybe, I'm the one that's immature.

I nodded in response as I was still too embarrassed to say anything, nervous that I'd stutter and make myself even more flustered than I already am. I wonder if he's just pretending to be mature just to look cool in front of me… yup, that's probably it. That's a very Kyousuke-like thing to do…

I kept on thinking about how my brother was able to keep up his facade despite being so easily flustered before. Am I just really prone to being embarrassed? It's supposed to be the other way around dammit! I was so engrossed in this sudden change of power that I didn't hear my brother's warnings and bumped into the boy in front of me at the apartment exit.

Before I could apologize though, the person in front of me already started to bow and apologize frantically even though I was the one who wasn't paying attention. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry" He kept on repeating. This person sounds familiar… wait, that blond hair creeping out of his beanie… that's…!

"Naoki-kun? What are you doing here?". Upon hearing his name, the person in front of me finally stood up and stopped bowing. It was definitely him, although this time he was less recognizable aside from his usual meek demeanor. Last time I saw him, he was dressed in a very formal waistcoat, but this time, he was wearing a casual maroon beanie and grey hoodie.

"Oh Kirino-san! Apologies for bumping into… ah! Sorry, I've apologized enough haven't I? Sorry about that, anyways, to answer your question... I uh, live here."