I Can Distinguish the Twin Sister - Chapter 21

“Lately, don’t you seem to be having a good time? “

“Huh? What’s that all of a sudden… “

　That’s what my mother said to me while I was washing my face on a holiday morning.

　I don’t like it when people suddenly ask me if I’m having fun these days, but I don’t have anything to say to her because I’m sure she knows why I’m having fun without asking me.

　Well, if I ignored her, she would get upset, so I just nodded my head.

“You’re washing your face. Are you going out? “

“Ah, I promised to play today.”

“Hmm~”

“…why”

“It’s nothing.”

　Mom said as if she had something to be happy about, as she happily retreated into the living room.

　I let out a small sigh and went back to my room to get ready.

( …nothing out of the ordinary? )

　Actually, my business today is to meet up with a girl.

　But I was concerned about what I should wear… well, I have no experience of this kind of thing, and if it’s not appropriate but not bad looking, it’s not a problem.

　Well, July is coming soon, and it’s getting hotter, and the schools are changing clothes, so I’m going to wear cooler clothes to be safe.

” ……? “

　I had just finished getting dressed and was checking my hairstyle and other meaningless things when I felt my phone vibrate, and I picked it up.

　My phone shook, so I picked it up and found a message with Rin’ne’s name in the sender’s field.

　In fact, I had exchanged contact information with the sisters when I went to a coffee shop with them.

　Although there are a few names of girls in my contact list, there are no names of the two sisters who are considered to be the most beautiful sisters in the school, and it is almost a miracle that their contact information is lined up like this.

“All right, let’s get going then.”

　It is still far from the meeting time, but I think it is good to be ten minutes early.

　As I am heading to the place where I have arranged to meet Rin’ne, it is the first time for us to actually plan to meet up after making contact with each other, which makes me a little nervous and happy.

　As I said before, I had time to spare… but when I arrived at the station where we were supposed to meet, I tilted my head when I saw a familiar figure.

” …hmmm.”

　I checked the time, and there were still 20 minutes to spare.

　But Rin’ne had already arrived in front of me, and she seemed to be checking something while looking into her phone.

( …Yeah. She’s still pretty and beautiful anytime I see her. )

　It’s not that I can’t say it directly to her, but it’s a little embarrassing.

　She was dressed in a casual style I had seen before, but there was a lot of exposed skin as the temperature was getting a little warmer.

　Just as I thought that a beautiful girl could look good no matter what she wore, I saw a flirtatious guy approaching her.

[ I’ve always wanted to meet someone in front of a station or something. How is it? ]

　Whether it’s a longing or not, to tell the truth, I certainly wanted to have such a rendezvous with a girl.

　I don’t know if the word “date” is valid between Rin’ne and me, but if a man and a woman go out together, it can be called a date, isn’t it?

“Anyway, I’m not sure if the term “date” can be used between me and Rin’ne.”

　She invited me out today.

　I don’t want the moment to start off in a weird way ―well, I don’t know if the guy wants to pick up Rin’ne or not, but I immediately run over to her.

“Rin’ne! Good morning. “

“Ah, good morning… Akito-kun? “

　As soon as we exchange greetings, I take Rin’ne’s hand and start to walk away.

　When I glanced behind her, I saw a man looking at me in a bad mood, so I guessed he was trying to talk to Rin’ne.

　I was relieved that I was able to take her away before he made contact with Rin’ne, and a giggling Rin’ne came alongside me.

“Thank you Akito-kun,”

“No… I know it was out of the blue, but I’m surprised you followed me without any rejection.”

“Of course I did. I remember that you used to take me by the hand in the past. “

“… I see.”

“Yes. That’s the case.”

　I chuckled.

( I mean, she’s standing next to me, but she’s still holding my hand.)

　I thought to myself as we walked in side by side.

　When I tried to let go of her hand, Rin’ne immediately looked at me as if she was trying to ask me why I let go of her hand, and I couldn’t let go of her hand after seeing such an expression.

“Oh, by the way…”

“What’s wrong? “

” Of course, you pulled my hand like this, but there’s something else I’ve been wanting to try! “

“… Yeah? “

“Can I try that? “

” That? Ah.”

　Never before had I learned that I should not take a bargain.

　As soon as I nodded my head, Rin’ne leaned in to embrace my arm ――and inevitably, I felt a lot of sensation in my arm.

“Ri-Rin’ne……? “

“This is how we used to do it… I miss it so much… “

　Rin’ne was completely immersed in old memories.

( …this is it. I can’t say it’s my bad intention because this is just pure Rin’ne’s behavior! )

　If there were a man-woman thing going on here, Rin’ne and Yomi would have something to think about, but what they have for me is definitely more of a friendship.

　That’s why they are sometimes embarrassed as I am, but basically, Rin’ne and Yomi often acts this way.

“By the way! Is Yomi here yet? “

“Not yet… She is a bed-dweller as usual. Maybe she might have woken up when I told her later that I was meeting Akito-kun today.”

” … Oh, right. It was Rin’ne who contacted me, and Yomi doesn’t know about this?”

“Yes. It’s just you and me today.”

　Well, I had a feeling that she did.

　Although it’s fine for me to spend time alone with her, it’s also the first time for me to go out with a girl on holiday with a real purpose.

　High school students are still children, so I don’t think we need to care about each other, but Rin’ne is the older sister of the twin, so she has a calm atmosphere, and sometimes I feel like she is older than me.

“Hey Rin’ne.”

“Yes? “

“I’ve never gone out with a girl like this before.”

“Fufu, is that so?”

“Yeah. So, I’ll do my best to lead you today, but don’t get your hopes up.”

“Don’t get so worked up. It’s my first time to go out with a boy, too.”

　Oh, I’m so glad to hear that!

“It would be easier to just run around like we used to, but we’re older now.”

“That’s right. What do you think, Akito-kun?”

“Hm? What? “

　Rin’ne-san pulls herself away from me and stands in front of me.

　She looks me up and down and then, in a suggestive pose, continues.

“I’m sure Yomi and I are both older than we used to be. We’ve changed a lot from looking like a boy. We’ve become more feminine in many ways, haven’t we? “

　That’s… I can’t help but stare at her.

　It is no exaggeration to say that they have beautiful faces, and their physiques are as good as those of models.

　I can’t say where, but I think many parts of them have grown up.

“Fufu , the difference between now and then is obvious. Yomi and I will always treat each other as we did in the past, and Akito-kun, you don’t have to be shy either, you know? “

“What? “

“You can always give me a hug as you did in the past. I won’t say no even if you hug me from behind as if by surprise.”

” ……….. “

　Her words left me speechless.

　Yomi may be the same way, but I don’t expect Rin’ne is being carried away by old memories like this.

　I’m sure she cares for me, but the memories of the past seem to have reduced our personal space to an extremely small extent.

　If Rin’ne had intended to make fun of me even a little, I might not be so stunned, but because her words were so pure, they were even worse… Hmm, it’s not bad to be taken in by her pace, but I still have to be strong!

“Okay, let’s go Rin’ne! Let’s have fun today! “

“Yes, let’s have fun!”

　And so, the holiday with Rin’ne begins.

Author’s Note

They are in love with each other, but they are just friends.

I love those moments of change that develop into romance.