I Can Distinguish the Twin Sister - Chapter 23

“I’m back.”

“Welcome home, Rin’ne.”

　With the afterglow of my outing with Akito-kun still lingering in the air, my mother greets me as I enter the house.

　I put on my shoes and looked up to see my mother smiling at me. As I tilted my head to see what was going on, she pulled up next to me and opened her mouth with a smile.

“Didn’t you look so excited when you left today? Both you and Yomi seem to be having a lot of fun these days…Maybe you’ve got a boyfriend? “

“Boyfriend…?”

“Oh, I guess not by the looks of your face.”

　When she said “boyfriend”, I thought for a moment.

　Boyfriend and girlfriend, that is the relationship between a man and a woman in a romantic relationship… I have been confessed to many times by men in my life.

　There was no doubt that it was their wish to have a girlfriend like me.

( ….I really can’t imagine that at all. I’ve been confessed by people many times, but I’ve never been interested in it… and above all, because I’ve been told that it doesn’t matter either way. )

　That is why I could not imagine myself in a relationship.

　However, he, Akito-kun, is totally different from those men, and he is a very dear friend to Yomi and me.

　To tell the truth, there is something that has been stuck in my mind for a long time.

　It was stimulated by meeting Akito-kun, and although it didn’t take me that long, his association with me reminded me of everything.

” ….fufu “

　Oh really, just thinking about him warms my heart… If Akito-kun were to become my boyfriend, I’m sure we’d have a lot of fun together.

　I, myself, would never be opposed to it.

　But that’s as far as it goes ―I don’t want that kind of relationship with Akito-kun right now, I just want to make up for the time I lost a long time ago. …… That’s what I want to treasure now. That’s what I want to take care of now.

“Unfortunately, he’s not my boyfriend. But he’s a good friend.”

“Okay. Then bring him to my house next time you get a chance. I’d like to meet him.”

“Yes, you’re right. I’ll bring him when I get a chance.”

　Maybe my mother would remember… maybe.

　After that, I left her and went back to my room to look at myself in the mirror.

“Did you have a good time today? “

　I asked myself in the mirror, and I smiled at my reflection in the mirror.

　It is natural for me to smile because it is me, but I had a good time today… This was a precious moment for me to spend time with him, and I wanted to continue to savor it for a long time.

” …hm? “

　Then I noticed a message on my phone and picked it up.

” …Oh♪”

　The sender of the message was Akito-kun, and the message was short but simple, saying that he had a good time.

　I felt warmth in my heart that he sent it again in writing, even though he had said it to me before we parted, and I wrote back to him saying, me too.

“Aneki, are you back? “

“Ah, yes. I’m home.”

“The bath is free now.”

“I see.”

　Yomi noticed my return and came out to tell me.

　She seems to have already taken a bath, but… she is not so good, and I smiled while thinking that she must have stayed on the bed until bath time today.

　As I told Akito-kun, she is a bed dweller when she has nothing to do.

“Well, let’s go to the bath, shall I?”

　I’ve had a bit too much fun today, so I’d like to finish my bath and dinner quickly and go to sleep.

” …Fuu”

　I open my eyes softly as I take a shower in the bathroom.

　In the mirror, I see myself soaking wet all over, and my cheeks relax as I realize how much I look like Yomi.

　As I lather on the towel and gently wash my skin without damaging it, I unconsciously think of Akito-kun.

“I had a really good time today. I’d like to go out with you again… Maybe Yomi can join us next time. Or maybe just the two of us again is also okay… ufufu♪. “

　I’m fine with it however it goes, as long as he stays as my friend.

　As I giggle, I naturally remember the time he hugged me from behind when we parted.

　At that time, I felt Akito-kun’s heartbeat through my back.

　I wanted him to hear my heartbeat, so I put his hand on mine. I hope he would take it as a sign that I trust him that much…

” … hmm “

　I didn’t use to care about this kind of thing.

　Yomi and I used to dress really like boys, and we used to run around outside in short sleeves and short pants.

“We didn’t have long hair like this.”

　I touched my hair, which was wet from the hot water, and it had lost some of its smoothness.

“My chest was never this big.”

　As I grew older, it developed and became big.

　They used to be flat, but both Yomi and I grew rapidly in junior high school, and now our bra sizes are E-cups… and I don’t want to spend money on them.

“I didn’t want to look like this… to make men desire me.”

　Of course, I don’t begrudge myself for that.

　Both Yomi and I are proud of what we have grown up to be, and it is because of our parents’ wishes that we have grown so much ――and most of all, we are very happy that Akito-kun told us that we are beautiful.

“But I still don’t… want to have that kind of relationship with him, do I?”

　That was my answer, after all.

　To be clear, I am not saying that I am not attracted to him, and I would be happy if he is the one with whom I would have such a relationship.

　But right now, I just want to return to spending time with him.

“It would be wonderful if Yomi fell in love with Akito-kun.”

　It would be great if my precious sister would have that kind of relationship with Akito-kun…

　It’s a bit of cheating, but since we are sisters, I can inevitably be with him to some extent. ……?

” ….Hmmm? “

　For a moment, I felt a pain in my chest.

　My expression in the mirror had not changed, so I thought it must have been my imagination and stopped thinking about it.

　Later, after getting out of the bath, I went to Yomi’s room.

　She asked me what I had been doing, and I told her with a grin that I had been spending time with Akito-kun.

“Hey! Why didn’t you wake me up? “

“Because even if you did, you always spend your time slumbering.”

“That’s… but not if Akito-kun is involved! I want to play too! “

“… it’s cute!”

“Hey! I’m very serious!? “

　I apologized and told her I was sorry.

　But I was sure that she was cute, and I was really happy to see her like that.

“Yomi is no good. If I’m not there for her―”

　I said those words genuinely.

　For a moment, I really felt the air rushing, but in the end, I couldn’t figure out what it was.

　I looked at Yomi, and she said she couldn’t stay like this and went back to her room… maybe she would contact Akito-kun.

“fufu, she really loves Akito-kun.”

　I smiled again and thought, ‘No, I love Akito-kun, too.’

　When Akito-kun is involved, there are always smiles among us … but yes. If we ever have him over, we’d like to visit Akito-kun’s house, too.

“We would like to say hello to his family and… maybe we can remember them too.”

　Praying for such a time to come, I went to the living room to help with dinner.