They were gone!
After Ai's performance, Asa and Kyoko took the opportunity to head backstage.
Yukiko, Sayuri, and Touko were slightly stunned when they learned that Hoshino Ai was Asa's sister.
"That girl just now is also Asa-kun's sister?" Yukiko was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but internally complain about Eri Kisaki. "That woman, she's not watching her own child at all…"
There were too many pretty sisters and beautiful aunties! Yukiko felt that if Eri Kisaki kept being so lax, Asa might be abducted by some wicked woman any day now! Therefore, she decided she must properly protect her best friend's child.
"I think I'll move back home for a while…"
"Eriri, you didn't throw away those little toys you brought home before, did you?" Sayuri suddenly leaned down and asked Eriri.
Eriri's face instantly flushed halfway, and she anxiously and cautiously glanced left and right. "Mom, why are you asking that here… I haven't thrown them away, I guess." She said, feeling shy.
Sayuri nodded thoughtfully, then asked her daughter, a little nervously. "We didn't get to have Asa-kun stay for dinner last time, so in a couple of days, I want to formally invite Asa-kun over for a meal…" As she spoke, she quietly observed her daughter's expression.
Eriri was slightly startled by this, then slowly lowered her head. Combined with Sayuri's earlier question about the little toys, she naturally knew why her mother was inviting Asa over. But Eriri hadn't expected her mother to be so open about it…
However, looking up at the stunning young women and girls in front of her, Eriri somewhat understood her mother's mindset. So many women were eyeing Asa-kun; if they let their guard down, he might truly be snatched away!
"Mom, that's fine… Actually, I wanted to ask Asa-kun for advice on my new doujinshi anyway…" Eriri bit her canine tooth, her face beet red.
This expression fell into Sayuri's eyes, and she immediately understood the decision Eriri had made. A hint of emotion swelled in her heart, and Sayuri instantly gained full confidence. Mother and daughter are of one heart; together, they can swallow… no, together they can cut through metal!
....
Backstage at the Auditorium.
"At least I made it!" In the backstage area of the auditorium, Chika, who had arrived fashionably late, watched the Light Music Club performing on stage, and the stone hanging in her heart finally dropped.
She stood on the side, receiving criticism from Sawako, while quietly glancing at Haruno and Toyomi slowly walking toward them in the distance, her eyes full of resentment.
"It's all their fault! They don't act like proper sisters at all, and they kept messing with Asa-kun and me this morning… Otherwise, how could I have overslept!" she muttered softly.
Her words drifted into Sawako's ear. "What Asa-kun?" She then gave Chika's head a light tap and said, "Hurry up and get ready to go on stage."
Chika stuck out her tongue and walked with relaxed steps toward her piano.
At this moment, Shizuka, who had been helping backstage, vaguely heard Asa's name from Sawako's mouth. She immediately walked over with slightly resentful steps. "Sawako-sensei, I haven't even seen Asa-kun, but I've been working for almost half an hour."
"Can't be helped, we're short-handed."
"But about the 'sister' Asa-kun mentioned just now…"
"Here, Hoshino Ai!"
Shizuka followed Sawako's gaze, and an extremely beautiful and dazzling girl came into view.
"Kuh…"
"She seems to belong to an idol group, and she looks rather isolated." The other three girls of B-Komachi sat off to the side, making it very easy to spot the signs.
Sawako also sighed, "You know, all the cheers out there just now were almost entirely for Ai's name. For her teammates in the same group, their presence is about as significant as backup dancers, so it's understandable they feel unbalanced."
Shizuka turned to Sawako and asked, "I heard Ai transferred to Shuchi'in Middle School?"
Sawako nodded. "Yes, I checked the file. She seems to be an orphan, and she must have worked very hard to get this far."
Shizuka's eyes flickered when she heard the word 'orphan'. An orphan, so she must be Asa-kun's sister from the orphanage. Shizuka's mind pictured Asa's little face, and she faintly thought she saw Asa's figure…
"It really is Asa-kun!" Shizuka blinked her beautiful eyes, clearly seeing a capable Onee-san holding the hand of the figure she constantly dreamed of, walking toward Hoshino Ai. Joy appeared on Shizuka's face, and just as she was about to go over, a pair of hands suddenly patted her shoulder.
"Shizuka-san, long time no see!" A familiar voice entered her ear. Shizuka's expression immediately stiffened slightly.
Turning around, the person standing before her was her former student, Haruno! If it were any other time, Shizuka would have greeted her with a witty retort. But now, she was constantly thinking about Haruno's younger brother, and meeting her instantly made her feel three parts guilty.
"Haruno, Haruno, why are you here?"
....
"Ai-nee, your singing and dancing have gotten so much more stable!"
"Hehe, I've been working really hard lately!"
Kyoko's face broke into a satisfied smile as she watched the two siblings happily interacting. It was worth the effort she'd gone to just now, fighting off that group of women for Asa-kun, and how she hadn't let him leave her embrace even during the three rounds of high tide. She finally found an opportunity to bring Asa-kun backstage.
"There shouldn't be any women here…" Just as this thought crossed Kyoko's mind, several voices suddenly rang out.
"Asa-kun?"
"What are you doing here?"
The familiar words entered her ears, and Kyoko almost developed PTSD. "Why are there people here too…"
She turned to look and saw three girls, whose figures were no less voluptuous than the young married women, looking at Asa in surprise. One of them, a tall girl with short hair, walked directly up to Asa. Narrowing her beautiful eyes, her gaze landed on Ai, who was holding Asa in her arms.
'What an elegant and cute girl…' Haruno thought to herself, but her bell-like voice spoke with a hint of detachment.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Asa-kun's sister, HoshinoAi!" Ai stood up and stared back at her, refusing to back down.
"HoshinoAi?" A sharp gleam flashed in Haruno's beautiful eyes. She seemed to have heard that name from Yukino. It was apparently one of Asa-kun's older sisters from the orphanage. She had thought she was just an ordinary person, but she was unexpectedly born with such devastating beauty!
"Ai-nee, this is Haruno-nee."
"Haruno-nee, this is Ai-nee." The little shota got up and pulled the two girls' hands together, introducing them to each other. Even though the two women were slightly antagonistic, their demeanor instantly softened the moment they held Asa's hand.
"Asa-kun, I thought you went back to the Service Club."
"Ai-nee transferred to Shuchi'in, so I came to watch her performance."
"Hmph, is your Yukinoshita family that controlling?"
"Hey, I was just worried about Asa-kun!"
"What danger could Asa-kun possibly be in with me…"
Asa sat on the side, watching the two women exchange words, not at all worried that they would start fighting. Even though their words were starting to sound increasingly explosive, the way they gently caressed him with their hands beneath the surface was becoming ever more tender.
As Asa lingered backstage, the women in the audience seats couldn't sit still. They even suspected Kyoko had run away with Asa. They, too, rushed to the backstage area. Instantly, the average level of beauty backstage was raised to a terrifying standard. The other students were dumbfounded with envy, watching the crowd of gorgeous young women and girls surrounding a single little shota.
Haruno was also shocked. One Hoshino Ai was nothing in her eyes, but the appearance of several married women and girls instantly sounded the alarm in her heart! She had felt a slight twinge of jealousy when the Fujiwara sisters joined them at noon, but now, exchanging a glance with Toyomi, they instantly formed an alliance! They absolutely could not let this group of women succeed so easily!
Haruno decided she needed to work closely with her Fujiwara sisters. As long as Asa stayed with them long enough, the others wouldn't have a chance to make a move on him.
"Should I tell Mother about this…" Haruno pondered this internally, then quickly dismissed the thought. Her daughter and adopted son… some open-minded mothers might not even accept that, let alone Mrs. Yukinoshita, whom Haruno saw as a completely traditional and serious woman. If Mrs. Yukinoshita found out about her current relationship with Asa, she would definitely be finished!
The entire afternoon, Asa's ears were filled with the sweet, melodious voices of the women. Shizuka stood on the outer circle like a henchman. She watched the small hands constantly trying to sneak a touch of Asa, and her heart was filled with envy, jealousy, and hate.
The auditorium backstage was frequented by students and teachers who mostly knew her. Therefore, Shizuka absolutely dared not join in. She could only stand on the side, silently condemning them and counting in her heart. Next time, when she got Asa-kun to her office, she would make up for everything she had lost today!
....
In the manager's car, Kyoko removed Ai's stage makeup and said with some worry, "Ai-chan, you saw it. So many women are after Asa-kun…"
"That's my little brother. He's always so popular!" Before the words were even out of her mouth, Ai replied with pride.
"But what if those women use so many tricks that they manage to snatch Asa-kun away?" Kyoko said, still worried.
Ai paused, then said confidently, "No matter what, Asa-kun will always be my most beloved little brother."
"And Asa-kun said he's coming back to my apartment to sleep with me tonight."
After removing her makeup, the girl's exquisite face lost a bit of its seductiveness and gained a touch of pure innocence, but her star-shaped eyes still shone with a charming, happy light.
....
After the school festival ended, Asa returned to the Service Club. Yukino originally thought she could finally enjoy some alone time with Asa. Instead, she learned that Asa wouldn't be coming home tonight; he was going to spend the night at Ai's apartment! The news hit Yukino like a bolt from the blue, and her eyes instantly dimmed slightly.
"Back at the orphanage, several of us children slept in one room. The walls were thin, there was no heating when it was cold, and the sound was very loud when the wind and thunder hit… Ai-neechan always covered my ears and held me to sleep."
"Ai-neechan works so hard to perform and earn money because she wants to move me somewhere better to live. Now that she can afford to rent an apartment, I can't always be by her side…"
Yukino listened to the little shota's tender yet resolute words, and her mind pictured a little girl holding a little shota at the orphanage, making wishes and dreaming of the future. Hoshino Ai… was also a pitiable person.
"Yukino-nee, I'm not moving out permanently. When I come home, I'll still sleep with Yukino-nee!"
"Yukino-nee, you won't object, right?"
Seeing Asa's expectant yet slightly timid eyes, Yukino's beautiful eyes instantly softened.
"How could I object?"
"As long as Asa-kun is happy, that's all that matters," Yukino said generously. Ai could only have Asa for one or two nights; could that compare to her, Yukino, his older sister? It could not!
Moreover, seeing Asa-kun be so devoted to his family made Yukino look forward even more to the time when Asa-kun couldn't leave her side.
....
That night.
After taking a shower, Ai lay on the bed, holding the little shota. Smelling the familiar scent radiating from him, her heart felt a sense of profound peace. She felt as though she had returned to the past, when only she and Asa slept in each other's arms. She believed that as she grew up and earned more money, these days would become more and more frequent!
Click.
The outside door opened. Kyoko, who had finished discussing business contracts with other companies, returned to the apartment Ai was renting. She had forgotten a document in the apartment.
"Kyoko-nee, it's so late, and it's not very safe outside. Why don't you sleep here with us tonight," Ai, wearing pajamas, with her hair loose over her shoulders and holding the little shota, suggested. "This bed is huge; there's totally enough room for one more Onee-san."
She patted the empty space next to the big bed, her smile sincere. Kyoko treated her like family and was constantly running around for her future, so Ai felt a very deep affection for her.
Kyoko opened her red lips, wanting to speak but stopping herself. It wasn't that she hadn't slept in the same bed as Ai before. But Asa…
Kyoko glanced at the little shota, who looked even more handsome and tasty after his shower, and her heart rate accelerated uncontrollably. Her mind instantly replayed the feeling from noon when she was caught in the act of her private fantasies, followed by the fall that took Asa with her, and the ascent to the peak… She immediately looked away, feeling unnatural.
"The sofa is enough for me." Kyoko suppressed the fluttering in her heart and refused through gritted teeth. If she were to lie in the same bed as Asa, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to control herself.
"The sofa is so small; you'll be uncomfortable sleeping there."
"Besides, you helped me rent this apartment, Kyoko-nee. It's normal for you to sleep in it sometimes," Ai said seriously.
Unable to resist Ai's enthusiasm, Kyoko eventually agreed.
After showering, Kyoko got into the bed. The bed was two meters wide, more than enough for two people, and easily accommodated three slender girls without feeling crowded. However, even without crowding, they still touched each other unintentionally. Kyoko's heart was filled with continuous ripples of excitement.
Kyoko didn't sleep at all the entire night. In the early morning, her fluctuating beautiful eyes shimmered slightly. Kyoko looked back at the sleeping Ai and Asa, bit her silver lip, and slipped under the covers.
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