Don't treat me like a child! - 15

"Oopsey-daisy~☆"

 

 

 

"Uuuu..."

 

 

 

Nonomi pulled me out from under the table.

Yes, literally pulled me out.

 

 

 

She tried to hug me just as she pulled me out, but I desperately struggled and escaped.

 

 

 

"Aw..."

 

 

 

Nonomi looked disappointed.

 

 

 

You might think it would be nice to be hugged by a pretty girl like Nonomi, right?

 

 

 

It's not just the two of us, and there's no way I could handle the stares while being hugged.

 

 

 

"Nito, your face is even redder now."

 

 

 

Yeah, Momoi, can you just shut up?

 

 

 

"Ah, it's even redder."

 

 

 

Overwhelmed with shame, I tried to go back under the table, but Shiroko stopped me, and I ended up crouching down on my chair.

 

 

 

When I curled up as much as possible, the shame felt a little less intense than before.

 

 

 

"By the way, Nito, why didn't you tell us you were younger than us?"

 

 

 

Momoi mentioned that she had her Millennium entrance ceremony this year, and asked why I hid my younger age even knowing that.

 

 

 

Or maybe Momoi just wants to tease me more.

 

 

 

"Just because..."

 

 

 

"Just because?"

 

 

 

"It's embarrassing..."

 

 

 

How could I be younger than you guys?

 

 

 

"Huh~? I can't hear you, you're too small~?"

 

 

 

That damn rotten cat...

 

 

 

Click-

 

 

 

"Waaah!! Sorry, Nito!!"

 

 

 

"Sis, can you not use me as a shield?"

 

 

 

I'll let it slide this once.

 

 

 

"Ahaha~♧ You're such fun kids~♤"

 

 

 

I wish Nonomi would stop treating me like a kid too...

 

 

 

"I wish everyone would stop treating me like a kid..."

 

 

 

So I said it.

But...

 

 

 

The table erupted in laughter.

 

 

 

"Haha! Nito, you really are still a kid!"

 

 

 

First Momoi,

 

 

 

"Hehehe... That kind of reaction makes you look even younger, Nito."

 

 

 

Midori,

 

 

 

"Hehe~ Our Nito-chan is already so mature~ Good girl~."

 

 

 

"Ahaha~ You're right~☆"

 

 

 

Hoshino and Nonomi,

 

 

 

"Okay, I won't treat you like a kid..."

 

 

 

And, the unknowingly cruel Shiroko.

 

 

 

"......"

 

 

 

"Ahem, your food is ready."

 

 

 

Oh, and finally, the waiter who happened to overhear everything.

 

 

 

"Nito, your face is red again-"

 

 

 

"Sob..."

 

 

 

"Huh, what's wrong?"

 

 

"Waaaaah..."

 

 

 

I burst into tears from the overwhelming shame and lethal embarrassment.

 

 

 

I tried desperately to hold it in, but I kept sobbing uncontrollably.

 

 

 

Do you think I want to be young?

Originally, I'm actually much older than you all...

 

 

 

"Waaaaah! I hate you all! Sniff, I'm leaving!"

 

 

 

"We're sorry, Nito-chan, come here..."

 

 

 

"Waaaaah!"

 

 

 

"Uh, what should we do, Midori?"

 

 

 

"You made her cry. Apologize first."

 

 

 

"Ugh, really? Sorry, Nito..."

 

 

 

Hoshino and Shiroko were just watching this scene while eating the food that had just arrived.

 

 

 

Maybe they are the real winners?

 

 

 

After all the commotion,

 

 

 

"Sniff..."

 

 

 

"Sorry, Nito... Please stop being upset now..."

 

 

 

Finally, after Nonomi gave me a tight hug, things calmed down.

It was actually quite comforting.

 

 

 

Stroke- Stroke-

 

 

 

"Now, now, Nito-chan? They apologized so much, can't you forgive them just this once?"

 

 

 

Nonomi stroked my head.

It's hard to believe she's younger than Hoshino.

 

 

 

More than that, this is so comfortable it's making me nervous...

What if I can't escape Nonomi for the rest of my life?

 

 

 

"Ugh... I'll forgive you just this once... Sniff..."

 

 

 

"O-Okay! Thank you..."

 

 

 

After everything settled down, one thought came to mind.

 

 

 

"Um..."

 

 

 

"Yes~☆"

 

 

 

"When are you going to let me go...?"

 

 

 

"Aha~♧ It's so comfortable I didn't even realize~♤"

 

 

 

I tried to get up to go back to my seat, but,

 

 

 

"Heave-ho~☆"

 

 

 

"Huh?!"

 

 

 

Nonomi hugged me again.

 

 

 

"Let's just stay like this~♤"

 

 

 

"U-Ugh..."

 

 

 

I struggled, but she was too strong, and I couldn't break free.

 

 

 

Stroke- Stroke-

 

 

 

"D-Don't pat my head...!"

 

 

 

"Oh, do you not like it..."

 

 

 

"......"

 

 

 

You know you're doing it on purpose.

Right?

 

 

 

"Let go now..."

 

 

 

"Okay~♧"

 

 

 

Finally, she let go.

I feel at peace.

 

 

 

For some reason, I feel a strange sense of reluctance, but it must be my imagination.

 

 

 

As I went to sit down, Momoi and Midori started whispering.

 

 

 

"By the way, Nito's expression was amazing..."

 

 

 

"Yeah... I've never seen her like that before."

 

 

 

"What are you two talking about...?"

 

 

 

"Huh?! Oh, nothing, yeah, nothing at all!"

 

 

 

"Really...?"

 

 

 

I was suspicious, but I let it go.

 

 

 

Anyway, I went to my seat.

When I checked my phone, there were a bunch of Momotalk notifications.

 

 

 

-Nito-chan, where are you now?

3:36 PM

 

 

 

-Did you go out with your friends?

3:36 PM

 

 

 

-Aren't you just too (lol) cute, Nito-chan? (lol)

4:01 PM

 

 

 

-Don't treat me like a kid, you say? (lol) Even if you say that, you're definitely still a kid, Nito-chan (lol)

4:02 PM

 

 

 

Grind...

 

 

 

"Nito?!"

 

 

 

"Oh, it's nothing. Nothing at all... Yeah, don't worry about it."

 

 

 

"O-Okay..."

 

 

 

That damn president...

Someday, I'll punch a hole in that smiling face.

And then I'll throw her to Sensei...

 

 

 

-Huh~? It says you read it, Nito-chan~? Are you too embarrassed to answer~?

4:17 PM

 

 

 

-It's okay, Nito-chan. If you're embarrassed, I'll give you a hug?

4:17 PM

 

 

 

Clench...

 

 

 

"Eek!"

 

 

 

That damn guy...

No, girl.

 

 

 

"Uhee~ I'm done eating~."

 

 

 

"Yeah... I'm finished too."

 

 

 

"Is that so? Then let's go~♧"

 

 

 

We left the restaurant with the Abydos group who had just finished their meal.

I need to go home quickly and figure out a way to definitely get back at the president.

 

 

 

"Come again~!"

 

 

 

As if I'd come back.

 

 

 

"We have to take a different lines, so... We'll part ways here."

 

 

 

"I see... Take care, everyone~."

 

 

 

"Get home safely."

 

 

 

"Okay~♤"

 

 

 

"Yeah, bye."

 

 

 

"Uhee~ Let's meet again~."

 

 

 

"......"

 

 

 

So, we parted ways with the Abydos group-

 

 

 

"Uhehe~ Is Nito-chan not going to say goodbye~?"

 

 

 

"...See you next time..."

 

 

 

"Yeah~ Thanks~ Nito-chan, bye~."

 

 

 

Now we've really parted ways.

 

 

 

I was so happy playing at the expo, but why did those Abydos guys have to come to the sushi restaurant I carefully chose and ruin everything?

 

 

 

We got on the subway and luckily found empty seats.

 

 

 

I would be home as soon as I got off at my stop, but Momoi and Midori had to go a little further.

 

 

 

"Yaaawn..."

 

 

 

It had been such a tiring day that I felt sleepy as soon as I sat down.

 

 

 

No matter how hard I tried to stay awake, my eyes wouldn't stay open.

 

 

 

I eventually lost consciousness.

 

 

 

"Ahaha, Nito-chan is so cute."

 

 

 

Ugh... Why is Sensei here...?

 

 

 

"Wh-What?"

 

 

 

"What do you mean, Nito-chan? I was just letting you use my lap as a pillow."

 

 

 

I felt the sensation of a thigh against the back of my head.

 

 

 

"Agh?!"

 

 

 

I immediately sat up,

 

 

 

"Oof!"

 

 

 

I bumped into Momoi.

 

 

 

Huh...?

 

 

 

"Ow... Nito, did you sleep well? We're almost at our stop..."

 

 

 

"Haaak... Haaak..."

 

 

 

What, it was a dream...

Thank goodness.

 

 

 

"Why do you look so pale? Did you have a bad dream?"

 

 

 

"It was a nightmare."

 

 

 

Yeah.

And it was the worst nightmare ever.